Dovie Poe Barker

KANNAPOLIS — Dovie Louise Poe Barker, 76, 605 E. 22nd St., died Sunday (Jan. 27, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after several years of declining health and a week of serious illness.

Born May 11, 1926, in Smyth County, Va., Mrs. Barker was a daughter of the late Mack and Fannie Bare Poe. She was educated in the Ashe County schools.

Survivors include daughters Shearon Barker Campbell, Christiansburg, Va., and Pamila Walden,Kannapolis; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Big Ridge Cemetery, West Jefferson.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home on East 22nd Street.

Margaret B. Cartrette

CONCORD — The funeral is today for Margaret Rose Barrier Cartrette, 65, 4191 Barrier Road, a resident of Brian Center, who died Saturday (Jan. 26, 2002).

Services: Memorial, 4 today, Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Rimertown, conducted by the Rev. Joseph A. Miller. The body will be placed in the church at 3:30.

At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Robin Drye, 2765 Shuping Mill Road, Rockwell.

Hartsell Funeral Home,Concord, is in charge.

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

Otis Luther Crowder

RAEFORD — Otis Luther Crowder, 80, 415 W. Prospect Ave., father of Wayne Crowder, Salisbury, died Monday (Jan. 28, 2002) at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital

Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Raeford Presbyterian Church. Burial, Raeford Cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Crumpler Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Raeford.

Memorials: Raeford Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1570, Raeford, NC 28376; or donor’s choice.

Theresa K. Eagle

The funeral will be Wednesday for Theresa Kester Eagle, 88, Salisbury, who died Sunday (Jan. 27, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Sept. 12, 1913, in Rowan County, Mrs. Eagle, a daughter of the late Solie F. and Beulah Walton Kester, was educated in the Rowan County schools.

A homemaker, she had worked at Carolina Maid. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and the Women’s Missionary Union.

Her husband, Clyde Morris Eagle, died June 17, 1984.

Survivors include son George M. Eagle, Meridian, Miss.; brother L.C. Kester, Radford, Va.; sister Gracie Swicegood, Salisbury; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Calvary Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Rick Cockerham. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Summersett Funeral Home.

Larry W. Gibson

KANNAPOLIS — Larry Wayne Gibson, 54, 2412 Woodsdale Drive, died Sunday (Jan. 27, 2002) after a period of declining health.

Born Dec. 13, 1947, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Gibson was a son of Vera Sutton Gibson, Kannapolis, and the late Paul N. Gibson. He was a disabled veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.

In earlier years, he owned and operated Gibson Construction Co.

A daughter, Patricia D. Gibson, preceded him in death.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include sons Paul A. Gibson, Kannapolis, and Steven W. Gibson, China Grove; brother Mitchell Gibson, Kannapolis; sisters Lillie Foil, Kannapolis, and Sherry Schoolfield, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and six grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 3:30 today, Carolina Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Frank Dyson.

Visitation: 2-3:30 today, Whitley’s Funeral Home.

Grover Lee Hinson

ALBEMARLE — Grover Lee “Big Boy” Hinson, 80, 620 Rogers St., died Monday (Jan. 28, 2002) at his home.

Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Stanly Funeral Home chapel. Burial, Stanly Gardens of Memory. Full military rites by Stanly County DAV Ritual Team.

Visitation: 7-8 tonight at the funeral home.

Gilda C. Holbrooks

FAITH — Gilda Caster Holbrooks, 73, 615 Eastview Road, died Monday (Jan. 28, 2002) at her home.

Born April 28, 1928, in Rowan County, Mrs. Holbrooks was a daughter of Alma Hess Caster, Faith, and the late Glenn Caster. Educated in Rowan County, she was formerly employed by Carter Chair and Carolina Maid.

A member of Faith Lutheran Church, she was in the Yount Circle and treasurer of the Mae Trexler Sunday School Class. She was also a member of Faith American Legion Auxiliary.

Survivors, in addition to her mother, include son Tommy Lynn Shutt, Faith; daughter Joyce Shutt McGlamery, Faith; brothers Billy Caster, Ferguson, and Glenn Caster Jr., Faith; sister Jean Earnhardt, Cleveland; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Faith Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev.Clarence Sifford. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove. At other times, the family will be at the home on Eastview Road.

Memorials:Faith Lutheran Church, Building Fund, P.O. Box 669, Faith, NC 28041.

Oscar Lee Hollifield

FAITH — Oscar Lee Hollifield, 79, Faith, died Monday (Jan. 28, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, is in charge.

John Robert Kepley

John Robert Kepley, 75, Roan Mountain, Tenn., formerly of Salisbury, died Tuesday (Jan. 29, 2002) at Sycamore Shoals Hospital, Elizabethton,Tenn.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Ben Lee Kidney

LEXINGTON — Ben Lee Kidney, 70, Lexington, died Thursday (Jan. 17, 2002).

Mr. Kidney served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. An aerospace engineer for Boeing and for Martin Marietta, he retired as a C &S supervisor from Norfolk-Southern Railway, Linwood. He was a member of First Baptist Church,Lexington.

Survivors include wife Dixie Lou Kidney; daughters Sheryl Sue Stiles,Huntsville, Ala., Kathy Lou Hartsoe,Eden, formerly of Salisbury, and Laurie Lee Nance, Lexington; and seven grandchildren.

Services: Memorial, 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, at First Baptist Church. The body was cremated.

Memorials: Donor’s choice.

William Livengood Jr.

LEXINGTON — William Alexander Livengood Jr., 67, Mendota Avenue, died Monday (Jan. 28, 2002) at Lexington Memorial Hospital.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, DavidsonFuneral Home chapel. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home.

Robert Lee Menius

Robert Lee Menius, 77, 1015 Old Cress Road, died Tuesday (Jan. 29, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

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

Wilma C. Morris

NEW LONDON — Wilma Cashatt Morris, 90, Mountain Creek Road, died Monday (Jan. 28, 2002) at Stanly Memorial Hospital,Albemarle.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Fairview MemorialPark, Albemarle.

Visitation: None.

Stanly Funeral Home, Albemarle, is in charge.

Shirley P. Pinyan

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

Born Nov. 29, 1943, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Pinyan was a daughter of Minnie Allman Petrea, Mount Pleasant, and the late Harold Fisher Petrea. She was a graduate of Mount Pleasant High School.

A homemaker, she was a member of South China Grove Baptist Church and the WMU.

She was preceded in death by a half brother, Larry Evans.

Survivors, in addition to her mother, include husband Leonard Arnold “Butch” Pinyan; daughter Kelly Carpenter,China Grove; sister Loretta Allen, Mount Pleasant; and two grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, South China Grove Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Derald Adams. Entombment at West Lawn Mausoleum.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove.

Memorials: South China Grove Baptist Church, Building Fund, P.O. Box 163, China Grove, NC 28023.

Margaret Richardson

KANNAPOLIS — Margaret Belle Beaver Richardson, 83, 309 S. Rose Ave., died Monday (Jan. 28, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord. She was in declining health for a year and seriously ill for two weeks.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Sherry Lynn Rummel

MOCKSVILLE — The funeral will be Wednesday for Sherry Lynn Rummel, 35, Ranch Way, who died Sunday (Jan. 27, 2002) at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Born Oct. 20, 1966, Mrs. Rummel was a daughter of Gary Thierwechter, Lebanon, Pa., and Nancy Cheatham, Mocksville. Prior to her illness, she was employed at B&H Beauty Supply.

Survivors, in addition to her parents, include husband Gary L.Rummel Jr., whom she married May 23, 1987; stepmother Debra Thierwechter, Lebanon, Pa.; stepbrother Shannon Cheatham, Lebanon, Pa.; and stepsisters Angel Cheatham and Susan Young, both of Lebanon,Pa.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Davie Funeral Service chapel, conducted by the Rev. Dale Parsley. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home on Ranch Way.

Memorials: Donor’s choice.

Robert Lee Sifford

ALBEMARLE — Robert Lee Sifford, 57, 511 Martin L. King Jr. Drive, died Monday (Jan. 28, 2002) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Born May 11, 1944, in Rowan County, Mr. Sifford, was a son of Robert E. Miller, Salisbury, and the late Elizabeth Sifford Turner. He was educated in the Rowan County schools.

A former employee of Granite Quarry Rock Quarry, he was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Boyden Quarters.

Survivors, in addition to his father, include wife Aquilla Sturdivant Sifford, Badin; sons Robert L. Sifford Jr., Conyers, Ga., and Rochelle N. and Roger E. Sifford, both of Badin; stepdaughter Tomiko Sturdivant, Badin; brother Robert Phillips, Salisbury; sister Ethelean Phillips, Baltimore, Md.; and three grandchildren.

Services: 1 p.m. Thursday, Shiloh Baptist Church, New London, conducted by the Rev. Parnell Kelly, pastor, and the Rev. Roger Williams. Burial, Oak View Cemetery, New London.

Kelsey Funeral Home, Albemarle, is in charge.

Ruby Tussey Walser

LEXINGTON — Ruby Tussey Walker, 82, Shawnee Road, died Monday (Jan. 29, 2002) at her home after an extended illness.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Davidson Funeral Home chapel. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Shawnee Road.

Clyde C. Yarborough

LEXINGTON — Clyde Cyril Yarborough, 9, Parks Road, died Saturday (Jan. 26, 2002) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, after an extended illness.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sheets Memorial Baptist Church. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, DavidsonFuneral Home.At other times the family will be at the home on Parks Road.

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