Edward Junior Earnhardt

COOLEEMEE — The funeral is today for Friday for Edward Junior Earnhardt, 78, Cooleemee, who died Wednesday (March 8, 2000) at the Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, after a period of declining health.

Born Nov. 19, 1921, in Rowan County, Mr. Earnhardt was a son of the late Charles Edward and Ida Mae Thompson Earnhardt. He was educated in the Rowan County schools.

A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, he had retired from the military after 20 years of service. He was a member of Union Lutheran Church.

Survivors include daughters Nita Morgan, Cleveland, and Diane Lane, Rock Hill, S.C.; brothers Frank Earnhardt, Cooleemee, and Robert Earnhardt and Grady “Pete” Earnhardt, both of Salisbury; sisters Edna and Mabel Bentley, both of Salisbury; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. today, Lyerly Funeral Home’s James C. Lyerly Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Darrell Norris, pastor, Union Lutheran Church. Burial, church cemetery. Military rites by Rowan County Veterans Council.

Idelle Collins Gilliam

KANNAPOLIS — Katherine Idelle Collins Gilliam, 90, 904 Venus St., died Thursday (March 9, 2000) at Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, after a period of declining health.

The body will be brought to Whitley’s Funeral Home for completion of arrangements.

Harold Gray

LEXINGTON — Harold Gray, 90, Hillside Drive, died Thursday (March 9, 2000) at his home after two years of declining health.

Born Jan. 23, 1910, in Wise County, Va., Mr. Gray was the son of the late William Lucius and Maude Lee Stapleton Gray. Retired from Frank Ix and Sons, he was a member of North Lexington Baptist Church.

Survivors include wife Pauline Council Gray; son Edward Gray, Lexington; daughter Patricia Smith, Lexington; brothers Paul Gray, Salisbury, and Glenn Gray, Summerfield; and two grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, conducted by Dr. Robert Floyd and the Rev. Max Shoaf. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.At other times the family will be at the home on Hillside Drive.

Albert Clyde Jones

CONCORD — The funeral will be Saturday for Albert Clyde Jones, 89, 250 Bishop Lane, who died Thursday (March 9, 2000) at the Brian Center of Concord.

Born Dec. 7, 1910, in Sandy Mush, Mr. Jones was a son of the late James Elbert and Violet Spurlin Jones. He was educated in the Buncombe County schools. A Baptist, he had retired as a truck driver for the textile industry.

Survivors include wife Emma Sue Dodd Jones; son Clyde Albert Jones, Midland; daughters Pamela Sue Williams and Debra Patricia Roberts, both of Kannapolis; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Colonial Chapel, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, Landis, conducted by the Rev. James Ward. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home.

Frances Elizabeth King

LEXINGTON — Frances Elizabeth Lohr King, 77, formerly of Lexington, died Tuesday (March 7, 2000) at Commonwealth Center, Fairfax, Va.

Born Sept. 1, 1922, in Davidson County, Mrs. King was a daughter of the late Ivey Washington and Mary Elizabeth Berrier Lohr. She had retired from Winston Printing in Winston-Salem.

Survivors include daughter Patty Oscar, Fairfax, Va.; sister Jean Morgan, Sarasota,Fla.; and three grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Timberlake Chapel, Piedmont Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Michael Hooper. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park.

Visitation: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

John Leonard Kinley

The funeral will be Saturday for John Leonard Kinley, 69, Salisbury, who died Wednesday (March 8, 2000) at his home after four months of serious illness.

Born June 26, 1930, in Rowan County, Mr. Kinley was a son of the late Maxie Seymour and Sadie Model Allen Kinley. Educated in the Rowan County schools, he was a member of Oakland Heights Baptist Church.

After retiring in 1992 from the city of Salisbury, Street Department Division, he was employed as a truck driver for Grinnell. He also served in the 120th Infantry division of the National Guard. He was a member of Oakland Heights Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Rosenna Campbell Kinley, whom he married Dec. 16, 1950; sons James and Gary Kinley, both of Salisbury; daughter Janet Mosley, Mocksville; brother Harley Kinley, Woodleaf; sister Jeanette Steele, Powder Springs, Ga.; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Oakland Heights Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Edward Bitner. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30. Burial, City Memorial Park. Military rites by Rowan Veterans Council.

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

Memorials: Oakland Heights Baptist Church, 205 Newsome Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28146.

Thurman Lee Overcash

CHINA GROVE — Thurman Lee Overcash, 54, 603 Frontier Circle, died Thursday (March 6, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

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

The family will be at the home of his mother, Evelyn Moore Overcash, 402 W. Ketchie St., or his brother, Morris Overcash, 605 Old Mocksville Road, Statesville.

Rev. Dallas Saunders

The Rev. Dallas Roy Saunders, 87, Salisbury, died Thursday (March 9, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Garland ‘West’ Spain

Garland “West”Spain, 69, 1311 Maxwell St., died Thursday (March 9, 2000) at his home.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Jane Kranz Welch

Jane Kranz Welch, 85, formerly of Wiley Avenue, died Friday (March 10, 2000) at Penick Village Retirement and Nursing Home, Southern Pines.