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GLENDA G. SNIPES
Glenda Gayle Snipes, 65, of Seventeenth Avenue, NW, died Nov. 1, 2000, at Frye Regional Medical Center.
Born Nov. 5, 1934, in Anniston, Ala., she was a daughter of the late John M. and Marie Fowler Gayle.
A charter member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church, she was a Sunday school teacher and chairwoman of the music committee. A homemaker, she was a member of Hickory Service League, president of the Jaycettes and was active in Hickory community affairs.
Survivors include her husband, Charles M. Snipes; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Bill Rendleman of Clemmons and Robin and Michael Hager of Greensboro; a sister and brother-in-law, Beverly and Dwight Morgan of Opelika, Ala.; two grandsons, Brian Lee Hager of Greensboro and John Charles Rendleman of Clemmons; three granddaughters, Rebecca Grace Rendleman and Katherine Eleanor Rendleman of Clemmons and Laura Marie Hager of Greensboro; father- and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Snipes of Lincolnton; and friends, Rachel Smith Clay of Jacksonville, Fla., and Linda Faye Smith of Maiden.
The funeral will be conducted by the Revs. Tom Gibson, Thad McDonald and John Feree at 11 a.m. Saturday at her church.
Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Maurice Capps, Carl Welch, Bill McDonald, Homer Newton, Dick Franks, Bill Lawing, Tom Swatzel and Bob Bell.
The family will be at Bass-Smith Funeral Home from 6:30 to 8:30 tonight.
Memorials may be made to St. Luke6s United Methodist Church, Building Fund, 52 Sixteenth Ave., NW, Hickory, N.C. 28601; or The National Kidney Foundation, 5970 Fairview Road, Suite 408, Charlotte, N.C. 28210.
ELSIE M. HARKINS
NEWTON - Elsie Moose Harkins, 91, formerly of West E Street, died Oct. 31, 2000, at the Abernethy Retirement Center.
Born Oct. 28, 1909, in Catawba County, she was a daughter of the late James S. and Sallie Anthony Moose.
A member of Grace Reformed United Church of Christ, she retired from Klopman Mills.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Mead Harkins; and a brother, Paul Augustus Moose.
Survivors include two sons, Sam Harkins of Newton and Leon Harkins of Raleigh; two brothers, Phillip Anthony Moose of Newton and Robert Milton Moose of Winston-Salem; three sisters, Sarah Benfield and Mattie Stutts of Newton and Sue Murphy of Lenoir; four grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a stepgreat-grandchild.
A memorial service will be conducted by the Revs. David Bowling and Fred Thompson at 2 p.m. Sunday at her church.
The family will be at the church one hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to Grace Reformed United Church of Christ, 117 East J St., Newton, N.C. 28658.
Willis Reynolds Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
KAY B. CONTE
CONOVER - Kay Bumgarner Conte, 68, of North Lamb Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nev., died Oct. 29, 2000, in Las Vegas, Nev.
Born June 11, 1932, in Catawba County, she was a daughter of the late C.T. and Mary Catherine Munday Bumgarner.
A member of First Baptist Church in Las Vegas, she was a private secretary and an accounting manager.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred C. Conte Jr.; a son, Gary Corpening; a brother, Howard Bumgarner; and two sisters, Marie Williams and Thelma Smith.
Survivors include a brother, Lloyd Bumgarner of Sanford; three sisters, Willa Mae Huffman of Maiden, Lillian Williams of Newton and Mildred Cline of Conover; and a number of nephews and nieces.
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Scott Watford at 11 a.m. today at Drum Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Eastview Cemetery.
The family will be at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
HENRY W. SEITZ Sr.
Henry W. Seitz Sr., 89, of Newton, died Nov. 2, 2000, at Brian Center Nursing Care in Viewmont.
Born July 26, 1911, in Catawba County, he was a son of the late Lewis H. and Mary Alice Lutz Seitz.
A lifelong member of New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, he was a member of the church council and Lutheran men and was a former choir member. Past president of Catawba County Farm Bureau, he retired as a dairy farmer. A founding board member of Fairbrook Fire Department, he served on Catawba County Planning Board.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Oscar Seitz, George Seitz, Cromer Seitz and Luther Seitz; and two sisters, Mattie Seitz and Catherine Seitz.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Mae Goodman Seitz; a son and daughter-in-law, William and Kathy Seitz Jr. of Claremont; two daughters and sons-in-law, Alice S. and Jerry Rhoney of Vale and Gail S. and Larry Hoke of Atlanta, Ga.; a sister, Barbara S. McCombs of Conover; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a number of nephews and nieces.
The funeral will be conducted by the Revs. Randall Cauble and R.E. Walther at 3 p.m. Saturday at his church.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will be at the church from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Memorials may be made to New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Building Fund, 2120 Startown Road, Hickory, N.C. 28601.
Catawba Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
ANNIE H. PERRY
MORGANTON - Annie Margaret Hughes Perry, 94, of Grace Heights, died Nov. 1, 2000, at Grace Hospital.
Born Aug. 3, 1906, in Currituck County, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Jean Marie Croonenburghs Hughes.
A member of El Bethel Baptist Church, she retired from North Carolina School for the Deaf.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul Pruitt; her second husband, Dennis Earl Jones; her third husband, William Ruffin Perry; and two daughters, Emelia Ann Edge and Florence Creason.
Survivors include two sons, Doug Jones of Morganton and Paul Pruitt Jr. of Kitty Hawk; two daughters and a son-in-law, Mary Margaret and Richard Sharp and Jean Teseneer of Morganton; three brothers, Willis Hughes of Virginia Beach, Va., Luther Hughes of Richmond, Va., and Julian Hughes of Missoula, Mont.; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Ron Cooper at 10 a.m. today at her church.
The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will be at Sossoman Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 tonight and at the residence of Jean Teseneer, 1821 North Green St., at other times.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 803, Morganton, N.C. 28680-0803; or El Bethel Baptist Church, 1731 North Green St., Morganton, N.C. 28655.
BETTY N. SHOWFETY
GREENSBORO - Betty Neese Showfety, 73, of Greensboro, died Nov. 1, 2000.
Born April 9, 1927, in Guilford County, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Evie Neese.
A member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, she was a loan officer for North Carolina National Bank, formerly Guilford National Bank.
Survivors include her husband, Leo Showfety; a daughter, Brenda Jane Showfety; and friends, Billie Holbrook, Marilyn Dickerson, Lynn Bandell, Meredith Bell, Bob Henderson and Joyce and Jack Lewis.
A graveside service will be conducted by Monsignor Joseph Showfety at 2:30 p.m. today in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summit Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27405.
Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
PEGGY TAYLOR
CONOVER - Peggy “Ferringer” Taylor, 61, of Gaston Avenue in Belmont, formerly of Newton, died Nov. 1, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health.
Born Oct. 19, 1939, in Alamosa, Colo., she was a daughter of the late Louis A. and Ruby Olivia Snyder Smith.
An active member of AA, she attended Catawba Valley Baptist Church and retired as a telephone operator with Centel Telephone in Hickory.
Survivors include a son, Tom Daily of Mooresville; two daughters and sons-in-law, Patsy and Richard Borders of Belmont and Pam and Kenneth Shook of Claremont; a brother, Kenneth Smith of Egan, Minn.; a sister, Betty Ridolfi of Pueblo, Colo.; seven grandchildren, Eric Rudisill, Cheznee Daily, Johnny Borders, Maxwell Borders, Kyle Shook, Nikki Daily and Heather Dick; and a number of nephews and nieces.
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Dale Leonhardt at 2 p.m. Saturday at Catawba Valley Baptist Church.
The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Chris Borders, Robert Bradley, Richard Johnson, Jerry Rudisill, Eric Rudisill and Kyle Shook.
The family will be at Drum Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 tonight and at the residence of Pam and Kenneth Shook, 2886 Verdie Drive, Claremont, at other times.
Memorials may be made to Catawba Valley Baptist Church, 3390 Shepherd Road, Maiden, N.C. 28650.
GEORGE R. CALDWELL
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. - George Ransom Caldwell, 75, of Clark Street, died Oct. 31, 2000, at his residence after a period of declining health.
Born Sept. 20, 1925, in Catawba County, N.C., he was a son of the late Fred L. and Bertha Drum Caldwell.
A Marine Raider during World War II, he served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force and retired from the military.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Donaleen “Donna” Wilson Caldwell; two sons, Gary Caldwell of Hartwell, Ga., and Ricky Caldwell of Florida; two grandsons, Scott Caldwell of Little Rock, Ark., and Stuart Caldwell of Duluth, Ga.; a brother, Carroll Caldwell of Loris; and a sister, Pat Smith of Shady Valley, Tenn.
A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. today in Ocean Woods Cemetery in Myrtle Beach with military honors.
The family will be at Goldfinch Funeral Home from 1 to 2:30 p.m. today.
Memorials may be made to Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 30, 2987 Church St., Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29577.
GENEVA M. WRIGHT
MAIDEN - Geneva Lucille Melton Wright, 78, of Wooten Street, Catawba, died Nov. 2, 2000, at Catawba Memorial Hospital.
Born Oct. 20, 1922, in Grants Lick, Ky., she was a daughter of the late Bertie F. and Nellie Ann Huffman Melton.
She retired from the re-spooling department of CommScope after 20 years of service.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis James Wright.
Survivors include a daughter, Donna Profitt of Catawba; a sister, Dorothy Marshall of Milford, Ohio; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Rusty Craig at 11 a.m. Saturday at Burke Mortuaries.
Burial will be in Maiden City Cemetery.
The family will be at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
BESS L. SCHRUM
NEWTON - Bess Lore Schrum, 99, of West Eighth Street, died Oct. 31, 2000, at her residence.
Survivors include two sons, Ed Schrum of Newton and Frank Schrum of Kingsport, Tenn.; a daughter, Dorothy “Dot” Hamond of Newton; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
PHYLLIS D. CAUBLE
Phyllis Dupille Cauble, 73, of Eighth Avenue, NW, died Nov. 2, 2000, at Frye Regional Medical Center.
Born March 15, 1927, in Bryn Mawr, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Russell H. and Florence Davis Dupille.
A member of First Presbyterian Church, she was a homemaker and an emeritus member of Hickory Service League, Travelers Club and a volunteer at Hospitality House.
Survivors include her husband, W.L. “Bill” Cauble Jr.; two sons and daughters-in-law, Will and Tracey Cauble of Statesville and Russell and Sarah Cauble of Richmond, Va.; a daughter and son-in-law, Davis and David Rappe of Marietta, Ga.; two grandsons, William Cauble IV of Hickory and Jay Rappe of Marietta; a granddaughter, Barrett Cauble of Hickory; and Ann Clarke Cauble of Hickory.
A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. today in Oakwood Cemetery.
A memorial service will be conducted by the Rev. Wallace Johnson at 3 p.m. today at her church.
The family will be at the residence at other times.
Memorials may be made to Hospitality House, 121 Fifth Avenue, NE, Hickory, N.C. 28601. Bass-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CHARLES E. SAWYER
GRANITE FALLS — Charles Everette Sawyer, 35, of Swan Drive, Lenoir, died Nov. 2, 2000, at Frye Regional Medical Center.
Born May 9, 1965, in Buncombe County, he was a son of Joanne Freeman Caudle of Lenoir and the late Clarence Sawyer.
He was of the Baptist faith. A graduate of Davidson Community College, he was employed as a diesel mechanic.
He was preceded in death by a brother, James Lee Sawyer; grandfather, Paul Freeman; grandmother, Sue Overcash; and great-grandmother, Mamie Phillips.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include a son, Lee Sawyer of Lexington; and a stepbrother, Harry Sawyer of Charlotte.
A graveside service will be conducted by the Revs. Wayne Borders and Leonard Younce at 3 p.m. Sunday in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Granite Falls.
The family will be at Mackie-High Funeral Home from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Memorials may be made to Camelot-Manor Retirement Home, Patient Actvities, 56 North Highland Avenue, Granite Falls, N.C. 28630.
NAOMI H. SUGGS
THOMASVILLE — Naomi Hubbard Suggs, of Unity Street, died Nov. 1, 2000, at High Point Regional Hospital.
Born in Guilford County, she was a daughter of John Willie and Cora Martin Hubbard.
A member of Carolina Memorial Baptist Church and the Ladies Sunday School Class No. 2, she was owner and operator of Suggs Cafeteria and Barbeque of High Point and a charter member of the American Business Womens Association.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Suggs.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Bobby and Mary Suggs of Thomasville; three daughters and sons-in-law, Evelyn and James R. Harris of Thomasville, Betty and Donnie Doby of Trinity and Anne and Tom Guthrie of Hickory; three brothers, Jack Hubbard of Thomasville, Sherman Hubbard and Raymond Hubbard of Kingsport, Tenn.; two sisters, Emma H. Beck of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Ruby H. Thomas of Thomasville; eight grandchildren, Cathi and Mark Smith, Jane and Eric Chapman, DeAnn and Greg Burcham, Pamella and Michael Saladino, Roger and Kelly Doby, Don Doby Jr., Ashley and Roy McRea and Zack and Kristin Guthrie; and 15 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted by the Revs. Stuart White and Kenneth Miller at 11 a.m. today at her church.
The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
Burial will be in Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will be at the residence at other times.
Memorials may be made to Carolina Memorial Baptist Church, Building Fund, 422 Liberty Drive, Thomasville, N.C. 27360.
J.C. Green & Sons, Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
J.L. VICKERS
RUTHERFORDTON — J.L. Vickers, 91, of Long Street, died Nov. 2, 2000, at Willow Ridge Nursing Center.
Born in Cherokee County, S.C., he was a member of Second Baptist Church in Rutherfordton and retired from the maintenance department of the Rutherford County School System.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Eunice Wilson Vickers; a son, Dean Vickers; a daughter-in-law, Betty Vickers; and a grandson, Jay Vickers.
Survivors include two sons and daughter-in-law, Arnold Vickers of Cullowhee and Donald and Florence Vickers of Forest City; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Lee and Ernest Herman of Newton; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted by the Revs. Keith Stephenson and Billy Honeycutt at 2 p.m. Sunday at his church.
The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
The family will be at Crowe’s Funeral Home from 6:30 to 8 tonight.
MARY J. PARSONS
TAYLORSVILLE — Mary Jane Parsons, 81, died Nov. 2, 2000, at her residence after a period of declining health.
Born May 12, 1919, in Alexander County, she was a daughter of the late Rev. John A. and Minnie Belle Howell Parsons.
A member of St. John Baptist Church, she worked at Holly Farms in Hiddenite and also worked as a housekeeper and nanny for a number of years.
She was preceded in death by four brothers, Paul Parsons, David Parsons, John Calvin Parsons and Timothy Parsons; and seven sisters, Blanche Horton, Molly McFarland, Bertie Horton, Nettie Parsons, Ruby Carlton, Marie King and Vina Boston.
Survivors include three sons, Jimmy William Parsons of Hollywood, Calif., Kimble and Jewell McFarland and Terry McFarland and Lynn McGinnis of Taylorsville; three sisters, Mabel Harris of Cincinnati, Ohio, Evelyna Parsons and Lucille Vinson of Taylorsville; three grandchildren, Anthony McFarland, Anitra McFarland and Terri Jazz McFarland of Taylorsville; caregiver, Marie Querry; friends, the family of Sam Davis Sr.; and a number of nephews and nieces.
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Mack Millsaps at 2 p.m. Sunday at her church.
The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be her nephews.
Flowerbearers will be her nieces.
The family will be at Alexander Funeral Service from 7 to 8 tonight.
LOCKIE R. WAGONER
NORTH WILKESBORO — Lockie Ree Wagoner, 59, of Lenoir, died Nov. 2, 2000, at Wilkes Regional Medical Center.
Born Jan. 20, 1941, in Wilkes County, she was a daughter of Allen Robert and Barbara Mae Wagoner.
She was employed by Singer Furniture in Lenoir.
Survivors include her husband, Willard Odell Wagoner; a son, William Wagoner of Lenoir; four daughters, Lizie Guy of Hudson, Ellen Royal of Hays, Wilma Watson of Patterson, and Norma Clark of Lenoir; three brothers, Raymond Wagoner of McGrady, Thomas Wagoner and Jacob Wagoner of North Wilkesboro; three sisters, Lottie Pike of North Wilkesboro, Mandy Pike of Hays, and Kansas Lane of Morganton; 11 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be conducted by the Revs. John Nelson and Wiley Boggs at 2 p.m. today at Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetary.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
KAY B. CONTE
CONOVER — Kay Bumgarner Conte, 68, of North Lamb Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nev., died Oct. 29, 2000, in Las Vegas, Nev.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred C. Conte Jr.; a son, Gary Corpening; a brother, Howard Bumgarner; and three sisters, Marie Williams, Thelma Smith and Etta Sigmon.
Drum Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
GLADYS S. CALDWELL
Gladys Settlemyre Caldwell, 65, of Granite Falls, died Nov. 3, 2000, at Catawba Memorial Hospital.
Born Dec. 29, 1934, in Burke County, she was a daughter of the late Cecil and Lular Bowman Settlemyre.
A member of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Hudson, she retired from quality control at Industrial Seaming.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Fred Settlemyre and J.T. Settlemyre.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Caldwell; a son, Paul “Melvin” Caldwell of Hickory; a daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Steve Williams of Granite Falls; three brothers, Clarence Settlemyre of Connelly Springs, Ralph Settlemyre of Granite Falls and Garner Settlemyre of Hickory; a sister, Mary Settlemyre Darty of Hickory; and a granddaughter, Christy Kellet of Hickory.
The funeral will be conducted by Rick Crouse and Duane A. Kuykendall at 3 p.m. Monday at her church.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will be at Bass-Smith Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 tonight.
Memorials may be made to Mount Zion Baptist Church, Building Fund, 1787 Cajah Mountain Road, Hudson, N.C. 28638.
WILLIE E. GREENARD
NEWTON — Willie Edward “Chubby” Greenard of Charlotte died Nov. 2, 2000, at Monroe Hospice Care Center.
He was a son of Mattie Bates Greenard Gonzalez of Hickory and the late Willie Thomas Greenard.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Leroy Coates, Anna Farley Coates, Grover Greenard and Mammie Greenard.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include a brother, Jimmy Lee Greenard of Catawba; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Janice L. Greenard and Lynne G. and Phillip Myer of Hickory; a nephew, Adarian Myer of Hickory; and three nieces, Bethany Myer and Catilynn Myer of Hickory and Keonna Greenard of Morganton.
The funeral will be conducted by the Revs. E.B. Wilkerson and Sister Elovis Farley at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Brooks Cemetery in Catawba.
The family will be at the funeral home one hour prior to the service and at the residences of Phillip and Lynne Myer, 820 Fifth St., SE, Hickory, and Jimmy Greenard, 5725 Harwell Road, Catawba, at other times.
Memorials may be made to Monroe Hospice Care Center, 700 West Roosevelt Blvd., Monroe, N.C. 28110.
JUDY M. VINSON
LENOIR — Judy Mae Vinson, 55, of Walt Arney Road, died Nov. 2, 2000, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
Born July 24, 1945, in Etowah County, Ala., she was a daughter of Irene Naylor Davis of Lenoir and the late Martin L. Mauldin.
Retired from Singer Furniture, she was a licensed cosmotologist.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Shelby McCrary.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include two sons, Roy R. Vinson and Steven Vinson of Lenoir; a daughter, Rhonda Stidham of Kokomo, Ind.; a sister, Rena Patterson of Georgia; and five grandchildren.
A graveside service will be conducted by Bishop David Shockley and Brother Charles Atkins at 2 p.m. Monday in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.
There will be no receiving.
Memorials may be made to the family at First Union National Bank, Attn. Kelly Melton, 516 Wilkesboro Blvd., SE, Lenoir, N.C. 28645.
THOMAS C. LEROY
STONY POINT — Thomas Coy Leroy, 52, of North Center Street, Statesville, died.
Born June 30, 1948, in Henderson County, he was a son of the late Coy E. and Margaret Schofield Leroy.
He worked in the furniture industry and served in the military during the Vietnam War.
Survivors include three brothers, Dwight S. Leroy of Dublin, Ga., R. Wayne Leroy of Simpsonville, S.C., and Curtis E. Leroy of Fowler, Calif.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Burial will be in Stony Point Cemetery.
Chapman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CLARA S. DRUM
Clara Aquilla Smyre Drum, 78, of Twenty-third Street, NE, died Nov. 4, 2000, at her residence.
Born Feb. 9, 1922, in Catawba County, she was a daughter of the late Otis E. and Claudia Huffman Smyre.
A member of St. Stephens Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, she retired as a seamer from Elliott Hosiery Mill.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Everett Calvin Drum; two brothers, Coy Smyre and Uray Smyre; and four sisters, Nannie Bumgardner, Floy Compton, Peggy Deal and Nell Flessa.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Sherry Drum of Claremont; a daughter and son-in-law, Diane D. and Ron Woody of Conover; two sisters, Georgia Troutman of Hickory and Alma Beam of Athens, Tenn.; four grandsons, Derrick Woody and Dustin Woody of Conover, Darren Woody of Taylorsville and Jonathan Drum of Claremont; a granddaughter, Jennifer Drum of Claremont; and a great-grandson, Ronald Dale Woody of Conover.
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. David Guelzow at 11 a.m. Monday at her church.
The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will be at Hickory Funeral Home from 6 to 7:30 tonight.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, N.C. 28658; or St. Stephens Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, 2304 Springs Road, NE, Hickory, N.C. 28601.
ELIZABETH A. GREENE
LENOIR — Elizabeth Ann Greene, 58, of Hartland Road, died Nov. 3, 2000, at her residence.
Born Dec. 16, 1941, in Caldwell County, she was a daughter of Elizabeth Gay Simmons Bumgarner of Lenoir and the late Richard Clinton Bumgarner.
A member of Hartland Baptist Church, she worked in the furniture industry.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include her husband, Joseph Worth Greene Sr.; a son, Joseph Worth Greene Jr. of Lenoir; two daughters, Cheryl Elizabeth Beaty and Barbara Jo Oliver of Lenoir; a brother, Gary Clinton Bumgarner of Lenoir; a sister, Willa Dean Byrd of Lenoir; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted by the Revs. Steve Parker and Bob Parmley at 11 a.m. Monday at Pendry’s Lenoir Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Danny Storie, T.J. Oliver, Barry Greene, Stephen Icenhour, Darren Coffey and Scott Bumgarner.
Honorary pallbearers will be Kenny Bumgarner and Mark Icenhour.
The family will be at the funeral home from 3 to 5 p.m. today.
Memorials may be made to Caldwell County Hospice, 902 Kirkwood St., Lenoir, N.C. 28645.
PANSY H. PEYRONEL
VALDESE — Pansy Lee Huffman Peyronel, 84, of Peyronel Street, died Nov. 3, 2000, at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory.
Born June 18, 1916, in Burke County, she was a daughter of the late Samuel L. and Media Lail Huffman.
A member of Christ Spiritual Church in Hildebran, she was valedictorian of Hildebran High School’s class of 1933.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Clifton Huffman and Kermit Odell Huffman.
Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Walter Peyronel; a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry W. and Olivia Peyronel of Brookshire, Texas; a daughter and son-in-law, Nancy P. and Robert Reed of Connelly Springs; three sisters, Cleo Huffman Hildebran and Katie Huffman Craig of Morganton and Marie Huffman Reep of Lenoir; 10 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Kirk Reed at 3:30 p.m. today at Family Funeral Care, Kirksey Chapel.
Burial will be in Burke Memorial Park.
The family will be at the funeral home at 2 p.m. today.
Memorials may be made to the March of Dimes, 305 North Sterling St., Morganton, N.C. 28655.
NELL L. YOUNT
MORGANTON — Nell Lowdermilk Yount, 90, of Zion Road, died Nov. 3, 2000, at Brian Center East in Hickory after a period of declining health.
Born Feb. 8, 1910, in Burke County, she was a daughter of the late Gessie D. Lowdermilk Blanton.
A member of Pleasant View Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Ray Webb; her second husband, J. Frank Yount; two sons, Harry Ray Webb and Jimmy F. Yount; a brother, Glenn Blanton; and two sisters, Edna Walters and Helen Wagner.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, David A. and Margaret Yount of Newton; two sisters, Ruth Yount of Charlotte and Frances B. Leatherman of Morganton; five grandchildren and grandchildren-in-law, Deborah Y. and Robin Rice of Claremont, and Catherine Y. Smith, Gwendolyn Y. and Gary Lafone, Keith and Robin Hefner and Teddy and Diane Hefner of Hickory; 10 great-grandchildren, Rusty Smith, Mike Rice, Nikki Rice, Jessica Rice, Denise Taylor, Brian Hefner, Koreen Hefner, Anthony Rice, Joy Taylor and Meredith Lafone; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.
The family will be at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to Pleasant View Baptist Church, 1834 U.S. 70 East, Morganton, N.C. 28655.
KENNETH E. FERGUSON
LENOIR — Kenneth Eugene Ferguson, 65, of Wheeler Street, NW, died Nov. 2, 2000, at his residence. Born Nov. 25, 1934, in Raleigh, W.Va., he was a son of Henrietta Kyles Ferguson of the home and the late Foy Ferguson.
A former member of Patterson Grove Baptist Church, he retired from the assembly line at Ford Motor Company’s Lorain branch. He also served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Harper-Witherspoon American Legion Post 231.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert Lee Ferguson and Foy E. Ferguson; and two sisters, Norma Jean Martin and Doris Robinson.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include two sisters, Betty J. Witherspoon of Philadelphia, Penn., and Verona M. Wooten of Willingboro, N.J.; a friend, Lorraine Rinehart of Lenoir; three foster daughters, Shira Rinehart of Lenoir and Shire Rinehart and Tiffany Rinehart of Charlotte; and two aunts, Augustine Tilly of Lenoir and Victoria Poter of Buffalo, N.Y.
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Oliver W. Banks at 2 p.m. Monday at Ebony Funeral Services.
Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be family friends.
The family will be at the funeral home one hour prior to the funeral.
DEBRA D. COHEN
TAYLORSVILLE — Debra Davis Cohen, 45, of Hiddenite, died Nov. 3, 2000, at her residence.
Born April 9, 1955, in Portsmouth, Va., she was a daughter of Sherman Jennings Davis of Moravian Falls and Mildred Marie Harwood Davis Baldwin of Chesapeake, Va.
A Baptist, she worked at Schneider Mills for 11 years.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include three daughters, Julie Shand of Portsmouth, Va., and April Shand and Angela Cohen of the home; three brothers and a sister-in-law, Jennings Davis of Hedgesville, W.Va., and Jimmy and Jody Davis and Jerry Davis of Rockwell; a sister and brother-in-law, Joy and Paul Delacruz of Kitty Hawk; a nephew, Brandon Stirewalt; a niece, Anna Delacruz; and a number of other nephews and nieces.
A graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. Gary W. Jennings at 11 a.m. Monday in Taylorsville City Cemetery.
The family will be at Alexander Funeral Service from 7 to 8:30 tonight.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Alexander County, 50 Lucy Echerd Lane, Taylorsville, N.C. 28681; or American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 2994, Hickory, N.C. 28603.
EXIE R. REECE
Exie Mae Richey Reece, 90, of Hickory, died Nov. 3, 2000, at Camelot Manor in Granite Falls.
Born Feb. 25, 1910, in Alexander County, she was a daughter of the late Harvey S. and Kansas Mays Richey.
A member of Winklers Grove Baptist Church, she retired from the Shuford Mills spinner plant in Hickory.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William E. Reece; a son, Wallace Sherman Reece; and 15 siblings.
Survivors include a son, William E. Reece Jr. of Taylorsville; four grandsons, Byron Wesley Reece and William Keith Reece of Granite Falls, Michael Reece of Hahira, Ga., and Richard Reece of Stockbridge, Ga.; a granddaughter, Pamela Reece of Jacksonville, Fla.; and six great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Dale Faulkenberry at 11 a.m. Monday at her church.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will be at the church one hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to Winklers Grove Baptist Church, 3320 Ninth Avenue Drive, NW, Hickory, N.C. 28601; or Alzheimers Association, 3 Louisiana Ave., Asheville, N.C. 28806.
Bass-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
LUCY H. HYMAN
MORGANTON — Lucy Huffman Hyman, 95, of Ervin Road, died Nov. 3, 2000, at Grace Hospital after a period of declining health.
Born April 23, 1905, in Burke County, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Mary E. Reynolds Huffman.
A member of First Baptist Church in Morganton, she retired from the Burke County School System in 1946.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Waverly S. Hyman; four brothers, Frank Huffman, James Huffman, Roy Huffman and Odes Huffman; and three sisters, Leila McCall, Annie H. Poteet and Susan Belle Brittain.
Survivors include a daughter, Patsy Hyman Bentley of Morganton; and a number of nephews and nieces.
A graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. Dr. Thomas A. Bland Jr. at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will be at Sossoman Funeral Home from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Drawer 459, Morganton, N.C. 28680-0459.
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