Helen Kendall Culp

BADIN — Helen Kendall Culp, 86, 36042-A Hwy. 740, died Wednesday (Dec. 29, 1999) at Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle.

Born Nov. 19, 1913, in StanlyCounty, Mrs. Culp was a daughter of the late W.R. and Estelle Shackelford Kendall. A homemaker, she was a member of Badin Baptist Church.

Survivors include husband Allen Culp; son Ronald K. Culp, Charlotte; daughter Wanda C. Russell, Albemarle; brother W.R.Kendall Jr., New London; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Badin Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Dan Abernathy and the Rev. Claude Dick. The body will be placed in the church at 2. Burial, Stanly Gardens of Memory, Albemarle.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Stanly Funeral Home, Albemarle.

Memorials: Badin Baptist Church, P.O. Box 337, Badin, N.C. 28009.

Edgar Sherlie Lloyd

STATESVILLE — Edgar Sherlie Lloyd, 83, 814 Mocksville Highway, died Wednesday (Dec. 29, 1999) at his home.

Born Jan. 6, 1916, in Iredell County, Mr. Lloyd was a son of the late John Wesley and Dottie Bowers Loyd. Retired, he was a farmer and night watchman at J.C. Steele &Sons. He was a member of Hebron Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Gladden Lloyd, and a son, Gary O’Neil Lloyd.

Survivors include son Forrest S. Lloyd, Cleveland; daughters Jackie L. Harmon, Lexington, S.C., Carol L. Hendrix, Joyce L. Gantt, Peggy L. Clanton and Brenda L. Bell, all of Statesville, and Patsy L. Kluttz, Cleveland; sisters Margaret L. Lundy, Statesville, and Carolyn L. Alexander, Harmony; 16 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 today, Hebron Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Robert Page and the Rev. William Wease. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: In the church fellowship hall after the service.

Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: Alzheimer’s Association, Southern Piedmont Chapter, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, N.C. 28215; or Hebron Baptist Church, Building Fund, 175 Hebron Road,Statesville, N.C. 28625.

Carrie Whitaker

LANDIS — Carrie Whitaker, 87, formerly of Taylor Street, died Thursday (Dec. 30, 1999) at Genesis ElderCare of Salisbury.

Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, Landis, is in charge.

Alfred Ray Brown

NEW LONDON — Alfred Ray Brown, 65, 42066 Depot Trail, died Wednesday (Dec. 29, 1999) at Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle.

Born July 25, 1934, in Cocke County, Tenn., Mr. Brown was a son of the late Goldie Mae Hance and Homer Rex Brown. A veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he had been a truss builder and truck driver for Southeastern Materials.

Survivors include wife Mary Lou Carver Brown; sons Tim and Tom Brown, both of Albemarle; daughters Ethel Little, Atlanta, and Betty Brown, Newport, Tenn.; stepson Wesley Hartsell, Leland; stepdaughter Melissa Crisco, Albemarle; brothers John Brown, Newport, Tenn., Ronald Brown, Michigan, and Jim and Rex Brown; sisters Nancy Frazier, Michigan, and Betty Jo Dunkel, Newport, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Hillside Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Curtis H. Smith. Burial, Stanley Gardens of Memory, Albemarle.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle. The rest of the time, the family will be at the 42066 Depot Trail home.

Memorials: Muscular Dystrophy Association, 5501 Executive Center Drive, Suite 245, Charlotte, N.C. 28212 or Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, S.C. 29605.

Sidney Thomas Garner

MOCKSVILLE — Sidney Thomas Garner, 84, John Crotts Road, died Thursday (Dec. 30, 1999) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

Born Nov. 21, 1915, Mr. Garner was a son of the late Rose Meeks and Thomas Alvin Garner. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army and was retired from the Hefner VAMedical Center, Salisbury.

He was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church, where he taught Sunday school for more than 40 years and was elected honorary lifetime Sunday school superintendent. He was also a church trustee.

He was preceded in death by wife Ruth Boger Garner.

Survivors include son Thomas Garner of the home; daughters Rosemary Garner, Mocksville, Pat Garrett, Clemmons, and Carroll Kisner, Hickory; three grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Bethel United Methodist Church, conducted by Dr. S.B. Warner, the Rev. Ardis Payne and the Rev. Don Sigmon. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Eaton Funeral Service.

Memorials: Bethel United Methodist Church, 675 N. Main St., Mocksville, N.C. 27028.

Esther Lee Lowder Herrin

ALBEMARLE — Esther Lee Lowder Herrin, 94, 24103 Endy Road, died Thursday (Dec. 30, 1999) at her home.

Born July 31, 1905, in Stanly County, Mrs. Herrin was a daughter of the late James Henry and Eunice Hatley Lowder. She was a homemaker and had been the oldest member of Canton Baptist Church.

Survivors include daughters Betty Burris and Irene Morton, both of Albemarle; sons Ernest Herrin Jr., Albemarle, and James Melvin Herrin, Charlotte; brothers Cletus and Raymond Lowder, both of Albemarle; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle, conducted by the Rev. Gary Hunsucker, the Rev. Les Schofield and the Rev. Sid Martin. Burial, Canton Baptist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight at the funeral home. The rest of the time, the family will be at the 24103 Endy Road home.

Hal Floyd Hatley

ALBEMARLE — Hal Floyd Hatley, 89, 416 Second Ave., died Thursday (Dec. 30, 1999) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Born March 17, 1910, in Stanly County, Mr. Hatley was a son of the late Frank and Etta Eudy Hatley. He was retired from D.A. Holbrook &Son and had been the oldest member at Salem United Methodist Church.

His wife, Stella Hatley Hatley, died Oct. 26, 1987. He was also preceded in death by daughters Doris Elaine Hatley and Ruby Gathings.

Survivors include daughter Linda Hatley Kendall, New London; brother Bruce Hatley, Albemarle; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Salem United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mark Denton and the Rev. Susan Sides. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Stanly Funeral Home.

Memorials: Salem United Methodist Church, 21007 N.C. Highway 73, Albemarle, N.C. 28001.

Eve Clodfelter Hunsucker

ALBEMARLE — Eve Sue Clodfelter Hunsucker, 66, 501 Reeves Ave., died Thursday (Dec. 30, 1999) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Born Jan. 22, 1933, in Stanly County, Mrs. Hunsucker was a daughter of Onnie Martin Lisk Clodfelter, Albemarle, and the late Willie Harris Clodfelter. She had been a switchboard operator at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Bruce Hunsucker.

In addition to her mother, she is survived by brother Carroll Clodfelter, Albemarle.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday memorial service, Stanly Gardens of Memory, conducted by the Rev. Caroll Flack.

Visitation: None. The family will be at the 501 Reeves Ave. home.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle in charge.

Barry Edward Hyde

KANNAPOLIS — Barry Edward Hyde, 55, 2814 Countryside Drive, died Thursday (Dec. 30, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Feb. 20, 1944, in Rowan County, Mr. Hyde was a son of Margaret Dobbin Hyde, Kannapolis, and the late Thomas C. Hyde. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was employed with Joe H. Ervin Grading and Hauling Co.

He was a member of New Hope Lutheran Church. He had been president of the church council at St. David’s Lutheran Church and worked with the merger of three churches that became New Hope.

He had been involved with Scouting through the years and was cowboy sanctioned with the Southern Rodeo Association.

Survivors, in additon to his mother, include wife Brenda Absher Hyde; sons Todd Edward and Barry Hulon Hyde, both of Kannapolis; brothers Charles Hyde, Midland, Texas, Rudy Hyde, Kannapolis, and Randy Hyde, Greensboro; sister Lesia Caldwell, Kannapolis; and two grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, New Hope Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Joseph Kovitch. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Whitley’s Funeral Home.

Memorials: New Hope Lutheran Church, 1615 Brantley Road, Kannapolis, N.C. 28083.

Julia Kluttz Leonard

DANVILLE, Va. — Julia Rebecca Kluttz Leonard, 78, 152 Dublin Court, died Wednesday (Dec. 29, 1999) at her home.

Born March 2, 1921, in Rowan County, N.C., Mrs. Leonard was a daughter of the late George Henry and Ethel Boyd Kluttz.

She graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne College and received a master’s degree in education from the University of Virginia. She taught for 35 years in the Danville Public School System.

She was a member of Ascension Lutheran Church, a life-long member of WELCA, a member of the church choir and Sunday school and an instructor in the original Chrismon project.

She was also a member of Grove Park Garden Club, Danville Area Choral Arts Society and Alpha Beta Gamma Club.

Survivors include husband Hugh Preston Leonard, whom she married Dec. 20, 1942; daughters Faye L. Preston, Kent, Conn., and Ruth S. Leonard, Caswell County, N.C.; brothers George Henry Kluttz Jr., Arthur Kluttz and Elbert Kluttz, all of Salisbury, N.C.; sisters Pearl Wilson, Charlotte, Ruth Monroe, Ruby Goodman and Daisy Martin, all of Salisbury, N.C., Patricia Peeler, Centreville, Va., Edna England, Raleigh, and Margaret Kluttz, Spartanburg, S.C.; and six grandchildren.

Services: 2:30 p.m. Sunday memorial service, Ascension Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Caldwell N.Day. Internment of ashes to be held at a later date in Salisbury, N.C.

Memorials: Ascension Lutheran Church, 314 W. Main St., Danville, Va. 24541.

Sandra Rena Lyles

BALTIMORE, MD. — Sandra Rena Lyles, 48, Baltimore, died Monday (Dec. 27, 1999) at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Born in Rowan County in North Carolina, Ms. Lyles was a daughter of the late Johnnie Mae Spring and Ernest Edward Lyles. She attended Dunbar High School and was a former member of Ardis Chapel AMEZion Church, both in Salisbury, N.C.

She is survived by two sons and two daughters in Baltimore; brothers Ernest Edward Lyles Jr. and Ronnie Lyles, both of Charlotte, and Donnie Lyles, Woodleaf, N.C.; sisters Jean R. Miller, Carolyn Luther and Barbara Taylor, all of Salisbury, N.C.; and 11 grandchildren.

Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday, Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Service. Burial, a Baltimore cemetery.

Visitation: 11-11:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home in Baltimore.

Jimmy Floyd Martin

KANNAPOLIS — Jimmy Floyd Martin, 67, 301 Odell St., died Thursday (Dec. 30, 1999) at his home after a short illness.

Born Sept. 22, 1932, in Queens Village, Long Island, N.Y., Mr. Martin was a son of the late Lucas Lloyd and Ruth Moody Martin. He owned and operated the former Kannapolis Well Drilling Co. for 40 years and had been in the well drilling business for 50 years.

A graduate of Claremont Central High School in Hickory, he moved to Kannapolis from Cummings, Ga., in 1960.

He was a volunteer and former member of the Salvation Army board of directors and former member of the Torch Club of the YMCA.

Survivors include wife Patsy Canipe Martin; son Michael Lloyd Martin, Mooresville; daughter Donna Martin Turnmyre, Hickory; brother L. Wilson Martin, Statesville; sister Betty Ann Martin, Winston-Salem; and four grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday graveside service, Carolina Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Don Noblitt.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Whitley’s Funeral Home. The rest of the time, the family will be at the 301 Odell St. home.

Memorials: Salvation Army, 216 Patterson Ave., SE, Concord, N.C. 28025 or Hospice of Cabarrus County, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, N.C. 28026-1235.

Paul James Potts

MOCKSVILLE — Paul James Potts, 67, Duke Whittaker Road, died Wednesday (Dec. 29, 1999) at Davie County Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born Aug. 20, 1932, in Davidson County, Mr. Potts was a son of the late Lethia Bundy and James Vestal Potts. He was retired from Baker Furniture Co. and was a member of Heaven Bound Full Gospel Church.

He was preceded in death by daughter Karen Potts and son Terry Potts.

Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Glania Tayes Potts; sons James, Jeff, Bobby and Michael Potts, all of Mocksville, and Dale Potts, Linwood; daughters Kay Garza, Kathy Roberts and Dora Hill, all of Mocksville; brother Vestal Potts, Mocksville; sisters Lucille Sain, Mocksville, and Lillie Mae Gaither, Winston-Salem; 23 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Eaton Funeral Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Joe Dellinger and the Rev. James Ward. Burial, Bear Creek Baptist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Eaton Funeral Service.

Carrie C. Whitaker

LANDIS — Carrie Carpenter Whitaker, 88, 210 E. Taylor St., died Thursday (Dec. 30, 1999) at Genesis Eldercare, Salisbury.

Born Oct. 7, 1911, in Lincoln County, Mrs. Whitaker was a daughter of the late Essie Margaret Starnes and Charley Grant Carpenter.

She graduated from Landis High School and was a homemaker. She also assisted her husband at the State Farm Insurance Agency and was a member of First Reformed Church and its Women’s Guild.

Her husband, Robert Vance Whitaker, died Feb. 28, 1998.

Survivors include son Dean Whitaker, Las Vegas, Nev.; daughters Mrs. Gene (Cynthia) Miller, Landis, and Peggy Whitaker Holland, Raleigh; eight grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, First Reformed Church, conducted by the Rev. David Franks. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, Landis.