MOCKSVILLE — Oscar Edwards Beaver, 76, Spring Street, died Wednesday (Nov. 3, 1999) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Eaton Funeral Home is in charge.

David Alan Cummings

ALBEMARLE — David Alan Cummings, 29, died Tuesday (Nov. 2, 1999) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.

Born July 9, 1970, in Jacksonville, Fla., Mr. Cummings was the son of Charlotte Anne Cummings, Albemarle, and the late George Larry Cummings.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include brother John Cummings, New London; and sister Sharon Lipscomb, Shelby.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Salem United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mark Denton. Burial, Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Friday, Hartsell Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home on North Broome Street.

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

Faye Gillespie

CHINA GROVE — Faye Fortune Mull Gillespie, 81, 410 Blackwelder St., died Wednesday (Nov. 4, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove, is in charge.

Lester James Hollis

KANNAPOLIS — Lester James Hollis, 64, 666 Wilson St., died Tuesday7 (Nov. 2, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Feb. 4, 1935, in Cherokee County, S.C., Mr. Hollis was a son of the late Crawley and Rosa D. Hollis. He had retired as a custodian at the Cabarrus County Government Center. He was a trustee and grounds keeper for his church.

Survivors include daughters Renita Allison, Far Rockaway, N.Y., and Elaine and Tina Glenn, both of Salisbury; sons the Rev. Lester James Allison,Henderson, and Reginald Lee and Sherman Glenn, both of Concord; sisters Shirley Jordan, Kannapolis, Cleo Massey, Los Angeles, and HollyGrant, Concord; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Harding Street Church of God, conducted by the Rev. Sylvester Pharr. Burial, Bethel Baptist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Friday,Bryant-Lytle-Young Funeral Home.

Mamie Greene Hunsucker

CONCORD — Mamie Greene Hunsucker, 75, Concord Nursing Center, died Wednesday (Nov. 3, 1999) at the nursing center after 18 months of declining health.

Born Nov. 1, 1924, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Hunsucker was a daughter of the late Thomas T. and Fannie Richards Greene. She was a member of Concord Lake Baptist Church.

Her husband, Dorris Ray Hunsucker, died May 7, 1991.

Survivors include sons Gary and Rufus Hunsucker, both of Concord, and Kenneth Hunsucker, Mooresville; daughters Faye Gray and Leann Anderson, both of Kannapolis; brother Frank Greene, Terrell; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m.Friday, Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Bobby Utley.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Faye Gray, 919 Oakshade Ave., Kannapolis.

ALBEMARLE — Daisy Hathcock Ingram, 86, 43955 Rummage Road, died Wednesday (Nov. 4, 1999) at Britthaven of Piedmont Nursing Center.

Born Dec. 17, 1912, in Stanly County, Mrs. Ingram was a daughter of the late Millard and Helen Sanders Hathcock. She was a homemaker and a member of Dunn’s Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors include husband William Clay Ingram; daughter Brenda Boone, Rockwell; stepdaughters Helen Laton and Frances Bell, both of Albemarle; sister Blanche Hinson, New London; brother Robert Hathcock, Albemarle; half brothers Bain and Carl Hathcock, both of Albemarle; stepsister Ruby Barbee, Albemarle; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Friday, Anderson Grove Baptist Church cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Bobby Mowery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Stanly Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home of stepdaughter Frances Bell, 1242 Magnolia St.

Bailey Lee James

MOCKSVILLE — The funeral will be Friday for Bailey Lee James, 58, Hemlock Street, who died Tuesday (Nov. 2, 1999) at his home after several months of declining health.

Born Aug. 5, 1941, in Davie County, Mr. James was a son of the late Clarence Bruce and Laura Grace Sheek James. He had retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 25 years as a letter carrier. He was a member of First Baptist Church.

Survivors include wife Wanda Gregory James; sons Chip James, Fort Lauderdale,Fla., and Chris James, Advance; daughter Karen Kennedy, Charlotte; brothers C.B.James Jr.,Cooleemee, Jimmy Sheek James and Duke James, both of Waynesville, William James, Mocksville, and HenryJames, Winston-Salem; sisters Mary Nell Holman and Camilla James, both of Mocksville; and one grandson.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Eaton Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Bill Davis, pastor, Mocksville First Baptist Church. Burial, Rose Cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 today at the funeral home.

Memorials: First Baptist Church, 390 N. Main St., Mocksville, N.C. 27028; or donor’s choice.

Shannon Lee McClure

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Friday for Shannon Lee McClure, 20, 180 State Road, who died Tuesday (Nov. 2, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Jan. 19, 1979, in Cabarrus County, Mr. McClure was a son of the late Pamela M. and Jacob A. Deal II. Educated inthe Rowan-Salisbury schools, he was employed with Ron’s Concrete Finishing. He attended Rodgers Park United Church of Christ.

Survivors include son Jacob Christian McClure, Mount Pleasant; sister Candie M. Deal, Kannapolis; great aunt and guardian Alma Deal, Kannapolis; maternal grandmother Kay McClure, Kannapolis; and paternal grandmother Mable Deal, Kannapolis.

Services: 3:30 p.m. Friday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Pendergraft and Dr. Donald McManus. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of his uncle and aunt, Steve and Tabitha Ann Addison.

Eula M. Ross

LEXINGTON — Eula Mae Ross, 81, Britthaven of Albemarle, died Wednesday (Nov. 3, 1999) at Stanly County Hospital, Albemarle.

Born Sept. 16, 1918, in Davidson County, Mrs. Ross was a daughter of the late Lawrence Dewitt and Minnie Eldora Beck Holt. A homemaker, she was a Methodist.

Her husband, Bernard L. “Bernie” Ross, died Oct. 29, 1988.

Survivors include sons Walter “Walt” Broom, Mount Airy, and Karl Albert Broom, Federalburg, Md.; daughters Eva Quick, Kannapolis, Randi Godfrey, Sunset Beach, Karline Garmany, Salisbury, and Madge Frame, Denton; sister Pauline Walser, Lexington; 17 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Davidson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial, Lexington City Cemetery.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Karline Garmany, 1211 Park Ave., Salisbury.

Margaret McCarnes Smith

ALBEMARLE — Margaret McCarnes Smith, 87, 1717 W. Main St., died Thursday (Nov. 4, 1999) at her home.

Born Aug. 16, 1912, in Rowan County, Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late James Franklin and Lizzie Ritchie McCarnes. Retired from Wiscassett Mill Co., she was a member of West Albemarle Baptist Church.

Her husband, Pearl Virgil Smith, died Dec. 16, 1986.

Survivors include son Larry Smith, Gainesville, Ga.; daughter Brenda Culp, Belmont; and four grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, West Albemarle Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Rob Roberts and the Rev. Wiley Rutledge. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30. Burial, Fairview Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Friday, Stanly Funeral Home.

Memorials: Hospice of Stanly County, 906 N. First St., Albemarle, N.C. 28001 or West Albemarle Baptist Church, Project Built on Faith, 336 N. Church St., Albemarle, N.C. 28001.

Lola Taylor Spry

COOLEEMEE — Lola Taylor Spry, 95, Duke Street, died Wednesday (Nov. 3, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after a brief illness.

Eaton Funeral Home, Mocksville, is in charge.

Tiffany Dawn Upright

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Saturday for Tiffany Dawn Upright, 16, 403 Ford St., who died Wednesday (Nov. 3, 1999)at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born March 18, 1983, in Cabarrus County, Miss Upright was a daughter of Daryal Gainey, Kannapolis, and Amanda Upright Threadgill, China Grove.

Survivors, in addition to her parents, include stepfather Tommy Threadgill, China Grove; stepmother Lisa Gainey, Kannapolis; fiance Jeff Alexander, Kannapolis; sisters Haley Gainey, Kannapolis, and Amber Threadgill, China Grove; brothers Kevin Threadgill, China Grove, and Ronald Bowlin, Kannapolis; grandmother Kathleen Gainey, Kannapolis; and grandfather Curtis Upright, Mooresville.

Services: 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Pat Childers and the Rev.Jeff Upright. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of her father at 403 Ford St., and at the home of her mother at 370 Beaver Road, China Grove.

Carl Allen Wallace

CHINA GROVE — Carl Allen Wallace, 86, 610 N. Main St., died Wednesday (Nov. 3, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.