James Eugene Beaver, 25, 512 Safrit Road, died Tuesday (Jan. 4, 2000) in Rowan County from injuries suffered in an automobile accident.

Born March 18, 1974, in Rowan County, Mr. Beaver was a son of Eula Mae Morris Beaver and James William “Jay” Beaver, both of Salisbury. A 1992 graduate of East Rowan High School, he was employed by HBD Industries.

He had formerly served with South Salisbury Fire Department and Union Fire Department. He was a member of West Park Baptist Church.

Survivors include wife Angie Cullen Beaver, of the home; son Matthew Williams Beaver, of the home; daughter Chastity Nicole Beaver, of the home; and brothers David William Beaver, Salisbury, and Mark Allen Beaver, China Grove.

Services: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, West Park Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Charles Carver, pastor. Firefighters will be seated in a group at the service. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Linn-Honeycutt, China Grove. At other times the family will be at the residence.

Memorials: Shiloh United Church of Christ James Beaver Memorial Fund, c/o F&M Bank, 630 Jake Alexander Blvd. West., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

Ellen Irene Dark

Ellen Irene Dark, 56, Salisbury, died Wednesday (Jan. 5, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Mamie Eagle Beaver

Mamie Eagle Beaver, 89, Salisbury, died Friday (Jan. 7, 2000) at Autumn Care Nursing Center.

Linn-Honeycutt, China Grove is in charge.

Gabriel Shawn Eanes

Gabriel Shawn “Gabe” Eanes, 16, Salisbury, died Wednesday (Jan. 5, 2000) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born Jan. 31, 1983, in Rowan County, he was a son of Vanessa Cline Eanes, of the home, and the late Ricky Douglas, who died Sept. 7, 1998. A student at Henderson Independent High School, he was employed at the Shoe Show Warehouse in Concord. He formerly attended Salisbury Foursquare Gospel Church.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include paternal grandparents Vernon and Virginia Eanes, Granite Quarry; maternal grandmother Ramona Cline, Salisbury; brother Michael Reep, Salisbury; sister Allison Nicole Eanes, of the home; and a niece, Lily Malia Eanes, who was raised in the home.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Lyerly Funeral Home’s James C. Lyerly Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jim Stamp, pastor, Salisbury Foursquare Gospel Church. Burial, Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the residence.

Memorials: In Memory of Gabriel Shawn Eanes, Shiloh United Church of Christ, James Beaver Memorial Fund, in care of F&M Bank, 630 Jake Alexander Blvd., Salisbury, N.C. 28147, Attn: Mike Zimmerman.

Rev. Clayborne King

The Rev. Clayborne Stanford King, 93, formerly of Salisbury, died Wednesday (Jan. 5, 2000) at Bethany Lutheran Home, Dayton, Ohio, following a brief illness.

Born July 18, 1906, in Durham, he was a son of the late Emma Dodson and William S. King.

Educated in the Durham schools, he attended Wake Forest College for one year before transferring to UNC-Chapel Hill, where he received his bachelor of arts degree in education in 1929.

He taught high school in East Spencer and Spencer for 13 years before becoming principal of Woodleaf schools from 1942 to 1945, when he entered Lutheran Theological Seminary, Columbia, S.C. He received a bachelor of divinity degree in 1949 and a master of divinity degree in 1971.

He served several Lutheran parishes, including Grace and Messiah, Salisbury, St. Stephens and St. Johns, Lenoir, St. Luke, Catawba County, Christ, Winston-Salem, and New Jerusalem, Lexington. In addition he was the developer and first pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Tampa, Fla.

He had retired from the active ministry in 1974.

His wife, Vivian Kester King, died Feb. 12, 1995.

Survivors include sons Carl S. King, Raleigh, and Dr. William J. King, Dayton, Ohio; sisters Gertrude K. Humphrey, Garner, Edith K. Webb, Lanette, Ala., and Ruth King, Raleigh; and three grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Bethel Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Mark Reed, pastor, Bethel Lutheran Church, and Bishop Leonard Bolick of the North Carolina Lutheran Synod. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Lyerly Funeral Home.

Memorials: Bethel Lutheran Church, 355 E. Ridge Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

Florence Fesperman Lipe

MOUNT ULLA — Florence Fesperman Lipe, 96, Genesis ElderCare, Salisbury, formerly of Lipe Road, died Friday (Jan. 7, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born Feb. 2, 1903, in Rowan County, Mrs. Lipe was a daughter of the late Lucy and William J. Fesperman. She was a lifetime member of Centenary United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Mary Horton Sunday School Class.

Her husband, Roy P. Lipe, and a daughter, Sara Lee Crouch, preceded her in death.

Survivors include daughters Mrs. Jim (Frances) Corriher and Mrs. Grey (Evelyn) Kerr, both of Mount Ulla, Mrs. Barrett (Ruby) Craig, Landis and Mrs. Wayne (Myra) Heglar, Rockwell; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Centenary United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. John Cole and the Rev. Robert Wiseman. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Cavin Funeral Home, Mooresville.

Memorials: Centenary United Methodist Church, 620 Centenary Church Road, Mount Ulla, N.C. 28125.

George William Master Jr.

MOCKSVILLE —George William Master Jr., 77, formerly of Ijames Church Road, died Friday (Jan. 7, 2000) at Davie Place in Mocksville after a period of declining health.

Born April 1, 1922, in Pittsburgh, Pa., Mr. Master was a son of the late Helen and George W. Master. He was a sales engineer in electrical circuit construction with Westinghouse.

A U.S. Army Air Force veteran of World War II, he was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. He was a 32nd-degree Mason.

His wife, Mary Magdelin Vogel Master, died in 1987.

He is survived by a son, Ron Master, Mocksville.

The body will be cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Memorials: Trinity Baptist Church, 2722 Highway 601 South, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.

Eaton Funeral Home is in charge.

Terry Leon Medlin

MOUNT ULLA — Terry Leon Medlin, 43, 8355 Highway 801, died Wednesday (Jan. 5, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Services: 5 p.m. Sunday, A.R. Kelsey Memorial Service Chapel, Noble & Kelsey Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev James Millsap, pastor of Knox Grove Baptist Church. Private burial Monday with military rites.

Visitation: 4-5 p.m. Sunday, at the funeral home chapel.

Thomas Lonnie Moore

Thomas Lonnie Moore, 74, Salisbury, died Friday (Jan. 7, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Eula Mae Sherrill Safrit

Eula Mae Sherrill Safrit, 83, Salisbury, died Friday (Jan. 7, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Johnnie Wallace Shaver

EAST SPENCER —Johnnie Wallace Shaver, 78, Weant Street Apartments, Apartment 1, died Friday (Jan. 7, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after 10 years of declining health.

Born May 13, 1921, in Hartsville, S.C., Mr. Shaver was a son of the late Margaret Johnson and Newton Shaver.

Educated in the public schools of Hartsville, he was last employed in the housekeeping department of the Salisbury VA Medical Center and in the maintenance department at Catawba College. A Baptist, he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

His wife, Dora Shaver, preceded him in death.

Survivors include brothers James Shaver, Salisbury, and Albert Chavis, Newark, N.J.; and sister Cozy W. Davis, Salisbury.

Mitchell & Fair Funeral Service is in charge.

Anna Halcomb Shirley

Anna Mae Halcomb Shirley, 69, Thomasville, died Friday (Jan. 7, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

She was the mother of Mrs. Donnie (Linda) Black, Salisbury.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Testimonial Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Carl Sutton. Burial, Calvary United Church of Christ cemetery. The body will be taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, J.C. Green & Sons. At other times the family will receive friends at their respective homes.