The funeral will beThursday for Gary Dean Coughenour, 49, 1040 Sidney Drive, who died Monday (July 10, 2000) at his home.

Born March 17, 1951, in Rowan County, Mr. Coughenour was a son of Hazel Simmons Coughenour, Salisbury, and the late Thomas Coughenour. He was a graduate of West Rowan High School and North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

Retired from Cannon Mills in Fort Mills, S.C., he was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Moose Lodge in South Carolina.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include brothers Kenneth Coughenour, Woodleaf, Paul Coughenour, Salisbury, and James Coughenour, Faith.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Summersett Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Don Heglar. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of his mother, Hazel Coughenour, 2175 Potneck Road.

Katherine Stoessel Smith

ALBEMARLE — Katherine Stoessel Smith, 84, 1500 Lee Lynn Drive, died Monday (July 10, 2000) at Genesis ElderCare Rehabilitation Service.

Born Jan. 5, 1916, in Salisbury, Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late William Michael and Leonie Mampe Stoessel. A homemaker, she was a member of First Lutheran Church.

Her husband, Hazel “Chunk”Smith, preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons Stephen Charles Smith, Cleveland, Ohio, and David Michael Smith, Albemarle; daughter Peggy Smith Grigg, Albemarle; brother William Michael Stoessel Jr., Salisbury; sisters Eugenia S. Seaver, Winston-Salem, Edith S. Landon, Fayetteville, Emma S. Ozment, Laurinburg, and Stella S. Gillespie, Salisbury; eight grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Friday, First Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. John W. Futterer. Burial, Fairview Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, HartsellFuneral Home. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Peggy S. Grigg, 1500 Lee Lynn Drive.

Memorials: First Lutheran Church,Renovation Fund, 230 S. Second St., Albemarle, N.C. 28001.

Rodney Douglas Stamey

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Friday for Rodney Douglas Stamey, 35, 2107 W. C St., who died Monday (July 10, 2000).

Born March 22, 1965, in Iredell County, Mr. Stamey was a son of Robert E. and Nancy Overcash Stamey, Kannapolis. He attended South Rowan High School and was a graduate of Richmond County Community College.

A foreman for Bob Stamey Associates and Builders for six years, he attended Bethpage United Methodist Church.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, include wife Shelly Oliver Stamey; daughters Teena Marie, Kaylan Rae and Hanna Nicole Stamey, all of the home; sisters Pamela D. Stamey and Tammy Wallace, both of Kannapolis; brother Bob Stamey, Kannapolis; and paternal grandfather Grayson O. Stamey, Kannapolis.

Services: 4 p.m. Friday, Bethpage United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Randy Foster and Wesley Smith. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Whitley’s Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home of his parents, Robert and Nancy Stamey, 2113 W. C St.

Memorials: Bethpage United Methodist Church, 109 Fellowship Ave., Kannapolis, N.C. 28081.

Betty Jane ‘Polly’ Verble

Betty Jane “Polly” Verble, 67, Salisbury, died Tuesday (July 11, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Aug. 23, 1932, in Rowan County, Miss Verble, a daughter of the late Arthur Lee and Fannie Mae Goins Verble, was educated at Rockwell High School. She retired from Cannon Mills plant 1 weave room in 1980 and was a member of Rockwell United Methodist Church.

Survivors include brother Charles Lee Verble, Salisbury.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Thursday, Ursinus United Church of Christ cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Ellen S. Harkey, pastor, Rockwell United Methodist Church.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell.

Memorials: American Diabetes Association, 434 Fayetteville St., No. 2, Hanover Mall Suite 1600, Raleigh, N.C. 27601.

Charles O. ‘C.O’ Vest Jr.

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Charles O. “C.O.” Vest Jr., 74, 633 Pearl St., father of John C. Vest of Salisbury, died Monday (July 10, 2000) at his home.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Mercer Funeral Home Chapel. Burial, Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Green Valley.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 4563, Charleston, W.Va. 25364-4563.

Margie A. Weddington

MOORESVILLE — The funeral will be Thursday for Margie L. Allman Weddington, 69, 485 Allman Road, who died Monday (July 10, 2000) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Born Dec. 21, 1930, in Rowan County, Mrs. Weddington, a daughter of Zola Wilkinson Allman, Mooresville, and the late Marshall E. Allman, was educated in the Landis schools.

She retired from the staple department at Hoechst-Celanese and was a member of West Corinth Baptist Church.

Survivors include husband Alvin T. Weddington; sons Garry R. Weddington, Cleveland, Larry W. and James Dwight Weddington, both of Mooresville, and Michael A. Weddington, Salisbury; daughter Karen Baxter, Mooresville; sisters Helen Brotherton and Bertie Thompson, both of Mooresville; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m.Thursday, West Corinth Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Randy Crowell. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove.

Rufus Alexander Williams

CLEVELAND — The funeral will be Thursday for Rufus Alexander Williams, 49, 414 E. Main St., who died Saturday (July 8, 2000) in Cleveland.

Born May 10, 1951, in Rowan County, Mr. Williams was a son of Bertha Williams Gray, Concord, and Major Ellis, Salisbury. He was a 1968 graduate of Boyden High School, now Salisbury High School, and attended Randolph Technical College, Asheboro.

He was last employed as a welder with Russell Welding &Fabrication Co., Cleveland.

His wife, Brenda Payne Williams, preceded him in death.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, include son Jimi Williams, of the home; stepdaughter Calelia Naomi Robinson, Charlotte; brother Robert “Bobby” Gray, Cleveland; and one grandchild.

Services: Private memorial, 11 a.m. Thursday, Mitchell &Fair Funeral Home Chapel, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. David S. Houston, pastor, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Boyden Quarters. Burial, Mount Zion Baptist cemetery.

Visitation: None. The family will be at the home on East Main Street.

Annie Mae Wood

Annie Mae Wood, 88, Rochester, N.Y., died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at Rochester General Hospital.

Born June 22, 1912, in Rowan County, Ms. Wood was a daughter of the late Will and Maggie Berrie. She was educated in the Rowan County schools.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John Westley; and children, John Westley Jr., James Alford, Frank, Bessie Mae, and Howard.

Survivors include sons Bishop Ralph Wood and Mason and Nathan Wood, all of Statesville; daughter Beverly Wood, Rochester, N.Y.; 34 grandchildren; 70 great-grandchildren; 27 great-great-grandchildren; and six great-great-great grandchildren.

Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday, Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Allen B. Wilson. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury.

Visitation: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter-in-law Rosa Wood, 1245 Kenley St., Salisbury.