CONCORD — Loy David “Dave” Barrier, 92, 114 Cline St., died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at Brian Center, Mooresville, after three weeks of declining health.

Born Jan. 27, 1908, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Barrier was a son of the late Tom and Margaret Hileman Barrier. He retired after many years from Cannon Mills, Plant 1, machine shop.

A member of Brookdale Baptist Church, Kannapolis, he was a former treasurer, deacon, choir member and Sunday school teacher and had been active in various other phases of the church.

Survivors include wife Addie Lee Hathcock Barrier; daughter Doris Barrier McBee, Newton; brother Bud Barrier, Concord; sisters Marie Phillips, China Grove, Nell Fisher and Frances Moss, both of Kannapolis, and Elsie Johnson, Concord; two grandsons; and one great-grandson.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Brookdale Baptist Church, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Ken Savage. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 Saturday, Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis. At other times the family will be at the home on Cline Street.

Memorials: Brookdale Baptist Church, 2511 S. Ridge Ave., Kannapolis, N.C. 28083.

Coleen A. Furches

KING — Coleen A. Furches, 70, 220 Pilot View Drive died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, after a period of declining health.

Born Oct. 31, 1929, in Rowan County, Mrs. Furches was a daughter of Ethel Poteat Alexander, Kannapolis, and the late Clarence E. Alexander. A member of First Baptist Church of King, she was a teacher and had retired after 30 years from the Forsyth County School System.

Survivors, in addition to her mother, include husband of 44 years Samuel W. Furches Jr.; daughter Lynn F. Newell, King; son Samuel Wade Furches III, Salisbury; sister Helen Blackwelder, Charlotte; brothers Leonard Alexander, Gastonia, Troy Alexander, Albemarle, and Bob Alexander, Wilmington; and three grandchildren.

Services: 6 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church of King, conducted by the Rev. Jack Border and Dr. James Baldwin. Graveside, 9 a.m. Sunday, King Memorial Park.

Visitation: On Saturday in the fellowship hall immediately following the service.

Slate Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: American Cancer Society, 1900 S. Hawthorne Road, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103; or First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 481, King, N.C. 27021.

Jeffie Odell Lanning

LINWOOD — Jeffie Odell Lanning, 81, 598 Wilson Road, died Wednesday (May 17, 2000) at Golden Age Nursing Home, Lexington.

Born July 31, 1918, in Davidson County, Mr. Lanning was a son of the late Jeffie Lee and Ada Mae Leonard Lanning. He was a member of Friendship Methodist Church and had retired from Churchland Feed Mill. A veteran, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Survivors include wife Lila Lanning; sons Wayne Lanning, of the home, and Jerry Lanning, Lexington; brother Ray Lanning, Sanford; one granddaughter; and one great-granddaughter.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Piedmont Funeral Home Chapel, Lexington. Burial, Reeds Baptist Church cemetery. Military rites by Randolph County Honor Guard.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home.

Sarah Ruth Rich

Sarah Ruth Rich, 71, Salisbury, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after a long illness.

Born June 6, 1928, in Davie County, Mrs. Rich was a daughter of the late Adolphus and Maude Phelps Nichols. Educated in the Davie County schools, she retired from Secon Metals. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Survivors include husband Anthony Rich, whom she married March 8, 1946; daughter Ruth Lozano, Salisbury; sister Reba McIntyre, Woodleaf; and six grandchildren.

The body has been cremated. No services are planned.

Evergreen Cremation Services in charge.

Cletus Sloop Shuffler

Cletus Sloop Shuffler, 91, Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks, Salisbury, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at the nursing home, after eight months of declining health.

Born July 24, 1908, in Rowan County, Mrs. Shuffler was a daughter of the late C.W. and McBertha Sechler Sloop. A homemaker, she was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, China Grove.

Survivors include brother David R. Sloop, Alpine, Calif.; and sisters Doris Guffy and Louise Warner, both of Salisbury, and Bernice Kennerly, China Grove.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. G. David Swygert. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove.

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

Memorials: Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks, P.O. Box 1310, Salisbury, N.C. 28145-1310.

Molly Price Sutton

KANNAPOLIS — Molly Price Sutton, 1434 W. A St., died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after a period of declining health.

Born Sept. 7, 1913, in Chesterfield County, S.C., Mrs. Sutton was a daughter of the late Clayton and Ola Griggs Price. She retired in 1986 after many years from Cannon Mills, Plant 1, wash cloth department. She was a member of Lakewood Baptist Church and a former member of Rowan County Senior Citizens Club.

Her husband, Earl Sutton, died in 1987.

Survivors include brother George F. Price, Kannapolis; and sisters Emma Kirkley, Charlotte, Gladys Hancock and Vonzille Oliver, both of Ruby, S.C., and Mildred Newton, Chesterfield, S.C.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Robert D. Howard. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home.

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

Duke Monroe Wilhelm

Duke Monroe Wilhelm, 85, formerly of 6405 Old Concord Road, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at The Laurels of Salisbury.

Born Oct. 16, 1914, in Rowan County, Mr. Wilhelm was a son of the late Ernest Franklin and Grace Brown Wilhelm. Educated in the Rowan County schools, he retired in 1976 as the supervisor at Cannon Mills, sheet department.

He was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, where he was active in the church council and the Men’s Bible Class and served on numerous committees.

His first wife, Mertie Deal Wilhelm, died in 1953.

Survivors include wife Ethel Watts Wilhelm, The Laurels of Salisbury; sons Coy, Paul, Wayne and Charles Wilhelm, all of Salisbury, and Hugh Wilhelm, Rockwell; stepdaughter Doris W. Parks, Kannapolis; brother Hoke Wilhelm, Rockwell; sisters Katie W. Bost and Ruth W. Morgan, both of China Grove, and Doris W. Derrick, Irmo, S.C.; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. William Ketchie. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove. At other times the family will be at their respective homes.

Memorials: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Discretionary Fund, 205 St. Paul’s Church Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28146.

Lois Bowers Womble

Lois Bowers Womble, 68, 1117 Holmes St., died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at her home.

Born Jan. 17, 1932, in Rowan County, Mrs. Womble was a daughter of the late Bennett L. and Thelma Overcash Bowers. She had attended Boyden High School.

A member of Stallings Memorial Baptist Church, she had been employed with Innes Street Drug Store and with Towne Pharmacy as a pharmacy technician for over 10 years.

Survivors include husband Harold R. Womble; sons Kevin L. Womble, Salisbury, and Kenneth W. Womble, Spencer; daughter Heather Michelle Womble, Orlando, Fla.; brothers Charles W. Bowers, Salisbury, and John M. Bowers, Pace, Fla.; sister Sue Benson, Salisbury; and two grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Summersett Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Mark Anders, pastor, Stallings Memorial Baptist Church. Burial, Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.