Mabel Pharr Brotherton

MOORESVILLE — Mabel Pharr Brotherton, 91, of 508 Midway Lake Lane, died Tuesday (July 4, 2000) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Born June 19, 1909, in Iredell County, she was a daughter of the late Walter M. and Mary Untz Pharr. She was a homemaker.

Her husband, Aaron C. Brotherton, died in 1984.

Survivors include son Charles Brotherton, Marco Island, Fla.; daughter Alice B. Stillwell, Mooresville; sister Kathleen McKay, Mooresville; and one grandson.

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

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Neill Funeral Home.

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

Boyce Albert Cox

CHINA GROVE — Boyce Albert Cox, 67, China Grove, died Monday (July 3, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

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

Samuel A. Davis

LEXINGTON — Samuel Albert Davis, 86, Hillside Drive, died Tuesday (July 4, 2000) at Genesis ElderCare, Salisbury.

Born Nov. 16, 1913, in Davidson County, Mr. Davis was a son of the late Matthew W. and Jane Alice Taylor Davis. He had retired from Burlington Mills and was a member of First Baptist Church.

Survivors include wife Pansy Hardy Davis; son Gary Davis, Charlotte; Brother J.T. Davis, Denton; sister Nina Carrick, Lexington; and two grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Thursday, Forest Hill Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Ray Howell III and the Rev. Tommy Wilson.

Visitation: The family will be at the home on Hillside Drive.

Davidson Funeral Home is in charge.

George Marvin Hall

The funeral will be Thursday for George Marvin Hall, 86, 4520 Sherrills Ford Road, who died Sunday (July 2, 2000) at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation Center after a year of declining health and a month of serious illness.

Born Nov. 3, 1913, in Richmond County, Mr. Hall was a son of the late Wilburn Riley and Mary Adie Rainwater Hall. A graduate of Richmond County High School, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Mr. Hall was employed with Cannon Mills until 1957 when he began his employment with the U.S. Post Office. He retired in 1978.

He was a member of Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Doyt Watson Sunday school class and was a former church treasurer.

His wife, Ethel Goodnight Hall, died Oct. 22, 1987, and a daughter, Sybil Lauren Hall, died Nov. 5, 1953.

Survivors include son Eric Hall, Salisbury; sister Margaret Amanda Hall, Salisbury; and two grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Clarence Sifford. Burial, church cemetery. Military rites by Rowan Veterans Council.

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

Memorials: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 5080 Sherrills Ford Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28147.

Margaret C. Rouse

LEXINGTON — Margaret Crawford Rouse, 70, Maxwell Drive, formerly of Boaze Road, died Monday (July 3, 2000) at the home of a daughter.

Born July 28, 1929, in Pitt County, Mrs. Rouse was a daughter of the late William Henry and Penny Flake Crawford. She had retired from Edgewood Apparel and was a member of Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist Church.

Her husband, Frank Lafayette Rouse, died Jan. 7, 1996.

Survivors include sons Franklin Wayne Rouse and F.L. Rouse Jr., both of Lexington; daughters Faye Gregory, Lexington, and Brenda Blackwelder, Denton; sisters Celia Tripp, Lina Hawkins and Dora Faulkner, all of Greenville; and seven grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Darrell Cartrette and the Rev. Jim Bowen. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Davidson Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home on Maxwell Drive.

Paul David Shaffer

ROCKWELL — Paul David Shaffer, 58, Rockwell, died Tuesday (July 4, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Powles Funeral Home is in charge.

Alexander Lee Smoot

GREENSBORO — Alexander Lee Smoot, 2868 Horsepen Creek Road, died Monday (July 3, 2000) at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital.

Born in 1912 in Salisbury, Mr. Smoot was a son of the late Alexander Lee and Daisy Smoot. He completed undergraduate studies at Duke University in 1932. His post-graduate work in Chapel Hill was interrupted by the war.

In January 1941 he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in hospitals in Africa and Italy. He was discharged as a captain in October 1955.

A resident of Greensboro, in 1946 he began work in the pathology lab at Wesley Long Hospital. He retired as director of Wesley Long pathology lab in 1974.

He and his first wife, Maggie Boylan Smoot, whom he married in 1949, were artists. Together and separately they won many photography awards. Maggie Boylan Smoot died in 1987.

Mr. Smoot was well known for his mobiles. Since 1951 he made 86 mobiles, many now on display in private homes, museums and public buildings. One of the mobiles was given to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro library. Another mobile was installed in the Elliott Center there in 1971.

After his retirement from Wesley Long, he continued his photography and mobile making. When not making art, he collected it. He began a record collection at the age of four which he continued for over 30 years.

Survivors include wife Rose Freedman Smoot, whom he married in Sept. 1995.

The body has been cremated and a memorial service will be held on Aug. 6.

Forbis & Dick Funeral Service, North Elm Street, is in charge.

Memorials: Eastern Music Festival, Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 22026, Greensboro, N.C. 27420.

Wayne Steve Snipes

KANNAPOLIS — Wayne Steve Snipes, 55, of 113 Brookshire Ave, died Tuesday (July 4, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.