KANNAPOLIS — James Gilbert Anthony, 71, Avante Nursing Center, formerly of Kannapolis, died Thursday (Aug. 9, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Clark Funeral Home is in charge.

The family will be at the home of James G. “Butch” and Kay Anthony, 5620 Charlie Walker Road, Kannapolis.

Margaret Barnhardt

KANNAPOLIS — Margaret W. Barnhardt, 75, 2915 Vale Ave., died Friday (Aug. 10, 2001) at Avante Nursing Center, Concord.

Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, Landis, is in charge.

Ernest Freedle

LEXINGTON — Ernest Raymond Freedle, 78, 2763 Hoover Road, died Wednesday (Aug. 8, 2001) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, after three weeks of serious illness.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Beulah United Church of Christ. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Davidson Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home on Hoover Road.

Memorials: Beulah United Church of Christ, 2828 Arnold Road, Lexington, NC 27295.

Mary Nance Gibson

CHINA GROVE — The funeral will be Sunday for Mary Louise Nance Gibson, 75, 522 Westside Circle, who died Monday (Aug. 6, 2001) at her home.

Born July 3, 1926, Mrs. Gibson was a daughter of Julia Crosson Nance Anderson, Winston-Salem, and the late Bozie Nance. She retired from Rowan County Head Start and was employed at Gentiva Home Care, Salisbury. She attended New Life Assembly, China Grove.

Her husband, Thomas Gibson, died in 1985, and a son,Gregory Gibson, died in 1996.

Survivors, in addition to her mother, include son Tommy L. Gibson, Ellenwood,Ga.; daughter Beverly Marlin, China Grove; brother the Rev. Joseph L. Nance, Winston-Salem; 11 grandchildren; and a host of great-grandchildren.

Services: 4 p.m. Sunday, Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home chapel, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Joseph Nance. Burial, National Cemetery,Salisbury.

Visitation:3:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

H.T. Harris

SPENCER — H.T. Harris, 75, Spencer, died Wednesday (Aug. 8, 2001) at Magnolia Health Care after a period of declining health.

Born Feb. 14, 1926, in Davidson County, Mr. Harris, a son of the late Tobie S. and Ollie Campbell Harris, was educated in the Davie County schools. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Army in Germany.

Retired from KoSa, he was a member of Samuel C. Hart American Legion Post 14 and was a life member of VFW Post 3006. He attended Southside Baptist Church.

His wife, Margaret Goodson Harris, died Jan. 28, 1985.

Survivors include brother Harvey Harris, Mocksville; and caregiver Elsie Benfield, Salisbury.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Saturday, Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Ricky Brown, pastor, Southside Baptist Church, Salisbury. Military rites by Rowan County Veterans Council.

Visitation: None.

Lyerly Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.

Memorials: Rowan County Veterans Council, P.O. Box 1054, Salisbury,NC 28145-1054; or Southside Baptist Church, 500 Morlan Park Road, Salisbury, NC 28146.

Nell T. Hathcock

LOCUST — Nell Traywick Hathcock, 84, formerly of 126 Ridge Road, died Thursday (Aug. 9, 2001) at Wesley Nursing Care Center, Charlotte.

Survivors include sister Mrs. Bill Palmer of Albemarle.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Calvary Baptist Church, Norwood. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30. Burial, Fairview Memorial Park, Albemarle.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Stanly Funeral Home, Albemarle.

Memorials: Calvary Baptist Church, 13094 U.S. Hwy. 52 S., Norwood, NC 28128; or Hospice of Charlotte, 1420 E. Seventh St., Charlotte, NC 28204.

John Phillip Krug

Services will be held Saturday for John Phillip Krug, 56, Salisbury, who died Saturday (Aug. 3, 2001) at Brightmoor Nursing Center.

Born Dec. 9, 1944, in Lewistown, Pa., Mr. Krug, a son of the late Leon Krug, was a graduate of Ducane University. He owned and operated a commercial lighting fixture retail store.

He was a veteran and of the Catholic faith.

Survivors include wife Cecilia Savash Krug, Chicago, Ill.; sons Flete Daniel Krug, Glynco, Ga., and Chris Krug, Denver, Colo.; brother Edward Krug, Moon Township, Pa.

Services: Mass of Resurrection, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, St. Martin’s Roman Catholic Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.The body was cremated.

Lyerly Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements.

Hene D. Leach

LEXINGTON — Hene Duncan Leach, 79, formerly of Mount Moriah Manor, died Thursday (Aug. 9, 2001) at Sunbridge Nursing Home after a year of declining health.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Davidson Funeral Home chapel. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at 319 Cow Palace Road.

Ralph H. Lee Jr.

CONCORD — Ralph H. Lee Jr., 70, 6730 Untz Road, died Wednesday (Aug. 8, 2001) at his home.

Born Sept. 6, 1930, in Mecklenburg County, Mr.Lee was a son of Elsie Jones Lee Nolen, Mount Holly, and the late Ralph H. Lee. He retired from Branch Motor Express Co. in 1984 after 35 years in the trucking business.

A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served in Germany during the Korean War.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include wife Mildred Spurling Lee; daughters Teresa Blake and Wanda Moroney, both of Concord, and Sherry Hartsell and Donna Boone, both of Kannapolis; brother John Lee, Melbourne, Fla.; sisters Sheila Pressley,Kenswick, Wash., and Gloria Poole, Charlotte; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Saturday, Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Dr. James Strickland.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home,Kannapolis. At other times, the family will be at the home on Untz Road.

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

Neta Wilhelm McCall

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Saturday for Neta Elizabeth Wilhelm McCall, 81, 8252 Smith Road, who died Wednesday (Aug. 8, 2001) at Genesis Eldercare.

Born Nov. 7, 1919, in Rowan County, Mrs. McCall, a daughter of the late Jacob Lawson and Cora Edith Upright Wilhelm, was educated in the Rowan County schools. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include husband James E. McCall; son James Douglas Deal, Salisbury; daughter Patsy Slemp, Hampton, Va.; stepdaughters Terri Aistrop and Diane Summers, both of Kannapolis; brother Bill Wilhelm, Clemson, S.C.; sisters Thelma Price, Landis, and Hazel Stirewalt, Charlotte; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove, conducted by the Rev. Jesse Overcash. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6:30-8 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: American Heart Association, 140 Regency Road, Salisbury, NC 28144.

A permanent online memorial has been opened at www.americanmemorials.com .

Roger Edward Page

LOCUST — Roger Edward Page, 53, 109 Marlwood Drive, died Thursday (Aug. 9, 2001) at Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle. He retired as a detective from the Stanly County Sheriff Department.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church. Burial, Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Church cemetery, Albemarle.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home, Midland.

Margaret H. Peoples

ADVANCE — Margaret Hairston Peoples, 78, formerly of 3067 Hwy. 801 S., died Wednesday (Aug. 8, 2001) at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem. She was the mother of Wilburd Peoples, Mocksville, and a retiree of Crownwood Products, Mocksville.

Services: 4 p.m. Saturday, Mount Sinai AME Zion Church. Burial, church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 3 p.m.

Visitation: The family will be at the home of Wilburd Peoples, 367 Cornatzer Road, Mocksville.

Graham Funeral Home, Mocksville, is in charge.

Roy Walser

LEXINGTON —Roy Everette Walser, 70, Arrington Drive, died Wednesday (Aug. 8, 2001) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center,Winston-Salem, after six weeks of serious illness.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Saturday, Good Hope United Methodist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Davidson Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home of sister Jenell Lankford, 285 Allen Drive, Lexington.

Memorials: Davidson County Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 236 E. Center St., Lexington,NC 27292.

Lawrence J. Widener

KANNAPOLIS —Lawrence Jacob Widener, 80, 703 N. Little Texas Road, died Thursday (Aug. 9, 2001) at Transitional Health Services, after two weeks of serious illness.

Born April 2, 1921, in Morristown, Tenn., Mr. Widener, a son of the late Arthur O. and Margaret Noie Widener, served with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He retired in 1987 after several years from Fieldcrest-Cannon Plant 1, garage department. Earlier, he worked as a mechanic at several area car dealerships.

A member of Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church, he was active in various phases of the church. He was designated an honorary life member of the North Carolina Lutheran Men.

Survivors include wife of 58 years Collene Sigmon Widener; son Lawrence Anthony “Tony” Widener, Gastonia; sister Hazel Little, Kannapolis; three grandsons; and two great-granddaughters.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Whitley’s Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Richard Rhodes and the Rev. Hoke Ritchie. Burial,Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 12:30-2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home on North Little Texas Road.

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