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Faye Smith Boyles
. FaycSniiihBoyli;s.9l.ofMocks-
J vilic, (lied Tuesday, Dec. 23.1997, at
Davte County Hospital.
She was bom in DavieCounty April
6,1906, to thelateCcoise Washington
and Mary James Smith. She was a
member of First Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Ben Y. Boyles, April 12,
1968.
Surviving are 2 special nephews,
Yoman and Carman Smith, both of
Mocksville; and a special niece, Faye
Myers of Advance; and a ninnerous
other nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.m. Dec. 26, at Eaton Funeral Chapel
with the Rev. Ralph Smith ofTiciating.
Burial followed in Bethlehem United
Methodist Church Cemetery.
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Fred Mitchell Jones
I Fred Mitchell Jones, 85, of Ad
vance, died Thursday, Dec. 18,1997,
at his home.
BomJunc3, l9l2,inDavieCoumy,
tolhelateAlcxandBerthaFosterJones,
he was a retired farmer and was a
member of Fork Baptist Church for 63
years.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Florence Walser Jones, in 1987.
He was also preceded in death by a
brother, Clyde Jones; and a sister, Nell
Bailey.
Surviving are 2 daughters, Helen
Cassidy of Mocksville and Barbara
Lanning of Advance; 4 grandchildren;
3 sisters, Addie Mac Walser,MagdalcneSlroud and Alma Williams;
and 4 brothers. Bonce Jones, Wade
Jones, Ray Jones and Maynjud Jones,
all of Advance.
Funeral services were held at3 p.m.
Dec. 21, at Fork Baptist Church with Jthe Rev. VatesWrlkinson and Donald
Funderburkomciating. Burial followed t '
in the church cemetery. j
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Church. 3140 U.S. Hwy. 64 East
Mocksville, N.C. 27028.
Arthur Howard Dean
Arthur Howar Dean, 72, of U.S.
Hwy, 601 North, Mocksville, died
Sunday night. Dec. 28, 1997 at the
VJl. Medical Center in Salisbuiy.
Funeral services were to at 2 pan.
Dec. 31 at Advance United Methodist
Church with the Rev.DennisMarshall
ofHciating with burial with military
graveside honors in Westlawn Gar
dens of Memory in QemnMns by the
Eleventh District Memorial Honor
Guard.
Memorials may be considered for
the Beverrth District Memorial Honor
Guard, Veterans of Foreign War, 148
Queensbury Road, Winsion-Salem,
N.C. 27104
HewasbominNewHaven.Conn.,
Feb. 24, 1925 U) the late Percy and
Jennie Dean and was retired with 32
years of service as a truck driver with
Conrail. He was a veteran ofthe U,S.
Army/Air Corp during WWU, was a
member of the Advance VFW Post
8719, the Mocksville American Le
gion, the 1 IthDistrictMemorial Honor
Guard and the Advance Senior Citi
zens and enjoyed children's photogra
phy as a hobby. He was an active
member ofAdvance United Method
ist Church.
He was preceded in death by his
first wife, LucQle Dean.
Surviving are his second wife,
Dorothy Ray GiUiland Dean of the
home; a son, Martin Howard Dean of
Greensboro; 2 grandchildren; 3 step
daughters, Fran Ware of Shelby, Ann
Evans and Mary W(xxl$. both of
Greensboro; S stepsons, Bobby Ray
Bamhill of Hanellson, NJ.. William
Franklin BamhillofKemersville, Paul
Bamhill, and Ralph Barley both of
Greensboro, Marvin Bamhill of
Mocksville, and 21 step grandchil-
<dren.
/ Ferman "Tun" Setzer
Funeral services were conducted at
11 a.m. Dec. 29, at Calvary Baptist
Church for Ferman 'Tim" Setzer of
Winston-Salem. Burial followed in
Crestvicw Memorial Park.
He was the Smer of Melissa Ann
Bomcy of Mocksville.
Anna Belle Howard
J Anna Belle While Howard, 74, of
297 Hall Walker Lane, Advance, died
Friday, Dec. 26,1997, at her home.
She was bom in Wilkes County, a
daughter of Pred C. and Eva Burton
While and was a member of Green
Meadows BaptistChurchand the Davie
County Senior Center.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Delmar "Speedy" Howard;
and a daughter, Elizabeth Rector.
She is survived by 2 sons, Charles
W. Harris of Charlotte and Bobby L.
Harris of El Cajon, Calif.; a daughter,
Carolyn H. Thompson of Trinity; 4
sisters. Pearl Matthews, Marie Harpe
and Madeline Shuler, all of Winston-
Salem. and Hazel Davis of Mocks
ville; 6 grandchildren; and 4 great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at
2 p.m. Dec. 29. at Vogler and Sons
Clemmons Chapel with the Rev. Ray
Davis officiating. Burial followed in
Green Meadows Baptist Church Cem
etery.
Memorials may be made to Green
Meadows Baptist Church, 1646 N.C.
Hwy. 801 North, Mocksville, N.C.
27028 or to DavieCounty Senior Cen
ter.
' Lucille Bailey Lookabill
J Lucille Bailey Lookabill, 82, of
. Salisbury, died Friday, Dee, 26,1997,
at her residence.
BomPeb. 12. l9l5,inDavicCoumy.
to the late Ossie Rebeccah Pack and
' Noah Baxter Bailey, she was educated
. in the Davie County sclnols. A home-
maker, she was a member of Land
mark Church.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Irvin Baxter Lookabill.
Survivors include 2 sons, Don
Gulleit of Salisbury and Bill Gullettof
Lake Norman; 2 sUtpdaughters, Joyce
^onard and Brcnda Kizzah, both of
Salisbury; 8 grandchildren; and 2 great
grarulchitdrcn.
; i Funeral services were conducted at
4 p.m. Dec. 28. at Lyerly Funeral
Home's James C. Lyerly Chapel by the
Revs. Benny Hillard and Jeny Snipes.
Burial followed in Brookhill Memo
rial Gardens in Rockwell.
Memorials may be made to Land-
markChurch. l9IOM(xiresvilleRo3d,
Salisbury, N.C. 28147.
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Eloise B. Bowles
; Eloise B. Bowtcs. 80, ofPageland.
SiC.. died Jan. 3,1998. in Dariineicn.
S:C.
; Daughicr of the late William and
Dora Byrd. she was bom in Hansvillc,
S;.C.. she was a homemaker. She was
ihe widow of Hugh R. Bowles Sr.
; Suivivingareason.HughR.Bowles
Jf. of Pageland. S.C.: a daughter, Barbara B. Walsh ofNoiih Myrtle Beach.
S;C.; and a granddaughter.'
; A funeral was held at 2 p.m. Jan. 6.
at Pageland United Methodist Church.Burial followed in Rose Hill Cem-
eteiy.
j Bessie Jane Durham
n Bessie Jane Osbome Durham, 66,
of Salisbury, died Thursday. Jan. I.
i998. at her residence.
; BomSept.3.l932,inDavieCounty
to the lateJuliaMaeBroadway OsbomeMd Henry Davis Osbome,she attended
the Davie County schools. A baker for
Jim's BBQ, she was known for her
cakes and biscuits. She was an active
nrember of Franklin Baptist Church
where she was a member of the Allie
Wyatt Sunday School class.
Her husband. Edward Keith
Durham, preceded her in death July 6.
1982.
Surviving are 3 daughters. Darlene
Abbington and Shelia Crubb, both of
Salisbury, and Pamela Blackwell of
Tyro; 3 brothers, Grover. Grady and
l&nncih Osbome. all of Salisbury; 6
sisters, Margie Foster.Magcline Freeze,Elsie Deal, Jane Brown and Lois Sand
ers. all of Salisbury, and Dollie Lind
say of Woodleaf; 7 grandchildren: and
a great grandchild.
. Funeral services were conducted at
3p.m. Jan.4.al Franklin Baptist Church
by the Rev. Larry Twitty with burial
following in Rowan Memorial Park.
Ernest Odell Caudle■' ■ EmestOdellCaudle, Sl.ofYadk-inville.dledTuesday, Dec.29,1997,81his home.• He was the brother of Marie Royall
of Mocltsville.
Raymond Odell Crawfordj Raymond Odell Crawford. 60. of•J Morse Street, Mocksville, died Riday.
Jan.2,1998,atForsythMemorial Hospital in Winsiun-S^em,
He was bom April 7, l937,inCraigCounty, Va., to the late Matt L. and
Amy Hosfetder Crawford. A building
contractor, he had been employed with
Skyline Corporation and was owner
and operator of Papaw's Produce. He
served in the U.S. Navy during theKorean Conflict and was ofthe Baptist
faith.
Surviving are his wife, Carol
Wooten Crawford of the home; a son,
Bobby ray Crawford of Mocksville; 2
step daughters,TriciaSpry and ChristieGlass, both of Mocksville: mother-in-law, Agnes Wooten of Harmony: 2
granddaughters; 2 brothers. PorterCrawford of Virginia Beach, Va. andDenny Crawford of Lexington; 2 sisters, Juanita Waldron of Hardy, Va.and Peggy Colston of Lexington.He was preceded in death by a
brother and 2 sisters.Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.Jan. 4. at Jenisalem Baptist Church
with the Rev. Jimmy Lancaster ofllci-
ating. Burial followed in Forest Hills
Cemetery in Lexington.
Memorials may be made to American CancerSociety, 622Forsyth Medi
cal Park, 1900 S. Hawthorne Road,
Winston-Salcm.N.C. 27102or American Lung Association, 112 Fayette
Sueet, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101.
Lucille Clark Cornatzer
LucilleClarkComatzer,88,'ofN.C.
Hwy. 801 South, Advance, tUed late
Friday. Jan. 2,1998, at Autumn Careof
Mocksville where she had been a resi
dent for the past six months.
She was bom April 3.1909. in the
Halifax County community of Enfleld
to the late James Harris and Lucille
Nicholson Clark. She as a 1927 gradu
ate of Littleton High School. In 1931,
she graduated from Women's College
in Greensboro with a bachelor's degree
in biology. She taught school for 40
years, retiring in 1972. She taught at
ihcfollowingschools:Aurelian Springs
in Halifax County, I93I-3S; Edenton
Senior High School in Chowan County,
1935-44; and Shady Grove School in
Davie County. 1944-72.
OnJune6,1944.shematred Hiram
Bailey Comaizer, who died March 12,
1977. She was a member of Advance
United Methodist Church where she
sang in the church choir, taught Sun
day School and was treasurer of the
United Methodist Women. She was a
charter member of WSCS and was a
member of the administrative board.
She was a member and past president
of the Davie County Retired Teachers
Association. Advance Senior Citizens
and Advance/Mocks Home Extension
Club. She served as chairman of the
Davie County Heart Fund Association
and the NCAE.
Surviving are2niecesandanephew.
She was preceded in death by 3
brothers. Norfleel Clark. Feidin Clark
andPlummerCiark;and2sisters.Gama
Lee Clark and Lucy Blake Clark.
Funeral services were held at2 p.m.
Jan. 5. at Advance United Methodist
Church with the Revs. Harland Creech
in and Kermlt Bailey ofliciating. Burial
followed in the church cemetery.Memorials may be made to the Book
Mobile Fund or the Large Print Book
Fund of Davie County Public Library.
371 North Main Sueet. Mocksville.
N.C. 27028.
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Levon Odell James
j LevonOdellJames,90,ronncrIyof
Ihc Foimington communiiy. died Sun
day. Jan. 4,1998, at Catawba Memo
rial Hospital.
He was bom in Farmington com
munity to the late John Clingman and
Lola Ward James. He wasamemberof
Farmington Baptist Church where he
was a member of the choir.
He was preceded in death by 4
brothers, Ralph, Clarence, Aaron and
Milton; and2 sisters, Clara and Lillian.
Surviving ate his wife of 69 years,
Nell Teaguc James ofthe home; a son.
Dr. John C. James ofMaiden; adaugh-
ler, Kay James Yeager of Jonstown,
Pa.; 8 grandchildren; S great grand
children; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held Jan. 7,at
Farmington Brqttist Church with the
Revs. Richard Hicks and James
Harmon ofliciating.
Memorials may be made to Farm
ington Baptist Church, 1119 Farming-
ton Road, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.
Mary Lester Lewis
,j MaryLesterLewis,89,died Jan. I,
1998, at Autumn Care of Mocksville.
Bom May 1,1908, InMcDonough,
Ca. to the late Charles and Georgia
Lester, she was the widow of Payne
Lewis of Georgia and was of the Bap
tist faith. After 12 years of service, she
had retired from Thalhimer's In down
town Winston-Salem. She loved mu
sic and enjoyed playing the piano.
She was preyed in death by a
sister. Queen Ann Sims of Florence,
S.C.; 2 brothers, George and Chester
Lester of Georgia.
Survivors include 2daughleTS, Jane
Lynch of Winston-Salem and Betty
Ann KnightofMaggieValley;7grartd-
childrcn; l6greatgTant]children;and4
great great grandchildren.
A graveside service was held at
2:30 p.m. Jan. 4, at Westlawn Gardens
of Memory in Clemmons.
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Lonnie "Bonce" Jones
Lonnic "Bonce" Jones, 83, of Fork
Bixby Church Road in the Fork com
muniiy, died Saturday, Jan. 3,1998, at
Forsyib Memorial Hospital.
He was son of the late Alex L. and
Bertha Foster Jones and had been a J
famierin DavieCounty for many years.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Louise
Foster Jones; 2 sons. Gene Jones and
Donald Jones; 3 grandchildren; and agreat giandchild;3broihcrs,Ray Jones,
Maynard Jones and Wade Jones; and 3sisters. Addle MacWalser,Magdalcne
Stroud and Alma Williams, all of the
Fork community.
He was preceded in death by 2
brothers, Clyde Jones and Fred Jones;
and a sister, Nell Bailey.
Funeral services were conducted at
Fork Baptist Church Jan. S, at 2 p.m.
By the Revs. Ken Evans and Gordan
Joyner. Burial followed in the church
cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Fork
Baptist Church Building Fund, 3140
U.S. Hwy. 64 East. Mocksville, N.C.
27028.
Sharon IVforshall
. Sharon Renee Atkins Marshall, 33,y of Winston-Salem, died Wednesday)
Dec. 31, 1997, at Forsyth Memorial
Hospital.
Bom April4,1964,in DavieCounty,
she served in the U.S. Navy for nine
years with a tour in the Philippines arul
two tours in Hawaii. She was inducted
into the Military Women's Memorial
in Washington, D.C. She had been
employed with Weber and Weber Inc.
^ir Sp^y in Printing.
: Surviving are a daughter, Candace
Irene Marshall; herparcnts, David and
Carol Atkins, Billy and Nancy Myers;
2sisu;rs, Michelle A, Allen and Sandra
Kay Atkins; a brother, JamieNathaniel
Nomuin;astep sister. Penny Carlton of
Lewisville;2stepbrothers,GeneStrupe
6f Wilmington and Mark Strupe of
Lewisville; 9 nephews; and 3 nieces.
I A funeral service was held at 11
a.m. Jan. 3, for Mocks United Method
ist Church with the Revs. Monroe Otto
and Bruce Gwyn ofliciating. Burial
followed in the church cemetery with
full military rites.
n Memorials may be made to Hos
pice of Winsion-Salem/Forsyth
County, I lOO-C South Stratford Road,
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103 or Can
cer Services Inc., 107 Wesldale Av
enue, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101-
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Daniel Riley Lewis
Daniel Riley Lewis, 97, of Advance,
died Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, .at
Meadowbrook Terrace.
He was bom In Surry County Sept.
30, 1900 to James Riley and Sallle
Sanunthia Atkins Lawson and was
retired from the grocery and wholesale
produce business. He was a member of
Pilot Mountain Friends Church. ° n
Surviving are his wife, Ila JackMn
Lawson of Meadowbrook Terrace; 2 .
daughters,SylviaCrepeauofShalimv, '
Fla. and Nona McKee of Birmingham,
Ala.;ason,TerTyLawsonofClemmbns;
a daughter-in-law, Hallle Lawson of '
Winston-Salem; and 6 grandchildren.
He was preceded In death by a wn,
J. Ralph Lawson Dec. 31,1984.
A graveside service was conducted
at 11 a.m. Jan. 7, at Pine Hill Friends
Meeting by the Rev. Victor Murshison.
Memorials may be made to a charity
of the donor's choice.
J Annie Mock
Annie Jones Utontas Mock, 85, of
Liberty Church Road, Mocksville,diedSunday, Jan. 4,1998, at her home.
She was bom in Davie County Oa2,1912, to the late John C. and Betty
BeckJonesandwasahomemaker.Shewas a member of Bear Creek Baptist
Church and the Cana Homemakers
Club. She wasprcceded in death by herfirst husband, Culbert C. Thomas, in
1969; and her second husband, Elmer
S. Mock, in 1980.
Surviving area stepdaughter, Betty
Carlton of Advance; 9 step grandchil
dren, Billy Mock,Judy Adams,SaundraPowers, Edward Mock, Patrick Mock,
Berry Thorruts, Shanon Thomas, Jane
Thomas and Mark Thomas; several
nieces; a nephew; a great niece, Reiha
Keller; and 2 special great great neph
ews, B.J. and Joshua Keller.
Funeral services were to be held at
2 p.m. Jan. 7, at Forest Lawn Mauso
leum in Charlotte with the Rev. Rich
ard Eskew officiating. '
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Rex Morion Moore. 84 of
1998. at Bnan Center after a period
of declining hcalih.He was ihc father of Albert Rex
Moore of Mocksville.
Funeral services were held at 8
p.m. Jan. 6. at Westmoreland Chapel
of Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home
with the Rev. Rex Gibbs and Lt.
Hank Harwell officiating. Burial was
at 11 a.m. Jan. 8. at Jredell Memorial
Uardens.
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William Albert "Bill" Wallace. 72,
of Liberty Church Road. MocksviUe
die Saturday night at the V.A. Medical'
CentCT in Salisbury where he had been
a resident for the past three years.
He was bom in Davie County May
16. 1925. to the late William Luther
and Mae Hutchens Wallaee and was of
the Baptist faith. During World WarU
he served in the U.S. Navy.
Surviving are 3 sisters, Peggy W.
Talley. Mary Lee Harris and Louise
Webb, all of Mocksville; 4 brothers,
John Wallace. Bud Wallace and Bob
Wallace, all of Mocksville. and Roger
WallaceofSalisbury:andscveralniccesaiul nephews.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.m. Jan. 5. at Eaton Funeral Chapel by
the Rev. Richard Eskew. Burial fol
lowed in Bear Creek Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to thebuilding fund of Bear Creek Baptist
Church, c/o Jerry Hanes. 268 Bear
CreekChurch Road. Mocksville NC
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Helen Louise Poole
home in Lebanon.
ha7aTs^w;S:.t"T"|n8lishNuming Homes fnSno?tetrss-footnee High School in
Hulse of On.. • l.'^"Shte,s. Doris
of Fm ijr"""'"- '""-SWriey Sparks
Wayne Beck and Haytien Beck.
Jan'^SmTf
Chapel by the Rev. SheZ
I Zelnia Voggenthaler
Zelma"Zing"BakerVoggenihaler,
88. of Magnolia Avenue. Mocksville.
died Monday. Jan. S. l998.atForsyth
Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salenu
Bom Jan. 20.1909, in Ntagra Falls,
N.Y.. to the late John Wellington and
Frances West Baker, she was a home-
maker. She had lived in Mocksville
for the past 30 years, having moved
from Painted Post, N.Y. with her late
husband. Ralph Frederick
Voggenthaler. who died in 1975.
She was also preceded in death by
nine brothers and sister. She was a |
graduate of Ithaca High School and '
attended Conland Normal School. She
was an avid painter, enjoyed arts and
crafts, was full of laughter and the
enjoyments of life.
Surviving are 2 sons. Jack
VoggenihalerofBIairsden, Calif, and
AlanVoggenthaIerofFremont,Ohio; n
5 grandchildren; a great grandchild; 4
stepgrandchildren; 4 step great grand
children; and several nieces, nephews
and cousins.
A memorial service was held at 11
a.m. Jan. 9,atl^t PresbyterianChuich
of Mocksville with the Rev. Jantie
Pharr officiating.
Memorials may be made to First
Presbyterian Church of Mocksville.
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Ethel Hilton Beauchamp
Elhel Hillon Beauchamp, 81, of
Winston-Sulem, died Tliursduy, Jan.
8, l998.aiFors)'lhMenK)rialHospiiaI.
Bom May 12, 1916, in Davie
County. 10 ihe laie Roland and Sally
McCullough Hllion, she worked for
Lingle Bakery for 26) eare later work
ing for Morrisons Cafeteria at Hanes
Mall, ShcasamcmberofFofsyth ParkBaptist Church, She was preceded in
death byherhusband, Robert Lee Beau-
champ,
She is survived by a daughter,
Frances B. Smith of CIcmmons; 2
grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren;
5 sisters, OIlie Stokes of Winston-Sa-
lem, Helen Howard of Advance, Kay
Latham of Mocksville, Pat Copptey of
Lesington and Vada Sheets of Salis
bury; a brother. Ernest Hilton of Ox
ford,
Funeral services were held at 2:30
p,ni, Jan, M, at Bixby Presbyterian
Church by the Revs, Brian Rummage
and Ray Davis, Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
RuftiS L. Brock
/ Mr,RufusL,Brock,60.ofSanford
Avenue, Mock.sviilc, died Saturday,
Jan. 10. 1998 at Forsyth Memonal
Hospital after suf-fcring a stroke Dec. | ^ ^
He was bom in W
Famiinglon.Aug.9, w J1937 to the late Burr j^.
ColeyBrockSr.and r'tV.
Laura Tabor Brock,
He graduated frotn I
Farmingion High I
School, Class of
1935, and attended
the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He
served two years in the U.S. Army.
Mr. Brock was a real estate broker
andappraiser and was formerly apart-
ncr in Mocksville Insurance Agency.
He was a lifelong member of
Farmingion United Methodist (iJhurch
and was a member of the Faimington
Masonic Lodge 265.
An active republican, Mr. Brock
served on the steering committees to
elect Covs. James E Holshouser and
James G. Martin. He also worked in
the Congressional campaigns of
Broyhill, Mizcll, Ruth, and Coble and
in many state and local campaigns.
He was active in the Farmington
Rurilan Club, Mocksville Lions Qub
andDavieCountyPlanningBoard. He
served on the N.C. Real Estate Licens
ing Board, N.C. Board ofTranspoita-
lion, the Appalachian Regional Com
mission, Northwest Economic Devel
opment Commission, Pilot Mountain
ETeservaiionCommiHeeandtheSmall
Business Administration.
He was preceded in death by a
sister. Miss Margaret Jo Brock, and
also an infant brother.
Survivors include; his wife, the
formerMargaret Jo Harpeiadaughier,
LatiraB.KellyandherhusbandPauiof ,
Rolesville; 2 sons, R. Neil Brock and n
hiswifeRhondaMcDaniclBrock.and ;
Andrew Coley Brock, all of Mocks- i
;villc; 2 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs.
2BasilM. (Frances B.) TuckerofEden;
~5 brothers.BurrJr.,J^tnT.,James M„
'RichaidJ.,sndWilUamL.,allofDavie .
■County.
i Funeral services were at 4 pjn.
iMonday.Jan. 12,inFarmingtonUnited
"Methodist Church with the Rev.
•Tammy Talbett, pastor, officiating.-Buiial was intheFarmingtonCommu-
;nityCemetery wiihMasonicQraveside
•.rites.
: The femily requests tnemotiaJs beiconsidered for the Farmington United
IMetbodisl Church, do Mr. Greg Wil-'.liams, 1207 Farmington Road.Mocks-
iville, N.C.; the Farmington Commu-
inity Cemetery, do Mrs. J.T. Greene,-2563 Farmingion Road, Mocksville,
iN,C. 27028; the Brock Pctfotraing
•Arts Center, do Davie County Arts•Council.N.MainSt,, Mocksville,N.C.
:27028; or to a charity of the donor's
jchoice.
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Stephen Collins Foster
Siephen Collins Foster. 57. of
Wednesday. Jan. 7.
«"«>'»R«ylhCoumye late Gerald Manhew and Bertie
reemanFosttr.hewasalnn.H:.."®
as a member of Courtney Baptist
horchandaveteranoftheUs.NavySurviving are his Wfe of 24 yeaii'
arolynB.Fos,erofthehonie;2<SWn^yeWWteofWghWntL
of Asheboro; 2
PSrandchildien; 2
.stq)^,grandchi,dren:4sistets.Lenaaw Chiity of Mocfcsville. Ltjla F
^eni. 2 brothers. Porter W. Foster of
He preceded in death by 3
CJerald M. Foster Jr.. Gamer
.Foster and John B. Rjsier.
a held at 11
Siy^urial followed in the church
Memorials may be made to the^wcan Diabetes Foundation or to
^Courtney BaptistChuichVanFund.3Ml OHinney Church Road. Yadkin-
wile. N.C. 27055.
, Maiy WIrtz Vaughn
Mary Winz Vaughn. 82, of Lewis-
ville. died at Fbrsyth Memorial Hospi
tal in Winston-Salem. Jan. 10.1998.
ShewasthemotherofJerry Vaughn
of Advance.
Funeral services were conducted at
2p.m. Jan. 13. atFaiih Baptist Church
by Pastor Monroe Otto. Burial fol
lowed in Gardens ofMemory in Clem-
Geoi^e Roman Gobble
George Roman Gobble. 82. of Sal-
isbury. died Wednesday. Jan. 7.1998.
at Rowan Regional M^ical Center in
Salisbury.
BomOct. I. l9l5.inRowanCbimty.
to the late Sally Brooks and W.C.
Gobble, he was retired from the Duke
Power Company's Buck Steam Plant
He was an active member of Trading
Ford Baptist Church and the men's
Bible class. He was named a deacon
for life at the church and was active in
all phases. He was a member of
Wo^men of the World in Salisbury, a
voluntcerfuemanwiththcMillerFeny
Hrc Department where he had just
received an award for 46 years of dis
tinguished service.
Surviving are his wi fe. Helen Myets
Cobble of the home, whom he married
April 4.1936: a son. Jeffrey Goggle of
Salisburytadaughter.JudySwicegood
of Mocksville; a brother. Richard
Gobble of East Spencer; a sister.
Katherine Orrell of ^isbury; 4 grand
children; and 8 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at
11 a.m. Jan. 9. at Trading Ford Baptist
Church in Salisbury with the Rev. Jim
Harris officiating. Burial followed in
the family plot in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made toTrading
Ford Baptist Church. 3600 Long Fferiy
Road. Sdisbuiy.N.C.28146orloCaro-
Una Bible Camp. 1662Jericho Church
Road. Mocksville. N.C. 27028.
Don Freeman i
Puneralwrvices for Don Freeman.59. of Antlers. Okla.. were held at 10 '
a-m. Jan. 9. Kress Church of Christ in
Kicss.TexaswiihJackMcCall.minis- !ten Gary Good, nephew; and Benny '
Durham ofHiciating. Burial was in '
PlainviewMemorialParicinPlainview iTexas.
He died Jan. 5. l998.atAtoltaMe-
monal Hospital in Atoka. Okla.
A former minister at North Main
Church of Christ in Mocksville and
elsoinElkin.hewasbomMay5.1938m Plainview. Texas. He married
Mildred James in Juarez, Mexico Aus
18.1961. *■Survivors include his wife; 2daugh-tcrs. Tommy Lee of Artesia. N.M. and
TinaFreemanofAntlers.Okla.:2sons.Bobby Freeman of Yadkinville andKevin Reeman of Norwalk. Cdnn.' 2brothers. Vernal Freeman of Fairfax.Va. and Bill Freeman of Earth. Texas;2 sisters. Doris Good of Elida, N Mand Uuise Harrisof Arlington. Texas;and 4 grandchildren.
Abrother.Onidyfiecman.piBecdedhim in death.Memorial contributions may bemade to Kress National Bank. P.O.Box 660. Kress. Texas 79052 for theDon Freeman account 563277.
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kinville,diedWednesday. Jan.?, 1998,ai Foisyth Memorial Hospital in Win-
ston-Salcm.
Bom April 29, 1930. in Foisyth
County, to the late Charlie Earnest md
Eva WagoncrCline. she was a member
of Deep Creek Friends Meeting and
was a retired textile worker.
Surviving are her husband of 50
years. Grady Huichcns of the home;
twin daughters. Edith Parker of High
Point and Ethel Cheney of Kemets-
vil le; a son. Sie ve Hutchens of Yadldn-ville; 4 grandchildren; 4 sisters. Hazel
Shelton of Winston-Salem. Lois Witt
of Clemmons. Gladys Adams of
Mocksville. Ruby Struck of
Blackstone. Va.; 2 brothers. Calvin
Cline of Mocksville, Hoyt Cline of
Yadkinville; 7 meces; and 15 neph
ews.
She was preceded in death by a
granddaughter. StefanieHutchens; and3 hroihcrs. Odell. Walter and Floyd
Cline.
Funeral services were conducted at
11 a.m. Jan. 9. at Deep Creek FriendsMeeting by the Rev. Hugh Spaulding
with burial following in the church
cemetery.
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y Howard Washington King. 84. of
Winston-Salem died Thursday. Jan. 8.
1998. at Springwood Care in Winston-
Salem.
He was the half-brother of Charles
King of Advance.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Jan.
to. at Brims Grove Baptist Church by
the Rev. Phillip Wagonerand Dr. Zeno
Grcce with burial following in the
church cemetery.
Donnie Ray Myers
J DonnieRayMyers.54.ofWinston-
Salem died early Thursday. Jan. 8.
1998. at Forsyth Memorial Hospital
after a long illness.
He was bom in Davie County Nov.
14. 1943, to the late George Richard
and Irene Starbuck Myers and was a
warehouse supervisor with Marsh Fur
niture in High Point. He was an avid
fan of NASCAR racing, enjoyed fish
ing and wffi a member of Masonic
Lodge 710 in Advance. He was of the
Methodist faith.
He was preceded in death by a sis
ter, Gladys Myers; and a brother. Gar
land Myers.
Survivingarehiswife.JoyceWilcox
Myeisofthehome;3daughteis.SuzetteHood of R Pierce. Ra.. Becky Home
of Winston-Salem and Kim Myers ofEast Bend; 4 grandchildren; 2 sisters.
LulaMaeStairofMocksvilleandRoseL« Carroll of Boonville; 2 brothers.
RiehardMyeisandJamesOdellMyers,
both of Advance; and several nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.m. Jan. 10. at Eaton Funeral Chapel
with Evangelist Deran Wyan and the
Revs. Ronnie Comer and Dennis
Marshall ofliciaring.
Memorials may be made to the
Cemetery Fund of Elbaville United
Methodist Church, c/o Mattie Tucker.
2984 N.C. Hwy. 801 South, Advance,
N.C. 27006.
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Margaret Myers Mayhew. 86. of
No Creek Road. Mocksville. died Jan.
9.199SatAulumnCareNursingHome 'following an extended illness.
Bom Sept. 8.1912inDavieCbunty.
to the late Leonard and Lillie Mae
Brendle Myers, she was a member of
Davie Baptist Church.She is survived by her husband,
Leonard Mayhew; and 5 sons. Bobby
J.MayhewofWiimington.JohnWayneMayhew of StatesviUe. Leonard Carl
Mayhew of Albany. Ga., Roger Dale
Mayhew of MocksviUe and David
Glenn hiayhewof Harmony; 3 daugh
ters. Shirley Jeannette Long of Ad
vance. Betty Lou Bledsoe and Margaret Ann Gobble, both ofMocksville; a
brother. Walter Lee Myers of Lexing
ton; and a sister. Emily Payne of Wln-
ston-Salem;20grandchildren;25great-
8tandchildren;andagreat-great-grand-
chitd.
Funeral services were conducted at
11 am. Jan. 12,atDavieBaptislChurchwith the Revs. Aaron Carter, Ronnie
Ciaddock and Norman Frye officiat
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Kathleen Selvin Rogers
Mrs. KalhlcenSelvin Rogers,74,of
U.S. 64 W.. Mocksville. died Satur
day. Jan. 10.1998. at Greenville Me-
tnctial Hospital in Greenville, S.C.
A funeral mass was held at 2
p.m.Tuesday. Jan. 13 in St. Francis
Catholic Church with the Rev. Tho
mas Clements officiating. Burial was
in Zion Chapel United Methodist
Church Cemetery.
The family requests memorials be
considered for the American Diabetes
Foundation, 3109 Poplarwood Court.
Suite 12S,Raleigh.NC27604-1043or
to Zion Chapel United Methodist
Church, cfo Ray Cteary. 1 S3SSheffieId
Road. Mocksville, NC 27028.
Mrs. Rogers was bom in Armagh,
North Ireland, on May 18.1923. to the
late Patrick Joseph and Jane Ann Wil
son Selvln. She was a homemaker and
attended St. Francis Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, James Clyde Rogers, and a
son. Danny Shawn Rogers.
Survivors include: a daughter.
Teresa Rogers Smoot of Mocksville; 3
sons. Richard Rogers of Conover.
Pauick Clyde Rogers of Greenville.
S.C.. and James Michael Rogers of
Mocksville; lOgrandchildren, lOgreat-
grandchi1dren;3 sisters.NellieMa]one
of Aiy, Scotland. Lizzie Phillimore of
Brighton, England, and Margaret
Hagan of Sydney, Australia; and a
brother. William Selvin of Denver,
Colo.
Edna Sayne
Edna Creola Forrest Sayne, 89, of
Turrentine Church Road. Mocksville.
died at her home. Jan. 9.1998. follow
ing an extended illness.
Bom March 29, 1908, in Davie
County to the late Frank Forrest and
Effte Jane Foster Forrest, she was a
member of Turrentine Baptist Church
and was retired fromacontainer corpo
ration in Winston-Salcm where she
was an operator.
She was preceded in death by her
husbands, Roy Sayne and George
Sayne. She is survived by a stepson,
Keith Sayne of Manassas. Va.; a step
daughter, Margaret Sandy of Stephens
City, Va.; a sister. Clydie Rattz of
Mocksville; and several nieces and
nephews.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Jan.
11,at Davie Funeral ServiceChapel by
the Rev. Billy Sloop with burial fol
lowing at Turrentine Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made toTiirren-
tine Baptist Church Building Fkind,e/
o MilcM Jrunes. 1613 U.S. Hwy. 64
East. Mocksville. N.C. 27028.
, Boyd Thomas Spillman
Boyd Thomas "Tommte"
Spillman, 51. of Dobson. died late
Monday, at David's House Home
where he had been a resident for the
past TWO months.
Bom in Davie County. May 4.
1951. to the late Thomas Lester and
Onva Osborne Spillman, he was
retired from Fiber Industries. He was
a U.S. Army veteran and an avid
collector of model cars.
He was preceded in death by a
son, Timmy Keller, a sister. Helen
Underwood; and a brother. Jack
Spillman,
Survivors include 3 sisters. Betty
Jean Brooks of Winston-Salem.
Sharon Haneline of Harmony and
Mae Myers of Charlotte; 3 brothers,
Ray Spillman. Kenneth Spillman and
Robert Spillman. all of Mocksville;
and several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Funeral services were to be held at
2 p.m. Jan. 15, at Eaton Funeral
Chapel with burial in South Deep
Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in
Yadkin County.
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Mildred Louise Bosi Beaver, 86. of
Woodlcaf.dicdJan. 14. l998,atRowan
Regional Medical Cemer in Salisbury.
She was ihe mother of Lany Beaver
of Mocksville.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.Jan. 17, at Oakdale Baptist Church in
Spencer by the Rev. Robert T. Heard.
Burial followed in the family plot in the
church cemetery.
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Larry Leo Jones
Larry Leo Jones, 47, of Pine Valley
Road in the Hickory Hill community,
died at his home early Saturday, Jan.
17.1998.
He was bom in Winston-Salem,
April IS. 19S0. toEarle Anderson Jones
of Winston-Salem and the late Leo
Carthage Jones and was a graduate of
Appalachian Stale University. He and
been an educator in the Davie County
Schools for 25 years most recently as
principal of Pinebrook and William R.
Davie Elementary Schools. He was a
member of Rrst United Methodist
Church of Mocksville.
Surviving, in addition tohis mother,
are his wife. Linda Manz Jones of the
home; 2 daughters, Meredith Leigh
Jones of Lewisville and Anna Manz
Mercier of the home; a son, Matthew
Sean JonesofGrcenvilletasister. Janice
Medlin of Rural Hall and a host of
friends.
A memorial service was held at 3
p.m. Jan. 18, at First United Methodist
OiurchofMocksvi He with Larry Mock
and the Revs. Ed Biggers and Bruce
Gwyn oflicialing.
Memorials may be made to the
College Scholarship Fund of Mocks
ville First United Methodist Church,
305 North main Street. Mocksville,
N.C. 27028 or to A Storehouse for
Jesus. 464 Depot Street. Mocksville.
N.C. 27028. . .
Louise Charles Campbell n
Louise Charles Campbell, 92, of
Jim Charles Road, Mocksville. died ,
Fritlay. Jan. i 6.1998, at Autumn Care
of Mocksville.
ShewasbomAug.7.1905.in Davie
County to the late Sallie Crump and
John Charles. She was retired from the !
Davie County Schools, teaching at
County Line. Ctml Springs, Davie
Academy. Advance, Ihvidson. Will- :
iam R. Davie and for 20 years in Cool-
eemee. She was a member of Victory
Baptist Church in Cooleemce and a
previous of First Baptist Church in
Mocksville.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, John B. Campbell.
Surviving are her daughter. Mary
Smith ofMocksville;3gnindsons. Erik
Smith of Elon College and Jason and
Dusty Smith of Cullowhee; 2 sisters.
Sara WoodiuffofHelen Carter, both of
Mocksville.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m.
Jan. I8,atEatonFtmeralChapelbythe
Rev. Shelby Harbour. Burial followed
at Rowan Memorial Park in Salisbury.
Memorials may be considered for
Victory Baptist Church. P.O. Box 686,
Cooleemee, N.C. 27014 or Camp
Manna, cA> Stan Riddle, 199 Davis
Road, Cooleemee, N.C. 27014.
: Paul Franklin Jarvis
l/ Paul Franklin "Frank" Jarvis. 72. of
Winston-Salem. died Jan. 15,1998 in
the home.
HewasbomApril4.1925,inDavic,
County to Marty Leagons Jarvis and
Enoch Clyde Jarvis. After serving in
World War II. he attended Draughans'
BusinessCOllegeandworkedabout35
years at Mack Trucks before retiring'
on disability. He was a memberofPine
Grove United Methodist Church where
he was in the Willing Workers Sunday
school class. He was also a member of -
Jonestown Senior Citizens.
He was preceded in death by a sis-
ter.Camilla Allen; andabrother, Jimmy
Jarvis.
Survivingare his wife, Betty Cozart
Jarvis of the home; 2 sons, Wayne
Franklin Jarvis of Lewisville and
Michael Randy Jarvis of Clemmons; a
grandson; 3 brothers, Lester Jarvis of
Covington, Va., Tommy Jarvis of
Huntsville and David Jarvis of Farm-
ington; and a sister, Helena Boger of
Mocksville.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.m. Jan. 17, at Pine Grove United
Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim
Bowen ofticiating. Burial followed in
the church cemetery.
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Raven Williams
J Raven Williams, infant son ofBarry
Williams and Melissa Grimes, of Deer
Run. Mocksville, died Tuesday. Jan.
13. 19988. at Fbi^yth Memorial Hos
pital in Winston-Salem.
Bom Jan. 12. 1998, he is survived
by a sister, Miranda Williams of Win
ston-Salem; grandparents, George and
Peggy Grimes ofAdvance and Gumey
and Doris Williams of Mocksville;
• aunts and uncles, Randall Grimes of
Advance. Jeff and Kathy Williams of
Mocksville and Roniiie and Gina Bo
ger of Mocksville.
A graveside service was conducted
. at 11 a.m. Jan. IS. at Bear Creek Bap-
n tist Church by the Rev. Robert Dent.
Memorials may be made to Bear
Creek Baptist Church Building Fund.
. c/oJeriyHanes.268BearCreekChuich
Road. Mocksville. N.C. 27028.
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7 Dorothy "DoBie" Ftazier BinMey,
S3, ofWest Melbourne, Fla., died Sat
urday, Jan, 24, 1998, at the Indian
River Onter in West Melbourne.
Funeral services were held at 1 pan.
Jan. 28, at Eaton Funeral Chapel with
David Binkley ofliciating and burial in
the Jericho Church of Christ Cbmetery
in Mocksville.
She was bom in Taylorsville, and
was a homemaker. She and her late
husband were former residents of
Mocksville and moved to Cununings,
Ca. in 1990, and later to Brevard
County, Fla. Shewasamemberofthe
Melbourne Church of Christ. Shewas
the widow of James G. Binkley.
Surviving are 4 daughters, Jan
DeWeese of Salem, Ore., Lynette
. SlaughterofGainsville,F1a.,Candace
" Baxley and Cindy Schieffelin, both of
Indialantic, Fla.; S sons, Jim Binkley
.and Tun Binkley, both of Rosewell,
Ga.,DavidBinkleyandMikeBinkley,
both of Marietta, Ga., and Ed Binkley
of Greenwood, S.C.;28 grandchildren;
3Sgreat-grandchildren;asister,Cladys
Benbow of Winston-Salem; 3 broth-
. ers,CalvinLutherFrazicrnofBelaite,
Fb., Ronald Ftazier of Winston-Sa
lem, and Kenneth Frazier of Rome,
Ga;
Annie Belle Cranfill
I AnnleBelleCrannil.7l,wifeofihe7 late Sam Cranfill, of Meadowbrook
Manor in Clemmons, formerly of
Callahan Road, Mocksville, died Tues
day, Jan. 20, 1998.
BomOct31, i926,tothelateJohn
and Lillie Barnes of Davie County, she
was a member of Tunentine Baptist
Church and a retired nurse of26 years,20 of thosfe served at Davie County
Hospital. She was well-known for her
knitting skills in the community.
Sheissurvivedbyadaughter.SylviaDtaughn of Mocksville; a grandchild;
a great grandchild; 4 sisters, Maggie
Hurchens and Margie Lowery, both of
Mocksville, Louise Blackwood of
Cooiecmee, and Irene Collins ofCon-
cord; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a sister,
Florence Trexler.
Services were to be conducted Jan.
22, at 11 a.m. at Davie Funeral Service
Chapel by the Rev. Billy Sloop. Burial
followed in the Turrenrinc Baptisr
Church CUmetery.
Memorials may be made to Turren-
lrnr» -1. .
j Willie Jean M. Bowman
WillleJeanMayfieldBowman 70of W Campbell Road. Mocksville'
®ed Sunday, Jan. 25,1998, at Meadowbrook Manor of Clemmons. She
•**" in tleclining health for the
past two years.Bom mCannon,Ca.,June6.1927to the late Sam and Jessie BakerJ^yfield, she was retired fiom DavieH^h School aftcr29 years of service,
w was a member of Mount Zion
hohness Church of Cod.
SheissurvivedbyherhusbanrLJoc
of the horr«; a daughter,ftyllis Ann Bowman Bohannon and
ter hus band John Wesley Bohannonsr. of F^ngton; 3 grandchildren,
^I^Roshell Bohannon, LaWanda
1. Bohannon and John WesleyBohannon n, all of FUrmington; 2great grandchildren. Nicholas
and McKayla^elle Bohannon. bothofRirming.
ton;^ahostofniecesandnephews,cousins and relatives.
Funeral services were to be held at
Church of God by Bishop James E^mes with burial following in the
Auichcertietery. Visitation was to be
2:30-3 p:m. at the church.
Christopher Jason Brown
Mr. Christopher Jason Brown 18
of Gladstone Road, Mocksville. died
early Tuesday morning, Jan. 27, frominjuries suffered in an auto accident. '
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. :
^lusdayrnEatonFuneral Chapel with 'Dr.L^Hovisoinciating,Burialwill !be in Rose Cemetery.TTie family was scheduled to be at ithe funeral home from 7-9 p.m
Wednesday.
Mr. Brown was bom in Davie
County on Apri. 25,1979, to Michael
l&vin Brown of Old Fort and Robin
Vandiver Nichols of Mocksville. He
AdtS"^^ wi® UndTec Corp. in
Survivors, in addition to his par- n
cnts, include: a sister, Nicole Nichols, 'of tte home; a brother, Shane Nichols,
or tte home; maremal grandparents,
Robert and JoAnne Vandiver of
Mocksville; maternal great-grand
mother, Mrs. Pansy Wall of Winston-
balem; and an uncle and his wife,
Robert A. Vandiver 111 and Rae
Vandrver of Mocksville.
Frances Foster Gaither
i Frances FosterGaither, 64, of East
V Memorial Highway, Harmony, died
Thursday, Jan. 22,1998, at N.C. Bap-
tist Hospital in Winston-Salem, fol
lowing a lengthy illness.
BoroMay I, l933,inRowancounty,
she was the daughter of Norine Snider
Foster and the late Robert Reid Foster.
She attended Woodleaf High School
and Salisbury Business College and
was a member of Clarksbury United
Methodist Church. She was known in
the community for her love of needle
work, painting and gardening.
She is survived by her husband of
43 years, James Cline Gaither of the
home; a son, Timothy James Gaither
ofthe home; 2 brothers, Robert "Fred"
Foster and Gerald Martin Foster, both
of Cleveland.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.
Jan. 24, at Clarksbury United Method
ist Church with the Rev. Ronnie
Durham officiating. Burial followed in
the church cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Mark
Menius, David Lentz. Jimmv Smith.
Annie Steelman Geter
AnnieSteelmanGeter.ofWoodleaf,
died Jan.23,1998, in Iredell Meriioiial
Hospital after a short illness.
' She was the daughter of the late '
AbeandMattieNeslntSteelman. Tl)e
majority ofherllfewas spent in Rowan
County where she was a member of
Moores Chapel AME Zion Church.
: Sheissurvivedbyafosterson.Tom
Manago of Washington, D.C.; a god
&n, JohnC. Ime$ofQeveIand;4step-
sons, Benny Geter,AlbettGeter,Willie
Geter, and Nathaniel Geter; a god
daughter, Julia McCIelland; 3 stq>-
daughtets, Essie Ruth Leach. Elwillie
Batkley and Aieata Allen: 2 brothers.
Ed' Steelman of Cleveland and
Abraham Steelman of Woodleaf; 27
grandchildren; and a number of other
relatives, including a devoted niece
who helped care for her, Rev. Louise
Keaton.
. Funeral services were to be held
Jan. 29. at 3 p.m. at Moores Chapel
AME Zion Church with the Rev.
Donnie Kentofficiatlng and burial fol
lowing in Che church cemetery.
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J Agnes CoraweU Hayes, 82, of
-. •Mocksville, died Saturday moniing,
• Jan. 24,1998, at Davie Village where
; she had been a resident for the past
; three years.
A graveside service was held at 11
a.in., Jan. 28 in the Kings Mountain
. Memorial Cemetery in Kings Moun
tain with the Rev. Harold Schwanies
officiating.
Memorials may be considered for
; the Agnes COtnwell Hayes Memorial
> Fund of Central United Methodist
Church, P.O. Box 37, Kings Moun-
: lain, N.C. 28086.
She was bom in Kings Mountain,
N.C., Jan. 8,1916, to the late Arthur
n Henry and Margaret Joanna Cuny
n Comwell and was a hotnemaker. She
was a member of the Central United
MethodistChurchinKingsMountain.
Her husband, EmestFIoyd Hayes, pre
ceded her in death in 1983.
Survivors include 2 daughters, '
; Patricia Latta of Mocksville and '
Rebecca Thomas of Charleston, S.C;
. 6giandchildren;Sgreat-grandchildrea;
■' and 2 sisters.
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W.D. Parks
W.D. Parks Jr., 68,of306Bingham-Parks Road, Advance, died Monday,
Jan. 19,1998, at his home.
Bom Feb. 16, 1929, in Randolph
County to the late William DewcyP3rksSr.andAdaAllredParks.hewas ,a memberof Bethlehem United Mcth- j
odist Church. A U.S. Army veteran
setvingduring the Korean Conflict, he .
was a member of the VFW in Clem-
mons. He was co-owner of Bingham
andParksLumberCDmpanyandprcsi- '
dent of Parks and Sons before retiring
in 1994.Surviving are his wife, Nancy <
MikelsParksoflhehonte;ason,Donnie '
Parks of Advance; a daughter, ConnieParks Siler of Advance; 2 grondchil- Idren; 2 brothers, Jesse Parks of Win- j
ston-Salem and David Parks of \
Pinevillc;and2sisteis,BerthaParksof ,
Advance and Louise Gann of Win- '
ston-Salcm. '
Graveside serviees were held at 2
p.m. Jan. 22, at Bethlehem United
Methodist Church by the Revs. Mark
Weekleyand Dan Martin withentomb-
ment in the mausoleuia
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Davie County, P.O. Box 848,
Mocksville, N.C. 27028 or to Bethlc- t
hem United Methodist Church Build-
Ethel Hellard
; Ethel Louise Messick Hellard, 71,
ofSalisbuty.died Wednesday, Jon. 21,1998, at her residence after being in
declining health for one month.
Born May 26, 1926, in DavieCounty, a daughter of the late Dora
Dwiggins and Claude Messick Sr., she
waseducatedintheCooleemeeschools.ShcwasemployedbyF.W.Woolworthfor- more than 20 years and was a
homemaker. She was a member of
Gay'sChapelUnited Methodist Churchwhere she was in the Julia Dunn Sun
day School class.
Survivors include her husband,James C. Hellard, whom she married
Feb. 1944; a brother, Claude MessickJr. of Statesville; and 4 sisters, Sadie
Jordan,MaryAdamsandRubyHeIlaid.all ofMocksville, and Gilda Chaffln of
Durham." Thefuneralwasconductedat2p.m.Jan. 23, at Summersett Memorial
Chapel by the Rev. Don Newman.
Burial followed in Rowan Memorial
^»k.
Raymer James Patterson/ Raymer James Patterson, 73, of
Willow Lane, Mocksville, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, IMS, at Fbrsyth Memorial Hospiutl in Winston-Salem.
Son of the late Frank I. and Pearl
Johnson Patterson, he was a World
War n veteran, a retired cutting roomsupervisor in the textile and an avidgardener. He was preceded in death by
his wife, Johnnie Mae MurphyPatterson; 3 biothers; and 2 sisters.
He is survived by 2 daughters. Sue ,PattersonSeamonandCindyPatterson '
Williams, both of Mocksville; a son, ;DavidPattctsonofMocksville;Sgrand- \children; and several nieces and neph- ^
ews. jThe family was to receive friends at j
DavieFuneralChapelJan.28,7-9p.m. iAgravesideservicewastobeheldatll ;
a.m. Jan. 29, at Rose Cemeteiy by the
Rev. David Reep.Memorials may be made to Con- '
cord United Methodist Church Cemetery Fuitd, c/o Ronald Seamon, 157 jPine Valley Road, Mocksville, N.C.
27028.
^VilliamF.Nahory
/ Mr.WilliamFrancisNahoiy,71.of |Charlotte, died on Ttiesday, Jan. 20, i1M8, at his home. \
He was bom on Sept. 19,1926, inBrownsville. Pa., a son of Jt^h ,NahoryandthelaieMaiySiroaNahoty.
.« onwtuaie of MlsnuMr Nahoiy ——University in Oxford, Ohio, with adegiec in architecture, and also gwu-
ated ftom UNC-Chapel Hill with a. t.. ^mA wmnnal ol&niUnB*ated from -degree in city and reponal planning.Fbrmanyyeaishewasanacuveme^,ber of the Charlotte Opera Assot^,,
tion, singing minccnuu ,opera sets. He also sang with other jCharlotte groups. ^Funeral services wereat 10a.m. on ^Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, at SL JohnsEpiscopal Church with the tev. M«-bn McCarthy officiating, BuriMwffi.take place at 2 p sn. at the Mat^^
Moravian Church Cemetery in Ad-,
Mr. Nahory is survived by his IDorothyCallNahory:250i«,Wl^ ]Joseph Nahory and his wife Melody,
of Newnan, Ga. and John Jan^Nahory, of Cary. his fatto, Jo^Nahory Sr. of Oeveland, ^brothers. Jose^ Nahory Jf-Cityt Arii- 8®*^ James A. Nahoiy»Qcveland,Ohio. jThosewhowishmaymakemenio- ,■rial contributions to St. Jt^'s^'^ j
pal Church BuildingCannei Road. Charlotte. NC 28226. ,
Davie County Public Libr««y
Mocksville. NC
• DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Jan. 29,1998
j Dnizella "Johnnie" Potts
Dnizella Bennen -iohnnie- Poos,of Mocbville. died Friday after-
^n,Jan.23.I998,alMeadowbrook1 eiwe ofDavie in Advance after be
ing in declining health.
PiMral services were held at 3 p.m.25. at No Creek Primitive Baptist
Church with the Hdere EW. Hooven
Md fohn Draper officiating. Burialfollowed in the church cemeteiy
Memorials may be directed to the
Fun. c/oK-C. Wishon. 284 Gordon Dr Ad
vance, N.C. 27006.
She was bom Jan. 21, 1921 in
Davie County to the late Drewand Came Flinchum Bennett and was I
rciiredfromP.H.HanesKnitimgCom-^y. ShewasamemberofNoCreek
Pfunttive Baptist Church,She was preceded in death by 4
^len. 7 brothers and one grandson,
Bnan PcKis.
Survivors include a son, BUI Pottsof Winston-Salem; a granddaughter
^na Potts, and her mother Sylvia^tts. of Mocksville; a brother Elder
Eugene Bennea of Mocksville- and
several nieces and nephews
John Wayne Saunders
John Wayne Saunders, 55, of 111
Pool Street. Mocksville, died Satur
day, Jan. 24.1998, at FocsythMemo- .
rial Hospital in Winston-Salem after a
brief illness.
He was bom on SepL 10,1942 to |
the lateJohn Herby and PaulineMarsh
Saunders in Yadkin County. She was
also preceded in death by a sister.
Frances Hoots.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley
HoltSaundersof the home; ason, John
Wayne Saunders Jr. of Mocksville: a
daughter Nancy Milholand of
Boonville; 2 grandsons, Jimmy Chan
dler of Wilmington and BrendaChon-tllerofMocksville;2greatgranddaugh
ters,JackieBamieandChristinaChan
dler, both of Advance; a step-grand
child. Candence Milholand Childress
of Hampionville; 4 sisters, Ruth Cain
and Mary Ann Shore ofYadkinvilk,
Minnie Holcomb of Boonville, and
Carol PopeofWinsion-Salem;2broth-
ers.MJ.. Saundersand LarrySaunders.
both ofWinston-Salem; 11 nephews;
9 nieces, also a brother-in-law, Bobby
Hoots Sr.
Funeral serviceswereheldal2p.m.,
Jan. 26, 1998 at Ml Catmel United
Methodist Church by the Rev. Lee
Ellis. Burial followed in Ihe church
cemetery.
Donations can be made to Hospice
ofDavieCouniy,P.O.Box848,Mccks-
ville.N.C. 27028, orKateB. Reynolds
Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane,
Winston-Salem. NO 27103.
Barry Thomas Williams
BarryThomas Williams,54,ofSal-
isbury, died Sunday, Jan. 25,1998, at
Rowan Regional Medical Ccnier after
being in declining health foriwo years
and seriously ill for three months. He
died of complications from prostate I
cancer.
Born March
21.1943.inSaUs-
bury to the late
Cora Breedlove
Williams and .T Ir
Felix McKinley "l T
Williams, he was >
educated in the
Davic County
schools, graduat
ing from Davie
High School in 1961. He was em
ployed by Hoechst-Celancsc for 29
years and was a supervisor when he
retired in 1995. He was a member of
Jerusalem B^iisi Church and was a
veteran of the U.S. Army National
Guard- He was an avid golfer and a
member of Pudding Ridge GolfOub
in Farmingion and Forest Oaks Country Club in Greensboro. 1
Surviving are his wife, Peggy ^Crawford Williams, whom be married ;
Nov.26,1965;ason,Kyle Evan Wil
liams of Charlotte; a step daughter, .VickiSkipperofSalisbury;3brothefs.
Felix Williams, Wayne Williams and ;Edwin R. Williams, all ofMocksville;
and a sister, Doris Jean Honeycun of ,
Columbia. S.C.Funeral services wereconducted al -
11 a.m-Jan. 28, at Sumnrersell Memo
rial Chapel by the Revs. Jimmy
Lancaster, John Boggs and Craig Ed
wards. Burial followed at Rowan Me-
niorial Park Mausoleum.
Memorials may be made to Jerusa
lem BaptislChureh, 495 PleasantAcre
Drive, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.
Davie County Public Library
Mocksville, NO
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RE«ORD, Feb. 5,1998 •
Minnie Mason BlackMrs. Minrue Mason Black. 83. of
^msion-Salem, died niursday. JanW. 1998 al Forsyth Memorial Hospi-
She was a native ofAdvance, bom
'^'5.10 the late Henrietta
Noble Mason and Robert Mason, and 1
Lula Agnes Flynt
Mrs. lAila Agnes Boyd Flyni, 88,
the widow of Robert Leonard Flynt.
died Tuesday, Jan. 27. 1998, at the
Arbor Acres.
Survivors include Dottie F. Petree.
ofAdvance, a daughter.
, : Evelyn Sherrill Bunch
• J Sherrill Bunch. 83, of. 2229 Bennuda VjUage, Advance, for-
merly of Statesville, died Tuesdav
• Jan. 27. at Wake Forest University
• Baptist Medical Center.
: A native of IredeU County. Mts
B"nchwasbomFeb.24,19I4.adaugh-; lerofthelaieWiliiamWebsterandEra
: ^-^nby Sherrill. She was a member: of Broad Street United Methodist
, Church.
I She was married to Fred Bienning
Bunch Jr.. who preceded her in death
in November of 1982.
Survivotsinciude:2daughteis MisBrenning Bunch Cheatham of
, Greenviile and Mrs. Dyeann Bunchn Jonlan of Winston-SaJem; 6 grand-
; children; IOgreat-grandchiidien;asis-
; "/•Mrs.JeannetleShemllMcCanless
I of Greensboro.
Bunch was a pastpresident of
• "deration of Women's club '
fomerchairmanofthelredellCountySchool Board, andformerchairman of
the IredellCo^ty Welfare Board.A memorial service was held
Wednesday. Jan. 28 at 3 p,m. at BroadSOeet United Methodist Church con-
; ducted by the Rev, Mike Joidan-
Squire Hairston
Squire HalRton. 77, of Hairston
' foon Jun. 30.1998 at TT_..
, - - •' p.m. wednes-y, Feb. 4 at Buncombe Baptist
Church in Lcxingion. the Peieisville
communiiy.
Surviving are his wife, EInoraHairston; a son, Robert Hairston ofUxingion; 3 daughters. Palsy Rogers
m Charlotte. Betty Burton ofOreens-
wto. Jacqueline Anita Hairston of
^tinglon; asisier, Bessie Hairstonof
Le^ingion; stepmother. Franees F.
Hairston; mother-in-iaw.NoraRoBere'otic stsler-in-Iaw. Vcronia Hairston.
4li of Lexington; 2 grandsons; and ahost ofother relatives and friends.
'n lieu of (lowers, memorials may^ made to the Scholarship Fund or
Buncombe Baptist Church, N.C. SlateErnployces Credit Union, c/o Robert
L.HatrMon,404PiedmonlDrive Lex-mgton, NC 27295.
Ann Sain Frye
./ Mrs.AnnSainFiye.MillingRoad."
Mocksville, died Thursday morning,
Jan. 29, 1998 at Davie County Hospi-
lalafierabriefill- I | ^ »■
A memorial L-p"
service was heldat 11 a.m. Satur- By jayBrock Perform- jf'
. :Rev. Sherman Warner ofliciating.
The family requests that memorials:;; be considered for the Bethel United
. Methodist Church, c/o Mrs. Louis:. Essex, 193 Call Road, Mocksville.Mrs. Frye was bom on Feb. 28.
;;.1939 in Davie County to Lillian
^Howard Sain ofMilling Road and the;, _ late Frank Sain Jr. She had worked at
;i;Etyin Mills, and was with Mocksville |; -. Insurance Agency. She was appointed j
; • ;io,serve as a Davie County magistrate iand had been in that capacity for the j
.--past 18 years.
: ShewasamemberofBethelMeth-. odistChurch,andwasal957graduaie /
. ofDavie High School- She was also a
; graduate of Winston-Salem Business
. College,
Survivors.in additiontohermother,: include: her husband, Sanfotd Woo-
. dmff Fiye of thehome; ason and wife,• Sandy and Debbie Wagner Frye of
; Mocksville;abrothcr.HowardSainof; Mocksville; and 2 grandchildren. '
DAVIE COUNTY EOTERPWSE RE«0IID, Fd.. 5,1998 n
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Lora Jane HoUeman
J • Mis. Lora Jane Finney Holleman,
86, of Gladstone Road, Moeksville,
died at her home Monday morning,
Feb. 2,1998.
Funeral services will be at 3 pjiL
Wednesday in Eaton Funeral Oiapel
with the ReV. Jonathan Venton ofiieia-
tion. Buiial was in Legion Memorial
Park in Cooleemee.
The family requests memorials be
considered for Davie County Hospice,
c/o Mrs. Janet Blair, P.O. Box 848,
Moeksville, NO 27028.
Mrs. Holleman was bom in Yadkin
County, June 22,1911 tothelateMikus
Columbus and Amelia Jane Reavis
Finney and was a homemaker. She
was of the Baptist faith.
Her husband, Asa Roosevelt
Holleman, preceded her in death in
1980. She was also preceded in death
by a grandson. Shannon Lee Oddie
and by a great-granddaughter, Brooke
Nicole Oddie.
Survivors include: S sons. Junior
Holleman, Johnny Holleman and hiswife Mary, Ray Holleman and his wife
Nadine, Robert Holleman and his wife
Barbara and Garland Holleman, all of
Moeksville; 4 daughters, Mrs. Hubert
(Jeanette) Allen and Mrs. Boyd (Janet)
Smith bothofMocksville, Mrs. Geneva
Dalton of High Point, Mrs. John
(Merlene) Oddie of Salisbury; 30
grandchildren;37great-grandchildren;
and 13 step-grandchildren.
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Robert Lenair Howell Jr.
Mr. Robert Lenair Howell Jr., 72,of Clemmons, died Tuesday morning,Jan. 27, 1998 at Forsyth Memorial
Hospital.
Mr. Howell was bom in DavieCounty on April 26,1925, to RobenLenair Howell and Clyde Vene Tho
mas Howell. He was the owner and
operator of Aee TV Service of Qem-
mons. He was amemberof Clemmons
First Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, Mr.How-ell was preceded in death by a son,
Darrell l&ith Howell.
Survivors include: his wife, Dorothy Hutchens Howell ofthehome;2
sons, Jerry Lenair Howell and wife
LindaofLexington, and Michael Robert Howell of Clentmorts; 4 grandchil
dren;
Amos Monroe Kiser
Mr. Amos Monroe Kiser Jr., 65, of•I CrestviewDrive,Mocksville,diedlateSaturday afternoon, Jan. 31, 1998 at
N.C. Baptist Hospital.
Funeral services were at 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 2, in Eaton Funeral
Chapel with Dr. Larry Hovis ofTieiat-
ing. Burial was in Rose Cemetery.The family requests memoriais be
considered for the American Diabetes
Association, c/o Forsyth Memorial
Hospital, 1900 S. Hawthorne RoadL
Winston-SaIem,NC 27103.
Mr. Kiser was bom in Cleveland
County on Feb. 4,1932 to Inez Strupe
Kiser ofCherryville and the late AM
Kiser Sr. and was the retired supervi
sor of the Davidson County Comnur-
nity College unit in Davie County. He
attended Gardner-Webb College,
earned a bachelor's degree from
Catawba College and a master's ftom
Appalachian State College.
He was a member of the Retired
Teachers Association, and Fust Bap
tist Church of Moeksville, where he
had served as aSunday School teacher.
He was retired with 30 years of service
in North Carolina school sys tems.
His wife, Mary Yarboro Kiser, preceded him in de^ July 28,1997.
Survivors, in addition to his mother,
are; 2 sons and daughters in law, Dick
and Jill B. Kiser and Ted and Sheri C
Kiser, all of Moeksville; 5 grandchil
dren; and a sister, Mrs. Martha Hinson
of Rock Hill. S.C.
Esther Beck Keller>/ Mrs. Esther Madeline Beck Keller,
75, of 1447 County Line Road, Harmony, died Sunday, Feb. I. 1998, atN.C. Baptist Hospital following a
lengthy illness.She was bom in Davie COunty on
Aug. 30,1922 to the late David Snow
Beck and Mary Jane Wooten Beck.
She was retired ftom Davis Hospital asa nirrse's aide and was a homemaker.
She was a volunteer for die Storehousefor Jesus in Moeksville.On Dec. 9, 1939 she married JayLee Keller, who died Aug. 15,1993.She is survived by: 3 sons, James D.
Keller(Dorothy) of Harmony, JenyL.Keller (Eddie Lou) of Harmony, JackR. Keller (Mildred) of Bumsville; 4
daughters, Mrs. Faye K. Church
(Benny)ofJulian,Mrs.DorisK.Dyson(Lany) of Mooresville, Mrs. Wanda
K.BaileyfJeny'Shony'JofHaimony,and Mrs. Nancy K. Cmpbell (Steve)ofHaimony;21 gmndcfaidren; ISgieat-
grandchildren; 2 brothers, Paul Beckof Moeksville and Willie Beck of
Dustm, Fla.; and a sister, Mrs. Lizzie
B. Reeves of Moeksville.She was preceded in death by a
daughter, Mrs. Christine K. Grant; agrandson, Andrew Neil Church, and a
sister, Naomi B. Reeves.
She was a member of New UnionUnited Methodist Church. ■Weatherpemtitting,gravesideser- 'vices were to be conducted Thursday !afternoon at 2 p.m. by the Rev. BillyJanett and Boblqr Herulerson in the
church eemetery. Ifnot, services will
beconductedintheNewUnionUnited .Methodist Church. The family was toreceive friends Wednesday evening
ftom 7-8:30 at Reavis Funeral HomeChapel in Harmony and other times ,will be at the residence of Jerry and
EddieLou Keller, 887 Sheffield Road, j
Harmony.
Grandsons are to serve as active
and honorary pallbearers. {
Memorials may be made to New '
UnionUnitedMethodistChurchCem- .etery Fund, c/o Ronnie W. Thompson,468 Dyson Road, Moeksville, NC I
27028. I
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DAVIECOUNTY ENTERPRISE J^ORD, Feb. S. 1»8.
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Mr. Leon Blair Mock Jr., 75. died
Fnday.Jan,30.1998atMeadowbroofc
Manor in Clemmons.
HewasboniNov. 19.1922inDavieCounty 10 Leon Blair Mock Sr. and
Charlotte Howard Mock.
j Raymond CiarenceSmithMr. Ra^nd "Ray" ClarenceSmith. 89. of 710 Julian Road. Salis-
b^.fotmeriyof733I U.S.60I South.Mocksville. died Monday. Jan. 261W8 M the Genesis Hder Center in
^lisbuiy.
l^.he was theson ofthe late JosephLnibey and Rosie Maty Robettson
Simth.0nMarch31.1929.hematiiedfhe fotreer Blanche Caiiner. who preceded him i death on Apiil 30,1985.
He was a retired textile workerhaving worked last at Delta Thtead
Co. m Salisbuiy. He was a member of
Ihe Cooleemee United Methodist
C^ureh where he had served on the
^ministrative board, as assistant Sun-^y School teacherofthe YoungMens
C^. and as counselor for the Young
^ple'sdivision. He wasalsoamem-^of the P.O.S. of A. and the Red
wfcr.
Survivors include: 2 brothers.0<^W. *Sid"Smithand LUSmiih
^ of Mocksville; 2 sisters. Mrs.
loIaS. MillcrofMocksvilleand Mrs
Beatrice S. Shaver of SaJisbuiy.
bfr. Smith was also preceded in
math by a brother and 3 sisters.
Funeral services were at II am
^ursday,Jan.29,atCooleemeeMelh-Mist Church, conducted by the Rev.
SMdra Martin. Burial was In Rowan
Memorial Park.
j James A. Scott
diedjL'!2n998 ifs"*^" ^'owing a period oflr T"®""®-
Hew^anSSS'S!'"''^^
EtJaaS
Rrandchildren.
firsh E. " P**"*the chapel of
Ddvie County Public library
Mocksville, NC
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Feb. 12,1998
Margaret R. Beck
J Margaret Ridenhour Beck, 76, of
Cooleeniee. died Tuesday. Feb. 3 at
the Brian Center in Salisbury, after a
brief illness.Sheis thedaughter ofihc laic Ciccro
Franklin and Sally McDaniel
Ridenhour.
She is survived by: her husband,Hayden Beck, and daughter. Daphne
Beck of the home; a brother. C.F.
Ridenhour of Coolecmee; 2 sisters,FiancesR.CattcrofMocksville,Nancy
R. Beck of Walnut Cove; 2 grandchil
dren; and a great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by two
sons: L.H. Beck Jr. and Robert F.
Homstein.
Mrs. Beck was a member of the
U.S. Navy, and served in World W^n. She retired in 1980 from VAHo^pi-
lal. She was an active member of the
VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 1119 and
iheCooleemee Legion. Post 54 for 50
years. She also was a member ofCooleemeeUnitcd Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.ro. at Davie Funeral Chapel by the
Rev. Shelby Harbour. Burial followed
at Legion Memorial Park in Cool-
Memorials may be made to VFW in
Cooleemee, c/o Jerry Sppr. or dona
tions to your favorite charity, in lieu of
flowers.
J
Matthew A. Bridgeman
Infant Matthew Allen Bridgeman,sonofRobertandEUzabethBiidgeman,
of Advance, died Feb. 3. 1998, at
Forsyth Memorial Hospital.He IS survived by: maternal grand
parents. Theresa and Kehard Buchm
of Advance and Douglas Mazingo of
Broadway; paternal grandparentsFrankandPattyBridgemanofSanfori
A graveside service was conduclcd
at lOa.m.,Ftiday. Feb. 6 atWestLatraOardenofMemory inClemmons, with
the Rev. Allen Barker ofTieiaUng.
Walter Tillman Dull
J WallerTillmanDull.8l,ofDanner
Road. Mocksville. died Sunday. Feb.
8. 1998, at Aununn Care of Mocks
ville.
FuneralservicesweretobeFcb. 11,
at 2 p.m. at Eaton Funeral Chapel with j
Dr. Elavid Gilbreath and the Rev.
RonnieCiaddockofricialingand burial .
following in Wesley Chapel United .
Methodist Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be considered for
Wesley Chapel United Methodist
Church Building Fund, c/o Mrs. Roland
West. 3532 N.C. Hwy. 801. Mocks
ville. NC 27028.
HewasbomFeb.29.l9l6.in Davie
County to the late Walter and Hattie
DixonDull. He was owner and opera-
torofdOl Nursery. Hewasamember
of Wesley Chapel United Methodist ,
Church, Mocksville American Legion,
cleaner and dealer of seeds. He en
joyed Uavetingand hunting, especially
trips to Alaska and Florida. He was
preceded in death by his wife. Ethel
Fink Dull. Jan. 22.1997.
Survivors include a brother.
Lawrence Dull of Advance; 2 sisters.
Sal lie Faye Reavisand Frances Rcavis
of K3nnapolis;2special cousins. Edsel
and Marie Dull Wootcn of East Bend;
and several nieces and nephews.
y Viola Faye Drake
Viola Faye Drake, 55. of Hillcrest
Street. Mocksville. diedFriday.Feb. 6,1998 at Davie County Hospital. A
memorial service was held Monday,
Feb.9ai2p,m, at Eaton Funeral Chapelwith the Rev. John Smith officiating.
Mrs. Drake was bora Dec. 6.1942
in aay County. W.Va. to (he late
Cliford and Rosie Cottrell Fertcbee.
She was a homemakerand was a Bap
tist.
Survivors include: her husband,
Everett Drake, of the home. 4 daugh
ters; Mista (Kevin) Hanison. Rosie v.
Diake both of Mocksville, Tammy A
(Lincoln) Brock of Farmington. Trena
L. Drake of the home; a step-daughter,
Sheny Stamper of Mansfield, Ohio;
t0grandchildren;4step-grandchildren;3 sisters; Clarice Tripplett, Ruby
Cunningham. Ines Sears; 2 brothers;
Teddy Fenebeeand KennclhFerrebee,all of West Vilgiiiia.
Louise Myers Dunn
/ Mrs. Louise Myers Dunn. 68. ofRainbow Road, Advance, died on Fri
day. Feb. 6. 1998. at Davie County
Hospital after a lengthy illness.
She was born in Davie County on
June 13. l929tothelateThclmaBlake
and Carl Conrad Myers. She attended
Davie Baptist Church.and had worked
in the textile industry.
A funeral service was held at 2 p.m.
Sunday. Feb. 8, at Bethlehem United
Methodist Church with the Revs.
Ronnie Craddock. Norman Frye and
Mark Wcckley ofTiciating. Burial was
in the Bethlehem United Methodist
Church Cemetery.
The family requests memorials be
made to the American Lung Associa
tion of N.C.. 3409-D W. Wendover
Ave.. Greensboro. NC 27407.Sutvivorsinclude:herhusband.S.T.
Dunn Jr.. of the home; 2 sons. Carl
"Peanut" Doby of Mocksville. and
Ronald Dale Dunn, of the home; 3
brothers. Melvin Myers andCarl Ken
neth Myers, both of Mocksville, and
W.A. Myers of Fork; 3 sisters, GladysMyers. Barbara Jean Doby andGlen^
Doby. all of Mocksville; 6 grandchil
dren; and 2 great-grandchildren.
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Wade Denny HellardJ Mr. Wade Denny Hellard, 93. for
merly of Tuncnline Qiur^h Road,
Mocksville, died Thursday morning
Feb. 5.1998at Autumn Care ofMocks-
ville.
Funeral services were at 11 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7 in Tunentine Baptist
Church with the Revs. Billy Sloop and
Chuck Hensley officiating. Burial was
in the church cemetery. The family
requests memorials be considered for
the cemetery fund of Turrentine Bap
tist Church, c/o R.V. Spry, 953
Deadmon Road, Mocksville, NC
27028.
Mr. Hellard was bom In Davie
County, March 12, 1904 to the late
Joseph William and Emma Smith
Hcllaidandhadoperatedseveralstores
and service stations in Davie County.
He was a member of Tunentine Bap
tist Church.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Lula Tutterow Hellard, In Au
gust 1990, and by a son who died in
infancy.
Survivors include: 2daughteR,Mrs.
Pauline H. Wagner Hall and Mrs. Ruth
Booe both of Mocksville; a son. Bill
Lee Hellard of Dandridge, Tenn.; 9
grandchildren; Idgreat-grandchildren;
a great-great-grandchild; a brother,
Rubin Hellard of Mocksville; and a
son-in-law, Vcmon Booe of Mocks
ville.
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Olivia McKinne Huske
Olivia McKinne Huske, 87, widow
of Isaac Hall Huske, died fcb. 8,
1998, at Sardis Nursing Home. i
A memorial service wasto be held
at 2 p.m. Feb. 12, at St. Martin's
' Episcopal Church in Charlotte with
visitation following at hte church.
Private bqrial was held at Rose
n Cemetery in Mocksville.
Bom June 14,1910, in Princeton,
to Ethelynd Peterson and Malcolm
McKinne, she grew up in Louisburg
and was a graduate of St. Mary's
Junior College in Raleigh. She
graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in
1930, where she belonged to Pi Phi.
Following her marriage in 1934, she
had her husband settled i n Cooleemee
where she was a homemaker and
active in the community, especially
the Church of the Co^ Shepherdand Salisbury DAR. She later served j
for several years oa a librarian at
Davie County Public Library,
assisting in its relocation to a new
building and the expansion of its
historical collection. In retirement, '
she moved to Charlotte, becoming a
Friend of the Mint, a Friend of the
Library at Queens College, a
Friendship Trays volunteer and a
member of the Pator's guild at St.
Martin's. In the lost years, blindness
curtailed her activities but not her
spirit and sense of humor.
Survivors include her children,
Olivia Huske Rucker of East Grand
Rapids, Mich., I Manning Huske and
° William Weldon Huske, both of
Charlotte; 2 grandsons; a brother,
Phillip McKinne of Louisburg; and a
sister-in-law, Betty McKinne of
Louisburg.
She was preceded in death hy a
son, Malcolm McKinne Huske; anda
brother, Collin McKinne.
Memorials may be made to St.
Martin's Episcopal Church. 110 E.
Seventh Street, Charlotte, N.C. 28204
designated for the llowcr fund or to a
library of the donor's choice.
Anyone who would like to contact
the family may write to Manning
Huske, P.O. Box 6095, Charlotte,
N.C 28207.
/Rev. James Willie Jones
The Rev. James Willie Jones Sr.,
83,ofYadkinvnie,diedSatuiday,Feb.
7,1998 at Hoots Memorial Hospital
HewasboroFd). 12.19I4in Wilkes
County to the lateJduiP.and Caroline
JatvisJones. Hewasaretiredminister
and fanner. Jones was iicensed in the
ministry in I95I.
Survivors include: his wife of 63
years, MaggieRobenaHuffinanJones,
Yadkinville; 6 chiidrcn. Faye Barnes,
Mocksvilie; J.W. (Judy) Jones Jr..
Cooleemee; Jessie Ruth (Wayne)
Marshall, Elldn; Donald Jones, EUdn;
Aldene(Beth)Jones, Mocksville; Rev.
Bobby (Ann) Jones, Mooresville; 13
gramtehildren; ISgreat-grandcfaildren.
Jones was preceded in death by his
parents and a son. Jeny Ray Jones.
His funeral service was held 2 pan.
Monday, Feb. 9 at Liberty Baptist
Church. Burial followed in the church
ce^tery.
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v Drive, Mocksville. died Monday, Feb.
9,1998, at Davie County Hospital.
She was bom Oct. 26. 1919. In
Yadkin County to the late William
Charles and Leana Caudle Adams and
was a homemakcr. She was a member
ofOakCroveUniled MethodistChurch
where she wasaSunday School teacher
inlhechildren'sdivision for many years.
Survivors Include her husband,
RobeitOdcll KigerofAutumnCare;a
son. Jim Kigerofthe Midway commu
nity: 3 grandchildren. Andra Kiger of
Lexington, Todd Kiger of Charlotte
and Abigail Kiger of Midway: 2 sis
ters. Lillian McBride of Ciemmons
and Jo Hege of Welcome.
She preceded in death by a son.
Bob' Kiger. in 1960: and a brother,
James Paul Adams.
Funeral services were to be held at
11 a.m. Feb. 12. at Oak Grove Untied
Methodist Church with the Revs. David
Talbeit and Donald Fundcrburkoffici-
atingandburial followingin thechurch
cemetery.
, Memorials may be made to Oak
GroveUnlted Methodist Church Cem
etery Fund, 1994 U.S. Hwy. 158,
Mocksville, N.C. 27028.
The family was to receive friends
at Eaton Funeral Home 7-9 p.m. Feb.
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Juanita James Lagley Juanita James Lagle. 75, of
Tunentine Church Road. Mocksville.
died Sunday. Feb. 8,1998 at her home."
Funeral services were held Feb. 11
at 11 a.m. at Eaton Funeral Chapel ,
with the Rev. Billy Sloop ofliciaUng. '
Burial followed in Tuirentine Baptist
Church Cemetery. !
Memorials may be considered for
Tunentine Baptist Church Cemetery
Fund, c/o R.V. Spry, 953 Deadmon
Road, Mocksville, N.C 27028
ShewasbomIuly27,1922in DavieCounty to the late Carl and Emily Spiy
James. Shewasaretitednuiseandhad '
b^ employed at Davie County Hos- 'pital and was a member of Tbrrentine
Baptist Church. She was preceded In
death by her husband. Tammy Lagle
in 1981. I
Suivivorslncludeason,JenyLagle '
ofMocksville:3gtandchildiBn:Angie ISmith of Advance. Todd Lagle and '
Ben Lagle; agreat-granilchild; asister,
ShirleySeats;3brothers,Gene.CaiToll 'and Jesse James, all of Mocksville.
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Pauline Whitaker Wall
Mrs. Pauline Whitaker Wall, 73, of
Oak Grove Church Road, Mocksville,
died Wednesday, Feb. 4,1998 at her
residence.
A graveside service was held Fri
day, Fbb. 6 at 2 p.m. at Oak Grove
United Methodist Church Cbmetery
with the Rev. David Talbert ofliciat-
ing.
The family requests memorials be
considered for the Arthritis Founda-
tion.POBox2503.Durham,NC 27705
or to Oak Grove United Methodist
Church, 1994 US Hwy. 158, Mocks
ville. NC 27028.
Mrs. Wall was bom June 2,1924 in
Davie County to the late Oscar Roy
and Essie Mae Wall Whitaker. She
was retired from Hanes Hosiery with
31 years of service and was a member
of Oak Grove United Methodist
Church.
Survivors include; her husband, -
Fred Cecil Wall of the home; adaugh-
ter, Mrs. Keith (Peggy) Dillon of
Salisbury; a son, Freddie (Teny) Wall
ofStatesvllIe;5grandchildren;2great-
grandchildren; 3 sisters, Coleen
McDanlel,CarleenSpeaksandShelby
Jean Mullls; 3 brothers, James
Whitaker, Gailher Whitaker and Gary
Lee Whitaker. all of Mocksville.
Wayne Maitin Reavis
, Mr. Wayne Martin Reavis, 53, rf ;7 Rocky Dale Lane, Famungton, dirf^ Saymoning.Feb.3,1998.athrs
*"'^neral services wereFriday Fa).6inEaionFuner^ai^l 1
wiihiteRcv.NotmanFtyeoffi^«^-Burial was in Batons Baptist Church ,
mnsidered for the Cemetery Fund of
SXus.chu.c^'S;,^ 1Eaton, Batons Church Road, Mocks-
tas bom inCounty.Maich20, l944toAnmeClw
""is Reavis of Farmingion and the
SHigh School, classofl9aww
an avid deer hunter and enjoyrd fi^
ing. He was a member of theFarmingtonB^t^iwK
He was preceded in deam oydaughier,VenusReavisinl98^g
'ISvlSinadditionrnhfemoth^who made her honre wt^ J^J^j
wife. Katie Carolynflwhome;2daughters,Bndgett
^Tand LesBe Lynn Reavis, 1^ofFarming.on;agranddaughter,a«da
nephew.
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Garland Hubert Allen
GarlaaJ Hubert Allen. 73. of
Huwanliown Circle, Mocksville. died
Tuesday, Feb. 17. 1998. at Davie
County Hospital.
He was born Nov. 14. 1924, in
Oavie County to the late Brack and
Rcna Williams Allen and was retired
Trom Drexel Heritage Furniture. He
was a memberorBixby Church of the
Living God.
He was preceded in death by° a
grandson. Bradley Allen.
Survivors include his wife. Lillie
Jeanette Holleman Allen of the home;
2 daughters. Linda Canupp and Joyce
Steele. both of Cooleemee; 8 sons,
Norman Allen, Todd Allen. Roger
Allen. Gerald Allen. Randy Allen,
Dale Allen, Danell Allen and 71m
Allen, all ofMocksville; 24 grandchil
dren; 3 sisters. Maijalene Robbins of
Lexington. Faye Comer of Yadkin-
ville and Carolyn McCrary of Cool-
eemee;and2 brothers.Clarence "Wea
sel" Allen of Yadkinville and Edgar
Allen of Mocksville.
Funeral services were to be held at
2p.m.Feb. I9.at Eaton Funeral Chapel
by the Rev. Darrell Cox with burial
following in Bethlehem United Meth
odist Church Cemetery.
William B. Blackburn
Master William Bingham "Will"
Blackburn, six months old. died
Wednesday, Feb, 11,1998.
Bom in Fbrsyth County July 25.
1997,toJ,DouglasandBetsyBingham
Blackbum, he was a member with his
family of Reynolda Presbyterian
Church. During his short life, he en
riched the lives of all he touched by his
example of courage, perseverance and
love.
Surviving, in addition to his par
ents, are a brother, Jason. 14; 2 sisters.
Katie Beth. 5, and Kellie Michelle, 3,
all of the home; 2 aunts and uncles, D.
JayandTommiLeighSteidelofClem- ,
mons and Tom and Debbie Fallen of
Advance; paternal grandparents. J.
Eldridge and Linda Blackbum and
Betty Ann Blackbum, all of Wilkes-
boio; matemal grandparents, Donald
William and Peggy Bingham of Ad
vance.
He was preceded in death by mater
nal grandmother. Sarah S. Bingham. |
Funeral services were conducted at I
2 p.m. Feb. 14. at Reynolda Presbyte
rian Church.
Memorials nuybe made toBrenner
Children's Hospital. Intermediate Care
Nursery. Wake Forest University Medi
cal center. Medical CenterBlvd., Win-
ston-Salem. N.C. 27157.
/ Bobby Odell Cleary
V Bobby Odell Cleary. 56. of Slatcs-
ville. died unexpectedly Friday. Fob
13, 1998.
Born Oct. 12, 1941, in Davie
County, he was the son of the late
Clyda Dclbcrt Cleary and Flora Tul-
tcrow Cleary of Mocksville. He was
self-employed, operating Cleary
Loader Work. He was a member of
Shady Grove Baptist Church. On Feb.
28, 1970, he married the former Judy
Carter, who survives.
Also surviving are 2 sons. Scottie
Odell Cleary of the home and Travis
Lee Cleary of Slaiesvllle; 5 btotheis,
James Cleary of Cleveland. Dorman
Cleary ofYadkinville.TommyCleaiy,
Wayne Cleary and Kirk Cleary, all of
Mocksville; and 2 sisters, Elizabeth C,
Baity and Marie Hawks, both of Yad
kinville. A brother, David Cleary. pre
ceded him In death.
Funeral services were conducted at'
2p.m. Feb. 16,at Shady Grove Baptist
Chuieh In Slaiesvllle with the Rev,
Jerry Yarboio officiating. Burial fol
lowed In the church cemetery. .
Memorials may be made to Shady
Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund,
3327Amity Hill Road,Statesville,N.C
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Craven. 79. of 136
MarchinonlPlantMion.Advance.diedMonday. Feb. 16. 1998. at Kate B
^ynolds Hospice Home in Winston-
Salem.
Bom March 15.1918. in Davidson
County, theeldestson of the iate Ftedaeon and Betty Smith Craven, he
^ed as a captain with the 511thCoii» of Engineers attached to Gen-
^ Icon's 3id Army during World
Wa^dtmarcUrcdcommanderofthe VFW m Advance. Aretired faimerand mie breeder, he was an active
nwmbwof Clemmons United Meth-^st Church where he had been a
Simday School teacher and former
chaunumoftheofficiaiboaid.Survivors inciude his wife. Beryl
Ath^nCravenofthehomejadaueh-ter. Oieiyl Schaiff of Lewisville-2
<^es Craven of Charlotte andDavid Craven of Winston-Salem; 4
grandchildren; 2 brothers. Rev
IwymottdCravenandSmithCravenisisters, Helen C. McConneil. lean C
Bailey and Maige C. Tyner.
bondservices were to be held at
UnitedMeAodistChurch with the Revs. David
n Raymond C. Cravenofficiating.BurialfollowedinBethanyddChxrehofChiistCemeteiyinDavidson County with full military
ntes provided by the liih District
MemonaJ Honor Guaid VFW.
Memorials may be made to Clem-
mons UnitedMethodist Church Build
ing Fund.
Jennie Hawthorne
V ■'onnie Robircson Hawthorne. 81,of Salisbury, died Saturday, Feb. 14,1998, at Rowan Regional MedicalCenter after being seriously ill one
week.She was the grandmother ofBenjamin Johnson of Mock.sville.
Fallie Winford Foster•J Fallie Winford Foster of Winston-
Saleni.diedWednesday,Feb. 11.1998.BoroJune4,1910, in Davie County
to the late Alec and Rebecca Winford,
she iiianied the late Lafayette Foster
and moved to Winston-Salem in the
early 1930s. She worked for R J.Reynolds fora numberof years and rctir^
at age 72 from the Winston-Salem
Police Department where she was
employed as a school crossing guard.
She was a member of Carver Road
Church of Christ.
She was preeeded in death by her
husband and 2 daughters. Helen Bates
Leak and Annie F. Revel.
Surviving are a daughter. Edna
Frazier of Winston-Salem; a sister.
Alma Woodruff of Coolecmcc; a devoted granddaughter. Carolyn Fosterof Winston-Salem; a devoted great
granddaughter. Crystal Rice of Win-
. ston-Salem; 6 grandchildren; 9 great
grandchildren; and a host of other rela
tives.
Funeral services were held at 3 p. m.
Feb. 15. at Parklawn Memorial Gar-^ns Chapel where BrotherCloys Cecil
ofTiciated and burial followed.
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Harrison Allen Hilton
^ Harrison Allen "Shorty" Hilton,70.ofFleeiStreet.MocksvilIe.died Thurs
day morning, Feb. 12, 1998, at hishome after a serious illness of three
weeks. |
He was bom in Fbrsyth CountyMay5.1927.tothelatePhniipEdwaid
and Mary Ellen Howard Hilton and ,was a retired service technician with A/CCotporatioti. He was formerly with
Dixie Furniture in Lexington and hadalso been with Bilimore Dairies. Heenjoyed working outdoors and was an ;
avid auto racing fan. 'He was preceded in death by 2 jbrothers, Lawrence and Jimmy Hilton;
a half sister, Evelyn Smith; and 4 halfbrotheis, Roby Hilton, Ralph Hilton,William Hilton and Btucc Hilton. ^Surviving are his wife of 47 years.Mary Williatns Hilton of the home; a |dau^ter.VivianRYountsofLexing- .ton;ason,GaryWayneHiltonofClcm- |
mons; 4 sisteis, Mary H. Myers andDorisRMock.borhofAdvance.Ktsy IRCaidwellofEastBcndandJessieR ^
Mullis of Reedy Creek; a brother. -Phillip R Hilton of Winston-Salem; a ,
halfbrother,LesterHiltonofAdvan«;
and 3 special nieircs. Kathtyn. Erica iand Tiffany. )Funeral services were conducted at2 p.m. Fcb. 15. at Eaton Funeral HomeChapel with the Rev. Blaine Possingcrofiicialing. Burial followed in Bixby
Church of the Living God Cemeteiy.Memorials may be made for theCemetery Fundof Bixby Church oftheliving God Cemetery. Comatzer Road.
Advance. N.C. 27006.
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V Dona Louise Johnson, 66,diedFeb
; 12.1998.
Bom Aug. 5. 1931. in Pittsburgh,
ra.. she was the daughter of the late
• ^nald Llewellyn and Onie Rupeit
. Adamson and was the wife of the late
• Rev. John Arthur Johnson. She was a
reii^ sccondaiy math teacher with
MillcrcekSchoolDistrictinErie.Pa.Agj^uate of Thiel College in Green-
w j ® member of Sln Mark Lutheran Church.
. Survivors include3children, Fliyn-
beih Katheiine Bcrglund of Philadel-
phia. Pa.. Krister Gustav Eduard
Johnson ofGermany and Heidi LinneaRhyne of Jamestown; a brother, R
Llewellyn Adamson of Saiasota. Fla.*
and 3 grandchildren.
Memotial services were conductedat 4 JO p.m. Feb. 13, at St. Mark Luth
eran Church with Pastors Jan Tobias
and Bmce Wollenbuig officiating.
MemorialsmaybemadetotheHolyC^Lutheran Church Building Fund.1913 US. Hwy. 601 South, Mocks- '
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Carrie Lillian Helton Monris. 93. of/ Mocksville. fotTnerlyofCharlone.dicd
Thursday. Feb. 12, 1998, at
Meadowview Manor in Clcmmons.
Bom inCherTyviIle,shc retired from
WilliomsandShclton Company in 1974
where she had been a buyer.
Surviving are a son, Everene W.
Morris Jr. of Mocksville; a daughter,
Betty Joe Neal of Tampa, Fla.; 2 sis
ters. Maty Byrd of Lenoir and Pnie
Holdcn of Chetiyville; 6 grandchil
dren; and 9 great grandchildren.
Funeral .services were conducted at
McEwen Charlotte Chapel Feb. 16. at
11 a.m. with burial following in Sharon
Memorial Park.
y Billy Ray Mackie
Billy Ray Maekie, 47, of John
Peoples Lane, Mocksville, died
unexpectedly Monday, Feb. 16,1998.
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County, he had worked for Vulcan
Materials for over 20 years. He
attended Turner's Creek Baptist
Church and Batons Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by a
son, David LeeMackie.inApiil 1996.
Surviving are his wife. Judy Ann
Sprinkle Mackie of the home; a son.
Billy Dale Mackie of the home; his
father, John Kerman Peoples of
Indianopolis. Ind.; his mother,
Maggie Potts of Tobaccoville; 2
sisters. Maty Adkins of Rural Hall j
and Manha Clodfelter ofMt. Airy, a I
brother, Charles Potts of Lewisville;
and a granddaughter, Christy. i
The funeral service was to be held {
at 2 p.m. Feb. 19, at Batons Baptist |
Church by the Rev. David Gilbreath 1
with burial following in Deep Creek
Friends Church Cemetery.
Henry Elmon May
V Henry Elmon May Sr.. 89. of Pilot
Mountiiin.diedTuesday.feb. 10.1998,
at Brilthaven of Wilkesboro Nursing
Home.
He was the father of Joan Cress of
Advance.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.
Feb. 13, at Caudle Funeral Home
Chapel by the Revs. Eugene Shciiill
and Jonathan Doss with burial follow
ing at Pilot Mountain City Cemeteiy.
/Verona Scott Moser
Verona Scott Moser. 83, of Ad
vance, died Saturday. Feb. 14.1998. at
Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Win-
ston-Salem.
Bom April 129,1914. in Meadows
of Danville, Va. to David Baitlett and
Rosctta Light School, she was a mem-
berofMocksUnitedMethodist Church.
She was a volunteer at Shady Grove
Elementaiy School and was retired
from Seats. She was preceded in death
by her husband. Carl Woodrow Moser
Sr.
Surviving are a daughter. Sylvia
Moser Spady of Newport News, Va.; 2
sons. Carl Woodrow Moser Jr. of Ad
vance and Steve Patrick Moser of
Delray Beach, Fla.; 4 grandchildren; a
great grandchild; a sister, Ina
Brissendcn of Newport News, Va.
Funeral services were conducted at
I p.m. Feb. 17, at Mocks United Meth
odist Church by the Rev. BniceGwynn.
Burial followed at Crestview Memo
rial Park in Rural Hall.
Memorials may be mode to Mocks
United Methodist Church, P.O. box
2122, Advance, N.C. 27006.
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M>nltf DfiverLudfofd Ownlcy.Xy,
of Elizabclh Cily. diod Salurday. Fob.
14. iyOS, 31 Winslovv Memorial Nurs
ing Home.
A nalive of Chesapeake, Va.. she
was a member of Ihe firsl graduaiing
class of Central High School and a
memberofPartavlileHoliness Church-She was ihe wife of the lale James
Leighion Ow nlcy and daughter of ihc
laic John and Sarah Combs Ludford.
Shewaspreeedcdindeaihbyabrolher.
Johnny Ludford.
She is survived by 3 daughters, Sa
rah O. Meads and Kathleen O.
Briekhousc, both of Elizabeth Cily.
andMyrtleO. GrimesofMoek.svillcia
son, James Ludford Ownley of Nags
. Head; a sister, Mae Bundy ofWinfall;
12 grcandchildren; 22 great grand
ehidlren; and 2 step great grandchil
dren.
A funeral sere ice was held at noon
Feb. l6,alTwiford'sMemorialChapel
wiih the Revs. Richard Denham. Hiza
Bcaeham and Suart Meads oOiciating.
Burial followed in Highland ParkCem
etery.
Emest Gamer Watts
Ernest Gamer Watts. 72, of Yadk-
y invillc, died Thursday, Feb. 12.1998.
at Fotsyth Memorial Hospital in Win-
sion-Salem.
He was a member of Bread ofLife
Baplist Church in Mocksvillc where
he served on ihe Deacon Board and as
a imstcc. He was a former Sunday
School teacher, scout leader and mem
ber ofVFW Post 10346.
Funeral services were conducted nt2p.m.Feb. 14.atGentry FamilyChapcl
by the Revs. Bruce Lundly and Bill
Pearson. Burial foUowcdin South Oak
Ridge Baplist Church Cemetery with
committal services by the Rev. BtuCC
Lundly and Dr. Phil Beavers. Military
honors were provided by the Northern
District 11 Honor Guard.
Memorials may be made to Breail
of Life Baptist Church Building Fund,
4S57N.C.Hwy.801;Moeksvillc,N.C.
27028.
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Michael Scott Stroud, 20. of Old
Mocksville Road, Staiesvillc, died
early Sunday, Feb. 15, 1998, from
injuries sustained In^^^^^^Ka
on auio accident. |mfH[|D
1977, in frLolll'
CountytoJamcsRay 1
and Rachel Yvonne I aJJ. f|
Hendrix Stroud. he i , ' jj
was employed with
Freighllinrr. Previ-^^^^^^^l
ously employed * J
Flow Chevrolet in
Winston-Salem.bcwasa l99Sgradu-
aie of North Iredeil High School and
also graduated from UTI where he
received a ceitiflcale in automotive
and diesel mechanics. He attended
North Main Street Church of Christ in
Mocksville.
Surviving are his parents of the
home; a sister, Cynthia Murray of
Arlington, Va.;abrother.CharlcsCralg
Suoud of East Bend: his maternal
grandmother, Beatrice Seamon
Hendrix of Mocksville; and several
cousins and friends.
Funeral services were conducted
at 2 p.m., Feb. 17. at Eaton Funeral
Chapel with DavidPowell officiating,
Burial followed at Jericho Church of
Christ Cemetery.
Memcffials may be considered for
<2arolina Bible Camp, 1988 Jericho
Church Road, Mocksville, N.C.
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' ""y "te Rev. Wade R, ^'<te.BurialfoJlowedinWestLawn; Menwrial Park in China Grove
Roid Coston Grose
Roid Coston Grose, 101. of 666>/ I\>wclt Bridge Road. Harmony, died
■ Saturday. Feb. 21. 1998. at his resi-
; dence.
A native of Iiedell County, bom
; Dec. 19.1896. a son of the late James
Miles and Ida Steelman Grose, heI married the former May Joyner Sept.
■ 6, 1918. who preceded him in death' Dec. 26. 1986. He was a retired dairy; farmer and member of Hamiony Bap-
• list Church where he was in the Men's
. Bible Class. He wasan avid horseback; rider and served in the U.S. Army
during World War L
Surviving are a daughter. Elaine
i MustyanofStatesville.TheaBrownof
Mocksvilie and Jo Anne Grose ofHarmony; a sister. Mae Grose Joines of
< East Bend; and S grandchildren.He was preceded in death by 2
. children. Evelyn G. Adams and Jean
; Grose; and 2 brothers. Dallas and Otis
; Grose; and a sister, Tracy Caudle.
Graveside services were held at 11: a.ro. Feb. 24, at Rock Spring Baptist
Church Cemetery by the Rev. Blaine
1 Grose.
Memorials may be made to RockSpring Baptist Church Cemetery Fund.
c/o Louise Anderson. 913 Powell
• 'BridgeRoad.Haimony.N.C.28634or
■| toHarmonyBaptistChurch, 135Little; Wilkesboro Road. Harmony. N.C.■; 28634 or to a charity of the donor's
' choice.
f Christian C. Froelich/ Christian Conrad Froelich Sr.. 52.
of Clemmons, died Saturday. Feb.
21. 1998. at his home.
Bom Jan. 9, 1946. in Forsyth
County to William Earl and Mattie
Catherine Conrad Froelich II. hegraduated from Grifnth High School
in 1965. He wasafotmeroincerwith
the Winston-Salem PoliceDepartment and former member of
the Mocksvilie Volunteer Fire
Department. He was co-owner of
FroelichCleaning Services. He was a
member and elder of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
He was preceded in death by a
son. Matthew Kurtis Froelich.
Siirviving are his wife. PatriciaBarringer Froelich of Advance; 3
daughters. Crystal Froelich Isenhour
ofSan Antonio, Texas, Tara FroelichTompkins of Clemmons and Mary
Froelich Elkins of Harmony; 5 sons,
Erik Van Froelich. ofNotthport.N.Y..
Christian Conrad Froelich Jr.. of
Winston-Salem, Michael Ryan
Froelich of Clemmons, Wesley
Nissen Froelich and William Earl
Froelich IV. both of Advance; a step
son. William Jack Smithof Charlotte;9grandchildren;2step grandchildren;
and a brother. William Earl Froelich
m of Salisbury.
Funeral services were conducted
at 11 a.m. Feb. 25. at The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by
Bishop Starr Eckholdt. Burial
followed in Forsyth Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to the
American Diabetes Association.
Forsyth County Chapter, c/o Frances
Wheeler. Bowman Gray School of
Medicine, Medical Center Blvd.. '
Winston-Salem. N.C. 27157-1146.
Bob Grace
t/ Bol'bieEugene''Bob"Grocc,68.ofSalisbury, died Friday, Feb. 20,1998.at Rowan Regional Medical CenteraRer a period of declining health.
Bom Feb. 15.1930, in Richmond
County, to the late DcllaMcDuflieand
Roy M. Groce;he was educated in the
Davie County Schools and anendcd
Davidson County community college.He retired in 1968. after 21 years ofservice from the U.S. Army. He was of
the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife. MoxineLindsay Groce of the home; a son.
Daryl ICGroceofMocksville; 2daugh-lets. Gloria McSwain and DebbieGrtxe. both of Mocksvilie; a brother.Dallas "Pete" Groce of Yadkinville; a |grandchild; and 4 step grandchildren, j
A graveside service was held at 2 'p.m. Feb. 22, at Sandy Springs Baptist
Church in Harmony.
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Teiry Douglas "Smiley" McDaniel,
54, of Davie Sireet. Cooleemee. died
Sunday. Feb. 22.1998. at N.C. Baptist
Hospital In Winston-Salem.
BomJuly23,1998.inDavieCounty
to Rebecca Beck Foster and the late
James Theixioic McDaniel, he was a
veteran of the Vietnam ConHict. serv
ing in the U.S. Navy. He was a brick
mason by trade.
Surviving are 3 sons. Tommy A.
McDaniel. Dean Head and Michael
Kluttz, all of Cooleemee; 3 daughters,
Teni Hendrix of Austinville, Va..
Sherrie McDaniel and ' Dana
Funderburk. both of Cooleemee; 2
brothers, James T. McDaniel Jr. of
Marshall, Texas and Thomas A.
McDaniel of Cooleemee; 4 grandchil
dren: and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a sis
ter, Patsy Ann McDaniel.
A graveside military service was to
be conducted by the VFW District II
Memorial Honor Guard at 2 p.m. Feb.
25. at Jericho Church of Christ Cem
etery in Mocksville with T. Kyle
Swicegood delivering the eulogy.
Memorials may be made to Jericho
Church of Christ Cemetery Fund, c/o
James Webb. 150 Adams Road,
Mocksville, N.C. 27028.
Estel Lee Osborne
Bom Sept. g. 1928.
Roy and BessieVanoy Osbome, he worked at local
saw mills for many years. !Surviving are a brother. WammOsbomey Stoney Point; a sister,
S ofKannapoIis: andJl^felong fnend, Inez Troutman of the
Cana community.
CteJ r" ServiceCht^pel. Committal services werecon-
Peb. 23. at TUmer'sCiwk Baptist Church Cemetery in
Vadkinville by the Rev. Allen B^. '
Beverly Ann Prevette !
y Beverly Ann Prevette. 43. of Salis,'
bury, died Tuesday. Feb. 17. 1998. at
Davis Hospital in Staiesville after a
period of declining health.
Bora Sept. 2. 1954, in Cabarrus
County, to Joyce Roberts and Joel
Baxter Prevette of Salisbury. She was
a 1972 graduateofSouth Rowan High
School and received a nursing degree ,
from Rowan Tech. She was employed
as a registered nurse at Davie County '
Hospital for 15 years.
Surviving are a brother. Joel Dean
Prevette of Concord: 2 sisters. Chris- 1
tine Keistlerof Mooresville and Mel-1
issa Rollins of Salisbury: and grand-
parents. Coy and Ruby Roberts of
Kannapolis. iFuneral services were held at!
Northcrest Chapel at Linn-Honeycutt'
ofChinaGroveat3p.m.Feb.20.bylhe'Revs. Curtis Parker and Tom Smith. |
Burial followed at West Lawn Memo- j
rial Park. j
Memorials may be made to the'
American DiabetcsAssocialion,North'
Carolina Afliliate. j
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DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Feb. 26,1998
Mary A. Slye
Mary Nelson Anderson Slye, 82.
died Friday, Feb. 20,1998.inTakoma
Park, Md.
She was Ihe daughter of ihc Ule
ZolliculTer Nelson and Mary Icnnic
Anderson bom in Mocksvillc June
26.1915. She gradualed fromSalem
Academy and Salem College berorc
atlcndfngEmergency Hospital School
of Nursing In Washington, D.C. She
was married for Freeman D. Slye,
wbosurvivcs,for60yeai3.Theylived
inTakoma Park, Md. and maintained
a home in Mocksvillc.
Surviving, in addition to her
husband, are 3 children. W, Taylor
Slye of Mocksvillc, F. Nelson Slye
and Jennie A. Slye Saundcrs of
Maryland; 6 grandchildren; and 4
great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Feb.
24, in Maryland.
Memorials may be made to First
United Methodist Church of
Mocksville for the Letty Smith
Scholarship Fund, 305 North Main
Street, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.
n Fredrick "Goat" Iklbert
FredrickSteven "Goal"Talben,62.
of Gladstone Road, Mocksville, died
• early Monday, Feb. 23, 1998, at For-
syth Memorial K
V Hospital in Win-
ston-Salem.
Hewasbomin lg|L
Davie County,
Loyce Davis
TalbertBrownof
Gladstone Road
andlhelaieJames
been employed with Drexel-Heritage
Furniture Company. For the past ftv •
years, he had worked for F&F Barbe •
cue. HewasamemberofLibertyUnited
Methodist Church and was an avid
' fisherman and hunter. He enjoyed
NASCAR racing, auto repair and lime
with his family.
Surviving, inadditiontohismothcr,
arehiswife, Dolly LinleTalbenofthe
- home;4sons,TimothyTalbert.Jeffrey
Talbcrt, Michael Tiber! and Chad
TalbeitallofMocksviHeiasiepslstcr,
Linda Wood of Mocksville; 5 grand
children; and a great grandchild.
He was preceded in death by a son,
Ricky Talben.
' Funeral services were to be held at
2 p.m. Feb. 25.at Liberty United Meth
odist Church with the Revs. David
Reep and Darrell Con officiating and
burial following in the church cent-
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Anna Mae Brown
Anna Mac Malhis Brown. 83, ot
Briilhaven. widow of Bob Greene and
O.L. Brown, died Thursday, Feb, 19,
1998. al Briilhaven.
She was bom Aug. 31. 1914, in
WilkesCouniy.ioRichardD.andLula
M.Maihisandwasseif-employedbeau-
lician.
Survivors include a daughter,
Bobbie Ann Cilliam of Ronda; a son,
Lonnie Brown Jr. of Balilmwe, Md.; a
sisier. Ethel Benion of Roaring Riven
5 grandchildren; and2greal grandchil
dren.
Funeral services wercheldal2p.m,
March 1. at Reins-Siurdivant Chapel
with the Revs. Vaughn Brown and
Mark Elmwe ofdciating. Burial fol-
lowedinPlcasaniGroveBaptistOturch
Cemetery in Clingman.
Memorials may be made to Pleas
ant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Fund. 3892 Clingman Road, Ronda,
N.C. 28670.
S.T. Dunn Jr.
S.T. Dunn Jr., 66, ofAdvance, died
Friday. Feb. 27.1998, at Forsylh Me
morial Hospital after an extended ill-
ness.
and Mary Foster
Dunnandwasdi- Tj' .'.T*- «
rectorofcommu- 'R' y-;;?. .*
nicationforDavie
years. He at
tended Friend-
ship Baptist Churehond wasa member
of Fannington Masonic Lodge 265
and the Smith Grove Ruriian Ciub.
He is survived by a son. Ronnie
Dunn of the home; a stepson, Cari
"Peanut" Doby of Mocksviiie; a
brother, Reno Dunn of Advance; 3
sisters, Nannie Mac Forrest of Ad
vance. Mary manin ofWinston-Salem
and Helen Jarvis of Faimingion; 6
grandchildren and a great grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his
wife. Louise Myers Dunn: and a
brother. Loy Dunn.
A funeral was held at 3:30 p.m.
March 1. ai Bethlehem United Meth
odist Church with the Revs. Norman
Frye. Ronnie Craddock and Mark
Weekley officiating.
Memorials mav be made to Davle
Lucille Smithey Bro3vn
Lucille Smiihcy Brown of Briar
Creek Road, Advance, wife of
Raymond Brown, died Wednesday,
at
She was bom
July 20, 1936, in
Wilkcs County to
Otto and Clara
Johnson Smiihcy
and was a member
of Central Baptist L_s^llHiLf
Church. She worked as administrative
assistant for Budd Services.
Surviving are her husband,
Raymond Brown of the home; her
mother, Clara J. Smithey of North
Wllkcsboro; 2 sons. Randy Brown of
Mocksviiie and Michael Brown of
Advance: 5 sisters. Joyce Hulchens
and Gladys Anderson, both ofWilkes-
boro, Wiiia Mac Waddcll of North
Wilkesboro. Jeii Burkhart of Lexing
ton and Debbie Boreof Moravian Fails;
4 brothers, Worth Smithey. Clayton
Smithey and Wayne Smiihcy, all of
Greensboro, and Ralph Smithey of
Moravian Falls; and 6 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.m. Feb. 27, at Reins-Sturdivanl
Chapel with the Revs. Gyles Widener
andRonnieMillsapsofficialing.Burial
followed in MounllawnMeirKirialPaik.
Billy Steve Freeman
f BiliySlcveFrcemanSr-.SO.ofLex-
ingion,die<iTuesday.Feb.24.1998, ai
VAMaliealCemerinSalisburyanera
sudden illness.
Bom in Davidson County, June 23.
1947. to Wilbum Lewis Freeman Sr.
and Annie Lou Holder Freeman, he
was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serv
ing during the Vietnam Conflict and
was a member of Amvets Posi 13.
DAV Chapter 39. VFW Post 3074 and
American Legion Post 8,
He was preceded in death by a
brothcr.ChtickFreeman,Dec.31.l997. ,
Survivingatedsons. Billy FreemanJr. of Mocksviiie. Shawn Freeman,
Danny 0. Spurirer and Scot: Spumer,
alIorLcxington;6grandchildrcn;and i
3 brothers, Wilbum Lewis Freeman
Jr., Wayne Kent Freeman and Ronald I
Ray Freeman Sr.. ail of Lexington,
The funeral was conducted at 11 ,
a.in.Feb.27.ptDavldsonFunera!Home 'Chapel by the Rev, Bill Freeman with
Sarah Frances Clark
Sarah Frances Oark of Winston-
Salem. died Sunday. Feb. 22. 1998, at
Forsylh Memorial Hospital.
She was the sister of Omelia Th
ompson ofAdvance.
Henry Graham
HenryGraham. 64.ofMaiden.diedSaturday nighi. in Catawba General
Hospital in Hickory following a otte
week illness.
He was bom in Catawba County, a
sonofihe late Mao-Graham Kennedy.He was retired from Delta Apparel
Company in Maiden and was a mem
ber of St. James AME Zion Church.
He is survived by a sister, Louise
Kennedy of Lincolnton; and a brother,
Rush Kennedy of Maiden.
D8vie County Public LiO^afy
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j Frances ShermerJarvis
Frances Shemtcr Jorvis, 79 for-
^lyofU.S.Hwy.64East,died'eariySaturday morning, Feb. 28, 1998 at
Davic County Hospital. She had beena resident of Mea^wbrook Terrace
for the past year.
Funeral services were conducted 2
p.m. March 2, at Eaton Funeral Chapelwith the Revs. Ken Evans and
Hubbatd ofRciating. Burial followed
in. Fulton United Methodist Chuteh
Cemetery.
MetnoriaUrnaybeconsiaetedforute Scholarship Fund of Fork Bapdst
Church, 3140 U.S. Hwy. 64 East,
Mocksville, N.C. 27028 or to
Alzheimers Research, 200 Nonh
Cherry Street, Winston-Salem, N.C.
27101. ShewasbominDavieCbunty
March 20,1918 to the late Boyd and
Delia Markland Shermer and was a
horrtemaker. She was a member of
Advance Baptist Church and was a
memberofForfcBaptist Church Circleand Fork Senior Citizens. She was
preceded in death by her husband,Robie Gray Jaivis, in 1993; and by a
son, Dennie Jarvis, in 1992. She was
ers.
Surviving are a son, Shermer Gray
Jatvis of Advance; 5 grandsons: and 2
great-grandsons.
/Ibrry Douglas McDaniel
^ Terry Douglas "Smiley" McDaniel,
4. of Davie Street, Cooleemee, died
iunday, Feb. 22,1998, at N.C. Baptist
dospital In Winston-Salem.
Bmn July23,1943,in DavieCOunty
to Rebecca Beck lioster and the late
James Theodore McDaniel, he was a
veteran of the Vietnam Conflict, serv
ing in the U.S. Navy. He was a
brickmason by tntde.
He is survived by 3 sons, Toiruny
A. McDaniel, Dean Head and Michael
Kluttz, all of Cooleemee; 3 daughters,
Terry Hendtix of Austinvtlle, Va.,
Sherrie McDaniel and Dana
Funderburk. both of Cooleemee; 2
brothers, James T. McDaniel Jr. of
Marshall, Texas and Thomas A.
McDaniel of Cooleemee; 4 grandchil
dren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a sis
ter, Patsy Ann McDaniel.
A military graveside service was
conducted by the VFW District II
Memorial Honor Guard at 2 p.m. Feb.
23, at Jericho Church of Christ Cem
etery. T. Kyle Swicegood delivered
the eulogy.
Memorials may be made to Jericho
Church of Christ Cemetery Fund, cfo
James Webb, ISO Adams Road,
Mocksville. N.C. 27028.
7 Opal L. Poplin
Opal Livingston Poplin, of Oak
Summit Nursing Center, died Feb. 28,
1)98.
She was bom in Forsyth COunty
March 20,1916toJohnL.andVenice
Long Livingston. She was a member
of First Baptist Church in Mocksville
and was retired ftom Davie COunty
Hospital. She had been a longtime
resident of Mocksville and Davie
County prior to moving to Winston-
Salem. She was preceded in death by
her husband, HentyT.Poplin;agtand-
son, Matthew Brewer; and a brother,
John E. Livingston.
Surviving are a daughter, Gail
BrewerofWinston-Salemtason, Gene
Poplin ofSalisbury; 3 grandehildienta
great-grandchild; 3 sisters, Mary Lois
ComatzerofWinston-Salem, Kathleen
Vogler of Advance and Lucille Will
iams of Smith Grove.
A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. ;
Match 3, at Hayworth-Miller Silas
Creek Chapel with the Rev. W. Paul
Riggs ofllciating. Burial followed at'
Park lawn Memorial Gardens.
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John W. Rivers Sr.
/ John W. Rivers Sr.. 55, of Murphy
Road.MocksvilIe,<UcdThursday,Feb.
26,1998, at his home.
Bora Oct. 13, 1942,* in Augusta,
Ga., to the iate Andrew and Savannah
Oglctrce Rivers, he was a member of
Bethel Baptist Church and a veteran of
the U.S. Air Force.
Surviving are his wife of 25 years,
Brenda Smith Rivers of the home; 3
sons, John W. Rivers Jr. of Courtney,
Douglas and Donald Rivers, both of
the home; 3 daughters, Joy, Missy and
Michelle Rivers; 6 grandchildren; 2brothers, Paul Eugene RiveisofMocks-
ville and Jaines Rivers of South Caro
lina; his mother and father-in-law,
Virgil and Carolyn Smith of Advance.
He was preceded in death by adaughter,Tracie Rivers Oct. 21,1974;
and a brother, Edward rivers.
Thefuneral wasconductedatdpjn.
March 1, at Courtney Baptist Church
by the Revs. John Brown, Larry
Andrews and Bill Hale. Burial fol
lowed in the church cemetery.
Bettie Alien Vance
I Bettie Allen Vance, 74, died I%b.
28, 1998, after a lengthy illness.
Bom Feb. 16,1924, in Earlington,
Ky. to the lateTom andBettieO. Allen,
she was preceded in death by a brother!'
Guy Franklin Pankey.
She is survived by her husband,
Theon Harris Vance Sr. of the home; 5
children, Thcon H. VanceJr.ofMocks-
ville, Bettie V. Sleclman of l.ewtsville,
Tom A. Vance of Lexington, Gary R.
Vance of the home and Jenny Penland
of Winston-Salem; a sister, Rosalee
Patton of Evansville, Ind.; 12 grand-
children; 4 great grandchildren; and
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.m. March 3, at Harmony Grove
United Methodist Church at Lewis-
ville. Burial followed in the church
cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Har
mony Grove Methodist Church Build
ing Fund, 5(MI Styers Ffcrry Road,
Lewisville, N.C. 27023.
Recie Comatzer Sheets
y Recie Comatzer Sheets, 92, of nBailey Road, Advance, diedTues^y,
March3,1998,atMeadowbrookTer- :
raceofDavie. _ I
She was bom Nov. 5, 1905, in ;
DavieCountytothelateJacobSoloman ,
and Ellen Berryman Corriatzer and
was a homemaker and'Avon dealer.
She was amemberof Advance United
MethodistChurchwheresheservedas
church steward and member of the
Methodist Women. She was a lap and
piece quilter and gardener.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Lonnie B. Sheets in 1968; a
son. Bob Sheets; 2 grandchildren; 3
sisters; and 3 brothers.
Survivors include ason, Ray Sheets
ofOkanawga,Wash.;adaughteT,Helen
Ruth Boger of Farmington; a daugh
ter-in-law, Alice -Sheets Adams of
Wenatchee, Wash.; 8 grandchildren; 9
great grandchildren; a great great
grandchild; a sister, Sadie Gross of
Pfafftown; 2 brothers, Bradley Cor-
natzer of Detroit, Mich, and Paul Cor-
natzer of Advance.
Funeral services will be conducted
at 2 p.m. March 6, at Advance United
Methodist Church at 2 p.m. with the
Rev. Dennis Marshall ofliciating and
burial following in the church cem
etery.
Memorials may be made to Ad
vance United Methodist Church, 158
Underpass Road, Advance, N.C.
27006.
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T^kmorton,58,ofDanbury,dWToes^y,Feb.24.1998 3,^,^3
Hospital in Winston-Salem
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Victor Ward Williams, 77, of
Mocksville. died Thursday, I%b. 26,
1998, at his residence.
Bom July 21, 1920. in Forsyth
County to Arthur James and Minnie
Head Williams, heattendedWest BendBapdstChurch, hereceivedlhePuipIe
• Heart Medal while serving in the U.S.
Army in World War D and was retired
as a carpenter.
Surviving are his wife. Lelia Mae
Smith Williams; 3 childneii, Rachel
JonesofSanfanLVickiDiaiieRobertsof Winston-Salem and Daniel Ward
Williams ofLewisvilIe;6stepchildien,Ellen Blevins and Martha Jones, boiji
of Lewisville, Hanison Sheets ofWin-
ston-Salem, Lettie Hoots of Union
Grove, HanietMason and JCeithSheets,both of Mocksville; 6 grandchildren:
13 step grandchildren; 15 step great
^ndchildren:2 brothers, Hubert Wil-
liams of Pfafltown and Jack Williams
n of Lewisville.
A funeral service was held at 2 p.m.
Feb.28,atHaywwth-MiIIerSilasCrBekChapel with the Rev. Otis Oampitt
ofliciating. Burial followed in Con
cord United Methodist C3iurch Cem
etery.
Memorials may be made to Hos
pice of Davie County. 210 Hospital
Street, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.
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Ruby Muc Naylor Bogcr. 69, of
Richie Road, Mucksvillc. died Satur
day, March 7. 1998, at Davic County
Hospital.
Bum Jan. 12, l929,inDavicCounty.
a daughter of Hattie White Naylor of
Mucksvillc and the late Martin Naylor,
she was a hontcmakcr and member of
Chestnut Grove United Methodist
Church in Mocksville.
Surviving, in addition to her mother,
is her husband, Ned Vaughn Boger of
the home; 2daughtcrs. BrendaMecham
and Lisa Slumbo, both of Mocksville;
a son. Johnny Boger of Lexington; a
sister, Edna Reavis of Mocksville; 7
grandchildren; and 3 great grandchil
dren.
She was preceded in death by a
grandson, Brandon Boger.
Funeral services will be held at 11
a.m. March 10,at Eaton Funeral Chapel
by the Rev. Tim Starbuck, Burial fol
lowed inChcstnut Grove United Meth
odist Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be considered for
Chestnut Grove Untied Methodist
Church Cemetery Fund, do Kenneth
Hatpe,470 Elmore Road, Mocksville,
N.C. 27028.
J La^vrence F. Comatzer
Lawrence Frank "Jab" "Candy"
Comalzer,83,ofBingham-Parks Road,
Advance, died Saturday, March 7,
1998, at Forsyth Memorial Hospital in
Winston-Salem.
Bom in Davie County, son of the
late bob and Jessie McCullough Cor-
natzer, he was retired from RJ. Rey
nolds TobaccoCompany with 32 years
of service and was of the Baptist faith.
He served in the U.S. Army during
World Warn in the India-Buima cam
paign with tnedical aid.
Survivingare his wife, Georgia Ellis
Comatzer of the home to whom he was
married 49 years; and a sister, Ursula
Comatzer Beck of Lewisville.
He was preceded in death by 2
brothers, RoscoeCcmatzerand Vetdia
Comatzer, and a sister, AdaTalbert.
Funeral services were held at 2:30
p.m. Match 10, atEaton Funeral Chapel
by the Rev. Elmer Day and Elder Eu
gene Bennett. Burial followed in Cor-
natzer Baptist Church Cemetery with
I military graveside rites conducted by
the District 11 Memorial HonorGuatd,
VFW.
Elizabeth Sadler DiSalvo
. Elizabeth Sadler DiSalvo, 82, of
Mocksville, formerly of Beverly Hills,
Ra.. died Sunday, Maa'h I, 1998, at
Davie County Hospital after a sudden
illness.
Bom March 23,1915, in Vonkcrs, -
N.Y., to the late John and Elizabeth
Kish Sadler, she was a homemaker.
She moved to Beverly Hills, Ha. from
Long Island, N.Y., later moving to
North Carolina to make her home with
her daughter aOer the death of her
husband, Salvadore DiSalvo. She was
a member of St. Francis Catholic
Church and enjoyed traveling.
Survivors include a daughter, Jean
DiRoma of Mocksville; a grandson,'
Paul DiRoma of Mocksville; a great
granddaughter; and a sister, Phyllis
Strackbein of Honolulu, Hawaii,
Her body was sent to Hooper Fu
neral Home in Beverly Hills, Ha. for
services and entombment in the mau
soleum at Beverly Hills Memorial
Gardens.
Memorials may be mode to St.
Francis Catholic Chuich, 862 Yadkin-
ville Road, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.
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Mary Daniel EUer
/ Mary Edith Daniel Eller, 76, ofSpeneer,dicdMonday,March2,1998,
at Rowan Regional Medical Center in
Salisbury.
BomJuly 10, l921,inDavieCounty,
she was educated in the Davie County
schools. A member of Calvary Baptist
Church, she was employed by Laguna
Sportswear for 25 years.
Her husband, Henry Jacob Eller,
died Sept. 26,1984.
Survivors include ason, Michael H.
Eller ofLong Beach; a brother, Robert
Daniel of Mocksville; a sister, Sa^
Clark of Mocksville; and agrandchdd.
A graveside service was held at 2
p.m. March 4, at Rowan Memorial
Park by Dr. Rick Cockerham and the
Rev. Bobby Seagroves.
Ophelia Clinard Frye
/ Ophelia Clinard Frye, 88, died at
Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Win
ston-Salem, Sunday, March 8,1998.
She was the mother of Normalee
Vogler of Advance.
A graveside service was held March
10, at Westlawn Gardens of Memory.
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Dorothy Walser Haymore
/ Dorothy Walser Haymore, 48, of
V 242AnDwleafDrive,Lewisville,died
Thursday, March 6, 1998, at Forsyth
Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salem.
Bom in Lexington. Feb. 20,19%,
to John Hubbard Walser ad Addie Mae
Jones Walsershe worked forWachovia
Bank for 28 years and was a Ib^
administration manager at the timedf
herdeath. She wasamemberofViaina
Baptist Chuich.
She is survived by her husband,
Jerry Thomas Haymore of the home; 2
sons, Jonathan Thomas Haymore and
Jeremy Todd Haymore, both of the
home; herparentsof Advance; 2 broth
ers, Kent Walser and Danny Walser,
both of Advance.
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Ruby Brown Smith
- : Ruby Brown Smith, 87, of Kemcrs-
ville, died Tuesday, March 3,1998, at
Porsylh Memorial Hospital in Win-
ston-Salem.
' - n Bom March 7.1910, in Greenville,
S.C, to William Walker Brown and
Daisy Brown, she was retired from
n ButlingtonHosietyCompanyandwas
a member of House of Prayer i n Kcm-
ersville. She was preceded in death by
her husband. Willie Victor Smith; a
daughter, Linda S. Hege; and a son,
Lewis Smith.
Surviving are 4 daughters, Bculah
Cline and Mildred Carico, both of
Mocksville, Donna James of Clyde
and Sandra Rominger of Kemersville;
2 stepdaughters, Margie Presley and
Margaret Davidson, both of Kings
Mountain; 2 sons, Leonard Smith of
Winston-Salem and Leroy Smith of
Kemersville; a stepson, Raymond
Smith of Pacolet, S.C.; 21 grandchil
dren; 24 great grandchildren; and a
great grrat grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted at
3J0p.m.Match6,atHayworth-Miller
Silas Creek Chapel by Sister Carlee
n Stallatd and the Rev. Norman Frye.
' Burial followed in Oaklawn Memorial
Gardens.
Joseph Gnidy Snow
sang most of his life in ihi" h'"®
brothent.
Lola Snow all ^
His funeral was heid ii o-m t
"•"'^'"BlaekbumandRoeer I
MemoiialsmaybemadeioiheLih.apiist Church Cemetery Fund.
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Jessie Stanley
/ Jessie Lcc Couley "Mama" Slanley,
92, of Nceilmorc Road. Woodleaf, died
earlyTuesday,March 10, l998.aiFor-
sylh Memorial Hospiial in Winslon-
Salem.
She was bom in Greenville, S.C.
Jan.5.1906, lo ihe laic Oscarand Mary-
Lou Cooley Cooley and was reiired
from Erwin Mills wiih 30 years of
service. She wasalonsiimcmembcfofSouih RiverChurch ofChrist, enjoyed
noweramnging and had kepi children
for many years.
She was preceded in dealh by her
husband, Thomas Lulhcr Stanley, In
1963. She was also preceded by 5
daughlers.OllieJeanSlanicy.GeraldincChaffin. Nora Corbell. Manha Sianlcy
and Alma Speaks; and 2 sons. Thomas
Slanley and Fred Sianlcy.
5urvivorslncIude6daughlers.Mary
Moisinger of Winsion-Salem. Dora
CorbeiiofRtx;kwell.Dclma SlanleyofAdvance, Barbara HolmesofNewpon
News. Va.. Dolly Brown of Salisbury
and Linda Shores of Moeksviile; 3
sons. Joe Sianlcy of Woodleaf. David
Slanley of Salisbury and Douglas
SianlcyofMelbourne, Ohio: 39grand-
children: 51 grcal grandchildren; and
lOgreal greai grandchildren.
Funeral services were lu be held al 3
p.m. March 12. aiSouih RiverChurch
of Christ wiih Don Sloan and Car
Rolhiock officiaiingand burial follow
ing in the church cemeiery. The family
was 10 be ai Ealon Funeral Home 7-9
p.m. March 1 1.
j Clay York
S. Clay York. 86. of 642 Ctesceni
Drive. Mocksville.diedSunday.Manrij8.1998. at DavieCounly Hospital fol- n
lowing four years of declining hcallh
andascriousillness ("^5^^*"
of six days.
Bom in Ircdell
l91l.hcwasason 'VrMjr
of the laic Reuben
BcnjaminandRob-ert Muselta Heath |b
York. On Dec. 25, I t M1935, he married I jy"
Julia Slroud. who Ml
preceded him in death ScpL26.1990.
He was retired from Souihcm Fasten
ers as a sloiler machine operator and
was a farmer. He was a member of
Pleasant View Baptist Church.
Survivorsincludeason.HenryEu- .
gene "Gene" York of Greensboro; 2
: daughters, Earline York und Christine
Yc^,boihofMocksvillc:andpgrand-
; son, Brandon Y<*k. |
In addition to his wife, he was pro-
• ceded in death by 2 brothers, John Roy
'Bud'YofkandreubenFranklin'Frank
York; and 6 sisters. Mamie Faye York.
RubyYofk, Edna York, EstherY.Cash.
Bessie Y. Slroud andBculahY, Stroud.
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ducted at 2 p.m. March 10. at PleasantView Baptist (2hurch in Harmony by
the Revs. Jesse Slroud and HooverMarlowe and burial following in the
church eemcteiy.: Memorials may be made lo Pleasant View Baptist Church BuildingFund, c/o Shirley Kctchic. 141 Battle jRoad.Staiesville, N.C. 28625.
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Crave Street, CColeemee, died Saiur-
tlaynlghi, March 14,1998,ai the home
of her granddaughter in Salisbuiy.
She was bom in Davie County Oct.
13, 1902, to the late John Henry and
Sarah Frances Mclntyre Creason and
was homemaker. She had also worked
for Erwin Mills in Cooleemee. She
was preceded in death b her husband,
Hubert Anderson, in I972:adaughter,Hazel Allen; a son. Gilmer Anderson;
a grandchild, Teny Andeison; a sister.
Pearl Kanison; and 2 brothers, Carl
and Qanard Creason.
Surviving are 2 daughters, Pauline
Kerley of Cooleemee and Inell
McClamrack of Mocksville; 2 sons,
Harvey Anderson of Salisbury and
Garland Paul Anderson of Mocksville;
19 grandchildren; 26 great grandchil
dren; 14 great great grandchildren; a
sister, Lola Foster of Fort Mill, S.C.;
and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at
11 a.ro. March 17, at Eaton Funeral
Chapel with the Revs. Jerry Snipes and
JeffFenaington ofliciating. Burial fol
lowed in Liberty United Methodist
Church Cemetery.
Memorial may be considered for
Hospice of Rowan County, 1410 N.
Main Street, Salisbury, N.C. 28144.
Leon Barkley
/ Leon Barkley of607 South Church
Street, died March 10,1998, at Rowan
Regional Medical Center following a
period of illness. Bom May 3,1934, in
Cabamis Couniy.asonofthelatelohn
Henry and Victoria Barkley, he was
retired from Reldcrest Cannon Mills.
He is survived by his wife, WillieG.
Barkley of the home; 2 sons, Larry and
Michael Bosi, both of Thomasviile; a
step son, Clinton Little of Charlotte; 3
step daughters, BarbaraCheny ofChar-
lotte, Annie Ullle of Statesville and
Tresia Little of Salisbury; 2 brothers.
Graver Barkley of Kannapolis and
Marvin Barkley of Asbuty Park, N J.;
4 sisters, Hazeline and Josephine
Barkley.bothofDurham, Johnnie Ruth
Douglas and Naomi Ford, bothofCon-
cord; and 4 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.ra.
March 14, in the chapel of Graham
Funeral Home with Bishop JuniorGray
officiating. Burial followed in
Oakwood Cemetery in Salisbury.
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• Mary Bost Ligon Bolick, 80, a resi
dent'of Brian Center, Statesville, died
Sunday, March IS, 1998, at Columbia
Davis Medical Center.
; BomDec.6,l9l7,inIrcdellCount,
$he was the daughter to the late John S.
Bost and Anne Kylcs Bost. She was a
member of Abilene Church of Christ
and taught in the bedell. Rowan,
Sampson and Davie County school
systems. She was published poet and
loved English literature, especially
Shakespeare. She was preceded in death
by her first husband, James F. Ligon
; Sr.. Nov. 7,1972. Her second husband
blso preceded her in dealh. She was
also preceded in dealh by 3 brothers,
Roy, Everetle and Garland Bost.
- Survivors include 2 sons, James F.
Ligon Jr. of Statesville and David T.
Ligon of Mocksville; a daughter, Mar
garet Ligon Bolick ofStatesville; and3
grandchildren.
; Funeral services were to be con:
jjucted at 4 p.m. March 18, at Abilene
ChurchofChrisi with Wallace Beasley
officiating and burial following in the
church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to South
eastern Children's Home, 155
Children's Way, Duncan, S.C. 29334.
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BominSunyCounlyNov.24.1926,J^oxie Parduc Brown of Mocksville^dlhelatcSimon Wilfoid Brown Sr.he graduaicd from Boonville HighSchool and ailendcd Oak Ridge Mili-UO' Insiiiuie. He served as a para-•mopcr in ihe US. Army and ownedand operaicd S.W. Brown & Son in-u upcrai«i i.w. Brown & Son inMocksville for 51 and a halfyeais. Hewas a n^lwofRrsi Bapiisi Churchof Mocksville where he served as aSunday School teacher. He was also a
memberofMocksvilleMasonicLodgeand a member of ihe Boy Seoul com-
muteeai Holy Cross Lutheran Church.
Surviving, inaddition tohismoiherare his wife, Rebecca Shoaf Brown oftlwhome; 2 daughters, Deborah Brownof Atlanta, Ga. and Elizabeth Rynn of
^vflncc; a son, Charles Brown of the i^ilnam R. Davie community; 2 step
dau8jiters.RcneeHairisofClcmmons 'and Susan Harris of Cooleemee; and 4
grandchildren.- Memorial services were held at 7 'P.,m. March 17. at Mocksville Fiist !Baptist Church by the Revs. Laity ,
Hovis and Glynn Bell. '- - Memorials may be made to First .
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Emily Rodwell Canmell. 81. for
merly of Hemlock Sireci. Mocksville,
and a resident of Meadowbrook let;-
race of Davie, died Monday. March
16.1998 at Forsyth Memorial Hospi
tal in Winsion-Salem. ' '
A graveside service was to be field
March 19 at 2 p.m. at Rose Cemetery
with the Rev. ^waid L. Biggers offi
ciating.
Memorials may be considered for
First United Methodist church. 305 N.
Main St.. Mocksvillc. NC 27028.-.:
She was bom Sept. 17. 1916 in
Davie County to the late Dr. John W:
and Quilla Cane Rodwell. She was
retired from U.S. Selective Service/
Civil service, where she had worked
for 34 years. She graduated from
Women's college in Greensboro in
l938.ShewasamemberofFustUnit^
Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by'hH
husband.Giaydon S. Cartmell Sr..'and
two sons. George Casey and John
Edwin Cartmell.
Survivors include: a son. Graydon
S.CartmellJr.of Bethel Park,Pa.; two
grandchildren; and a brother. John
Rodwell of Glen Buroie. Md.
Eugene Calvin Foster
y Eugene Calvin Foster.77.ofHilton
Road. Advance, died Saturday morn
ing. March 14. 1998. at N.C. Baptist
Hospital in Winston-Salem afterashort
illness.
He was bom in Davie County Nov.
18. 1920, to the late S.R. and Pearl
Smith Foster and was a retired supervi
sor with Fenell Construction Com
pany. He was also a farmer and veteran
of the U.S. Army. He was a memberof
Bethlehem United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by a sister,
Margie Soflcy.
Surviving are his wife of 54 years.
Berma Green Foster of the home; 2
sons. Meal Foster and Kenneth and
wife Josephine Foster of Advance; a
stepgrandun;asister.HelenMcDaniel
of Advance; 2 brothers. J. Roy Foster
of Advance and Taylor Foster of Win
ston-Salem; and several nieces and
nephews.
A graveside service was held at 2
p.m. March 16. at Bethlehem United
Methodist Church Cemetery with the
Revs. Mark Weekley and Donald
Funderburk ofTicialing.
Memorials may be made to Bethle-
hemUnited Methodist ChurchGrowth
Fund. 321 Redland Rood. Advance.
N.C. 27006.
/ Minnie Smj'th Glass
«al SiTOt Extensmn. Mocksville. died
Wednesday. March 11. 1998. at
Davie County Hospital.
She was bom in Smith County Va
Shelton Smith and was a homemakcr
She was niembcrofthe Church of God
Md enjoyed reading and cooking. Her
hu^and. Walter Glass, died in 1976
Survivors include 2 sisters, Delia 'Smith of Mocksville and Ruby Smith^ta^yille; 4 brothers, John Smith.^ Srmth and Fred Smith, all of
Manon. Va.; and several nieces and
nephews.
I „ was held at 2
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Advance, died Thursday. March 12.1998. at Forsyth Memorial Hospital^
Bom May 3.1927, in North Loup.Nev., toRossandElmaMuligan POrtis
she was preceded in death by her hus
band. Ernest John Golus. and a son
Gary Golus. '
Surviving are 3 sons, Dennis Golus
of Advance, David Golus of Newman
Lake, Wash, and Rick Golus of
pubuque, Iowa; 3 daughters, Mary
Merrrtt of Winston-Salem. Cathy
Huster and Terri Golus. both of St.
I^uis. Mo.; 3 grandchildren; and a
sister. Shirley PyzantofSchuyler. Neb.
Funeral services were held at 7:30
p.m. March 16. at Hayworth-Miller
Srias Creek Chapel with the Rev. Dr.
Robert S. Jeffords Sr. officiating.
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Max Lee Johnson. 62. of Holiday
Lane, died Thursday, at N.C. Baptist
Hospital in Winston-Salem after an
extensive illness.
He was bom Nov. 9.1935. in Guil-
ford County to the late John Lee and
Annie Mae Ridge Johnson and was a
truck driver with Akers Motor Unes in
, Charlotte. He also restored older auto
mobiles. He was a member ofTimcn-
tihe Baptist Church.
Survivingare his wife. HelgiaDavis
Johnson of the home; a daughter. Toni
Johnson Champ of Mocksville; 2
. gTMdchildren; Amy Myers and Kevin
Wesley Champ; a great grandchild;
and a sister. Annie Lee Dayvault of
Mocksville.
n Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.
March 15. at Eaton Funeral Chapel
.with the Rev. Billy Sloop officiating.
Burial followed in Tuirentine Baptist
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William "Bill" Sanford Munday.'
76. died Tliuisday, March 12,1998, at
his home.
Bom Feb. 18,1922. in Cooleemee,
10 the laie Sherrill W. and Beulah
Messick Monday, he retired from the
Winsion-Salem/Forsyih County
Schools as head of the plumbing and
heating department after 43 years of
service. He was a member of First
Baptist Church in Cooleemee and at
tended Bethany Baptist Church in
Winston-Salem. He was a U.S. Army
veteran, serving during World War nin the European Theatre and was at the
Invasion of Normandy. He delivered
Meals on Wheels.
He was preceded in death by 2
brothers, Henry and James Munday;
and a sister, Kathleen Bunch.
He is survived by his wife, Rebecca
Fulp Munday; 2 daughters, BarbaraBengeofWinston-Salemand Suzanne
Neal of Piano, Texas; a son, Gerald
Munday of Winston-Salem; 7 grand
children; a great grandchild; 2 sisters,
Carol Wagner of Advance and Nellie
Bailey of Woodleaf; and a brother,
Robert Munday of Mocksville.
Funeral services were conducted at
2 p.m. Match 15, at Hayworth-Miller
Silas Creek Chapel by the Revs. Don
Harvey and Neal Eller. Burial followed
at Cresiview Memorial Park in Rural
Hall.
Memorials may be made to the
Building Fund of Bethany Baptist
Church, tiOO Old Hollow Road, Win-
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J James Edwin Nance, 55, of Cor-
natzer Road, Advance, died Sunday
afternoon, March 15,1998.
He was bom in Davie County Jan.
13,1943, to the late Thomas and Ruth
Lagic Nance and was a retired carpen
ter and shop instructor with Davie
County High School with 20 years of
service. He was a graduate of Forsyth
Technical Institute and was also a li
censed electrician and building con
tractor. He had been a member of the
PiedmontCbuncilof Government since
1985, and was a member of the Tri-
County Mental Health Board for two
terms, serving as chairman for one
year. He was an active member of the
Board of ARC of Davie County and
was former volunteer at N.C. Baptist
Hospital and former flre chief of Cor-
natzer-Dulin Volunteer Fire Depart
ment.
Survivorsinclude his wife, Gamette
Laymon Nance of the home; 2 daugh
ters, Debbie Smother of High Point
and Jayme Earle of Mocksville; 3
grandchildren; and a sister, Mildred
Nance of Winston-Salem.
Funeral services were held at 7 p.m.
Match 16, at Macedonia Moravian
Church with the Revs. Greg Little and
Elder Eugene Bennett officiating. A
graveside service was held at 2 p.m.
March 17,intheMacedoniaMoravian
Church Graveyard.
Memorials may be made to Davie
County ARC, c/oKathy Etb, P.O. Box
291, Mocksville, N.C. 27028 or to the
Building Fund of Macedonia Mora-
vianChurch,700N.C.Hwy.8Dl North,
Advance, N.C. 27006.
/Katherine Moore Price
Katherine Moore Price, 94,ofMon'
roc, died Sunday, March 15, 1998, at
Union Regional Medical Center. i
She was bom Dec. 25, 1902, in]
Union County, a daughter of the late
Thomas Bragg Moore and Sara "Sally"
TyeMooreoftheWeddington/Twelve
Mile Creek community. She was pre
ceded in death by her husband, Curtis
Price IL in 1959.
She was a graduate of Cuilford
Ctdlege inGreensboro, aretited school
teacher, guiding thegrowthof children.
in Ellenboro, Mocksville and Monroe
public schools. She donated resources!
to Union County Heart Fund, Arthritis'
Foundation, National Glaucoma Re
search and the March of Dimes. She
established scholarships at Gullford
College and Duke University for stu
dents from Union County. She was an
avid golfer and loved to play bridge.
Survivors include many nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were to be held at
2 p.m. March 18, at Central United
Methodist Church by the Rev. Dr.
Michael Leatherwood and burial fol- [
lowing in Monroe City Cemetery. |Memorials may be made to Central j
United Methodist Church, 801 South '
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Howard Knox Sherrill, 68, of Main
Church Road, Mocksvilte, died Sun-
day,Maich 15,1998, at Davie County
Hospital.
Bom June 25, 1929, to thclate
Ranious M. and Minnie Lee Houston
Sherrill in Iredcll County, he was a
membcrofBlaiseBaptistChurch where
he helped with Sunday School recordsfor many years. He worked in the titn-
berbusiness inDavieCounty formany
years. He was preceded in death by 3
brothers, Albert, Eurell and Paul
Sherrill: and 2 sisters, Eulalia LI pe and
Ila Sherrill. jSurvivingateliiswife,AliccDouthit
Sherrill of the home; 3 sons. Ricky |
Sherrill and Todd Sherrill, both of
Mocksville, and Dale Sherrill of
Sumter, S.C.; a daughter, Judy Call of
Mocksville; 2 brothers, Asa and
Rolland B. Sherrill, both of Kannapo-
lis; 3 sisters, Beatrice Reavis and Rachel
Hcndrix. bothof Mocksville, and Edith
Essick of Winston-Salem; 6 grand
children; and several nieces and neph
ews.
The funeral was conducted at 8:30
p.m. March l7,atBlaiseBaptistChurch
by the Rev. Glenn Sellers. Burial was
in Blaise Baptist Church Cemetery at
10 a.m. March 18.
Memorials may be made to Blai^
Baptist Church Land Fund, c/o David
Angcll, 906 Country Lane, Mocks
ville, N.C. 27028.
Laura Foster Sparks
Laura Fester Sparks, 73, of Kne-
brook School Road, Mocksville, died
early Sunday, March 15,1998, at Blu-
mcnthal Jewish Home in Clerrunons
where she had been a resident for the
past four years.
ShewasbominDavieCountyNov.
24. 1924, to the late George Leopard
and Rose Ella Barney Fbstcr and was a
homemaker. She was a member of the
Dulin United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband,,
whomshe married in I942,WallaceB.
Sparks ofthehome;2daughtets.Btenda
Silverstein of Galveston, Texas and
KayeSparksCookeofRichmond, Va.;
4grandchildren;5 greatgrandchildren;
7$isters,MazieMeIton.CoIleenF[inest
and Gladys McNeil, all of Mocksville,
Hazel Thomas of Clemmons, Lucille
Orrell and Gertrude Robertson, both of
Advance, and Helen Orrell of Win
ston-Salem; a brother. George Foster
of Mocksville; and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were heldai2p.m.
March 17, at Eaton Funeral Chapel
with the Revs. Robert McLawhom and
J.C. Lane officiating. Burial followed
in Dulin United Methodist Church
Cemetery.
Memorials may be considered for
the Cemetery Fund of Dulin United
Methodist Church, c/o Thurraan Fos
ter, 2215 Milling Road. Mocksville.
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< Kyle MalihcwBameycostlc. infant
son of Jeffrey anii Karia Danncr
Barneycastle. died Thursday, March
19. 1998. at Davis Medical Center in
Statesville.
Surviving, in addition to his par
ents. arc a brother. Christopher Ryan
Barneycastle of the home; paternal
grandparents. Gene and Pam
Barneycastle of the Cana community.
Linda and Jacky Harrison of Farming-
tontmatemalgrandparents. Mackie and
Minnie Dannerof the William R. Davie
community; paternal great grand
mother. Mamie BamcycastleofMocks-
ville; maternal great grandmother.Hva
CatesofWinslon-SaIem;2uncles.DaleBameyeastic and Ricky Danner. bothof Mocksville; and 2 aunts. Brandy
Hamson and Miranda Barneycastle.
both of Mocksville.
His mother is offlce manager at
Caudell Lumber; his fathera teacher at
Davie High School.
A graveside service was held at
Chestnut Grove United Methodist
Church with the Rev. David Gilbieath
officiating.
Memorials may be made to Chest
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. Mr. James Elliott ClendeninJr. «0.
ofCherry Hill Road. Mocksville. died
Monday night. March 23,1998.
. Funeral servies will be at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday in EatonFuneral Chapel with
the Rev. Darrell Cox officiating. The
fatnily was to receive familyond friends
at the funeral home one hour prior to
the service. They request memorials
be considere for the Dvie County Hu-
imne Society, do Terry Hamm, 108
Wills Road. Advance NC 27006 or to
the American Heart Asoiation. Davie
Chapter, do Patty Lookabill, BB T,
108GaitherSt.MocksvilleNC27028.Mr. Clendenin was bom in Fayette
County. W.Va.. March 8.1938 to the
lateJames E. Clendenin Sr. and Evelyn
Garten Clendenin and was a retired
electrician and mechanical mainte
nance manager wih Oneida Coal Co.
He had also worked with Lee Apparel
and was with Funder America.
'HemovedtoDavieCountyin 1984
rora Calvin. W.Va. He was a former
memberof the United Mine Workers,
-ocal 141. He enjoyed collecting
Volkswagens and was an amateurpho-
tographer.
Survivors include: his wife, of theJhome. Delorcs Frazer Clendenin; a
^ughter. Donna Marie Clendenin of
^Mocksville; 4 sons Roger Allen
^lendeninof Houslon.Texas. Emmett■jRay aendenin of Coal City. W. Va..
iary Wayne Clendenin and JamesjAndrew Clendenin. both of Mocksville; IOgrandchildrcn.agrcat-grand-
Vom a foster daughter. Julia Nicole3o^ of Mocksville. a foster son,panics Michael Boggs of Charleston.S.C.; 3broihcrs.LeeMoorcClendenin
amdMarshallClendenin.bothofTioga.JV.Va. and Richard Clendenin of^raigsville. W.Va.;. and a step-sister,Pamela Johnston Craigsville. W.Va.
J Alfred Reno Dunn
Alfred Reno Dunn. 80.ofAdvance,
died Friday, March 20. 1998, at his
home.
Bom April 23. 1917. in Yadkin
County, to Samuel Thomas and Mary
Foster Dunn, he was a member of
Bethlehem United Mcthodi.sl Church.
Surviving arc his wife. Evelyn
Muiphy Dunn of the home; 2 daughters. B^ara Smith of Mocksville and
Sandra Hays of Advance; 2 sons.
Sherman Dunn of MocLsville and
Dewey Dunn of Oklahoma; 7 grand
children; a great grandchild; and 3 sis
ters, Nanny Forest. Helen Jarvis and
Mary Martin.
Funeral services were conducted at
2 p.m. March 22. at Bethlehem United
Methodist Church by the Rev. J. Mark
Weekley. Burial followedinthechurch
cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Hos
pice of Davie County. P.O. Box 665.
Mocksville, N.C. 27028 or Bethlehem
United MethodistChurch.321 Redland
Road, Advance. N.C. 27006.
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Nancy WilkcsCrimes, 72,ofStales-
vil)c.dicdTucsday,March 17.1998, at
her home follotving an illness of 16
years.
Bom Nov. IS. 1925, In Heldale,
Va., she was the daughter of the late
Harry Wilkes and Geneva Huffman
Wilkes. She served with her husband
in four churches in the Statcsvllle are.
Yadkin Baptist, Society Baptist, Zion
Baptistand Calvary Baptist from I9S6-
I98S, when they letired due to her
illness. She was active in the churches
with youth Sunday School, adult Sun
day School WMU and choir. She had
worked for the U.S. Postal Service in
Annapolis,Md., Branch Bank in Wash
ington, D.C., the Bookmobile and as
child librarian for the Ircdell County
Library. She had also served as a sul^
stitute teacher for the IredctI County
schools prior to her illness. She was a
member of Calvary Baptist Church in
Oavie County.
Survivors include her husband, the
Rev. Sidney R. Crimes whom she
married Feb. 2S, I94S; 2 sons, Sidney
R. Grimes Jr. of Shreveport, La. and.
Robert Wayne Crimes ofStatesville; a
daughter, Deborah Leiia Grimes Har
ris ofShrevepoa La^Sgrandchildren;
2 brothers, Lawrence Wilkes ofClem-
mons and Edward Wilkes of Greens
boro; a sister, Dorothy W. Bowers of
New Orleans, La.; and her mother-in-
law, Pearl Grimes Carpenter of the
home.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.m March 21, at Calvary Baptist
Church by the Revs. Bobby Hender
son, Ken Stroud and Jerry Baker. B urial
followed in the church cemetery.
Robert Lee Holmes
V Robcn Lee Holmes of Statesville
died at his home March 17,1998,
A native of Iredclt County, he is
survived by 2 brothers, Ronnie Holmes
of the home and Billy Holmes of Har-
mony.
Funeral services will be held at 3
p.m. March 28, in the chapel of Gra
ham Funeral Home with the Rev.
Norman Dudley officiating. The body
will be cremated.
Samuel Gaston Lyons
j Samuel Gaston Lyons of Suites-
vilIe,dicdWednesday,March 18,1998,
at Iredell Memorial Hospital after two
weeks of serious illness.
Bom Oct. 31, 1944, in Davic
County, he was ason of Gaston Asbury
Lyons and the late Sarah JaneCuthrell.
He was a member of Mount Carmel
Holiness Church.
Survivors, in addition to his father,
include a daughter, Tracey Feet of
Statesville; 6 brothers, Nathaniel and
Garland Lyons and Jasper Cuthrell, all
of Salisbury, Harding A. and David
Lyons, both of Mocksville, and Rich-
aid Lyons of the home; 4 sisters, Eliza
beth, Annie Mae and Mary Magalene
Lyons, all of Suitesville, and Helen
Gregory of Mocksville; and 3 grand
children.
Funeral services were conducted at
2 p.m. March 22, at Graham Funeral
Chapel by Elder Norman Gillespie.
Burial followed in Rose Cemetery.
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J Robert Lee JoynerJr. of Rural Hall,
died Saturday, March 14,1998, at his
home.
He was the fatherofWilliam Harvey
Joyner of Mocksville.
Funeral services were conducted at
12:30 p.m. March 17, at Vogler and
Sons Reynolda Road Chapel with the
Rev. Henry Cook and Dr. R. Zeno
Groce officiating. Burial followed in
East Bend Friends Meeting Cemetery.
, Roger Brown Mock
Roger Brown Mock Sr., 72, ofAd
vance, died Sunday, March 15,1998,at Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Win-
ston-Salcm.
Bom April 13, 1925, to George
Washington and Liza Essie Mock in
Davie County, he was a member of
Mocks United Methodist Church and
VIW Frist 8719. He was a World War
n veteran, serving in the U.S. Army.
He is survived by his wife, Doris
Hilton Mock of the home;3sons, RogerBrown Mock Jr., Tom Mock and Bill
Mock; 7 grandchildren; 4 sisters,
Katherine Softley, Mary Robertson,
Edythe Rummage and Emily Eaton;
and 3 brothers, Charlie, Frank and i ee
Mock.
Funeral services were conducted at
2 p.m. March 18. at Mocks United
Methodist Church by the Rev. Bruce
Gwynn. Burial followed in the church
cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Youth
MinistricsofMocks United Methodist
Church. 523 Beauchamp Road, Ad
vance, N.C. 27006.
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Paul Stanley Peeples Sr.. 88, died
Saiunlay. Maieh 21. 1998. al Silas
Creek Manor in Winslon-Salem.
He was ihc grandlaiher ofLee Anne
Hciiman or Mocksvllie.
Thomas Preston Stanley
Thomas Presion Stanley. 31, of
Famiington Road. Mocksville. died
Monday. March 23. 1998. at Davie
County Hospital.
He is the son of Rachel and James
Brock of the home; and Thomas D.
Stanley of Elkin. He worked in the
furniture industry and attended Fatm-
ington Methtxlist Church.
Surviving, in addition to his par-
ems. are a brother. Mark Stanley of
Columbia Falls. Mont.; a sister, Kelly
Tuttle of Charlotte; paternal grand
mother. Beuhia Stanley Stanley of
Courtney; and many aunts and uncles.
The family was to receive friends 7-
9 p.m. March 25. at Davie Funeral
Service. A graveside service was to be
conducted at 2p.m. March 26. at Farm-
ington Community Cemetery with tlte
Rev. Tammy Talben ofliciating.
Memorials may be made to the
Dyslexia Fund, c/o Davie County Li
brary. 371N. Main Street. Mocksville.
N.C. 27028.
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Alice Rosalie Woixl Ehats. 97. for
merly of Comatzcr Rood. Advance,
died Tuesday. March 24. 1998, at
McadowbrookTcnaceofDaviewhere
she had been a resident for live years.
She was bom Jan. S. 1901. in Davie
County to the late William David and
Virginia Crews Wood. A homemakcr
and former tax lister for Davie County,
she was a member of Advance UniiiM
Methtxlist Church, where she was a
member ofthe choir, the Mothers' Sun
day School class. She as secretary of
the Ladies Aid Society, a member of
Davie County Senior Citizens aitd en
joyed quilting, embroidering and tat
ting.
She was preceded in death by her
husband.ArchieEdwardPoilsin 1970;
3 sons. Gilben Ray Potts. Archie Ed
ward Potts Jr. and Archie Edward Potts
ra.
Survivors include 4 daughters.
Wilma Virginia Philps and Nell Marie
Ptxjie, both of Advance. Doris Mae
Cwyn of Lexington and Alice Rosalie
Allen of Orlantlo, Ra.; 2 sons. Cicero
Virgil Potts andBilly Joe Potts, both of
Advance; 8 grandchildren; 9 great
grandchildren; and several cousins.
The family was to be at Eaton Fu
neral Hoiite 7-9 p.m. March 25. Fu
neral services were to be held at 2 p.m.
March 26. at Advance United Method
ist Church with the Rev. Dennis
Marshall ofTtciating and burial follow
ing in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Ad
vance United Methodist Church, 158
Underpass Road. Advance, N.C.
27006.
Thelnia Seamen
• Thclma Lee Taylor Seamon. 77,
formerly of Woodleaf. died Wednes-
day.March 18. l998.atMe2dowbrook
. 'Terrace of Davie.
; She was bom Sept. 23. 1920. in
Davie County to the late John Marion
and Tossie Boger Taylor and was re
tired from Hoechst-Celanese. She was
a member ofNeedmore Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her hus
band. AlunzoM. Seamon; andagrand-
child.
Survivors include a daughter.
Shirley Seamon Hotton ofSalisbury; 2
sons, James Henry Seamon of Orlando,
Fja. and Billy Wayne Seamon ofSalis
bury; 6 grandchildren; 12 great grand
children; a great great grandchild; and
a sister. Mary Louise Seamon of
Woodleaf.
. Funeral services were conducted at
2 p.m. March 20. at Eaton Funeral
Chapel .with the Revs. Howard Wag
oner and Eugene Goodman ofliciat
ing. Burial followedinNeedmore Bap
tist Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Needmore Baptist Church, c/o Shirley
Hodge. l665ChafIlnRoad.Wc(xlleaf,
N.C. 27054.
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Mocksville. died Saturday. March 21,
1998. at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice
Home of Wittsion-Salem.
BomJuly 19. l920,inDavieCouiity.
ason ofthe late lames Oscar and SarahMolcta Reynolds Taylor, he was amemberofthe Episcopal Chuichofthe
A.sccnsion. He was owner and opera
tor of Taylor's Shoe Shop in Mocksville for 52 years. He was a veteran of
World Warn, serving in the U.S. Army
in the Pacific Theatre in the 3rd Battal
ion. 24th division, of the 21 st infantryheadquarters eompany under the leadership ofGeneral Douglas MacArthur.
Survivors inelude his wife. Rosa
Lee Jones Taylor of the home; a son,
Monte L. Taylor of Mocksville; a
brother. Roy W. TaylorofMocksville;
and a grandson. Michael Owens.
He was preeeded in death by adaughter. Terri Carter, in I994;andby2 biothers, Afillie and Albert Taylor,
and 2 sisters, Lola Smith and Ethel
Leach.
Funeral services were conducted at2 p.m. Match 24, at The Episcopal
Church of the Ascension in Mocks
ville by the Revs. Edwin Bailey, KcrmitBailey and Tommy Robertson. Burial
followed in the church wmeteiy.
Memoiials may be made to the
James Clyde Taylor Memoiial Scholarship Fund of The Episcopal Church
of the Ascension, c/o Debbie Furches.
141 Robertson Road. Mocksville, N.C.
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James Harold "Junior" Thompson,38. of Liberty (2hureh Road. Mocksville, died Saturday, March 21.1998.at Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Win-ston-Salem after a brief illness.
He was bom Dec. 20,1960, son ofJames Harold and Polly Carter Thompson in Davie County.
Survivors, in addition to his parents. arcasister,SharonCaveofMocks-
ville; grandmother. Eva Reavis Thompson of Yadkinville; aspecial aunt.Lassie Myers of Mocksville; 2 neph
ews; and a niece.Funeral services were conducted at2 p.m. Match 24, at Eatons BaptistChuich by Dr. David Gilbreath and theRev. Tun Statbuck. Burial foUowed in
the church cemetery.Memorials may be made to Hospice of Davie County, P.O. box 848.
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Dunnic Lec Biirncs, 62. of Salisbury, illcd Wednesday, March 25,
I f9S. at his home after an illness of
six weeks.
He was the brother of Ruby
Johnsrw of Mocksville.
Funeral .services were conducted
at II a.m. March 28. at New Hope
Presbyterian Church with the Revs.
Gary Holbert and Mark Walton offi-
ciating. Burial followed in the church
cemetery.
Elva Julian
Mrs. Elva Bruno Davis Julian. K.
of 165 Wall St.. Cooleemee, died
Sunday March 29 at her home unex
pectedly.
Bom in Rowan County on Nov.
: 27,1912,she wasthedaughterofthe
late Crate Davis and Amanda Allen
'Davis. She was a homemaker.
; On Jan. 25.1934 she married Mr.
^Hubert E. Julian who died April 17,
4991.
Survivors include: 2 daughters,■Mrs. Maggie Julian Essick of Lexington and Mrs. Mary Emma JuliM•Brown of Lincilnion; 8 grandchil-idren; and 15 great-grandchildren.Funeral services were 4 p.m.;Wednesday, April I at WestmorelandiChapel of Bunch-Johnson Funeral'Home with the Rev. Glenn Swfordofficiating. Burial followed in the'■South River United Methodist
Church Cemetery
Frank WilbumEller
/ Frank Wilburn Eller, 67. ofMocksvillc.dicdTucsday.Match 17.
1998 at Seagrave Care in Jefferson.whciehehad resided for the past five
years. . ^ ,Bom Sept. 16. 1931. to the lateJohn Dawson and Florence HolderEller of Salisbury, he was an employee ofCoble Dairy formany years.He was also a member of Mt. CarmelFreewill Baptist Church.He is survived by 2brothers. JohnRobert and Clifford Floyd Eller. both
of Salisbury.He was preceded in deain by 2brothers and a sister. Albert DawsonEller. Hulee Eller and Hazel EllerMiller. |The funeral wasconductcdat2:3U |
p.m. March 20, at Davie FuneralChapel by the Rev, JeffVogler. Bunalfollowed in Rowan Memorial ParkCemetery in Salisbury.
Clifford Evans
Clifford Evans, 81, of Scenic
Drive. Mocksville. died Friday,
March 27.1998. at N.C. Baptist Hos
pital in Winsion-Salein.
He was born Jan. 3. 1917. in
Morristown, Tenn.. to the late Joe
and Ida Evans. He was retired fromHeritage Furniture with 40 years of
service and was a member of Mocks-ville Wesleyan Church. He enjoyed
gardening.
He was preceded in death by hisfirst wife. OIlie Gibson Evans. 1995;
and a stepson, Allen Evans.
Survivors include his second wife,
Faye Riddle Evans of the home; ason, Jerry Evans of Macon, Ga.; 5stepdaughters. Gladys Dorkis of
Mocksville, Helen Curtis of Marion,
Betty Dobson of Nebo, Jean Pyatt ofRutherfotdton and Pearl Hoffman of
Candor. 2 stepsons, Doyle H. Evans
of Forest City and Raymond Evans
of Marion; 2 grandchildren; 2 greatgrandchildren; 22 stepgrandchildrcn;
32 step great granllchildren; 2 broth
ers. Lee Evans of Newport. Tenn.and Jimmy Evans of White.^Tenn.;
and 2 sisters. Rhoda Marshall of Newport, Tenn. and Beatrice Jones of
Morristown, Tenn.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.m. at Eaton Funeral Chapel withthe Rev. George Troyer officiating.A graveside service was held in OakGrove Cemetery in Marion at 3:30
p.m.Memorials may be made toMocksville Wesleyan Church, 836
Garner Street. Mocksville, N.C.
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/ :: Minnie Williams Morrison of
•' Winslon-Salcm. died Saturday,
'March 28. 1998, at Wake Forest
University Baptist Medical Center.
: ■- :a resident of Forsyth County for73 years, she was born in DavieCounty Dee. 9, 1912, to the lateAlonzo "Lonnie" Williams and Bertha" Ann Tatum Williams. She was agraduate of Atkins High School and
retired owner and operator ofMorrison DeRocco Club. She was a
member of Grace PresbyterianChurch U.S.A. where she served inthe United Presbyterian Women andThe Woman's Bible Study Circle.She served as past Worthy Patron ofBeauty of the West Chapter 36 Orderof the Easter Star and member ofGNCC Community Club.She was preceded in death by herhusband, Lester D. Morcison; and adaughter, Leathia Morrison Speas.She is survived by 2 daughters.Valeria M. Gregory of the home andAugdene Thomas of Greensboro; abrother, Arthur L. Scott of Mocks-ville;4 grandchildren;4 great grand
children; a sister-in-law, Hattie Scottof Charlotte; and a host of nteces,nephews and cousins.Funeral services were conducted- ai I p.m. March 31, at Grace Presby-■ terian Church with Dr. Samuel■; Stevenson and the Rev. Nancetta;. MyeisofTiciating-Bunal followed inPiedmont Memorial Gardens.
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Ruby Beam Plumincr. 71, ofSal-isbury. died Saturday. March 28.
1998, at Rowan Regional MedicalCenter after four years of declininghealth and three weeks of serious
illness.She was the mother of PamelaPlummer Hancock of Mocksville.Funeral services were conductedat I p.m. March 31. at SummersetlFuneral Home Chapel by the Revs.Mark Anders and ChristopherO Quinn. Burial followed in National
Cemetery.
Mary WilliardMary Vestal Cough WilJiatd. 73.of Yadkinville, died unexpectedly attier home Sunday, March 22 1998Born Nov. 10, 1924, In 'vadkinCounty, to the late John Blum andElizabeth Long Cough, she was amember of Bethel Baptist Churchwhere she played the organ for sev
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W.Joyner. all of Yadkinville. JohnF. Williard of Mocksville and DavidR. Williard of Winsion-Salem; 3 sisters. Ha StillwelJ of Huntcisville.Genrude Whicker and Betty Miller,^ih of Yadkinville: and a brotherPaul Cough of Yadkinville. Crand-children from Mocksville are LauraJonctle and J.C. Williard.She was preceded in death by 2brothers. Walter and Hugh Cough.Memorials may be made to Hos- Ipicc of Yadkin County. P.O. Box |1267, Yadkinville. N.C. 27055. I
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Mittlc WelsncrTuckcr. 78, of547Cordon Drive. Advance, widow of
Marvin M. Tucker, died Monday.
March 30. 1998, at Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salcm.
Born June 8, 1919, in ForsythCounty, to William Eugene and Daisy
Tilley Wcisner. she was a member ofMacedonia Moravian Church.,Surviving arc a daughter. Sheila
T. Bcaman of Advance; 2 grandchildren; asister, Blanche Moore ofKing;
and several niece.s.She was preceded in death by agranddaughter. Kathryn E. Beaman. [Funeral services were held at 10 ja.m. Aprill, at Macedonia Moravian
Church by the Rev. Creg Little withburial following in Forsyth Memo-
rial Park.Memorials may be made to the!Alzheimer's Center. 920 W. First
Street, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101or to Macedonia Moravian ChurchMission Fund. 700 N.C. Hwy. 801
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Mildred WoodnifTCherryholmes,
87, died Sunday, April S, 1998, at
Forsyih Memorial Hospital in Win-
ston-Salem.
She was bom in Davie County
Sept. 4,1910, to the late Charles C.
and Ella McMahan WoodrufT and
was a retired registered nurse with
the VA Medical Center in Salisbury.
She was a member of First Presbyte
rian Church ofMocksville.
Survivors include 4 sisters, Eliza
beth Patterson of Hermiston, Ore.,
Jane Dwiggins of Winston-Salem,
Sadie Hall Taylor and Eleanor Frye,
both ofMocksville; 2 brothers. Torn
Bailey Woodruff and Charles Woo
druff, both of Mocksville; and many
nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was conducted
April 7, at First Presbyterian Church
in Mocksville at 2 p.m. with the Rev.
Jamie Pharr officiating.
Memorials may be made to the
Elevator Fund of First Presbyterian
Church, 261 South Main Street,
Mocksville, N.C. 27028 or to a char
ity of the donor's choice.
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Mabel Hellard Hancock, 80, of
Valrico, Fla., formerly of Davie
County, died Davie County, died Sun
day, April 5,1998, at Columbia Bran
don Regional Medical Center in
Valrico.
She was bom in Davie County Nov.
4. 1917. to the late Charlie M. and
Annie E. Ridenhour and was a regis
tered nurse, retired from the Medical Center in Salisbury.
She was preceded in death by her
husband. Ralph Hancock, in 1979.
Survivors include a son. Roger C.
Hancock of Durham; 3 daughters,
Elaine H. Yostof Dothan, Ala., Btenda
H. Martin of Indian Head, Md. and
Linda H. Rossy of Valrico, Fla.; and4
grandchildren.
Funeral services were to be con-
ducKd at 2 p.m. April 8, at Eaton
Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Brian
RummageolTiciaiing. Burial followed
in Liberty United Methodist Church
Cemetery.
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Thomas Imes Sr., 69, of Cleve-land, died at his home Wednesday
morning, April 8, 1998, following a
period of illness.
He was bom Aug. 26, 1928, in
Iredell County, to the late Ervin and
Katie Summers Imes and was retired
from Burlington Industries. He was a
member of Erwtn Temple CME
Church.
Survivors include his wife, L.D.
Imes of the home; S sons. Aaron fmes
and Melvin Imes, both of Salisbury,
Thomas Imes Jr. and Kenneth Imes,
both of the home, and Bryan Imes of
Charlotte; 2 daughters, Angela Den-
ise Camps and Dorothy Imes, both of
Cleveland; 6brothers, Joe Louis Imesof Statesville, Grace Imes of
Salisbury, John, Leon and Robert
Imes, all of Woodleaf, and Oscar
Junior Daniels of Statesville; 3 sis
ters, Elizabeth Jordan of Charlotte,
Ella Mae Gaston of Philadelphia, Pa.
and Mary Smith of Salisbury; and 10
grandchildren.
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/ < Hcary Isaac McCorkIc, 88, of 562
C Boxwood Church Road, Mocksville,
C died April 4, 199S, at N.C. Baptist
Hospital in Winston-Salem following
: a lingering illness.
Bom July 4, 1909. in Caiawba
County, to Craige and Georgia Lee
Coulter McCorkle, he was a member
of New Jerusalem Holiness Church in
Woodleaf and was retired from U.S.
Steel Corporation in Indiana, ni.■; He was preceded in death by 4? brothers,FrankMcCotkle,JohnnieBee
McCorkle, J.C. McCorkle and Herman
. ; McCorkle; and a sister, Annie Mae
- Setzer.
Survivors include his wife, Cora
■' Lee Coulter McCorkle of the home; 4
daughtcis, Janester Hosch of Mocks-' ville, Lola Mae Sigmon and Tteaiher
Follard,boihofChicago,lll.,andEmma
' Louise Wakefield of California;
', adopted daughter, Dorothy Turner of
' Woodleaf; an aunt, Amelia Coulter of' Newton; 20 grandchildren; 28 great
' grandchildren;2great great grandchil-
^ dren; and many other relatives.
The funeral was to be held at 2 pjn.
April 9, at Ml. Olive Baptist Church by
Bishop Junior Cray with burial follow-
; ing in Eastview Cemetery.
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;-;.,_George Frank Mock Sr. 80, ofl^idiimore Road, Advance, diedTues-'■i^,Maich3l, l998,atDavieCouniy• ^pspital.
•^;;Bom Sept. 9, 1917, in Davie
• £dunty to the late George Washing-
*tph and Ann Comatzer Mock, he; ^worked at AT&T for many years. He
* -wasamemberofMocksUniiedMeth-:^ist Church in Advance. He was
'also member of Smith Grove Ruriian
rClub and the Breakfast Club of C'sI^arbecue. He served in theU.S. ArmyVj^ir Corps during World War 11.
Surviving are his wife, Florence
' Stanford Mock; a son, George Frank
Mock Jr.; 3 daughters, Susan Mock^ZAtchley of Mooresville, Stafford
^Mock Hyman of Mocksville and Sa-
:f3h Elzabelh Mock of Advance; 2
: brothers, Charles J. Mock of Win-
: ston-Salem and Lawrence Lee MockIpf;Advance; 6 sisters, KatherineI^fley, Emily Eaton, Patty ChafTinI pnd Betty Comatzer, all of Advance,
^>Idry Lucy Robertson of High Point
-hnd Edith Rummage of Lexington; S^^dndchildren; 3 great grandchildren;;2nd several nieces and nephews.
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Rev. Bruce Gwyn at 11 a.m. April 3,
''at Mocks United Methodist Church.
Burial followed in the church cem
etery with military graveside rites
provided by District II Memorial
Honor Guard.
Memorials may be made to the
Mocks United Methodist Church
Building Fund, P.O. Box 2122, Ad
vance, N.C. 27CX)6.
/William Wesley Safley
William Wesley Salley, 79, of
Adams Road. Mocksville, died late
Monday, at Davis Hospital in
Slatesville.
Born in Davie County, Nov. 14,
1918, to the late D. Frank and Robena
Cartner Safley, he retired in 1983from Ingersoll-Rand Corporation
with IS years of service. He had
formerly worked at Erwin Cotton
Mills in Coolcemee. He had also .
workedai Gravely TraciorCompany.
He was preceded in death by a brother,
Robert Safley; and asister, Mary Etta
Safley. He was a member of Jericho
Church of Christ where he served on
the cemetery and groundscommittee.
He was also a member of Woodmen
of the World. He enjoyed restoring
old cars and collecting toy cars.
Surviving are his wife. Novella
Forrest Safley of the home; 2
daughters. Ruby O'Neal and Vema
Webb, both of Mocksville; 2
grandsons; a great granddaughter; and
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were to be
conducted at 2 p. m. April 8, at Jericho
Church of Christ with Jonathan
Seamon of Nashville, Tenn., David
Powell, ministerof North Main Street
Church of Christ; and Tom Torpy,
ininister of Jericho Church of Christoflicialing and biuial following in
the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the
Building Fund/Cemetery Fund of
Jericho Church of Christ, c/o Jim
Webb, ISO Adams Road,Mocksville,
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naczer Road. Mocksville. died Sun
day. April S. 1998, ai Forsyih Memo
rial Hospital.
Bom May 20. 1920. to the late
RaymondS.andMinnieBelle Cough
Shipley, he served in the U.S. Army,
had been a scout leader for Moose
Lodge 766 in Winslon-Salem, had
been a track steward and flagged for
NASCAR since 1949. He had been a
member of Grifflth Volunteer Fire
Department and a charter member of
Forsyth County Rescue Squad.
He is survived by his wife of 48
years. Harriet S. Shipley of the home;
2 sons. James H. Shipley Jr. and Jetty
Wayne Shipley, both of Winston-
Salem; adaughter, Debi McDanielof
Mocksville; 2 brothers, Raymond S.
Shipley Jr. of Winston-Saiem and
Geraldine Shipley of Danville, Va.; a
sister, Louise King of Winston-Sa
iem; 2 grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held at Davie
Baptist Church at 2 p.m. April 7. by
the Rev. Aaron Carter and Norman
"Buddy" Frye. Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Davie
Baptist Church Cemetery Fund. 1489
Fork Bixby Road. Advance. N.C.
27006.
/Florine B. TVexler
Florine Bamhardt Trexler. 74. of
Salisbury, died Monday. April 6.
1998. at her home after an extended
period of illness.
Bom Nov. 22. 1923. in Rowan
County, she was a daughter of the
latelhomas R. and Delia Weddington
Barnhardt. she was educated in the
Davie County schools and graduated
from Cooleemee High School. Em
ployed by Rickman Manufacturing
and Textile Products, she was also a
homemaker. She attended Trading
Ford Baptist Chuich.
Survivors include her husband.
Homer J. Trexler. whom she married
June 30.1945; a son. Tommy Trexler
of Salisbury: a brother. Kenneth Bam
hardt of Covington. Ga.; 2 sisters,
Virginia Eamhardt of Salisbuiy and '
Sybil Campbell of Greensboro; and a
grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted
at Summeisett Funeral Home Me
morial Chapel at 11 a.m. April 8.
Burial followed in Rowan Memorial
Park.
J.C. Walker
J.C. "Charlie" Walker. 76. of Win-
ston-Salem.diedTuesday. March 31,
1998. at Hoots Memorial Hospital in
Yadkinville.
He was the father of Joey Walker
of Advance.
Funeral services were conducted
at 2 p.m. April 2. at Forest Hill Bap
tist Church by the Revs. David
Wooten and Bency Smith. Burial
followed in Forsyth Memorial Parfc.
Hanley Vemon ,
y Hanley Vemon. 74. of Winston- .Salem.diedSunday. Aprils. I998.at
his home.He was the brother of LoraCoc of ;
Mocksville. 1
Funeral services were conducted
at 2 p.m. April 7. at Voglcr & Sons
Reynolda Road Chapel by the Revs.
Hayden Furrow and Larry Harrison.
Burial followed in Forsyth Memorial
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ston-Salem, died Wednesday, April8.1998, at N.C. Bapdsi Hospital.
He was the father of John H. Fulk
III of Advance.
Funeral services were conductedat Gospel Light Baptist Church by
Dr. Bobby Roberson and the Rev.
Frank Shumate. Burial followed inWoodland Cemetery.
Mary EUe Sherrill•J Mary Elle Poole Sheirill, 57, ofHickory, died April 11. 1998, at herresidence following a lingering ill
ness.
Bom April 28, 1940, in CamdenCounty to the late Isiah and Sue EllaPoole, she was a member of Rose ofSharon Holiness Church where she
was secretary of the General Assembly, secretary and youth director. She
was retired as a teacher from
Grandview Middle School. She was
secretary ofthe Board of Directors ofAlice Raeford Memorial Center anda member of the N.C. Extension
Homemakers Association Inc.Surviving are her husband,.. McKinley Sherrill of the home; a
son, McKinley Sherrill Jr. of the
home; a son, James Calvin Sherrill ofMocksvllle; a daughter, Gwendolyn■ LavemIjamesofMocksville;2broth-■ ers, Winford Poole of Camden andIsiah Poole of Washington. D.C.; 2sisters, Sarah Lewis and MarthaPoole, both of Camden; 2 grandchildren; and a number of nieces and
nephews.Funeral services were lo be con-ducted at 11 a.m. April 16, at Rose of
: Sharon Holiness Church with Elder
NaomiMottandPastorMaryShufordofficiating and burial following inCatawba Memorial Park. The familywas to receive friends April 15, at
Allen Mitchell Funeral Home inHickory 7-8 p.m.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Catawba Valley.
J Bessie Lorene McBrideBessie Lorene McBride, 75, ofLinwood, died Thursday, April 9,1998. at Lexington MemorialHospitaLShe was the sister ofFrankieWooten of Mocksville.Funeral service were heldatTimberlake Chapelof Piedmont Funeral Home in Lexington by the Rev. Wayne Pulp. Burialwas in Forest Hill Memorial Park
David DeWitt Stephens
/ David DeWItt Stephens, 54, of^ Salisbury, died April II, 1998, at
Fairfield County Memorial Hospital.
He was the son of the late L.A."Steve" Stephens and Doris SmithStephens of Greer, S.C. and was dis
tribution manager at Jockey Interna
tional. He was formerly vice presi
dent of operations with CampusSpons Wear. A graduate of Byrnes
High School in Duncan, S.C., he was
a 1966graduaieUSC withabachelor'sdegree in business. He was a former
memberof the Chester County School
Board, former director of ChesterUnited Way, past president ofChester
High BoosterClub.a formermember
ofChester Civitans, a member of the
Rotary Club and co-founder and past
director of Chesmr County Fall Af
fair. He had served as coach of Mite
League Football and Little League
Baseball.
Surviving, in addition to his
mother, are his wife, Harriet GodfreyStephens; 3 sons, Jeffrey DavidStephens of Salisbury, Michael ScottStephens of Blackstock, S.C. and
Kevin DeWitt Stephens of Charleston, S.C.; a daughter, AngelaStephens Camp of Greer, S.C.; abrother, Michael Smith Stephens of
Andrews; and 3 grandchildren.
Funeral services were conductedat 11 a.m. April 14, at Barton Funeral
Chapel. Burial followed at 4 p.m. at
Woods Chapel Methodist Church
Cemetery in Greer, S.C.
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Lawrence C. Morton
Lawrence C. "Mort" Morton, 75,
of Weaverville, died Thursday, April
9,1998.Bom March 8, 1923, in Cool-
eemce, to Culpepper and Cora
Morton, he served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II aboard the air
craft carrier the USS Franklin from
Match 10,1943 until Oct. 11,1945.
He retired from the National ParkService, enjoying a career that ex
tended from Asheville to Crater Lake,
OTe.,Catoctin, Md.,Tallahassee, Ra.,
Mammoth Cave. Ky. and back to
Asheville at the Blue Ridge Parkway
before retirement.■ Survivingareawife, Virginia Wil
liams Morton; a son, Gary C. MortonofWeaverville;2daughters, Deborah
M. Duyck of Asheville and Debra M.Dillingham of Weaverville; 5 grand
children; a brother, Walter Morton of
Lake Havasu, Ariz.; and a sister,
Jackie Morton of Cooleemee.
•' Funeral services were held at 7p.m.April 12, in Weaverville United
MethodistChurch with the Rev, SteveHaines officiating. Services were held
at 10 a.m. April 13, in the Chapel of
Western Carolina State VeteransCemetery in Black Mountain withmilitary rites by the Asheville High
. ROTC.Memorials may be made to
Weaverville United Methodist
Church, P.O. Box 37, Weaverville,
.N.C. 28787 or Mountain Area Hospice, P.O. Box 16, Asheville, N.C.
28802.
John Eiliott Woltz
^/ John Elliott Woltz Sr., 71, of
Mount Airy, died April 7,1998 at his
home followingalongillness.He was
the father of Howell Way Woltz of
Advance.A memorial service was
held at 11 a.m. April 9, at Central
United Methodist Church in Mount
Airy by the Rev. Phillip Cole and Dr.
Richard Crowder.
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' Audrey Boger Brinegar, 83, of
• Kannapolis, died Wednesday, April
i 15,1998. ai Nonheast Medical Cen-
n ler in Concord aher several years of
- declining health.
She was the stepmother of Peggy
Leazcr of Mocksville.
' The funeral was conducted at 11
a.m. April 18. at Whitley's Funeral
Home Chapel by the Rev. Robert
-Oodd. Burial followed in Carolina
Memorial Park.
Carrie Flynn Jordan
Carrie Flynn Jordan. 92, of Brian
Center. Salisbury, formerly of Cool-
eemee, died Friday. April 17, 1998,
at Rowan Regional Medical Center.
Bom Sept. 23, 1905, to the late
Turner and Sara Jane Flynn, she was
a mcmbcrofCooleemee First Baptist
Church and was retired from Burl
ington Mills.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Adam Lee Jordan.
Surviving are 3 sons, Charlie Jor
dan ofSalisbury, Jim Jordan ofCool-
eemee and Turner Jordan of Las Ve
gas, Nev.; a daughter, Norma Jean
Comatzer of Cooleemee; 10 grand
children; 17 great grandchildren; 4
great great grandchildren; and a
brother, Calvin Flynn of High PoinL
Funeral services were held at 2
p.m. April 19, at Cooleemee Hrst
Baptist Church by the Rev. Jeff
Pennington. Burial followed in Le
gion Memorial Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Le
gion Memorial Park, c/o Hayden
Beck, P.O. Box 6888, Cooleemee,
N.C. 27014.
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Lucy Dortch Hairston
Lucy Dortch Hairston, 82, of theLutheran NursingHorneinSalisbury,
formerly of Cooleemee Plantation inAdvance, diedWedncsday. April 15,-
1998.
Bom in Smyrna. Turkey, Feb. 2,
1916. to William Pitlman Dortch and
Maria Theresa Georgiades Dortch.
she was a member of The Episcopal
Church ofthe Ascension in Ad«ance.
Survivors include her husband.
Judge Peter Wilson Hairston Sr. of
the home; 2 sons, Peter Wilson
Hairston Jr. of Advance and George
Ryan Hairston of Winston-Salem;
and 3 grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
at 11:30a.m. April 18,atThc Episco
pal Church of the Ascension by the
Rev. Edwin C. Bailey. Inurnment
was in the church columbarium.Memorials may be made to Salem
Academy, 500 Salem Avenue, Win
ston-Salem. N.C. 27108.
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coid, died Friday, April 17, 1998, at
Northeast Medical Center.
• He vras the father of Crystal Dawn
ViseofMocksvaie.
2 p.m. April 20, at Haitsell Funeral
Hohk of Concord by the Rev. SamWMpington. Burial followed in Caio-
fina Memorial Park.
Horace Lee Honeycutt
J Horace Lee Honeycutt, 64, of
Monroe, died Wednesday. April 15,
1998, at Carolinas Medical Center in
Charlotte.
..,; He was bora in Cabarrus County
:• Sept. 5,1933, toihe late FredEdward
and Minnie Hartsell Honeycutt. He
;; had been a truck driver for Servco
; and was a member of East Albemarle
: Church of God. He was preceded in
2 death by his wife. Annie Hazel
• Lowder Honeycutt.
• Surviving are a son, Anthony
• Honeycutt of Albemarle; 3 daugh-
• ters, Robin Williams of Mocksville,
•Shirley Arrowood of Monroe and
• Angela Page of Albemarle; 3 broth-
• ers. Cecil Honeycutt of Albemarle,
• Joe Honeycutt of Maeon, Oa. and
• Lynn Honeycutt of Elkin; a sister,
\ Claudene Russell of Norwood; and
. 15 grandchildren.
1 A funeral service was held at 11
':a.m. April 18. at Hartsell Funeral
iHome's Lcflcr Memorial Chapel in
t Albemarle by the Revs. Jack Hildreth
: and Harry Harward. Burial followed
"in Bethesda United Methodist
' Church.
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Frances Seats Powell, 74, of
Wilkesboro Street. Mocksville, died
Thursday afternoon, April 16,1998,
at Meadowbrook Terrace of Oavie in
Advance.
She was bom in Oavie County,
Aug. 6,1923, to the late Burton and
Sadie Hutchins Seats and was a re
tired nurse. She was a member of
First United Methodist Church of
Mocksville.
She was preceded in death by 2
brothers, Dallas Seats and CeneSeats.
Survivors include her husband,
Robinson P. "Bob" Powell of the
home; 2 daughters, Susan Way of
Burlington and Diane Anderson of
Mocksville: 4 grandchildren. Dawn
Capron and Chris Anderson, both of
Mocksville, Stephanie Hilliard and
John Way, both of Burlington; a sis
ter, Nannie Sue Harpe of Mocks
ville; and a brother, John Seals of
Mocksville.
Funeral services were conducted
at 11 a.m. April 18, at Eaton Funeral
Chapel with burial following in Rose
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to First
United Methodist Church of Mocks
ville, 305 North Main Street, Mocks
ville, N.C. 27028.
/Homer Lee Spry
Homer Lee Spry, 64, of Clem-
mons, died Saturday, April 18^1998.
at his home.
Bom in Davie County to the late
Elmer W. Spry and Violet Keaton
Spry Slater of the home, he was a
member of First Baptist Church of
Advance md was retired from The
Heritage Furniture Company after
30 years of service.
Survivors, in addition to his
mother, include 2 daughters. Tammy
Spry Daly of Winston-Salem and
Itenee Spry Stoneman of Advance; a
sister, Nell Sprinkle of Winsion-Sa-
lem; a brother, William Franklin
"Bill" Spry of Advance; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral sen-ices were conducted
at 11 a.m. April 22, at First Baptist
Church of Advance by the Revs.
Lanny Atkins and Charlie Martin.
Burial followed in the church cem
etery.
Memorials may be made to For-
sythHospice, 1100-C South Stratford
Road, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103.
y Charlie T. Williams
CharlieT. Williams, 62, ofMocks-
ville, died Wednesday, April 15,
1998, in Columbus, Ohio, after sev
eral years of declining health.
Bom in Yadkin County, he was a
son of the late Boots and Delia Dob-
son Williams and had worked as a
nursing assistant at Davie County
Hospital andCardinal Nursing Home
in Yadkinville. He had also been
employed by Ingersoll-Rand and
Hanes Knitting Company.
Survivors include his wife, Mary
FosterWilliams;3sons,MonteCraig
and Bishop Toney Dallas Williams,
both of Winston-Salem, and Timo
thy Ford Williams of Mocksville; 2daughters, FrediaChambersofStone
Mountain, Ga. and Deitta Floyd of
Miesau, Germany; a brother, Will
iam Williams of Yadkinville; a sis
ter, Stella Gentry of Youngstown,
Ohio; 4 grandchildren; and 2 great
grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted at 2
p.m. April 20, at Graham Funeral
Home by the Rev. Daniel Brown.
Burial followed in Fairfield Baptist
Church Cemetery.
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Sallie Myers Bodsford, 88, of
Lcwisville, died Thursday, April 23
1998.
Bom Aug. 3, 1909, in Davie
County to George V. and Lula Bur
ton Myers, she was a member of
Harmony Grove United Methodist
Church. She was preceded in death
by herhusband, William G. Bodsford
Sr.; a son, Horace Bodsford; and a
daughter, Barbara Bennett.
Surviving are a daughter. Rosa
Bodsfoidof Lewisville; 2 sons, W.G."Bill" Bodsford Jr. and N.R. "Buck"
Bodsford, both of Winston-Salera; a
daughter-in-law, ViiginiaLeFavorof
Lewisville; 2 brothers. Ray Myeis
and Edd Myers, both of Advancers
grandchildren; 5 great gtandchildim;
and 2 great great grandchildren. ;
Funeral services were conducted
at 2 pan. Apiil 26, with the Re%.
Neal Blower and Jimmy Myers offi
ciating. Buiial followed in the church
cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Hos
pice of Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County, 1100-C S. Stratfoid Rowl,
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103-32(X>or
Haimony Giove United Methodist
Church Building Fund, P.O. Box265,
Lewisville, N.C. 27023.
Sylvia Ball Driver
J Sylvia Ball Driver of U.S. Hwy.
601 North, Mocksville, died early
Tuesday, April 28,1998, ather home.
BominKannapolisNov. 18,1935,
tothelaieWilliamMcKinleyandElvra
pwens B^l, she was a graduate of
Mocksville High School and a mem
ber of Chesmut Grove United Meth
odist Church.
Surviving are her husband. Harry
Kenneth Driverof the home; 2 daugh
ters, Joyce Driver Lamm of Wilson
. andElizabethDiiverCarterofMocks-
ville; 5 grandchildren; and 2 sisters,
Phyllis McClamrocb and Linda
Trivette, both of Mocksville.
Funeral services will be conducted
at 11 a.m. May I, at Eaton Funeral
Chapel by the Etev. Tim Starbuck with
burial following in Chesmut Grove
United Methodist Church Cemetery.
' The family will be at Eaton Funeral
Home 7-9 o.m. April 30.
Jeanne Brown Clark
y Jeanne Brown Clark of 154
Golfview Drive, Bermuda Run, Ad
vance, died Friday, April 24,1998, in
Kingspoit, Tenn.
She was bora in Marion, to Thad
R. and Mary Elizabeth Hensldy
Brown of Kingsport, Tenn. and at
tended East Tennessee State Univer
sity. She was retired owner of Qaik's
Interior Decorating in Chattanooga,
Tenn. and was a member of Clem-
mons United Methodist Church. She
was preceded in death by her hus
band, Joseph Smith Clark; and a
brother, Leonard Brown.
Surviving, in addition to her par
ents, are a daughter, Patiic Peck of
Bermuda Run; a son, Larry Qark of
Kingsport, Tenn.; a grandson,
Michael Peck ofAdvance; a brother,
Cecil Brown of Kingsport, Tenn.; a
sister, Ann Randolph of K'nspoit,
Tenn.; 2 sisteis-in-law, Betty Jack
son and Billie Brown, both of
Kingspoit, Tenn.; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted
at 11 a.m. April 28, at Clenunons
United Metho^t Church by the Rev.
DavidBaxter. Burial followedioNew
Gardens Friends Cemetery in Greens
boro.
William Carson Curry
/ A memorial service was held at
2:30 p.m. April 25, at Qemmons
Presbyterian Church for William
Carson Curry, 81, of Advance, who
died Friday. April 10,1998, after a
short illness.
He was owner of Bill Cuny Buick
in Dallas, Texas, from 1965 to 1980
and was a coimnunity leader and re
spected businessman. He served on
the board of directors and as presi
dent of the Dallas Automobile Deal
ers Association. He also served on
the board of directors of the Texas
Automobile Dealers Association for
nine years. He was bom Sept 4,
1916, in Bloomington, Ind. where
she graduated from Indiana Univer
sity. ANaval officer in WorldWarB,
he served in the South Pacific as a
gunnety officer on the staffof Admi
ral C.A.F. Sprague. He worfced'for
Buick Motor Division for 25 years,
ending that career as Southwest re
gional manager in Dallas prior to
purchasing his automobile dealership.
Afier his retirement he moved to
Fountain Hills, Arizona where he
lived until 1994, when he and bis
wife moved to Bermuda Village re
tirement conununity.
Surviving are his wife of56 years,
Jane TournerCurTy;2daughtets, Boo
Curry Burton of Irving, Texas and
Sue Cuny Whittaker of Richmond,
Va.; 5 grandchildren; and a great
granddaughter bora on the day of his
death. *
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Elmer Harrison Dunn
Elmer Harrison Dunn, 84, ofWin-
scon-Salem, died Tuesday, April 21,
19998, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice
Home.
Bom May 16, 1913, in Davie
County to the late William Alex
ander and Donnie Viola Williams
Dunn, he was amemberof Bethlehem
United Methodist Church. He owned
and operated Dunn's Croceiy for
many years. He served in the U.S.
Army. He was preceded in death by
his wife, Emma Pauiine Davis Dunn:
2 brothers and 2 sisters.
Surviving are a son, Avety Duim
of Winston-Saiem; 2 daughters, Etta
Sheets and Louise Hart, both of Win-
ston-Salem; 2 brothers, Wiiiiam
Dewitt Dunn and W.A. Dunn, both
of Advance; 3 sisters, Pauline D.
Wood of Windsor. Va., Vida D.
Whitman of Mocksville and Matjorie
D. Cravur of Lexington; 2grandchil-
dren; and 4 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
at 2 p.m. April 24, at Haywotth-
Miller Silas Creek Chapel with the
Revs. Selby McManus and Avery
Dunn officiating. Burial followed in
Westlawn Gardens of Memory in
Clemmons.
John "Bud" Everidge
John 'Bud" Everidge, S3, of
Hamptonville, died Tuesday, April
21,1998, at Fbrsyth Memorial Hos
pital in Winston-Solem.
Bom May 29, 1944, in Suny
County to the late James and Retha
Thompson Everidge, he was aretired
computer operations manager for
North Western Bank and was a U.S.
postal carrier for Mocksville. He was
a member and deacon of Dennyville
Baptist Church and past master of
Elkin Lodge 4S4 AT. and AM. He
was also a member of Yoric and Scot
tish rite.
Survivingarehiswife,LindaGre-'
goiy Everidge of the home; a dangh-
terPriscillaChurchofHamptonville;
a son, Johnatiiim Everidge of Hamp
tonville; his mother and step-fathn,
Retha and Bill Reece of
Hamptonville;4grandchlldren;3sis-
ters, Judy Mauidin and Elaine Ire
land, both ofHamptonville, and Mar
garet Ipock of Elkin; 5 brothers,
Albert Everidge of Cana, Va., Ovid
Everidge of Hamptonville, Jraes
Edgar Everidge Jr., of Bermuda Run,
CharlesEveridgc ofGreenwood, S.C.
and Joe Clay Everidge of Jonesville.
He was preceded in death by bis
father and 2 brothers, Sam and Jack
son Everidge. ..
His funeral was held at 2 p.m.
April 24, at Dennyville Baptist
Church with the Revs. Larry Leflei^
Ronnie McMillan and Kenneth Jor-^
dan officiating. Burial followed m
the church cemetery with Masonic
graveside rites provided by the Elkin
lodge.
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Emma Long Finley, formerly of
Chattanooga, Tenn., di»l Tuesday
afternoon, April 21,1998, at Mead-
o wbrook Terrace ofDavie where she
had been a resident for the past two
weeks.
Bom in Hamilton COunty, Tenn.
to the late James and Nora Longley
Long, she had been an attendant at
Oakwood Baptist Church Day Care
Center for several years. She was a
memberofOakwoodBaptistChurch.'
Her husband, John Frederick Finley, i
preceded her in death Feb. 8,1998. j
Survivors include 2 daughters, j
I.orettaGoodnerofWaynesboro,Va. i"mi^GIenda Crouse of Advance; a !
grandsori, Larry Crouse Jr. of Bar- !
row-on-FurSQess, U.K.; several
nieces and nephewS>- j
Services were heldXpriJU, at !
Chattanooga Funeral HomeTlToftli^
Chdpei. Burial was in Hamilton Me- jfltorial Gardens in Chattanooga. ' /
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Sireci. Mocksville. died at Ids tiomo,
early Sunday. April 26. 1998.
following a period of illness.
He was bom April 12. 1918, in
Franklin County. Ca., to the late.
William Davis and Anena, Morris '
Fortune. He spent the majoriiy of hfs ,
lifeinYonkers.N.Y.wherehei^red
from National Vacuum Molding
Company. After returning to North
Carolina, he worked at K.W. Arthur,.
Roofing Company in Salisbury. , '
He is survived by his wife, Alice '
Clement Fortune of the homd; 3 isoiis,
Barry Fortune of Salisbury, Eric
Fortune and William Fortune, both
of Mocksville; 2 daughters, Barbara
Miller of Mt. Vemon, N.Y..and
Cynthia Smith ofSalisbury; 3 sisters, I
Lillian Pruitt of Cooleemee, Beiilah ''
Vinson and L.D. Watklns, both,dfSalisbury: 13 grandchildren; agr^,
grandchild; and 2 gr6at-^jgfe>t
grandchildren. '■'V .'Funeral services weretobeh'^ot.,2 p.m. April 30. in the chapel of.,Ci^am Funeral Home with a local
minister officiating and burialfollowing in Rose Cemetery. The .family was to receive friends at i :30
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Sam Joseph Hutchens. 77, of2336Angeli Road, Mocksville, died at Mshome, Wednesday. Apra;.22i ft98.
foUowingaperiodofdecliniitg'b^th.'Bom Sept 10, 1920. in^JavieCounty, to the late Jesse Lee andHanna Corina Parrisb Hutcfa^, hewas retired from Young's PimfitureManufacturing Company and laterStatesville ChairCbmpany. He servedin the U.S. Army during World Warn for four years and six years in the'Navy. He was a member of BearCreek Baptist Church. He wasi dm a.member of American Legion'ofStatesville and a former member ofMocksville VFW Post4024. He waseducated in the DavieCbunty schools.Survivors include his wife,Mildred L. "Billie" Hutchens. whomhe married May II, 1946; ^daugh
ters, Bobbie H. Cranfill and Maiga- 'ret B. Parker, both of Statesville, andSusan H. Cook of Kings Moimtain; asister, Rena Mae L. Smith ofMocksville; 5 grandchildren, including Shannon Brooks of Mocksville; and 11
great grandcMldren.A memorial service was held-iirSp.m. April 25, at Bear Creek BapfistChurch with the Rev. Richard Eskewofftciating.
/;iDeette Burton Markland
Deette Burton Markland, 84.
>widow of Louie William MarklaniL
'of633 Peoples Creek Road, Advance,
■died Thursday, April 23. 1998. at
.forsyth Memorial Hospital in Win-
^«tcn-Salem.
■: Bora June 25. 1913. in Davie'County, to Ray H. and Ella Seaford
Burton, she was a member of
Elbaville United Methodist Church.■She was preceded in death by a
'brother. Buck Burton.Surviving are a daughter, Tama
Markland O'Mara of Advance; 3grandchildren; 6 great grandcMldren;
and a sister. Betty Jean Hendrix of
Advance.
' Funeral services were held at 11a.in. April 25, at Elbaville United
Methodist Church by the Revs. Su
san Hubbard and Tony Jordan. B urial
followed in the church cemetery.; Memorials may be made to
-Elbaville United Methodist Church,'c/o Elaine Smith, 1028 Markland
JRoad, Advance, N.C. 27006.
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w.^®^®®?'®'"'Stroud.72.ofStniud^1 Road, Hannony. died Friday
Apnl 24. ,998. at Iredell MemorialStatesville aftera lengthy
Bora Jan. 11.1926, in the CountyLine community of Davie County to
B'onoh YorkStroud he was preceded in death by
t5«3 Afterserving in the U.S. Coast
'"ed from Catawba College in 1959Md teemed a degree in physical
therapy from the University ofPenh-
sylvania in 1960. He letiredfrom the
Administration inSalisbuiyd 198S.
Surviving are 2 sisters. Eloise
S^orfofMocksville and Cora EllenStroud of Landenbeig. Pa.; 2 broth-
ers.i^M"Bud"StroudofStatesvilleand DeWhitt Stroud of Harmony;
and several nieces and nephews.As he wished, his body was do-
naW to the Bowman Gray School of
Medicine in Winston-Salem.
Funeral services will be an-
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Irvin Matthew Taylor ;
/ Irvin Matthew Taylor. 67, of Ad
vance. died Friday. April 17,1998.
He was a native of SaltviUe, Va.
and was aieiired tnickdriver. He wm
a member of Clemmons Baptist
Church. He also served in the U.S.
Naval Reserve.
Survivors include his wife,
Frances F. Taylor of Advance; a
daughter, Jan Tucker of Advance; a
son. Gary Taylor of Clemmons; 3
sisters. Loia Lewis of South Caro
lina, Edna Hyde of California and
Bernice Blackburn of Winston-Sa
lem; 2 brothers, Loomis "Charlie"
Taylor of Saltville, Va. and Harold
Taylor of Winston-Salem; and 5
grandchildren.
Funeral services wens held April
19, at Barnetfs Funeral Home Chapel
withjliejey. Mike Sage officiating.
Jewell Sloan Zachaty
Jewell Sloan Zaehary, 88, for
merly of Mocksville, died Friday,
April 24,1998,atMapleLeafHealth
Care Center in Statesville.
Bom Feb. 24, 1910, in OUn, to
Charies Sanford Sloan and Myina
Huie Sloan, she was tetiied from the
dietetic department of Davie County
Hospital and was a member of Mt.
Vemon Baptist Church in Olin.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Ewle Zaehary; 2 sisters,
Mrs. R.B. Madison and Irene
Hutchins; and a brother, John P. I
81oan.
n Surviving are 2 nieces, Wilma '
^fadison White of Statesville and ^
'GoUeen Sloan Bnimble ofCharlotte, j
Graveside services were held at
11 a.m. April28,atML VeroonBap- ,
tist Church with the Revs. Gary
Marshall and Terry Tevepaugh offi
ciating.
Memorials may be made to Mt.
Vemon Baptist Church, 145 Mt. Ver-
non Church Road, Olin, N.C. 28660.
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V Johnnie Max Tilley, 62, of States-
;ville, died Wednesday, April 22,
> 1998, in Lebanon, Tenn.
Bom in Iredell County, April 28,
i 1935, be was a son of the late Roy
Anford and Ruth Sprinkle Tilley. He
graduated from Central High School
'.in 1953, and from N.C. State in pes-
;ticide management. He had owned
jlJUey Pest Control Service for 40
jye^ and was also owner of radio
istation WDSL in Mocksville.
■' '■ On Oct. 26.1957, he married the.^former Margaret Pearl Tilley, who'srirvives. He was an Iredell County
commissioner from 1974 to 1978,^serving as chairman two years. Hewas a 32nd degree mason and a pa^
member of Snow Creek Masonic;Lodge 571. He was a member of
.Ebenezer Fire Department, a mem-; herof the Shriners, Kansas City Stock
;Exchange and had been a radio per-
; sdnality on WFMX in Statesville. He1 was a member of Love Valley Pres-
-bytetian Church and was currently-atiending Mt. Sinai Evangelical
• Methodist Church. He was an ac-'^complished musician, playing the■mwdolin and was currently playing
;with the Gospel Voices. He loved; arid supported youth sports and was a; big fan of NASCAR.
; ; Surviving, in addition to his
iittbther, are a son, Gatry HUey of
.' StetesvUle; adaughter, LoraSusanne■ "Susie" Jordan ofStatesville;5grand-
• children; 3 sisters, Anna LauralHley|Milhalko of Baltimore, Md., Linda
•Tilley Gentile and Martha Tilley^Thurston, both of Statesville; his; mother-in-law, Jennette Church; and• a number of nieces and nephews.; He was preceded in death by 2
i brothers, Anford Tilley and Roy Allan
^TiUey; and a sister, Beatrice Tilley
; Shaver.
' Funeral services were conducted
.' at 2 p.m. April 26, at Mt. Sinai Evan-
^gklical Methodist Church with the
•Revs. Elisha Robertson, Allan• Lunsford and Rodney Stevenson of-
;ficiating. Burial followed in the; church cemetery with Masonic
: graveside rites performed by Snow';Cieek Lodge 571 AF and AM.
Z Memorials may be made to the: Fellowship Hall Fund, Mt Sinai
'Evangelic^ Methodist Church, 306
I Fairmont Road, Statesville, N.C.:2S625.
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^uich Road, Moeksvilie, died Tues-
^y. Vfay 5. 1998. al N.C.
HospiialinWinaon-Saleni.
r„ '972.i„DavieCdumyto AshJey of JacksonviiS
viJIe^'"^ Kennedy of Mocks-wlfete was employed by Jta-sF™-,
en«"™'r!r-i"*'"°h«i«r-ene include his wdfe, Jenny cLje
Ashley of the horae; a son. Shade
Sp^ntan; a brother. Roben Ashley;
aTlTfTJI^^ir'^®'- MiWraBunch.all of Mocksville; and patemal grand-
mote. Laura Ashley of Advance.
Funeral services were to be con-
« Eaton Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Jeff
Peniungton and burial following inLegion Memorial Park. TTie familv
«'«to,eeeivelHends7-9p.lJ!Sat Eaton Funeral Home.
Edward B. Ballard
/ EdwanlB.BallaidSr..80.ofClcm-
mons. died Saturday. May 2.1998. at
N.C. Baptist Hospital in Winston-Sa-
lero after a period of declining health.
He was the father ofSaiah Berke of
Advance.
Memorial services were conducted
at 7-.30 p.m. May 5. at South Fork
Church of Christ in Winston-Salcm.
Graveside services were to be held at
1.30 p.m. May 6. at Abilene Chureh of
Christ Cemetery with full militarygraveside rites. Services were to be
conducted by Wallace Beasley and
Claude Pharr.
June Garland Brittain
y June Garland Brittain. 60. of Ad-
•' vancc. died Thursday moming. April
30.1998. at Fotsyth Memorial Hospi
tal in Winston-Salem.
Bom June 28. 1937. in Fotsyth
County to George N. Garland Sr. and
Henrietta Thrift Garland, she was
fotmcr owner and operator of Yom
House Restaurant on Stratford Road tn
Winston-Salcm.
Surviving arc her husband. J^k
Brittain of the home; a daughtw. Rita
Shaw of Rocky Point; a son. Gwrge
Shaw of Advance; a sister. Carol
Lunsford of Wilmington Be^h; a
brother. George Garland Jr. of Win-
ston-Salem; 9 grandchildren; and 2
great grandchildren.
A graveside service was held at 11
a.m. May 4. in Wcsllawn Gardens of
Memory in Clemmons by the Rev.
Colon Lynch.
Memorials may be made <^4
American Heart Association. 1386-A
Westgate Center Drive. Winston-Sa
lcm. N.C. 27103-2949.
Geoi^e Craveny George Cleland Craven, 86. of
Camden. S.C.. died Friday. May I
1998.
Bom in Mocksville. he was a son of
the late George Leeand Dorcus Odella
Allen Craven. A leitred pipe filter, he
^ a member of the United Associa
tion of Pipe falters and Plumbers. Lo
cal Union 277. He was a U.S. Navy
veteran, serving on the USS Ariaona.
imd a memberof First United Method
ist Church of Mocksville.
Surviving are his wife. Rae Curlee
Craven; 2 daughters. Janet Ann Cra
ven Dabney ofCamden. S.Cand Patsy
Craven Thurmond of Elgin; a brother.
C.C. Craven of Mocksville; 2 sisters.
Carolyn Thompson of Palmdale. Calif
and Martha Short of Mocksville; 6
grandchildren; and 5 great grandchil
dren.
Funeral services were conducted at
2 p.m. May 3. at Lytleton Street United
Methodist Church with burial follow
ing at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to the
American Cancer Society. P.O. Box
411. Camden. S.C. 29020.
Davie County Public Ubraiy
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^ Michael Nomtan Beck, 35, of Lex
ington. died Friday. May 1. 1998. at
Lexington Memorial Hospital from
injuries received from an automobile
accident Friday night.
Bom April 30. 1963. to Norman
Kenneth Beck and Gail Myers Beck,
he was a graduate of West Davidson
fJigh School and was employed with
D.R.S. Inc. In Advance and co-owner
of Soundwave Productions.
Surviving are his wife. Nikki
Leonaid Beck of the home; a son,
Casey Beck of the home; his parents;
and a sister. Angela Beck of Lexing
ton.
A funeral service was held at 3 p.m.
May 4. at Reeds Baptist Church where
he was a member by Dr. Dan R.
Hutchins and the Rev. John Pace with
burial following In the church cem
etery.
Memorials may be made to Reeds
Baptist Chuich. 180 Reeds BaptUt
Church Road, Lexington. N.C. 27295.
James Henry Creason
James Henry Creason. 77. of Spen
cer, died Eriday. May I. l998.alV.A.
Medical Center In Salisbury, after a
period of declining health.
^om April 15. 1921, in Davie
County, to the late Phoebe Moore
Creason and Henry Creason. he was
educated In the Davie County schools
and was a World War II veteran, serv
ing in the U.S. Navy in the South
Pacific and later in the U.S. Army. He
rciired after 22 years with North Caro
lina Finishing Company. He was a
member of Calvary Lutheran Church
in Spencer.
Survivors include his wife, Chris
tina Boate Creason of the home whom
he married July 21.1948; a daughter.
Barbara C. Stoessel of Salisbury; 3
brothers; and 2 sisters.
Funeral services were conducted at
11 a.m. May 5, at Lyerly Funeral
Home's James C. Lyerly Chapel by the
Rev. Ralph ICraft. Burial follow^ In
Rowan Memorial Park in Salisbury.
Memorials may be mode loCalvory
Lutheran Chuich. P.O. Box 23. Spen
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Audrey Yow Gilbert
Audrey Yow Gilbert, 71. of Ad
vance. died early Wednesday morn
ing. Aopril 29. 1998, al ihe Kale B.
Reynolds Hospice.Homc.
Bom June 18, 1926. in Winsion-
Salem to John Hnery and Delia Alice
ShuU Yow. she was a member of Ad
vent Moravian Church and had retired
from Western 0ectric after28 years of
service. She was also a member of the
Teleplutne Pioneers of America and
the American Ex-Prisoners of War.
She was precirded in death by her hus
band. William Oscar Gilbert Jr. and
her son. Staff Sergeant John Robert
Gilhert. , ,
Surviving are 2 daughters. View
Gilbert of Clemmons and Brenda
Teaguc of Kemersville; a sons. Rev,
W.O. Gilbert HI ofFergus Falls. Minn,
and Steven R. Gilbert ofClemmons; 3sisters. AliceBredemcicTofRichmond,
Va.. Grace Parrish of Advance and
Lucille Kimel of Winston-Salem; 11
grandchildren; and 6 great gmndchll-
dren.
A funeral service was held at 11
a.m. May 2, at Advent Moravian
Church by the Rev. Roger Kimball-
Burial followed in Forsyth Memorial
Park-
Memorials may be made to Advent
Moravian Church Book of Memop'.
1514 W. Clemmonsvillc Road. Win-
ston-Salem. N.C. 27127 or to the Kate
B. Reynolds Hospice Home, c/o Hos
pice of Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County. 1 lOO-C S. Stratford Road.
Winston-Salera. N.C. 27103.
Ivan Ijames
ElderlvanW.Ijames.86.ofVanzant
Road. Mocksville.died Saturday. May
2. 1998. in I
Ashevillcwherehehadlwtiin'^^^^
Sludcvem Ijames.
he was educated in the Davic County
schools and continually attended reli
gious workshopsandseminats. He had
pastored at Clement Grove Church of
God formore than 55 years and was the
national and international overseer of
the church organization. His mission
ary work extended to the Virgin Is
lands. the Philippines. Africa and
Canada.
He is survived by a son, WilliamCalvinIjamesofMocksville;2daugh-
lers. AlmaC. Ijames of the home and
Minnie Scott of Winston-Salem; 4
brothers, Ralph. Elmer and Ernest
Ijames. all of Newton, and John L.
Ijames of MocksvUie; 2 sisters. Ba
RirekerartdEdnaAlIen.tolhofMocks-
villc; 5 grandchildren; and 7 great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2
p.m. May 8. aiClement Grove Church
with Elders William Harwell and
Whaid Rose officiating and burial fol
lowing in the church cemetery. The
family will receive friends 7-9 p.m.
May 7, al Graham Funeral Home.
Memorials may be mode to Davie
County Public Library. The American
Heart Association or the Nigeria
Church Mission sent to Dorothy Gra
ham. 624 Vanzam Road, Mocksville.
N.C. 27028.
^ 11a Virginia Potts
lla Virginia Plort Potts, 86. died
Thursday.AprilJO. 1998. at Meadow-brook Terrace of Davie in Advance.
Bom Aug. 6.191 l.inDavicCountyto the late Annon Kimbcr and Emma
Riddle Plott. she was married for 49
years to the late Eugene G. Potts and
was a homemaker. She loved the out-
doors and worked with her family in
com. cotton and tobacco. She was a
memberofTuirenline Baptist Oiurcti
She is survivcdbyason, ArchieLee
Polls ofKannapolis;adaughter. StellaPotts Frye of Farmlnglon; a brother
Noah Plort ofMocksvllle; 6grandchil-dren, Debbie Hege and Jennifer Ven-
luri. both of Advance, Lee Pous and
Sammy Gulledge. both ofKannapolis,Nessie Rowland of Concord and G G
J^sofColumbia.S.C,;4great grantchildren; and several nieces and ncph-
cws.
She was preceded in death by 2
children. Edward Polls In 1983 and
Ruby Gulledge in 1988.
The funeral service was cortducted
at II a-m. May 2. at Davie Funeraln ServlceChapelbylheRev.BillySloop,
Oavie County Public
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J William Donald Pardue. 84. ofJoncsvUle.diedMonday.May4.1998.
ai Hugh Chaiham Menwjrial Hospital.
He was the brother of the Rev. C J.
Pardue of Advance.
Funeral services were to be held at2 p.m. May 6. at Gentry Family Chapel
in ionesvillc by the Rev. RichaidTho-
roas with buriai following m Holly
wood Cemetery in Elkin.
Roy Edwin Williams
J RoyEdwinWilliams.79.ofOrcen-vUle.S.C..diedWedncsdayaftemooit.
Anrii29.1998.at the DomV-A. Medi
cal Center in Columbia. S.C. alter a
was reared from J.P. sevens
pany. He was a graduate of Mock^iUeHigh School and anended several <xil-
leges. He was a member of Pendleton
Street Baptist Church in ®; and was a former member of Smiftn Grove United Methodist Church and
was also a veteran of the U.S. Army.Surviving, inaddiliontohisniother,
are Ws wife. Bobbie Sue Ambrose
Williams of the home; 2 daughtei^
Karen W. Jacobs of Morganton a^
Miriam W. Mainn of SimpsonvUle.
S.C.; a son. B. Keith Willi^ of ,Mauldin.S.C.;astcpson.TonyHhsof
Abbevilie. S.C.; 8 giandehildrem 3 ,siep grandchildren; 4 sisters. pomAy ,
Williams. Inez Williams and NellieWilliams.allofMocksvUle.andGiil^
W r-<..i<tie of Winston-Salem; and 2b^othere. Ellis Williams of Wi^m
Salcm and Eugene Williams of Rock
Hill.S.C. . . .Graveside services wereconduet^at2p.ra.May3.atSmithGioveUnit^
Methodist Church Cemetery with the
Rev Robert MeLawhomofRcianng.Memorials may be made to Mitc^
ell Road Christian Academy. 2OTMitchellRoad.Greenville.S.C.29615.
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LcnaSlcvenson Carter. iS7, formerly
ofWinsion-Salcm, died Monday, May
4,1998. at The Oaks at Foisylh.
Bom Sept. 23. 1910. in Davie
County to Richard B. and MatlieTul-
terow Stevenson, she was a membcrof
Courtney Baptist Church. During
World War II. she was employed with
Manin-MariettaCotporation. Latershe
was employed with the Anchor Com
pany and then withMaybeny'son Slrat-
ford Road in Winston-Salem.
She was preceded in death by her
husband. Council Cotter, and 2 bioih-
ers. Howard R. and William R.
Stevenson; and abrother-in-law. Elvin
Ace.
Surviving arc 3 brothers. E.B.
StcvensonorBermudaRun.R.H. "Bob"
Stevenson and James R. Stevenson,
both of Winslon-Salem; a sister.
Maijorie Ace ofEast Suoudsburg. Pa.;
2 nieces; 7 nephews; and 2 sisters-in-
law. Malloy Stevenson of Macon. Ca.
and Bemice Stevenson of Lewisville.
A graveside service was conducted
at 3 p.m. May 6. at Forsyth Memorial
Park by Dr. Jack R. Noffsinger.
Amos Dovalt
Bennie Lee "Amos" Dewalt. 72. of
Holman Street. Mocksville. died sud-denlySatuiday.May9.1998.atRowan
Regional Medical Cenier in Salisbury.
Bom in Newbeny. S.C. Aug. 8,
1925. to the late Willie and Maggie C.Dewalt. he matiied Evelyn Thaxton ^ancailyageandmovedtoSummerfteld
where he worked as a fa^r.
Garrett Grove Methodist Church.taught Sunday School and sang in the
men'schoir.Uter.hisfamilymov^to
Davie County where he worked fw
Hanes Knitting Company and retired
fmm Fiberglass Manufacturing ^
pany in Statesville. He was ®
War n veteran, serving in the U.a.
Navy.
Survivors include his wife of the
home; 5 sons. James. Floyd and Kenneth Dewalt. all of Mocksville. Donnell
Dewalt of Stoneville and Alex Dewaltof Salisbury.4daoghters. Edith Ha^
of Salisbury. MatUe Johnson of Yadk-
inville. Louise and Mona Lisa Dewalt,
both of Mocksville; 28 grandchildren,
9 fsreat grandchildren; a brother. Leroy
Dewalt of Prosperity. S.C.; a sista,MattieHarrisofProspetity.S.C.;anda
host of relatives and friends.
The funeral service was to be con
ducted at noon May 13. at the Ch^
of Mottison-Siudevent Funeral Home
in Mocksville with the Rev. CharleneLewis, pastor of New Life Apostolic
Church, offtciating and burial follow
ing in NationalCemetery in Salisbury.
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Johnnie Mae Mock Dunn. 62. died
Tuesday. May 5,1998.
Bora Ffeb. 2.1936. to the late EdithMockSmooushewasa 1954 graduate
of Davie High School. She was mar-
tied in her early twenties to Robert M.
Dunn, who preceded her in death. She
was also preceded in death by a son.
Cordon Dunn; and 2 children, who
died at birth.
S urvi ving ore 5 children. Joyce Free-
nutn. Janice Fowler, Florence Dunn.
Sheila Austin and Robert Dunn; a spe-
cial cousin, Ida Alby. 15 grandchil
dren; 12 great grandchildren; 3 broth
ers. Richard Mock of Lexington.
Melvin Mockand Billy Smooi, boihofMocksville-.andahostof nieces, ncph-
ews and cousins.
The funeral was held at 7:30 p.ra.
May 9. at Perael Jones & Sons Funeral
Home in Cleveland, Ohio.
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, Kaiherine Hufrman Gough, 78, of
' EasiBcnd,diedSaiunlay,May9,I998,
at the KateB. Reynolds Hospice Home.
She was the grandmother ofKim 0.
Bohannon of Mocksville.
Funeral services were conducted at
11 a.m.May I l.atEnonBaptistChuich
by the Rev. Kent Ingrum. Burial fol
lowed in the church cemetery.
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Lester Calvin Howard, 70, died
Jhiirsday, April 30,1998, atN.C. Bap
tist Hospital in Winston-Salem.
; Bom Feb. 12.1928, in Faimington
where he spent his early life, he was a
veteran of the U.S. Army and retired
from McNair Construction Company
where he worked as a carpenter.
Surviving are a sister, Cornelia
Bumgardner and a brother, Vemon
Howard, both of Winston-Salem; an
aunt,. Alma H, King of Advance; sev
eral nieces, nephews and cousins.
A graveside service was held May
3, at Forsyth Memorial Park with Dr.
Charles Edwards officiating.
Memorials may be made to Ameri
can CancerSociety, I900S. Hawthorne
Road, Winston-Salem. N.C. 27103;
Hospice of Winsion-Salem/Fbrsylh
County, IIOO-C S. Stratford Road,
Winston-Salem. N.C. 27103 or to a
charity of the donor's choice.
Jack Wilson Holland
Jack Wilson Holland, 68, of 340 ^
Avon Street, Mocksville,died Sunday,
May 10, 1998, at Forsyth Memorial
Hospital in Winston-Salem.
Bom May 27,1929, to Ernest Wil
son and Viola Foster Holland, he was a
member of Trinity Baptist Church. He
worked for RCAandsetved in the U.S.
Army during the Korean Conllict
Surviving ate 2 daughters, lane
Debra Holland Rhodus of Ocoee, Fla.
and Eleanor Holland of Elkalyoubieof
Apopka, Fla.; a son, John Hampton
HollandofMaitland, Fla.; 3 grandchil
dren; a great grandson; a twin sister,
Jacqueline Callahan of Tampa, Ra,;
and 2 brothers, Ernest Walter Holland
and Vincent Davis, both of Winston-
Salem.
A graveside service was held May
13, at 11 a.m. at Oaklawn Memorial
Gardens by the Rev. Darrell Cox.
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James Robert "Bob" Little, 81, of
Cleveland, died Friday, May 1, 1998,
at Brian Center, Statesville, after sev
eral months of serious illness.
He was the father of Kenneth E
"Weasel" White of Cooleemee.
Funeral services were conducted at
4 p.m. May 9, at Moore's Chapel AME
Zion Church by the Revs. Wayne Grif
fin and Howard Irvis. Burial followed
at Knox Baptist (Thurch Cemetery.
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Robert Lee Holmes of Statesville
died at his home March 17,1998.
A native of Iredcll County, he is
survived by 2brolhcrs, Ronnie Holmes
of the home and Billy Holmes of Har
mony.
Funeral services will be held at 3
p.m. March 28, in the chapel of Gra
ham Funeral Home with the Rev.
Norman Dudley officiating. The body
will be cremated.
Mattie Bean McCuUoh
/ MaltieBeanMcCulloh,93,formerly
^ of Duke Street Cooleemee, died Sat-
urday,May9. l998,atAuiumnCarB0f
Mocksville.
! She was bom Jan. 28, 1905, to tire
late Julius C. and Margaret Bost Bean
of Davie County. She was married to
Thomas Franklin McCulloh, who pre
ceded her in death. She was retired
from Burlington Mills where she
worked as a spinner. She was a mem
ber ofCooleemccPresbyterianChurch.
Surviving are 2 sons, Carl "Ted'
, McCullohofCoolcemeeandClarenceMcCullohof Norristown, Pa.; adaugh-
ter-in-law, Kaihy McCulloh of Cool
eemee; 2 sisters, Hattie Eudy of
Mooresville, Mae Kinser of Cool
eemee; 6 grandchildren; 9 great grand
children; and several nieces and neph
ews.
She was preceded in death by a son,
J:W. McCulloh; 3 daughters, Margaret
McCulloh Spry, NellicMae McCulloh
and Dorothy Mae McCulloh; 4 broth
ers, Tom Bean, Charles Bean, Albert
Bean and Bill Bean; and 3 sisters.
Valley Taylor. Sallcy McCulloh and
Minnie Mays.
Funeral services were conducted at
2 p.m. May 12, at Davie Funeral Ser
vice Chapel with the Rev. Robert
Goforth officiating. Burial followedin
Ufacrty United MethodistChurch Cem
etery.
Memorials may be made to Cooleemee Presbyterian Church, c/o Pauline
Alhey,P.O.Box582,Cooleemee,N.C.
27014.
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' Ruih Fells Reece. 68. of Dobson
May 8. 1998. at Hugh ChathamNursing Center in Elkin.BomAug. 19. l929inSuiTyCounty
to Ethel WebbFeltsofYadkinvilieand
Ifie late Roy S. Felts, she was a home-n^er and member of Salem Baptist
CTurch. She was preceded in death by
her husband. Jule Reece in 1992.
Surviving.inaddluontohermother.a sister. Mary Columbine of
Westfield; 3 brothers. Homer Felts and
paries Felts, both of Mocksville and
WaircnFelu of Elkin: a half brother.
WallaceSiddenofWinston-Salemtandseveral nieces and nephews.
Puneralserviccswereheldat2p.m.
'0. a'Davis & Son Funeral Homewith burial followingat Welcome View
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Lee Preston Summers
Lee Preston Summers. 4S. of Sa
vannah. Ga., died May 8. 1998. at
Candler Hospital in Savannah after an
extended illness.
A native of Harmony, he was a son
of BookerT. Summers Sr. of Harmony
and the late Clara O. Campbell Sum
mers. He was a graduate of North Ire-
dell high School and later completed
his ccnification in professional weld
ing. In 1972. he married Gladys Ann
Rose, and from this union one child
was bom. Anelia Presson Rose. He
worked as a carpenter in Wisconsin
before moving to Savannah. Ga. He
continued his profession until his health
failed. He was a member of Liberty
City Church of Christ in Savannah.
Surviving, in addition to his father,
are his wife. Brenda Elizabeth Sum
mers of the home; his daughter of
Durhamtastepdaughter.TonyaDenise
Roberts of Savannah. Ga.: 2 brothers.
Solomon Summers of Statcsville and
Booker T. "Mitch" Summers Jr. of
Harmony; 3 sisters. Irene S. Steele and
Claudene S. Lewis, both of Harmony.
andWilIeneS.CarsonofCorona.N.Y.;
and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins
and relatives.
The family was to receive friends at
Mt. Nebo Baptist Church in Harmony
2-3 p.m. May 13. followed by the fu
neral at 3 p.m. conducted by the Revs.
Norman C. Dudley and Ardeal
Roseboro.
j Leonard Allen Sain
May 71998. at his home in Ohio from a heart
attack.
^fune 13, l928.inDavieCouruylo the late Dewey Sain and Margaret
oaji) of MocJcsville.
Survivors.inaddiUontohis mother.^J.'^''S'?"''^-^""'S.Stn»derandPnylhsS. Blanton. bothofMocksvilleMd Christine York ofWinston-Salem:
2 sons. Ronnie Allen Sain of Denver
and Joel Kevin Sain of Fayetteville; a
brother, Cecil Sain of MocksvilIe:'2
sisters. Mary Sparks and Ora Marie
Mills. bothofMocksviire:7giandcbil-dren: and a great grandchild.
Memorial services will be held at a
later date.
Franklin D. IMvette
Franklin D.Trivette.S6.ofYadkin-
ville.diedSaturday.May9.1998. after
a long illness.
Bom Dec. 23. l94l.inDavie County
to the late Guy C. and Adeline Mauser
Trivettc. he was a retired employee of
the Town of Yadkinville.
Survivors include his wife. Judy
Hennings Trivette of Lcnoir. 2 sons.
Grant Franklin Trivette of Boonville
and Brent Franklin Trivette of Lenoir;
2 brothers. Jack Trivette of Mocksville
and John Trivette of Yadkinville.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.m. May l3.atGenuy Family Chapel
by the Revs. Steve Johnson and Hubert
Wishon. Burial followedin Shacktown
Church of Christ Cemetery.
Annie B.WWtehead
^nie Bohannon Whiteh^ ofWimton-SalcmdiedSaur^y>toy9-,998.atThe_Oaksa.ft^
^.hDr WhOteenofficiaung.'1:e wTsThfmother of loanitn
Poindcxicr of Advance.
Margaret McCulloh Spry
y Margaret McCulloh Spry. 70. of
Duke Street. Cooleemee. died at her
home. Wednesday. May 6.1998.
Bora Nov. 28. 1927. in Davie
County to the late Frank McCulloh and
Mattie Bean McCulloh. she was mar
ried to the late Thomas Andrew Spry,
who preceded her in death in Decem
ber 1987. She was retired from Cone
Mills Textile of Salisbury where she
worked in a clerical capacity. She was
a member of Cooleemee Presbyterian
Church.
Surviving.inaddition to her mother,
are 2 sons. Barry L. Spry of Salisbury
and Andrew "Steve" Spry of Cool
eemee: 2 brothers. Carl McCulloh of
Cooleemee and Clarence McCulloh of
Norristown. Pa.; 2 grandchildren: and
several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a
brother. J.W.McCullohofCooIeemee.
in 1991.
The funeral was held May 9. at I
p.m. at Davie Funeral Service Chapel
with the Rev. Robert Gofoith oflrciat-
ing. Burial followed in Liberty United
Methodist CJiurch Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Cool
eemee Presbyterian Church, c/o Pauline
Aihey. P.O. Box382. Cooleemee. N.C.
27014.
Dorothy Weides Young
Dorothy Weides Young. 77, of 163
Warwick Place. Bermuda Run. Ad
vance. died Wednesday. May 6.1998.
at her home.
Bom Dec. 18. 1920, in Aberdeen.
S.D. to Cornelius C. and Lorctta Suel
Weides. she was a member of Saint
Leo's Catholic Church. She was pre
ceded indeathby adaughter.CatI;crine
Ann.
Surviving are her husband. John D.
Youngof the home: 2daughters, Mary
Smith ofAsheville and Margaret Scott
Young of Royal Oak. Mich.
; Funeral Mass was held at 11 a.m.
May 8. at Saint Leo's Catholic church
by Father James Solari. Graveside ser
vices were hcldat2 p.m. at Maplewood
Cemetery in Durham.
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PoyHcrbenAikins.TO.ofMt.Airvdied Wednesday. May 13. t998.ailifc
nomc.
Funeral services were conducted at
Home Oiaitel in Mt. Airy by the Revs.
foltowedinDoverBaptistChurahCem.
Glenna WiUlams MooreGlenna Williams Moore, 85 diedThursday. May 14.1998. at The Lau-rels of Salisbury.Graveside services were held at 2p m. 17. at Bear Creek Primitive
Cemetery by ElderRoy
She was the sister of Virginia W.Gnmes ofCooIcemce.
Roxle Pardue Brown
' Roxie Pardue Brown. 97. of 1205
Yadkinvilie Road. Mocksville. died
Wednesday evening. May 13.1998. at
Davie County Hospital.Bom in Yadkin County. Oct. 24.
I9(X). one of 12 children of David
Barker and Delancy Caudle Pardue.
she was an active member of First
Baptist Church of Mocksville and was
a homemaker and helped establish the
family business. S. W. Brown & Sonof
Mocksville.
She was married July 6. 1922, to
Simon Wilfoid Brown Sr.. who preceded her in death. She was also pre
ceded in death by her son. S.W. Brown
Jr.. in March 1998.
Surviving are 3 grandchildren
Deborah Brown of Atlanta. Ga.. Eliza
beth Rynn of Advance and Charles
Brown of the William R. Davie com
munity; 4 great giandchildren. Dana
Hooks. Andy Hooks.Craig Brown arul
Austin Brownta sister. Zelta Pardue of
Yadkinvilie; andabrother. Jess PardueofBoonville. '
A memorial service was held at 6p.m. May 16. at First Baptist Churchof
Mocksville with the Rev. Larry Hovis
arnciating.
Memorials may be made to Rrst
Baptist Church.390North Main Street,
Mocksville. N.C. 27028.
/Ruby Mae Duncan
Ruby Mac Eagleson Duncan. 86.of
Walkertown. died Thursday. May 14.1998. at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice
Home in Winston-Salem.
He was the father of Tetty Duncan
of Mocksville.
Funeral services were conducted at3 p.m. May 16. at Haywonh-Miller-
Cain Funeral Home Chapel by theRev.
Oliver Helsabeck. Burial followed in
Walkertown Rist Baptist Church Cem
etery.
/Nancy M. Petticord
Nancy Margaret Petticord. 84. of
Kemersville.diedMay 17.1998. She
had been in declining health two
months.
Funeral services were conducted
at 11 a.m. May 20. at Pisgah United
Methodist Church by the Rev. Lee
Money with burial following in the
church cemetery.
She was the sister of Calvin
Petticord of Mocksville.
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Charles Stephen Shaughnessy Jr.,
69. of Bermuda Run. died Thursday.
May 14. 1998. at his home.
Bom April 8. 1929. in Jackson
Heights. N.Y. to Charles and Grace
Shaughnessy. he was retired from the
furniture industry after serving in nu
merous managcmcntpositions. includ
ing president of Singer Furniture. Bur
lington Furniture and Berkline Corpo
ration. He was a member of the U.S.
Marine Corps, serving during the Ko
rean Conflict. He graduated from Yale
and Harvard Business School.
He is survived by his wife. Joy
Shaughnessy of the home, a son. Steve
ShaughnessyofAdvance;3daughteis.
Susan Costin and Tticia King, both of
Charlotte, and Kathy Shaughnessy of
Los Angeles. Calif.; 9 grandchildren;
and a sister. Kotheiine Scheifle of San
Diego. Calif.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.m. May 18, at Holy family Catholic
Church in Clemmons. Burial followed
at Westlawn Gardens of Memory in
Clemmons.
Memorials may be made to Hos
pice of Winston-Salem/Forsytb
County. IIOO-C S. Stratford Road.
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103-3200.
/ Elizabeth Smith
R«kedge.Fla..diedinGainsvile.Fla.^i^ay May 12, 1998. following a
Penod of illness. ®
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was educated in the Iredell Countypublic schools and was self-employed
Ma caterer. She was added to theChurch of Christ over 20 years ago.
CirnonSmtth Sr. of the home: a step-sort. Chfion Smith Jr. of Cambria
H^hts.N.Y.;abrother.Edwartl Scottinston-SaJem;6sisters, Ethel Imes.
D- B'uckwell and MarineCumbers, all of Statesvillc, LucyHolinan of Salisbury. Mary Lee
fttitford of Mocksville and Annie
1 services were conducted at- p.m. May 17. at Rcdiand Church of
Ctast m Davic County with Brother
Al ^mmons officiating. Burial fol-lowed in the church cemetery.
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Glenn Luther Snyder, 76, of Win-
stOD-Solcm. died Thursday, May 14,
1998, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice
Home.
He was the stepfather of Lynn E.
Mdyer of Farmington.
Funeral services were conducted at
11 a.m. May 16. at Vogler & Sons
Mmn Street Chapel by the Rev. Lane
Sloop. Burial followed in the Mora
vian Graveyard.
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J Harding Eugene Wagner. 76. of
Taylorsvilte. died Monday. May 18
1998.
. - Bom in Davic County May 26,
1921, to the late Alfred Eugene and
Willie Williams Wagner, he served
in the U.S. Navy with the Scabees
during World War II. In 1946. he
went to work for Davie Electric
Membership Coiporation. moving to
Taylorsville to open and manage the
•Taylorsvilledistrict of Davie Electric
.in the basement of the Alexandria
;Hotel in 1947. He served, what later
ibecame Crescent Electric, for more
"than 40years, retiring Dec. 31.1986
.as district managerof theTaylotsville
office. He was responsible for
buildingsomeofthe first power linesin Alexander County and turning on
power in the first Alexander County
resident with Davie Electric Services
on Christmas Eve 1947.
During his residence in the
Ellendale community, he was a
charter member of the Ellendale
Ruritan Club. He joined the
Taylorsville Lions Club in 1952 and
later became a life-member
instrumental in the creation of the
Alexander County Fair Grounds. He
was an active membcrof the Masonic
Lee Lodge 253 in Taylorsville since
1949. He was a former membcrof the
Board of Directors of Alexander
County Social Services. He had been
a member ofAlcoholics Anonymous
since 1974 and celebrated 24 years of
sobriety. Through his work with AA,
he assisted others in redirecting their
lives. He was a member of East
Taylorsville Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by a
brother. Odell Wagner, in 1989.
Surviving are his wife. Polly
Meadows Wagner, whom he married
May29,1948;3daughtcrs. Constance
"Connie" Wagner and Karen English.
both of Taylorsville. and Jacqueline
W. Icenhour of Charlotte; a sister,
Lucille Furches of Mocksville; 3
grandchildren; a great grandson; and
a number of nieces and nephews.
The family was to receive friends
at the residence. His body was to lie
in state at East Taylorsville Baptist
Church 5-7 p.m. May 20. followedby the funeral serviecat7p.m. bythe
Revs. Craig Hamlin and Gary
Jennings. Aprivate graveside servire
was'planned for 11 a.m. May 21, in
Taylorsville City Cemetery with the
Revs. Gary Jennings and Rodney
Millsaps officiating and Masonic
graveside rites provided by Masonic
Lee Lodge 253.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice, of Alexander County. 412
Third Snect SW, Taylorsville. N.C.
28681 or to East Taylorsville Baptist
Church. P.O. Box 906. Taylorsville.
N.C. 28681.
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Nellie Joyce Booe
Nellie Joyce Elchison Booe. 70, of
Mocksviile.dloijon Sunday nichi. May
24, 1998.
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Sr. She was
known for her L-
musical (alcnl on the guitar and en
joyed serving the Lord with her music
as long as her health permitted. She
was a member of Mt. Zion Holiness
Church in Mocksville.
She worked at Autumn Care, and
for many years operated Booe's Taxi.
Survivors, in addition to her hus
band: 4 sons. Early (Deborah) Jr..
Bobby, Avery and Carlton (Sharon)
Booe, all of Mixksville: a daughter,
Brenda Joyce Booe of the home; a
brother. Billy (Libby) Eichison of
Advance: 11 grandchildren; 9 great
grandchildren; and many other rela
tives.
Services will he conducted by
Bishop James Ijames at Mi. Zion Ho-
linessChurch.MillStrcel.Mocksviiie.
Thursday.MayCS, with visitation at I
p.m. and the funeral at 1:30. Burial will
follow in the church cemetery. The
family may be contacted at the home
of Early Jr. and Deborah Booe. 168
Williams St., Mocksville.
Andrew O. Brockway
Andrew O. Brockway. 79, of
Lawrcnccvillo, Pa., died Friday, May
15, 1998, at his home.
He retired after 30 years as a
I'orcman for Ingersoli-Rand
Company, including 10 years as a
supervisor in the IngersoU-Rand
Division in Mocksville.
Survivors include his wife of 52
years. Joanne Brockway; 3 sons,
ThomasA. Brockway ofGang Mills.
N.Y., James A. Brockway of
LawrcnceviUe. Pa. and Perry C. .
Brockway ofWestChazy. N.Y.; and
a brother, Howard Brockway of
Lawrenceville. Pa,
Services were held at 11 a.m. May
18. at Kenyon Funeral Home in
Elkland. Pa. by the Rev. David
Watkins. Burial followed in Powers
Cemetery in Lawrenceville.
j Julius Isom Cook
Julius Isom Cook. 84.of Wallburg.
died Saturday. May 23,1998. at Kate
B. Reynolds Hospice Home after a
long battle with cancer.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.m. May 26, at Wallburg Baptist
Church w ith the Rev. J. Max Evington.
Burial followed in the church cem
etery with military rites by District 11
Memorial Honor Guard.
HewasthebrotherofStellaClinard
of Advance.
Connie Dudley
Connie Lcc Francis McBrideDi^ley, 75. of Winsion-SaJem. died
W^esday.May20, l998.alherhome.
F^neralserviceswereconductedat
'. 23. at Haywooh-MiilerSilas Creek Chapei by the Revs, Roby
Brown and Jimmy Money. Burial fol
lowed in Crcstviow Memorial Park
She was the sister of William R.
McBndc of Mocksville.
Nora Elizabeth Collins
NomElirabethClingempellCollins.
85. Ibmicrly ofBcthania.died Wednes
day. May 20.1998. at Forsyth Medical
Center in Winslon-Sulem.
She was the grandmotherofMlndy
Prim of Mocksville.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.m. May 22, at Vogler & Sons
ReynoldaChapelbyDr.WayneFulton
ami the Rev. Royd Boles. Burial fol
lowed at Forsyih Metiwrial Park.
Charles Alexander Eccles
'/ Charles Alexander Eccles. 49, of
4209 U.S. Hwy. 158. Advance, died
Wednesday, .May 20, 199b, at Kate B.
Reynolds Hospice Home.
AnativeofDavieCouniy. bomJan.
29, 1949, to Ethei Studevent Eccles
and the late Alexander Eccles. he was
amemberofRedlandChuichofChrist.
He attended the Davie County public
schools and Southwestern Chilian
College in Texas. He was a trained
professional nistaurani manager-
Survivors, inaddiiion to his mother,
include a brother, Melvin Eccles of
Advance: his grandmother, Lottie
Studevent of Clemmons; 7 uncles.
George Eccles of Norfolk. Va., Frank
' Eccles ofGermany. Smith Eccles and
Wharton Eccles, bothofWinston-Sa-
lem, Dallas "D C." Eccles of Clem
mons, David Eccles ofColumbia. Md,
and Perry Studevent of Advance; 4
aunts. Bobed Eccles Murray of Win-
slon-Salcm Louise Eccles of Clem
mons. Ruth Dalton of Winsion-Salem
andAliceSteeleofAdvancetandmany
cousins and relatives.
Funeral services were conducted at
3 p.m. Sunday, May 24. 1998, at the
Chapel of Russell Funeral Home with
Brother Bernard Reeves officiating.
Burial followed in the family plot of
Rcdiand Church of Christ Cemetery.
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J AX Cram Jr.. 79. of Salisbury
Sircci. Mocksville. dial laic Saturday
afiomoon. May 23.1998. at his home
after a sudden illness.
He was bom in Davie County. Dec.
16. |9l8.tothelate A.XGrantSr.and
Helen Biewster Grant and was a dis
abled vctcian. having served in the
U.S. Army. He was a member of
Mocksville VF\V. a member ofMocks-
ville Sertoma and a volunteer with
Davie County Hospital Auxiliary. He
had been a lifelong member of First
United Methodist Church. He was pre
ceded in death by 8 brothers and sis-
tcrs. .
Survivors include his wife of 52
years. Annie Lois Furches Grant of the
home: his daughter. Helen Grant Jor
dan of Mocksville; 2 grandchildren.
Monica Hill of Wilmington and GrantMiller JordanofMocksvillerabrother,
W.A. "Bill" Grant of Camden. S.C.:
and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were heldalT p.rii.
May 25. at Eaton Funeral Chapel with
his great nephew Ken Furches ofiiciM-
ing. Burial was at 11 a.m. May 26, in
Rose Cemetery with the Rev. Ed
BIggers ofTiciating.
Memorials may be made to First
United Methodist Church. 305 North
Main Street. Mocksville. N.C. 27028
or to a charity of the donor's choice.
. Harold Lee Helms
J Harold Lee Helms. 79. of Lexing
ton. died Sunday. May 24. 1998, at
Wake Forest University Baptist Medi
cal Center after deciininghcaith ofone
year.
HewasthefatherofRebeccaEidsonol Advance.
^ Robert Blaine Huffman
/ Robert Blaine Huffman. 72. for-mcrlyofMocksville.diedFtidaymom-
ing. May 22.1998. at Forsy th Medical
Center.
HcwusbomJuly l,l925,inGriiyson
County. Va. to the late James F. and to
West Huffman. He was of the Baptist
faith and a retired farmer.
Surv iving arc 2 sisters. Annie Bow
man and Beanie Jones, both of Yadk-
inville; and several nieces and neph-
ews.
He was preceded in death by 3
sisters. Mae Jones. Winnie Rominger
and Virginia Bradley: and a brother.
James Huffman.
Funeral services were conducted at
2 p.m. May 24. at Mackie-Gentry Fu
neral Chapel by the Rev. John Brown.
Burial followed in Counney Baptist
Church Cemetery.
Wayne O'NeULakeyJ Wayne O'Neil Lakey, 75. of Oak
Alley Way.died late Tuesday evening.May 19.1998. at his home after being
in deciining heaith.
Bora Dec. 3. 1922. in Yadkin
County, to the late H.A. and Margaret
Todd Lakey, he was retired from Davie
Auto Parts in Mocksviile. He was a
member of Handison United Method
ist Church and had been a member of
Jericho-Hardison Ruritan Ciub.
Survivors include his wife, Doris
Sales Lakey of the home; a daughter,
SybiIStroudofMocksville;ason, SteveLakey of Mocksville: 4grandchildren:
a great grandchild: 2 sisters, Dorothy
Walkerand Ruth Lakey. bothofMocks-
ville:and3 brothcrs,Cecii Lakey.CIydeLakey and Charlie Lakey. allofMocks-
viile.
Funeral services were conducted at
11 u.m.May22.at Eaton Funeral Home
Chapel by the Rev. Sandra Martin.
Memorials'may be made to the
Building Fund of Hardison United
Methodist Church, c/o Glenn Seafoid.
176 Buck Seaford Rad. Mocksville
N.C. 27028.
Wesley A. Lyons
/ Wesley A. Lyons of Winsion-Sa-lem died early hour Sunday. May 24,
1998. at Fdrsyth Medical Center.
He spent most of his life in Win-
ston-Salem and attended the local pub
lic schools. He was preceded in death
by his father, Sceaphus Lyons.
Surviving are his wife. Brentla
Lyons: 2 daughters, Phyllis Blackmon
and Yvonna Lyons Springs, both of
Winston-Salem; 7 grandchildren: agreatgranttoughtet; his mother,Nellie
BiockLyonsofMocksvilIe:astepson,
Robert Thomas of Winston-Salem: a
brother, Joseph Sceaphus Lyons of
Mocksville: a foster sister, Ella Mae
White: and a host of other relatives.
Funeral services were to be con-ductedat2p.m.May27.atFrancesand
Jetty C. Gilmore Memorial Chapel.
Visitation wtis 30 minutes prior to the
funeral.
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Mildred Casiner Vohar. 69. of
Center Street. Cooleemee. died late
Sunday night. May 24. 1998. at her
home.
She was born Sept. 26. 1928. in
Jefferson County. Pa. to the late
Simon and Helen Manz Castner and
was retired from the Valsco Dry
Cleaning Company in Midland. Penn.
with 30 years of service. She later
worked at the English Clothing Shop
in Cooleemee. She was a member of
St. Francis Catholic Church in
Mocksville. She was preceded in
death by 2 brothers. George S. Castner
and Theodore Castner.
Surviving are her husband.
Andrew Vohar of the home: 4 sisters,
Janet Morrissey of Cincinnati. Ohio.
Florence Lever of Pittsburgh. Pa..
Barbara Dapollonioof Worthington.
Ohio and Kalhryn Flaim of
Georgetown. Pa.; and a brother,
Thomas Castner of Brookville. Pa.
Funeral services were to be
conducted at 2 p.m. May 27. at St.
Francis Catholic Church in
Mocksville with the Rev. Thomas
Clements officiating with burial
following in R6se Cemetery.
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Donald Perry Walton. 64. of 240
Wyo Road. Farmington. died unex
pectedly Tuesday. May 19.1998.
HewasbomFeb.25.1934.ioSidney
Caniek Walton and Elizabeth Combs
Walton of Lexington. Ky. and was a
builder in the triad area for the past 34
years. He was a veteran of the U.S.
Army.
Surviving are his wife. Patricia
Walton, 2 sons. Michael Walton of
Winston-Salem and Mark Walton of
Twin ^ils. Idaho: a granddaughter 4
brothers. Roy. Stanley. Gerald and
Doug Walton, all of Lexington. Ky.
A graveside service was to be held
May 22. at I p.m. at Belleview Cem-
eiety in Danville. Ky.
Memorials may be made to the
American Heart Association or the
American Cancer Society.
Cleva Marshall White
Cleva Marshall White. 75. died
Tuesday. May 19. 1998. at Meadow-
brook TenaceofDavie Nursing Home.Bom Sept 25. 1922. to the late
William Berley and Bertie Frances
Tuttle Marshaii. she lived all her life in
Fbrsyth County and was a member of
Marshall Baptist Church. She was pre
ceded in death by a sister. Mae Hull.
Surviving are a husband. Roby Ed
ward White of Meadowbrook Terrace
ofDavietadaughter. Judy White Bailey
of Advancetason. Alan WhiteofKem-
ersville: 2 grandchildren: and 2 broth-
ers.BillMaishalIandChesterMarshall.both of Winston-Salem.
The funeral service was conducted
at 2 p.m. May 21, at Marshall Baptist
Church by the Rev. Jim Wright. Burial
followed in the church cemetery.
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Jewell Ross Wilkinson, 83, of
Winston-Salem, died Sunday
evening. May 24. 1998. at Forsyth
Medical Center.
He was the father of Judy W.
Everhart of Advance.
The funeral service was conducted
at 11 a.m. May 27, at Fairview
Moravian Church by Dr. Hal Cole
and the Rev. Norwood Green. Burial
followed in the Moravian Graveyard.
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J James Alley Allen Sr., 67, of U.S.
Hwy. 64 East, Mocksville, diedThuis-
day evening. May 28, 1998, at Davie
County Hospital after a sudden illness.
' He was bom In Davie County Dec.
S, 1930, to the late W.C. Allen Sr. and
Daisy Phelps Allen and was a self-
employed electrical contiactor.He had
been a lifelong member of Mocks
United Methtxlist Church, was former
chairman of Davie County ASCS and
especially enjoyed farming and raising
cattle. He was preceded in death by a
sister, Gladys Gobble; and 3 brothers,
W.C. Allen Jr., Willie Phelps Allen
and Odell Allen.
. Surviving are his wife of 47 years,
Bertha "Duck" Slaydon Allen of the
home; a daughter, Jan Wood of Lex-
ington;ason, Jim Allen ofMocksville;
a sister, Lillian Sidden of Advance; a
brother, Henry Joyce Allen of Ad
vance; and several nieces and neph
ews.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m.
May 31, at Mocks United Methodist
Church with the Rev. Bruce Gwyn
offtciating. Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
Memorials may be made for the
Building Fund of Mocks United Meth
odist Church, P.O. Box 2122, Advance,
N.C. 27006.
Louise McDaniel Allred
Louise McDaniel Allred, 76, of
Sheflield Road, Harmony, died Tues
day, May 26,1998, at Autumn Care of
Mocksville. :
. Bom Oct. 3,1922, in bedell County
to the late Charlie McDaniel and the
late Jetta Mae Richardson McDaniel,
she was married to Joseph Dwight
Allred for SO years until his death in
1996. She was a seamstress in the
furniture industry and a member of
Uberty Wesleyan Church.
She is stirvived by 2 sons, Ricky ■'
Allred of Mocksville and Melvin All- i
red of the Sheffield coirununity; 2 ;
daughters, Joann Colaci of Citus, Fla.
and Charlotte Allred of the Sheffield
community; S grandchildren; and sev
eral nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a son,
Dwight Allred, in 1957; and 2 broth
ers, Clyde and John Frank McDaniel.
The funeral service was held at 11:30
am. May 29, at New Union United
Methodist Church in Mocksville with
the Revs. David Rollins and Shelby
Harbour officiating. Burial followed
in the church cemetery.
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Arnold Franklin Garwood, 68, of
Junction Road, Coolcemce, died at his
home Saturday afternoon. May 30,
1998, after a sudden illness.
He was bom in Davidson County,
Sept. 22,1929, to the late Giles Frank
and Bertie Seamon Garwotxl and re
tired plant engineer with Burlington
Mills in Cooleemee. He had been a
member of Cooleemee First Baptist
Church all his life and had served as its
chairman of the deacon board, as Sun
day School superintendent and Sun
day School teacher. He was a veteran
of the U.S. Army.
Surviving are his wife, Doris Shoaf
Garwood of the home; a daughter,
Rebecca Garwood Hursey of Cool
eemee; a son, Arnold Franklin
"Frankie" Garwood of Yadkinville; 6
grandchildren; a sister, Linda Walker
of Mocksville; and a brother. Bill
Garwood of Hilton Head, S.C.
Funeral services were conducted at
11 a.m. June 2, at First Baptist Church
of Cooleemee with the Revs. Jeff
Pennington and Leonard Rollins offi
ciating. Burial followed in Rowan
Memorial Park in Salisbury.
Memorials may be considered for
First Baptist Church of Cooleemee,
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J Wilda Mae Oelaudcr Hedrick. 66,
of 144 Ri verbend Drive. Bermuda Run.
died Monday. 25. 1998. at Fdrsytli
Medical Center in Winaton-Salem.
Bom inHagerstown. Md. to the late
Franklin Delauder and Ruth Thomas
Delauderof Hyattsville. Md.. she was
a member of Clemmons Moravian
Church where she served as chairman
of Circle 4. She was vice president of
the Garden Study Club of Winston-
Salem and served as a volunteerat Old
Salem. She worked for several years
for the governor's office in Virginia.
She was a volunteer at Tanglcwood. a
member of the TT,GA and worked
several years with the Montgomery
County, Maryland Board of Elections
and the Maryland State Board of Elec
tions.
Survivors include her husband.
Robert "Bob" Hedrick of the home; a
daughter. Cindy McCorfcle ofCharles-
ton. W.Va.; a son. James Dent of
Ashbum, Va.; 2 stepsons, Roben W.
Hedrick of Bel Air. Md. and David P.
Hedrick of Silver Spring. Md.; 12
grandchildren; and a sister, Betty Th
ompson of Hyattsville. Md.
A memorial service was conducted
at 11 a.m. May 27, atClemmons Mora
vian Church by the Revs. Ray Burke
and Jon Peterson. Burial followed in
Fort Lincoln cemetery in Washington.
Memorials may be matte to the
American Diabetes Association. 3109
PoplarwoodCourt. Suite 125. Raleigh.
N.C. 27104.
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Tracy Shane Kennedy. 24. of Jack
Booe Road, died Monday. May 25.
1998. at Fbrsyth Memorial Hospital in
Winston-Salcm to J.C. and Lynetta
Childness Kennedy of Danbury.
Bom Sept. 20. 1973. in Fbrsyth
County to J.C. and Lynetta Childress
Kennedy, he was a member of Hope
Baptist Church.
Surviving, in addition to his par
ents. are his wife. Becky Buelin
Kennedy of the home; matemal grand
mother. Dorothy Childress of Win-
ston-Salem; paternal grandmother.
Gladys Kennedy of Winston-Salem;
and 2 broihets. Rodney Lee Kennedy
and Eric Kennedy, both of Danbury.
Funeral services were conducted at
11 a.m. May 28. at Turners Creek
Baptist Church by the Revs. Alan
Barker. Hubert Wuhon and Ottis HursL
Burial followed in the church cem
etery.
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Patricia Lynn Blockwixxi. 45. of
Le«risvillc,dietlTucsday.Junc2.1998.
at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-
Salctn.
She was bom Oct. I. 1952, to the
late Evcrctte Lawrence and Emily
Martha Altgood BlackwoodofMocks-
villeand wasa teacher for more than 20
years in the Winstun-Saletn/Fotsylh
County schooisystcm.Shewasantem-
n ber of First Pixsbyierian Church of
Mocksville. She was preceded indcath
by her father and a brother. Charles
. Blackwood.
Surviving, inadditiontohcrmother.
n are a sister. Ann Schloeman of Florida;
3 nephews. Philip Blackwrxjd of the
' home. Eric Schloeman of Florida and
• Scott Blackwood of Granite Falls; 2
; nieces. Brandi Surratl of Salisbury and
Karen SchloemanofWashington. D.C.;
' and 4 great nephews.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m.
; June 4. at Vogler & Sons Clemtnons
. Chapel by the Rev. Jamie Pharr. Burial
followed in Rose Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Cancer
Services Inc.. 107 Westdale Avenue.
Winsion-Salcm. N.C. 27101.
. John Wesley Jones
i John Wesley "Bud" Jones. 76. of
the Fork community, died at his home
on Joe Road Salutday. June 6.1998.
Bom in Oavie County Aug. 12.
1921. he was a son of the late John
Wesley Jones Sr. and Saddle Waller
Jones.
Survivors include his wife. Dora
Fleming Jones; a son. Johnny Jones of
MiK'ksville; a daughter. Litida Branon
of Lexington; 3 sisters. Rosa Lee Tay
lor. Omie Jane Barnes and Mildred
Robertson, all of Mocksville; 5 grand-
child-en; 2 great grandchildren; and 3
step great grandchildren.
FunemI services were conducted at
2 p.m. June 8. at the Epi.scopal Church
of the Ascension in Fork by the Revs.
Edwin Bailey and Kcrtnit Bailey.
Memorials may be made to Davie
County Hospice. P.O. Bo.s 848. Mocks
ville. N.C. 27028.
Louise Smith Harris
y Louise Smith Harris. 70. of 1342
Sheffield Road. Mocksville. died Sun
day. June 7.1998. at Ircdell Memorial
Hospital following an illnessofseveral
months.
Bum in Davie County Aug. 30.
1927. to the late James Agustus Smith
and Bessie Viola Smith Smith, she was
retired from Monleigh Garment Com
pany inMucksvilleasafolder. On June
6. 1964. she married Arvin Lemuel
"Bud" Harris, who died Jan. 7.1994.
Surviving arc a sister. Belle S. Har
ris of Statesville. and a number of
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a
brother. William Jay Smith; and 5 sis
ters. Zelma Mynle S. Smith. Minnie
Mae Smith. Olga Luella S. Boger.
Angic Grace S. Gofonh and Mary Ann
"Annie" Smith.
Funeral services were conducted at
2 p.m. June 9. at New Union United
Methodist CburchintheShefTield com
munity of Davie County by the Revs.
Billy J. Jarrett and George Troyer.
Burial followed in the church cem
etery.
Memorials may be made to New
Union United Methodist Church Cem
etery Fund. c/oRonnieThompson. trea
surer. 468 Dyson Road. Mocksville.
N.C. 27028.
i: A^dred Smith Hartley
v ; Mildred Louise Smith Hartley. 80■formerly of West Church Strict'
. Mocksville. died Thursday. June 4*
1998. at Autumn Care of MocksvilleBom Aug. 27, 1917. in DavieCounty to the late W.N. and Blanche
Dwiggins Smith, she had been a bookkeeper for Daniel Furniture and hadalso worked at Christine's Gift ShopShe was a member of First BaptistChurch of Mocksville. Her husband.Gilmer James "Slick" Hartley, pre
ceded her in death.Survivors includeailaughter. LindaH. BametteofMocksville; agrandson.Eric Reeder of Cullowhee; a sister.Helen Wrenn of Fayetteville; and abrother. Kentiit Snuth of Mocksville.A graveside service was held at 11im. June 6. at Center United Methodist Church Cemetery with Dr. LarryHovis and the Rev. Jamie Pharromci-
aiing.
Memorials may be made to First
Baptist Chureh.390NorthMainStreet.Mocksville. N.C. 27028 or to DavieCounty Home Health. P.O. box 848.
Mocksville. N.C. 27028.
JosephineColletteLathamj Josephine Collette Latham. 82. of
* Ritchie Road. Mocksville. died
Wednesday morning. June 3.1998. at
, Davie County Hospital after being in
declining health.
Bom in Davie County, March 4.
1916. to the late Joab DabnerandEsther
Ritchie Collette. she was a retired inspector with Monleigh Garment Com
pany with 30 years of service. She was
a lifelong member and former custo
dian ol Batons Baptist Church and
especially enjoyed gardening. Her hus
band. John Everette Latham, preceded
her in death Sept. 4.1993.
Survivors include a daughter. Eva
Lcc Cranfill of Mocksville; a son.
Evcrctte IJtham; 4 grandchildren; and
a step great granddaughter.A graveside service was held at 2
p.m. June 5. in Eatons Baptist Church
Cemetery with Dr. David Gilbreath
officiating.Memorials may be made to EatonsBaptist Church, c/o Nclda Brown. 794
Cana Road. Mocksville. N.C. 27028.
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fonncrly of Woodleaf. ilid^rat Osceola Regional MeJtcal
''T was born March 12. 1935. in
engineer with Maitin-Maneiia Elec
McDanielof«hchome;3b.9the«.
• b,ome«. Harvey. Rj. Bruce. Joe and"^SS'was conducted a.2:30
J^ir? at Needmore Bapust'ctrch witl! .he Rev. Howard Wa^
oner ofTieialing. made to
Memorials may be ..NeedmcreSaptistChurch^^oShrrley
Hodge. 1620 Ml. Vemon Road.W^leaf.N.C. 27054.
MaiyEUen Slater
I«ClodfcJlerSlaler. 67. of
atM^owb^JcManorofClemmonsfollowing a lengthy illness.She was the mother of Daniel Lee
p Advance
Fune^servieeswerehcldat2.-30n.m'
ChT i'k ' ^ CIcmmonsChapel by the Rev. Ro„nic Craddock
BunalfollowedatEnonBapiisiChurchCemetery in East Bend.
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Polly Arlene Martin
Polly ArlencMartinofPlano. Texas
died Wednesday, June 3. 1998. in
Richardson. Texas.
She was bom April 29. 1911 in
Mocksville.
She is survived by her husband of
52 years, Raymond Martin of Piano.
Texas; a daughter. Barbara Ann Bill
ings of West Lafayette. Ind.; 2 grand-
childnrn: 3 great grandchildren: 2 sis
ters. Gladys Koonts ofWinston-Salem
and Sarnh Hughes of Wilmington; 2
nieces; and 2 nephews.
Services were conducted at 11 a.m'.
June 6, at Union Ridge United Mcth-
fxlist Church in Winston-Salem with
the Rev. James Raines officiating.
Burial followed in Rose Cemetery in
Mocksville.
, Ewell Gwynn Speas
Ewell Gwynn Speas. 70, of Mocks
ville. died Tuesday. June 2, 1998. at
Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in
Winston-Salem.
Bom May 9.1928, in Donnoha, to
Xene Ewell and Frances Gwynn Speas,
he was a former employeeofRJ. Rey
nolds. He was a member of Peace
Haven Baptist Clhurch.
Surviving arc his wife of SO years.
Sylvia Speas of the home; a daughter.
Nancy Carol Richardson of Advance;
a granddaughter; a sister, Mary Alice
Morphies; and a niece.
A memorial service was held at 11
a.m. June 4. at Wcstlawn Gardens of
Memory in Clemmons.
Memorials may be made to Kate B.
Reynolds Hospice Home. 101 Hos
pice Lane. Winston-Salem. N.C. 27103
or to the American Cancer Society.
I9(X) S. Hawthorne Road. Winston-
Salem. N.C. 27103.
Donald Ray Phelps
Donald Ray Phelps. 64, of Salis
bury. died Friday afternoon, June 5,
1998. ai Genesis Eldercaie after being
in declining heallh.
He was bom in Davie County May
28. 1934. to the late Frank and Alice
Hudson Phelps and had been an in
staller and repairman of mobile homes,
employed with Walker Mobile Home
Sales. When his health permitted, he
especially enjoyed touting area flea
markets.
Survivors incluile 2 sons. Randy
Phelps of Salisbury. Allen Phelps of
Rockwell; a sister. RosaMaysof Ctwl-
eemec; and a brother. James Phelps of
Clemmons.
A graveside service was held at 11
a.m. June 9. at Liberty United Mcthcxl-
ist Church Cemetery by the Rev.
Charles Carver.
Memorials may be made to the Ar
thritis Fbundation. P.O. Box 2505.
Durham. N.C. 27705.
Ruby Leigh Williams
Ruby Leigh TheChicC Williams.
61. died Sunday. June 7.1998.
A funcial service was conducted at
2 (vm. June 9. at Haywonh-Miller Si
las Creek Chapel with the Rev. Danny
Smith ofllciating. Burial followed in
Oaklawn Mcmoiial Gardens.
She was the sister of Lena B.
KIcllchcs of Mocksville.
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MilUrcd L. Muisinger Boles, 82,
formerly of Winslon-Salcm, died Sal-
uiday,Junc 13, l998,alMe3dowbrook
Manor of Clcmmons.
Bom July 22, 1913, in Forsyih
County to Franklin and Crawley Beth
Caudle Motsinger, she was a member
of Grace Baptist Temple. She was pre
ceded in death by her husband. Gabriel
H. Boles, in 1964.
Survivingarcadaughter, Katherine
Slater of Advance; 3 sons, Kenneth R,
and Roger Lee Boles, bothofWinston-
Salem, and Larry Stephen Boles of
Advance;6grandchildren;astepgrand-
child: 2 great grandchildren; and a sis
ter, Elizabeth FbusheeofWinston-Sa-
lem.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.m. June 16, at Hayworth-MillerSilas
creek Chapel by the Revs. Ronnie
Craddock and Ed Sears. Burial fol
lowed in Lewisville Baptist Church
Cemetery.
J Doilie Reeves Convin
ofMillrngRoad,Mocksville.diedSuntlay mornrng, June 14,1998, at Mead
owbj^kTerraceofOaviewhJrJX"
23, 1921, to the late M.E andSunmie Matthews Reeves and was aretired dietary as.sisiant with Rowanfefiional Medical Center. Sheenjoyed
reJongporeelaindoIlsandreadingL
,, ^ Prewlcd in death by herhusband, Clarence Corwin. in 1976-
ami a sister, Mary Blackwell.Survivors include a niece, Renee
P«''g8"isofMocksvilie;and2nS"ews, Davrd Blackwell and Trov
OlKkwelLboihofMoeksville jA graveside service was held at 11a.m. June '6. at Rowan Memorial Park
"Wight Durham oflicialing
Meirorials may be made to Davie
*^^"'y"®Pi're.PO.Box848,Mocks-ville, N.C. 27028. "•'"oaa-
Ataa White Oawson
IX.WinterPiirk.Fla.,dicdSalurday,Junel3 199sat her home. .* '
•parhe Harmwn and Elizabeth Poole
^ite she moved to Winter Park in1969. She was cxwwner of a sawmill
amion Seigeanfs Asso-
: Survivingareherhusband, Walter
a son, Walter Jr. of Winter Springs.'
Ftt;atoghter,DonnaMoreyofLake-^;Ha;2brBthers, Charlie WhiteofDavre County and Ike White ofClem-
reons; a sister, Fabian Shore of Cool-
eemee; mid 2 grandchildren.
- .Services wereconductedai I r a.mJune 16, at Carey Hand Cox-Parker
Funeral Home in Winter Park. Burial^wed in Glen Haven Memorial
j Barbara Jean Doby
Barbara Jean Myers Doby, 57, ofthe Farmington community, died Fri
day, June 12,1998,atForsythMemo-
nal Hospital in Winston-Salem.
Bom Oct. 23, 1940. in Forsyth^nly to the late Carl C. Myers and
Thelma Elizabeth Blake Myers, she
was a machine operator for Sara Lee
until 1993 and was a member of Fel
lowship Baptist Church in Advance.
Surviving arc her husband of 40
years. Bill Doby of the home; 3 broth-
era, W.A, Myers of the Fork commu
nity, Carl Kenny Myers of the Clarks-
ville community and Melvin Myers of
Mocksville; 2sisters.GladysMyersofAdvance and Glenda Doby of Mocks
ville; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was conducted
at2p.m.Junel4,alFcllowshipBaptist
Church in Advance by the Rev.NormanFrye. Burial followed in Yadkin Val
ley Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Fellow
ship Baptist Church, P.O. Box 2151
Advance, N.C. 27006.
j Sadie Jordan Hodges
'J Sadie Jordan Hodges, 84, of Nonh
RidgeCouii, MocksvilIe,died Wednes
day, June 10,1998, at Rowan Regional
Medical Center in Salisbury.
Bom(3ct.8, l9l3,inCooleemce,K>
the late Benjamin F. and Hattie
Goodman Jordan, she was a home-
maker and well-known cook. She was
a member of Cooleemee First Baptist
Church.
She was preceded in death by herhusband. Paul E Hodges, May5,1978;
and a son, John Daniel Hixiges. Jan.
29,1967.
Survivingaroasistcr.AliceJ.Raineyof Salisbury; a brother. Ray F. Jordan
®f Cixilecmce; and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.m. June 13, at Eaton Funeral Chapel
with the Rev, Jeff Pennington ofliciat-
ing. Burial followed in Concord United
Methodist Church Ccmetciy.
Memorials may be made to First
Baptist Church, P.O. Box 517, Cool-
, cemee, N.C. 27014.
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WmiamBremPoole,24,ofMoeks-ville, died June 10. 1998,Bom Jan. 24, 1974, in ForsyihCouniy 10 William Eugene and AgnesSmith Poole of CIcmmons, he was amember of Calvary Bapiisi Churchand ivorkedwiihCharbne Mack TruckSales where he was an ASE master
certified mechanic.Surviving, in addition to his parents, are his wife, Kimberly Reno
SummeyPuolc.atlaughter.KaticLynnPtwle. both of ihc home; a sister, Dec
MishlerofClcnimons;abrother,CraigPoole of Lewi.svillc: 3 nephews; 3nieces; and a special aum, MargaretLeonard of Kannapolis.Funeral services were heid at 2 p.m,June 14. at Calvary Baptist Churchwilh Dr. Mark Cons officiating. Burialfollowed in Fbrsyih Memorial Park,
/ Ua Ijames Rucker
Mrs. Ila Ijames Rucker, 85. of 190
VanzantRojd.Moeksvillc.dicdTucs-
day morning in
Forsyth Memo-
had been in dc-cllninghcallhfor
several years.
She was bom
inDaviuCounty.daughter of the jjS^EKffQlate Johnic and flBSBQ^JQ
Columbia
S I u d c V e n t
Ijames. She was educated in Dav-;
County Schools, and was a memberof
Clement Grove Church of God.
Proceeding her in death were her
husband, James A. Rucker. May 6.
1993, and her eldest brother, Elder
Ivan Ijames. May 2, 1998.
She is survived by 2 daughters,
Ruth (Nornian) Johnson and Dorothy(Nclson)Graham. all ofMocksville; 5
gramfchildren. 3 great-grandchildren;
a foster daughter. Teresa Johnson of
Mocksville; a sister, Edna M. Allen of
.Mocksville; 4 brothers, Ralph. Elmer
and Elder Ernest Ijames all ofNewton;
John L. Ijames of Mocksville.
Funeral services will to held onSunday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of
Graham Funeral Home in Mocksville.
Elder Whaid Rose will olTiciate and
bunal will follow in Clement Giovc
ChurchCcmetery.The family will re
ceive friends at the funeial home Sat
urday evening from 7-9 p.m.
Memorials may to made to: Clem
ent Grove Church Building Fund. 21M
Vanzanl Road. Mocksville. N.C.
27028.
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/ Johnnie M.SwisherThcRcv.JohnnicMarshallSwisher,
78. of ihc Sheffield communiiy. died
Friday. June U, 1998. at home. /
Bom Jan. 4.1920. in Davie County
10 the late Marshall S. effie CleaiySwishcr.hcwasamachineoperawrfor
Drexcl Heritage Fumiturc. retiring in
1985. He was a member of Gospel
Way Baptist Church. He had been apastor for 50 years in Davie and Itedcll
Counties, serving as pastor at
Pleasantvicw Baptist Church.
Houstonville Baptist Church and asassistant pastor at Gospel Way Bapust
Church. He was also on WFMX Radio
for six years. «
He is survived by his wife of 5oyears. Betty BelleSmithSwisherofthc
tome: a son. John Wayne Swisher. 4daughteis.MadalynDavisofHarmony.
Lois Hoffman of Lexington. MargieBlackwelder and Mary Holland, tathof Mocksville-.asister, Adell Eastndge
of Statesville; 12 grandchildren; 10greatgrandchildren;3stcpgreatgrand-
childien; and several nieces and neph-
Funcral services were conducted at
4 p.m. June 14. at Uberty WesleyanChurchonShefTieldRoadbythetew.
David Collins, Junior Royall and Billy
Jairett. Burial followed in the church
cemetery.Memorials may be made to H^
pice of Iredell County. P.O. Box 822.
Statesville. N.C. 28677.
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Howards. ThompsonHowaid S. Thompson. 74. of Kan-
napolis.died Saturday. June 13. J998
at AvantcofConeoid.He was the brother of Peggy
Ridenhour of Cooleemee.Funeral services were held at 10
11^ June 16. at West Lawn Memorial
Park m China Grove by the Rev. Gene
Edwaids.
Martha Eleanor Warner
ManhaElcanorHunrer Warner 93of Pfafflown. died Wednesday. June'
10. 1998. at the Brian Center.
She was the grandmother of Mark
WanicrofMockville.
Funeral services were held at 3 p. m.June 13.aiVoglerandSonsRcynolda
R^ Chapel by the Revs. Warren
Miller and J. Marion Reaor.
Jonie E Vestal
•' y o of Children's
Home Road. Mocksvillc. died Wcdncs-day.June 10.1998.atForaythMedical
Cenicrin Winslon-.Salcm.
Bom Jan. 20. 1916. in YadkinCounty to ihe late William Ray and
Wilmoih Collins Vestal, he was a re-
tired farmer and a member of Liberty
Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by a son.Leo Franklin Vestal; 2 sisters. Ila Wall
and Collie Durham; and 3 bioiheis
: ^gar Vestal, Roby VcslalandCarmie"
. Vestal.
Surviving are his wife of 62 yearsBessie Nichols Vestal of the home; 2
; daughters. Ma^i Suits and Betty Up-
i nght. both ofStatesville; 3 sons. Junior
VcsialofAimore.Ala..WesleyVestal ,of Jacksonville and Billie Vestal of
Yadkinville; I8grandchildren;23greai
grandchildren; 2 great greatgrandchildren; 4 sisters. Leona McCollum,
GiadieDuiham.DellaEadsandPfearlieAvciy: a brother. Albeit Vestal; and a
specitd sister-in-law. Margaret Ander- ifon Vestal of Yadkinville. ' 'n A funeral was held at 11 a.m. June
13. at Liberty Baptist Church with the
Marvin Blackburn and John i
Brown officiating. Burial followed in
Ihe church cemeiciy.
^ItMnoria]s may be made to LibertyBaptist Church, c/o Lowell Reavis
422 DuardReavis Road. Mocksville." IN.C. 27028. I
MaxineWilJiains
T"? ■"""= '5-1998 at Wake Forest University Bap-baMedicalCenterin Winston-SalertT
Bom in Foisyth County to the lateBwter and Vivian Holman. she was ad^icated member of Ml Sinai AME^on Church in Advance and was a
Hccnsed prsciica] nurse.
Funeral services were to be held at^.m.June n.atMtSinal AMEZionCTurch with the Rev. B.A. Mackoffi-ciating and burial following in theChurch cemetery.
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J I "'S® Bames. 78 of
Saturday. Juie 2a
after a McmoriaJ Hospiiatafteracn.,calillnessofi2daysBom Jan. 13. 1920. in Davidson
kZ^UhI ''"1 MinnieKMnu Hege. she was a homemaker
inglon; a dauehiM- bT •
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/ Thomas Craig Boger, 73. of Cana
Road. Moeksville. died Monday. June
22. 1998. at his residence.
BomJan.30. l92S.inDavieCounty.
to the late Oscar T. and Maggie Allen
Boger. he was retired from the Davie
County Schtwls as a transportation
supervisor. He attended Liberty Bap
tist Church.
Surviving are his wife. Lucille
Joyner Boger of the home; a daughter.
Dana Wolfington of Clemmons; 2 sis
ters. Ruby C. Boger of Moeksville and
Garnet Shore of Moeksville; a niece.
Karen Creason of Moeksville; and 2
great nephews.
Func^ services were held at 11
a.m. June 24. at Liberty Baptist Church
with the Rev. Marvin Blackburn offi
ciating. Burial followed in the church
cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Liberty
Baptist Church, c/o Lowell Reavis.
422 Duard Reavis Road. Moeksville.
N.C. 27028.
/ Paula Collier Carroll
Paula Collier Carroll. 63. of Win-
ston-Salcm. died early Wednesday.
June 17.1998.atForsyth Medical Cen
ter after a lengthy illness.
A graveside service was held at 11
a.m. June 20. at Forsyth Memorial
Park.
She was the mother of Amy Beck of
Moeksville.
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William C. Little
J William C. Little. 80. died late Fri-
<Uy. June 19.1998. at Forsyth Memo
rial Hospital in Winsion-Salem after a
brief illness.
Bom in Brunswick. Ga. to William
C. Little Sr. and LinaleeB. Poole Little,
he graduated from Emory University
in Atlanta, Ga. with a degree in chem
istry. He served as an olBcer in the
Army Chemical Corps during World
WarII. Following his Army service, he
became a career officer with the Cen
tral Intelligence Agency, serving many
' years in Germany and Japan as well as
the United States until his retirement in
1975.
Surviving are his wife. Catharine
Little of Bermuda Village; 2 children
fromaprevious marriage. Sharon Eliza
beth LittleofMexicoCily. Mexico and
, Ronald Craig Little of Hemdon. Va.; 5
grandchildren;asister.JoAnn Stephens
of Decatur. Ga.
He was preceded in death by a son.
William B. Little; and a brother. Roger
Roth of Granville. Ohio.
A memorial service was conducted
at 11 a.m. June 23. at Vogler & Sons
Clenunons Funeral Chapel.
Memorials tnay be made to Hos
pice of Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County. 1100-CSouthStratfordRoad.
Winslon-Salem. N.C. 27103.
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James "Pocket" Mayfaew
j James"Poekei"Muyhew.79,ofthe
Fundcfburg Mayhew. he was a ma-
chineoperalorforHancsKniaingMillsfrom which hcrelircd in 1980. He was
a member of Bixby Presbyierian
Church. He was also a member of
Smiih Grove Ruriian Club. He en
joyed huniing, soflball and gardening.
Surviving are his wife of59 years.
Louisa Dunn Mayhew of die home; a
son, James Lester Mayhew ofMocks-
«i"e: 2 granddaughters; and a great
grandchild.
The funeral service was held at 8:30
p.m. June 23. at Bixby Presbyterian
Church by the Rev. Brian Rummage.
BunaJ followed In the church cem-
cteryai 10 a.m. June 23.
Maggie Hamby Queen
Maggie Hamby Queen. 88, of
Mocksville.died Wednesday. June 17,
1998. at Autumn Care of Mocksville,
She was bom Sept. II, 1909, in
Oconee.S.C. and was employed In the
textile industry. Well-known for her
embroidery work, she was a member
of Wcsleyan Methodist Church of
Wahalla, S.C. and attended Jerusalem
Baptist Church. She was preceded in
death by her husband of 43 years,
Fletcher M. Queen Sr. She was also
preceded in death by 3 brothers, 3
sisters and a grandchild.
Survivinga/cason. FletcherQueen
Jr. of Mocksville; a granddaughter,
Angela Queen West of Mocksville;
and agrcat grandson. Jonathan West of
Mocksville.
The funeral service was conducted
at 7:30 p.m. June 18, at Jerusalem
Baptist Church by the Rev. Jimmy
Lancaster. Burial was June 19. in the
Jerusalem Baptist Church Comciimy.
. Memorials may be made to Jtmisa-
lem Baptist Church Building Fund.
Daljames Rucker
J Ila Ijamos Rucker, 85, of V
yanwntRoad.Mocksvillc.diedTue
Uay, une|6, ,998.atForsy,hMem,
I" Winstcn-Salcm, aft,
several years ofdcclining health.A Davie County native, she was
AtughterofthclateJohnieandCclumbM S udeventljnmcs. Educated in th,
f'orofClemenrCrcveChurchofGod
Ma?6
Survivorsincludc2daughiers,RuihMnson and Dorothy Graham, both ofM^ksviIIe foster daughter. Teresa
•tehnson of Mocksville: a sister, Edna
Rl'lnh r^'Ph ljames, Elmer Ijames. Elder
E™esifjames.aIlofNewton,and JohnLiamesofMocksvi||e;5grandchil-ilren. and 3 great grandchildren
FunemI services were conducted at3 pm. June 21. at Graham FuneralHome Chapel by Elder Whaid Rose
Bunul followed in Clement Gr^Te
Church oft3od Cemetery.Memorials may be made to Clem-, ent Grove Church of Cod Building
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Mocksville, NC
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War. ^eteians of
John Gaither Ward ,
John Gaither Ward, 80. of North :Pino Road, died Thursday morning, |June 16.1998.at ForsylhMedicalCen- Itcr in Winsion-Salem. j
Bom in Davie County March 5.
191B, to the late Luther Franklin and
Blanche Latham Ward, he was a well-
known dairy farmer. He had been a
lifelong member of Wesley Chapel
United Methodist Church where he
had been a Sunday School teacher formany years. He had also served in
many other capacities and committees
of the church. He was a veteran of the
U.S. Army during World War IL serv
ing fouryearswithtwo years incombat
service. He was preceded in death by a
sister. Mrs. Irvin Hepler.
Survivors inclutto his wife of 55
years. Mattie Loflin Wardofthe home;adaughicr.MadelynOentryofMocks-ville; and 2 grand^ghters.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.
June 20. at Wesley Chapel United
Methodist Church with the Revs.Tammy Talbeil and Jim Raines offici
ating. Burial followed in the churchcemetery with military graveside ritesconducted by the Eleventh DistrictMemorial Honor'Guard. Veterans of
Foreign War.
Memorials may be made to Building Fund or the Grounds Fund ofWesley Chapel United MethodistChurch.c/o Betty West. i532N.C. 801
North. Mocksvillc, N.C. 27028.
Davie County Public Libraiy
Mocksvllie, NC
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