Carol Ann Rowzie-Herring

Carol Ann Rowzie WhitmoreHerring 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 125 East Front Street in Statesville, NC. A graveside service will take place at Amissville United Methodist Church in Amissville, VA at 3PM Thursday, March 22. Carol Ann was a gifted artist in the Statesville area and a devout Traditional Roman Catholic. A native of Rappahannock County, Virginia, she grew up in Amissville, attending county schools and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Madison College, Harrisonburg (later JMU), with post-graduate classes there and at VCU in Richmond. She taught briefly at Warren County High School, and after moving to North Carolina, 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 was pre-deceased by her parents, Ralph H and Marion R Rowzie, and a sister, Sandra Rowzie Willis. She is survived by her husband Ralph A Herring, Jr., Statesville; sister Linda Rowzie Hann and husband H. C. Hann, Jr. Amissville; brother-in-law The Rev. John H Willis, III, Lynchburg; and nephew Mark Rowzie Willis, Fredericksburg. 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 7347 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”