Charlotte Lewis Brady, 81, of Hendersonville, N.C., formerly of Orlando, Fla., and Saluda, died on Oct. 17, 2011. She was born in Orlando, Fla., on March 27, 1930.
“My life has been enriched by so many different people, cultures and backgrounds. In many of my friendships over the years, our love for Christ has kept us together with a strong bond.”
“To be honest, open, and courageous… to be thankful for each day… to live each moment to the fullest and take nothing for granted… experiencing love and relationships with God and people are the most important things in life!”
Charlotte graduated from Hampden Dubose Academy, Orlando Junior College and Stetson University (1945-53). From 1953-58 she was a short-term missionary in Mozambique, Africa under the auspices of the Methodist Mission Board. She was an elementary school teacher in Winter Park, Fla.; Dallas, Texas and Saluda. On March 1, 1980, she married Colonel Larry Brady of Saluda in the First United Methodist Church of Orlando. In 2010, Charlotte moved to Carolina Village, a retirement community in Hendersonville, N.C.
Charlotte had a full and wondrous life journey. In addition to her work as a youth group leader, a missionary, a public speaker on her cultural experiences abroad, a deeply spiritual Sunday school teacher, a disciplined private and public school educator and an avid gardener, she was a dedicated daughter, sister, wife, aunt, friend and faithful servant of the Lord.
Charlotte’s vibrant spirit joins those of her sister, Merriam (d. 1928); parents, Florence Merriam Baldwin and Giles Floyd Lewis; husband, Col. Lawrence W. Brady, and her brother, Richard M. Lewis, in a glorious afterlife. She is survived by a twin sister, Elizabeth Parsons of Orlando; two brothers, Giles Floyd Lewis Jr. (Jane) of Spartanburg, S.C., and Charles B. Lewis (Darlene) of Saluda; 15 adoring nieces and nephews; many grandnieces and grandnephews, and countless other dear relatives and loving friends.
Friends and family will celebrate her life on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. at the Saluda United Methodist Church, with her nephew the Reverend Rob Parsons officiating.
Family will receive friends and visitors following the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice or to Saluda United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 551, Saluda, N.C. 28773 or to Four Seasons Hospice, 571 S. Allen Rd., Flat Rock, N.C. 28731.
An online guest register is available at www.mcfarlandfuneralchapel.com.
McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.