John York Sifford Obit
18 Jan 1931 – 27 Mar 2019
John York Sifford,
88, of Rockwell, passed away Wednesday,
March 27, 2019 at The Laurels of Salisbury. He was
born on January 18, 1931
in Rowan
County,
to the late Ernest Sifford and Ruth Kluttz Sifford. John proudly
served his country in the United States Marines during the Korean War. John
worked for Norfolk
Southern as a Carman for over 42 years until his retirement. He was a life long
member of Organ
Lutheran Church.
He enjoyed working in his garden, an avid Duke fan of all their sports, and
loved watching his great grandchildren in whatever activity they were a part
of. He and his late wife Betty enjoyed taking bus trips all over the country
and spending time with their friends and family in their later years. In
addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Josey Sifford; a daughter, Lisa Sifford
Yates; a brother, Charles "Short" Sifford;
and a sister, Irene Rhinehardt, John is survived by
his son, Michael Dean (Becky) Sifford of Rockwell; a
son-in-law, Mark Yates of Salisbury; a brother, Thomas Ray Sifford;
three grandchildren, Wendy (Kelly) Hunsucker of
Salisbury, Ken (Angie) Sifford of Rockwell, Candace
(Garrett) Yates of Faith; and five great grandchildren, Trevor Hunsucker, Kendal Sifford, Lainey Sifford, Joshua Yates, and
Noah Yates. The family would like to extend a special thanks to April and
Andrea of The Laurels of Salisbury and to their entire staff for the wonderful
care they gave to Mr. Sifford. The family will receive
friends on Sunday
March 31, 2019 from 2:00 PM to 2:45 PM at Organ
Lutheran Church
(1515 Organ Church Rd.,
Sallisbury,
NC 28146).
The funeral service will follow the visitation on Sunday at 3:00 PM at Organ
Lutheran Church
with Pastor, Carlin Ours officiating. Burial will follow at Brookhill
Memorial Gardens.
Military Honors will be provided by the Rowan County Veterans Honor Guard. In
lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Organ Lutheran Church General
Memorial Fund. Powles Staton
Funeral Home is assisting the Sifford family. Online
condolences may be made at www.powlesfuneralhome.com.
Funeral Home:
Powles Staton Funeral Home
913 W. Main Street
Rockwell, NC
US
28138
