KANNAPOLIS — Mary Brewer, 78, Big Elm Retirement Center, died Friday (April 28, 2000).

Lady’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Elizabeth Linker Carrigan

MOORESVILLE — The funeral will be Saturday for Elizabeth Linker Carrigan, 99, Oakridge Farm Highway, who died Wednesday (April 26, 2000) at her home.

Born June 14, 1900, in Iredell County, Mrs. Carrigan was a daughter of the late Wade Hampton and Margaret Jane Neel Linker. She attended LittletonCollege and MitchellCommunity College. A homemaker, she also taught school at Springdale School in the Doolie community in the 1920s.

She was a member of Prospect Presbyterian Church, where she served as pianist and Sunday school teacher. She was also active with the Presbyterian Women and assisted with vacation Bible school.

A member of the Tomato Club, a forerunner of the 4-H Club in Iredell County, Mrs. Carrigan was a charter member of the Oakridge Homemakers Club. She was an honorary member of Brawley Extension Community Association and a volunteer with the American Red Cross.

Her husband, Bruce Reid Carrigan, preceded her in death.

Survivors include son Wade Pharr Carrigan, Mooresville; daughters Mrs. F. Boyd (Agnes)Ulrich, Newark, Del., and Mrs. Frank (Betty)Alexander, Mooresville; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Prospect Presbyterian Church cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Joanne Hull and the Rev. Jan Edmiston.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Cavin Funeral Home.

Memorials: Prospect Presbyterian Church, Organ Fund, 9425 W. Highway 152, Mooresville, N.C. 28115.

Vivian Heilig Correll

CHINA GROVE — Vivian Pauline Heilig Correll, 93, 1480 Old Beatty Ford Road, died Friday (April 28, 2000) at her home.

Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove, is in charge.

Lillie Berrier Dwiggins

MOCKSVILLE — Lillie Berrier Dwiggins, 89, Mumford Street, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at Autumn Care of Mocksville after several months of declining health.

Born Feb. 24, 1911, in Davidson County, Mrs. Dwiggins was a daughter of the late Venus A. and Faithie Hege Berrier. She was a 1930 graduate of Arcadia High School.

A retired nurse’s assistant at Davie County Hospital, she was previously employed at Hanes Hosiery and Blackwelder Manufacturing. She was a member of First Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school.

Survivors include husband Marshall Everette Dwiggins; son Gwyn Dwiggins, Mocksville; two grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Saturday, Rose Cemetery, conducted by the Rev.Steve Hedgecock, the Rev. Bill Davis and the Rev. Lewis Phillips.

Visitation: The family will be at the home on Mumford Drive.

Eaton Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: First Baptist Church, 390 N. Main St., Mocksville, N.C. 27028.

Baxter F. Gobble

Baxter F. Gobble, 78, Salisbury, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Betty Allman Hathcock

OAKBORO — Betty Allman Hathcock, 67, 121 E. Sixth St., sister of Ruth Hinson, Albemarle, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Sunday, Oakboro Cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle. At other times the family will be at the home on East Sixth Street.

Floyd McKinley Leach

The funeral will be Saturday for Floyd McKinley Leach, 82, Salisbury, who died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born July 31, 1917, in Rowan County, Mr. Leach was a son of the late Oscar M. and Annie Baldwin Leach. He was educated in the Rowan County schools.

He worked for the city of Salisbury for 25 years before his retirement. He had earlier been employed with Macanal Mills and Cannon Mills. He attended Southside Baptist Church.

His wife, Pearl Eller Leach, died Nov. 4, 1992.

Survivors include daughter Peggy Hoffner, Salisbury; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 11 a.m.Saturday, Southside Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Rick Brown. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Summersett Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Peggy Hoffner.

Memorials: St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Memorial Fund, 9275 Bringle Ferry Road, Salisbury,N.C. 28146.

Kathleen Dyer McGill

Kathleen Dyer McGill, 94, Salisbury, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at the Salisbury Lutheran Home.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Rachel Robertson Morgan

ROCKWELL — Rachel Cora Ann Robertson Morgan, 60, 612 Highway 152, died Friday (April 28, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after a period of declining health.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.

OAKBORO — Jewell Blake Smith, 65, 12957 St. Martin Road, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle.

Born Aug. 4, 1934, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late Ernest Edgar and Effie Mae Perry Blake. She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors include husband Rayvon W. Smith; sons Clint Smith, Albemarle, and Randy and Todd Smith, both of Oakboro; daughter Donna Tucker, Mooresville; twin brother Joe Blake, Albemarle; other brothers Bob Blake, Albemarle, and Leon Blake, Oakboro; sister Lucille Morgan, Burnsville; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services were to be held at 11 this morning at Hartsell Funeral Home Chapel, Albemarle, with the Rev. Phillip Hunter and the Rev. Bobby Blake officiating. Burial, Stanly Gardens of Memory, Albemarle.

Walter ‘Budgie’ Thompson

MOORESVILLE — Walter “Budgie” William Thompson, 78, Brawley School Road, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Born Aug. 10, 1921, in Iredell County, Mr. Thompson was a son of the late Lawrence A. and Sally Honeycutt Thompson. He owned and operated Thompson Landscaping for more than 30 years before his retirement.

He was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Co-founder of Lake Norman Volunteer Fire Department, he was its first chief. He served on the board of directors and as treasurer of the Fire Department for 26 years. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Survivors include wife Edith Nixon Thompson, whom he married April 25, 1942; daughters Mrs. Mike (Pat)Campbell and Mrs. Rick (Pam)Rudisill, both of Mooresville; sister Sarah Thompson Stutts, Mooresville; brothers Burl C. and Lamont Thompson, both of Mooresville; and three grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, First Presbyterian Church, conducted by Dr. S. Edwin Lewis and Dr. Fred A. Coates. Burial, Glenwood Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Cavin Funeral Home.

Memorials: First Presbyterian Church, 249 W. McLelland Ave., Mooresville,N.C. 28115.

Lovie Ellis Williams

MOCKSVILLE — The funeral will be Saturday for Lovie Ellis Williams, 100, who died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at her home.

Born Oct. 15, 1899, in Davie County, Mrs. Williams was a daughter of the late Abraham Lincoln and Susannah Foster Ellis. A homemaker, she was the oldest member of Smith Grove United Methodist Church at the time of her death.

A son, Edwin Williams, died in 1998. Her husband, Roy Everette Williams, also preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons Ellis Harding, Winston-Salem, and Nathan Eugene Williams, Rock Hill, S.C.; daughters Dorothy, Inez and Nellie Williams, all of the home, and Frances Girlene Cauble, Winston-Salem; nine grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Smith Grove United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Robert McLawhorn, the Rev. Ray O’Farrell and the Rev. Oscar Caudle. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Eaton Funeral Home.