Warren Carter Plyler

Warren Carter Plyler, Sr. WAXHAW - Warren Carter Plyler, Sr., 81, died Saturday, March 9, 2013. Warren was born in Union County, NC, May 26, 1931, son of the late Otho Frank and Blanche Carter Plyler. Mr. Plyler was a veteran in the U.S. Army serving as a corporal in the Korean Conflict, a charter member and retired Chief of the Waxhaw Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, a special deputy with the Union County Sheriff's Department, a life-long member of the Waxhaw United Methodist Church and he especially enjoyed fishing, hunting and watching his grandchildren play softball and basketball. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, March 11, 2013, at 11:30 AM in the Waxhaw Southside Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the graveside services at Waxhaw United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 200 McDonald St., Waxhaw, NC 28173. Warren is survived by his wife of 56 years O'Neil Lemonds Plyler; sons Warren Carter Plyler, Jr. and wife, Christie, and Joseph Joe Plyler, both of Waxhaw; daughters Marion Plyler Morton and husband, Dennis, of Waxhaw and Mary Elizabeth Plyler of Monroe, NC; brothers Otho Frank Plyler, Jr. and wife, Cornelia, of Garner, NC, Perry P. Plyler and wife, Lois, of Chesapeake, VA, Tom Plyler and wife, June, of Waxhaw; grandchildren Casey, Laura and Emily Morton and Christopher and Amy Plyler; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials are requested to the Waxhaw United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 9, Waxhaw, NC 28173; or Hospice of Union County, 700 W. Roosevelt Blvd., Monroe, NC 28110. Online condolences may be made to www.gordonfuneralservice.com. Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112 is caring for the Plyler family. Published in Charlotte Observer on March 11, 2013.