HARRELLSVILLE – Aubrey Leon Rountree, age 73 of the 100 block of Taylor Road in Harrellsville, died Friday, April 15, 2011 at his home.

He was born May 12, 1937 in Hertford County to the late Aubrey Luther Rountree and Ruth Lucille Lowe Rountree.

He was a member of Christian Harbor Baptist Church, a member of the Army National Guard, an avid gardener and a devoted Husband, Father and Grandfather.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 18, 2011 at Christian Harbor Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Harrellsville Cemetery. The Rev. Hugh Mizelle and the Rev. Mark Hall will officiate.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Mary Elizabeth Beale Rountree; daughters, Annette Thompson and her husband, Monte, of Harrellsville and Lisa Perry and her husband, Jerry, of Harrellsville; a son, Mike Rountree and his wife, Jennifer, of Lexington; three sisters, Eloise Miller of Ahoskie, Janice Crawford of York, SC and Diane George of Rock Hill; and grandchildren, Jason Perry, Clay Thompson, Andy Thompson, Kelsey Rountree and Collin Rountree.

Memorials may be made to Christian Harbor Church, PO Box 326, Harrellsville, NC 27942 or to UHS Hospice Po Box 272, Ahoskie, NC 27910.

Friends and family may send online condolences to www.garrettjonesfh.com

Garrett-Jones Funeral Home in Ahoskie is serving the Rountree family.