WOODLEAF — Oscar Leroy Burgess, 65, Woodleaf, died Wednesday (May 16, 2001) at his home.

Summersett Funeral Home,Salisbury, is in charge.

Roy Allen Eagle

ROCKWELL — Roy Allen Eagle, 65, Rockwell, died Wednesday (May 16, 2001) at his home.

Born Aug. 31, 1935, in Rowan County, Mr. Eagle was a son of the late Allie Ed and Nettie Mae Moore Eagle. He was educated at Winecoff High School.

In 1998, he retired from North Carolina Finishing Co. after 45 years of service. A member of Clermont Freewill Baptist Church, Kannapolis, he was in the Men’s Sunday School Class and was a church musician.

A son, Timothy D. Eagle, died in 1993.

Survivors include wife Beatrice Lambert Eagle, whom he married in October 1952; sons Roy Allen “Sonny”Eagle Jr., Salisbury, and Roger Dale Eagle, Rockwell; daughters Kathy Eagle Patterson, Rockwell, and Lana Eagle Phillips, Salisbury; brother Earl E. Eagle,Kannapolis; sister Shirley E. Moffitt, Kannapolis; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Powles Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Clayton Palmer Jr., pastor, Clermont Freewill Baptist Church, and the Rev. Dale Eagle. Burial, Brookhill Memorial Gardens.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144; or Clermont Freewill Baptist Church, 4686 Rainbow Drive, Kannapolis, NC 28081.

Armer Collins Evans

KANNAPOLIS — Armer Collins Evans, 88, formerly of 2310 Woodsdale St., died Tuesday (May 15, 2001) at Universal Health Care, Concord.

Born Oct. 5, 1912, in Madison County, Ga., Mrs. Evans was a daughter of the late Francis Ervin and Mary Jane Duckworth Collins. She retired in 1979 after many years with Roses Department Store,Kannapolis.

She was a member of First Baptist Church of Enochville.

Her husband, William Edwin Evans, died March 29, 1989. She was also preceded in death by daughters Sue Barker and Mildred Evans and a granddaughter.

Survivors include sons William and Carl R. Evans, both of Kannapolis; daughters Judy E. Miller, Kannapolis, and Shelia E. Morton, China Grove; sister Sarah Zeffrey Duckworth, Comer, Ga.; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Whitley’s Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev.Curtis Parker, the Rev. Tom Huneycutt and the Rev. Dallas Bennett. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of Carl Evans, 2314 Woodsdale St.

Memorials: First Baptist Church of Enochville, 2308 Davis St., Kannapolis, NC 28081.

Annette Hess

Annette Hess, 69, Salisbury, died Thursday (May 17, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Powles Funeral Home,Rockwell, is in charge.

Dr. LeRoy B. Lamm

ROCKWELL —Dr. LeRoy Barden Lamm, 79, Rockwell, died Wednesday (May 16, 2001) at his home.

Powles Funeral Home is in charge.

Marvin ‘A.D.’ McIntyre

The funeral will be Saturday for Marvin Adeauris “A.D.” McIntyre, 20, 210Henderlite St., who died Sunday (May 13, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. W.T. Jackson. Burial, Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 12-2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Guy Poplin

The funeral will be Friday for Guy Poplin, 81, Salisbury, who died Wednesday (May 16, 2001) at Autumn Care of Salisbury after 3 12 years of declining health and six weeks of serious illness.

Born Sept. 20, 1919, in Albemarle, Mr.Poplin, a son of the late Joseph and Gertrude Gudger Poplin, was educated in the Stanly County schools and was a graduate of Richfield High School.

He was a flight instructor in four government service-related programs and served in the U.S. Army, where he went to Japanese Language School. He served in Tokyo, Manila and Okinawa in Army Intelligence.

He went to work with Southern Airways in 1950 and retired in 1979. He flew 30 different airplanes and taught 75 students to fly. He was a member of the Airline Pilots Association, the Rowan Area EAA Chapter 1083 and was awarded the first Annual Lifetime Allegiance to Aviation Award.

He was a Presbyterian.

Survivors include wife Elizabeth Bost Poplin, whom he married May 23, 1967; stepdaughters Raphelle “Bo” Smith Butler and Cheryl “Cherry” Smith Lockert, both of Salisbury; three stepgrandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Summersett Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev.Robert Sherer, a retired minister from Statesville. Burial will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park, China Grove.

Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Memorials: Humane Society of Rowan County, Inc., 112 W. Innes St., Salisbury, NC 28144; or donor’s choice.

Esther Lanier Taylor

Esther Lanier Taylor, 80, Salisbury, died Wednesday (May 16, 2001) at her home.

Born Jan. 30, 1921, in Randolph County, Mrs.Taylor, a daughter of the late William E. and Fannie Cranford Lanier, was educated at New Hope School, Randolph County.

A homemaker, she was a member of Faith Alive Fellowship Church, Kannapolis, and Lafayette Nutrition Center.

Her husband, William E. Taylor, died Oct. 26, 1993.

Survivors include daughter Joyce T. Tucker, Salisbury; sister Rose L. Hicks, Troy; three grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Powles Funeral Home chapel, Rockwell, conducted by the Rev. Raymond Hinson, pastor, Faith Alive Fellowship Church. Burial, National Cemetery, Salisbury.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Charles E. Vanhoose

The funeral will be Saturday for Charles Edgar Vanhoose, 66, Salisbury, who died Tuesday (May 15, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in March.

Born May 27, 1934, in Wayne County, Mr. Vanhoose, a son of the late Bee and Mary Tabor Vanhoose, was educated in the Wayne County, W.Va. schools. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Vanhoose was a truck driver for Blue Max Trucking Co. An ordained minister through the United Christian Church and Ministerial Association, he worked with South China Grove Church of God.

A son, James Paul Vanhoose preceded him in death.

Survivors include wife Hazel Mormon Vanhoose, whom he married Aug. 15, 1966; sons John Edgar Vanhoose, Stockton, Calif., Timothy B. and David Andrew Vanhoose, both of Salisbury, and Charles D. Vanhoose, Akron, Ohio; daughters Rebekah L. Abernathy, Salisbury, and Sharon Alequin, Florida; sister Georgia Russell, Rittman, Ohio; and 11 grandchildren.

Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, Lyerly Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Evelyn Galloway, pastor, South China Grove Church of God, and the Rev. James Welborn, associate pastor. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park. Military rites by Rowan County Veterans Council.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

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