Georgia Page Barrier

The funeral will be Friday for Georgia Elizabeth Page Barrier, 81, Florence, S.C., formerly of Salisbury, who died Tuesday (Feb. 8, 2000) at Carolina Hospital System, Florence, after a period of declining health.

Born June 5, 1918, in Salisbury, Mrs. Barrier was a daughter of the late Daniel W. and Mary Fisher Page. Educated in the North Carolina schools, she was a homemaker. She attended St. Luke Lutheran Church, Florence, S.C.

Her husband, Ross DeBerry Barrier, preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons Ross David and James A. “Jimmy” Barrier, both of Florence, S.C.; brother Glenn Page, Salisbury; and a granddaughter.

Services: Graveside, 3 p.m. Friday, Rowan Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Mark Reed, pastor, Bethel Lutheran Church.

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

Layton-Anderson Funeral Home, Florence, S.C., was in charge of out-of-state arrangements.

Nannie Solomon Barringer

The funeral will be Saturday for Nannie Solomon Barringer, 88, Salisbury, who died Wednesday (Feb. 9, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health.

Born May 27, 1913, in Roxboro, Mrs.. Barringer was a daughter of the late Jeff Davis and Fannie Taylor Solomon. Educated in the Durham and Kannapolis schools, she had retired from Rowan Cotton Mill’s carding department. She was a member of Stallings Memorial Baptist Church and the Homemakers Sunday School Class.

Her first husband, Ira Solomon, died June 14, 1968, and her second husband, Drennon Craige Barringer, died Sept. 19, 1995. A daughter, Betty DiGaino, and a granddaughter also preceded her in death.

Survivors include brother Bill Solomon, Salisbury; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: Memorial, 11 a.m. Saturday, Stallings Memorial Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mark Anders. The body will be cremated.

Visitation: None. The family will be at the home of brother Bill Solomon of Salisbury.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: Stallings Memorial Baptist Church, 817 S. Main St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

James ‘Walt’ Bell

James Walter “Walt”Bell, 52, 306 Moon River Road, died Wednesday (Feb. 9, 2000) at his home.

Born Aug. 16, 1947, in Mocksville, Mr. Bell was a son of Addie Flint and Elvie Bell, Mocksville. A graduate of Central Davie High School, Mocksville, he had attended Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. Self-employed, he had previously worked at Phillip Morris, Concord. He was a former member of New Bethel Baptist Church, Mocksville, and a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, include wife Rose Brown Bell, Kannapolis; son James W. Bell Jr., Salisbury; daughter Sheri Bell, China Grove; stepson Robert Brown, Concord; stepdaughters Jacqueline Hompe and Jamie Brown, both of Kannapolis; brothers Bobby G. Bell, Lexington, and Larry A. Bell, Roanoke, Va.; and one grandchild.

Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, New Bethel Baptist Church, Mocksville, conducted by the Rev. Thomas White. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the church.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Robert Grier Freeze

MOORESVILLE — Robert Grier Freeze, 85, Charlotte Highway, died Wednesday (Feb. 9, 2000) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Born July 18, 1914, in Rowan County, Mr. Freeze was the son of the late William Lowrance and Mary Ina Morrow Freeze. He had retired as a farmer and tree trimmer. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a member of Salisbury Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Survivors include a number of nieces and nephews.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Cavin Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jim Davidson. Burial, Vanderburg Blue Door Cemetery.

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

Memorials: Salisbury Seventh-day Adventist Church, 305 Rudolph Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28146.

Orrian Goodson

LANDIS — Orrian Goodson, 525 Hickory St., died Wednesday (Feb. 9, 2000) at his home.

Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home,Landis, is in charge.

Paul Rufus Hancock

MOORESVILLE — Paul Rufus Hancock, 78, died Wednesday (Feb. 9, 2000) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Born April 14, 1921, in Charlotte, Mr. Hancock was the son of the late Broad and Carrie Funderburk Hancock. He had retired from the parts division of General Motors, Flint, Mich.

Currently a member of Mooresville Church of God, he was an elder and a Sunday School superintendent and teacher at his church in Michigan.

Survivors include wife Mary Jo Donaldson Hancock, whom he married July 22, 1939; sons Perry R. Hancock, Harrisburg, and Bud Hancock, Matthews; sister Ruth Jones, Mooresville; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, Mooresville Church of God, conducted by the Rev. Kenneth R. Looney and the Rev. J.C. Souther. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park, Concord.

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

Zeb Lee Joyner

KANNAPOLIS —

Born Nov. 10, 1914, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Joyner was a son of the late Fred Lee and Dora Bell Honeycutt Joyner. He had retired from Cannon Mills. Because he hand carved walking sticks as a hobby, he was known as “the walking stick man.”

His wife, Martha Talbert Joyner, died in 1994.

Survivors include daughter Peggy J. Freeze, Salisbury; sons Henry Joyner, Palm Coast, Fla., Vance Joyner, Livingston, Texas, and Bobby Joyner, Stanfield; sisters Annie Belle Gainey, Landis, Jessie Mae Palmer, Tobaccoville, and Ruby Clay, Salisbury; brother Ruben Joyner, Faith; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Wilkinson Funeral Home Chapel, Concord, conducted by the Rev. Trooper Ferguson. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Irish Potato Road.

Memorials: Hospice of Cabarris, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, N.C. 28026.

Charles James Morehead

Charles James Morehead, 49, 865 Lippard Road, died Wednesday (Feb. 9, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

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

Mary Fielding Mundy

Mary Virginia Fielding Mundy, 79, Salisbury, died Wednesday (Feb. 9, 2000) at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte.

Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, is in charge.

Elsie Greer Rice

The funeral will be Saturday for Elsie Greer Rice, 82, 2455 Briggs Road, who died Wednesday (Feb. 9, 2000) at The Laurels of Salisbury.

Born April 5, 1917, in Laurens County, S.C., Mrs. Rice was a daughter of the late Arthur J. and Laura Madden Greer. Retired from Cannon Mills, she owned and operated Rice Ceramics for 18 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church and a volunteer with Rufty-Holmes Senior Center.

Her husband, John Elijah Rice, died June 3, 1988.

Survivors include sister Marie G. Morrison, Burlington.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Summersett Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Keith Flippin, associate pastor, First Baptist Church. Burial, Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Memorials: Carolina Piedmont Chapter, Alzheimer’s Association, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, N.C. 28215-3298.

Mitchell ‘Jack’ Wooten

MOORESVILLE —

Born April 12, 1906, in Greenville County, S.C., Mr. Wooten was a son of the late William E. Creswell and Elmynia Bradley Wooten-Creswell. He had retired as an insurance agent with Western Southern Life Insurance Co.

A veteran, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a member of Fieldstone Presbyterian Church and American Legion Post 66.

His wife, Grace Oliphant Wooten, preceded him in death.

He is survived by a number of nieces and nephews.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Fieldstone PresbyterianChurch, conducted by the Rev. Virginia A. Cowfer and the Rev. Robert M. Matthews. Burial, Willow Valley Cemetery.

Visitation: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Cavin Funeral Home.