Ted Kupsick

Ted Kupsick, Jr., 81, of Norwood, passed away Tuesday morning, October 31, 2023 at Atrium Stanly.

A Mass of Christian Burial  will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, November 3, 2023 at Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic Church in Albemarle.  Father Peter Fitzgibbons will officiate and interment will follow at Stanly Gardens of Memory.  The family will receive friends Thursday November 2, 2023 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Edwards Funeral Home in Norwood.

Mr. Kupsick was born on December 11, 1941 in Abilene, TX to the late Ted and Virginia Fleetwood Kupsick. He was medically retired from the United States Army where he was a Vietnam Veteran. He was a purple heart recipient and lived by the motto, ‘Airborne all the way.’ He loved his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren was the true definition of a family man.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his siblings, Jennie Lee Drake, Jackie Lann, Homer Kupsick, and Sarah Toon; and great-granddaughter, Remington Honeycutt.

He is survived by his loving wife of over 57 years, Phyllis Tyson Kupsick of the home; children: Cynthia Honeycutt (Michael), Theresa Long (Marty), and Ted Kupsick (Shannon); eight grandchildren: Heather Whitley (David), Samantha Goodman (Jeff), Joanne Morgan (Daniel), Lee Norton (Mariah), Paige Honeycutt (Daren), Madison Long, Trey Long, and Bryce Kupsick; and seven great-grandchildren: Zoey Crayton, Jenson Elam, Ellie Goodman, Tyson Goodman, Bexleigh Honeycutt, Nora Morgan, and Gatsby Norton. 

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