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January 30, 2001
Salisbury Post; Rowan County, NC

 

Obituaries

           
Lily Brown

Lily Gay Williams Honeycutt Brown, 80, 1627 N. Main St., formerly of Kannapolis, died Monday (Jan. 29, 2001) at her home.

Born Oct. 22, 1920, in Martinsville, Va., Mrs. Brown was a daughter of the late Nathaniel Williams and Vivian Leona Bishop Williams. She retired from Cannon Mills Plant 1, sewing department, Kannapolis, where she had worked for 40 years.

Her first husband,William Everette “Bill” Honeycutt, died Dec. 5, 1977, and her second husband, Ernest E. Brown, died Sept. 1, 1997.

Survivors include son James E. Williams, Concord; sisters Vivian Moses and Ollie Williams, both of Salisbury; and one granddaughter.

Services: 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Lady’s Funeral Home chapel, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. James Pauley. Burial, St. Enoch Lutheran Church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 Wednesday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on North Main Street.

 

Robert ‘Ed’ Archer

ALBEMARLE — Robert Edward“Ed” Archer, 74, 1325 Freeman Ave., died Sunday (Jan. 28, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Dec. 16, 1926, in Stanly County, Mr. Archer was a son of the late John Vernon “J.V.” and Cannie Springer Archer. He retired from Dawson Mills and formerly owned and operated Archer’s Barbecue. He was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Truly Lambert Archer, and second wife, Cannie Shank Archer.

Survivors include son Robert Edward “Bobby” Archer Jr. and Michael Steven Archer, both of Albemarle; brother Doug Archer, Albemarle; sister Sarah Caffey, Albemarle; and four grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m .Wednesday,Hartsell Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev.David E. Howard and the Rev. Joe E. Smith. Burial, Fairview Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of Michael Archer, 2917 Clover Fork Circle.

 

Eva Suffair Barringer

MOUNT PLEASANT — The funeral will be Wednesday for Eva Suffair Barringer, 96, Mount Pleasant, who died Sunday (Jan. 28, 2001) at her home after several years of declining health.

Born Dec. 28, 1904, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Barringer was a daughter of the late James Franklin and Nellie Hall Barringer. She was educated at New Bethel School in Stanly County.

A homemaker, she was a lifelong member of Matton’s Grove United Methodist Church, Misenheimer.

Her husband, Charlie Marshall Barringer, died July 27, 1952.

Survivors include daughter Bessie Pauline Barringer, Mount Pleasant; and sister Sadie Shoe, Gold Hill.

Services: Graveside, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Matton’s Grove United Methodist Church cemetery, Misenheimer, conducted by the Rev. Tony Bowman.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell.

Memorials: Matton’s Grove United Methodist Church, Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 589, Misenheimer, NC 28109.

 

Larry Kent Goodman

Larry Kent Goodman, 63, Salisbury, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

 

Myrtle Hegler

MOUNT AIRY — Myrtle Louise Pope Hegler, 79, Allred Mill Road, died Sunday (Jan. 28, 2001) at Northern Hospital of Surry County.

Born Dec. 3, 1921, in Gaston County, Mrs. Hegler was a daughter of the late Walter Bradford and Bessie Bell Clark Pope. She was a homemaker.

She was preceded in death by three grandchildren.

Survivors include daughters Patricia Hegler Marion, Barbara Hegler Sechrest and Linda Hegler Helms, all of Lexington; sons Paul Hegler Jr., Charlotte, and Roger Hegler, Mount Airy; sister Mazel Pope Clopton, Lexington; 25 other grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Piedmont Funeral Home chapel, Lexington, conducted by the Rev. Wayne Sechrest and the Rev. J.W. Helms. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park, Lexington.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of a daughter, 330 Kindley St., Kannapolis.

 

Buenna R. Horton

KANNAPOLIS — Buenna Richardson Horton, 78, 119 Briarcliff Drive, died Sunday (Jan. 28, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born April 2, 1922, in Madison County, Mrs. Horton was a daughter of the late Floyd Washington and Ora Dell Waldroup Connor. She was a 1939 graduate of Spring Creek High School and attended Louise Harkey School of Nursing from 1944-1945.

A member of Calvary Baptist Church, she retired in 1979 from Cannon Mills Plant 1 No. 7 spinning room.

Her first husband, Thomas J. Richardson, died March 8, 1964; her second husband, Norman G. Horton, died Oct. 6, 1996; and a son, Pfc. Harold Reid Richardson, died while serving in the VietnamWar on Feb. 4, 1969.

Survivors include daughters Annette Graham, Concord, Buenna Lynne Richardson, Salisbury; son Mark C. Richardson, Orange Park, Fla.; stepchildren Willis W., Marie E. and Audrey L. Horton, all of Charlotte; sisters Geraldine Hudson, Kannapolis, and Dot Tensley, Rock Hill, S.C.; brother Floyd W. “Junior” Connor, Concord; four grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and one stepgreat-grandchild.

Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Calvary Baptist Church, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Dale Tanner. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home of Annette Graham, 300 Fisher St.

 

Jack Brown

CHINA GROVE — Jack Nelson Brown, 61, 2240 Cannon Farm Road, died Monday (Jan. 29, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Dec. 2, 1939, in Rowan County, Mr. Brown, a son of the late Jack Moore and Julia Turner Brown, was a graduate of A.L. Brown High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a truck driver for Consolidated Freightways.

Survivors include wife Ingrid Brand Brown; daughter Lorraine Childers, Mooresville; son Gerry Brown, Kannapolis; sisters Martha May, Valle Crucis, and Carol Yarborough, Pensacola, Fla.; brothers Doug Brown, Mooresville, and Ted Brown, Evanston, Wyom.; and three grandchildren.

Services:Memorial, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Lady’s Funeral Home chapel, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Robert D. Howard.

Visitation: None.

Memorials: Lakewood Baptist Church, 806 Kluttz St., Kannapolis, NC 28081.

 

Robert E. McCue

MOCKSVILLE — Robert E. McCue, Pepperstone Drive, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Davis Regional Medical Center.

Eaton Funeral Home is in charge.

 

Eileen Holliday Myers

Eileen Bernice Holliday Myers, 96, Salisbury, died Monday (Jan. 29, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

 

Dennis Earle Phelps

The funeral will be Wednesday for Dennis EarlePhelps, 41, Salisbury, who died Friday (Jan. 26, 2001) at Hefner VAMedical Center.

Born May 25, 1959, in Salisbury, Mr. Phelps was the son of Cecil H. Phelps and Mary Ruth Pinkston Phelps of Salisbury. He was educated in the Rowan County schools and was a member of the Church of Christ.

A veteran of the U.S. Army’s 87 Infantry in Germany, he was a member of DAV and Kennedy Hall American Legion Post 106.

Survivors include his parents.

Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Summersett Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Andy Langham, interim pastor, West Innes Street Church of Christ. Burial, U.S. National Cemetery, Statesville Boulevard, Salisbury. Military rites by Rowan Veterans Council.

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

Memorials: West Innes Street Church of Christ, 2725 W. Innes St., Salisbury, NC 28144; or National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 1356 Parkview Circle,Salisbury, NC 28144.

 

Cecil Ray Randolph

CHINA GROVE — Private funeral services will be held for Cecil Ray Randolph, 87, 330 KimballLoop Road, who died Saturday (Jan. 27, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born July 12, 1913, in Parkersburg, W.Va., Mr. Randolph was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He retired as a concessionaire in the carnival business.

His wife, Margaret Arlene Randolph, preceded him in death.

Survivors include children Becky Lee Randolph and Ray Gene Randolph, both of China Grove, Richard Edward Randolph, Davie, Fla., and Linda L. Shaver, Salisbury; stepdaughter Charlotte Gatlin; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: Private graveside services will be held at a later date at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Miami,Fla.

Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis, is in charge.

 

Lisa Marie Robinson

CONCORD — Lisa Marie Robinson, 36, 855 Crisco Road, died Monday (Jan. 29, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center.

Lady’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis, is in charge.

 

Abner Randolph Steele

MOCKSVILLE — Abner Randolph Steele, 77, 1565 U.S. Hwy. 601 S., died Sunday (Jan. 28, 2001) at his home after a period of illness.

Born in Davie County, Mr. Steele, a son of the late Forest McKinley and Blanche Jones Steele, was educated in the Davie and Rowan County schools. He also attended Elizabeth City University and A&T State University.

A veteran of World War II, he retired from Southern Railroad Co., Linwood. He was a member of Mocksville Second Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include wife Jimmy Lou Tabor Steele; sons Abner and Jimmy Steele, both of Mocksville; daughter Jane Steele, of the home; brothers John Q. Steele, Winston-Salem, Carl Steele, Camp Spring, Md., and Minor Steele, Mocksville; and sisters Ruth Lewis and Sylvia Steele, both of Mocksville, Mary Thompson, Tampa, Fla., and Odelle Searle, LeVone Norwood and Azalea Carter, all of Maryland.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Mocksville Second Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Roxana M. Atwood. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 10:30 a.m. at the church.

Graham Funeral Home is in charge.

 

Ellen Uzzell Tysinger

Ellen Uzzell Tysinger, 79, Salisbury, died Monday (Jan. 29, 2001) at the home of her daughter in Statesville.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

 

 

 


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