Marie Deese Bowen

ALBEMARLE — Marie Deese Bowen, 80, 607 N. First St., died Thursday (March 7, 2002) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church. Burial, Stanly Gardens of Memory.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home on North First Street.

Memorials: First Baptist Church, Building Fund, 202 N. Second St.,Albemarle, NC 28001; or Boys and Girls Home of Lake Waccamaw, P.O. Box 127, Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450-0127.

Marvin Ray Bowman

Marvin Ray Bowman, 63, Salisbury, died Wednesday (March 6, 2002) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health.

Born July 16, 1938, in Idaho, Mr. Bowman was educated in the Idaho and Rowan County schools.

A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served during the Korean War. He was employed with Daniels Construction.

The body will be cremated. No services will be held.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Ariel Corrinne Furr

ALBEMARLE — Ariel Corrinne Furr, 19, 712 Corbin St., died Thursday (March 7, 2002) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Born Feb. 16, 1983, in Albemarle, Miss Furr was a daughter of Sherrill Lee Furr, Rocky Mount, Mo., and Debbie Hinson Leslie, New London. She was a homemaker.

Survivors, in addition to her parents, include stepmother Katherine Furr, Richfield; stepfather Richard Luie Leslie, New London; daughter Trinidy Napier, New London; sisters Chanda Burleson Smith, Salisbury, and Emery Jade Carter, New London; brothers Dray Alexander Carter and Gaden Sawyer Burleson, both of New London; stepbrother Shannon D. Leslie, Albemarle; half brothers Zachery and Elliot Furr, both of Richfield; and grandparents Bill and Joyce Hinson, Albemarle.

Services: 4 p.m. Monday, Hartsell Funeral Home chapel. Burial, Oakboro Cemetery.

Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Lula Wyatt Goodman

Lula Wyatt Goodman, 88, Salisbury, died Thursday (March 7, 2002) at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation.

Born Jan. 19, 1914, in Rowan County, Mrs. Goodman was a daughter of the late David Eli and Esther Frick Wyatt. She was a graduate of Salisbury High School and Pfeiffer College and received her master’s degree from Catawba College in 1940.

Early in her career as a teacher, she taught at Ponds School and Hamilton School, both one-room schools, where she taught students who were older than she was. Later, she taught at Morgan Elementary, Granite Quarry Elementary and Erwin Middle School. She retired after 39 years.

A member of First United Methodist Church, she was a former Sunday school teacher. She was treasurer of Rowan County ARC and was a member of NEA and NCEA teachers organizations.

A son, Larry W. Goodman, died Feb. 15, 2000.

Survivors include husband Roy Goodman, whom she married Aug. 22, 1940; brother Paul W. Wyatt, Albemarle, and Roy Wyatt, Richfield; and sister Mary W. Cater,Conover.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Saturday, Liberty United Methodist Church cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Thomas Griffis, pastor, First United Methodist Church, and the Rev. Jay Boggs.

Visitation: None.

Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, is in charge.

Memorials: First United Methodist Church, Scholarship Fund, 217 S. Church St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Charles W. Hadley

BADIN — Charles William Hadley, 94, 2401 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, formerly of Badin, died Thursday (March 7, 2002) at Britthaven of Goldsboro.

Born Oct. 16, 1907, in Charlotte, Mr. Hadley was a son of the late Zebulon Zachary and Elizabeth Davis Hadley. He retired as an owner of a men’s retail clothing store.

He was a Sunday school teacher at Badin Baptist Church for over 60 years.

A Gold Medal winner in the state Senior Olympics in horseshoe pitching, he was an active boxer up to age 75.

Survivors include a niece and a nephew.

Services: Memorial, 3 p.m. Sunday, Badin Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Dan Abernathy, the Rev. Claud Dick and the Rev. Hunter H. Preston.

Visitation: 2-3 p.m. Sunday at the church.

Memorials: Badin Baptist Church, P.O. Box 337, Badin, NC 28009-0337.

Steve A. James

CLAUDVILLE, Va. — Steve A. James, 54, 2181 Hatchers Chapel Road, died Thursday (March 7, 2002) at his home.

Born Nov. 28, 1947, in New Haven, Conn., Mr. James was a son of Alice M. James, Salisbury, N.C., and the late Arnold B. James. He graduated from Elon College and was the quality assurance manager at Kaba Ilco in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include wife Jenny Sue James; daughter Beth James, High Point, N.C.; sons Brian James, Wilmington, N.C., Shane Manuel, Salisbury, N.C., and Judd Manuel, Kenai, Ark.; and brother Charles James, Salisbury, N.C.

Services: Memorial, 2 p.m. Sunday, Hatchers Chapel United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Erica Durham.

Visitation: At the church immediately after the service.

Memorials: Salvation Army, P.O. Box 443, Mount Airy, NC 27030; or Amos Cottage, 3325 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.

Moody Funeral Home of Mount Airy is in charge.

Carroll S. Johnstone

MOCKSVILLE — Carroll Smith Johnstone, 94, North Main Street, died Friday (March 8, 2002) at her home.

Born Oct. 14, 1907, in Indianapolis, Ind., Mrs. Johnstone was a daughter of the late Harold Ogden and Elizabeth Carroll Smith. She was a graduate of Baldwin College, Stanton, Va.

A homemaker, she was a member of Mocksville First Presbyterian Church.

Her husband, Knox Johnstone, preceded her in death.

Survivors include son John Johnstone, Mocksville; daughter Carroll J. Crowell, Mocksville; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 3 p.m. Saturday, Rose Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Neal Carter and the Rev. Glenn Sellers.

Visitation: None.

Eaton Funeral Service is in charge.

Memorials: Donor’s choice.

Curtis Lear

CONCORD — Curtis June Lear, 75, 8100 Davidson Hwy., died Thursday (March 7, 2002) at his home.

Lady’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis, is in charge.

Henry Herbert Lee

NORWOOD — Henry Herbert Lee, 86, 8331 Riverview Road, father of Judy Bernice Blalock, Albemarle, died Thursday (March 7, 2002) at Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Hartsell Funeral Home chapel, Albemarle. Burial, Norview Gardens.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

William L. Nelson

ROCKY MOUNT — William Leonard Nelson, 67, Rocky Mount, brother of Grady Nelson, Salisbury, died Tuesday (March 5, 2002).

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Jerusalem Baptist Church, Whitakers. Burial, Rocky Mount Memorial Park.

Visitation: 2-7 p.m. Saturday, Hunter-Odom Funeral Service.

Mabel B. Overcash

CHINA GROVE — Mabel Bostian Overcash, 91, China Grove, died Thursday (March 7, 2002) at Genesis Eldercare, Salisbury.

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

Archibald C. Rufty

Salisbury native Archibald Caldwell Rufty, 87, lawyer, judge, Democratic party leader and major shareholder in Food Lion, died Tuesday (March 5, 2002) at his home at 209 Canyon Drive, Las Vegas, Nev., where he has lived since June, 1989. He had been in poor health for two years.

Born June 27, 1914, he was the son of the late Henry Edward and Helen Rothrock Rufty.

A 1931 graduate of Boyden, now Salisbury High School, he earned a degree in mathematics from Catawba College in 1935, was admitted to the bar in 1937 and graduated in 1938 from the University of North Carolina Law School at Chapel Hill.

He practiced law in Salisbury until he was drafted into the U.S. Army at the beginning of World War II. He rose to the rank of captain, serving from 1942 until 1945 in counter-intelligence work. Except for the three years in service, he practiced law in Salisbury until he moved to Las Vegas in 1989.

Rufty also served three terms as solicitor and two terms as judge of the Rowan County Court and was president of the Rowan Bar Association.

During those years he also became greatly interested in the stock market and became the largest individual stockholder of Food Lion, except for co-founder Ralph Ketner, and served on its board.

He and his wife, Frances, are also known as benefactors in many areas of Salisbury and Rowan County life.

The Ruftys and Jim Hurley each donated $200,000 to the Rufty-Holmes Senior Center and served on its first board. The Ruftys also donated the Helen Rothrock Rufty Picnic Shelter, gave generously to Horizons Unlimited and have been continuing supporters of Catawba College.

Active for many years in the organization and work of the Democratic Party, he served as chairman and took a leading role in alumni affairs of Catawba College and Salisbury’s civic life.

President of the Catawba Alumni Chapter in Salisbury-Rowan, he was on the committee which drew up the by-laws for the Catawba Chiefs athletic support organization and was a member of the Chiefs board of directors.

He was president of the Salisbury Lions Club, a member of the Samuel C. Hart Post of the American Legion, a director of the Salisbury Jaycees, a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and president of the Lutheran Brotherhood and the James L. Fisher Bible Class.

After moving to Nevada, he became a member of Good Samaritan Lutheran Church in Las Vegas.

His first wife, Betsy Ross, died in 1953, and their oldest son, Joe Hearne Rufty, was killed in Vietnam in January 1970.

He is survived by his wife, Frances Fulk Rufty, whom he married April 16, 1955; sons Bruce Ross Rufty of Salisbury and Archibald Rufty Jr. of Las Vegas; daughter Frances Rufty Parkton, Las Vegas; and six grandchildren.

Services: A memorial services was held at 11:30 this morning at Shadow Hills Baptist Church in Las Vegas. A second service will take place in Salisbury later in the spring. His ashes will be buried in the family plot at Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

Memorials: Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, 1120 S. Boundary St., Salisbury, NC 28144; or Nazareth Children’s Home, 855 Crescent Road, Rockwell, NC 28138.

Orella Davis Shadd

ALBEMARLE — Orella Davis Shadd, 82, 470 Davis St., died Wednesday (March 6, 2002) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Greater Mount Zion Ministries. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the church.

Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Caleb ‘June’ Stout Jr.

Caleb Cleophus “June” Stout Jr., 54, 817 W. Bank St., died Wednesday (March 6, 2002) at W.G. “Bill”Hefner VA Medical Center.

Rowan Funeral Service is in charge.

Leola Bame Wright

MARION — Leola Bame Wright, 81, Marion, died Thursday (March 7, 2002).

Born Aug. 18, 1920, in Rowan County, Mrs. Wright was a daughter of the late John Calvin and Mary Walton Bame.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Retired, she was a supervisor with McDowell County Schools.

Survivors include husband Colon Paul Wright; daughter Jane Elizabeth Wright, Marion; and one grandson.

Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, First United Methodist Church, Marion. Burial, McDowell Memorial Park.

Visitation: 2-3 p.m. Sunday at the church.

Westmoreland Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: First United Methodist Church, 176 Robert St., Marion, NC 28752; or Lewis Rathburn Wellness Center, 121 Sherwood Road, Asheville, NC 28803.

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