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The funeral will be Saturday for Mary Hanson Burges, 74, 300 N. Fulton St., who died Tuesday (Sept. 28, 1999) at her home.

Born Dec. 9, 1924, in Salisbury, Mrs. Burges was a daughter of the late David L. and Mary Freeborn Hanson. She was a graduate of Boyden High School and Catawba College.

She had taught elementary school in Winston-Salem, Raleigh and High Point and had servedd as a substitute teacher in the Salisbury schools. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and the Salisbury Country Club.

Her husband, John Munford Burges, died Oct. 25, 1988.

She is survived by a number of cousins.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, chapel of St. John’s Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Mary C. Peters and the Rev. John B. Tucker, associate pastors. Burial, City Memorial Park.

Visitation: At the cemetery after the service.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: St. John’s Lutheran Church, 200 W. Charles St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144; or donor’s choice.

Veola Smith Miller

MOCKSVILLE — Veola Smith Miller, 86, Mocksville, died Thursday (Sept. 30, 1999) at her home after a brief illness.

Born Dec. 1, 1912, in Davie County, Mrs. Miller was a daughter of the late Joseph L. and Rose Roberson Smith. Educated in the Davie County schools, she was a homemaker. She was a member of Franklin Baptist Church and the Ladies Sunday School Class.

Her husband, Daniel Boone Miller, died Jan. 8, 1977.

Survivors include sons Daniel Boone Miller Jr., Salisbury, and Mathias E. Miller, Gainesville, Ga.; daughter Gloria R. Miller, Mocksville; brothers Sid Smith and J.L. Smith Jr., both of Mocksville; sister Beatrice S. Shaver, Salisbury; five grandchildren; one step-grandchild; five great-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild.

Services: 4 p.m. Saturday, Summersett Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Gary Hoffman, FirstBaptist Church, Norwood, and the Rev. Darrell Cox, Trinity Baptist Church, Mocksville. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

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

Memorials:Davie County Library, 371 N. Main St., Mocksville, N.C. 27028.

Janie Kerley Vogler

COOLEEMEE - Janie Kerley Vogler, 72, Center Street, died Wednesday (Sept. 29, 1999) at her residence.

Born Nov. 5, 1926, in Davie County, Mrs. Vogler was a daughter of the late Isom E. and Essie Dunn Kerley. She was a licensed practical nurseat Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury for many years.

A member of Cooleemee United Methodist Church, she had served as secretary of the administrative board, Sunday school teacher and choir member. A member of the VFW auxiliary, Mrs. Vogler had served as president of the local chapter, district chaplain and district junior vice president.

She had done volunteer work at Cooleemee School, Cooleemee Branch Library and Davie County Hospital. Mrs. Vogler was a member of Cooleemee Historical Association.

Survivors include husband Thomas Vogler; son Gary T. Vogler, Cooleemee; daughters Lynne V. O’Neal, Cooleemee, and Amy V. Young, Mocksville; brothers Jerry W. Kerley, Mocksville, and Leroy I. Kerley, Salisbury; sisters Katheryn H. Young, Mocksville, and Peggy H. Hill, Cooleemee; two grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren.

Services:2 p.m. Saturday, Davie Funeral Service, Mocksville, conducted by the Rev. Dennis Marshall. Burial, Legion Memorial Park, Cooleemee.

Visitation:7-9 p.m. tonight, Davie Funeral Service, Mocksville.

Memorials:Rowan Home Health & Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144 or Cooleemee United Methodist Church, c/o W.R. Gales, P.O. Box 428, Cooleemee, N.C. 27014.