CHINA GROVE — The funeral will be Wednesday for Wilma Estelle Goble, 78, 417 W. Ketchie St., who died Monday (Nov. 1, 1999) at The Laurels of Salisbury.

Born May 16, 1921, in Rowan County, Mrs. Goble was a daughter of the late Arthur Bedford and Clara Della Hafer Goble. She was educated in the High Point schools. Retired from Cannon Mills’ folding department, she was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church.

Survivors include brother Arthur Goble, Kannapolis; and sister Libbie Deal, China Grove.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. David Swygert. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park,

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove. At other times the family will be at the home of sister Libbie Deal, 140 Miller Road.

Memorials: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 596, China Grove, N.C. 28023.

Luther C. ‘Slim’ Leonard

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Wednesday for Luther Calvin “Slim” Leonard, 93, 517 Wright Ave., who died Sunday (Oct. 31, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Aug. 19, 1906, in Union County, Mr. Leonard was a son of the late Henry Calvin and Linda Pauline Cox Leonard. He had retired in 1985 from Cannon Mills, Plant 1, sewing room. He was a member of Franklin Heights Baptist Church.

Survivors include wife Nathilee Greene Leonard; sons Eddie Carroll Leonard, Kannapolis, and Luther Marvin Leonard, Mobile, Ala.; sister Bessie Wolfe, Monroe; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Townsend. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Wright Avenue.

‘Kay’ Goodman Linker

ROCKWELL — Barbara “Kay” Goodman Linker, 43, Rockwell, died Monday (Nov. 1, 1999) at her home after a year of declining health and a month of serious illness.

Born Nov. 12, 1955, in Rowan County, Mrs. Linker was a daughter of Ben Melvin and Norma Jean Drye Goodman of Rockwell. She was a 1974 graduate of East Rowan High School and a 1993 graduate of Carolina Medical School of Nursing.

A registered nurse, she was last employed with Cabarrus Pediatric Clinic, Concord. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Survivors, in addition to her parents, include husband Arthur Lynn “Tub” Linker, whom she married June 16, 1974; son Jerome Linker, of the home; daughters Amy and Jennifer Linker, both of the home; brother Mike Goodman, Rockwell; sister Kathy Goodman Tolbert, Rockwell; and one granddaughter.

Services: 11 a.m Wednesday, Immanuel Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Bruce Sheeks. Burial, church cemetery.

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

Memorials: Cabarrus College of Health Science, Kay Linker Scholarship Fund, 431 Copperfield Blvd. N.E., Concord, N.C. 28025-2405.

Gladys Macklin

Memorials for Gladys Macklin, 83, Carlsbad, Calif., may be directed to Salisbury Symphony, P.O. Box 4262, Salisbury, N.C. 28145-4264.

A retired music teacher, Mrs. Macklin was a former teacher at Salisbury High School.

A memorial service was held Oct. 16 for Mrs. Macklin, who died Oct. 13 in Carlsbad, Calif.

Wallace Slade

Wallace Slade, 74, formerly of Washington, D.C., died Monday (Nov. 1, 1999) at the Hefner VAMedical Center in Salisbury after several years of declining health.

Born Jan. 15, 1925, in Salisbury, Mr. Slade was a son of the late Helen Slade Hawkins Scott. Educated in the Rowan County schools, he had retired as a truck driver for General Electric.

Survivors include brother Benjamin Hawkins, East Spencer.

Services: Noon Thursday, Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home’s A.R. Kelsey Memorial Chapel, conducted by Robert Reese. Burial, National Cemetery, Salisbury. Military rites by Rowan Veterans Council.

Visitation: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of brother Benjamin Hawkins, 113 Mitchell St., East Spencer.

Herman W. Sloop

KANNAPOLIS — Herman W. Sloop, 82, 408 N. Cannon Blvd., died Monday (Nov. 1, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born April 23, 1917, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Sloop was a son of the late Waldo J. and Bessie Rogers Sloop. Owner/operator of Herman Sloop Grading and Hauling for more than 50 years, he was a 1935 graduate of Cannon High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he was a former deacon and elder.

Survivors include wife Ethel Morgan Sloop; daughters Mrs. Ralph (Sonia S.) Johnston, Mount Gilead, and Mrs. Arnold (NancyS.) Byrd, Concord; brothers Jacob and J.D. Sloop, both of China Grove, Franklin Sloop, Rockwell, Guy Sloop, Landis, Jerry Sloop, Kannapolis, and Tommy Sloop, Nashville, Tenn.; sisters Ruth Thornburg, Surfside Beach, S.C., Margaret York, Louise Goodman, Thelma Honeycutt and Linda Menius, all of Kannapolis, and Helen McGinnis, Statesville; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday, First Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev Brant Piper. Burial,Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home.

Memorials: First Presbyterian Church, 201 Vance St., Kannapolis, N.C. 28081.

John Henry Terry

John Henry Terry, 84, Salisbury, died Tuesday (Nov. 2, 1999) at the Hefner VAMedical Center in Salisbury.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Froza Lambert Tucker

STANFIELD — Froza Virginia Lambert Tucker, 77, 24633 Ridgecrest Road, died Monday (Nov. 1, 1999) at the Albemarle Lutheran Nursing Home.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Running Creek Primitive Baptist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle. At other times the family will be at the home of sister Zula L. Eudy, 24869 Millingport Road.

Memorials: Hospice of Stanly County, 960 N. First St., Albemarle,N.C. 28001; or N.C. Lutheran Nursing Homes, P.O. Box 308, Albemarle,N.C. 28002-0308.

Addie Helms Swanner

ALBEMARLE — Addie Verona Helms Swanner, 89, 33426 Old Salisbury Road, died Saturday (Oct. 30, 1999) at Britthaven Nursing Center.

Born Feb. 10, 1910, in Union County, Mrs. Swanner was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John W. Helms. She was a homemaker.

Her husband, the Joe Thomas Swanner, and a daughter, Sue Smith, preceded her in death.

Survivors include daughters Vicki Eudy, New London, and JoAnn Presson, Norwood; sons David Swanner, Indian Trail, and Keith Swanner, Gainesville, Ga.; sister Daisy Trull; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.