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Martha Michael Spry
Martha Joan Michael Spry, 67, Salisbury, died Thursday (Aug. 26, 1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after two months of declining health.
Born June 2, 1932, in Davidson County, Mrs. Spry was a daughter of the late Annie Mae Leonard and Charlie Michael. A graduate of Reeds High School in Davidson County, she was employed with Textile Products.
She was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church, where she was active in WELCA. A Sunday school teacher, she was a lifetime member of the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary.
Her husband, Virgel McKinley Spry, died Aug. 19, 1981.
Survivors include son Virgel Kenny Spry, Salisbury; daughter Vickie Spry Grubb, Salisbury; brother Larry Michael, Lexington; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services: 4 p.m. Sunday, Bethel Lutheran Church, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. Mark Reed, pastor. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury.
Visitation: 7-8: 30 p.m. tonight, Lyerly Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the residence.
Memorials: Bethel Lutheran Church, 355 E. Ridge Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28144.
James Douglas Wynn
James Douglas Wynn, 62, Salisbury, died Friday (Aug. 27, 1999) at his residence, after a short illness.
Born Dec. 31, 1936, in Calvin, Va., Mr. Wynn was a son of the late Gertrude Marie Frazier and Curtis Wynn. A graduate of the public schools of Appalachia, Va., he had retired from the automobile industry.
He was a member of Bible Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Nita Grubb; sons James “Jimmie” D. Wynn Jr. and Gary Keith Wynn, both of Big Stone, Va.; daughters Yvonne Wynn Gardner and Danielle Lee Wynn, both of Big Stone Gap, Va.; stepson Jeffrey David Grubb, Salisbury; and five grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Bible Missionary Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Buddy Hoffner, pastor. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park.
Visitation: 7-8: 30 p.m. tonight, Lyerly Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the residence.
Memorials: City of Refuge, c/o Bible Missionary Baptist Church, P.O. Box 92, Kannapolis, N.C. 28082.
Willie ‘Bill’ Poteat
Willie Lenora “Bill” Poteat, 82, of Salisbury, died Saturday (Aug. 28, 1999) at his home after a month of illness.
Born June 17, 1917, in Rowan County, Mr. Poteat was the son of the late Mackie Lenora Wood and Robert Blocke Poteat. Educated in the Davidson County Schools, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Mr. Poteat retired from Food Town in 1980 as a truck driver. He was a member of Phaniels Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Elvie Irene Russ Poteat, whom he married Oct. 18, 1940; two sons, Jimmie Lee Poteat, of the home, and Kenneth “Dwight” Poteat, Rockwell; a daughter, Mrs. Gary (Mary) Strickland, Abbeville, La.; a brother, Hank Poteat, Spring Branch, Texas; three sisters, Ada Rogers, High Point, Mary Frances Cobb, China Grove, and Betty Greene, Davidson; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Phaniels Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Michael Taylor, pastor, and the Rev. Ray Yarbrough. Burial, church Cemetery, with military graveside services by the Rowan County Veterans Council.
Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Powles Funeral Home.
Memorials: Rowan Regional Home Health & Hospice, 825A West Henderson St., Salisbury, N.C. 28144.
William Richardson
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.—William Randolph “Randy” Richardson, 46, 270 Broadmeadow Road, died Friday (Aug. 27, 1999) in Marlborough Hospital.
Born July 6, 1953, in Cabarrus County, he was the son of Arthur H. Richardson of Kannapolis and the late Mary Elizabeth Eanes Richardson. Educated in the Kannapolis City Schools, Mr. Richardson was employed with Round-up Records in Cambridge, Mass.
Survivors, in addition to his father, include stepmother Jean Hurst Richardson, Kannapolis; two brothers, Thad W. Richardson, Kannapolis, and Chad L. Richardson, Marlborough, Mass.; and companion Alice Kenney, Marlborough, Mass.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. R. J. Hammond. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove.
Visitation: 7-8: 30 p.m. Tuesday, Whitley’s Funeral Home.
James ‘Buck’ Brewer
KANNAPOLIS — James L. “Buck” Brewer, 78, formerly of 1413 Pleasant Ave., died Friday (Aug. 27, 1999) at Concord Nursing Center.
Born June 8, 1921, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Brewer was the son of the late John L. and Ada White Brewer. He worked at Cannon Mills Plant No. 4 for 15 years, then at Robo Car Wash for seven years and at McDonalds for five years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Merchant Marines and enjoyed building and flying remote controlled airplanes as a hobby.
A stepdaughter, Barbara Shirlene Lambert, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Eva Agnes Carter Brewer; a stepson, Terry Woodrow Williams, Kannapolis; five step- grandchildren; and two step- great-grandchildren.
Services: Memorial service 3 p.m. today, Whitley’s Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Dean Mitchum, pastor, Ben Avenue Freewill Baptist Church.
Visitation: None.
John Nelson McDaniel Sr.
MOCKSVILLE — John Nelson “Scooter” McDaniel Sr., 72, of Oak Grove Church Road, died Saturday (Aug. 28, 1999) at his home.
Born March 9, 1927, in Davie County, Mr. McDaniel was the son of the late Sallie Leonard and William H. McDaniel Sr. He was the owner and operator of John N. McDaniel and Sons and a life long member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, he was also a member of Mocksville Masonic Lodge A.F. and A.M. 134.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Whitaker McDaniel; two sons, John N. McDaniel Jr. and Randy D. McDaniel, both of Mocksville; three daughters, Diane Lee, Maryland, GraceHilton, Mocksville, and Angela Dishman, Hiddenite; two brothers, Joe McDaniel, Winston-Salem, and James F. McDaniel, Atlanta; four sisters, Ruth Wilkins, Monroe, Betty Wright, Pfafftown, Doris Gaither, Winston-Salem, and Loraine Blackwood, Cooleemee; seven grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oak Grove United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Charles Stewart, the Rev. Donald Funderburk and the Rev. Jimmy Lancaster. Burial, church Cemetery, with military graveside rites conducted by Dist. II, Memorial Honor Guard, VFW, and graveside rites by Mocksville Masonic Lodge No. 134.
Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Monday, Eaton Funeral Home.
Memorials: Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Glenas McClamrock, 179 Dusty Hill Road, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.
Elsie Mae Clay Smith
KANNAPOLIS— Elsie Mae Clay Smith, 84, 1012 Oakshade Ave., died Friday (Aug. 27, 1999) at Five Oaks Nursing Center.
Born Nov. 4, 1914, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Wherry and Pearl Petrea Clay. She worked at Robinson’s Florist in Midway for many years and was a member of First Evangelical Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Homer Lee Smith; a son, Bobby Lee Smith, China Grove; two daughters, Shirley Towell, Raleigh, and Toni Bruce, Concord; two brothers, Harry and Bill Clay, both of Concord; three sisters, Iva Sehorn, Concord, Ruth Cauble, Albemarle, and Gena Motley, Ocean Isle Beach; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Brian Hammonds. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park.
Visitation: 7-9 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home.
Jason S.L. Brewer
CONCORD — Jason S.L. Brewer, 28, of 2907 Linker Ave., died Friday (Aug. 27, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center from injuries in a train accident.
Born April 14, 1971, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Brewer was the son of Phyllis Ann Riley Brewer of Concord and Wayne Craven Brewer of Kannapolis. Educated at Winecoff Elementary School and Northwest Cabarrus High School, he worked for B and L Cabinet Shop in Kannapolis.
In addition to his mother and father, survivors include his wife, Brandi Jones Brewer; a son, Brian Brewer, of the home; a daughter, Brittany Brewer, of the home; a brother, Scott Brewer, Concord; a sister, Shelli Brewer, Concord; grandparents, Endle and Doris Riley, Kannapolis; and a step-grandfather, Harold D. Lear, Kannapolis.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Faith Covenant Church, conducted by the Rev. Jim Howard and the Rev. Darrell Coble. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park Plaza Mausoleum, Kannapolis.
Visitation: 5-7 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis.
Memorials: Faith Covenant Church, 18 Spring St. NW, Concord, N.C. 28025.
Josephine Faw White
KANNAPOLIS — Josephine Faw White, 76, 311 Goldston St., died Friday (Aug. 27, 1999) at NorthEast Medical Center after a serious illness of four weeks.
Born June 23, 1923, in Wilkes County, Mrs. White was the daughter of the late Zeb and Mary Jane Faw.
She retired from the No. 7 spinning room at Fieldcrest Cannon Plant No. 1 and attended North Kannapolis Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Lonnie White; five sons, Lonnie Wayne White, Kannapolis, Tommy White, Bishopville, S.C., Terry White, China Grove, Joe White, Landis, and Billy White, of the home; a daughter, Helen White Weddington, Rockwell; a sister, Mary Ferrell, Rockwell; 11 grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services: 3: 30 p.m. Monday, Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Leon Hawks and the Rev. Bruce Sheets. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove.
Visitation: 1: 30-3: 30 p.m. Monday, Whitley’s Funeral Home.
Memorials: North Kannapolis Baptist Church, 312 Locust St., Kannapolis, N.C. 28081.
James Douglas Wynn
The funeral will be today for James Douglas Wynn, 62, of Salisbury, who died Friday (Aug. 27, 1999) at his home after a short illness.
Born Dec. 31, 1936, in Calvin Va., Mr. Wynn was the son of the late Curtis and Gertrude Marie Frazier Wynn. Educated in the Appalachia, Va., schools, he retired from the automobile industry and was a member of Bible Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Nita Grubb Wynn; two sons, James “Jimmie” D. Wynn Jr. and Gary Keith Wynn, both of Big Stone Gap, Va.; a stepson, Jeffrey David Grubb, Salisbury; two daughters, Yvonne Wynn Gardner and Danielle Lee Wynn, both of Big Stone Gap, Va.; a stepdaughter, Mary Jane Grubb, Big Stone Gap, Va.; and five grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. today, Bible Missionary Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Buddy Hoffner, pastor. Burial, Rowan Memorial Park. The body will be placed in the church at 1: 30 p.m.
Visitation: Visitation was Saturday night at Lyerly Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the residence.
Memorials: City of Refuge, c/o Bible Missionary Baptist Church, P.O. Box 92, Kannapolis, N.C. 28082.
Martha Gulledge Rushing
CHARLOTTE — Martha Gulledge Rushing, 100, died Friday (Aug. 27, 1999) at Hunter Woods Nursing Home.
Born March 13, 1899, in Chesterfield County, S.C., Mrs. Rushing was the daughter of the late Jim and Elizabeth Sellers Gulledge. She was a homemaker and attended the Westside Church of the Nazarene, Kannapolis.
Her husband, George D. Rushing, preceded her in death.
Survivors include four daughters, Flora Lee Mills, Ruby, S.C., Otha Thomas and Dorothy Pittman, both of Kannapolis, and Betty Hufflin, Fernadina Beach, Fla.; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Services: Graveside service, 4 p.m. Monday, Crossroads Baptist Church, Ruby, S.C., conducted by the Rev. Charles Savage.
Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis. The family will also be at the home of daughter Otha Thomas, 113 Newell Ave., Kannapolis, and the family will receive friends at the cemetery an hour before burial.
