Obituaries - May 2003

Obituaries - May 19, 2003

Published May 19, 2003

Billy Runyan

CHERRYVILLE — Billy Jerry “Snag” Runyan, 75, of 208 N. Houser Street, died May 16, 2003. A graveside service was held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery.

Born in Cleveland County, he was a NC Department of Transportation retiree, a U.S. Army WWII veteran, a former member of VFW, DAV and AMVETS and a member of New Hope Baptist Church..

Survivors include his wife Joan Alexander Runyan; one brother, Morris Runyan of Earl and one sister, Grace Lyerly of Huntersville.

Memorials may be made to New Hope Baptist Church Building Fund, PO Box 116 Earl, NC 28038 or Hospice of Cleveland County 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.

Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Floy Bolick

MAIDEN — Floy Rudisill Bolick, 85, of Maiden, died May 17, 2003. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at St. Martins Lutheran Church, where she was a member. Burial will follow in Catawba Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 3 - 4 p.m. Tuesday at the church.

Born in Catawba County, she was a restaurant owner.

Survivors include one daughter, Gail Sigmon of Maiden; two granddaughters, Angela Sigmon and April Sigmon Ramsey both of Maiden; two brothers, Garland Rudisill of Denver and Harold Rudisill of Newton.

Memorials may be made to NC Lutheran Home 1265 21st Street, NE Hickory, NC 28601 or St. Martins Lutheran Church 214 West Main Street, Maiden, NC 28650.

Goodin-Drum Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Brenda Clark

CHARLOTTE — Brenda Marie Clark, 54, of 6101 Elgywood Lane, died May 15, 2003. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Greater Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, where she was a member. Burial will follow in the Henry’s Chapel A.M.E. Zion Cemetery. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the service.

Born in Gaston County, she worked at Dobbs (U.S. Air) in food service.

Survivors include her daughter, Leslie Clark Cato of Charlotte; two sisters, Bernice Bidgood and Margaret Clark, both of Charlotte; two grandchildren, Brandon Cato and Bracey Cato; AND three sisters, Frances White of Lincolnton, Lillie Waring of Charlotte and Joanne Ross of Charlotte.

Ebony & White’s Funeral services is in charge of arrangements.

Martha Moss

Martha Punch Moss, 92, of 614 Southside Church Road, died May 17, 2003. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Hollybrook Cemetery.

Born in Lincoln County, was an A&P store retiree, a member of Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church and a volunteer mission worker in New York and Colorado.

Survivors include three daughters, Mary Edith Sigmon, Peggy Finger and Joanne Ross, all of Lincolnton; one sister, Marion Punch Cashion of Lincolnton; seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to South Mountain Baptist Camp c/o Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church, PO Box 441, Lincolnton, NC 28092.

Gladys Mull

SHELBY — Gladys Bradshaw Chapman Mull, 93, of 1335 Lithia Springs Road, died May 17, 2003. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at Stamey Funeral Home.

Born in Burke County, she was a homemaker and a member of the Zion Hill Church Community.

Survivors include four grandchildren, Beverly Ledford, Pamela Leford, Sharon Tesseneer and Laura Cantu, all of Shelby; three great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 or charity of donor’s choice.

Judy Brown

KINGSTOWN — Judy Gail Coleman Brown, 47, of 107 Foxhill Drive, died May 16, 2003.

Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Grove Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Webb Memorial Lawns. The family will receive friends from 2 until 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church.

Enloe Mortuary of Shelby is in charge of arrangements.

Ruth Herman

TAYLORSVILLE — Ruth G. Klaver Herman, 62, of Little River Estate, died May 17, 2003. A graveside service will be at 5 p.m. today at Taylorsville City Cemetery.

Born in Waltress, Penn., she was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include husband Marshal Herman; one daughter, Laura Caldwell of Lincolnton; three sons, Bill Klaver of Catawba County, John Klaver of Stony Point and Edwin Klaver of Taylorsville; one stepson, Paul Herman of Catawba County; four sisters, Nadine Klaver of Hiddenite, Wilda Keller of Bergen, NY, Arlene Terrell of High Point and Virginia Militello of Columbia, SC; one brother Lawrence Gill of Thomasville and eight grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Alexander County, 50 Lucy Echerd Lane, Taylorsville, NC 28681 or Valley Nursing Home, 539 Third Street SW, Taylorsville, NC 28681.

Adams Funeral Home of Taylorsville is in charge of arrangements.

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