Angel M. Apgar

LEXINGTON — Angel Mercedes Apgar, 1-day-old daughter of Kenny Beane and Edward Apgar, Robbins Circle, died Sunday (Aug. 5, 2001) at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Services: Graveside, 10 a.m. Thursday, Lexington City Cemetery.

Visitation: The family will be at the home on Robbins Circle.

Davidson Funeral Home is in charge.

Delma C. Bernhardt

Delma Cruse Bernhardt, 98, 710 Julian Road, died Wednesday (Aug. 8, 2001) at Genesis ElderCare.

Born March 16, 1903, in Rowan County, Mrs. Bernhardt, a daughter of the late George D. and Pearl Ritchie Cruse, was educated in the Rowan County schools. She was a seamstress and a homemaker.

A lifelong member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, she was active with WELCA. In 1983, the WELCA of St. Paul’s made her a life member of the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary Auxiliary. The Women’s Missionary Society made her a life member in 1926. Also a member of the Altar Guild, she was a Sunday school teacher, pianist and a former member of the choir.

Her husband, Sidney Henderson Bernhardt, died Oct. 8, 1972. A granddaughter died Feb. 9, 1998.

Survivors include sons S. Ray and Bobby G. Bernhardt, both of Salisbury; sister Pauline McCombs, China Grove; five other grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Thursday, St.Paul’s Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. William S. Ketchie. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: The family will see friends at the church from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Thursday in the fellowship hall. At other times the sons will be at their respective homes.

Memorials: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Altar Guild, 205 St. Paul’s Church Road, Salisbury, NC 28146.

Mary G. Brewer

MOCKSVILLE — Mary Gallimore Brewer, 69, Edgewood Circle, died Tuesday (Aug. 7, 2001) at her home.

Born July 2, 1932, in Davidson County, Mrs. Brewer was a daughter of the late Charles Edgar and Mary Minnie Hill Gallimore. She was a homemaker. For a short time she was employed at Lynn Haven Nursing Home.

Her husband, Clyde Junior Brewer, died Sept. 20, 2000.

Survivors include sons Charles Brewer, Mocksville, Garry W. Brewer, Cooleemee, and Randy Brewer, Rockwell; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Eaton Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Charles Stewart. Burial, Rose Cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: Cancer Services of Davie County, 622 N. Main St., Mocksville, NC 27028.

‘Ronnie’ Burris

LEXINGTON — Delmar Ronald “Ronnie” Burris, 57, 2155 Rhodes Road, died Monday (Aug. 6, 2001)from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Beck’s United Church of Christ. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Davidson Funeral Home.At other times the family will be at the home of son David Burris, 703 Millstream Lane.

Memorials: Beck’s United Church of Christ, Playground Fund, 2846 Becks Church Road, Lexington, NC 27292.

Roscoe H. Freeze Jr.

MOORESVILLE — Roscoe Hoyle Freeze Jr., 62, 145 Tommy’s Lane, died Tuesday (Aug. 7, 2001) at his home. He was the brother of Robert James Freeze of Kannapolis.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Fair View United Methodist Church, Mount Mourne. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Neill Funeral Home.

Memorials: Fair View United Methodist Church, Building Fund, P.O. Box 27, Mount Mourne, NC 28123.

Lula M. Gunter

CLEVELAND — Lula M. Gunter, 78, 5080 Needmore Road, died Monday (Aug. 6, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born April 23, 1923, in Rowan County, Mrs. Gunter was a daughter of the late Everette and Temperance Steele Murph. She retired from Celanese, now KoSa, and was a member of South River United Methodist Church,Woodleaf.

Survivors include brother Pap Murph; sisters Elizabeth Williams, Neet Hood, Ruby Overcash and Shank Reavis, all of Woodleaf, Curt Miller, Salisbury, and Bub Murph, Cleveland.

Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, South River United Methodist Church, Woodleaf, conducted by the Rev. Bob McLawhorn and the Rev. Shirley Jones. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home, Statesville.

Beulah Louise Hinson

KANNAPOLIS — Beulah Louise Hinson, 60, 1308 W. “A”St., died Tuesday (Aug. 7, 2001) at her home after 16 years of declining health.

Born June 9, 1941, in Rowan County, Mrs. Hinson was a daughter of Essie Beulah Barnhardt,Kannapolis, and the late Vestal Franklin Barnhardt. She retired due to disability from Linn-Corriher Mills.

Survivors, in addition to her mother, include children Chris Moore, Kannapolis, Butch Bost, China Grove, Lee Williams and Donnie Bost, both of Fort Myers, Fla., and Danny Bost, Georgia; stepdaughters Jamie Moore, Salisbury, and Vickie Hilliard, Lexington; five grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Whitley’s Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. James Pauley. Burial, Trinity Lutheran Church cemetery, Landis.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on West A St.

Carl Eugene Miller

The funeral will be Thursday for Carl Eugene Miller, 83, Salisbury, who died Monday (Aug. 6, 2001) at W.G. Hefner VAMedical Center after a period of declining health.

Born Dec. 30, 1917, in Davie County, Mr. Miller, a son of the late Roy G. and Ossie Vera Snider Miller, was a graduate of Boyden High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Retired from Cone Mills, he was a former member of Samuel C. Hart American Legion Post. He was a member of Coburn Memorial United Methodist Church and Jordan Bible class.

Survivors include wife Elizabeth “Lib” Beck Miller, whom he married Dec. 24, 1939; son Carl Eugene Miller Jr., Rockwell; daughters Phyllis Martin, Harrisburg, and Gale Gibbs, Swannanoa; sister Margaret Eidson, Salisbury; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Lyerly Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. David Kelley, pastor, Coburn Memorial United Methodist Church. Members of Mount Tabor nutrition site will be seated as a group. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home.

Memorials: Coburn Memorial United Methodist Church, 901 S. Church St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

John Henry Pittman

CHINA GROVE — The funeral will be Thursday for John Henry Pittman, 73, 1120 Beaten Path Road, who died Tuesday (Aug. 7, 2001) at his home.

Born Aug. 24, 1927, in Yancey County, Mr. Pittman, a son of the late Grady C. and Dora Callaway Pittman, was educated in the Yancey County schools. He was an explosives worker in the construction industry.

His wife, Kleeoon Dixon Pittman, died April 2, 1999.

Survivors include son David L. Pittman, China Grove; brothers Truman Pittman, Marietta, S.C., Bruce Pittman, Oklahoma City, Okla., and J.B. Pittman, Wheaton, Mo.; and sisters Marie and Lena Autry, both of Marietta, S.C.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home Chapel, Landis, conducted by the Rev. Randy Crowell. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home.

A permanent online memorial is at www.americanmemorials.com .

Alyce V. Tipton

FLINT, Mich. — Alyce V. Tipton, 68, Flint, died Monday (Aug. 6, 2001) at her home.

Born Aug. 1, 1933, in Fort Mill, S.C., Mrs. Tipton was reared in Salisbury, N.C.

Survivors include husband Oscar Tipton, whom she married July 24, 1993; daughters Bobbie Nell Miro, Holly Hills, Fla., Renee Dingman, Burton, and Anna Eashoo, Flint; sons Ernie Hopkins, Daytona Beach, Fla., and Robert Tipton, Flint; sister Peggy Miller, Spencer, N.C.; and 15 grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Swartz Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Ernest E. Davis. Burial, Crestwood Cemetery.

Visitation: 5-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Juanita Williams

SPENCER — The funeral will be Thursday for Essie Juanita Williams, 81, Spencer, who died Tuesday (Aug. 7, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born Aug. 13, 1919, in Spencer, Miss Williams was a daughter of the late H.S. and Flora Morton Williams. She was educated in the Spencer schools and a graduate of Pfeiffer Junior College, Misenheimer.

Employed by Southern Bell for 42 years, she retired in 1981. She was a member of Telephone Pioneers of America, Friends of the North Carolina Transportation Museum, and Spencer Presbyterian Church and the Sara Circle.

Survivors include sisters Ruth W. Workman, Spencer, and Virginia W.Grimes, Silver City.

Services: Graveside, 10 a.m. Thursday, Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Ruth Lenger, pastor, Spencer Presbyterian Church.

Visitation: None. The family will be at the home.

Memorials: Spencer Presbyterian Church, 113 First St., Spencer, NC 28159; or N.C. Transportation Museum Foundation,P.O. Box 44, Spencer, NC 28159.

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