Katherine Irene Deese

Mrs. Katherine Irene Newsome Deese, age 90 passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, March 3, 2017.

The family will receive friends from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Monday, March 6, 2017 at Wilkinson Funeral Home. A service celebrating her life will be held in the chapel at 2:00 with Pastor Ron Rider officiating. Burial will follow at West Concord Cemetery.

Irene was born August 3, 1926 in Cabarrus County, a daughter to the late Charlie and Lula Trembley Newsome. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jeter P. Deese; sisters, Edna Blunt and Letha Lowder and a brother, Leonard Newsome.

Irene retired from Allstate Insurance and was a longtime member of Concord Wesleyan Church. She enjoyed cooking for her family and any special occasion. She loved to sit and color for hours, even after her sight started to fail. Irene loved having her family close by. They were all so special to her as she was to them. She will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved her.

Left to cherish her memory is her son, Ronnie Deese and wife, Sandra Moose Deese of Concord; 2 grandsons; 5 great-granddaughters; 3 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to Concord Wesleyan Church, 2295 Barnhardt Avenue NW, Concord, NC 28025, National Kidney Foundation, 4701 Hedgemore Drive, #810, Charlotte, NC 28209 or to the American Heart Association, 128 S. Tryon Street, #1588, Charlotte, NC 28202.