BELHAVEN — Wilbur T. Brinn, 63, 1126 W. Pungo St., died Saturday (June 24, 2000) at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville.

Born July 29, 1936, Mr. Brinn was a son of the late David B. and Maggie K. Brinn. He retired as an owner and manager with Sears. He was a member of Free Union Free Will Baptist Church, the Belhaven Masonic Lodge #509 AF and AM, the Belhaven American Legion Post #249 and the Washington Moose Lodge #1800.

Survivors include wife Jean Sadler Brinn, whom he married Feb. 5, 1956; daughter Denise B. Miller, Granite Quarry; sons Wilbur T. Brinn Jr., Zebulon, and Stephen J. Brinn, Bath; sisters Irene B. Dixon, Garner, and Linda B. Darden, Washington, N.C.; brothers D. Frank Brinn, Jacksonville, N.C., and David W. Brinn, Belhaven; and six grandchildren.

Services: Memorial, 4 p.m. today, Hillside Funeral Service chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Andrews, officiating. A private burial will follow at a later date at Belhaven Community Cemetery.

Visitation: None. The family will receive friends at the home on Pungo Street.

Shirley Brown

KANNAPOLIS — Shirley Brown, 60, of Cannon Farm Road, died Sunday (June 25, 2000)at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte.

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

Earl William “Bill” Currier

Earl William “Bill”Currier, 75, of Salisbury, died Saturday (June 24, 2000) at his residence.

Born Aug. 23, 1924, in Hillsboro County, N.H., Mr. Currier was a son of the late Edith Whitcomb and Moody Currier. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he was a retired self-employed lumberjack. He was of the Methodist faith.

Mr. Currier was preceded in death by his son, Gordon Currier, who died in 1965.

Survivors include wife Helen Louise Trout Currier, of the home; sons Bruce Currier, Peterborough, N.H., and David Currier, Front Royale, Va.; daughter Allison Rowell, Weare, N.H.; sister Norma Nazer, Hancock, N.H.; 19 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Services: 1 p.m. Thursday, Methodist Church of Hillsboro. Burial, Maple Avenue Cemetery, Hillsboro, N.H.

Visitation: 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Woodbury Funeral Home, 32 School St., Hillsboro, N.H.

Powles Funeral Home of Rockwell is in charge of local arrangements.

Carlton “Carl”Levingstone Foley, 66, formerly of China Grove, died Sunday (June 25, 2000) at Avante of Concord Nursing Center, after nine months of declining health.

Born July 6, 1933, in Glendale, Calif., Mr. Foley was employed as an insurance agent with various companies for more than 30 years. He was a member of Homeland Baptist Church, China Grove, and had been a devout Christian most of his life. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Foley served from 1951 to 1955.

Survivors include his mother; two sons; one daughter; a brother; and three grandchildren.

Services: Memorial, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Johnny Cook. Burial, National Cemetery, Salisbury.

Visitation:None.

Memorials:Homeland Baptist Church, 10255 Old Concord Road, China Grove, N.C. 28023.

Carol Lyvonne Kelly

MOCKSVILLE — Carol Lyvonne Cranfill Kelly, 49, of Deck Circle, died Saturday (June 24, 2000)at Forsyth Medical Center.

Born Nov. 26, 1950, in Rowan County, Mrs. Kelly was a daughter of the late Nellie Baity and Stacy Cranfill. She was a route carrier with the Winston-Salem Journal for 15 years. She was a member of Turners Creek Baptist Church and was active in the community.

Survivors include husband Steve Kelly, of the home; son Steven Kelly, of the home; daughter Brandi Kelly, of the home; and brothers Dale, Elton and Ron Cranfill, all of Mocksville.

Services:Graveside, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Turners Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Yadkin County, conducted by the Rev. Allan Barker.

Visitation: Following the service in the church fellowship hall.

Memorials:Cancer Services, 622 North Main St., Mocksville, N.C. 27028.

Effie Mullis

KANNAPOLIS — Effie Mullis, 88, 1119 Bethpage Road, died Monday (June 26, 2000) at Concord Nursing Center.

Lady’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Rev. Karl Monroe Park

The funeral will be held Tuesday for the Rev. Karl Monroe Park, 75, 1500 Parkview Circle, who died Saturday (June 24, 2000) at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, after a week’s hospitalization.

Born June 30, 1924, in Gastonia, Rev. Park was a son of the late Mary Ballentine and the Rev. George H.C. Park. A graduate of Chapin High School in South Carolina, he attended Clemson University and received a bachelor degree from Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory. He received his Master of Divinity Degree from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, S.C. He also received post-graduate studies at Michigan State University.

The Rev. Park was ordained a Lutheran minister in June 1952. He pastored churches in Leesville and Lancaster, S.C., Murfeesboro, Tenn., Salisbury, Albemarle, Hendersonville and Lincolnton. He was an assistant archivist at the N.C. Lutheran Synod and was past chairman of the Historical Work Committee for the N.C. Lutheran Synod. He was a past member of the board of directors region 9 of the Historical Work Committee at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). He was a past member of the Stewardship Committee at the N.C. Lutheran Synod and United Lutheran Church of America (ULCA). He was a past director of the Lutheran Children’s Home in Salem, Va. and the founding director of Lutheran Family Services at the N.C. Lutheran Synod.

The Rev. Park was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army-Air Force and was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Salisbury. He was a member of Civitan International since 1954 and held numerous offices in the local Civitan Club. He was chaplain five times in the N.C. District West of the Civitan International. and was also lieutenant governor of Area 1 West from 1982-1983 and governor of N.C. District West from 1989-1990 in Civitan International.

Survivors include wife Miriam Horton Park, Salisbury; sons Robert H. Park, Gastonia, and Karl Henry Park, Lincolnton; daughters Mary Jane Park, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Terry Park Hannon, Alexandria, Va.; brothers Conrad B. Park and the Rev. Harold F. Park, both of Chapin, S.C.; sister Rachel P. Laughlin, White Rock, S.C.; and three grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday, St. John’s Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Leonard Bolick, the Rev. John Tucker and the Rev. Jennifer Ginn. Burial, 2:!5 p.m. Tuesday, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: Following the service in the church fellowship hall.

Memorials: St. John’s Lutheran Church, 200 W. Innes St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144; or Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, 4201 N. Main St., Columbia, S.C. 29203; or Lenoir-Rhyne College, P.O. Box 7163, Hickory, N.C. 28603; or Lutheran Family Service, C/O Administrator Lutheran Home, 829 Klumac Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28144; or Civitan International, P.O. Box 130744, Birmingham, Ala. 35213-0744.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Anthony Wayne Seamon

Anthony Wayne Seamon, 71, of Mocksville, died Sunday (June 25, 2000) at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.

Born Nov. 7, 1928, in Davie County, Mr. Seamon was a son of the late Clyde Chalmer and Mary Jane Hendrix Seamon. He was a member of North Main Street Church of Christ and was a retired from AT&T after 37 years of service.

Survivors include wife Catherine Boger Seamon, of the home; son Rick Wayne Seamon, Mocksville; sister Maroline Benson, China Grove; brothers Cecil Seamon, Mocksville, and Millard Seamon, Granite Quarry.

Services:6 p.m. Tuesday, Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Greg Elrod and the Rev. Robert Darnell, ministers. Graveside service, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jericho Church of Christ.

Visitation: The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home.

Memorials:Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103.

Elsie Williams Shelton

Elsie Williams Shelton, 84, 209 West 10th St., died Sunday (June 25, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

George Thomason

George Thomason, 87, of Salisbury, died Monday (June 26, 2000)at his residence.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Elsie Mae Watson

Elsie Mae Watson, 69, of Salisbury, died Sunday (June 25, 2000) at the Laurels of Salisbury.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

John Louis Woods

John Louis Woods, 67, 151 Hawkins Loop, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Brian Nursing Center, Salisbury, after several weeks of serious illness.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, St. Luke Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Arthur Heggins, pastor. Burial, Erwin Temple CME Church cemetery, Woodleaf.

Visitation:1:30 p.m. Wednesday, at St. Luke Baptist.