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Fred Nixon
DENVER - Fred Nixon Jr., 60, of 1864 N. Ingleside Farm Road, died August 18, 2003. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Tuckers Grove United Methodist Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior the service at the church.
Born in Lincoln County, he was retired from GE.
Survivors include his wife, Florence Green Nixon of the home; two sons, Scott Nixon of Denver and Christopher Nixon of Charlotte; one daughter, Yolonda Nixon of Charlotte; his mother, Bessie Nixon of Lincolnton; two brothers, James Nixon of Denver and Clavin Nixon of Newton; four sisters, Gracie Barnes of Gastonia, Radiant Payne of Pittsburgh, Pa, Betty Reinhardt of Charlotte and Dr. Linda Hudson of Tallahassee, Fla.
Ebony & White’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
R. Alexander
Richard Allen Alexander, 62, of 612 S. Edwards St., died August 18, 2003. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Ebony & White’s Funeral Service. Burial will follow in Hollybrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the service in the chapel.
Born in Gaston County, was retired from American Efird and was a member of Link’s Chapel AME Zion Church.
Survivors include three brothers, Bally Alexander, Clyde Alexander and John Alexander Jr. all of Lincolnton and one sister, Savannah Alexander of Lincolnton.
Russell Ikerd
NEWTON - Russell “Russ” Coulter Ikerd, 85, of 3083 Buffalo Shoals Road, died Aug. 31, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Mays Chapel United Methodist Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Born in Catawba County, he was employed with Broyhill Furniture until retirement, and was a gardener and farmer. He was a member of the Balls Creek Optimist Club, and the Eastern Catawba County Beagle Club.
Survivors include his wife, JoAnn B. Ikerd; a daughter, Dora Faye Travis of Newton; one brother, Daris Ikerd of Newton; one grandchild, Ty Travis; and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Rd., Newton, N.C. 28658.
Burke Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Ida Robinson
IRON STATION - Ida “Sis” Rogenia Robinson, 62, of 822 A. E. Stover Road, died Aug. 30, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
Born in Lincoln County, she was a CNA at Crowell Hospital for 18 years, and sang in her church choir.
Survivors include a son, Patrick Leo Robinson of the home; two daughters, Jacqueline Robinson of Mt. Airy and Donna Alisa Robinson of the home; her companion, Ernest Gaston of the home; two sisters, Constance Ann Ickard Cooper and Ada Ickard Derr, both of Lincolnton; three grandchildren, Bobby Robinson, Anthony Robinson, and Dwayne Robinson.
Ebony & White’s Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Edna Devine
Edna Tutherow Devine, 90, of 717 Alexander Street, died Aug. 30, 2002. A graveside service was held at 3 p.m. Sunday in Hollybrook Cemetery.
Born in Lincoln County, she worked in the textile industry for Rhodes and Rhyne.
Survivors include a sister, Lucille Fisher of Dallas.
Memorials may be made to Laboratory United Methodist Church, 2896 Laboratory Rd., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092.
Warlick Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Tommy Lockman
Tommy Alexander Lockman, 52, of 256 Shady Lane, died Aug. 30, 2002. A funeral service was held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the chapel at Warlick Funeral Home.
Born in Lincoln County, he was a U.S. Army veteran, and worked as a sales representative for Modern Electric.
Survivors include his wife, Freda Babb Lockman; two sons, Jason Lockman and Seth Lockman, both of Rock Hill, S.C.; his mother, Sarah Lockman of Lincolnton; two brothers, Jim Lockman and Charles Lockman, both of Lincolnton; and one grandchild, Xan Lockman.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, N.C. 28202; or the Christopher Reeves Foundation, 500 Morris Ave., Springfield, N.J. 07801.
Virginia Berry
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Virginia Moore Berry, 81, of 500 Ruby Drive, died Sept. 1, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel at Crowe Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 at the funeral home.
Born in Rutherford County, she was employed as weaver until retirement.
Survivors include a son, Rick Berry of Spartanburg, S.C.; one sister, Gertha Ramsey of Lincolnton; one step-grandchild; and two step-great-grandchildren.
Lou Navy
CHARLOTTE - Lou Esther Abernathy Navy, 96, of the Brian Center, 5945 Reddman Road, died Aug. 30, 2002. A funeral service was held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the chapel at McEwen Funeral Home. A graveside service followed at 4:30 in Hollybrook Cemetery in Lincolnton.
Born in Catawba County, she was a member of Enderly Park Baptist Church, and the Faithful Workers Sunday School class. She was employed with Hudson Hosiery Mill for 27 years until retirement.
Survivors include two sisters, Nora Elizabeth Abernathy Turbyfill of Maiden and Maude Alma Abernathy Stamey of Lincolnton.
Memorials may be made to the University Hills Baptist Church Building Fund, 1500 Suther Rd., Charlotte, N.C. 28213.
Evans Cox Sr.
MT. HOLLY - Evans Blair Cox Jr., 77, died Aug. 30, 2002. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lucia Baptist Church where he was a member. Burial followed in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Born in Mecklenburg County, he served in the U.S. Army Infantry, WWII, and worked for Duke Power for 33 years until retirement. He was actively involved in the building of his church.
Survivors include his wife, Rachel Waldrop Cox; three sons, Mike Cox of Mt. Holly, Matt Cox of Stanley, and Tim Cox Sr. of Lowesville; two daughters, Mary Wilson of Belmont and Mona Morgan of Denver; one sister, Louise Rushing of West Columbia, S.C.; seven grandchildren, Tim Cox Jr., Christina Golightly, Holly Puffenbarger, Michael Wilson, Chris Wilson, Chad Wilson, and Courtney Cox; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092; or Lucia Baptist Church, 15434 Lucia-Riverbend Hwy., Stanley, N.C. 28164.
Woodlawn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Leonard Taylor
BESSEMER CITY - Leonard Gerome Taylor, 75, of 2034 Puetts Chapel Road, died Aug. 31, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Dallas Church of God, where he attended. Burial will follow in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service.
Born in Avery County, he was a U.S. Marine Corp., WWII veteran and worked in the textile industry as supervisor until retirement.
Survivors include a daughter, Janet Gail Dougan of Bessemer City; five brothers, McDonald Taylor of Thomasville, Paul Taylor of Lincolnton, Louie Taylor of Spartanburg, S.C., John Taylor Jr. of Linville Falls, and Kyle Taylor of Pineola; and two sisters, Violet Weaver of Dallas and Dora Mullenax of Gastonia.
Warlick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ida Rudisill
Ida Boyd Rudisill, 94, of 219 McGinnis Avenue, died Aug. 31, 2002. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. today in Hollybrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 until 2:45 p.m. today at Warlick Funeral Home.
Born in Catawba County, she worked at the Lincoln County Courthouse for a number of years, and owned her own beauty shop. She was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church for more than 70 years.
Survivors include a daughter, Jan Huitt of Lincolnton; five grandchildren, Durk Huitt, Babette Newton, Kip Huitt, Heather Lackey, and Hayley Modlin; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 216 S. Aspen St., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092; or the Leukemia Society of America, 5950 Fairview Rd., Suite 250, Charlotte, N.C. 28210.
Janice Radford
Janice Marie Radford, 53, of 351 McAllister Road, died Aug. 29, 2002. A funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Asbury United Methodist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
She was born in Mecklenburg County.
Survivors include her mother, Hazel Johns Radford of Lincolnton; and her sister, Hilda Ann Cobb of Iron Station.
Memorials may be made to Asbury United Methodist Church, 3097 Asbury Church Rd., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092.
Warlick Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Eva Adams
Eva Hoover Adams, 75, of 716 Salem Church Road, died Sept. 1, 2002. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Alexis Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 7 until 8:30 at Warlick Funeral Home.
Born in Gaston County, she owned a realty company until retirement.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph “Maurice” Adams; four sons, Roger Lee Adams, Harold Dean Adams, and Joey Adams, all of Lincolnton, and Steve Adams of Apex; one brother, Raymond Hoover of Denver; a sister, Mary Galloway of Charlotte; 14 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092; or Alexis Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, Alexis-High Shoals Rd., Alexis, N.C.
Joseph Boyles
CHERRYVILLE - Joseph Russell Boyles, 92, of 111 Harrelson Road, died Sept. 2, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Bethlehem United Methodist Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service.
Born in Lincoln County, he was employed with Dora Yarn Mills until retirement.
Survivors include three sons, Alfred Don Boyles of Bessemer City, Charles R. Boyles of Cherryville, and Gary L. Boyles of Margate, Fla.; three daughters, Betty Jo Ball of Palm Coast, Fla., Christine B. Scronce of Asheville, and Sarah Foxene Beaty of Charlotte; six grandchildren, Doug Boyles, Teresa Barry, Elizabeth Lemonis, Tracy Taylor, Rena Halk, and Kenneth Boyles; and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Bethlehem United Methodist Church, 6753 N.C. Hwy. 182, Cherryville, N.C. 28021; or Carolina Care Center, 111 Harrelson Rd., Cherryville, N.C. 28021.
Carpenter’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
