Annie T. Bailey
KANNAPOLIS — Annie Randolph Trivette Bailey, 91, 784 Natalie Drive, Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of Kannapolis, died Tuesday (Jan. 29, 2002) in Texas.
She was born May 15, 1910, in Heaton to the late Roscoe and Etta Guinn Trivette
She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil E. Bailey.
Survivors include daughter Jean B. Karriker, Fort Worth, Texas; sister Martha Hodges, Kannapolis; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Friday, Carolina Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Donald Karriker.
Visitation: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Lady’s Funeral Home.
Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.ladysfuneralhome.com/obituaries.htm
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James Nelson Bell
SPENCER — James Nelson Bell, 81, 511 Third St., died Wednesday (Jan. 30, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after three days of serious illness.
Born Jan. 23, 1921, in Franklin, Mr. Bell, a son of the late Delmar Bell and Ellen Litaker Bell Gay, attended the Rowan County schools.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Retired from Cone Mills, he was a member of Boxwood Baptist Church, Mocksville.
Survivors include fiancee Dorothy Poag Tenor, of the home.
Noble and KelseyFuneral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.
Edward M. Brooks
LEXINGTON — Edward Milton Brooks, 60, Burler Street, died Monday (Jan. 28, 2002) at Lexington Memorial Hospital.
Services: 2 today, Forest Hill Chapel of Light. Inurnment, Forest Hill Memorial Park Mausoleum.
At other times the family will be at the home of Tina Taylor, 11 Burler St.
DavidsonFuneral Home is in charge.
Memorials: Davidson County Cancer Services, 503 W. Center St., Lexington, NC 27292.
Eddie R. Crump
ALBEMARLE — Eddie Richardson Crump, 87, 1124 Gibson St., died Tuesday (Jan. 29, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Saints Delight Church. Burial, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church cemetery, Ansonville.
Visitation: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the church.
KelseyFuneral Home is in charge.
Walter T. Elium Jr.
Walter T. Elium Jr., 80, Salisbury, died Thursday (Jan. 31, 2002) at W.G. “Bill” Hefner VA Medical Center.
Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.
Kelly Lee Gaither Jr.
MOCKSVILLE — Kelly Lee Gaither Jr., 49, Duke Whittaker Road, died Wednesday (Jan. 30, 2002) at his home.
Eaton Funeral Service is in charge.
David M. Hambright
CLEVELAND — David Madison Hambright, 30, Cleveland, died Sunday (Jan. 27, 2002).
Born Oct. 24, 1971, in Rowan County, Mr. Hambright was a son of the late Linda Gilbert Brown. He was employed by Freightliner.
Survivors include wife Michele Alexander Hambright; children Madison and Hannah Hambright, both of the home; stepfather Richard Brown, Cleveland; and brother Randy Hambright, Cleveland.
Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Cavin-Cook Funeral Home.
Memorials: Michele Alexander Hambright Family, c/o BB&T, 231 E. Plaza Drive, Mooresville, NC 28115.
Cicero ‘C.K.’ Holmes
Cicero Korah “C.K.” Holmes, 96, Salisbury, died Wednesday (Jan. 30, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.
Born Aug. 27, 1905, in Southmont, he was the son of the late Eugene and Mae Cornelia Miller Holmes.
He received his B.A. degree from Lenior-Rhyne College in 1928.
He joined the Army at the age of 39 and served from March 1942, to November 1946, serving in the Asiatic and South Pacific Theatre. He received four combat bronze stars. He served 212 years overseas with the 6th Military Battalion in the medical and surgical technician field hospitals.
He then went to work for the VA Hospital in Martinsburg, W.Va., where he worked as a medical laboratory technician for nine years.
He then worked for the VA Hospital in Fayetteville for another 19 years until his retirement. Holmes moved to Salisbury in 1974.
Mr. Holmes is survived by his wife, Eunice Goodman Holmes, whom he married on Dec. 31, 1948.
Services: A private funeral service will be held for Mr. Holmes.
Visitation: None.
Memorials: Macedonia United Methodist Church, 710 Ervin Drive, Lexington, NC 27292.
Lizzie ‘Katie’ Ijames
MOCKSVILLE — Lizzie Kate “Katie” Ijames, 63, Mocksville, died Tuesday (Jan. 29, 2002) at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem.
Survivors include husband John L. Ijames; son James Allen Ijames, Woodleaf; daughters Sheri Boston, Taylorsville, Selena Mayberry, Mocksville, and Teresa Sharpe, Addis Ababba, Ethiopia; brothers George and Jacob Shuford, both of Newton; sister Carrie Rhinehardt, Denver, Colo.; and 11 grandchildren.
Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Clement Grove Church of God. Burial, church cemetery.
Visitation: 2 p.m. Sunday at the church.
Graham Funeral Home is in charge.
Joretta G. Ivey
LEXINGTON — Joretta Greer Ivey, 64, Bristol Street, died Tuesday (Jan. 29, 2002) after 10 months of illness.
Services: 2 p.m. today, Davidson Funeral Home chapel. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park.
At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Kim Huffman, 324 Bristol St.
John ‘Bob’ Kepley
John Robert “Bob” Kepley, 75, Roan Mountain, Tenn., formerly of Salisbury, died Tuesday (Jan. 29, 2002) at Sycamore Shoals Hospital, Elizabethton, Tenn.
Born Sept. 8, 1926, in Salisbury, Mr. Kepley, a son of the late John Whitehead and Nova Elizabeth Wagner Kepley, was educated in the Salisbury City schools. During World War II, he served in the Civil Service in Norfolk, Va.
A former paint and body man for Bauknight and Foil Motor Co., he later was a diesel mechanic and foreman in Atlanta, Ga. He was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church but attended McGill Presbyterian Church, Roan Mountain, Tenn.
Survivors include wife Madge Letterman Kepley; son Thomas L. “Tom” Kepley, Virginia Beach, Va.; brothers James W. Kepley, Spencer, and Charles Hayden Kepley, Chicago, Ill.; and sister Ruth K. Parrish, Bell, Fla.
Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Friday, City Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. I Mayo Little.
Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Friday, Summersett Funeral Home.
David Curtis Martin
HIGH POINT — David Curtis Martin, 81, 2511-D Ambassador Court, died Tuesday (Jan. 29, 2002) at W.G. “Bill” Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, after 18 months of declining health.
Services: Graveside, 2 today, National Cemetery, Government Road, Salisbury. Military rites by Rowan County Veterans Council.
Memorials: Rowan County Veterans Council, 110 Bethhaven Drive, Salisbury,NC 28144.
Mary B. Morgan
GOLD HILL — Mary Lou Bumgarner Morgan, 79, Gold Hill, died Wednesday (Jan. 30, 2002) at her home.
Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.
Bernie B. Murdock
LEXINGTON — Bernie Bryce Murdock, 85, North Salem Street, died Tuesday (Jan. 29, 2002) at Lexington Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held at 11 this morning at Davidson Funeral Home chapel. Burial was at Lexington City Cemetery.
Memorials: First Reformed United Church of Christ, 104 E. Center St.m, Lexington, NC 27292.
Irene D. Owen
LEXINGTON — The funeral will be Saturday for Mary Irene Davis Owen, 66, Burbank Drive, who died Tuesday (Jan. 29, 2002) at her home.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Davidson Funeral Home chapel. Burial, Lexington City Cemetery.
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Davidson Funeral Home. Other times, the family will be at the home, 199 Burbank Drive.
Jettie Mae Phelps
MOCKSVILLE — Jettie Mae Phelps, 74, 692 Pine Ridge Road, died Thursday (Jan. 31, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.
Born July 7, 1927, in Davie County, Mrs. Phelps was a daughter of the late William O. and Minnie Tutterow Murphy. She was educated in the Rowan County schools and Boyden High School.
A homemaker, she retired from Davie County Extension Agency in Mocksville. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include husband John Alfred Phelps; sons Rich and Mark Phelps, both of Mocksville; sisters Lois Wooley and Pearl McDaniel, both of Salisbury; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Saturday, Corinth Church of Christ, Woodleaf, conducted by the Rev. Joel Hiatt of Westside Baptist Church, Salisbury.
Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Friday, Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury. At other times the family will be at the home of sister Pearl McDaniel, 819 Lincolnton Road, Salisbury.
Memorials: Corinth Church of Christ, c/o Ralph Forrest, 1170 Needmore Road, Woodleaf, NC 27054; or Westside Baptist Church, 201 Clancy St., Salisbury,NC 28147.
G. Ray Phillips
The funeral will be Friday for G. Ray Phillips, 71, Salisbury, who died Tuesday (Jan. 29, 2002) at his home. He was in declining health for three years and seriously ill for three weeks.
Born May 23, 1930, in Guilford County, Mr. Phillips was a son of the late Capus and Eugenia Soots Phillips. He attended Elon College, Elon, and the Graphic Arts School in Nashville,Tenn.
A veteran and recipient of the Purple Heart, he served with the 40th Infantry Division during the Korean War. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans.
Employed by the Daily Independent in Kannapolis for 20 years, he retired in 1995 after 20 years with the Salisbury Post. He attended Franklin Baptist Church.
Survivors include wife Sadie Hill Phillips, whom he married Aug. 29, 1958; sons Greg Phillips, of the home, and Gary Phillips, Salisbury; and one granddaughter.
Services: Noon Friday, Franklin Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Gary Hoffman and the Rev. Bobby Seagroves. Burial, National Cemetery, VA Medical Center, Salisbury. Military rites by Rowan County Veterans Council.
Visitation: 6:30-8 tonight, Summersett Funeral Home.
Memorials: Franklin Baptist Church, 3810 Hwy. 601, Salisbury, NC 28144; or American Lung Association, 5315 Greenbrook Drive, Charlotte, NC 28205.
Pearl T. Richardson
SPENCER — Pearl T. Richardson, 78, Spencer Nursing Center, died Thursday (Jan. 31, 2002) at the nursing center after a period of declining health.
Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.
Richard Haynes Sims
The funeral will be Friday for Richard Haynes Sims, 46, 4425 Cauble Road, who died Tuesday (Jan. 29, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.
Born Aug. 13, 1955, in Salisbury, Mr. Sims, a son of Haynes and Edith Wilson Sims of Spencer, was educated in the Rowan County schools. He graduated from North Rowan High School in 1973 and attended Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.
Formerly employed by Lesco Restoration, Spartanburg, S.C., he was associated with Sims Marine, Spencer. A volunteer with Spencer Fire Department for 20 years, he was a member of Central United Methodist Church.
Also a member of Spencer Jaycees, he received the Distinguished Service Award. He was on the Rowan County Jaycees Fair Board and was a former member of Spencer Moose Lodge.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include wife Carol Hunsucker Sims, whom he married May 1, 1976; daughters Carrie Sims, San Diego, Calif., and Shannon and Brooke Sims, both of Charlotte; and sisters Pat Frick, Salisbury, and Crystal Threadgill, Durham.
Services: Graveside, 3 p.m. Friday, Rowan Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. William Currie, pastor, New Hope United Methodist Church, Winston-Salem. Entombment at Rowan Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Visitation: 12:30-2:45 p.m. Friday, Summersett Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home of his parents, Haynes and Edith Sims, 315 Newton St., Spencer.
Memorials: American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, NC 28202; American Heart Association, 140 RegencyRoad, Salisbury, NC 28147; or donor’s choice.
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