KANNAPOLIS — Lola Bowers Baker, 84, 1603 Carlton Ave., died Thursday (Aug. 30, 2001) at Brian Center of Concord.

Born Sept. 10, 1916, in Anson County, Mrs. Baker was a daughter of the late John and Ottis Hopkins Bowers. She retired from Cabarrus Memorial Hospital, where she was a nurses’ aide.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Odell Baker; son, Richard Odell Baker; and a grandson.

Survivors include half brother Harry Bowers, Winston-Salem; three grandsons; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Monday, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: At the residence on Carlton Avenue following the service.

Lady’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Virginia Orr Bennett

KANNAPOLIS — Virginia Orr Bennett, 86, formerly of 1418 S. Ridge Ave., died Friday (Aug. 31, 2001) at the Brian Center, Concord, after seven years of declining health.

Born Jan. 10, 1915, in Roanoke, Alabama, Mrs. Bennett was a daughter of the late William Oscar and Lola Treadwell Orr. She was employed with Cannon Mills Co, Plant 1 sewing room for many years until her retirement. She was of the Presbyterian faith.

Her husband, Joseph R. Bennett, preceded her in death.

Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Whitley’s Funeral Home chapel, conducted by Sarah Weaver. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home of nephew A.L. Vickers, 1101 Mount Olivet Road, Kannapolis.

Memorials: Donor’s choice.

Hoyle ‘Sock’ Bostian

Hoyle “Sock” Bostian, 82, 4930 Miller Road, died Friday (Aug. 31, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Sept. 23, 1918, in Rowan County, Mr. Bostian was a son of the late Hazelius Socrates and Rhetta Howell Bostian. He was a 1937 graduate of China Grove High School. He had been employed at Cannon Mills in the maintenance department and was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church.

Mr. Bostian was a member of the Rowan Honor Guard, Rowan Veteran’s Council, Harold B. Jarrett American Legion Post 342, Amvets Post 460, the 40&8 Post, Moose Lodge 900, the Andrew Jackson Masonic Lodge and the Oasis Temple.

He had retired as a master sergeant from the Army Reserve 108th Training Division after 30 years of service.

Survivors include his wife,Barbara Yost Bostian; sons Hoyle Steven Bostian, Little River, S.C., and Harold Mitchell Bostian, Salisbury; daughter Gwen Bostian Brown, Cary; four grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and one stepgreat-grandchild.

Services: 2:30 today, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Gene Bruce. Graveside rites by Rowan Veteran’s Council. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 1 to 2:15 today at the church.

Memorials: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Memorial Fund, 5202 Mooresville Road, Salisbury, NC 28147.

An online registry has been opened for Mr. Bostian at www.americanmemorials.com 

Lynn-Honeycutt Funeral Home is in charge.

Mary Ann Calloway

GEORGETOWN, Texas —Mary Ann Butler Calloway, 90, 408 W. Eighteenth St., died Wednesday (Aug. 29, 2001).

She was the stepmother of William E. Calloway, Albemarle.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Monday, Fairview Memorial Park.

The body may be viewed at Hartsell Funeral Home, today or prior to the service Monday.

Robert Baxter Deal

WOODLEAF — Robert Baxter Deal, 69, died Friday (Aug. 31, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after three months of declining health.

Born Dec. 1, 1931, in Rowan County, Mr. Deal was a son of the late Carl Leonard and Pearl Carter Deal. He was a 1949 graduate of Woodleaf High School.

He was a supervisor for Hoechst-Celanese for 27 years, retiring in 1992. He was also an avid farmer.

Mr. Deal was a member of Unity Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon and elder, was a Sunday school teacher and served as chairman of the Cemetery Committee. He was a member of the Woodleaf Civitan Club and served on the board of Rowan Mutual Fire Insurance. He was a U.S.Army veteran, serving in Alaska.

Survivors include his wife, Martha Lyerly Deal, whom he married on July 14, 1951; daughters Deborah D. Link, and Gail D.Rector, both of Salisbury, and Traci Deal, of the home; brother Charles N. Deal, Hobart, Ind.; sister Virginia D. Moore, Woodleaf; and four grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Unity Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Malcolm Bullock. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7 to 8:30 tonight, Summersett Funeral Home.

Memorials: Unity Presbyterian Church, Organ Fund, P.O. Box 28, Woodleaf, NC 27054; or donor’s choice.

Horace Graham Rowe

LEXINGTON — Horace Graham Rowe, 77, Lexington, died Saturday (Sept. 1, 2001) at the Hefner Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Services: A graveside service will be held at a later date at the Salisbury National Cemetery at the V.A.Medical Center. The body will be cremated.

Evergreen Cremation Services is in charge.

Charlie Spencer Jr.

FAITH — Charlie Spencer Jr., 37, 340 Alphous Road, died Saturday (Sept. 1, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after one day of illness.

Born Dec. 22, 1963, in Washington, D.C., Mr. Spencer was a son of Kathleen Heilig Propst, Salisbury, and the late Charlie Spencer.He was a 1982 graduate of North Rowan High School.

He was last employed at Genesis Nursing Center and had previously attended St. Matthew Baptist Church, Rockwell.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include son Christopher D. Spencer, Salisbury; daughter Christina Worth, Salisbury; brothers Randolph Phillips, Richard Phillips and Thomas Spencer, all of Salisbury; sisters Louise Adams, Garner, Stella Hurd, Faith, and Mary Ann Phillips, Spartanburg, S.C.

The family will be at the home of Kathleen Propst, 215 S. Clay St.

Noble & Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

‘Peggy’ Swanson

Margaret “Peggy” Riis Swanson, 71, 635 Statesville Blvd., died Saturday (Sept. 1, 2001) at the Brian Center Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Born July 25, 1930, in Inglewood, N.J., Mrs. Swanson was the daughter of the late Laurence J. and Katherine G. Stallsmith Riis. She graduated from high school in New Hampshire and attended Pennsylvania State University and the University of Texas at El Paso.

She had worked for the bishop’s office in New Hampshire and had been a deputy sheriff and ambulance worker in New Mexico. Later in life, she was employed by the Gaston Hospital in home health.

She was a member of the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church and the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Survivors include her husband, Carl Norman Swanson, whom she married July 22, 1950; son Eric N. Swanson, El Paso, Texas; daughters Katherine S. Krzebiot, Wolfforth, Texas, and Wanda S. Jones, Salisbury; brother Larry Riis, Vermont; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: Memorial service 7 p.m., Wednesday, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. The body will be cremated. Burial, church columbarium.

Visitation: In the fellowship hall at the church following the service.

Memorials: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1908 Statesville Blvd., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Opal Clove Treece

KANNAPOLIS — Opal Clove Smith Treece, 78, 4424 Enochville Road, died Friday (Aug. 31, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after one year of declining health and four months of serious illness.

Born Dec. 13, 1922, in Stanly County, Mrs. Treece was a daughter of the late William Andy and Hattie Mae Talbert Smith. She retired from Cannon Mills Co. in 1984, where she worked in Plant 4, weave room 2. She was a member of Kannapolis Alliance Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Odis Raymond Treece, in May 1986; sons Bobby Ray and James William Treece; daughter Sara Lou Treece; one grandson; and one great-granddaughter.

Survivors include son Kenneth O. Treece, Kannapolis; daughter Kathryn T. Miller, Kannapolis; brothers Harvey and Curtis Smith, both of Albemarle; sister Latrue S. Smith, Albemarle; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Kannapolis Alliance Church, conducted by the Rev. Kenneth McQueen. Internment will be at Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Gold Hill.

Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home.

Memorials: American Diabetes Association, Metrolina Office, 1820 E. Seventh St., Charlotte, NC 28024.

Dorothy G. Williams

FAITH — Dorothy Grimes Williams, 88, Faith, died Saturday (Sept. 1, 2001) at her residence.

Born Sept. 18, 1912, in Charleston, S.C., Mrs. Williams was a daughter of the late Joseph Herbert and Edna Marie Aull Grimes. She was educated in Augusta, Ga.

She was a member of Faith Baptist Church, the Willing Workers Sunday School Class and the Extension Homemakers Club.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John Lester Williams, on Sept. 4, 1966.

Survivors include daughters Sylvia W. Showalter, Jackson, Tenn., and Claire W. Schuetrum, W. Columbia, S.C.; and two grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Monday, Rowan Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Charles R. Brawley, pastor of Faith Baptist Church.

The body may be viewed at Summersett Funeral Home until the service.

Memorials: Faith Baptist Church, Building Fund, P.O.Box 84, Faith, NC 28041.

Mary Helen Willis

Mary Helen Brown Willis, 53, formerly of 717 Elm St., died Friday (Aug. 31, 2001) at the Brian Center, after two years of declining health.

Born June 8, 1948, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Willis was a daughter of Gertrude Britt Brown and the late A. Frank Brown. She was educated in the Kannapolis City Schools.

She was employed for 30 years as a manager at various convenience stores in the area. She was a member of the Baptist faith.

Survivors, in addition to her mother, include daughter Jennifer Love, Salisbury; sons Jason Willis, Millers Creek, and Justin Willis, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; sisters Ellen Leazer, China Grove, and Betty Jones, Faith; and six grandchildren.

Services: Memorial, 3 p.m. today, Lane Street Church of God, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Wade H. Easom. Burial will be at a later date.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

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