MOCKSVILLE —Emma Brown Hendricks, 73, Stage Coach Road, died Sunday (July 29, 2001) at Autumn Care of Mocksville.

Born Oct. 22, 1927, in Rowan County, Mrs. Hendricks was a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Rosie Harkey Brown. She was a nurses aide with Davie Place and a member of Mocksville Wesleyan Church.

Survivors include husband Jessie Glenn “Buster” Hendricks; sons James G. Hendricks, Mocksville, and Gary R. Hendricks, Winston-Salem; daughters Betty Jean Witherspoon, Mocksville, and Brenda Kulp Vena, Raleigh; brothers Bobby Brown, Harmony, and Arthur Brown, Cooleemee; sisters Katherine Prevette, Cooleemee, Sadie Hilton, Mocksville, and Dorothy Shumaker, South Carolina; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Eaton Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. George Trover and the Rev.Doug Smith. Burial,Salem United Methodist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: Mocksville Wesleyan Church, Building Fund, 826 Garner St., Mocksville, NC 27028.

Barbara B. Jimerson

Barbara Bailey Jimerson, 70, 111 E. Cemetery St., died Sunday (July 29, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, after several months of illness.

Born May 19, 1931, in East Spencer, Mrs.Jimerson, a daughter of Mollie Cain Brown, East Spencer, and the late Waddell Bailey, was educated at Dunbar High School, East Spencer. She was a homemaker.

A member of Shady Grove Baptist Church,East Spencer, she was in the Senior Choir and the Willing Workers Missionary Circle.

She was preceded in death by a son, Charles Jimerson, and a grandson.

Survivors include husband of 55 years Cleveland Jimerson; sons Reggie Jimerson, Spartanburg, S.C., and Arthur Jimerson, Spencer; daughters Margaret Donaldson, Janice Mitchell and Linda Neely, all of Salisbury; brother Robert Lewis Bailey, Salisbury; sisters Ruth Gilmore, Harrisburg; granddaughter reared in the home Arlette Oglesby, Salisbury; 13 other grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Joseph McCollum

LEXINGTON —Joseph Allen McCollum, 57, Lexington, died Sunday (July 29, 2001).

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, New Testament Baptist Church.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Davidson Funeral Home.

Guy H. Mullis

KANNAPOLIS — Guy Howard Mullis, 76, 2206 Woodlawn St., died Saturday (July 28, 2001) at his home after a year of declining health and a month of serious illness.

Born May 29, 1925, in McMinville, Tenn., Mr. Mullis was a son of the late Thomas Lee and Lena Caudle Mullis. He retired from A.G. Boone Co., where he was a truck driver.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a member of Teamster Union Local 71.

Survivors include wife Odessa Query Mullis; daughters Lavonda Fink, China Grove, Marsh Ann Connelly, Morganton, Tammy Wayne, Davidson, and Melanie Fergerson, Kannapolis; son Guy Howard Mullis Jr., Salisbury; sisters Pat Kidd, China Grove, Cora Lee Newell and Betty Toogood, both of Charlotte; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Lady’s Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Terry Dietz and the Rev. Roger Head. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park. Military rites by DAV of Concord.

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

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

Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.ladysfuneralhome.com/obituaries.htm .

Ethel Mae Rufty

SPENCER —Ethel Mae Rufty, of The Homestead,Winston-Salem, formerly of North Yadkin Avenue, died Sunday (July 29, 2001) at Forsyth Memorial Hospital, Winston-Salem.

Born Sept. 29, 1920, in Spencer, Miss Rufty was a daughter of the late Baxter Adam and Josie Curlee Rufty. She was educated in the Spencer schools and was a graduate of Spencer High School and Salisbury Business College.

Before retirement, she was a marketing coordinator for RandolphMills, Concord. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church.

Survivors include sister Betty McPheters, Winston-Salem.

Services:Graveside, 3 today, Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Rodney Hagans, pastor, Central United Methodist Church.

Visitation: None.

Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.

Memorials: Central United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 203, Spencer, NC 28159.

Janie S. Straughn

Janie Shue Straughn, 79, 820 GoodsonRoad, died Monday (July 30, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Elbert ‘Buddy’ Turner

LANDIS —Elbert “Buddy” Grady Turner, 68, formerly of Hoke Street, died Sunday (July 29, 2001) at Best of Care Nursing Home, Kannapolis, after a period of declining health.

Born July 28, 1933, in Landis, Mr. Turner, a son of the late Grady H. and Jennie Eagle Turner, was educated in the Rowan County schools. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he retired from Propst Brothers Inc. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.

Survivors include sisters Elizabeth Striewski, Burlington, Clara Jean Mayhew, China Grove, and Lois T. Chamberlain, Kannapolis.

Services: Privates services will be conducted by the Rev. Graham Nahouse at West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove.

Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, Linn Honeycutt Funeral Home, Landis.

Memorials: Trinity Lutheran Church, 108W. Rice St., Landis,NC 28088; or donor’s choice.

Willis Hope White

Willis Hope White, 55, Salisbury, died Sunday (July 29, 2001) at his home.

Born Oct. 25, 1945, in Salisbury, Mr. White was a son of the late Benjamin B. and Eleanor Elliott White. He was a graduate of Boyden High School and a 1966 graduate of North Carolina State University.

He was employed with White Packing Co. and had been self-employed as a purchasing agent. He was a member of First United Methodist Church.

Survivors include wife Laura K. Holshouser White; sons Elliott S. White, Salisbury, and Ben C. White, Huntersville; brother Nelson E. White, Las Vegas, Nev.; and one grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, First United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Sherri Bares, associate pastor. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Summersett Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at their respective homes.

Memorials: First United Methodist Church, 217 S. Church St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Henry Gough Jr.

LEXINGTON — Henry Shaw Gough Jr., 23, Simmerson Road, died Saturday (July 28, 2001)from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Davidson Funeral Home chapel.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Simmerson Road.