Salisbury Post Online:  Local news, weather, sports and more!
Serving historic Rowan County, North Carolina since 1905.

The funeral will be Wednesday for Hubert Monroe Leazer, 86, Salisbury, who died Sunday (Sept. 5, 1999) at Genesis ElderCare of Salisbury after eight months of declining health.

Born Dec. 7, 1912, in Rowan County, Mr. Leazer was a son of the late Albert and Florence Basinger Leazer. Educated in the Rowan County schools, he had retired from Cannon Mills, Plant 7, in Salisbury.

A charter member of Messiah Lutheran Church, he was vice president of the first church council and treasurer of the first Sunday school. He served on the finance committee for building the present church. An usher and council member numerous times, he was a member of the Lutheran Brotherhood. He was former assistant Scoutmaster of Cannon Mills Troop 454.

His wife, Pauline Ruth Miller Leazer, died June 7, 1985.

Survivors include sons Donald “Don” Leazer, Monroe, Bill Leazer, Salisbury, and Gary Leazer, Faith; brothers Roy Leazer, Salisbury, and Raymond Leazer, Chattanooga, Tenn.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Messiah Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Jerry L. Hollar. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Lyerly Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home.

Memorials: Messiah Lutheran Church, 701 E. Lafayette St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

Ruth McKnight Hanks

LINWOOD — Ruth McKnight Hanks, 88, 3572 Swicegood Road, died Monday (Sept. 6, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born July 6, 1911, in Allegheny County, Mrs. Hanks was a daughter of the late Columbus Spotswood and Ella Woodruff McKnight. A homemaker, she attended Oakdale Baptist Church, Spencer.

Survivors include son Harold Hanks, Statesville; daughter Margaret Hanks Wilson, Linwood; brother F.A. McKnight, Glade Valley; sister Mrs. H.G. (Recie) Royall, Statesville; one granddaughter; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Westmoreland Chapel, Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home, Statesville, conducted by the Rev. Robert Heard, pastor, Oakdale Baptist Church, Spencer. Burial, Iredell Memorial Gardens, Statesville.

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

Memorials: Donor’s choice.

Horace David Almond

PINNACLE — Horace David Almond, 84, 120 Joseph Ayers Road, died Sunday (Sept. 5, 1999) at his home.

Born Feb. 18, 1915, in Stanly County, Mr. Almond was a son of the late James Allen and Cassandra Lowder Almond. A member of Canton Baptist Church, he had retired as a supervisor in the textile manufacturing business. He was a member of Shoals Ruritan. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served from 1943-1944 aboard the USS Wisconsin.

Survivors include wife Helen Ruth Hauser Almond; son Giles Kevin Almond, Charlotte; daughter Judith Ann Graybeal, Cary; brothers Ralph Almond, Albemarle, and Hubert Almond, New London; and four grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Stanly Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, Albemarle, conducted by the Rev. Tully Blanchard. Burial, Canton Baptist Church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Amylea May

KANNAPOLIS — Amylea Eddleman May, 72, 501 Eddleman Road, died Monday (Sept. 6, 1999) at The Best of Care nursing home after 18 months of declining health.

Born Oct. 16, 1926, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. May was a daughter of the late William Franklin and Grace Furr Eddleman. A member of Center Grove Lutheran Church, she had retired from Cannon Mills, Plant 1, sewing room.

Survivors include husband John Frank May; daughters Mrs. Mike (Christy May) Whitley, Norwood, and Penny May Love, China Grove; son Johnny May, Kannapolis; brother J. Frank Eddleman, Kannapolis; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Center Grove Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Zachariah Harris and the Rev. Lonnie Karriker. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Lady’s Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home on Eddleman Road.

Memorials: Center Grove Lutheran Church, 1601 S. Cannon Blvd. Kannapolis, N.C. 28083.

Estaline King Coan

CONCORD — Estaline King Coan, 94, 512 Fisher St., died Monday (Sept. 6, 1999) at her home after 10 months of declining health.

Born Sept. 14, 1904, in Union County, Mrs. Coan was a daughter of the late Samuel Rufus and Missouri McManus King. She had retired in 1970 from Cannon Mills, Plant 1, sewing room.

She was a member of Brookdale Baptist Church, Kannapolis, where she had formerly taught Bible school. She was also a member of the Cabarrus Christian Women’s Club.

Her husband, T. Guy Coan, died Feb. 22, 1984.

Survivors include sons Paul Coan, China Grove, and James Coan, Grove City, Ohio; daughters Ruth Lash and Rachel Hollemon, both of Concord, Pat Overcash, China Grove, Sarah Roberts, Landis, and Carole Oliver, Kannapolis; 11 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m Wednesday, Brookdale Baptist Church, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Ken Savage. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis. At other times the family will be at the home on Fisher Street.

Memorials: Brookdale Baptist Church, Land Fund, 2511 S. Ridge Ave., Kannapolis, N.C. 28083; or Gideons International, South Rowan Camp, P.O. Box 451, Landis, N.C. 28088.

Lena West

Lena West, 89, Genesis ElderCare of Salisbury, died Sunday (Sept. 5, 1999) at the nursing center.

Born Dec. 6, 1909, in Weems, Va., Mrs. West was a daughter of the late Edward and Nanna Abbott. A homemaker, she was a Catholic.

Survivors include daughters Gladys Nosalik, Salisbury, and Jean Cassada, Archdale; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

Services: Memorial, 11 a.m Wednesday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Harold C. Davis Funeral Home, High Point, is in charge.

Margie Elizabeth White

MOCKSVILLE — Margie Elizabeth White, 89, Farmington Road, died Monday (Sept. 6, 1999) at Autumn Care of Mocksville.

Eaton Funeral Home is in charge.

Kayla Briann Ross

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Wednesday for Kayla Briann Ross, 51

The infant was born July 25, 1999, in Cabarrus County. She was a member of Victory Temple, Concord.

Survivors, in addition to her mother, include brother Gregory Ross Jr., of the home; maternal grandparents Henry and Patricia Cline, Concord; and great-grandparents Max and Bonnie Cline, Kannapolis, and Doris Dixon, China Grove.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Victory Temple, Concord, conducted by the Rev. Gary Posey. Burial, Cabarrus Memorial Gardens, Concord.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home, Concord. At other times the family will be at the home of grandparents Henry and Patricia Cline, 3707 Cline School Road, Concord.

Memorials: Mount Moriah Lutheran Church, 750 Mount Moriah Church Road, China Grove, N.C. 28023.

Ray Summerell Lipe

CHINA GROVE — Ray Summerell Lipe, 84, 540 Brown Road, died Monday (Sept. 6, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, after five years of declining health and a month of serious illness.

Born Sept. 6, 1915, in Rowan County, Mr. Lipe was a son of the late Gip Leroy and Nannie Frances Long Lipe. A graduate of Farm Life School, China Grove, and Queens College, Charlotte, he had retired after 35 years with the Stanback Co.

He was a member of Mount Moriah Lutheran Church, where he served as organist for 30 years. He was nd a former member of the church council and the worship and music committee.

Survivors include wife Nellie Beaver Lipe, whom he married Jan. 31, 1941; daughter Mrs. Jimmy (Kathy) Beck, China Grove; brother Walter “Jack” Lipe, China Grove; sisters Lillian L. Corriher and Kathleen L. Clayton, both of China Grove; and three grandsons.

Services: 4 p.m. Thursday, Mount Moriah Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Gene Peeler. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove. At other times the family will be at the home on Brown Road.

Memorials: Mount Moriah Lutheran Church, 750 Mount Moriah Church Road, China Grove, N.C. 28023.