Individual Details
Gaye Frances SHOE
(24 Aug 1939 - 28 Dec 2020)
Events
Families
Spouse | William Floyd "Bill" COLEY (1938 - 2023) |
Child | Living |
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Death
Gaye Frances Shoe Coley passed away Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, at home, in Harrisburg. Born in Concord, she was a daughter of the late Willie James Shoe and Ethel Mae Bost, and the wife of William "Bill" F. Coley, with who she shared more than 62 years of devoted marriage. She graduated from Hartsell High School in 1958, and worked at Allstate Insurance Company in Charlotte until retirement. She then served for a few years as a substitute teacher in the Cabarrus County Schools system. Gaye and Bill enjoyed summer trips to the beach and cruises as well as travel with members of their family to other countries including several in Europe and China. These and other family gatherings, especially when children were present, were a source of great enjoyment to her. A favorite activity was watching birds from her window. She also had a tender spot for small animals, having adopted several rescue dogs over the years. She was a member of Forest Hills United Methodist Church of Concord. Surviving are two daughters, Lisa Hargett and Tonda Overcash, both of Concord; four grandchildren, Brandon Furr of Houston, Texas, Bryan Furr of Concord, Brittany Urbina of Concord and Josh Overcash of Charlotte; three great-grandchildren, Elena Furr and Clarice Furr of Houston and Madelyn Furr of Concord; and two siblings, Jane Shoe and Joseph E. "Buster" Shoe. She was preceded in death by sisters, Doris E. Hartsell and Joyce A. Clark. There will be a drop-in to pay respects from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p. m., Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, followed by the funeral at 1 p.m. and a graveside service at Carolina Memorial Park. Flowers are welcome to be sent to Hartsell Funeral Home, 460 Branchview Dr. in Concord, and memorials may be sent to Alzheimer's Association - Western Carolina Chapter, 4500 Park Rd., Ste. 350, Charlotte, NC 28029.Published by Concord & Kannapolis Independent Tribune on Jan. 1, 2021.
Endnotes
1. Concord & Kannapolis Independent Tribune, Concord, North Carolina, January 1, 2021.