MOORESVILLE — Henry Ray Brawley, 87, formerly of Mooresville, died Monday (Nov. 15, 1999) at the Hickory Lutheran Home.

A Mooresville native, Mr. Brawley was a son of the late Pratt and Carrie Brawley. He was a retired electrical contractor. He was a former member of the Mooresville City Council, a former volunteer fireman and a former member of the Mooresville Lions Club.

He was a member of Central United Methodist Church. A Mason for 58 years, he was a past master of JudsonLodge 319 in Greenville, S.C.

His wife of 51 years,Faye C. Brawley, and his second wife, Carrie Morrison Brawley, preceded him in death. A grandson also preceded him in death.

Survivors include son Mac Brawley, Cherryville; daughter Barbara B. McAden Betts, Virginia Beach, Va.; stepchildren Marlene Hinson, Elaine Campbell and Albert, Wayne, Gale, Norman, Joe and Barry Morrison, all of Statesville, and Imogene Stroud, Harmony; sisters Lena Sue Beam, Cherryville, Helen Gillespie, Harrisonburg, Va., and Dorothy Brawley, Hickory; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Central United Methodist Church. Burial, Glenwood Memorial Park.

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

Memorials: Lutheran Home, P.O. Box 11069, Hickory, N.C. 28603; or Central United Methodist Church, 214 N. Academy St., Mooresville, N.C. 28115.

Ruby Frick Cole

ALBEMARLE — Ruby Frick Cole, 74, Albemarle, died Tuesday (Nov. 16, 1999) at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.

Born Oct. 24, 1925, in Stanly County, Mrs. Cole was a daughter of the late Moses Alexander and Mamie Lee Laughlin Frick. Formerly employed by Fieldcrest Cannon, she was a former organist at Grace Baptist Church and Memorial Baptist Church, Norwood. She was also a former pianist at North Albemarle Baptist Church.

She was a member of the Singing Americans, a private piano teacher, and a substitute teacher in the Stanly County school system.

She was preceded in death by husbands Marvin A. Coley and John Clegg Cole.

Survivors include son Marvin Eugene Coley, Plano, Texas; sisters Betty F. Austin, Raleigh, and Virginia R. Drinnon, Albemarle; brother James W. Frick, Charlotte; and two grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Hartsell Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Kenneth Lambert and the Rev. Gary Pinion. Burial, Stanly Gardens of Memory.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home.

Memorials: Donor’s choice.

Elsie Melissa Daugherty

Elsie Melissa Daugherty, 32, 1614 Standish St., died Tuesday (Nov. 16, 1999) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Born Feb. 17, 1967, in Rowan County, Mrs. Daugherty was a daughter of Julia Krider of Salisbury and the late Walter Lee Daugherty. Educated at Salisbury High School and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, she was last employed at New Zion Baptist Church.

A daughter, Raieashia Daugherty, died July 28, 1995.

Survivors include fiance Perman James Oglesby II, Salisbury; daughters Sheenia L. and Sal-queti K. Daugherty, both of the home; brother Walter Lee Daugherty Jr., Cana, Va.; sisters Wartenna Krider, Charlotte, and Kendra L. Finger, Salisbury; and maternal great-grandfather Hezekiah Krider, Salisbury.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Ralph Farmer

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Thursday for Charles Ralph Farmer, 69, 908 E. 13th St., who died Monday (Nov. 15, 1999) at his home.

Born March 19, 1930, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Farmer was a son of the late Francis Marion and Irene Casper Farmer. He had retired five years ago as a supervisor at Draymore Manufacturing in Mooresville.

He was a vendor at the Metrolina Expo in Charlotte and the Super Flea in Greensboro. He attended Homeland Baptist Church.

Survivors include sister Mrs. Earl (Marjorie) Register, Kannapolis.

Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Dr. Johnny Cook. Burial, Kannapolis Cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on East 13th Street.

Memorials: Homeland Baptist Church, 10255 Old Concord Road, China Grove, N.C. 28023.

‘Marshall’ Isenhour

The funeral will be Thursday for William “Marshall” Isenhour, 34, 219 Pleasant Green Road, Hillsborough, formerly of Salisbury, who died Sunday (Nov. 14, 1999) in Buford, Ga., of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born April 14, 1965, in Salisbury, Mr. Isenhour was the son of the late Charles Wesley Isenhour Jr. and the late Mary Elizabeth Foutz Isenhour. He was a graduate of Salisbury High School and Haywood Technical College.

Formerly owner and operator of Isenhour Wood Products, he had also been employed with Hammill Trucking Co. and Bost Trucking. He was co-owner of Gold Point Hardwoods in Gold Hill before purchasing Cresent Farms in Hillsborough.

A member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, he served on the board of directors of the N.C. Therapeutic Riding Center. He was chairman of the Tax Watch Committee of Orange County and a graduate of the Institute of Political Leadership.

Survivors include wife Diane Geer Isenhour, whom he married Dec. 28, 1990; stepdaughter Christina Shehan, Great Falls, Mont.; brothers Charles Thomas Isenhour, Salisbury, and Barry Foutz Isenhour, Atlanta; sister Patricia Gaye Isenhour Vaselevich, Hilton Head, S.C.; stepmother Velma Johnson Isenhour, Salisbury; and two grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Thursday, Chestnut Hill Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Mary Peters, associate pastor, St. John’s Lutheran Church. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary Chapel, Hillsborough.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Summersett Funeral Home.

Memorials: N.C. Therapeutic Riding Center, P.O. Box 62572, Durham, N.C. 27715-0572.

Phillip Lee Jones

LENOIR —The Rev. Phillip Lee Jones, 50, Lenoir, died Sunday (Nov. 14, 1999) at Caldwell Memorial Hospital after an extended illness.

Born in Concord, Mr. Jones was a son of James Kirk, Lexington, and the late Jesie Mae Jones. Educated in the Cabarrus and Iredell county schools, he attended Mitchell Community College, CaldwellCommunity College and Fayetteville State University.

An officer on the Statesville police force, he was the first African American police chief in North Carolina while serving on the Ellerbe force. He had also worked for Housing and Urban Development as executive director of Lenoir Housing. After he retired, he owned and operated Jones Bar-B-Que Pit.

Early in life Mr. Jones joined Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church and was called into the ministry in 1986. He was pastor at Dula Chapel Baptist Church for six years.

Survivors, in addition to his father, include wife Carolyn L. Jones; sons Phillip Jones Jr. and Tighe Jones, both of Lenoir, Bryant Jones, Statesville, and William Shanks, Washington, D.C.; daughters Michelle Jones and Love Jones, both of Statesville; brothers the Rev. James Kirk, New Jersey, Toney Kirk, Lexington, and Gary Roseborough, Spencer; sisters Addie Tucker, Lenoir, and Sheila Kirk, Lexington; and eight grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Dula Chapel Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Clinton Feimster. Burial, Blue Ridge Memorial Cemetery.

Visitation: 1 p.m. Thursday at the church.

Graham Funeral Home, Mocksville, is in charge.

Arlene Mixon

LEXINGTON — Arlene Marie Everett Mixon, 67, 1221 Raleigh Road, died Monday (Nov. 15, 1999) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Born May 17, 1932, in Ingham County, Mich., Mrs. Mixon was a daughter of the late Harry J. and Lillian Mae Spangler Everett. A Davidson County resident since 1991, she was a homemaker and a Baptist.

Survivors include daughter Gail Marie Howell, Fort Mill, S.C.; sons Robert and Wesley L. Mixon, both of Lexington, and Gregory L. Mixon, of the home; sisters Winnifred Jackson and Cora Belle Frankovich, both of Lansing, Mich.; brother Harry J. Everett Jr., Federal Way, Wash.; and seven grandchildren.

Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Forest Hill Mausoleum Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Frankie Matthews. Burial, Forest Hill Memorial Park.

Visitation: None. Family members will be at their respective homes.

Piedmont Funeral Home is in charge.

Bobby Scott Neil

STATESVILLE — Bobby Scott Neil, 67, 605 Brevard St., died Saturday (Nov. 13, 1999) at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation, Salisbury.

Born May 28, 1932, in Iredell County, Mr. Neil was a son of the late Havanzel and Ina Scott Neil. A graduate of Unity High School, he was a U.S. Air Force veteran.

Survivors include sons Michael Scott, Woodleaf, and Reginald Scott, Statesville; daughtersMrs. Kevin (Alfreda)Rankins and Annette Scott, both of Statesville; stepchildren Mrs. Ron (Teresa) Craig, Francesca Brown and William Dennis Scott, all of Philadelphia, Mrs. Sam (Myrtle)Morris, Charlotte; grandmother Ola Scott, Philadelphia; and 13 grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Mary B. Bigham Memorial Chapel, Rutledge and Bigham Funeral Home, conducted by Elder Barron Carr. Burial in veterans section of Belmont Cemetery.

Visitation: 1:30-2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Brevard Street.

Julia Ann Phillips

Julia Ann Phillips, 44, 531 E. Fisher St., died Tuesday (Nov. 16, 1999) at 1406 W. Innes St.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Lee Collins Scott

LEXINGTON — The funeral will be Thursday for Lee Collins Scott, 77, 301 Lillie Drive, who died Saturday (Nov. 13, 1999) at Lexington Memorial Hospital after two years of declining health.

Born Feb. 22, 1922, in Bishopville, S.C., Mr. Scott was a son of the late Henry Ed and Rebecca Boyd Scott. Retired from Henry Link Co., he owned Scott Construction Co. He was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church and a former member of Acacia Lodge No. 66 P.H.A.

His wife, Vera Knotts Scott, died Dec. 1, 1997.

Survivors include sons Tracy Scott, Winston-Salem, Danny Scott, High Point, Edward Scott, Bryon Scott and Kenneth Scott, all of Lexington, Lester Scott, Bladensburg, Md., Emmett Scott, Advance, and Robert Scott, Bishopville, S.C.; daughters Tina Russell, Philadelphia, Ginger Scott, Salisbury, Denise Boger, Lexington, and Edna S. Winslow, Bishopville, S.C.; sisters Julia Holland,New York, and Ruth Little, Winston-Salem; 43 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Services: 2:30 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Glenn Pettiford and the Rev. Robert Harmon. Burial, Lexington City Cemetery.

Visitation: 2-2:30 p.m. Thursday at the church.

Morrison-Studevent Funeral Home is in charge.

Lillian Mary Shoaf

Lillian Mary Shoaf, 93, died Tuesday (Nov. 16, 1999) in Salisbury.

Born March 9, 1906, in England, Mrs. Shoaf was a daughter of the late William and Sarah Clarkson Griffith. She was a homemaker.

Her husband, Walter L. Shoaf, died in 1974.

Survivors include son William Shives, Salisbury; daughter Nancy Lomax, Monroe; sister Evelyn Smith, Concord; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Services: Private graveside services will be held Thursday at Lakeland Memorial Park, Monroe.