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Gertrude R. Ausley
MT. GILEAD - Gertrude Ray Ausley, 99, formerly of 202 W. Allenton St., died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, at the Methodist Manor Retirement Center, Florence, S.C.
Funeral service was 11 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church of Mt. Gilead, where she was a member, with the Rev. Jim Harris officiating, Burial was in Sharon Cemetery.
She was a native of Lee County, the widow of J. Avery Ausley and a graduate of Pineland College.
Surviving is daughter, Josephine Snipes of Florence, S.C.
McKeithan Funeral Home, Mt. Gilead, is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church of Mt. Gilead, P.O. Box 176, Mt. Gilead N.C. 27306.
Rev. Vernon A. Morton
DENTON - Rev. Vernon Adam Morton, 92, of 729 Uwharrie Point, New London, died Friday, Sept. 17, 1999, at Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Uwharrie United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Glen Hancock and the Rev. Derald Smith officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
He was a native of Montgomery County, the widower of Jennie Raye Floyd Morton, and a graduate of Rutherford College, High Point College and Duke Divinity School. He was ordained as a minister in 1929, was a member of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, a Methodist pastor and was a volunteer at Chandler's Grove United Methodist Church in the Badin Lake area.
Surviving are son, Bruce Morton of Fancy Gap, Va.; daughter, Romona Clapp of Kernersville; brothers, J. T. Morton of Thomasville, Alfred Morton of Ft. Gaines, Ga.; sister, Minnie Whitley of Albemarle; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
The family will be at Briggs Funeral Home, Denton, 6-7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Memorials may be made to Chandler's Grove United Methodist Church Building Fund, c/o Diana Slate, 1032 Pinehaven Drive, New London, N.C. 28127; or Uwharrie United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 8, Troy, N.C. 27371.
Eunice H. Gainey
TROY - Eunice Hurley Gainey, 81, of N.C. 24/27 West, died Friday, Sept. 17, 1999, at Autumn Care of Biscoe.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Asheboro, with the Rev. William Lee officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
She was a native of Montgomery County, a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church and retired from Smitherman Cotton Mill.
Surviving are brother, Paul L. Hurley of Troy; sisters, Bernice Hinshaw and Frances Callicutt, both of Asheboro, Norma Hunsucker of High Point; three grandchildren; five grandchildren.
Pugh-Troy Funeral Home, Troy, is in charge of the arrangements.
Ed F. Hall
LEXINGTON - Ed Franklin Hall, 68, of 10409 East Old U.S. 64, died Monday, Sept. 13, 1999, at Community General Hospital in Thomasville.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday at J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home, Thomasville, with the Rev. Gene Little and the Rev. Charles Dickens officiating. Burial will be in Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery.
He was a native of Cabarrus County, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, a former owner of Hall Furniture and Manufacturing, a retired truck driver and was of the Holiness faith.
Surviving are wife, Betty Wilson Hall of the home; daughters, Sabrina Owen of Thomasville, Loreta Tate of Denton; son, Edwin Curtis Hall of Denton; sisters, Jackie Staley of Ramseur, Hazel Aleman of Norman; brothers, Carson Little Hall of Sophia, Norman Linds Hall Jr. of Michigan; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home 7-9 p.m. Thursday, other times at the home of a daughter, Sabrina Owen, 6997 Holly Grove Road, Thomasville.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 4-A Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro, N.C. 27407.
Vernon P. Robertson
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. - Vernon P. Robertson, 77, of Jeffersonville, Ind., died Sunday, Sept. 12, 1999, at the VA Medical Center, Louisville, Ky.
Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Jeffersonville Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, where he was a member, with Charles Franklin officiating.
He was a native of Bedford, Ind., a World War II U.S. Army veteran and a retired bookbinder with E.H. Roderer Company.
Surviving are wife, Grace Clark Robertson of Jeffersonville, Ind.; daughters, Selena Robertson-Harper of Greenville, Ind., Ruth Ann Robertson of Ogden, Utah; sons, Richard Clark of Paoli, Ind., Lawrence Parrett of Randleman; brother, Ervin Robertson of New Salisbury, Ind.; sisters, Goldie Blaney of Longview, Ind., Barbara Ficus and Martha Endwright, both of Bloomington, Ind., Betty Robertson of Jeffersonville, Ind.; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren.
Scott Funeral Home, Jeffersonville, Ind., is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the family, c/o the Kingdom Hall, 1807 E. 10th St., Jeffersonville, Ind. 47130.
Burton E. Tanner
Burton E. Tanner, 78, of 2085 Staley's Farm Road, Asheboro, formerly of Binghamton, N.Y., died Sunday, Sept. 19,1999, at SunBridge Care & Rehabilitatlon of Asheboro.
A prayer service will be 8 p.m. Tuesday at Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro, with Bishop Paul Hiatt officiating. Funeral service will be held later in New York. Burial will be in Vestal Hills Memorial Park, Vestal, N.Y.
He was a member of the Asheboro Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and retired from the Humane Society of Binghamton, N.Y.
Surviving are wife, Mildred Wayman Tanner of the home; daughter, Mary Maynard of Asheboro; son, Richard Maynard of Asheboro; six grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home 7-9 p.m. Tuesday.
Elizabeth J. Thigpen
RANDLEMAN - Elizabeth Johnson Thigpen, 78, of Cedar Square Road, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999, at High Point Regional Hospital.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Galilee United Church of God, where she was a member, with Elder Willie Purcell officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
She was a native of Richmond, Va., the widow of Raleigh Thigpen Sr. and was honored as mother of the church where she was also a Sunday School teacher, president of the Sunshine Band, past member of the Usher Board, and past president of the Missionary Circle. She had been employed for 50 years with the T. L. Laughlin family.
Surviving are son, Raleigh Thigpen Jr. of Cedar Square; daughter, Faye T. Steed of Cedar Square; brothers, Roosevelt Johnson of Wildwood, N. J., Rev. Roy Johnson of High Point; sisters, Geraldine Smith, Dorothy Bristow, Rachel Wallace and Daisy Johnson, all of Cedar Square, Bessie Johnson of Vallejo, Calif.; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Haizlip Funeral Home, High Point, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, other times at the home.
Derek L. Parnell
MT. GILEAD - Derek Leroy Parnell, 22, of 5203 Woodrun, Lake Tillery, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999, from injuries he received in a motorcycle accident in Stanly County.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wadeville Baptist Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. Gerald Lanier officiating, Burial will be in the church cemetery.
He was a native of Stanly County, a 1995 graduate of West Montgomery High School and employed with Jordan Lumber Company of Mt. Gilead.
Surviving are parents, Edgar and Ruby Parnell of the home; sister, Casey P. Sedberry of Troy; grandparents, Elgie Parnell of Mt. Gilead, Wayne and Martha Morton of Troy.
The family will be at McKeithan Funeral Home, Mt. Gilead, 7-9 p.m. Monday.
Dr. Perry F. Harris
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Perry Felton Harris, DDS, MD, 69, of Nashville, Tenn. and formerly of Carthage, died Saturday, Sept. 18, 1999, at his home.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bethlehem Baptist Church, near Carthage, with the Rev. Ernest L. Johnson officiating. Burial will be with full military graveside rites in the Harris Family Cemetery at Harris' Crossroads.
He was a 1947 graduate of West End High School, a 1949 honors graduate of Campbell College where he was elected to the Epsilon Pi Eta honor society. In the fall of 1949 he earned his B.S. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he earned both his undergraduate degree in 1951, DDS in 1955 and an MS degree in pathology and anatomy and was also a 1962 graduate of the University of Tennessee School of Medicine. He was an intern at St. Thomas Hospital, a surgical resident at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., chief resident in Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University, where he was later on the faculty and was a resident in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Kentucky and earned his Board Certification in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery upon returning to private practice in Nashville. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, in the National Guard and Reserves, was the commander of the 118th TAC Hospital and was State Air Surgeon. He was certified by the American Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology, was a member of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Departments of Centennial, Vanderbilt and Metro General Hospitals and was current chief of Plastic Surgery Department at Baptist Hospital. He held appointments as Associate Professor in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Meharry Medical College, Vanderbilt University and Veterans Administration Hospitals. He was member of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the American Medical Association, Nashville Academy of Surgeons, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the American Society of Head & Neck Surgery, Davidson County Medical Association and a member of the University Club at Vanderbilt. He was a founder of the Grand Master Fiddle Championship.
Surviving are wife, Sherrie Harris; daughters, Beth McNeely of Nashville, Tenn., Lynda Todd of Atlanta, Ga., Amy Harris-Tokuno of Yuba City, Calif.; sons, Howard Harris and Will Harris, both of Nashville, Tenn.; brothers, Howard Harris of Carthage, Flynn Harris of Baltimore, Md.; 12 grandchildren.
The family will be at Fry & Prickett Funeral Home, Carthage, 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials be made to the American Cancer Society or the Arthritis Foundation.
Barbara P. Needham
Barbara Sue Powers Needham, 63, of 212 Chaney Road, Lot 3, Asheboro, died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999, at Randolph Hospital.
Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Randolph Memorial Park.
She was a native of Lee County and retired from Pittsburgh Reflector in Sanford.
Surviving are husband, Everette R. Needham; daughters, Denise Prater of Seagrove, Donna Sue Meggs of Asheboro, Debbie Elaine Oliff of Ramseur; sons, Douglas Ray Needham of the home, Darrell Lewis Needham of Asheboro; sisters, Betty Johnson of Pittsboro, Mary Powers of Sanford; brother, Johnny Powers of Sanford; five grandchildren.
The family will be at Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro, 10:30 a.m.-noon Wednesday.
Hasty Spencer
Marshall Ray "Hasty" Spencer, 63, of Luck Road, Asheboro, died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999, at his home.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Ridge Funeral Home, Asheboro, with the Rev. Jimmy Shirlen officiating. Burial will be in New Center Christian Church Cemetery.
He was a native of Randolph County and a retired painter.
Surviving are daughters, Crystal S. Pippen of Delanco, N.J., Mercel Spencer of Winston-Salem; father and stepmother, Taft and Exie Spencer of Asheboro; brother, Bruce Spencer of Asheboro; sisters, Pearlie Robbins, Lena Mae Anderson, Joann Frye and Shirley Stutts, all of Asheboro, Frances Lambert of Franklinville; one grandchild.
The family will be at the funeral home 7-9 p.m. Wednesday.
Annie T. Hughes
ARCHDALE - Annie Trotter Hughes, 92, of 625 Ashland St., formerly of Sophia, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999, at Westwood Nursing Home, Archdale.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Sawyersville Wesleyan Church, where she was a charter member, with the Rev. McCray Holmes and the Rev. Darrel Rabon officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
She was a native of Randolph County, the widow of Grady Lee Hughes, a church secretary, Sunday School Teacher and on the Board and Missionary Society at her church. She held offices in War Mother and Dogwood Garden Club, was employed at McCrary Hosiery until she started Asheboro Florist, and she raised dogs.
Surviving are daughter, Bertha H. Wrenn of Lady Lake, Fla.; son, Bernard F. Hughes of Dania, Fla.; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.
The family will be at Ridge Funeral Home, Asheboro, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday.
Lillian B. Jarrell
RAMSEUR - Lillian Burns Jarrell, 95, of 3921 Riverside Road, died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999, at Randolph Hospital.
Funeral service will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Deep River Baptist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Jim Bouldin and the Rev. Bob Boyd officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
She was a native of Randolph County and had been employed with Columbia Mfg. Co.
Surviving are son, Harold Jarrell of Coleridge; brother, Junior Burns of Robbins; sisters, Christine Brown and Minnie Williams, both of Robbins, Swannie Bischer of Asheboro; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter.
The family will be at Loflin Funeral Home, Ramseur, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Deep River Baptist Church, 4095 Deep River Church Road, Ramseur, N.C. 27316.
Areline K. Curtis
LIBERTY - Areline Kimrey Curtis, 67, of 8545 Old Liberty Road, died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999, at Wesley Long Hospital, Greensboro.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Loflin Funeral Home, Ramseur.
Robert L. Carlton
THOMASVILLE - Robert Lee Carlton, 68, of 504 Bassinger Street, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.
Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Bob Fletcher officiating.
He was a native of Moore County and a retired sawmiller.
Surviving are daughters, Nancy Phillips of Robbins, Elizabeth Shaw of Denton; son, Robert Eugene Carlton of Thomasville; stepson, Melvin Ray Poole of Archdale; mother, Annie Adell Carlton of the home; sisters, Nora Beason and Mary Jones, both of Thomasville, Rosa Shaw of Denton, Barbara Love of the home; brothers, James Carlton of Thomasville, Rayford Carlton of the home; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Ridge Funeral Home, Asheboro, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, other times at the home of Nancy Phillips, 287 Sam Phillips Road, Robbins.
Ernest C. Dark
PFAFFTOWN - Ernest C. Dark, 87, of 4930 Duffer Lane, died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999, at The Oaks at Forsyth.
Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fairview Cemetery in Liberty, with the Rev. Rick Bell officiating.
He was a native of Randolph County and a member of First Baptist Church in Liberty.
Surviving are wife, Mary K. Dark of the home; two stepchildren.
Loflin Funeral Home, Liberty, is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 815, Liberty, N.C. 27298.
Donald C. Garner
ROBBINS - Donald Clifford "Bud" Garner, 82, of 2943 N.C. 705, died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999, at his home.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Smyrna United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Arnold Comer and the Rev. Edwin Moore officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with military honors.
He was a native of Moore County, a World War II U.S. Army veteran, a member of Grace Baptist Temple, a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #9542 and of Woodmen of the World and was a retired painter.
Surviving are wife, Libby Allred Garner; son, Donald Grant Garner of Asheboro; daughters, Susan G. Chriscoe of Seagrove, Gina G. Latham of Atlanta, Ga.; brother, Tommy Hussey of Robbins; sisters, Helen H. Williams, Etheleene H. Luck, Katheleen H. Marley, Betty H. Key, all of Robbins, Mazie H. White of York, Pa.; three grandchildren.
The family will be at Kennedy Funeral Home, Robbins, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to AWANA Children's Program c/o Grace Baptist Temple, P.O. Box 467, Seagrove, N.C. 27341.
Anna Libramento
TRYON - Anna Boris Libramento, 91, of Tryon, died Friday, Sept. 17, 1999, at Autumn Care Nursing Center, Saluda.
Graveside service was 11 a.m. Tuesday at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Coleridge.
She was the widow of Manuel J. Libramento.
Surviving are son, Grant Libramento of Tryon; sister, Esther Charneuse of Beverly, Mass.; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon, is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may to made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 421 N. Trade St., Tryon, N.C. 28782 or Alzheimer's Association - Western N.C. Chapter, P.O. Box 1066, Asheville, N.C. 28802-1066.
Barnita D. Hayes
Barnita Donkle Hayes, 79, of Carolina House of Asheboro, died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 1999, at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home in Asheboro.
Graveside service will be held at a later date in the Monticello Memorial Gardens in Charlottesville, Va.
She wa a native of Fort Atkinson, Wis., a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison with a degree in journalism, a former reporter in Charlottesville, Va., and a former assistant editor for the Christian Home for the Methodist Publishing House and for the Upper Room in Nashville, Tenn. She was a leader in the Girl and Boy Scouts of America and a member of the American Association of University Women, the League of Women Voters, the Emory Woman's Club, the Emory Sewing Club, the Vanderbilt University Woman's Club and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Auxiliary. She was the widow of Dr. Wayland J. Hayes Jr.
Surviving are children, Marie Royce Hayes of Fairfield, Conn., Maryette Hayes Hacskaylo of Asheboro, Lula Turner Hayes of Hudson, Ohio, Dr. Wayland Jackson Hayes III of Memphis, Tenn., and Roche del Hayes Moser of Cary; brother, Royce Donkle of Long Beach, Calif.; 10 grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the First Congregational Church, 31 W. Milwaukee Ave., Fort Atkinson, Wis. 53538; Calvary United Methodist Church, 3701 Hillsboro Road, Nashville, Tenn. 37215; or to a library of the donor's choice.
Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro, is in charge of arrangements.
Paul M. Redding
Paul McCain Redding, 95, of 810 Old Liberty Road, Asheboro, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1999, at Randolph Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro.
James O. Baldwin Jr.
CANDOR - James Odell Baldwin Jr., 34, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Emmanuel Pentecostal Church in Candor. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Surviving are daughters, Veronica Miller and Nerissa Miller, both of Mt. Gilead; mother, Mollie Mae Chambers of Candor; father, James Odell Baldwin Sr. of Biscoe; brothers, Jackie Moore and Jerry Moore, both of Jackson Springs; sisters, Mary Ann Cheek of Asheboro, Angela Quick of Candor, Brenda Moore of Biscoe and Audrey Chambers of High Point.
The family will be at R.C. Bostic Funeral Home in Candor 7-8 p.m. Wednesday.
Areline K. Curtis
LIBERTY - Areline Kimrey Curtis, 67, of 8545 Old Liberty Road, died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999, at Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Loflin Funeral Home Chapel in Ramseur with the Rev. David Edinger officiating. Burial will be in Gilmore Memorial Park.
She was a native of Randolph County, a homemaker and a member of Sandy Creek Baptist Church.
Surviving are husband, Ray C. Curtis of the home; daughter, Cecilia Snider of Liberty; mother, Pearl Kimrey of Liberty; brother, Vernon Kimrey of Ramseur; sisters, Marie Allred of Asheboro, Golda Johnson of Siler City and Gertrude Kimrey of Liberty; three grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home 7-9 p.m. Wednesday and other times at the residence.
Annie T. Hughes
ARCHDALE - Annie Trotter Hughes, 92, of 625 Ashland St., formerly of Sophia, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999, at Westwood Nursing Home.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Sawyersville Wesleyan Church, where she was a charter member, with the Rev. McCray Holmes and Rev. Darrel Rabon officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
She was a native of Randolph County, served as secretary, Sunday School teacher, and on the Board and Missionary Society at her church, was a member of War Mothers and the Dogwood Garden Club, a former employee of McCrary Hosiery, retired founder of Asheboro Florist and the widow of Grady Lee Hughes.
Surviving are daughter, Bertha H. Wrenn of Lady Lake, Fla.; son, Bernard F. Hughes of Dania, Fla.; half-sisters, Marietta Crotts, Elsie Hill and Florence Trotter, all of Asheboro; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.
The family will be at Ridge Funeral Home 7-9 p.m. Wednesday.
