Dateline: Charlotte
Mrs. Etta Mae Goss Bonds, age 59 passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016 at CHS-Northeast surrounded by her family.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 16th at Wilkinson Funeral Home in Concord. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church, 1600 W. Mallard Creek Church Road, Charlotte, NC 28262 with Rev. Ken Craig officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Concord.
Etta Mae was born October 9, 1957 in Ashe County, NC, a daughter of the late Robert W. Goss and Pearl Elliott Goss. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Robert J. Goss.
Etta Mae was employed with Primax Properties in Charlotte and was a member of Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed riding her Harley motorcycle and taking trips to the mountains.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Edwin “Eddie” B. Bonds; daughter, Crystal L. Edgison; son, Brandon W. Bonds; sisters, Linda Hinson, Lake Gobble, (Wayne), Dottie Goss, Kathy Cherry, (Jimmy), Brenda Oehler (Ronnie), Marlene Bryant (Richard), Debbie Hough (Andy) and Gayle Brunson (Tony); brother, Vincent Goss (Ria); in-laws, Don and Ruth Bonds; many nieces and nephews; special people, Janet Owings and Jason Edgison and a host of other loving relatives and friends who will miss Etta Mae dearly.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Colon Cancer Alliance, 1025 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 1066, Washington, DC, 20005.