CLIFFSIDE — Marchel C. Bailey, 67, 2044 Ferry Road, died Friday (March 16, 2001), at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. He was a former Salisbury resident.

Born in Cleveland County, Mr. Bailey was a son of the late Void C. and Eva Dobbins Bailey. A U.S. Army veteran, he had retired as assistant manager with Cone Mills’ Salisbury plant.

He was a member of the board of directors at Cliffside Cemetery, where he also served as treasurer. He was also a member of Providence United Methodist Church in Forest City.

Survivors include his wife, Ann Allen Bailey; daughter Sondra Radford of Salisbury; brother Willard Bailey of Forest City; sisters Eloise Kanipe and Jerene Landreth, both of Cliffside; and two grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Providence United Methodist Church, Forest City, conducted by the Rev. Morris Byers. Burial, Cliffside Cemetery.

Visitation:6-9 p.m. Sunday, McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home.

Memorials:Providence United Methodist Church, Building Fund, 161 Providence Church Road, Forest City, NC 28043.

Della Allman Beaver

CHINA GROVE — Della Ruth Allman Beaver, 90, formerly of China Grove, died Friday (March 16, 2001) at the Lutheran Home in Salisbury.

Born Aug. 31, 1910, in Mecklenburg County, she was a daughter of the late James Garner and Carrie Mason Allman. Educated in the Rowan County schools, she was employed by Cannon Mills until her retirement.

Her husband, Lewis A. Beaver, died Feb. 9, 1980.

Survivors include sons Bennett Beaver of Salisbury and the Rev. Tommy Beaver of Troutman; daughters Phyllis Ritchie of Concord and Linda Cherry of China Grove; sisters Ethel Stowe of Concord and Lucille Barrier of Mount Pleasant; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Services:4 p.m. Sunday, Ebenezer Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. C.P. Fisher. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation:3-4 p.m. Sunday in the church fellowship hall. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Linda Cherry on Ketner Farm Road.

Memorials:Ebenezer Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4914 Old Beatty Ford Road, China Grove, NC 28023.

Troutman Funeral Home, Troutman, is in charge.

Bertie Smith Dennard

FAIRVIEW — Bertie Smith Dennard, 93, formerly of Kannapolis, died Friday (March 16, 2001), at the home of granddaughter Kimberly Price in Black Mountain.

Lady’s Funeral Home of Kannapolis is in charge.

Lillian Stutts Freeze

Lillian Pauline Stutts Freeze, 95, died Thursday (March 15, 2001) at her residence. She had been seriously ill for two months.

Born Oct. 9, 1905, in Mooresville, she was a daughter of the late John L. and Lula Walker Stutts. Educated in the Mooresville schools, she had retired in 1985 after 50 years with Rowan Cotton Mill. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church.

Her husband, Ira E. Freeze, and a daughter, Faye F. Aldridge, preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons Richard Freeze of Goldsboro and Ned Ray Freeze and Larry Freeze, both of Salisbury;daughter Jean Morris of Salisbury, with whom she made her home; sister Fannie McLaughlin of Mooresville; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

Services:2 p.m. Sunday, Second Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Dan Thornton. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation:1-2 p.m. Sunday in the church fellowship building. At other times, the family will be at the residence.

Memorials:Second Presbyterian Church, 732 Lincolnton Road, Salisbury, NC 28144 or Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge

‘Johnnie’ Furr

GOLD HILL — Joseph John “Johnnie”Furr, 49, Morgan Road, died Thursday (March 15, 2001), at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

His father, Joe H. Furr, preceded him in death.

Survivors include his mother, Mary Randock Furr; daughter Misty Marie Furr; sons Joe Henry and Tom Lee Furr; sisters Kathy Davis of Gold Hill, Frances Gray of Rockwell and Mary Ann Allman of Concord; and one grandchild.

Services:2 p.m. Sunday, Wilkinson Funeral Home in Concord. Burial, Sunset Cemetery, Kannapolis.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of a nephew, Gary Davis, 855 Morgan Road.

Alice Janie Gullett

Alice Janie Gullett, 83, died Wednesday (March 14, 2001), at Rowan Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health.

Born July 7, 1917, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Jessie and Fannie Mae House Gullett. Educated in the Rowan County schools, she was a homemaker. She was a member of Salisbury Church of God.

Survivors include sisters Bessie Smith and Sadie Cloer, both of Salisbury.

Services:Graveside, 3 p.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Joseph LaFrage. Burial, Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

Visitation: There will be no formal visitation. The family will be at the home of a nephew, Bob Williams of Salisbury.

Memorials:Salisbury Church of God, 1715 S. Second St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Mary Alice Waller

WOODLEAF — Mary Alice Seamon Waller, 77, N.C. Highway 801, died Friday (March 16, 2001), at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.

Born March 16, 1924, in Davie County, Mrs. Waller was the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Taylor and James Ritchie Seamon. A homemaker, she was a member of Corinth Church of Christ.

Survivors include her husband, George Franklin Waller; and a sister, Evelyn Hood, Monroe.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Eaton Funeral Home in Mocksville, conducted by the Rev. Tim Pinkston. Burial, Corinth Church of Christ.