- Date Of Birth: November 27, 1921
- Date Of Death: August 19, 2009
- State: North Carolina
Hilda B. McCullough Nolen, 87, died August 19, 2009.
Mrs. Nolen was born November 11, 1921 in Pickens County, Alabama to Leitha Coleman McCullough and Marvin Dunaway McCullough. She married William Woodrow âWoodyâ Nolen on December 30, 1939. They were blessed with 2 children. Mrs. Nolen was retired from United Technologies (formerly American Bosch), where she worked on an assembly line. She was very supportive and instrumental in helping her husband when he felt called into ministry. He was a pastor at Faith Baptist Church in Columbus, Mississippi and then at East Starkville Baptist in Starkville, Mississippi. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Nolen moved in 1989 with her daughter to Charlotte, NC to be near her son and his family. She became a member of Northside Baptist Church, where she was active in âThe Jolly 60âsâ. After moving to Concord, NC, Mrs. Nolen lived at Carillon and was a member of Pitts Baptist Church.
Mrs. Nolen was preceded in death by her husband âWoodyâ, her daughter Janice, 4 sisters, and 3 brothers.
She is survived by her son William Ellis âBillâ Nolen and his wife Kathryn, 5 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Hilda B. McCullough Nolen to many was known as Mrs. Nolen, to some she was Hilda or Ms. Hilda, to a few she was sister, and to those who knew and loved her best she was Mama, Grandma, and Granny B. Nothing brought her more joy than all of her âkidsâ (children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren). She knew which ones belonged to her because, as she would often remark, âtheyâre just all so pretty, not an ugly one in the bunchâ. Her family was her pride. She often recounted the story of when she found out she was pregnant with her first child, âher Billyâ.
Mrs. Nolen recalled stories of growing up in rural Mississippi where her mother taught her 2 invaluable life long loves: sewing and reading her Bible. She continued both of these passions throughout her lifetime. Mrs. Nolen was a wonderful cook. Her grandchildren would beg for her famous fried chicken and her broccoli casserole. She loved looking at her scrapbooks filled with pictures of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. But mostly she just loved life and lived EVERYday. Although she did not receive any awards or accolades on this earth, she was a beautiful, giving person inside and out. She will be missed, but she will never be forgotten.
Watch your grandkids play
Help out a friend
Read a book and then read it again
Thank Godâ¦everyday
Savor a really good mealâ¦then have dessert
Believe in talking dogs
Learn to sew
Make a new friendâ¦even at 85
Laughâ¦a lot
Cry when you feel like itâ¦
â¦but donât cry for me because this was my life and I lived it.
Written by granddaughter,
Kim Peterson
