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January 23, 2000
Salisbury Post; Rowan County, NC

 

Obituaries

           
Faye Isenhour Bean

Faye Isenhour Bean, 85, 2430 Berkshire Drive, died Saturday (Jan. 22, 2000)at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after two years of declining health.

Born 14, 1914, in Hickory, Mrs. Bean was a daughter of the late Addie Bostian and Atlas Dewey Isenhour. Educated in Hickory schools, she worked in food service and retired from Holiday Inn in Salisbury. She was a Baptist.

Survivors include daughters Doris B. Peeler Hensley, of the home, and Maxine B. Thomas, Salisbury; brother J.E. Isenhour, Salisbury; four grandchildren and six grandchildren.

Service: Graveside, 3 p.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Donald S. Wagner. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Visitation: The family will be at the home of daughter Doris B. Peeler Hensley, 2430 Berkshire Dr., Salisbury.

Memorials: Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

 

Mabel Drye Helms Burton

ALBEMARLE — Mabel Drye Helms Burton, 98, 511 Pee Dee Ave., died Friday (Jan. 21, 2000)at Britthaven of the Piedmont.

Born Sept. 5, 1901, in Stanly County, Mrs. Burton was a daughter of the late Mary Jane “Molly” McManus and Adam Nathaniel Drye. Mrs. Burton was a retired CEO, owner and operator of Helms Motor Express. She was a member of First Lutheran Church for more than 80 years, and was the oldest member at the time of her death.

Her first husband, CarlLee Helms Sr., and second husband, Albert Daniel Burton, both preceded her in death.

Survivors include son Carl Lee Helms Jr., Albemarle; two grandsons; four great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Services:11 a.m. Monday, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle, conducted by the Rev. John Futterer. Burial, Fairview Memorial Park, Albemarle.

Visitation: 4-6 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle.

 

Louise Jackson Clark

The funeral for Louise Patricia Jackson Clark, 42, 422 N. Boundary St., has been rescheduled.

Services:noon Monday, Hall’s Chapel, Primitive Baptist Church, conducted by Elder Richard Johnson. Burial, National Cemetery, Salisbury, with military rites by Salisbury Rowan Veterans Council.

Visitation: 11:30 a.m. Monday, Hall’s Chapel Primitive Baptist Church.

Noble &Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

 

Lucille Clayton

Lucille Clayton, 78, of Mooresville, died Saturday (Jan. 22, 2000)at Care Inn, Mooresville.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

 

Vaggie Cornelius Holt

LANDIS — Vaggie Cornelius Holt, 95, 143 Rolling Wood Drive, died Saturday (Jan. 22, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, following two weeks of serious illness.

Born Sept. 16, 1904, in Catawba County, Mrs. Holt was a daughter of the late Hassie Beatty and James C. Cornelius. Educated in Rowan County schools, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Holt was a member of Sills Creek AME Zion Church, where she was a mother of the church and served on the Deaconess board, lay council, life members council, camp Dorothy Wall committee and parent body missionary.

Her husband, Theodore P. Holt, died on Sept. 18, 1965.

Survivors include sons James M. Holt, J.F. Holt and JerryHolt, all of Salisbury, Leonard T.Holt and Larry Holt, both of Landis, and Johnny Holt, Kannapolis; brothers John B. Holt and the Rev. Frank Cornelius, both of Salisbury; sisters Viola McHenry, Philadelphia, Idella Miller, Concord, Rosa Scott and Jessie Cornelius, both of New York, Hazelean Brawley, Salisbury, and Frances Bailey, Kannapolis; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Services:2 p.m. Tuesday, Sill’s Creek AME Zion Church, conducted by the Rev. Michael McCray, pastor. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8 p.m. Monday, A.R. Kelsey Memorial Chapel, Noble &Kelsey Funeral Home, Inc.

 

William ‘Bus’ Lineberger

SPENCER —

Born Nov. 18, 1918, in Spencer, Mr. Lineberger was a son of the late Mary Harris and Marcus L. Lineberger. Mr. Lineberger graduated from Spencer High School in 1936. A brakeman/conductor for Southern Railway for 40 years before retiring in 1978, Mr. Lineberger was a member of Spencer Presbyterian Church. Mr. Lineberger was a member of the Tuesday AM Mens Breakfast Fellowship at the First Baptist Church of Spencer.

A veteran of the U.S. Army’s 727 Railroad Battalion, Mr. Lineberger served for 37 months in Italy, France and Germany during World War II.

Survivors include sons William Mark Lineberger, Oak Island; daughters Patti L. Secreast, Spencer, and Vicki L. Biggers, Weaverville; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services:1 p.m. Monday, Spencer Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Ruth Lenger and the Rev. Larry Ayers. The body will be in place 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Summersett Funeral Home.

Memorials: Spencer Presbyterian Church, 113 First St., Spencer, N.C. 28159; North Rowan High School Athletic Boosters Club, 300 Whitehead Ave., Spencer, N.C. 28159; or Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

 

Clyde H. ‘Bill’Loflin

ROCKWELL —Clyde H. “Bill”Loflin, 77, of N.C. 52, died Saturday (Jan. 22, 2000)at W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born March 20, 1922, in Salisbury, Mr. Loflin was a son of the late Beulah Davis and Norman Loflin. Educated in Salisbury City schools, Mr. Loflin worked as a carpenter for Quillman Wood Construction Co. before retiring. He also worked for Servco Service Station on North Main Street. A member of St. James Lutheran Church in Rockwell and Russell-Miller American Legion Post #112, Mr. Loflin was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

Survivors include sons Ronnie Loflin, Salisbury, and Billy Joe Loflin, Rockwell; brothers Jack Loflin and Arnold Loflin, both of Salisbury; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 1 p.m. Tuesday, U.S. National Cemetery, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Bob and Linda Voelker, ministers of Wittenburg Lutheran Church, with military rites conducted by the Rowan Veterans Council.

Visitation:12-12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Summersett Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home of son Ronnie Loflin, 680 Cantiberry Drive.

Memorials:W.G. Hefner Medical Center Volunteer Services, 1601 Brenner Ave., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

 

Sarah Louise Pharr

MOORESVILLE —Sarah Louise Pharr, 78, 1203 River Highway, died Friday (Jan. 21, 2000) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Born Sept. 3, 1921, in Iredell County, she was a daughter of the late Catherine Untz and W.M. Pharr. She was retired from Templon Mill.

Survivors include sisters Kathleen McKay, Mooresville, and Mabel Brotherton, Mt. Mourne.

Services:11 a.m. Monday, Centre Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Robert Howard. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: Following the service in the Williams Building.

Memorials: Centre Presbyterian Church, 129 Centre Church Road, Mooresville, N.C. 28117.

 

Mildred Cowan Ritch

Mildred Cowan Ritch, 89, 820 Klumac Road, formerly of Filbert Street, died Saturday (Jan. 22, 2000)at Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks.

Born Dec. 10, 1910, in Statesville, Mrs. Ritch was a daughter of the late Opal Bailey and David Octavius Cowan. Educated in Statesville schools, Mrs. Ritch graduated from the Women’s College in Greensboro. She was a teacher for more than 30 years. Mrs. Ritch taught at Spencer Elementary School and A.T. Allen and Henderson elementary schools in Salisbury.

Mrs. Ritch was amember of the First Presbyterian Church of Salisbury, the Rumple Bible Class and a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Teachers Sorority.

Her husband, William Charles Ritch, preceded her in death.

Survivors include son William Van Ritch, Edneyville; sisters Hazel C. Goforth, Charlotte and Gretchen C. Nesbit, Statesville; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services:11 a.m. Tuesday, First Presbyterian Church of Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Dr. M. Lewis. Burial, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oakwood Cemetery, Statesville.

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

Memorials: First Presbyterian Church of Salisbury, 308 W. Fisher St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

 

William ‘Bill’ Lloyd Stack

William “Bill”Lloyd Stack, 73, of Salisbury, died Saturday (Jan. 22, 2000)at W.G.Hefner V.A. Medical Center, Salisbury, following three months of serious illness and two weeks of critical illness.

Born Dec. 14, 1926, in Guilford County, Mr. Stack was a son of the late Ruby Elizabeth Orrell and Raymond Stack. Educated in Guilford County schools, he was a Navy veteran of World War II.

Mr. Stack was a salesman for a number of years while living in High Point. After moving to Salisbury, he owned and operated Salisbury Glidden Paint Center until retiring. Mr. Stack was a charter member of Salisbury Christian Fellowship, where he was active in all phases of work, served as an elder and was a member of the adult Sunday School class.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Geneva Grissett Stack, whom he married July 27, 1946; daughters Toni Stack Iossi, Shallotte, and MeloneyStack Rulhlman, Salisbury; sisters Elizabeth Stack Stanley, Clearwater, Fla.; and three grandsons.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Salisbury Christian Fellowship, conducted by the Rev. Don Vess, pastor, and the Rev. Lawrence Lee. Graveside, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Guilford Memorial Park, Greensboro.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Monday, Salisbury Christian Fellowship. At other times, the family will be at the residence.

Memorials: Salisbury Christian Fellowship Building Fund, 210 W. Ritchie Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28146.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

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