Seventh Generation

2913. Ralph Eston LAIL was born on 12 July 1923 in Catawba County, North Carolina. He died on 2 August 2003 at the age of 80 in Lutheran Home West, Hickory, North Carolina. He was buried in Mount Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Conover, North Carolina. Mr. Ralph Eston Lail, 80 of Herman Sipe Road, Conover passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2003 at N.C. Lutheran Home West in Hickory. He was born July 12, 1923 in Catawba County to the late Eston Lail and Ceda Killian Lail. He was a US Army Veteran serving in WW II. He was Owner & Operator of Lail Tile Co. and a member of Mt. Zion Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Mildred Isenhour Lail, and three brothers Roy Lail, Ken Lail and Bill Lail and one sister, Clara Lail Herman.

SURVIVORS:

Daughter: Dr. Sharon Lail of Kingsport, Tenn

Son & Daughter In-Law: Doug & Deborah Lail of Conover

Sisters: Linda Moretz of Conover
Nancy Starnes of Conover
Wilma Lail of Conover
Ailene Benfield of Newton
Shirley Sigmon of Hickory

Brothers: Cletus Lail of Hickory
Bob Lail of Conover

Grandchildren: Lee Lail, Melinda Lail, CJ Bogle

Great Grandson: Dawson Easter

The funeral service will be conducted on Friday, August 8, 2003 at 4:00 p.m. at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church. The Revs. Harold Drum, Kristine Franke Hill, and Ken Reed will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 16

Pallbearers will be Mark Moretz, Randy Lail, Jeff Starnes, Donnie Lail, David Rockett, and Jamen Smithey.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, August 7, 2003 at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church Family Life Center from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Memorials may be made to: Mt. Zion Lutheran Church
4420 County Home Road
Conover, NC 28613

Condolences may be sent to the Lail family at www.drumfuneralhome.com

The Lail family has entrusted the funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral & Cremations of Conover

[Drum/Willis-Reynolds Obituary Announcements]

Ralph Eston LAIL and Mildred ISENHOUR were married estimated 1943. Mildred ISENHOUR, daughter of John Paul ISENHOUR and Minnie Bell NULL, was born on 5 September 1923 in Catawba County, North Carolina. She died on 14 October 2002 at the age of 79 in Catawba Valley Medical Center, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. She was buried in Mount Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Conover, North Carolina.