Alice Jacqueline Tracy Weicht, 80, of Statesville, N.C., died Thursday, April 7, 2022, at her home after an extended illness. She was born in Washington County, Md., on June 7, 1941, to the late Blane Morris Tracy and Lottie Shifflet Tracy. She was also preceded in death by a son, Ricky Weicht.
Alice graduated from North Hagerstown High School. She retired from Fairchild Manufacturing in 1985, having worked there for 10 years. Eighteen years ago, she and her husband Nelson moved to Statesville, where they became members of Rose Chapel United Methodist Church. She was a Lady of the Shrine Club and enjoyed reading, flowers, and sewing. She loved horses and seeing horse-drawn wagon trains.
Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of over 60 years, Nelson Weicht; a son, Jeffrey Weicht; two grandchildren, Jared Weicht (Paula) and Ryan Weicht; three brothers, Harold Tracy, Dale Tracy, and Frances Tracy (Marilyn); and three sisters, Nancy Hose (Lou), Ruth Draper, and Janet Saucer (Gary).
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at 12 noon at Grove Funeral Home, 141 W. Main Street, Hancock, d. Burial will follow in the Piney Plains UMC Cemetery in Little Orleans, Md. The family will visit with friends and family at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to Rose Chapel UMC, 813 Turnersburg Highway, Statesville, NC 28625 or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County, 2347 Simonton Road, Statesville, NC 29625.
Nicholson Funeral Home and Grove Funeral Home are in charge of arrangements.