KANNAPOLIS —Pauline Holshouser Barringer, 86, formerly of Smith Road, died Thursday (Sept. 13, 2001) at Transitional Health Services.

Born Oct. 13, 1914, in Rowan County, Mrs. Barringer was a daughter of the late James Monroe and Effie Goodman Holshouser. She retired in 1979 from Cannon Mills Co., Plant 1 sewing room.

A member of St. John’s United Church of Christ, she was a former member of the Elizabeth Circle.

Her husband, Franklin Aubry Barringer, preceded her in death and a son, Robert L. Hinson, died in 1999.

Survivors include two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, Whitley’s Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jimmy Norred. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 2-3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home of daughter-in-law JoAnn Hinson, 1008 Mount Olivet Road, Kannapolis.

Memorials: St. John’s United Church of Christ, 901 N. Main St., Kannapolis, NC 28081.

Margaret Tippett Blair

Margaret Tippett Blair, 86, Salisbury, died Wednesday (Sept. 12, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Oct. 16, 1914, in Rowan County, Mrs. Blair was a daughter of the late Charles Monroe and Lily Tuck Tippett. She was a graduate of the Spencer schools and a 1936 graduate of the University of North Carolina Women’s College, Greensboro, where she majored in elementary education.

She taught in the High Point and Charlotte city schools. A member of First Baptist Church, Spencer, she was a deacon, taught the children’s Sunday school and volunteered in the church office.

Her husband, Roland E. Blair, died March 20, 1990, and a son, Dr. William “Bill”Blair, died July 18, 1996.

Survivors include three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Summersett Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Franklin Myers, pastor, First Baptist Church, Spencer.Burial, Rowan Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Visitation:10-11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the lake home of daughter-in-law Carole B. Blair.

Memorials: First Baptist Church, 215 Fifth St., Spencer, NC 28159.

Mary Ellen Hilburn

KANNAPOLIS — Mary Ellen “Mace” McWhorter Hilburn, 72, 4408 Enochville Road, died Wednesday (Sept. 12, 2001) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born May 21, 1929, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Hilburn was a daughter of the late George F. and Margaret Starnes McWhorter. She had been employed by Cannon Mills Co. in Plant 4 before she moved to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where she lived for 30 years and worked as a manicurist.

She had moved back to Kannapolis in 1982 and was a member of Bethpage United Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her stepmother, Laura S. McWhorter.

Survivors include husband Hoyt Hilburn; son Douglas Hilburn, Sunrise, Fla.; sisters Lura Nagy, Kannapolis, and Joyce Griffin, Monroe; brothers Jerry McWhorter, China Grove, and Charles McWhorter, Kannapolis; stepbrother Carl McDuffie, Reno, Nev.; and stepsister Louise McDuffie, Kannapolis.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Bethpage United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Randy Foster. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home. The rest of the time, the family will be at the home on Enochville Road.

Memorials: Bethpage United Methodist Church, 109 Fellowship Ave., Kannapolis, NC 28081.

Leighanne Martin

The funeral will be Sunday for Margaret Leighanne Martin 18, Salisbury, who died Sept. 12, 2001.

Born Sept. 15, 1982, in Cabarrus County, Miss Martin was a daughter of Tonia Anne Correll Helms, Gold Hill, and Ray Lee Martin, Salisbury.

She was educated at Erwin Middle School and Concord High School and was a member of Cold Water Lutheran Church, Concord.

Survivors, in addition to her mother and father, include brother Ray Lee Martin Jr., Gold Hill; stepmother Francis Stoner Martin, Salisbury; stepbrother Justin Lee McCrary, Salisbury; half sisters Laurie Nicole and Leslie Nicole Helms, both of Gold Hill; and stepsister Janie Mae Peeler, Salisbury.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Powles Funeral Home chapel, Rockwell, conducted by the Rev. Terry O.Cruse, pastor, New Hope Baptist Church, and the Rev. Charles Carver, West Park Baptist Church. Burial, Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell.

Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Memorials: New Hope Baptist Church, 830 Choate Road, Salisbury, NC 28146; or Cold Water Lutheran Church, 1725 Gold Hill Road, Concord, NC 28025.

James Edward McCoy

MOUNT ULLA — The funeral will be Saturday for James Edward “Coddle Creek” McCoy, 81, 450 Childers Road, who died Tuesday (Sept. 11, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after two weeks of serious illness.

Born June 22, 1920, in York County, S.C., Mr. McCoy was a son of the late James “Jim” and Lou Archie McCoy. He was educated in the York, S.C., schools.

A retired construction workers, he attended Shady Grove Baptist Church, Bear Poplar, and Mount Vernon Baptist Church.

His first wife, Edna Mae Hart McCoy, died in 1969. He was also preceded in death by his second wife, Ethel Smyre McCoy.

Survivors include sons Robert “Blue” McCoy, Mount Ulla, James “Pick” McCoy, Mooresville, John William “J.W.” McCoy, Kannapolis, Richard Odell and Curt Thomas McCoy, both of Charlotte, and Ronnie McCoy, Cleveland; daughters Ethel McCoy, Mooresville, Lessie Jeanette Greer, Salisbury, Rachel Doretha Forney, Charlotte, and Kim McCoy, Sandy McCoy Neely and Wendy McCoy, all of Cleveland; sister Eloree Mobley, Salisbury; 31 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home chapel, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Alton Speight. Burial, Green Acres Cemetery, Mooresville.

Visitation: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

‘Buddy’ Powers

Robert Dale “Buddy” Powers, 50, 165 Hader St., died Thursday (Sept. 13, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born July 22, 1951, in Roanoke, Va., Mr. Powers, a son of the late Delmar Lester and Mary Frances Grove Powers, was educated in the Rowan County schools. A self-employed brick mason, he was a Baptist.

Survivors include wife Judy Honeycutt Powers; son Robert Del Powers, Salisbury; daughter Robin Laws, Salisbury; brother Todd Lee, Landis; sisters Esther Powers and Sharon Gail Black, both of LeHigh Acres, Fla.; and two grandchildren.

Services: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove, conducted by the Rev. Ted Davis. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home of Robin Laws, 365 Bernhardt Road.

An online memorial has been opened at www.americanmemorials.com .

Lucy Y. Sharpe

LEXINGTON — Lucy Yow Sharpe, 90, Sam Sharpe Road, died Wednesday (Sept. 12, 2001) at Lexington Health Care.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Jersey Baptist Church. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Davidson Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home of son John Sharpe, 1449 Sam Sharpe Road.

Memorials: Jersey Baptist Church, P.O. Box 899, Linwood, NC 27299.

Katherine Loflin Smith

The funeral will be Saturday for Katherine Loflin Smith, 80, Salisbury, who died Wednesday (Sept. 12, 2001) at Genesis Eldercare of Salisbury.

Born Nov. 17, 1920, in Rowan County, Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late George and Lindy Easter Loflin. She graduated from the Spencer schools.

Retired from Hoechst Celanese, now KoSa, she previously worked at North Carolina Finishing Co. She was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church.

Her husband, Spencer Davis Smith, died Jan. 23, 1992.

Survivors include sons James D. “Jim” and George T. “Tom” Smith, both of Salisbury; brothers J.D. Loflin, Port Orchard, Wash., and Albert and Ray Loflin, both of Salisbury; sister Betty Craver, Salisbury; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Summersett Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Mark S. Reed, pastor, Bethel Lutheran Church. Burial, Bethel Lutheran Church cemetery.

Visitation:1-2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Memorials: Donor’s choice.

Essie M. Tanner

SPENCER — Essie Misenheimer Tanner, 78, Spencer, died Thursday (Sept. 13, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after several months of declining health and two weeks of serious illness.

Born May 3, 1923, in Rowan County, Mrs. Tanner, a daughter of the late James Alexander and Gerdie Frye Misenheimer, was educated in the Rowan County schools. She retired from Jeanette’s Maternity and was a member of Calvary Baptist Tabernacle.

Her husband, Wilburn G. Tanner, preceded her in death.

Survivors include daughters Linda Tanner, of the home, Bonnie Holshouser, Faith, Millie Campbell, Salisbury, and Connie Elium, Gold Hill; sister Dot Curlee, Salisbury; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Calvary Baptist Tabernacle, conducted by the Rev. Steve Holshouser. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

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

Memorials: Calvary Baptist Tabernacle, 3760 Stokes Ferry Road, Salisbury,NC 28146; or American Cancer Society, Rowan Chapter, 414 S. Main St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Margaret E. Young

Margaret Edwards Young, White Oaks Drive, died Thursday (Sept. 13, 2001) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.