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MOCKSVILLE-- Ruth McDaniel Foster, 85, Milling Road, Mocksville, died Saturday (Sept. 25, 1999) at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.

Born Oct. 21, 1913  in Davie County, she was a daughter  of the late Iva Cornatzer and the late George B. McDaniel.

She was a homemaker and a member of Dulin United Methodist Church.

Two children,  Connie F. King and Vickie Foster, preceded her in death.

Survivors include her husband, Thurman Foster of Mocksville; brother Bob McDaniel and sister Hazel Gobble.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Dulin United Methodist Church, the Revs. Ray Offerll and Robert McLawhorn. Burial in church cemetery.

Visitation: 6:30-9 tonight at Dulin United Methodist Church.

Memorials:  Kate B. Reynolds Hospice, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103; or Dulin United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, C/O Paul Foster Sr., 268 Carolina St., Mocksville, N.C. 27028.

Davie Funeral Service is in charge.

Dale T. Goodrich

KANNAPOLIS-- Dale Trump Goodrich, 70,  3831 Sunrise Drive, died Friday (Sept. 24, 1999) at his residence.

Born in Akron, Ohio, Oct. 9, 1928, Mr. Goodrich was a son of the late Harry Goodrich and Minnie Harrington Goodrich.

He retired in 1989 from Consolidated Freightways, where he was employed for 30 years as a truck driver.

He had lived in the Kannapolis area for 24 years and was an active member of First Assembly of God, where he served as an usher and worked with the Senior Citizens Ministry and Specialized Ministry.

Mr. Goodrich was a member of Cabarrus Masonic Lodge No. 720 and was a past Watchman of Shepherds of Concordia Shrine.

Survivors include his wife, Jane Heighberger Goodrich; sons Duane Goodrich of Akron, Ohio, and Dwight Goodrich of Kannapolis; and four grandchildren.

Services: Memorial at 7 p.m. Monday, First Assembly Worship Center, Concord, with the Revs. Tom Whidden, Fenton Jones and Tommy Torrence.

Visitation: The family will be at the residence.

Memorials: Hospice of Cabarrus County, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, N.C. 28026-1235.

Lady's Funeral Home is in charge.

Dorothy Harris

Dorothy Harris, 72, of Genesis Eldercare, Salisbury, died Thursday (Sept. 23, 1999) at her home.

Her body is being sent to Philadelphia, Pa. for arrangements. Rowan Funeral Service is in charge.

Mildred Lyons

Mildred Ann Weddington Lyons, 71, Salisbury, died Friday (Sept. 24, 1999) at Lancaster Community Hospital, Lancaster, Calif.

Lyerly Funeral Home of Salisbury is in charge.

Linda Faye Piper

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Linda Faye Piper, 59, of Pensacola died Friday (Sept. 24, 1999) at a Pensacola hospital.

Born in Jay, Fla., in 1939, Mrs. Piper was a daughter of Dan Carnley and Loraine Payon.

Survivors include her husband, Lee Piper;   sons Danny Smith of Pensacola, Mike Smith of Kannapolis and Bob Smith of Spencer; daughter Jessie Moulder of Navarre, Fla; and four grandchildren.

Services:  Graveside at 11 a.m. Monday, Barrancas National Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Carl Sanders. Burial will be in the cemetery.

Visitation:  5 to 6 p.m. today, Faith Chapel Funeral Home, Pensacola.

Edward Charles Rook

Edward Charles Rook, 55, of Granite Quarry died Saturday (Sept. 25, 1999) at his residence.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

James D. Sutherland

James Dale Sutherland, 61, 420 N. Boundary St., E.S., Apt. 23, Salisbury, died Thursday (Sept. 23, 1999) at the Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Aug. 29, 1938  in Ashe County, Mr. Sutherland was a son of the late Ressie Parsons and the late Alfonzo Sutherland.

Educated in the Ashe County schools, he was manager of American Way Taxi Service and  a member of Big Flats Freewill Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Joanne Ross Sutherland; son Anthony Sutherland of China Grove; daughters Amanda S. Morton of Davidson, Alma S. White of China Grove and  Donna Jean King of Kannapolis; brothers the Rev. Bobby Sutherland and Claude Sutherland, both of Kannapolis, and Wade Sutherland of China Grove; sister Maude Buchanan of Lexington; and 13 grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 2 p.m.  Saturday, Oct. 2, at Big Flats Baptist Church, Fleetwood.

Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home in China Grove is in charge.

Johnnie Harley Vanhoy

ALBEMARLE-- Johnnie Harley Vanhoy, 56, of 17 Holly Place, Badin, died Saturday (Sept. 25, 1999) at her home.

Born July 21, 1943 in Stanly County, she was a daughter of Mrs. Grace O. Culp of Badin and the late John H. Harley.

A former ad CNA of the N.C. Lutheran Home of Albemarle, Mrs. Vanhoy was a member of Badin Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher and former choir member.

Survivors include her husband, Hollie O. Vanhoy; son Mark O. Vanhoy of Richfield; daughters Amanda V. Harris of Belmont and Temple Vanhoy of Misenheimer; sisters Libby Russell of Hendersonville  and Brenda Layberger of New London; and two grandsons.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Badin Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Dan Abernathy. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial in Stanly Gardens of Memory.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at Stanly Funeral Home.

'Jim' Robert Yost

James "Jim"Robert Yost, 89, of Advance, died Thursday (Sept. 23, 1999) at Meadowbrook Terrace in Davie.

An avid ham radio operator for more than 40 years, Mr. Yost retired from Western Electric in 1972 as a senior engineer. A former resident of Salisbury, his career took him to many foreign countries and cities in the United States.

Survivors include his wife, Nancy S. Yost; daughters Vicki Cartner of Woodleaf and Judy Lynn Wolfe of Nantucket, Mass.; son Bob Yost of Bellingham, Wash.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services:Graveside, 3 p.m. Sunday, Rose Cemetery, Mocksville.

Memorials:The family requests donations be made to flood victims in eastern North Carolina.