ALBEMARLE — Walter Reather Bolton, 82, of 211 Fifth Ave., New London, died Saturday (May 13, 2000) at the VA Medical Center in Durham.

Born Oct. 6, 1917, in Stanly County, Mr. Bolton was a son of the late Reather and Anna Bailey Bolton. A U. S. Army veteran of World War II, he was a retired meat cutter.

Survivors include son David Bolton, Albemarle; daughter Gayle Gibson, Mooresville; brother William “Bill” Bolton, Locust; sisters Mary Frances Speight and Johnlyn Poplin, both of Albemarle; and four grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Stanly Memorial Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Nathan Fox. Burial in Stanly Gardens of Memory with full military rites conducted by the Stanly County DAV Ritual Team.

Visitation: 6-8 p.m. tonight, Stanly Funeral Home.

Memorials: Leukemia Association of America, Attn. Linda Maxwell, 5624 Executive Center Office, Suite 100, Charlotte, N.C. 28212.

Guy Lynn Deaton

Guy Lynn Deaton, 86, of Mooresville, died Sunday (May 14, 2000) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Born April 19, 1914, in Mooresville, Mr. Deaton was a son of the late James Marshall and Zula Cashion Deaton. A retired mechanic at Burlington Industries, he was a member of Mooresville ARP Church where he served as deacon and was active in the Mooresville Nutritional Program for Seniors. Mr. Deaton was recently named Deacon Emeritus at Mooresville ARP Church.

Mr. Deaton was preceded in death by his wife, Mamie Thompson Deaton.

Survivors include brother Kenneth Mason Deaton, Mooresville; sisters Mary D. Shuler, Elloree, S.C., and Ruth D. Stafford, Statesville.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Mooresville ARP Church, conducted by the Rev. Gerald R. Hallman. Burial, Glenwood Memorial Park, Mooresville.

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

Memorials:Mooresville ARP Church, 659 Carpenter Ave., Mooresville, N.C. 28115.

Sarah Terry Green

MOCKSVILLE — Sarah Terry Green, 85, formerly of County Home Road, died Sunday (May 14, 2000) at Autumn Care of Mocksville.

Born March 27, 1915, in Greenville, S.C., Mrs. Green was a daughter of the late Maybell Rampey and Alfred Terry. She was retired from Belts Inc., of Mocksville, and was a member of Jericho Church of Christ and the Senior Citizens.

Mrs. Green was preceded in death by her husband, James Marshall Green, who died in 1979.

Survivors include one son, three daughters, one brother, and one sister.

Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Eaton Funeral Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Tom Torpy. Burial, Jericho Church of Christ Cemetery.

Visitation:The family will receive visitors immediately after the funeral services at Jericho Church of Christ.

Memorials can be made to the donor’s choice.

Ellis Hyatt

STANFIELD — Ellis Hyatt, 76, 8050 Mauney Road, died Sunday (May 14, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center.

Born Oct. 4, 1923, in Union County, Mr. Hyatt was the son of the late Mattie and Alexander Hyatt and was a self-employed scrap iron dealer.

Mr. Hyatt was preceded in death by his wife, Dora Belle Hartsell Hyatt.

Survivors include sons James “Buster” Hyatt, Stanfield, and Hazel Lee Hyatt, Mount Pleasant; daughter Patricia Ann Hyatt, New London; brother James Hyatt, New London; half brothers Paul Rushing, Concord, Lee Rushing, Kannapolis, and Jessie Rushing, Locust; and half sister Novella McLester, Locust; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Hartsell Funeral Home-Albemarle, conducted by the Rev. Truette Rogers. Burial, Norview Gardens, Inc., Norwood.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home-Albemarle. At other times the family will be at the residence.

Mary Ethel Nance

The funeral will be held Tuesday for Mary Ethel Latimer Nance, 81, of Brian Center, who died Friday (May 12, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after several years of declining health.

Born Sept. 19, 1918, in Anderson County, S. C., Mrs. Nance was a daughter of the late Hester and Rosa Stephenson Latimer. Educated in the Cleveland, Ohio, public schools, she was a 1937 graduate of Cleveland Central High School, attended Cleveland State University and was a graduate of Kent state University, with a bachelor’s degree in social work. She had previously been employed as a social worker with the Cuyahoga County welfare department. A former member of East Mount Zion Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio, she was a member of White Rock AMEZion Church and the C. J. Shuford Sunday School Class.

Her husband, Sylvester Nance, died in 1967.

Survivors include sons Donald S. Nance, Cleveland, Ohio, and Robert T. Nance, Granite Quarry; daughter Brenda K. Johnson, Granite Quarry; brother Robert H. Latimer, Cleveland, Ohio; sister Louise White, Cleveland, Ohio; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, White Rock AMEZion Church, conducted by the Rev. William Gullick, pastor. Burial in the Salisbury National Cemetery.

Visitation: 12-12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church.

Rowan Funeral service is in charge of arrangements.

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, Mrs. Turner 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 was a member of 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, Norma Brown and Cathy Allen, all of 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 Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Robert Turner. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

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

Kenneth Gerald Wall

Kenneth Gerald Wall, 52, U.S. Highway 601 North, died Saturday (May 13, 2000) at his home.

Eaton Funeral Service is in charge.

Mary Lamb Puckett

KANNAPOLIS - Mary Lamb Puckett, 80, of Clint, Texas, formerly of Piedmont Drive, died Friday (May 12, 2000) at the home of son, Sam Hall, Clint, Texas, with whom she made her home.

Born March 27, 1920, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Puckett was a daughter of the late G. R and Veda Lamb. She retired in 1970 from the wholesale food business. She was a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Her husband, Charles Raymond Puckett, died on Jan. 16, 1990.

Survivors in addition to son Sam Hall, include brothers Donald Lamb, Charlotte, and Ray Lamb, Tampa, Fla.; and one grandchild.

Services: Graveside 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Carolina Memorial Park, conducted by Paul Tuck, elder in the Kannapolis congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lady’s Funeral Home.

‘Gene’ Blackwelder

CONCORD - Marshall Eugene “Gene” Blackwelder, 65, of 119 Parallel Drive, Harrisburg, formerly of 427 Union Cemetery Road, died Saturday (May 13, 2000) at his home.

Born Oct. 8, 1935, in Mecklenburg County, Mr. Blackwelder was a son of the late Lewis F. and Elma Miller Blackwelder. A retired window maker, he was employed by Allison-Erwin Co. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army National Guard and a member of Pitts Baptist Church.

His wife, June Windell Blackwelder, died on July 4, 1999.

Survivors include brothers Edward and Carl Blackwelder, both of Concord, Bill Blackwelder, Mount Pleasant, and Lewis “L. J.” Blackwelder, Harrisburg; and sisters Martha Bolick, Mount Ulla, Mae Pope and Elaine Miller, both of Concord.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Hartsell Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Scott Davis and the Rev. Ed Hall. Burial in Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of Lewis BLackwelder, 119 Parallel Drive, Harrisburg.

Memorials: Hospice of Cabarrus County, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, N.C. 28026; or Pitts Baptist Church Building Fund, 2897 Pitts School Road, Harrisburg, N.C. 28075.

Louise B. Brindle

KANNAPOLIS — Johnsie Louise Brindle, 77, of Centergrove Road, died Sunday (May 14, 2000) at the home of a daughter, Doris McCombs ofChina Grove.

Born June 11, 1922, in Montgomery County, Mrs. Brindle was a daughter of the late Henry T. and Rebecca Fry Baldwin. She retired in 1985 from the washcloth department of Cannon Mills, Plant 1. A member of the Church of God of Prophesy, Concord, she had been a resident of this area most of her life.

Her husband, the Rev. Lloyd John Brindle, died on Nov. 25, 1993.

Survivors, in addition to daughter Doris McCombs, include sons Larry Brindle, Kannapolis, Thomas and the Rev. Don Brindle, both of Charlotte; daughters, Barbara Carraway, Kannapolis, and Debra Overman, Rockwell; 14 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Lady’s Funeral Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Don Brindle and the Rev. Thant McManus. Burial in West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove.

Visitation: 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home of Doris McCombs, 380 Knight Farm Road, China Grove.

Memorials: Hospice of Cabarrus County, P. O. Box 1235, Concord, N.C. 28026; or Church of God of Prophesy, Highway 49, North, P.O. Box 2259, Concord, N.C. 28025.