Hoyle Bost
MOORESVILLE — William Hoyle Bost, 78, 333 Field Trace Road, died Tuesday (Jan. 1, 2002) at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Salisbury.
Born Jan. 21, 1923, in Rowan County, Mr. Bost was a son of the late Emanuel Sloan and Beulah Eddleman Bost.
He attended Concordia Elementary and Landis High schools, and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
He was a lifelong member of Concordia Lutheran Church, China Grove, and a farmer and retired from the machine shop at Cannon Mills Plant 1, where he was a welder.
He was preceded in death by a son, Presley Ray Bost, on March 2, 1982; a great-grandson and a step-great-grandson.
Survivors include wife Alice Karriker Bost; daughter Zinda Nesbitt, Mooresville; son Winfred “Bo” Bost, Mooresville; sister Lucille Deal, Mooresville; brothers Grady and Eugene Bost, both of Mooresville; four grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and seven step-great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Concordia Lutheran Church, China Grove, conducted by the Rev. Wayne Sipes. Burial, church cemetery.
Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Lady’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis. The rest of the time, the family will be at the home.
Memorials: Concordia Lutheran Church, 185 Concordia Church Road, China Grove, NC 28023.
Jimmie Lee Dollarhide
CLEVELAND — Jimmie Lee Dollarhide, 55, of Cleveland, died Thursday (Jan. 3, 2002) at his home.
Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.
William E. Gaither
MOCKSVILLE — William Eugene Gaither, 70, 1938 Hwy. 64 E., died Thursday (Jan. 3, 2002) at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, Winston-Salem, after a serious illness of several weeks.
Noble & Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.
Margaret W. Griffin
KANNAPOLIS — Margaret Wilson Griffin, 82, 108 Hemlock Ave., died Thursday (Jan. 3, 2002) at Transitional Health Services.
Born April 23, 1919, in Union County, Mrs. Griffin was a daughter of the late Simeon E. and Margaret Starnes Wilson.
She retired from the weave room at Cannon Mills Plant 6 and was a member of West Point Baptist Church, where she had formerly taught Sunday school for 25 years.
Her husband, Roy William Griffin, died Oct. 13, 1980, and sons Donnie and Jerry William Griffin preceded her in death.
Survivors include a grandson, a granddaughter, four great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, West Point Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Greg Barefoot. Graveside rites, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sandy Ridge Baptist Church cemetery, Monroe.
Visitation: 5-7 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home. At other times, at the home of grandson Michael W. Griffin, 503 Commonwealth Drive, Kannapolis.
Memorials: West Point Baptist Church, 1100 Pine St., Kannapolis, NC 28081.
Ruby Elizabeth Hagler
KANNAPOLIS — Ruby Elizabeth Barger Hagler, 82, 306 North Ave., died Thursday (Jan. 3, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.
Born June 11, 1919, in Faith, Mrs. Hagler was a daughter of the late Lee and Addie Hess Barger.
Educated in the Rowan County schools, she retired after 45 years in the spinning room at Cannon Mills Plant 1 and was a member of First Evangelical Methodist Church.
Survivors include husband Harold Eugene Hagler; daughters Barbara H. Hartsell, Kannapolis, and Crystal H. Woodie, Morganton; sister Hallie Fesperman, Faith; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Linn Honeycutt Funeral Home, Landis, conducted by the Rev. Rick Dawson. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove.
Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home.
Memorials: First Evangelical Methodist Church, 301 Prince, Kannapolis, NC 28083.
Harve C. Hartford
CLEVELAND — Harve Clarence Hartford, 68, of Cleveland, died Thursday (Jan. 3, 2002) at his home.
Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.
Cecilia Logan Hillow
Cecilia Logan Hillow, 79, Genesis Eldercare, Salisbury, died Thursday (Jan. 3, 2002) at the nursing home.
Born Dec. 28, 1922, a daughter of the late Claude and Faye Robinson Logan, Mrs. Hillow was educated in the North Carolina schools and was manager and co-owner of Hillows Restaurant, Washington, D.C.
She attended New Hope Baptist Church as long as her health permitted.
Her husband, Amen Hillow, died in 1987, and her son, Ralph “Butch” Ellenburg, died Jan. 12, 1996.
Survivors include daughter-in-law Connie Ellenburg, Salisbury, who was her caretaker; brother Thomas Logan, Salisbury; and two grandchildren.
Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, Powles Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Terry Cruse, pastor, New Hope Baptist Church. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.
Visitation: Noon-1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorials: New Hope Baptist Church, 830 Choate Road, Salisbury, NC 28146 or Make A Wish Foundation, 1523 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte, NC 28204.
Dr. Brad Holland
KANNAPOLIS — Dr. Victor Bradshaw Holland Jr., 89, 258 N. Cannon Blvd., died Thursday (Jan. 3, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.
Lady’s Funeral Home is in charge.
Rosa Safley Miller
MOCKSVILLE — Rosa Safley Miller, 92, of Mocksville, died Thursday (Jan. 3, 2002) at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem.
Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.
J. Ransom Puntch
KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Saturday for John Ransom Puntch, 85, 2102 Bertha St., who died Wednesday (Jan. 2, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.
Born March 11, 1916, in Catawba County, Mr. Puntch was a son of the late D.F. “Bud” and Cossie Goodson Puntch. He was educated in the Catawba County schools and moved to this area in 1933. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany in World War II.
Mr. Puntch worked for Cannon Mills for 50 years, retiring as a supervisor in the sheet department.
In earlier years, he was involved in the YMCA and was an active member of the Comrade Club. A member of North Kannapolis Baptist Church for 60 years, he served as chairman of the deacons, trustee, adult Sunday school worker and church treasurer. He was a member of the church’s Charming Years Senior Citizens group and Baptist Men.
His first wife, Selma Green Puntch, died Oct. 2, 1988.
Survivors include wife Gladys Sipe Puntch; daughter Carolyn P. Canady, Charleston,
S.C.; son John Franklin Puntch, Denver, N.C.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Lady’s Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. David Myers and the Rev. Coy Privette. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.
Visitation: 12:30-2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, and at other times, at the home.
Memorials: North Kannapolis Baptist Church, Building Fund, 312 Locust St., Kannapolis, NC 28083.
Hazel Kluttz Smith
ALBEMARLE — Hazel Kluttz Smith, 80, 921 Monroe St., died Thursday (Jan. 3, 2002) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Palestine United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Boyd Joyce. Burial, Fairview Memorial Park.
Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home, and at other times, at the home.
Virginia M. Ward
MOUNT HOLLY — Virginia Mitchem Ward, 74, 118 Stanfield Drive, died Thursday (Jan. 3, 2002) at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include son Neal Brock of China Grove.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Woodlawn Funeral Home. Entombment, Prayer Mausoleum, Hillcrest Gardens.
Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home.
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