| Rhuben Henry Murray
LOCUST — Rhuben Henry Murray,
81, 112 Renee Ford Road, died Saturday (Aug. 21, 1999)at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte.
Born May 27, 1918, in Stanly
County, Mr. Murray was a son of the late Minnie Lambert and Qussie Gold Murray. He served
in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a textile worker. Mr. Murray was a member of
First Baptist Church, Locust.
Survivors include wife Arline
Morgan Murray; sons Ron Murray, Concord, and Don Murray, Salisbury; brothers Dewell E.
Murray, Oakboro, Grady Murray, Albemarle, and Clyde Murray, Athens, Ga.; sisters Odessa
Treece, Oakboro, and Bessie Mae Honeycutt, Beaufort; and four grandchildren.
Services:2 p.m. Monday, Hartsell
Funeral Home Chapel, Midland, conducted by the Rev. Kinney Wallace. Burial, First Baptist
Church cemetery, Stanfield; military rites by Chapter 12 DAV, Albemarle.
Visitation:1-2 p.m. Monday,
Hartsell Funeral Home, Midland, prior to the service. At other times the family will be at
the residence.
Memorials:First Baptist Church,
Locust, 320 S. Central Ave., Locust, N.C. 28092.
Gary Eugene Dunnmon
KANNAPOLIS — Gary Eugene
Dunnmon, 66, 8687 Cloverfield Drive, died Friday (Aug. 20, 1999) at NorthEast Medical
Center, Concord.
Born Nov. 13, 1932, in Cabarrus
County, Mr. Dunnmon was a son of the late Minnie Talbert and Moses Preston Dunnmon. Mr.
Dunnmon retired from the U.S. Army after serving as a master sergeant in the Vietnam War,
and was a member of the 5th Special Forces Group Green Berets.
Survivors include wife Kathern
Dunnmon; daughters Susan D. Hillis, Atlanta, Ga., and Mary Greene, Wake Forest; son
Preston Dunnmon, Cincinatti, Ohio; sisters Elizabeth Mabry, China Grove, and Vera Morrison
Fairfax, Virginia; brother T.P. Dunnmon, Concord; and 11 grandchildren.
Services: Graveside, 2 p.m.
Sunday, Oakwood Cemetery, conducted by Chaplain Ira Dayvault of DAV Chapter 27.
Visitation: After the service at
2870 Walter Drive, in Concord.
Wilkinson Funeral Home is in
charge.
Memorials:Salvation Army, 2901
Cloverleaf Parkway, Concord, N.C. 28025 or DAV Chapter 27, 2400 Rock Hill Church Rd.,
Concord, N.C. 28027.
William Roberts McClure
MOORESVILLE — William Roberts
McClure, 67, 16980 Mooresville Road, died Friday (Aug. 20, 1999) at his home.
Born March 14, 1932, in Haywood
County, he was a son of the late Eva Gilliand and C.L. McClure. He retired from Burlington
Mills with 27 years of service.
Survivors include wife Mary Lea
Bowles McClure; sons William R. McClure Jr. and Kenneth L. McClure, both of Mooresville;
daughters Rebecca Ann McClure, Mary Louise Lothery, and Betty Mae Upright, all of
Mooresville, and Katie Lou Backer, Statesville; sister Louise Brown, China Grove; 15
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Fern
Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Jesse Stroud and the Rev. Wayne Watson. Burial,
church cemetery.
Visitation: 3-5 p.m. today, Neill
Funeral Home.
William Earl Cranford
ALBEMARLE — William Earl
Cranford, 77, 146 Linwood Drive died Saturday (Aug. 21, 1999) at his home.
Born May 13, 1922, in Stanly
County, he was son of the late Charlie and Mollie Moore Cranford. A retired security
guard, he was last employed by Collins & Aikman. Mr. Cranford was a U.S. Army veteran
of World War II and belonged to First Street United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Anna
Bodo Cranford.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, First
Street United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. David Colson, pastor. Burial,
Fairview Memorial Park; military rites by Stanly County DAV.
Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Hartsell
Funeral Home.
Memorials: Hospice of Stanly
County, 960 N. First St., Albemarle, N.C., 28001.
Coy J. Byrd
KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will
be Monday for Dr. Coy J. Byrd, 74, 1225 Dial St., who died Thursday (Aug. 19, 1999) from
injuries in an automobile accident near Locust.
A stepson, Jeffrey Lynn Chapman,
died in the same accident.
Born Dec. 29, 1924, in Robeson
County, he was a son of the late Robert Byrd and Katie Byrd Barker.
He was a doctor of Naturopath for
many years. He attended International University and Western University in San Diego. He
belonged to the National Association of Physical Therapists and the American Counselors
Society. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and received the Purple Heart during World War
II.
Survivors include wife Phyllis
Cannon Chapman Byrd; daughter Louise Woodard, Harrisburg; brother Ray Byrd, Lumberton; two
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday,
Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Dr. Donald McManus. Burial, Carolina
Memorial Park.
Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the
funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home of J.W. and Donna Beaver,
3113 Simmons St.
Memorials: St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn, 38105.
Jeffrey Lynn Chapman
KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will
be Monday for Jeffrey Lynn Chapman, 42, 1225 Dial St.who died Thursday from injuries he
sustained in an automobile accident in Locust.
His stepfather, Dr. Coy J. Byrd,
died in the same automobile accident.
Born Nov. 1, 1956, in Cabarrus
County, he was son of Phyllis Cannon Chapman Byrd and the late William D. Chapman. He
worked at the Vocational Workshop in Salisbury.
Survivors, in addition to his
mother, include a stepsister, Louise Woodard, Harrisburg.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday,
Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Dr. Donald McManus. Burial, Carolina
Memorial Park.
Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the
funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home of J.W. and Donna Beaver,
3113 Simmons St.
Memorials: St. Jude
Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn., 38105.
Zenna Deadmon
LANDIS — Zenna Faye Bare
Deadmon, 80, Landis, died at her residence Saturday (Aug. 21, 1999) after declining health
of several years.
Born March 9, 1919, in Ashe
County, she was daughter of the late Jesse and Elizabeth Baker Bare. Mrs. Deadmon
graduated from Landis High School and worked as a winder for a textile company. She was a
member of Christian Fellowship.
Her husband, Banks A. Deadmon,
died Sept. 17, 1994.
Survivors include daughters Cindi
Tarlton and Libby Wilhelm, both of Landis; sister Rheba Bare, Landis; four grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Colonial
Chapel, Linn-Honecutt Funeral Home, Landis, conducted by the Rev. Tim Newton. Burial, West
Lawn Memorial Park.
Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Monday at
te funeral home.
Memorials: Christian Fellowship,
1501 Central Drive, Kannapolis, N.C., 28083.
Darryl M. Denton
WOODLEAF — The funeral will
be Tuesday for Darryl Martin Denton will be held Mr. Denton, 32, 2725 South River Church
Road who died Friday (Aug. 20, 1999) from injuries in an automobile accident on Jake
Alexander Boulevard, Salisbury.
Born July 20, 1967, in Rowan
County, he was son of Leroy and Laura Way Denton. He attended West Rowan High School and
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. He was employed by John’s Place.
Mr. Denton belonged to South River
Church of Christ and was a former member and emergency medical technician with the
Scoth-Irish Volunteer Fire Department.
Survivors, in addition to his
parents, include son Martin Denton, Woodleaf; sister Shelia White, Salisbury; maternal
grandparents Martin Luther and Elsie Marie Hagler Way, Salisbury.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, South
River Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev. Don Sloan and the Rev. Carl Rothrock. The
body will be placed in the church at 10:30.Burial, church cemetery.
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday,
Summersett Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at his parents’ home,
2745 South River Church Road.
Felicia R. Farmer
Felicia Renee Farmer, 14, 1211
Grady St. died Saturday (Aug. 21, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.
Born Sept. 9, 1985, in Rowan
County, she was daughter of William and Evelyn White Farmer, both of Salisbury. Miss
Farmer was an eighth-grader at the Independent Secondary School in Salisbury.
She attended World of Faith
Church.
Survivors, in addition to her
parents, include brothers William Farmer Jr. and Curtis White, both of Salisbury; sisters
Patricia Watson, Janice Farmer and Yvette Farmer, all of Salisbury.
Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is
in charge of arrangements.
Cora Jones Fleming
The funeral for Cora Jones
Fleming, 50, 7720 Woodleaf Road, Woodleaf, who died Friday at Rowan Regional Medical
Center after a serious illness of 19 months.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Trinity
Presbyterian Church, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. George Hunter.
Visitation: 1:30 p.m. Monday at
the church.
Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home in
charge.
Rev. John
‘Johnnie’ Jones
ALBEMARLE — The Rev. John
Lindsay “Johnnie” Jones, 89, 509 Lowder St., died at 3:18 p.m. Saturday (Aug.
21, 1999) at Britthaven Nursing Center
Born Aug. 7, 1910, in Alabama, he
was son of the late Frank and Molly Bernhardy. Mr. Jones was a retired owner of Jones Shoe
Repair. He also was the retired minister of Lake City Wesleyan Church in Lake City, Tenn.
Mr. Jones belonged to Albemarle
Wesleyan Church and served as a devotional leader at various nursing homes. He was a
Golden speaker and past member of the Toastmasters.
His wife, Mary Lillie Harvell
Jones, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons Johnnie
Frank Jones, Richfield, E. Lindsay Jones, Sanford; daughters mrs. Carroll (Carolyn)
Lowder, Wingate, Eleanor Starnes, Albemarle; eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren;
and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday,
Albemarle Wesleyan Church, conducted by the Rev. David Rollins and the Rev. Leon Thompson.
Burial, Stanly Gardens of Memory.
Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Hartsell
Funeral Home. The family also will be at the home on Lowder Street.
Memorials: Albemarle Wesleyan
Church, 33671 Mann Road, Albemarle, N.C. 28001. |
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