Minnie <-William Perry Lovelace <-Thomas Eugene <-Nathan <-Asa <-Barton <-Benjamin The Star Shelby, NC December 9, 2010 Rachel Davis Costner CHERRYVILLE - Mrs. Rachel Davis Costner, 85, of 308 Baxter Road, graduated to her heavenly home, to be with her Lord and Savior on Dec. 7, 2010. She was born on May 11, 1925, the daughter of the late Garmon and Minnie Lovelace Davis. "Miss Rachel" as she was lovingly known, was a graduate of Bethware High School, a long time member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lee Costner; brothers, Herschel Davis, Norman Davis and a sister, Eunice Horne and two great- grandchildren, Casey and Stacy Mathis. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Dennis and Nancy Costner, Jerry and Sandra Costner, all of Cherryville; daughters and sons-in-law, Ruth and Eddie Causby, Linda and Clyde Sweezy, Ann and Tim Barrett, all of Cherryville; Darlene and Richard Goforth, of Watertown, N.Y.; brothers, Franklin Davis of Kings Mountain and Glenn Davis of Grover; sisters, Dorothy Grigg of Cherryville, Fairylee Coffee, of Ashville, Mozelle Justice and Sylia Stacy, both of King Mountain; 20 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. She also leaves behind, special friends and caregivers, Odessa Roberts, Tracy Sweezy, Sandra Davis and Pam Ledford. Visitation: The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Carpenter's Funeral Home Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Officiated by: The Rev.Wayne Key Lie in State: 30 minutes prior to the service Burial: Church Cemetery Funeral home: Carpenter's Funeral Home is serving the family Memorials: Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 112 Mt. Zion Church Road, Cherryville, N. C. 28021 and or to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, N. C. 28150 Online Condolences: www.carpentersfuneralhome.net Published in Shelby Star on December 9, 2010