Parks Junior Adams

Parks Junior Adams, 72, of Rockwell, died Friday (Dec. 29, 2000)at his residence.

Powles Funeral Home is in charge.

Louise Bumgarner Beck

MOCKSVILLE —Louise Bumgarner Beck, 87, W. Church St., died Wednesday (Dec. 27, 2000)at Yadkin Heritage Extended Care Facility, Yadkinville.

Born March 19, 1913, in Wilkes County, Mrs. Beck was a daughter of the late James Osmond and Florence Sweet Bumgarner. A graduate of Appalachian State University, she retired in 1975 as a public teacher. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Mocksville.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Haywood Powell, second husband Wilburn McDaniel, and third husband Robert E. Beck.

Survivors include son Hilary Powell, Salisbury; daughter Phyllis Shore, Boonville; brother Earl Bumgarner, Harmony; sister Doris Shinn, Charlotte; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Services:11 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church of Mocksville, conducted by the Rev. Paul Riggs. Burial, Center United Methodist Church, Mocksville. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Davie Funeral Service, Mocksville.

Memorials:Center United Methodist Church, Cemetery Fund, c/o Linda Owings, 728 Wilkesboro St., Mocksville, NC 27028.

Hazel Ross Chamberlaine

Hazel Ross Chamberlaine, 89, 203 Gold Hill Drive, died Thursday (Dec. 28, 2000)at her residence.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Harold Wayne Corl

ROCKWELL — Harold Wayne Corl,64, of Rockwell, died Friday (Dec. 29, 2000) at Brian Center Nursing and Rehabilitation, Salisbury.

Born April 16, 1936, in Rowan County, Mr. Corl was a son of the late Ed Morris and Pearl Reed Corl. Educated in Rowan County schools, he was retired from Cannon Mills Plant 1. A veteran of U.S. Marine Corps, he served in the Korean War and was a member of Rockwell Amvets and Rockwell VFW Post. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Rockwell.

Survivors include son Michael Corl, Carolina Beach; brother John “Bud” Corl, Salisbury; sisters Evelyn Iannine, Pottstown, Pa., Helen Lindsey, Kannapolis, and Linda Watson, Davidson.

Services:Graveside, 2 p.m. Saturday, Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Benny L. Vickrey, pastor, First Baptist Church of Rockwell. Military graveside rites conducted by the Rowan County Veterans Council.

Visitation:None.

Powles Funeral Home of Rockwell is in charge.

Ruth Huffman Fisher

GRANITE QUARRY — Ruth Huffman Fisher, 92, of Granite Quarry, died Friday (Dec. 29, 2000)at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born Nov. 11, 1908, in Rowan County, Mrs. Fisher was a daughter of the late Samuel and Pearl Holshouser Huffman. Educated in Rowan County schools, she was a homemaker and a member of Ursinus United Church of Christ, Rockwell.

Mrs. Fisher was preceded in death by her husband, Wade W. Fisher.

Survivors include son Wade W. Fisher Jr., Salisbury; daughter Pearl F. Lieurance, Rutherfordton; sister Ethel H. Hall, Conway, S.C.; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services:Graveside, 11 a.m. Saturday, Ursinus United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rockwell, conducted by the Rev. Jim Staunton, pastor.

Visitation:In the church fellowship hall after the graveside service.

Memorials:Ursinus United Church of Christ, Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 175, Rockwell, NC 28138.

Powles FuneralHome, Inc. is in charge.

Mary Ellen Click Myers

Mary Ellen Click Myers, 77, of Salisbury, at Thursday (Dec. 28, 2000) at her residence, after four years of declining health and two weeks of serious illness.

Born Aug. 30, 1923, in Rowan County, Mrs. Myers was a daughter of the late Ed and Alma Kluttz Click. Educated in Woodleaf schools and a graduate of Woodleaf High school, she was employed for Erwin Cotton Mill, Cooleemee, and the draft board, Salisbury, and was bookkeeper for Myers Produce for 30 years before retiring. She was a member of Unity Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include Jimmy Howard Myers, whom she married Dec. 14, 1944; sons John Howard Myers and Charles Anderson “Andy” Myers, both of Salisbury; daughter Jenny Myers Earnhardt, Salisbury; sister Elizabeth C. Mills, Taylor, S.C.; three grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; one great-grandchild; and four stepgreat-grandchildren.

Services:Graveside, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Unity Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Memorial, 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, conducted by the Rev. Clyde Spears Alexander Jr., the Rev. Malcolm Bullock and the Rev. Sam Hickerson.

Visitation: The family will receive friends in fellowship hall of the church. At other times the family will be at the residence.

Memorials: Unity Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 28, Woodleaf, NC 27054; or Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Sarah Frances Easley Plott

KANNAPOLIS — Sarah Frances Easley Plott, 76, a resident of Avante at Concord, and formerly of Kannapolis, died Friday (Dec. 29, 2000) at her residence.

Lady’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Blaine Julian ‘Pepsi’ Polk

KANNAPOLIS — Blaine Julian “Pepsi” Polk, 87, formerly of 1202 Brantley Road, died Wednesday (Dec. 27, 2000)at Transitional Health Services.

Born Dec. 31, 1912, in Union County, Mr. Polk was a son of the late Fred M. and Nona Pigg Polk. He was a member of Jackson Park Baptist Church, where he was a former member of the choir.

Mr. Polk retired in 1981 after 45 years with Cannon Mills Co. Plant 1, cutting room and garage maintenance departments.

His wife, Edna Black Polk, died Feb. 24, 1998.

Survivors include son B. Julian Polk Jr., Knoxville, Tenn.; daughter Evelyn Polk Thompson, Mooresville; sister Audrey Pennell, Kannapolis; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: 8 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. David Wyatt, and the Rev. Sandy Yow. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis. 11 a.m., Saturday, committal rites.

Visitation:6:30-8 tonight, at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of Evelyn Polk Thompson, 415 Corriher-Grange Road.

Memorials: Jackson Park Baptist Church, c/o Building Fund, 1005 Jackson St., Kannapolis, NC 28083; or Blackwelder Park Baptist Church, c/o Hymnal Fund, 2204 Summitt Ave., Kannapolis, NC 28081.

Margaret Overcash Tucker

KANNAPOLIS — Margaret Overcash Tucker, 77, of Kannapolis, died Thursday (Dec. 28, 2000)at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after two-and-a-half weeks of serious illness.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Rupert A. Turner

LEXINGTON —Rupert Arthur Turner, 86, 25 Edna St., died Saturday (Dec. 23, 2000)at Lexington Memorial Hospital, after seven months of illness.

Born April 13, 1914, in Brown Hall, St. Catherine, Jamaica, Mr. Turner was a son of the late James and Rebecca Cole Turner. He was a tailor and a retired textile worker in Jamaica, New York City and Florida.

He was a member of United Holy Church, where he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher. He was a member of Southside Senior Citizens Club, and a graduate of Jones School of Religion.

Mr. Turner was preceded in death by his wife Clara Bell Owens Turner.

Survivors include son Courtney Turner, Miami, Fla.; daughters Irma Hinds, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Claudette Kamara, Lexington; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Florida United Holy Church, conducted by the Rev. Fred T. Jones. Burial, New Jersey AME Zion Church Cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8 p.m. Saturday, Morrison-Studevent Funeral Home. The body can be viewed from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, and 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, at the funeral home.

Ollie Mae Winburn

KANNAPOLIS — Ollie Mae Anderson Winburn, 70, 5775 Wright Road, died Thursday (Dec. 28, 2000)at St. Joseph Mission Hospital, Asheville.

Born June 30, 1930, in Chesterfield County, S.C., Mrs. Winburn was a daughter of the late Claude Anderson and Pauline Hall Gainey. She worked at Linn-Corriher Mills.

She was preceded in death by a son, Ollie Lee Winburn.

Survivors include son Lonnie Claude Winburn, Kannapolis; stepson Jimmy P. Winburn, Kannapolis; brother Jimmy Gainey, Kannapolis; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Green Hill Church of God of Prophecy, Hartsville, S.C., conducted by the Rev. Jerry Gainey and the Rev. Marvin Griggs.

Visitation:7-9 p.m. Saturday, Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis. At other times the family will be at the home.