Bonnie Kepley Eagle
Bonnie Sue Kepley Eagle, 57,
Mooresville Highway, died Friday (April 13, 2001) at her residence.
Born Oct. 25, 1943, in Salisbury,
she was the daughter of Walter A. Kepley, Salisbury, and the late Beatrice Link
Kepley. A graduate of Boyden High School and Catawba College, she was formerly
employed by N.C. State University in Raleigh. She was a member of Coburn
Memorial United Methodist Church and attended Landmark Church.
Survivors, in addition to her
father, include brother Walter A. “Buddy” Kepley Jr. of Salisbury.
Services: 6:30 p.m. today at
Summersett Funeral Home, led by the Rev. Benny Hillard, pastor of Landmark
Church. Burial at Rowan Memorial Park at 10 a.m. Monday.
Visitation: Following the service
until 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the
home of W.A. Kepley, 1601 Mooresville Highway.
Memorials: American Heart
Association c/o Betty Brisson, Memorial Chairwoman, 140 Regency Road, Salisbury,
NC, 28147.
LaTonya Yvette Gray
LaTonya Yvette “Ton” Gray,
34, formerly of 522 Laurel Point Circle, died Thursday (April 12, 2001) at Rowan
Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health.
Born April 11, 1967, in
Salisbury, she was the daughter of Calvin “Bull” Jackson of East Spencer and
the late Mary Gray. A graduate of the Rowan County school system, she was last
employed at the Rowan County Vocational Workshop. She formerly attended Trinity
Presbyterian Church.
Survivors, in addition to her
father, include stepmother Betty Jackson of East Spencer; brother Calvin Jackson
of East Spencer; sisters LaNiece Gray of Salisbury, and Wanda Jackson and April
Jackson, both of East Spencer; and grandfather Daniel Gray, Salisbury.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Noble
& Kelsey Funeral Home, led by the Rev. Gary Withers. Burial at Oakwood
Cemetery.
Visitation: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at
the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of her
grandfather at 320 W. Harrison St.
Winfred Cleo Love
CONCORD - Winfred Cleo Love, 66,
formerly of Lexington, died Thursday (April 14, 2001) at Avante of Concord
Nursing Center.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday,
Whitley’s Funeral Home in Kannapolis, led by the Rev. Kenneth Deal and the
Rev. Jake Shumaker. Burial at Sunset Cemetery in Kannapolis.
Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at
the funeral home.
Memorials: Hospice of Cabarrus
County, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, NC 28026-1235.
Wallace B. McCool
KANNAPOLIS — Wallace B. McCool,
83, 2606 Pennsylvania Ave., died at his residence on Friday (April 13, 2001).
Born Oct. 18, 1917, in Noxapater,
Miss., he was the son of the late Albert Holland and Sarah Talitha Johnson
McCool. He had retired in 1979 from the N.C. Employment Security Commission.
He was a member of Royal Oaks
Baptist Church, where he formerly taught Sunday school. A U.S Navy veteran of
World War II, he was a past commander of Beaver-Pittman American Legion Post
115. He was also a member of Cannon Memorial Masonic Lodge and the Royal Oaks
Optimist Club, where he had served as the first and 25th president.
Survivors include his wife of 63
years, Sarah Pennington McCool; daughter Barbara Nell McCool of Salisbury, Md.;
and sister Sarah Helen Poston of Kannapolis.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Royal
Oaks Baptist Church, led by the Rev. Leon Smith. Burial at Carolina Memorial
Park.
Visitation: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday
at Lady’s Funeral Home.
Memorials: Hospice of Cabarrus
County, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, NC 28026-1235.
Glenn Edward Myers
MOUNT AIRY — Glenn Edward
Myers, 75, 837 Hollysprings Church Road, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at Wake
Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
Born April 28, 1925, in Surry
County, he was the son of the late Robert Glenn Myers and the late Tiny Mae
Brown Myers Williams. He was educated in the Rowan County schools.
Formerly employed with Walls
Jewelers and Marion Jewelers, he had retired from North Carolina Foam
Industries. He was a member of Bannertown Baptist Church.
Survivors include wife Etta Mae
Johnson; daughters Renee Hylton of Mount Airy and Tonya Smith of Pilot Mountain;
brothers Homer Myers of Charlotte, Wayne Myers of Spencer and Benny Myers of
Salisbury; and five grandchildren.
Services: Graveside, 1 p.m.
Monday at Skyline Memory Gardens, led by the Rev. Bill Guthrie.
Visitation: Noon Monday at the
cemetery’s mausoleum.
Memorials: Lincare Inc., 801
Rockford St., Mount Airy, NC 27030.
Adams Funeral Home of
Taylorsville is in charge.
Leonard ‘Slim’ Reid
Leonard Lee “Slim” Reid, 77,
419 E. Bank St., died Friday (April 13, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center
after being seriously ill for six weeks.
Born April 4, 1924, in Rowan
County, he was the son of the late Berdie Mae Clodfelter and the late James H.
Reid. He was educated in the Rowan County and Salisbury schools.
Mr. Reid had retired from
Fieldcrest Cannon, Plant No. 7. He was a former deacon and church maintenance
man for the United House of Prayer for All People. A veteran of the Korean
conflict, he served with the U.S. Army.
Survivors include wife Annie M.
Pearson Reid; sons Eric D. Reid and Jeffrey Reid, both of Salisbury; and Apostle
T. Reid of Atlanta; daughters Sheibra Reid of Orlando, Fla., and Donna Reid of
Oxon Hill, M.D., nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services: Noon Tuesday at United
House of Prayer for All People, led by Elder A.M. Oakley, pastor, and Apostle
H.E. Howell. Burial at National Cemetery on Brenner Avenue.
Visitation: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at
the church.
Noble & Kelsey Funeral Home
is in charge.
James Allen Smith
KANNAPOLIS — James Allen Smith,
67, 1500 Cooper Ave., died Saturday (April 14, 2001)at NorthEast Medical Center
in Concord.
Whitley’s Funeral Home is in
charge.
Scott Duke Spivey
NORWOOD — Scott Duke Spivey,
28, 151 Central Ave., died Friday (April 13, 2001) at Stanly Memorial Hospital
in Albemarle.
Albemarle survivors include
father Robert Fred Spivey, brothers Robert Paul Spivey and Randy Glen Spivey and
paternal grandmother Ida Spivey.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday at
Hartsell Funeral Home in Albemarle, led by the Rev. Ronnie Vaughn and the Rev.
Bobby Blake. Burial at Norwood Cemetery.
Visitation: 6 to 8 tonight at the
funeral home.
Myrtle Newell Trexler
ROCKWELL — Myrtle Newell
Trexler, 90, Rockwell, died Friday (April 13, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical
Center in Salisbury.
Born Oct. 13, 1910, in Alamance
County to the late Anna Hopkins and William D. Newell, she was educated in the
Guilford County schools. Mrs. Trexler had retired from food service at Rockwell
Elementary School and Pfeiffer College. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran
Church.
Her husband, Burten “Bert” B.
Trexler, died Jan. 1, 1997.
Survivors include sister Hazel
Nuckles of Hampton, Va.
Services: 3 p.m. Monday at
Immanuel Lutheran Church, led by the Rev. Bruce Sheeks, pastor. Burial in church
cemetery.
Visitation: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Monday at Powles Funeral Home.
Memorials: Immanuel Lutheran
Church, 2070 Emmanuel Church Road, Rockwell, NC 28138.
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