Recent Obituaries - January 2003

Obituaries - January 1, 2003

Jacques Shipp

Jacques Tremaynes “Snake” Shipp, 24, of 309 Newcastle Ave., died Dec. 28, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Providence Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Pine St. Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.

Obituaries - January 3, 2003

Richard Newton

CHERRYVILLE — Charles Richard Newton, 70, died Jan. 1, 2003. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John’s Lutheran Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8:30 at Carpenter’s Funeral Home.

Obituaries - January 6, 2003

Albert Robinette

DENVER — Albert Robinette, 93, died Jan. 3, 2003. A funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Salem United Methodist Church where he was a member.

Born in Lincoln County, he retired from Leaksville Woolen Mills after 33 years.

Obituaries - January 8, 2003

Jessie Johnson

LAWNDALE — Jessie McClure Johnson, 87, of 203 Creekwood Road, died Jan. 7, 2003. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at Olive Grove Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:30 tonight at Stamey Funeral Home.

Obituaries - January 10, 2003

Jo Ann Wilson

MAIDEN — Jo Ann Wilson, 67, formerly of 3071 Water Plant Road, died Jan. 8, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today at St. Martins Lutheran Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in St. James Lutheran Church in Newton.

Obituaries - January 13, 2003

Annabelle Carpenter

CHERRYVILLE — Annabelle Self Carpenter, 91, of 1230 Shelby Hwy., died Jan. 10, 2003. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Wesleyan Church, where she was a member. Burial followed in City Memorial Cemetery.

She was retired from the Carlton Yarn Mill.

Obituaries - January 15, 2003

Theresa Edwards

Theresa Rita Edwards, 80, of 622 E. Dixon St., died Jan. 12, 2003. A funeral service was held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Dorothy’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Church Cemetery in South Glen Falls, N.Y. on Saturday.

Obituaries - January 17, 2003

Loy Sain

Loy Clay “Pete” Sain, 68, of 2222 Laboratory Road, died Jan. 15, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Zion Cemetery.

Obituaries - January 20, 2003

Ralph Schenck

Ralph Schenck, 78, died Jan. 18, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Washington Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the service at the church.

Obituaries - January 22, 2003

Rev. Charles E. Bernhardt

Rev. Charles E. Bernhardt, age 81 of Sherrills Ford, NC died Monday, January 20, 2003 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

His funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church with Bishop Leonard Bolick and Pastor Gary Dittman officiating. Burial will follow in St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery in Salisbury. The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. until 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

Obituaries - January 24, 2003

Denver Bailey

Denver Franklin Bailey, 82, of 1272 Rose Hill Drive, died Jan. 22, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Warlick Funeral Home.

Obituaries - January 27, 2003

Virginia Wally

CORNELIUS — Virginia Turner Wally, 80, died Jan. 23, 2003. A funeral service was held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Raymer Funeral Home. Interment followed in Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Obituaries - January 29, 2003

Olin Randall

CHERRYVILLE — Olin V.  Randall, 85, of 111 Harrilson Road, formerly of 3450 Tryon Courthouse Road, died Jan. 27, 2003. A graveside service was held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at City Memorial Cemetery.

Obituaries - January 31, 2003

Thomas Huss Jr.

LONG NECK, Del. — Thomas R. Huss Jr., 48, of Long Neck, Del., formerly of Lincolnton, died Jan. 29, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Long Neck Chapel of Melson Funeral Services. Burial will be private at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery South.