Laura Louise Kennedy Eddinger

Laura Louise Kennedy Eddinger, 87, of Spencer, N.C. passed away peacefully on June 9, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family and caregiver after several years of declining health. She was born August 8, 1926 in WIlkes County, N.C. to Claude Lee Kennedy and wife, Lillie Mae Shelton Kennedy. She graduated from Wilkesboro High School and later attended Lenoir Rhyne College. She married then Pharmacist Mate 2nd Class Charles F. Eddinger on April 6, 1946 and was primarily responsible for his completion of college and medical school at UNC-Chapel Hill. She worked along side him for many years at their family practice of medicine in Spencer, N.C. She was first and foremost a mother and the center of her family. She is survived by three children, Rodney Lee Eddinger, of Spencer, N.C.; Kevin Eddinger and wife, Liana, of Salisbury, April Eddinger Sherrill and husband, Carlyle, of Mount Ulla. She adored her four grandchildren, Colton and Lauren Sherrill and Mia and Michael Eddinger. She is also survived by a brother, Robert H. Kennedy and wife, Mary, of Sherrill's Ford, N.C. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 64 years, Dr. Charles F. Eddinger; brothers, C.L.Kennedy, Bill Kennedy; and sister, Rachel Ferguson. Mrs. Eddinger was a very active member of the choir and Presbyterian Woman of Spencer Presbyterian Church in Spencer, N.C She loved to travel and spend time with her family at High Rock Lake. Those who knew her best will miss her keen sense of humor, charm and dedication to her family. She was a woman of extreme beauty. Visitation will be held at Spencer Presbyterian Church at 1:00 pm on Thursday, June 12, 2014. A service celebrating her life will then follow at 2:00 pm at the church, the Reverend Barrie Kirby officiating. Burial will follow at Rowan Memorial Park. The family would like to express their sincerest gratitude to Mrs. Eddinger's caregivers, Karen Huff, Patti Watkins, Michelle Comer, Chasity Young and Penny Hoover who made it possible for Mrs. Eddinger to remain in her home until her passing. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Spencer Presbyterian Church, PO Box 4, Spencer, NC 28159 or the Humane Society of Rowan County, PO Box 295, Salisbury, NC 28145

Laura Louise Kennedy Eddinger

August 8, 1926 - June 9, 2014