Marcus Alexander Mr. Anton

MONROE - Mr. Marcus Alexander Anton, 54, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, June 30, 2012. Funeral services will be 2:30pm Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Olivet United Methodist Church in Lilesville with Father Gregory Georgiou officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends on Saturday at the church for one hour prior to the services. Mark was born May 18, 1958 in Wadesboro, NC a son of George Thomas Anton of Grover, NC and the late Lela Frances Goodwin Anton. He was a licensed electrician and had worked with Starr Electric. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and was loved by many. Surviving are his father and step-mother, George and Elaine Anton of Grover, NC and his brother and sister, George A. Anton of Maiden, NC and Sylvia Anton of Indian Trail, NC and his niece, Eva and her husband, Billy and their children, Ethan, Lucas and Lydia. The family suggests memorials be made to Hospice of Union County, 700 W. Roosevelt Blvd., Monroe, NC 28110 or to Olivet United Methodist Church, % Martha D. Goodwin, 3788 Stanback Ferry Rd., Lilesville, NC 28091. The arrangements are in care of Leavitt Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.leavittfuneralhomewadesboro.com