Oralee Barker Stuart

Oralee Barker Stuart, 82, of 298 Justice Ridge Road, Candler, formerly of 14800 Cumberland Drive, Charlotte, died Saturday, December 6, 2008, at Flesher's Fairview Health Care Center. Mrs. Stuart was a native of Swain County and was a daughter of the late Arthur W. and Minnie Lindsay Barker. She was preceded in death by her husband. Mrs. Stuart was a graduate of Almond High School in Swain County and she was a member of Joy Christian Fellowship in Matthews. She loved her flower garden and fish pond. She is survived by three daughters, Phyllis Wallace and Ladaria Byrum of Charlotte and Deb Stuart of Monroe; one son, Rodney Stuart of Fayetteville; one sister, Velva Barker of Candler; many nieces and nephews, including Deborah Davis, with whom she made her home; and special friends, Jim and Ellen Johnson, Karen Johnson, Morgan Keyes, and Vivian Hartsoe. The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Sharon Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel in Charlotte, with the Rev. Larry Barker officiating. Memorials may be made to the Asheville Humane Society, 72 Lee's Creek Road, Asheville, NC 28806. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is assisting with the arrangements.