Sue Marie Monteith Alexander

Mrs. Sue Marie Monteith Alexander, 85, passed away on March 4, 2011 after a brief illness. Sue was a daughter of the late William Orr and Sue Penninger Monteith and a stepdaughter of Carrie Bingham Monteith. She was a graduate of Derita High School class of 1943, a member of Mallard Creek Church, the Robinson Sunday School Class, Women of the Church and also a member of the Friendly Club of Sugaw Creek Church. For the past thirteen years she has been a resident of the Aldersgate Retirement Community where she made many kind special friends on the seventh floor of Eptworth Tower. Sue Alexander loved her family, her church, the Mallard Creek Community and the many children she cared for through the years. She also enjoyed her time at Sunset Beach for the past 50 years. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday March 7 at Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. before the service. Survivors include her three children, Barbara Alexander (Bob Haigh) of Concord, Marleen Alexander (Chuck Strong) of Charlotte and Carthel Alexander (Barbara Ann) of Concord, grandchildren, Leta Long Wiley (Scott) of Hamilton NY, Phil Long (Angela) of Concord, Nicole Carter Arnold (Steve) of High Point and nine great grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Alexander was preceded in death by her husband Roy Franklin Alexander in 1975, her sister Dorothy Ranson and special aunt, Helen Penninger Banker. The family wishes to thank her doctors and caregivers at Asbury Care Center and Presbyterian Orthopedic Hospital. Memorials may be made to Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church, 1600 Mallard Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28269.