James Brooks Hoxie, 46, of Salisbury and Charlotte, died Tuesday (Aug. 31, 1999) at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.

Born Jan. 14, 1953, Mr. Hoxie was a son of Albert T. and Anne Wilkes Hoxie of Charlotte. He attended the Charlotte schools and graduated from Myers Park High School, Charlotte. He also attended the Citadel in Charleston, S.C., and received a degree in industrial relations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He worked for Wall Industries, Spencer, for many years.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, include sister Ruth Anne Hoxie, Raleigh; and brothers Michael B. and Scott Lee Hoxie, both of Charlotte.

Visitation: 2-9 today at the Hoxie home on Sterling Road.

Memorials: First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 31046, Charlotte, N.C. 28231; or American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, N.C. 28202.

Myrtie Carter Crook

BADIN — The funeral will be Thursday for Myrtie Rejina Carter Crook, 92, 120 Pine St., who died Wednesday (Sept. 1, 1999) at Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle.

Born March 21, 1907, in Rowan County, Mrs. Crook was a daughter of the late Louranzo Dow and Annie Levina Poole Carter. She was a retired homemaker.

Her husband, Ernest Delma Crook, preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons Hubert and Tommy Crook, both of the home; daughter Mrs. Joe (Aleene Crook) Hicks, Badin; sister Alice Vanhoy, Salisbury; stepbrother Albert Trexlar, Newport News, Va.; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Hartsell Funeral Home’s Lefler Memorial Chapel, Albemarle, conducted by the Rev. Dan Abernathy. Burial, Fairview Memorial Park, Albemarle.

Visitation: 6:30-8:30 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Pine Street.

Memorials: Badin Baptist Church, P.O. Box 337, Badin, N.C. 28009; or Badin Fire Department, P.O. Box 1450, Badin, N.C. 28009.

Clarence T. Davis

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Saturday for Clarence T. Davis, 92, 1003 Lane St., who died Tuesday (Aug. 31, 1999) at his home after three weeks of serious illness.

Born Oct. 1, 1906, in Rutherford County, Mr. Davis was a son of the late Walter Jackson and Lana Gregg Davis. He was valedictorian of the 1928 graduating class of Cannon High School. From 1928 to 1978, he was assistant purchasing agent for Cannon Mills.

A member of Trinity United Methodist Church since 1928, he was a member of the W.J. Bullock Sunday School Class. He was instrumental in purchasing supplies and getting materials donated to build the current church in 1955. He was a former member of the Kannapolis Rotary Club, the Lions Club and the Y’s Men’s Club.

His wife, Martha Belk Davis, died Dec. 4, 1997.

Survivors include daughter Carolyn Manier, of the home; three grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Friday, Whitley’s Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home on Lane Street.

Memorials: Trinity United Methodist Church, 416 E. First St., Kannapolis, N.C. 28083.

James Clayton Dixon

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Friday for James Clayton Dixon, 1507 Buffalo St., who died Tuesday (Aug. 31, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after nine weeks of illness.

Born Jan. 14, 1929, in Darlington County, S.C., Mr. Dixon was a son of the late Cord and Alice Odom Dixon. He had retired in 1991 as construction supervisor for Porter-Hayden Co., Charlotte. He had earlier worked at Cannon Mills, Plant 4, cloth room, for 17 years.

His wife, Annie Mae Gainey Dixon, died Feb. 12, 1995.

Survivors include sons James Richard, Michael and Jackie Dixon, all of Kannapolis, Jerry Dixon, Concord, and Ronnie Dixon, Charlotte; daughters Dorothy Beaver, Kannapolis, Bonnie Dixon, Weaverville, and Frances Parson, China Grove; brothers Melvin Dixon, Kershaw, S.C., Everette Dixon, Kannapolis, and Hayward Dixon, Patrick, S.C.; sisters Azlee Anderson, Semmes, Ala., Shirley Wayne and Ruth Wilkes, both of Hartsville, S.C., and Doris Mellons and Carol West, both of Kannapolis; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Charles Savage. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

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

Memorials: Westside Church of the Nazarene, Building Fund, 129 Westover Ave., Kannapolis, N.C. 28081.

Merriem May Hansell

Merriem May Hansell, 78, Salisbury, died Wednesday (Sept. 1, 1999) at her home after an extended illness.

Born Oct. 21, 1920, in Gaston County, Miss Hansell was a daughter of the late Robert C. and Pearl Kimmel Hansel. Educated in the Salisbury schools, she was a graduate of Boyden High School. She retired in 1975 after 35 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C. She was a Baptist.

Survivors include sisters Aileen Hansell Ritchie, Lawrenceville, Ga., Helen P. Hansell, of the home, and Levada Hansell Hudspeth, Mooresville.

Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Friday, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: None. The family will be at the home.

Gracie Myers

Gracie Myers, 74, The Laurels of Salisbury, died Wednesday (Sept. 1, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after several years of declining health.

Born Aug. 25, 1925, in Davie County, Miss Myers was a daughter of the late John and Addie Noble Myers. Educated in the Davie County schools, she was a domestic worker and a member of Antioch Baptist Church, Granite Quarry.

A daughter, Elnora Myers, died July 31, 1996.

Survivors include daughter Rebecca Tracey, Salisbury; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Saturday at the church. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Rebecca Tracey, 624 E. Franklin St.

Rowan Funeral Service is in charge.

Essie R. Barton

EAST SPENCER — Essie R. Barton, 79, formerly of East Winds Apartments, died Thursday (Sept. 2, 1999) at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation, Salisbury.

Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home is in charge.

Kevohn Leon Puckett

LEXINGTON — Kevohn Leon Puckett, 8, Wall Street, drowned Saturday (Aug. 28, 1999) at a residence on Irma Avenue.

Survivors include brothers Kevin Eugene Puckett Jr., Ontario, Calif., and Kevin Eugene Puckett II, of the home; sisters Laquisha Natavea Johnson, of the home, and Tyanna Maggie Puckett, of Chino, Calif.; maternal grandparents Leon and Ruby Hargrave, Linwood; paternal grandparents Maggie Puckett, Upland, Calif., and Willie Puckett, Lake Arrowhead, Calif.; and great-grandmothers Cordia Scott, Muskogee, Okla., and Anna Lee Jones, Warren, Ohio.

Services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Old Smith Grove View Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Bryan Speigner. Burial, church cemetery.