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CAROLINA DEATHS ALBEMARLE Mr. Claude B. Hinson, 86, retired carpenter and cabinetmaker, died Oct. 25, 1991, at Stanly Memorial Hospital. Funeral is 2 p.m.

Monday at Main Street United Methodist Church. Visitation is 6 to 8 tonight at Hartsell Funeral Home. Survivors are his wife, Nell; daughters, Mrs. Doris Eddins of Smyrna, Miss Frances Hinson, Mrs. Ellen Coley; sister, Miss Odell Hinson of Peachland.

ALBEMARLE Mrs. Victoria Thomas McCullough, 86, retired registered nurse, died Oct. 26, 1991, at Montgomery Memorial Hospital in Troy. Funeral is 3 p.m. today at Fairview Memorial Park.

Hartsell Funeral Home is in charge. Survivors are her nephews and nieces. ALBEMARLE Mr. Raymond Jasper Simpson, 90, textile retiree, died Oct. 25, 1991, at N.C.

Lutheran Home. Funeral is 2 p.m. Monday at Stanly Funeral Home. Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight. Survivors are his wife, Margie; sons, Bobby Simpson of Westminster, Reginald Simpson of California, Earl Simpson; daughters, Peggy Gilesppi of Louisiana, Mrs.

Pat Lowder; sister, Mrs. Bertie Smith of North Myrtle Beach. Memorials may be made to N.C. Lutheran Home, 24724 Highway 52 Albemarle, N.C. 28001; or to West Albemarle Baptist Church, 336 Church Albemarle, N.C.

28001. ALEXANDER MILLS Mrs. Louise Greene Rash, 77, textile retiree, died Oct. 16, 1991, at Rutherford Hospital in Rutherfordton. Funeral is 2 p.m.

Monday at Alexander Baptist Church. Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at Harrelson Funeral Home in Caroleen. Survivors are her husband, Joe; sons, James Rash of Bostic, Randy Rash of Rutherfordton, Paul Rash; daughters, Mrs. Shirley Lowery, Mrs. Rita Burch, both of Forest City, Mrs.

Mitzi Snips of Camden, S.C.; brothers, Bill Greene of Union, S.C., Dennis Greene of Rutherfordton, Clyde Green, Tew Greene; sisters, Mrs. Alda Cochran of Forest City, Mrs. Jessie Crawford of Mansfield, Ohio. ASHEBORO Mr. John Edward "Ed" Starr, 86, Walker Shoe Co.

retiree, died Oct. 25, 1991, at Randolph Hospital. Funeral is 11 a.m. Monday at Richland Baptist Church. Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at Ridge Funeral Home.

Survivors are his brothers, James Starr, William Starr, Ralph Starr, all of Lexington, N.C.; sisters, Mrs. Ruth Owens, Mrs. Lucille Frye, both of Lexington; stepson, Steve Maness of Randleman; stepdaughters, Mrs. Garner of Seagrove, Mrs. Carolyn Byrd.

Memorials may be made to. Richland Baptist Church, Route 1, Box 218, Asheboro, N.C. 27203. BELMONT Mr. John Aubrey Chapman, 81, Knit Products retiree, died Oct.

25, 1991, at home. Funeral is 3 p.m. Monday at Park Street United Methodist Church. Visitation is 6 to 8 tonight at McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home. Survivors are his wife, Margaret; son, Ron Chapman of Charlotte; daughter, Mrs.

Judy Marett; sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Starnes of Fort Mill, S.C., Mrs. Sarah Lanier; four grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Park Street United Methodist Church, 120 Park Belmont, N.C. 28012, or South Point Lifesaving Crew, Eagle Road, Belmont, N.C.

28012. BELMONT Mr. Johnny Querry Kelly, 69, Dixie Yarns retiree and school crossing guard, died Oct. 26, 1991, at home. Funeral is 2 p.m.

Monday at Carothers Funeral Home. Visitation is 7 to 9 p.m. tonight. Survivors are his wife, Kathryn; son, Mike Kelly; daughter, Mrs. Barbara Helms.

Memorials may be made to Hospice, of Gastonia, Gaston N.C. County, 28053. P.O. BOONE Mrs. Kathleen Miller Sabadosa, 66, homemaker, died Oct.

24, 1991, at National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Md. Funeral is 2 p.m. Monday at Oak Grove Baptist Church. Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Hampton Funeral Home. Survivors are her daughter, Mrs.

Jan Evans of Arlington, brother, Balma Miller of Todd; sister, Mrs. Della Cantrell of Stafford, Va. CHINA GROVE Mrs. Dorothy Thompson Hayth Luther, 70, textile retiree, died Oct. 26, 1991, at home.

Funeral is 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church. Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home. Survivors are her daughters, Mrs. Barbara Brown of Kannapolis, Mrs.

Cynthia Morgan; sisters, Mrs. Mary Prokopic of Charlottesville, Mrs. Tommie Hampton of Chapel Hill; stepson, Michael Luther. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rowan County, P.O. Box 1603, Salisbury, N.C.

28145-1603; or to First Baptist Church building fund, P.O. Box 3, China Grove, N.C. 28023. CHINA GROVE Mrs. Sarah Furr Miller, 63, homemaker, died Oct.

25, 1991, at Rowan Memorial Hospital in Salisbury. Funeral is OBITUARIES a a a a a a a a a a a THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Sunday, October OBITUARIES fordton, Glenn Pace, Harold Pace, Wallace Pace; sisters, Ms. Pauline Cable of Dallas, N.C., Mrs. Margaret Autry of Old Fort, Miss Annie Pace, Ms. Emma Pace.

MOCKSVILLE Mr. Cecil McIntyre, 65, Ingersoll-Rand Corp. retiree, died Oct. 24, 1991, at Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Winston- Funeral is 2 p.m. today at Easton's Funeral Home.

Survivors are his daughter, Mrs. Brenda Rainey of Salisbury; brother, Sam McIntyre of Salisbury; sisters, Mrs. Jeanette Owens Woodleaf, Mr. Annie Keller of Charlotte; half brothers, Carl Walls of Albemarle, Robert Walls of Pennsylvania; stepson, James Rachells of Lexington, N.C. Memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, Route 2, Box 545-A, China Grove, N.C.

28023. MONROE Mr. Ernest Blakeney, 60, construction worker, died Oct. 25, 1991, at home. Grier Funeral Home is in charge.

MONROE Mr. Edison Ronald Mooresville, N.C. 28115. RUTHERFORDTON Mr. Harry Kenneth Boucher, 80, Williams, 83, died Oct.

26, 1991, at Lancaster County Convalescent Center in Lancaster, S.C. Funeral is 2 p.m. Monday at McEwen Funeral Home. Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight. Survivors are his nephews and nieces.

NEBO Mrs. Angel Dawn Marrero, 19, homemaker, died Oct. 25, 1991, at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Funeral is 2 p.m. Monday at Oak Grove Baptist Church.

Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Sossoman Funeral Home in Morganton. Survivors are her husband, Jose; daughter, Ms. Maria Marrero; parents, Glenn and Mary McDevitt; brother, Vincent McDevitt of Nakina; grandmother, Mrs. Sadie Barr of Apollo, Pa. MOORESVILLE Mrs.

Willie Ree Smith Ham, 67, homemaker, died Oct. 25, 1991, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. Funeral is 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church. Cavin Funeral Home is in charge.

Survivors are her sons, Robert Ham of North Wilkesboro, Gary Ham of Charlotte; daughter, Mrs. Nancy DeCaron of Mooresville; mother, Mrs. Iva Fisher; sister, Mrs. Olena Ham. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O.

Box 419, retired lawyer, died Oct. 25, 1991, at Woodland Nursing Center. Funeral is 2 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church. Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at McMahan's Funeral Home.

Survivors are his wife, Genevieve; son, Kenneth Boucher Jr. of Lancaster, S.C.; daughter, Mrs. Helen Trevathan of Ashton, Md. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 502 N. Main Rutherfordton, N.C.

28139. SALISBURY Mr. C.T. Washington, 79, City of Salisbury retiree, died Oct. 25, 1991, at home.

Funeral is 2 p.m. today at Rowan Memorial Park. Visitation is 1 to 2 p.m. today at Suminersett Funeral Home. Survivors are his son, Bill Washington; two sisters.

SHELBY Mrs. Cornelia T. Miller, 75, died Oct. 26, 1991, at Cleveland Memorial Hospital. Funeral is 3 p.m.

today at Central United Methodist Church. Lutz-Austell Funeral Home is in charge. The family will be at the home of R. Michael Miller, 1831 N. LaFayette St.

Survivors are her sons, Richard Miller of Bartlesville, William Miller of Rochester, N.Y., R. Michael Miller; sisters, Mrs. Florence Welch of Dallas, Mrs. Dorothy Montgomery of Wichita Falls, Tex. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central United Methodist Church, 200 E.

Marion Shelby, N.C. 28150; or to Life Enrichment Center, 610 Charles Shelby, N.C. 28152. SPINDALE Ms. Ida Adell Epley, 87, homemaker, died Oct.

26, 1991, at Ruther Convalescent Center. Funeral is 11 a.m. Monday at Crowe's Funeral Home. Visitation is 10 to 11 a.m. Survivors are her sister, Mrs.

Mintie Crawford of Rutherfordton; nephews and nieces. STATESVILLE Mr. Roger Riley Ferguson, 87, retired teacher and farmer, died Oct. 26, 1991, at Davis Community Hospital. Funeral plans are incomplete.

Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home is in charge. TAYLORSVILLE Mrs. Gladys Harrington Blair, 69, Carolina Glove seamstress, died Oct. 25, 1991, at Alexander County Hospital. Funeral is 3:30 p.m.

today at Adams Funeral Home. Survivors are her husband, Ben; daughter, Mrs. Gloria Smith; ers, Quinten Harrington of Statesville, Roland Harrington of China Grove, Leon Harrington of Lowell; sisters, Mrs. Juanita Setzer of Claremont, Ms. Kathleen Deal.

TAYLORSVILLE Mr. Don W. Childers, 69, died Oct. 26, 1991, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Stateville. Funeral is 2 p.m.

Monday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Adams Funeral Home. Survivors are his wife, Ellen; sons, Roscoe Childers of Hiddenite, Randy Childers, Don Childers daughter, Mrs. Linda James; brothers, David Childers, Thomas Childers, Fred Childers; sisters, 3-8 27, 1991 1G 2:30 p.m. today at Grace Lutheran Church.

Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home is in charge. Survivors are her husband, Albert; sons, Teddy Miller bury, Kenneth Miller of Rockwell; daughters, Mrs. Karen Gibbs of Marietta, Mrs. Diane Goodnight of Salisbury, Mrs. Angela Drye of Kannapolis, Ms.

Tammy Miller of Concord; brothers, Rodney Furr of Danville, A.W. Furr Jr. of Stone Mountain, Paul Furr of Kannapolis; sisters, Mrs. Louise Taylor of Salisbury, Mrs. Louise McAbee of Kannapolis.

Memorials may be made to Grace Lutheran Church, 3020 Grace Church Salisbury, N.C. 28144. CONCORD Mrs. Cora Jane Gray Lefler, 95, homemaker, died Oct. 26, a 1991, horn Lee's Nursing Home in Charlotte.

Funeral is 2 p.m. Monday at Hartsell Funeral Home. Visitation is 7 to 8 tonight. Survivors are her son, Ray Lefler of Charlotte; brother, Floyd Gray; sisters, Mrs. Dewey Shu, Mrs.

Louise Strube. CONCORD Mr. Henry Brown "Bill" Pethel, real estate broker, died Oct. 25, 1991, at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital. Funeral is 11 a.m.

Monday at Wilkinson Funeral Home. Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight. Survivors are his wife, Carolyn; son, Brown Pethel Jr. of Huntersville; daughter, Mrs. Diana Barrier of Albemarle.

Memorials may be made to Ann Street United Methodist Church, 220 Suburban Ave. N.E.., Concord, N.C. 28025. liam Sabo, 72, U.S. Department of Labor retiree, died Oct.

26, 1991, at Carolinas Medical Center. Memorial service is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at All Saints Episcopal Church. Hartsell Funeral Home is in charge. Survivors are his wife, Lydia; daughters, Mrs.

Phyllis Fields, Mrs. George Ann Beam, both of Charlotte, Mrs. Jacquline Clark of Birmingham, brothers, Fred Sabo, Ernest Sabo, both of Atlanta, Edward Sabo of Middletown, Ohio; sister, Mrs. Margaret Baughan of Atlanta. Memorials may be made to American Heart Association, 3630 Bingham Concord, N.C.

28025; or to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 4621, Rocky Mount, N.C. 27801. ELLERBE Mrs. Annie McLean Frazier, 95, homemaker, died Oct.

25, 1991, at Brian Center in Brevard. Funeral is 2 p.m. Monday at McLean Presbyterian Church. Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Carter Funeral Home. Survivors are her daughters, Mrs.

Frances Covington of Charlotte, Mrs. Jean Hutchinson of Pisgah Forest. Memorials may be made to McLean Presbyterian Church, Route 2, Box 35, Ellerbe, N.C. 28338; or to Ellerbe Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 148, Ellerbe, N.C.

28338. GASTONIA Mrs. Lucille McGowen Hall, 85, retired teacher, died Oct. 26, 1991, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Funeral is 3 p.m.

today at First Presbyterian Church in Belmont. McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home is in charge. Survivors are her son, Joseph Hall III of Charlotte; daughter, Mrs. Jane Coley of Charlotte; sister, Ms. Elsie McGowen; five grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church scholarship fund, P.O. Box 1, Belmont, N.C. 28012 or Salem College, P.O. Box 10548, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27199-2115.

GASTONIA Mrs. Georgia May Reynolds, 30, homemaker, died Oct. 25, 1991, at home. Funeral is 4 p.m. today at Ward Funeral Home.

Visitation is 2 to 4 p.m. today. Survivors are her husband, William; son, William Reynolds; mother, Mrs. Maudie May of Forest City; brother, Lee May; sisters, Miss Rachel Anne May of Columbia, Mrs. Betty Lail of Forest City.

GASTONIA Mrs. Hella Grotkopp Spencer, 69, retired office manager, died Oct. 26, 1991, at home. Funeral is 11 a.m. Monday at Gaston Memorial Park.

Carothers Funeral Home is in charge. Survivors are a number of nephews and nieces. Memorials may be made to Salvation Army, 1023 Central CONCORD Mr. George Wil- Charlotte, N.C. 28204.

GRANITE FALLS Mr. Wil- liam Robert Tibbs, 80, textile retiree, died Oct. 26, 1991, at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. Funeral is 2 p.m. Monday at Dudley Shoals Baptist Church.

Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Drum Funeral Home in Conover. Survivors are his wife, Odell; sons, Raymond Tibbs, Charles Tibbs, both of Newton; daughters, Mrs. Billie Goforth of Claremont, Martha Tibbs of Newton; sister, Miss Hattie Tibbs of Bluefield, W.Va.; stepson, Johnny Harrison of Bethlehem; stepdaughters, Mrs. Mavis Woods of Sawmills, Mrs. Joyce Harris.

HICKORY Mrs. Cordie Lail Elrod, 80, retired Lenoir Rhyne College cafeteria worker, died Oct. 25, 1991, at Frye Regional Medical Center. Funeral is 11 a.m. Monday at Springs Road Baptist Church.

Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at Bass-Smith Funeral Home. Survivors are her sons, RobertElrod, Richard Elrod; daughters, Mrs. Betty Arrigo of Conover, Mrs. Joann Harris of Claremont, Mrs. Delona Sabour; brother, Kemp Lail of Startown; sister, Mrs.

Fannie Estridge. Memorials may be made to Springs, Box Road Baptist Church, 175, Hickory, N.C. 28601. HICKORY Mr. Edd Geouge, 66, IFH Co.

retiree, died Oct. 24, 1991, at Craven Medical Center i in New Bern. Memorial service is 3 p.m. today at Bass-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation is following the service.

Survivors are his wife, Pearl; son, Jerry Geouge Atlanta; brothers, Dale Geouge of Blue Rock, Sam Geouge; sister, Mrs. Lila Pittman. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. HICKORY Mr. Charles Lee Hill, 91, retired insurance salesman, died Oct.

25, 1991, at N.C. Lutheran Home. Funeral is 3 p.m. today at Good Hope Lutheran Church. Hickory Funeral Home is in charge.

Survivors are his wife, Lottie; sons, J.C. Hill, Garth Hill of Gilbert, S.C.; daughters, Mrs. Marlyn Berger of Atlanta, Mrs. Eloise Hatch of Los Angeles. Memorials may be made to Catawba Wildlife Club, Lynn Mountain Road, Vale, N.C.

28168. HICKORY Mrs. Lillian Mary Shaffer, 79, homemaker, died Oct. 25, 1991, at home. Memorial service is 7 p.m.

Monday at Lake Norman Baptist Church. Bass-Smith Funeral Home is in charge. Survivors are her daughters, Mrs. Susan Richmond of Sherrills Ford, Mrs. Joyce Stype of Scottsdale, Mrs.

Nancy Lucas of Brantingham, N.Y. KANNAPOLIS Mr. Palmer Richard Ballard, 68, former A.Z. Price Plumbing Co. plumber, died Oct.

25, 1991, at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital in Concord. Funeral is 2 p.m. Monday at McGill Avenue Baptist Church in Concord. Visitation is 11 a.m. today at the home.

Whitley's Funeral Home is in charge. Survivors are wife, Grace; son, Finnie Ballard" of Landis; daughter, Mrs. Alice Green of Concord. LAURINBURG Tommy Wayne Owens, 1, died Oct. 25, 1991, as a result of a traffic accident.

Funeral is 3 p.m. today at Shady Grove Baptist Church. Butler Funeral Home is in charge. Survivors are his father, Milton Chavis Jr. of Laurel Hill; mother, Ms.

Lillie Owens; brothers, James Deal, Anthony Chavis of Laurel Hill; sisters, Haylee Chavis of Laurel Hill, Wanda Chavis of Lebanon, grandparents, Mrs. Lillie Beckett, Mrs. Alice Oxendine. LENOIR Mrs. Ethel Mae Teague Coffey, 90, retired teacher, died Oct.

25, 1991, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Funeral is 3 p.m. today at Kings Creek Baptist Church. Pendry's Funeral Home is in charge. Survivors are her sons, Steven Coffey of Knoxville, Kenneth Coffey of Winston-Salem; daughters, Mrs.

Janet Morgan of Marion, N.C., Mrs. Gale Little; brother, Walter Teague of Granite Falls; sisters, Mrs. Hazel Bost of Midland, Ms. Erma Teague, Ms. Dare Teague.

LENOIR Mr. Joseph Wade Kincaid, 81, Kincaid Furniture Co. Inc. founder and chairman of the board, died Oct. 25, 1991, home.

Funeral is 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Hudson. Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Pendry's Funeral Home. Survivors are his wife, Mary; sons, James Kincaid, Joe Kincaid, both of Hudson, Dennis Kincaid of Blowing Rock, Steve Kincaid; daughters, Mrs. Susan Loney of Granite Falls, Mrs.

Rebecca Adderholt, Ms. Kathy Kincaid, both of Hudson, Mrs. Jeanette Smith; brothers, Hugh Kincaid of Hudson, Ben Kincaid, Harold Kincaid; sisters, Mrs. Edna Tuttle, Mrs. Louise Taylor, Mrs.

Carrie Bush. LEXINGTON Mr. Jonathan Keats Perryman, 47, of Bennington, formerly of Davidson County, died Oct. 25, 1991, in Bennington. Funeral plans are incomplete.

Davidson Funeral Home is in charge. LINCOLNTON Mr. Kenneth Lawrence Barger, 49, former Corner Market Convenience Store owner, died Oct. 25, 1991, at home. Funeral is 2:30 today at River View Baptist Church.

Visitation is following the burial at the church. Warlick Funeral Home is in charge. Survivors are his wife, Carol; son, Ron Barger; parents, Coy and Bryte Barger; brothers, Bob Barger of Stanley, Danny Barger; sister, Mrs. Sue Truckley of Mooresville. Memorials may be made to River View Baptist Church Building Fund, Route 6, Box 241, Lincolnton, N.C.

28092. MAIDEN Mr. Clemit Odell Lawing, 64, retired machinist, died Oct. 26, 1991, at Catawba Memorial Hospital in Hickory. Funeral plans are incomplete.

Drum Funeral Home of Lincolnton is in charge. MARION Mrs. Ida Inez Pace Wray, 51, homemaker, died Oct. 25, 1991, at home. Funeral is 2 p.m.

Monday at Westmoreland-Clapp Funeral Home. Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight. Survivors are her daughters, Mrs. Sandra Parker of Nebo, Miss Jeanne Wray, Mrs. Debra Waitman; mother, Mrs.

Myrtle Pace; brothers, Freddie Pace of Ruther- Mrs. Della Daniels of Concord, Mrs. Edna Wike. TAYLORSVILLE Mr. Elbert L.

Watts, 70, died Oct. 25, 1991, at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. Funeral is 3 p.m. today at Taylorsville City cemetery. Adams Funeral Home is in charge.

Survivors are his wife, Kathleen; brothers, Foy Watts of Boone, Hugh Watts of Shelby; sister, Mrs. Clay Elledge; a stepdaughter. WINGATE Mr. Henry Matthew Rushing, 86, retired carpenter, died Oct. 26, 1991, at Union Memorial Hospital.

Funeral is 11 a.m. Monday at Faulks Baptist Church. Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at McEwen Funeral Home in Monroe. Survivors are his wife, Bernice; daughters, Mrs. Suzanne Brock, Mrs.

Nancy Walters, both of Laurel Hill, Mrs. Sandra Driggers of SOUTH CAROLINA DEATHS COLUMBIA Mrs. Emily Taylor Watson, 82, retired bookkeeper, died Oct. 25, 1991. Funeral is 3 p.m.

today at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street chapel. Survivors are her son, Paul Watson Jr. of Rock Hill; daughters, Ms. Mary Coleman of Lexington, S.C., Ms. Nancy Watson.

DILLON Mr. Harold Lee Vann, 68, railroad agent, died Oct. 25, 1991, at Marlboro Park Hospital. Funeral is 3 p.m. today at Little Rock Baptist Church.

Cooper is in charge. Survivors are his wife, Bessie; daughters, Ms. Nancy Glasser of Bloomsburg, Ms. Linda Vann of Florence; brother, Brantley Vann Jr. of Fayetteville, N.C.

FORT MILL Mr. Charlie T. Thrower, 73, Hoechst-Celanese Corp. retiree, died Oct. 25, 1991, at Piedmont Medical Center.

Funeral is 2 p.m. Monday at Fort Mill Church of the Nazarene. Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at Wolfe Funeral Home. Survivors are his wife, Helen; son, Robert Thrower. ROCK HILL Mrs.

Edith Vipperman Hooper, 81, J.C. Penney Co. retiree, died Oct. 1991, at Piedmont Medical Center. Funeral is 2 p.m.

Monday at Grand View Memorial Park. Visitation is 7 to 8 MECKLENBURG COUNTY DEATHS Mr. Harry Armstrong, 76. Funeral is 3 p.m. today at Hopewell Baptist Church.

Survivors include his sons, Anthony strong of Salisbury, Allen Armstrong of Cornelius; sisters, Mrs. Lois Saunders, Mrs. Nellie Wilson, both of Mooresville, Mrs. Fannie Pennel of Raeford. Mr.

Leonard C. Bolden, 64. Funeral is 3 p.m. today at Grier Funeral Home. Mrs.

Roxanna Shad Edwards, 83. Funeral is 2 p.m. today at King Funeral Home. Mr. Richard B.

Latimer 42. Funeral is 3 p.m. today at the Rod of God Ministries. Mrs. Carol Jeanette Manly, 75.

Funeral is 2 p.m. Monday at Myers Park Presbyterian Church. Visitation is 6 to 8 tonight at the residence. McColl, S.C., Mrs. Henrietta Gregory of Laurinburg, Ms.

Lucinda Rushing of Matthews; sisters, Mrs. Ethel Gulledge of Kannapolis, Mrs. Lucy Sellers, Mrs. Vera Gibson, both of Mount Croghan, S.C. WOODLEAF Mr.

William Benjamin Myers, 80, Carolina TuffLite retiree, died Oct. 26, 1991, at Rowan Memorial Hospital in Salisbury. Funeral is 2 p.m. Monday at Lebanon Lutheran Church. Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury.

Survivors are his wife, Mildred; sons, William Myers Jr. of Salisbury, Donald Myers, Gary Myers; daughters, Mrs. June Gregory of Salisbury, Mrs. Bette Coulter; brother, Henry Myers of Salisbury. Memorials may be made to Lebanon Lutheran Church cemetery fund, 1200 Thompson Woodleaf, N.C.

27054. tonight at Bass Funeral Home. Survivors are her sons, Robert Hooper of Catawba, Alvin Hooper of daughter, Mrs. Vivian Funderburke; brother, David Vipperman half brother, J.W.I Vipperman; half sister, Mrs. Mary Smith of Wilmington.

Memorials may be made to the Oakland Baptist Church Lottie Moon Christmas offering or to the Scholarship Fund, 1068 W. Oakland Rock Hill, S.C. 29732. ROCK HILL Mrs. Carrie Mason Jenkins, 89, died Oct.

25, 1991, at Piedmont Medical Center. Funeral is 2 p.m. Monday at Rogers Memorial ARP Church. Visitation is 4 to 6 p.m. today at Bass Funeral Home.

Survivors are her daughters, Mrs. Mary Sifford of Clover, Mrs. Reba Munroe, Mrs. Ethel Cooper; brother, Coley Mason of Spartanburg. Memorials may be made to Memorial ARP Church building fund, 1820 Eden Terrace, Rock Hill, S.C.

29730. YORK Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson Powell, 78, homemaker, of Chadbourn, N.C., formerly of York, died Oct. 24, 1991, at Duke Medical Center in Durham, N.C. Funeral is 2 p.m.

1. Monday at Fuller Memorial Presbyterian Church in Chadbourn. of Chadbourn is in charge. Survivors are her daughter, Mrs. Miriam Boone; sisters, Mrs.

Floree. Davis of Shelby, Mrs. Amy Lowry. Mr. Herbert Coker Rollins, 74.

Funeral is 2 p.m. today at Harry and Bryant Funeral Home. Survivors include his daughter, Mrs. Ginger Rudolph of Yadkinville. Mrs.

Lillian Griffith Welling, 65. Funeral is 2:30 p.m. today at Providence Baptist Church. Survivors include brother, Paul Griffith of Newell; sisters, Mrs. Ruby Teague, Mrs.

Isabel Oliver, both of Newell. Ms. Luba Diana Yarmie, 57. Funeral is 11 a.m. Monday at Hankins, Whittington WilliamsDearborn Funeral Home.

Visitation is 3 to 5 p.m. today. Other Mecklenburg Deaths Mrs. Ophelia Barber, 52. Candra Tenise Dixon, infant girl.

Mrs. Joyce Ann Harris, 40. Mr. John Washington Ritch 66. Mrs.

Ruth Undduer, 71. Mrs. Catherine V. Stone, 77. Teacher, volunteer Lillian Welling dies Matthews woman cared, took action By GERRY HOSTETLER Staff Writer Lillian Griffith Welling dismissed many a schoolroom class, but she never dismissed a student from her life.

She followed their progress and recognized each success with a personal letter. Mrs. Welling, who had taught for 33 years, the last 19 at Matthews Elementary School, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 1991, at home, 1929 Reverdy Ln. in Matthews.

She was 65. Children were not only important to her, but "they were her whole life," her husband, Alfred, said Saturday. Others in the community also were recipients of her caring nature. Dorothy Welling said her mother would "deliver Friendship Trays, bake cookies and take clients to doctor appointments. And she kept up with their families, too." Carol Simmons, a friend of 10 years, said Mrs.

Welling was a "quiet force in the church and community. While we were wondering what we could do, she had already done it." Mrs. Welling, a Mecklenburg County native and member of Providence Baptist Church, taught Sunday school for 40 years. When one of her former school students joined the church, she wrote a welcoming letter with a reminder of the church's importance. She was an Appalachian State Teachers College honors graduate.

Funeral is 2:30 p.m. today at Mrs. Welling Providence Baptist Church. Burial will be in Sharon Presbyterian Church cemetery. Hankins, Whittington Williams-Dearborn Funeral Home is in charge.

In addition to her husband, survivors are her sons, Alfred Welling Charles Welling; daughter, Ms. Dorothy Welling; brother, Paul Griffith of Newell; sisters, Mrs. Ruby Teague, Mrs. Isabel Oliver, both of Newell; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Providence Baptist Church, 4921 Randolph Charlotte, N.C.

28211; or to Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 E. 7th Charlotte, N.C. 28204..