Obituaries - January 2004

Obituaries - January 21, 2004

Published January 21, 2004

J. D. Rice

CHERRYVILLE — J. D. Rice, 69, of 121 Delmac Drive, died Jan. 19, 2004. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Cone Memorial Chapel of Carpenters Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Westview Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 tonight at the funeral home.

Born in Buncombe County, he was the retired owner and operator of Rice & Sons Garage and a member of Mountain View Agape Church.

Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Hunter Rice of the home; two sons, David Rice of Mars Hill and Chuck Rice of Crouse; two daughters, Teresa Clubb of Bessemer City and Debbie Wilcox of Ritter, SC; six sisters, Ester Evans and Ruth Rice both of Weaverville, Viola Rogers and Nancy Lusford both of Asheville, Ruby McIntyre of Alexander and Thelma Clark of Arden; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Thomas Sherrill

SHERRILLS FORD — Thomas Robert Sherrill Sr., 86, of 7159 Sherrills Ford Road, died Jan. 20, 2004. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Hopewell United Methodist Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military grave rites by American Legion Post 16. The family will receive friends from 2 until 3 p.m. Friday at the church.

Born in Catawba County, he was a WWII U.S. Navy veteran and a retired brick mason.

Survivors include four sons, Thomas Sherrill of Md., Robert Sherrill Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., Rick Sherrill of Sherrills Ford and Randy Sherrill of Newton; two brothers, Bill Sherrill of Kannapolis and Kermit Sherrill of Newton; three sisters, Nevada Benfield of Statesville, Maudina Sherrill and Betty Bolick both of Sherrills Ford; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Hopewell United Methodist Church, 2211 Hopewell Church Road, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673.

Burke Mortuary in Newton is in charge of arrangements.

Corena Trent

Corena Murray Trent, 71, of Lincolnton, died Jan. 19, 2004. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 p.m. Friday at Warlick Funeral Home.

Born in Morganton, she was a real estate broker.

Survivors include two sons, Frank Trent of Lakewood, Colo. and Brian Trent of Lincolnton; one daughter, Teresa Higginbotham of Houston, Texas and three grandchildren, Thomas Higginbotham, Andrew Higginbotham and Mary Kate Higginbotham.

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