Charles Caton

KANNAPOLIS — Charles Kenneth Caton, 77, 302 Larry Drive, died Saturday (June 23 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born July 9, 1923, in Cabarrus County, he was the son of the late June Alexander and Myrtle Draughn Caton. Mr. Caton had retired in 1985 from Fieldcrest-Cannon, where he was supervisor of the cotton department.

He was a member of Central United Methodist Church. A World War II veteran of the U.S. Army, he served in the Philippines.

Survivors include wife Dorothy Grayson Caton; brother Frank Caton of Concord; and sister Miriam Duckett of Gastonia.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Whitley’s Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Jonathan Drake. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park. No visitation.

Memorials: American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216 or American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852-9813.

Melford M. Dunlap

Melford McKinnley Dunlap died Friday (June 22, 2001) at the Hefner VA Medical Center.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

James Connor

James Dorsett “High Pockets” Connor, 91, Bringle Ferry Road, died Saturday (June 23, 2001) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.

Born Nov. 13, 1909, he was the son of the late Henry Workman and Mary Elizabeth Gobble Connor. He was educated in the Rowan County schools.

Mr. Connor had retired from Southern Railway after more than 40 years as a machinist. He was a member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church.

His first wife, Lillian Propst Connor, died Sept. 30, 1992.

Survivors include wife Helen Beck; son Marshall Beck of Mocksville; three grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Chestnut Hill Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Tommy Conder and the Rev. Stan Champion.

Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Monday, Summersett Funeral Home.

James Otis Dunn

LEXINGTON — The Rev. James Otis Dunn, 89, East Center Street Extension, died Thursday (June 21, 2001) at his home following an extended illness.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Wayside Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Roger Lackey and the Rev. Mike Fritts. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park.

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

Virginia Eifler Fink

Virginia Eifler Fink of Salisbury died Saturday (June 23, 2001) at her home.

Born in Madison, Wis., she was the daughter of the late Robert and Cora Egan Eifler. Educated in the Madison schools, she had retired in 1970 after 38 years with Southern Bell. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Catholic Daughters.

Her son, Thomas John Fink Jr., died March 21, 1994.

Survivors include husband Thomas John Fink, whom she married Nov. 4, 1950; and sister Marion Eagan of Lodi, Wis.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, conducted by the Rev. John Putnam, the Rev. Joseph Long Dinh and the Rev. Thomas Clements. Entombment, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: Prayer service, 7 p.m. Monday, Summersett Funeral Home, followed by visitation until 8 p.m.

Memorials: Sacred Heart CatholicChurch, 128 N. Fulton St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Jimmie Goines

BADIN — Jimmie Lee Duke Goines, 74, 402 Lee St., died Friday (June 22, 2001) at her home.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Harvey Marsh. Burial, Oak View Cemetery, New London.

Visitation: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, at the church.

Memorials: Hospice of Stanly County, 921 N. Third St., Albemarle, NC 28002.

Kelsey Funeral Home, Albemarle, is in charge.

Gerald Bruce Lewis

CHINA GROVE — Gerald Bruce Lewis, 58, China Grove, died Saturday (June 23, 2001) at his home.

Born April 2, 1943, in Robeson County, he was the son of the late E. Morrison and Myrtle Bruce Lewis. A graduate of Lumberton High School, he also attended Pembroke State University.

Mr. Lewis was employed in data processing in Kannapolis for 38 years, first with Cannon Mills and later with Lockheed Martin. He was a deacon and a Sunday school teacher at West Corinth Baptist Church in Mooresville.

Survivors include wife Shirley A. Lewis; son David Scott Lewis of China Grove; daughter Wendi Lewis Hopkins of China Grove; brothers Billy and Maurice Lewis, both of Lumberton; three grandchildren; one half brother; and two half sisters.

Services: Memorial service, 7 p.m. today, Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Randy Crowell.

Visitation: 4:30-6:30 p.m. today, at the funeral home.

Memorials: West Corinth Baptist Church, 120 Corinth Church Road, Mooresville, NC 28115 or Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Mary W. Milstead

LEXINGTON — Mary Walser Milstead, 93, formerly of Lexington, died Saturday (June 23, 2001) at the home of her daughter in Bennettsville, S.C.

Services: 3 p.m. Monday, First Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Denny Sebesan and the Rev. Dr. Joe Walser. Burial, Lexington City Cemetery.

Visitation: 2-3 p.m. Monday, First Presbyterian Church.

Memorials: First Presbyterian Church, 15 W. Third Ave., Lexington, NC 27292 or Hospice of Marlboro County, P.O. Box 474, Bennettsville, S.C. 29512.

Davidson Funeral Home is in charge.

Dolly Roark

CHINA GROVE — Dolly Gail Basinger Roark, 56, 235 Pethel Road, died Saturday (June 23, 2001) at Duke Medical Center in Durham.

Lady’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis, in charge.

Max Kenneth Roberts

MOORESVILLE — Max Kenneth Roberts, 73, Spruce Street, died Saturday (June 23, 2001) at the Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury.

Services: 3 p.m. Monday, Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Burial, Glenwood Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6:30-8 p.m. today, at the funeral home.

Memorials: Hefner VA Medical Center, 1601 Benner Ave., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Stephen Wayne Sims

MOCKSVILLE — Stephen Wayne Sims, 17, Daniels Road, died Saturday (June 23, 2001) at his home.

Born Nov. 10, 1983, in Davie County, he was the son of Peggy Robbins Sims Ellison of Mocksville and the late Melvin Sims. He was a rising senior at Davie County High School, where he was a former member of ROTC. He worked as a bagger and cashier at BiLo in Mocksville.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include stepfather Kenneth Ellison, Mocksville; brothers Melvin Sims Jr., Lexington, and Mark Sims, Salisbury; sister Penny Moore, Mocksville; and grandparents Addie Robbins, Mocksville, and Colin and Lucille Ellison, Liberty.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Eaton Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Clyde Settle and the Rev. John Hoots. Burial, Jerusalem Baptist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 6-8 p.m. today, at the funeral home.

Memorials: Memorial Garden, Davie County High School, 1200 Salisbury Road, Mocksville, NC 27028.

Ida Capel Spivey

ALBEMARLE — Ida Lou Capel Spivey, 85, Clodfelter Road, died Saturday (June, 23, 2001) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Centerview Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Ronnie Vaughn, the Rev. Jessie R. Dennis and the Rev. Carroll Moffett. Burial, Centerview Baptist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 6-8 p.m. today, Hartsell Funeral Home-Albemarle.

Memorials: Centerview Baptist Church, Building Fund, 1818 Blanche St., Albemarle, NC 28001 or Hospice of Stanly County, 960 N. First St., Albemarle, NC28001.

Gladys G. Stoner

Gladys Gurley Stoner, 85, Salisbury, died Saturday (June 23, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, is in charge.