Rev. Emmanuel Rorie

MORVEN - On Monday, February 3,2025, Rev. Allen Emmanuel Rorie, 70, departed this life at Carolinas Medical Center Atrium Main in Charlotte, NC. He was born March 14, 1954, in Anson County, NC and was a son of the late Ila Mae and Henry Thomas Rorie. 

He attended Sandy Ridge Missionary Baptist Church in Morven, NC. He was a 1972 graduate of Bowman High School and also attended South Piedmont Community College. 

He was a veteran of the United States Army and following an honorable discharge, he served with the North Carolina National Guard. 

He worked at Dawson in Wadesboro, NC and at Anson Correctional Institute as a correctional officer in Polkton, NC. In 1999, he started his own concrete business, retiring in 2018. 

Rev. Rorie served as pastor of Chambers Grove Missionary Baptist Church for 12 years. 

On June 27, 1981, he was united in marriage to Kathy M. Jackson. They shared 43 years of marriage and resided in Morven, NC. 

Those who are left to cherish his fond memories are his wife, Kathy Jackson Rorie; two sons, Charles C. (Jadi) Jackson of Bronx, NY and Milton A. Rorie of Morven, NC; his grandchildren, Nathan, Edward and Riley; his great-grandchild, Jamari; his goddaughters, Delish Sturdivant and Charlene Evans; his brothers-in-law, Joe T. Jackson and Robert C. Jackson; his sisters-in-law, Yvonne Rorie of Albemarle, NC, Brenda Rorie of Morven, NC, Vivian Gatewood of Morven, NC, Linda Ford of Morven, NC, Jerry Little of Chesterfield, SC, Sue Jackson of Chesterfield, SC, Patricia Jackson of Chesterfield, SC, Carolyn (Roosevelt) McQueen of Cheraw, SC and a host of aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends. 

In addition to his parents, hew as preceded in death by his sister, Irene Gaddy and his brothers, Walter Rorie and Wiley Rorie.

The funeral services will be 2:00 PM Sunday, February 9, 2025 at Sandy Ridge Missionary Baptist Church in Morven. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Public viewing will be from 5:00 pM until 6:00 PM Saturday, February 8 , 2025 at Leavitt Funeral Home and on Sunday one hour prior to the funeral service,

The family is meeting at the home in Morven.