Inez Mae Allen, 71, 626 Brownrigg Road, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000)at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Leona Barkley

LANDIS — Leona Barkley, 91, 410 S. Zion St., died Tuesday (Oct. 31, 2000)at Five Oaks Nursing Center, Kannapolis.

Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, Landis, is in charge.

Howard ‘Dale’ Brown

LINWOOD — Howard “Dale” Ardell Brown, 57, Linwood, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after a period of declining health.

Born Feb. 4, 1943, in Davie County, Mr. Brown was a son of Howard H. Brown, Linwood, and the late Edna Spry Brown. He was educated in the Rowan County schools and a graduate of North Rowan High School, Spencer.

A veteran, he served in the U.S. Navy during the Cuban crisis. He was a member of VFWPost 3006.

Retired, he worked as a barber at W.G. Hefner VAMedical Center, Salisbury, for 23 years.

Survivors, in addition to his father, include brother Jerry Wayne Brown, Salisbury; and sister Kathy Budny, Salisbury.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Wednesday, National Cemetery, Statesville Blvd. site, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Don Phillips. Military rites by Rowan County Veterans Council.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Lyerly Funeral Home.

Memorials: American Cancer Society, Rowan Chapter, P.O.Box 1264, Salisbury, NC 28145-1264.

Catherine Waiters Caldwell

Catherine Waiters Caldwell, 77, 612 W. Liberty St., died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000)at Rowan Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health.

Born Dec. 22, 1923, in Salisbury, Mrs. Caldwell was a daughter of the late Thomas Waiters and Evelyn Little Waiters Howie. She attended J.C.Price High School.

She was a retired domestic worker and was a former member of Gethsemane Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John Lee Caldwell, and son, John Edward Caldwell.

Survivors include sons Henry and James R. Caldwell, both of Salisbury; daughter Mae “Kitty”Riley, Middletown, Conn.; sisters Nevolie “Tootsie” Caldwell, Ethel Mae Waiters and Beatrice Morgan, all of Salisbury; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Ethel C. Christian

KANNAPOLIS — Ethel Cromer Christian, 87, Big Elm Retirement Center, formerly of Victoria Avenue, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000)at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after a year of declining health.

Born Dec. 27, 1912, in Franklin County, Ga., Mrs. Christian, a daughter of the late Willis David and Aline Belk Cromer, was a member of Shadybrook Baptist Church. She retired from Cannon Mills Plant 1, wash cloth department.

Her husband, Curtis Cleveland Christian, died in Nov. 1999.

Survivors include daughter Gail Duff, Williamsburg, Va.; brother Walter Cromer, Royston, Ga.; and three grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Carolina Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev.Charlie Littlejohn.

Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, Lady’s Funeral Home.

Laura Louise Coble

Laura Louise Coble, 34, 2002 Rosemont St., died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000)at her home after several years of declining health and two months of serious illness.

Born May 16, 1966, in Salisbury, Miss Coble was a daughter of Robert L. “Bob” and Peggy Henry Coble of Salisbury. Educated in the Salisbury city schools, she was a 1984 graduate of Salisbury High School and a graduate of Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte.

She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church.

Survivors, in addition to her parents, include sisters Judy Coble, Spencer, and Kathy C. Allen, Wilmington; and paternal grandmother Lucy Ruth, Franklinville.

Services: Memorial, 1 p.m. Wednesday, chapel at St. John’s Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Jennifer Ginn and the Rev. John B. Tucker, associate pastors, and the Rev. David K. Huddle, pastor, Beck’s Lutheran Church, Lexington. The body will be cremated.

Visitation: 4-6 p.m. today at the home on Rosemont Street.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144; or St. John’s Lutheran Church, 200 W. Innes St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Henry C. Hartley

LEXINGTON — Henry Clay Hartley, 69, 2543 Becky Hill Road, Yadkin College community, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000)at Brian Center Nursing Home after three years of declining health.

Born Aug. 22, 1931, in Davidson County, Mr. Hartley was a son of the late Henry Mock and Elsie ShoafHartley. He retired from Dixie Furniture.

A member of Friendship United Methodist Church, he attended First Pentecostal Holiness Church.

Survivors include wife Mary Watson Hartley; daughter Martie Hartley-Mauldin, Salisbury; brother Sam Hartley, Yadkin College community; and sisters Virginia Dare Bailey, Yadkin College community, and Ferne Cole, Columbia, S.C.

Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Davidson Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Wayne Knight and the Rev. Randy Lucas. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park.

Visitation: The family will be at the home on Becky Hill Road.

Floyd Lingle Ketchie

The funeral will be Wednesday for Floyd Lingle Ketchie, 73, Salisbury, who died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000)at Durham VAMedical Center after a period of declining health.

Born Aug. 10, 1927, in Rowan County, Mr. Ketchie, a son of the late Harvie Rose and Jessie Swing Ketchie, was educated in the Rowan County schools. He was a Baptist.

Retired after 15 years from Henry Link Furniture Manufacturing, Lexington, he was a furniture builder and craftsman.

His wife, Ester Myrick Ketchie, died May 3, 1992.

Survivors include stepsons Jerry and Raymond Bowers, both of Salisbury; stepdaughter Patricia “Pat” Holloman, Salisbury; brother Lawrence Ketchie, Spencer; sister Catherine Barnes, Newport News, Va.; 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Forest Hill Memorial Park, Lexington, conducted by the Rev. Brit Baldwin, VAchaplain. Military rites.

Visitation: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Lyerly Funeral Home.

Mary Mable Phillips

Mary Mable Phillips Phillips, 81, 365 Kelly Drive, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after several years of declining health and four days of serious illness.

Born June 13, 1919, in Rowan County, Mrs. Phillips was a daughter of Robert and Laura Phillips. She was educated in the Rowan County schools and had been employed as a domestic worker.

A member of Henderson Grove Baptist Church, she was a missionary and member of the Gospel Choir.

She was preceded in death by children Harvey Phillips Jr., Samuel Phillips, LeTrica Phillips and Dorothy Phillips Wilks. Two grandsons also preceded her in death.

Survivors include husband Harvey Phillips; sons Thomas and Willie Lee Phillips, both of Salisbury; daughters Mary P.Gray and Carol E. Phillips, both of Salisbury; grandchildren reared in the home Diane Gilmore, Gerald Phillips and Tamika Phillips, all of Salisbury; 18 other grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Alvin David Speights

ALBEMARLE — Alvin David Speights, 70, 1700 N. I-85 Service Road, Charlotte, died Saturday (Oct. 28, 2000)at Mercy Hospital,Charlotte.

Born Feb. 15, 1930, in Stanly County, Mr. Speights was a son of the late Dee King David and Vernie Bost Speights. He had retired as an overseer at Wiscassett Mills.

A son, Johnny Speights, preceded him in death.

Survivors include son Alvin David Speights Jr., Albemarle; brother Paul Speights, Salisbury; and sisters Lois Hendley, Mount Pleasant, and Maxine Underwood, Albemarle.

Services: 2 p.m. today, Hartsell Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Otis Goins. Burial,Silver Springs Baptist Church cemetery, Norwood.

Visitation: 12:30-2 p.m. today at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of Maxine Underwood, 33626 Aaron Road.

Sylvia Roseman Taylor

Sylvia Ann Roseman Taylor, 59, 205 Woody Ave., died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000)at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

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

Helen Barger Weaver

Helen Barger Weaver, 81, Salisbury, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000)at the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks after a period of declining health.

Born Feb. 12, 1918, in Rowan County, Mrs. Weaver, a daughter of the late Locke and Eva Schenk Barger, was educated in the Rowan County schools. She retired from Fiber Industries, now KoSa, and was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, WELCA and the Keen Age Club.

Her husband, Marvin C. Weaver, died Sept. 2, 1986.

Survivors include sons Ronald Eugene Weaver, Salisbury, and Gary Lee Weaver, Mount Ulla; daughter Shirley Ann Weaver James, Mocksville; brother Floyd Adam Barger, Salisbury; sister Margaret Weaver, Salisbury; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Salem Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Clarence Sifford, pastor, and the Rev. Carroll Robinson, former pastor. Burial, family plot in church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight in the church parlor. At other times the family will be at the home of Eugene Weaver.

LyerlyFuneral Home is in charge.

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