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KVF'R I www cha rlnttccom OBITUARIES 'HUTSUAY MAY IS 2(MX 7B CONCORD Mrs Edna Stratford Fultz 83 died May 16 2006 Funeral is 11 AM Saturday at Forest Hill United Methodist Church Visitation 6-8 PM Friday at Wilkinson Funeral Home Other States i KANNAPOLIS Mr Roger Duane Childers 50 died May 16 2006 Funeral is 7 Thursday at Funeral Home Chapel Visitation PM tonight at the funeral home MT HOLLY Jeffrey Alan Tucker 41 died May 13 2006 Funeral is 2 PM Friday at Woodlawn Funeral Home Interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery Visitation 1-2 PM Friday at the funeral home if 4' 'i LAUREL HILL Mr Willie Robinson 52 died May 16 2006 at Scotland Memorial Hospital Laur-inburg Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Nelson Funeral Service of Rockingham LAWNDALE Mrs Lalar May Gantt Messer 74 died May 16 2006 Funeral is 11 AM Friday at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel Interment in Rose Hill Memorial Park Visitation tonight at the funeral home LENOIR Mamie Tate German Ballew 89 died May 17 2006 Funeral is 2 Saturday at Tabernacle Advent Christian Church Visitation Friday at Greer-McElveen Funeral Home LENOIR Paul Burehette Sr 77 died May 17 2006 Memorial service is 6 Friday at Harrisburg Baptist Church Greer-McEl-veen Funeral 1 lonre is in charge of arrangements LENOIR Ruth Iccnhour Greene 75 died May 15 2006 Funeral is 11 AM Friday at Flemings Chapel Baptist Church Visitation tonight at Greer-MeElveen Funeral Home LENOIR Florencia Quisado Ro-gerson 49 of Tumbleweed Drive passed away Tuesday May 16 2006 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Funeral Home LENOIR Mr Jake Tugman 89 died May 14 2006 Funeral is 3 PM Friday at McGimpsey Sr Memorial Chapel visitation PM Burial Wildwood Cemetery Ebony Funeral Services of Lenoir is in charge LEXINGTON Roily Wilson 91 died May 17 2006 Funeral is 11 AM Friday at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel Interment in Forest Hill Memorial Park Visitation 6-8 PM tonight at the funeral home LINCOLNTON Mrs Darcus Goldie Crowder Houser 93 died May 16 2006 Funeral is 11 AM Friday at Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church Interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery Visitation PM tonight at Warlick Funeral Home LINCOLNTON Mrs Dorothy Lynch Kirksey 81 died May 16 2006 Funeral is 4 PM Friday at Riverview Baptist Church Interment in Massapoag Baptist Church Cemetery Visitation tonight at Warlick Funeral Home LINCOLNTON Mr Basil Loyd Sain 74 died May 16 2006 Funeral is 1 PM Saturday at United Methodist Church Interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery Visitation PM Friday at Warlick Funeral I lome LOWELL Richard Caray McDonald 47 died May 16 2006 Memorial service is 3 PM Friday at Greene Funeral Service South Chapel Interment in Hollywood Cemetery MONROE Mr William Covington 53 died May 16 2006 at Hospice House I Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Richmond Funeral Home of Charlotte ROCKWELL Kelli Jean Karl 6 weeks old died May 16 2006 Memorial service is 7 PM Friday at Powles Funeral Home Chapel of Rockwell SHELBY Mr Dale Leon Alexander 72 died May 16 2006 Funeral is 1 PM Friday at Bethel Baptist Church Interment in Rose Hill Memorial Park Visitation PM tonight at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home SHELBY Ray Bust 83 died May 17 2006 Funeral is 2 PM Friday at First Wesleyan Church of Shelby visitation 1-2 PM Interment in Cleveland Memorial Park Cleveland Funeral Services is in charge SHELBY Mr Dupree Dawkins Sr 62 died May 17 2006 The family will be at the home of Larry Dawkins 1613 Friendship Road Shelby Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Enloe Mortuary SHELBY Mrs Edith Mae Settles 63 died May 12 2006 Funeral is 2 PM Friday at ST Enloe Memorial Chapel Interment in Webb Memorial Lawns Visitation 6-8 PM tonight and 1:30 PM Friday at Enloe Mortuary SOUTHERN PINES Ms Hazel Southerland Robinson 94 died May 12 2006 Memorial service is 2 Saturday at Southern Pines First Baptist Church with visitation following Sandhills Funeral Home of Rockingham in charge STATESVILLE Mr Paul Judson hornburg 90 died May 15 2006 Visitation is 7-8 PM Saturday at Troutman Funeral Flome Funeral is 3 Sunday at Fallstown Baptist Church Troutman Burial in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery STATESVILLE Mrs Inez Ruth Kale Travis 84 died May 16 2006 Funeral is 2 PM Friday at Front Street Baptist Church visitation 1-2 PM Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements Claude Edward Morris TROY Mr Morris 103 of 721 Crouch Street died Tuesday May 16 2006 Funeral is 11:00 AM Friday May 19 at Trinity United Methodist Church with Rev Mike Davis officiating Interment in Iove Joy United Methodist Church Cemetery Troy The family will receive friends from PM Thursday May 18 at the Pugh-Troy Funeral Home Troy and other times at the home Mr Morris was a native of Montgomery County Fie was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church member of the church choir and an avid fox hunter He was a retired poultry salesman 1 Ie was a member of the Auxiliary Military Police during World War II serving as a security guard at Carolina Aluminum of Badin He was preceded in death by a son Otis Morris Survivors include his wife Villie Morris Morris of roy sons Phillip Morris of Dublin GA Ross Morris of Rock Hill SC and Neal Morris of Statesboro GA daughter Joyce Morris Ilieks of Troy NC sisters Leona Galloway and Grace Robbins of Asheboro NC eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church 239 Russell Street Troy NC 27371 Online condolences can be made to wwwpughfuneralhomecom tfii WAXHAW Mr George Eldridge King 38 died Tuesday May 16 2006 at Carolines Medical Center Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Davis Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Monroe 'in A i 'l John Stuart Weston COLUMBIA Mr Weston 50 of Marathon FI died Sunday May 14 2006 in South Miami Hospital after surgery for glioblastoma niul-tiforme a malignant brain tumor He was born October 2 1955 in Columbia SC the youngest child of the late Pauline Ilanckel and Christian 'f*cker Weston Jr Mr Weston graduated from Berry Academy and was in the construction and maintenance business in Marathon where he lived for the past twenty plus years He was an active volunteer for many civic organizations including Relay for Life to support cancer research the Marathon Business Professional Association helping them raise funds for adult scholarships and the Boy Scouts and Carolina Home among others in Columbia Stuart was most at home on and around the water and loved diving windsurfing sailing jet skiing and boating Surviving are his wife Elizabeth Melendez Weston stepson Emanuel Paz-Pcrez and beloved lab Cain of Marathon FL sister Mary Weston Grimball and brother Christian Tucker Weston III of Columbia and sister Frances Weston Smith of Mooresville NC I Ie was predeceased by sister Pauline Hanckel Weston Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday May 20 2006 at St Episcopal Church Congarce 1151 Elm Savannah Road I Iophins SC 29061 The family will receive visitors in the parish house following the service A memorial service will be held at 2 PM on Saturday May 27 2006 at St Columba Church 451 52nd Street Gulf Marathon FL 33050 Private burial will be at a later date Memorials may be sent to St Congarce Foundation co Van Lott III 6017 Hampton Leas Lane Columbia SC 29209 the Paula Weston Scholarship Fund at Carolina Home 3201 Trenholm Road Columbia SC 29204 or the charity of choice Condolences may be sent to the family at wwwdunbarfuner-alandcremationscom A GREAT FALLS Mr Mark Daniel Neely 42 died May 16 2006 Funeral is 2 PM Friday at Evangel Temple Assembly of God Interment in Grecnlawn Cemetery Visitation 7-9 PM tonight at Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home LAKE WYLIE Mr Martin Ray Bowles 49 died May 17 2006 at his residence Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by ML Ford Sons Funeral I lome Blythe Cato PAGELAND Mrs Cato 86 died Tuesday May 16 2006 She was a daughter of the late Lawson and Bess Smith Pigg and widow of the late Bruce Cato Funeral service is 11:00 AM Friday May 19 at ion United Methodist Church Interment in church cemetery Visitation PM tonight at the residence of Mrs Cato Survivors include her daughters Julia (Robbie) Robertson of Pageland SC and Flizabeth (Sidney) Shrum of Greenville SC sisters Martha Cole of Charlotte and Kathryn Ross of Lady Lake FL grandchildren Beth (Russell) Isaacs Mary Blythe (Chris) Chipman Sarah (Jeff) Deason Jennifer (Michael) Bchunin and Lem Robertson and seven great grandchildren Mrs Cato was a lifelong member of ion United Methodist Church and choir director for more than 40 years She was a Winthrop College class of 1939 graduate Mrs Cato was a retired school teacher for Chesterfield County where she taught for 32 years She was a charter member of the Chesterfield County Mental Retardation Board serving as secretary for many years Sutton Funeral Home is assisting the family 'a ROCK HILL Jonathan Galvan Jr infant son of Jonathan Melissa Galvan died May 16 2006 Funeral 2 PM Friday Greene Funeral Home Downtown visitation today Burial Grandview Memorial Park Cherry Rd ROCK HILL Mr Melvin Sidney Jennings 68 died May 16 2006 Funeral is 5 PM Thursday at Greene Funeral Home Northwest Chapel Interment is private Visitation 4-5 PM Thursday at the funeral home YORK Mr Terry Lee Redmond 45 died May 16 2006 Graveside service is 11 AM Friday at I akeview Memory Gardens Visitation 6-8 PM tonight at Ford Sons Funeral Home Posl imiiu' Iwn tlls www bailout Lomohiluancs John Jarvis John Jarvis age 59 passed away Tuesday May 16 2006 at Beverly Healthcare in Charlotte NC He was born on June 8 1946 in Verdun Quebec a son of the late Alfred and l-lsie Barnard Jarvis In 1968 John married Margaret Gauthier He was a loving father to his daughter JeanAnne and son John In 1982 John married Patricia Frost Nickerson I Ie was a wonderful father to his daughter Chclsic Anne and to his step-daughter Christine John was self-employed for much of his life He was a house painter for many years in Canada After he married Pat he ran the family wheat farm for thirteen years He started and ran his own carpet cleaning business for several years before he became ill John enjoyed fishing hunting boating traveling and visiting with friends and family wonderful sense of humor and love for life will be remembered by all who knew him John is survived by his loving wife Pat his ehildren Chelsic a student at NC State in Raleigh NC JeanAnne Cabral and her husband Nelson of Montreal Quebec John Jarvis of Montreal Quebec: step-daughter Christine Frost of Edmonton Alberta siblings Gary Jarvis and his wife Bonnie of Montreal Quebec Gay Morse and her husband Frank and Marilyn Dandridge and her husband Norman and also by his two beautiful grandchildren and many nieces and nephews parents his sisters Sue Goldenstein and Charlotte Dandridge and his brother Fred Jarvis preceded John in death A gathering of family and friends will be held at the Jarvis home from 7 until 8:30 PM Thursday evening May 18 2006 Funeral services and burial will be held in Montreal Quebec Memorial contributions may be made to: The Association 3800 Shamrock Dr 999 Charlotte NC 28215 Arrangements by McEwen Funeral Service Pineville Chapel Margaret Brown Mack 74 of Charlotte died May 17 2006 at Britthaven of Charlotte Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by AL Jinwright Funeral Service of Charlotte ALTAVISTA Mrs Tobie Welch Moffitt 64 died May 16 2006 Graveside service is 2 PM Friday at Randolph Memorial Park Visitation 7-9 PM tonight at Ridge Funeral Home of Asheboro ASHEBORO Mr Billy Dale Page 25 died May 14 2006 Funeral is 2 PM Friday at Gordon Funeral Home Interment in Miami Baptist Church Cemetery Visitation PM tonight at Gordon Funeral Flome of Mt Pleasant BELMONT Kaye Dula Pack 59 died May 16 2006 Funeral is 11 AM Friday at Founders Chapel of McLean Funeral Directors of Gastonia Interment in Evergreen Cemetery Visitation 6-8 PM tonight at the funeral home CATAWBA Dead Stout 59 died May 16 2006 Funeral is 2 PM Saturday at Burke Mortuary in Newton Interment in Catawba Memorial Park Hickory Visitation 11 AM 1:45 PM Saturday at the funeral home Doris Hatley Cain CONCORD Mrs Cain 73 formerly of Concord died May 16 2006 at Lake Norman Regional Hospital Graveside service is 11 AM Friday at Carolina Memorial Park Kannapolis Mrs Cain was born May 13 1933 in Cabarrus County a daughter of the late John Caldwell and Minnie Riddle Hatley She had retired as a assistant from Cabarrus Memorial Hospital Mrs Cain was the widow of the late Alfred Thomas Cain Jr Survivors include her daughter Mrs Veverly Hicks son Mr Alfred Thomas Cain III and Mr Alan Cain sisters Mrs Eunice Hatley and Mrs Nancy Witt brothers Mr Arnold Hatley Mr John Flatley and Mr Frank Hatley and six grandchildren Memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Association 3800 Shamrock Drive Charlotte NC 28215-3220 Wilkinson Funeral Home is handling arrangements for Mrs Cain Condolences may be left at wwwwilkinsonfuneralhomecom Jh CLARKSVILLE TN Mrs Albert (Sara) Burgess 86 formerly of Athens GA died Monday May 15 2006 at Gateway Medical Center in Clarksville Funeral is 11 AM Monday at First Presbyterian Church Athens GA Visitation is 3-5 PM Sunday at Lord and Stephens Last Athens GA and from 6-8 PM Thursday May 18 at her home in Clarksville A burial will be held 3 PM Monday at New Silver Brook Cemetery Anderson SC She was born on December 24 1919 in Anderson SC to Kate Liddell and Thomas Baskin She was a graduate of High Anderson College and worked for the War Department in Washington DC prior to her marriage She was a member of First Presbyterian Church Athens for 38 years prior to her move to Clarksville TN Mrs Burgess served in a variety of capacities including Sunday school teacher circle leader and other leadership with Presbyterian Women of which she was an honorary lifetime member She was a member of the Athens Garden Club an avid bridge player gifted writer and a devoted wife mother sister and friend She married Albert Burgess Jr of Anderson tin April 4 1942 and they spent 26 years as an Army family with duty stations including San Juan Puerto Rico Fontainbleu France and numerous stateside locations Sara is survived by her sister Mrs Philip Avery (Katherine) of Athens her brother Thomas Baskin of Lewiston Idaho two sons Albert Burgess III of Anderson SC and Richard II Burgess of Spartanburg SC daughter Mrs James Duttweiler (Kathy) of Clarksville TN nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren She was preceded in death by her husband infant daughter Anslcy Burgess and son Warren Burgess In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Thornwell Home and School for Children Box 60 Clinton SC 29235 or at wvvwthorn-wellorg Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home 335 Franklin Street Clarksville TN 37040 (931) 645-6488 a lii Memoriam IN MEMORY OF Vaughn Edward Purser May 18 1948 May 26 1995 Happy Birthday We love miss you Mama Brothers Sisters and Children Obituaries and Id Memoriams Tlii' Chin lone Observer extends situ ci condolemes to those who hove lost a loved one 1 el us assist you with an Obiluai) or In Mcmonam that a-kbratcs a special hie Call the Obituary Desk Monday through 1 rida at 704-358-5382 or 800-332-0686 ext 5382 Obituaries Seven lines are published at no charge and additional Imps are charged at a per line rate Confirmation of death is required In Memoriams Charged per lino Submit information including your name address and phone number by Fax 704-358 5914 E-mail obitdesktuichdrloheobservoixom Hand-deliver 600 Tryon St Chai lotted Mail Obituary Desk P0 Box 32188 Charlotte NC 28232 Deadline for text and photos 4:30 pm Monday-Friday To express uWulemes online sign Guest linkiii on wwwcharlottecom George Alexander McAnulty CONCORD Mr McAnulty 85 of 136 Phifer Avenue NW died May 16 2006 at NorthEast Medici Center lie was born August 19 1920 in Union County a son of the late Charlie and Dora Kiser McAnulty Funeral service is 2:00 PM Friday at Wilkinson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Ray Rivenbark officiating Interment in Oakwood Cemetery The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM tonight at Wilkinson Funeral Home Mr McAnulty had retired from Monsanto Company and was a member of Friendship Southern Baptist Church He was a World War II veteran of the Army Air Corps a Mason and a member of Masonic Lodge 32 member of American Legion for 60 years and a former member of Cabarrus Rescue Squad and Lions Club Mr McAnulty was a graduate of Bethel High School Survivors include his daughters Mrs Georgia Teague and husband Lanny of China Grove Mrs Debby Johnston and husband Bob of Albemarle and Mrs Lisa Forst and husband Mike of Charlotte grandchildren Angela Moon Julie Jackson Kristie Cress Robby Johnston Taylor Johnston Blair Johnston Nick Forst and Austin Forst and four great grandchildren In addition to his parents Mr McAnulty was preceded in death by his wife Ethel Austin McAnulty who died in March of 2005 Memorials may be made to Friendship Southern Baptist Church 180 West Avenue Concord NC 28027 Condolences may be left at wwwwilkinsonfuneralhomecom Wilkinson Funeral Home is handling arrangements for the McAnulty family A 1 DALLAS Evangelist Louis Woollums 81 died May 17 2006 Funeral is 3 PM Friday at the Colonial Chapel of Carothers Funeral Home Gastonia Burial in Gaston Memorial Park Visitation 6-8 PM tonight at the funeral home GASTONIA Laura Frances Mize Childers 63 died May 17 2006 Services will be private Carothers Funeral Home of Gastonia is in charge GASTONIA Mr Bobby Jenkins 66 died May 16 2006 Funeral is 11 AM Friday at Greene Funeral Service South Chapel visitation 10 AM Interment in Gaston Memorial Park Gastonia GASTONIA Mr Chester Lee McDonald 67 died May 14 2006 Funeral is 5 PM Friday at Greene Funeral Service South Chapel Interment is private Visitation 6-9 PM tonight at the funeral home GASTONIA Mr Chester Ladell Parker 17 died May 2006 Funeral is 4 PM Friday at Foundation Ministries Charlotte visitation 3:30 Interment in Crown Memorial Park Pineville Richmond Funeral Home in charge GASTONIA Mrs Betty Jean Thomas Ray 72 died May 17 2006 at her residence Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by McLean Funeral Directors of Gastonia GASTONIA John Ross Roberts II 63 died May 17 2006 Service is 1 PM Friday at McLean Funeral Directors with visitation to follow A committal service will be held prior to the service at 12 noon at Oakwood Cemetery HAMLET Mr Michael A Allen Sr 56 died May 12 2006 Memorial service is 2 Thursday at Nelson Funeral Home Rockingham Interment is Monday at Oak-wood Cemetery Penfield NY HARMONY Marilyn Burgess Fouchecourt 57 of Medway ALA died May 12 2006 Memorial service is 11 AM Saturday May 20 at the Ernest Troutman Memorial Chapel of Reavis Funeral Home of Harmony HICKORY Anthony Wayne Cook 47 died May 16 2006 Funeral is 2 PM Friday at Oak Grove Baptist Church Interment in Sunset Hills Cemetery Visitation 6-9 PM tonight at Bass-Smith Granite Funeral Service Granite Falls HUDSON Elmer Gray Anderson Sr 85 died May 17 2006 Memorial service is 11 AM Friday at Mountain Grove Baptist Church Visitation is PM tonight at Grcer-McElveen Funeral Home KINGS MOUNTAIN Thomas Reid age 59 died May 16 2006 at his residence Services are incomplete with JW Gill and Sons I Funeral Home Kathryn McDonald Lester MOORESVILLE Mrs Lester age 79 of Mooresville NC formerly of Atlanta GA died May 17 2006 She was the daughter of the late James and Emma McDonell of Spri-ngvale GA She is survived by daughter Kathi Lester of Greensboro NC daughter and son-in-law Chris and Becky Bynum of Mooresville NC daughter and son-in-law Craig and Wight Adams of Raleigh NC son Joe Lester of Atlanta and grandchildren Jonathan Kayla and Jordan Bynum and Rachel and Jason Adams A long time resident of Atlanta she moved to Atlanta in 1952 to work as a medical transcriptionist with Georgia Baptist Hospital It was at Georgia Baptist where she met her late husband Robert Lester She would spend the next 50 years in the medical field both in Atlanta and Charlotte In the early she started her own catering company before moving to Charlotte in 1989 She loved to work out in the yard I Ier favorite past-time was tending to her numerous rose bushes Visitation will be Friday May 19 from 11 AM -1 PM with services held at 1 PM at Chapel UMC in Mooresville Visitation will be Saturday May 20 from 1-2 PM with services held at 2 PM at the Arlington Chapel of IIM Patterson Son Funeral Home Atlanta GA Burial will follow in Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hospice of Iredell County Statesville NC ROCKINGHAM Emily Covington Williams 93 died May 17 2006 Funeral is 3 PM Friday at Trinity United Methodist Church Interment in Fastside Cemetery Wat-son-King Funeral Home is in charge South Carolina BLACKSBURG Willie Dover Sexton 87 died May 16 '2006 Graveside service is 2 PM Friday at Unity Baptist Church Cemetery Hickory Grove SC Visitation 6-8 PM tonight at White Columns of Blacksburg CARLISLE Mr Floyd Price Jr 71 died May 16 2006 Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Funeral Home of Chester The family will receive friends at the residence CHERAW Mrs lucile Davis Mdver 100 died May 13 2006 Funeral is 3:30 Friday at Wesley United Methodist Church Interment in Foundry Hill Cemetery Wake service begins 7 PM Thursday at Morris Funeral Cottage CHESTER Mr Robert Lee McCoy 55 died May 17 2006 at his home Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by King's Funeral Home of Chester The family will receive friends at the residence GREAT FALLS Mr Jack McCormick Jr 55 died May 16 2006 Graveside service is 11 AM Friday at Grecnlawn Cemetery Visitation AM Friday at Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home Great Falls.

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