Aileen J. Andrus

MOORESVILLE — Aileen Jackman Andrus, 82, West Stewart Avenue, died Sunday (June 17, 2001) at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, from complications of open heart surgery.

Services: 2 p.m., Thursday, First Baptist Church. Burial, Glenwood MemorialPark.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Cavin-Cook Funeral Home.

Memorials: First Baptist Church, 150 S. Church St., Mooresville, NC 28115; or Harris Hospice Unit, Presbyterian Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 33549, Charlotte, NC 28254-3672.

Ruby Bonds Brown

Ruby Bonds Brown, 73, Salisbury, died Monday (June 18, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Betty Jean Johnston

STATESVILLE — Betty Jean Hunsucker Johnston, 63, 386 Yadkin Valley Road, died Monday (June 18, 2001) at Iredell Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health.

Services: 11 a.m., Wednesday, Trinity United Methodist Church. Burial, Iredell Memorial Gardens.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Nicholson Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home on Yadkin Valley Road.

Memorials: Trinity United Methodist Church, 106 Trinity Road, Statesville, NC 28625; or donor’s choice.

Ruth Vickery Lewis

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Wednesday for Ruth Lenore Vickery Lewis, 79, 2761 Colorado Lane, who died Sunday (June 17, 2001)at her home after two years of declining health and four months of serious illness.

Born March 30, 1922, in Kannapolis, Mrs. Lewis, she was the daughter of the late James Lewis and Lattie Hinson Vickery. Primarily a homemaker, she worked outside the home at various times as a mill worker, telephone operator and cab driver.

Survivors include husband James Edward Lewis; daughters Marilyn Owens, Charlotte, and Susan Dayvault and Mary Christian, both of Kannapolis; stepdaughter Barbara Brock, Kannapolis; stepson Jerry Lewis,Kannapolis; sisters Dorothy Pless, Landis, and Rachel Hill, Florence, S.C.; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m., Wednesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Charles Savage. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Colorado Lane.

Memorials: Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Fletcher N. Livengood

KANNAPOLIS — Fletcher N. Livengood, 83, 811 Klondale Ave., died Monday (June 18, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born July 4, 1917, in Rowan County, Mr. Livengood was a son of the late Zeb Philip and Addie McIntyre Livengood. He had retired from Cannon Mills Plant 1, No. 6 weave room and bleachery department after 49 years of service.

He was a member of Charity Baptist Church and its senior citizens group. He was also a member of the Sunset Band, which played at the YMCA Senior Citizens Center and the Cabarrus County Senior Center.

Survivors include wife Veta Drye Livengood; sons Jerry, Chris and Gary Livengood, all of Kannapolis; daughters Donnie Baker, New Castle, Del., and Joyce Whitten, Kannapolis; brother Thomas Livengood, Nevada; sister Edna Shoemaker, Mooresville; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Services: 4 p.m., Wednesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. R.J. Hammond. Burial, Kannapolis Cemetery.

Visitation: 2:30-4 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The rest of the time, the family will be at the home of grandson Allen Livengood, 202 N. Enochville Ave.

Memorials: Charity Baptist Church, 2420 Brantley Road, Kannapolis, NC 28083; or Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Fund for Children. P.O. Box 707, Concord, NC 28026-0707.

Michael C. Morton

LINWOOD — Michael Cornelius Morton, 48, Linwood, died Monday (June 18, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after several months of serious illness.

Born Nov. 23, 1952, in Norfolk, Va., Mr. Morton was a son of Sally Cole Jeffers, Virginia Beach, Va., and Shelton Cornelius Taylor, Greensboro. He was educated in the Norfolk, Va., schools.

Owner/operator of Cherokee Communications, he was a member of Spencer Presbyterian Church, Spencer.

A son, Casey Wade Morton, preceded him in death.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, include wife Carolyn Ridenhour Morton, whom he married April 11, 1998; son Shelton Morton, Virginia Beach,Va.; daughter Susan Ridenhour, China Grove; brothers Shelton C. Taylor, Trinity, and Lewis Taylor, Asheboro; sisters Judi Cole, College Park, Md., and Linda Hawks, Pamela Osborne, Roselyn Cox and Jill Marsh, all of Greensboro; and one grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m., Wednesday, Spencer Presbyterian Church, Spencer, conducted by the Rev. Ruth Lenger, pastor. The body will be cremated.

Visitation: 1-2 p.m., Wednesday at the church parlor.

Lyerly Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.

Memorials: American Cancer Society, Rowan Chapter, 414 S. Main St., Salisbury, NC 28144; or Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Glenn Calvin Petrea

Glenn Calvin Petrea, 85, formerly of Penninger Road, Concord, died Monday (June 18, 2001) at Genesis Eldercare of Salisbury.

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

Dorothy Martin Twitty

Dorothy Martin Twitty, 66, 722 S. Ellis St., died Monday (June 18, 2001) at Kindred Hospital,Greensboro.

Born July 16, 1934, in Rutherfordton, Mrs. Twitty, a daughter of the late West and Annie Martin, was educated in the Rutherfordton County schools. She had retired from Fieldcrest Cannon after 30 years of service.

Her husband,Roy Fay Twitty, died in 1986.

Survivors include sons Percy Fay and Roy Spencer Twitty, both of Salisbury, and Calvin Twitty,Greensboro; daughters Bettye Twitty Cuthbertson, Dorothy Twitty Burnon, Patsy Twitty Dukes and Libby Twitty Toppings, all of Salisbury, Linda Twitty Thacker,Greensboro, and Tonda Campbell, Michigan; brother Joe Martin, Charlotte; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Mitchell &Fair Funeral Service is in charge.

The family will be at the home on Ellis Street.

Mary Jenkins Walker

KANNAPOLIS — Mary Margaret Jenkins Walker, 50, 2414 Pine Cape Court, died Monday (June 18, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born May 21, 1951, in Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Walker was a daughter of Sarah M. Jenkins, Columbus, Ohio, and the late John H. Jenkins. She was a homemaker.

In addition to her mother, she is survived by husband Thomas Lee “Huggie” Walker; sons Clinton Lee Walker, Atlanta, Ga., and Shane Thomas Walker, Concord; and brothers John, Paul, Mike and Chris Jenkins, all of Columbus, Ohio, and Jimmy Jenkins, Chicago.

Services: 11 a.m., Thursday, Bethel Wesleyan Church, conducted by the Rev. Ronald E. Rider, the Rev. Steve G. Dagenhart and the Rev. Byron Whitley. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home.

Memorials: American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, NC 28202; or Hospice of Cabarrus County Inc., P.O. Box 1235, Concord, NC 28926-1235.

‘Flossie’ K. Webster

BADIN — Florence “Flossie” Knight Webster, 105, formerly of Spruce Street, died Monday (June 18, 2001) at Albemarle Lutheran Nursing Home.

Born March 1, 1896, in Lancaster, S.C., Mrs. Webster was a daughter of the late James Ellison and Lou Horne Knight. She had retired as a switchboard operator with Concord Telephone Co.

She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Badin for more than 60 years and a member of Eastern Star for more than 50 years.

Her husband, Robert Lee Webster, whom she married Dec. 20, 1925, died March 14, 1985.

Survivors include daughter Doris W. Teague, High Point; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Graveside services were held at 10 this morning at Stanly Gardens of Memory. The Rev. David Alexander officiated.

Hartsell Funeral Home, in charge.

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