Carmel O’Reilly Ammons

Carmen O’Reilly Ammons, 72, 602 Maupin Ave., died Sunday (Nov. 14, 1999) at her home.

Born Sept. 7, 1927, in Mobile, Newfoundland, Canada, Mrs. Ammons was a daughter of the late Terrence and Mary Frances Ronayne O’Reilly. She was educated at Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She was a teacher at Sacred Heart Catholic School and West Junior High School prior to retiring in 1991. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and a 40-year member of Catholic Daughters of America.

Survivors include husband Dallas L. Ammons, whom she married April 18, 1949; son John A. Ammons, Charlotte; daughters Mrs. Danny (Michele A.) Crews, Mount Airy, Mrs. Tom (Terrie A.) Rallings, Matthews, Mrs. Mike (Pat A.) Johnson, Granite Quarry, Mrs. Matt (Karen A.)Kendrick, Clemmons, and Mrs. John (Leigh A.)Grimes, Salisbury; brother Terry O’Reilly, St. John’s, Newfoundland; sisters Mrs. Fred (Madonna O.) Johnson, Lyndonhurst, N.Y., and Blanche O. Hutchings, Mobile, Newfoundland; and 12 grandchildren.

Services: Funeral Mass of Resurrection, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, conducted by the Rev. Thomas P. Clements. Burial, City Memorial Park.

Visitation: Prayer service 7 tonight, followed by visitation until 9 at Summersett Funeral Home.

Memorials: Sacred Heart Catholic School, 128 N. Fulton St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144; or Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

Betty Watkins Armstrong

CONCORD — Betty Watkins Armstrong, 63, 5300 Colorado Drive N.W., died Monday (Nov. 15, 1999) at University Hospital, Charlotte, after a year of declining health.

Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis, is in charge.

Dorothy Hargrave Ashe

SOUTHMONT — The funeral will be Tuesday for Dorothy Irene Hargrave Ashe, 76, Southmont, who died Friday (Nov. 12, 1999) at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, Winston-Salem.

Born April 15, 1923, in Davidson County, Mrs. Ashe was a daughter of the late Coley Daniel and Viola Ida Miller Hargrave. Educated in the DavidsonCounty schools, she was formerly employed by Klopman Mills, Denton, and a member of First Baptist Church, Southmont.

Survivors include daughter Barbara Giles, Lexington; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Services:2 p.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church, Southmont, conducted by the Rev. John Gaston. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 1:30-2 p.m. Tuesday at the church.

Rowan Funeral Service, Salisbury, is in charge.

Bertha Scarboro Crowe

CONCORD — Bertha (Joe) Scarboro Crowe, 84, formerly of Barr Road, died Monday (Nov. 15, 1999) at Big Elm Nursing Center after two years of declining health and six months of serious illness.

Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis, is in charge. The family will be at the home of sister Jane Cromer, 911 Victoria Ave., Kannapolis.

Isabella Hernandez

Isabella Soccoro Hernandez, infant daughter of Alfredo and Loye Roark Hernandez, 570 Kepley Road, Lot 12, was dead at birth Thursday (Nov. 11, 1999)at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Survivors, in addition to her parents, include brothers Jerron and Dylan Hernandez, both of the home; maternal grandparents Sonny and Quanah Roark, Portal, Ariz.; and paternal grandparents Polo and Soccoro Hernandez, Mexico.

Services: Graveside, 3 p.m. Tuesday, West Lawn Memorial Park.

Visitation: 2-2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home,China Grove.

Cecil Robert Hilton

KANNAPOLIS — Cecil Robert “Commodore” Hilton, 61, 226 Gurley Street, died Saturday (Nov. 13, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after a period of declining health.

Born Nov. 24, 1937, in Cabarrus County, he was a son of the late Ralph R. and Lottie Mae Bolick Hilton. He was employed by Fieldcrest-Cannon Plant 1 sheet department for 25 years until his retirement due to disability. A member of Friendship Freewill Baptist Church, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

A daughter, Cathy Lane Hilton, preceded him in death.

Survivors include wife Hannah Janet Whitten Hilton; sons Bruce Hilton, Pineville, James Hilton, Kannapolis, Jeff Hilton, Landis, and Keith Hilton, China Grove; brothers Paul and Wayne Hilton, both of Kannapolis; sister Linda Lewis, Kannapolis; and six grandchildren.

Services: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Marler Starnes. Burial, Kannapolis Cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home on Gurley Street.

Cecil Robert Hilton

KANNAPOLIS — Cecil Robert “Commodore” Hilton, 61, 226 Gurley Street, died Saturday (Nov. 13, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after a period of declining health.

Born Nov. 24, 1937, in Cabarrus County, he was a son of the late Ralph R. and Lottie Mae Bolick Hilton. He was employed by Fieldcrest-Cannon Plant 1 sheet department for 25 years until his retirement due to disability. A member of Friendship Freewill Baptist Church, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

A daughter, Cathy Lane Hilton, preceded him in death.

Survivors include wife Hannah Janet Whitten Hilton; sons Bruce Hilton, Pineville, James Hilton, Kannapolis, Jeff Hilton, Landis, and Keith Hilton, China Grove; brothers Paul and Wayne Hilton, both of Kannapolis; sister Linda Lewis, Kannapolis; and six grandchildren.

Services: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Marler Starnes. Burial, Kannapolis Cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home on Gurley Street.

Gertrude M. Hinson

KANNAPOLIS — Gertrude McDonald Hinson, 83, 1004 Heather Drive, died Sunday (Nov. 14, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after two years of declining health and a day of serious illness.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge. At other times the family will be at the home of Norris and Dot Dearmon, 304 St. Joseph St., Kannapolis.

Memorials: Friends of Cabarrus/Kannapolis Library, 850 Mountain St., Kannapolis, N.C. 28081.

Bobby Lee Kluttz

Bobby Lee Kluttz, 58, Salisbury, died Sunday (Nov. 14, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Powles Funeral Home,Rockwell, is in charge.

Martha Wood McSwain

CHINA GROVE — Martha Wood McSwain, 85, formerly of 313 N. Franklin St., died Sunday (Nov. 14, 1999) at Concord Nursing Center, Concord, after a year of declining health.

Born June 15, 1914, in Pelham, S.C., Mrs. McSwain was a daughter of the late Thomas Henry and Mabel Steading Wood. Educated in the South Carolina schools, she retired from China Grove Mills inspecting department. She was a member of First Baptist Church, China Grove, Fidelis Sunday School Class and the Oasis Senior Citizens group.

Her husband,Worth McSwain, died Nov. 17, 1970.

Survivors include son the Rev. Ronald W. McSwain, Ahoskie; daughters Mrs. Mac (Gail)Lancaster,Lawndale, and Mrs. Barry (Emily)Wicker, Concord; sisters Mary Hedgpath, Chester, S.C., and Bet Parnell, Concord; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services:3 p.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church, China Grove, conducted by the Rev. David Phelps. Burial,Westlawn Memorial Park.

Visitation: 2-2:45 p.m. Tuesday at the church.

Memorials: First Baptist Church, P.O.Box 3, China Grove,N.C. 28023.

Hubert ‘Wade’ Perry

LEXINGTON — Hubert “Wade” Perry, 38, 2641 Michael Road, died Saturday (Nov. 13, 1999) in Brunswick, N.J.

Born Sept. 24, 1961, in Davidson County, Mr. Perry was a son of Hubert and Shelby Jean Lanier Perry, Lexington. He was formerly employed as a purchasing agent for Southeast Foods,Tyro. He was a member of Fundamental Baptist Tabernacle.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, include son Justin Wade Petty, Linwood; brothers Mark Perry, of the home, and Kerry Todd and Robert Perry, both of Lexington; and paternal grandmother Ruth Stone Perry,Lexington.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Fundamental Baptist Tabernacle, conducted by the Rev. T.R. Moore. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation: The body will be placed in the church 5 p.m. Tuesday, where the family will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. At other times the family will be at the home on Michael Road.

Piedmont Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: Fundamental Baptist Tabernacle, Missions Fund, 208 Tyro Road, Lexington, N.C. 27295.

Katie Carolyn Reavis

MOCKSVILLE — Katie Carolyn Gough Reavis, 54, Ricky Dale Lane, died Saturday (Nov. 13, 1999) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Born Jan. 10, 1945, in Forsyth County, she was a daughter of the late Vodie H. and Blanche Cranfill Gough. A homemaker, she was a graduate of James A. Gray High School in 1963. She was a member of Hope Baptist Tabernacle and past president of the N.C. Paraplegic Association.

Her husband, Wayne Reavis, died in 1998.

Survivors include daughters Bridgett Enale and Leslie Reavis, both of Mocksville; brother Vergil Gough, Winston-Salem; and one grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Eaton Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Norman Frye. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: N.C. Paraplegic Association, 2856 Monticello Drive, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27106.

Archie Clayton Skipper

SPENCER — Funeral services were Sunday for Archie Clayton Skipper, 78, Spencer, who died Friday (Nov. 12, 1999) at his home after two months of serious illness.

Born Jan. 30, 1921, in Piedmont, S.C., Mr. Skipper was a son of the late Ollie and Janie Christenberry Skipper. He was educated in the Rowan County schools. He had been employed by Pet Dairy and later retired at the rank of lieutenant from the Spencer Police Department after 22 years. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, he served in the Burma-China Campaign during World War II. He was a 32nd degree Mason, a member of Spencer Moose Lodge 543 and the Scottish Rite Bodies, Charlotte Valley.

A son,Donald Clayton Skipper, died Dec. 9, 1970, and his wife, Martha Ann Potter Skipper, died Jan. 26, 1992.

Survivors include other son Ronald Archie Skipper, Spencer; sisters Jo Sherrill, Lynchburg, Va., and Ann Cress, Richmond, Va.; and three grandchildren.

Private graveside services were held Sunday at Rowan Memorial Park. Dr. Douglas Louie officiated.

Lyerly Funeral Home was in charge.

Myrtle Morgan Upright

KANNAPOLIS —

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Annie Little Walker

The funeral is today for Annie Little Walker, 94, Salisbury, who died Friday (Nov. 12, 1999) at Genesis ElderCare of Salisbury after a period of declining health.

Born May 5, 1905, in Rowan County, Mrs. Walker retired from the textile industry and later worked at Spencer Nurse Care Center. She was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.

Her husband, A.F. Walker, preceded her in death.

Survivors include nieces and nephews.

Services: Graveside, 2 today, family plot at Chestnut Hill Cemetery. The Rev. William Ragsdale, pastor of Main Street United Methodist Church, will officiate.

Visitation: At the cemetery after the service. At other times the family will be at the home of step-granddaughter Margaret Hilton of Spencer.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: Main Street United Methodist Church, 1312 N. Main St., Salisbury,N.C. 28144.

Fannie Pegram Young

GRANITE QUARRY — The funeral will be Tuesday for Fannie Pegram Young, 90, 815 Dunn’s Mountain Road, who died Wednesday (Nov. 10, 1999) at her home after several years of declining health.

Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Tucker Funeral Home Chapel, Petersburg, Va. Burial, Pegram Family Cemetery, Stoney Creek, Va.