MOORESVILLE — Thelma Adams Belk, 76, 402 Dingler St., died Saturday (Dec. 4, 1999) at Lake Norman Medical Center.

Born Dec. 8, 1922, in Lancaster, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Annie Mae Whitley and Ben P. Adams. She was a secretary retired from the Dr. Pepper Company.

Her son, Lacy Belk, died in 1988.

Survivors include son Gary Belk, Concord; daughter Susan Humphrey, Mooresville; and five grandchildren.

Services:Graveside, 11 a.m. Monday, Glenwood Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Michael MacDonald and the Rev. Harlan Creach III.

Visitation: 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Neill Funeral Home.

Felishia Wilson Corriher

CHINA GROVE — Felishia Louise Wilson Corriher, 75, 150 Beaver Road, died Friday (Dec. 3, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Feb. 17, 1924, in Rowan County, Mrs. Corriher was a daughter of the late Felishia Rogers Wilson and Lester S. Wilson. Mrs. Corriher attended Landis High School and was retired from Troutman Shirt Factory, Mooresville. She was a member if Mt. Zion United Church of Christ.

Survivors include her husband, Joel Corriher; daughters Kathleen Kirk and Emogene Safrit, China Grove; brothers Perry and Ned Wilson, Greensboro, Joe Wilson, Kannapolis, Jack Wilson, Mt. Airy, Roger Wilson, Rockwell, and John Wilson; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Service:3 p.m. today, Mt. Zion United Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev. William Campbell. Burial, Greenlawn Cemetery.

May Bean Kinser

MOCKSVILLE — May Bean Kinser, formerly of Edgewood Circle, died Friday (Dec. 3, 1999) at Autumn Care Nursing Home, Mocksville.

Born May 12, 1907, in Davie County, Mrs. Kinser was a daughter of the late Mary Bost Bean and Julius C. Bean. A homemaker, she was a member of Cooleemee Presbyterian Church.

Her husband, Hurbert Alvin Kinser, preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons Ronald Kinser, Rose Hill and Thomas Kinser, Mocksville; daughters Cathryn K. Taylor, Mocksville and Mary Lou K. Whitehead, Cleveland; 14 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

Services:8 tonight, Davie Funeral Service Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Neal Carter. Burial, Monday, Liberty United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mocksville.

Visitation: 7-8 tonight, Davie Funeral Service Chapel.

M. Frances Beaver

M. Frances Beaver, 68, of Salisbury died Saturday (Dec. 4, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Lubertha Corry Boler

Lubertha Corry Boler, 75, of 320 S. Shaver St., died Saturday (Dec. 4, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Mitchell & Fair Funeral Service is in charge.

Pauline Lomax Elium

Pauline “Polly” Lomax Elium, 81, of Salisbury, died Saturday (Dec. 4, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Jan. 23, 1918, Mrs. Elium was a daughter of the late Nona Belle Gobble Lomax and Walter Carr Lomax. Educated in Rowan County schools, she retired from Fiber Industries in 1978. She also worked for Carolina Maid and N.C. Finishing Company. Mrs. Elium was a member of Dunn’s Mount Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school for many years. She was also a member of Dunn’s Mount Key Club andCampers on Mission, and she visited shut-ins for many years.

Survivors include her husband, William Preston Elium, whom she married June 22, 1938; son Donald Preston Elium, Walnut Creek, Calif.; daughter Kay Elium Walker, Raleigh; sister Frances Easkins, Spencer; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dunn’s Mount Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Donald L. Godfrey, pastor. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, at Powles Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the residence.

Memorials: Dunn Mount BaptistChurch Van Fund, P.O.Box 529 Granite Quarry, N.C. 28072.

Angela Dawn Jones Furr

ALBEMARLE — Angela Dawn Jones Furr, 30, 825 Woodland St., died Saturday (Dec. 4, 1999) at her home.

Born June 13, 1969, in Fayette County, Ky., Mrs. Furr was the daughter of Beulah Fay Johnson Jones and Raymond W. Jones of Concord. She was an administrative assistant at Auto Service Representative.

Survivors include her husband, Darrell Kenneth Furr; daughter Alex Furr; and father-in-law Luther Almond.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Plyler Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Alvin Melton. Burial, Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Ky.

Visitation: 6-8 p.m. tonight at Hartsell Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home.

Harold David Gheen

KANNAPOLIS — Harold David Gheen, 70, 310 Gaddy St., died Saturday (Dec. 4, 1999) at his home following six weeks of serious illness.

Born, Nov. 25, 1929, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Gheen was the son of the late Eashmon Worth Gheen and Bettie Moore Gheen. He owned and operated Harold’s Used Cars and had previously worked at Central Distributing in Kannapolis. Mr. Gheen was an Army veteran of the Korean War.

Survivors include his wife, Rebecca “Becky” Barnhardt Gheen; daughter Tammy Gheen Draper; brother Claude W. Gheen, Waterloo, S.C.; and two grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m Monday, Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Revs. Bobby Sutherland and Ralph Adams. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at Lady’s Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the residence.

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

CLEVELAND — Lewis “Buck”Berkley Knight, 75, Johnston Road, died Friday (Dec. 3, 1999) at Brian Center Health & Retirement, Mooresville.

Born June 4, 1924, in Mecklenburg County, Mr. Lewis was the son of the late Charles and Maude Harper Knight. He was a retired weaver for Spring Mills and a U.S. Army veteran. He attended First Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Charles Knight.

Survivors include his wife, Virginia McCoy Knight, whom he married on Nov. 4, 1950; sons Darrell Wayne Helms, Charlotte, Arnold Lewis Knight, Charles Knight Hamilton of the home, and Johnny Edward Knight, Mt. Holly; daughters Priscilla A. Robbins, Landis, and Peggy J.Edwards, Moorseville; brother Lloyd Knight, Charlotte; sisters Gertrude Johnston, Iron Station, and Catherine Louise Knight, Rockwell; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Cleveland First Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Glenn Dancy III.

Visitation: The family will receive friends immediately following the memorial service in the church fellowship hall.

Memorials: Cleveland First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 325, Cleveland, N.C. 27013.

Cavin Funeral Home is in charge.

Michael Lamont Purvis

CONCORD — Michael Lamont Purvis, 58, 4116 Ringtail Court,SE, died Saturday (Dec. 4, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center.

Born Aug. 20, 1941, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Purvis was the son of the late Clyde Preston Purvis and Mozell Creswell Purvis. He worked for Dodson Brothers Exterminating Company in Charlotte. Mr. Purvis was a member of Friendship Freewill Baptist Church and a retired U.S. Army National Guardsman after 23 years of service.

Survivors include his wife, Brenda Haigler Purvis; son Michael L. Purvis, II, Salisbury; daughter Denise Purvis, Salisbury; stepson David Haigler; stepdaughter Susan Love; sister Ramona Owensby, Kannapolis; five grandchildren and 4 step-grandchildren.

Services: 3:30 p.m. Monday, Friendship Freewill Baptist Church, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev.Marler Starnes. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park with graveside services by Concord DAV.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Lady’s Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the residence.

Memorials: Friendship Freewill Baptist Church, 509 W. 22nd St., Kannapolis, N.C. 28081.

Ruby Robertson Safrit

Ruby Myrtle Robertson Safrit, 85, of Salisbury, died Saturday (Dec. 4, 1999) at Genesis Eldercare.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Janice Locker Stang

KANNAPOLIS — Janice Virginia Locker Stang, 75, 6423 Miller Road, died Friday (Dec. 3, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center following a brief illness.

Born Aug. 28, 1924, Mrs. Stang was the daughter of the late Vernon and Pauline Alexander Locker. She retired in 1988 from Textron Corp. after 40 years of employment. She was a member of Bluelick United Methodist Church in Lima, Ohio, and attended Golden Gate United Methodist Church in Golden Gate, Fla. Mrs. Stang was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagle Auxiliary and the VFW Auxiliary in Lima, Ohio. She is formerly of Naples, Fla.

She was preceded in death by brother Robert Locker and sister Rosemary Joseph. Both were from Naples, Fla.

Survivors include son Ricky L. Stang, Towson, Md.; daughters Janice M. Davis, Kannapolis, Linda Casson, Louisburg, Kan.; sisters Darline Fair, Delphos, Ohio, and Carolyn Roby, Atlanta; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Chiles & Sons-Laman Funeral Home, Lima, Oh., conducted by the Rev. Mark Hollinger. Burial, Bluelick United Methodist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Wednesday Chiles& Sons-Laman Funeral Home and 10-11 a.m Thursday Bluelick United Methodist Church.

Memorials: Bluelick United Methodist Church, Bluelick Road, Lima, Ohio 45801.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Hadley Daniel ‘H.D.’ Webb

CHINA GROVE — Hadley Daniel “H.D.” Webb, 85, 312 Kirk St., died Saturday (Dec. 4, 1999) at his home following several years of declining health.

Born June, 4, 1914, in Mitchell County, Mr. Webb was the son of the late Martha Green and Landon Webb. He was a graduate of Thomasville Orphanage High School. Mr. Lewis retired from Southern Railway and was a member of Landis Baptist Church. He enjoyed rock hunting.

Survivors include his wife, Thelma Rary Webb; son Donald R. Webb, China Grove; daughters Dolan Webb Huffman and Joyce Webb Suttle, both of Salisbury.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Landis Baptist Church, conducted by the Revs. Bill Honeycutt and Richard Horne, former pastor. Burial, Westlawn Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, at the church. The body will lay in state at the church from 1:30-2 p.m. Tuesday, before the service.