Aubrey Andrew Axsom's Obituary
Aubrey Andrew Axsom, 77, of Albemarle passed away on June 26, 2024 in his home with his wife by his side. His funeral service will be 3 PM on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 in the Stanly Funeral Home Chapel in Albemarle with Rev. Mark Forrest, Rev. John Forrest, and Rev. David Cochran officiating. Burial will follow in the Bethany United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle from 1:30 until 2:30 PM prior to the hour of service.
Born August 25, 1946 in Stanly County, NC, he was the son of the late Aubrey Andrew Axsom, Sr. and Oshie Bee Laton Axsom. He was a member of Kendall’s Baptist Church and a veteran of the US Marine Corp. Mr. Axsom was co-owner of Alignment Specialty in Albemarle for many years and worked as an auto mechanic for his whole career. He enjoyed hunting and was an avid bow hunter. In 1979, he won the Championship Bow Hunting for the Southeastern Field Archery Association. He found a passion for woodworking in recent years and became very good at it and was an excellent knife maker. Aubrey loved watching birds, especially yellow finches and hummingbirds.
Aubrey is survived by his wife of 26 years Becky Lowder Axsom. Other survivors include sister Patricia Axsom Warren, sisters-in-law Debbie Bailey (Ronald) and Susan Gill, and brother-in-law, Todd Lowder as well as many special nieces and nephews. Also surviving is his companion and best friend Jake. Aubrey taught Jake many tricks, but he was especially proud of teaching him to pray. He was preceded in death by a brother Ronald Axsom.
The family requests that memorials be made to Tillery Compassionate Care, https://tillerycompassionatecare.org/ or to Samaritans Purse, https://www.samaritanspurse.org.
The family wishes to express special thanks to the staff of Tillery Compassionate Care for their love and support.
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