Bobby Mease

Bobby Joe Mease, age 84, passed away on Monday, December 24, 2012 at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Grover and Jessie Williams Mease. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Edith Donaldson Mease who died in 2003; two brothers, G. C. and Carrell Mease; and two sisters Ruth Ryder and Hilda Cagle. He retired from Champion International with 44 years of service as a machine tender on No. 20 machine. Bobby Joe played an entire career with the Y Softball Club of Canton which spanned more than 20 years from 1948 – 1968 as a fast pitch catcher. His team made all-state several times and he was the leading hitter in state tournaments in 1949 and 1950. Bobby Joe was inducted into the N. C. Softball Hall of Fame on January 30, 1999. He was a United States Army veteran serving in World War II. He is survived by two daughters, Shirley Parham and her husband, Jimmy, of Fletcher and Debbie Huskey and her husband, Gary, of Apex, North Carolina; two brothers, Kenneth and Buford Mease both of Canton; a sister, Adeline Ballard of Canton; three granddaughters; Gina Lester and her husband, Ethan, of Maryland; Lisa P. Norris and her husband, Keith, of Fletcher, and Kellie P. Frank and her husband, Jason, of Hendersonville; a grandson, Cory Joe Huskey of Raleigh; two great-grandsons, Triston and Tyson Norris; and two great-granddaughters, Meredith Lester and Abigail Frank. Graveside services will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Morning Star Cemetery with the Reverend Jesse Hollingsworth and Reverend Keith Norris officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m. prior to the service at Wells Funeral Home of Canton. The family would like to thank the staff of Four Seasons Home Care and Elizabeth House for their compassionate care. Memorials may be made to Four Seasons Compassion for Life Elizabeth House, 571 South Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC 28731 or to Morning Star Cemetery Fund, P. O. Box 1746, Canton, NC 28716.

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