OAKBORO — Earl Seymore Hartsell, 72, 16307 Hwy. 205, brother of Steve Hartsell of Albemarle, died Tuesday (Oct. 2, 1999) at his home.

Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Gleaning Mission Church. Burial, Red Cross Baptist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle. At other times the family will be at the home on Highway 205.

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

Fairye Matthews Fuller

MOORESVILLE — Fairye Matthews Fuller, 70, River Highway, died Sunday (Oct. 31, 1999) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Born Jan 31, 1929, in Yadkin County, she was a daughter of the late General Dewey and Stacie Waugh Matthews. She was self-employed as a flag car driver.

Her husband, Charles E. Fuller, preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons Doug, Randy and Tim Fuller, all of Mooresville, and Marty Fuller, Landis; sisters Ann Kinsey, Kate Sparks and Landa Brown, all of East Bend, and Rosa Wilhelm, Jonesville; and five grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. today, Iredell Memorial Gardens, Statesville, conducted by the Rev. Dan L. Freeman.

Memorials: Shriner’s Children’s Hospital, c/o Oasis Temple, P.O. Box 560666, Charlotte, N.C. 28256.

Cavin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mamie Greene Hunsucker

KANNAPOLIS — Mamie Ellen Greene Hunsucker, 75, formerly of Kannapolis, died Wednesday (Nov. 3, 1999) at Concord Nursing Center. She had been in declining health for many years.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Bailey Lee James

MOCKSVILLE — Bailey LeeJames, 58, Hemlock Street, died Tuesday (Nov. 2, 1999) at his home. He was a retired postal worker.

Eaton Funeral Home is in charge.

Rev. J.C. Lane

MOCKSVILLE — The funeral will be Thursday for J.C. Lane, 72, Sain Road, who died Monday (Nov. 1, 1999) at his home.

Born Sept. 12, 1927, in Rutherford County, Mr. Lane was a son of the late Charles and Fushia Metcalf Lane. He was a graduate of Nashville School of Automotive and Diesel Mechanics and had worked as a mechanic in Shelby. He was also a graduate of Lees-McRae College and Appalachian State Teachers College. He did graduate work at Emory University, Atlanta.

He retired as a minister after more than 40 years with the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. He had been a pitcher with the Chicago White Sox and a substitute teacher in the public schools. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served in the military police during World War II.He was a chaplain for Davie County Hospice.

Survivors include his wife of 51 years Margaret Hansel Lane; daughters Mrs. Smitty (Cathy) Motsinger, Midway, Mrs.Robert (Patricia) Anderson, Marion, Mrs. Dennis (Carol)Dobbs, Columbia, S.C., and Margaret Ann Lane, Mocksville; sons Bob and Chris Lane, both of Killeen, Texas; sister Memir Waters, Forest City; brothers W.L. Lane, Rutherfordton, and Elbert P. Lane, Henrietta; six grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, DulinUnited Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Zane Norton, the Rev. Ray O’Ferrell and Dr. Mike Leatherwood. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Eaton Funeral Home.

Memorials: Davie County Hospice, P.O. Box 848, Mocksville, N.C.; or Cancer Services, 622 N. Main St., Mocksville, N.C. 27028.

Inez Akers Leath

LEXINGTON — Gracie Inez Akers Leath, 70, 8915 Linwood-Southmont Road, died Tuesday (Nov. 2, 1999) at Lexington Memorial Hospital.

Born Sept. 13, 1929, in Grayson County, Va., Mrs. Leath was a daughter of the late Bufford and Lula Crowder Akers. A homemaker, she was of the Holiness faith.

Survivors include husband, AlvinL. Leath, whom she married in 1947; daughter Brenda Sue Leath, of the home; sons Roger Lee and Billy Ray Leath, both of Lexington; brothers Paul Akers, Fries, Va., and Jesse and Ralph Akers, both of Lexington; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Thursday, Nan Patton Cemetery, Galax, Va., conducted by the Rev. Kenneth Davis.

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

Shannon Lee McClure

KANNAPOLIS — Shannon Lee McClure, 20, 180 State Road, died Tuesday (Nov. 2, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge. The family will be at the home of an aunt, Ann Addison, 700 Church Ave.

Theodore R. Norris

Theodore R. Norris Jr., 67, 145 Bethaven Drive, died Tuesday (Nov. 2, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Rowan Funeral Service is in charge.

Lucy G. Oliphant

MOORESVILLE — Lucy Galliher Oliphant, 92, Oliphant Road, died Monday (Nov. 1, 1999) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Born July 19, 1907, in Iredell County, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Frances Clodfelter Galliher. A homemaker, she was a longtime member of Jones Memorial United Methodist Church, where she was active for many years.

Her husband, John D. “Jack” Oliphant, and a daughter, Pauline Knox, preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons Robert “Bobby” Oliphant, Harold, Wayne and Gary Oliphant, all of Mooresville, and Jack L. Oliphant, Troutman; daughters Lorene Shinn, Mooresville, and Virginia Follette, Clemmons; sister Katie Karriker, Mooresville; 21 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Jones Memorial United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Leo Fair and Dr. Doris C. Weddington. Burial, Glenwood Memorial Park

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Cavin Funeral Home

Memorials: Jones Memorial United Methodist Church, 648 W. Park Ave., Mooresville, N.C. 28115.

Louise Cadell Reese

KANNAPOLIS — Louise Cadell Reese, 70, Central Avenue, died Tuesday (Nov. 2, 1999) at Five Oaks Nursing Center, Concord.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

William Onyx Seymore

CHINA GROVE — William Onyx Seymore, 64, 2050 Saw Road, died Tuesday (Nov. 2, 1999) at his home.

Born Feb. 28, 1935, in Marion, W.Va., Mr. Seymore was a son of the late Herbert and Betty Seymore. Educated in the West Jefferson schools, he attended Landis Church of God and the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He retired as a mechanic from Elox.

Survivors include wife Mary McGee Seymore; son Ronnie Safrit, China Grove; daughters Linda Porter and Melissa Driver, both of China Grove, and Patricia Zanolli, Mooresville; brothers Tom Seymore, West Jefferson, and John Seymore, Tennessee; sisters Ruby Friesland and Betty Joe and Sue Seymore, all of West Jefferson; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Landis Church of God, conducted by the Rev. Bruce Rabon. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, Landis.

John Henry Terry

John Henry Terry Sr., 84, formerly of High Point, died Tuesday (Nov. 2, 1999) at Hefner VA Medical Center following a brief illness.

Born Feb. 27, 1915, in McColl, S.C., he was a son of the late Laurence T. and Martha Ann Welch Terry. Educated in the McColl, S.C. schools, he was a graduate of High Point College. He was an industrial mechanic for Kay Manufacturing Co. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, he served during World War II in the China, India-Burma and the Asiatic-Pacific Theatres. He was a member of Rankin Memorial United Methodist Church, High Point.

His wife, Doris Mangum Terry, died on June 9, 1998.

Survivors include son John Henry Jr., Pensacola, Fla.; daughter Mrs. Dale (Becky) Twembly, High Point; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: There will be no services or visitation. The body will be cremated

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Tiffany Dawn Upright

KANNAPOLIS — Tiffany Dawn Upright, 16, died Tuesday (Nov. 2, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Virla Mae Aldrich

KANNAPOLIS — Virla Mae Aldrich, 80, Brightmoor Nursing Center, died Tuesday (Nov. 2, 1999) after five years of declining health.

Born Sept. 17, 1919, in Union County, she was a daughter of the late George W. and Anna Davis Aldrich. Employed as sales clerk in a Florida department store, she retired in 1970.

Survivors include sons William and Arnold Cook, both of Kannapolis; sisters Blanche Plyler, Monroe, and Methel Calhoun, Phoenix, Ariz.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren

Services: The body will be cremated and private services will be held.