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November 13, 1999
Salisbury Post; Rowan County, NC

 
 

Obituaries

           
Vallie Belle Barlow Dunn

KANNAPOLIS - Vallie Belle Barlow Dunn, 88, 602 Cadillac St., died Thursday (Nov. 11, 1999)at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after several years of declining health.

Born June 15, 1911, in Wilkes County, Mrs. Dunn was a daughter of the late Sara E. Roberts and Rudolph E. Barlow. She was employed with Cannon Mills Co., Plant 4, cloth room for many years before her retirement in 1974.

She was a member of Midway United Methodist Church, Kannapolis, where she was a lifetime member of the United Methodist Women and was formerly active with the Billie Reed Circle.

Her husband, Jesse C. Dunn, died in Aug. 20, 1972, and her son, Bill Dunn, died in 1969.

Survivors include sons Wayne Dunn, Kannapolis, and Ed Dunn, Midlothian, Va.; four grandchildren; and one step-grandchild.

Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Billy Rintz. Burial, Greenlawn Cemetery, China Grove.

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

Memorials: Midway United Church, Building Fund, 708 S. Main St., Kannapolis, N.C. 28081.

 

Sheryl Jean Hensley Jones

SWANSBORO - Sheryl Jean Hensley Jones, 52, 163 Circle Drive, died Thursday (Nov. 11, 1999)at Hospice House of Union County, Monroe.

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

 

Everette Lewey Lawson

Everette Lewey Lawson, 71, Salisbury, died Friday (Nov. 12, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after two years of declining health and six months of serious illness.

Born April 11, 1928, in Yards, Va., Mr. Lawson was a son of the late Rebecca Mabe and William Reece Lawson. Educated in the West Virginia schools, he was associated with several mobile home companies prior to his retirement due to ill health. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

His son, William Arnold Lawson, died Oct. 29, 1998.

Survivors include wife Elizabeth Shrewsbury Lawson, whom he married Feb. 23, 1951; daughters Mrs. Brian (Deborah)Key and Mrs. Doug (Loletta) Christy, both of Salisbury; brother William Junior Lawson, Bluefield, W.Va.; sister Cora Kiser, Salem, Va.; and five grandchildren.

Services:Graveside, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell, conducted by the Rev. Ernest Mullins, pastor, Trinity Wesleyan Church.

There will be no visitation.

Memorials:Rowan County Heart Association, c/o Betty Brisson, 140 Regency Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28144 or N.C. Lions Foundation, P.O. Box 39, Sherrills Ford, N.C. 28673.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

 

Fay M. Mason

KANNAPOLIS — Fay Mull Mason, 77, 815 E. Bryan St., Sapulpa, Okla., formerly of Kannapolis, died Friday (Nov. 12, 1999) at St. Francis Hospital, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Lady’s Funeral Home is in charge.

 

George “Bill”Merrell Jr.

MOCKSVILLE — George “Bill” Merrell Jr., Eaton’s Church Road, died Friday (Nov. 12, 1999) at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Eaton Funeral Home is in charge.

 

Henry Daniel ‘H.D.’ Moose

MOORESVILLE - Henry Daniel “H.D.” Moose, of North Church Street, 70, died Thursday (Nov. 11, 1999) at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, Mooresville.

Born Dec. 15, 1928, in Iredell County, Mr. Moose was the son of the late Edna Mae Bailey and Henry Moose. Mr. Moose was a plant manager for Mooresville Ice Cream Co., where he worked for 53 years.

Survivors include wife Dorothy Fleming Moose, Mooresville; son Daniel Moose, Mooresville; daughters Terry Pope and Joy Watts, both of Mooresville; brothers Haston Moose, Mooresville, and Hal Moose, Olin; sisters Jackie Sherrill, Troutman, Geneva Sherrill, Mooresville, Sybil Morrow, Gastonia, and Pat Rathbone, Knoxville, Tenn.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services:2 p.m. Sunday, China Grove Church of God, conducted by the Rev. Steve Anderson. Burial, Glenwood Memorial Park.

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

Memorials:China Grove Church of God, 409 Franklin St., China Grove, N.C. 28023.

 

Leeollie Brewer Morrison

Leeollie Brewer Morrison, 84, 615 W. Fisher St., died Friday (Nov. 12, 1999) at Brightmoor Nursing Home, Salisbury, after several years of declining health.

Noble &Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

 

John Henry Nail

MOCKSVILLE — John Henry Nail, 85, Gladstone Road, died Friday (Nov. 12, 1999)at Davie County Hospital.

Eaton Funeral Home is in charge.

 

Nellie Biles Norstrand

ALBEMARLE - Nellie Biles Norstrand, 84, 1208 Pine St., died Friday (Nov. 12, 1999) at her residence.

Born Nov. 20, 1914, in Stanly County, she was a daughter of the late William Asbury and Agnes Hatley Biles. A homemaker, she was a member of the Full Gospel Mission.

Her husband, Lewis Daniel Norstrand, preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons Nester William Biles, of the home, and William Biles, Denver, Colo.; daughter Carol Biles, Albemarle; brother Melvin Biles, Albemarle; sisters Gertie Beachum, Norwood, Marylene Crisco, Albemarle, and Onnie Mae Simpson, Norwood; friend and companion Tammy Measimer, of the home; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services:2 p.m. Sunday, Stanly Memorial Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Mitchell Cook. Burial, Stanly Gardens of Memory.

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

 

Archie Skipper

Archie Skipper, 78, of Spencer, died Friday (Nov. 12, 1999)at his residence.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

 

Rosa S. Sutton

KANNAPOLIS - Rosa Sellers Sutton, 87, 400 E. 27th St., died Thursday (Nov. 11, 1999) at her residence after three years of declining health and one week of serious illness.

Born Oct. 4, 1912, in Chesterfield County, S.C., Mrs. Sutton was a daughter of the late Minnie Tucker and Frank D. Sellers. Mrs. Sutton was a homemaker and a seamstress. She was a member of North Kannapolis Baptist Church.

Her husband, Carey D. Sutton, died in 1966.

Survivors include sons Joel Stephen Sutton, of the home, and Thomas L. Sutton, Vienna, Va.; daughters Carey Sue Sutton, of the home, and Cherry Sutton, Charlotte; sister Juanita Lisenby, Ruby, S.C.; and two grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, North Kannapolis Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Leon Hawks and the Rev. Dr. Richard Kremmer. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: The family will receive friends after the service Monday. At other times the family will be at the residence.

Lady’s Funeral Home is in charge.

 

James Andrew Waddell Jr.

James Andrew Waddell Jr., 63, Hidden Creek Circle, died Friday (Nov. 12, 1999)at Rowan Regional Medical Center after two weeks of critical illness.

Born Oct. 9, 1936, in Rowan County, Mr. Waddell was a son of Mary Gertrude Fox Waddell of Salisbury and the late James Andrew Waddell.

Educated in the Spencer schools, Mr. Waddell was the first to graduate from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s criminal justice program in 1972. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era.

Mr. Waddell was a police officer in Winston-Salem for 13 years and later served as police chief for the town of Pilot Mountain. He was also a former real estate agent and was a contract news carrier for the Salisbury Post before retiring.

He was a member of Franklin Presbyterian Church, where he was active in the Men’s Sunday School Class. He was also a member of Harold B. Jarrett American Legion Post 342, the Franklin Ellis Lions Club, the American Philatelic Society and Woodmen of the World.

He helped organize the Rowan County Genealogy Society at the Rowan Public Library.

Survivors include wife Barbara P. Waddell, whom he married July 3, 1958; daughters Gwen W. Pfeifer, Cary, Karen W. Cole, New London, Laura W. Elliott, Mebane, and Amy W. Bogle, Salisbury; brother Charles T. Waddell, Winston-Salem; and eight grandchildren.

Services:11 a.m. Monday, Franklin Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Larry Summey, minister. The body will be placed 30 minutes before the service. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Summersett Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the residence at Hidden Creek Circle.

Memorials: Rowan County Public Library for the Rowan County Genealogy Society Endowment, 201 W. Fisher St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

 

Annie Little Walker

Annie Little Walker, 91, Salisbury, died Friday (Nov. 12, 1999) at Genesis ElderCare of Salisbury.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

 

Eva Mary St. Jean LeClair

ROCKWELL — The funeral will be Saturday for Eva Mary St. Jean LeClair, 86, Meadows Retirement Center, who died Thursday (Nov. 11, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born March 6, 1913, in Slaterville, R.I., Mrs. LeClair was a daughter of the late Oriel and Evalina Normundie St.Jean. Educated in the Massachusetts schools, she formerly worked on the assembly line of a jewelry manufacturer. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Salisbury.

Her husband, William Henry LeClair, preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons Donald L. LeClair, Rockwell, and William H. LeClair Jr., North Springfield, Vt.; daughter Marie LeClair Clanton, Salisbury; brother Clifford St. Jean, South Attleboro, Mass.; sister Viola Charon, Newark, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Services: Prayer service, 6 p.m. Saturday, Powles Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Deacon Patrick Vallandingham, Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be held at St. Stephens Catholic Church cemetery, Attleboro, Mass., at a later date.

Visitation: Saturday at the funeral home after the prayer service until 8 p.m. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Marie LeClair Clanton, Salisbury.

Memorials: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 128 N. Fulton St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

 

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