Ramona McMinis McWhorter

Ramona McMinis McWhorter, 76, of Garner passed away on September 27. Ramona was born in Raeford, NC and as a teen moved to Raleigh, NC. She attended Broughton High School and, upon graduation, attended Kings Business College. Upon graduation, she was employed as Assistant to the Director of the NC Manufactured Housing Association until 1980, when she married her husband of 46 years. She focused on raising her family and later started her own business, Community Thrift Store in Garner. She operated that business for 10 years until her retirement in 2016. After retiring, she focused on helping raise her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, which she took great pleasure in doing. She will be sorely missed by her loved ones. She is survived by her husband, Mike McWhorter; 2 children, Michael McWhorter and Malinda Scott-Reconco; 4 grandchildren, Alex, Natalia, Andrew, Kobe; and 2 great-grandchildren, Alaya and Karter.