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Nelson Marks
DENVER - Nelson Ellsworth Marks, 75, died Feb. 22, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the chapel of Raymer Funeral Home. Visitation will follow the service.
Born in Marshal County, he was retired as a mechanical engineer with ILCO-UNICAN in Rocky Mount and was a U.S. Army Air Corps WWII veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Smith Marks; two sons, Curtis Ellsworth Marks of Raleigh and Jimmy Eldon Marks of Dunn; two daughters, Ganell Marks Waterman of Raleigh and Ann Elizabeth Herold of Huntersville; two brothers; five sisters; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 500 East Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, N.C. 28202 or the American Heart Association, 1229 Greenwood Cliff, Suite 109, Charlotte, N.C. 28204.
Edith Spangler
SHELBY - Edith Beam Spangler, 92, of Cleveland Pine Nursing Center, formerly of Fallston Road, died Feb. 25, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Double Shoals Baptist Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:30 tonight at Stamey Funeral Home.
Born in Cleveland County, she was retired from Cleveland Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include a son, Eugene B. Spangler of Shelby; three daughters, Eloise Wright, Shirley Greene and Sara Greene, all of Shelby; 12 grandchildren, Sheila Whisnant, Jeff Wright, Sharon Pottern, Marc Spangler, Kelly Sebastian, Phillis White, David Greene, Thomas Greene, Cindy Cabaniss, Susan Turner, Scott Greene, and Steven Greene; and 16 great-grandchildren..
Memorials may be made to Double Shoals Baptist Church, 318 Old Mill Road, Shelby, N.C. 28150.
Charles Broyhill
WILKESBORO - Charles Spencer Broyhill, 65, of Ridgecrest St., died Feb. 24, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Greater Vision Baptist Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 tonight at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home.
Born in Wilkes County, he was a truck driver and served in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his wife, Dolores Johnson Broyhill; a daughter, Stephanie Broyhill Osborne of Lincolnton; two sisters, Betty Williams of Rock Hill, S.C. and JoAnn Jackson of Lancaster, S.C.; two sons, Keith Huffman and Kenneth Huffman, both of Charlotte; six grandchildren, Scott Miller, Aaron Miller, Gary Huffman, Ben Huffman, David Huffman, and Daniel Huffman; a brother, Gene Huffman of Gaffney, S.C.; and a sister, Mae H. Ritchie.
Memorials may be made to Mulberry Baptist Church, 6450 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte, N.C. 28214.
McEwen Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements.
James Morse
NEWTON - James Lester Morse, 55, of 2571 Mt. Olive Church Road, died Feb. 24, 2003. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 tonight at Burke Mortuary. Burial will be at Hughes Cemetery in Florida.
He was born in Duval County, Florida.
Survivors include his mother, Dorothy Vinson Morse of Jacksonville, Fla.; two brothers, Royce Stanley Morse and Glenn Morse, both of Jacksonville, Fla.; and four sisters, Helen Henson of Newton, Clara Sue Duman of Yulee, Fla., Marilyn Nicholas of McClenney, Fla., and Rose Bud Kelley.
Lois Sisk
Lois Smith Sisk, 86, of 325 N. Academy St., died Feb. 24, 2003. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. today at Calvary Baptist Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in Hickory Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Stanley.
Born in Gaston County, she was employed by Cochrane Furniture.
Survivors include her husband, Marshall L. Sisk Sr.; two sons, Marshall L. Sisk Jr. of Hickory and James Robert Sisk of Lincolnton; a stepson, Larry Chapman of Maiden; a brother, Henry Smith of Mt. Holly; two sisters, Martha Smith of Charlotte and Lillian Watts of Bessemer City; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
E.F. Drum Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ruth Eggers
LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla. - Ruth Eggers, 66, died Feb. 21, 2003. A funeral service was held at noon Tuesday. Burial followed in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens South.
She was born in Lincoln County.
Survivors include her husband, C.E. Eggers; two sons, Gary Eggers of Pompano Beach, Fla., and Ron Eggers of Delray Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Lorrie Tenhoeve of Old Bridge, N.J.; four grandchildren; a sister, Pansy White of Denver; and two brothers, Loy Keener Jr. of Lincolnton and James Keener of Conyers, Ga.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Geraldean Rhodes
Geraldean Hoyle Rhodes, 70, of 300 Linwood Drive, died Feb. 25, 2003.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Warlick Funeral Home.
Lorenzo Seegars
CHARLOTTE - Rev. Lorenzo Seegars, 56, of 115 North Cloudman St., died Feb. 22, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at New Bethlehem Baptist Church. Burial will follow in York Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.
Born in Mecklenburg County, he was a minister.
Survivors include two daughters, Penny Seegars Pearson and Stacey Johnson, both of Charlotte; four brothers, Roscoe Seegars, Collins Seegars Jr., and Clarence Seegars, all of Buffalo, N.Y., and John Seegars of Durham; and four grandchildren, Antonio Grassett, LaDarius Johnson, Ja Marcus Johnson, and Jeems Cortez Pearson.
Grier Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Victor Jarrett
SALISBURY - Victor Marvin Jarrett, 87, of 1601 Brenner Ave., formerly of Lincolnton, died Feb. 23, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the chapel of Ebony & White’s Funeral Service. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the service in the chapel.
Born in Lincoln County, he was a retired Rhynes Mill machine operator and served in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include four sons, Marvin Jarrett of Millerton, N.Y., James Jarrett and Eddie Jarrett, both of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Alton Jarrett of Miami, Fla.; two daughters, Annette Adams of Gastonia and Susan Huddleston of Lincolnton; 17 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
Thomas Huff
Thomas Fredrick Huff, 61, of 3463 Windy Hill Road, died Feb. 25, 2003. A memorial service was held at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Lincolnton Church of God where he was a member.
Born in Newberry, S.C., he was a retired mechanic.
Survivors include his wife, Lillie Glaze Huff; two sons, Thomas Huff Jr. of Lincolnton and Timothy Huff of Vale; a step-son, Larry Teague of Gastonia; a step-daughter, Wendy Eastridge of Vale; a brother, Samuel P. Huff of Greenville, S.C.; four sisters, Iona Withers of High Shoals, Cora Bell Stamey of Lincolnton, Christine Black of Crouse, and Carolyn Daves of Kings Mountain; and four grandchildren.
Greene Funeral Service in Gastonia is in charge of arrangements.
Kent Conklin
BURLINGTON - Kent “Butch” Conklin, 51, of 1480 Watkins Road, died Feb. 22, 2003. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bible Baptist Church where he was a member. Burial followed in Pine Hill Cemetery.
Born in Alamance County, he was owner and manager of Quality Property Management and was active in Volunteer Families for Children.
Survivors include a daughter, Ashton Nicole Conklin of the home; three sisters, Margaret Conklin Bradburn of Ellijay, Ga., Betty Conklin Steele of Lincolnton, and Sandra Kay Conklin Porterfield of Burlington; two brothers, Alton Conklin Jr. and Robert Conklin, both of Burlington.
Memorials may be made to Volunteer Families for Children, PO Box 14, Gibsonville, N.C. 27249.
Rich & Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements.
Marie Hagood
SHELBY - Marie Hagood, 81, of 302 Miles Road, died Feb. 26, 2003.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Enloe Morturary.
Margaret Hunt
SHELBY - Margaret Eloise Hunt, 61, of 751 Vale St., died Feb. 23, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Durham United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Webb Memorial Lawns. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the service at the church.
Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Sam Petty
SHELBY - Sam Petty, 100, of 634 North Post Road, died Feb. 25, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday
at Hopewell Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.
Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Richard Burke
Richard Leonard Burke, 75, of Cardinal Care, formerly of 1829 Arden Drive, died Feb. 26, 2003. A private graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30 until 2:30 p.m. prior to the service at Warlick Funeral Home.
Born in Altoona, Pa., he worked for a food distributor.
Survivors include his wife, Alma Burke; a son, David L. Burke of Houston, Pennsylvania.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, N.C. 28215.
