CHARLOTTE —

Services were to be held at 1 today at Harry and Bryant Company Chapel.

Edna Marie Callahan

LEXINGTON — Edna Marie Sloan Callahan, 62, 319 Crews Lake Road, died Tuesday (Feb. 1, 2000) at her home.

Born Aug. 11, 1937, in Forsyth County, Mrs. Callahan was a daughter of the late Sanford Darrell and Ruth Elizabeth Hendrix Sloan.

She taught for 26 years at Grace Christian School. She was an active member of Grace Missionary Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school.

A grandson preceded her in death.

Survivors include husband Jesse Mock Callahan Jr.; son Michael Dean Callahan, of the home; daughters Mrs. James (Tina) Pressley, Clemmons, and Mrs. Charles A. (Sherri) Ray, Ballground, Ga.; sisters Shirley King, Ozelle Michael and Libby King, all of Lexington, and Janeth Bean, Denton; and four grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Grace Missionary Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Gene Davis, the Rev. Charles Ray and the Rev. Gary Gibson. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6:30-9 tonight, Piedmont Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home on Crews Lake Road.

Memorials: Hospice of Davidson County, P.O. Box 1941, Lexington, N.C. 27293; or Grace Missionary Baptist Church, 335 Carl Pressley Road,Lexington, N.C. 27295.

Sara Childers Coggins

KANNAPOLIS — Sara Childers Coggins, 65, 1267 Madison Ave., died Wednesday (Feb. 2, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Nov. 19, 1934, in Newberry, S.C., Mrs. Coggins was a daughter of the late Thomas and Ruth Cannon Childers. She graduated in 1952 with the last graduating class of J.W. Cannon High School. A member of North Kannapolis United Methodist Church, she retired from Fieldcrest-Cannon Mills accounts payable department.

Her husband, Billy Ray Coggins, died Oct. 29, 1981.

Survivors include daughters Billie Coggins Sloop, Charlotte, and Christina Coggins Cannon, Kannapolis; sons John Matthew Coggins, Kannapolis, and Reid R. Coggins, Concord; sister Ann Erb, Anacortes, Wash.; and four grandchildren.

Services: Memorial, 3 p.m. Sunday, North Kannapolis United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Steve Autrey.

Visitation: On Sunday in the church fellowship hall after the service.

Lady’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: North Kannapolis United Methodist Church, Building Fund, 1307 N. Main St., Kannapolis, N.C. 28081; or Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 1502, Concord, N.C. 28026.

Della Story Durham

KANNAPOLIS — Della Story Durham, 89, formerly of Smith Road, died Wednesday (Feb. 2, 2000) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, Mooresville.

Born May 30, 1910, in Watauga County, Mrs. Durham was a daughter of the late Thomas L. and Minnie Hodge Story. A member of Shadybrook Baptist Church, she had retired from Cannon Mills Co., sewing room, after 54 years with the company.

Her husband, Howard C. Durham, son Thomas Edward Durham and daughter Nancy D. Reynolds preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons Billy Durham and Howard C. Durham Jr., both of Kannapolis, and Guy F. Durham, Cleveland; daughter Joyce Durham Larrimore, Holden Beach; brothers Howard Story, Kannapolis, and Ross Story, China Grove; sister Irene Hill, Kannapolis; 20 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Terry Brown. Burial, Greenlawn Cemetery, China Grove.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: Homestead Baptist Church, Building Fund, 107 W. 22nd St., Kannapolis, N.C. 28081.

Viola Edgison

KANNAPOLIS — Viola Krimminger Edgison, 91, 2100 Brantley Road, died Wednesday (Feb. 2, 2000) at her home after two weeks of serious illness.

Born Nov. 19, 1908, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Edgison was a daughter of the late Wade H. and Mary Belle Christy Krimminger. She was a homemaker.

Her husband, Roy Flowe Edgison, died in July 1996.

Survivors include daughter Yelda Edgison, Kannapolis; sons Tom and Charlie Edgison, both of Kannapolis; sisters Mary Lee Gray, Concord, and Ruth Crider, Kannapolis; brother Bill Krimminger, Kannapolis; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Friday, Carolina Memorial Park, conducted by Dr. Forbis Kivett.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Lady’s Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home on Brantley Road.

Memorials: Hospice of Cabarrus County, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, N.C. 28026-1235.

Christopher Dale Gentry

ALBEMARLE — Christopher Dale Gentry, 28, 32788 Guard Road, died Tuesday (Feb. 1, 2000).

Born July 7, 1971, in Stanly County, Mr. Gentry was a son of William Henry and Noma Wallace Gentry, Albemarle. A heavy equipment operator, he was a member of FriendshipBaptist Church. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served in Saudi Arabia.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, include brothers Billy Gentry, Oakboro, and Mike Gentry, Charlotte; and sister Sheila Talbert, Albemarle.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Open Door Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Charles Goodman, the Rev. Nathan Fox and the Rev. Darwin O. Lingafelt. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Stanly Funeral Home.

Robert Julius Hogsed

The funeral will be Friday for Robert Julius Hogsed, 50, Salisbury, who died Tuesday (Feb. 1, 2000) at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Born Oct. 1, 1949, in Rowan County, Mr. Hogsed was a son of the Rev. Jack and Ruth Brattain Hogsed, Salisbury. He was a 1967 graduate of East Rowan High School and a graduate of Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory. Employed with Freightliner, he had earlier worked as a physical education instructor with the Rowan-Salisbury Schools.

He was a member of Canaan Baptist Church.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, include sister Barbara H. Eidson, Salisbury.

Services:3 p.m. Friday, Canaan Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Gene Graham, pastor, and the Rev. Joe Black, pastor, Eastside Baptist Church. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30. Burial, Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Lyerly Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home of Barbara H. Eidson of Salisbury.

Memorials: Lenoir Rhyne Annual Fund, Department of Athletics, P.O. Box 7228, Hickory, N.C. 28603.

Glenn Henderson Parks

Glenn Henderson Parks, 76, Salisbury, died Wednesday (Feb. 2, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health.

Born Dec. 27, 1923, in Rowan County, Mr. Parks was a son of the late Noah Jessie Franklin and Margaret Haithcock Parks. He had retired in 1982 from the Salisbury Police Department, where he had worked for 34 years, the last six as chief of police.

He later worked part-time setting up a safety program for the city, retiring for good in 1986.

Mr. Parks set up and taught the first law enforcement classes at Rowan Technical Institute, now Rowan- Cabarrus Community College.

He was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, where he had taught Sunday school for over 40 years and was a council member.

He was also a member of Andrew Jackson Masonic Lodge 576 AF&AM, the York Rite Bodies, Rowan Shrine Club and Salisbury Moose Lodge. He was a charter member of the Rowan Genealogical Society, the International Order of Police Chiefs and the North Carolina Peace Officers Association.

In earlier years, he coached the Police Department’s Little League baseball team.

Survivors include his wife, Irene Misenheimer Parks, whom he married Jan. 27, 1945; sons Charles, Brent and Dane Parks, all of Salisbury, and Darrell Parks, Trinity; daughters Mrs. Brad (Kathy)Benton and Mrs. Narvile (Susan)Parks, both of Salisbury; sisters Dale Templeton, Janet Powell and Frances Hamner, all of Salisbury; 14 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, SalemLutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Clarence Sifford. Members of law enforcement agencies will be seated as a group. Burial, family plot in church cemetery. Police graveside honors conducted by Salisbury Police Department.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Friday, Lyerly Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home.

Memorials: Salem Lutheran Church, Memorial Fund, 5080 Sherrills Ford Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28147.

Lillian Bustle Stewart

STATESVILLE — Myrtle Lillian Bustle Stewart, 87, 120 S. Meeting St., died Wednesday (Feb. 2, 2000) at Journey’sResident Care of Olin after a lengthy illness.

Born Feb. 23, 1912, in Iredell County, Mrs. Stewart, a daughter of the late Bentley Newman and Pearly Mae Nanney Bustle, attended Mooresville High School.

She was formerly employed by Uniglass Industries as a packer, twister machine operator and an inspector.

A member of Bethel Baptist Church, she was the junior class church training teacher.

Her husband, Worth Baggley Stewart, whom she married in 1932, died Feb. 9, 1973.

Survivors include daughter Nancy Stewart Cansler, Salisbury; sisters Eva Lo Carriker, Mooresville, and Margaret Spencer, Charlotte; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Friday, Iredell Memorial Gardens, conducted by the Rev. David Turner.

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

Memorials: Donor’s choice.

Arlie Ingram Surratt

ALBEMARLE — Arlie Ingram Surratt, 87, 515 Martin Luther King Drive, died Tuesday (Feb. 1, 2000) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Born Oct. 1, 1912, in Montgomery County, Mr. Surratt was a son of the late Charlie Surratt and Laura Boysworth Surratt Eury. A member of Lakeview Baptist Church, he had retired as a doffer after 45 years with Wiscassett Mills.

A son, Larry Surratt, died in 1986.

Survivors include wife Olive Morgan Surratt; daughter Dianne Archer, Albemarle; sons Tommy and Charles Surratt, both of Greensboro; half brother Odell Eury, Talking Rock, Ga.; half sister Evelyn Milon, Warner Robbins, Ga.; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Hartsell Funeral Home’s Lefler Memorial Chapel, conducted by the Rev. George Bradshaw and the Rev. Robert Hart. Burial, Stanly Gardens of Memory.