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NEW LONDON - Willie James “Chief”Bartley, 52, 116 W. Depot St., died Friday (Oct. 29, 1999) at Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle.

Born April 17, 1947, in Robeson County, Mr. Bartley was a son of the late Mary Maglene Hunt and Harvey Bartley. He was a shipping foreman with Carolina Stalite.

Survivors include wife Judith “Judy”Gregory Bartley; sons Clay Bartley, Salisbury, and Jamie Bartley, who is serving with the U.S. Army in Germany; daughters Danette Goodman and Teresa Rabon, both of Albemarle; brothers Franklin “Buddy” Bartley, Eagle Lake, Fla., and Harvey Junior, Monk and Tommy Lee Bartley, all of Greensboro; sisters Janie Mae Caswell, Whiteville, Bell Hammonds, Greensboro, Pearlie Parker, Gold Hill, and Clara Belle Sellers, Chadbourn; and three grandchildren.

Services:11 a.m. Monday, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle, conducted by the Rev. Franklin “Buddy” Bartley. Burial, Gold Hill Cemetery, Gold Hill.

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

Patricia Lynn Foster

KANNAPOLIS - Patricia Lynn Foster, 71, 6443 Roanoke Drive, died Friday (Oct. 29, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after three days of serious illness.

Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge.

Nancy Adelaide Mahaley

Nancy Adelaide Mahaley, 66, Salisbury, died Thursday (Oct. 28, 1999)at her home.

Born May 30, 1933, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Pauline Coggin and Julias A. Mahaley. A 1948 graduate of Boyden High School, she had retired as a bookkeeper with Isenhour-Freeman Realty. After her retirement, she was employed by the Senior Services Department of Rufty-Holmes Senior Center. She was a Baptist.

She is survived by companion Larry Morefield, of the home.

Services:Graveside, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Chestnut Hill Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Tom Roberts. The body will be cremated.

There will be no visitation.

Memorials:Rowan County Heart Association, c/o Betty Brisson, 140 Regency Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

George Coolidge Phipps

George Coolidge Phipps, 75, 635 Statesville Ave., died Thursday (Oct. 28, 1999) at the Brian Center, Salisbury.

Born July 4, 1924, in China Grove, Mr. Phipps was a son of the late Beulah Lowder and Charles Phipps. Educated in the Landis schools, he had retired as a service station attendant at Tom’s Texaco, Landis. He was a member of Corriher Heights Baptist Church.

He is survived by a brother, Elmer Phipps, Landis.

Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Colonial Chapel, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, Landis. Burial, Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, China Grove.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. tonight, at the funeral home.

Memorials:Corriher Heights Baptist Church, 1980 Highway 53, China Grove, N.C. 28023.

Ollie Bell Tenor Scott

Ollie Bell Tenor Scott, 85, formerly of 938 E. Lafayette St., died Friday (Oct. 29, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after several years of declining health.

Services:2 p.m. Monday, Mithcell &Fair Memorial Chapel, conducted by the Rev. JamesL. Stowe. Burial, Boxwood Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation: 1:30 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of a daughter, Jeannette Scott Muskelly, 245 Freedom Drive.