CHINA GROVE — Roy Leonard Arthurs, 89, 208 Ross St., died Monday (Dec. 11, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Aug. 18, 1911, in Iredell County, Mr. Arthurs was a son of the late Martin Comer and Cordie Bell Beaver Arthurs. Educated in Iredell County schools, he retired from Cannon Mills, where he was a foreman. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Post 185, China Grove. Mr. Arthurs was a member of First United Methodist Church, China Grove.

Survivors include wife Mildred Deal Arthurs, China Grove; daughters Jean A. McCluney and Phyllis Heilig, both of China Grove; brother Robert Comer Arthurs, Kannapolis; sisters Annie Lois Owens, Salisbury, and Violet Morris, Kannapolis; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Services:2 p.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church, China Grove, conducted by the Rev. Rusty Inman. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park.

Visitation:6:30-8 tonight, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove.

Memorials:First United Methodist Church, Building Fund, 110 W. Church St., China Grove, NC 28023.

Edith Bentley Davidson

TAYLORSVILLE — Edith Annalou Bentley Davidson, 84, of Taylorsville, died Sunday (Dec. 10, 2000) at Davis Medical Center, Statesville.

Born May 21, 1916, in Alexander County, Mrs. Davidson was a daughter of the late Augustus Ulysses and Ada Norlene Smith Bentley. Her brothers, Chall, Howard and Edgar Bentley, all lived in Salisbury.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Taylorsville Church of God, conducted by the Rev. Walker and the Rev. Jernigan. The body will be taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial, Taylorsville City Cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Alexander Funeral Service, Taylorsville. At other times the family will be at the residence.

Memorials:American Heart Association, c/o Margo Mosley, 129 Hillsboro Road, Taylorsville, NC 28681.

Martha Irene Eudy Drye

OAKBORO — Martha Irene Eudy Drye, 65, 15272 Stoney Run Village, died Sunday (Dec. 10, 2000)at her residence.

Born Nov. 22, 1935, in Stanly County, Mrs. Drye was a daughter of the late Willis Jackson and Elda Mae Burris Eudy. She was retired from Stanly Knitting Mills, where she was a sewer.

Mrs. Drye was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Herman Drye.

Survivors include sons Kenneth Douglas and Michael Edward Drye, both of Oakboro; daughters Lisa Drye Kimrey, and Lori Drye Mauldin, both of Oakboro; brother Travis Eudy, Concord; sister Laura Mae Petrea, Locust; and seven grandchildren.

Services:11 a.m. Wednesday, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle, conducted by the Rev. Joe E. Smith. Burial, Oakboro Cemetery.

Visitation:7-9 tonight, at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the residence.

Lucile Reynolds Eagle

MISENHEIMER — Lucile Reynolds Eagle, of Misenheimer, died Monday (Dec. 11, 2000)at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Born Sept. 15, 1908, she was a daughter of the late Riley Reynolds and Agnes Peeler Johnson. For the last six months she had lived at Spring Arbor, Albemarle. She graduated from Mitchell Home, now Pfeiffer University, and attended Catawba College. She taught at Pond School in Rowan County and worked 31 years at the Misenheimer Post Office. She was a lifetime member and the oldest member at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church. She was a teacher and pianist.

Survivors include her husband of 71 years, Paul T. Eagle; daughter Peggy Eagle Rogers, Albemarle; brother James D. Johnson, Jr., Albemarle; sisters Ruby J. Leonard, Lexington, and Margaret J. Newport, New London; one grandson; and one great-granddaughter.

Services:2 p.m. Wednesday, Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church.

Visitation:None formally. Friends can call at Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle at any time. The family will receive friends in the church parlor following the service.

Memorials: Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1532, Misenheimer, N.C. 28109-1532.

Lucy Virginia Wilson Ennis

CHINA GROVE — Lucy Virginia Wilson Ennis, 83, of China Grove, died Monday (Dec. 11, 2000)at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Aug. 20, 1917, in Rowan County, Mrs. Ennis was a daughter of the late Jasper Moore and Bessie Ann Sapp Wilson. Educated in Rowan County schools, she retired from Salem College, where she was an executive housekeeper. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Adult Sunday School Class, Mattie Eller Circle, and Young at Heart Group.

Survivors include sons Eric Ennis, China Grove, and Tommy Ennis, Florence, S.C.; sisters Margaret Thomas, Herndon, Va., and Elsie Wilson Graham, Mount Ulla; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren.

Services:11 a.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Rusty Inman. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park.

Visitation:6:30-8 tonight, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove. At other times the family will be at the home of Eric Ennis, 107 Chippewa Trail, China Grove.

Memorials:First United Methodist Church, 110 West Church St., China Grove, NC 28023.

Nancy Mitchell John

MOORESVILLE — Nancy Mitchell John, 60, 126 Brookridge Lane, died Saturday (Dec. 9, 2000).

Born Nov. 15, 1940, in New Brighton, Pa., Mrs. John was a daughter of the late Frances and Effie Wynn Mitchell. She was a teacher for J-Bear Child Development Center.

Survivors include husband Robert John; sons David M. John, Dillie, East Timor, Indonesia, and Robert M. John, Beverly Farms, Mass.; daughter Julie E. French, Salt Lake City, Utah; brother Michael W. Mitchell, Virginia Beach, Va.; and three grandchildren.

Services:Memorial, 11 a.m. Thursday, Neill Funeral Home, Mooresville, conducted by the Rev. Dr. S. Edwin Lewis. The body will be cremated.

Visitation:6-8 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home.

Memorials:National Parkinson Foundation Inc., 1501 N.W. 9th Ave., Miami, FL 33136; or N.C. Lions Foundation, White Cane Fund, P.O. Box 39, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673.

John Milton Murph

CONCORD —John Milton Murph, 94, 2501 Lyla Ave., died Sunday (Dec. 10, 2000) at the home of son, B.F. “Bud” Murph, whom he had lived with for the last three months, after three years of declining health and one year of serious illness.

Born July 12, 1906, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Murph was a son of the late Filmore and Bettie Moore Murph. He attended Patterson School and Winecoff School. He retired in 1971 from the research and development department of Cannon Mills and was also a farmer. He was a member of Royal Oaks Baptist Church for 60 years and held offices in Boy Scouts, taught Sunday school , sang in the choir and was a soloist at different churches and nursing homes.

Mr. Murph was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Margaret Elizabeth Daves Murph, who died in 1982, a son, Charles K. Murph, who died in 1960, daughters Betty Murph Evans, who died in 1978, and Billie Murph Stephenson, who died in 1996.

Survivors include son Broadus F. “Bud” Murph, Kannapolis; brother Everette Murph, Kannapolis; eight grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Royal Oaks Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Leon Smith. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation:1-2 p.m. Wednesday, at the church. Lady’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Ruby Carter Oldham

KANNAPOLIS — Ruby Carter Oldham, 89, formerly of Kannapolis, died Monday (Dec. 11, 2000) at Five Oaks Nursing Center, Concord, after 10 years of declining health and one month of serious illness.

Born May 5, 1911, in Stanly County, Mrs. Oldham was a daughter of the late Jerome and Carrie Teeter Carter. She was a homemaker and a lifetime resident of the area.

Survivors include son John Burris, California; and two grandchildren.

Services were held today at Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Billy Rintz.

Memorials:Midway United Methodist Church, 708 S. Main St., Kannapolis, NC 28081.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Eva Pauline Potts

MOCKSVILLE —Eva Pauline Potts, 90, of Homer Potts Road, died Monday (Dec. 11, 2000) at her residence, after several months of declining health.

Born May 18, 1910, in Davie County, Miss Potts was a daughter of the late Luther and O’Telia Carter Potts. She had been employed with Erwin Mills in Cooleemee for 45 years and later with the Home Health Agency for 13 years. She was the oldest living member of Cornatzer Baptist Church, where she sang in the church choir and was a member of the Bible class.

Survivors include brother Homer Potts, Mocksville; sisters Mae Laird, Mocksville, and Lena Wall, Advance.

Services:2 p.m. Wednesday, Cornatzer Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Richard Whiteheart, the Rev. B.A. Carroll, the Rev. Elmer Day and the Rev. Aaron Carter. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation:7-9 tonight, at the church. Eaton Funeral Service is in charge.

Memorials:Rowan Vocational Opportunities Inc., 2728 Old Concord Road, Salisbury, NC 28146; or Davie Home Health Care, P.O. Box 848, Mocksville, NC 27028.

Wright Monroe Ritchie

Wright Monroe Ritchie, 79, of Salisbury, died Sunday (Dec. 10, 2000)at Wake Forest University Medical Center, after a period of declining health.

Born Sept. 8, 1921, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Ritchie was a son of the late Jesse David and Maggie Ketner Ritchie. Educated in Cabarrus County schools, Mr. Ritchie was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and retired foreman with Proctor Chemical Co. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church.

Mr. Ritchie was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Hinson Ritchie, who died June 16, 1998.

Survivors include sons Charles Ritchie, Fayetteville, and Van Allen Ritchie, Salisbury; daughters Lori Brault, Wilmington, and Ann Collins, Salisbury; brothers Claude, Luther, Foy and Cecil Ritchie, all of Concord, Lloyd Ritchie, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Ned Ritchie, Kannapolis, and Archie Ritchie, Raleigh; sister Shelby McLester, Stanfield; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, New Hope Baptist Church, conducted by Pastor Terry Cruse. The body will be taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park, with military graveside rites conducted by the the Rowan County Veterans Council.

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

Memorials:Ronald McDonald House, P.O. Box 2916, Durham, NC 27710.

Pearl Talbert Rummage

ALBEMARLE — Pearl Talbert Rummage, 82, 37256 Avery Drive, died Monday (Dec. 11, 2000) at her residence.

Born May 31, 1918, in Stanly County, Mrs. Rummage was a daughter of the late Charles Allen and Sarah Jane Mason Talbert. She was retired from Allison Manufacturing Co. and was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church.

Mrs. Rummage was preceded in death by her husband, Grady L. Rummage, who died Aug. 16, 1988, and a daughter, Delilah Jane Rummage.

Survivors include son Ralph Rummage, Albemarle; daughter Lois Kimrey, Albemarle; brothers Jack and Wade Talbert, both of Albemarle; sister Myrtle Russell, Albemarle; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Services:2 p.m. Wednesday, Union Grove Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Lee Church. Burial, church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Stanly Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home of Ralph Rummage, 37274 Avery Road.

Memorials: Hospice of Stanly County, 960 N. First St., Albemarle, NC 28001; or Union Grove Baptist Church, P.O. Box 568, Albemarle, NC 28002; or charity of donor’s choice.

Billy Eugene Starnes

LONG BEACH — Billy Eugene Starnes, 67, 3224 E. Dolphin Drive, died Saturday (Dec. 9, 2000)at his home, after several weeks of declining health.

Born Aug. 9, 1933, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Starnes was a son of the late William Correll and Ollie Montgomery Starnes. He retired in 1991 from AT&T, Charlotte, and moved to Long Beach from Kannapolis. He was a member of Midway United Methodist Church, Kannapolis, and was active in the Moose Lodge in the Southport area, where he was past governor and treasurer. He was also active in the Elks Lodge, where he was past treasurer.

Survivors include wife Gladys Grass Starnes; sons Scott Starnes, Salisbury, Greg Starnes, Concord, and Todd Starnes, Kannapolis; sisters Flowe Goodman, Salisbury, and Selma Wilhelm, Kannapolis; and eight grandchildren.

Services: Private, 3 today, Whitley’s Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Billy Rintz. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park Plaza Mausoleum. A memorial service will be held in the Long Beach area at a later date.

Visitation: The family will receive friends after the service at the home of Todd Starnes, 117 Suburban Ave., Kannapolis.

Memorials:Lower Cape Fear Hospice, 725-A Wellington Ave., Wilmington, NC 28401.

Margaret Vanderburg

ALBEMARLE —Margaret Wilkinson Vanderburg, 81, 550 Snuggs St., died Monday (Dec. 11, 2000) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Born July 22, 1919, in Malone, Ala., Mrs. Vanderburg was a daughter of the late William Clyde and Lula Opelia Camp Wilkinson. She was a homemaker and a member of Poplin Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors include husband Robert Hughes Vanderburg, of the home; sons Steve Vanderburg, Albemarle; daughter Gail Taylor, Huntsville, Ala; brother Henry Wilkinson, Cleveland; sisters Lois Hatley, Ruth Burleson and Maude Medlin, all of Albemarle; and three grandchildren.

Services:2 p.m. Thursday, Poplin Grove Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Terry Burris. Burial, church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Stanly Funeral Home.

Memorials:Poplin Grove Baptist Church, 220 Poplin Grove Church Road, Road, Albemarle, NC 28001.

Eugene V. Weaver

LEXINGTON — Eugene V. Weaver, 86, of Fairview Drive, died Sunday (Dec. 10, 2000) at Lexington Memorial Hospital, after four months of serious illness.

Born Jan. 14, 1914, in Davidson County, Mr. Weaver was a son of the late Theodore Columbus and Janet Elizabeth Hedrick Weaver. He retired from City of Lexington Waste Treatment Plant and was the operator of Erlanger Esso Service Station. He was a member of First Reformed Church of Christ.

Mr. Weaver was preceded in death by sons Theodore Edward and Larry Wayne Weaver.

Survivors include wife Ethel Rhodes Weaver, of the home; sons Ronald “Ronnie” Eugene Weaver and James R. “Rick” Weaver, both of Lexington; daughter Linda Duffey, Lexington; sister Arlene Weaver Paris, Lexington; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services:4 p.m. Wednesday, First Reformed United Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev. Mike Hooper. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Davidson Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the residence.

Memorials:First Reformed United Church of Christ, Building Fund, 104 E. Center St., Lexington, NC 27292; or Second Reformed United Church of Christ,Building Fund, 330 N. Church St., Lexington, NC 27292.

Glenn Carmack Wilhelm

CLEVELAND — Glenn Carmack Wilhelm, 94, Cleveland, died Monday (Dec. 11, 2000) at Brian Center, Statesville.

Lyerly Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.

Geneva Pierce Workman

Geneva Pierce Workman, Trinity Oaks, died Tuesday (Dec. 12, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.