LaVon McCurry Sigmon
August 26, 2026
Mrs. LaVon McCurry Sigmon, 86, of Charlotte, North Carolina, passed away on August 26, 2026 at Asbury Health and Rehabilitation Center in Charlotte.
A celebration of her life will be held on Monday, September 14, 2026 at Myers Park United Methodist Church in Charlotte at 2:00pm. The family will greet visitors following the service in Jubilee Hall.
LaVon was born in Gibsonville, North Carolina to the late Marion (Mack) Lynn McCurry and the late Mary Stallings McCurry on October 16, 1939. She married the late Rev. Dr. Thomas Ralph Sigmon on September 4, 1960 in Hickory, North Carolina. She was a graduate of Claremont Central High School (now Hickory High School) and also achieved a Business Certificate from Lenoir Rhyne University.
LaVon retired from Charlotte Mecklenburg School System in 1989 after serving in various assistant teaching and administrative roles throughout Mecklenburg County. She was also active in lay ministry for over 50 years throughout the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. In her ministry she generously shared her own unique gifts while also actively supporting her husband Tom’s ordained ministry.
She is best remembered for her love and care for others. She loved to travel with family and friends, enjoying the destinations, but enjoying more the time and fellowship with those she loved. She loved with intent and intensity, always ready to give a hug and eager to receive one. Her generosity with her love was an example for all.
LaVon is survived by her children Mary Beth Smart and her husband Mike of Gastonia and William Thomas Sigmon and his wife Elizabeth of Charlotte; her Grandchildren Matthew Alan Klingaman and his wife Lacey of Gastonia, Jennifer Elizabeth Thrift of Gastonia, Marshall William Sigmon of Charlotte, and Jordan Elizabeth Sigmon of Georgetown, Kentucky; and her great-Grandchildren Kamryn Elizabeth Thrift of Gastonia, Ryder James Klingaman of Gastonia and Carter Thomas Klingaman of Gastonia. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Givens Aldersgate Resident Financial Assistance Fund (Givens Aldersgate, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215) or Myers Park United Methodist Church (1501 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC 28207). LaVon’s family also wishes to extend our sincere thanks to the staff and care providers of Aldersgate Retirement Community, Asbury Health and Rehabilitation Center, and VIA Health Partners.
Arrangements are in the care of Kenneth W. Poe Funeral & Cremation Service, 1321 Berkeley Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28204 (704) 641-7606. Online condolences may be shared at www.kennethpoeservices.com.
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Mary Beth and William, We are thinking of you and your families as you celebrate the life of your dear mother. Your mother and father were very special to us throughout our married life. (Your dad officiated our wedding.) Your parents and my parents, Ted and Yvonne Taylor, became friends while members of Cole Memorial UMC. They traveled some together and then were neighbors at Aldersgate. Your father eulogized the memorial services for both my parents. Matthew’s parents, John and Peggy Burton, were connected with your parents through the Western NC Conference of the United Methodist Church.
With love and prayers,
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My mother and I visited with Tom & LaVon many years at their Lake Junaluska home when we attended the UMW or Layity events we attended every year. The Sigmons came to Cole Memorial my last year of high school. My mother was a private, quite lady , unlike me, and she always told me of the weekend she and some other ladies stayed at Lake Junaluska for a retreat at the Sigmon's house. LaVon helped my mother with her grief of losing my father during that weekend in such a way that it touched her for the rest of her life. LaVon was a wonderful lady and I was able to travel with her & Tom to see the passion play in Oberammergau, Germany in 2000. We spent a week touring Austria, Germany & Liechtenstein with Tom & LaVon leading us with daily devotions on our coach.
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Thank you for the kind words about Asbury! We will definitely miss our sweet and spunky Lavon. May the Lord’s comfort be with you all now and in the days ahead. May she rest in peace.
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We enjoyed the company of Tom and LaVon when we came to Aldersgate 8 years ago. They made a point to welcome us and we had some very good times together. The family has our sincere sympathy.
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I’m so very sorry for your loss. She will surely be missed by her family and friends. Rest in peace Mrs Sigmon.
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