KANNAPOLIS - Pearl Deal Bange, 92, formerly of 1806 Brantley Road, died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2000) at Manorhouse of Concord after a period of declining health.

Born May 11, 1907 in Alexander County, she was a daughter of the late Julius P. and Amanda Emoline Bogle Deal. Employed in the wash cloth department of Cannon Mills, Plant l, for about 40 years, she retired in 1971. She was a member of Franklin Heights Baptist Church and had been a resident of Kannapolis most of her life.

Her husband, John T. Bange, died in January of 1977. A son, James I. Bange, also preceded her in death.

Survivors include daughter Doris Bange, Kannapolis; a brother Ray Deal, Kannapolis; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Townsend. Burial in Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: Franklin Heights Baptist Church, 526 Wright Ave., Kannapolis, N.C. 28023.

Nannie Jordan Booe

MOCKSVILLE - Nannie Jordan Booe, 92, of Fostall Road died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2000) at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice/Home, Winston-Salem, after a period of declining health.

Born Nov. 12, 1907, in Davie County, she was a daughter of the late Valentine and Martha Beck Jordan. A homemaker and farmer, she was a member of Bear Creek Baptist Church for 70 years.

Her husband, Jack Booe, died in 1974, and a son, Billy Booe, also preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons Vernon Booe, Mocksville, and Lewis Booe, Winston-Salem; daughters, Pearlene Reavis, Nancy Bailey, Wilma Cole and Margaret Allison, all of Mocksville; 21 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Eaton Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jack Johnson and the Rev. Cecil Wetherholt. Burial in Bear Creek Baptist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorials: Kate Reynolds Hospice/Home, 1100C South Stratford Road,Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103, or Cemetery Fund of Bear Creek Baptist Church, c/o Jerry Hanes, Bear Creek Church Road, Mocksville, N. C. 27028.

Virginia Peeler Carter

GASTONIA — Virginia Peeler Carter, 80, 2135 Linwood Road, a Granite Quarry native, died Friday (Jan. 7, 2000) at Gaston Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Carter was a daughter of the late Carl Banks and Pearl Lyerly Peeler. She was a member of Bradley Memorial United Methodist Church, where she had been a teacher in children’s work, a cub scout den mother and a United Methodist Women circle chairperson. A life member of the United Methodist Women, she was an honorary Gold Star Sister in American Legion Auxiliary Post 448.

Her husband, Dan Carter Jr., preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons Dan Carter, Raleigh, Bill Carter, Lake Norman, and Tim Carter, Gastonia; brother Wallace Peeler; and three grandchildren.

Services were to be held at 11 this morning at Bradley Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Harold Schwantes officiating. Burial, Gaston Memorial Park.

Carothers Funeral Home was in charge.

Memorials: Bradley Memorial United Methodist Church, 1425 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, N.C. 28052.

Ray Lester Earnhardt

The funeral will be Wednesday for Ray Lester Earnhardt, 84, Salisbury, who died Saturday (Jan. 8, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Feb. 17, 1915, in East Spencer, Mr. Earnhardt was a son of the late Walter A. and Viola Cauble Earnhardt. He attended the East Spencer and Salisbury city schools and was a graduate of Boyden High School. A veteran, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

He was a life long member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and a member of the Fisher Cox Sunday School Class. He was also a member of Hudson-Miller-Tatum VFW Post 3006 and Samuel C. Hart American Legion Post 14. A 32nd Degree Mason, he was a member of Fulton Masonic Lodge 99 AF & AM and received his 50 Year Membership award.

A printer for over 40 years, he was employed for Plexico and Rowan Business Forms prior to his retirement.

Survivors include wife of 64 years Zula Bowers Earnhardt; daughter Mrs. Richard (Joyce) Aguglia, Rockville, Md.; sister Marie E. Miller, Baltimore, Md.; and three grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. John’s Lutheran Church Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Carl Sachtleben, pastor, and the Rev. John Tucker, associate pastor. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park. Military rites by Rowan Veterans Council.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Summersett Funeral Home.

Glennie Louise Greene

NEW LONDON — Glennie Louise Greene, 90, Gurley Road, died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2000) at Five Oaks Nursing Center.

Born June 20, 1909, in Stanly County, Mrs. Greene was a daughter of the late Resdin Crowell and Comelia Alice Thompson. She was a homemaker. A member of Badin Baptist Church, she was a children’s Sunday school teacher and a past member of the WMU.

Her husband, Robert Lloyd Greene, preceded her in death.

Survivors include daughters Betsy Greene Small, Greensboro, and Anne Greene Scarboro, Concord; sister Craig Williams, Charlotte; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Hartsell Funeral Home’s Lefler Memorial Chapel, Albemarle, conducted by the Rev. Dan Abernathy and the Rev. Claud Dick. Burial, Fairview Memorial Park, Albemarle.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Gurley Road.

Riley Gulledge

CHINA GROVE — Riley Gulledge, 78, China Grove, died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2000) at Autumn Care of Salisbury.

Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.

William Hoyle Hilton

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Tuesday for William Hoyle Hilton, 81, 1008 S. Juniper St., who died Saturday (Jan. 8, 2000) at Piedmont Medical Center, York, S.C.

Born Oct. 4, 1918, in York County, S.C., Mr. Hilton was a son of the late Sidney and Sara Frances Allen Hilton. A veteran, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired from Cannon Mills Co. and Daniels Construction Co. and was a member of York Church of God, York, S.C.

Survivors include son James Hilton, Armstrong, Ill.; daughters Jean Horton, Bullock Creek, S.C., Vivian Clade, York, S.C.,and Connie Howe, Robbinsville; stepdaughter Hazel Lewis, Kannapolis; sister Myrtle H. Allen, Clover, S.C.; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Carolina Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Donald Hawkins.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home.

Mae Ledbetter

KANNAPOLIS — Nealie Mae Ledbetter, 95, 1009 S. Walnut St., died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Nov. 1, 1904, in Kannapolis, Ms. Ledbetter was the daughter of the late John and Mable Pethel Ledbetter. She retired in 1984 after 66 years from Cannon Mills plant 1, number 4 spinning room.

Survivors include daughter Margie Watts, Cayce, S.C.; sisters Hattie Settlemyre, Kannapolis, and Cora Lee Kimball, Rockwell; brother Walter Ledbetter, Concord; three grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Raymond Davis. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of a grandson, David Bass, 300 S. East Ave.

Larry Milsap

Larry Milsap, 80, 835 Cooper Road, died Monday (Jan. 10, 2000) at his home.

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

‘Faye’ Gaskey Ousley

Geneva “Faye” Gaskey Wilhelm Ousley, 81, formerly of Peach Orchard Road, died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2000) at Genesis ElderCare of Salisbury after eight years of declining health and six months of serious illness.

Born Feb. 6, 1918, in Rowan County, Mrs. Ousley was a daughter of the late John J. and Ada Rufty Gaskey. She attended the Rowan County schools and was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. She retired in 1986 from Rowan Cotton Mill Co. after 45 years.

Her husband, Robert E. Wilhelm, died Oct. 29, 1962.

Survivors include sons Robert B. “Buddy” Wilhelm, Salisbury, and Vaughn S. Wilhelm, Morrisville; daughter Hollis W. Yost, Salisbury; brothers Nevin and Gueston Gaskey, both of Salisbury; sister Edna G. Watson, Salisbury; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Summersett Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, conducted by the Rev. William S. Ketchie, pastor, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Burial, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church cemetery.

Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Mrs. Hollis W. Yost.

Memorials: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Cemetery Fund, 205 St. Paul’s Church Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28146.

Edith File Parks

Edith File Parks, 75, Salisbury, died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2000) at her home.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Frank ‘Pop’ Shaver

Frank “Pop” Ramsey Shaver, 88, Salisbury, died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health.

Born Oct. 26, 1911, in Rowan County, Mr. Shaver, the son of the late Mack and Lillie Arey Shaver, was educated in the Rowan County schools. He retired in 1974 after 37 years with North Carolina Finishing Co., where he had worked in the dye house. He was a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Daisy Casper Shaver, his second wife, Annie Lee Lane Shaver, and his third wife, Josephine Leonard Shaver.

He was also preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Etta Casper, the sister of his first wife, Daisy Shaver, who reared Mr. Shaver’s three children after her sister’s death.

Survivors include sons Robert Lee and Albert Ray Shaver, both of Salisbury; daughter Mary Ross Carter, Salisbury; stepsons Kimble Lane, Lexington, Jimmy Lane and Mike Leonard, both of Salisbury, and Willie Leon Lane, Rockwell; stepdaughters Ruby Matthews, Geraldine Casper and Marie Mills, all of Salisbury, Bonnie Cline, Kannapolis, and Kathy Leonard, Spencer; brothers J. Calvin and R. James Shaver, both of Gold Hill; sister Mary Lou Drye, Gold Hill; eight grandchildren; 20 step-grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a number of step great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, conducted by the Rev. Johnny Locklear, pastor, First Freewill Baptist Church, and the Rev. Tom Lomax. Burial, St. Matthews Lutheran Church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: St. Matthews Lutheran Church, 9275 Bringle Ferry Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28146.

A.D. ‘Jim’ Whitley

ALBEMARLE — A.D. “Jim” Whitley, 64, 263 N. Fifth St., died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2000) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Born Nov. 22, 1935, in Stanly County, Mr. Whitley was a son of the late John Clifton and Lola Mauldin Whitley. Retired, he had owned and operated Whitley Well Co.

Survivors include wife Bernice Barringer Whitley; son John Whitley, Albemarle; daughters Cindy W. Flake and Lydia W. Monk, both of Albemarle; brother Richard Lamar Whitley, Asheville; and four grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 3 p.m. Tuesday, Stony Hill United Methodist Church cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Paul Bell.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Stanly Funeral Home.

Memorials: Stony Hill United Methodist Church, 28996 Stony Hill Road, Albemarle, N.C. 28001.

Henry T. Wilson Jr.

Henry T. Wilson Jr., 87, Salisbury, died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2000) at Memorial Mission Hospital, Asheville.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Margaret Hinson

LANDIS - Margaret “Sally” Huneycu tt Hinson, 78, of 202 N. Meriah St., died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center.