Lorene S. Foster

LANDIS — Lorene S. Foster, 70, 319 N. Kimmons St., died Wednesday (Nov. 17, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

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

Willie Perkins

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Friday for Aaron Willie Perkins, 69, 1109 Perkins Drive, who died Wednesday (Nov. 17, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after several years of declining health and several months of serious illness.

Born Aug. 8, 1930, in Union County, Mr. Perkins was a son of the late Raymond Isaac and Nezzie Riner Perkins. A retired painting contractor, he had also painted for Cannon Mills and Fieldcrest Cannon. A veteran, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

His wife, Donnie Roach Perkins, died Feb. 21, 1991.

Survivors include sons Aaron W. Perkins Jr., Johnson City,Tenn., and Mike and Jeff Perkins, both of Kannapolis; sisters Lucille Haywood, Waxhaw, and Rachel Cline, Kannapolis; and five grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. William W. Rash. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Perkins Drive.

Ronald Dale Slough

ALBEMARLE — Ronald Dale Slough, 37, 2183-D Nawao Court, Wahiawa, Hawaii, died Saturday (Nov. 13, 1999) in Hawaii.

Born Feb. 2, 1962, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Slough was a son of the late Eddie Odell Slough and the son and stepson of Wanda Faye Sloop Slough and William Harold Gardner, Oakboro. He was a sergeant first class in the U.S. Army stationed in Hawaii. He was earlier stationed at Fort Bragg with Psychological Operations.

Survivors, in addition to his mother and stepfather, include wife Dany Lynne Foster Slough; sons Breanna and Samuel Dalton Slough, both of Wahiawa, Hawaii; daughter Megan Slough, Wahiawa, Hawaii; and brothers O.V. and Timothy Scott Garner and Gerald Wade Slough, all of Albemarle.

Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Big Lick Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Larry Linker. Burial, Oakboro Cemetery. Military rites by Active Duty Personnel from Fort Bragg.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle. At other times the family will be at the home of his mother and stepfather Wanda and Harold Gardner, 929 N. Main St., Oakboro.

Gladie Fite Benfield

CONCORD — Gladie Fite Benfield, 72, 145 Edgewood Ave. NE, died Wednesday (Nov. 17, 1999) at her home.

Born April 8, 1927, in Union County, Mrs. Benfield was a daughter of the late Quincy A. and Mae Goodman Fite. She was retired from Cannon Mills. She was a member of Concord ARPChurch and a past member, elder and deacon of Bayless Presbyterian Church.

She had also been a youth leader, Cub Scout den mother of Pack 40, advisor to Greendragon Youth Organization and a volunteer with Helpline. She was named Den Mother of the Year three years in a row.

Survivors include husband David “Buddy” E. Benfield; son Bobby Benfield, Fisherman’s Cove; sisters Peggy Medlin and Louise McGuire, both of Kannapolis, Doris Goodman, Salisbury, and Pat Blackmon, China Grove; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: 11 a.m. Friday, graveside, Carolina Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Jack Coad.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Wilkinson Funeral Home. The rest of the time, the family will be at the 145 Edgewood Ave. home.

Memorials: ARPWomen of the Church, 177 Union St. N, Concord, N.C. 28025 or Hospice of Cabarrus County, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, N.C. 28026.

Isabelle G. Blackman

Isabelle Gibson Blackman, 77, 701 Pinehurst St., died Wednesday (Nov. 17, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center following three weeks of serious illness.

Born April 5, 1922, in Granite Quarry, Mrs. Blackman was a daughter of the late Carrie Smith Gibson Maxwell and Arthur Smith. She graduated from Granite Quarry High School and Livingstone College in 1944. She also received a master’s degree from Appalachian State University.

A retired teacher with the Salisbury City Schools, Mrs. Blackman was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church and the Faithful Workers.

Survivors include her husband, Alonzo Blackman; son Rodney W. Blackman, East Point, Ga.; daughter Kristy L. Blackman, Charlotte; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Gethsemane Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. J.L. Stowe, pastor. Burial, U.S. National Cemetery of Salisbury.

Visitation: 12:30 p.m. Friday at the church. Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Elsie M. Daugherty

The funeral will be Saturday for Elsie Melissa Daugherty, 32, 1614 Standish St., Zion Hills Apartments, who died Tuesday (Nov. 16, 1999) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.

Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, New Zion Baptist Church, Dunns Mountain, conducted by the Rev. Paul Jones, pastor. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

S.E. ‘Sammy’ Duncan

Samuel Edward “Sammy” Duncan III, 59, of 606 Lamont St., Johnson City, Tenn., died Wednesday (Nov. 17, 1999) at his home.

He had been in declining health for several years.

He was the son of the late Dr. Samuel E. Duncan Jr., president of Livingstone College, and Ida Hauser Duncan, longtime teacher in local schools.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Phyllis Lomax Fincher

KANNAPOLIS — Phyllis Lomax Fincher, 63, 2136 S. Main St., died Thursday (Nov. 18, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Jessie Leroy Harris

KANNAPOLIS — Jessie Leroy Harris, 89, formerly of 504 Tuttlewood Drive, died Wednesday (Nov. 17, 1999) at Five Oaks Nursing Center, Concord.

Born Sept. 27, 1910, in Cook County, Ga., Mr. Harris was a son of the late W.H. and Irene Griner Harris. He retired in 1980 from Cannon Mills Co. Plant 1 spinning room after 45 years with the company.

He was a member of Midway United Methodist Church, Graham Masonic Lodge 695 and Mariam Winslow Chapter of Eastern Star.

His wife, Fannie S. Harris, died May 25, 1999.

Survivors include sons Roy Q. Harris, Morganton, and Dallas L. Harris, Wrightsville Beach; sisters Mrs. Clyde Tillman, Brunswick, Ga., and Camilla McKenny, Hazelhurst, Ga.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, Midway United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Billy Rintz. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove, with Masonic rites by Allen-Graham Masonic Lodge.

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

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

Roland Derwood Moose

KANNAPOLIS — Roland Derwood Moose, 75, 516 Evelyn Ave., died Wednesday (Nov. 17, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Irene Miller Parks

SPENCER — Irene Miller Parks, 97, Spencer, died Thursday (Nov. 18, 1999).

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Mable R. Phifer

Mable Ragan Phifer, 75, 7601 Bringle Ferry Road, died Wednesday (Nov. 17, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

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

Julia Ann Phillips

Julia Ann Phillips, 47, 531 E. Fisher St., died Tuesday (Nov. 16, 1999) at 1406 W. Innes St.

Born Feb. 4, 1952, in Rowan County, Mrs. Phillips was a daughter of Kathleen Heiligh Propst, Salisbury, and the late Sloan Phillips Jr.

She graduated from McKinley Tech, Washington, D.C., and was last employed at American Food Service. She was a former member of St. Matthew’s Baptist Church, Rockwell.

Survivors include sons Gregory Phillips and Jeffrey Gilbert, both of Salisbury; stepson Damon Adams, Washington, D.C.; daughter Lapromda Phillips, Salisbury; brothers Richard and Randolph Phillips and Charlie and Thomas Spencer, all of Salisbury; sisters Nora Phillips, Milledgeville, Ga., Mary Phillips, Spartanburg, S.C., Stella Hurd, Salisbury, and Louise P. Adams, Garner; 10 grandchildren; and a companion James Toland, Salisbury

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, A.R. Kelsey Memorial Chapel of Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. D.S. Houston. Burial, Oakwood Cemetery.

Visitation: 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Evelyn Graham Sharples

Evelyn Graham Sharples, 77, 615 Elm St., died Thursday (Nov. 17, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center. She had been seriously ill several days.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Walter Lee Wall

MOCKSVILLE — Walter Lee Wall, 78, Hobson Drive, died Tuesday (Nov. 16, 1999) at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner VAMedical Center, Salisbury after several months of declining health.

Born Nov. 13, 1921, in Davie County, Mr. Wall was a son of the late Lula Lanier and Charlie Lemuel Wall. He retired from the VAMedical Center after 30 years as a warehouseman.

Mr. Wall was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a Purple Heart recipient.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley Baker Wall, to whom he had been married 51 years; son Richard Lee Wall, Sylva; daughter Mrs. Michael (Jeanne)Melvin, Concord; brothers Tom and Roy Wall, both of Mocksville; sisters Evelyn Boger and Frances McClamrock, both of Mocksville; and two grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday graveside, U.S. National Cemetery of Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Charles Stewart with military rites conducted by the 11th District Memorial Honor Guard.

Visitation: Noon Friday, Eaton Funeral Home.