Frank Edward Rector

Frank Edward Rector, 83, of Morganton died Friday, April 5, 2013 at Grace Heights. Born in Burke County, NC on March 5, 1930, he was the son of the late Robert Lew Rector and Cora Robinson Rector. Frank was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He retired from Great Lakes Carbon Corp. with 47 years of service. Frank loved to travel and camp.Mr. Rector is survived by his sons, Stanley Rector and his wife, Carolyn, of Morganton, NC and Sherman Rector and his wife, Linda, of Connelly Springs, NC; daughters, Sherry Prewitt and her husband, Dennis, Terry Cline and her husband, Kevin, and Patricia Johnson and her husband, Keith, all of Morganton; grandchildren, Marcia Whitehead and her husband, Markeith, Stacy Berry, Joshua Guffey, Brianna Johnson, Jason Norville, Damien Clark, Ashley Johnson, Michelle Smith and her husband, Lucian, Michael Thomas, and Jeff Thomas; eleven great-grandchildren; siblings, Thelma Presnell of Marion, NC, Stanley Rector and his wife, Joyce, of Morganton, Pat Vess and her husband, Claude, of Burnsville, NC, Lorene Craddock and her husband, Bill, of Salisbury, NC, and Frances McMahan and her husband, Mike, of Burnsville.; and a number of nieces and nephews.In addition to his parents, Frank was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine Whetstine Rector.The funeral will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, April 7, 2013 at Hopewell Baptist Church with the Rev. Danny Emory officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors provided by the Rowan County Veterans Honor Guard. The family will receive friends at the church for one hour prior to the service.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1721 Enon Road, Valdese, NC 28690.Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting the family with the arrangements.