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Darrell Dean Craven, Salisbury, died Thursday from injuries sustained in a traffic accident.

Eaton Funeral Home, Mocksville, is in charge.

Beatrice Gicking King

The funeral will be Saturday for Beatrice Gicking King, 75, Salisbury, who died Wednesday (Sept. 22, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after 10 days of serious illness.

Born Sept. 16, 1924, in Hazelton, Pa., Mrs. King was a daughter of the late Charles F. and Beatrice Hale Gicking. She was a 1943 graduate of Hazelton High School and attended Perry Business School and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. A veteran of the U.S. Army, she served during World War II.

She had retired after 29 1

She was treasurer of the local AARP chapter, a volunteer with Meals on Wheels and co-founder of the Patient Helpers Club.

Her husband, Everette King, died Nov. 3, 1991.

Survivors include sons Arthur Edward King, Winston-Salem, Anderson Eugene King, Lexington, and Charles Everette King, Salisbury; daughters Beatrice King Goodnight, Salisbury, and Beth King Bost, Rockwell; sister Miriam Macek, Great Falls, Va.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, conducted by the Rev. Virginia Herring. Burial,Rowan Memorial Park. Military rites by Rowan County veterans council.

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

Memorials: St.Luke’s Episcopal Church, 131 W. Council St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

Charles Junior Lynn

CHINA GROVE — The funeral will be Sunday for Charles Junior Lynn, 47, 822 Laurel St., who died Wednesday (Sept. 22, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after several years of declining health.

Born Sept. 23, 1951, in Rowan County, Mr.Lynn was a son of Frank Lynn, Salisbury, and the late Eula Odessa Vaughters Lynn. A graduate of Boyden High School and Catawba College, he was unit administrator of the Department of Human Resources at Jackson Training School. He was a member of Hall’s Chapel Primitive Baptist Church.

Survivors include wife Neta White Lynn; daughters Necosha Lynn, Salisbury, and Charle Lynn, of the home; brothers Frank L. Lynn, Salisbury, and MichaelLynn, East Spencer; sister Berbly Wallace, East Spencer; and two grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Omwake-Dearborn Chapel, Catawba College, conducted by Elder Richard Johnson. Burial, Oakwood Cemetery.

Visitation: 2-3 p.m. Sunday at the chapel.

Rowan Funeral Service is in charge.

Virgie Mae Haney Mullis

KANNAPOLIS — The funeral will be Saturday for Virgie Mae Haney Mullis, 90, Big Elm Nursing Center, formerly of Cedar Avenue, who died Wednesday (Sept. 22, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.

Born Dec. 21, 1908, in Union County, Mrs. Mullis was a daughter of the late Sidney and Ester Griffin Haney. Formerly employed by Cannon Mills, Plant 1, washcloth department, she was a Primitive Baptist.

Her husband, Chatam J. Mullis, preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons Wayne Mullis, Salisbury, and Parks Mullis, Mooresville; daughters Elsie Crainshaw, Greenville, S.C., Billie Jo “Peggy” Edgison, Kannapolis, and Johnsie Bridges, Charlotte; brother Bruce Haney, Kannapolis; 13 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Elder F.W. Stack, Dr. Robert Whaley, the Rev. Robert Howard and the Rev. Tom Tucker. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: Donor’s choice.

James Alton Painter

HARMONY — James Alton Painter, 61, 1324 Tabor Road, died Thursday (Sept. 23, 1999) at Davis Community Hospital, Statesville, after a brief illness.

Born Oct. 13, 1937, in Rowan County, Mr. Painter was a son of the late William A. and Edith Allen Painter. He was a construction superintendent.

Survivors include wife Patricia York Painter; sons David L. Painter, Harmony, and John J. Duchinski, Statesville; daughters Kelly P. Livengood, Harmony, Linda D. Shrum, Yadkinville, Susan D. Smith, Statesville, and Patricia D. Holland, Olin; sisters Norma Lankford, Mary Lynn Swazy and Carol Hallyburton, all of Cleveland; and four grandsons.

Services: 7 tonight, Reavis Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. James E. Cloer. Burial, 11 a.m. Saturday, Macedonia United Methodist Church cemetery, Olin.

Visitation: Immediately after tonight’s service at the funeral home.

Memorials: Macedonia United Methodist Church,Cemetery Fund, c/o Joy Holmes, 292 Williamsburg Road, Olin, N.C. 28660.

Harry Rolland Rose

Harry Rolland Rose, 84, Salisbury, formerly of Hamilton, Mont., died Thursday (Sept. 23, 1999) at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation after a period of declining health and a week of serious illness.

Born June 12, 1915, in Anaconda, Mont., Mr. Rose was a son of the late Harry and Onetta Staffanson Rose. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and later with the U.S. Air Force. He attended the Assembly of God Church in Montana prior to moving to Kannapolis in 1993.

His wife, Dorothy Mae Lambert Rose, preceded him in death.

Survivors include son William D. “Bill” Rose, Landis; sisters Onetta Frances, Hamilton, Mont., and Doris Kellmer, Missoula, Mont.; and two granddaughters.

Services: 4 p.m. Sunday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Stan Welch. Burial, 2 p.m. Monday, National Cemetery, Salisbury. Military rites by Rowan County Veterans Council.

Visitation: 3-4 p.m. Sunday,Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis. At other times the family will be at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, William D. “Bill” and Norma L. Rose, 625S. Chapel St., Landis.

Memorials: Blackwelder Park Baptist Church, 2204 Summit Ave., Kannapolis, N.C. 28081.