CORNELIUS — Sue Sossmon Brown, 68, formerly of 19530 Oak St., died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Huntersville Oaks, Huntersville.

Born May 16, 1931, in Mecklenburg County, Mrs. Brown was a daughter of Fannie Deaton Sossmon, Cornelius, and the late Harvey Sossmon. She had retired as a teacher’s assistant at Cornelius Elementary School.

Her husband, Ralph Brown, died May 27, 1993.

Survivors include sons Bennett, Jackie and Scott Brown, all of Mooresville; daughter Mrs. Dalton (Cathy) Howard, Mooresville; brother Jerry Sossmon, Cornelius; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Mount Zion United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Terry L. Matthews and the Rev. Donald Lloyd. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Neill Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home of her mother at 19721 Tryon St.

Memorials: Huntersville Oaks, Activities Department, 13001 Old Statesville Blvd., Huntersville, N.C. 28078; or Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Music Department, P.O. Box 548, Cornelius, N.C. 28031.

Lucille Crawford Clark

ALBEMARLE — Lucille Crawford Clark, 74, 121 Garfield Ave., died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at her home.

Born June 22, 1925, in Union County, Mrs. Clark was a daughter of the late Fred Marsden and Flavilla Brantley Crawford. A retired florist, she owned and operated Lucille’s Flower and Hobby Shop.

She was a member of West Albemarle Baptist Church, where she was a former Sunday school teacher and Bible school worker. She also did volunteer work with the Alzheimer’s unit at Britthaven of the Piedmont.

Survivors include husband Martin Dennie Clark; sons Stephen and Tony Clark, both of Barnwell, S.C.; daughter Dianne Clark Gold, Tega Cay, S.C.; brother Alfred Crawford, Hampton, Va.; sister Wanda Eggleston, Burlington; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 today, Hartsell Funeral Home’s Lefler Memorial Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Rob Roberts and the Rev. Mike Dunn. Burial, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church cemetery, Oakboro.

Memorials: West Albemarle Baptist Church, Building Fund, 336 Church St., Albemarle, N.C. 28001; or Hospice of Stanly County, 960 N. First St., Albemarle, N.C. 28001.

Tammy Stroud Dixon

DENTON — Memorial services will be held Saturday for Tammy Rena Stroud Dixon, 37, Farm Road, who died in 1999.

Born Jan. 10, 1963, Mrs. Dixon was the daughter of Austin Stroud, China Grove, and the late Janice Hall Stroud. She was educated in the Rowan County schools. A homemaker, she was a Baptist.

Survivors, in addition to her father, include stepmother Peggy Stroud, China Grove; son C.J. Dixon, Wilmington; brother Dwayne Barker, Lexington; sisters Diana Jackson, Statesville, Ronda Treola, Wilmington, and Susie Grimmett, Welcome; stepbrothers Herbert Mash, China Grove, Tim Mash, Salisbury, and Scott Mash, Wilmington; stepsister Melanie Yonts, China Grove; paternal grandmother Thelma Carol Stroud, Rock Hill, S.C.; and maternal grandparents Paul and Goldie Hall, Princeton, W.Va.

Services: Memorial, 3 p.m. Saturday, Northcrest Chapel, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove, conducted by the Rev. Larry Beaver.

Visitation: 2-3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Eunice H. Eller

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Sunday for Eunice Corena Hurst Eller, 85, 1502 W. A St., who died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Dec. 16, 1914, in Chesterfield County, S.C., Mrs. Eller was a daughter of the late Joseph Oscar and Martha Jane Mills Hurst. She had retired from Cannon Mills’ sheet department.

A member of Lakewood Baptist Church, she was church secretary for a number of years. She was also past president of the Women’s Missionary Union, a former Girls Auxiliary leader, church historian, and former librarian and pianist. She taught Sunday school for more than 50 years and had served as chairman of the funeral food committee for the past 40 years.

The first pianist at Lady’s Funeral Home, she worked for the Red Cross during World War II.

Survivors include husband Gilbert Franklin Eller; daughter Karon Jane Eller Goble, Faith; son Ronald Franklin Eller, Ketchikan, Alaska; sister Betty Patterson, Kannapolis; brother J.D. Hurst, Garden City, S.C.; and five grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Lakewood Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Robert D. Howard, the Rev. Chuck Brawley and the Rev. Joe Smith. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Lady’s Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home on West A Street.

Memorials: Lakewood Baptist Church, 806 Kluttz St., Kannapolis, N.C. 28081.

Patsy B. Everhart

LEXINGTON — Patsy Bradley Everhart, 59, Old Salisbury Road, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at Forsyth Memorial Hospital, Winston-Salem, after three years of declining health.

Born July 26, 1940, in Knoxville, Tenn., Mrs. Everhart was a daughter of Ruth Marie Dye Bradley and the late Ralph E. Bradley. She was a member of Coggins Memorial Baptist Church.

A daughter, Pam Nard, preceded her in death.

Survivors, in addition to her mother, include husband Guy W. Everhart; son Greg Nard, Concord; daughters Mrs. Jeff (Suzy) Patterson and Mrs. Reggie (Shannon) Moorefield, both of Lexington, and Mrs. Jeff (Tammy) Shives, Salisbury; brothers Freddie Bradley, Norton, Va., and Ralph “Butch” Bradley, Big Stone Gap, Va.; and six grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Coggins Memorial Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Lowell Askins and the Rev. David Shaffer. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Davidson Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home on Old Salisbury Road.

Memorials: Davidson County Cancer Services, 1210-H Colony Court, South Main Street, Lexington, N.C. 27292.

Mary Louise J. Goodman

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Sunday for Mary Louise Jordan Goodman, 60, 208 Fisher St., who died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at her home after 14 months of declining health.

Born Nov. 17, 1939, in Ruby, S.C., Mrs. Goodman was a daughter of Leona Woodward Jordan, Kannapolis, and the late William Lee Jordan. She had retired due to disability from PMI-Morton’s of Concord and Harrisburg. A member of Brookdale Baptist Church, she was a 1957 graduate of Winecoff High School.

Survivors, in addition to her mother, include husband Donald R. Goodman; sons Randy Goodman, Mooresville, and Keith Goodman, Kannapolis; sister Linda J. Plyler, Jefferson, S.C.; and two grandsons.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Brookdale Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Ken Savage. Entombment, Carolina Memorial Park Plaza Mausoleum.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home.

Memorials: Brookdale Baptist Church, Land Fund, 2511 S. Ridge Ave., Kannapolis, N.C. 28063.

Mary Ann Skidmore Little

CHARLOTTE — Mary Ann Skidmore Little, 76, 4009 Craig Ave., died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at White Oak Manor.

Born Dec. 28, 1923, in Stanly County, Mrs. Little was the daughter of the late Ernest B. and Faye Rikard Skidmore. A graduate of Winthrop College, she had retired as a teacher in the Stanly County schools. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include daughters Mary Ann Poplin, Mint Hill, and Rose Evelyn Reece, Charlotte; and two grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Saturday, Fairview Memorial Park, Albemarle, conducted by the Rev. Gus Feather.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle.

Fannie ‘Sis’ Mayhew

MOORESVILLE — Fannie “Sis” Hilderbran Mayhew, 66, Brawley School Road, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Born Dec. 28, 1933, in Catawba County, Mrs. Mayhew was a daughter of the late Clarence and Novah Sherrill Hildebran. She had retired from Aeroquip after 18 years with the company. She was a member of Lake Norman Volunteer Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary.

Her husband, James Franklin “Bill” Mayhew, preceded her in death.

Survivors include children Harold W. Mayhew, Mooresville, Nina Mayhew Gaffney, Mount Ulla, and Karen Mayhew Chapman, Morehead City; brother Timmy Hildebran, Ridgeland, S.C.; sisters Pauline Clark, Hardeeville, S.C., and Evelyn Spencer, Mooresville; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Saturday, Berea Baptist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Cavin Funeral Home.

Memorials: Lake Norman Volunteer Fire Department, 1206 Brawley School Road, Mooresville, N.C. 28117.

Roby Lee Robinson

GASTONIA — Roby Lee Davis Robinson, 90, 1031 Belvedere Ave., mother of the Rev. Carroll Lee Robinson, Salisbury, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at Belaire Health Care Center.

Services: Graveside, 4 p.m. today, Lutheran Chapel Church cemetery, conducted by Dr. Michael Frye.

Visitation: 3-4 p.m. today at the church.

Memorials: Lutheran Chapel Church, Building Fund, 702 N. New Hope Road, Gastonia, N.C. 28054.

Ward Funeral Home in charge.

Robert Charles Surratt

MOORESVILLE — Robert Charles Surratt, 69, West Wilson Avenue, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at his home.

Born Aug. 12, 1930, in High Point, Mr. Surratt was a son of the late Charlie Howard and Alice Carrick Surratt. He had retired as a supervisor with Burlington Industries after 40 years with the company.

Mr. Surratt served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of First Assembly of God.

Survivors include wife Matoka Christopher Surratt, whom he married June 29, 1957; children Jimmy Surratt, Statesville, Robin Horney, Troutman, and Alice Howard, Mark Surratt and Sandy Clarke, all of Mooresville; and 14 grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, First Assembly of God, conducted by the Rev. Danny R. Stephenson. Burial, Triplett United Methodist Church.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the church.

Memorials: Hospice of Iredell County, 403 E. Statesville Ave., Mooresville, N.C. 28115; or First Assembly of God, P.O. Box 238, Mooresville, N.C. 28115.

Cavin Funeral Home is in charge.

Alma Shives Trexler

Alma Shives Trexler, 85, Genesis ElderCare of Salisbury, formerly of Stokes Ferry Road, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after six years of declining health and a week of serious illness.

Born May 21, 1914, in Rowan County, Mrs. Trexler was a daughter of the late William Harrison and Ida Rosebelle Weaver Shives. A 1932 graduate of Boyden High School, she also attended Salisbury Business College.

She spent 25 years as a bookkeeper with W.H. Leonard Jewelry. She and her late husband also operated Trexler Modern Food Market until both retired in 1983.

She was a member of Dunns Mountain Baptist Church, Granite Quarry, where she was active in the Golden Age Sunday School Class and the Women’s Missionary Union. She was also a former Sunday school teacher.

Her husband, Cletus Adam “Clete” Trexler, died Sept. 7, 1993, and a stepdaughter, Annie Mae Shepherd, died Dec. 1, 1998.

Survivors include son Harold Eugene Kimball Jr., New Orleans; stepsons Cletus Trexler Jr., James T. Trexler and Roy J. Trexler, all of Salisbury, and Ralph Trexler, Gold Hill; stepdaughters Mrs. Don (Margaret) Livengood and Faye T. Downum, both of Salisbury; 22 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Summersett Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, conducted by Dr. Donald L. Godfrey, pastor, Dunns Mountain Baptist Church, Granite Quarry. Burial, Dunns Mountain Baptist Church cemetery, Granite Quarry.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of stepdaughter Faye T. Downum.

Memorials: Dunns Mountain Baptist Church, P.O. Box 509, Granite Quarry, N.C. 28072.

Charlie Gaither Angell

MOCKSVILLE — The funeral will be Saturday for Charlie Gaither Angell, 75, Brantley Farm Road, who died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, Winston-Salem.

Born Oct. 24, 1924, in the Cana community, Mr. Angell was a son of the late Charlie Brantley and Minnie Lathan Angell. He was co-owner and operator of Brantley Farms Inc.

He was a charter member and one of the founders of Blaise Baptist Church, where he was former chairman of the deacon board. He had served as Sunday school superintendent and was a former member of the building committee and the church choir. He also was a church usher and greeter.

His family was named Davie Soil and Water Conservation District Farm Family of the Year twice. He had also been honored by the DHIA Association.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the World War II era.

Survivors include wife Nellie Wilson Angell, whom he married 49 years ago; daughter Marcia Angell Beck, Mocksville; son James Russell Angell, Mocksville; brothers Verious B. Angell, Mocksville, and Ervin J.Angell, Manteo; and four grandchildren.

Services: 6 p.m. Saturday, Blaise Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Glenn Sellers, the Rev. Archie Jones and the Rev. Ken Furches. The body will be placed in the church at 3 p.m. Burial, 9 a.m. Sunday in the church cemetery.

Visitation: 3-6 p.m. Saturday at the church. Eaton Funeral Service is in charge.

Memorials: Blaise Baptist Church Building Fund, 134 Blaise Church Road, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.

Vetra Jane Wilson Brown

MOCKSVILLE — The funeral will be Saturday for Vetra Jane Wilson Brown, 93, Brown Drive, who died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Born Sept. 18, 1906, in Davie County, Mrs. Brown was a daughter of the late Josephine Ijames and W.C. Wilson. A 1927 graduate of Harmony High School, she had retired from Erwin Mills. She had also worked for Bluemont of Mocksville.

She was a member of Hardison United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school in the youth department and was a member of the Women’s Circle.

Her husband, Everette Hugh Brown, preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons Bill and Dale Brown, both of Mocksville, and Steve Brown, Salisbury; daughter Nancy Norvill, Matthews; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: 4 p.m. Saturday, Eaton Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Dennis Marshall. Burial, Hardison United Methodist Church cemetery.

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

Memorials: Mocksville Lion’s Club, c/o George Kimberly, 113 Kelly Ave., Mocksville, N.C. 27028.

Grace Lyerly Doyle

GRANITE QUARRY — Grace Lyerly Doyle, 74, Granite Quarry, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury. She had been in declining health several years.

Born Sept. 17, 1925, in Rowan County, Mrs. Doyle was a daughter of the late Mary Evan Beaver and Charles Henry Lyerly. She graduated from Granite Quarry High School in 1942 and from Catawba College in 1946 with a degree in home economics and business. She was a homemaker.

She was named Citizen of the Year by the Granite Quarry Civitans and had held all offices in the Livengood-Peeler-Wood American Legion Post Auxiliary 448. She was also active in the Granite Quarry Historical Foundation.

A lifetime member of Christiana Lutheran Church, she was a former WELCA president. Organizer of the Altar Guild, she taught in the church nursery for many years. She also made most of the banners for the church.

She was the first president of the Erwin Middle School PTA and a former member of the Granite Quarry PTA.

A son, Kennedy P. “Kippy” Doyle III, died in 1953.

Survivors include husband Ken P. Doyle, whom she married Feb. 25, 1947; daughters Matilda Eddy, Clemmons, LaVaughn Beaver and Kate Beretsky, both of Granite Quarry, and Gwen Saunders, Yadkinville; and eight grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Christiana Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Carl Haynes, pastor. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell.

Memorials: Christiana Lutheran Church, Elevator Fund, 6190 Highway 52, Salisbury, N.C. 28146.

Robert Alton Gustavson

MOCKSVILLE — The funeral will be Saturday for Robert Alton Gustavson, 76, Pine Valley Road, who died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, Winston-Salem.

Born Nov. 8, 1923, in West Orange, N.J., Mr. Gustavson was a son of the late Ellen Maria Johnson and Gus Aldof Gustavson. He had retired from Lakeland Express in Dover, N.J.

Survivors include wife Helen Vanderwerf Gustavson; daughter Mrs. Taylor (Ellen) Marion, Pfafftown; and sister Elisie Heath, Winston-Salem.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Eaton Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Mark Vickers. Burial, Westlawn Garden of Memories, Clemmons.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103.

Zelma Mack Pickett

Zelma Mack Pickett, 83, Brightmoor Nursing Center, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Rowan Funeral Service is in charge.

James Everette Turner

The funeral will be Saturday for James Everette Turner, 60, Salisbury, who died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health.

Born Aug. 4, 1939, in Stuart, Va., Mr. Turner was a son of the late Mattie Craddock and John Christenbury Turner. He was educated at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.

Formerly employed with Fiber Industries (KoSa), he had retired due to ill health from Mount Pleasant Correctional Institute.

A member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, he had been a volunteer with the Liberty Volunteer Fire Department for more than 20 years.

Survivors include wife Rachel Morgan Turner, whom he married Oct. 19, 1957; son Ricky James Turner, Salisbury; daughter Lisa Turner Holshouser, Salisbury; brother Henry Lee Turner, Concord; sisters Dora Turner Summer, Kinards, S.C., and Elsie Turner Benfield, Salisbury; and four grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Bill Jeffcoat, pastor. Burial, church cemetery with graveside rites by the N.C. Correctional Institution funeral detail unit.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Lyerly Funeral Home. The rest of the time, the family will be at the home.