PAULINE STROUP
1914 – 2012
BESSEMER CITY — Pauline Hudson Stroup, 98, passed away March 2, 2012.
She was born Jan. 4, 1914, in Gaston County, daughter of the late Alfred and Maggie Hudson.
Mrs. Stroup was a member of Concord United Methodist Church Bessemer City, where she served as a Sunday school teacher for more than 63 years. She was a charter member of the United Methodist Women.
A celebration of life will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at Concord United Methodist Church, Bessemer City, officiated by the Rev. Dr. John Blalock.
The family will receive friends after the service in the church fellowship hall.
Interment will be private.
Mrs. Stroup is survived by daughters and sons in-law, Mabel and Russell Young of Bessemer City and Margaret and Bill Stroupe of Cherryville; brothers, Thomas Roy Hudson of Gastonia and Don P. Hudson of Charlotte; sisters, Leona Mitchell of Bessemer City, Margaret Caldwell of Gastonia and Mildred Rhyne of Charlotte; daughter in-law Martha C. Stroup of Bessemer City; sonin-law Randall Certain of Bessemer City; sister in-law Allie Sue Houghton of Wilmington, N.C.; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband David Russell Stroup; son Albert “Gus” Stroup; daughter, Ann Certain; and sister, Zelma Hudson.
Memorials may be sent to Concord United Methodist Church Budget Fund, 2404 Tryon Courthouse Road, Bessemer City, NC 28016 or Gaston Hospice/Robin Johnson House, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28054.
A special expression of thanks to the doctors, nurses and staff and special thanks to Juano at the Robin Johnson Hospice House.
Arrangements are with the West Chapel of Greene Funeral Service and Crematorium, 216 Archie Whitesides Road, Gastonia, NC, 704-867-5521
