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Author: wcr1951_1
Surnames: Gurley, Causby, Davis, Pearl, Murray, Rector
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The News Herald
Morganton, NC
May 4, 2009
Causby, Paul
Paul Edward Causby, 85, of Powe Street, Morganton, died Saturday, May 2, 2009. Born in
Burke County on Sept. 17, 1923, he was a son of the late Zebulan Vance Causby and Tessie
Gurley Causby. The focus of Paul's life's profession has been general contracting
and construction. He was a co-founder of C. and L. Building Supply in 1960. Paul further
pursued his creative spirit in the early 1970s as the president of Causby Construction and
key founder of Morganton Building Supply. Under his guidance, numerous facilities in the
community have been created. These include CoMMA, Phifer Wellness Center, the Court-House
Complex, the First Baptist Church Chapel and Bell-Tower, Suntrust Bank, BB&T Bank, the
museum of the Waldensian Presbyterian Church, and numerous homes for Burke County
residents. On a personal level, Paul had high expectations of performance including the
quality of work, dedication to detail and firmness of commitment. Paul's generosity of
spirit has been well-illustr!
ated through his dedication to his family. This dedication has been felt with the
security of home, education and guidance through strong parenting. Paul is survived by his
wife, Agnes Saunders Causby of the home; a son, Donald Causby and wife, Margaret, of
Morganton; a daughter, Vickie Causby of Wilmington; grandchildren, Todd Edward Causby and
wife, Vickie, Jason Ervin Causby and wife, Denise, and Ashley J'Anna Causby;
great-grandchildren, Madison Blake Causby, Tess Adeline Causby and Zebulon Fate Causby;
three sisters, Ruby Davis, Pearl Cordell and Zet Murray, all of Morganton; and additional
special family members, Krista Engels and Tucker Causby Foil. In addition to his parents,
he was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Magdalene Rector Causby, and a son, Ted
Ervin Causby. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Colonial Chapel of
Sossoman Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Shepherd and Dr. Thomas A. Bland Jr. officiating.
Entombment will follow in Burke M!
emorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends at the funeral
home one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Shriner's
Children Hospital, c/o Burke County Shrine Club, P.O. Box 695, Morganton, NC 28680.
Condolences may be made online at
www.sossomanfuneralservice.com.
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