Mary Shaw Luke
Birmingham, AL
Mrs. Mary Shaw Luke, 101, formerly of Scotland County, died on Wednesday, September 10, in Birmingham, Alabama.
Graveside services will be in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Wagram on Sunday, September 14 at 2:00 pm. With Rev. Holly Russell of Montpelier Presbyterian Church officiating.. A memorial service will be held at Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, September 17 at 2:00 pm with Dr. Cary Speaker officiating.
She is survived by a daughter, Mary Frances Whitmer and son-in-law, R. William Whitmer of Birmingham, AL, grandsons, William L. Whitmer and family of Decatur, Al and John B. Whitmer and family of Alabaster, AL, and three beloved nieces of North Carolina. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. John W. Luke and son, John W. Luke, Jr.
Born October 5, 1901 in Scotland County she was a daughter of the late, William Graham Shaw and Mary Cattie Cooley Shaw. She was a graduate of Flora McDonald College in North Carolina and was a teacher. She married a Presbyterian Minister, Dr. John W. Luke and faithfully served with him for many years in the mountains of North Carolina.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Johnny Luke Memorial Building, Glendale Springs Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 247, Glendale Springs, North Carolina, 28629.
McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium is serving the family.
Read Mary Luke's Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdougald.com.