Charles ‘Babe’ Alexander

KANNAPOLIS —Charles “Babe” William Alexander, 67, 308 Central Ave., died Tuesday (Nov. 28, 2000) at Northeast Medical Center, Concord, after several days of serious illness.

Services:3 p.m. Saturday, Sandy Ridge AME Zion Church, Landis, conducted by the Rev. Bobby L. Smith, pastor. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation:2 p.m. Saturday, at the church.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home, Inc., is in charge.

James ‘Jim’ Vernon Askew

The funeral will be Friday for James “Jim” Vernon Askew, 61, of Salisbury, who died Wednesday (Nov. 29, 2000) at his residence.

Born July 11, 1939, in Mecklenburg County, Mr. Askew was a son of the late Harold B. and Annie Ruth May Askew. Educated at Griffin, Ga., High School and Auburn University, he was employed by Chatham Mills, Lebanon, Tenn., as a textile manager in yarn and fabric design. He was also employed with W.A. Brown and Son Refrigeration Company.

Mr. Askew was a member of Dunn’s Mountain Baptist Church and was an honorary life deacon and church custodian. He was also a member of Cardinal Square Dance Club and past treasurer of the Granite Quarry Civitan Club.

Survivors include wife Annie “Ruth” Eller Askew, whom he married June 22, 1978; sons Jeffery R. Knight, Spencer, and J. David Askew, Salisbury; daughters Cindy K. Waller, Salisbury, and Leisa G. Askew, Auburn, Ala.; sisters Sally Overfelt, Buckhead, Ga., and Mary Hayes, Vienna, Ga.; and four grandchildren.

Services:11 a.m. Friday, Dunn’s Mountain Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Donald Godfrey, pastor, and the Rev. Bob Calloway, former pastor. Burial, church cemetery. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. The Cardinal Square Dance Club will be seated in a group at the church.

Visitation:7-8:30 tonight, Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell. At other times the family will be at the residence.

Memorials:Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144; or Dunn’s Mountain Baptist Church, Building Fund, P.O. Box 529, Granite Quarry, NC 28072.

‘Dougie’ Barringer Jr.

GOLD HILL — William Douglas “Dougie” Barringer Jr., 30, Gold Hill, died Wednesday (Nov. 29, 2000) in Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born June 29, 1970, in Stanly County, Mr. Barringer was a son of Gail Owens and William Douglas Barringer of Gold Hill. He graduated from East Rowan High School in 1988 and had been a self-employed truck driver. He was a Baptist.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by sister Maria Barringer Kirk, Rockwell.

Services: 4 p.m. Friday, graveside, Antioch Baptist Church cemetery, Richfield, conducted by the Rev. Gene Sides, pastor.

Visitation: None. Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, is in charge.

Johnny Yates Bumgarner

MOORESVILLE — Johnny Yates Bumgarner, 60, of Superior Drive, died Tuesday (Nov. 28, 2000)at his residence.

Born Sept. 22, 1940, in Iredell County, Mr. Bumgarner was a son of Bessie Sipes Bumgarner Greenhill, Mooresville, and the late Roby Yates Bumgarner. He was retired from Burlington Industries, Mooresville, having been with the company for more than 35 years.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include wife Sarah Jane Barkley Bumgarner, whom he married Sept. 19, 1975; daughters Kimberly B. Petrusak, Greenville, S.C., and Crystal L. Bumgarner, Mooresville; brothers Russell Bumgarner and Homer Bumgarner, both of Mooresville; sisters Nancy Teague and Gail Bumgarner, both of Mooresville, and Vicky Diane Baxter, Statesville.

Services:Memorial, 7 p.m. Friday, Jones Memorial United Methodist Church, Mooresville, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Doris Weddington.

Visitation:Immediately following the service in the church fellowship hall.

Memorials:Jones Memorial United Methodist Church, 648 W. Park Ave., Mooresville, NC 28115; or Rockwell Baptist Church, 133 Rockwell Loop, Mooresville, NC 28115.

Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Mooresville is in charge.

Mary ‘Pud’ Clayton

KANNAPOLIS — Mary “Pud” Fisher Clayton, 95, 123 Tanglewood Drive, died Tuesday (Nov. 28, 2000) at Five Oaks Nursing Center.

Born Feb. 17, 1905, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Clayton was a daughter of the late Thomas MacArthur and Martha Jane Parker Fisher.

She retired from Cannon Mills, Plant 1 sewing room after 40 years of service and was a member of Midway United Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Crawford Clayton, and daughter, Ethel “Doodle” Caraway.

Survivors include daughter Gay Nell Hayer, Kannapolis; son Bobby J. Clayton, Landis; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: 3:30 p.m. Friday, Midway United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Billy Rintz. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Lady’s Funeral Home.

Memorials: Midway United Methodist Church, Building Fund, 108 Bethpage Road, Kannapolis, NC 28081.

William A. ‘Bill’ Harpe

William A. “Bill” Harpe, Sunset Drive, died Wednesday (Nov. 29, 2000) at UNCHospital in Chapel Hill after a period of declining health.

Eaton Funeral Home, Mocksville, is in charge.

Bonnie Safrit Linker

MOORESVILLE — Bonnie Safrit Linker, 83, Avinger Lane, Davidson, formerly of Mooresville, died Tuesday (Nov. 28, 2000) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Born Oct. 23, 1917, in Iredell County, Mrs. Linker was a daughter of the late Hugh and Flora Davis Safrit. She was retired from Burlington Industries, Mooresville, and was a member of the Mooresville First Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Jamison Linker, who died Sept. 17, 1988.

Survivors include daughter Susan Nelson, Davidson, and three grandchildren.

Services: 2:30 p.m. Friday, graveside, Glenwood Memorial Park, followed by a 3 p.m. memorial service, Mooresville First Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Dr. E. Harvey Rogers, pastor, and Dr. John S. Lyles, parish associate of Davidson College Presbyterian Church.

Visitation: Following the memorial service at the church. Cavin-Cook Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: First Baptist Church, 150 S. Church St., Mooresville, NC 28115; or donor’s choice.

Jack Misenheimer

Jack Nathaniel Misenheimer, 58, of Rockwell, died Tuesday (Nov. 28, 2000)at his residence, after five months of serious illness.

Born Nov. 8, 1942, in Rowan County, Mr. Misenheimer was a son of Mabel Bost Misenheimer, Salisbury, and the late Adolphus Nathaniel Misenheimer. Educated at East Rowan High School, he continued his education in the military. He was employed by Freightliner Corp. of Cleveland, was a U.S. Navy and U.S. Army veteran, serving during the Vietnam Conflict, and retired from the U.S. Army. He was a member of Organ Lutheran Church and the Organ Historical Property Committee.

Survivors include wife Joyce Rummage Misenheimer, whom he married July 28, 1962; sons Jeffery Todd Misenheimer, Rockwell, and Kelly Scott Misenheimer, Salisbury; brother PaulLee Misenheimer, Salisbury; sister Velve Misenheimer; and five grandchildren.

Services:2 p.m. Friday, Organ Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. John E. Pless, pastor, and the Rev. Larry Beaver, pastor of Main Street Baptist Church, China Grove. Burial, church cemetery, with military graveside rites by the U.S. Army, Fort Bragg, N.C. Detachment.

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

Memorials:Organ Lutheran Church, 1515 Organ Church Road, Salisbury NC 28146; or Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A West Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

‘Bernie’ Mahoney

LEXINGTON — Bernard Edward “Bernie”Mahoney, 60, 866 Tyro Road, died Tuesday (Nov. 28, 2000) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Born Aug. 10, 1940, in St. Louis, Mo., Mr. Mahoney was a son of the late Bernard John and Charlotte Daniels Mahoney. He had been a Davidson County resident for 13 years.

He was formerly employed with Carpenters Union Local 312. He attended Tyro United Methodist Church and had been a Little League football coach in the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., area.

Survivors include wife Sandra Dianne Battle Mahoney; daughter Tina Michelle Cook, Rockwell; son Edward Lee “Ed” Mahoney, of the home; sisters Nancy Lappe, Collinsville, Ill., and Judy Carney, Madison, Ill.; and four grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Tyro United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Claude Kayler. Burial, Wesley Chapel Cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at Piedmont Funeral Home. The rest of the time, the family will be at the 866 Tyro Road residence.

Memorials: American Diabetes Association, 3109 Poplarwood Court, Suite 125, Raleigh, NC 27604-1043.

Terether Barnett Moore

BADIN —Terether Barnett Moore, 76, 305 Washington St., died Monday (Nov. 27, 2000)at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Sept. 1, 1924, in York County, S.C., Mrs. Moore was daughter of the late Laciel and Vennie Tate Barnett. Educated in public schools of York County, she was a retired employee of Federal Pacific Electric Company of Albemarle. She was a member of McDonald Chapel AME Zion Church, Badin, and was a member of the deaconess board, usher board and the stewardess board.

Mrs. Moore was preceded in death by her husband, Major Moore, and a son, Major Moore Jr.

Survivors include daughters Emma Moore, High Point, and Yvonne Moore, Concord; brothers Laciel Barnett Jr., New London, Theodore Meeks, York, S.C., Malachi Barnett, Washington, DC, and Henry Barnett, Columbia, S.C.; sisters Margaret Baxter, York, S.C., Sadie Jennings, Mildre Barnett, Doretta Toma, Permilla Carthon and Patricia Wright, all of Washington, DC, and Hattie Brazile, Akron, Ohio; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services:2 p.m. Friday, McDonald AME Zion Church, Badin, conducted by the Rev. Curtis Long, pastor. Burial, Stanly Garden of Memory, Albemarle. The body will be in the church 30 minutes to the service.

Kelsey Funeral Home of Albemarle is in charge.

Edward John Odrosky

BELLS LANDING, Pa. — Edward John “Chonk”Odrosky, 76, Mahaffey Road, died Wednesday (Nov. 15, 2000)at the DuBois Regional Medical Center West.

Born April 7, 1924, in Clearfield, Mr. Odrosky was a son of the late John and Valerie Sekula Odrosky. A 1942 graduate of Clearfield Area High School, Mr. Odrosky was retired from Kurtz Brothers in Clearfield as an offset pressman after 43 years with the company. He was a member of the Clearfield Sons of Italy Club, the Rescue Hose and Ladder Co. of Curwensville, the Curwensville VFW Post 842 and the Curwensville Loyal Order of Moose Lodge No. 268.

His wife, Ruth Johnston Odrosky, whom he married Nov. 9, 1946, preceded him in death on Sept. 4, 1995.

Survivors include sons Gregory L. Odrosky, Clearfield, and Gary Odrosky, Salisbury, N.C.; sisters Charlotte Strayhorn, Salisbury, N.C., and Frances Natoli, Clearfield; and four grandchildren.

Services where held on Monday, Nov. 20, at Chester C. Chidboy Funeral Home, Inc., Curwensville, Pa. Burial, Lumber City Cemetery.

John ‘Dickie’ Sheek

CLEVELAND — John “Dickie” Richard Sheek, 62, N. Depot St., died Wednesday (Nov. 29, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Aug. 17, 1938, in Davie County, Mr. Sheek was a son of the late Thomas Franklin and Mary Ruth Angell Sheek. A retired inspector with Cone Mills in Salisbury, he was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church in Cooleemee and was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Survivors include wife Wanda Deloach Sheek; sons David Greenwell, Salisbury, Richard S. Sheek, Cleveland, and Darby K. Sheek, Troutman; and two grandchildren.

Services:2 p.m. Friday, Edgewood Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Danny Shore and the Rev. Billy Honeycutt. Burial, Cleveland City Cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Eaton Funeral Home, Mocksville.

Carrie L. Smith

CONCORD — Carrie Lee Smith, 89, a resident of Transitional Health Care, and formerly of 266 Stonewall Circle, died Tuesday (Nov. 28, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center, after five years of declining health and one week of serious illness.

Born Jan. 31, 1911, in Stanly County, Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late Travis and Nettie Frye. She retired in 1973 from the Number 7 weave room at Cannon Mills, Plant 1 and was a member of Centerview Baptist Church, Kannapolis.

Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her husband, Charles G. Smith.

Survivors include daughter Phyllis Smith Black, Concord; sons Charles Ray Smith, Apex, Harold Everette Smith, Albuquerque, N.M., and Jeryl Henry Smith, Mooresville; 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services:2 p.m. Friday, Lady’s Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Harry Ferguson and Sarah Weaver. Burial, Greenlawn Cemetery, China Grove.

Visitation:7-9 tonight, at the funeral home.

Memorials: Carolina Piedmont Chapter Alzheimer’s Association, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215.

Evon Albertson Taylor

Evon Albertson Taylor, 81, of the Lutheran Nursing Home, died Tuesday (Nov. 28, 2000)at her residence.

Born March 26, 1919, in Guilford County, Mrs. Taylor was a daughter of the late Ernest Luby and Nelia Catherine Ridge Albertson. She was employed as a nurse at Moses H. Cone Hospital, Greensboro, and retired in 1990. She was a Quaker.

Her husband, Roy Lee Taylor, whom she married Oct. 21, 1939, preceded her in death on Sept. 2, 1996.

Survivors include daughter Rebecca T. Little, Salisbury; and two grandchildren.

Services:2 p.m. Saturday, Sechrest Archdale Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Mel Anderson. Burial, Oakwood Cemetery.

Visitation:12-1:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

Comus White

KANNAPOLIS —The funeral will be Friday for Comus Cleo “Pop” White, 90, 4262 Old Salisbury-Concord Road, who died Tuesday (Nov. 28, 2000)at his residence, after four years of declining health and two weeks of serious illness.

Born Sept. 15, 1910, in Madison County, Ga., Mr. White was a son of the late N.C. and Nancy Ada Brooks White. He retired several years ago from the weave room at Cannon Mills, Plant One, Kannapolis, where he was employed for 45 years as a loom fixer. Mr. White had lived in the area for 70 years and was a member of Centerview Baptist Church.

Survivors include wife Kate Treece White; sons James N. and Bobby Wayne White, both of Kannapolis, and Jerry O. White, Talladega, Ala.; sister Jewel Ivey, Kannapolis; brother C.T. White, Kannapolis; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Services:Graveside, 2 p.m. Friday, Carolina Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Walter Reid and the Rev. Willie Rash.

Visitation:7-8:30 tonight, Lady’s Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the residence.

Memorials:Hospice of Cabarrus County, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, NC 28026-1235; or Gideons International, P.O. Box 52, Kannapolis, NC 28082.

Della Watkins Willard

Della Watkins Willard, 93, of Salisbury and formerly of Winston-Salem, died Wednesday (Nov. 29, 2000)at Autumn Care of Salisbury, after one year of declining health and three weeks of serious illness.

Born Sept. 8, 1907, in Forsyth County, Mrs. Willard was a daughter of the late Daniel and Cora Nunn Watkins. She was a homemaker and a member of Northwest Baptist Church, Winston-Salem.

Mrs. Willard was preceded in death by her husband, a Winston-Salem fire department captain, Everett G. Willard, who died in 1975.

Survivors include daughter Betty W. Jackson, Salisbury; two grandsons; and two great-grandchildren.

Services:None. The body will be cremated. Burial will take place at a later date at a family plot in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Winston-Salem.

Visitation:None.

Memorials: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 930 S. Main St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.