Carrie ‘Dolly’ Cook
GRANITE QUARRY — Carrie “Dolly” Irby Cook, 106, 1020 Legion Club Road, died Monday (Jan. 14, 2002) at her home after a period of declining health.
Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home,Salisbury, is in charge.
Steven W. Hancock
KANNAPOLIS — Steven Wayne Hancock, 35, 8810 Dogwood Drive, died Monday (Jan. 14, 2002).
Born Jan. 24, 1966, in Iredell County, Mr. Hancock was a son of Robert M. “Mickey” and Margie Faye Gulledge Hancock of Kannapolis. He attended South Rowan High School, China Grove.
He was employed with several sprinkler and construction companies for many years and worked as an auto mechanic in his spare time. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include fiancee Caroline Goodnight, Kannapolis; brother Darrell Eugene Hancock, Kannapolis; and paternal grandmother Grace Hancock.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Bennie Burgess. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.
Visitation: 12:30-2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home of parents, Robert “Mickey” and Margie Faye Gulledge Hancock, 8846 Dogwood Trail.
Memorials: Liberty Baptist Church, Building Fund, 220 Heintz Ave., Kannapolis, NC 28081.
Charlotte B. Harris
Charlotte Butler Harris, Salisbury, died Monday (Jan. 14, 2002) at her home.
Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.
Mildred T. Higdon
ALBEMARLE — Mildred Tucker Higdon, 80, 1245 Wendover St., died Sunday (Jan. 13, 2002) at Britthaven of Piedmont Nursing Center.
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Stanly Funeral Home chapel. Burial, Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Church cemetery.
Visitation: 12-1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Christian Hosch
Christian Hosch, infant son of David Wayne and Garnet Michelle McCann Hosch, Salisbury, died Saturday (Jan. 12, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.
Survivors, in addition to the parents, include sister Garnet Elizabeth Hosch, of the home; paternal grandparents David and Wanda Hosch, Richfield; maternal grandparents Mike and Donna McCann, Statesville; and maternal great-grandparents Charles and Imozell Howell, Statesville.
Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Rowan Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Roby Linebarger.
Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.
Janie M. Litaker
KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Wednesday for Janie McClurd Litaker, 100, formerly of Tuckaseegee Road, who died Saturday (Jan. 12, 2002) at Transitional Health Services.
Born April 13, 1901, in Grassy Creek, Mrs. Litaker was a daughter of the late William R. and Nellie Bryant McClurd. An area resident for 80 years, she retired from the spinning room at Cannon Mills plant four.
She was a member of Bethpage Presbyterian Church, the Women of the Church, Mary and Martha Circle and the Upper Room Sunday school class.
Her husband, William Clyde Litaker, died May 11, 1987. She was also preceded in death by two granddaughters.
Survivors include daughters Margie Allison, Concord, and Ruby L. Weiss, Kentucky; sons William C. Litaker Jr., Hollywood, S.C., and Harry D. Litaker, Kannapolis; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services: Graveside service 3 p.m., Wed., Bethpage Presbyterian Cemetery, conducted by Dr. Steven L. Mowery and the Rev. Crawford White.
Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at their respective homes.
Memorials: Bethpage Presbyterian Church, Organ Fund, 6020 Mooresville Road, Kannapolis, NC 28001; or Coltrane Life Center, 321 Corban Ave., S.E., Concord, NC 28025.
Emanuel O. Parker Jr.
GRANITE QUARRY — The funeral will be Thursday for EmanuelOscar Parker Jr., 69, 828 Dunn’s Mountain Road, who died Sunday (Jan. 13, 2002) at his home after a period of declining health.
Born March 1, 1932, in Salisbury, Mr.Parker, a son of the late Emanuel Oscar and Mabel Hannah Parker, was a graduate of Dunbar High School, East Spencer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and Navy.
A member of New Hope AMEZion Church, he retired from Home Oil and Concrete Co.,Salisbury.
Survivors include sons Emanuel O. and Lamando Parker, both of Salisbury, and Troy W. Parker, Granite Quarry; daughter Dewella Lacey Hunter, Rocky Mount; sister Gwendolyn Caldwell, Salisbury; and nine grandchildren.
Services: Noon Thursday, Ardis Chapel AMEZion Church. Burial, National Cemetery, Salisbury.
Visitation: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.
Margaret Bowles Sain
MOCKSVILLE — The funeral will be Wednesday for Margaret Bowles Sain, 94, Bethel Church Road, who died Sunday (Jan. 13, 2002) at her home.
Born July 24, 1907, in Davie County, Mrs. Sain was a daughter of the late Henry and Eliza Jane Binkley Bowles. She retired from the County of Davie after 31 years and was a life member of BethelUnited Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Sain; a son, Leonard Sain; and a grandson.
Survivors include son Cecil Sain, Mocksville; daughters Mary Sparks and Ora Mae Miller, both of Mocksville; 17 other grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Eaton Funeral Service chapel, conducted by Dr. David Gilbreath. Burial, Bethel United Methodist Church cemetery.
Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Bethel Church Road.
Memorials: Hospice of Davie County, P.O. Box 848, Mocksville, NC 27028.
Joyce Sechrest
LEXINGTON — Joyce Honeycutt Sechrest, 70, 110 Oak Ave., died Sunday (Jan. 13, 2002) at Lexington Memorial Hospital after a year of declining health.
Born Oct. 27, 1931, Mrs. Sechrest was a daughter of the late James Leroy and Myrtle Lee Sparks Honeycutt. She retired from PPG.
A son, Terry Sechrest, died Dec. 28, 2001.
Survivors include other sons Bill Sechrest Jr., Southmont, and Mark Sechrest, Salisbury; daughters Vicky Love, Denton, and Judy Murray, Lexington; brother Jimmy Honeycutt, Lexington; sisters Jo Ann Jones and Margaret Davis, both of High Point; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, DavidsonFuneral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Clyde Akers. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park cemetery.
Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Oak Street.
Harold Clinton Stoner
The funeral will be Wednesday for Harold Clinton Stoner, 70, Salisbury, who died Monday (Jan. 14, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after an illness of six months.
Born Feb. 17, 1931, in Rowan County, Mr. Stoner was a son of the late John David and Anna Kesler Stoner. He was educated at Rockwell High School.
Retired from Cartex Mills, Salisbury, he was a member of East Corinth Baptist Church, Gold Hill.
Survivors include wife Hazel Barringer Stoner; sons Harold Clinton Stoner Jr., Gold Hill, and Marshall Lee Stoner, of the home; daughter Frances Marie Martin, Salisbury; brother Ned Stoner, Salisbury; sisters Daisy S. Fesperman, Rockwell, Pearl Stoner Poole, Gold Hill, and Dorothy Stoner, The Meadows, Rockwell; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday, East Corinth Baptist Church, Gold Hill, conducted by the Rev. Johnny Daniel. The body will be placed in the church at 3:30. Burial, church cemetery.
Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Frances Martin.
Memorials: East Corinth Baptist Church, 12510 Stokes Ferry Road, Gold Hill, NC 28071.
Marvin ‘Pete’ Wagner
MOCKSVILLE — The funeral will be Wednesday for Marvin Hendersen “Pete” Wagner, 76, Deadmon Road, who died Sunday (Jan. 13, 2002) at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem.
Born Dec. 16, 1925, in Davie County, Mr. Wagner was a son of the late James Savanah and Stella B. Wofford Wagner. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army.
He retired from Celenese Corp., now KoSa.
Survivors include wife Kathryn Bailey Wagner, Murrells Inlet, S.C.; son Ricky Wagner, Mocksville; daughter Donna Shahpazian, Cummings, Ga.; sisters Helen Ratledge, Woodleaf, Mae Bailey, Omaha, Neb., and Geraldine Hendrix and Barbara Ijames, both of Mocksville; and three grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Eaton Funeral Home chapel, conducted by Tom Torpy. Burial, Turrentine Baptist Church cemetery.
Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.
Memorials: Davie County Chapter, American Heart Association, c/o Patty Lookabill, BB&T, 119 Gaither St., Mocksville, NC 27028.
‘Connie’ White
Cornelia “Connie” Thompson Welch White, 79, Salisbury, formerly of Charlotte, died Sunday (Jan. 13, 2002) at her home.
Born Feb. 25, 1922, in Winston-Salem, Mrs. White was a daughter of the late Sherman DeWitt and Verlie Maye Westmoreland Thompson. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Salisbury, and a former member of Providence United Methodist Church, Charlotte.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Clyde Welch, and by her second husband, Dr. Charles D. White.
Survivors include children DelWelch, Lexington, LaDean Giles, Marietta, Ga., and Zenda Rushing, Cheraw, S.C.; stepchildren Denny White, Salisbury, Judy White, Mooresville, and David White, Thomasville; brothers Correll Thompson, Youngsville, and William and Odell Thompson, both of Winston-Salem; sister RachelChambers, Seattle, Wash.; and 12 grandchildren.
Services: Memorial, 2 p.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Thomas L.Griffis. Private burial at Forsyth Memorial Park, Winston-Salem.
Visitation: At the church after the memorial service.
Harry and Bryant Co., Charlotte, is in charge.
Memorials: Alzheimer’s Association, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215.
Cain Vickie Wilson Jr.
The funeral will be Wednesday for Cain Vickie Wilson Jr., 48, 41-L Civic Apartments, who died Saturday (Jan. 12, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.
Born Feb. 22, 1953, in Rowan County, Mr. Wilson was a son of Carrie Luther Wilson, Salisbury, and the late Cain Wilson. He attended J.C. Price HighSchool.
A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was a construction worker.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include sons Cain Victor Wilson, Salisbury, Shane D. Wilson, Durham, and Devon Mason,Gastonia; daughters Melinda Dawn Wilson, Salisbury, and Nakia Wilson, Ahoskie; brothers Johnny and Steve Lamont Wilson, both of Salisbury; sisters Carrie Roseborough and Betty Clawson, both of Salisbury, and Darlene Anita Wilson and Norma Moore, both of Lexington; and four grandchildren.
Services: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, United Christian Fellowship Church, conducted by the Rev. Sonya T. Ellerbe. Burial, National Cemetery at Hefner VAMedical Center, Salisbury. Military rites by Rowan Veterans Service Council.
Visitation: 12-12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
Rowan Funeral Service is in charge.
Terry D. Wolff
Terry Dellinger Wolff, Salisbury, died Monday (Jan. 14, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.
Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.
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