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February 21, 2002Salisbury Post Online; your source for local news and more!

 

Obituaries

           


Harold D. Bodle

Harold D. Bodle, 79, Salisbury, formerly of Coupeville, Wash., died Wednesday (Feb. 20, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born March 11, 1922, in Columbus, Ohio, Mr. Bodle was a son of the late Orren Clyde and Alice Leota Johnson Bodle.

He retired from the U.S. Navy, after over 20 years service, at the rank of commander. He had also been a chaplain.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Bodle, and a daughter, Lorna Alice Bodle.

Survivors include daughter Ruth “Dee” Zachary, Salisbury; sisters Rosemary Van Scheppen, Columbus, Ohio, and Barbara Tucker, Charlestown, W.Va.; and two grandchildren.

The body will be cremated. There will be no services.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

 

Leona Hall Bowers

ROCKWELL — The funeral will be Friday for Leona Irene Hall Bowers, 82, Rockwell, who died Wednesday (Feb. 20, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born April 5, 1919, in Rockwell, Mrs. Bowers, a daughter of the late Robert Lee and Esther Morris Hall, was educated in the Rockwell schools.

In 1980, she retired after 45 years from Cannon Mills Plant 11 spinning room. She was a member of Rockwell United Methodist Church.

Survivors include son James Lee “Sonny” Bowers, Rockwell; sister Mary Holshouser, Genesis Eldercare, Salisbury; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Rockwell United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Ellen Harkey. Burial, Ursinus United Church of Christ cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8 tonight, Powles Funeral Home.

 

Albert DeLapp

LEXINGTON — Albert DeLapp, 86, West Sixth Avenue Extension, died Tuesday (Feb. 19, 2002) at his home.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Davidson Funeral Home chapel. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park. Military rites by VFW Post 3074.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home on West Sixth Avenue Extension.

Memorials: Hospice of Davidson County, P.O. Box 1941, Lexington, NC 27293.

 

Marie Felker

CHINA GROVE — Marie Felker, 74, 2370 Lipe Road, died Wednesday (Feb. 20, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove, is in charge.

 

Kathleen Hall Gainey

KANNAPOLIS —Kathleen Lorine Hall Gainey, 76, 403 Ford St., died Tuesday (Feb. 19, 2002)at her home.

Born May 8, 1925, in Darlington, S.C., Mrs. Gainey was a daughter of the late Sidney and Mattie Hicks Hall. She retired as a spinner from Cannon Mills Plant 4 after 20 years.

Her husband, Boyd James Gainey, preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons James, Tony, Darrell, Randy and Andy Gainey, all of Kannapolis, Beauford Gainey, China Grove, George Gainey, Columbia, S.C., Dexter Gainey, Orlando, Fla., and Wayne Gainey, Concord; daughters Mattie Lowe, Easley, S.C., Marlene Mesimer and Corlais Adams, both of Kannapolis, Eleanor Green, Concord, Marion Ritch, Mount Pleasant, and Darlene Dinges, Rockwell; brothers Ray, J.B., and Buddy Hicks Hall, all of Hartsville, S.C.; sister Gertrude Smith, Marietta, S.C.; 25 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Hartsell Funeral Home chapel, Concord, conducted by the Rev. Felden Cox. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home on Ford Street.

Memorials: Hospice of Cabarrus County, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, NC 28026.

 

Elbert N. Jordan

KANNAPOLIS — Elbert Newsom Jordan, 77, 310 Bethpage Road, died Wednesday (Feb. 20, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Sept. 25, 1924, in Chesterfield County, S.C., Mr. Jordan was a son of the late William and Nancy J. Jordan. He was a member of Mount Zion Freewill Baptist Church.

A retired carpenter, he was employed with F.D. Dalrymple for 24 years.

A daughter, Doris Ann Jordan, preceded him in death.

Survivors include wife Estelle Hurst Jordan; daughters Lynda Koontz, Kannapolis, and Carol Quesinberry, Concord; son Charles Jordan, Kannapolis; sister Cora Oliver, Chesterfield,S.C.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Mount Zion Freewill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Joe Rahme. The body will be place in the church at 1:30. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home on Bethpage Road.

 

Linda S. King

LEXINGTON — Linda Sink King, 58, South N.C. Highway 150, died Wednesday (Feb. 20, 2002) at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home,Winston-Salem.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Reeds United Methodist Church.

Visitation: At the family home on Thursday evening.

Davidson Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: Hospice of Davidson County, P.O. Box 1941, Lexington, NC 27293.

 

Pauline L. McInnis

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Friday for Pauline Long McInnis, 91, formerly of Sloop Avenue, who died Wednesday (Feb. 20, 2002) at Five Oaks Nursing Center, Concord.

Born Nov. 27, 1910, in Union County, Mrs. McInnis was a daughter of the late George Alexander and Dora Kluttz Long. She retired from Cannon Mills after 50 years.

A member of Jackson Park United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women, she was also a member of Rowan Rose Society. For over 60 years, she belonged to the Miriam Winslow Chapter of Eastern Star.

Her husband, Walter Henderson McInnis, died Nov. 23, 1974.

Survivors include daughters Jane Anderson, Kannapolis, and Margaret Andersen, Concord; sister Vivian Russell, Brief; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Services: 3:30 p.m. Friday, Lady’s Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Skipper Watwood. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 2-3:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Memorials: Jackson Park United Methodist Church, 715 Mable Ave., Kannapolis, NC 28083.

Condolences may be sent online at www.ladysfuneralhome.com/obituaries.htm .

 

Paul J. Miller

SPENCER — Paul J. Miller, 68, Spencer, died Thursday (Feb. 21, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Lyerly Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.

 

Mildred Morrow

Mildred Morrow, 81, Salisbury, died Wednesday (Feb. 20, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

 


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