Margaret Wain Weant

Mrs. Margaret Weant died Monday, June 10, 2013 at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center, following an illness of several months. She was born in Granite Quarry on May 17, 1920, the sixth of seven daughters of English immigrants George and Mary Ann Mead Wain. She was a lifelong member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. A graduate of Granite Quarry High School and Catawba College, she was a star basketball player (#3, “Ace” Wain) and tennis player. Her zest for the game of basketball never diminished. She taught first grade at Faith and Granite Quarry Schools for thirty years, serving as Assistant Principal at Granite Quarry for five years. She founded and taught a preschool class at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in the early 1950’s. A member of Delta Kappa Gamma professional organization for teachers, she served on a number of committees for the Rowan County Schools. After her retirement from teaching, she served on the Granite Quarry Planning Board and ACT, a community improvement committee. She was a champion for the well-being of children and animals. She was preceded in death by her husband, William R. Bostian, Jr. in 1967, and by their son, George W. Bostian, and son-in-law, Grover L. Medley. She was also predeceased by her husband, William W. Weant, in 2003. Survivors include her daughters, Margaret B. Medley “Nan” of Salisbury, Jane B. Arant and husband John of Rock Hill, SC; granddaughters Catherine Bostian of St. Petersburg Beach, FL, Andrea Bostian of Plantation, FL, Margaret Arant Franklin (Kyle) of Clinton, SC, and grandson William Arant of Rock Hill, SC; four great-grandchildren; and twenty nieces and nephews. Her extended family also includes Mr. Weant’s brother, Robert Weant, of Whispering Pines, NC and his wife Nancy, sons Bobby E. Crouch of Mt. Pleasant, SC, John Crouch, and Richard Crouch (deceased) and their families, and her daughter-in-law Kathryn Dunlap of Star, NC. Service: A funeral service will be held at 2 pm on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. The Rev. Whayne Hougland will officiate. Interment will follow at Rowan Memorial Park. Visitation: The family will receive friends in the church parish hall following the interment. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials may be sent to Rowan Community Care Clinic, 315 G Mocksville Avenue, Salisbury, NC 28144 or to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 131 W. Council St., Salisbury, NC 28144. Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Weant family. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.

Margaret Wain Weant

May 17, 1920 - June 10, 2013