Laura Luther

Laura Luther completed her journey on this earth on March 9, 2024. She lived life ambitiously and wasn’t afraid of any challenge that stood in her path. Laura brought happiness, humor, color and light into every life she touched. Her smile was contagious and her quick wit would keep you on your toes. She loved her family and friends with all her heart and had a heartfelt connection with animals. She had a special affinity for cats, rats, possums, and roller coasters. She was a kind soul who was a friend to all.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 1:30 pm at Wilkinson Funeral Home. There will be a celebration of life immediately following at 3:00 pm.

God blessed Jeff and Pam Luther on May 19, 1998 with a beautiful baby girl. Laura graduated from Hickory Ridge High in 2020 and went on to earn an Associate Degree in Funeral Services Education from Fayetteville Technical Community College in 2021. She enjoyed working as an apprentice at Wilkinson Funeral Home in Concord. While working full time, she went on to earn her Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science through Purdue University in 2022. She held a certification in Anatomical Embalming and Dissection and she passed the Funeral Service National Board Exams. In 2022, Laura began working at the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s office as a Forensic Autopsy Technician. She loved her work and often spoke of how much she loved her coworkers.

Those left to cherish her memory are her parents, Jeff and Pam Luther; her significant other, Dylan Smith; brother, Steven Lawing; grandparents, Bob and Lorena Luther, honorary grandmother, Jean Lamb; many special aunts, uncles, cousins, and life-long friends, lrene Zellonis and Sarah Sjodahl. She was preceded in death by grandparents, James “Bubba” and Laura Smith, and grandmother, June Raymer Luther.

The family would like to give sincere thanks to Wilkinson Funeral Home for their tremendous support during this heartbreaking time.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to a no-kill shelter or animal rescue of your choice.