The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina (2024)

March 27, 1990

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The Charlotte Observeri

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Charlotte, North Carolina

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Tuesday, March 27, 1990

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20

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THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Tuesday March 27 1 990 Death Notices Deaths And Funerals In North Carolina More Obituaries SC obituaries are on Page 2C S0UT3) THE DR BURRELL ELLIS MORRIS Dr Burrell Ellis Morris died Monday March 26 1990 at the Brookridge Retirement Community in Winston-Salem NC Dr Morris the son of the late Docia and Morris was born August 29 1889 near Stanley NC Dr Morris was a graduate of Wake Forest College and the Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville KY He pas-tored three North Carolina churches: The First Baptist Church of Asheboro NC (1924-1927) The Western Avenue Baptist Church Statesville NC (1927-1935) and the Creystone Baptist Church in Durham NC (1936 until his retirement in 1956) He served as Interim Pastor to 25 Charlotte area churches after his retirement in addition to being Dean and Teacher of New Testament at the Fruitland Baptist Institute (1957-1962) and Teacher of Bible at Gardner-Webb College in the late Dr Morris was active in North Carolina and Southern Baptist Circles having served as Vice President of the Baptist State Convention President of the General Board Chairman of the Evangelistic Association Founder and President of the Council of Churches of Durham and vicinity and Trustee of Wake Forest College Dr Morris had been a resident of the Baptist Retirement Homes of Inc first at their home in Asheville and since 1987 at the Hayes Home newly named the Brookridge Retirement Community in Winston-Salem NC Dr Morris was married to the former Connie Abernathy who died in 1973 Dr Morris is survived by four daughters Mrs Frances Spurrier of Charlotte NC Mrs Virginia Clegg of Winston-Salem NC Mrs Margaret Parker of Panama City FL and Mrs Barbara Cloaninger of Lake Wylie SC eight grandchildren 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild The family requests that memorials be sent to the Baptist Retirement Homes of Inc Box 11024 Winston-Salem NC 27116-1024 or the Academy for Christian Study Gardner-Webb College Box 997 Boiling Springs NC 28017 A memorial service will be held at Noon on Wednesday March 28 at Mulberry Baptist Church conducted by the Reverend Cecil Seagle and Dr Garland Hendricks Harry and Bryant Company is serving the family of Dr Morris PEBBLE YOUR is 2 pm Wednesday at Antioch Baptist Church Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Kirksey Funeral Home Survivors are his wife Eula daughter Mrs Sharon Beddix brothers Jim Hallyburton Sidney Hallyburton both of Morganton sisters Mrs Elene Smith Mrs Alma Stamey both of Morganton Mrs Stella Townsend of Lenoir VALE Mrs Callie Rudisill Richard 77 retired school cafeteria worker died March 23 1990 in Homestead Fla FuneraJ is 1 1 am Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Warlick Funeral Home Lincolnton Survivors are her sons Billy Richard of Florida City Fla Jack Richard Joe Richard daughter Mrs Doris Ennis of Homestead brother Luther Rudisill sisters Mrs Ruth Hollar of Burlington Mrs Violet Fane Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church Vale NC 28168 WADESBORO Mrs Gladys Pauline Ramsey High 76 textile retiree died March 25 1990 at Union Memorial Hospital in Monroe Funeral is 2 pm today at Mount Vernon United Methodist Church Survivors are her husband Woodrow daughters Mrs Betty Turrentine Mrs Margaret Murray both of Monroe sister Miss Elizabeth Ramsey of Polkton Moore is in charge Memorials may be made to Mount Vernon United Methodist Church PO Box 36 Polkton NC 28135 WINGATE Mr Ivory Wayne Sturdivant 44 textile worker died March 24 1990 at Union Memorial Hospital Funeral is 3 pm Wednesday at Harris Funeral Home in Monroe Burial will be in Williams Cemetery in Polkton Visitation is 7 to 8 tonight Survivors are his wife Ruby sons Donald Sturdivant Donnell Clybum both of Monroe Ivory Sturdivant daughter Miss Katrina Sturdivant brother John Sturdivant of Monroe sisters Mrs Joy Tanner of Raleigh Mrs Mary Allen of Marshville Mrs Claudary Long of Monroe Mrs Lela Covington Mrs Cybil Covington WOODLEAF Mrs Virginia Fleming Talley 69 homemaker died March 26 1990 at Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Winston Salem Funeral is 1 1 am Wednesday at Unity Presbyterian Church Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at Summersett Funeral Home Salisbury Survivors are her husband Clarence son James Talley daughter Mrs Nancy Hylton of Salisbury brother Junie Fleming sisters Mrs Elizabeth Wiseman of Salisbury Mrs Julia Wood of Fort Pierce Fla Memorials may be made to WHPE Radio 1714 Tower Ave High Point NC 27260 THE HEAD DOUBLE YOUR r'Tv'EY QU PLUSH DEAL 1 1 LJJJ PROFIT MRS VIOLA VANDERLIP Mrs Viola Vanderlip 86 widow of Charles Vanderlip of 5112 Grice Court died Sunday March 25 1990 at her residence following a lengthy illness Funeral services will be conducted 3:30 PM Tuesday at McEwen Char- lotte Chapel by Pastor aRollo Leimer Pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church with burial in Sharon Memorial Park Mrs Vanderlip was born in Charlotte NC was owner and operator of Royal Floor Sweeping Compound Company retiring in 1987 at age 84 and was a member of First ARP Church Survivors include one son Vanderlip of Charlotte NC two daughters Mrs Elsie White of Charlotte NC and Mrs Dolly Ozburn of LaCross Wl one step son Vanderlip of Columbia SC one brother Lewis Frye of Portland OR two sisters Mrs Mary Overcash and Mrs Margaret McGrath both of Charlotte NC 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren Memorials may be made to Hospice at Charlotte 1331 The Plaza Charlotte NC 28205 ALBEMARLE Mrs Ruby Miller Whitley Lowder 67 seamstress died March 25 1990 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte Funeral is 2 pm Wednesday at Centerview Baptist Church Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at Hartsell Funeral Home Survivors are her sons Lowell Whitley Stephen Whitley daughters Mrs Janice Chandler of New London Mrs Brenda Gilbert of Charlotte brother LC Miller sisters Mrs Gladys Almond Mrs Willie Yow both of Richfield Mrs Nora Truitt half sister Mrs Lynn Smith BAKERSVILLE Mrs Donna McKnight Robinson 30 homemaker died March 25 1990 in Spruce Pine Funeral is 3 pm Wednesday at Webb Funeral Home Spruce Pine Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight Survivors are her husband Car-roll son Ricky Robinson daughters Lisa Robinson Celia Robinson parents James McKnight Jr and Lillian McKnight of Huntersville brothers Michael McKnight of Mooresville Terry McKnight of Huntersville sisters Mrs Carol Megson of Charlotte Mrs Dari Helms of Denver NC grandparents James McKnight of Cherry-ville Mrs Lillian Winchester of Charlotte CATAWBA Mrs Ella Mae Williams 74 homemaker died March 26 1990 at Catawba Memorial Hospital in Hickory Funeral plans are incomplete Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home of Statesville is in charge CONCORD Mr Curtis Charles Long 83 textile retiree died March 25 1990 at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital Funeral is 1 1 am today at Oakboro City Cemetery Survivors are his wife Nebrica sons William Long of Gastonia Charles Long of Kannapolis daughter Mrs Dottie Crawford of Greensboro sister Mrs Ann Linker of Kannapolis is in charge GAM EWELL Mr Walter Wade Warren Jr 66 of Orangeburg SC formerly of Gamewell Warren Construction Co owner died March 25 1990 at Orangeburg Medical Center Funeral is 2 pm today at Littlejohn United Methodist Church cemetery Lenoir Survivors are his wife Carolyn son Jeffrey Warren of Stony Point daughters Mrs Zee Pritchard of Hickory Mrs Kadi Bowman of Hudson mother Mrs Martha Warren of Lenoir brothers Thomas Warren of Cullowhee Joseph Warren of Hickory sisters Mrs Frances Huntley of Lenoir Mrs Catherine Seehom of Lil-bum Ga of Lenoir is in charge GASTONIA Mr Thomas Adams 94 of Asheville formerly of Gastonia retired postal worker died March 24 1990 at VA hospital in Asheville Funeral is noon Wednesday at Berry Temple United United Methodist Church Asheville Costner Funeral Home is in charge Survivors are his wife Lillian of Asheville sisters Mrs Dulcina Spencer Miss Ruth Adams GLEN ALPINE Miss Minnie Bonnie Berry 75 died March 25 1990 in a Morganton hospital Funeral is 2 pm today at Sosso-man Funeral Home Morganton Survivors are her brother Emerson Berry sister Mrs Maijorie Shuping of Morganton GRANITE FALLS Mr Steven Fred Frankum 40 Plastic Packaging Co employee died March 25 1990 at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory Funeral is 2 pm Wednesday at Funeral Home Lenoir Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight Survivors are his wife Annette daughters Miss Susan Frankum Miss Melissa Frankum stepfather and mother Alfred and Marie Simmons of Hudson sister Mrs Kay Scott of Hudson grandparents Mrs Blanche Griffin of Hudson Jules and Frances Frankum HENRIETTA Mrs Dolly McKinney Teseniar 68 textile retiree died March 25 1990 at Rutherford Hospital in Ruther-fordton Funeral is 2 pm today at Creek Baptist Church Survivors are her son Bruce Teseniar daughters Mrs Cora Baynard of Forest City Mrs Barbara Parker Mrs Patsy Fowler Mrs Judy Bradley brothers John McKinney of Mooresboro Boyce McKinney of Spartanburg sisters Mrs Margie Epley of Alexander Mills Mrs Jeanette Moss Mrs Evelyn Mathis both of Spartanburg McKinney-Landreth of Cliff-side is in charge HICKORY Mr William Lee McIntosh 68 retired truck driver died March 25 1990 at home Funeral is 1 1 am Wednesday at Bass-Smith Funeral Home Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight Survivors are his wife Eva sons Robert McIntosh of Granite Falls George McIntosh Jerry McIntosh Philip McIntosh all of Hildebran daughter Mrs Ima Jean Ward of Hildebran stepsons Jerry Young of Vale Richard Young stepdaughters Mrs Linda Lai! of Connelly Springs Mrs Sarah Ann Murray of Bostic Miss Glenda Young Memorials may be made to Burke County Hospice 402 Main St Morganton NC 28655 HICKORY Mr Weldon Harold Sprinkle 58 BE Matthews Construction Co supervisor died March 22 1990 at Frye Regional Medical Center Funeral is 2 pm today at Drum Funeral Home in Conover Survivors are his wife Joan sons Tommy Sprinkle of Orlando Fla Douglas Sprinkle of Hendersonville brothers Ronnie Sprinkle of Denver Richard Sprinkle of Windsor Calif Roy Sprinkle David Sprinkle both of Alaska KINGS MOUNTAIN Mrs Callie Bolick Cook 94 textile retiree died March 25 1990 at Kings Mountain Hospital Funeral is 3 pm today at Stamey Funeral Home Fallston Survivors are her daughters Mrs Edna Tessneer of Grover Mrs Mary Jane Hamrick Mrs Myrtle Bell Mrs Charcie Holland LAURINBURG Mr Theodore Denny Crews 85 retired farmer died March 25 1990 at Scotia Village Retirement Community Funeral is 1 1 am today at Grove United Methodist Church Laurel Hill Surviving is his wife Mamie McDougald is in charge Memorials may be made to Grove United Methodist Church Route 1 Box 136 Laurel Hill NC 28351 LEXINGTON Mr Jimmy Lee Hubbard 63 retired furniture worker died March 25 1990 at Lexington Memorial Hospital Funeral plans are incomplete Morris Studevent is in charge LEXINGTON Mrs Minnie Mae Cogbum Lamb 88 homemaker died March 26 1990 at-Lexington Memorial Hospital after a long illness Funeral is 2 pm Wednesday at Arrington Heights Freewill Baptist Church cemetery Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at Davidson Funeral Home Survivors are her son Jimmy Lamb daughter Mrs Ruby Pres-nell Memorials may be made to Arrington Heights Freewill Baptist Church 9 Freewill Cir Lexington NC 27292 LOCUST Mr Charles Olin Jenkins 67 retired restaurateur died March 26 1990 at VA hospital in Salisbury Funeral is 4 pm Wednesday at First Baptist Church Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at Hartsell Funeral Home Midland Survivors are his wife Valerie daughters Mrs Robin Whitley of Oakboro Mrs Valerie Furr mother Mrs Ethel Jenkins brother Kenneth Jenkins sisters Mrs Doris Watson of Atlanta Mrs Glenda Love MARION Mr Clifton Enlo Buchanan 72 textile retiree died March 25 1990 at home Funeral is 2 pm Wednesday at Mount Calvary Freewill Baptist Church Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at McCall-Kirksey Funeral Home Survivors are his wife Annie sons Kenneth Buchanan of Nebo Emett Buchanan of Valdese Vernon Buchanan of San Diego Clifton Buchanan of Nashville Herman Buchanan daughters Mrs Reba Kasten of Jacksonville Fla Mrs Dora Lewis of North Augusta SC Mrs Lula Owens of Spruce Pine Mrs Amie Butler Mrs Donna Huffman brother Branton Buchanan of Nebo sister Mrs Nell Kirby of Nebo MARION Mr William Shirley Cox 71 farmer died March 24 1990 at home Funeral is 2 pm today at McCall-Kirksey Funeral Home Survivors are his brothers John Cox of Winston-Salem David Cox Thomas Cox sisters Mrs Frank Rigsby of Marshall Mrs Robert MARSHVILLE Mr James Melvin Mills 74 retired farmer died March 25 1990 at home Funeral is 2:30 pm today at Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church Survivors are his wife Verla sons Kenneth Mills Barry Mills sisters Mrs Grace Lipe of Wades-boro Mrs Evelyn Lee Mrs Letha Marsh Mrs Gladys Kelly Morgan Son is in charge Memorials may be made to Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church perpetual fund Route 2 Marshville NC 28103 or to Hospice of Union County PO Box 1306 Monroe NC 28110 MORGANTON Mr Heron Ezeel Currie? 64 East Brunswick Township (NJ) retiree died March 22 1990 at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory Funeral is 11 am Wednesday at Chapel AME Zion Church Visitation is 7 to 8 tonight at Ebony Funeral Home Survivors are his son Jeffery Currie of New Brunswick NJ daughters Mrs Barbara Kincaid Mrs Cynthia Currie Miss Cecilia North Miss Kathy Currie all of New Jersey Mrs Mary Pearson mother Mrs Musa Lewis of South River NJ MOUNT GILEAD Mr Henry Lee Bailey 84 died March 25 1990 at Montgomery Memorial Hospital in Troy Funeral is 4 pm Wednesday at Hamer Creek Baptist Church Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at McKeithan Funeral Home Survivors are his wife Carrie Mae daughters Mrs Joyce Gaddis Mrs Vivian Wade both of Roswell Ga sister Mrs Maggie Downer of Wadesboro MOUNT GILEAD Mr Harris Ingram Stanback 103 of Lexington Ky formerly of Mount Gilead retired electrical engineer died March 24 1990 at home Funeral is 2 pm Wednesday at First United Methodist Church Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at McKeithan Funeral Home Survivors are his son Harris Stanback Jr of Lexington Ky grandchildren and great-grandchildren NEW LONDON Mr Terry Franklin Stoker 36 died March 25 1990 at Carolinas Medical Center as a result of an automobile accident Funeral is 2 pm todav at Richfield Baptist Church Survivors are his parents Reggie and Jo Stoker brother Tim Stoker sister Mrs Mitzi West of Marietta Ga grandmother Mrs Lela Plyler of Gold Hill Hartsell of Albemarle is in charge PINEHURST Mrs Lucille Hensley Hinson 67 homemaker died March 26 1990 at home Funeral is 2 pm Wednesday at Community Presbyterian Church Survivors are her son James Hinson of Jackson Springs daughter Mrs Lynda Atkins of Apex Memorials may be made to Community Presbyterian Church PO Box 1449 Pinehurst NC 28374 or to Pinehurst Rescue Squad PO Box 1432 Pinehurst NC 28374 POLKVILLE Mr Marlin Self Towery 75 textile retiree died March 26 1990 at home Funeral is 3 pm Wednesday at Community Baptist Church Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at Stamey Funeral Home Fallston Survivors are his wife Vangie daughter Mrs Betty Horne brother Fred Towery of Lawndale half brothers Coy Towery of Lawndale Bill Towery of Homestead Fla Richard Towery of Hickory half sisters Mrs Alice Reynolds Mrs Mary Eaker both of Cherryville Mrs Shirley Beam Miss Jerline Towery both of Stanley RAEFORD Mrs Leila Mae Cummings Pate 53 homemaker died March 24 1990 at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst Funeral is 3 pm today at Winford Blue Community Holiness Church Scotland County Survivors are her husband Nance sons James Cummings of Max ton James Pate of Aberdeen daughters Mrs Linda Lowery of Maxton Mrs Gail Edwards of Aberdeen Mrs Harvelene Revels mother Mrs Berta Cummings of Maxton brother Gilbert Cummings of Seaford NY sister Mrs Howard Bryant of Laurin-burg McDougald of Laurinburg is in charge ROBBINS Mr Tracy Carlton Brown 72 former Robbins mayor died March 26 1990 at home Funeral is 2 pm Wednesday at Tabernacle United Methodist Church Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at Kennedy Funeral Home Survivors are his wife Marie sons Stanley Brown of Plano Tex Kenneth Brown of Asheboro daughter Mrs Nancy Bobo of Greensboro brothers WC Brown Jr of Leesburg Fla Jack Brown of Laurinburg sisters Mrs Lucille Bridgeman of Laurinburg Mrs Ossie Freeman ROCKINGHAM Felicia A Patterson 15 student died1 March 25 1990 at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst Funeral plans are incomplete McEachem Funeral Home is in charge RUTHERFORDTON Mr Gerald Toney 36 Rutherford Hospital lab technician died March 25 1990 at home Funeral is 11 am Wednesday at Sandy Mush Baptist Church Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at Funeral Home Survivors are his son Gerry Toney parents Fred and Veela Toney sister Mrs Diane Jackson of Waxhaw SAINT PAULS Mrs Docia Odum Johnson 93 homemaker died March 26 1990 at home Funeral is 3 pm Wednesday at Great Marsh Baptist Church Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at McNeill Funeral Home Survivors are her sons Opie Johnson of Bradenton Fla Wilton Johnson of Charlotte John Johnson Jr daughters Mrs Shirley Baker of Omega Ga Mrs Estelle Tolmich of North Hollywood Calif Mrs Hickman Mrs Ozelle Smith Mrs Eth-elene Shaw Mrs Volene Britt sisters Mrs Thelma Prevatte of Jacksonville NC Mrs Ann Wilkinson of Lumbcrton Miss Cora Odum Memorials may be made to Health Horizon Inc PO Box 1408 Lumberton NC 28359 SHELBY Mr Nathion Wilson 75 of Washington formerly of Shelby retired construction worker died March 22 1 990 in Washington Funeral is 2:30 pm Wednesday at Eskridge Grove Baptist Church Survivors are his wife Minnie daughter Ms Patricia Jamison brother Cornell Wilson of Statesville sisters Mrs Cemore Roberts Mrs Ida Wray Mrs Gladys Robertson Mrs Geneva Jamison is in charge The body will lie in state at the church from 11 am Wednesday until the service TROY Mr Jason Minor Parsons 61 retired Gravel Pit owner died March 26 1 990 at home Funeral is 2 pm Wednesday at Prospect Baptist Church Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at Pugh-Troy Funeral Home Survivors are his wife Peggy sons Carl Parsons Rick Parsons daughters Mrs Vera Smith of Sanford Ms Sheila Watson Miss Sandra Parsons brothers JH Parsons of Flint Mich Clayton Parsons of Millington Mich sisters Mrs Lecy Moore Mrs Votty Newberry VALDESE Mr Benjamin Julius Hallyburton 76 textile retiree died March 26 1990 at Valdese General Hospital Funeral Mecklenburg CLEAN HOUSE COOX UP A DEAL Mrs Katherine Goodman 94 Funeral is 1 1 am today at Temple Beth El Mrs Ruth Alford Laws 75 Funeral is 2 pm today at Stough Memorial Baptist Church Pine-ville Survivors include sister Mrs Anne Irby of Greenville SC three grandchildren one greatgrandchild Mrs Lois Autry Mills 46 Survivors include mother Mrs Georgia Autry of Monroe brothers Morris Autry of Monroe Leroy Autry of Mineral Springs sister Mrs Eunice Nicholson of Page-land SC Mr Robert Lee Moore 45 Funeral is I pm today at St Luke Baptist Church Ms Viola II Vanderlip 86 Funeral is 3:30 pm today at Mc-Ewen Funeral Home Charlotte chapel Survivors include stepson PH Vanderlip of Columbia Other Mecklenburg Deaths Ms Mabel Henning Alexander 90 Mr William Crawford 78 Mr Fred James Hall 72 Mr Francis Lehew 90 Mr William James Thomas 77 I took a swing at the Classifieds and got a hole in one! The ad ran twice and sold two sets of golf clubs and I got the green! Neal Matthews (niejnurlotte (Dbscrwr MITE SALE Place an ad in the Classified section of The Charlotte Ot- server and a buyer or seller Is as dose as the phone The Classifieds give access to huge numbers ot people who really want what you have to seH or have what you want to buy why anything from a refrigerator to a computer to a moose head sells quickly and Inexpensively through the People's Marketplace Call The Marketplace: 377-5555 (The (Thdiiotlc (Pbscrrfr T-frer 800-S32-H4 9 tOO-Stt-tttt Obituaries For Mrs Katherine Goodman Mrs Mabel Jones Ingram Dr Burrell Ellis Morris Mrs Nell Little Robinson Mrs Viola Vanderlip Also Appear At The Beginning Of The Classified Section To piacs an ad call 377 5555 loll-lme NC 1 -500-532 5343 1400 532 5349.

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