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April 6, 2000
Salisbury Post; Rowan County, NC

 

Obituaries

           
Boyd Davis Ammons

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Friday for Boyd Davis Ammons, 64, 316 Jackson Park Road, who died Tuesday (April 4, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Feb. 7, 1936, in Marion County, S.C., Mr. Ammons was a son of the late Boyd and Azalee Caulder Ammons. He had retired in 1998 after 46 years with Fieldcrest Cannon.

A member of Oak Grove Freewill Baptist Church for 35 years, he was a deacon and church treasurer.

Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Peggy L. Ammons; daughter Mrs. Duane (Angela) Woodie, Rockwell; sisters Elnita Robinson, Kannapolis, and Mrs. Ted (Peggy) Bowlin, China Grove; and three grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Darrell Broome and the Rev. Robert Thomas. Burial,Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

 

Judy Long Bringle

The funeral will be Friday for Judy Long Bringle, 53, 800 E. Liberty St., who died Saturday (April 1, 2000) near Siler City in Chatham County from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born Oct. 25, 1946, in Salisbury, Mrs. Bringle was a daughter of the late Clarence and Marjorie Ritchie Long. A 1964 graduate of Boyden High School, she also graduated from Salisbury Business College.

Mrs. Bringle was secretary for Park Avenue and Bethel United Methodist churches. She had also worked at First United Methodist Church’s day-care center. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church.

Survivors include husband, Roderick “Rod” Bringle, whom she married June 20, 1970; daughters Jennifer Bringle, a junior at N.C. State University, and Wendy Bringle, of the home; stepdaughter Dawn Morgan, Kannapolis; brother Jerry Long, Salisbury; sister Mrs. Doug (Bonnie)Austin, Charlotte; and two grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Park Avenue United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Tommy Conder, pastor, and Dr. Harold Bales, district superintendent of the United Methodist Church’s Salisbury district. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: 12:30-2 p.m. Friday, Summersett Funeral Home.

Memorials: Park Avenue United Methodist Church, 500 Park Ave., Salisbury, N.C. 28144; or St. John’s Lutheran Church, 200 W. Innes St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

 

George T. Carrington Jr.

GRANITE QUARRY — Funeral services have been changed to Friday for George Thomas “Peter Gun Rabbit” Carrington Jr., who died Sunday (April 2, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Services: 3:30 p.m. Friday, White Rock AMEZion Church, conducted by the Rev. William Gullick. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 2:30-3:30 Friday at the church. At other times the family will be at the home.

Mitchell and Fair Funeral Service, Salisbury, in charge.

 

Marvin Pierce Clark

Marvin Pierce Clark, 225 Douglas St., died Wednesday (April 5, 2000) at the Hefner VAMedical Center.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

 

Harold ‘Ken’ Dick Jr.

The funeral will be Friday for Harold Kenneth “Ken” Dick Jr., 47, 335 Acorn Oaks Drive, who died Tuesday (April 4, 2000) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, from injuries sustained in an industrial accident.

Born June 19, 1952, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Dick was a son of Harold Kenneth Dick, Concord, and the late Mildred Powell Dick. He was a 1970 graduate of Northwest Cabarrus High School.

A member of Grace Lutheran Church, he was a service technician at Duke Energy’s Buck Steam Plant.

Survivors, in addition to his father, include wife Sandy Agee Dick; daughter Ashleigh Dick, of the home; and sisters Vickie Crow, Kannapolis, and Brenda White, Concord.

Services: 4 p.m. Friday, Lutheran Chapel Church, China Grove, conducted by the Rev. William Haskell and the Rev. Edward Pigg. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home,China Grove. At other times the family will be at the home on Acorn Oaks Drive.

Memorials: Shriners Children’s Hospital Burn Center, c/o Oasis Shrine Temple, P.O. Box 560666, Charlotte, N.C. 28256.

 

Dorothy ‘Dot’ Kennedy

LINWOOD — Dorothy Mae “Dot” Moore Kennedy, 81, 8777 Old Salisbury Road, died Wednesday (April 5, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born Oct. 4, 1918, in Davidson County, Mrs. Kennedy was a daughter of the late Alfred Onnie and Ollie Dorsett Moore.

She was a member of Smith Grove Baptist Church, where she was active in the Ruth Sunday School Class. Retired fromNorman’s of Salisbury, she had earlier worked for Manhattan Shirt Co.

Her husband, Carl R. Kennedy, preceded her in death.

Survivors include daughters Beverly Dyson, Linwood, and Dale Walser, Port St. Lucie, Fla.; son Tony Kennedy, Lexington; brother Ted Moore, Spencer; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Services: 4 p.m. Friday, Smith Grove Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Greg Barefoot and the Rev. Ray Hooper. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Piedmont Funeral Home, Lexington. At other times the family will be at the home on Old Salisbury Road.

Memorials: Smith Grove Baptist Church, 3462 Sowers Road, Linwood, N.C. 27299.

 

Mattox Haynes Kluttz

Mattox Haynes Kluttz, 85, Salisbury, died Wednesday (April 5, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, is in charge.

 

Norman Walter Lambert

MOUNT PLEASANT — Norman Walter Lambert, 74, 30136 Bridge Road, died Tuesday (April 4, 2000) at Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle.

Born Dec. 10, 1925, in Stanly County, Mr. Lambert was a son of the late Noah Walter and Bertha Barbee Lambert. He had retired as a typesetter at the Stanly News and Press, Albemarle.

A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served with the military police during World War II. He attended Oak Grove United Methodist Church.

His wife, Joy Belle Hatley Lambert, preceded him in death.

Survivors include daughter Brenda Burris, Mount Pleasant; son Norman Darrell Lambert, Mount Pleasant; sister Ramelle L. Duke, Sanford; brother Herman D. Lambert, Albemarle; and three grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, HartsellFuneral Home, Albemarle, conducted by the Rev. Michael Harrill. Burial, Stanly Gardens of Memory, Albemarle. Full military rites by Stanly County DAV.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Bridge Road.

 

Beverly R. McClellan

Beverly Rockwell McClellan, 63, 465 Newport Drive, died Wednesday (April 5, 2000) at her home after an illness of four months.

Born Feb. 16, 1937, in Uniontown, Pa., Mrs. McClellan was a daughter of the late Earl Lewis and Gladys Pearle Childs Rockwell. A graduate of Uniontown High School, she was employed by the Food Lion Credit Association.

In Salisbury, she was a member of Rowan Christian Church and sang with the Salisbury-Rowan Community Chorus. A charter member of South Park Christian Church, Charlotte, she sang with the Charlotte Oratorio Singers for 18 years while a Charlotte resident.

Her first husband, Delmar L. Umbel, died Nov. 29, 1982, and her second husband, Thomas Locke McClellan, died April 5, 1999.

Survivors include son E. Bryan Umbel, Charlotte; daughter Janine U. Wolter, Salisbury; stepsons Thomas Eric McClellan, Charlotte, and Alan Jerome McClellan,Kannapolis; and one grandchild.

Services: 4 p.m. Saturday, Summersett Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Mike Geisert, pastor, Rowan Christian Church.

Visitation: At the funeral home after the service.

Memorials: Rowan Christian Church, P.O. Box 2235, Salisbury,N.C. 28145-2235; Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144; or American Cancer Society, Rowan Unit, P.O. Box 1264, Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

 

Helen Davis Sides

ROCKWELL — Helen Davis Sides, 75, Rockwell, died Wednesday (April 5, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Powles Funeral Home is in charge.

 

Otis Grant Wall

ALBEMARLE — Otis Grant Wall, 80, 1220 Lennox St., died Tuesday (April 4, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Dec. 24, 1919, in Stanly County, Mr. Wall was a son of the late Marshall and Liza Jane Colson Wall. He was a graduate of Kingsville High School and Harris Barber College, Raleigh.

A retired master barber, he had worked in Albemarle and Norwood. He was a member of Union Chapel AMEZion Church and a former member of the West Albemarle Elks Club.

Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Laura C. Wall; sons Kenneth Wall and Lacester G. Crump, both of Albemarle; daughters Oranger C. and Betina C. Davis, both of Albemarle, and Tammy C. Burch, Charlotte; brothers Pershing E., Cicel and Erskin Wall, all of Greensboro, and Leander Wall, Long Island, N.Y.; sister Virginia W. Williams, Albemarle; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Union Chapel AMEZion Church, conducted by the Rev. Cecil Raysor. Burial, East Side Cemetery.

Visitation: The family will be at the home on Lennox Street.

Kelsey Funeral Home in charge.

 

Jewel Stutts Walton

SPENCER — The funeral will be Friday for Jewel Stutts Walton, 74, formerly of Oakwood Drive, who died Wednesday (April 5, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after an extended illness.

Born April 7, 1925, in Rowan County, Mrs. Walton was a daughter of the late Herman Dewey and Alma Leach Stutts. She was educated in the Spencer schools. A homemaker, she was a member of First Baptist Church of Spencer.

Her husband, George M. Walton, died Jan. 2, 1974.

Survivors include son George M.Walton Jr., Belmont; daughter Dinah W. Southard, Rock Hill, S.C.; sisters Nell Lyerly, Edna Shuping and Mildred West, all of Salisbury; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Friday, Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Franklin Myers, pastor, First Baptist Church of Spencer.

Visitation: At the cemetery after the service.

Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury, in charge.

Memorials: First Baptist Church, 215 Fifth St., Spencer, N.C. 28159.

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