KANNAPOLIS —; Meriam Mode Agner, 73, formerly of Kannapolis, died Thursday (Dec. 2, 1999) at Five Oaks Nursing Center, Concord.

Whitley's Funeral Home is in charge.

Earnest 'Jun' Barnhardt Jr.

MOUNT PLEASANT —; Earnest W. "Jun" Barnhardt Jr., 61, 10330 Highway 49, brother of Ruby Cole, Gold Hill, died Wednesday (Dec. 1, 1999).

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Gordon Funeral Home Chapel. Burial, Cabarrus Memorial Gardens, Concord.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: American Heart Association, 1300 Baxter St., Charlotte, N.C. 28204.

John 'Jay' Chambers

EAST SPENCER —; The funeral will be Saturday for John Wesley "Jay" Chambers, 69, 101 N. Long St., who died Wednesday (Dec. 1, 1999) at his home after two months of serious illness.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, New Hope AME Zion Church, conducted by the Rev. Retoy Gaston and the Rev. Brenda Geter. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the church.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home, Salisbury, in charge.

Arline Harman Crawford

Funeral services will be Saturday for Arline Harman Crawford, 89, Atlanta, formerly of Salisbury, who died Sunday (Nov. 14, 1999) in Atlanta.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Saturday, Chestnut Hill Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. John Southern Jr., interim pastor, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, and the Rev. I. Mayo Little.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 131 W. Council St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144; or Thompson Children's Home, P.O. Box 25129, Charlotte, N.C. 28212.

Evelyn Poole Crook

Evelyn Poole Crook, 78, Salisbury, died Thursday (Dec. 2, 1999) at her home after several months of illness.

Born Feb. 9, 1921, in Rowan County, Mrs. Crook was a daughter of the late Clyde C. and Mary Stoner Poole. Educated in the Rowan County schools, she was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church and WELCA.

Her husband, Rufus Clinton Crook, died Oct. 31, 1989.

Survivors include son Eddie Crook, Salisbury; daughter Joan C. Everhardt, Richfield; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Bill Jeffcoat, pastor, and Jeremy Magoon, vicar. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell. At other times the family will be at the home.

Memorials: St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Building Fund, 9275 Bringle Ferry Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28146.

Nelma Jean Culp

ELLERBE —; Nelma Jean Culp, 61, 494 Haywood Cemetery Road, died Wednesday (Dec. 1, 1999) at Richmond Memorial Hospital.

Born Jan. 12, 1938, in Jay, Fla., Ms. Culp was a daughter of the late Walker Eugene and Hattie Savannah Cobb Nowling. She was a retired registered nurse.

Survivors include daughters Lori Adams, Brunswick, Ga., Joan Richardson, Ellerbe; sons David Culp, Salisbury, and Kenneth Slate, Jacksonville, Fla.; sisters Deloris Almond and Janet Levy, both of Albemarle; brothers Fred Nowling, Winston-Salem, and Jack Nowling, Dublin, Ga.; and eight grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle, conducted by the Rev. David Lukov. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of sister Janet Levy of Albemarle.

Memorials: Richmond County Hospice, P.O.Box 2136, Rockingham,N.C. 28380-2136.

John Vistor Edmiston

John Vistor Edmiston, 84, died Friday (Nov. 26, 1999). He was a native of Rowan County.

Mr. Edmiston was the son of the late Robert Samuel and Ethel Johnston Edmiston. Educated in the Mount Ulla schools and at North Carolina State University, he had retired from the U.S. Air Force. He was a lifetime member of Prospect Presbyterian Church, Mooresville.

He was a member of Harbor City Masonic Lodge AF&AM, Melbourne, Fla.; Scottish Rite, Orlando, Fla.; and Melbourne York Rite Bodies and Azan Shrine Temple in Melbourne, Fla. He was a past patron of Harbor City Chapter 263, Order of the Eastern Star, also in Melbourne, Fla.

Survivors include wife Sarah Powell Edmiston; sons John V. Edmiston Jr., Melbourne, Fla., and Robert Edmiston, Palm Shores, Fla.; daughters Sarah Oliver, Cocoa, Fla., Martha Jordan, Bostic, Louise Wyss, Mill Spring, and Mary Hansma, Melbourne, Fla.; brothers Sam and Bill Edmiston, both of Mount Ulla; sister Jane Miller, Asheboro; 18 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at Harrelson Funeral Home inCaroleen. The Rev. J.J. Powell officiated. Burial was at Cleveland Memorial Park in Cleveland.

Memorials: Alexander United Methodist Church, Parsonage Fund, P.O. Box 1727, Forest City, N.C. 28043; or Prospect Presbyterian Church, Cemetery Trust Fund, 9425 W. Highway 152, Mooresville,N.C. 28115.

William Harold Gardner

OAKBORO —; William Harold Gardner, 52, 929 N. Main St., died Thursday (Nov. 2, 1999) at Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle.

Born Dec. 5, 1946, in Union County, Mr. Gardner was a son of the late Hoyle and Kate Gardner. He was self-employed in home construction.

A stepson, Dale Slough, preceded him in death.

Survivors include wife Wanda Sloop Gardner; sons Casey and Wesley Gardner, both of Monroe, and Trent Gardner, Indian Trail; stepsons O.V. Gardner, Scott Gardner and Gerald Wade Slough, all of Albemarle; and 11 grandchildren.

Services: 4 p.m. Saturday, Hartsell Funeral Home Chapel, Albemarle, conducted by the Rev. Johnny Starnes. Burial, Oakboro Cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on North Main Street.

Lewis Ray 'Gator' Heilig

The funeral will be Saturday for Lewis Ray "Gator" Heilig, 67, Salisbury, who died Thursday (Dec. 2, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health.

Born Aug. 24, 1932, in Rowan County, Mr. Heilig was the son of the late Ray Hubbard and Wilma Lefler Heilig. He was educated in the Rowan County schools. He was employed as a truck driver by Isenhour Brick for a number of years and had worked for Parrish Bakery and Martin Marietta Co. A veteran, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a former member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and a member of Samuel C. Hart American Legion Post 14, where he was sergeant at arms.

Survivors include companion of 31 years Alice Williams, of the home; daughters Vickie Hamilton and Lynn Sides, both of Salisbury; brothers Jerry Wayne and Tony Mitchell Heilig, both of Salisbury; sisters Norma Sue Shell, China Grove, Judy Lee Potosnak, Breiningsville, Pa., Vera Mae Goodman, Rockwell, and Carol H. Morris and Delores H. Stanley, both of Salisbury; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, Lyerly Funeral Home's James C. Lyerly Chapel, conducted by the Rev. William S. Ketchie, pastor, St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Burial, family plot at St. Paul's Lutheran Church cemetery.

Visitation: None. The family will be at the home.

Memorials: Samuel C. Hart American Legion Post 14, 4385 S. Main St., Salisbury, N.C. 28147.

Harvey 'Bud' Kluttz Jr.

Harvey Adolphus "Bud" Alexander Kluttz Jr., 86, Salisbury, died Thursday (Dec. 2, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell, is in charge.

Jacob Wade Koonts

LEXINGTON —; Jacob Wade Koonts, 89, 2045 Old Linwood Road, died Wednesday (Dec. 1, 1999) at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation of the Triad, High Point.

Born Jan. 1, 1910, in Davidson County, Mr. Koonts was a son of the late Jacob L. and Callie E. Warner Koonts. A member of Linwood United Methodist Church, he had retired from the furniture industry.

A U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, he was a member of VFW Post 3054 and the American Legion.

Survivors include wife Fannie Vickers Poole Koonts; stepsons Crammer L. Poole, Lebanon, and Jerry R. Poole, Lexington; stepdaughters Mrs. Cliff (Joycie P.)Hughes and Mrs. Abe (Lynne P.) Cassidy, both of Lexington; brother Garland Koonts, Burnsville; and sisters Geneva Brinkley,Thomasville, Rilma Graham, Pleasant Gardens, Ruby Littleton, Lexington, and Mrs. Grady (Ruth) Morphis, Paris, Texas.

The body was cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date at Linwood United Methodist Church.

Piedmont Funeral Home was in charge.

Memorials: Linwood United Methodist Church, 4700 Old Linwood Road, Lexington,N.C. 27292.

Lexie M. Marlow

Lexie M. Marlow, 97, Salisbury, died Friday (Dec. 3, 1999) at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation.

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

Josephine B. Spencer

KANNAPOLIS —; The funeral will be Saturday for Josephine B. Spencer, 76, 2206 Brookside Ave., who died Wednesday (Dec. 1, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Nov. 12, 1923, in Raleigh, Mrs. Spencer was a daughter of the late Gurney and Irma Broughton Burnette. A member of God's Tabernacle Spirited Baptist Church, she had worked for Lil General Stores, Charlotte, for 15 years.

Her husband, Oakley Spencer, preceded her in death.

Survivors include daughters Mrs. Larry (Sharon)Mason, of the home, and Mrs. Charles (Laura) Paul, Kannapolis; brother Jimmy Burnette, Raleigh; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jesse Overcash. Burial, Holland's Methodist Church cemetery, Raleigh.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home.

Iva Brown Wilks

Iva Brown Wilks, 84, 204 S. Lloyd St., died Thursday (Dec. 2, 1999) at her home after four months of serious illness.

Born Dec. 23, 1914, in Oconcee County, S.C., Mrs. Wilks was a daughter of the late Jip Perry and Bessie Perry Brown. A graduate of the Oconcee County, S.C., schools, she was a homemaker and co-founder of J.O. Wilks Woodyard and Construction Co. and Home Improvements and Rentals.

She was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Salisbury, and past president of its Senior Missionary Circle. She was also a member of the Deaconess Board, where she had served as corresponding secretary. She also served on the church finance committee.

She was associated with the Rowan Baptist Association for many years and received a certificate from its Women's Auxiliary for 20 years of service.

Her husband, J.O. Wilks, died July 15, 1999.

Survivors include son Dennis J. Wilks, Salisbury; nine grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

Services: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Nilous Avery II. Burial, Oakwood Cemetery.

Visitation: 2 p.m. Sunday at the church.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Margaret Moon Wright

KANNAPOLIS —; Margaret Moon Wright, 89, formerly of Kannapolis, died Thursday (Dec. 2, 1999) at Palmetto Baptist Medical Center, Columbia, S.C., after a month of declining health. A resident of Kannapolis since 1936, she moved to Columbia, S.C., four months ago to live with a daughter, Mrs. Cy (Patty W.) Wentworth.

Born Jan. 10, 1910, in Madison County, Ga., Mrs. Wright was a daughter of the late Charles Gilliam and Woodie Hunt Moon. A homemaker, she was a member of Skyland Baptist Church.

Her husband, Robert David Wright, died Aug. 21, 1984.

Survivors include sons Derald Wright, Kannapolis, and Kenneth Wright, Bessemer City; other daughters Mrs. Bob (Brenda W.) Farris and Regina W. Duncan, both of Kannapolis; brother C.W. Moon, Salisbury; sisters Frances Moon, Kannapolis, and Laura Streater, Morganton; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Willie Rash and the Rev. Ferrell Shimpock. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Regina Duncan, 2787 Lamplighter Drive.

Memorials: Hospice of Cabarrus County, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, N.C. 28026-1235.