Thelma Scott Barnes

Thelma Elaine Scott Barnes, 88, 803 Wesley Drive, died Saturday (Dec. 2, 2000)at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born Oct. 1, 1912, in Gage County, Ky., Mrs. Barnes was a daughter of the late Charles S. and Evie Buchanan Scott. Educated at Kevil schools in Kentucky, she was retired from UNISYS Corp., Livonia, Mich. She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Salisbury, and former member of Gapway Baptist Church, Lakeland, Fla.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dean W. Barnes, who died in 1973.

Survivors include daughter Florence White Starnes, Salisbury; three grandsons; five great-granddaughters; and one great-great-granddaughter.

Services: Today at 2 p.m., Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove, conducted by the Rev. Mark Brown. Burial, Saturday, 2 p.m., Murray City Cemetery, Murray, Ky.

Memorials: Tabernacle Baptist Church, Mission Fund, 2515 East Innes St., Salisbury, NC 28146.

William Jefferson Cranford

CHINA GROVE —William Jefferson Cranford, 76, 202 Park St., died Tuesday (Dec. 5, 2000)at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Aug. 8, 1924, in Stanly County, Mr. Cranford was a son of the late Rev. H.B. and Effie Moore Cranford. Educated in Rowan County, he retired as a lieutenant commander from the U.S. Navy and had served as commander of U.S. Naval Training Station, Orlando, Fla. His last post was ammunition officer of Naval Weapons Laboratory, Dalhgren, Va. He was a member of China Grove Church of God and VFW Post 09089.

Mr. Cranford was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Neiker Cranford.

Survivors include son Dr. William J. Cranford II, Charlottesville, Va.; daughter Rachel “Dianne” Russell, Locust; brothers Z.C. “Buck” Cranford, Rockwell, and Jessie A. Cranford, Central, S.C.; sisters Goldia Cruse, Concord, and Mary C. Miller, China Grove; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; five stepgreat-grandchildren; and one stepgreat-great-grandchild.

Services:Memorial, 2 p.m. Friday, China Grove Church of God, conducted by the Rev. Roger Lunsford and Z.C. Cranford. Graveside, 11 a.m. Friday, National Cemetery with full military rites.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove. At other times the family will be at their respective homes.

Memorials:China Grove Church of God, 409 Franklin St., China Grove, NC 28023.

Albert Lewis ‘Bert’Davis

KANNAPOLIS — Albert Lewis “Bert” Davis, 76, 325 Briarcliff Drive, a resident of Transitional Health Services for the past year, died Tuesday (Dec. 5, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born July 5, 1924, in Cheraw, S.C., Mr. Davis was a son of the late John Franklin Davis and Bernice Gaddy Davis Herrin. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of the DAV and American Legion and a member of North Kannapolis United Methodist Church.

Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his daughter Angela Dianne Davis.

Survivors include wife Frankie Louise Wellman Davis; daughters Deborah Davis Perkins and Karen Davis Jung, both of Concord; sister Johnny Bell Wilhelm, Kannapolis; and two grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Steve Autrey. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis, with military rites conducted by the DAV Chapter 27.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, at the funeral home.

Memorials:North Kannapolis United Methodist Church, 1307 N. Main St., Kannapolis, NC 28081.

Flora L. Huneycutt

KANNAPOLIS — Flora Lanning Huneycutt, 91, a resident of Concord Place, Concord, formerly of Kannapolis, died Wednesday (Dec. 6, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center after six months of declining health and one month of serious illness.

Born May 15, 1909, in Lexington, Mrs. Huneycutt was a daughter of the late Arthur Clifton and Mary Dora Walser Lanning. She and her husband owned and operated Star Dry Cleaners in Kannapolis for many years. She was a member and former deaconess of First Baptist Church and had been a member of the Women’s Breakfast Club.

Mrs. Huneycutt was preceded in death by her husband, James Crowell Huneycutt, who died in November 1974.

Survivors include daughters Blenda H. Gault, Gastonia, and Doris H. Hartis, Kannapolis; son the Rev. James C. Huneycutt Jr., Salisbury; sister Mary L. Swink, Margaret, Fla.; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday, Lady’s Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Tom Cabaniss. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home.

Memorials:First Baptist Church, Building Fund, 101 N. Main St., Kannapolis, NC 28081.

Earnest Lee Kirksey

Earnest Lee Kirksey, 80, of Salisbury, died Wednesday (Dec. 6, 2000)at W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Russell Kresslov

Russell Kresslov, Col. U.S. Air Force, retired, 86, of Charlotte, died Wednesday (Dec. 6, 2000)at Carolinas Medical Center.

He is survived by a daughter Karen Morris, Salisbury.

Harry and Bryant Co. is in charge.

Clyde ‘Sam’ McCorkle

LANDIS — Clyde Samuel “Sam” McCorkle, 71, 1205 Highland Ave., died Tuesday (Dec. 5, 2000)at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after three months of illness.

Born July 4, 1929, in Rowan County, Mr. McCorkle was a son of the late Clifford Revere and Edith Mae Yost McCorkle. He was educated in the Rowan County school system and Evans Business College, Concord. He was a lifelong member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ and had served as an elder, on various committees of the church and was a member of the choir. He was a member of the Enochville and Landis Lions clubs and past president of the Enochville club.

Mr. McCorkle served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He had worked for Florida Steel for 22 years, retiring in 1984. He worked part-time at Centerview Hardware, Kannapolis, until his illness.

Survivors include wife Nathalane Murphy McCorkle; son Jeffrey A. McCorkle, China Grove; daughter Cynthia M. Caudill, Kannapolis; brothers Clifford R. “Bill” McCorkle Jr., China Grove, Harold McCorkle, Rock Hill, S.C., and Jerry McCorkle, Salisbury; sisters Evelyn Overcash, China Grove, Katherine Beaver, Charlotte, and Ruth Westmoreland, North Carolina; and four grandchildren.

Services:3 p.m. Friday, St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Enochville, conducted by the Rev. Paul Pickler and the Rev. Allen Tyndall. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home.

Memorials:Lions Club White Cain Drive, 809 N. Enochville Ave., China Grove, NC 28023.

Jeanette Brown Wall Miller

Jeanette Brown Wall Miller, 67, 8540 Old Concord Road, died Wednesday (Dec. 6, 2000)at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

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

Beulah Mae Muilenberg

The funeral will be Friday for Beulah Mae Everhart Muilenberg, 85, of Salisbury, who died Tuesday (Dec. 5, 2000)at Genesis Eldercare, Salisbury, after a period of declining health.

Born Sept. 12, 1915, in Rowan County, Mrs. Muilenberg was a daughter of the late Oren Blaine and Margaret Esther Beck Everhart. Educated in Rowan County schools, she was retired from Cannon Mills, Plant 7, and was a member of the Salisbury Salvation Army.

Mrs. Muilenberg was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Muilenberg, who died June 5, 1981.

She is survived by a brother Homer “Runt”Everhart, Salisbury.

Services:Graveside, 2 p.m. Friday, Salisbury National Cemetery, Military Avenue Site, conducted by Lt. Tarryl Ray, Salvation Army.

Visitation:1-1:45 p.m. Friday, Lyerly Funeral Home.

Memorials:Salvation Army, 620 Bringle Ferry Road, Salisbury, NC 28144.

Ethel Pauline Oddie

SPENCER — Ethel Pauline Oddie, 59, Bethamy Retirement Center, formerly of 2240 Barger Road, died Tuesday (Dec. 5, 2000)at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after an illness of one week and two days of serious illness.

Born July 6, 1941 in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late John Adam and Carrie Mae Canupp Oddie. Educated in Granite Quarry schools, she was a member of Union Lutheran Church.

Survivors include brother John A. Oddie Jr., Salisbury; sisters Ruby Leazer, Ruth Myers and Inez Oddie, all of Salisbury.

Services:3 p.m. Friday, Union Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Darrell Norris, minister. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Summersett Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home of John A. Oddie Jr., 2180 Barger Road, Salisbury.

Memorials:Union Lutheran Church, Fellowship Building Fund, 4770 Bringle Ferry Road, Salisbury, NC 28146.

Dorothy Voss Perry

KANNAPOLIS — Dorothy Voss Perry, 79, 1311 Price Ave., died Tuesday (Dec. 5, 2000)at her home after several years of declining health.

Born April 14, 1921, in Bonlee, Chatham County, she was a daughter of the late Nathaniel R. and Flossie Lasley Voss. She was an area resident since 1943 and was a homemaker. She was also an accountant for various businesses, including the U.S. Air Force and Cannon Mills, Inc. She was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ, Kannapolis.

Survivors include husband George W. Perry, of the home; son Richard L. Perry, of the home; brothers Ned. T. Voss, Whispering Pines, and Charles R. Voss, Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.; sisters Maurine Jaenecke, Riverside, Calif., and Emilie Lewis, Freemont, Calif.; one granddaughter; and three great-grandchildren.

Services:Memorial, 4 p.m. Sunday, St. John’s United Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev. Jimmy Norred. Private burial, National Cemetery, Salisbury.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials:St. John’s United Church of Christ, 901 N. Main St., Kannapolis, NC 28081.

Edwin L. Van Poole

KANNAPOLIS — Edwin L. Van Poole, 74, 303 Knollwood Drive, died Wednesday (Dec. 6, 2000)at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after a lengthy illness.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Ethel ‘Boots’ Rogers Stutts

MOORESVILLE —Ethel Earlene “Boots”Rogers Stutts, 69, of Ervin Road, died Wednesday (Dec. 6, 2000)at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Born July 25, 1931, in Iredell County, Mrs. Stutts was a daughter of the late J.D. and Ethel Mae Poston Rogers. She was a retired cashier for Wal-Mart Pharmacy, Mooresville, and attended Berea Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Connie Price Sunday school class.

Survivors include husband Willis Moore “Bill”Stutts, whom she married Jan. 9, 1949; daughter Linda S. Parker, Mooresville; brothers Jerry D. Rogers, Mooresville, and Claude “Wimp” Rogers, Mount Ulla; sister Margaret R. Jarvis, Statesville; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Berea Baptist Church, Mooresville, conducted by the Rev. Dan L. Freeman. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Mooresville.

Memorials: Berea Baptist Church, 1015 River Highway, Mooresville, NC 28117.

Lula Bell Hatley Talbert

ALBEMARLE —Lula Bell Hatley Talbert, 83, 625 Bethany Road, died Wednesday (Dec. 6, 2000)at Stanly Manor.

Born Feb. 4, 1917, in Badin, Stanly County, Mrs. Talbert was a daughter of the late Lawrence Lee and Laura Catherine Lowder Hatley. She was a retired spinner from Wiscassett Mills, where she worked for 40 years, and was a member of Palestine United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Talbert was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Curtis Talbert.

She is survived by a brother James H. Hatley, China Grove.

Services:2 p.m. Friday, Hartsell Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Caroll Flack and the Rev. Boyd Joyce. Burial, Palestine Cemetery, Albemarle.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, at the funeral home.

Memorials: Palestine United Methodist Church, 36414 Palestine Road, Albemarle, NC 28001.

‘Jon’Burnette Wagner

KANNAPOLIS —Jonathan “Jon” Burnette Wagner, 17, 2952 Lane St., died Wednesday (Dec. 6, 2000)at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.

Born June 24, 1983, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Wagner was a son of Johnny B. and Cathy Driver Wagner. Educated at Concord High School, he was a mechanic at Auto Tech, Kannapolis. He was a member of Eastwood Baptist Church, Kannapolis.

Survivors, in addition to her parents, include brother Joshua Wagner, Kannapolis; sister Samantha Wagner, Kannapolis; paternal grandparents Mike and Dolly Hartsell, Kannapolis; paternal great-grandmother Monteen Wagner, Kannapolis; and paternal great-grandfather Melvin Walters, Kannapolis.

Services:Graveside, 11 a.m. Friday, Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis.

Visitation:6-8 p.m. tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home.

Wendie Alexander Wallace

Wendie Alexander Wallace, 216 South West St., died Wednesday (Dec. 6, 2000)at her residence.

Born in Cabarrus County, she was a daughter of the late Jess R. and Bertha Polk Alexander. Educated in Cabarrus County schools, she was retired from Fieldcrest Cannon Swink Plant, where she was a weaver. She was a member of Tower of Power Holy Church, where she was revered as the mother of the church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Wallace Jr., who died Dec. 25, 1980.

Survivors include sons Ron Shadd, Matthews, and Felix Wallace, Salisbury; daughter Jessica W. Bledsoe, Salisbury; stepsister Mae A. Lynch, Landis; and eight grandchildren.

Visitation:The family will be at the home of Jessica W. Bledsoe, 714 S. Ellis St., Salisbury.

Mitchell &Fair Funeral Service is in charge.