Lavanche “Nook” Wrights Graham, 73, 7185 Highway 801, died Thursday (March 3, 2000) at her residence.

Born Dec. 18, 1926, in Forsyth County, Mrs. Graham was daughter of the late Ida Mae Pegram and O.A. Wrights. A graduate of the Cleveland schools, she was a homemaker. She was a member of South River Church of Christ.

Survivors include husband Clyde Graham, whom she married Sept. 20, 1947; sons Gary Graham, Cleveland, and Tommy Graham, Salisbury; daughters Mrs. Howard (Faye) Keziah, Mrs. Donald (Bonnie) Patterson and Mrs. Kail (Sandra) Hartley, all of Salisbury; brother Frank Wrights, Salisbury; sisters Mrs. W. Glenn (Betty) Graham, Salisbury, Jewel Snyder and Dorothy Brandon, both of Clemmons, Mrs. Clifford (Pearl) Graham Ketchie, Cleveland, and Ophelia “Pete” Ashley, King; and 10 grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Summersett Memorial Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Minister Carl Rothrock and the Rev. Minister Don Sloan. Burial, South River Church of Christ.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Summersett Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home.

Memorials: American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, N.C. 28202.

Robert F. Hall

CLEVELAND — Robert F. Hall, 78, Cleveland, died Saturday (March 4, 2000) at the Laurels of Salisbury.

Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.

Maude Viola Hobbs

MOORESVILLE —Maude Viola Hobbs, 86, Genesis ElderCare, formerly of Boger Street, died Thursday (March 2, 2000).

Born April 11, 1913, in Rowan County, Ms. Hobbs was a daughter of the late Jesse Bevard and Minnie Lee Rogers Hobbs. She worked in the winding department of Templon Spinning Mills for 27 years.

Ms. Hobbs is survived by a number of nieces and nephews.

Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Cavin Funeral Home Chapel, Mooresville, with the Rev. Roger Wood officiating. Burial, Mimosa Cemetery, Davidson.

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

Jerry Jed Honbarrier

Jerry Jed Honbarrier, 63, Stokes Ferry Road, died Thursday (March 2, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Dec. 17, 1936, in Rowan County, Mr. Honbarrier was a son of the late Bessie Mae Sowers and Charlie Jason Honbarrier. Educated in the Granite Quarry schools, he was employed with Cannon Mills until he retired due to disability. Mr. Honbarrier was a member of Dunn’s Mountain Baptist Church.

Survivors include son Jerry Ray Honbarrier; daughter Betty Lou Honbarrier; brother Charles Thomas Honbarrier; and sister Joyce H. Hoffman, all of Salisbury.

Services: Memorial service, 2 p.m. today, Dunns Mountain Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Ronald Young, Morning Star Baptist Church, and the Rev. Ed Bitner, Oakland Heights Baptist. Graveside service, 1:30 p.m. today, Dunns Mountain Baptist Church cemetery.

Visitation: The family will see friends following the memorial service at the church.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Richard Lewis Kluttz

Richard Lewis Kluttz, 41, Salisbury, died Friday (March 3, 2000).

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Joseph Franklin Mauldin

BADIN — Joseph Franklin Mauldin, 56, 196 Spruce St., died Friday (March 3, 2000) at Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle.

Born Aug. 9, 1943, in Gaston County, Mr. Mauldin was a son of the late Alberta Lefler and Lester Clay Mauldin. Employed by Blythe Construction Co., he was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Survivors include wife Wanda Elaine Smith Mauldin; sons Gene and Joseph Mauldin Jr, both of Gastonia, and Jon Morton, Albemarle; daughter Ellis Morton, Albemarle; brothers L.C. Mauldin Jr., Lincolnton, and Larry Mauldin, Belmont; and six grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Hartsell Funeral Home’s Lefler Memorial Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Bobby Mowery and the Rev. Jessie R. Dennis. Burial, Stanly Gardens of Memory, Albemarle, with military rites by Albemarle-Stanly County DAV.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home of Jane Smith, Mr. Mauldin’s mother-in-law, 1209 Freeman Ave., Albemarle.

Mary Belle Linker Mauney

STANFIELD —Mary Belle Linker Mauney, 91, 8711 Mauney Road, died Thursday (March 2, 2000) at Transitional Health Care, Kannapolis.

Born Sept. 26, 1908, in Cabarrus County, she was a daughter of the late Julia Tucker and John P. Linker. She was a homemaker and a member of Center Grove United Methodist Church.

Her husband, Albert Lee Mauney, died in 1972.

Survivors include daughters Betty Crayton, Salisbury, and Faye Whitley Earnhardt, Mount Pleasant; sister Dot Smith, Concord; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Center Grove United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Jesse Clubb. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home, Midland.

Memorials: Center Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Ben Black, 8055 Highway 200, Stanfield, N.C. 28163.

Gordon Sweetman

CONCORD —Gordon Sweetman, 92, a resident of First Assembly Living Center, formerly of Greenville, S.C., died Friday (March 3, 2000) at Five Oaks Nursing Center.

Lady’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis, is in charge.

Martin Luther Way

Martin Luther Way, 77, Salisbury, died Friday (March 3, 2000) at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Jerry Lee Wilson

Jerry Lee Wilson, 34, 105 Allen Lane, died Friday (March 3, 2000) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.