Sylvia Absher

Sylvia Carter Absher, 83, of Elizabethtown, NC passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016.

Mrs. Absher was well known in the community as first, the secretary at Elizabethtown Primary School and later, as secretary to the president of Bladen Community College. Throughout her life, she enjoyed her role as a homemaker, wife and mother. Dishing up delicious food to whomever walked past her kitchen or showed up at her backdoor was one of her trademark examples of giving love.

Preceding her in death were her parents, Tom and Lucille Carter; a brother, J.T. Carter, a son-in-law, Terry Tolar and a great-grandson Austin Absher.

Mrs. Absher is survived by her husband, Bobby Absher of the home; two sons, Tommy Absher and wife Marianne of Raleigh and Scott Absher and wife Ann of Pinehurst; two daughters, Beth Tolar of Elizabethtown, and Jewell Pappendick and husband Dusty of Sanford, and a brother, Bobby Carter and wife Ann of Burgaw. She was blessed with five grandchildren; Rob Absher and wife Heather of Wake Forest; Hugh Absher of Raleigh; Ashley White and husband Michael of Pinehurst; Libby Pappendick of Sanford and Keith Tolar of Elizabethtown. Blessings continued with three great-grandchildren; Auburn Absher, Mollie Tolar and Mia Thompson.

A celebration of her life will be conducted at Trinity United Methodist Church in Elizabethtown at 4 p.m., Monday, March 7, 2016 with burial immediately following at the Old Trinity Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may me made to Trinity United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 759, Elizabethtown, NC 28337 or Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center, 206 Warrior Trail Road, Whiteville, NC 28472.