LEXINGTON —Joe R. Blackwelder, 61, 200 Idlewild Dr., died Friday (Nov. 10, 2000)at Lexington Memorial Hospital.

Piedmont Funeral Home is in charge.

Leona Cornelius Brown

MOORESVILLE — Leona Cornelius Brown, 89, Rustic Road, died Wednesday (Nov. 8, 2000)at Concord Nursing and RehabilitationCenter.

Born Aug. 13, 1911, in Iredell County, Mrs. Brown was a daughter of the late Willis and Jessie Blackwelder Cornelius. She retired from Cannon Mills, Kannapolis, and attended First Assembly of God.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Smith Brown, and two grandsons.

Survivors include daughter Brenda B. Freeze, Davidson; stepdaughter Marvarine Brown, Sherrills Ford; stepdaughter Marvarine Brown; six grandchildren; one stepgrandson; 10 great-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Cavin-Cook Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Danny R. Stephenson. Burial, Coddle CreekARPChurch cemetery.

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

Memorials: First Assembly of God, P.O. Box 238, Mooresville, NC 28115.

Dorothy Barnette Evans

KANNAPOLIS — Dorothy Lee Barnette Evans, 73, 8930 Castor Road, died Thursday (Nov. 9, 2000)at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born Oct. 8, 1927, in Coweta County, Ga., Mrs. Evans was a daughter of the late James Jewel and Jeroline Gaddy Barnette. She retired several years ago from Cannon Mills, where she had worked for 40 years at Plant one, number three weave room, and later at Plant four for five years.

Her husband, Samuel Dwight Evans, died Oct. 20, 1998.

Survivors include sons Darrell Wayne Evans, Salisbury, and Tony Eugene Evans, China Grove; sisters Ruby Smith and Willie Mae Gillespie, both of Kannapolis, and Sara Frances Mull, High Point; brothers Elmer Barnette, Landis, and Lee James Barnette, China Grove; and three grandchildren.

Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, Lady’s Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Bruce Sheeks. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: American Heart Association, c/o Betty Brisson, 140 Regency Road, Salisbury, NC 28147.

Donald Eugene Harmon

AXTON, Va. — The funeral will be Saturday for Donald Eugene Harmon, 65, 35 Oretha St., who died Thursday (Nov. 9, 2000)at his home.

Born March 27, 1935, in McComas, W.Va., Mr. Harmon was a son of the late John Wilburn and Annie A. Walker Harmon. He was educated in the Herndon, W.Va., schools. In 1992, he retired as a truck driver from Food Lion.

A veteran, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a Baptist.

Survivors include wife Phyllis Jean Harmon; sisters Evelyn Bishop, Bassett, Mary Spear, Mocksville, N.C., Peggy Agee, Charlotte, N.C., Hazel Logan, Salisbury, N.C., and Betty Gardner, Granite Quarry, N.C.; and brothers Lawrence J. Harmon, North Carolina, Roy L. Harmon, Martinsville, and Larry R. and John B. Harmon, both of Rockwell, N.C.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, McKee-Stone Funeral Service, Martinsville, conducted by the Rev. Dan Reynolds. Burial, Roselawn Burial Park.

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

George Lewis McSwain

George Lewis McSwain, 81, formerly of Salisbury and China Grove, died Thursday (Nov. 9, 2000)at Clemmons Village Assisted Living Center, Clemmons.

Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove, is in charge.

Norman Powell

Norman Powell, 50, Park Ridge Living Center No. 36, died Tuesday (Nov. 7, 2000)at Park Ridge Hospital, Fletcher.

Rowan Funeral Service is in charge.

Pauline Hilburn Reynolds

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Saturday for Pauline Hilburn Reynolds, 81, 1848 Independence Square, who died Wednesday (Nov. 8, 2000) at her home after five years of declining health and a week of serious illness.

Born Sept. 25, 1919, in Walker County, Ga., Mrs. Reynolds, a daughter of the late Daniel Webster and Arie Ophelia Cochran Hilburn, was a member of Shadybrook Baptist Church. She retired in 1982 after 38 years from Cannon Mills Plant 1 sheet department.

Survivors include husband A.G. Reynolds; sons Jerry and Roy Reynolds, both of Concord; daughters Carolyn R. Galloway and Brenda R. Drye, both of Kannapolis; brother Hoyt Hilburn, Kannapolis; sisters Aileen Caster and Betty Harrington, both of Kannapolis, and Derelle Kiser and Leanese Jenkins, both of Concord; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Shadybrook Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Charlie Littlejohn. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

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

Memorials: Hospice of Cabarrus County, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, NC 28026-1235.

Willie C. Robinson

Willie C. Robinson, 61, 410 S. Shaver St., died Thursday (Nov. 9, 2000)at High Point Regional Hospital.

Rowan Funeral Service is in charge.

Rebecca Schenk-Correll

HIGH POINT — Rebecca Schenk-Correll, infant daughter of Michelle Schenk and Brian Correll of High Point, died Saturday (Nov. 4, 2000)at High Point Regional Hospital.

The infant was born at High Point Regional Hospital on Nov. 4.

Survivors, in addition to her parents, include maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Danny Schenk, Salisbury; maternal great-grandmother Addie Miller, Salisbury; paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Correll,China Grove; and paternal great-grandmother Neta Holshouser, Salisbury.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church cemetery, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Bill Jeffcoat, pastor.

Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, is in charge.

Clifton ‘Jack’ Simms

MOORESVILLE — Clifton “Jack” Elmore Simms, 79, Charlotte Highway, died Wednesday (Nov. 8, 2000)at Iredell Memorial Hospital, Statesville.

Born Jan. 3, 1921, in Iredell County, Mr. Simms was a son of the late William E. and Florida Collins Simms. He retired from Burlington Industries, Mooresville, after 42 years and was a member of Rocky Mount United Methodist Church and West Rowan Senior Citizens.

Survivors include wife Opal Overcash Simms; stepdaughters Jackie Talbert, Catawba, and Sarah Dobbins, Mooresville; two stepgrandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Rocky Mount United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Cecil Donahue and the Rev. Jay Boggs. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Cavin-Cook Funeral Home.

Memorials: Rocky Mount United Methodist Church, 1739 Perth Road, Mooresville, NC 28117; or Amity Lutheran Church, 1367 Amity Ostwalt Road, Cleveland,NC 27013.

Myrtle Ruth Taylor

Myrtle Ruth Taylor, 78, Salisbury, died Thursday (Nov. 9, 2000)at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, is in charge.

James Richard Yarbrough

KINGSPORT, Tenn. — James Richard Yarbrough, 2060 Welch Road, died Thursday (Nov. 9, 2000) from Parkinson’s Disease.

Born in Rowan County, N.C., Mr. Yarbrough, a son of the late James Grey and Willie Alley Yarbrough, attended Spencer School. He graduated from Boyden High School, Salisbury, N.C., and later received his degree in architecture from Clemson University.

He began his career in the hotel industry at the age of 23 and worked for Gal-Tex Hotels, Inc. for 25 years. He most recently managed the Ramada Inn in Kingsport. He retired in 1995 due to declining health.

He received the CHA Certification from the American Hotel/Motel Association. A member of the Kingsport Rotary Club, he was a Paul Harris Fellow and was a member of Vermont United Methodist Church.

Survivors include wife Faye Walser Yarbrough; daughter Marianne Y. Hicok, Olney, Md.; sons James Richard Yarbrough Jr., Kingsport, and David Walser Yarbrough, Wheaton, Md.; and two grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 1 p.m. Saturday, Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, N.C.

Visitation: 5-7 this evening at East Lawn Funeral Home. Service at 7 in the funeral home chapel. Danny Hensley and Homer Roller will officiate.