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Lawrence E. Paul
GOLD HILL - Lawrence E. Paul, 66,
2700 Gold Hill Road East, died Friday (Aug. 27, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center,
Concord.
Born June 23, 1933, in Vanderburg
County, Ind., Mr. Paul was a son of the late Cecilia Knapp and Frank A. Paul. He attended
Annunciation Catholic Church in Albemarle.
A U.S. Army veteran of the 82nd
Airborne, he was a retired cabinetmaker. He had also worked for the Charlotte Motorcycle
Police and Moss Trucking.
Survivors include wife Carolyn
Arey Paul; sons Larry Paul, Concord, and Frank Paul, Mount Pleasant; daughters Cecilia
“C.C” Honeycutt, Mount Pleasant, and Patricia Paul, Concord; stepdaughters Tammy
Maroukis, Charlotte, and Anita Huneycutt, Concord; sisters Lovada Schenk and Otillia
Keller, both of Evansville, Ind.; and seven grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, St.
Stephen’s Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Floyd Bost. Burial, church cemetery.
Visitation:7-9 p.m. tonight,
Gordon Funeral Home of Mount Pleasant.
Memorials:St. Stephen’s
Lutheran Church, Cemetery Fund, 4450 St. Stephen’s Church Road, Gold Hill, N.C.
28071.
Teanie Herring
Teanie Herring, 75, Lexington,
died Friday (Aug. 27, 1999) at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte.
She was born Oct. 19, 1923, in
Davidson County.
Survivors include sons Guy
Herring, Charlotte, and Dana Herring, Chicago; sister Louise Berrier, Lexington; and
brothers Bo Stafford, Lexington, and Albert Stafford, Asheboro.
Services:2 p.m. Sunday, Forest
Hill Mausoleum Chapel, conducted by Dr. Stephen Martin. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park.
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. tonight,
Piedmont Funeral Home.
Memorials:Arthritis Foundation,
Carolinas Chapter, 5019 Nations Crossing, Suite 217, Charlotte, N.C. 28217.
James L. ‘Sonny’
Wilson
NORWOOD - James L.
“Sonny”Wilson, 59, 12916 Cottonville Road, died Friday (Aug. 27, 1999) at Stanly
Memorial Hospital, Albemarle.
Born Sept. 15, 1939, in Stanly
County, Mr. Wilson was a son of the late Rosebud Brock and Eddie Wilson. He attended Anson
Techical Institute and was a textile maintenance supervisor with Cookson Fibers,
Ansonville. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Wilson was a member of Porter Methodist Church and
attended South Stanly Baptist Church.
Survivors include daughters
Theresa Blayton, Penny Wilson and Paula Bailey, all of Norwood, and Lisa Loflin, Denton;
brothers Jack Wilson, Charlotte, and Roger Wilson, Norwood; sister Yvonne Pinion, Norwood;
and seven grandchildren.
Services:2 p.m. Sunday, South
Stanly Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Bobby Mowery and the Rev. Jim Faggart.
Burial, Simpson Cemetery, Albemarle, with military rites conducted by the Stanly County
DAV Chapter.
Visitation:7-9 p.m. tonight,
Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle. At other times the family will be at the residence.
Junior Lee Stirewalt
Junior Lee Stirewalt, 76,
Salisbury, died Thursday (Aug. 26, 1999) at his residence.
Born Nov. 17, 1922, in Rowan
County, Mr. Stirewalt was a son of the late Lola Belle Eller and George Lee Stirewalt. He
was educated at Fisher, Cresent, Faith and Parks schools. He was a farmer.
He is survived by a sister,
Mildred Ruth Stirewalt, Salisbury.
Services:3 p.m. Monday, Powles
Funeral Home Chapel, Rockwell, conducted by the Rev. Fred Hill, pastor of Yadkin United
Methodist Church, Spencer. Burial, Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell.
Visitation:3 p.m. at the
residence.
Willie L. Poteat
Willie L. Poteat, 82, of
Salisbury, died Saturday (Aug. 28, 1999) at his residenc.
Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, is
in charge.
Geraldine Beaver Crowell
Geraldine Beaver Crowell, 61,
Salisbury, died Saturday (Aug. 28, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.
Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.
William Clifford Atkins
YONKERS, N.Y. - William Clifford
Atkins, 55, 2 Sadore Lane, died Saturday (Aug. 21, 1999) at his place of business after a
massive heart attack. He was a former resident of Rowan County.
Born Nov. 28, 1943, in Fulton
County, Ga., Mr. Atkins was a son of the late Elizabeth and Leonard Atkins. He attended
Dunbar High School in East Spencer and New York Community College. He was self-employed
with Atkins Travel Agencies.
He was preceded in death by a son,
William Atkins Jr.
Survivors include wife Harriet
Bush Atkins; daughter Sondre Atkins, New York City; brother Curtis Atkins, New York City;
sisters Clara Atkins Dumas, Granite Quarry, and Elizabeth Atkins William, Arlington,
Texas; and four grandchildren.
Services:Held Friday at 3 p.m.,
Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, conducted by M. B. Wood and Robert Reese. Burial, Rowan
Memorial Park.
Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home was
in charge.
Martha Michael Spry
Martha Joan Michael Spry, 67,
Salisbury, died Thursday (Aug. 26, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after two months
of declining health.
Born June 2, 1932, in Davidson
County, Mrs. Spry was a daughter of the late Annie Mae Leonard and Charlie Michael. A
graduate of Reeds High School in Davidson County, she was employed with Textile Products.
She was a member of Bethel
Lutheran Church, where she was active in WELCA. A Sunday school teacher, she was a
lifetime member of the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary.
Her husband, Virgel McKinley Spry,
died Aug. 19, 1981.
Survivors include son Virgel Kenny
Spry, Salisbury; daughter Vickie Spry Grubb, Salisbury; brother Larry Michael, Lexington;
six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services:4 p.m. Sunday, Bethel
Lutheran Church, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Mark Reed, pastor. Burial, Rowan
Memorial Park, Salisbury.
Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. tonight,
Lyerly Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the residence.
Memorials: Bethel Lutheran Church,
355 E. Ridge Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28144.
James Douglas Wynn
James Douglas Wynn, 62, Salisbury,
died Friday (Aug. 27, 1999) at his residence, after a short illness.
Born Dec. 31, 1936, in Calvin,
Va., Mr. Wynn was a son of the late Gertrude Marie Frazier and Curtis Wynn. A graduate of
the public schools of Appalachia, Va., he had retired from the automobile industry.
He was a member of Bible
Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Nita
Grubb; sons James “Jimmie” D. Wynn Jr. and Gary Keith Wynn, both of Big Stone,
Va.; daughters Yvonne Wynn Gardner and Danielle Lee Wynn, both of Big Stone Gap, Va.;
stepson Jeffrey David Grubb, Salisbury; and five grandchildren.
Services:2 p.m. Sunday, Bible
Missionary Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Buddy Hoffner, pastor. Burial, Rowan
Memorial Park.
Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. tonight,
Lyerly Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the residence.
Memorials: City of Refuge, c/o
Bible Missionary Baptist Church, P.O. Box 92, Kannapolis, N.C. 28082. |
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