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Carol Ann (Rowzie) Whitmore-Herring

November 4, 1941 — March 15, 2018

Carol Ann Whitmore-Herring passed away on the morning of March 15 after a courageous battle with cancer.

A Requiem Mass will be offered by Father Francis Miller at 10AM on Wednesday, March 21st at the Nicholson Funeral Home at 135 East Front Street in Statesville, NC.   A casual visitation will follow the mass.  A family graveside service will take place at Amissville United Methodist Church in Amissville, VA at 3PM on Thursday, March 22.

Carol Ann was a gifted artist in the Statesville area and a devout Traditional Roman Catholic.

A native of Amissville, Virginia, she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from JMU, with post-graduate art classes there and at VCU.  She taught art at Mitchell Community College, Florence Thomas Art School, Mooresville Visual Arts Depot and at her own studio "Trinitykeep."

Carol Ann held art memberships at the Artist Guild of Statesville; Mooresville Arts; Watercolor Society of NC; and at the Blue Ridge Art Clan of Ashe County, NC.

She is survived by: Ralph A. Herring, Jr., husband; Linda (and Chip) Hann, sister; John Willis, brother-in-law; Mark Willis, nephew; and many loving and devoted friends and art enthusiasts.

The family would like to express their deepest gratitude to Carol Ann’s closest friends who gave countless hours to attend to her these last few months.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County located at 2347 Simonton Road, Statesville, NC 28625.

“My Pleasure has ever been in painting portraits of people, their children, pets, homes, schools, churches, all that we deeply cherish in Life”
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