Virginia A. Jetton

Virginia Ann Jetton, 73, passed away in Mooresville, NC on July 15, 2016. She was born in Mecklenburg County on July 1, 1943 to the late Sidney Lewis and Frances Alberta Jetton. She is survived by her sisters, Peggy Ayers and Jane Tallant.

For decades, Ann graced the streets of Charlotte pedaling her beloved bicycle; with everyone she met a potential new friend. Everyone recognized her because she would be sporting one of her carefully selected matching orange outfits. Obviously the orange kept her visible and safe.

When Ann set her mind to achieving something, there was no stopping her. Ann loved her music. With help from sister, Jane, Ann learned to play the piano with a marked degree of expertise. Many songs she could play by ear and was always glad to share her newest achievements with anyone whenever opportunity presented itself. Ann manifested her love of music with an extensive collection of records, loving all genres from her hymns to rock-n-roll. Ann loved her family. Her favorite times were when she was involved in family gatherings. Her younger years were filled with summers of grape-picking in her father’s 3 acre grape vineyard with all the cousins and aunts and uncles and siblings gathering at Grandmother’s house. She loved the cook-outs, picnics, sun-bathing and swimming in the lake, riding in her daddy’s boat and the home-made ice cream. Ann loved her writing, spending hours upon hours meticulously compiling lists of anything and everything, constantly revising until they met her level of perfection. Extremely organized in all her ways, she surely had the potential to have been a great secretary/ bookkeeper, thus following in her mother’s footsteps.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 22, 2016 at Bethel Presbyterian Church, Cornelius, NC.

Ann’s family wishes to extend extreme gratitude to the staff and fellow residents of Brian Center- Mooresville, where she resided her last many years.  Thank all of you for being Ann’s friend and treating her with respect all of these years. Friends may leave condolences at www.raymerfh.com