Obituaries — Week of 4/23/08

‘Edd’ Correll Clayton Edward “Edd” Correll, 82, 407 Oakdale Ave., Kannapolis, died Sunday, April 13, 2008, at his home. Born March 29, 1926, in Rowan County, he was a son of the late James William and Emma Elizabeth Carter Correll. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during World War II in the Normandy Invasion in the European Theater and in the Pacific Theater. He retired from Pilot Freight Carrier as a driver after 37 years. He was a member of Faith Freewill Baptist church. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Annie Bost Correll, in 1989; his second wife, Earlene Cain Correll; and son Roger Settlemyer. Survivors include daughters Crystal Correll Linker, Kannapolis, and Deborah Correll Cook, Salisbury; brother Marvin Eugene “Gene” Correll, Kannapolis; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A service was held Thursday, April 17, 2008, at Whitley’s Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. James Pauley. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park with military graveside rites by DAV Honor Guard. Memorials: Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081; or Faith Freewill Baptist Church, 904 Chipola St., Kannapolis, NC 28083. Lodena Boger Lodena Bailey Boger, 87, of Big Elm Nursing and Retirement Center, Kannapolis, died Friday, April 18, 2008, at CMC-NorthEast following a period of declining health. Born Sept. 23, 1920, in Davie County, she was the daughter of the late William Beal and Ella Nichols Bailey. She was a member of Sharon Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school. She retired from Cannon Mills Co. Plant No. 1, No. 6 weave room, in 1979 with 36 years of service. Survivors include her husband, Dewitt L. Boger; sisters Minnie Lee Laster of State Road, Ruth Foster of Mocksville and Margaret Lefler of Cooleemee. A service was held Monday, April 21, 2008, at Whitley’s Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Dr. James Strickland and the Rev. James Bailey. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove. Memorials: Sharon Baptist Church, 2628 Shady Lane, Concord, NC 28027. Wilma E. Christian Wilma Elizabeth Vinson Christian, 82, 200 E. C St., died Monday, April 14, 2008, at CMC-NorthEast, after being ill for four years. Born June 29, 1923, in Madison County, Ga., she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Beulah Patton Vinson. She was educated in the Madison County, Ga., schools, and moved to this area in early life. She was a member of Westside Church of the Nazarene of Kannapolis, and was employed by Cannon Mills as a spinner for many years, retiring in 1989. She was preceded in death by a son, Dale Christian, in 2006, and an infant son, Rayford Christian. Survivors include son Early Ray Christian of Dayton, Nev.; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. There will be a private service at a later date at Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis. Whitley’s Funeral Home is serving the family. Hubert McCorkle MOORESVILLE — Hubert McCorkle, 61, of Mooresville, died Saturday, April 12, 2008. A service was held Thursday, April 17, 2008, at Sills Creek AME Zion Church. Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Mooresville, was in charge. Lillian King Kirk CHINA GROVE — Lillian King Kirk, 96, 905 N. Mitchell Ave., died Sunday, April 20, 2008, at her home after a period of declining health. Born Sept. 24, 1911, in Granville County to the late Claude Anderson and Cora Hester King, she was a graduate of Duke University with English honors. She attended the New York Institute of Art. After graduating, she served an apprenticeship with Douglas C. Claude and Walter Plunkett while working on costuming for “Gone With The Wind.” She moved to Winston- Salem, where she worked as office and credit manager for Thalhimer’s (Hecht’s). She was president of the Womens’ Professional Breakfast Club for four years. She later became executive secretary to the president of the North Carolina Motor Carriers Association. She moved to China Grove in 1978 to live with her daughter. She also worked as an office manager for the family of K.C. Patel. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, China Grove, where she was active in Young at Heart and the Mattie Eller circle. She was an honorary member of the Iota Psi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. Her husband, Arnold Kirk, died March 11, 1993. They were married June 5, 1982. Survivors include daughter Vicki Lippard of China Grove; adopted daughter, Melinda Jordan, China Grove; one grandson; one adopted granddaughter; and one adopted great-grandson. A service was held Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at First United Methodist Church, China Grove, conducted by the Rev. Vance Lowe and Dr. Rev. Rick Felts. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. today, April 23, 2008, at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. Memorials: First United Methodist Church c/o Transportation Fund, 110 W. Church St., China Grove, NC 28023 or Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081. Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge. Edward Thompson Edward Thompson, 77, 1202 Chipola St., Kannapolis, died April 13, 2008, at his residence. Born March 8, 1931, in Cabarrus County, he was a son of the late John and Connie Marshall Thompson. He graduated from George Washington Carver High School and Livingstone College. He taught math at G.W. Carver for eight years and taught for another 20 years at A.L. Brown High School, where he retired. He served in the U.S. Marines during the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Terina Ford. Survivors include his wife, Blandene Mingo Thompson; daughters Barbara Boyd Wiltshire of Salisbury and Queen Fredonia Rivers of Wadesboro; stepdaughter Pamela Little of Wadesboro; sons Edward Thompson Jr. of Kannapolis and Howard Thompson of Amarillo, Texas; stepsons Todd Robinson of Kannapolis and Shawn Robinson of Chesapeake, Va.; brother John R. Thompson of Greensboro; 16 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. A service was held Thursday, April 17, 2008, at Marable Memorial AME Zion Church, conducted by the Rev. Wayne C. Harris. Burial, Rutherford Memorial Cemetery, Concord. Clark Funeral Home Inc. was in charge. Edward C. Lovett Edward Clay Lovett, 91, 1105 E. 13th St., Kannapolis, died Sunday, April 13, 2008, at his home after a period of declining health. Born March 20, 1917, in Cabarrus County, he was a son of the late Romey Franklin and Cora Nanny Lovett. He attended Cannon High School and worked at Cannon Mills Plant 1 as a weaver in No. 1 Weave Room, for approximately 55 years until his retirement. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He was a member of North Kannapolis Baptist Church, where he had been a deacon and Sunday school teacher and in the Outreach Ministry, as well as being involved in other church activities. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carrie Virginia Meeks Lovett; one grandson, and one great-grandson;. Survivors include daughters Darlene King, Kannapolis, and Janice Matthews, Cleveland, Tenn.; sister Florene Clodfelter of Kannapolis; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A service was held Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at North Kannapolis Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Coy Privette. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park. Memorials: Samaritan’s Purse, P.O. Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607. Whitley’s Funeral Home was in charge. ‘Vib’ Barber CONCORD — Vivian “Vib” Barber, 51, 317 Corban Ave., died Monday, April 14, 2008, at her residence. Born Sept. 27, 1956, in Cabarrus County, she was the daughter of the late Sylvester Patterson and Bessie Bell Wade. She served on the church choir. Survivors include her fiancé, James Lewis Weathers of Concord; brother Raymond Wade of Concord; and sisters Lorene Edwards, Annie Wade, Paulette Barber and Willene Anderson, all of Concord. A service was held Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at Church of God of Prophecy, conducted by the Rev. Clarence Lott. Burial, Rutherford Memorial Park. Lamb Funeral Home was in charge. Nell Henderson CONCORD — Nell Liles Henderson, 92, a resident of Eden Gardens and previously of 105 Ingleside Drive S.E., Concord, died April 16, 2008, at CMC-NorthEast. Born March 26, 1916, in McColl, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Sherwood Edmond and Emma Welch Liles. She married Walter Alexander Henderson Jr. on Nov. 25, 1938; he died July 17, 2004. She was an avid golfer and member of the Women’s Golf Association at Cabarrus Country Club. She is survived by sisters Catherine Long of Greensboro, Elizabeth Mower of Murrells Inlet, S.C., and Sarah Suiter of Charlotte; brothers Richard Liles, Virginia Beach, Va., George W. Liles, Concord, and Jack Liles, Savannah, Ga. A memorial service was held Saturday, April 19, 2008, in the Fellowship House Chapel of First Presbyterian Church. Burial, Monroe City Cemetery. Memorials: Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28083. Wilkinson Funeral Home was in charge. Clyde Cowan Sr. SALISBURY — The Rev. Clyde William “Sonny” Cowan Sr. died Monday, April 13, 2008, at CMC-NorthEast. Born Feb. 7, 1930, in Iredell County, he was the son of the late Clyde H. and Ilar Turner Cowan. He received his formal education in Iredell County at Unity High School. He served in the Korean War, receiving the Korean Service Medal with two Bronze Service Stars and an Occupation Medal. After an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army, he was employed by the VA Medical Center, Salisbury, where he retired many years later. The Rev. Cowan was a lifelong member of Mount Tabor Presbyterian Church and became a CLP in the Yadkin Presbytery. He was an ordained minister of the word and sacrament after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Hood Theological Seminary, Salisbury. The Rev. Cowan served Reid Memorial Presbyterian, Mooresville; John Hall Presbyterian, Carthage; Boonville First Presbyterian, Boonville; Cedar Grove Presbyterian as moderator; First United Presbyterian, Concord, and Covenant Presbyterian, Kannapolis. He retired from the Presbytery of Charlotte in 2000. Twin daughters, Dawne and Diedre, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Frances Carr Cowan; sons Clyde Cowan Jr. of Troutman and Alexis Cowan of Kannapolis; sisters Eva C. Houson and Mitchell Cowan, both of Charlotte; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A funeral was held Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Mount Tabor Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, with Dr. Jeffrey Smith officiating. Burial, church cemetery. Military rites by the Salisbury Honor Guard. Hairston Funeral Home Inc. is serving the family. Barbara Higgins CONCORD — Barbara Wright Higgins, 76, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at CMC-NorthEast. Born in Richmond, Va., to the late William S. and Gaynelle W. Wright, she was a resident of Concord for 13 years. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Marvin L. Higgins Jr. Survivors include son Marvin Lee Higgins III, Papillion, Neb.; sister Sandra W. Long, Concord; half-sister, Deborrah W. Mahone, Richmond, Va.; and two granddaughters. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials: NorthEast Foundation, CMC-NorthEast, 920 Church St., Concord, NC 28025. Wilkinson Funeral Home is in charge. Estelle Tilley FUQUAY-VARINA — Estelle Litaker Tilley, 92, died Thursday, April 17, 2008. Born Sept. 28, 1915, in Concord, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret Ashby Litaker. She was educated in the Cabarrus County schools and graduated from Catawba College in Salisbury. She taught school for 42 years, primarily in Wake County. She was a member of the Fuquay-Varina United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, A. Lee Tilley. A service was held Sunday, April 20, 2008, at Thomas Funeral Home, Fuquay-Varina. Burial, Wake Chapel Memorial Gardens. Memorials: Hospice of Wake County, 1300 St. Mary's St., Raleigh, NC 27605 or Fuquay-Varina United Methodist Church, 100 Judd Parkway S.E., Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526. Phyllis W. Woodie Phyllis Jo Wilhoit Woodie, 68, 3455 Linn Ave., Kannapolis, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at her home. Born Dec. 4, 1939, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Gatis M. and Edith Russell Willhoit. She was educated in the Rowan County schools. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband of 50 years, James H. Woodie; daughters Lisa W. Barnette of Kannapolis, Cindy Walling of High Point and Ann W. Corriher of China Grove; sons Brian K. Woodie of China Grove and Larry Woodie of Landis; sister Patricia Talbert of China Grove; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A service was held Thursday, April 17, 2008, at Colonial Chapel, Landis. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park. Memorials: Cabarrus Health Alliance Home Health, 1307 S. Cannon Blvd., Kannapolis, NC 28083; or Cabarrus Home Health and Hospice, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081. Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home was in charge. Suzanne W. Cook CONCORD — Suzanne Willis Cook, of Concord, died Saturday, April 19, 2008. Born Oct. 24, 1923, in Washington, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Edward King and Clara Harmon Willis. A graduate of Concord High School and Salem College, she taught school for a brief period. She married Eugene Clark Cook Sr. on Dec. 21, 1946; he died March 21, 1981. She owned Willis Hosiery Mills Inc., a business her father started in 1927. She became CEO in 1990 and maintained that office until the plant closed in 2001. She was an active member of the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers. Together with her two daughters, Mrs. Cook was recognized for being an outstanding woman in business and a top employer in Cabarrus County. She was a member of many local book clubs, garden clubs, study clubs and bridge clubs. She was a member of the Concord Junior Charity League and many other community organizations. She was a lifelong member of All Saints Episcopal Church and a member of St. James Lutheran Church. She is survived by her daughters, Suzanne Cook Howard and Clare Cook Faggart, both of Concord; and one grandson. A service was held Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at St. James Lutheran Church with the Rev. Douglas Kearney officiating. A private burial will be held before the service. Memorials: Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28083 or to St. James Lutheran Church, 104 Union St. S., Concord, NC 28025. Wilkinson Funeral Home is in charge. Kenneth L. Manus CONCORD — Kenneth Lee Manus, 83, of the Rimer Community, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at CMC-NorthEast. Born April 30, 1924, in Union County, he was a son of the late Charles O. and Lula Deas Manus. He was a member of Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Concord. He was a World War II U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Ruby Faggart Manus; sons Keith Manus of Mount Pleasant and Gary Manus of Rockwell; and two grandchildren. A service was held Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Joseph Miller. Burial, church cemetery, with military graveside rites by the Concord DAV, Chapter 27. Memorials: Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, 4500 Rimer Road, Concord, NC 28025 Gordon Funeral Home is in charge. Charles Woods SALISBURY — Charles Woods, 69, 110 Rhema Circle, died Friday, April 11, 2008, at Brian Nursing Center. Born Jan. 2, 1939, in Rowan County, he was a son of Anna Jean Hyde Woods and the late Conyurs Woods. He attended R.A. Clement High School, Cleveland. He retired from the W.G. “Bill” Hefner VA Medical Center and was a member of Erwin Temple CME Church, Woodleaf. Survivors include son Charles Smith, Salisbury; daughters Karen Smith and Jacqueline Mills, both of Salisbury, and Rosalyn Kelly, Concord; mother Anna Jean Hyde Woods, Salisbury; brother David Lee Woods, Kannapolis; sisters Bernice Imes, Salisbury, and Vera Mae Hosch, Mocksville; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A service was held Thursday, April 17, 2008, at Erwin Temple CME Church with the Rev. Melvin Kesler officiating, assisted by the Rev. Ervin Hannah. Burial, church cemetery. Hairston Funeral Home Inc. was in charge. Michael L. Drye CONCORD — Michael Lance “Mike Mike” Drye, 28, 241 Cedar Drive, died Saturday, April 12, 2008, at CMC-NorthEast. He was preceded in death by his father, Albert Lee Drye. Survivors include his mother, Myrtle Faye Drye of Lexington; brother, Raymond Drye of Concord; sisters Melissa Drye and Marry Drye, both of Concord; and his grandmother and caregiver, Hazel L. Drye of Concord. A graveside service was held Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at West Concord Cemetery with the Rev. Clyde Newton and the Rev. Phyllis Pealer officiating. Hartsell Funeral Home was in charge. Geneva Ledbetter Geneva Johnson Ledbetter, 82, 914 Utah St., Kannapolis, died Thursday, April 10, 2008, at CMC-NorthEast. Born March 25, 1926, in Gaston County, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Geneva Wilson Johnson. She graduated from George Washington Carver high school and was a graduate of Livingstone College. She was a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Concord, Alumnae Chapter, a past Grand Worthy Matron, Order of Eastern Star, the director of James Varick Day Care and a Girl Scout leader. She was a member of Bethel AME Zion Church, serving on the trustee board and the mass choir, a member of the Lay Council, a former member of Soundview Baptist Church of New York, a Sunday school teacher, a later member of Mother Zion AME Zion Church, serving as class leader and Life Members Council of WHOMS and a member of the concert choir of Gethsemane AME Zion Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Monroe Ledbetter. Survivors include daughters Deborah A. Ledbetter of Bel Camp, Md., Tawana L. Jones of Woodbridge, Va., Donna Foster of Waldorf, Md., and Kim Chaplin of Kannapolis; sisters Audrey J. Nesbit of Capitol Heights, Md., and Betty J. Wood and Grace Joan Bryant, both of Kannapolis; brother Jacque Johnson of Upper Marlboro, Md.; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. A service was held Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Bethel AME Zion Church, with the Rev. Haven Anderson, eulogist, Elder Andrew B. Smoke, presiding. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park. Clark Funeral Home was in charge. Helen Washam SALISBURY — Helen Blume Washam, 89, 710 Julian Road, formerly of China Grove, died Friday, April 18, 2008, at Genesis Eldercare. Born Jan. 22, 1919, in Cabarrus County, she was a daughter of the late Luther David and Minnie Belle Hovis Blume. She was educated at Salem Lutheran Orphanage in Salem, Va., and Cannon High School, Kannapolis. A charter member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, she was formerly employed by Cannon Mills. She was preceded in death by husband Marshall Floyd Washam, who died Sept. 3, 1987. Survivors include son, Tom Washam of Pine Hall; daughters Becky Moore and Marsha Washam of China Grove and Joyce Brunner of Danielsville, Penn.; sister Geneva Goodnight of Kannapolis; and six grandchildren. A service was held Monday, April 21, 2008, at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Maurice Staley and the Rev. Bruce Sheeks, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park. Memorials: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 3070 N.C. 152 E., China Grove, NC 28023 or Cancer Service Inc., 3175 Maplewood Ave., Winston-Salem, NC 27103. Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home was in charge. ‘Trudy’ Nichiarico CONCORD — Gertrude “Trudy” Idell Knickerbocker Nichiarico, 92, died Friday, April 11, 2008, at Universal Healthcare, Concord. Born Nov. 18, 1915, in Marion County, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Elbert and Mary Bretzner Knickerbocker. She has been a member of the Harrisburg Lunch Plus Club since moving here from Louisiana. She was of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Nichiarico. A memorial service was held Thursday, April 17, 2008, at Hartsell Funeral Home, Concord. Roy W. Smith CONCORD — Roy William Smith, 83, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at Heritage at Town Center. Born Nov. 4, 1924, in Cabarrus County, he was a son of the late James W. and Elsie Walker Smith. He was a graduate of Mount Pleasant High School and Kings College. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in World War II. He participated in the Anzio invasion in Italy, invasion of southern France and liberation of concentration camps in Germany from 1943 to 1946. He had been employed by city of Concord Light and Water Department as a customer service representative. Survivors include sisters Betty Jean Smith and Julia Smith, both of Concord. A service was held Friday, April 18, 2008, at Hartsell Funeral Home, Concord, conducted by the Rev. Randy Wall. Burial, Cold Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery. Memorials: Cold Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, 2550 Cold Springs Road, Concord, NC 28025. ‘Tim’ Wheatley DURHAM — Frederick “Tim” Edward Wheatley, 74, 7 Brown Bark Court, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at his home. Born in Huntington, W.Va., he was a son of the late Fred Edward and Mary Elizabeth Carr Wheatley. He graduated from Marshall University. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by Duke University as chief of detectives. He was a member of Grey Stone Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Darlene Goforth Wheatley; son Timothy Michael Wheatley of Kannapolis; brother William Michael Wheatley of Huntington, W.Va. A service was held Friday, April 18, 2008, at Clements Funeral Home in Durham, with the Rev. Bill Brogden officiating. Burial, Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis. Memorials: Ann Dumas’ Sunday school class at Grey Stone Baptist Church, 2601 Hillsborough Road, Durham, NC 27705 or Community Hospice Foundation, 5301 Morganton Road, Fayetteville, NC 28314. Douglas McAnulty CONCORD — Douglas Delano McAnulty, 75, of Concord, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at CMC-University. Born April 4, 1933, he was a son of the late Jasper Heron and Muriel Eunice Shinn McAnulty. He was a member of the Stokes Lodge, Scottish Rite Mason and of the Oasis Shrine Club. He attended Auburn University. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired from Duke Power, Charlotte, as an engineer. He was a member of St. Martin Lutheran Church, Concord. Survivors include his wife, Judith B. McAnulty; daughter, Melia Miller, Salisbury; sons Douglas J. McAnulty of Creedmore, and Scott and David McAnulty, both of Concord; brother Ken McAnulty, Concord; and two grandchildren. A service was held Friday, April 18, 2008, at Hartsell Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. T.C. Plexico. Burial, New Gilead United Church of Christ Cemetery. Memorials: Shriners Children’s Hospital, 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605.