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LEXINGTON — Bertha Augusta Boner Brillhart, 91, formerly of Lexington, died Monday (Dec. 6, 1999) at Davie Place Residential Care, Mocksville,.

Born July 14, 1908, in Battlecreek, Mich., Mrs. Brillhart was a daughter of the late John Thomas and Mary Walburn Boner. Rretired from the Chrysler Corp., she was a member of Rolling Heights Baptist Church.

Her husband, Charles Clifton Brillhart, died March 17, 1987. She was also preceded in death by a son, Earnest Colen, and a daughter, Juanita Minton.

Survivors include daughter Jeanette Parsons, Trenton, Mich.; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Friday, Catawba Memorial Park, Hickory, conducted by the Rev. Wayne Sechrest.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Davidson Funeral Home.

Rodney Cornelius

FARRELL, Pa. — Rodney Cornelius, 93, 207 Fruit Ave., died Sunday (Dec. 5, 1999) at the home of daughter Pauline Cornelius in Wheatland.

Born March 6, 1906, in Catawba County, N.C., Mr. Cornelius was a son of the late James and Hassie Beatty Cornelius. He had retired in 1968 from Sharon Steel Corp., Farrell, where he had worked since 1929. He was a member of Cedar Avenue Church of God, Sharon.

His wife, Ella Johnson Cornelius, whom he married in 1942, died April 18, 1990.

Survivors include another daughter Mrs. Clifton (Josephine)Bolling, Painesville, Ohio; sons Leroy Cornelius, Hermitage, and Leroy Quarrells, Sharon; a nephew reared in the home, George Pickett, Farrell; sisters Hazlean Brawley, Salisbury, N.C., Idella Miller, Concord, N.C., Vaggie Holt and Frances Bailey, both of Landis, N.C., Viola McHenry, Philadelphia, and Rosa Scott and Jessie Cornelius, both of New York; brothers John Bell Cornelius and the Rev. Frank Cornelius, both of Salisbury, N.C.; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: Noon Thursday, Cedar Avenue Church of God, Sharon, conducted by the Rev. Angel L. De La Cruz. Burial, Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.

Visitation: 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Pauline Cornelius, 139 Mercer Ave., Wheatland.

Wilbert L. Shannon Funeral Home, Wheatland, is in charge.

Frank Kenneth Cox

The funeral will be Thursday for Frank Kenneth Cox, 61, 245 Dove Meadow Drive, who died Monday (Dec. 6, 1999) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Born June 16, 1938, in Stanly County, Mr. Cox was a son of the late Rudolph and Estelle Burris Cox. Educated in the Stanly County schools, he had retired as owner/operator of Cox Electric Co., Salisbury.

Survivors include wife Mary Catherine Sherrin Cox; sons Frank Kenneth Cox Jr. and Thomas Joseph Cox, both of Salisbury; daughter Amy Vanwey, Salisbury, and Charity McClamrock,Woodleaf; brothers James Cox, Denton, Ralph Cox and George Cox, both of Concord, and Lonnie Cox, Oklahoma City, Okla.; sisters Pearl Helms, Charlotte, Judy Blackwelder, Salisbury, Daisy Walter, Concord, and Joyce Helms and Mary Helms, both of Burnsville; and four grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 3 p.m. Thursday, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove. The family will receive friends at the home on Dove Meadow Drive from 6 to 8 o’clock tonight.

Perry William Graham

MOUNT PLEASANT — Perry William Graham, 29, 1568 Barringer Road, died Tuesday (Dec. 7, 1999) at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.

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

Nancy Lear Gulledge

KANNAPOLIS — Nancy Lear Gulledge, 79, 8830 Dogwood Drive, died Tuesday (Dec. 7, 1999) at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville, S.C., from injuries received in an automobile accident.

Whiltey’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Ila Daniel McConnell

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Thursday for Ila Daniel McConnell, 93, 7100 Mooresville Road, formerly of Charlotte, who died Monday (Dec. 6, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Sept. 16, 1906, in Mecklenburg County, Mrs. McConnell was a daughter of the late Sylvanus Watts and Minna Lee Torrence Daniel. She had retired in 1968 from Cannon Mills, Plant 1, sheet department. She was a member of Coddle Creek ARPChurch, Mooresville.

Her husband, Felix R. McConnell, died March 6, 1970, and a son, Felix R. McConnell Jr., died Oct. 19, 1968.

Survivors include daughter Doris McConnell Roberts, of the home; brothers Mason Daniel, Greenville, S.C., and Howard Daniel, Shreveport, La.; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Services: Noon Thursday, Coddle Creek Associate Reformed Church, Mooresville, conducted by the Rev. James Hunt. Burial, Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte.

Visitation: 11 a.m.-noon Thursday at the church. The remainder of the time, the family will be at the home on Mooresville Road.

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

Memorials: Coddle Creek ARPChurch, 2297, Coddle Creek Highway, Mooresville, N.C. 28115.

Clarence Samuel Paules

Clarence Samuel Paules, 84, 455 Venture Court, died Tuesday (Dec. 7, 1999) at his home.

Born Dec. 20, 1914, in Slatington, Pa., Mr. Paules was a son of the late Clarence S. and Anna Paules. Educated in the Slatington schools, he had retired as a rural mail carrier in Slatington. He was a member of Good Shepherd United Church of Christ in Slatington.

Survivors include wife LaRue Frantz Paules; stepsons Donald D. Mack, with whom he made his home, and Robert M. Mack; daughter Judith Oesterle; two grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.

There will be no services.

Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove, is in charge.

Memorials: Mount Zion United Church of Christ, P.O. Box 1298, China Grove, N.C. 28023.

Lena Mae Greene Watkins

ALBEMARLE — Lena Mae Greene Watkins, 69, 210 Crowell Ave., died Monday (Dec. 6, 1999) at Mercy Hospital, Charlotte, after a period of declining health.

Born Jan. 8, 1930, in Montgomery County, Mrs. Watkins was a daughter of Ethel Mae Green Greene, Mount Gilead, and the late Carl Ruben Greene. Educated in the Montgomery County schools, she had retired from Wiscassett Mills.

She was a member of Saints Delight Church and a former member of Mount Zion AMEZion Church in the Pee Dee community of Mount Gilead.

A daughter, Brenda K. Pemberton, preceded her in death.

Survivors, in addition to her mother, include husband Matthew Watkins; sons Willie C. Greene and Dr. Roger L. Green, both of Charlotte, Larry J. and Douglas E. Pemberton, both of Albemarle, and W. Dennis Pemberton, Concord; daughters Carolyn S. Green and Ellen E. Pemberton, both of Albemarle, and Patrice P. Isom, Kannapolis; brother Robert L. Greene, Albemarle; sisters Viola McAulley, Bessie Ewing and Georgette Lilly, all of Mount Gilead, Blanch Rush, New London, and Katie Ford, Albemarle; 22 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. today, Saints Delight Church, conducted by Dr. James E. Richardson, pastor, and a son, Dr. Roger L. Green. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30. Burial, Stanly Gardens of Memory.

Kelsey Funeral Home, Albemarle, is in charge.