Recent Obituaries - June 2002

June 3,  2002

Fred Sigmon

VALE — Fred Sigmon, 84, of 9139 Willis Road, died May 31, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today in the chapel at Stamey Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Laurel Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery.

June 5,  2002

Polly Sherrill

MAIDEN — Polly Withers Sherrill, 83, of 415 North Main Avenue, died June 4, 2002. A funeral service will be held tonight at 8:30 in the Chapel at Burke Mortuary. A private graveside service will be held Thursday. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.

June 7,  2002

Everette Aderholdt

DALLAS — Everette Avery Aderholdt, 84, of 3302 Dallas High Shoals Road, died June 5, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church where he was a lifelong member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 until 7:30 at Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home.

June 10, 2002

Johnny Martin

OLANTA, S.C. — Johnny Martin, 68, of 140 Augusta Street, formerly of Cherryville, died June 5, 2002. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the chapel at Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:30 until 2:30 p.m. before the service.

June 12, 2002

Lessie Maddox

SHELBY — Lessie Beasley Maddox, 90, formerly of 315 Atlantic Avenue, died June 11, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Good Samaritan Fellowship Church. Burial will follow at Webb Memorial Lawns. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service.

June 14, 2002

Richard Keever

PUMPKIN CENTER — Richard Lee Keever, 63, of 4964 East Highway 150, died June 12, 2002. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. today at Macedonia Baptist Church.

Born in Lincoln County, he was the president of Keever Building and Developing, Inc.

June 17, 2002

Frankie Canipe

Frankie Roberta Pate Canipe, 93, of Lincoln Nursing Center, died June 14, 2002. A graveside service was held at 3 p.m. Sunday in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.

Born in Robbinsville, she was a homemaker.

June 19, 2002

Mark Adams

STANLEY — Mark Edward Adam, 48, of 7537 Sifford Road, died June 15, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. today at Hills Chapel United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Montrose Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service.

June 21, 2002

Ruby Craig

CHERRYVILLE — Ruby Paysour Craig, 87, of 7642 Dallas-Cherryville Hwy., died June 18, 2002. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. today at Second Baptist Church where she was a member. Burial followed in City Memorial Cemetery in Cherryville.

June 24, 2002

Jason Dedmon

VALE — Jason Michael Dedmon, 18, of 7826 Reeps Grove Church Road, died June 21, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Reeps Grove United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

June 26, 2002

Margie Hutchings

MAIDEN — Margie E. “Granny” Hutchings, 80, of Babson Park, Fla. died June 21, 2002. A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. today in Maiden City Cemetery.

June 28, 2002

Gwendolyn London

SHELBY — Gwendolyn Jean Hunt London, 61, of 1600 Eaves Road, died June 26, 2002.

Arrangements are incomplete at Enloe Mortuary.