ALBEMARLE — Sylvia Coble Bagwell, 58, 615 Mountain Place, died Saturday (Dec. 25, 1999) at her home.

Born March 28, 1941, in Rowan County, Mrs. Bagwell was a daughter of Nannie Deal Coble, Albemarle, and the late Raymond Coble. She and her husband, Harold D. Bagwell, formerly owned the Sweet Shop.

Survivors, in addition to her husband and mother, include daughters Cathy B. Almond, Pamela B. Scott and Tammy B. Randall, all of New London; and five grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, West Albemarle Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Wayne Richardson and the Rev. Mike Dunn. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30. Burial, Stanly Gardens of Memory.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Stanly Funeral Home.

Memorials: Hospice of Stanly County, 960 N. First St., Albemarle, N.C. 28001.

Matthew Patrick Bialy

The funeral will be Wednesday for Matthew Patrick Bialy, 77, who died Thursday (Dec. 23, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born July 23, 1922, in Chicago, Ill., he was a son of the late Anthony and Pietronela Lupinska Bialy. He owned and operated a vending company in Orlando, Fla., before his retirement. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force, he served during World War II and the Korean War.

His wife, Mary Bialy, died July 29, 1997.

Survivors include daughter Angelina B. Stoyanov, Salisbury; stepdaughters Delores Staley, Orlando, Fla., and Georgia Argo, Gatlinburg, Tenn.; brothers Ben, Hank, Gene and Bobby Bialy, all of Chicago, Ill.; sisters Helen B. Sharpe, Dallas, Texas, and Loretta B. MacDonald, New Braunfels, Texas; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, Wednesday, Highland Gardens, Altamonte Springs, Fla.

Visitation: None.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.

Belle Rash Hartsoe

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral is today for Belle Rash Hartsoe, 83, 708 Chapel St., who died Friday (Dec. 24, 1999) at her home after seven years of declining health and six months of serious illness.

Born June 17, 1916, in Ashe County, Mrs. Hartsoe was a daughter of the late Hamilton and Margaret Woodard Rash. She retired in 1973 after many years from Cannon Mills plant 1 sheet department. She was a member of Centerview Baptist Church.

Her husband, Elmer Wilson Hartsoe, died in 1973, and a son, Elmer Wilson Hartsoe Jr., died in May 1985.

Survivors include daughter Phyllis H. Sides, Kannapolis; son Gwyn Hartsoe, Kannapolis; brother Joe Rash, Bristol, Tenn.; sisters Emma Cook, Bakersville, Julie Mullis, Concord, and Geneva Burton, Lenoir; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 today, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Willie Rash. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 2-3 today at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Chapel Street.

Memorials: Centerview Baptist Church, 415 Walter St., Kannapolis, N.C. 28083.

Addie Hendricks

MOCKSVILLE — Addie Hendricks, 94, Wilkesboro Street, died Monday (Dec. 27, 1999) at her home.

Eaton Funeral Home is in charge.

Gracie Mae Johnson

The funeral will be Wednesday for Gracie Mae Johnson, 55, 916 Scales St., who died Tuesday (Dec. 21, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after two years of declining health.

Born May 23, 1944, in Gaston County, she was a daughter of the late Carroll Pete and Cleva Mae Moore Odom. A graduate of Lincoln County public schools, she was a former employee of Premiere Cushion Inc. She was a member of Henderson Grove Baptist Church, where she was treasurer of the spiritual choir and past president of the usher board.

Survivors include daughters Angela Vontina Johnson, of the home, and Michelle Lavern e Odom, Hickory; brothers James, Walter, Jerry and Jackie Ray Odom, all of Lincolnton, and Jeffery Odom, Orlando, Fla.; sister Betty Jean Odom, Lincolnton; and two grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Henderson Grove Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Timothy Bridges. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

Rowan Funeral Service is in charge.

Joe Albert Mullinax

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral is today for Joe Albert Mullinax, 80, 1000 N. Ridge Ave., who died Friday (Dec. 24, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after two months of declining health and a week of serious illness.

Born Dec. 6, 1919, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Mullinax was a son of the late Fred Eugene and Janie Wilson Mullinax. He retired in 1987 after 50 years from Cannon Mills plant 1 pipe shop. He was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church, which he helped to construct, and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of Allen-Graham Masonic Lodge 695.

Survivors include wife Virginia McIntyre Mullinax; sons Gene Mullinax, Senoia, Ga., and Rick Mullinax, Kannapolis; daughter Jane M. James, Kannapolis; sister Ruth M. Parker, Kannapolis; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Services: 1:30 today, Memorial United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Otis Snow. The body will be placed in the church at 1. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

The family will at the home on North Ridge Avenue.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: Memorial United Methodist Church, 1100 W. C St., Kannapolis, N.C. 28081.

Viola Stewart O’Neil

Viola Stewart O’Neil, 74, Granite Quarry, died Sunday (Dec. 26, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Perry Douglas Strider

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Tuesday for Perry Douglas Strider, 44, 8925 Abby Lane, who died Saturday (Dec. 25, 1999) as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born Oct. 27, 1955, in Iredell County, Mr. Strider was a son of the late Alfred P. Strider and the son and stepson of Doris Cavin Ballard and Jack Ballard of Kannapolis. He owned and operated Auto Service, Kannapolis.

Survivors, in addition to his mother and stepfather, include wife Tammy Greene Strider; son Mitchell Douglas Strider, of the home; sister Susan Berquist, Kannapolis; brother Mike Strider, Kannapolis; and grandmother Abbie Cavin.

Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Terry Brown. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove.

Visitation: 1-3 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Abby Lane.

Charles F. Craver

LEXINGTON — The funeral will be Tuesday for Charles F. Craver, 81, 204 Ridgewood Drive, who died Friday (Dec. 24, 1999) at Lexington Memorial Hospital.

Born March 10, 1918, in Rowan County, Mr. Craver was a son of the late John Davidson and Ida Tesh Craver. A lifelong resident of Davidson County, he began his career with Piedmont Funeral Home in 1935 and graduated from Cincinnati College of Embalming in 1939, when he received his license to practice funeral service.

Mr. Craver later acquired a portion of the business and was named general manager and vice president until his semi-retirement in 1986. He continued to work on a part-time basis until 1995.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church, where he was in the John Wesley Bible Class. He was also a member of Memorial Masonic Lodge 696 AF & AM and Lexington Civitan Club. He was a former member and president of the Jaycees.

Survivors include wife Myra Hutchins Craver, whom he marred in 1935; son Charles Myron “Chuck” Craver, of the home; brother Burke H. Craver, Chesapeake, Va.; two grandsons; and a great-granddaughter.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Lexington City Cemetery, conducted by Dr. J. Hurley Thomas III and the Rev. Jill Alventosa Brown.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Piedmont Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home on Ridgewood Drive.

Memorials: Hospice of Davidson County, P.O. Box 1941, Lexington, N.C. 27293-1941.

Margaret Burris Eudy

ALBEMARLE — Margaret Ruth Burris Eudy, 83, 24556 Cherokee Road, died Sunday (Dec. 26, 1999) at Britthaven of the Piedmont.

Born Feb. 16, 1916, in Stanly County, Mrs. Eudy was a daughter of the late Ellis and Junie Burris. She retired as a winder hand from Wiscasett Mills and was a member of Canton Baptist Church.

Survivors include husband William Daniel “Bud” Eudy; sons Ervin Eudy, Oakboro, Lamar Eudy, Statesville, and Sidney Eudy, Albemarle; daughter Amelia Barringer, Misenheimer, and Myra Helms, Midland; sister Malinda Huneycutt, Oakboro; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Canton Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Les Schofield. Burial, church cemetery.

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

Memorials: Canton Baptist Church, Building Fund, 24615 Endy Road, Albemarle, N.C. 28001.

Rev. Eugene Goodman

KANNAPOLIS — The Rev. Eugene Goodman, 72, 1000 Ebenezer Road, died Sunday (Dec. 26, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Sept. 27, 1927, in China Grove, he was a son of the late J.B. and Addie Bell Cox Goodwin. Educated in the Rowan County schools, he was a graduate of Fruitland Bible Institute in Hendersonville and earned his doctor of divinity from Emmanuel Baptist University, Connelly Springs, and also studied at Carolina Bible College, Concord.

Rev. Goodman served as pastor for over 45 years at Pine Ridge Baptist Church, China Grove; Needmore, Woodleaf; Cornatzer, Mocksville; Lane Street, Kannapolis; Wyatts Grove, Richfield; Oswalt, Troutman; Turner Creek, Yadkinville, and Landis Baptist. He taught for five years at Carolina Bible College.

Survivors include wife Jewel McSwain Goodman; daughters Shelia Jean Lear and Becky Kiser, both of Mooresville, Patricia Rogers, Kannapolis, and Carol Goodman, Salisbury; brothers George Goodman, Salisbury, Harold Goodman, China Grove, and James Goodwin, Kannapolis; sisters Frances Williams, Mildred Fleming and Brenda Morgan, all of Kannapolis; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Landis Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Billy Honeycutt, Dr. Ronnie Simpson and Dr. Ron Baity. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove.

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

William Ferd House

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Tuesday for William Ferd House, 82, 160 Northcrest St., formerly of Brian Center, Concord, who died Friday (Dec. 24, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after a period of declining health.

Born Feb. 27, 1917, in Georgia, Mr. House was a son of the late Carlton Ferd and Zuma Gilespie House. A Baptist, he retired in 1980 as a self-employed brick mason. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a resident of Kannapolis since 1938.

His wife, Addie Lou Vaughn House, died Aug. 26, 1997.

Survivors include son Charles House, Kannapolis; daughters Glenna H. Pigg, Charlotte, and Georgia V. Ruecker, New Port Richey, Fla.; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Carolina Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Raymond Davis.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home on Northcrest Street.

Carole Ann Jones

ALBEMARLE - Carole Ann Frank Jones, 63, of 50021 Rider Road, Richfield, died Saturday (Dec. 25, 1999) at Avante Nursing Home, Concord.

Born Feb. 4, 1936, in Chicago, Ill, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Helen Frank. She was a member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church and was retired as first line manager of sales and service for Pac Bell Telephone Company.

Survivors include husband Johnnie Frank Jones; daughters Barbara Simon, Antiock, Calif. and Elizabeth Guterring, Merced, Calif.; brother Jack Frank, Dallas, Tex., sisters Ginger Mizerra, Chicago, Ill. and Barbara Rowell, California; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Richfield, conducted by the Rev. Bob Clanton. Burial in the church cemetery.

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

Moses Landrum

Moses Landrum, 117 Elmwood Drive, died Sunday (Dec. 26, 1999) at his home.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Betty Dean Dedmon Millis

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Betty Dean Dedmon Millis, 74, 2182 Lannie Lane, died Tuesday (Dec. 21, 1999) at Chester County Hospital.

Born March 19, 1925, in Salisbury, N.C., Mrs. Millis was a daughter of the late Herbert and Sally Foster Dedmon. She graduated from Boyden High School, Salisbury, N.C., and retired from Belks Department Store. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Chester.

Her husband, L.A. Millis Jr., preceded her in death.

Survivors include son Len Millis, Harrisonburg, Va.; daughter Debra M. Thomas, Greer; sister Addie Bell Henderson, Salisbury, N.C.; brothers Rad Dedmon, Salisbury, N.C., and George Dedmon, Ringgold, Ga.; three grandsons; three step-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 23, at Barron Funeral Chapel, Chester. The Rev. Clay Waldrip officiated.

Memorials: First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 518, Chester, S.C. 29706.

George Pope Vasu

ALBERMARLE - George Pope Vasu, 66, of 14196 McLester Road, Oakboro, died Sunday (Dec. 26, 1999) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Born Sept. 27, 1933 in Weirton, W. Va., he was a son of the late Charles Pope and Helen Vasu.

Survivors include wife Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Vasu; sons Jim and John Vasu, both of Chapel Hill; daughters Amy Vasu Armstrong, Chapel Hill, and Wendy Vasu, Charlotte; and one grandchild.

Services: Memorial service 7 p.m. Tuesday, Hartsell Funeral Home Chapel conducted by the Rev. Leslee Wray.

Visitation: 6-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.