Terry Lynn Kimmer Jr.MOCKSVILLE
Terry Lynn Kimmer Jr., 22, 151 J.L. Farm Lane, died Saturday (March 11, 2000).
Born Aug. 29, 1977, in Rowan County, Mr. Kimmer
was the son of Kimberly Ann Spry Waller and Terry L. Kimmer, both of Mocksville. He was a
Baptist.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include
fiancee Amanda Robbins; son Preston Tyler Kimmer, Mocksville; brother Travis L. Waller,
Alabama; and sisters Kendra N. Kimmer, Kandi L. Jones and Wendy D. Rodgers, all of
Mocksville.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Davie Funeral Service
Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Shelby Harbor. Burial, Legion Memorial Park.
Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.
Johnny L. Creswell
LEXINGTON Funeral services were held at 11
this morning for Johnny Lynn Creswell, 41, Cow Palace Road, who died Friday (March 10,
2000) in Sevierville, Tenn., after a brief illness.
Born June 5, 1958, in CabarrusCounty, Mr. Creswell
was a son of Betty Creswell, Salisbury, and the late Roy Creswell. A Baptist, he was an
employee of Asphlundh Tree Co.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include wife
Vickie Creswell; and brothers David Creswell, Salisbury, Benny Creswell, Little River,
S.C., and Gary Creswell, Columbia,S.C.
Major Richard Jones officiated at the graveside
service at Forest Hill Memorial Park.
Davidson Funeral Home was in charge.
Willie Harr Harris
Willie Harr Harris, 81, Salisbury, died Sunday
(March 12, 2000) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, after a
period of declining health.
Born Sept. 16, 1918, in Alvarado, Va., Mrs. Harris
was a daughter of the late James Rufus and Ollie Rebecca Stevens Harr. She graduated from
a Damascus, Va., high school.
A member of Damascus Presbyterian Church, she
attended Milford Hills United Methodist Church. Retired, she had owned and operated Anchor
Beauty Shop in Damascus.
Her husband, James Arch Harris, preceded her in
death.
Survivors include son James C. Harris, Salisbury;
daughter Mrs. Tony (Patsy Ann)Bridgeman, Concord; five grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
Services: Entombment service, 11 a.m. Tuesday,
Forest Hills Memorial Garden Mausoleum, Abingdon, Va., conducted by the Rev. Neill Shaw
and the Rev. Robert Thornton.
Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Lyerly Funeral Home.
Memorials: Damascus Presbyterian Church, Damascus,
Va. 24236; Milford Hills United Methodist Church, 1630 Statesville Blvd., Salisbury, N.C.
28144; or Rowan County Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1264, Salisbury, N.C. 28145-1264.
Perlie May Laslow
The funeral will be Tuesday for Perlie May Marlow
Laslow, 62, of Charlotte, who died Wednesday (March 1, 2000) at Genesis Eldercare after 10
months of declining health.
Born Nov. 28, 1937, in Charleston, S.C., she was a
daughter of the late Bill and Minnie Viola Tyler Chambers. Educated in Charleston schools,
she was employed as a store cashier and was of the Baptist faith.
Three daughters, Crystal Gail Cumbee, Tonia Lynn
Cornell, and Lee-Ann Nowell, preceded her in death.
Survivors include husband Thomas Andrew Laslow,
whom she married on Oct. 1, 1980; sons Robert Eugene Nowell Jr., Memphis, Tenn., and John
Dorson Nowell, Charleston, S.C.; daughters Cookie Spellings, Memphis, Tenn., Theresa Lynn
Nowell, Charleston, and Judy LeJean Ritchie, Salisbury; and two grandchildren.
Services: Service of remembrance 3 p.m. Tuesday,
James C. Lyerly Chapel of Lyerly Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Dan Thornton, pastor
of Second Presbyterian Church.
Visitation: None. The family will be at the home
of Judy L. Ritchie of Salisbury.
Memorials: American Cancer Society, Rowan Unit, P.
O. Box 1264, Salisbury, N.C. 28144.
Bessie Brown Moorehead
DURHAM Bessie Margaret Brown Moorehead, 90,
5018 Brenda Court, died Saturday (March 11, 2000) at her home.
Born Aug. 18, 1909, in Sharkey County, Miss., Mrs.
Moorehead was a daughter of the late Alexander and Jessie Saunders Brown. She had retired
from Wiscassett Hosiery Mill, Albemarle, and had also worked at Rayleses. A member of
Graystone Baptist Church, she was a former member of West Albemarle Baptist Church.
Survivors include daughter Peggy Jones, Durham;
son Alex Moorehead, Durham; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Fairview
Memorial Park, Albemarle, conducted by the Rev. William J. Jones.
Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home,
Albemarle.
O.Z. Bud Rutledge
CHINA GROVE O.Z. Bud Rutledge,
83, 709 Frontier Circle, died Sunday (March 12, 2000) at the Hefner VAMedical Center in
Salisbury.
Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove, is in
charge.