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MITCHELL Bays Cockerham Mitchell, Sr., 59, died Sunday, September 29, 2002. Born in Sparta, N.C., he was the son of the late Carlis Lee and Mary Phipps Mitchell. He received an associate's degree in Civil Technology from Gaston Technical College and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Belmont Abbey College. He was an employee of Rea Construction Company for thirty-nine and a half years, and Vice-President and Area Manager in Columbia for the past two years. Mr. Mitchell was a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church in Sparta, member and director of the South Carolina Asphalt Paving Association and member and director of the South Carolina Transportation Policy and Research Council. Surviving are his wife, Judith Leonard "Judy" Mitchell; daughter Mary Mitchell Beall and family Ben and Jack of Burgholzhausen, Germany; daughter Joan Marie Mitchell and family Jeff, Nicole and Chad of Charlotte, N.C.; son Bays Cockerham Mitchell, Jr., and family Lin and Drew of Charlotte, N.C.; sister Emma Lee Mitchell Wyatt and husband Bill of Sparta, N.C.; step-mother Margie Mitchell of Sparta, N.C., and sisters-in-law Barbara Smith, Carolyn Lundy and Debra Leonard. Visitation will be Tuesday 7-9 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. A second visitation will be Wednesday 7-9 p.m. at Grandview Memorial Funeral Home, Sparta. Service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in Shiloh United Methodist Church, Sparta, N.C. with Burial in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shiloh United Methodist Church, c/o Rev. Susan Sides, 924 North Carolina Hwy 93, Sparta, N.C. 28675.
KENNEDY Mrs. Iva Mae Caudill Kennedy, age 80, of 570 Mt. Carmel Rd., Sparta, NC., died Thursday afternoon, September 26, 2002, at her home. She was the widow of McDale Kennedy. She is survived by a daughter, Joan Kennedy of Sparta, NC.; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert Stephen and Anita Kennedy of Sparta; four grandsons, Barry Kennedy, and Aaron, Brandon and Taylor Halsey, all of Sparta; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruth and Bob Johnson, and Hazel and Page Wagoner, all of Sparta;and a sister-in-law, Eula Hauser of Sparta. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with Burial in the Kennedy Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Saturday evening at the funeral home. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to the Kennedy Cemetery Fund, c/o Carol Kennedy, 647 Turkey Knob Rd., Sparta, NC 28675.
CAUDILL Mr. Clay Franklin Caudill, age 79, of 924 Second St., Manteo, NC., and formerly of Alleghany County, died Thursday, September 26, 2002, at the Albermarle Hospital, Elizabeth City, NC. He was born in AlleghanyCounty, October 14, 1922, to Hillary Cleve and Cecelia Edwards Caudill. He served in the US Navy in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. He retired as Assistant Superintendent of the National Park Service, Cape Hatteras, NC., He was a member of the Manteo Baptist Church, Manteo Lions Club and former member of Manteo Band Boosters. He is survived by a daughter, Janet McGaskill, of Wanchese, NC; four sons, Dale Caudill of Boone, NC., Jerry Caudill of Kings Mountain, NC, Phillip Caudill of Knotts Island, and Timothy Caudill of Nags Head, NC; three sisters, Zelma Andrews of Glade Valley, NC, Muriel Moxley of Galax, Va., and Alma C. Gregson of Greensboro, NC; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the Manteo Baptist Church in Manteo, NC. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday afternoon, September 29th. at 2:00 p.m. at the Whitehead-Joines Cemetery in Sparta. The family will gather at Pine Fork Baptist Church\'92s Fellowship Hall following the service. Grandview Memorial Funeral Home of Sparta is in charge of local arrangements.
EDWARDS Cassandra (Cassie) Weigand Edwards, age 45, of 190 Lake St. F-31, Sparta, NC., died Monday afternoon, September 23, 2002, at her home. She is survived by her husband, Joey Edwards of Piney Creek, NC.; two sons, Cole and Lee Edwards of Sparta; her mother, Joleen Earnest Weigand of Sparta; her father, Guy Frank Weigand of Thomasville, Ga.; four sisters, Franni Richardson of Andros Island, the Bahamas, Gar Weldon of Andros Island, the Bahamas, Katie Weigand of Thomasville, Ga., and Crystal McKenna of Salisbury, NC. A memorial service will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel. The family will gather at the funeral home at 1:00 p.m. Thursday.
PRUITT Mr. Posie Paul Pruitt, age 87, of 10684 Hwy. 18S., Laurel Springs, NC., died Friday evening, September 20, 2002, at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was preceded in death by his wife, Minnie Pruitt. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Linda Pruitt of Atlanta, Ga.; a daughter, Wanda Pruitt of the home; a granddaughter and husband, Carol and Darrell Greene of Laurel Springs, NC; a grandson and wife, Marc and Angel Pruitt of Atlanta, Ga.; and two great-grandchildren, Whitney and Hunter Greene of Laurel Springs, NC. Funeral services will be conducted Monday morning at 11:00 a.m. at the Pine Fork Baptist Church with Burial in the Church Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the services to lie-in-state. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 7 until 9 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to the Pine Fork Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Ann Wyatt, 48 Meadowfork Road., Laurel Springs, NC., 28644.
LOVELAND Mr. William P. Loveland, age 82, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, died Wednesday, September 18, 2002 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He is survived by his wife, Pauline "Polly" Cheek Loveland of the home and formerly of Alleghany County. Three nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with Burial in the Woodruff Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted at the gravesite by the Bruce Wayne Osborne VFW Post #7034. There will be no visitation at the funeral home.
BUSIC Vicky Lynn Wooten Busic, age 41, of 254 Collins Rd., Sparta, NC, died Wednesday, September 18, 2002 at her home. She was preceded in death by her father, John Wooten. She is survived by her mother, Doris Pruitt Wooten of Sparta, NC; her husband, Mike Busic of the home; one son, Scotty Triplett of Sparta; one brothe,r Bobby Wooten of Glade Valley; and four sisters, Linda Williams, Susan Nichols, and Lisa Crouse, all of Glade Valley, and Kristy Wood of Roaring River, NC. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with Burial in the Sparta Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until.... Friday evening at the funeral home. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Hospice of Alleghany, P.O. Box 1287, Sparta, NC. 28675.
BLACK Mrs. Bette Black, 69 of 1954 Mt. Zion Church Road, Piney Creek, NC.,A native of Wilkes County, died Wednesday evening, September 18, 2002, at the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She is survived by Robert E. Black, Jr., husband, of the home; son Lee Black and wife Tammy and son Dylan of Wilkesboro; son Mike Black of Cary; son Scot Black of Garner; daughter Cindy Black of Piney Creek; and son Matt Black and wife Pattie and son Bobby of Wilkesboro. She was a wonderful mother of five, and a loving wife for 45 years of marriage. She was a lover of music, reading, education, bass fishing, golf, NASCAR racing, NC State athletics, special friends and neighbors, and travel. She was fascinated by watching wildlife, from hummingbirds to alligators and all the critters around her rural home. A graveside service will be held at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Piney Creek at 11:00 a.m. Saturday morning, September 21st. Following the service, friends are invited to the home for refreshments and to celebrate Bette's life. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alleghany County Educational Foundation, 85 Peachtree St., Sparta, NC 28675.
MAINES Mrs. Bonnie Reeves Maines, age 88, of 123 Deerhaven Rd., Sparta, NC., died Monday morning, September 16, 2002, at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Louise and Robert Dean Cleary of Sparta; and Virginia Brown of Conover, NC; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jr. and Helen Maines of Sparta, and Hoover and Saddie Maines of Piney Creek, NC; three grandchildren, Robin Roberts, Teresa Maines and Michael Maines; a great-grandchild, Chris Roberts; and a brother, Clarence Reeves of Conover, NC. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with Burial in the Sparta Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral services at the funeral home.
TAYLOR Mr. Frank Edgar Taylor, age 87, of 1247 Doughton Mountain Road, Laurel Springs, NC., died Monday morning, September 16, 2002, at the Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta. He is survived by his wife, Kathern Reed Taylor of the home; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Grace Pruitt, Faye Hines, and Tina and Gene Hash, all of Sparta; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Dan and Ulene Taylor of Laurel Springs, and Stuart and Myrtle Taylor of Sparta; and an aunt, Boyde Bryant of Laurel Springs. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with Burial in the Cranberry Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Wednesday evening at the funeral home, and at other times at the home of a sister, Faye Hines at 860 Grandview Drive, Sparta. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Hospice of Alleghany, P.O. Box 1287, Sparta, NC. 28675.
THOMPSON Mr. Alton Wayne Thompson, age 91, a former resident of Sparta, NC., died Sunday, September 15, 2002, at his residence in Eatonton, Ga. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ennice Osborne Thompson, and two brothers, Dr. C.A. Thompson and R.Cliff Thompson. He is survived by a daugher, Ann Thompson Rutherford of Eatonton, Georgia; two granddaughters, Sally O. Bombich of Eatonton, Ga., and Mary Rebecca Long of Conyers, Ga; and three great-grandchildren, Atlanta Long, Tyler and Ryan Bombich. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday morning, September 19th., at 11:00 a.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel in Sparta with Burial in the Glade Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. Thursday morning at the funeral home.Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to the Glade Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery, c/o Jerry Laws, Sparta, NC. 28675.
JOHNSON Mr. David Paul Johnson, age 59, of 371 Long Bottom Road, Laurel Springs, NC, died Friday evening, September 13, 2002, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Joan (Spradley) Mikosh- Johnson of the home; a daughter, Caroline Chalk of Warren, Rhode Island; a son, Michael Johnson of Fairhaven, Mass; a step-son, Michael Mikosh of the home; a granddaughter, Kylee Chalk; and a sister, Helen Mitchel of Swansea, Mass. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon, September 17th., at 4:00 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with Burial in the Sparta Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 until 4:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon at the funeral home. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation , 5950 Fairview Road, Suite 550, Charlotte, NC. 28210.
WALKER Mr. Ernest Pender Walker, age 73, of 1795 Old Barrett Rd., Ennice, NC., died Monday, September 9, 2002, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Walker of the home; two daughters and a son-in-law, Sandra Walker of the home, and Sheila and Ronnie Carico of Ennice; two grandchildren, Tyler Joseph (T.J.) and Josh Carico; a brother, Clinton Walker of Morganton, NC; a sister, and Carol Dale of Morganton. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon, September 11, 2002 at 2: 00 p.m at the Savannah United Methodist Church with Burial in the Edmonds Community Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the funeral services to lie-in-state. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. this evening at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to the Edmonds Community Cemetery Memorial Fund, c/o Eli Carico, 202 Golf View Lane, Ennice, NC, 28623.
EDWARDS Mrs. June Caudill Edwards, age 76, of 2006 Chestnut Grove Church Rd., Sparta, NC, died Wednesday, September 4, 2002, at the Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Edwards; her parents, Lonnie and Annie Caudill; and a brother, Thorval Caudill. She is survived by a son, Roger and wife Regina Edwards of Sparta; a brother, Ross and wife, Vicky Caudill of Southport, NC; two sisters, Mae Cleary, and Zelda and husband Gene Brooks of Sparta; one brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Eldon and Laurine Edwards of Sparta; six grandchildren and spouses, Roger Dale and Karen Edwards, Jeff and Amy Edwards, Judy Nichols, Brian and Miranda Edwards, Doug Delp and Michele Crouse; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon, September 6th., at 2:00 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with Burial in the Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9:00 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to the Bruce Wayne Osborne VFW Post # 7034. The family will be at the home of her son and daughter-in-law at 306 Andrews Ridge Rd., Sparta.
DIXON Mrs. Shirley Mae Sheets Dixon, age 62, of 161 Prathers Creek Church Road, Laurel Springs, NC., died Monday, September 2, 2002, at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Larmon and Rebecca Sheets; a brother, Guy Sheets; and a sister, Rose Lee Bowlen. She is survived by her husband, John Dixon of the home; a daughter, Lynn Dixon of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Brent and Claudette Dixon of Independence, Va; three grandchildren, Holly Dixon of the home, and Justin and Candice Dixon of Independence, Va; two brothers, Clyde Sheets of Kannapolis, NC, and Larry Sheets and wife Naomi, of Concord, NC; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon September 3rd., at 2:00 p.m., at the Grandview Memorial Chapel, Burial will follow in the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery near her home. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
