FAITH — The funeral will be held Sunday for Johnny Lee Emory, 79, who died Friday (Jan. 12, 2001) at Genesis ElderCare in Salisbury.

Born Dec. 3, 1921, in Vance County, he was the son of the late Maggie Parks and Lee Roy Emory. Educated in the Rowan County Schools, he was a painter for N.C. Finishing Co. for 45 years. He was also a self-employed painter.

Mr. Emory belonged to Shiloh United Church of Christ and Faith American Legion Post 327. He was a U.S. Army veteran.

His son, John L. Emory Jr., died Nov. 27, 1988, and his wife, Nell Fraley Emory, died Aug. 6, 1992.

Survivors include a daughter, Dawn Joyner, Salisbury; a sister, Estelle Williams, Tampa, Fla.; and two grandchildren.

Services: 4 p.m. Sunday, Shiloh United Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev. Lawrence Bolick, pastor. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. today, Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell.

Memorials: Shiloh United Church of Christ, Building Fund, P.O. Box 308, Faith, NC, 28041, or Faith American Legion Post 327, P.O. Box 215, Faith, NC, 28041.

Franklin S. Harris

ROXBORO — Franklin Sidney Harris, 66, Walker’s Path, formerly of Lexington, died Thursday (Jan. 11, 2001) at the VAMedical Center in Durham

Born July 10, 1934, in Halifax County, Va., he was the son of Walter Lewis Harris and Ruth Irene Hall Saunders. A U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict, he had retired from Byrd Motor Lines as a truck driver. Mr. Harris attended Highview Baptist Church.

Survivors include daughters Linda Harris Whitlow, Roxboro, and Dorothy Ann Burrow, Patricia Smith and Susan Watkins, all of Lexington; a son, Franklin S. Harris Jr., Mount Airy; sisters Agnes Dunkley and Marion Clayton, both of Roxboro, and Maxine Moore, Timberlake; brothers Elwood and John Harris, both of Roxboro; nine grandchildren, five step-grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Calvary Family Worship Center, Lexington, conducted by the Rev. William C. O’Neal and the Rev. Kenneth Davis. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park, Lexington.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Piedmont Funeral Home, Lexington, and other times at the home of a daughter, Huntington Woods Drive, Lexington.

Memorials: Disabled American Veterans National Service Foundation, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH, 45250.

Joe Louis Heggins

The funeral for Joe Louis Heggins, 64, 526 W. Marsh St., will be held Sunday. Mr. Heggins died Thursday (Jan. 11, 2001) at Genesis ElderCare after an illness of three weeks.

Services: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Noble & Kelsey Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. L.V. Stennis and the Rev. Brenda Geter. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: 2 p.m. Sunday, at the funeral home.

Joyce Sifford Parker

Joyce Ann Sifford Parker, 51, 203 E. Horah St., died Thursday (Jan. 11, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after declining health of two months and a serious illness of a week.

Born Jan. 3, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Ruby Parker Sifford and the late Lester Little. A graduate of Dunbar High School in East Spencer, she also attended bartending school. A former textile worker, she was last employed by the Salisbury Post.

Survivors include brothers John Sifford, Ronnie Lee Sifford and Edward Sifford, all of Salisbury; and a sister, Cynthia Wetlock, Marietta, Ga.

There will be no funeral service. Mitchell & Fair Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

Helen Carter Patterson

A graveside service will be held Sunday for Helen Davis Carter Patterson, 74, of Monetta, S.C., formerly of Rowan County, who died Wednesday (Jan. 10, 2001) at Medical College of Georgia after a week of serious illness.

Born Aug. 24, 1926, in Columbus, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Betty Jane Davis Carter. Educated in the Columbus schools, she was a retired textile worker.

Survivors include her husband, Orval Ray Patterson, whom she married Sept. 28, 1968; sons Hugh William Wilkins, Salisbury, and Robert William Wilkins, Ocala, Fla.; daughters Sharon K. Linker, Port Royal, S.C., Beverly Ann Charlton, Monroe, Nancy Lee Wilkins, Ocala, Fla., and Betty Jane Mullin, Fredericktown, Ohio; 16 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Sunday, Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell.

Visitation: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Sunday, Lyerly Funeral Home.

Lucille Sides Poole

ROCKWELL — The funeral will be Sunday for Lucille Sides Poole, 91, who died Friday (Jan. 12, 2001) at the Meadows Retirement Center.

Born June 25, 1909, in Rowan County, Mrs. Poole was the daughter of the late Cora Belle Trexler and Julian Henry Sides. Educated at Rockwell High School, she worked at Cannon Mills, China Grove Cotton Mill and Rockwell Mills in her earlier life. She retired in 1983 from Rowan Industries after 35 years as a seamstress.

She was a lifelong member of St. James Lutheran Church, where she was a life member of WELCA and belonged to the Daisy Trexler Sunday School Class. She was a former member of the church choir.

She was also a member of the Rockwell Senior Citizens Club.

Her husband, Ernest W. Poole, died March 16, 1984.

Survivors include a son, Jim F. Poole, Rockwell; sisters Pearl S. Barringer and Ruth S. Carter, both of Rockwell; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, St. James Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Craig E. Sigmon, pastor. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 5-7 p.m. today, Powles Funeral Home. The family also will be at the home of son Jim F. Poole.

Memorials: St. James Lutheran Church, Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 486, Rockwell, N.C., 28138.

Billy S. Rary

CHINA GROVE — Billy Sanders Rary, 78, 390 Brown Road, died Friday (Jan. 12, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Sept. 29, 1922, in Cabarrus County, he was son of the late Mary Kirk and Archie Y. Rary. Educated in the Rowan County schools, he had retired as a supervisor in the weaving room at Cannon Mills.

Mr. Rary belonged to Oak Grove Methodist Church. He served as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne of the U.S. Army in World War II.

Survivors include his wife, Helen Freeze Rary; sons Tony Rary, Kannapolis, and Dean Rary, China Grove; daughter Benita Wooten, Cleveland; brothers Howard and Jack Rary, both of China Grove; sisters Thelma Webb and Louise Fust, both of China Grove; seven grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Oak Grove United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Paula Judy. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park.

Visitation: 5-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove, and the remainder of the time at the Brown Road home.

Memorials: Oak Grove United Methodist Church, c/o Sandra Whitson, 136 Chippewa Trail, China Grove, NC, 28023.

‘Jim’ Sides

KANNAPOLIS — Harry James “Jim” Sides, 81, 2995 Camp Julia Road, died Friday (Jan. 12, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after declining health of several months and a serious illness of a week.

Born Feb. 15, 1919, in Cabarrus County, he was the son of the late William Lee and Dora Alice Hileman Sides.

Mr. Sides had retired from the weave room at Cannon Mills after 35 years with the company. He served as a medic with the rank of sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Faye Alice Sides Milstead.

Survivors include son Edward Sides, Chesterfield, S.C.; sister Bernice Sides Barrier, Kannapolis; a grandson; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Lady’s Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Raymond Ross. Burial, Sunset Cemetery, with military graveside rites by the Disabled American Veterans of Concord.

Visitation: 12:30-2 p.m. Sunday, at the funeral home

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