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Eddie L. Pearce
TROY - Eddie Lee Pearce, 88, of 218 S. Liberty St., died Friday, Feb. 19, 1999, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Covington Baptist Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. Perry Gainey officiating. Burial will be in Saron Baptist Church Cemetery.
He was a native of Mecklenburg County, a World War II U.S. Army veteran and retired from Capel Inc.
Surviving are wife, Dorothy Pearce of the home; daughters, Esdale Simmons, Melinda Pearce, both of Troy, Dorothy Barge, Joyce Baldwin, both of Mt. Gilead, Addie Mae Pearce of Asheboro; sons, Arthur Simmons of Troy, Kim Pearce of Charlotte; brother, Erskin Pearce of Charlotte; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Pugh-Troy Funeral Home, Troy, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday.
Wayne Carrothers
BENNETT - Wayne Carrothers, 53, of 4070 N.C. 22, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 1999, at Richmond Memorial Hospital, Rockingham.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Joyce-Brady Funeral Home, Bennett.
Elie A. Roberson
LAKELAND, Fla. - Elie A. Roberson, 65, of Lakeland, Fla., formerly of Asheboro, died Friday, Feb. 19, 1999, at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Fla.
A graveside service was 11 a.m. Monday at Lakeland Memorial Gardens.
He was a native of Washington, a graduate of Washington High School, a retired service technician with Piedmont Natural Gas, Asheboro, after 25 years and attended Bethel Baptist Church in Lakeland, Fla. He was employed with Publix, Lakeland, Fla., as a refrigeration technician, was a retired U.S. Air Force veteran after 23 years, a captain in the Civil Air Patrol and a licensed private pilot.
Surviving are wife, Suzanne Roberson of Lakeland, Fla.; sons, Tommy Roberson of Lynchburg, Va., Henry Roberson of Lakeland, Fla.; sisters, Rosa Lee Oldham of Greensboro, Addie G. Moore of Grifton, Mary E. Lykens of Sanford, Fla.; one grandchild.
Lakeland Funeral Home, Lakeland, Fla., was in charge of the arrangements.
Myrtle H. Dorsett
Myrtle Hall Dorsett, 61, of 1781 Manorview Road, Asheboro, died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999, at Community General Hospital, Thomasville.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro, with the Rev. Lee Lautenschleger officiating. Burial will be in Holly Hill Cemetery, Thomasville.
She was a native of Randolph County, a homemaker and a member of Gospel Missionary Baptist Church.
Surviving are husband, James Dorsett of Asheboro; son, Phil Hinson of Thomasville; daughter, Janet Possinger of Rural Hall; sisters, Jackie Staley of Asheboro, Hazel Aleman of Norman; brothers, Ed Hall of Lexington, C.L. Hall of Sophia, Norman L. Hall Jr. of Prescott, Mich.; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
The family will be at the funeral home 7-9 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials may be made to Gospel Missionary Baptist Church, 420 Skycrest Country Road, Asheboro, N.C. 27203.
Marie T. Hoover
RANDLEMAN - Marie Turner Hoover, 68, of 3218 Shady Forest Road, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 1999, at Randolph Hospital.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Pugh Funeral Home, Randleman, with the Rev. Ron Hamilton and the Rev. Boyd Byerly officiating. Burial will be in Randolph Memorial Park.
She was a native of Randolph County and a homemaker.
Surviving are husband, James N. Hoover of Randleman; brother, Joel Turner of Randleman.
The family will be at the funeral home 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, other times at the home of the brother, 206 Stevenson St., Randleman.
Fay G. Harris
DENTON - Fay Garner Harris, 80, of 4514 Dunbar Bridge Road, Farmer Community near Asheboro, died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999, at High Point Regional Hospital.
Funeral service will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at Farmer Baptist Church, where she was a charter member, with the Rev. Jeff Lamb and the Rev. Claudie Harrison officiating. Burial will be in Randolph Memorial Park.
She was the widow of Charlie L. Harris and a retired teacher's assistant with Farmer Elementary School.
Surviving are son, Gene N. Harris of Asheboro; daughters, Joyce Leviner of Denton, Becky H. Greer of Winston-Salem, Jane H. Richburg, Ellen H. Welch, both of Asheboro; brother, Dannie Garner of Kernersville; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Briggs Funeral Home, Denton, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, other times at the home of Harold and Ellen Welch, Harris Lane, near Farmer.
Memorials may be made to Farmer Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Jane Richburg, P.O. Box 3032, Asheboro, N.C. 27203.
Fleda G. Smith
SILER CITY - Fleda Gillespie Smith, 85, of 771 R.C. Overman Road, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 1999, at Chatham Hospital.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Wesleyan Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Dennis Boone and the Rev. Don Richardson officiating. Burial will be in Loves Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
She was a native of Bladen County, the widow of Harvey Bascom Smith, a homemaker and a member of the Senior Adults Sunday School class at her church.
Surviving are daughters, Mary S. Morgan of Staley, Carolyn S. Brewer of Siler City, Margaret S. Joyner of Niceville, Fla.; sons, H.B. Smith Jr. of Fort Myers, Fla., Richard M. Smith of Siler City, Weldon Smith, Paul Smith, both of the home, Charles J. Smith of Lumberton; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home, Siler City, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to WesCare Senior Life Center, 618 N. Third Ave., Siler City, N.C. 27344 or Hephzibah Children's Home, 6601 Zebulon Road, Macon, Ga. 31220-7608.
Wayne Carrothers
BENNETT - Wayne Carrothers, 53, of 4070 N.C. 22, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 1999, at Richmond Memorial Hospital, Rockingham.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Beulah Baptist Church, where he was a member, with Dr. Curtis Barbery and the Rev. Darrell Williams officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
He was a native of Champagne, Ill., a U.S. Army veteran and an employee of Eveready, Asheboro Plant, for over 30 years.
Surviving are daughters, Brooke Carrothers of the home, Hope C. Powers of Bear Creek; son, Christopher Wayne Carrothers of Virginia Beach, Va.; sisters, Carolyn Ruschmann, Elaine Owens, both of Urbana, Ill., Marie Chapman of Lawton, Okla.; brothers, Gerald Carrothers of Jefferson, Ore., David Carrothers of Urbana, Ill.; four grandchildren.
The family will be at Joyce-Brady Funeral Home, Bennett, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday.
Dr. Rubin F. Maness
GOLDSBORO - Dr. Rubin Franklin Maness, 48, of 111 Walnut Creek Drive, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 1999.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul United Methodist Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. Charles Morrison and the Rev. Bob Bame officiating. A graveside service will be 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Greensboro.
He was a native of Greensboro, a pediatrician with Goldsboro Pediatrics, a 1972 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a 1976 honor graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received his M.D. degree. He completed his residency at N.C. Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill and the Pediatric Allergy Elective at Duke University Medical Center. He was certified with the American Board of Pediatrics, the N.C. Department of Human Resources as a Child Medical Examiner, and the Pediatric Advanced Life Support. He was a member of the Wayne County Medical Society, the N.C. Medical Society, the N.C. Pediatric Society, Floyd W. Denny Pediatric Society and the N.C. Thoracic Society. He was on the medical staff at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics for the University of North Carolina and the American Board of Pediatrics. He was a member of the Board of Directors, Tar River Region of the American Lung Association and the American Lung Association of North Carolina; co-medical director of Camp Challenge, a state Asthma Camp, where he was full-time resident physician for the camp; vice president of the American Lung Association; president of the American Lung Association of North Carolina; chairman of the Joint ALANC-N.C. Thoracic Society Asthma Committee; representative to the Board of Directors of the National Consortium on Children's Asthma Camps and a consultant to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and Regional Liaison Physician for the National Asthma Education & Prevention Program. He received the American Pediatrics Special Achievement Award and Volunteer of the Year from the American Lung Association of North Carolina.
Surviving are wife, Mary Setzer Maness; daughters, Erin Elizabeth Maness, Megan Fleming Maness, both of Goldsboro, Riley Cathleen Maness of the home; son, Jonathan Robbins Maness of the home; sisters, Delores M. Denton, Linda M. Mooth, both of Greensboro; brother, Riley Colon Maness, Jr. of Greensboro.
The family will be at Seymour Funeral Home, Goldsboro, 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association of North Carolina for Camp Challenge, P.O. Box 27985, Raleigh, N.C .275611.
Irene Y. Johnson
LIBERTY - Irene Y. Johnson, 85, formerly of 214 E. Raleigh St., died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999, at Britthaven of Greensboro.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Bryan Fox and the Rev. William Bigham officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
She was a 1934 graduate of Greensboro College, the widow of L. Howard Johnson Sr., a teacher at Thomasville, Liberty and Eastern Randolph Schools for 38 years and a Sunday School teacher at her church.
Surviving are sons, L. Howard Johnson Jr., James E. Johnson, both of Liberty; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Loflin Funeral Home, Liberty, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 220, Liberty, N.C. 27298 or Bryan Alzheimer's Research Center, Box 3503, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. 27710.
Mary S. Brown
JULIAN - Mary Sherron Brown, 92, of 2117 N.C. 62 East, died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Shiloh United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. David Heath and the Rev. Linda Greene officiating. Burial will be in Gilmore Memorial Park.
She was a native of Randolph County and the widow of Eugene Brown.
Surviving are daughter, Lucy Atwater of Julian; sisters, Annie Greene of Greensboro, Rona Fields of Climax; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Loflin Funeral Home, Liberty, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Shiloh United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 774, Liberty, N.C. 27298.
Carl Allen
STAR - Carl Allen, 89, of 164 Irvin Road, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999, at FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital.
A graveside service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Old New Hope Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Gene Davis and the Rev. Clyde Allen officiating.
He was a native of Montgomery County, a farmer and a World War II U.S. Army veteran.
Surviving is sister, Mary L. Brown of Star.
The family will be at Phillips Funeral Home, Star, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday.
Betty S. Meadors
BEAR CREEK - Betty Jean Squires Meadors, 50, of 200 Cap Fields Road, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999, at her home.
A graveside service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Oakgrove Memorial Gardens, Durham, with the Rev. William A. Davis III officiating.
She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.
Surviving are husband, Don Meadors of Bear Creek; daughter, Dawn Rayna Arnett of Boiling Green, Ky.; mother, Betty Oakley Squires of Durham; sisters, Elizabeth Murphy, Deborah Fraze, both of California, Michelle Davis of Greenville; one grandson.
The family will be at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home, Siler City, 7-9 p.m. Thursday.
Clinton E. Watkins
Clinton Eugene Watkins, 75, of 711 Crestview Church Road, Asheboro, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1999, at Randolph Hospital.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro. Burial will be in Randolph Memorial Park.
He was a native of Yadkinville, retired from Klopman Mills and a member of the Biscuitville Breakfast Club.
Surviving is son, Lloyd Watkins of Asheboro.
The family will be at the funeral home 7-9 p.m. Thursday.
Mary M. Hurley
Mary Madeline Hurley, 76, of 3122 Montclair Court, Asheboro, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999, at her home.
Funeral service was 2 p.m. Thursday at Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro, with the Rev. Dale Collingwood officiating. Burial was in Giles Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
She was a native of Randolph County, a member of Central Falls Baptist Church and retired from Kayser-Roth Corp.
Surviving is sister, Betty H. Cox of the home.
Memorials may be made to Central Falls Baptist Church, 1332 Old Liberty Road, Asheboro.
Sandra B. Campbell
Sandra Burkhead Campbell, 46, of 305 Railroad Ave., Randleman, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1999, at her home.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Covenant Christian Church, where she was a member, with Pastor Lois Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Pattersons Grove Christian Church Cemetery.
She was a native of Asheboro, served on the Board of Alpha House in Asheboro and was a potter.
Surviving are husband, Bob Campbell; daughter, Kasey Redding of Atlanta, Ga.; son, Michael Jason Redding of the home; mother, Bertha P. Burkhead of Asheboro; brother, Scott Burkhead of Raleigh; sister, Suzann Bray of Greensboro.
The family will be at Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro, 7-9 p.m. Thursday.
Memorials may be made to Covenant Christian Church, 1565 E. Salisbury St., Asheboro, N.C. 27203.
Grady A. Rierson Sr.
RAMSEUR - Grady Alexander Rierson Sr., 80, of 572 Tate St., died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1999, at Randolph Hospital.
A graveside service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Sunset Knoll Cemetery, with the Rev. Randal Snyder officiating.
He was a native of Stokes County and retired from Ramtex.
Surviving are sons, Grady Rierson Jr. of Siler City, James Rierson of Ramseur; daughters, Carol Baker of Ramseur, Ellen Frye of Liberty, Teresa Rierson of Orlando, Fla.; stepson, Darle Rierson of Kentucky; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Loflin Funeral Home, Ramseur, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, other times at the home of Ellen Frye, 1621 Sandy Ridge Drive, Liberty.
Florence S. Riddel
RANDLEMAN - Florence Splude Riddel, 74, of 822 Dunbrooke Court, Frederick, Md., formerly of Randleman, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999, at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Pugh Funeral Home, Randleman, with the Rev. Chester W. Byerly officiating. Burial will be in Randolph Memorial Park.
She was a native of Albemarle, a graduate of Columbia University, Presbyterian Hospital with a nursing degree, a member and deacon of Frederick Presbyterian Church where she was a member of the Open Door Mentoring Program and was a member of the Prime-timers group.
Surviving are husband, Alexander Riddel Jr. of Frederick, Md.; sons, Alexander Riddel III of Greensburg, Pa., Bruce Clyde Riddel of Lima, Ohio; two grandsons.
Memorials may be made to Frederick Presbyterian Church, 115 W. Second St., Frederick, Md. 21701 or St. James United Church of Christ, Mt. Pleasant, N.C.
James M. Lacey
SOPHIA - James M. Lacey, 87, of 3322 Roy Farlow Road, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1999, at High Point Regional Hospital.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Glenola Baptist Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. Douglas Davis officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
He was a native of Guilford County, a retired employee of Burlington Industries and a deacon and Sunday School teacher at his church.
Surviving are wife, Aileen McPherson Lacey of the home; daughters, Nancy Lacey, Bonnie Fleming, both of Sophia, Patsy Gibson of Coconut Creek, Fla.; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Cumby Mortuary, Archdale, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday.
Memorials may be made to Glenola Baptist Church, 8330 U.S. 311, Archdale, N.C. 27263 or to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1801 Westchester Drive, High Point, N.C. 27262.
Larry T. Whitt Sr.
GREENSBORO - Larry Talley Whitt Sr., 78, died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Hanes-Lineberry Vanstory Chapel, Greensboro. Burial will be in Lakeview Memorial Park.
He was a native of Siler City, of the Baptist faith, a World War II U.S. Army veteran and a retired long-haul truck driver from Central Motor Lines.
Surviving are wife, Brenda K. Whitt of the home; son, Charles Franklin Whitt Sr. of Staley; daughters, Sandra Hemphill of Liberty, Marsha W. Ball of Siler City; brothers, Charles H. Whitt, Ronald G. Whitt, Billy W. Whitt, all of Siler City; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home 7-9 p.m. Thursday, other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to the Disabled American Veterans Association.
Essie T. Saunders
LEXINGTON - Essie Tucker Saunders, 88, of 209 Williams St., died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at First Alliance Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. John Brokopp officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Memorial Park.
She was a native of Montgomery County, the widow of James Elton Saunders and a retired lab technician with Coble Dairy.
Surviving are sons, William C. Saunders of Salisbury, Jim Saunders of Lexington; daughter, Betty Jean Smith of Roxboro; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to First Alliance Church Building Fund, 424 E. Ninth St., Lexington, N.C. 27295.
