Mable Delores (Reid) Geathers

Mable Delores Reid Geathers departed her earthly life on April 22, 2023, at the age of 76, in Kannapolis, North Carolina after a courageous and lengthy battle with a long-standing illness. For all who knew her, Mable was a vibrant, joyful woman who lived a life full of grace and compassion for others. We will forever cherish our fond and loving memories of her enjoying her life to the fullest and helping others to do the same.

  Mable or “Sister” as she was affectionately known by her siblings, was one of eleven children born to Iola and Elbert Reid on October 23, 1946.  She grew up in the Gibbs Wood section of Currituck, North Carolina, and graduated Salutatorian from Currituck Union High School. She later attended Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. There, she met the love of her life and devoted life partner, Kenneth Geathers Sr. from Charleston, South Carolina, and the two were married in 1970.

Mable was employed in the accounts payable department at Cannon Mills in Kannapolis and later served as a deputy clerk with the Cabarrus County Clerk of Superior Court, where she worked for over 30 years before retiring.

She was also an active member of First Baptist Church in Kannapolis, NC, where she dutifully worked in several areas of ministry, including serving as President of the Usher Board, Superintendent of Sunday School, a Girl Scout Troop Leader, a Sunday School teacher, a missionary, and a supporter of the youth ministry.

Services will be held Saturday, April 29, 2023, at First Baptist Church, 1311 Martin Luther King Ave., Kannapolis, NC  28083. Visitation will be from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM with funeral service at 1:00 PM.

Mable is survived by her husband, Kenneth Geathers Sr., her children, daughter Michele Delores Geathers McPhatter of Gastonia, NC (Quentin) Sons, Kenneth Geathers Jr. of Hickory and Kevin Williams of North Charleston, SC; four grandchildren, Jamar Witherspoon of Charlotte, NC, Darius Witherspoon of Kannapolis, NC, Kendall McPhatter of Gastonia, NC and Krista McPhatter of Gastonia, NC; five sisters, Fannie Reid of Harlem NY, Audrey Riddick, (Cleveland) of Greensboro, NC, Christine Rowe of Cheverly, MD, Jackie Tisdale (Keith) of Chesapeake, VA, Iris Harris (Vincent), of Virginia Beach, VA, two brothers, James Reid, of Norfolk, VA and Elbert Reid of Fayetteville, NC; several close sisters in law, Ann Reid of Virginia Beach, VA, Sandra Gethers White of Charleston, SC, and Audrey Gethers, of Charleston, SC as well as a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents Elbert and Iola Reid, two brothers Wilbert and David Reid, and a sister Paulette Richardson

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