Faye P. Blackwelder
CHINA GROVE — Faye Virginia Plott Blackwelder, 87, 304 S. Myrtle St., formerly of 912 Union St. S., Concord, died Monday (Jan. 14, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.
Born Sept. 18, 1914, in Concord, Mrs. Blackwelder was a son of the late Adolphus O. “D.O.” and Lille Rosetta Widenhouse Plott. She was a 1936 graduate of Appalachian State University, Boone.
A retired teacher, she taught in the Cabarrus County schools for 38 years. She was an active member of St. Martin Lutheran Church; was a volunteer with the American Red Cross; and worked to preserve the old courthouse through the Historic Cabarrus organization.
She was preceded in death by her husband, D. Hugh Blackwelder, whom she married Dec. 25, 1941.
Survivors include son D.H. Blackwelder III, Spartanburg, S.C.; daughters Rosetta Everhart, China Grove, and Virginia Gaye St. John, Kannapolis; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, HartsellFuneral Home chapel, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Loyd Ginn. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis.
Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.At other times, the family will be at the home on South Myrtle Street.
Memorials: St. Martin Lutheran Church, 5469 Hwy. 200, Concord, NC 28025; or Alzheimer’s Research, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte,NC 28215.
Carrie ‘Dollie’ Cook
GRANITE QUARRY — The funeral will be Thursday for Carrie “Dollie” Irby Cook, 106, 1020 Legion Club Road, who died Monday (Jan. 14, 2002) at her home after a week of serious illness.
Born Oct. 23, 1895, in Winnsboro, S.C., Mrs. Cook, a daughter of the late John and Carrie Irby, was educated in the Winnsboro schools. She was a domestic worker.
A member of Antioch Baptist Church, she was Mother of the Church.
Her husband, Lonnie Cook, died in 1970.
Survivors include sons Maceo Cook,Granite Quarry, and Alfred Cook, of the home; daughters Rebecca Smith and Naomi Nixon, both of Lakeland, Fla., Mamie Sloan, Winston-Salem, Daisy Morrow and Ella Cook, both of Granite Quarry; granddaughter reared in the home Beverly Hairston, Granite Quarry; 77 other grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
Services: 3 p.m. Thursday, Antioch Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Lewis Turner. Burial, church cemetery.
Visitation: 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.
Memorial: Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144.
Louise Fee
The funeral will be Friday for Louise Fee, 96, 512 E. Fisher St., who died Monday (Jan. 14, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health.
Born Sept. 15, 1905, in Lake City, S.C., Mrs. Fee was a daughter of the late Calvin and Louise Stall Rogers. She was educated in the Lake City schools.
A member of Thomas Street Church of Christ, she retired from Spencer Nursing Center.
Survivors include a number of nieces.
Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Thomas Street Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev. William Latten. Burial, Oakwood Cemetery.
Visitation: 12:30 p.m. Friday at the church.
Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.
Charlotte B. Harris
The funeral will be Thursday for Charlotte Butler Harris, Salisbury, who died Monday (Jan. 14, 2002) at her home after a year of declining health.
A native of Rowan County, Mrs. Harris was a daughter of the late Charles Jennings and Desta Gantt Butler. She was a graduate of Boyden High School and attended Salisbury Business College.
A member of First United Methodist Church, she was employed by Rowan Printing Co., which later became Hank Palmer and Associates.
Survivors include husband John P. Harris, whom she married Dec. 13, 1963; brothers George B. “Rudy” and Charles J. Butler, both of Salisbury; and sister Shirley B. Ray, Rockwell.
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Gene Bruce.Burial, church cemetery.
Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Summersett Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home.
James ‘Ray’ Loflin
The funeral will be Thursday for James “Ray” Loflin, 62, Salisbury, who died Tuesday (Jan. 15, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.
Born April 22, 1939, in Rowan County, Mr. Loflin was a son of the late George Floyd and Eunice Malinda Easter Loflin. He was educated in the Spencer schools and was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He owned and operated Loflin Upholstery in Salisbury and Kannapolis before his retirement. A member of Bethel Lutheran Church, he was also a member of Rowan County Coin Club.
Survivors include wife Barbara Diane Henrickson Loflin, whom he married June 28, 1958; son Eric Ray Loflin, Concord; daughter Erin Anderson, Salisbury; brothers Jay Loflin, Port Orchard, Wash., and Albert Loflin, Salisbury; sister Betty Craver, Salisbury; and two grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Bethel Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Mark Reed. Burial, church cemetery. Military rites by Rowan County Veteran Council.
Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Summersett Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home.
Memorials: Bethel Lutheran Church, 335 E. Ridge Road,Salisbury,NC 28147.
O.T. Medley
ROCKWELL — O.T. Medley, 93, Rockwell, died Wednesday (Jan. 16, 2002)at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.
Powles Funeral Home is in charge.
Thomas J. Motley Jr.
Thomas James Motley Jr., 55, Salisbury, died Wednesday (Jan. 16, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.
Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.
‘C.W.’ Myers
The funeral will be Thursday for Carl Winecoff “C.W.” Myers, 71, Gheen Road, who died Tuesday (Jan. 15, 2002) at his home after a period of declining health.
Born Oct. 5, 1929, in Rowan County, Mr. Myers was a son of the late Jiles Carl and Gertrude Winecoff Myers. He was a 1948 graduate of Woodleaf High School and a 1977 graduate of Mendenhall School of Auctioneering.
A lifetime member of Gay’s Chapel United Methodist Church, he retired as a truck driver from Superior Oil Co. with over 30 years of service.
Survivors include son Carl Myers, of the home.
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Gay’s Chapel United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Tony Jordan and the Rev. Jack Luther. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.
Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Summersett Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home on Gheen Road.
Memorials:Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144.
Hallie Davis Owensby
KANNAPOLIS — Hallie May Davis Owensby, 82, 3095 Centergrove Road, died Tuesday (Jan. 15, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.
Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.
Wilbert ‘Buck’ Pinyan
CHINA GROVE — Wilbert Dewey “Buck” Pinyan, 83, 1630 Lentz Road, died Tuesday (Jan. 15, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.
Born May 13, 1918, in Mecklenburg County, Mr. Pinyan was a son of the late James Alexander and Benita Pinyan. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corp.
He retired from Cannon Mills Plant 1, instrument department welding shop. He was a member of Central Baptist Church.
Survivors include wife Margaret Fox Pinyan; daughter Brenda Pinyan Berry, China Grove; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Lady’s Funeral Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Curtis Parker. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park.
Visitation: 7-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home on Lentz Road.
Memorials: Central Baptist Church, Building Fund, 1810 Moose Road, Kannapolis, NC 28083; or Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144-2725.
Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.ladysfuneralhome.com/obituaries.htm
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Richard F. Sellers Jr.
SWANSBORO — Richard F. Sellers Jr., 120 White Swan Way, died Monday (Jan. 14, 2002). He was born in Salisbury on Jan. 18, 1940.
Jones Funeral Home is in charge.
Harold Clinton Stoner
The funeral will be today 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.
His wife, Hazel Barringer Stoner, died July 15, 1998.
Survivors include 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. today, 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.
At other times, the family will be at the home of daughter Frances Martin.
Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, is in charge.
Memorials: East Corinth Baptist Church, 12510 Stokes Ferry Road, Gold Hill, NC 28071.
Derrick Lane Treece
ALBEMARLE — Derrick Lane Treece, 6, 1220 Long St. Ext., died Tuesday (Jan. 15, 2002) at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
Born Aug. 20, 1995, in Charlotte, the child was a son of Ricky Dale and Melissa Marie Eudy Treece.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include maternal grandmother Mary Paul, Albemarle; maternal grandfather Ronald Eudy, New London; paternal grandfather Mitchell Treece, Albemarle; paternal grandmother Wanda Morton, Albemarle; paternal step-grandfather Roger Morton, Albemarle; paternal great-grandmothers Helen Treece and Mary Jewel Medley, both of Albemarle; maternal great-grandmothers Hazel Britt, Albemarle, and Virginia Eudy, New London; maternal stepgrandfather Jerry Paul, Albemarle; and maternal step-grandmother Brenda Eudy, New London.
Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Thursday, Centerview Baptist Church cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Ronnie Vaughn.
Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home.
Patricia ‘Pat’ Weirich
ALBEMARLE — Patricia “Pat” Ann Syson Weirich, 62, 30459 Cane Drive, died Monday (Jan. 14, 2002) at her home.
She worked as a salesperson at Belk’s, China Grove.
Services: 4 p.m. Thursday, Hartsell Funeral Home chapel. Burial, Stanly Gardens of Memory Mausoleum.
Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home on Cane Drive.
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