J. C. Dellinger, 89, of 600 J. C. Dellinger Rd., died Wednesday Dec.16, 2009 at his residence.
He was born in Gaston co. on February 10, 1920 a son of the late Junius Clarence and Dona Belle Sellers Dellinger. Mr. Dellinger was a retired brick mason, house carpenter and farmer having worked at Dixie Lumber. He was also a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and a veteran of the US Army Air Corps serving during WW II.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters Ann Childers and Ruby Hubbard and four brothers Harold, Herman, Thomas and Lester Dellinger.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years Margie Bookout Dellinger, a daughter Karen D. West and husband Andy of Cherryville and a son Barry Dellinger and wife Wanda of Cherryville, four grandchildren Summer Sparrow, Vanessa Hilburn, Christopher Dellinger and Jonathan West, three great grandchildren Kayley and Holden Sparrow and Logan Dellinger, brother Max Dellinger and wife Gloria of Cherryville, three sisters Kay Marks and husband Ken, Lincolnton, Gail Peele and husband Charley, Lincolnton, and Dorothy Blalock and husband Calvin, Shelby.
Graveside services will be held Friday at 11 AM at St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery with Rev. Dr. Robert Allen officiating. The family will receive friends at Carpenter’s Funeral Home Friday from 10-10:45 AM and at other times at the home.
In lieu of flowers donations to Hospice of Cleveland co., 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150, St. John’s Lutheran Ch., PO Box 100, Cherryville, NC 28021, or First Baptist Ch., 301 E. First St., Cherryville, NC
