MOUNT ULLA —Mary Helen Kluttz Connelly, 87, died Monday (Sept. 4, 2000) at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation of Rowan after three years of declining health and six months of serious illness.

Born March 24, 1913, in Rowan County, Mrs. Connelly was a daughter of the late Joseph Brunner and Blanche Lippard Kluttz. Educated in the Mount Ulla schools, she was a lifelong member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. She was a homemaker and a seamstress.

Survivors include husband Vance B.Connelly, whom she married Jan. 22, 1938; sons Robert C. Connelly, Mount Ulla, Russell E. Connelly, Bonita, Calif., and the Rev. William V. Connelly, Oakland (Red House), Md.; daughter Margaret C. Faust, Cleveland, and Amy C. Padgett, Salisbury; sister Faye Graham, Cleveland; 15 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday,St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Milbert Kurtz. Burial, family plot in church cemetery.

Visitation: 7:30-9 tonight, Lyerly Funeral Home,Salisbury. At other times the family will be at the home of Robert Connelly, 9080 Highway 801, Mount Ulla.

Memorials: St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 11020 Highway 801, Mount Ulla,NC 28125; or Carolina Piedmont Chapter, Alzheimer’s Disease Association, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte,NC 28215-3298.

Virginia Lanning Hunnicutt

SPENCER — Virginia Lanning Hunnicutt, 80, Spencer, died Monday (Sept. 4, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.

Dan Mattingly

KANNAPOLIS — Daniel Kevin Mattingly, 49, 2012 Angela Lane, died Sunday (Sept. 3, 2000) at his home.

Born Aug. 23, 1951, in Jeffersonville, Ind., Mr. Mattingly was a son of the late Ralph D. and Mildred Fowler Mattingly. He served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam and had previously been employed by Lincoln Log Homes.

Survivors include wife Pauline Young Mattingly; daughter Crystal Mattingly Boyd, of the home; son Nicholas Mattingly, Sharpsburg, Ga.; brother Ralph T. Mattingly, Hogansville, Ga.; and two grandchildren.

A memorial service was held at 10 this morning at Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Bobby Sutherland officiated.

Callie M. Crisco McIntosh

ALBEMARLE — Callie McIntyre Crisco McIntosh, 92, 4818 Tilly Mill Road, Doraville,Ga., formerly of Albemarle, died Sunday (Sept. 3, 2000) at Muskogee Manor Nursing Home, Columbus, Ga.

Born May 18, 1908, in Stanly County, Mrs. McIntosh was a daughter of the late Watt and Lilly Mae Davis McIntyre. A clothing manufacturer, she owned and operated Callies Dress Shop, Albemarle, Charlotte, Columbia, S.C., and Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Her husband, Claude Victor Crisco, preceded her in death.

Survivors include husband Robert M. McIntosh, Salisbury; sons Ned Crisco, Columbus, Ga., and Terrell Crisco, Albemarle; daughter Claudine Hollingsworth, Atlanta; sisters Sadie Taylor, Asheboro, and Glennie Herrin Whitley, Raleigh; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 9), Hartsell Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. Grady Taylor and the Rev. Wyman Bolin. Burial, Stanly Gardens of Memory Mausoleum.

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

Memorials: Alzheimer’s Association, Southern Piedmont Chapter, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte,NC 28215-3298.

Everette N. Miller

CLEVELAND — Everette N. Miller, 80, 415 Davies Circle, died Monday (Sept. 4, 2000) at Genesis ElderCare of Salisbury.

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

Oleeta Henson Moore

ALBEMARLE — Oleeta Henson Moore, 74, 641 N. Seventh St., died Sunday (Sept. 3, 2000) at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.

Born Feb. 5, 1926, in Gilmer, Ga., Mrs. Moore was a daughter of the late Will and Laura Burrell Henson. Office manager for Burrell Bakery for 27 years, she was a finance officer for the Stanly County Board of Education and a member of First Baptist Church.

Survivors include husband William Etheridge Moore; son William Etheridge Moore Jr., Albemarle; sister Mrs. Kenneth Garland, Ellijay,Ga.; and three grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Stanly Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Harold McDonald and the Rev. Allen Belton. Burial, Stanly Gardens of Memory.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: First Baptist Church, Building Fund, 202 N. Second St., Albemarle, NC 28001; or Christ Episcopal Church, Youth Sunday School, 428 Pee Dee Ave., Albemarle,NC 28001.

Bennie M. ‘Jack’ Morton

ALBEMARLE — Bennie McKinley “Jack”Morton, 76, 31946-B Old Herlocker Road, died Sunday (Sept. 3, 2000) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Born Aug. 7, 1924, in Stanly County, Mr. Morton was a son of the late Robert McKinley and Ada Coble Morton. He had retired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

Survivors include son Fred Hicks, Albemarle; daughters Carolyn Morton, Sandra Efird and Wanda Hicks, all of Albemarle, and Paula Daniel, Little River, S.C.; brother Vance Morton, Georgia; sisters Betty Whitley, Carrie Hatley and Fronelle Eury, all of Albemarle, Grace Sprinkle, Kannapolis, and Lilly Harwood, Concord; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Hartsell Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Gene Sprinkle.

Visitation: None.

Memorials: Hospice of Stanly County, 960 N. First St., Albemarle, NC 28001.

Mildred K. Snider

LINWOOD — Mildred Bernice Koontz Snider, 77, died Monday (Sept. 4, 2000) at LexingtonMemorial Hospital, Lexington.

Born Oct. 27, 1922, in Davidson County, Mrs. Snider was a daughter of the late Emanuel Whitson and Sarah Elverson Koontz. Retired from R.W. Norman of Salisbury, she was a member of Smith Grove Baptist Church.

Her husband, Foy “Fat” Ledford Snider, died March 12, 1995.

Survivors include daughters Betty Shoaf, Churchland, and Janie Swing, Cary; brothers Jack and Melvin Koontz, both of Salisbury, Gary Koontz, Linwood, and Walter Koontz, Welcome; sisters Edna Morgan,Salisbury, and Arlene Hedrick and Carole Burkhart, both of Lexington; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Smith Grove Baptist Church, conduct by the Rev. Greg Barefoot. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight at the church. At other times the family will be at the home of Betty Shoaf, 793 Jubilee Road.

Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington, is in charge.

Nellie Thompson

NEW LONDON —Nellie M. Blalock Thompson, 89, 40418 Palmerville Road, died Sunday (Sept. 3, 2000) at Britthaven of Piedmont Nursing Home.

Born April 29, 1911, in Stanly County, Mrs. Thompson was a daughter of the late Daniel and Rosa Morris Blalock. She had retired from Collins and Aikman Corp., Albemarle, and was a member of Palestine United Methodist Church.

Her husband, Bennett Lee Thompson, preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons Winfred Lee Thompson, Albemarle, and Mickey Thompson, New London; daughters Betty T. Blalock, New London, Alice Ferguson, High Point, and Kathy M. Haag, Coppell, Texas; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 3 p.m. today, Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, conducted by the Rev. Charles Bowers.

Visitation: 2-3 today, Stanly Funeral Home, Albemarle. At other times the family will be at the home of Betty T. Blalock, 37954 Mount Creek Road.

Memorials: American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte,NC 28203-2606.

Leroy ‘Tank’ Townsend

BADIN — Leroy “Tank”Townsend, 67, 903 Sherman St., died Sunday (Sept. 3, 2000) at Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle.

Born Aug. 30, 1933, in Stanly County, Mr. Townsend was a son of the late Jerome and Nora Howell Townsend. He was a graduate of West Badin High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of McDonald ChapelAMEZion Church.

His wife, Mildred Kirk Townsend, preceded him in death.

Survivors include three aunts and a host of nieces and nephews.

Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday,McDonald Chapel AME Zion Church, conducted by the Rev. Curtis Long. Burial, Oak View Cemetery, New London.

Visitation: At the home of a niece, Sonja T. Harris, 309 Groves Ave., Albemarle.

Kelsey Funeral Home, Albemarle, is in charge.

Lester Allen Wiggins

FAITH — The funeral will be Wednesday for Lester Allen Wiggins, 75, Faith, who died Saturday (Sept. 2, 2000) at his home.

Born March 19, 1925, in Forsyth County, Mr. Wiggins was a son of the late Burnie H. and Ollie Elizabeth Spaugh Wiggins. Educated in the Forsyth County schools, he had retired as a bus driver for the Salisbury transit department.

A member of Faith Lutheran Church and Faith American Legion Post 327, he helped organize the Legion graveside service team. He was also a member of the Overseas Masonic Lodge 40 and had received his 50-year pin.

A son, James Allen Wiggins, died Oct. 19, 1987.

Survivors include wife Arline Taylor Wiggins, whom he married Oct. 18, 1947; son RichardAllen Wiggins, Jacksonville, Fla.; daughter Susan W. Masten, Granite Quarry; brother William Richard Wiggins, Sanford, Fla.; sister Bernice Alene Gryner, Winston-Salem; half brother Rabron Wiggins, Indianapolis, Ind.; stepmother Annie Kunje, Winston-Salem; and two grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Faith Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Keith Copeland. Burial, church cemetery.Military rites by Faith American Legion Post.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell.

Memorials: Faith Lutheran Church, Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 669, Faith, NC 28041.

Isiah ‘June’Tucker

EAST SPENCER — The funeral will be Thursday for Isiah “June” Tucker, 68, 807 Washington St., who died Saturday (Sept. 2, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after a period of declining health.

His mother, Lucille Reese Tucker, was incorrectly identified in an earlier obituary.

Services: 1 p.m. Thursday, Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home,Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. John G. Gaston. Burial, National Cemetery, Salisbury. Military rites by Salisbury Rowan Veterans Council.

Visitation: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Roy Lee Williams

The funeral will be Wednesday for Roy Lee Williams, 86, Salisbury, who died Wednesday (Aug. 30, 2000) at Liberty Commons Nursing Center.

Born Aug. 26, 1914, in Rowan County, Mr. Williams was a son of the late George H. and Bessie Elizabeth Rainey Williams. He was educated in the Rowan County schools and had retired fromCannon Mills Swink plant. He was also a member of the Salvation Army.

His wife, Sadie Mae “Billie” Potts Williams, died Nov. 2, 1975.

Survivors include son Bob Williams, Las Vegas, Nev.; sisters Irene W. Johnson, Salisbury, Nora W. Nickols, Spencer, Pearl W. Coleman,Lexington, and Margie W. Williams, Concord; one granddaughter; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Rowan Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Robert F. Turner.

Visitation: None.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: Salvation Army, 620 Bringle Ferry Road, Salisbury,NC 28144.

James Wilson

CLEVELAND — James Wilson, 93, Cleveland, died Tuesday (Sept. 5, 2000)at his home.

Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.