Paula Mrs. Pope Stegall

MARSHVILLE - Mrs. Paula Pope Stegall, 62, died Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center Union in Monroe following a courageous battle of lung disease. There will be a service of worship celebrating the life of Paula Stegall at 7:00pm Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at First Baptist Church, 1636 Old Highway 74, Marshville with Dr. Doug Danner and Rev. Frank Crump officiating. The family will greet friends Tuesday following the service in the church fellowship hall and other times at the home. Paula was born December 7, 1952 in Anson County, NC the only child of Bradley Wilson Pope and Pauline Maree Pope. She was a 1971 graduate of Bowman High School and a 1974 graduate of the Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in Winston Salem, receiving her degree as a registered nurse. She later received her Bachelors of Science in Heath Administration in 2000 and a Master's Degree in Healthcare Management in 2012 both from Columbia Southern University. Paula's 40 year nursing career began as an Emergency Room Nurse at Anson Community Hospital and she remained there until her retirement, seeing the hospital through many changes and ultimately when the hospital merged with Carolinas Health Care. At the time of her retirement, she was Chief Nurse Executive. She was revered by many nurses who worked with her at Anson County Hospital and many nurses started their careers under her guidance and influence. She certainly touched many lives through her nursing and administrative roles, not only patients but her colleagues, as well. She was an active member of First Baptist Church, Marshville where she had served as a Sunday school teacher and had also served on the board for Hospice of Union and Anson Counties. Surviving are her husband of 37 years, Teddy Eugene Stegall of the home; her children, Tara Stegall Shumard and husband, Jeff of Monroe and Ted Stegall, Jr. and wife, Nicole of Marshville; her grandchildren, Jackson and Grayson Shumard and 'Peanut Stegall' whose arrival she was anxiously awaiting with great excitement; her parents, Brad and Pauline Pope of Wadesboro and her life-long friend, Anita Lineberry Sparks and husband, Lewis and son, Adam all of Marshville; and her many relatives in the Pope, Maree and Stegall families. Paula's family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to the staff of Carolinas Medical Center Union and to Dr. Suresh for their excellent and loving care for her and our family during her stay there. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to any of the following organizations, First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 667, Marshville, NC 28103 or Hospice of Union County, 700 W. Roosevelt Blvd., Monroe, NC 28110 or American Lung Association of North Carolina, 401 Hawthorne Lane Suite 110 #298, Charlotte, North Carolina 28204 or Anson County Animal Shelter, 101 S. Greene St., Suite 205, Wadesboro, NC 28170 or Anson County Arts Council, Ansonia Theatre Project, P.O. Box 332, Wadesboro, NC28170. The arrangements are in care of Leavitt Funeral Home in Wadesboro. Online condolences may be made at www.leavittfuneralhomewadesboro.com