KANNAPOLIS — Annie Lee Allman Broadway, 81, 8107 Smith Road, died Saturday (Feb. 24, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

Whitley’s Funeral home is in charge of arrangements.

Gurtha Ragsdale Clark

ALBEMARLE — Gurtha Faulkner Ragsdale Clark, 89, 625 Bethany Road, died Friday (Feb. 23, 2001) at Stanly Manor.

Born Jan. 25, 1912, in Anson County, she was the daughter of the late Hampton and Permiller Louvenia Thomas Faulkner. Mrs. Clark was employed at Wiscassett Hosiery Mill. She was a charter member of God’s Church.

Mrs. Clark was preceded in death by husbands Tero W. Ragsdale and David C. Clark.

Survivors include son Curtis G. Ragsdale of Albemarle; daughter Darthy R. Loy of Salisbury; stepson Edward Clark of Siler City; stepdaughter Ruth Brown of Albemarle; brother Arlie Faulkner of Albemarle; four great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Stanly Funeral Home, led by the Rev. Frank Thompson. Burial at Fairview Memorial Park.

Visitation: 3-4 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorials: God’s Church, P.O. Box 1571, Badin, NC 28009.

Juanita S. Clayborn

Juanita Surratt Clayborn, 50, 1304 Old Plank Road, died Friday (Feb. 23, 2001) at her residence after being seriously ill for several months.

Born Sept. 26, 1950, in Concord, she was the daughter of William and Clara Cooper Surratt of Concord. Educated at Logan High School in Concord, she also attended nursing school. She was last employed at Haleysville Drap-eries. She was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church.

Survivors include husband Walter “Walt” Clayborn; daughter Cynthia Huntley of Salisbury; foster son Shamari Spears of Salisbury; brothers Jerry Surratt of Brentwood, Tenn., and Bruce Surratt of Opelika, Ala., sister Caroly Parks of Concord; and two grandchildren reared in the home, Juanita Huntley and Cenquarius Lawking, both of Salisbury.

Noble & Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Arthur James Craker

Arthur James Craker, 71, Salisbury, died Saturday (Feb. 24, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center in Concord.

Born May 5, 1929, in Sanilac County, Mich., he was the son of the late Lee Roy and Mina M. Williamson Cracker. He was educated in the schools of Syracuse, N.Y. A self-employed carpenter, he remodeled homes. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

Survivors include wife Adalaide “Addy” Craker, whom he married May 5, 1990; stepsons Bud Loura and Glenn Croop, both of Central Square, N.Y., and Ralph Loura of Sundale Calif.; stepdaughter Cindy Cook of Mexico, N.Y.; and four step-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, led by the Rev. George Bradshaw, pastor of Pine Ridge Baptist Church. The body will be cremated.

Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family will be at the residence the remainder of the time.

Memorials: American Heart Association-Rowan Chapter, c/o Betty Brisson, 140 Regency Road, Salisbury, NC 28147 or American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, NC 28202.

Ralph Thomas Glasco

SPENCER — Ralph Thomas Glasco, 33, 1240 Hollywood Drive, died Saturday (Feb. 24, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

Rowan Funeral Service, Salisbury, is in charge of the arrangements.

Nola Harris Malcolm

MOORESVILLE — Nola Harris Malcolm, 86, Saddle Road, died Friday (Feb. 23, 2001) at her residence.

Born Nov. 24, 1914, in Iredell County, she was the daughter of the late Elias and Mary Calliher Harris. Mrs. Malcolm was a homemaker and a member of Friendship Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school.

She was preceded in death by husband Clarence Eugene Malcolm and two daughters.

Survivors include sons Charles H. Malcolm and Wendell E. Malcolm, both of Mooresville; daughters Blanche M. Stroud and Barbara M. Greer, both of Statesville, and Janet M. Fulbright and Carolyn M. Dockerly, both of Mooresville; brothers William C. Harris and Lonnie Harris, both of Harmony; sister Daisy H. Warren of Statesville; 22 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and seven great great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Friendship Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Junnie Milam and the Rev. David Troutman. Burial at St. Michael’s Cemetery in Troutman.

Visitation: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at Cavin-Cook Funeral Home.

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

Lula B. Murray

CONCORD — Lula Blackwelder Murray, 83, 2136 Barr Road, died Friday (Feb. 23, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center.

Born Feb. 23, 1918, in Cabarrus County, she was the daughter of the late Joshua Columbus and Betty Haynes Blackwelder. Mrs. Murray had retired in 1980 after 37 years of service with Cannon Mills, Plant 1, Kannapolis, No. 1 weave room. She was a member of Center United Methodist Church.

Her husband, John Lander Murray, died May 27, 1996.

Survivors include daughters Johnsie Kee of Concord and Margaret Ann Trull of New Smyna Beach, Fla.; brother J.C. Blackwelder of Charlotte; half sisters Bernice Sides and Edith Bost, both of Kannapolis, Dorothy Stone of Virginia and Mary Moore of Concord; half brother Robert Downum of Concord; 10 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Whitley’s Funeral Home in Kannapolis, led by the Rev. Coy Privette. Burial at Oakwood Cemetery in Concord.

Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.

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

Joseph Andrew Page

Joseph Andrew Page, 50, Salisbury, died Saturday (Feb. 25, 2001) at his residence.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

James Franklin Sain II

James “Jim” Franklin Sain II, 76, died Friday (Feb. 23, 2001) at his home in Salisbury.

Born March 25, 1924, in Davie County, he was the son of the late and James Franklin and Mary Addie Byerly Sain. He was educated in the Davie County schools. A veteran of World War II, he served with the U.S. Army Air Corps and the military police. Mr. Sain had retired after 37 years with Norfolk-Southern Railway as a car foreman.

He was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church in Spencer, where he was active in Lutheran Men in Mission and the Senior Men’s Sunday School Class. A former Boy Scout leader, he served as church coordinator for the Meals on Wheels program. He was also a member of the Spencer Masonic Lodge, the Rowan Shrine Club and Harold B. Jarrett American Legion Post.

Survivors include wife Mary Swicegood Sain, whom he married April 6, 1944; son James F. Sain III of Kinston; daughter Linda S. Bradley of Eatonton, Ga.; and one grandson.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Calvary Lutheran Church in Spencer, led by the Rev. Ralph Kraft, pastor. Burial at Rowan Memorial Park in Salisbury, with military rites by the Rowan County Veterans Council.

Visitation: 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Lyerly Funeral Home.

Memorials: Maintenance Fund, Calvary Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 23, Spencer, NC 28159.

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