Jane Arey “Suggie”Bean, 80, of Wadesboro, died Saturday (May 27, 2000) at the Harris Hospice Unit of Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte.

Born May 23, 1920, in Salisbury, Mrs. Bean was a daughter of the late Edwin Burton and Florence McNeil Arey. Mrs. Bean was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Wadesboro, and was a retired bookkeeper for Smith Electric Company.

Mrs. Bean’s husband, Eugene Holmes Bean Jr., died Oct. 16, 1982. Her daughter, Julia Ann Bean Johnson, died Aug. 39, 1996.

Survivors include son Alan Bean, Gastonia; daughters Barbara Ridenhour, Wadesboro, Sandra “Punky” Ussery, Rockingham; and six grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, First Presbyterian Church, Wadesboro, conducted by the Rev. Priscilla Durkin. Burial, Anson Memorial Park.

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

Memorials:First Presbyterian Church, P.O.B. 351, Wadesboro, N.C. 28170 or the Harris Hospice Unit of Presbyterian Hospital, P.O.B. 33549, Charlotte, N.C. 28233.

Evelyn Wyrick Corriher

WHITE PLAINS, Ga. — Evelyn Marie Wyrick Corriher, 74, 1190 Kimbrough Drive, died Saturday (May 27, 2000)at Minnie G. Boswell Memorial Hospital.

Born March 10, 1926, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Edward Lee and Annie Taylor Wyrick. She was a graduate of Salisbury High School and was a member of Liberty United Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John Dermont Corriher.

Survivors include daughter Niki Corriher, Alpharetta, Ga.; sons Dennis Dermont and Joseph Michael Corriher, both of White Plains, Ga.; brothers Eddie Lee Wyrick, Long Beach; and six grandchildren.

Services:11 a.m. Monday, Liberty United Methodist Church, White Plains, Ga., conducted by the Rev. Gary Nicholas. Burial, Fairview Memorial Gardens.

Visitation: Tonight at the funeral home.

Evelyn Sophia Beaver Deal

ROCKWELL — Evelyn Sophia Beaver Deal, 85, of the Meadows of Rockwell died Saturday (May 27, 2000) at Bryan Center, Salisbury.

Born Nov. 27, 1914, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Jacob B. and Mary Essie Hill Beaver.

A graduate of Farm Life School, China Grove, Mrs. Deal worked in the office of Cannon Mills. She worked at Nazareth Children’s Home and was a dorm mother at Catawba College. She was a member of Mount Zion United Church of Christ and the Lillie Rymer Circle.

Her husband, Herman E. Deal, died March 20, 1993.

She is survived by brother Charles B. Beaver, Kannapolis.

Services:11 a.m. Monday, Mount Zion United Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev. William Campbell. Burial, Greenlawn Cemetery.

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

Memorials:Mount Zion United Church of Christ, PO Box 1298, China Grove, 28023.

Linn Honeycutt Funeral Home is in charge.

David Caldwell Euart

FAITH — David Caldwell Euart, 79, 145 Pine Lake Drive, died Saturday (May 27, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after many years of declining health and six months of serious illness.

Born June 11, 1920, in Rowan County, Mr. Euart was a son of the late John Ramsey Euart and Lottie Viola Smith Euart. Mr. Euart retired in 1981 after 18 years with General Motors Corp., Charlotte.

Mr. Euart was a NASCAR driver since the early 1940s and was a Grand National Champion with Carolina Racing Team during the 1950s. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served with the 7th Armed Division and having participated in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church and a member of the American Legion Post, Faith.

Survivors include his wife, Minnie “Jeannie” Rogers Euart; sons David R. Euart and Monte G. Baucom, both of Rockwell; daughter Vanessa Euart Sterling, Salisbury; brothers Carl E. Euart and John R. Euart Jr., both of Salisbury; sisters Louise E. Yost, Betty E. Truitt, Polly E. Webb, and Elsie E. Lomax, all of Salisbury; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Faith Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Chuck Brawley. The body will be taken to the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation:7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the residence.

Memorials:Faith Baptist Church, PO Box 84, Faith, N.C. 28041.

Mary Ann Troutman Gibby

CONCORD — Mary Ann Troutman Gibby, 65, 5709 Gold Hill Road, died Saturday (May 27, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center.

Born Nov. 12, 1934, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Gibby was a daughter of the late John and Ola Cauble Troutman. Mrs. Gibby was a member of Organ Lutheran Church and worked at Willis Hosiery Mill.

Survivors include sons Allen Gibby, China Grove, Gary Gibby, Rock Hill, S.C.; daughters Betty Barrier, Salisbury, and Sandra Perkins, Rockwell; sister Evelyn Wright, Thomasville; and six grandchildren.

Services:11 a.m. Monday, Gordon Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Howard Baker. Burial, Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Visitation:4-6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Fred Eugene Lambe

CHINA GROVE —Fred Eugene Lambe, 53, 312 Blackwelder St., died Saturday (May 27, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center following an extended illness.

Born Sept. 24, 1946, in Salisbury, he was a son of Mary Hedrick Lambe, Salisbury, and the late John Malcolm Lambe.

A graduate of North Rowan High School, Mr. Lambe owned and operated Fred’s One Stop. He was formerly a warehouse manager for Food Lion and a truck driver for Star Freightliner and Schneider Freightliner.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Deborah Holmes Lambe; son Michael Lambe, Salisbury; daughter Celeste Lewis, Salisbury; stepdaughters Amy Camp, Florence, S.C., and Kara Camp, Tega Cay, S.C.; brothers John, Ralph and Paul Lambe, all of Salisbury; sisters Ruth Fisher, Evelyn Jacobs and Louise Nicholas, all of Salisbury; and four grandchildren.

Services:2 p.m. Monday, Northcrest Chapel, Linn-Honeycutt, conducted by the Rev. Derald Adams. The body will be cremated.

Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Memorials: South China Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O.B. 163, China Grove, N.C. 28023.

Charles Wesley Lloyd

KANNAPOLIS — Charles Wesley Lloyd, 79, 2311 West C St., died Saturday (May 27, 2000)at Five Oaks Nursing Center, Concord.

Born July 19, 1920, in Rowan County, he was a son of the late Charles Wright and Bessie Oakley Lloyd. Mr. Lloyd was a salesman for Public Service Company of North Carolina for 20 years until his retirement in 1985. He was a member of Bethpage United Methodist Church, Kannapolis, where he served as head usher and was active in various phases of church activities.

A resident of Kannapolis most of his life he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

Mr. Lloyd’s son, Thomas Michael Lloyd, died in 1993.

Survivors include his wife, Eloise Drake Lloyd; brother Wilson Lloyd, Spencer; sister Cornie McGhee, Spencer; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Services: 3:30 p.m. Monday, Bethpage United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Randy Foster. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the residence.

Memorials: Bethpage United Methodist Church, 109 Fellowship Avenue, Kannapolis, N.C. 28081.

Evelyn Jones Rickard

Evelyn Virginia Jones Rickard, 73, of Lexington, died Friday (May 26, 2000)at High Point Regional Hospital, High Point.

Survivors include daughters Jeannette Towler, Trinity, Levela Rickard Jackson, Churchland; sons Kenneth Rickard, Gibsonville, Ed Rickard, Churchland; sisters Barbara Watts, Greensboro and Helen Humphrey, Lexington; brothers Wilburn L., Bobby R. and Paul E. Jones, all of Lexington and Buford W. Jones, High Point; and eight grandchildren.

Services:10:30 a.m. Monday, Timberlake Chapel, Piedmont Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Gary King. Graveside, 2 p.m. Evergreen Cemetery, Charlotte.

Visitation:6-8 tonight, Piedmont Funeral Home.

Memorials:Davidson Public Library, Lexington Branch, 602 S. Main St., Lexington, N.C. 27292.

Mabel Archer Sills

KANNAPOLIS — Mabel Violet Archer Sills, 91, formerly of Sides Avenue, died Thursday (May 25, 2000) at the home of a grandson and his family in Stafford, Va., following several months of declining health.

Born June 5, 1908, in Rowan County, Mrs. Sills was a daughter of the late Henry Onesimus and Barbara Isabella Wright Archer. Mrs. Sills retired in 1982 from Cannon Mills in Kannapolis. She was a lifelong member of St. John’s United Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her husband, N.B. Sills, who died April 24, 1969, and a son, Nesbitt Beaurette Sills Jr.

Survivors include daughter Barbara Sills McDuffie, Palmyra, Va.; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. John’s United Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev. Jimmy R. Norred and the Rev. Horace Sills. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, at the church.

Memorials: St. John’s United Church of Christ, Organ Fund, 901 N. Main St., Kannapolis, N.C. 28081.

Hoyle ‘Matt’ Sperry

Hoyle Matthew “Matt”Sperry, 51, 7260 Sherrills Ford Road, died Friday (May 26, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Nov. 3, 1948, in Rowan County, Mr. Sperry was a son of the late Isaac Wayne and Veva Staley Sperry. Mr. Sperry was a 1966 graduate of West Rowan High School and attended Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory. Employed as a machinist with Lane Punch Company, he was a member of the Lane Punch Softball Team. Mr. Sperry was a member of Christ the King Anglican Church.

Survivors include his wife, Kathy Williams Sperry, whom he married Nov. 16, 1976; sons William E. “Billy”Sperry, Salisbury, and Richard Michael “Mickey”Sperry, Moore, Okla.; stepson Clyde W. “Buddy”Aycock III, Salisbury; daughter Margaret “Peggy” Medlin, Charlotte; five grandchildren and two step great-grandchildren.

Services:Memorial, 11 a.m. Monday, Summersett Memorial Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Father Steve Heimann of Christ the King Anglican Church. Burial, City Memorial Park.

There will be no visitation. The family will be at the residence.

Memorials:Christ the King Anglican Church, 126 Sunset Drive, Salisbury, N.C. 28147.

Molly Louise Terry

ALBEMARLE — Molly Louise Terry, 68, 709 North Third St., died Friday (May 26, 2000) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Born July 3, 1931, in Albemarle, she was a daughter of the late Troy B. and Gertie Ragsdale Idelle Terry. Ms. Terry was a box maker for Wiscassett Hosiery Mill.

Survivors include brothers Charles David Terry, Albemarle, Michael Dennis Terry, Hope Valley, R.I. and Troy Belvin Terry, Greenville, S.C.; and sister Carolyn T. Thompson, New London.

Services:Graveside, 11 a.m. Monday, Fairview Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Glen Johnson.

Visitation:The family will be at the home of sister Carolyn Thompson, 34410 Springdale Drive, New London.

Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle, is in charge.

Elevee Ammons Troxell

KERNERSVILLE — Elevee Ammons Troxell, 76, formerly of Salisbury, died Tuesday (May 23, 2000)at Wesley Long Hospital, Greensboro.

Born May 14, 1924, in Johnson City, Tenn., Mrs. Troxell was a daughter of the late Alonzo and Lula Belle Payne Ammons. Educated in Rowan County Schools, she was a homemaker and a Baptist.

Survivors include her husband, John Troxell, whom she married Dec. 30, 1944; daughters Diane McDowell, Yadkinville, and Rebecca Troxell, Kernersville; brother Bill Ammons, Ruidoso, N.M.; sister Lucille Davis, Mineral Bluff, Ga.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Services:10 a.m. Tuesday, at the chapel at Lyerly Funeral Home. Burial, Salisbury National Cemetery.