ALBEMARLE — Dr. William Harrison Freeman, 77, 902 Colonial Drive, died Thursday (June 29, 2000) at his home.

Born Nov. 8, 1922, in Rockingham County, he was a son of the late Walter Davis and Elizabeth Carter Freeman. He was a graduate of Wake Forest College and Bowman Gray School of Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

A retired surgeon, Dr. Freeman practiced from 1952 to 1989. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the the Korean War and World War II.

Dr. Freeman was a member of First Baptist Church, where he served as chairman of the board of deacons and Sunday school teacher. He was a former member of the Albemarle Rotary Club.

A member of the Stanly County Medical Society, he served as president of the Bowman Gray Alumni Association.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Evelyn Stephens Freeman; son Bill Freeman, Atlanta; daughters Beverly Petty, Atlanta, and Cynthia Goodwin, Monroe; brother Bill Freeman, Charlotte; sisters, Barbara Dunton, Columbus, Ga., and Elaine Poats, Hickory; and four grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Harold McDonald. Burial, Fairview Memorial Park.

Visitation: At the residence.

Stanly Funeral Home is in charge.

Marshall ‘Sig’ Frye

CHINA GROVE — Marshall Curry “Sig” Frye, 86, 1270 Highway 153, died Thursday, (June 29, 2000) at Five Oaks Nursing Center, Concord, after an illness of four months.

Born Jan. 15, 1914, in Rowan County, Mr. Frye was a son of the late David Benjamin and Katherine Owens Frye. Before retiring in 1981, he had been employed for 50 years at Cannon Mills, Plant No. 1, as a weaving supervisor. He also was owner and operator of Frye Construction Co. for many years.

He was a former member of the YMCA’s John R. Mott Men’s Club.

Mr. Frye was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Kannapolis, where he was active in the W.J. Bullock Sunday School Class and had served as president and teacher. He helped build the church parsonage.

A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served during World War II as a chief petty officer.

Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Phillips Frye; daughter Millicent Lou Frye, Kannapolis; brother Calvin S. Frye, Landis; sister Sara F. Nichols, Landis; two grandsons; and one great-granddaughter.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Don Shuman and Sarah Weaver. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park, with military rites by DAV Chapter 27 and the U.S. Navy.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. today, at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the residence.

Memorials: Trinity United Methodist Church, Heating and Air Conditioning Fund, 416 E. First St., Kannapolis, N.C. 28023.

Stephen Andrew Gobble

WINGATE — Stephen Andrew Gobble, 22 months, died Wednesday (June 28, 2000) at Union Regional Medical Center.

Born Aug. 10, 1998, in Mecklenburg County, he was a son of Samuel and Jennifer Walters Gobble.

In addition to his parents, survivors include brother Joshua Gobble; sister Lindsay Gobble; paternal grandparents, Larry and Martha Gobble, Salisbury; and maternal grandparents, Ronnie and Marcia Walters, also of Salisbury.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Shining Light Baptist Church. Burial, Lakeland Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. today at the church.

McEwen Funeral Home, Monroe, is in charge.

Frances Readling Jacobs

CHINA GROVE — Frances Readling Jacobs, 75, 205 W. Centerview St., died Thursday (June 29, 2000) at her residence.

Born April 18, 1925, in Rowan County, Mrs. Jacobs was a daughter of the late Maggie Roth and Arthur Readling. A homemaker, she was educated in the Rowan County schools. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and the Shalom Circle.

Survivors include her husband, George Gray Jacobs; son Steven G. Jacobs, Woodleaf; daughter Angela Jacobs, China Grove; and three grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Rusty Inman, pastor of First United Methodist Church. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. today, at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the residence.

Memorials: First United Methodist Church, 110 W. Church St., China Grove, N.C. 28023.

Alice Respass Melton

The funeral will be Saturday for Alice Ray Respass Melton, 72, 205 W. Corriher St., who died Thursday (June 29, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Jan. 9, 1928, in Tarboro, Mrs. Melton was a daughter of the late Guy and Minnie Hunnings Respass. Educated in the Tarboro schools, she received her GED from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College at age 54. She had retired in 1985 from Big Elm Nursing Home, Kannapolis.

A daughter, Beth Spruill, died in 1972.

Survivors include her husband, Clarence Leo Melton; sons Irving “Woody” Spruill and Brian “Randy” Spruill, both of the home; daughters Connie Britt of the home and Kathy Hess, Concord; brother Guy L. Respass, Chesapeake, Va.; sisters Gladys Nelson, Wilmington, and Joyce Hutto,Orangeburg, S.C. ; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Services: Memorial, 1 p.m. Saturday, Summersett Memorial Chapel, conducted by grandson Richard Britt.

Visitation: At the residence.

Ruth Ridings Moose

ROCKWELL — Ruth Evola Ridings Moose, 74, formerly of Rockwell, died Friday (June 30, 2000) at the Salisbury Lutheran Nursing Home.

Powles Funeral Home is in charge.

Anna Dameron Owen

Anna Dameron Owen, 88, formerly of Susan Lane, died Thursday, (June 29, 2000) at Brightmoor Nursing Home after three years of declining health and one week of serious illness.

Born Sept. 27, 1911, in Wake County, Mrs. Owen was a daughter of the late Elizabeth Lalan and Steven Stephenson. Educated in the Wake County schools, she was a former saleswoman at Guyes of Salisbury. She was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church, Cooleemee, and the Mothers’ Sunday School Class.

Her husband, James Henry Owen, died July 10, 1995.

Survivors include son Ralph Dameron, Woodleaf; stepsons Tony B. Owen, Cary, and James H. Owen Jr., Matthews; stepdaughters, Phyllis Peeler, Salisbury, and Trish Neer of West Chicago, Ill.; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Edgewood Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Danny Shore, pastor. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

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

Memorials: Edgewood Baptist Church, 7483 Highway 801, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.

Frances Lowder Safrit

Frances Lowder Safrit, 76, died Thursday, (June 29, 2000) at the Salisbury Lutheran Home after several years of declining health.

Born June 20, 1924, in Rowan County, Mrs. Safrit was the daughter of the late Sally Robertson and Richard E. Lowder. A graduate of Boyden High School, she also completed cosmetology school. For more than 35 years, she owned and operated Frances Beauty Shop at 843 S. Main St.

She was a member of Stallings Memorial Baptist Church and VFW Post 3006’s Ladies Auxiliary.

Her husband, J. Bruce Safrit, died Nov. 18, 1984.

Survivors include son John Bruce “Johnny” Safrit, Salisbury; daughter Suzie Ann Taylor, Charlotte; brothers Jack Lowder, Jacksonville, Fla., and Dr. William Lowder, Kannapolis; sisters Nancy Raynor and Ruby Arey, both of Salisbury, Hazeline Simpson, Greensboro, and Lois Ott, Spartanburg, S.C.

Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, Summersett Memorial Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jim Foil, associate pastor, First Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. Mark Anders, pastor, Stallings Memorial Baptist Church. Entombment, Rowan Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Visitation: 2-3 p.m., at the funeral home.

Memorials: Stallings Memorial Baptist Church, 817 S. Main St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144; First Presbyterian Church, 308 W. Fisher St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144, or Carolina Piedmont Chapter, Alzheimer’s Association, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, N.C. 28215-3298.

Dennis Scott

Dennis Scott, 36, died Friday (June 30, 2000) at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem.

Rowan Funeral Service, Salisbury, is in charge.

Robert ‘Sonny’ Templeton

Robert Leonard “Sonny” Templeton, 701 Lincolnton Road, died Thursday (June 29, 2000) at the Hefner VA Medical Center, after several years of declining health.

Noble & Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Christopher Ray Watson

ALBEMARLE — Christopher Ray Watson, 19, 20232 Huneycutt Mill Road, died Wednesday (June 28, 2000) as the result of an automobile accident.

Born March 14, 1981, in Stanly County, he was a son of James S. and Teresa Montgomery Watson of the home. He was a recent graduate of South Stanly High School. Employed by Homestead Tile, he was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church.

In addition to his parents, survivors include sister Reagan Watson of the home; and maternal grandparents Michael and Lucy Montgomery, Albemarle.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Union Grove Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. William Lee Church and the Rev. David Howard. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Stanly Funeral Home.