Verney Meeler Barrier

The funeral is today for Verney Meeler Barrier, 102, formerly of Salisbury, who died Monday (March 4, 2002) at Evergreen Health Care, Greensboro, after two years of declining health.

Born June 25, 1899, in South Boston, Va., Mrs. Barrier was a daughter of the late John Russell and Martha Katherine Adams Meeler. She was educated in the South Boston, Va., schools, Longwood College, Virginia, and High Point College, High Point.

A retired teacher, she taught for 30 years in the Liberty, Farmer and Winston-Salem schools. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, and a former member of Milford Hills United Methodist Church.

Her husband, John Franklin Barrier, died Feb. 21, 1979. A daughter, Dorothy Barrier Greene, also preceded her in death.

Survivors include daughters Katherine B. Bondurant, Conover, and Louise Barrier,Greensboro; brother Clyde Meeler, South Boston, Va.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 1 today, Rowan Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Neill Shaw, pastor, Milford Hills United Methodist Church.

Visitation: At the cemetery after the service.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: Donor’s choice.

Willie ‘Wootie’ Blake

The funeral will be Friday for Willie James “Wootie” Blake, 57, 1025 Grady St., who died Sunday (March 3, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after three weeks of serious illness.

Born April 20, 1944, in Salisbury, Mr. Blake, a son of Lawrence Crockett and the late Ethel Blake Saunders, attended J.C. Price High School.

He was a member of Hall’s Chapel Primitive Baptist Church and was a Mason. Employed by Livingstone College, he was physical director for the physical plant.

Survivors, in addition to his father, include wife Frances Eberhart Blake; sons Willie J. Blake Jr., and Theodore and Jermail Blake, all of Salisbury; daughter Latesha Daniels, Atlanta, Ga.; sisters Linda Morganton and Asalee Bruce Sanders, both of Cary; half sisters Nicole and Songi Crockett, both of Charlotte; and three grandchildren.

Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Livingstone College, Varick Auditorium, conducted by Elder Richard Johnson. Burial, Oakwood Cemetery.

Visitation: 12 p.m. Friday at the college.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Willie Murray Cruse

Willie Murray Cruse, 83, formerly of 630 E. Franklin St., died Wednesday (March 6, 2002) at Genesis Eldercare.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

‘Bill’ Daniel

KANNAPOLIS — William T. “Bill” Daniel, 84, formerly of 202 Sharpe Ave., died Tuesday (March 5, 2002) st Transitional Health Services.

Lady’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Vera Eaves

ALBEMARLE — Vera Ernis Pickler Beal Eaves, 97, 33420 Old Salisbury Road, died Tuesday (March 5, 2002) at Britthaven of Piedmont.

Services: Graveside, 4 today, Fairview Memorial Park.

Visitation: None.

Hartsell Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: First Baptist Church, Building Fund, 202 N. Second St., Albemarle,NC 28001.

Carol H. Gilman

EUGENE, Ore. — Carol H. Gilman, 73, Eugene, died Saturday (March 2, 2002).

Born March 30, 1928, in Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Gilman was a daughter of the late Boyd and Louisa Sanborn Hill. She was reared in Lake Forest, Ill., and attended Maryland College for Women.

She resided in Salisbury, N.C., from the mid 1950s until 1993, when she moved to Eugene. A homemaker, she was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Salisbury, N.C.

She married James W.P. Gilman in June 1949 in Chicago, Ill.

Survivors include children Lyn Gilman-Garrick, Eugene, Ore., James P. Gilman, Salisbury, N.C., Boyd H. Gilman, Boston, Mass., and W. Allen Gilman, Raleigh, N.C.; sister Joan H. Peck, Winnetka, Ill.; and three grandchildren.

The family will have a memorial service in the spring at Lake Forest, Ill.

Poole-Lorsen Funeral Home was in charge.

Leila Wilson Howard

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Thursday for Leila Mae Wilson Howard, 84, formerly of 304 Rogers Lake Road, who died Monday (March 4, 2002) at Brian Center, Hickory.

Born Oct. 8, 1917, in Iredell County, Mrs. Howard was a daughter of the late Charlie Lee and Effie Cumi Cagle Wilson. She was a graduate of Davidson High School.

In earlier years, she worked with F.W. Woolworth and Co. Later, she was employed with Barlow and Brown Supply Co. She retired from Mills Garden Center in 1982 after 40 years. She was a member of Shadybrook Baptist Church.

Her husband, Parks Colton Howard, died in 1978.

Survivors include daughter Rebecca Ann Howard Smith; sister Margaret Seaford, Kannapolis; brother Oni Wilson, Davidson; and two grandchildren.

Services: Memorial, 11 a.m. Thursday, Whitley’s Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Charlie Littlejohn. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: At the funeral home after the memorial service.

Memorials: Shadybrook Baptist Church, 1009 Oakwood Ave., Kannapolis, NC 28081; Cannon Memorial Library, Kannapolis Branch, 850 Mountain St., Kannapolis, NC 28081; or American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216.

Nancy Hill Kerns

KINGS MOUNTAIN — Nancy Hill Kerns, 88, White Oak Manor, died Monday (March 4, 2002) at White Oak Manor.

Born in Rowan County, Mrs. Kerns, a daughter of the late William Baxter and Julia Cope Hill, was a member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church.

She was a former vice president of City Auto and Truck Parts and secretary/treasurer of Kerns Brothers.

Her husband, Clyde Wilmoth Kerns, preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons Johnny Kerns, Kings Mountain; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Thursday, Mountain Rest Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Bill Jeffcoat.

Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Thursday, Harris Funeral Home.

Memorials: St.Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 201 N. Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain, NC 28086.

Arnold T. Moore Jr.

BADIN — Arnold Terrell Moore Jr., 60, 36185 Highway 740, died Tuesday (March 5, 2002).

Born March 31, 1941, in Albemarle, Mr. Moore, a son of the late Arnold Terrell and Virginia Turner Moore, was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

He operated Moore’s Hydraulic Sales and Service.

Survivors include wife Barbara Lamelle Drye Moore; son Arnold Terrell Moore III, of the home; and daughter Jaime Lamelle Moore, of the home.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Thursday, Fairview Memorial Park, conducted by David Mills.

Visitation: 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle. At other times the family will be at the home of Crealmer Drye, 60 Cedar St.

Richard R. Morgan

Richard Raymond Morgan, 60, Salisbury, died Tuesday (March 5, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Bessie Marie Murph

Bessie Marie Murph, 80, Brightmoor Nursing Center, formerly of 717-B W. Ryder Ave., Landis, died Tuesday (March 5, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after a period of declining health.

Born Dec. 11, 1921, in Landis, Ms. Murph, a daughter of the late Thomas O. and Kizzie Poole Murph, was educated in the Landis schools.

Prior to retirement, she was employed at Linn-Corriher Mills, Landis, and had also been a child care worker. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church, Landis.

Survivors include daughter Linda K. Murph, Landis; and brother Gene F. Murph, Hayesville.

Services: 3 p.m. Thursday, Linn Honeycutt Funeral Home chapel, Landis, conducted by the Rev. Bill Bauguess. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park.

Visitation: 1:30-3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorials: Memorial Baptist Church, 805 N. Chapel St., Landis,NC 28088.

An online registry has been opened at www.linnhoneycutt.com .

Mary Medlin Nance

KANNAPOLIS — Mary Lee Medlin Nance, 84, formerly of 509 E. 10th St., who died Tuesday (March 5, 2002) at Salisbury Lutheran Home.

Born March 9, 1917, in Union County, Mrs. Nance was a daughter of the late Thomas Luther and Lena Taylor Medlin.

In 1979, she retired after 30 years from Cannon Mills Co. Plant 4, No. 1 spinning room. She was a member of Central Baptist Church.

Her husband,Walter Roseman Nance, died in 1992.

Survivors include daughters Carolyn Jeanette Hyde and Mary Elizabeth Rogers, both of Kannapolis, Joyce Ann Hearne, Gold Hill, and Brenda Gail Cauble, Salisbury; brother Burin Medlin, Albemarle; sister Shirley Owens, Brementon, Wash.; 12 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Central Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Curtis Parker. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home.

Eula Mae Reavis

ROCKWELL — Eula Mae Reavis, 76, Rockwell, died Wednesday (March 6, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Powles Funeral Home is in charge.

Mary C. Shoemaker

Mary Campbell Shoemaker, 90, Birmingham, Ala., died Monday (March 4, 2002) at her home.

Mrs. Shoemaker resided in Spencer for 50 years while her late husband, Ralph S. Shoemaker, was employed as a machinist with Southern Railroad. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Spencer, and Fidelis Sunday School Class.

Survivors include son Lee Shoemaker, Marietta,Ga.; daughters Linda S. Coover, Fort Worth, Texas, and Jane S. Glover, Salisbury; brother Gene Campbell, Birmingham, Ala.; sisters Thelma Lefoy and Edna Reeves, both of Birmingham, Ala.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Memorials: Southern Care Hospice, 1301 Centerpoint Road, Suite 203, Birmingham, AL 35215; or Eastside Baptist Church, Building Fund, 558 Gadsden Hwy., Birmingham, AL 35235.

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