MOORESVILLE — Lola Irene Harper Bittinger, 93, formerly of Mooresville, died Sunday (March 11, 2001) at The Pines at Davidson.

Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday, First Presbyterian Church. Burial, Glenwood Memorial Park.

Visitation: None.

Memorial: First Presbyterian Church, Spirit of Renovation Fund, 249 W. McLelland Ave., Mooresville, NC 28115.

Cavin-Cook Funeral Home is in charge.

Lewis Meritta Bruff

LEXINGTON — Lewis Meritta Bruff, 86, formerly of West Dale Avenue, died Saturday (March 10, 2001) at Golden Age Nursing Home.

Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Piedmont Funeral Home. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at 646 Louya Road.

Memorials: American Cancer Society, 4-A Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407.

Joseph Wesley Cline

Joseph Wesley Cline, 87, 1250 Sidney Drive, died Saturday (March 10, 2001) at the Hefner VA Medical Center.

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

Coleen Howell Dull

MOCKSVILLE — Coleen Howell Dull, 68, N.C. Highway 801 North, died Saturday (March 10, 2001) at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Born July 24, 1932. in Yadkin County, Mrs. Dull was a daughter of the late Willie Sanford and Ellie Hollar Howell. A 1950 graduate of Mocksville High School, she had retired from AT&T after more than 25 years of service.

A member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, she was treasurer of the United Methodist Women and chairperson of the Church History Committee.

Her husband, Floyd Vestal Dull, died in 1976.

Survivors include son Vestal Wayne Dull, Mocksville; daughter Marcheta Williams, Mocksville; brothers Harley, Kenneth and Gary Howell, all of Mocksville, and Harry Lee Howell, Harmony; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: Memorial, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Center United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Dianne Marsden. The body will be cremated. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: Following the service at the church.

Memorials: Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Building Fund, c/o Betty West, 3532 Highway 801 North, Mocksville, NC 27028; or American Cancer Society, Research Fund, 1900 S. Hawthorne Road, Suite 622, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.

Eaton Funeral Home is in charge.

Edith Foster Eudy

MOCKSVILLE — Edith Foster Eudy, 70, Broadway Road, died Sunday (March 11, 2001) at her residence.

Eaton Funeral Service is in charge.

Clyde Clark Fleming

CONCORD — Clyde Clark Fleming, 87, formerly of Winder, Ga., mother of Joe Fleming, Mooresville, died Saturday (March 10, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center.

Service: Graveside, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Barrow Memorial Gardens, Winder, Ga.

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

James Ralph Ruff

KANNAPOLIS — James Ralph Ruff, 70, 2102 W. C St., died Friday (March 9, 2001) at his home following a one-month illness.

Born May 7, 1930, in Catawba County, Mr. Ruff was a son of the late William and Ethel Bryant Ruff. Educated in the Catawba County schools, he had retired in 1988 from Cannon Mills, where he was employed as a fixer in the finishing department. He later worked in the landscaping and grounds maintenance department for Kannapolis Country Club. He was a member of Lane Street Church of God.

His wife, Glenna Wike Ruff, died in 1991.

Survivors include daughters Janice Brady and Judy Mangum, both of China Grove, Joyce Lear, Wilmington, Jeanette Krotzer, Byron, Ga., and Joanne Middleton, Kannapolis; sisters Evelyn Wilson, Tega Cay, S.C., Arlie Sorrell, Kannapolis, and Carolyn Harris, Mooresville; 15 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m., Tuesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Wade Easom. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

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

Memorials: Hospice of Cabarrus County, 1060 Diploma Place S.W., Concord, NC 28025.

Philip ‘Pete’ Teaster

STATESVILLE — Philip L. “Pete” Teaster, 82, 920 E. Broad St., died Friday (March 9, 2001) at the Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury after a lengthy illness.

Local survivors include son Philip “Junior” Teaster, Salisbury; daughter Barbara T. Brown, Salisbury; and stepdaughter Patricia Byers Cope, Cooleemee.

Services: 3 p.m. today, Nicholson Funeral Home. Burial, Iredell Memorial Gardens.

Frances ‘Hank’ Tetter

LEXINGTON — Frances Isabelle Bates Tetter, 76, Tussey Avenue, died Saturday (March 10, 2001) at her residence.

Services: 8 p.m. today, Piedmont Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Junior Ballew. Graveside, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Lexington City Cemetery.

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

Memorials: Hospice of Davidson County, 524 S. State St., Lexington NC 27292.

Barbara Phyllis Baker

Barbara Phyllis Baker, 63, 630 St. Matthew’s Church Road, died Sunday (March 11, 2001) at her home.

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

Hilda Davis

LEXINGTON — Hilda Elizabeth Butts Davis, 73, 1117 Highway 47, died Sunday (March 11, 2001) at Lexington Memorial Hospital.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Center Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Layne Wallace. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6:30-8 tonight, Piedmont Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home.

Memorials: Davidson County Cancer Services, 1210-H S. Main St., Lexington, NC 27292.

Annie Rose Moore

Annie Rose Moore, 87, 320 Messner St., died Saturday (March 10, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after an illness of several days.

Born Dec. 17, 1913, in Blacksburg, S.C., Miss Moore was a daughter of the late Lonnie J. and Rosa Lee Ellis Moore.

She was a graduate of J.C. Price High School and LaMay Beauty College in Winston-Salem, where she later retired as an instructor. She was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church and the Beautician Association.

Survivors include brothers Ernest Moore, Miami, Fla., and Terry Moore, Salisbury; and sisters Lilliesteen Harris and Ellen Dalton, both of Salisbury, and Albany Jordan, North Pole, Ark.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Mary Morton

CHINA GROVE — Mary Morton, 90, 153 Third Ave., died Monday (March 12, 2001) at Brightmoor Nursing Center, Salisbury.

Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home is in charge.

Delano ‘Gene’ Overman

Delano Eugene “Gene” Overman, 59, Salisbury, died Sunday (March 11, 2001) at his home.

Born Feb. 13, 1942, in Rowan County, Mr. Overman was a son of the late Walter James and Rebecca Spry Overman.

A graduate of Woodleaf High School, he served three years in the U.S. Army. He worked for Celanese Fiber from 1966 to 1975 and then owned and operated Wood Creations on Mahaley Avenue until 1995. He then worked for Salisbury Mill Work until he retired because of his health.

Mr. Overman was a member of Franklin Presbyterian Church, where he was a member of the Men’s Sunday School Class, the Men of the Church and the church choir.

His first wife, Jane Antoinne Overman, died Feb. 9, 1995.

Survivors include wife Brenda Everhart Overman, whom he married July 6, 1998; sons Delano Eugene “Dell” Overman and Donald Keith Overman, both of Salisbury; stepdaughter Leslie Pearman, Waynesville; brothers Wayne, James and Dwight Overman, all of Salisbury; three grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren.

Services: Memorial service, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Franklin Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Larry Summey, pastor. Private burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: Following the service at the church.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.