LEXINGTON — Robert East, 43, 112 Cherokee Drive, died Sunday (Oct. 22, 2000) in Winston-Salem.

Born Dec. 26, 1956, in Davidson County, he was a son of Hoyle Everhart, California, and Jan E.Glover, High Point. He was an employee of Finishmaster of Charlotte and a member of First United Methodist Church.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, include wife Kimberly W. East; son John Robert East II, of the home; daughter Kelly Suzanne East, of the home; and sister Melynda E. Crawford, Southport.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. John Ferree, Dr. J. Hurley Thomas III, and the Rev. Jill Alventosa-Brown.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Piedmont Funeral Home, and 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the parlor of First United Methodist Church. At other times the family will be at the home.

Memorials: First United Methodist Church, 310 S. Main St., Lexington, NC 27292.

Roy Homes Clayton

ALBEMARLE — Roy Homes “Cookie” Clayton, 80, 2210 Highway 52, died Monday (Oct. 23, 2000) at Stanly Manor Nursing Center.

Born June 1, 1920 in Stanly County, he was a son of the late George Alexander and Sally Parker Clayton. A retired employee of Alliance Electric Co., he was a member of Prospect Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a former chief of Bethany Volunteer Fire Department.

Survivors include wife Margaret Varner Clayton, Stanly Manor Nursing Center; son Roy D. Clayton, New London; brother Max Clayton, Albemarle; and one grandchild.

Services: Memorial, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Stanly Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Bobby Josey. Burial at a later date.

Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Highway 52.

Memorials: Home Delivered Meals, Stanly County Senior Services, 283 N. Third St., Albemarle, NC 28001.

William Eli Jackson

LOUISBURG — William Eli Jackson, 87, Louisburg, formerly of Spencer, died Sunday (Oct. 22, 2000) at Franklin Regional Medical Center.

He was a Spencer resident for more than 50 years.

Survivors include wife Thelma M. Jackson, Spencer; daughters Jean Smith, Louisburg, and Nancy Kaye, Kannapolis; sister Thelma Luther, Asheboro, and Ruby Page, Salisbury; brothers David Jackson, Denton, Louie Jackson, Salisbury, Manteo Jackson, Jacksonville, Fla., and Ralph Jackson, Gold Hill; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: Memorial, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Lancaster Funeral Home Chapel.

Visitation: At the funeral home after the service.

Elease Kiser

Elease Kiser, 87, 507 Second St., East Spencer, died Sunday (Oct. 22, 2000) at Spencer Nursing Center after a serious illness of one day.

Born Sept. 2, 1913, in Richland County, S.C., Mrs. Kiser was the daughter of the late Mary Wages and Jessie Kennedy. She was educated in the public schools of Rowan County and retired from Fieldcrest Cannon.

A member of Southern City AMEZion Church, she was a deaconess, a member of the Spiritual Choir, pastor’s aide, stewardess board and parent body. A missionary, she was a former member of the Court of Calanthe, Second Street Community Club and Eastwind Nutrition Site.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Odell Kiser, and sons Odell Kiser Jr. and George Kiser, and daughter Vona Lee Kennedy.

Survivors include sons Charles E. Kiser, Salisbury, and James Kiser, of the home; daughters Essie K. Foxx, East Spencer, Irene K. Bates, Salisbury, Mary K. Hasty, Detroit, Mich., Catherine K. Bradley, Philadelphia, Pa., Brenda K. Kelly, Murray, Ohio, Geraldine K. Mitchell, East Spencer; and Rosalind K. Kesler, Salisbury; brother Jessie Kennedy Jr., Philadelphia, Pa.; 39 grandchildren, 72 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Southern City AME Zion Church, East Spencer, the Rev. Rollins Graham officiating. Burial,Oakwood Cemetery.

Visitation: 1 p.m. Thursday at the church.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Eva Ellis Mayberry

NORWALK, Conn. — Eva Ellis Mayberry, 88, 2 Quaker Road, died Friday (Oct. 20, 2000) at Norwalk Hospital after a brief illness.

Born July 11, 1912, in Rowan County, N.C., Mrs. Mayberry was a daughter of the late John A. and Alie Chambers Ellis. She was educated in the Rowan County schools. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Baptist Church, where she served on the Lady’s Society.

Her husband, Jay Henry Mayberry, preceded her in death.

Survivors include daughter Frances Mayberry Evans, of the home; brothers Johnnie and Charles Ellis and John A. Ellis Jr., all of Cleveland, N.C., James Ellis, Woodleaf, N.C., Raymond Ellis, Granite Quarry, N.C., and Walter Ellis, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; sisters Katheleen Sifford, Brooklyn, N.Y., Hattie Rankins, New York, N.Y., Lucille Moore, Bronx, N.Y., and Geneva Vaughters and Virginia Cuthbertson, both of Woodleaf, N.C.; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Services: 12 p.m. Thursday, Grace Baptist Church. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m.

Visitation: 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Thursday at the church.

Downer Funeral Home, Stanford, Conn., is in charge.

Thomas M. Ramsey

STATESVILLE — Thomas M. Ramsey, Statesville, died Tuesday (Oct. 17, 2000) at Gilchrist Medical Center, Baltimore, Md.

Born Dec. 10, 1940, in Salisbury, Mr. Ramsey was a son of the late William H.L. and Ollie Fisher Ramsey. He was reared in Cleveland and joined Knox Grove Baptist Church, Cleveland, at an early age.

Educated in Rowan County schools, he graduated from R.A. Clement High School, Cleveland. He received a bachelor of science degree in social welfare from Livingstone College, where he was inducted into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

He moved to Baltimore, Md., and was a member of Morning Star Baptist Church, Catonsville, Md. He was a member of the deacon ministry and later was chairperson of the ministry.

At one time, Mr. Ramsey was employed by Grinnell Fire Protection Co., but he recently retired from Baltimore County Bureau of Corrections.

Survivors include wife of 38 years Roberta M. Ramsey, whom he married April 19, 1961; children Quintin LeMonte Ramsey, Steven Douglas Ramsey and Rubetta T. Towles; sisters Mary F. Howard, Cleveland, and Margaret McClelland, Statesville; brothers Barney Ramsey, Huntersville, Charles E. Ramsey, Salisbury, and James T. Ramsey, Statesville; and 10 grandchildren.

Services were held Saturday, Oct. 21 at Morning Star Baptist Church, Catonsville, Md. Burial followed in Baltimore, Md.

Margaret Feimster Shell

Margaret Feimster Shell, 86, formerly of 665 Brown Road, China Grove, died Monday (Oct. 23, 2000) at The Laurels of Salisbury.

Born March 10, 1913, in Iredell County, Mrs. Shell was a daughter of the late Ella Lavina Massey and William Rufus Feimster.

Educated in the Iredell County schools, she was a homemaker and a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church.

Her husband, William Spurgeon Shell, died in 1956.

Survivors include sons Michael and John Shell, both of China Grove; daughters Virginia Barton, Salisbury, Frances Overcash, Landis, Elizabeth “Lib” Long, Faith, and Jeanette Shell, China Grove; brother Clyde Feimster, Landis; 16 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oak Grove United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Paula Judy. Burial, Trinity United Methodist Church cemetery, Statesville.

Visitation:7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove. The rest of the time, the family will be at the home of son Michael Shell, 411 Hillside Drive, China Grove.

Memorials:Oak Grove United Methodist Church, 4820 Highway 152 W., China Grove, NC 28023.

Terry Wayne Thompson

Terry Wayne Thompson, 43, Salisbury, died Monday (Oct. 23, 2000) at his home, after five years of declining health.

Born Dec. 9, 1956, in Rowan County, Mr. Thompson was a son of Elizabeth Pepper Blackman and Robert A. Thompson, both of Salisbury.

Mr. Thompson attended North Mecklenburg High School, Charlotte. He was a trailer mechanic with Fredrickson Motor Freight Co., Charlotte.

A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a member of Good Shepherd’s Ministry, Concord.

Survivors include wife Stacy Styers Thompson, whom he married Sept. 3, 1994; son Brandon Colt Thompson, Wadesboro, sistersBobbie Jo Strider, Davidson; Rickie McAuley, Huntersville; Wanda Williams, Mooresville; Trena Thompson, Daytona Beach, Fla.; and Arlica Thompson, Winston-Salem.

Services: Memorial, 3 p.m. Thursday, Lyerly Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Melba Tregre. The body will be cremated.

Visitation:None at the funeral home. The family will be at the residence.

Elva Mae Smith Cornette

The funeral will be Wednesday for Elva Mae Smith Cornette, Effingham, Ill., who died Sunday, (Oct. 22, 2000) at Lakeland Nursing Home, Effingham. She had been in declining health for two years.

Born Sept. 13, 1928, in Johnson City, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Harry and Roberta Osborne Smith. Educated in the schools of Johnson City, Tenn., she was a homemaker and a Baptist.

Her husband, Bill Cornette, preceded her in death.

Survivors include son Jody Pellegrino, Chicago; daughters Bridgette Cornette and Candy Pellegrino, Chicago, and Patricia Althoff, Edgewood, Ill.; brother James Edward Smith, Greensboro; sisters Gay Marie Edwards, Cleveland, and Carolyn Katherine Edwards, Mount Ulla; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Rowan Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Howard Edwards.

Visitation: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Lyerly Funeral Home, 515 S. Main St., Salisbury.

Lakeina Monique Francis

WOODLEAF — Lakeina Monique Francis, 19, 5430 Foster Road, died Oct. 12, 2000, on the USS Cole in Yemen.

Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Miss Francis was the daughter of Ronald W. and Sandra S. Francis.

She had lived with her family in several states where her father, a Naval officer, was assigned. In school, Miss Williams was a member of the 4-H Club and worked with AIDS Crisis while living in California.

She had served five months with the U.S. Navy and was a mess manager specialist on the USS Cole.

In addition to her parents, survivors include brothers James Winston Francis II and David Charles Francis, both of the home; and maternal grandparents Charles and Bertha Shivers, Philadelphia.

Her body will be brought to Graham Funeral Home, Mocksville, later this week.

Opal Hunsucker

TROY — Opal Sills Hunsucker, 76, Westwood Apartments, died Sunday (Oct. 22, 2000) at Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle, after an illness of three weeks.

Born Aug. 22, 1924, in Davidson County, Mrs. Hunsucker was a daughter of the late William Grady Sill and Lillian Poole Sills.

She was a homemaker and worked at City Laundry in Troy. She attended Liberty Hill Baptist Church.

Her husband, Johnny Hunsucker, died in December 1980.

She has no immediate survivors.

Services: Graveside, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Liberty Hill Baptist Church cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Billy Dennis.

Visitation: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Briggs Funeral Home, Troy.

Memorials: Liberty Hill Baptist Church, 657 Liberty Hill Road, Troy, NC 27371.

Gertrude S. Roseman

CHINA GROVE — Gertrude S. Roseman, 77, 285 Providence St., died Monday (Oct. 23, 2000) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after a month of declining health.

Born June 23, 1923, in Lancaster County, S.C., Mrs. Roseman was a daughter of the late William Franklin and Mary Etta Horton Stroude.

She was a homemaker and member of First United Methodist Church, Landis.

Her husband, Leroy Roseman, died in 1992.

Survivors include sons Albert Evans, Concord, Timothy Evans, Asheboro, Nolan Lane Evans, Long Beach, Calif., and Gary and Steve Evans, both of Kannapolis; sisters Hattie Schenk, China Grove, and Edna Bost, Rockwell; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Dr. J. Nelson Osborne. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home of son Gary Evans, 1205 Venus St., Kannapolis.

Memorials: Homeless Shelter, c/o First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 11, Landis, NC 28088.

Sara Tuck Sherrill

SANFORD — Sara Tuck Sherrill, 83, Sanford, died Monday (Oct. 23, 2000) at Central Carolina Hospital.

Her granddaughter lives in Salisbury. Knotts Funeral Home, Sanford, is in charge.

Danny Williams

LEXINGTON — Danny Thomas Williams, 39, 107 Jessup St., died Friday (Oct. 20, 2000).

Born April 19, 1961, in New Hanover County, Mr. Williams was a son of Alice Faye Batten Blackwell, East Spencer, and the late Linwood Chester Williams.

He was self-employed and of the Holiness faith.

Survivors include stepfather David Blackwell, East Spencer; step-grandmother Elizabeth Trexler, East Spencer; brother George Gordon Jr., Georgia; and sister Wilma Frances Mason.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Antioch Baptist Church cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Robert Garren.

Visitation: None.

Charles Edward Woodson

The funeral will be Wednesday for Charles Edward Woodson, 47, 410 W. 15th St., Apt. 29-J, Salisbury, who died Thursday (Oct. 19, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born May 3, 1953, in Rowan County, he was the son of the late Ezella and Annie Mae Knox Woodson. He attended Salisbury High School.

He was employed by Cheerwine Bottling Co. and Cone Mills. A member of Halls Chapel Primitive Baptist Church, he was president of the Men’s Choir and a member of the RLJ Choir.

Survivors include wife Tonya Michelle Walker Woodson; stepsons Tyrone and Maurice Peck, both of Salisbury and Paul Walker, of the home; stepdaughters Debra Parks, Albemarle, Quonshay and Cierra Walker, both of the home, and Denise Peck, Salisbury; brothers Emory Woodson, Atlanta, Scottie and James Woodson, both of Salisbury; sister, Doretha Scarbough of East Spencer; four step-grandchildren.

Services: Wednesday, 2 p.m., Halls Chapel Primitive Baptist Church, conducted by Elder Richard Johnson, pastor. Burial, Oakwood Cemetery.

Rowan Funeral Service is in charge.

Rosa Mae Barnes Myers

Rosa Mae Barnes Myers, 75, Salisbury died Monday (Oct. 23, 2000) at 11 a.m. at her home.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

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