Charles Brown

Charles Vonzell “Speedy” Brown, 52, 1206 Dogwood Lane, died Saturday (June 2, 2001) at his home after a month of serious illness.

Born Sept. 4, 1948, in Salisbury, Mr. Brown, a son of the late Tilmon Marshall and Sarah Simpson Brown, was a graduate of J.C.Price High School and completed a brick mason course.

He was a brick mason and did landscape work. A member of Mount Zion CME Church, he was also a member of the Methodist Men.

Survivors include son Dennis Davis,Salisbury; daughter Nakia Phillips, East Spencer; brothers Isaac Brown, Cleveland, Tilmon A. Brown Jr. and Calvin, Robert, Jerry and Terry Brown, all of Salisbury; and six grandchildren.

Services: 2:30 p.m. Friday, Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Dr. L.V. Stennis. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Annie Collette Carter

CONCORD — Annie Pearl Collette Carter, 78, 716 Cabarrus Ave.W., died Monday (June 4, 2001) at her home.

Born April 5, 1923, in Stanly County, Mrs. Carter was a daughter of the late Charles Fisher and Bedie V. Collette. She was formerly employed by Fieldcrest Cannon Mills plant 9.

Her husband, Lester Emmett Carter, preceded her in death.

Survivors include daughter Charlotte Ann Baucom, Kannapolis; son Crawford “Jack” Carter, Salisbury; daughters Linda Kaye Eggers, Verlie “Judy” Mullins and Brenda Faye Thompson, all of Concord, and Carolyn Marie Layburn, Salisbury; brother Arthur Lane Collette,Surfside Beach, S.C.; sisters Mary Readling and Elloise Whitley, both of Concord; 15 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, First Assembly Worship Center, conducted by Dr. Tom Whidden and the Rev. Dale Parsley. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home, Concord. At other times the family will be at the home on Cabarrus Avenue.

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

Dorothy W. Dunn

LEXINGTON — Dorothy Mae Walser Dunn, 74, Arrington Drive, died Tuesday (June 5, 2001) at Thomasville Medical Center after a year of declining health.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Gethsemane Baptist Temple, conducted by the Rev. Larry Michael. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Davidson Funeral Home.

Mae Harris Eller

ROCKWELL — Mae Harris Eller, 91, Rockwell, died Tuesday (June 5, 2001) at Genesis ElderCare, Salisbury.

Born Dec. 20, 1909, in Montgomery County, Mrs. Eller, a daughter of the late Oliver P. and Minnie Byrd Harris, was educated in the Montgomery County schools. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, Rockwell.

Her husband, William Claud Eller, died April 14, 1999.

Survivors include sons Vance A., Reid A., Max O. and William Grady Eller, all of Rockwell; daughter Alvyn E. Barnes, Rockwell; sister Virgie Poplin, Albemarle; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Friday, First Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Jeb Barr, associate pastor, and the Rev. Bruce Sheeks, pastor, Immanuel Lutheran Church. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30. Burial, Immanuel Lutheran Church cemetery.

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

Memorials: First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 756,Rockwell, NC 28138.

Debbie B. Fisher

Debbie Jean Bernhardt Fisher, 45, Salisbury, died Tuesday (June 5, 2001) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Born Jan. 31, 1956, in Rowan County, Mrs. Fisher was a daughter of Howard Parks and Ruth Lingle Bernhardt. She was a 1974 graduate of East Rowan High School and attended Kings College, Charlotte.

Employed as an assistant in the human resources department at Rowan Regional Medical Center, she was a member of Christiana Lutheran Church, Sister Lucille WELCA and Theresa Safrit Discussion Sunday School Class.

Survivors, in addition to her parents, include husband Hugh Carson Fisher, whom she married Nov. 12, 1978; son Casey O’Neil Fisher, of the home; daughter Lauren Elizabeth Fisher, of the home; brother Perry H. Bernhardt, Salisbury; and sister Belinda B. Cozart, Mooresville.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Christiana Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Carl M. Haynes. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Powles Funeral Home,Rockwell.

Memorials:Christiana Lutheran Church,Elevator Fund, 6190 U.S. Hwy. 52,Salisbury, NC 28146; or Bone Morrow Transplant Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27157.

Terry E. Hammond

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Thursday for Terry Eugene Hammond, 19, 119 Dallas Ave., who died Sunday (June 3, 2001) in Badin.

Born June 15, 1981, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Hammond was the son of Lester P. Holbrooks and Frankie Jean Hammond, of the home. He was employed by Lowes Motor Speedway in delivery.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, include half sister Latricia Peek, Kannapolis; and brother Chico Hammond, Kannapolis.

Services: 3 p.m. Thursday, Bethel Baptist Church, conducted by Elder Bryan Pierce. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 2 p.m. Thursday at the church.

Clark Funeral Home in charge.

Douglas Ren Harkey

STANFIELD — Douglas Ren Harkey, 46, 26927 Peaceful Lane, an Albemarle native, died Monday (June 4, 2001).

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Hartsell Funeral Home Chapel, Albemarle. Burial, Norview Gardens, Norwood.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of his father, Grady Harkey, 306 Burleson St., Albemarle.

Johnnie Mae Hayes

Johnnie Mae Correll Hayes, 63, Gary, Ind., a Salisbury native, died Saturday (June 2, 2001) in Gary, Ind.

Born Jan 9, 1938, Mrs. Hayes was a daughter of Cornelia Correll Jones, New York City, and the late John Frank Smith.

She was educated in the Salisbury schools and was valedictorian of the 1954 graduating class of J.C. Price High School. She received a bachelor of science degree from North Carolina Central University, Durham, in 1958. She received a master’s degree from Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind.

In the early 1960s, she was a mathematics teacher and at Hillside High School, Durham. Later she taught in the Gary, Ind., public schools, where she was recognized as a master teacher and mentor.

Mrs. Hayes was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and several civic and alumni organizations while in Salisbury.

Survivors, in addition to her mother, include son William “Bill” Hayes, Oakland, Calif.; an aunt, Mamie Correll Morris, Salisbury, who reared her in her home; foster sister Odessa Carson Ingram, Cleveland, Ohio; half sister Deborah Harris,New York City; and half brother Dorsey Jones, New York City.

Funeral services were June 5 at Guy and Allen Funeral Directors Chapel in Gary, Ind. Burial was at Evergreen Cemetery, also in Gary,Ind.

Perry E. Jackson

Perry Eugene Jackson, 74, 709 Park Ave., died Tuesday (June 5, 2001) at his home.

Born April 9, 1927, in Chesterfield,S.C., Mr. Jackson was a son of the late Ada Jackson Miles. He attended elementary school in Pageland, S.C., and graduated from Carolina Children’s Home High School, Columbia, S.C.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. In 1990, he retired from Fieldcrest-Cannon after 33 years. He was a member of Union Hill Baptist Church, Pageland, S.C.

Survivors include wife Elizabeth Knight Jackson; son Perry E. Jackson Jr., Salisbury; daughters Wanda J. Jackson, Silver Springs, Md., Elizabeth E. Osborne, Salisbury, and Shirley J. Miles, Granite Quarry; stepdaughter Sandy M. Rogers,China Grove; brother David J. Miles, Pageland, S.C.; six grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren.

Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home Chapel, China Grove, conducted by the Rev.Robert Turner. Graveside, 2 p.m., National Cemetery at VA Medical Center. Military rites by Rowan Veterans Council.

Visitation: The body will be taken to the home at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The family will receive friends at the home beginning at 7.

Memorials: Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144; or Carolina Children’s Home, 3210 Treholm Road,P.O. Box 4465, Columbia, S.C. 29202.

A permanent online memorial can be found at www.americanmemorials.com .

David W. McLeod

ASHEBORO — David Wood McLeod, 64, 1286 Appaloosa Trail, father of Mark McLeod, Salisbury, died Monday (June 4, 2001) at First Health Montgomery Memorial Hospital,Troy.

Services: 11 a.m.Thursday, Grace United Methodist Church. Burial, Randolph Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Ridge Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home on Appaloosa Trail.

Memorials: Donor’s choice.

Raymond Lee Rogers

ELKIN — Raymond Lee Rogers, 90, 397 Pleasant Hill Drive, stepfather of Louise Crawford Self, Rockwell, died Tuesday (June 5, 2001) at Elkin Health Care after an extended illness.

Services: 3 p.m. Thursday, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Kennedy Funeral Home.

Memorials: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Cemetery Fund, Elkin, NC 28621.

Harvey Hayes Rouzer

WINTER PARK, Fla. — Harvey Hayes “Rocky” Rouzer, 79, Summerfield Road, a Salisbury, N.C., native, died Saturday (June 2, 2001) of cancer.

Mr.Rouzer was an aviator in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of Winter Park Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include wife Lois Rouzer; sons William Rouzer, Yorba Linda, Calif., John Rouzer, Columbus, Ohio, Philip Rouzer, Indialantic, and David Rouzer, Indian Harbor Beach; sister Margaret Ingram, Cary, N.C.; brother Charles A. Rouzer, Salisbury, N.C.; and 10 grandchildren.

Military services are planned.

Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home/Lake Ivanhoe Chapel, Orlando, is in charge.

Mary ‘Suzie’ Smith

MOORESVILLE — Mary “Suzie” Eudy Smith, 64, 208 Pond St., died Tuesday (June 5, 2001) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Neill Funeral Home Chapel. Burial,Glenwood Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home.

Wallace A. Stallings

MOORESVILLE — Wallace Averet Stallings, 62, Stallings Lane, died Monday (June 4, 2001) at his home.

Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Cavin-Cook Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment, Iredell Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Statesville.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: Southside Baptist Church, Music Department, 525 S. Broad St., Mooresville, NC 28115; or Hospice of Iredell County, 403 E. Statesville Ave., Mooresville,NC 28115.

Ernest Wilhelm

ROCKWELL — Ernest Wilhelm, 79, Rockwell, died Wednesday (June 6, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home,China Grove, is in charge.