James Carlton Pete Setser
d. November 30, 2008
James Carlton Pete Setser
Murphy - James Carlton Pete Setser, 74, of Murphy died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008 at his residence. A native of Macon County, he had lived in Cherokee County for the past 54 years. He was the son of the late Andrew Bryan and Estelle Justice Setser. Pete had served in the United States Army. He had worked as a personnel manager for Peachtree Products and worked as the veterans representative for the NC Employment Security Commission, where he retired in 1996. He continued to pursue his true passion of raising cattle and horses. He was a member of the Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Andy and John L. Setser; a sister, Lucille Setser Allen; and an infant granddaughter, Samantha Setser.
Surviving are his wife of 53 years, Geneva Barnett Setser; a daughter, Jeanie Setser Morgan and husband, Russell of Blounts Creek, NC; a son, Jimmy Setser and wife, Renee of Murphy; three sisters, Nancy Setser Bulgin and husband, Randolph and Carolyn Setser McCall and husband, Bob all of Franklin, and Pat Setser Wilson and husband, Josh of Belton, SC; a brother, Fred Bo Setser and wife, Jimmie of Franklin; and a granddaughter, Hannah Setser.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, Dec. 4 in the Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church with Dr. Chester Jones officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be in Dr. Greg Cranford, Buck Chambers, Glenn Carson, Keith Holcomb, Brian and Joe Kilpatrick, Max ODell, and Daryl Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be Harold and Greg Moore, Jim Hendrix, Danny Rich, Jeff and Bill Yonce, Jack Wimpey, Danny Logan, J.C. and Joe Owenby, Doyle Clay, Nathan Allen, and Allen Chambers.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 Wednesday evening at the Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy where the body will be until placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the services.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in memory of James Carlton Pete Setser to the Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Jim Hendrix, 3195 Old Peachtree Road, Murphy, NC 28906 or Gideons International, PO Box 164, Murphy, NC 28906.
Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy in charge of all arrangements.
Compliments of Bryant-Grant Funeral Home
