Robert Rand Barbour, 58, Hefner VAMedical Center, died Thursday (Oct. 26, 2000)at the Medical Center.

Survivors include brother J.D. “Jim” Barbour, Roy, Wash.; and sister Peggy Dennis, Raleigh.

Services: None.

Visitation: Prayer service, Summersett Funeral Home at 7 followed by visitation until 8. 

Carl Van Buren Borders

Carl Van Buren Borders, 85, Salisbury, died Thursday (Oct. 26, 2000)at his home after four months of declining health and two weeks of serious illness.

Born Oct. 6, 1915, in Winterville, Ga., Mr. Borders was a son of the late Claude Van Buren and Sarah Ann Borders. He was educated in the Winterville, Ga., schools and had retired from Cone Mills.

His wife, Lois Bostian Borders, died Aug. 6, 1997.

Survivors include daughters Dorothy Page, Richfield, and Martha Ann Walton, Gold Hill; stepson Donald Ray Bostian, Salisbury; stepdaughters Patricia Hall, Salisbury, and Jean Hamrick, Rockwell; 21 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Lyerly Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. BarryKemp and the Rev. Terry Cruse. The body will be cremated after the service.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home.

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

Patrice Renee Harrold

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Sunday for Patrice Renee Harrold, 22, 601 Evelyn Ave., who died Wednesday (Oct. 25, 2000).

Born Jan. 15, 1978, at New Hanover County, Miss Harrold was a daughter of Robert William Harrold, St. Albans, W.Va., and Patricia Lynn Thomas, Kannapolis. One of the youngest vocalists to sing before the Charlotte Hornets, she also played the saxophone and piano. She was a member of the band at Metro Worship Center.

A graduate of Truth Temple Christian School, she was a student at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.

Employed part time at Big Elm Retirement Center as a certified nurses assistant, she recently won the Millennium Miss Elegant Miss Pageant in Sanford.

Survivors, in addition to her parents, include half sister Ashley Harrold,St. Albans, W.Va.; and paternal grandparents William and Viola Harrold, St. Albans, W.Va.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Whitley’s Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Gary Sheets and the Rev. Sam Crisp. Music by her boyfriend Peter Nemeth with Betsy Christy and Toni Synret. Burial at Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

‘Margie’ Johnson

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Marguerite “Margie” Johnson, Jersey City, a former Rowan County, N.C., resident, died Saturday (Oct. 21, 2000).

She was a daughter of the late Vanstory Fox and Edna Johnson.

Survivors include six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Watson Mortuary Service. Burial, Rosehill Cemetery, Linden.

Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

William ‘Flipper’ Knox

HARMONY — The funeral was Thursday for William Keith “Flipper” Knox, 42, 146 Buckhead Road, who died Saturday (Oct. 21, 2000)from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

Born July 30, 1958, in Rowan County, Mr.Knox was a son of Corabelle Davidson Knox and the late William LeAnder Knox. He attended the Rowan County schools and was a graduate of South Iredell High School, Troutman. He attended Mount Tabor Presbyterian Church at an early age.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include daughters Lakeitha “Keitha” and Lakeita “Toya” Knox, both of the home, Candice “Peaches” Roseboro, Statesville, Shonika Eckles, Harmony, Private Marcie Roseboro and Meketa White, both of Statesville, and Amber Heath, Gastonia; brother Melvin Smith, Mooresville; sisters Betty Robinson, Charlotte, and Pamela Jones and Sandra Knox, both of Salisbury; paternal grandmother Mary Jane Knox, Cleveland; maternal grandmother Haldren Davidson, Statesville; and one granddaughter.

Funeral services were held 3 p.m. Thursday at Mount Nebo Baptist Church. The Rev. Norman Dudley officiated. The body was placed in the church at 2. Burial, Belmont Cemetery.

The family is at the home on Buckhead Road.

Rutledge and Bigham Funeral Home, Statesville, was in charge.

Elon Pinze Little

NEW LONDON — Elon Pinze Little, 65, 43378 Snider Road, died Wednesday (Oct. 25, 2000)at his home.

Born Sept. 8, 1935, in Stanly County, Mr. Little, a son of the late Clifford and Kester Little, was a truck driver with Terminal Trucking. He was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Mount Pleasant, and served in the U.S. Army Reserves.

Survivors include wife Jewell Little; sons Clinton Little, Davidson, Everett Little, Aquadale, and Wayne Little, Mount Pleasant; daughter Tanya Little, North Myrtle Beach, S.C.; sister Verla Kinney, Kannapolis; brother Kyle Little, Huntersville; and five grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Oak Grove United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Michael Harrill. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle. At other times the family will be at the home on Snider Road.

Memorials: Hospice of Stanly County, 960 N. First St., Albemarle, NC 28001-3405; Oak Grove United Methodist Church, 32056 Herrin Grove Road, Mount Pleasant, NC 28124.

Mary Heilig Ratliff

Mary Virginia Heilig Ratliff, formerly of Davidson and now of Lakeland, Florida, died Wednesday (Oct. 25) in Duke University Hospital, Durham.

Born in 1924, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Montgomery and Herman Heilig, Salisbury. She graduated from Greensboro College and taught school in East Spencer, Hickory, and Davidson.

She served for four years in the 1960s as a United Methodist educational missionary in Lahore, Pakistan. For her many contributions as a volunteer in the Davidson community she received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award from Davidson College.

She was active in the Davidson United Methodist Church for over 50 years, serving in various leadership positions and as Treasurer. Since moving to Lakeland last year, she has been active in various activities in Florida Presbyterian Homes, Lakeland Habitat for Humanity and College Heights United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Charles E. Ratliff Jr.; three children and the children’s families.

Services: Memorial, 11 a.m. Saturday, Davidson United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. James Howell and the Rev. Thomas Moon. Another service will be held at a later date at College Heights United Methodist Church, Lakeland.

Arthur ‘Frank’ Rufty

Arthur Franklin “Frank” Rufty, 80, 1214 Arbor Drive, died Thursday (Oct. 26, 2000)at Rowan RegionalMedical Center.

Born April 29, 1920, in Salisbury, Mr. Rufty, a son of the late William Arthur and Eva Elizabeth Rice Rufty, was a 1938 graduate of Boyden High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army.

He worked for Southern Railroad for 41 years. A member of Salem Lutheran Church, he was a former member of the church council. He was also a member of Andrew Jackson Masonic Lodge 576.

Survivors include wife Frances McNeely Rufty; son Ken W. Rufty, Lake Norman; daughter Betty Rufty Seymour, Gastonia; sisters Frances Rufty Barnhardt, Mary Rufty Morgan, Viola Rufty Myers and Annie Rufty Glasgow, all of Salisbury; and five grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Salem Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Clarence Sifford, and the Rev. Dr. Jody Seymour of First United Methodist Church, Gastonia. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Summersett Funeral Home.

Memorials: Salem Lutheran Church, Cemetery Endowment Fund, 5080 Sherrills Ford Road, Salisbury, NC 28147.

James Harold Thompson

MOCKSVILLE — James Harold Thompson, Liberty Church Road, died Thursday (Oct. 26, 2000) at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, Winston-Salem.