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Mary Eileen MastersonAntosek , 81, Salisbury, died Saturday (Oct. 30,1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Kathleen Burch Lacy

The funeral will be Tuesday for Kathleen Elizabeth Burch Lacy, 76, 635 Statesville Blvd., who died Thursday (Oct. 28, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born July 13, 1923, in Danville, Va., Mrs. Lacy was the daughter of the late Arthur and Myrtle Serliff Burch. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, she was educated in Danville, Va., schools. She was employed by General Machinery in West Virginia and later by Dan River Mills inDanville. Mrs. Lacy retired from Borden Chemical Company.

Survivors include son Raymond Pizzino, Charlotte; daughter Shirley AnnJones, St. Albans, W.V.; sister Pauline Clark,Graham; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Landmark Church, where she will lie in state 30 minutes before service. Conducted by the Revs. Benny Hillard and Jerry L. Snipes. Burial, City Memorial Park with Military Graveside Rites by Rowan CountyVeterans Council.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Summersett Funeral Home.

Patricia Lynn Foster

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Tuesday for Patricia Lynn Foster, 71, 6443 Roanoke Drive, who died Friday (Oct. 29, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born May 16, 1928 in Farmsville, Va., Mrs. Foster was the daughter of the late Walter Vernon Lynn and Edna Pearl Dickey Lynn. She was a member of and secretary for Second Presbyterian Church.

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, she served as treasurer of the V.F.W. Poston-Perkins Post 8989 auxiliary. Mrs. Foster moved to Kannapolis in 1968 from Alexandria, Va., where she served as a secretary for the FBI in Washington, D.C.

Her husband, John Aubrey Foster, preceded her in death.

Survivors include sister Dorothy Collins, Hummeltown, Pa.; and companion William R. “Bill” Evans of the home.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Dr. Robert Hare. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. At other times the family will receive friends at the home on Roanoke Drive.

Vernon ‘Lee’ Hilton

EDEN — Vernon “Lee” Hilton, 69, 1022 Haled St. died Saturday (Oct. 30, 1999) at Morehead Nursing Center.

Born in Kannapolis, Mr. Hilton retired from DuPont in Martinsville, Va.

Survivors include son Dana Lee Hilton, Eden; daughters Ginger H. Smothers, Brown Summitt, and Sheryl Hilton, Miami; brother H.T. Hilton Jr., Rockwell; sister Frances Hilton, Salisbury; and four grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Fair Funeral Home Chapel. Burial, Overlook Cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Monday, Fair Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home at 318 Daniel Atkins St.

Ralph M. Misenheimer Sr.

Ralph M. Misenheimer Sr., 89, of Salisbury died Friday (Oct. 29, 1999) at Autumn Nurse Care Center, Mocksville, following a period of declining health.

Born Aug. 23, 1910 in Rowan County, Mr. Misenheimer was the son of the late Gertie May Frye and James J. Misenheimer. Educated in Rowan County schools, Mr. Misenheimer retired from N.C.Finishing Company after 40 years of service. He was also a farmer and a member of Trading Ford Baptist Church.

His wife, Mary Hamilton Misenheimer, and a son, Robert Hamilton, preceded him in death.

Survivors include son Ralph M. Misenheimer Jr., Salisbury; sisters Dorothy Curlee, Molly Shepherd and Essie Tanner, all of Salisbury; and three stepgrandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Monday, graveside, TradingFordBaptist ChurchCemetery, conducted by the Rev. Roby Linebarger. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the home of Dorothy Curlee and, at other times, at the funeral home.

Nellie Montgomery

KANNAPOLIS — Nellie Thompson Montgomery, 91, formerly of Ford Street, Kannapolis, died Saturday (Oct. 30, 1999) at Brian Center, Concord.

Born April 24, 1908 in Union County, Mrs. Montgomery was the daughter of the late Charles and Lilly Byrd Thompson. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

Her husband, Parris Edgar Montgomery, died on Nov. 27, 1980.

Survivors include daughters Hilda Gibbons, Landis, and Faye M. Roberts, Charleston S.C.; son Kenneth Montgomery, Graham; and sisters Mary Twitty and Dixie Robinson, both of Lancaster, S.C.; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. today, Lady’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Graham Nahouse and Chris Church. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 12-2 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Memorials: Calvary Baptist Church, 703 Buick Ave., Kannapolis, N.C. 28083; or Trinity Lutheran Church, 108 W. Rice St., Landis, N.C. 28088.

Myrtle Haynes Wilson

Myrtle Haynes Wilson, 77, 1003 E. Lafayette St., died Saturday (Oct. 30, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born April 12, 1922 in North Wilkesboro, Mrs. Wilson was a daughter of the late Isaac F. and Sarah Wike Haynes. Prior to her retirement, she was a nurse’s aide at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital.

Her husband, Garland Wilson, died in September 1981.

Survivors include daughter Linda Davidson, Kannapolis; son Gene Wilson, Richfield; sisters Edna Ledbetter, Kannapolis, and Cleo Fortner, Landis; brother Jack Haynes, Kannapolis; six grandchildren and five great-grand children.

Service: 2 p.m. Monday, graveside service at Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Richard Pethel. Burial, at the cemetery.

Memorials: American Heart Association, 3630 Bingham Drive, Concord, N.C. 28027.