KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Saturday for Otis “Bill” Bailey, 72, 200 E. 31st St., who died Wednesday (Dec. 1, 1999) at his home after several years of declining health.

Born May 28, 1927, in Rowan County, Mr. Bailey was a son of the late Vance and Elouise McNeely Bailey. Educated in the Rowan County schools, he had retired from Fieldcrest Cannon and FCX, Salisbury.

He was a member of Sills Creek AMEZion Church and its lay council. He was also a member of the Booster Club.

Survivors include wife Frances Cornelius Bailey; a nephew reared in the home, Charles Pinkston, Kannapolis; a niece reared in the home, Kay Graham, Salisbury; brother Samuel Lee Bailey, Salisbury; sister Annie Louise Sloan, Lexington; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Sills Creek AMEZion Church, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Michael McCray. Burial, church cemetery.

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

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.

Donald Sterling Bragg

HARRISBURG — Donald Sterling Bragg, 64, 4804 Carolando Drive, formerly of the Salisbury VAMedical Center, died of cancer Wednesday (Dec. 1, 1999) at his home.

Services: A private service of remembrance will be held at a later date in Petersburg, Va.

Visitation: None.

Lyerly Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.

Memorials: Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

Duncan Graham Calder III

CONCORD — Duncan Graham Calder III, 57, Middletown, N.Y., formerly of Concord, died Thursday (Dec. 2, 1999) in Middletown, N.Y.

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

John W. ‘Jay’ Chambers

EAST SPENCER — John Wesley “Jay” Chambers, 69, 101 N. Long St., died Wednesday (Dec. 1, 1999) at his home after two months of serious illness.

Born April 14, 1930, in Granite Quarry, Mr. Chambers was a son of the late Willie Boyd and Frances Smith Chambers. He was a graduate of Dunbar High School. Retired, he had been employed by Owens Illinois Co., North Rowan Elementary School and Spencer Office, all in Spencer.

He was a former member of Antioch Baptist Church, Granite Quarry and attended New Hope AMEZion Church. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a member of J.C. Price American Legion Post 107, Salisbury.

Survivors include wife Geraldine Trueblood Chambers; son John W. Chambers Jr., Salisbury; daughters Rita Y. Hayes, Manassas, Va., and Patricia C. Witherspoon and Emily Chambers, both of East Spencer; brothers Francis Chambers, Chicago, and Willie B. Chambers, Williamsburg, Va.; sisters Betty Henderson and Sadie Myles, both of Washington, D.C.; and four grandchildren.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.

Ellen Cole Cochran

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Friday for Ellen Cole Cochran, 92, 2686 Sides Road, who died Tuesday (Nov. 30, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born May 8, 1907, in Fannin County, Ga., Mrs. Cochran was a daughter of the late James Polk and GeorgeAnn Cole. She had worked at Cannon Mills Co., Plant 1, No. 4 spooler room, for 25 years.

Her husband, James E. Cochran, died in 1962. She was also preceded in death by sons Lloyd Cochran and Arlen Cochran, and by a grandson.

Survivors include son Walter Reid Cochran, Kannapolis; daughters Lillie Ross and Helen Cochran, both of Kannapolis; 19 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Near the Cross Church, conducted by the Rev. Raymond Davis. Burial, Sunset Cemetery.

Visitation: The body has been taken to the home, where the family will receive friends from 7-9 tonight.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Ruth Boger Garner

MOCKSVILLE — Ruth Boger Garner, 77, John Crotts Road, wife of Sydney Garner, died Monday (Dec. 1, 1999) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Eaton Funeral Home is in charge.

Lewis Ray Heilig

Lewis Ray Heilig, 67, Salisbury, died Thursday (Dec. 2, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Arthur Lewis Joyce

Arthur Lewis Joyce, 78, Salisbury, died Thursday (Dec. 2, 1999) at his home after a period of declining health.

Born Sept. 17, 1921, in Swift County, Minn., Mr. Joyce was a son of the late George and Anita Reimers Ellis. Educated in the Miland, Minn., schools, he had retired from the U.S. Postal Service.

A U.S. Army veteran, he served in the Pacific during World War II. He was a member of Lebanon Lutheran Church, Cleveland.

Survivors include wife Josephine Marie Wintermote Joyce, whom he married April 13, 1946; son David Joyce, Salisbury; daughters Darline Hoyt, Kalispell, Mont., Patricia Ditton, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Deborah Medalen, Tacoma, Wash.; brothers Lamar Joyce, Anoka, Minn., Kenneth Joyce, Circle Pines, Minn., and Ronald Joyce, Big Lake, Minn.; sisters Luella Flitfet, Minneapolis, Minn., Leatrice Melde, Glenwood, Minn., Edith Sadergaski, Appleton, Minn., and Bernice Lawson, Danvers, Minn.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Services: Service of remembrance, 7 p.m. Friday, Lebanon Lutheran Church, Cleveland, conducted by the Rev. Carroll Robinson. Burial will be held at a later date.

Visitation: At the church after the service.

Memorials: Lebanon Lutheran Church, 1200 Thompson Road, Cleveland,N.C. 27013; or Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Callie Herrin Long

SPENCER — The funeral will be Friday for Callie Herrin Long, 85, Spencer, who died Wednesday (Dec. 1, 1999) at Autumn Care of Salisbury after a period of declining health.

Born March 11, 1914, in Little Rock, Ark., Mrs. Long was a daughter of the late Titus Luther and Sarah Mason Herrin. She was educated in the Stanly and Cabarrus county schools.

Retired fromCarolina Maid, she had earlier worked at Cannon Mills, Kannapolis, and N.C. Finishing Co. She was a member of Trading Ford Baptist Church and the Faithful Workers Sunday School Class.

Her husband, Gideon Henry Long, died Nov. 2, 1973.

Survivors include daughters Carolyn L. McCoy, Belmont, Ruth Goodman, Salisbury, and Billie Anne Perrell, Woodleaf; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Trading Ford Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mike Motley, pastor, and the Rev. Brenda Newman. Burial, family plot in church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Lyerly Funeral Home, Salisbury. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Ruth Goodman of Salisbury.

Memorials:Donor’s choice.

Lillie P. Moon

KANNAPOLIS — Lillie P. Moon, 85, 1218 E. First St., died Wednesday (Dec. 1, 1999) at Transitional Health Services.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Margaret Liles Reisner

Margaret Anna Liles Reisner, of Trinity Oaks Retirement Center, formerly of Rockwell, died Thursday (Dec. 2, 1999).

Born in Morven, Mrs. Reisner was a daughter of the late Junius S. and Annie Bowman Liles. A graduate of Catawba College, she had retired after 35 years as a teacher in the Rowan County schools.

She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and the Eva Peeler Sunday School Class. She served as pianist for her Sunday school class and for the Salisbury Lutheran Home for many years.

Her husband, Charles Franklin Reisner Jr., died Feb. 23, 1979.

Survivors include daughter Margaret White, Arlington, Texas; sister Edith Williams, Raleigh; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, chapel of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Carl Sachtleben. Burial,Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8 p.m. Friday, Summersett Funeral Home.

Memorials: Lutheran Services for the Aging Inc., P.O. Box 947, Salisbury, N.C. 28145-0947.

Josephine V. Spencer

KANNAPOLIS — Josephine Viverette Spencer, 76, Kannapolis, died Wednesday (Dec. 1, 1999) at the emergency room of NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Dewey Lee Wilson Jr.

Dewey Lee Wilson Jr., 35, Salisbury, died Monday (Nov. 29, 1999) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Born Jan. 28, 1964, in Salisbury, Mr. Wilson was a son of Dewey Lee and Pauline F. Wilson. He was employed by Dillard’s Distribution Warehouse in Salisbury.

Survivors include wife Betty C. Wilson; daughter Jamie Lee Wilson, Salisbury; sister Mrs. James (Debrah)Kirkpatrick, Salisbury; Randy Lee Wilson, Salisbury; and paternal grandparents Henry T. and Bessie Mae Wilson Jr., Salisbury.