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Lummia Davis
CROUSE — Lummia “Lum” J. Davis, 80, of 323 Anthony Grove Church Road, died July 12, 2002. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. today at Anthony Grove Baptist Church. Burial followed in City Memorial Cemetery.
Born in Cleveland County, he was a member of Fairview Baptist Church, and a U.S. Army WWII veteran. He worked as a mechanic for Carolina Freight Carriers Corp. until retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Violet Green Stewart Davis; a son, Loy Davis of Sumter, S.C.; a daughter, Mary Patterson of Crouse; a step daughter, Vickie Hamrick of Cherryville; a sister, Gladys Smith of Cherryville; two grandchildren; seven step grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and eight step-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Fairview Baptist Church, Fairview Church Rd., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092.
Carpenter’s Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Helen Gray
CROUSE — Helen Mae Anthony Gray, 70, of 244 Hephzibah Church Road, died July 14, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Anthony Grove Baptist Church where she was a member. Burial will followed in City Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight form 6 until 8 at Carpenter’s Funeral Home.
Born in Lincoln County, she was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, J.C. Gray; a daughter, Debbie Shull of Crouse; four grandchildren, Chris Shull, Eric Shull, Amanda Harris, and Amy Shull; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Gaston Hospice, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia, N.C. 28053.
Helen Wilson
Helen Bracey Wilson, 63, of 1278 Springdale Park Drive, died July 9, 2002. A funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the chapel at Ebony & White’s Funeral Service. Burial followed in Hollybrook Cemetery.
Born in Rutherford County, she attended Walls Memorial Baptist Church, and worked for the Avery family at Cochrane Furniture Company until retirement.
Survivors include a son, John Everett Wilson Jr. of Charlotte; four daughters, Patty W. Currence of Crouse, Virginia W. Littlejohn, and Georgia W. Lyons, both of Lincolnton and Emmy Huch of Vale; two brothers, Bill Bracey of Charlotte, and Curtis Bracey of Lincolnton; two sisters, Bettie B. Woods, and Mildred B. Wilson, both of Lincolnton; 22 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.
Leon Crisp
Dickie Leon Crisp, 56, of 3107 Brady Hoffman Road, died today, July 15, 2002.
Arrangements are incomplete at Warlick Funeral Home.
Dickie Crisp
Dickie Leon Crisp, 56, of 3107 Brady Hoffman Road, died July 15, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. today in the chapel at Warlick Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Born in Graham County, he was a U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran, and worked as a water plant operator with the City of Lincolnton until retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Weathers Crisp; three sons, Clayton Crisp, Kenneth Crisp, and Derrick Crisp, all of Lincolnton; a daughter, Melissa Crisp of Black Mountain; a brother, Samuel Ronnie Crisp of Robbinsville; and one granddaughter.
Karl Lambert
CHERRYVILLE — Karl Alexander Lambert, 55, of 204 Dale Drive, died July 13, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today in the chapel at Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home. Burial will be private.
Born in Burke County, he was a senior computer analyst with Newark Electronics in Gaffney S.C., and worked as a professor at Western Piedmont Community College, and UNC-Chapel Hill. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church, the Amateur Radio Club of Gastonia where he served as former president, the RC Flying Club of Shelby, and the National Rifle Association.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Lail Lambert; a son, Keith Lambert of Fallston; a daughter, Angela Smith of Shelby; his parents, Jack Alexander Lambert and Mary Alice Morris Lambert, both of Drexel; three brothers, Bob Lambert of Morganton, Jack Lambert of Albertville, Minn., and John Lambert of Drexel; a sister, Mary Anne Ritchie of Drexel; and two grandchildren, Baylen Smith and Isaac Smith.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 1229 Greenwood Cliff, Suite 109, Charlotte, N.C. 28204; or Cleveland-Rutherford Kidney Association, 1017 N. Washington St., Shelby, N.C. 28150; or the American Diabetes Association, 1820 E. 7th St., Charlotte, N.C. 28204.
Bobby Brooks
SHELBY — Bobby Brooks, 64, of 1454 Williamson Road, died July 15, 2002.
Arrangements are incomplete at Enloe Mortuary.
Robert Stamey Sr.
NEWBERRY — Robert Eloy Stamey Sr., 79, died June 22, 2002. A funeral service was held June 25 at First Baptist Church in Newberry, Fla. where he was a member. Burial followed in Newberry Cemetery.
Born in Lincoln County, he was a construction contractor and part owner of Stamey’s Plastering. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine Stamey of Newberry, Fla.; a daughter, Ann S. Campbell of Fort Myers, Fla.; two sons, Robert E. Stamey Jr. of Tallahassee, Fla. and Michael H. Stamey of New Port Richey, Fla.; a sister Margaret Mosteller of Lincolnton; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Milam Funeral and Cremation Services was in charge of arrangements.
Jose Deleon
Jose Manuel Deleon, 19, of 126 Deaton Avenue, died July 16, 2002. No services are planned at this time.
Survivors include his father, Dario M. Deleon of Texas; his mother, Michel K. Lail of Nashville, Tenn.; a brother, Douglas Ray Broome of Maiden; and a sister, Carmelita Broome of Crown Point, Ind.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, N.C. 28202.
Fred Rudisill
Fred “Hunter” Rudisill, 86, of 719 N. Laurel St., died July 17, 2002. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Emanuel United Church of Christ. Burial will follow in Hollybrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Warlick Funeral Home.
Born in Catawba County, he was a retired superintendent with Cochrane Furniture Company and was a U.S. Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Warlick Rudisill; two daughters, Jane Rudisill Perkins and Alice Rudisill Ramsey, both of Lincolnton; a son, Joe H. Rudisill of Lincolnton; three sisters, Helen Hawn of Winston-Salem, Irene Saunders of Lincolnton, and Lib Beam of Cherryville; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Emanuel United Church of Christ, P.O. Box 2058, Lincolnton, N.C. 28093; Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, N.C., 28092; Blowing Rock Assembly Grounds, Inc., P.O. Box 2350, Blowing Rock, N.C. 28605-2350; or Christian Ministry of Lincoln County, 230 E. Water St., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092.
Margaret Haynes
CHERRYVILLE — Margaret Houser Haynes, 72, of 2543 Lee Bess Road, died July 16, 2002. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. today at North Brook Baptist Church where she was a member. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Born in Lincoln County, she was a former employee with Shadowline, and worked with the Lincoln County School System until retirement.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth E. Haynes; a son, Ray Haynes of Cherryville; three daughters, Patricia Self of Cherryville, Nancy Quinn of Kings Mountain, and Karon Turner of Shelby; a sister, Alma McNeely of Cherryville; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to North Brook Baptist Church, 7421 Flay Rd., Cherryville, N.C. 28021.
Stamey Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Christopher Parks
HUNTERSVILLE — Christopher Lutz Parks, 4, died July 17, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday in the chapel at Raymer Funeral Home. Internment will follow in Mecklenburg Memorial Park. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 at the funeral home.
Survivors include his mother, Maria Owens of Huntersville; his father, Steven Fink of Charlotte; a sister, Erica Parks of Huntersville; his grandparents, Ralph and Donna Parks of Huntersville, and Kenny and Wanda Swanger of Charlotte; and his great-grandfather, Edward Johnson of Huntersville.
Judy Martin
HICKORY — Judy Kerley Martin, 83, of 742 21st Ave. SW, died July 18, 2002. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. today in Catawba Memorial Park. The body will lie in state until 2 p.m. today at Burke Mortuary. The family will receive friends at the cemetery following the service.
Born in Alexander County, she attended Central Baptist Church, and was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Larry Pitts of Maiden; a daughter, Patricia Kale of Newton; a sister, Dorothy Sain of Hickory; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Rd., Newton, N.C. 28658; or Central Baptist Church, 201 U.S. Hwy. 70 E., Hildebran, N.C. 28637.
Max Simmons
HICKORY — Max Wilburn Simmons, 59, died July 16, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Viewmont Baptist Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 in the Memorial Building of Bass-Smith Funeral Home.
Born in Caldwell County, he was employed with Rubatex Corporation, and formerly employed as assistant manager at Hickory Animal Hospital.
Survivors include a son, Matthew Simmons of Hickory; two brothers, Leonard Simmons and Bruce Simmons, both of Hickory; and two sisters, Lois S. Roseman and Glenda “G.K.” Simmons, both of Hickory.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, N.C. 28202; or Viewmont Baptist Church, 1246 2nd St., N.E., Hickory, N.C. 28601.
Willie Boston
MAIDEN — Willie Mae Hayes Boston, 74, of 25 South F Avenue, died July 18, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 12 noon Saturday at Goodin-Drum Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Maiden Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Born in Chester County, S.C., she was a homemaker and a member of Community Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Turner Boston of the home; three daughters, Evelyn Boston, Bertha Jane Boston, and Betty Logan, all of Lincolnton; three sisters, Carrie Cunningham and Helen Miles, both of Maiden, and Geneva Alexander of Lincolnton; nine grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and five great great-grandchildren.
