ROCKWELL — Thomas Gordon Roberts, 78, 4019 Mount Pleasant Road, died Thursday (July 20, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Jan. 19, 1922, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Roberts, a son of the late James Bost and Bess Barrett Roberts, was a graduate of Bethel High School. He owned and operated Hammonds Electric. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served in the 100 Division of Albemarle during World War II.

Survivors include wife Dorothy Long Roberts; daughter Dixie Davis, Landis; son Thomas Gordon Roberts Jr., Concord; brothers J.B. Roberts, Concord, and Jennings Roberts, Roseboro; sisters Elizabeth Staton, California, and Jane Youndon, Marietta, Ga.; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Saturday, Bogers United Church of Christ, Concord, conducted by the Rev. John Bigelow. Military rites by DAVChapter 27.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home, Concord. At other times the family will be at the home on Mount Pleasant Road.

Rev. Max L. Tussey

LEXINGTON — Max Lafayette Tussey, 69, Old Hwy. 64 West, died Thursday (July 20, 2000) at Lexington Memorial Hospital.

Born May 19, 1931, in Davidson County, Mr. Tussey was a son of the late Lafayette and Stella Holder Tussey. He was a graduate of Catawba College, Salisbury, and received a master’s of divinity degree from Lancaster Theological Seminary.

He had served Rodgers Park United Church of Christ, Kannapolis; Emmanuel United Church of Christ, York, Pa.; Shiloh United Church of Christ, Faith; Portsmouth United Church of Christ, Portsmouth, Va.; Heidelberg United Church of Christ, Thomasville; Spoons Chapel United Church of Christ, Asheboro; and Boger United Church of Christ, Concord. He was a member of First Reformed United Church of Christ.

Survivors include wife Rita Clark Tussey; son Stephen Tussey, Suwanee, Ga.; daughters Lynne Johnson, Lexington, and Lori Tussey Bivins, Raleigh; and one grandson.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, First Reformed United Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev. Mike Hooper. Burial, Beulah United Church of Christ cemetery.

Visitation: 1 p.m.Saturday in the church fellowship hall.

Davidson Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: First Reformed United Church of Christ, 104 E. Center St., Lexington,N.C. 27292.

Jila Bame Weddington

Jila Bame Weddington, 87, Salisbury, died Thursday (July 20, 2000) at her home.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Gracie Barbee

CONCORD — Grace Etta “Gracie” Rummage Barbee, 91, Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation, Salisbury, died Thursday (July 20, 2000) at the nursing center. A daughter, Betty Patterson, resides in Kannapolis.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, McGill Baptist Church. Burial, Oakwood Cemetery,Concord.

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

Memorials: McGill Baptist Church, 202 McGill Ave.N.W., Concord, N.C. 28025.

Ethel Littleton Bridges

Ethel Littleton Bridges, 90, Salisbury, died Thursday (July 20, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after two weeks of illness.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Isaac Eudonald Bruce

CONCORD — Isaac Eudonald Bruce, 78, 734 Traton Circle, brother of Hester Fortson, Kannapolis, died Thursday (July 20, 2000) at his home. He had been in declining health for 18 months and seriously ill for a month.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, New Hope Baptist Church, Concord. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis. Military rites by DAVChapter 27.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis. At other times the family will be at the home on Traton Circle.

Jane White Early

The funeral will be Saturday for Jane White Early, 77, 215 Lash Drive, who died Thursday (July 20, 2000) at The Laurels of Salisbury.

Born July 21, 1922, in Rowan County, Mrs. Early was a daughter of the late Joseph Linzy and Letha Mae Kesler White. She was a 1940 graduate of Cleveland High School and attended Appalachian State University.

Employed in secretarial work for a number of years, she was a lifelong member of Christ Episcopal Church. She was active in the altar guild and ECW. She was also active with the West Rowan Nutrition Site.

Her husband, Joseph L. Early, died in 1959.

Survivors include sons Eddie Davis,Cleveland, and Joe Early, Charlotte; brother Frank White, Salisbury; and three grandchildren.

Services: Memorial, 11 a.m. Saturday, Christ Episcopal Church, conducted by the Rev. Harold Elsner. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: At the church after the service. At other times the family will be at the home of Frank White, 3030 Kern Drive.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: Christ Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 37, Cleveland, N.C. 27013; or West Rowan Nutrition Site, c/o Hilda Horton, West Rowan YMCA, Cleveland,N.C. 27013.

Ralph Thomas Lyerly

The funeral will be Saturday for Ralph Thomas Lyerly, 79, Salisbury, who died Wednesday (July 19, 2000) at his home after six months of serious illness.

Born March 1, 1921, in Rowan County, Mr. Lyerly, a son of the late Arthur Amandus and Angie Carolina Bostian Lyerly, was educated at Fink and Yost schools in Rowan County.

He retired from Salisbury Machinery Co. A member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Salisbury Moose Lodge and Woodman of the World, he was a past member of Kannapolis Lions Club and a member of Salisbury Knights of Pythias.

Survivors include wife Mary Goss Lyerly, whom he married March 20, 1943; son Donald Lyerly, Salisbury; sisters Beulah Cornelison and Lottie Honbarger, both of Salisbury; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. William Ketchie. Burial in family plot in church cemetery.

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

Memorials: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Improvement Fund, 205 St. Paul’s Church Road, Salisbury,N.C. 28146; or Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury,N.C. 28144.

Thelma Moore Moore

EAST SPENCER — The funeral will be Sunday for Thelma Moore Moore, 81, 208 Railroad Ave., who died Tuesday (July 18, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born March 8, 1919, in Rowan County, Mrs. Moore was a daughter of the late Matthew and Lena Hargrave Moore. She was a graduate of Dunbar High School and had formerly been employed by Lexington Furniture,Lexington.

Survivors include son Gregory Moore, Inwood, N.Y.; brother Zeb Moore, Washington, D.C.; and one grandchild.

Services: 4 p.m. Sunday, Rowan Funeral Service, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Dennis Clodfelter. Burial, 10 a.m. Monday, Oakwood Cemetery, Salisbury.

Visitation: 3-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Martha Saultz Shuping

The funeral will be Saturday for Martha Ellen Saultz Shuping, 85, Meadows of Rockwell, formerly of Hwy. 152 East, Rockwell, who died Wednesday (July 19, 2000) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

Born June 25, 1915, in Ashe County, Mrs. Shuping, a daughter of the late John and Sara Taylor Saultz, was a 1933 graduate of Masonic Orphanage School, Oxford. A homemaker, she was a member of Organ Lutheran Church.

Her husband, Lester CarlShuping, died in 1971. She was also preceded in death by a son, Jackie Laverne Shuping, and two infants.

Survivors include sons Lester Carl Shuping Jr. and Thomas Ray Shuping, both of Rockwell; daughters Thelma Jean Griffin and Shirley Joann Rogers, both of Rockwell, and Brenda Carol Shuping and Cathy Dianne Phillips, both of Salisbury; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Saturday,Organ Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. John Pless. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 12-2 p.m. Saturday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove. At other times the family will be at the home of Shirley Rogers, 125 Lavista Road, Rockwell.

Memorials: Oxford Orphanage Childrens’ Fund, 600 Collage St., Oxford, N.C. 27565; or Organ Lutheran Church, 1515 Organ Church Road,Salisbury,N.C. 28146.