Obituary of Stephen V. Poe

Stephen Van Poe, age 56, of The Meadows, Boone, passed away Monday evening, December 23rd, 2013. Stephen was born August 27, 1957 in Watauga County. A loving husband and father, he always enjoyed travel, boating, skiing and golfing with his family. He was very successful as a businessman and entrepreneur. Stephen owned and operated Stephens Auto Mart in Lenoir. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hickory. Surviving are his wife, Denise Miller Poe; his children, Stephanie Poe Durham and husband, Robert, of Hickory, Christopher Poe of Huntersville, and Brittney Poe of Boone; one step-grandson, Robert Alexander Durham, Jr., of Hickory; his parents, Robert and Mary Frank Gragg Poe of Boone; sister, Mari Poe Lesniak and husband, Miroslaw, of Fayetteville; brother, Robert Bradley Poe of High Point; niece, Lela Lesniak of Fayetteville; sisters-in-law, Diane Fletcher and husband, Bob, of Cary, Darlene Risk and husband, David, of Boone, and Dorene Branton, and husband, Marty, of Burnsville; and brother-in-law, Walter Miller and wife, Shirley, of Boone. A number of nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon, December 27, 2013, at 2 o�clock at the Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by Rev. Phillip Reynolds. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 o�clock, prior to services, at Austin & Barnes. Entombment will be private. Flowers are appreciated or memorial may be made to the Alzheimer�s Foundation, Western Carolina Chapter, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215-3220. And, online condolences may be shared with the family at the website www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com Austin and Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Poe family.