Robert Lee Bailey

Robert Lee Bailey, 62, 1115 Barbour St., died Monday (Oct. 9, 2000)at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Rowan Funeral Service is in charge.

Linda Akers Burnette

NEW LONDON — Linda Charleen Akers Burnette, 39, 42059 Depot Trail, died Saturday (Oct. 7, 2000)at her home.

Born Nov. 3, 1960, in Welch, W.Va., she was a daughter of Shirley Ann Huston Akers Hamrick, Richfield. She was a cashier with Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Survivors, in addition to her mother, include husband David L. Burnette; son Kelly Trump, New London; brothers Thomas Akers, Richfield, and Aaron Akers, Mullens, W.Va.; sisters Stephanie Blalock, Richfield, Lisa Akers, Albemarle, Peggy Fury, Gold Hill, Ethel Haley, Oakboro and Frankie Reed, New London; and one grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m. today, Hartsell Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Rob Roberts. Burial, Norview Gardens, Norwood.

The family will be at the home of her mother at 45491 Finch Road, Richfield.

Franklin Beadam Canup

GOLD HILL — The funeral will be Wednesday for Franklin Beadam Canup, 88, Gold Hill, who died Monday (Oct. 9, 2000)at the home of daughter Joyce Russell of Salisbury. He had been in declining health for several years and seriously ill since August.

Born Jan. 17, 1912, in Rowan County, Mr. Canup was a son of the late James William and Jane Catherine Thompson Canup. He was educated in the Rowan County schools.

Retired from N.C. Finishing Co., Spencer, he later worked in the grocery business and as a security guard for the N.C. National Guard. He was a member of Gold Hill Wesleyan Church.

His wife, Nellie Mae Campbell Canup, and an infant daughter preceded him in death.

Survivors include companion Mary Lou Drye; sons Billy Ray, Donald and Ronald Canup, all of Salisbury; daughters Joyce Russell and Janet Myers, both of Salisbury; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday,Gold Hill Wesleyan Church, conducted by the Rev. Mark Loman.The body will be placed in the church at 1:30. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Lyerly Funeral Home, Salisbury. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Joyce Russell.

Memorials: Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury,NC 28144.

Truley Marie Fesperman

ALBEMARLE — Truley Marie Fesperman, 56, 1457 Biltmore St., died Sunday (Oct. 8, 2000)at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Born Nov. 13, 1943, in Stanly County, Mrs. Fesperman was a daughter of the late Fred Allen and Bessie Lambert Fesperman. She was employed by Britthaven of Piedmont Nursing Center.

Survivors include brother Ervin Fesperman, Stanfield.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Palestine Cemetery, conducted

Visitation: by the Rev. David Alexander.

7-8:30 tonight, Stanly Funeral Home.

Jesse Lee Harris

BRISTOL, Tenn. —The funeral is today for Jessie Lee Harris, 21, Bristol, who died Saturday (Oct. 7, 2000)at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, N.C.

Born Aug. 6, 1979, in Abington, Va., Mr. Harris was a son of Denise Hess Harris, Bristol, and the late Michael Lynn Harris. A 1997 graduate of East Sullivan High School, he was a heavy equipment operator.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include stepfather Ronald Rasnake, Bristol; brother Jeremiah Wesley Harris, Faith,N.C.; and grandparents Jessie Johns Hess, Faith, N.C., and Hannah Harris, Glade Spring, Va.

Services: 6 p.m. today, Weaver Funeral Home. The body will be cremated.

Local arrangements by Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, N.C.

MildredA. Lowrance

MOORESVILLE — Mildred Alexander Lowrance, 88, Glen Haven Drive, Concord, formerly of Mooresville, died Sunday (Oct. 8, 2000)at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born July 27, 1912, in Iredell County, Mrs. Lowrance was a daughter of the late J. Samuel and Ola Harris Alexander. She was a homemaker and a member of Prospect Presbyterian Church.

Her husband, Carl A. Lowrance, preceded her in death.

Survivors include daughters Sylvia Lowrance Motsinger and Joy Lowrance Phifer, both of Concord; son Terry C. Lowrance, Roxboro; brothers James and Bruce Alexander, both of Mooresville; sisters Rachel Alexander Bradshaw, Mooresville, and Una Alexander Lewis, Statesville; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Prospect Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Joanne Hull. Burial, church cemetery.

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

Memorials: Prospect Presbyterian Church, 9425 W. Highway 152, Mooresville, NC 28115.

Clifford Monroe Miller

PITTSBURGH — Clifford Monroe Miller, 69, Pittsburgh, died Monday (Oct. 9, 2000)at Skyview Terrace.

Born June 5, 1931, in Salisbury, N.C., Mr. Miller was a son of the late Paul E. and Bessie Miller. Educated atDunbar High School, East Spencer, N.C., he had retired from Hoffman Department Store.

Survivors include son Donald Mills, Salisbury, N.C.; daughters Shirley M. Jackson, Dorothy Neely, Lovetta Miller and Irma Betty Davis, all of Salisbury, N.C., and Lisa M. Burney, Charlotte, N.C.; brothers Samuel and Bobby Miller, both of Salisbury, N.C., and Merle and William Miller, both of Pittsburgh; sisters Gladys Taylor, Mary C. Garvey and Ruth Springs, all of Salisbury, N.C.; 15 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

West Funeral Home is in charge.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home,is in charge of arrangements in Salisbury, N.C.

Rose Salamone Privett

Rose Salamone Privett, 86, 215 Coyote Trail, died Monday (Oct. 9, 2000)at her home.

Born Oct. 12, 1913, in Eastport, Long Island, N.Y., Mrs. Privett was a daughter of the late Isadore and Anntoinette Salamone Salamone. A graduate of Eastport High School on Long Island, she was a supervisor of the Motor Vehicles Department in Suffolk County, Long Island, for 27 years.

In Salisbury, she was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Sacred Heart Catholic Daughters, the Bethel Lutheran Friendship Club and Christian Women, the Rowan County Home Extension Club, the Merry Hearts Club, the Ellis Park ceramic class and the Rowan CountyARC.

Her husband, William Henry Privett, died July 8, 1988.

Survivors include sons William H. Privett Jr., Herkimer, N.Y., and Lee Privett, Fairfax, Va.; daughters Patricia P. Moore and Jacquelyn Privett, both of Salisbury; brother Anthony Salamone, Salisbury; sisters Mary Austin, Salisbury, and Lucy Sachak, Eastport, Long Island,N.Y.; 16 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Services: Mass of Christian burial, 1 p.m. Thursday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, conducted by the Rev. John T. Putnam, pastor, and the Rev. Joseph Long Dingh. Burial, Rowan MemorialPark.

Visitation: Prayer service, 7 p.m. Wednesday, followed by visitation until 9 p.m., at Summersett Funeral Home.

Memorials: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 128 N. Fulton St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Rachael H. Rodgers

CHINA GROVE — Rachael Irene Hombarger Rodgers, 92, formerly of 140 Scarlet Road, died Monday (Oct. 9, 2000)at Transitional Health Care, Kannapolis.

Born Feb. 9, 1908, in Rowan County, Mrs. Rodgers was a daughter of the late John Alexander and Sarah Louise Roten Holland Hombarger.

Educated in the Cabarrus County schools, she had worked in the washcloth department at CannonMills. She was a member of Mount Zion United Church of Christ.

Her husband, Hugh Victor Rodgers, died Dec. 10, 1980.

Survivors include sons Ray Junior Rodgers and Edward Brown Rodgers, both of China Grove, and Arthur Banks Rodgers, Kannapolis; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Mount Zion United Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev.William Campbell. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove.

Memorials: Mount Zion United Church of Christ, P.O. Box 1298, China Grove, NC 28073.

Wilbur ‘Bill’ Vail

Wilbur Lee “Bill” Vail, 79, Salisbury, formerly of Charlotte, died Friday (Oct. 6, 2000)at his home in Salisbury.

Born Nov. 5, 1920, in Salisbury, Mr. Vail was a son of the late Vivian and Olivia Snyder Vail. A former electrician with Douglas Aircraft, he later retired after 10 years with Amp Inc.

A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was awarded the American Theater Campaign Medal, the Purple Heart and a World War II Victory Medal.

Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Blanche Harbin Vail; son Don Vail, Mooresville; daughters Ann Tucker, Brevard, Joani Ramsey, Charlotte, and Debbie Hansley, Concord; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Hudson Chapel, Northside Baptist Church, Charlotte, conducted by the Rev. Barry Shearer, the Rev. David Swaggart and the Rev. Ron Bankson. Burial, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Charlotte.

Visitation: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, McEwen Funeral Home, Derita Chapel, Charlotte.

Memorials: American Lung Association, 5315 Greenbrook Drive, Charlotte, NC 20205; GospelLight Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1867, Salisbury, NC 28145; or Northside Baptist Church, 333 Jeremiah Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28262.

Reba H. Whitesides

ALBEMARLE — Reba Alane Huneycutt Whitesides, 47, 29148-A Pennington Road, died Monday (Oct. 9, 2000)at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte.

Born Dec. 5, 1952, in Albemarle, Mrs. Whitesides was a daughter of Earl “Pete” and Lessie Morris Huneycutt, Albemarle. She was a self-employed cosmetologist and a member of Plyler Baptist Church.

Survivors, in addition to her parents, include husband Michael A. Whitesides; and brother Doyle Huneycutt, Albemarle.

Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday,Plyler Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Alvin Melton. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Hartsell Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home on Pennington Road.

Memorials: Plyler Baptist Church, 25958 AustinRoad, Albemarle,NC 28001.