MOCKSVILLE — Phillip Ralph Hall, Turrentine Church Road, died Friday (Sept. 22, 2000) at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home,Winston-Salem.

Eaton Funeral Home is in charge.

Coyt R. Halverstadt

Coyt R. Halverstadt, Los Angeles, Calif., a former Salisbury resident, died Tuesday (Sept. 19, 2000) in Los Angeles.

Mr. Halverstadt was affiliated with John Calvin Presbyterian Church, the Men’s Saturday Breakfast Club and Cardinal Squares.

Survivors include wife Mary Halverstadt; son Richard and Dale Halverstadt; and four grandchildren.

Services will be held at a later date.

Cabot & Sons Traditional Funerals/Cremation Services, Pasadena, Calif., is in charge.

Memorials: National Institute of Transplantation Research Division (National Kidney Foundation), 2200 W. 3rd St., No. 100, Los Angeles, CA 90057.

Coley Gene Kerley

KANNAPOLIS — Funeral services were held his morning for Coley Gene Kerley, 56, 617 Hillside St., who died Wednesday (Sept. 20, 2000).

Born Aug. 30, 1944, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Kerley was a son of the late Rueben Blanco and Maggie Beaver Kerley. He was employed with Defender Painting at Pillowtex Plant 4.

A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served during the Vietnam War and also served with the National Guard in the Desert Storm Gulf War.

Survivors include wife Maggie Beaver Kerley; son Michael Gene Kerley,Concord; and sister Kay Pullian, Kannapolis.

Graveside services were held at 11 this morning at the National Cemetery, Salisbury. The Rev. Billy Payne officiated. Military rites by Rowan County Veterans Council.

The family will be at the home on Hillside Street.

Whitley’s Funeral Home in charge.

Thelma Scercy Lomax

CHINA GROVE — Thelma Scercy Lomax, 65, 880 Scercy Road, died Thursday (Sept. 21, 2000) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, after a year of declining health.

Born Feb. 18, 1935, in Rowan County, Mrs. Lomax was a daughter of Annie Palmer Scercy, China Grove, and the late Mitchel W. Scercy. Employed by Cannon Mills Plant 1 for 30 years, she later worked at Wiscassett Mills, Albemarle, for many years until she retired in 1997.

She attended Bethel Wesleyan Church, Kannapolis.

Survivors, in addition to her mother, include husband Spencer A. Lomax.; sons Spencer A. Lomax Jr. and Lynn Lomax, both of Mooresville, and Rick Lomax, Hickory; daughter Valerie Galloway, China Grove; and eight grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Ronald Rider. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Scercy Road.

Mable Emma Fink Plott

ALBEMARLE — Mable Emma Fink Plott, 84, 3906 Southern Ave., Baltimore, Md., formerly of the Millingport community, died Tuesday (Sept. 19, 2000) at Genesis-Perring Parkway Nursing Home.

Born May 27, 1916, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Plott was a daughter of the late Thomas and Mollie Bonds Fink. She was a homemaker. A member of Salem United Methodist Church, she was also a member of the Ladies Circle Club.

Her husband,Carr Plott, preceded her in death.

Survivors include brother Lynn fink, Concord; and sister Mary Smith, Baltimore, Md.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Hartsell Funeral Home chapel. Burial, Salem United Methodist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 6-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: Salem United Methodist Church, 21007 Highway 73 W., Albemarle, NC 28001.

June Benz Schmitt

June Benz Schmitt, 76, Salisbury, died Thursday (Sept. 21, 2000) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born July 12, 1924, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. Schmitt was a daughter of the late Charles and Vina Datsun Benz. She was educated in the Brooklyn, N.Y., schools and was a graduate of Pace College, Manhattan, N.Y.

She retired in 1984 after 32 years with New York Telephone Co., where she was a business office supervisor and training manager. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Merry Hearts, Rowan Helping Ministries and Bell Telephone Pioneers.

Her husband, Charles J. Schmitt, died Feb. 4, 1962.

Survivors include son Craig J Schmitt, Salisbury; daughter Claudia A. Kolar, Cresson, Pa.; and five grandchildren.

Services: Funeral Mass of Resurrection, 11 a.m. Saturday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, conducted by the Rev. John Putnam. Burial, St. Patrick Cemetery, Hauppauge, N.Y.

Visitation: Prayer service at 7 tonight, Summersett Funeral Home chapel, followed by visitation until 9. At other times the family will be at the home of Craig Schmitt, Salisbury.

Memorials: Rowan Helping Ministries, Crisis Assistance Network, P.O. Box 4026, Salisbury, NC 28145.

Connie LaFoy Sloop

MOORESVILLE — Connie LaFoy Sloop, 69, Brookwood Drive, died Thursday (Sept. 21, 2000) at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation, Mooresville.

Born Oct. 3, 1930, in Iredell County, Mrs. Sloop was a daughter of the late John H. and Zanie Wilson LaFoy. She was a member of Mooresville Church of God and had worked as a spinner at Chemspun for 15 years.

Her husband, Haskell “Hump” Sloop, died in 1983.

Survivors include daughter ToniChristy, Cleveland; sons Butch Sloop, North Augusta, S.C., and Terry Sloop, Hendersonville; and four grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Mooresville Church of God, conducted by the Rev. John C. Miles. Burial, Glenwood Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6:30-8 tonight, Cavin-Cook Funeral Home.

Mary Davis Torbush

Mary Doris Davis Torbush, 79, 421 Grove St., died Thursday (Sept. 21, 2000) at the home of son Bill Torbush, 360 Acorn Oak Road, after a lengthy illness.

Born Oct. 17, 1920, in Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Torbush, a daughter of the late John and Margie Kirby Davis, was educated in Atlanta schools. She retired after 12 years with Dietary Services at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

A member of Milford Hills United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women, she was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Hudson-Miller-Tatum VFW Post 3006, Harold B. Jarrett American Legion Post 342 and Spencer Moose Lodge.

Her husband, Robert Lee Torbush, died in November 1992.

Survivors include other sons David Torbush, Mascoutha, Ill., Robert D. Torbush, Soddy Daisy, Tenn., and Jerry Torbush, Hickory; daughter Mary T. Hendren, Mooresville; brothers John Thomas Davis, Panama City, Fla., and Ellis Davis, Atlanta, Ga.; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Services: 4 p.m. Sunday, Summersett Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Neill Shaw, pastor, Milford Hills United Methodist Church, and the Rev. Stephen Haines, pastor, Guilford College United Methodist Church. Entombment, Rowan Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Grove Street.

Memorials: Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144; or Milford Hills United Methodist Church, 1630 Statesville Blvd., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Naomi S. Weddington

TAYLORSVILLE — Naomi Steinmetz Weddington, 75, 20 Isenhour Park Road, died Monday (Sept. 18, 2000)at Alexander Community Hospital.

Her husband, the Rev.Tom Weddington, a Concord native, was a former pastor of Amity Lutheran Church, Cleveland.

Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Reformation Lutheran Church. Graveside, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Carolina Memorial Park, Concord.

Visitation: 2-4 and 6-9 today, Adams Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home.