Willie "Red" Treece's Obituary
Willie
Travis "Red" Treece, 89, of New London, passed away Wednesday July
31, 2019 at Stanly Manor. His funeral service will be held at 2 PM Saturday in
the Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care Chapel with Rev. Nina Miller
officiating. Burial will follow in Stanly Gardens of Memory. The
family will receive friends from 12:30 until 1:30 prior to the service, and in
honor of his abiding love of ice cream, the family would also like to invite
attendees to an ice cream social in the fellowship hall of Bethany United
Methodist Church after the burial.
Born
December 5, 1929 in Stanly County, NC, he was the son of late Willie Travis
Treece Sr. and Katherine Addie Harris Treece. He retired from Alcoa with
30 years of service to realize his dream of owning his own business, Carolina
Maintenance Products, and "kept the roof over school children's
heads" in all 100 counties of NC.
As a part of this business, he got his pilot?s license and enjoyed many
hours flying his Cessna 152. He was also retired from the NC National
Guard after 20 years with the rank of Captain. A member of Bethany
United Methodist Church, he taught Sunday school for over 50 years. Mr.
Treece?s beautiful baritone voice was in demand for many weddings and funerals,
and he cherished his participation in the Singing Americans for 30 years.
He was a member of Yadkin Falls Lodge #637, a 32nd Degree
Scottish Rite Mason and a Shriner and was very active in those organizations
throughout his life. An avid golfer and
talented guitarist, he passed his love of golf and music on to his
grandchildren.
Mr.
Treece is survived by his wife Maxine Harley Treece of the home, daughters
Donna Treece Sides of Garner and Susan Treece Gant and husband Roger of Burlington,
grandchildren USAF Lt. Col. Wesley Reid Sides and wife Dana of Canberra,
Australia; Jordan Gant and husband Gregory Connuck of Asheville; and Roger Gant
IV of Nashville, TN; and great-grandchildren Wyatt Reid Sides and Hadley Rhys
Sides. He was preceded in death by
sisters Mildred T. Ferrari and Virginia T. Medlin.
In
lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be made to the Stanly County
Family YMCA, 427 N. First Street, Albemarle, NC 28001 or to Bethany United
Methodist Church, 2411 US Hwy 52 N, Albemarle, NC 28001 or to the charity of
the donor?s choice. The family wishes to
express their thanks to the Staff of Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, Hope
Medical, Hospice of Stanly and Uwharrie, and Hospice of Cabarrus for their
compassionate care of Mr. Treece.
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