MOUNT GILEAD — Songkane Bandith, 15, 765 Bruton Carpenter Road, drowned at 6:45 p.m. Friday (May 12, 2000), in Lake Tillery. He was as West Montgomery High student and native of Thailand.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. today, Stanly Gardens of Memory, Albemarle.

Visitation: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. today, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle.

John ‘Barney’ Barnhardt

CHINA GROVE — John Murry “Barney” Barnhardt, 71, 1155 Barnhardt Road, died Saturday (May 13, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Aug. 13, 1928, in Rowan County, he was son of the late John Michael and Annie Sloop Barnhardt. He was retired from the N.C. Department of Transportation.

Mr. Barnhardt belonged to Mount Moriah Lutheran Church.

Survivors include his wife, Velma Johnson Barnhardt; sons Michael M. and Philip R. Barnhardt, both of China Grove; daughter Sandy B. Julkowski, China Grove; brothers Marvin H. Barnhardt, China Grove, and Linn Barnhardt, Kannapolis; sisters Pauline B. Jones and Doris B. Rainwater, both of Kannapolis; three grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Northcrest Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Gene Peeler. Burial, Mount Moriah Lutheran Church.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove. At other times, the family will be at 1155 Barnhardt Road.

Veronica D’Amato

ELGIN, S.C. — The funeral for Veronica Anita D’Amato, 84, will be held Tuesday in Elgin.

A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., she was daughter of the late John Francis Gordon and Katherine Kiefer Gordon. She belonged to the Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign War and Girl Scouts.

Survivors include daughters, Marie Crotts, Mocksville, N.C., and Stella Priest and Anita D’Amato, both of Columbia; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday Shives Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Debra A.S. Quilling. Burial, Memorial Gardens of Columbia.

Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday, Shives Funeral Home.

Nellie Green Hanes

MOCKSVILLE — The funeral for Nellie Marie Green Hanes, 72, Livingston Road, will be held Tuesday.

Mrs. Hanes died Friday (May 12, 2000) at Forsyth Medical Center.

Born April 18, 1928, in Davie County, she was a daughter of the late Nellie Tutterow and James Burris Green. She retired from Hanes Hosiery after 22 years. Mrs. Hanes belonged to Smith Grove United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Charlie Craig Hanes; sons Randall C. and Clifford G. Hanes, both of Mocksville; daughter Cathy Stroud, Mocksville; brothers James C., Bobby G., Kenneth R. and John W. Green, all of Mocksville; sisters Edra G. Beck, Winston-Salem, Bernice G. Saunders, Mocksville, and Shirley G. Stroud, Statesville; and four grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Eaton Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Bob McLawhorn and the Rev. Bobby Swaim. Burial, Smith Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Monday, Eaton Funeral Home.

Memorials: American Cancer Society, Davie County Chapter, 1900 S. Stratford Road, Winston-Salem, N.C., 27103.

Virginia Hall Kepley

The funeral for Virginia Frances Hall Kepley, 88, Oak Island, and formerly of Salisbury, will be held Monday in Salisbury.

Mrs. Kepley died at 12:47 a.m. Friday (May 12, 2000) at Dosher Memorial Hospital in Southport after a serious illness of six months.

Born Nov. 22, 1911, in Washington, D.C., she was daughter of the late James A. and Laura Frances Frick Hall. She was educated in Rowan County Schools and had been a patient helper for Rowan Memorial Hospital and home care.

Mrs. Kepley belonged to St. Phillip’s Episcopal Church in Oak Island and was a former member of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Salisbury. She also was a member of the Salisbury Order of the Eastern Star No. 117, from which she recently received her 50-year pin.

Preceding her in death were her husband, Henderson Theodore Kepley; a son, Bryan Wesley Kepley; and a daughter, Joyce Diane Kepley.

Survivors include sons Jason Theodore Kepley, Jacob Nathaniel Kepley and Benjamin Lee Kepley, all of Salisbury, Darius Hall Kepley, Winnabow, and David Locke Kepley, Tucson, Ariz.; daughter Marion Dolores Nakoff, Oak Island; 10 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Lyerly Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Wendell Phillips, pastor, St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Monday, Lyerly Funeral Home.

Memorials: St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 4401 Statesville Blvd., Salisbury, N.C., 28147.

Emanuel Loflin

Emanuel Loflin, 86, Salisbury, died Saturday (May 13, 2000) at his residence following a lengthy illness.

Born Feb. 25, 1914, in Rowan County, he was son of the late Lawson L. and Pallie Bridges Loflin. Educated in Rowan County Schools, he retired from N.C. Finishing Co., where he had served as union president.

Earlier, Mr. Loflin had worked for Southern Railway. He belonged to Coburn United Methodist Church and the Bible class. He also was a member of Andrew Jackson Masonic Lodge No. 576 AAF & AM. He was a member of Rufty-Holmes Senior Center’s Hall of Honor.

Survivors include his wife, Ruby Cooke Loflin, whom he married March 6, 1936; daughter Judy Agner, Salisbury; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Coburn Memorial United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. David Kelley, pastor. Masonic services will be conducted by the Andrew Jackson Lodge. Cremation will follow the services.

Visitation: Following the services in the church fellowship hall.

Memorials: Coburn Memorial United Methodist Church, 901 S. Church St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

Anna English Turner

Anna English Turner, 80, Salisbury, died Saturday (May 13, 2000) at Autumn Care of Mocksville after a period of declining health.

Born Feb. 24, 1920, in Avery County, she was daughter of the late Jess and Mary Beam English. Educated in Avery County Schools, she was employed as a textile inspector for 25 years and belonged to Morlan Park Baptist Church.

Her husband, John Worth Turner, whom she married in 1935, died on Jan. 3, 1971.

Survivors include sons Bill, John and Nick Turner, all of Salisbury; daughters Shelby Peterson, Swannanoa, Lorene Yount, Salisbury, Betty Julian, Spencer, and Mary Jo Jones, Mocksville; brothers June English, Bakersville, Tenn., Ford English, Tennessee, Stewart English, Virginia, and Jack English, Marion; sisters Georgia Godby, Cooleemee, and Ellen Sechrist, Salisbury; 23 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Lyerly Funeral Home’s James C. Lyerly Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Robert Turner. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Lyerly Funeral Home.

Emily Lou Wyatt

MOCKSVILLE — The funeral for Emily Lou Wyatt, 70, No Creek Church Road, will be held Monday.

Miss Wyatt died Saturday (May 13, 2000) at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem following several months of declining health.

Born Dec. 26, 1929, she was daughter of the late Pearl Mae Craver and Wade H. Wyatt Sr. A graduate of Mocksville High School, Miss Wyatt retired after 42 years with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. She was a lifelong member of Fork Baptist Church, where she also had taught Sunday School.

Survivors include a brother, John Wyatt, Mocksville; and sisters Betty Blackwelder, Mocksville, and Shirley W. Hyatt, Winston-Salem.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Eaton Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Rusty Morrison. Burial, Fork Baptist Church Cemetery.

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

Memorials: Building Fund, Fork Baptist Church, care of Mike Livengood, 3140 U.S. 64 East, Mockville, N.C., 27028.

John ‘Henry’ Eagle Sr.

THOMASVILLE — John “Henry” Eagle Sr., 92, 920 Hasty School Road, died Friday (May 12, 2000) at Graybrier Nursing Center.

Born Nov. 18, 1907, in Rowan County, he was son of the late George Scott Eagle and Essie Summey Eagle. Mr. Eagle retired from Globe Furniture after 43 years and served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a charter member of the Hasty Lion Club and a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church.

For the church, he served as Sunday School superintendent, Sunday School teacher, usher and had perfect Sunday School attendance for 47 years.

Survivors include his wife, Hattie Mae Weaver Eagle; daughters Carolyn Hughes, Lexington, and Mary Louise Chapman, Thomasville; son John Henry Eagle Jr., Kingston, Nova Scotia, Canada; sister Janice Marie Barrier, Salisbury; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. B. Joe Parker and Dr. James Summey. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home.

Memorials: Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1049, Thomasville, N.C. 27360.