Joseph ‘Joe’ Burleson

ALBEMARLE — Joseph Lee “Joe” Burleson, 77, 35116 Palestine Road, died Monday (April 23, 2001) at Stanly Manor Nursing Center.

Services: 2 today, Grace Baptist Church. Burial, Stanly Gardens of Memory. Military rites by Stanly County DAV Ritual Team. Masonic rites by Andrew Jackson Lodge 576, Salisbury.

Stanly Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: Arthritis Foundation, 5019 Nations Crossing, Suite 217, Charlotte, NC 27217.

Mollie Martin Cannon

KANNAPOLIS —Mollie James Martin Cannon, 89, 609 Old Centergrove Road, died Monday (April 23, 2001) at her home after two years of declining health and two months of serious illness.

Born March 10, 1912, in Alexander County, Mrs. Cannon, a daughter of the late Thomas L. and Linnie Dowell James, was self-educated. She was a member of Centerview Baptist Church.

She retired in 1972 from Cannon Mills Co. Plant 1 No. 6 weave room, where she had worked for many years.

Her first husband, Jesse Hall Martin, died in 1950.

Survivors include husband Ray T. Cannon; son Jesse T. Martin, China Grove; daughters Annie Iannotte Wetter, Betty J. McManus and Mary V. Hill, all of Kannapolis, Joyce L. Hannah, Charlotte, and Shelby J. Darnell, Raleigh; sisters Mary Lou Hawkins, Kannapolis, and Edna Bumgardner, Landis; 17 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Thursday,Centerview Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Willie Rash. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home on Old Centergrove Road.

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

Thomas Dellinger

MOORESVILLE — Thomas Rhyne “Buck” Dellinger, 52, Young Street, died Tuesday (April 24, 2001) at his home.

Services: 8 p.m. Thursday, Cavin-Cook Funeral Home.

Visitation: 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorials: Hospice of Iredell County, 403 E. Statesville Ave., Mooresville, NC 28115.

Bessie Parker Derry

KANNAPOLIS — A private memorial service will be held at a later date at the National Cemetery in Salisbury for Bessie Amanda Parker Derry, 81, of 211 Key West Ave., who died Thursday (April 19, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born April 19, 1920, in Mecklenburg County, Mrs. Derry was a daughter of the late William Sloan and Mary Talbert Parker.

Her husband, Phillip Derry, died in 1985.

Survivors include sister Flonnie Cartner, Candor, N.Y.

Memorials: American Heart Association, P.O.Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216; or American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 212, Charlotte, NC 28202.

Richard Cleve Gobble

EAST SPENCER — Richard Cleve Gobble, 82, East Spencer, died Wednesday (April 25, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Lyerly Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.

Frances Honeycutt

CHINA GROVE — Frances Evelyn Sides Honeycutt, 77, 503 S. Bostian St., died Wednesday (April 25, 2001) at her home.

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

Lawrence Van Jones

EAST SPENCER — Lawrence Van “Hatchet” Jones, 83, 512 Hall St., died Tuesday (April 24, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after a month of serious illness.

Born June 26, 1917, in Clemson, S.C., Mr. Jones, a son of the late Eugene and Matilda Pickens Jones, was educated in the Clemson, S.C., schools. He retired from North Carolina Finishing Co. and was a member of Northeast Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

His wife, Annie Louise Harrison Jones, died in 1992.

Survivors include sons Visco Jones, Cleveland, Emory E. Jones, Winston-Salem, Donnie Jones, East Spencer, and Jermaine M. Jones, Salisbury; brothers Harrison Jones, Newport News, Va., and Melvin, Eugene and Robert Jones, all of Mocksville; sisters Carrie Wilkerson, Salisbury, and Eddie Lee Pruitt and Ozener Clark, both of Mocksville; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.

Norman Andrew Luther

WINSTON-SALEM — Norman Andrew Luther, 69, 1010 E. 31st St., died Tuesday (April 24, 2001) at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.

Rowan Funeral Service, Salisbury, is in charge. The family will be at the home of brother Clifford Luther, 540 Heiligtown Road, East Spencer.

Telatha Blair Minter

Telatha Blair Minter, 59, 301 Clancy St., died Monday (April 23, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after two weeks of serious illness.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Nell Kendrick Nance

The funeral will be Thursday for Nell Kendrick Nance, 70, 1155 Forest Oaks Drive, who died Monday (April 23, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.

Born May 21, 1930, in Granite Quarry, Mrs. Nance was a daughter of the late Everette Michael and Sadie Daniel Kendrick. She was educated in the Salisbury city schools and was a 1948 graduate of Boyden High School.

She retired in 1991 after 30 years from Hefner VA Medical Center. She was a member of Covenant Baptist Church and a former member of Second Presbyterian Church.

Her husband, Cecil Jerome Nance, died April 9, 1979.

Survivors include son Cecil J. “Jerry” Nance Jr., Salisbury, Mo.; daughter Robin N. Miles, Salisbury; sisters Mae Kendrick Courreges, Salisbury, and Doris Kendrick Shearer and Nancy Kendrick Ritchie, both of Spartanburg, S.C.; and four grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Summersett Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Beverly Hatcher, pastor, Covenant Baptist Church. Burial, City Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of Robin Miles, 160 Pin Oak Circle.

Memorials: Covenant Baptist Church, 120 N. Jackson St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Yates S. Payne

KANNAPOLIS — Yates S. Payne, 81, 200 E. Second St., died Tuesday (April 24, 2001) at his home.

Born March 4, 1920, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Payne was a son of the late Zeb and Lillian Carpenter Payne. He retired after 35 years from Cannon Mills Co. No. 2 weave room.

A veteran, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a member of VFW Poston-Perkins Post 8989.

Survivors include wife Mary Lowder Payne; sons Frank and Gene Payne, both of Concord; daughters Elsie Pethel and Sylvia Anderson, both of Kannapolis, and Brenda Allen, Concord; sisters Gail Bost, Harker’s Island, Betty Cline, Kannapolis, Rachel Vanpelt, Concord, and Allene Gaston, St. Petersburg,Fla.; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Services: 3 p.m. Thursday, Whitley’s Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Doug Kearney. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 2-3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on East Second Street.

Memorials: Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church, 101 Vance St., Kannapolis, NC 28081.

Robert Lee Propst

Robert Lee Propst, 68, Salisbury, died Tuesday (April 24, 2001) at his home after three weeks of serious illness.

Born Feb. 6, 1933, in Rowan County, Mr. Propst was a son of Ruth Shepherd Propst, Salisbury, and the late Charlie Lee Propst. He was educated in Dukeville schools and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

He was a welder for Salisbury Machinery and a member of Canaan Baptist Church, the VFW and Harold B. Jarrett American Legion Post.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by wife Betty Nichols Propst, whom he married June 2, 1957; son Paul “Tommy” Propst, China Grove; daughters Lydia Hilton, Salisbury, Donna Cavin, Gold Hill, and Martha Stubbs, China Grove; sister Nancy Bell, Salisbury; and five grandchildren.

Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Lyerly Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Donnie Keller and the Rev. Bruce Graham. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. The rest of the time, the family will be at the home.

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

Ronald Paul Ragland

Ronald Paul Ragland, 57, Pensacola, Fla., died Saturday (April 21, 2001) at his home.

Born Oct. 22, 1943, in Monroe, La., Mr. Ragland was a son of Doris M. Ragland, Woodleaf, and the late Leo Wilson Ragland. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was an electronics repairman for Donnie’s Satellite Electronics in Summerdale, Ala. He was a Catholic.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by brothers Kenneth Ragland, St. Pedro, Calif., and David Ragland, Richardson, Texas; and sister Anne Waller, Woodleaf.

Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, conducted by Father Thomas Clements. Burial, U.S. National Cemetery, Statesville Boulevard, with graveside rites by the Rowan County Veterans Council.

Visitation: 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Summersett Funeral Home.

Memorials: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 128 N. Fulton St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

Russell Ridler

LEXINGTON — Russell Ridler, 82, Riverview Road, died Tuesday (April 24, 2001) at Lexington Memorial Hospital.

Services: 3 p.m. Friday, Psalm 91 Church. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Davidson Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home on Riverview Road.

Memorials: Psalm91 Church, 930 Michael Road, Lexington, NC 27295.

Nora B. Ritchie

Nora B. Ritchie, 92, St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Salisbury, died Monday (April 23, 2001) at St. Anthony’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Born in Rowan County, Mrs. Ritchie moved to St. Petersburg, Fla., in 1936. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Lutheran Church, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Survivors include daughter Janice R. Freiburger, Westminister, Calif.; son Douglas L. Ritchie, Alabama; brother Thomas M. Byrd, St. Petersburg, Fla.; sisters Bernice Overcash, Salisbury, and Mary McMillian, Mobile, Ala.; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes &Cremation Tribute Center, St. Petersburg, Fla., is in charge.

Edna R. Tutherow

CHINA GROVE — The funeral will be Thursday for Edna Reynolds Tutherow, 93, 260 Cherry St., who died Monday (April 23, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born Feb. 24, 1908, in Lincolnton, Mrs. Tutherow, a daughter of the late John Sydney and Sybilar Clark Reynolds, was educated in the Lincoln County schools. She retired from China Grove Cotton Mill and was a member of Landis Baptist Church and the Lois Baltes Sunday school class.

She was preceded in death by husband, Lloyd R. Tutherow; son, Paul E. Tutherow; and daughter Delores T. Faggart.

Survivors include son Clifford Tutherow, Kannapolis; daughters Ruth Hames and Polly Tutherow, both of the home, and Margaret “Snook” Basinger, China Grove; 12 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Landis Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Richard Horn, the Rev. Ricky Brown and the Rev. Eddie Graham. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove.At other times the family will be at the home on Cherry Street.

Memorials: Landis Baptist Church, 110 N. Kimmons St., Landis,NC 28088.

Gary Wilson

LEXINGTON — Richard Gary Wilson, 43, Highway 64 West, died Monday (April 23, 2001) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, after three weeks of critical illness.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Davidson Funeral Home chapel. Burial, Arrington Heights Freewill Baptist Church cemetery.

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

Lester Lackey Woods

STATESVILLE — Lester Lackey Woods, 73, 109 E. Raleigh Ave., died Monday (April 23, 2001)at his home after an extended illness.

Born Jan. 12, 1928, in Iredell County, Mr. Woods was a son of the late J.P. and Virginia Morrison Lackey Woods. He was a former Salisbury resident and was employed as a custodian with Salisbury school system for many years.

Survivors include brother Conway Lackey, Statesville; sisters Lessie Tucker, May Fay Woods and Aquilla Freeman, all of Statesville; and foster brother Johnny Turner, Harmony.

Services: 3 p.m. Thursday, Rutledge and Bigham Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Burrell Brooks. Burial, Belmont Cemetery.

Visitation: 2:30-3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Raleigh Avenue.