KANNAPOLIS — Clyde Ballard Adams, 77, 707 Hill Side St., died Sunday (June 10, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Aug. 17, 1923, in Chesterfield,S.C., Mr. Adams, a son of the late Ben T. and Mattie Hunter Adams, was a Baptist. He retired from Cannon Mills Plant 1, distribution room.

Survivors include wife Kathleen Beaver Adams; son Cecil Adams, China Grove; daughter Judy Adams Severt, Wilmington; brother John D. Adams, Concord; sisters Shirley Stroud, Charlotte, Carleen Stroud,Mount Pleasant, Annie Lang, Chesterfield, S.C., and Gennie Baker, Wadesboro; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 3 p.m., Wednesday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home chapel,Landis, conducted by the Rev.Don Davis. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park, Concord.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: American Lung Association, 5315 Greenbrook Drive, Charlotte, NC 28205.

A personal online memorial has been opened at www.americanmemorials.com .

Michael Bowers

CHINA GROVE —Michael Bowers, 53, 2327 Hwy. 152 E., died Tuesday (June 12, 2001) at his home.

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

Etta Buchanan

Etta Buchanan, 97, Bethamy Retirement Center, Spencer, formerly of Ed Weaver Road, died Monday (June 11, 2001) at the retirement center.

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

Janet W. Burnett

LEXINGTON — Janet Mae Whittington Burnett, 73, Broad Street, died Sunday (June 10, 2001) at her home.

Services: 1 p.m., Sunday, Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel. Burial, Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist Church cemetery.

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

C. Ralph Cox

Charles Ralph Cox, 66, 201 N. Lee St., died Monday (June 11, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born July 30, 1934, in McCall, S.C., Mr. Cox was a son of the late Harold and Clydia Garfield Cox. He was a retired theatrical stage hand and a member of local 870 of IATSW Actor’s Union, Fayetteville. A veteran, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

Survivors include wife Nettie Cox, Durham; daughters Janice Ann C. Champion, Clayton, and Lana Sue Cox, Durham; sons Charles R. Cox Jr.,Surf City, and Michael Cox, Hillsborough; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m., Wednesday, Roselawn Cemetery, Benson.

Rose &Graham Funeral Home, Benson, is in charge.

Lloyd Edwin Dennis

GAFFNEY, S.C. — Lloyd Edwin Dennis, 74, 133 Whispering Pines Road, formerly of Salisbury, died Tuesday (June 12, 2001) at Spartanburg Regional Hospital, Spartanburg.

Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.

John Elbert Harwood

ALBEMARLE — John Elbert Harwood, 79, 28354 N.C. Hwy. 73, died Sunday (June 10, 2001) at Forrest Oakes Healthcare Center.

Services: 2 today, Hartsell Funeral Home chapel. Burial, Canton Baptist Church cemetery.

The family will be at the home on N.C. Highway 73.

Memorials: Canton Baptist Church, Building Fund, 24615 Endy Road, Albemarle, NC 28001; or Hospice of Stanly County, 960 N. First St., Albemarle, NC 28001.

Callie M. Hawkes

Callie Mahaffey Hawkes, 81, Salisbury, died Monday (June 11, 2001) at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation of Rowan after several years of declining health.

Born June 19, 1919, in Wilkes County, Mrs. Hawkes, a daughter of the late William C. and Emma Jane Prevette Mahaffey, was educated in the Wilkes County schools. She was a member of Milford Hills Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by husbands Stanford White Templeton, who died April 17, 1961, and Dr. James H. Hawkes, who died in 1970.

Survivors include daughter Edna T. Patterson, Shelby; brother Hayden Mahaffey, Winston-Salem; sister Linda Peoples,Winston-Salem; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services: Memorial, 2 p.m., Wednesday, Summersett Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Allen, pastor, Milford Hills Baptist Church. Private burial at Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: At the funeral home after the service.

Memorials: Donor’s choice.

Lula Hinson Helms

ALBEMARLE — Lula Macie Hinson Helms, 77, 2010 Crownpoint Drive, died Saturday (June 9, 2001) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aquadale Baptist Church cemetery, Norwood.

Visitation: The body may be viewed at HartsellFuneral Home until time for the funeral.

James R. Lentz

James R. Lentz, 89, Salisbury, died Tuesday (June 12, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Ruth Baucom Helms

KANNAPOLIS — Ruth Baucom Helms, 85, formerly of 501 E. 10th St., died Monday (June 11, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Bryan Woodward

The funeral will be Wednesday for Bryan Woodward, 79, Laurels of Salisbury, formerly of Ruby, S.C., who died Sunday (June 10, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Dec. 28, 1921, in Chesterfield County, S.C., Mr. Woodward, a son of the late Henry Shakespeare and Lela Hancock Woodward, served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired from China Grove Cotton Mill in 1984.

Survivors include sons Elbert and David Woodward, both of Kannapolis, Luther Woodward, Portsmouth, Va., Bennie Woodward, China Grove, and Boyd Woodward, Ruby, S.C.; daughters Elaine Brown and Barbara Jean Woodward, both of Kannapolis; brother John Henry Woodward, Wichita, Kan.; sisters Mary Ruth Sechrest, Lexington, and Geraldine Hendrix, Pageland, S.C.; 18 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m., Wednesday, National Cemetery,Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Jon Mark Beam. Military rites by Rowan Veterans Council.

Visitation: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home of Bennie Woodward, 932 Mitchell Ave., China Grove.