John Hugh Almond, 32, 7911 North Jensen Drive, Tuscon, Ariz., died Wednesday (May 3, 2000). He was a former Albemarle resident

Born April 18, 1968, in Concord, he was a contractor with Pro Remodeling & Restoration Inc.

Survivors include mother Marie Snuggs Almond, Collierville, Tenn.; father John W. Almond, Tucson; stepmother Judy Byron Almond, Tucson; stepsisters Stephanie Olivieri, Australia, and Chris Robson, Tucson; brother Russell M. Almond, Tucson; paternal grandmother Katherine M. Almond, Albemarle; and paternal grandfather Hugh Snuggs, Albemarle.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Hartsell Funeral Home’s Lefler Memorial, conducted by the Rev. Ben Wilson. Burial, Fairview Memorial Park, Albemarle.

Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Monday, at the funeral home.

Howard Eugene Coggins

MOORESVILLE — Howard Eugene Coggins, 69, Mooresville, died Friday (May 5, 2000) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Retired from Transcontinental Gas and Pipe Line, he served in the U.S. Navy and the N.C. National Guard.

Survivors include wife Betty Stafford Coggins; sons Robert “Bo” Coggins, Mooresville, and Steven Coggins, Catawba; daughters Gail Brotherton and Dawn Moose, both of Mooresville, and Sue Brackett, Concord; brother Banks Coggins, Mount Mourne; sisters Mildred Corriher and Hazel McKay, both of Mooresville; and three grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Mount Mourne Church of God, conducted by the Rev. Lawrence Ownby and the Rev. Coy Walker. Burial, Glenwood Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Neill Funeral Home.

Memorials: LifeSpan Village Place, 233 E. Front St., Statesville, N.C. 28677 or N.C. Families of SMA, c/o Cindy Schaefer, P.O. Box 5724, Cary, N.C. 27511.

Jesse Paul Carter

MOORESVILLE _ Jesse Paul Carter, 79, Mooresville, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at his home.

Survivors include wife Lois Gross Carter; daughters Janna C. West, Mooresville, and Terry C. Smith, Golston; brother Robert Carter, Mount Holly; sisters Dorothy Warren and Thelma Gardner, both of Mooresville, and Nellie Campbell, Cumberland, Md.; and two grandchildren.

Services: Memorial, 4 p.m. today, Neill Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Dr. Steve Gouge.

The family will receive friends following the service.

Irene Blackburn Foster

MOCKSVILLE — Irene Blackburn Foster, 81, U.S. 601 South, died Friday (May 5, 2000) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, after a period of declining health.

Born July 21, 1918, in Wilkes County, Mrs. Foster was a daughter of the late Lillian Victoria Wall and W.O. Blackburn. She was owner and operator of the Cut ‘N Curl salon in Cooleemee and a member of Unity Presbyterian Church, Woodleaf.

Mrs. Foster was preceded in death by her husband, George Wyatt Davis.

Survivors include son Tim Davis, Mocksville; daughter Vicki Davis Josephson, Matthews; brothers Ralph Blackburn, Millers Creek, and Wade Blackburn, Roaring River; sister Pauline Hogue, Winston-Salem; and three grandchildren.

Services: 8 p.m. Sunday, Eaton Funeral Chapel. Private graveside service, Fork Baptist Church cemetery, at a later date.

Visitation: 7-8 p.m. Sunday, Eaton Funeral Home, Mocksville.

Margaret Hagler

Born June 26, 1921, in Mocksville, she was the daughter of the late Alma Boger and Roy Julian. She had retired from the weave room at Cannon Mills, Plant 1. She was a member of Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist Church, Lexington.

She was preceded in death by sons Jerry Wayne Hendricks and Ronald E. Hendricks.

Survivors include her husband, the Rev. Robert Hagler; daughter Mrs. Tom (Phyllis) Fuller, Jamestown; stepchildren Bobbie Privette, Melvin Hagler, Mickey Hagler, Ellen Wyatt, Richard Hagler, Linda Mann, Donna Cross and Barbara Safrit; two grandsons; 23 step-grandchildren; and 34 step-great-granchildren.

Services: 5 p.m. Sunday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Darrell Cartrette and the Rev. Chuck Overcash. Burial, 11 a.m. Monday, Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation: 3-5 p.m. Sunday, at the funeral home.

Memorials: Joshua Youth Camp, c/o Rev. Chuck Overcash, Treasurer, 2109 Englewood St., Kannapolis, N.C. 28083.

Annie Lee Hill

MOORESVILLE — Annie Lee Hill, 76, Mooresville, died Friday (May 5, 2000).

Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis, is in charge.

Tricy Charles Jolly

MOORESVILLE — Tricy Charles Jolly, 65, West McNeely Avenue, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Born Jan. 31, 1935, in Iredell County, Mr. Jolly was a son of the late Glenn and Grace Call Jolly. He was a graduate of Mitchell Community College and Rowan Technical Institute.

He had retired in 1997 after 22 years in the maintenance department at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church, Mount Ulla, and Mooresville Rescue Squad. He was a retired member of the Mooresville Fire Department.

Mr. Jolly was preceded in death by a son, Christopher Lee Jolly.

Survivors include wife Myrtis Gray Jolly, whom he married Nov. 24, 1962; son Charles L. Jolly, Mooresville; daughter Charlotte J. Sloop, Mooresville; and three grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Centenary United Methodist Church, Mount Ulla, conducted by the Rev. Robert Wiseman and the Rev. Marion Fulk. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Cavin Funeral Home.

Memorials: Mooresville Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1109, Mooresville, N.C. 28115; or Centenary United Methodist Church, 620 Centenary Church Road, Mount Ulla, N.C. 28125; or Southside Baptist Church, 525 S. Broad St., Mooresville, N.C. 28115.

Mildred Goodnight Kluttz

Mildred Goodnight Kluttz, 79, Salisbury died Friday (May 5, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, is in charge.

Raymond Vernon Love

TAYLORS, S.C. — The Rev. Raymond Vernon Love died at his home Wednesday (May 3, 2000) after a long illness.

He was the father of Steve Love of Salisbury, N.C.