Dorothy Wallace Aycoth

KANNAPOLIS —The funeral will be Monday for Dorothy Wallace Aycoth, 65, 518 Locust St., who died Friday (Feb. 2, 2001) at her residence after 10 years of declining health.

Born Jan. 1, 1936, in Hartsville, S.C., Mrs. Aycoth was a daughter of the late James Clarence and Elma Edwards Wallace. She had retired in 1990 from Fieldcrest-Cannon, Plant 1, No. 7 spinning room. She was a member of Faith Free Will Baptist Church.

Mrs. Aycoth was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Ann Winburn.

Survivors include husband Marvin Aycoth; daughter Brenda Colver, Kannapolis; brothers C.W. and Jimmy Wallace, both of Kannapolis, and Andy Wallace, Hartsville, S.C.; sisters Inez Dixon, Cheraw, S.C., and Michelle Wallace, Hartsville, S.C.; five grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Services:2 p.m. Monday, Faith Free Will Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. James Pauley. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home. At other times the family will be the residence.

Elwood C. Clayton

RICHFIELD —Elwood Cramon Clayton, 75, 24817 Miller Road, died Saturday (Feb. 3, 2001) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Born May 29, 1925, in Stanly County, Mr. Clayton was a son of the late Ernest C. and Ina Hicks Clayton. He had retired as owner and operator of Clayton’s Grocery. Mr. Clayton was a member of Richfield Baptist Church, the Albemarle Lions Club and the Stanly County Chapter of the Federation of the Blind, where he was a past president.

Survivors include wife Maxine Miller Clayton; son Richard “Dick”Clayton, Norwood; daughter Jane C. Huneycutt, Albemarle; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Richfield Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Eugene Carroll and the Rev. Les Schofield. Burial, Richfield Cemetery.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle. At other times the family will be at the home.

Memorials: Stanly Federation of the Blind, 32597 Pennington Road, Albemarle, NC 28002.

Johnny Lee Deason

CHINA GROVE — Johnny Lee Deason, 76, N.C. Highway 152, died Saturday (Feb. 3, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after nine months of declining health.

Born Oct. 12, 1924, in Chesterfield County, S.C., Mr. Deason was a son of the late Drew Clifton and Lula Demby Deason. He was employed with Florida Steel, Charlotte, for eight years and, prior to that, worked with Metric Construction, Columbia, S.C., and Charlotte.

He was a member of Zion United Methodist Church, Pageland, S.C. A World War II veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Deason served with the 56th Medical Battalion and earned several medals, including the Eamet Campaign Medal with four bronze stars. He served at the Battle of the Bulge.

Survivors include wife Dorothy Blanche Davis Deason; and brothers Lloyd Deason, Kannapolis, and J.W. Deason, Oak Island.

Services: 3:30 p.m. Monday, Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Randy Crowell and Nathan Blackwelder. Entombment, West Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, with military rites by the Rowan County Veterans Council.

Visitation:2-3 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home.

Memorials:West Corinth Baptist Church, Building Fund, 120 Corinth Church Road, Mooresville, NC 28115 or Zion United Methodist Church, Route 4, Pageland, S.C. 29728.

Ethel Blackwelder Fisher

ROCKWELL — Ethel Blackwelder Fisher, 98, Rockwell, died Friday (Feb. 2, 2001) at Autumn Care of Salisbury.

Born Oct. 31, 1902, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Fisher was a daughter of the late Carl Dexter and Lecta Furr Blackwelder. She was a graduate of Monte Amoena Seminary in Mount Pleasant and the Deaconess Training Academy in Baltimore. She also attended Lenoir Rhyne College. She was a former hospital nursing assistant and teacher in Cabarrus and Rowan counties.

A member of St. James Lutheran Church, she taught its first kindergarten class. A Sunday school teacher, she had served on the church council and was a lifelong member and former president of the women’s group. She was also a former president of the Central Conference of the Women’s Missionary Society and was honored with a life membership in the Lutheran Seminary Auxiliary.

Mrs. Fisher was a former president of the Rockwell PTA and the Young at Heart group.

Her husband, the Rev. Roy Linn Fisher, died Jan. 18, 1975, and a daughter, Jean Fisher Poole, died Aug. 11, 1970.

Survivors include a son, the Rev. Dr. Carl M. Fisher, Charlotte; daughters Roselyn Fisher Misenheimer, Rockwell, and Dr. Marjorie Fisher Matthews, Pilot Mountain; brother Carl D. Blackwelder Jr., Concord; sisters Ruth B. Overman, Chattanooga, Tenn., and Lillian B. Foster, Dallas, Texas; 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday, St. James Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Craig Sigmon, pastor, and the Rev. Charles McManus. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation:6-8 tonight, Powles Funeral Home.

Memorials:Jean Fisher Poole Scholarship Fund, St. James Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 486, Rockwell, NC 28138.

Lucille Ludwig Hughes

CHINA GROVE — Lucille Ludwig Hughes, 91, 913 S. Franklin St., died Friday (Feb. 2, 2001) at the Laurels of Salisbury.

Born Aug. 2, 1909, in Rowan County, she was the daughter of the late William and Fannie Propst Ludwig. Educated in the Rowan County schools, she worked for a time at Cannon Mills. Also a homemaker, she was a lifetime member of Lutheran Chapel Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis E. Hughes.

Survivors include son Johnny E. Hughes, China Grove; and sister Novella Kimball, Salisbury.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Linn Honeycutt Funeral Home is in charge.

Bernice Turner Jones

CLEVELAND —Bernice Turner Jones, 69, 106 S. Brevard St., died Saturday (Feb. 3, 2001) at Davis Hospital, Statesville.

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

Kenneth Ray Scott

CHINA GROVE — The funeral will be Monday for Kenneth Ray Scott, 28, 114 McCleve Road, who died Friday (Feb. 2, 2001) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Born July 31, 1972, in Rowan County, Mr. Scott was a son of James Lewis Leonard Jr. and Novella Margaret Scott, both of China Grove. A graduate of South Rowan High School, he worked for C.E. Campbell Construction. He was a member of Main Street Baptist Church.

Survivors include brother Jerry Scott, China Grove; and stepbrothers James and Ricky Leonard, both of Salisbury.

Services:3 p.m. Monday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove, conducted by the Rev. Larry Beaver. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park.

Visitation:2-3 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home.

Memorials:Main Street Baptist Church, 1615 N. Main St., China Grove, NC 28023.

Goldia Belvin Smith

KANNAPOLIS – Goldia Belvin Smith, 82, 317 Pine St., died Saturday (Feb. 3, 2001)at her residence.

Born Sept. 26, 1918, in Wake County, she was a daughter of the late Rayford Albert and Mary Rose Baker Belvin. She was a member of West Point Baptist Church. A homemaker, she also worked part-time at Cannon Mills, Plant 1, labeling department.

Her husband, John “Bill”William Smith, died Nov. 13, 2000.

Survivors include daughter Brenda S. Stowe, Belmont; son John S. Smith,York, S.C.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services:11 a.m. Monday, Whitley’s Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Bobby Seagroves. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation:7-9 tonight, at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the residence.

Memorials: Hospice of Cabarrus County, 65 Lake Concord Road N.E., Concord, NC 28025.

Madolyn McIntire Yates

Madolyn McIntire Yates, 53, Salisbury, died Saturday (Feb. 3, 2001) at her residence.

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