Clyde Robert Burton

MOORESVILLE — Clyde Robert Burton, 73, 323 Caldwell St., died Wednesday (Aug. 30, 2000) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Born June 17, 1927, in Rowan County, Mr. Burton was a son of the late Walter and Gertrude Bentley Burton. He was a textile worker.

Survivors include wife Betty Williams Burton; sons Paul and Darin Burton, both of Mooresville; daughter Pam Burton, Mooresville; brothers William Burton, Salisbury, Sheerwood Burton, Laurens, S.C., and Robert Eugene Burton, China Grove; sister Odessa Wells, Faith; and four grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Mount Mourne Church of God, conducted by the Rev. Laurence Ownbey. Burial, Glenwood Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Neill Funeral Home.

Hazel Mullins Butler

ALBEMARLE — Hazel Mullins Butler, 87, 1304 W. Main St., died Wednesday (Aug. 30, 2000) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Born June 6, 1913, in Albemarle County, Va., Mrs. Butler was a daughter of the lateCharles Wrenn and Ada Rhodes Mullins. She retired from Belk’s of Albemarle after 45 years and was a member of Belk’s Retiree Club.

Mrs. Butler was also a member of West Albemarle Baptist Church, Dorcas Circle and Happiness Club. She was a former member of Mildred Crotts Garden Club and neighborhood chairperson of the Cancer Drive, Heart Fund and Easter Seal campaign.

Her husband, Robert Bledsoe Butler, died in September 1978.

Survivors include son Hilton Butler, Albemarle; daughters Carolyn Tindall and Diane Jordan, both of Albemarle; brother Fulton P. Mullins, Charlottesville, Va.; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Friday, West Albemarle Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mike Dunn and the Rev. Nathan Fox. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30. Burial, Fairview Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Stanly Funeral Home.

Memorials: West Albemarle Baptist Church, Project Build on Faith, Phase II, 336 Church St., Albemarle, NC 28001.

Randall Ray Combs

KANNAPOLIS —Judge Randall Ray Combs, 41, 1611 Eastwood Drive, died Wednesday (Aug. 30, 2000) at Duke Medical Center, Durham, after three months of serious illness.

Born July 24, 1959, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Combs was a son of Ray Combs, Kannapolis, and Sue Whitley Barker, North Wilkesboro.

He is a 1977 graduate of South Rowan High School, China Grove. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, graduating in 1981.

Honors and activities include the George Foster Hanks Scholarship, 1977; dean’s list, fall 1980; chairman, Student Lease Judicial Board; president, Interfraternity Council; National Convention delegate, Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity; varsity marksmanship team; intramural sports; marching and pep bands.

He received his juris doctor degree in May 1986 from Campbell University School of Law.

Additional honors and activities included graduating tenth in his class of 85 and having top academic honors; Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society; Who’s Who Among American Law Students; Campbell Law Review Staff; teaching assistant; Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity treasurer; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Student Division parliamentarian; case summary writer, “Campbell Law Observer”; Intramural Client Counseling Competition participant.

For several years, Combs was with Williams, Boger, Grady, Davis &Tuttle, P.A., Kannapolis, and a partner in general practice law, focusing on domestic, real estate, collections and miscellaneous civil litigation.

Since February 1998, Combs was a district court judge for 19A Judicial District.

Professional memberships include American Bar Association, North Carolina State Bar, Cabarrus County Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association; and North Carolina Association of District Court Judges. He was a former member of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Some of his numerous affiliations include: Cabarrus Baptist Association, Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce member, Kannapolis Chamber of Commerce, Kannapolis Advisory Commission on Beautification, Friends of the Library, Kannapolis Branch; Gideons International, Kannapolis Camp,North Kannapolis Baptist Church, Kannapolis Bible Teaching Association, Hospice of Cabarrus County, Cabarrus Meals on Wheels and Historic Cabarrus.

He was nominated for the N.C. Bar Association 1993 Pro Bono Service Award.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, include wife Donna Creel Combs; daughters Jessica Lynn and Rebekah Leigh Combs, both of the home; and sister Sheila Williams, Concord.

Services: 4 p.m. Friday, North Kannapolis Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Coy Privette and the Rev. Mark Beasley. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home on Eastwood Drive.

Memorials: Gideons International, P.O. Box 52, Kannapolis, NC 28082-0052; or North Kannapolis Baptist Church, 312 Locust St., Kannapolis, NC 28081.

James Rupert Faulkenbury

CHINA GROVE — James Rupert Faulkenbury, 88, 2330 Saw Road, died Thursday (Aug. 31, 2000) at Carillon Assisted Living Center, Gastonia.

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

Vivian Threadgill Parker

RICHFIELD — Vivian Threadgill Parker, 83, 45399 Finch Road, died Tuesday (Aug. 29, 2000) at Britthaven of Piedmont Nursing Center, Albemarle.

Born Jan. 16, 1917, in Anson County, Mrs. Parker, a daughter of the late John and Mamie Dunlap Threadgill, was educated in the Anson County schools. She retired from Federal Pacific Electric Co., Albemarle, and was a member of Parker’s Grove Baptist Church, New London.

Her husband, Roy W. Parker, preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by daughters Deborah P. Owens and Sylvia E. Rush.

Survivors include brother J.V. Threadgill, Ansonville; and three grandchildren.

Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, Parker’s Grove Baptist Church, New London, conducted by the Rev. Roger Williams.Burial, Stanly Garden of Memory, Albemarle.

Kelsey Funeral Home, Albemarle, is in charge.