KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Tuesday for Estelle Phillips Broome, 83, 2602 W. C St., who died Thursday (May 17, 2001) at her home.

Born Dec. 25, 1917, in Yadkinville, Mrs. Broome was a daughter of the late Wade Hampton and Odis Carter Phillips.

She was a retired employee of Cannon Mills and a member of Bethpage United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Lou Smith Sunday School Class and the senior citizens group.

Her husband, Hoyt Paul Broome, died March 12, 1991.

Survivors include sister Mable Jeffries, Plymouth.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Randy Foster. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Lady’s Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home.

O.C. ‘Occie’ McGinn

LEXINGTON — O.C. “Occie” McGinn, 76, 297 Westridge Drive, died Sunday (May 20, 2001) at Brian Center Nursing Home.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Davidson Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Moore. Burial, Lexington City Cemetery; military rites by VFW Post 3074.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home and at other times at the home.

James Ray Sides

CHINA GROVE — James Ray Sides, 52, China Grove, died Saturday (May 19, 2001) at his home.

Born Feb. 3, 1949, in Rowan County, Mr. Sides was a son of the late George H. and Jincie Trogdon Sides.

A graduate of South Rowan High School and Catawba College, he was a commercial lines manager for EMC Insurance in Charlotte and held a CPCU certification.

Mr. Sides was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and served as treasurer of the Salisbury North Camp of Gideons International.

Survivors include wife Carolyn Holshouser Sides; son Jeremy Sides, China Grove; daughter Carrie Sides, Concord; brothers Earl Sides, Salisbury, George H. Sides Jr., Pickerington, Ohio, and the Rev. Curtis Sides, Valdese; and sisters Janice Peeler, Faith, and Rebecca Sebastian, Salisbury.

Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Bethel Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Jim Melton. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove.

Memorials: The Gideons International, P.O. Box 576, Salisbury, NC 28145-0576; Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144; or Bethel Baptist Church, Benevolence Fund, Depot Street, China Grove, NC 28138.

Vernie Drye Talbert

ALBEMARLE — Vernie Drye Talbert, 89, 24724 U.S. Hwy. 52 S., died Sunday (May 20, 2001) at the Albemarle Lutheran Home.

Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Stanly Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Clarence Walck. Burial, Palestine United Methodist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: Palestine United Methodist Church, 36404 Palestine Road, Albemarle, NC 28001 or American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, NC 28202-2606.

Beatrice Sink

LEXINGTON — Beatrice McDaniel Sink, 84, Brian Center of Lexington, formerly of Hwy. 81, died Saturday (May 19, 2001) at the nursing home after being in declining health for six months.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Pilgrim Lutheran Church cemetery, conducted by the Rev. R.N. Hardin.

Visitation: 3-7 p.m. today, Davidson Funeral Home; at other times at the home of granddaughter Robin Shuman, campus house, American Children’s Home.

Memorials: American Children’s Home, P.O. Box 1288, Lexington, NC 27293, or American Diabetes Association, 434 Fayetteville Street Mall, 2 Hanover Square, Suite 1600, Raleigh, NC 27601.

Mary Hardin Tate

Mary HardinTate, 429 S. Clay St., died Sunday (May 20, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Mitchell and Fair Funeral Service is in charge.

Virginia M. Brown

The funeral will be Wednesday for Virginia Mitchell Brown, 83, 201 N. Lee St., who died Saturday (May 19, 2001) at Genesis ElderCare of Salisbury.

Born June 27, 1917, in Summers County, W.Va., Mrs. Brown was a daughter of the late George W. and Annie Mitchell. She was educated in the Summers County, W.Va., schools.

A homemaker, she was a member of Oakdale Baptist Church, Spencer.

Her husband,Charlie Robert Brown, died Nov. 28, 1969.

Survivors include nieces and nephews.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Chestnut Hill Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Robert Gross, pastor, Oakdale Baptist Church, Spencer.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday,Summersett Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home of Jack and Elsie Brown.

Memorials: Oakdale Baptist Church, P.O. Box 233, Spencer, NC 28159.

‘Ed’ Leonard

SPENCER — John Edward “Ed” Leonard, 78, Spencer, died Saturday (May 19, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after two years of declining health.

Born Dec. 12, 1922, in Salisbury, Mr. Leonard, a son of the late Charles Thomas and Ora Kennerly Leonard, was educated in the Salisbury City schools.

He served in the U.S. Army from February 1943 until September 1945 in the 737 Tank Battalion of General Patton’s 3rd Army in Norway, northern France, the Rhineland, the Ardennes and central Europe.

He retired after 40 years from Owen-Leonard Inc., Heating and Air Conditioning. A member of Central United Methodist Church, he was active on the Board of Trustees, Administrative Board, the United Methodist Men and the Gordon-Gobbel Sunday School Class. He was a member of Harold B.Jarrett American Legion Post 342, Salisbury, and a former volunteer with the N.C. Transportation Museum.

Survivors include wife LaVerne Sharpe Leonard, whom he married June 6, 1942; sons John R. “Randy”Leonard, Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Richard S. “Rick” Leonard, Salisbury; brother Jack Leonard, Salisbury; sister Margaret Summers, Salisbury; and two grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Rodney Hagans Jr., pastor, Central United Methodist Church.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Summersett Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home.

Memorials: Central United Methodist Church, Building and Maintenance Fund, P.O. Box 203, Spencer, NC 28159; or N.C. Transportation Museum Foundation, P.O. Box 44, Spencer, NC 28159.

Ronald Stewart

HICKORY — Ronald Wade “Little Bit” Stewart, 56, 2223 Third St. N.E., died Saturday (May 19, 2001) at Frye Regional Medical Center.

Born Aug. 26, 1944, in Pearson County, Mr. Stewart was a son of the late John Ray and Geneva Cothran Stewart Walton. He was employed with CSSCleaning Co.

Survivors include wife Sylvia Poole Stewart; daughters Laura Potter and Angela Stewart, both of Mocksville; sons Ronald Stewart Jr., Mocksville, and Jeremy Bracken, Germany; stepdaughter Tabatha Blackwell, Lexington; stepsons Michael and Jamie Gardner, both of Salisbury; sisters Ann Buchanan, Bethlehem, and Martha Bracken, Advance; brothers Hugh Ray Stewart, Roxboro, and James Stewart, Fayetteville; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 11 a.m.Tuesday, Calvary Baptist Church, Mocksville, conducted by the Rev. Jim Gryder and the Rev.Eddie Reynolds. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Drum Funeral Home, Conover.

Memorials: American Cancer Society, 825 Third Ave. N.W., Hickory, NC 28601.

Harry ‘Red’ Cole

BADIN—Harry Gene “Red” Cole, 53, 909 Sherman St., died Thursday (May 17, 2001) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Born July 18, 1947, in Stanly County, he was a son of the late Lonnie Luther and Grace Dillard Cole. A graduate of West Badin High School, he was a former employee of Alcoa Badin Works. He was a member of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.

Survivors include sons Harold Gene Allen, Charlotte, Brandon T. Cole, New London, and Paul Bennett, Norwood; daughters Andrica Tyson Little, Albemarle, and Tammy Smith, Charlotte; brothers The Rev. Lonnie L. Cole Jr., Mount Gilead, and Ernest L. Cole, Baltimore, Md.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. David L. Thompson. Burial, Oak View Cemetery, New London.

Visitation: At the church 30 minutes prior to the service. The rest of the time, at the home of aunt Mildred Davis, 320 Lincoln St.

Kelsey Funeral Home, Albemarle is in charge.

Rachel Russell

CHARLOTTE — Rachel Elizabeth Lowder Russell, 81, 10333 Fox Hall Drive, formerly of Spring Street, Albemarle, died Saturday (May 19, 2001) at Mercy Hospital S.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Fairview Memorial Park.

Visitation: 12:30-1:30 p.m Tuesday, at Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle.

Memorials: Salem United Methodist Church, 20987 Hwy 73, Albemarle, NC 28001.