Ruth R. Alexander
MOORESVILLE — Ruth Robertson Alexander, 89, 755 Pine St., died Monday (Nov. 12, 2001) at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
Born May 12, 1912, in Iredell County, Mrs. Alexander was a daughter of the late John A. and Rosey Beatty Robertson. She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Frank P. “Bud” Alexander, died in 1987.
Survivors include daughter Doris Alexander Ussery, Rock Hill, S.C.; sisters Mary Barkley and Lillian Dennis, both of Mooresville; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Neill Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Hallman. Burial,Glenwood Memorial Park.
Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Neill Funeral Home.
Memorials: Mooresville ARPresbyterian Church, 659 Carpenter Ave., Mooresville, NC 28115.
Pauline Bush Bennett
The funeral will be Wednesday for Pauline Alma Bush Bennett, 69, 703 W. Fisher St., who died Saturday (Nov. 10, 2001) at The Laurels of Salisbury.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mount Zion CMEChurch, conducted by the Rev. Moses Goldmon, pastor, and the Rev. Brenda Geter. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.
Visitation: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church.At other times, the family will be at the home on West Fisher Street.
Mitchell and Fair Funeral Service is in charge.
Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.mitfair.net or by email:
mitfair@bellsouth.ne .
Leroy ‘Roy’ Burch
Leroy “Roy”Burch, 81, 106 Hawkins Ave., died Monday (Nov. 12, 2001) at Magnolia Gardens, Spencer, after two weeks of serious illness.
Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charger.
Jake Cross
LEXINGTON — Jacob “Jake” Lewis Cross, 72, Kildee Drive, died Sunday (Nov. 11, 2001) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, after six months of declining health.
Services: Memorial, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Davidson Funeral Home chapel.
Visitation: At the funeral home after the service.
Memorials: Donor’s choice.
Frank C. Drennan
Frank Cleveland Drennan, 80, Salisbury, died Tuesday (Nov. 13, 2001) at his home.
Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.
Eva Trexler Drye
GOLD HILL — The funeral will be Wednesday for Eva Elizabeth Trexler Drye, 87, formerly of Gold Hill, who died Sunday (Nov. 11, 2001) at Genesis ElderCare of Salisbury.
Born Feb. 14, 1914, in Rowan County, Mrs. Drye was a daughter of the late Braxton Cleveland and Etta Mae Miller Trexler. She was a homemaker.
She was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church and Women’s Christian Service.
Her husband, Herbert A. Drye, died June 27, 1995; a daughter, Geraldine Drye, died in November 1943; and another daughter, Marjorie Almond, died July 30, 1999.
Survivors include sons Alvin and Harold Drye, both of Gold Hill; other daughters Norma Jean Goodman, Vetra Culp and Faye Safrit, all of Rockwell, Hilda Steel, Charleston, S.C., Eleanor Efird, Gold Hill, Carolyn McDonald, Wilkesboro, and Lois Fortune, Salisbury; sisters Ethel Mae Honbarrier and Kathryn Monroe, both of Salisbury; 22 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Bethlehem United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. Carlton Lucas, pastor, and the Rev. Billy Ervin, former pastor. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30. Burial, church cemetery.
Visitation:6-8 tonight, Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell.
Memorials: Bethlehem United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 76, Gold Hill,NC 28071.
William ‘W.T.’ Graves
GREENSBORO — William “W.T.” Graves of Greensboro, a Rowan County native, died Sunday (Nov. 11, 2001) at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include wife Lillian Graves; son William Graves III; daughters H. Jeneen Graves, Charlotte, and Margaret King, Stokesdale; brother Robert Graves; sister Lucille Barnum, Columbia, Md.; and five grandchildren.
Services:Memorial, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Woodard Funeral Home chapel.
Rodney D. Helms
KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Wednesday for Rodney Douglas Helms, 61, 1101 S. Ridge Ave., who died Friday (Nov. 9, 2001) at his home.
Born March 13, 1940, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Helms was a son of Emma Hartsell Helms Fulham, Kannapolis, and the late Roscoe Helms.
He retired from the U.S. Navy after 26 years. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he also served in the U.S. Army for four years. After retiring, he was a recruiter with the Navy for four years. He was a member of the VFW.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include son Steven Douglas Helms, Kannapolis; and sister Kay Pethel, Kannapolis.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Billy Honeycutt. Burial,Carolina Memorial Park. Military rites by DAVChapter 27.
Visitation: 12:30-2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home of sister Kay Pethel, 2822 N. Cannon Blvd.
Ila Arnold Hutchins
The funeral will be Thursday for Ila Mae Arnold Hutchins, 92, 502 S. Clay St., who died Saturday (Nov. 10, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after two days of serious illness.
Born Dec. 6, 1908, in Oglethorpe, Ga., Mrs. Hutchins was a daughter of the late George and Lola Gholston Arnold. She was educated in the Oglethorpe schools.
A retired homemaker, she was a member of First Calvary Baptist Church and Missionary Circle 4. She was a deaconess.
Her husband, Frank Hutchins, died in 1985, and a son, Enjoy Hutchins, died in 1964.
Survivors include niece reared in the home Jessie Kimble, Atlanta, Ga.; sisters Geneva Powers, Colbert, Ga., and Virgirnetty Bolton, Atlanta, Ga.; one granddaughter; and two great-grandchildren.
Services: 1 p.m. Thursday, First Calvary Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Leamon Brown. Burial, Oakwood Cemetery.
Visitation: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.
Grace McCrary Lopp
LEXINGTON — Grace McCrary Lopp, 78, South Ford Street, died Monday (Nov. 12, 2001) at Lexington Memorial Hospital.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church.
Visitation: 6:30-8 tonight, Piedmont Funeral Home.
Margie C. Mahala
LEXINGTON — Margie Clark Mahala, 69, Abbott’s Creek Church Road, died Sunday (Nov. 11, 2001) at High Point Regional Medical Center after several years of declining g health.
Services: Graveside, 1 p.m. Thursday, Forest Hill Memorial Park.
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Davidson Funeral Home.
Cora Brown Mitchell
Cora Brown Mitchell, 86, Genesis Eldercare of Salisbury, died Monday (Nov. 12, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after a week of serious illness.
Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.
Martha M. Ramey
MOORESVILLE — Martha Mayhew Ramey, 75, 429 W. Wilson Ave., died Sunday (Nov. 11, 2001) at his home.
Born Feb. 4, 1926, in Mecklenburg County, Mrs. Ramey, a daughter of the late Van Buren and Nellie Reid Mayhew, was a retired textile worker. She was a member of Abundant Life Foursquare Church.
Her first husband, Quincey Foster, died in 1992.
Survivors include husband Martie Ramey, Rockwell; sons John Flemming III, Jacksonville, Fla., Larry M. Flemming, Salisbury, and Billy Lee Flemming, Mount Mourne; daughters Doris Jean Shook, Cornelius, and Martha Ann Melton, Ellenboro; brothers Franklin and Bobby Lee Mayhew, both of Cornelius; sisters Dorothy Ramey, Linda Faye Kiser and Brenda Kay Ervin, all of Cornelius; 14 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Neill Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Bob Bankhead. Burial, Glenwood Memorial Park.
Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight at the funeral home.
Dr. Edwin D. Richards
Dr. Edwin D. Richards, 80, Salisbury, died Tuesday (Nov. 13, 2001) at Carillon Nursing and Rehabilitation.
Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.
Joshua Adam Smith
CONCORD — The funeral will be Wednesday for Joshua Adam Smith, 20, Concord, who died Sunday (Nov. 11, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center.
Born June 5, 1981, in Rantoul, Ill., Mr. Smith was the son of Lisa Russell Julian, Salisbury, and the son and stepson of Bryan M. and Donnie Blythe Smith, Salisbury.
He was a graduate of East Rowan High School. A self-employed artist, he was a member of Faith Baptist Church, Faith.
Survivors, in addition to his parents and stepmother, include brother Chase Smith, Salisbury; sister LaurelJulian, Salisbury; grandparents Donnie O. Smith, Sylvia Bryan, Patricia L. Smith and David Bryan, all of Salisbury; and great-grandparents John and Hallie Fesperman, Salisbury.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday,Faith Baptist Church, Faith, conducted by the Rev. Chuck Brawley, pastor, and the Rev. Steve Holshouser, pastor, Calvary Baptist Tabernacle, Salisbury. Burial, church cemetery.
Visitation:7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell.
Memorials:Faith Baptist Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 84, Faith,NC 28041; or Calvary Baptist Tabernacle, Memorial Fund, 3760 Stokes Ferry Road, Salisbury, NC 28146.
Kelly Terrance Spruill
Kelly Terrance Spruill, 7-weeks old, 676 Hall St., died Monday (Nov. 12, 2001) at his home.
Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.
Minnie S. Williams
LEXINGTON — Minnie Snider Williams, 103, Lexington, died Sunday (Nov. 11, 2001).
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Pine Primitive Baptist Church.
Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Pine Primitive Baptist Church.
Davidson Funeral Home is in charge.
Memorials: Pine Primitive Baptist Church, c/o Evelyn Williams, 3912 Giles Road, Lexington, NC 27295.
Michael J. Yang
Michael Joo-Jong Yang, 23- month-old son of Steve Woo-Suk and Lori Honeycutt Yang, Salisbury, died Monday (Nov. 12, 2001) at his home.
The child was born Dec. 6, 1999, in Concord. He attended Christiana Lutheran Church with his family.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include brothers John Jung-Suk Yang and Alex Woo-Suk Yang, both of the home; maternal grandparents Toby and Rhonda Honeycutt, Rockwell; maternal great-grandparents Bill and Dot Honeycutt, Rockwell; maternal great-grandmother Stella Safrit, Rockwell; and maternal great-great-grandmother Bertie Freeman, Rockwell.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Christiana Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Carl Haynes. Burial,Rowan Memorial Park.
Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Summersett Funeral Home.
Memorials: Christiana Lutheran Church, 6190 Hwy. 52, Salisbury, NC 28146; or donor’s choice.
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