ALBEMARLE — Eddie Lee Hinson, 47, of 304 Second Ave., died Sunday (March 19, 2000).

Born Dec. 4, 1952, in Orange County, he was a son of Bertha Lee Stegall Harrison of Albemarle and the late Clay Dean Deese. He was employed as a painter and carpenter.

A daughter, Anita Sells, preceded him in death.

Survivors in addition to his mother include daughter Angela Sells Lee, Albemarle; sisters Marilyn Lowder and Jean Riopelle, both of Albemarle; brothers Roger Dean Hinson, Joel L. Lucas, John Wayne Lucas and Larry Dean Lucas, all of Albemarle; fiance Mary Burgess, Albemarle; and one grandchild.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Hartsell Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Crisco. Burial in Fairview Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of his mother, 304 Second Avenue.

Delmer E. Carlan

SPENCER — Delmer E. Carlan, formerly of Spencer, died Wednesday (March 15, 2000) in Jacksonville, Fla., after a long illness.

Survivors include children Stan Carlan, Sebring, Fla., Steve Carlan, Memphis, Tenn., Darlene Geiser, Ocala, Fla., and Sam Carlan, and Sharon Brown, both of Collierville, Tenn.; siblings Jewel Ward, Linwood, G.C. Carlan, Salisbury, Inez Reimann, Duluth, Ga., and Joan Puckett, Chattanooga, Tenn.; and 10 grandchildren.

A memorial service was to be held this morning at Wingate Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Fla.

Inez Vivian Dixon Cassell

The funeral will be Wednesday for Inez Vivian Dixon Cassell, 64, 1335 Bringle Ferry Road, who died Thursday (March 16, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after a year of declining health.

Born June 6, 1935 in Salisbury, Mrs. Cassell was a daughter of the late Crowder and Flossie Clodfelter Dixon. She had attended Dunbar High School, East Spencer. A retired private duty nursing assistant, she was a member of Mount Olive FullGospel Baptist Church, the choir, youth choir and missionary department.

Survivors include husband Samuel Alexander Cassell; sons Samuel Hayes Cassell, Greensboro, and Barry D. and Bryant Dixon Cassell, both of Salisbury; daughters Rebecca J. Cassell of the home, Jacqueline E. Cassell and Andrea D. Cassell, both of Salisbury; brother Wilford N. “Baby” Dixon, Salisbury; sisters Hazel D. Faggart and Joan D. Goodlett, both of Salisbury; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday, A.R. Kelsey Memorial Chapel, Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Frank Smith and the Rev. Terry McCaskill. Burial, New Zion Baptist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Alberta Seats Cope

MOCKSVILLE — Alberta Seats Cope, 84, Spillman Road, died Sunday (March 19, 2000) at Meadowbrook Terrace, Clemmons.

Born July 6, 1915, in Davie County, Mrs. Cope was a daughter of the late Phillip Thomas and Amanda West Seats. She was a homemaker. A member of Green Meadows Baptist Church, she was in the church choir. She had previously been a member of Macedonia Moravian Church.

A well known Davie County artist, she was an accomplished pianist and organist.

Her first husband, John Anderson Beauchamp, died in 1943.

Survivors include second husband Ernest Jacob Cope; son Phillip Beauchamp, Advance; brother Charles E. Seats, Advance; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Yadkin Valley Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Ronnie Craddock. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Eaton Funeral Home.

Memorials: Yadkin Valley Baptist Church, Building Fund, c/o Mike Carter, 1324 Yadkin Valley Road, Advance, N.C. 27006.

Calvin Lee Howie

LOWESVILLE — Calvin Lee Howie, 75, Lowesville, father of Dorthy Sims of Salisbury, died Saturday (March 18, 2000) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, Mooresville.

Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Hills Chapel United Methodist Church, Stanley, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Ed Maddox and the Rev. Hubert Clinard. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Raymer Funeral Home, Huntersville.

Memorials: Hills Chapel United Methodist Church, Cemetery Fund, 988 S. N.C. Hwy. 16, Stanley,N.C. 28164.

Brenda Vander Vliet Myers

SPENCER — Brenda Vander Vliet Myers, 52, 209 Eighth St., died Saturday (March 18, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born Oct. 31, 1947, in Fort Monroe, Va., Mrs. Myers was a daughter of Dorothy Ganelda Holt Vander Vliet of Spencer, and the late Capt. Anthony “Van” Vander Vliet. She was a graduate of Annapolis High School, Annapolis, Md., and a 1991 graduate of the registered nursing program at Rowan Cabarrus Community College.

A homemaker, she had worked as a nursing assistant inIndiana. After returning to Spencer she had worked as a sewing machine operator at Century Place and later as a nursing assistant at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury. After graduating from the nursing program, she worked as a registered nurse at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, and Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Survivors, in addition to her mother, include sons Anthony Duane Myers, Sanford, Kevin Lee Myers, Gold Hill, and Ryan Paul Myers, Bloomingdale, Ind.; brother Charles R. Vander Vliet, Washington, W.Va.; sister Donna E. Allen, Spencer; and four grandchildren.

Services: Memorial, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Summersett Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Franklin Myers, pastor, First Baptist Church, Spencer.

Visitation: 12-1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of Donna Allen, 601 Fourth St.

Memorials: Rowan Regional Medical Center Foundation, 118 E. Council St., Salisbury,N.C. 28144; or Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury,N.C. 28144.

Edna Laura Nichols

KANNAPOLIS — Edna Laura Nichols, 86, 1422 W. A St., died Saturday (March 18, 2000) after three years of declining health and a week of serious illness.

Born April 28, 1913, in West Planes, Mo., Mrs. Nichols was a daughter of the late George R. and Sophrona Worstell Kirkman. Educated in the Rowan County schools, she had retired in 1977 from China Grove Cotton Mills.

She had been a member of First Baptist Church, China Grove, where she was a member of the Sunday school and the OASISClub of the church. She had also been a member of Meals on Wheels.

Her husband, David Nichols, died in 1996.

Survivors include son Lee Nichols, Kannapolis; daughters Judy King, Elon College, and Helen London, Landis; sisters Elsie Kirkman, Landis, and Frances Wiley, Kannapolis; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday,First Baptist Church, China Grove, conducted by the Rev. David Phelps and the Rev. Dr. Carl Kincaid. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: First Baptist Church, Building Fund, 302 Patterson St., China Grove, N.C. 28083.

Betty Bolin Rhyne

Betty Bolin Rhyne, 78, Salisbury, died Sunday (March 19, 2000) at her home.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Carl H. Rudisill

ROCKWELL — Carl H. Rudisill, 86, Rockwell, died Sunday (March 19, 2000) atRowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Powles Funeral Home is in charge.

Arthurine W. Simpson

KANNAPOLIS — Arthurine Winecoff Simpson, 81, formerly of 1015 Sprucewood St., died Sunday (March 19, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after a brief illness.

Born Feb. 14, 1919, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Simpson was a daughter of the late Arthur William and Mertie Ann Elizabeth Winecoff. She retired in 1981 from Cannon Mills Plant 1, data processing department after 28 years. A member of Trinity United Methodist Church, she was active with the Ruth Kale Sunday school class.

Her husband, Robert T. “Bob” Simpson, died Jan. 13, 1995.

Survivors include son Robert T. Simpson Jr., Cumming, Ga.; daughter Anita S. Galliher, ChapelHill; brother Joe W. Winecoff, Concord; sister Ruth Wilkinson, Concord; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Trinity United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Don Shuman, the Rev. Wendy Shenk-Evans and Sarah Weaver. The Ruth Kale Sunday school class will be seated as a group. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 12-1:30 p.m. Tuesday,Whitley’s Funeral Home.

Memorials: Trinity United Methodist Church, Memorial Fund, 416 E. First St., Kannapolis, N.C. 28083.

Charles Spry

KANNAPOLIS - Charles Ray Spry, 72, formerly of 707 Fairview St, died Saturday (March 18, 2000) at Concord Nursing Center following several years of serious illness.

Born Nov. 15, 1927, in Kannapolis, he was a son of the late Arthur Wade and Nethe Johnson Spry. He was retired from Cannon Mills Company, Plant 4.

Survivors include sister Betty Jean Shuping, Kannapolis; one niece and several nephews.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Bobby Bost. Burial in Carolina Memorial Park.