William “Bill” Collins, 79, Salisbury, died Monday (March 27, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Jan. 9, 1921, in Guilford County, Mr. Collins was a son of the late Issac and Maggie Fletcher Collins. Educated in the schools of West Virginia, he had retired from Cartex Mills in 1979 due to ill health.

His wife, Ruth Cook Collins, died Dec. 2, 1995

Survivors include sons Ervin Ray Collins and William Douglas Towell, both of Salisbury; daughters Darlene Futch, Holden Beach, Frances Shanks, Greenville, Tenn., and Linda Barber, Salisbury; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, James C. Lyerly Funeral Chapel, Lyerly Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Dale Reynolds. Burial in Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Linda Barber of Salisbury.

Wilbert Edwin Hall

Wilbert Edwin Hall, 67, Salisbury, died Monday (March 27, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

‘Connie’ Tadlock Jones

KANNAPOLIS — Cornelia “Connie” Tadlock Jones, 76, died Monday (March 27, 2000) at her home.

Born May 24, 1923, in Pageland, S.C, she was a daughter of the late Vernon Preston and Minnie Evans Tadlock.

Her husband, James W. Jones, preceded her in death.

Survivors include son James W. Jones Jr., Troy; daughters Brenda F. Hatley, Charlotte, Lynda K. Jones, Kannapolis, and Cynthia M. Jones, Spartanburg, S.C.; brothers J.D. Tadlock, Mooresville, Gerald Tadlock, Murrells Inlet, S.C., Frank Tadlock, Landis, and Harold Tadlock, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; sisters Eunice Gibson, Concord, and Carolyn Terry, Albemarle; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Services: Memorial service, 7 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church of Enochville, conducted by the Rev. Tom Huneycutt.

Visitation: The family will be at the church following the memorial service

Memorials: First Baptist Church of Enochville, 2308 Davis St., Kannapolis, N.C. 28081.

Whitley’s Funeral Home in charge.

Julie Ann Komorski

ALBEMARLE — Julie Ann Lynch Komorski, 39, 2983 Michelle Drive, Newton, sister of Jan Lamonds of Albemarle, died Wednesday (March 22 , 2000) at University Hospital, Minneapolis, Minn.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Lefler Memorial Chapel, Hartsell Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Glenn Johnson.

Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Saturday, at the funeral home.

Myrtle Dorton McCorkle

CHINA GROVE — Myrtle Dorton McCorkle, 79, China Grove, died Monday (March 27, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

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

Ashley Michelle McLain

CHINA GROVE — Ashley Michelle McLain died at birth Saturday (March 25, 2000) at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

The infant was the daughter of Cindy Ann Garmon and Joe Lee McLain, 1070 Scercy Road.

Other survivors include grandparents Betty and Ted Martin, China Grove, and Frances McLain,Kannapolis.

Graveside services were held Monday at Harris Chapel cemetery. The Rev. Wade Eason officiated.

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

Bobby Jarrell Rayfield

ROCKWELL - The funeral will be held Wednesday for Bobby Jarrell Rayfield, 64, 6900 Kluttz Road, who died Sunday (March 26, 2000) at his home.

Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Wilkinson Funeral Home Chapel, Concord. Burial in Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home.

Richard Carol Seagle

CHINA GROVE — Richard Carol Seagle, 71, 408 Mooresville Road, died Monday (March 27, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born Jan. 5, 1929, in Cherryville, he was a son of Theodore and Bessie Mae Bridges Seagle of Salisbury. Educated at Boyden High School, he was a former sales manager for Combined Insurance Co. He was a member of Main Street Methodist Church.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, include wife Martha Poole Seagle; sons Richard C. Seagle Jr., Asheville, and Kenneth R. Seagle, Salisbury; daughter Sandra C. Flowers, Salisbury; sister Sue Triece, Charlotte; and three grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Northcrest Chapel, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove, conducted by the Rev. Kenneth Savage, pastor of Brookdale Baptist Church, Kannapolis. Burial in Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell.

Visitation: 10-10:45 a. m. Wednesday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Mooresville Road.

Memorials: Donor’s choice.

Mike Ray Smith

SPENCER — Mike Ray Smith, 71, formerly of Spencer, died Tuesday (March 28, 2000) at Genesis ElderCare of Salisbury.

Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge of arrangements.

Joseph J. Waddell

SPENCER — The funeral will be held Wednesday for Joseph Jasper Waddell, 89, 126 11th St., who died Monday (March 27, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after eight months of declining health.

Born Feb. 17, 1911, in Spencer, he was a son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Eliza Thomas Jackson Waddell. Educated in the Spencer schools, he was employed by Southern Railway for 39 years before retiring in 1976. He was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church.

Survivors include wife Marguerite Huffines Waddell; and sons Jasper Waddell Jr., Waynesville, and Steve Waddell, Salisbury.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Ralph Kraft, pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church.

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