Obituaries 9/3/2004

Mary Edwards
MAIDEN — Mary Parker Edwards, 86, of Brian Center, died Sept. 1, 2004. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. today at Burke Mortuary Chapel. Family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the mortuary. Burial will follow in Maiden City Cemetery.
A native of Catawba County, she was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Donald Parker of Newton; one sister, Ilease Hullett of Maiden; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Rd., Newton, N.C. 28658.
Burke Mortuary is serving the Edwards Family.

James Church
STATESVILLE — James Lynn Church, 63, of 187 Church Farm Lane, died Aug. 31, 2004. Funeral Services are 3 p.m. today at the Nicholson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery.
A native of Iredell County, he was retired from the R.R. Donnelly Printing Company.
Survivors include his parents James E. Church and Lena Tayes Church; his wife, Loletta King Church; one son, Keith Church; two daughters, Becky C. Sharpe and Cheryl C. Pearce; five brothers, Larry Church, Ronnie Church of Texas, Gene Church, Wayne Church and Dennis Church; five step-grandchildren and 14 step-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Iredell County, 2347 Simonton Rd., Statesville, N.C., 28625.

Frank Ewing Jr.
SPENCER MOUNTAIN— Frank Kinsey Ewing, Jr., 75, died Sept. 1, 2004.
A native of Worcester, Mass., he was active in land conservation.
Survivors include one daughter, Robin Ewing; two sons, Charles Ewing of Spencer Mountain and Tom Ewing of South Carolina; one brother, Scott Ewing of Florida; two sisters, Nancy Nye and Martha McElman, both of Massachusetts and four grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Gaston Co., P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28053.
Woodlawn Funeral Home of Mt. Holly is in charge of arrangements.

Mildred Chubbs
DENVER — Mildred Delores Chubbs , 76, of 1614 Pheasant Lane, died Aug. 31, 2004.
A native of Pennsylvania, she was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, Keith Chubbs and Arthur Chubbs, both of Denver; one daughter, Linda Hall of Trainer, Penn.; one brother, George Lynn of New Jersey; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Warlick Funeral Home.

Lena Burke
MAIDEN — Lena Parleir Burke, 76, of East Hwy. 150 died Sept. 3, 2004. Funeral Services are at 2 p.m. Saturday at Center View Baptist Church. Family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. at the church prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
A native of Catawba County, she was a member of Center View Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, John Parleir of Havelock; two daughters, Linda Ann Parleir Singletary of Concord and Virginia Carol Parleir Austin of Maiden; one brother, Manley Lee Walling of Newton; two sisters, Analeah Hoke of Claremont and Phyllis “Tenny” Garrison of Lincolnton and four grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Center View Baptist Church, 3976 East Maiden Church Rd., Maiden, NC 28650.
Burke Mortuary is serving the Burke Family.

Kenneth Perkins
MAIDEN — Kenneth Mack Perkins, 88, of 5452 Hwy. 150 East, died Aug. 31, 2004. Funeral Services were held Thursday at E.F. Drum Chapel.
A native of Lincoln County, he was a self-employed pier builder.
Survivors include his wife Frances Carpenter Perkins; one son, Bobby J. Perkins of Denver; one daughter, Patsy A. Perkins of Maiden; two brothers, Harold Perkins of Mooresville and Billy Perkins of Mount Holly; one grandson, Craig Perkins of Denver; one granddaughter, Leighann Campbell of Lincolnton and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, Hospice of Lincoln County and Hospice of Catawba County.

Bobby Joe Poovey
Bobby Joe Poovey, 68, of 1458 Tin Lane, died Sept. 1, 2004. Funeral Services are today at 2 p.m. at South River Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
He is a native of Lincoln County.
Survivors include two brothers, Claude W. Poovey and David C. Poovey, both of Lincolnton; three sisters, Lorene Carpenter of Lincolnton, Ann Welch of Charlotte and Mary Lou McGinnis of Dallas.
Memorial may be made to South River Baptist Church, Southside Rd., Lincolnton, NC, 28092

Jessie Estep
GRANITE FALLS – Rev. Jessie Stewart Estep, 44, of 5688 Reid Rd. died Sept. 1, 2004. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at High Shoals Church of God. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial will follow in the High Shoals Memorial Gardens.
Born in Iaejer, W. Wa., he was pastor of Dudley Shoals Church of God, worked as a truck driver for Shulls Trucking and served in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include wife Delilah Estep; one daughter, Raymona Estep of Greenville; one son, Christopher Estep; three brothers, Daniel Estep of Arkansas, Michael Estep of Pineville, W. Va. and Tracey Estep of Lexington and one sister, Patricia Stinson of Avondale, W. Va.