Richard “Dickie” Lee Whitlow Sr., 80, of Mount Mourne, N.C., went to be with his Lord on Sunday, March 19, 2023.

He was preceded in death by his parents, F. W. Whitlow and Ella Whitlow; son, Kenneth E. Christy; and sister, Karen Jenkins.

Dickie loved to travel and especially going on cruises. He enjoyed going to Cherokee. He enjoyed working in the woods. He loved being around the water and was great at water skiing in his younger years. His favorite time was family time at Carowinds and taking his grandchildren for a ride on his tractor. Dickie worked at FXI in Cornelius as a machine operator for 45 years before his retirement.

He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Barbara B. Whitlow; son, Ricky Whitlow (Beth) of Statesville; grandchildren, Brandon Christy of Hickory, Melissa C. Fillben (Jason) of Lexington, S.C., Ben Christy of New Mexico, and Genesis, Bentley, and Austin Whitlow of Statesville; great-grandchildren, Jace, Brooke, and Jacob Filliben of Lexington, S.C., and Luke Christy of New Mexico; brother, Bill Whitlow (Bev) of Mooresville; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Services for Dickie will be on Thursday, March 23, at 2:30 p.m. at Community Baptist Church. Visitation for family and friends will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Burial will follow the service in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Mourne Fire Department, PO Box 32, Mt. Mourne, NC 28123 or American Cancer Society, PO Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741.

Cavin-Cook Funeral Home and Crematory, Mooresville, is serving the Whitlow family. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.cavin-cook.com.