Alice Marlowe

Alice Mozelle Sims Marlowe, formerly of Newton, died Tuesday January 3, 2006 at The Lutheran Home in Hickory. Born in Caldwell County, she was the daughter of Arthur Thomas Sims and Ollie Benfield Sims. She was a lifelong Baptist and a member of Tri-City Baptist Church in Conover where she was a member of the Rubies Sunday School Class. She enjoyed traveling and coordinating excursions to the Holy Land, writing and taking classes at CVCC. A 1956 graduate of Clevenger College, she was in the ALPHA IOTA Sorority. She was one of the first female officers with the Newton Police Department and a homemaker. Her husband Earl Pinkney Marlowe preceded her in death. Survivors include a daughter, Patsy Rosenstein and her friend, Charles Abernethy of Newton, a son, Bobby “Bob” Marlowe and his wife Gaye S. Marlowe of Claremont, a sister Doris Barnes of Newton and three grandchildren, Michael A. Newton of Los Angeles, CA, Alison Marlo Newton of Philadelphia, PA and Justin Marlowe of Chapel Hill. The family will receive friends from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Thursday, January 5, 2006 at Jenkins Funeral Home. A graveside Service will be held at Eastview Cemetery in Newton immediately following the visitation. Pastors Byron Repass and Paul Birner will officiate. Memorials may be made to Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, NC 28658 or to Tri-City Baptist Church, PO Box 40, Conover, NC 28613. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.jenkinsfuneralservices.com. Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service is serving the Marlowe family.