Mrs. Maryann Hill Link, 71, died at her home Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.

Mrs. Link was born Nov. 17, 1943 in Stanly County to the late Harry Robert and Mary Rhyne Hill. She retired from Davie Trucking after working for Wayne and Elaine Smith for many years. They were not only her bosses, but friends.  Mrs. Link was the best wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother a family could ask for.  She was their best friend.

She was also preceded in death by: her husband, Richie Link; a son, Terry Wagoner; and a brother, Bob Hill.

Survivors: children, Denise Stroud, Ninki Angell (Michael Underwood), John Richard Link Jr. (Denise), all of Mocksville, and Jodi Sifford (Larry Weaver) of Salisbury; grandchildren, Ashley Hanes, Dusty Smith, Steven, Tyler, Jennifer and Austin Wagoner, Nichole Ashley, Jesse and Sabrina Link, Bradley Beck, Amber Link, Kayla Kirby, Haley Link, Adem, Alix and Andrew Sheppard, Gabriel Underwood, Shannon, Scott and Savannah Sifford; great-grandchildren, Maddox Smith, Sean Link, Karlie, Lexie and Mason Wagoner, Paul “Buddy” and Andrew “Mini” Sheppard, Summer Atwell, Bailey and Blake Williams, Jaden, Tristin and Nevaeh Ashley and Aubrey Campbell; brothers, Tillman Hill (Janet) and Jimmy Hill (Carmen); and godchildren, D.J., Becca and Dillon Clendenin, Alexis Durham, Pandora and Noah Sheppard.

A funeral service was to be conducted at 4.p.m., Thursday, Sept. 24 at Eaton Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Lancaster officiating. Burial was to follow in Concord United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family was to receive friends from 2-4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorials: Hospice/Palliative CareCenter, 377 Hospital St., Ste. 103, Mocksville; or American Cancer Society, 4-A Oak Branch Dr., Greensboro, 27407.

Condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com.