ALBEMARLE — Ulas Chambers, 77, 540 Elizabeth Ave., died Tuesday (March 6, 2001) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Thomasville Missionary Baptist Church, Mount Gilead. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: The family will receive friends at the home on Elizabeth Ave.

Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Mabel Lipe Crider

Mabel Lipe Crider, 85, formerly of 4455 Miller Road, died Wednesday (March 7, 2001) at Genesis ElderCare.

Born Feb. 4, 1916, in Rowan County, Mrs. Crider, a daughter of the late William Clifton and Ida Benfield Lipe, was educated in the Rowan County schools. She retired from Cone Mills after 35 years.

Survivors include sons William N. Crider, Salisbury, and Luther L. Crider, Hampton, Conn.; and three grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home chapel, China Grove. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of William N. Crider, 170 Montego Lane.

Joe D. Huneycutt

NEW LONDON —The funeral is today for Joe D. Huneycutt, 65, New London, who died Wednesday (March 7, 2001)at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born May 13, 1935, in Stanly County, Mr. Huneycutt was a son of the late James Graham and Edith Catherine Coggins Huneycutt. He was a 1953 graduate of New London High School.

A carpenter, he worked in commercial construction. He was a veteran of the U.S.Army.

Survivors include wife Betty Yarborough Huneycutt, whom he married in May 1982; sons Chris Huneycutt, Mount Pleasant, and Randy J. Huneycutt, Albemarle; daughter Melanie H. Baker, New London; stepdaughter Misti Shue, Albemarle; seven grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 today, Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell, conducted by the Rev. Frank Sanders, pastor, Clearwater Baptist Church, and the Rev. Tony Bowman, pastor, Matton’s Grove Methodist Church.

Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, in charge.

Floyd Griffin Lineberry

COOLEEMEE — The funeral was this morning for Floyd Griffin Lineberry, 92, Shepherdstown, W.Va., formerly of Cooleemee, who died Tuesday (March 6, 2001) at Canterbury Nursing Home, Shepherdstown, W.Va.

Born Feb. 23, 1909, in Davie County, Mrs. Lineberry was a daughter of the late Rosa Grubb Griffin. She was reared by her grandparents the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Griffin.

Educated in the Davie County schools, she had been employed at Cooleemee Cotton Mill and China Grove Cotton Mill and retired in 1971. She was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church, Mocksville.

Her husband, Raymond William Lineberry, died Jan. 1, 1997.

Survivors include sons John Lee Lineberry, Cooleemee, and Thomas Franklin Lineberry, Canada; daughter Margaret Branch, Shepherdstown, W.Va.; seven grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Services were held at 11 this morning at Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury. The Rev. Ronald Branch officiated. Burial was at Legion Memorial Park, Cooleemee.

The family received friends at the funeral home prior to the service.

Memorials: Edgewood Baptist Church, 7483 Edgewood Circle, Mocksville, NC 27028.

Mary Stephens Loftis

The funeral will be Sunday for Mary Stephens Loftis, 78, Salisbury, who died Thursday (March 8, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Dec. 31, 1922, in Person County, Mrs. Loftis, a daughter of the late James and Texie Belle Stephens Clayton, was educated in the Person County schools. A retired waitress, she was a member of Cavel Baptist Church, Roxboro.

Survivors include sister Margaret Clayton,Roxboro; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Sunday, Rowan Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Neil Shaw, pastor, Milford Hills United Methodist Church.

Visitation: None. The family will be at the home of granddaughter Arlene Cooper, Salisbury.

Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, is in charge.

Memorials: American Heart Association, 140 Regency Road,Salisbury, NC 28144; or RRMC Foundation Diabetes Fund, 118 E. Council St.,Salisbury, NC 28144.

Annie Ruth B. Lyerly

CHINA GROVE — Annie Ruth Basinger Lyerly, 76, 206 Old Rockwell Road.

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

Carl N. Mason

CHINA GROVE — Carl N. Mason, 74, 1550 Brookwood Drive, died Thursday (March 8, 2001)at his home.

Born March 12, 1926, in Anson County, Mr. Mason was a son of the late William and Lily Ussery Mason. He served with the U.S.Army during World War II and was retired from Merita Bread Bakery.

Survivors include wife Velma Dellinger Mason; son Larry V. Mason, Concord; daughters Linda Ann Mason and Carla M. Little, both of Concord; sister Patsy M. Hooks, Wadesboro; brother Herman Mason, Ruby, S.C.; and five grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Wilkinson Funeral Home chapel, Concord. Burial,West Lawn Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of Larry V. Mason, 4235 Mills Circle.

Cynthia Ann McCollum

CHINA GROVE — The funeral will be Saturday for Cynthia Ann McCollum, 44, 3828 Hwy. 152 W., who died Wednesday (March 7, 2001) at her home after two weeks of serious illness.

Born June 28, 1956, in Cabarrus County, Miss McCollum was a daughter of Joyce Stegall McCollum, of the home, and the late John C. McCollum Jr.

Survivors, in addition to her mother, include brother Jeff McCollum, China Grove; sister Bonnie McCollum, China Grove; maternal grandmother Myrtle Stegall, Kannapolis; and paternal step-grandmother Thelma McCollum, Kannapolis.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Whitley’s Funeral Home chapel, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Charles “Chuck” Overcash.Burial,Carolina Memorial Park,Kannapolis.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will receive friends at the home on Highway 152 West.

Memorials: Prince of Peace Freewill Baptist Church, Youth Group, 4225 Vincent St., Kannapolis, NC 28081.

Glenn McIntyre

ROCKWELL — Glenn McIntyre, 79, Flower Mound,Texas, formerly of Rockwell, died Tuesday (March 6, 2001) at Medical Center of Lewisville, Lewisville,Texas.

Born May 13, 1921, in Woodleaf, Mr. McIntyre, a son of the late Calvin and Bessie Shean McIntyre, was a graduate of Woodleaf High School.

He worked in the electric shop at Erwin Mills,Cooleemee, and then at Carolina Finishing before he entered the service. During World War II, he served in Germany and France with the U.S. Army.

After the war, he joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and worked in electrical construction from 1947 until he retired after more than 50 years. He was a member of Gay’s Chapel United Methodist Church.

His wife, Margaret Barger McIntyre, died May 17, 1994.

Survivors include son Vernon McIntyre, Lewisville,Texas; daughters Betty Freuler, Bridgeport, N.J., and Carolyn Gibson, Flower Mound, Texas; 15 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Sunday, Gay’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Military rites by Rowan County Veteran’s Council.

Visitation: None.

Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.

George H. Palmer

LEXINGTON —George Hubert Palmer, 73, Cambridge Road, died Wednesday (March 7, 2001)at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation,Salisbury.

Born Feb. 12, 1928, in Davidson County, Mr. Palmer was a son of the late John and Lala Nifong Palmer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and U.S. National Guard, serving during World War II. He was a member of VFW Post 3074, AMVETS and Center Hill Baptist Church.

Survivors include wife Frances M.Palmer; sons Danny K. Palmer, El Paso, Texas, David Keith Palmer, Wilmington, George Allen Palmer, San Jose, Calif., and Francis Craig Palmer, Buckhead, Ga.; and brother Richard Palmer, Fayetteville.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Piedmont Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Billy Freeman. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park. Military rites by VFW Post 3074.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Piedmont Funeral Home.

Emily Reid Rideoutte

The funeral will be Saturday for Emily Reid Rideoutte, 95, 820 Klumac Road, who died Thursday (March 8, 2001) at the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks.

Born Oct. 7, 1905, in Salisbury, Miss Rideoutte, a daughter of the late James Wiley and Agnes Crawford Rideoutte, was educated in the Salisbury City schools and N.C. College for Women, Greensboro.

She taught school in Clinton for 13 years and worked with the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Justice Department in Washington, D.C.She had also worked at the Veterans Administration in Salisbury.

A member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, she was a charter member of the Rowan County Democratic Party and Salisbury Historic Foundation.

She is survived by a niece and four nephews.

Services: Graveside, 3 p.m. Saturday, Chestnut Hill Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Stephen Morris, pastor, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.