Recent Obituaries - October 2002

Obituaries - October 2, 2002

Letha Allran

Letha Reynolds Allran, 80, of 138 Hillside Drive, died Sept. 29, 2002. A funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Gainsville Baptist Church. Burial followed in Bethphage Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Born in Lincoln County, she was employed by Winn-Dixie until retirement.

Obituaries - October 4, 2002

Lori Russell

IRON STATION — Lori Avery Russell, 37, of 5300 Christopher Road, died Oct. 2, 2002. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel at Warlick Funeral Home. Burial followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Obituaries - October 7, 2002

Carles Wellman

MORGANTON — Carles Michael “Mike” Wellman, 49, of Willow Drive, the Salem Community, died Oct. 5, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will receive friends Tuesday night at Sossoman Funeral Home from 6 until 8:30.

Obituaries - October 9, 2002

Howard Burton

Howard Burton, 75, of 901 Car Farm Road and formerly of Henderson, N.C., died today, Oct. 9, 2002.

Arrangements are incomplete at Ebony & White’s Funeral Service.

Obituaries - October 11, 2002

Sabrina Getz

Sabrina Nicole Beal Getz, 31, of 710 S. Grier Street, died Oct. 9, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the chapel at Warlick Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. prior to the service.

Obituaries - October 14, 2002

Larry Burchett

CATAWBA – Larry Blane Burchett, 44, of 1678 Buffalo Shoals Road, died Oct. 10, 2002. A funeral service was held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Missionary United Baptist Church where he was a member. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Obituaries - October 16, 2002

Andrew McClain

KINGS MOUNTAIN — Andrew Jackson McClain, 87, of White Oak Manor, died Oct. 15, 2002.

Arrangements are incomplete at Enloe Mortuary.

Obituaries - October 18, 2002

David Brittain

CHERRYVILLE — David Ambrose Brittain, 65, of 707 Delview Road, died Oct. 16, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today at First Foursquare Gospel Church where he was a member. Entombment will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Park. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service.

Obituaries - October 21, 2002

Russell Ikerd

NEWTON — Russell “Russ” Coulter Ikerd, 85, of 3083 Buffalo Shoals Road, died Aug. 31, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Mays Chapel United Methodist Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Obituaries - October 23, 2002

Keith Steele

DENVER — Keith Steele, 80, of 5928 Highway 150 East, died Oct. 21, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today in the chapel at Warlick Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. 

Obituaries - October 25, 2002

Roy Nixon

LOWESVILLE — Roy Monroe Nixon, 84, of 1550 South Highway 16, died Oct. 23, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Salem United Methodist Church where he was a member. Interment will follow in the church cemetery..

Obituaries - October 28, 2002

Floyd Fletcher

Floyd Eugene Fletcher, 76, of 2342 Heavner Road, died Oct. 26, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel at Warlick Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 9 at the funeral home.

Obituaries - October 30, 2002

Mary Jane Knight

CHERRYVILLE — Mary Jane Canipe Knight, 71, of 109 Carlton Drive, died Oct. 27, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in City Memorial Cemetery.