Enice Bare Burke, 88, 813 Cruse Road, died Friday (March 2, 2001) at her home.

Born Feb. 23, 1913, in Wilkes County, Mrs. Burke was the daughter of the late Polly Dixon and Lee Bare. Educated in the Wilkes County schools, she was a homemaker. She was a member of China Grove Church of God, where she taught Sunday school for many years.

Her husband, Martin Joseph Burke, preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons John L. Burke, Salisbury, Donald H. Burke, Knoxville, Tenn., Howard D. and Michael E. Burke, both of Williamsburg, Va., and Teddy F. Burke, Greensboro; daughters Delta Bean, Winston-Salem, Marilyn Jordan, Salisbury, Wanda Hukill, Clifton Forge, Va., Joyce Burke, Williamsburg, Va., and Martha Coleman, Wahiawa, Hawaii; brothers Winfred Bare, Salisbury, and Lonnie Bare, Gastonia; sisters Mary Gaultney, Grafton, Va., Evone Redhair, Grafton, Va., and Mrs. Clyde Randolph, Gastonia; 26 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, China Grove Church of God, China Grove, conducted by the Rev. Ervin Hukill, the Rev. Teddy Burke. the Rev. Roger Lunsford and the Rev. Gerald Coleman. Entombment at West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove.

Visitation: 5-8:30 tonight, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove. Other times, the family will be at the home on Cruse Road.

Memorials: Rowan Regional Home Health & Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144, or Senior Sunday School Class, China Grove Church of God, 409 N. Franklin St., China Grove, NC 28023.

Walter Cecil Clarke

KANNAPOLIS —Walter Cecil Clarke, 79, 318 Spring Garden Ave., died Friday (March 2, 2001) at the Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury after a five-year illness.

Born May 29, 1921, in Gastonia, Mr. Clarke was the son of the late Walter E. and Susie E. White Clarke. He served in the 591st Service Battery during World War II and fought at the Battle of the Bulge

A Mount Holly police officer for four years, he later retired from Charlotte-Mecklenburg school security after 16 years of service.

Mr. Clarke was a member of Cannon Memorial Lodge No. 626, the Gourmet Unit of the Shriners, DAV Chapter 27, FOP-Charlotte, the Retired Police Association of Rowan County and Kannapolis Alliance Church.

Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Lillian Galloway Clarke; son Cecil N. Clarke, Camden; daughter Barbara Presswood, Newton; sisters Margaret Harkey, Charlotte, and Evelyn Carson, Gastonia; stepdaughters Wilma M. Moore, Kannapolis, Peggy L. Ammons, Kannapolis, Jerry Diane Roseman, Rockwell, and Karen Moore, Kannapolis; stepson R.P. Wilson, Mooresville; four grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren and one step-great-great-grandchild.

Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Kenneth McQueen. Burial in Carolina Memorial Park ,with military rites by DAV Chapter 27.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home.

Memorials: Shriner’s Children’s Burn Center, c/o Cabarrus Shrine Club, P.O. Box 405, Kannapolis, NC 28082, or Hospice of Rowan County, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Nannie Sue Garner

KANNAPOLIS—Nannie Sue Tuck Garner, 88, formerly of Kannapolis, died Saturday (March 3, 2001) at Deal Care Inn in Mooresville after a six-month illness.

Born May 16, 1912, in Halifax County, Va., Mrs. Garner was the daughter of the late David G. and Bessie Lee Tuck. She was educated in the Halifax County (Va.) schools.

A member of Calvary Baptist Church, she was employed with Cannon Mills in the sewing department until she retired in 1977. She volunteered at the YMCA, where she taught crafts.

Her husband, John J. Garner, died in 1994.

Survivors include brother Julian O. Tuck, Patterson, N.J.; half brother Jerry C. Tuck, Kannapolis; and half sisters Margaret Foster, Kannapolis, and Betty Thompson, Mooresville.

Services: 3 p.m. Monday, Calvary Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Dale Tanner and the Rev. Tom Tucker. Burial in Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 2-3 p.m. Monday, at the church.

Memorials: Calvary Baptist Church, 703 Buick Ave., Kannapolis, NC 28083.

Whitley’s Funeral Home in charge.

William Edgar Prim

KANNAPOLIS — William Edgar Prim, 83, 1705 Central Drive, died Saturday (March 3, 2001) at St. Andrews Living Center in Concord.

Born Sept. 21, 1917, in Guilford County, Mr. Prim was the son of the late George and Lilly Southern Prim. He received the Purple Heart for injuries received during service with the U.S. Army during World War II. He was stationed in the Philippines with the 38th Infantry Division.

Educated at Catawba College, Mr. Prim worked for the N.C. Employment Security Commission as a veterans representative for 25 years until he retired in 1980. In earlier years, he owned and operated a neon sign business that specialized in glass bending.

Mr. Prim was a member of Jackson Park United Methodist Church, where he served as chairman of the administrative board and sang in the choir. He was a former Sunday school teacher and Scoutmaster.

He was a member of DAV Chapter 27 and American Legion Post 51, where he served as the oratorical contest chairman.

Survivors include wife Ruth Walters Prim, sons Michael W. Prim, Raleigh, and Richard Prim, Salisbury; and two grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jackson Park United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Skipper Watwood and the Rev. Dr. Mary John Dye. Burial in Carolina Memorial Park with military rites by DAV Chapter 27.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Monday, Whitley’s Funeral Home.

Memorials: Donor’s choice.

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