Lorene Hollady
GREENSBORO — Lorene James Hollady, 88, of Heritage Green Assisted Living, died Friday (March 8, 2002) at Wesley Long Hospital.
Survivors included her son, Dennis James, of China Grove.
Services: 1 p.m. Monday, Guilford College United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Steve Haines and associate David Cox. Burial, New Garden Cemetery.
Visitation: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday, Forbis & Dick Guilford College Chapel.
Memorials: Guilford College United Methodist Church, 1205 Fleming Road, Greensboro, N.C., 27410.
Joe N. Jackson
Joe Nathan Jackson, 57, 1100 W. Fisher St., died Wednesday (March 6, 2002) at the home of a relative after declining health for several years.
Born April 18, 1944, in Chesterfield, S.C., he was son of the late Dessie Mae Burch Jackson and Arthur James Jackson Sr. He graduated from Dunbar High School and also attended Livingstone College.
Mr. Jackson worked for Fiber Industries as a production operator. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and previously attended Jerusalem Baptist Church.
Survivors include brothers Gene D. Burch, Newy York, N.Y., and Arthur James Jackson Jr. of Tennessee; sisters Barbara Johnson, Lexington, Gelina Camp, Gaffney, S.C., Gladys Alford, Winston-Salem, and Jessie Fox and Juanita Walker, both of Salisbury.
Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. David Bracken. Burial, Oakwood Cemetery, with military rites by Rowan County Veterans Council.
Visitation: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home Chapel.
Curtis Lear
CONCORD — The funeral will be Sunday for Curtis “Wormy” June Lear, 75, 8100 Davidson Hwy., who died Thursday (March 7, 2002) at his home.
Born Nov. 15, 1926, in Richmond County, Mr. Lear, a son of the late William Franklin and Nancy Leona Lineberry Lear, retired from Cannon Mills.
A veteran of the U.S.Army, he was awarded the Combat Infantry badge, the U.N. Service and SBC medals, and four bronze stars. He was a member of Graybeards.
Survivors include daughter Shasta L. Hatley-Matthews, Concord; son Terrell Collins Lear, Kannapolis; sisters Mattie Liner, Chester, S.C., and Geraldine “Jerri” Alexander, Landis; brothers Bobby Lear, Kannapolis, William “Bud” Lear, Salisbury, Ted Lear, Moline, Kan., Wayne Lear, Landis, Jack Lear, Gastonia, and Harold Lear, Westminster, S.C.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services: Military graveside, 2 pm. Sunday, Carolina Memorial Park, conducted by DAV Chapter 27.
Visitation: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Sunday, Lady’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis. At other times the family will be at the home on Davidson Highway.
Lester L. Lineberry
LEXINGTON — Lester Lewis Lineberry, 82, died Thursday (March 7, 2002).
Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Piedmont Funeral Home chapel.
Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight at the funeral home.
Aaron W. Long
MONROE — Aaron Willis Long, 77, 700 W. Rosevelt Blvd., died at 11 p.m. Wednesday (March 6, 2002) at Hospice of Union County.
He formerly lived in Albemarle.
Joe Melvin Mitchell
LEXINGTON — Joe Melvin Mitchell, 69, Old Highway West, died at 11:20 a.m. Thursday (March 7, 2002) at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem after a sudden illness.
Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Davidson Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev.Joe Solomon and the Rev. Steve Brooks. Entombment, Forest Hill Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Davidson Funeral Home, and other times at the home on Highway 64 West.
Memorials: True Word Baptist Church, 2875 W. Center St. Extension, Lexington, N.C., 27295.
Earl Eugene Morrow
MOORESVILLE — Earl Eugene Morrow, 81, Young Street, died Thursday (March 7, 2002) at his home.
Services: 3 p.m. today, Cavin-Cook Funeral Home chapel. Burial, Glenwood Memorial Park.
Memorials: Southside Baptist Church, 525 S. Broad St., Mooresville, NC 28115.
Mabel B. Overcash
CHINA GROVE — The funeral will be Sunday for Mabel Bostian Overcash, 91, formerly of China Grove, who died Thursday (March 7, 2002) at Genesis Eldercare, Salisbury.
Born Dec. 12, 1910, in Rowan County, Mrs. Overcash was a daughter of the late William E. and Lula Roberts Bostian. She attended Farm Life School.
Retired from Cannon Mills, she was active in the Kannapolis Women of the Moose.
Her husband, James Lee Overcash, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons Glenn Overcash, Salisbury, and Oscar Overcash, Wilmar, Minn.; daughter Pauline Glover, China Grove; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home chapel, China Grove, conducted by the Rev. William Campbell, pastor, Mount Zion United Church of Christ. Burial, Greenlawn Cemetery.
Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Pauline Glover, 1310 N.C. Hwy. 152 E.
Memorials: Mount Zion United Church of Christ, P.O. Box 1298, China Grove, NC 28023.
Bill Painther
CHINA GROVE — William Alfred “Bill” Painther, 48, died Friday (March 8, 2002)) at his residence after three months of declining health.
Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home of China Grove is in charge.
Myrtle B. Ritchie
KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Sunday for Myrtle Blackwelder Ritchie, 91, formerly of 310 William St., who died Thursday (March 7, 2002) at Salisbury’s Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks.
Born May 22, 1910, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Ritchie was a daughter of the late John Henderson and Cora Safrit Blackwelder. She was a homemaker.
An active member of Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church, she was involved in various phases of church activities throughout the years.
Her husband, W. Guy Ritchie, died Aug. 8, 1982.
Survivors include son Dr. William Craven “Bill” Ritchie, Tucker, Ga.; and two grandsons.
Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Richard Rhoades and the Rev. Hoke Ritchie. Entombment, Carolina Memorial Park Chapel Mausoleum.
Visitation: 2-3 p.m. Sunday in the church parlor.
Memorials: Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church, Memorial Fund, 101 Vance St., Kannapolis, NC 28081.
Dr. William Rock Jr.
KANNAPOLIS — Dr. William Alfred Rock Jr., 84, of 1466 Oakwood Ave. died Friday (March 8, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center in Concord.
Born Aug. 29, 1917, in Winston-Salem, he was son of the late William Alfred Rock and Essie Lamley Rock.
A graduate of Duke Divinity School in 1944, Mr. Rock was appointed to and pastored many churches from 1944-84. Since 1984, he has been pastor emeritus of Bethpage United Methodist Church.
A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. Rock served as a chaplain.
He was preceded in death by a son, William A. “Billy” Rock III, and a daughter, Martha Jane Rock.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Lenora Morse Rock, whom he married June 10, 1945; a daughter, Louise Gardner, Concord; a sister, Emily Winfrey, Winston-Salem; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Bethpage United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Randy Foster. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.
Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home. The family will make its headquarters other times at his daughter’s home, 2298 Helen Drive, Concord.
Memorials: Bethpage United Methodist Church Building Fund, 109 Fellowship Ave., Kannapolis, N.C., 28081.
Caleb ‘June’ Stout Jr.
The funeral will be Monday for Caleb Cleophus “June” Stout Jr., 54, 817 W. Bank St., who died Wednesday (March 6, 2002) at Hefner VA Medical Center.
Born July 20, 1947, in Rowan County, he was son of Willie McCoy Stout and the late Caleb C. Stout Sr.
Mr. Stout graduated from J.C. Price High School and was a maintenance worker at Livingstone College. He was a U.S. Army veteran and member of Crown in Glory Lutheran Church.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include brothers John Frank Stout and Norman Lee Stout, both of Salisbury; sisters Helen Burgess, Granite Quarry, Ruby Blackwell, Salisbury, and Elizabeth Curtis, Mitchelville, Md.
Services: 12:30 p.m. Monday, Crown in Glory Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Donald E. Anthony. Burial, Salisbury National Cemetery, with military rites by the Rowan Veterans Council.
Visitation: Noon-12:30 p.m. Monday, Crown in Glory Lutheran Church.
Buddy K. Wilson
LEXINGTON — Buddy Karr Wilson, 36, Maid Marion Lane, died at 6:22 p.m. Thursday (March 7, 2002).
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Davidson Funeral Home Lexington Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Darrell Hunley and the Rev. Tommy Hepler. Burial, Holloways Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Davidson Funeral Home.
Memorials: The Foundation Fighting Blindness, P.O. Box 17279, Baltimore, Md., 21297-0495.
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