Recent Obituaries - February 2003

Obituaries - February 3, 2003

Linda Hildebran

HICKORY — Linda Raye Leonhardt Hildebran, 53, of Costner Road, died Jan. 31, 2003. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hickory Seventh-Day Adventist Church where she was a member. Interment followed in the Bingham Evangelical Methodist Church Cemetery.

Obituaries - February 5, 2003

Peggy Poston

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. — Peggy J. Poston, 66, died Jan. 24, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at S.T. Enloe Memorial Chapel, Shelby, N.C. Burial will follow at Webb Memorial Lawns. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Obituaries - February 7, 2003

Margaret Stamey

Margaret Alberta Chatman Stamey, 80, of the Brian Center and formerly of Gilbert Road, died Feb. 5, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at E.F. Drum Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Gainesville Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 7:30 tonight at E.F. Drum Funeral Home.

Obituaries - February 10, 2003

Giles Marble

SHELBY — Giles Marble, 87, of 820 Earl Road, Apt 5-C, died Feb. 7, 2003.

Arrangements are incomplete at Enloe Mortuary.

Obituaries - February 12, 2003

Dwight Hord

LAWNDALE — Dr. Dwight Beam Hord, 79, of 118 Hord Road, died Feb. 10, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today at Lawndale Baptist Church where he was a member. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Park.

Obituaries - February 14, 2003

Lillie Lowman

MAIDEN — Lillie Mabel Lowman, 95, of 513 N. Main. Ave., died Feb. 12, 2003. A funeral service was held at 7 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church where she was a member. A graveside service was held at 10:30 a.m. today at Warlick Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Connelly Springs.

Obituaries - February 17, 2003

Ora Purkey

CATAWBA — Ora Irene Pope Purkey, 95, of 2320 Pinnacle Drive, died Feb. 15, 2003. The funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. today at Mt. Anderson Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:30 to 4 at the church.

Obituaries - February 19, 2003

Louise Hunt

CASAR — Louise M. McCurry Hunt, 83, of 439 Moirah Church Road, died Feb. 17, 2003. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. today at Mt. Moriah United Methodist Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Obituaries - February 21, 2003

Beatrice Keener

Beatrice Hall Orgeron Keener, 76, died Feb. 8, 2003. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Philadelphia Lutheran Church in Dallas.

Born in Gaston County, she was a retired cook for Christian Ministry in Lincoln County.

Obituaries - February 24, 2003

Rosemary Harrison

HUNTERSVILLE — Rosemary Granier Harrison, 73, died Feb. 21, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Fellowship Baptist Church where she was a charter member. Burial will follow at Mecklenburg Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 tonight at Raymer Funeral Home.

Obituaries - February 26, 2003

Nelson Marks

DENVER — Nelson Ellsworth Marks, 75, died Feb. 22, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the chapel of Raymer Funeral Home. Visitation will follow the service.

Obituaries - February 28, 2003

Thomas Huff

Thomas Fredrick Huff, 61, of 3463 Windy Hill Road, died Feb. 25, 2003. A memorial service was held at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Lincolnton Church of God where he was a member.

Born in Newberry, S.C., he was a retired mechanic.