Louise K. Bass

The funeral will be Tuesday for Etta Louise Karriker Bass, 78, Salisbury, who died Saturday (Jan. 26, 2002) at her home.

Born June 29, 1923, in Rowan County, Mrs. Bass was a daughter of the late Carl W. and Etta Bost Karriker. She was educated in the Faith and Granite Quarry schools and a graduate of Granite Quarry High School and SalisburyBusiness College.

A member and church librarian at Calvary Baptist Church, she was a member of the Mary Martha Sunday school class and the choir, and chairperson of WMU.

Survivors include brother Boyce W. Karriker, Pensacola, Fla., and Jack M.Karriker, Hutchinson, Kan.; and sisters Neta K. Holshouser, Salisbury, and Elsie K. Lyles, Charlotte.

Services: 2 p.m Tuesday, Calvary Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. Rick Cockerham, pastor, and the Rev. Bobby V.Seagroves, interim pastor, Franklin Baptist Church. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30. Burial, Concordia Lutheran Church cemetery, China Grove.

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

Memorials: Calvary Baptist Church, 2255 E. Ridge Road, Salisbury, NC 28144.

Margaret B. Cartrette

CONCORD — The funeral will be Tuesday for Margaret Rose Barrier Cartrette, 65, a resident ofBrian Center, formerly of 4191 Barrier Road, who died Saturday (Jan. 26, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center after a period of declining health.

Born Sept. 28, 1936, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Cartrette was a daughter of the late George William and Virgie Drye Barrier. She was a homemaker.

Her husband, Billy Bright Cartrette, preceded her in death.

Survivors include daughters Robin Drye, Rockwell, and Melodie K. Johnson, Newland; stepdaughter Dianne Blackburn, Loris, S.C.; stepsons Terry Cartrette, Loris, S.C., and Michael Cartrette, Kannapolis; sisters Mildred Smith and Belle Cline, both of Kannapolis, Mae Bost and Nell Moose, both of Rockwell, and Naomi Belk and Mary Frances Wise, both of Concord; brothers John and Martin Barrier, both of Concord; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren.

Services: Memorial, 4 p.m. Tuesday, Hartsell Funeral Home Chapel, Concord, conducted by the Rev. Joseph A. Miller.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Robin Drye, 2765 Shuping Mill Road, Rockwell.

Memorials:Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Administration Building Fund, 4500 Rimer Road, Concord, NC 28025.

Nannie Crockett

Nannie Crockett, 97, 304 Grim St., died Sunday (Jan. 27, 2002) at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation.

Rowan Funeral Service is in charge.

Theresa Kester Eagle

Theresa Kester Eagle, 88, 1920 Hollywood Drive, died Sunday (Jan. 27, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Larry Wayne Gibson

KANNAPOLIS — Larry Wayne Gibson, 54, 2412 Woodsdale Drive, died Sunday (Jan. 27, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Betty Doby Martin

ALBEMARLE — Betty Doby Martin, 68, 207 Hamilton Ave., died Sunday (Jan. 27, 2002) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Fairview Memorial Park.

Visitation: None.

Hartsell Funeral Home is in charge.

Mary B. Murphy

LEXINGTON — Mary Bourne Murphy, 83, Sunbridge of Lexington, formerly of Martinsville, Va., died Sunday (Jan. 27, 2002) at the nursing facility.

Private graveside services will be held today at Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville, Va.

Davidson Funeral Home, in charge.

‘Ray’ Oakley

ALBEMARLE — Raymond Fay “Ray” Oakley, 80, 640 Bethany Church Road, died Saturday (Jan. 26, 2002) at his home.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Bethany United Methodist Church. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30. Burial, Stanly Gardens of Memory. Graveside rites by 82nd Airborne National Guard.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Stanly Funeral Home.

Shirley Petrea Pinyan

CHINA GROVE — Shirley Petrea Pinyan, 58, 4530 Daugherty Road, died Monday (Jan. 28, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

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

Sherry Lynn Rummel

MOCKSVILLE — Sherry Lynn Rummel, 35, Ranch Way, died Sunday (Jan. 27, 2002) at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Davie Funeral Service is in charge.

Ray Donald Smith

GRANITE QUARRY — Ray Donald Smith, 73, Granite Quarry, died Sunday (Jan. 27, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, is in charge.

Randal ‘Randy’ Story

GOLD HILL — Randal “Randy” Thomas Story, 42, Gold Hill, died Sunday (Jan. 27, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born June 28, 1959, in Iredell County, Mr. Story was a son of Lloyd and Patsy Brown Story, Salisbury. He was educated in the Rowan County schools.

A carpenter, he was employed by Sunshine Manufacturing Structures. He was a member of Rock Grove United Methodist Church, Salisbury.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, include wife Brenda Beaver Story, whom he married March 20, 1983; daughter Tiffany Story, of the home; brother Greg Story, China Grove; sisters Kathy Calder, of the home, and Rhonda Harrington, Kannapolis; maternal grandmother Hope Brown, Salisbury; and paternal grandmother Devilla Story,Kannapolis.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Rock Grove United Methodist Church, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Jamie Hamrick. Burial, Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell. At other times the family will be at the home.

Memorials: Rock Grove United Methodist Church, 1110 Shuping Mill Road, Salisbury,NC 28146; or American Cancer Society, Rowan County Chapter, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte,NC 28202.

Lewis A. Taylor

CLEVELAND — Lewis A. Taylor, 88, 4585 Chenault Road, died Sunday (Jan. 27, 2002, at his home.

Born March 12, 1913, in Rutherford County, Mr. Taylor was a son of the late Henry Clay and Neno Lail Taylor.

He was a member of Cleveland First Baptist Church. Retired fromKoSa, he enjoyed raising donkeys.

Survivors include wife Rae Stroupe Taylor, whom he married June 23, 1934; daughters Carolyn T. Davis, Trussville, Ala., and Joanne T. Redman and Kay T. Cohen, Cleveland; brother Harvey C. Taylor, Pleasant Hills, Pa.; sisters Ruth T. Hoyle, Valdese, and Mae T. Abernathy and Nell T. Brittain, both of Connelly Springs; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Glenn Dancy III. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home,Statesville. At other times the family will be at the home on Chenault Road.

Condolences may be sent to the family by e-mail at www.legacy.com.

Pepper West

LINWOOD — Ty Pepper West, 2-month-old child of Tim West and Linda Giles, 173 Snider Kines Road, died Saturday (Jan. 26, 2002) at the home.

The infant was born Nov. 14, 2001, in Davidson County.

Survivors, in addition to parents, include brothers Nicholas Trey, Timothy Gage and TristenPayne West and Chris Lewis Hunt, all of Lexington; sister Kim Brooks, Lexington; grandparents Margaret King, Lexington, and Ray and Brenda West, both of Maggie Valley; and great-grandparents Aubrey and Claudie Rachels and J.R. and Minnie Hutchins, all of Lexington.

Memorial service and visitation, 7-9 tonight, Seventh Day Adventist Church, conducted by Larry Cope and Dan Pope.

Davidson Funeral Home is in charge.

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