Seventh Generation

2642. June Francis BOLICK was born on 23 June 1917 in Conover, Catawba County, North Carolina. She died on 15 April 2008 at the age of 90 in Lutheran Home West, Hickory, North Carolina. Her obituary appeared as follows: NEWTON - June Bolick Reynolds, 90, of Newton, died Wednesday, April 15, 2008, at N.C. Lutheran Home of Hickory. Born June 23, 1917, in Catawba County, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Whetzel "O.W." Bolick Sr. and Bertha Wagner Bolick. Mrs. Reynolds, a graduate of the 1934 Class at Newton-Conover High School, also attended Concordia Lutheran School until the eleventh grade, when she transferred to Newton-Conover High School. She also attended Lenoir-Rhyne College. Those who knew June best were touched by a soft-spoken, shy, unassuming woman who reached out to others with compassion. To her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she was special beyond words. She loved to play bridge and participated in a bridge club. At various times, she had been active in a Garden Club and the Pilot Club. But she was best known as the woman "in the office" with the warm smile and twinkling eyes who greeted the family and friends who had come to the visitation to pay their respect to the deceased. June was a co-owner of and funeral director at Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home. She and her husband, Rex Reynolds, established Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home and provided a service to the community for almost 50 years. The same business and tradition of service continues to this day with the ownership and leadership of the Terrys. A member of Beth-Eden Lutheran Church, June was a devout Christian who manifested her love of God through the way she treated others. She loved the Beth-Eden community and was comforted by her church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Woodrow "Rex" Reynolds Sr.; a sister, Ruth Bolick Willis; two brothers, O. W. Bolick Jr. and Norman M. Bolick; and a great-grandchild, Whiskey Blue Reynolds. Survivors include two daughters and son-in-law, Norma June Reynolds Ko and husband, Allen, of Albany, N.Y., and Frances R. Inscoe of Newton; a son and daughter-in-law, Dr. James W. Reynolds Jr. and wife, Mikell, of Salisbury; a brother and sister-in-law, Jerome W. Bolick and wife, Linda, of Conover; nine grandchildren, Kent Reynolds and wife, Kirsten, Marc Reynolds and wife, Jenifer, Chase Reynolds, James Reynolds III, Yorke Julianna Reynolds, Dr. Jason Bollenbeck, Emily Bollenbeck, Lynette Inscoe and Rob Inscoe and wife, Vickie; six great-grandchildren, Callie Inscoe, Joseph Inscoe, Tyler Inscoe, Preston Inscoe, Kaden Reynolds and Kealy Reynolds; nieces, Judith Bolick, Brenda W. Cayll, Dottie Coley, Marsha Marie Russell and Mary Pat Yarborough; and a caring friend, Wanda Mitchell of Newton. A Service of Remembrance will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Beth Eden Lutheran Church. The Revs. Dr. Jane Mitcham and Chad Walker will officiate and burial will be in Eastview Cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 18, 2008, at Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice. The family wishes to express their deep gratitude to the staff of the Lutheran Home-Hickory for the care and love they gave June while she was a resident there. The family also acknowledges the special care and love she received from Wanda Mitchell. The Reynolds family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. [Published in the Hickory Daily Record on 4/17/2008] She was buried in Eastview Cemetery, Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina.

James Woodrow "Rex" REYNOLDS (private).

June Francis BOLICK and James Woodrow "Rex" REYNOLDS had the following children: