MOUNT PLEASANT - Mary Barnhardt Flowe, 97, 11731 Highway 49 North, died Friday (Aug. 6, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Nov. 11, 1901, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Flowe was a daughter of the late Betty Isenhour and Dolph Barnhardt. She had retired from Kerr Bleachery.

Her husband, Theodore C. Flowe, died July 7, 1953.

Survivors include daughter Lena Hathcock, Rockwell; sons Robert Flowe, Mount Pleasant, and Ralph Flowe, Concord; brothers Frank Barnhardt, Mount Pleasant, and Martin Barnhardt, Detroit, Mich.; sisters Cora Barnhardt, Mount Pleasant, and Hilda Mae Safrit and Margaret Eudy, both of Rockwell; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Bethlehem United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Bill Ervin and the Rev. Charles Efird. Burial, St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church cemetery, Gold Hill.

Visitation:6-8 p.m. tonight, Gordon Funeral Home of Mount Pleasant.

Memorials: NorthEast Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 1086, Mount Pleasant, N.C. 28124.

Louise Trexler Kepley

ALBEMARLE - Louise Virginia Trexler Kepley, 94, 2311 W. Main St., died Thursday (Aug. 5, 1999) at The Laurels of Salisbury.

Born Jan. 23, 1905, in the Liberty community (Rowan County), Mrs. Kepley was a daughter of the late Amanda Caroline Eagle and Phoenix Nixon Trexler. A retired seamstress, she was last employed with American & Efird Mills.

Her husband, John Henry Kepley, died in 1983. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Pauline Kepley, and a son, Harold Kepley.

Survivors include sons Van D. Kepley, Albemarle, and Vernon R. Kepley; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Services:2 p.m. Sunday, Albemarle Wesleyan Church, conducted by the Rev. David Rollins. Burial, St. Paul Wesleyan Church cemetery, Gold Hill.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle.

‘Peggy’ Floyd Shumaker

MOORESVILLE - Margaret “Peggy” Ann Floyd Shumaker, 63, Liberty Street, died Thursday (Aug. 5, 1999) at Mercy Hospital, Charlotte.

Born Dec. 14, 1935, in Mecklenburg County, Mrs. Shumaker was a daughter of the late Margaret Morris and Robert Lawrence Floyd. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include husband Kenneth Otto Shumaker; sons Billy G. Parker Jr. and Bobby D. Parker, both of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Larry Parker, Woodbridge, Va.; daughter Durand P. Edwards, Mooresville; sister Mary F. Stultz, Mount Ulla; three stepchildren; eight grandchildren; and six step-grandchildren.

Services: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Liberty Baptist Church, Mooresville, conducted by the Rev. Ralph Robinette and the Rev. Larry Campbell. Burial, Glenwood Memorial Park, Mooresville.

Memorials: American Diabetes Association, 3109 Poplarwood Court, Suite 125, Raleigh, N.C. 27604-1043.

Charlie Bob King

STATESVILLE - Charles Bob King, 82, 2413 S. Chipley Ford Road, died Friday (Aug. 6, 1999) at Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, following a brief illness.

Born Aug. 30, 1916, in Iredell County, Mr. King was a son of the late Sarah Watts and Henry Clay King. Educated at Scotts School, he was a member of First ARP Church of Statesville.

From 1942 to 1952, Mr. King was an Iredell County deputy sheriff. He later worked for Biltmore Dairies and Gilliam Furniture Co.

Survivors include wife Iva Lee Moxley King; sons Larry M. King, Statesville, and Steve King, Woodleaf; brother Ray W. King, Statesville; sisters Katy K. Barker, Jefferson, Mary K. Sherrill, Nancy K. Pearson and Katherine K. Kasey, all of Statesville, Addie K. Jenkins, Warrenton,; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services:3 p.m. Sunday, Nicholson Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Robert E. Sherer. Burial, at a later date.

Visitation:The families will be assembled at their respective homes and will receive friends at Nicholson Funeral Home following the memorial service.

Memorials:American Heart Association, c/o P.O. Box 1023, Statesville, N.C. 28687-1023.

Nicholson Funeral Home is in charge.

‘Johnny’ Lewis Harwood

STANFIELD - John “Johnny” Lewis Harwood, 56, 21798 Joy Road, died Friday (Aug. 6, 1999) at his residence.

Born Feb. 12, 1943, in Stanly County, Mr. Harwood was a son of the late Evelyn Allmon and Absalom “Ab” Harwood. Mr. Harwood was a service technician with Maxson and Associates.

Survivors include wife Rachel Florence Harwood; daughters Lynn Nance, Concord, Dannette Huneycutt, Stanfield, and Penny Simpson, Ansonville; brother Harold “Abbie” Harwood, Locust; and sisters Corky Edwards, Wingate, and Rose Mullins, Locust.

Services:11 a.m. Monday, Oakboro United Methodist Church, Oakboro, conducted by the Rev. Leslee Lyndon. Burial, Jerusalem Primative Baptist Church, Polkton.

Visitation:6-8 p.m. Sunday, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle. The family will be at the home in Stanfield at other times.

Elizabeth Williams

ALBEMARLE - Elizabeth Atkinson Williams, 83, 612 Azalea Drive, died Thursday (Aug. 5, 1999) at Asbury Care Center.

Born Aug. 9, 1915, in Charlotte, she was a daughter of the late Sarah Pipkin and Richard Hardy Atkinson. A graduate of Greensboro College, she had retired after teaching for 25 years in the fourth and fifth grades at Efird School in Albemarle, Winecoff School in Cabarrus County and Aycock School in Kannapolis. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church.

Her husband, the Rev. N. Carson Williams Jr., served churches in Albemarle, Concord, China Grove, Winston-Salem, Asheboro, Lincolnton, Marion, Wadesboro, Charlotte and Kannapolis, before preceding her in death.

Survivors include son Neil Williams, Charlotte; two grandsons; and one great-grandson.

Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Central United Methodist Church, Albemarle, conducted by the Rev. Benjamin F. Wilson and the Rev. Marti Halliburton. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation:Noon-2 p.m. Sunday, 612 Azalea Drive. The body will remain at Hartsell Funeral Home, where friends are welcome to pay their respects.

Harold L. Brink

LEXINGTON - Harold Leland Brink, 68, Louya Road, died Friday (Aug. 6, 1999) at his residence.

Born Sept. 30, 1930, in Washington County, Ark. , Mr. Brink was a son of the late Ruth Springston and James Eldon Brink. Retired from Western Electric in Winston-Salem, he was a life member of VFW Post 3074 and American Legion Post 8. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. A Mason, he was a member of Memorial Lodge 696.

His wife, Daphne Smith Brink, died March 10, 1996

Survivors include daughters Janet Brink and Kathryn Athey, both of Lexington, Barbara Bodenhamer, Trinity, and Mary Brink, of the home; sister Betty Lou Ward, Fayetteville, Ark.; four grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Davidson Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. John Hill. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park, with military graveside rites by VFW Post 3074.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Davidson Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the residence.

Memorials: Hospice of Davidson County, P.O. Box 1941, Lexington, N.C. 27293.

Elwood Sechler

Elwood Sechler, 84, 2585 Highway 153, died Saturday (Aug. 7, 1999) at his home.

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

Michael Eugene Lyerly

Michael Eugene Lyerly, 52, 3620 Highway 152 West, died Friday (Aug. 6, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

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

M. Milton Morgan

M. Milton Morgan, 76, of Salisbury, died Saturday (Aug. 7, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.