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September 29, 1999Salisbury Post; Rowan County, NC

 
 

Obituaries

           
Lucy Norton Belk


STONY POINT  --  Lucy Norton Belk, 85, 8370 Highway 90 E., died Monday (Sept. 27, 1999) at her home after an extended illness.

Born Feb. 18, 1914, in Alexander County, Mrs. Belk was a daughter of the late William Stamey and Cora Burgess Norton. She was a member of Stony Point United Methodist Church and a life member of the United Methodist Women. Retired, she taught in the Alexander County school system and was a graduate of Mitchell Community College and Lenoir-Rhyne College. She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association and Delta Kappa Gamma Teachers Society.

Her husband, Robert Gray Belk, preceded her in death.

Survivors include daughters Nan Campbell, Taylorsville, and Beth Safer, Salisbury; caregiver and companion Johnnie Parker, Stony Point; brother Hulette Norton, Stony Point; sisters Arlene Murph, Kannapolis, Sadie Marlin, Statesville, Myrtle Brandon, Concord, Barbara Grey Hoke, York, S.C., Margaret Eckerd, Mocksville, and Julia Deanne Fegley, Chevy Chase, Md.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m.Thursday, Stony Point United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mark Clontz. Burial, Stony Point Cemetery.

Visitation: In the church fellowship hall after the service.

Chapman Funeral Home is in charge.

Memorials: Stony Point United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 136, Stony Point, N.C. 28678; or Hospice of Alexander County, 50 Lucy Echerd Lane, Taylorsville, N.C. 28681.


Jack C. Carrico

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn.  --  Jack C. Carrico, 82, 3829 N. 500 E., father of Brenda Arthur, Salisbury, N.C., died Sunday (Sept. 26, 1999) at his home.

Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Glenn E. George &Son Funeral Home. Burial, Lewis Creek Cemetery, Shelby County.
Visitation: 4-8 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials: Hospice of Shelby County, c/o Glenn E. George &Son Funeral Home, 437 Amos Road, Shelbyville, Tenn. 46176.

 

Julia Ruth Flagler

LAKELAND, Fla.  --  Julia Ruth Flagler, 91, Lakeland, died Monday (Sept. 27, 1999) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

Born Sept. 26, 1907, in Salisbury, N.C., Mrs. Flagler was a resident of Bartow for 49 years. She was a homemaker and member of College Heights United Methodist Church.

Survivors include husband Dudley W. Flagler; son Dudley C. Flagler, Lakeland; daughter Geraldine "Gerry" Oltz, Lakeland; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.

Services: Graveside, 10 a.m. Thursday, Oak Hill Burial Park.

Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Heath Funeral Home.

 

Allen Glenn Page

Allen Glenn Page, 78, Salisbury, died Tuesday (Sept. 28, 1999) at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Summersett Funeral Home is in charge.

 

Mark Anthony Partee

The funeral will be Friday for Mark Anthony Partee, 35, 119 Knox St., who died Sunday (Sept. 26, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after six and a half years of declining health.

Born Dec. 8, 1963, in Heidelberg, Germany, he was a son of John Leroy Partee Sr. and Susie Bell Nicks Partee. Educated in the Rowan County schools, he was a construction worker and a member of Northside Church of God of Prophecy, East Spencer.

Survivors include brothers John Leroy Partee Jr. and Lyndon A Partee, both of Salisbury, and Herbert Partee of the home.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Northside Church of God of Prophecy, conducted by Bishop James Lott, pastor. Burial, Oakwood Cemetery.

Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Friday at the church.

Rowan Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.


Bennie Frank Sponaugle

ROCKWELL  --  Bennie Frank Sponaugle, 83, Gold Hill, died Tuesday (Sept. 28, 1999) at Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle.

Born June 6, 1916, in Hunting Ground, W.Va., he was a son of the late Gilbert and Annie Mallow Sponaugle. Educated in Circleville High School, he was a heavy equipment operator. A Baptist, he sang in chors. He was  a member of Pendleton County Masonic Lodge 144.

Survivors include daughter Sharon Gagnon, Gold Hill; brother Gilbert Sponaugle, Hunting Ground, W.Va.; sister Mary Bennett, Olm Sted Township, Ohio; half sister Halene Ogden, Bowden, W.Va.; and two grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Northfork Baptist Church, Franklin, W.Va., conducted by the Rev. Mark McAllister. Burial, NorthFork Memorial Cemetery.

Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Kimble Funeral Home, Franklin, W.Va.

Powles Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.

Viola Earnhardt Eller

ROCKWELL  --  The funeral will be Thursday for Viola Earnhardt Eller, 97, who died Monday (Sept. 27, 1999) at Salisbury Lutheran Home after a period of declining health.

Born July 6, 1902, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late John Calvin and Ida Mahaley Earnhardt. Educated in the Rowan County schools, she was a homemaker. She was the oldest member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, the WELCA, Arthur Shipton Sunday School Class, and was a charter member of the Rockwell Young at Hearts Club.

Her husband, Travis Littleton Eller Sr., died on July 19, 1982; a son, Travis L. Eller Jr., died July 3, 1961.

Survivors include son John Calvin Eller Sr., Rockwell; daughters Doris E. Jordon and Betty Tutherow, both of Rockwell, Lucille E. Cook, Kannapolis, Elva Rae Huneycutt, Albemarle, and Judy E. Hoffner, Gold Hill; sister Rose Lyerly, Salisbury; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.

Services: 4 p.m. Thursday, Immanual Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Bruce Sheeks, pastor, the Rev. Glenn Yount, and the Rev. Johnny Daniels, pastor of East Corinth Baptist Church. The body will be placed in the church at 3:30. Burial, church cemetery.  The Rockwell Young Hearts Club will be seated as a group in the church.

Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Powles Funeral Home.

Memorials: Immanuel Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 2070 Emmanuel Church Road, Rockwell, N.C. 28138.


Ruth Deal Feimster

MOUNT ULLA  --  The funeral will be Thursday for Ruth Deal Feimster, 73, 9120 Fannie Sloan Road, Mount Ulla, who died Monday (Sept. 27, 1999) at her home after five years of declining health.

Born June 21, 1926, in Iredell County, she was a daughter of the late Clyde O. and Myrtle Freize Deal. A graduate of China Grove High School, she retired from Cannon Mills Company in 1995. She was a member of Thyatira Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include husband William "Bill" Richard Feimster; son Gary Feimster, Mount Ulla; daughters Karen Townsend and Gwen Davis, both of Mount Ulla; brothers Frank Deal, Millbridge; Billy Mac Deal, China Grove, and Alvin Deal, Denver; sisters Margaret Ridenhour and Faye Sutton, both of Salisbury, and Sue Gallman, Columbus, Ga.; and five grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Thursday, Thyatira Presbyterian Church, conducted by Dr. Stephen Moss. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation: Following the service at the church on Thursday. The body may be viewed at Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home from 3 to 6 p.m. today and 9a.m.-12 noon on Thursday. At other times the family will be at the home on Fannie Sloan Road.

Memorials: Thyatira Presbyterian Church, 220 White Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28147, or   Rowan Regional Home Health & Hospice, 825-A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

 

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