Callie Powell Wooten

Callie Powell Wooten, 79, of Vass died peacefully Sunday, July 26, at First Health in Pinehurst after several years of declining health. She was formerly of Robbins and the owner/operator of Little Angels Happy Playschool. She was also the former nursery director of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Southern Pines. Mrs. Wooten was an excellent homemaker. Her hobbies included floral arranging, home decorating, and doll collecting. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Charles Wesley Wooten; brothers, Will, John, and Kenneth Powell; sisters, Edna (Dot) Millard and Pat Willouby; and her mother, Essie Davis Powell. Survivors are daughters, Sue Wooten Grissom and her husband, David, of Yanceyville, Christie Wooten Allen and her husband, Larry, of Whispering Pines, and Charline Wooten Beck and her husband, David, of Smithfield; grandchildren, Kellie Grissom Ciferni and husband, Joseph, of Creedmoor, Susanna Grissom Herzberg and husband, Jason, of Graham, Jaclyn Beck Kennedy and husband, Billy, of Seagrove, Lee Wooten Allen of Chapel Hill, Kelci Beck of Greenville, Shelby Beck of Smithfield; great-grandchildren, Paige and David Ciferni of Creedmoor and Will and Carly Kate Kennedy of Seagrove; and her beloved pet poodle, Matilda. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 28, at 2:00 p.m. at Pikeville Cemetery in Pikeville, NC with Rev. David Grissom, Rev. David Beck, and Rev. David Hollowell officiating. A reception celebrating Mrs. Wooten's life will follow the service at Mr. Carmel United Methodist Church in Pikeville. A visitation for friends will be held on Monday, July 27, from 7-8:30 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home in Star. Memorials may be made to Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, 610 Mt. Carmel Church Road, Pikeville, NC 27863.