A graveside inurnment service will be held Wednesday for Kenneth H. Dunlop, 82, of Green Valley, Ariz., a former resident of Salisbury, who died Sept. 25, 1999.

Born June 6, 1917, in Schuylkill, Pa., he was a 1939 graduate of Catawba College and served with the U. S. Army Air Corps during World War ll in the China-Burma-India Theater. He operated Salisbury Business College from 1949 to 1959 and later served as administrative assistant to the late William S. Fishman, founder of Aramark, Inc. in Philadelphia, Pa. before moving to Green Valley, Ariz. in 1994.

His wife, Thelma Smith Dunlop, preceded him in death in 1955.

Survivors include sons George Dunlop, Arlington Va., and Tom Dunlop, Reno, Nev.; sister Georgine Miller, Lancaster, Pa. and two grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. graveside inurnment service Wednesday, City Memorial Park.

Visitation: At the cemetery following the service.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Bobby Jay Crum

MOORESVILLE — Bobby Jay Crum, 63, Eastridge Lane, died Monday (Dec. 27, 1999) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Born Oct. 24, 1936, in Stirrat, W.Va., Mr. Crum was a son of the late Ike and Annie Hall Crum. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he attended Old Country Church, Terrell. He was a maintenance mechanic with Superba Print Works for 16 years.

Survivors include wife Oma M. Shrewsbury Crum; son Randy Crum, Mooresville; sisters Mrs. Tom (Ruby)Lester and Lois Camper, both of Phelps, Ky., and Patty Mullins, Pikeville, Ky.; two grandsons; and one great-granddaughter.

Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Old Country Church, Terrell, conducted by the Rev. Woody Stacy. Burial, Glenwood Memorial Park.

Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Cavin Funeral Home.

Wilson Mack Erwin Jr.

The funeral will be Wednesday for Wilson Mack Erwin Jr., 87, Yorktown, Va., a former Salisbury resident, who died Thursday (Dec. 23, 1999) at Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Va.

Born March 25, 1912, in Badin, Mr. Erwin was a son of the late Wilson Mack and Flossie Hix Erwin. He was educated in the Badin schools. A graduate of Catawba College, he was active with the Blue Masque and the tennis team.

A lieutenant colonel, he served in the U.S. Air Force for 26 years. He later worked with the Virginia Division of Justice and Crime Prevention for six years. He remained active in senior citizens groups.

Mr. Erwin had been in 25 Broadway plays, 10 motion pictures, starring with actors such as Janet Gaynor, Robert Young and Lionel Barrymore. He also drove Salisbury native Sidney Blackmer around when Blackmer was dating his wife, Susan.

Survivors include sons Billy Erwin, with whom he lived, and Bobby and Ricky Erwin, both of Honolulu, Hawaii; daughter Cindy Erwin, San Francisco, Calif.; brothers Jim and Sam Erwin, both of Salisbury; sisters Florence Houck, Mill Bridge, and Carol Shuping, Columbia; and two grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Summersett Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Malcolm M. Bullock. Burial, Thyatira Presbyterian Church cemetery.

Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Memorials: Thyatira Presbyterian Church, 220 White Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28147.

George Walter Lightfoot II

George Walter Lightfoot ll, 72, died Monday (Dec. 27, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Viola Stewart O’Neil

GRANITE QUARRY — The funeral will be Wednesday for Viola Stewart O’Neil, Granite Quarry, who died Sunday (Dec. 26, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born in Boston, Mass., Mrs. O’Neil was a daughter of the late McLeod C. and Josephine Hurley Stewart. She graduated from high school in Massachusetts. A homemaker, she was a volunteer for Friendship House.

Her husband, David Allen O’Neil, died in 1994, and a daughter,Kathleen S. Rainone, died in 1996.

Survivors include daughters Kerry A. Moore, Hendersonville, and Robin Diane O’Neil, San Ramon, Calif.; brothers Mac Stewart, Hernando, Fla., and Bill Stewart, Fort Atkinson, Wisc.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 1 p.m. Wednesday, National Cemetery, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Marcus B. Hovis III.

Visitation: None.

Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge.

Memorials: Humane Society of Rowan County Inc., 112 W. Innes St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

William ‘Guy’ Stoker

ALBEMARLE — William Gythe “Guy” Stoker, 84, 903 Honeysuckle Lane, died Monday (Dec. 27, 1999) at his home.

Born Oct. 5, 1915, in Albemarle, Mr. Stoker was a son of the late John Adam and Pallie Chandler Stoker. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served during World War II. He retired from Wiscassett Mills as a yarn dye foreman.

Survivors include wife Lillie Mae Jones Stoker; sons Joe Stoker, Albemarle, and L.G.“Buddy” Stoker, Gastonia; daughter Judy Stoker Huneycutt, New London; brothers Edward Stoker, Albemarle, and Richard Stoker, New London; sister Jewell Boger, New London; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, North Albemarle Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Wyman Bolin and Dr. Grady Taylor. Burial, Fairview Memorial Park.