Lessie Yow Almond

ALBEMARLE — Lessie Yow Almond, 92, 2128 Highway 52 N., died Monday (Jan. 10, 2000) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Born June 13, 1907, in Stanly County, Mrs. Almond was a daughter of the late John and Ella Heglar Yow. A member of First Street United Methodist Church, she had retired from Wiscassett Mill Co.

Her husband, Grover C. Almond, died April 19, 1976. A son, Jerry C. Almond, also preceded her in death.

Survivors include daughter Louise Hardister, Albemarle; brother Dewey Ray Yow, Richfield; sister Pauline Sells, Albemarle; three grandsons; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Street United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. David J.Colson. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30. Burial, Fairview Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Stanly Funeral Home.

Memorials: Gideons International, Stanly-North Camp, P.O. Box 585, Albemarle, N.C. 28002.

Ellen Irene Dark

The funeral will be Wednesday for Ellen Irene Dark, 59, Salisbury, who died Thursday (Jan. 6, 2000) at her home after a period of declining health.

Born June 11, 1940, in Long Island, N.Y., Miss Dark was a daughter of the late Andrew William and Irene Ellen Carr Dark. Educated in the Long Island schools, she was a Catholic. She had worked as a bookkeeper for several grocery chains prior to her retirement.

Survivors include sister Mrs. Richard (Dorothy) M. Kitlar, Bethlehem,Pa.

Services: Mass of Resurrection, noon Wednesday, SacredHeart Catholic Church, conducted by the Rev. Thomas P. Clements. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

A memorial service will be held at Casimir Funeral Home,Jefferson, N.Y., at a later date.

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

Memorials: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 128 N. Fulton St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

Charlie Ray Fesperman

RIVERDALE, Ga. — Charlie Ray Fesperman, 67, Riverdale, formerly of Rockwell, N.C., died Thursday (Jan. 6, 2000).

Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Juanita Fesperman; a son; two daughters; brother John Phillip, China Grove, N.C.; and sisters Helen Cranford, Lois Beaver, Edna Upton and Francis “Detta” Moss, all of Rockwell, N.C.

Sunnie Kimmer Harrington

CHARLOTTE — Sunnie Kimmer Harrington, 91, 5939 Reddman Road, died Monday (Jan. 10, 2000) at the Brian Center, Charlotte.

Born March 31, 1908, in Stanly County, Mrs. Harrington was a daughter of the late Gilbert and Mattie Russell Kimmer. Retired from Wiscassett Mill Co., she was a member of Grace Baptist Church.

Her husband, Fred L. Harrington, died Aug. 20, 1980.

Survivors include son Wade Harrington, Charlotte; daughters Marie Clark, Kannapolis, and Marlene Huneycutt, Cornelius; sister Cordelia Crowell, Albemarle; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 7 tonight, Stanly Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, Albemarle, conducted by the Rev. Gary Pinion. Burial, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Fairview Memorial Park, Albemarle.

Visitation: At the funeral home immediately after tonight’s memorial service.

Memorials: Grace Baptist Church, 644 Edgemont St., Albemarle,N.C. 28001.

‘Sally’ Huneycutt Hinson

LANDIS — The funeral will be Wednesday for Margaret “Sally” Huneycutt Hinson, 78, 202 N. Meriah St., who died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after a short illness.

Born April 7, 1921, in Stanly County, Mrs. Hinson was a daughter of the late Lester and Minnie Smith Huneycutt. She had retired from CannonMills, Plant 1, No. 6 weave room, after 40 years with the company. She was a member of West Oakboro Baptist Church, Oakboro.

Her husband, Wade Hampton Hinson, died in 1981. A son, Ronald Wade Hinson, died in 1977.

Survivors include son Larry E. Huneycutt, Kannapolis; brother Earl “Pete” Huneycutt, Albemarle; sisters Lucille Smith Poplin, Albemarle, and Odessa Huneycutt, Charlotte; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Memorial Baptist Church, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Tim Gold and the Rev. Don Davis. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis. At other times the family will be at the home of son Larry Huneycutt, 2906 N. Cannon Blvd., Kannapolis.

Memorials: Memorial Baptist Church, 1217 Centergrove Road, Kannapolis,N.C. 28083.

Bernice Miller Holshouser

Bernice Miller Holshouser, 83, Salisbury, died Monday (Jan. 10, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical center.

Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, is in charge.

Ruby Dalton Howell

MOCKSVILLE — Ruby Dalton Howell, 71, 145 Dalton Road, died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2000) at Davie County Hospital.

An Iredell County native, Mrs. Howell had retired from Fallie’s Dry Cleaners.

Survivors include husband Turner Howell; daughters Kaye and Flavia Howell, both of Mocksville; sons Nickie Dalton and Orlando Howell, both of Mocksville; brothers Hubert M. and Charles N. Dalton, both of Mocksville; sister Lillian Doulin, Mocksville; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Graham Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Walter Tidline and Bishop Terry Dalton. Burial, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church cemetery, Hamptonville.

Visitation: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Rupert Walter Lytle

MOORESVILLE — Rupert Walter Lytle, 85, 3281 Charlotte Highway, died Monday (Jan. 10, 2000) at Iredell Memorial Hospital, Statesville.

Born Aug. 2, 1914, in Iredell County, Mr. Lytle was a son of the late Walter and Alice Cloninger Lytle. He was a retired truck driver.

His wife, Eula Smith Lytle, died May 29, 1983.

There are no immediate survivors.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Neill Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Kenneth Looney and the Rev. Virginia Cowfer. Burial, Glenwood Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6-7:30 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: Mooresville Church of God, 520 Brawley St., Mooresville, N.C. 28115; or Fieldstone Presbyterian Church, 804 Fieldstone Road, Mooresville, N.C. 28115.

Larry ‘Dick’ Millsaps

The funeral will be Wednesday for Larry Graton “Dick” Millsaps, 80, 825 Cooper Road, who died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2000) at his home after two years of declining health and several weeks of serious illness.

Born Oct. 15, 1919, in Iredell County, Mr. Millsaps was a son of the late William Parks and Bertha Gwindola Rupard Millsaps. He attended Central School in Iredell County and was a member of China Grove Church of God. He owned and operated a taxi service, a service station, Tony’s Billiards and several Snowball concessions.

Survivors include wife Bettie Hill Millsaps; sons Tony Millsaps, Wilmington, and Floyd Wade Millsaps, Tampa, Fla.; daughter Gail Millsaps Hyman, Kannapolis; brother William P. Millsaps Jr., Statesville; sisters Glena Ree Wilson, Kernersville, Arlene Chase, Mooresville, and Lorene Johnson, Kannapolis; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, China Grove Church of God, conducted by the Rev. Roger Lunsford.Entombment, West Lawn Mausoleum. Military rites by Rowan Veterans Council.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove. At other times the family will be at the home on Cooper Road.

Memorials: China Grove Church of God, 409 N. Franklin St., China Grove, N.C. 28023.

Anthony L. ‘CoCo’ Neely

The funeral will be Wednesday for Anthony Leroy “CoCo” Neely, 44, 314 E. 143rd St., Bronx, N.Y., a former Rowan County resident, who died Tuesday (Jan. 4, 2000) at Jacobi Hospital in Bronx after three years of declining health.

Born May 26, 1955, in New York City, Mr. Neely was the son of Phyllis Neely Thomside, Salisbury. He attended Monroe Street School and graduated from the New York public schools.

He had worked for the New York Department of Social Services and New York Taxi and Limo Service. A member of All Souls Church in New York, he attended Miller’s ChapelAME Zion Church while living in Rowan County.

He was reared by his grandparents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leroy, who lived in Salisbury.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, St. Luke Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Arthur Heggins. Burial, Oakwood Cemetery.

Visitation: None. The body may be viewed at the church Wednesday from 1-2 p.m. At other times, the family will be at the home of his mother at 538 Pinewood Ave.

Rowan Funeral Service is in charge.

Edith File Parks

The funeral will be Wednesday for Edith File Parks, 75, Salisbury, who died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2000) at her home.

Born May 8, 1924, in Rowan County, Mrs. Parks was a daughter of the late Chiles and Fannie Canup File. Educated in the Rowan County schools, she had retired from Cartex Mills. She was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church and the Lula Butner Sunday School Class.

Her first husband, Reather Reid, died Nov. 30, 1971, and her second husband, Marvin Parks, died Aug. 26, 1987.

Survivors include son David L. Reid, of the home; stepsons Dale Parks, Concord, and Larry Parks, St. Louis, Mo.; stepdaughter Shirley Dankle, St. Louis, Mo.; brothers Francis File, Spartanburg, S.C., and Herbert File, Long Oak, Texas; and five step-grandchildren.

Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Lyerly Funeral Home’s James C. Lyerly Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Hollar, pastor, Messiah Lutheran Church. Burial, National Cemetery, Salisbury.

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

Memorials: Messiah Lutheran Church, 701 E.Lafayette St., Salisbury,N.C. 28144.

Dorothy Mae Tedder

LEXINGTON — The funeral will be today for Dorothy “Dot” Church Tedder, 71, Brookstone Retirement Center, formerly of Forest Hill Road, who died Saturday (Jan. 8, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born Nov. 15, 1928, in Dotham County, Ala., Mrs. Tedder was a daughter of the late Samuel B. and Ethel Brazel Church. A former assistant manager for Howard Johnson Restaurant, she was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy in Lexington.

Her husband, Linville Bean Tedder, died Oct. 24, 1998. Two daughters, Glenda Dean and Donna Tedder, also preceded her in death.

Survivors include daughters Mrs. Larry (Brenda) Rummage, Woodstock, Ga., and Mrs. Rick (Phyllis) Comer, Linwood; sisters Linda Saunders and Frances Perkins, both of Halifax, Va.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services were to be held at 11 this morning at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Lyndon Johnson and the Rev. Bruce Langley officiating. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park.

Charles S. Templeton

CHINA GROVE — The funeral will be Wednesday for Charles Stephens Templeton, 86, 6939 Roswell Road N.E., Atlanta, a native of China Grove, who died Friday (Jan. 7, 2000) at Haven Hospice House, Atlanta.

Born May 27, 1913, Mr. Templeton was a son of the late George Jesse and Roxie Sechler Templeton. A graduate of China Grove High School, he received a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master’s degree in school administration fromColumbia University. At UNCCH, he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Mu Alpha and Sigma Phi Epsilon.

He taught school in Fayetteville, Durham and Chapel Hill, as well as at Mississippi State College for Women. He also served as chief administrator for Good Samaritan Hospital in Charlotte and at St. Agnes Hospital in Raleigh and as an administrator at Community Hospital, Miami, Fla.

He had also worked as a hospital analyst for Medical Care Mission for the state of North Carolina and held administrative positions in the state health departments of North Carolina and Georgia.

Mr. Templeton was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Force when he served from 1942 to 1946. He was a former member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, China Grove.

Survivors include sisters Lucille T. Ritchie and Mildred E. Templeton, both of China Grove.

Services: Memorial, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Northcrest Chapel, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove, conducted by the Rev. David Swygert.

Visitation: Wednesday after the memorial service. At other times the family will be at the home of a niece, Mrs. John (Barbara) Mayhew, 516 S. Myrtle St., China Grove.

Memorials: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 596, China Grove, N.C. 28023.

Pauline Chaffin Vance

TROUTMAN — Pauline Chaffin Vance, 94, mother of Andrew Vance, Salisbury, died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2000) at her home.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, New Perth ARPChurch. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 5-7 tonight, Troutman Funeral Home.

Memorials: New Perth ARP Church, P.O. Box 457, Troutman, N.C. 28166; or donor’s choice.

Henry T. Wilson Jr.

The funeral will be Wednesday for Henry T. Wilson Jr., 89, Salisbury, who died Sunday (Jan. 9, 2000) at Memorial Mission Hospital, Asheville, after three years of declining health.

Born April 15, 1910, in Greenville, S.C., Mr. Wilson was a son of the late Henry Thomas and Carrie Vaughn Wilson. Educated in the Easley, S.C., schools, he had worked as plumber, electrician and carpenter for residential housing. He was a member of Glenwood Baptist Church, Easley, S.C.

Survivors include wife Bessie Mae Welborn Wilson, whom he married Nov. 5, 1931; son Dewey Wilson, Salisbury; half sister Evelyn Bates, Vero Beach, Fla.; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Rowan Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Bill Hallman, pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church.

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