Kay Edward Beaver, 62, 227 Ludwick Ave., died Monday (Sept. 11, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Nov. 12, 1937, in Rowan County, Mr. Beaver was a son of the late Bruner Edward and Nellie Odell Williams Beaver. A 1957 graduate of Landis High School, he had worked as a technician with Piedmont Natural Gas Co. for 33 years.

A member of Friendship Baptist Church, he had served as trustee, chairman of the finance, personnel and nominating committees and co-chair of the pulpit committee.

Survivors include wife Janice Pence Beaver, whom he married Aug. 21, 1976; son Gary Wayne Beaver, Sumter, S.C.; brother Jerry Hoyt Beaver, China Grove; and sister Joyce Gail Fisher, Landis.

Services: Service of praise, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Friendship Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Roger Head. The body has been cremated.

Visitation: None.

Evergreen Cremation Service in charge.

Memorials: Friendship Baptist Church, 101 Porter Road, Salisbury, NC 28146.

Carl Arthur Overcash

The funeral will be Wednesday for Carl Arthur “Uncle Snuffy” Overcash, 71, 6040-21 S. Main St., who died Sunday (Sept. 10, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Nov. 3, 1928, in Rowan County, Mr. Overcash was a son of the late Arthur Abraham and Euphie Overcash Overcash. He was educated in the Rowan County schools.

A retired textile worker, he was a member of Emmanuel Wesleyan Church, Lexington, and a life member of the Yadkin Valley Folklore Society. Mr. Overcash served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

Survivors include wife Johnsie Morgan Overcash, of the Brian Center; sons Allen and John Arthur Overcash, both of Kannapolis; daughters Carol Overcash Dunlap and Suzi Overcash Kimball, both of Kannapolis, and Jean Overcash Smith, Lexington; brothers Herbert and Earl Overcash, both of China Grove, Fred Overcash, Rockwell, and Homer Overcash, Salisbury; sister Roseanna Deal, China Grove; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove, conducted by the Rev. Matt Smith and the Rev. Carrol Flack. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis.

Visitation: 2-3 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Suzi O. Kimball, 109 McCray Ave., Kannapolis.

Memorials: American Diabetes Association, N.C. Affiliate Inc., 3109 Poplarwood Court, Suite 125, Raleigh, NC 27604-1043; or Emmanuel Wesleyan Church, c/o Matt Smith, 234 Hargrave Road, Lexington, NC 27292.

LANDIS — Barrett Pitchford Craig, 66, 604 E. Ridge Ave., died Monday (Sept. 11, 2000) at his home after a period of declining health.

Born Jan. 20, 1934, in Jefferson, Ga., Mr. Criag was a son of the late Charlie Pitchford and Myra Magdalene Barnett Craig. He had retired in 1997 after 40 years with Charlotte Pipe and Foundry, Charlotte. He was a member of South China Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors include wife Ruby Lipe Craig; daughters Terri Thompson, China Grove, and Rhonda Craig, Kannapolis; brothers Biddy Craig, Kannapolis, and Gene Craig, Faith; sisters Ollie Doster, Landis, Bernice Link, Virginia Wright and Mary Donaldson, all of Kannapolis, and Clara Jane Leffew, China Grove; and two grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Derald Adams. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on East Ridge Avenue.

Memorials: Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144; or South China Grove Baptist Church, Building Fund, 501 Haney St., China Grove, NC 28023.

Carl Leonard Deal

WOODLEAF — The funeral will be Wednesday for Carl Leonard Deal, 101, 1270 Parks Road, who died Sunday (Sept. 10, 2000) at his home.

Born Nov. 16, 1898, in Rowan County, Mr. Deal was a son of the late Charlie Alexander and Maggie Sophia Hileman Deal. A farmer, he also taught at Mill Bridge School in his early years and served on the school board in Woodleaf. He also served as judge/clerk for local polls during elections.

A member of Unity Presbyterian Church since 1915, he was a Sunday school teacher for 60 years, until the age of 99, and a trustee for 48 years. He was ordained as a deacon in 1919. In 1934, he was ordained as an elder and served in that capacity for 50 years. He was honored for his church service and stewardship in 1995.

His wife, Pearl Carter Deal, died Nov. 15, 1983, and a son, Carl L. Deal Jr., died July 12, 1996.

Survivors include sons Robert B. Deal, Woodleaf, and Charles N. Deal, Hobart, Ind.; daughter Virginia D. Moore, Woodleaf; brothers Charlie Thomas and James C. Deal, both of Salisbury, and Levi C. Deal, Greensboro; sisters Mary D. McDaniel and Nannie D. Wilhelm, both of Salisbury, and Ethel D. Snider, Woodleaf; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Unity Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. James E. Hollis Jr., interim pastor, and the Rev. Malcolm Bullock. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury. At other times the family will be at the home of son Bob Deal, 1050 Parks Road.

Memorials: Unity Presbyterian Church, Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 28, Woodleaf, NC 27054.

Frances Blackwell Loflin

The funeral will be Wednesday for Frances Blackwell Loflin, 70, Salisbury, who died Sunday (Sept. 10, 2000) at her home after a period of declining health.

Born Oct. 5, 1929, in Rowan County, Mrs. Loflin was a daughter of the late Otis Caldwell and Alma Inez Swicegood Blackwell. She was educated in the Rowan County schools. A homemaker, she had retired from Delta Thread.

A lifelong member of Main Street United Methodist Church, she was secretary for the United Methodist Women and for the church administrative board. She was also a member of the choir and a former Sunday school teacher.

Her husband, Everette Eugene Loflin, died Feb. 11, 1985.

Survivors include daughters Connie Peninger and Bonnie Walser, both of Salisbury; and four grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Main Street United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. William Ragsdale, pastor, and the Rev. Ronald Doub, former pastor. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

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

Memorials: Main Street United Methodist Church, 1312 N. Main St., Salisbury, NC 28144; or Pathway Care Indigent Fund, 612 W. Innes St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Gladys Phillips Overcash

KANNAPOLIS — No service or visitation is planned for Gladys Phillips Overcash, 76, 7224 Beaver Road, who died Sunday (Sept. 10, 2000) at her home after a long period of declining health and two weeks of serious illness.

Born Jan. 1, 1924, in Hart County, Ga., Mrs. Overcash was a daughter of the late Willis Harrison and Nina Bernice Fowler Phillips. She had retired in 1978 after 40 years with Cannon Mills, Plant 1, No. 7 and No. 2 weave rooms.

Survivors include husband Roy Lynn Overcash; daughters Shirley Lynette Davidson and Susan Anderson, both of Faith, and Regina Ball, Rockwell; brother Julius Phillips, Rex, Ga.; sisters Mary Allmon, Salisbury, Inez Berryman and Wanelle Hall, both of Royston, Ga., and Dora Dutton, Greenwood, S.C.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: None.

Visitation: None.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

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

Cora Walters Pressley

CONCORD — Cora Frances Walters “Tank” Pressley, 75, 162 Madison Ave., died Monday (Sept. 11, 2000) at the home of a granddaughter in China Grove.

Born July 8, 1925, Mrs. Pressley was a daughter of the late George and Estelle Roberts Walters. Retired as a spinner for Cannon Mills, Plant 10, she was a member of Young Memorial Baptist Church.

Her husband, Henry A. Pressley, died April 4, 1998.

Survivors include daughters Barbara K. Bumgardner, Mooresville, and Dianne Pressley Adcock, Kannapolis; three grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters.

Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Hartsell Funeral Home, Concord, conducted by the Rev. James Smith. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Madison Avenue.

Memorials: Hospice of Cabarrus County, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, NC 28026.

Ruby Burgess Robertson

MOORESVILLE — The funeral is today for Ruby Burgess Robertson, 87, Deerwood Lane, who died Sunday (Sept. 10, 2000) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Born Sept. 10, 1913, in Murphy, Mrs. Robertson was a daughter of the late Jeff and Melissa Crow Burgess. She was a homemaker.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ruben Lee “Buck” Robertson, and a son, Allen Delane Robertson.

Survivors include daughters Linda R. Martin and Susie R. Bentley, both of Mooresville; brother Bill Joe Burgess, Huntersville; sisters Ruth Blackwelder, Mooresville, and Willa Baker and Betty Burris, both of Cornelius; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. Paul Childers. Burial, Willow Valley Cemetery.

At other times the family will be at the home of Linda and Danny Martin, Deerwood Lane.

Memorials: Troutman Baptist Church, Building Fund, P.O. Box 275, Troutman, NC 28166.

Michael Dale Tutterow

SPENCER — The funeral will be Wednesday for Michael Dale Tutterow, 175 Waccamaw Drive, who died Saturday (Sept. 9, 2000).

Born Sept. 27, 1975, in Rowan County, Mr. Tutterow was a son of Roger Dale Tutterow, Spencer, and Kay Barnes Wallace, Mount Pleasant. Educated at Mount Pleasant High School, Mount Pleasant, he attended Landis Baptist Church, Landis. He was employed with Carolina Homeworks, Kannapolis.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, include brother David Tutterow, Spencer; sister Juanita Hatten, Concord; and grandparents Bud and Blanche Lambert, Kannapolis, and Harry and Ruby Tutterow, China Grove.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Billy Huneycutt and the Rev. Ray Helms. Burial, Sunset Cemetery, Kannapolis.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of grandparents Bud and Blanche Lambert, 313 S. Rose Ave., Kannapolis.

Neal W. Wright

YORKTOWN, Va. —Neal Wesley Wright, 53, 116-D Pinewood Crescent, died Saturday (Sept. 9, 2000) at Mary Immaculate Hospital, Newport News.

Born Jan. 13, 1947, in Rowan County, N.C., Mr. Wright was a son of Dorothy Irene Watts Wright, Lexington, N.C., and the late Austin W. Wright.

A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he was employed with Southeastern Public Service Authority as a computer programmer and analyst. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include wife Joan Lynn Wright; stepdaughter Jennifer Lynn Staton, Garner, N.C.; and a step-granddaughter.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Forest Hill Memorial Park Chapel, Lexington, N.C. Entombment, Forest Hill Memorial Park Mausoleum, Lexington, N.C.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Piedmont Funeral Home, Lexington, N.C.