NEW LONDON — Roger Raymond Buckenmeyer, 50, 44692 Fish Camp Road, died Sunday (April 30, 2000) at Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle.

Born Aug. 16, 1949, in Stoughton, Wis., Mr. Buckenmeyer was a son of Betty Mae Kennedy Hodsdon, Gainesville, Fla., and the late Raymond Martin Buckenmeyer. He had been employed as the maintenance supervisor at Stanly Manor, Albemarle. A veteran, he served in the U.S. Army during the VietnamWar.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include wife Diane Pence Buckenmeyer; sons Cary Buckenmeyer, Locust, Johnny Buckenmeyer, New London, and Kenny Buckenmeyer, of the home; daughter Stacy Buckenmeyer, of the home; sisters Patty Bender, Fort Walton, Fla., and Lisa Casler, New London; and four grandchildren.

Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Hartsell Funeral Home Chapel, Albemarle. Burial with full military rites at Bethel United Methodist Church cemetery, New London.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Fish Camp Road.

Jean Hepler Elmore

MOCKSVILLE — The funeral will be Tuesday for Jean Hepler Elmore, 53, Liberty Church Road, who died Saturday (April 29, 2000) at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Born Oct. 31, 1946, in Forsyth County, Mrs. Elmore was a daughter of Jane McClamrock Clark, Clemmons, and the lateTed Hepler. She was a 1965 graduate of West Forsyth High School and a 1985 graduate of Barbizon Beauty College. She owned and operated HairCuts, Etc.

A member of Bear Creek Baptist Church, she was in the choir, and taught a children’s Sunday school class. She had been a Girl Scout troop leader in the William R. Davie District.

Survivors include husband Richard Elmore; daughters Shayan Samsam, Holly Springs, and Andrea Hartman, San Pedro, Calf.; brothers Lonnie and Robert Hepler, both of Advance; and sister Elizabeth Dull, Clemmons.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Bear Creek Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Jack Johnson and the Rev. Cecil Weatherholt. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Eaton Funeral Home.

Memorials: Bear Creek Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall, 268 Bear Creek Church Road, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.

W. Ralph Lewis

KANNAPOLIS — W. Ralph Lewis, 68, 402 Broad St., died Sunday (April 30, 2000) at his home.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Ross Wilson Jr.

Ross Wilson Jr., 15, 715 N. Lee St., died Sunday (April 30, 2000) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.