CONCORD — The funeral will be Friday for John Ralph Barbee, 92, 3031 Barr Road, who died Tuesday (May 9, 2000) at Hunter Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Charlotte, after two months of declining health.

Born July 29, 1907, in Mecklenburg County, Mr. Barbee was a son of the late H.T. and Beadia Louvina Furr Barbee. He had retired after 50 years with Hugh Grey Hosiery Mill (now Kayser-Roth Hosiery Co.) He was a member of Meadow Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Stanly County.

His wife, Margaret Whitley Barbee, died June 22, 1996.

Survivors include daughters Vicki and Doris Benton, both of Concord; sons Bobby R. Barbee, Charlotte, Harry Barbee, Kannapolis, and Fred and Henry Barbee, both of Concord; sisters Trecie Smith, Charlotte, Helen Mesimer, Concord, and Jessie Barbee, Kannapolis; brothers Homer Barbee, Davidson, and H.T. Barbee Jr., Concord; 15 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Lisa C. Anderson. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Barr Road.

Memorials: Donor’s choice.

‘Milly’ Wagoner Cooper

The funeral will be Friday for Mildred “Milly” Wagoner Cooper, 60, 120 Lancelot Road, who died Tuesday (May 9, 2000) at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, after a year of illness.

Born Nov. 12, 1939, in Salisbury, Mrs. Cooper was a daughter ofMary Ellese Bost Wagoner, Salisbury, and the late Kenneth L. Wagoner.

A graduate of Boyden High School, she received a bachelor’s degree in nursing fromDuke University and a master’s degree in business administration from Queens College, Charlotte.

Mrs. Cooper worked with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services as director of public health and regional public health nurse consultant. She was previously employed in various capacities at the Rowan County Health Department.

She was a member of the American Public Health Association, the N.C. Public Health Nurse Association, the N.C. Consultant Conference and the N.C. Association of Public Health Nurse Administrators.

She had also served on the board of directors of Hospice of Rowan County. Chairperson of the Rowan County Nursing Home Community’s advisory committee, she served on the board of directors of Rowan Homes. She was a member of Haven Lutheran Church and the Altrusa Club.

Survivors include husband James L. “Jim” Cooper, whom she married Dec. 18, 1960; son Keith Wagoner Cooper, Colorado Springs, Colo.; daughter Susan Marsh Cooper, Salisbury; and sisters Peggy Mowery, Sharon Whittington and Ginny Cochran, all of Salisbury, and Christine Rich, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Haven Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Ronald Fink and the Rev. A. Glenn Boland. Members of the Altrusa Club will be seated as a group. Burial, Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

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

Memorials: Elizabeth Holley Scholarship Fund, Public Health Nursing, c/o Jackie Boggs, P.O. Box 686, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27102; or Women’s Cancer Research Fund, c/o Carolinas Health Care Foundation, P.O. Box 32861, Charlotte, N.C. 28232.

Cecil Mae Deal

KANNAPOLIS — Cecil Mae Elder Deal, 84, died Thursday (May 11, 2000) at Big Elm Retirement Center.

Lady’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Chuck McManus, chief of police in Albemarle

ALBEMARLE —Charles “Chuck” Blease McManus, 48, 508 Knollwood Circle, died Wednesday (May 10, 2000) at his home.

Born March 11, 1952, in Union County, Mr. McManus was a son of Thelma Helms Haigler, Wingate, and the late Collel B. McManus. A 1970 graduate of Forest Hill High School, he had been chief of police in Albemarle since 1987.

He began his career as a deputy sheriff in Union County. From 1972-1987, he worked for the Monroe Police Department, where he reached the rank of lieutenant.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include wife Terri Lathan McManus; son Bryan McManus, Raleigh, daughter Christi B. McManus, of the home; brother Mike McManus, Charlotte; sister Peggy Wiggins, Monroe; and stepfather Gagel Haigler, Wingate.

Services: 3 p.m. Friday, Central United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mike O’Brine and the Rev. Ben Wilson.The body will be placed in the church at 2:30. Burial, Prospect United Methodist Church cemetery, Union County.

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

Memorials: Hospice of Stanly County, 960 N. First St., Albemarle,N.C. 28001; or American Cancer Society, Stanly County Unit, P.O. Box 1181, Albemarle,N.C. 28002.

Sara Sloop Morrow

MOORESVILLE — Sara Sloop Morrow, 85, Wiggins Road, died Tuesday (May 9, 2000) at her home.

Born Sept. 20, 1914, in Iredell County, Mrs. Morrow was a daughter of the late Lon Gip and Minnie Poole Sloop. A member of Triplett United Methodist Church, she had been a Sunday school teacher, church historian and president of the United Methodist Women. She was also a member of the Mazeppa Home Demonstration Club.

Her husband, Carl Alexander Morrow, died in October 1981. She was also preceded in death by two granddaughters.

Survivors include sons Carl “Alex” Morrow Jr., Gulf Shores, Ala., George Reid Morrow, Cheraw, S.C., and Morris Grier Morrow, Winston-Salem; sisters Rachel Brawley, Mooresville, and Lorene Owens, Cleveland; brother Marvin Sloop, Mount Ulla; eight other grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Triplett United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Tony Matthews and the Rev. Joe Parker. Burial, church cemetery.

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

Memorials: Triplett United Methodist Church, 838 Mazeppa Road, Mooresville, N.C. 28115; or Hospice of Iredell County, 403 E. Statesville Ave., Mooresville, N.C. 28115.

Cavin Funeral Home in charge.

Nellie Mills Patterson

CLEVELAND — Nellie Mills Patterson, 95, 220 Serenity Drive, died Wednesday (May 10, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after a lengthy illness.

Born Dec. 11, 1904, in Rowan County, Mrs. Patterson was a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Jane Cowan Mills. A graduate of the Rowan County schools, she had retired as a nurse’s aide.

She was a member of Mount Tabor Presbyterian Church (USA), where she was involved with the United Presbyterian Women, the senior choir and the trustee board. Also a member of West Rowan Senior Citizens, she was a past worthy matron with the Order of the Eastern Star.

Her husband, Oscar Lee Patterson, died March 22, 1984. A son, Arthur Lee Patterson, also preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons James Patterson, Brooklyn, N.Y., Scott M. Patterson and Oscar Lee Patterson Jr., both of Cleveland, Howard C. Patterson, Queens, N.Y., Benjamin F. Patterson, Stony Point, George A. Patterson, Somerset, N.J., and Clifford E. Patterson, of the home; daughters Ollie P. Byers, Troutman, Lizzie Barber, Statesville, and Nellie Hargrove, Mocksville; brothers Samuel Mills, Queens, N.Y., and Edward Mills, Salisbury; sister Mabel Mills, Salisbury; 21 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home, Salisbury, in charge.

Melvin ‘Mel’ Reid

The funeral will be Saturday for Melvin “Mel” Lee Reid, 85, 207 W. McCubbins St., who died Wednesday (May 10, 2000) at Spencer Health Care, Spencer, after three weeks of serious illness.

Born March 17, 1915, in Rowan County, Mr. Reid was a son of the late C. George and Mamie Springs Reid and the stepson of the late Savannah Torrence Reid. He graduated from J.C. Price High School and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.

Retired from Southern Railway and Livingstone College, he was a lifelong member of Gethesemane Baptist Church and a former member of the Lakewood Sluggers baseball team.

Survivors include wife Beulah Currence Reid; son Melvin George Reid Jr., Brandywine, Md.; daughters Mary A. Reid Gill, Fayetteville, and Betty Reid Mattocks, Silver Spring, Md.; sisters Elizabeth Everette, Spring Dale, Md., Bernice Mann, Vera Gathe, Beulah Grayson and Arthur Mae Carthorne, all of Washington D.C., Geneva Coleman, Fredricksburg, Va., Emma T. Black and Mary Wiley, both of Fayetteville, and Abna Hall, Richmond, Va.; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Gethsemane Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. J.L. Stowe. Burial,Oakwood Cemetery.

Visitation: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the church.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home in charge.

Michael Sealey

William Michael Sealey, 52, Salisbury, died Wednesday (May 10, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health.

Born April 29, 1948, in Rowan County, Mr. Sealey was a son of the late William Marvin and Phyllis Gantt Sealey. Educated in the Rowan County schools, he was a graduate of North Carolina State University.

Mr. Sealey was maintenance supervisor at Swagnit and a member of Haven Lutheran Church.

Survivors include wife Deborah Howan Sealey; stepson Robert Bracken, Gold Hill; stepdaughter Angela Shaw, Lexington; sister Phyllis Carson, Salisbury; and four grandchildren.

Services: Memorial, 11 a.m. Saturday, Haven Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Ronald Fink.

Visitation: At the church after the service.

EvergreenCremation Services in charge.

Memorials: Haven Lutheran Church, Memorial Fund, 207 W. Harrison St., Salisbury,N.C. 28144; or Duke University Center, Brain Tumor Center, Erwin Road, Durham, N.C. 27710.

Raymond C. Shadrick

The funeral will be Friday for Raymond Clarence Shadrick, 84, Salisbury, who died Tuesday (May 9, 2000) at his home.

Born May 15, 1915, in Forsyth County, Mr. Shadrick was a son of the late David Franklin and Sarah Ella Peak Shadrick. He was educated in the Winston-Salem schools.

He had worked for Norfolk-Southern Railway for 12 years and was later employed by Rowan Office Furniture. He was a former member of Winston-Salem Church of Christ.

His wife, Annie Louise Vaden Shadrick, died Jan. 9, 1998.

Survivors include son Wayne Shadrick, Wingate; daughter Brenda Holder, Salisbury; sister Arietta Painter, Winston-Salem; and four grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Friday, Waughtown Cemetery,Winston-Salem, conducted by the Rev. Mike Motley, pastor, Trading Ford Baptist Church.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Lyerly Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Brenda Holder.

Patricia W. Crainshaw

KANNAPOLIS — Patricia Wright Crainshaw, 61, 4832 Mooresville Road, died Wednesday (May 10, 2000) at Britthaven of Kannapolis.

Born May 19, 1938, in Danville, Va., Mrs. Crainshaw was a daughter of the late Clyde Alonzo and Lottie Poole Wright. A homemaker, she was a member of Second Presbyterian Church.

She was preceded in death by a son, Marty Wayne Crainshaw.

Survivors include husband M. Wayne Crainshaw; son Russell Lynn Crainshaw, Salisbury; daughter Donna Karen Smith, Kannapolis; brother Benny Wright, Mooresville; sisters Virginia “Dobbie” Jung and Jackie Crowe, both of Kannapolis; and a granddaughter.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Brant Piper. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

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

Memorials: Second Presbyterian Church, Building Fund, 1010 Centergrove Road, Kannapolis, N.C. 28083.

Judith Louise Frasier

LINWOOD — Judith Louise Frasier, 41, 442 Clark Road, died Wednesday (May 10, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Sept. 1, 1958, in Herkimer, N.Y., Mrs. Frasier was a daughter of the late Ernest and Julia Dedicka Boyer. A graduate of Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School, she was a shift leader at Bojangles in Spencer. She was a member of Oakdale Baptist Church, Spencer.

Survivors include husband David Frasier, Salisbury; sons Keith and Shane Frasier, both of Salisbury, and Kevin and Jeremy Frasier, Linwood; sister Sherri Frasier, Linwood; brothers Ernest Boyer Jr., St. Johnsville, N.Y., and George Boyer, Amsterdam, N.Y.; and sisters Ethel Smith, Oppenheim, N.Y., Carol Boyer, Arizona, Linda Frasier, Fort Plain, N.Y., and Joanne Snell, Florida.

Services: Memorial, 1 p.m. Friday, Oakdale Baptist Church, Spencer, conducted by the Rev. Robert T. Heard.

Visitation: At the church after the service.