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4C THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Tuesday January 24 1995 OBITUARIES MECKLENBURG COUNTY DEATHS Mr Walter Hallada 92 of Charlotte died Jan 22 1995 at Brian Center Nursing Home Memorial service is 10:30 am Monday at Brian Center Nursing Home McEwen Funeral Home Charlotte chapel is in charge Mr Hallada a native of Manitowoc Wise retired as a barber having owned his own shop He was a World War II Army veteran Mr Hallada Survivors are his sisters Mrs Carol Neufelot of Mount Prospect III Mrs Eleanor Kalnik five grandchildren six great-grandchildren Memorials may be made to Metro-lina Association for the Blind 704 Louise Ave Charlotte NC 28204 Mrs Dorothy Morefield McLean of Charlotte died Jan 23 1995 at home of cancer Funeral is 2 pm Wednesday at Sardis Presbyterian Church where she was a member Burial will be in Forest Lawn East Cemetery Matthews Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Hankins Whittington Funeral Home Williams-Dearborn Funeral Home of Matthews is in charge Mrs McLean a Salisbury native was department head of composites for Delmar Studios where she had worked since 1978 She also had worked for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Parks Recreation She attended Duke University and earned a sociology degree at UNC-Chapel Hill She was a former member of Carmel Country Club and a former director and president of Theater of Charlotte Survivors are her son Malcolm McLean Jr daughter Ms Cindi Prestage of Camden SC sister Mrs Peggy Whomans of Alama-gordo NM three grandchildren Memorials may be made to Hospice at Charlotte 1420 7th St Charlotte NC 28204 Mrs Jeanette Gebauer Weis 85 of South Sioux City Neb formerly of Charlotte died Jan 11 1995 at Green Acres Care Center in South Sioux City Private funeral and burial will be at a later date Mrs Weis was raised in Alton Iowa where she had attended schools She had been a food service manager in the Philadelphia schools She lived in Charlotte from 1977 returning to Alton in 1990 In Charlotte she earned a GED from Central Piedmont Community College at age 75 She was a member of Lydia Bible class at Providence Baptist Church and was its secretary for a term She also had been a volunteer for Crisis Assistance Ministries Survivors are her husband Gerald of Alton daughters Ms Darlene Fee of Sioux City Iowa Ms Linda McCutcheon of Alton brothers William Gebauer of Alton Henry Gebauer of Hawarden Iowa grandchildren Ms Julie Lawson of Lakewood Colo Kelly Gianopolous of Orange City Iowa Christopher McCutcheon five great-grandchildren Memorials may be made to Children's Home Society of North Carolina PO Box 14608 Greensboro NC 27415-4608 Mrs Ruth Louise Hebilin Mitchell 69 of 7320 Delta Ln died Jan 23 1995 at Mercy Hospital Funeral is 2 pm Thursday at McEwen Funeral Home Derita chapel Burial will be in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens Visitation is 7 to 9 pm Wednesday Mrs Mitchell a Berlin native was a retired teacher Survivors are her husband Ronald son Ronald Mitchell two grandchildren Memorials may be made to German Department or Basketball care of UNC Charlotte Development Office 1021 Colvard Bldg Charlotte NC 28223 Mr Guy Redmond Wheeler II 19 of 1722 Deer St died Jan 22 1995 at home Funeral is 11 am Wednesday at Harvest Church where he was a member Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at McEwen Funeral Home Charlotte chapel Mr Wheeler a Connecticut native was a student at Central Piedmont Community College where he was on the list He was also a graduate of Bangor (Maine) Christian Academy At his church he was a junior deacon a youth counselor and a member of the church orchestra Survivors are his stepfather and mother Darrell and Virginia Jolander of Carmel Maine sisters Mrs Karen Peters of Bangor Mrs Tracey Chi-dester grandmothers Mrs Lottie Tracy of East Corinth Maine Mrs Gladys Wheeler of Pittsford Vt The Rev Ezra Julius Moore 72 of Dayton Ohio formerly of Charlotte died Jan 19 1995 at home Funeral is 1 pm today at College Hill Community Presbyterian Church USA Dayton where he was a member Burial will be in Dayton National Cemetery McLin Funeral Home of Dayton is in charge The Rev Moore a Maysville native had lived since 1976 in Dayton where he had been Protestant chaplain at VA Medical Center He earned a BA degree at NC State University in Greensboro a bachelor of divinity degree at Johnson Smith University and a of divinity degree at Inter-Theological Seminary in Atlanta He also had studied at Yale University and was a Navy veteran In 1961 he became pastor at Brooklyn United Presbyterian Church later First United Presbyterian He was a member of College of Chaplains Presbyterian Mentoring Group Black Presbyterian Caucus Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Prince Hall Masonic Body Buckeye Explorers and Swinger RV Club Survivors are his sons Michael Moore of Fairfax Va Ezra Moore of Fargo ND Martin Kitele of Albe-querque John Kitele of Tuscaloosa daughters Mrs Betty Chandler of Los Angeles Mrs Beverly German of Atlanta Mrs Kimberly Coleman of Dayton Mrs Valerie Turner brothers William Moore of Flint Mich George Moore of Stratford Conn Thaddeus Moore Moses Moore both of Washington sisters Ms Mary Chandler of Brandywine Md nephews and nieces 10 Mr Robert Edward MacFetrich 67 of 3201 Dan Hood Rd Matthews died Jan 21 1995 at home Memorial service is 3 pm Thurs day at Philadelphia Presbyterian Church where he was a member Visitation is at the church following the memorial service McEwen Funeral Home Mint Hill chapel is in charge Mr MacFetrich a Philadelphia native was president of BESCO Inc He was a member of Penny Pak Masonic Lodge in Philadelphia and NEMRA Association and former president of Koi Club and Watergardens of Charlotte He was an Army veteran Survivors are his wife Sally of Matthews son Robert MacFetrich daughter Mrs Kristen Milstead of Huntersville stepsons William Holmes of Manassas Va James Holmes stepdaughter Ms Lisa Holmes of Matthews eight grandchildren Memorials may be made to Hospice at Charlotte 1420 7th St Charlotte NC 28204 Mr Rufus Mingo 76 of 1735 Toddville Rd died Jan 21 1995 at Charlotte Health Care Center Funeral is 3 pm Wednesday at Funeral Home Burial will be in Beasley Memorial Garden Mount Holly Visitation is 7 to 8 tonight Mr Mingo a native of Kershaw SC worked for Queen City Pipe Foundry and was a member of Rock Hill Baptist Church in Kershaw Survivors are his son Rufus Mingo Jr daughters Ms Gail White Mrs Evon Carter brothers Walter McWilliams of Elgin SC Arthur Mingo Jr of Miami sisters Ms Rosetta Craig Ms Doreatha Mingo both of Lancaster SC six grandchildren The family will be at Ms home 1801 Maribel Ave The following obituaries were incomplete: Mr Gerald Graham 53 of 2736 Pitts Dr died Jan 22 1995 at Carolinas Medical Center Family Mortuary is in charge Daryl Kelly Jr of 529 Alpha St Apartment 3 died Jan 22 1995 at home Funeral Home is in charge Mr Thomas Miller 36 of 1421 Pegram St Apartment 4 died Jan 21 1995 at home Funeral Home is in charge Mrs Alice 92 of 506 Dare St died Jan 23 1995 at Carolinas Medical Center Beasley's Funeral Home is in charge Mr John Wilson 46 of 3046 Heathcroft Ct died Jan 22 1995 at University Hospital Funeral Home is in charge Compiled by Erin Porter Correction Mr William Angus MacPher-son Jr: Information provided to The Observer for his obituary in paper incorrectly listed his date of death He died Jan 21 1995 Ms Helen Adams 79 of Wax-haw died Jan 22 1995 at home Funeral is private McEwen Funeral Home of Waxhaw is in charge Ms Adams was a homemaker Survivors are her sons Gene Adams Nelson Adams both of Waxhaw daughters Ms Maggie Lou Glenn Ms Faith Bradley both of Waxhaw Ms Shirley Kiser of Fort Mill SC 13 grandchildren 12 greatgrandchildren one great-great-grandchild Mrs Annie Lemmond Bailes 86 of 2616 5th St died Jan 23 1995 at Mercy Hospital Funeral is 2 pm Wednesday at Hankins Whittington Funeral Home Burial will be in Sharon Memorial Park Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight Mrs Bailes a Matthews native was a homemaker She was a member of Matthews United Methodist Church where she was a member of the Happy Times Club She was a member of Bethany Eastern Star in Matthews and Charlotte Easter Star No 294 Survivors are her sons Melvin Bailes of Matthews Walter Bailes daughters Mrs Ann Kirkpatrick of Matthews Mrs Betty Cook 13 grandchildren 21 great-grandchildren Memorials may be made to American Heart Association 1300 Baxter St Suite 101 Charlotte NC 28204 or to Happy Times Club care of Matthews United Methodist Church 226 John St Matthews NC 28105 Mr William Hedrick Cobb 78 of 12216 Gibraltar Dr Huntersville died Jan 22 1995 at University Hospital Funeral is 2:30 pm Wednesday at Almond Raymer McConnell Funeral Home Huntersville Burial will be in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight Mr Cobb an Onslow native retired as a motor grade1' operator from Blythe Brothers Construction after 48 years and had been a security guard at Reeves Brothers in Cornelius for five years He was a charter member of Lighthouse Baptist Church and was a World War II Navy veteran Survivors are his wife Clara sons Billy Cobb of Pensacola Fla Horace Bass daughter Mrs Janice Rose of Nottingham Pa brother Lloyd Cobb of California sisters Mrs Ruth Lunsford of Elizabeth City Mrs Dorothy Lareman of Albany Ga Memorials may be made to Lighthouse Baptist Church 4100 David Cox Rd Charlotte NC 28269 Mr Clarence Eason 85 of 6511 Old Monroe Rd Matthews died Jan 22 1995 at home Funeral is 2 pm today at McEwen Funeral Home Monroe Burial will be in Lakeland Mausoleum Monroe Mr Eason a Union County native retired as an Eason Godfry Construction Co contractor Survivors are his wife Susan of Matthews daughter Ms Ruth Har-key of Matthews brother Carmon Eason of Gastonia sisters Ms Grace Price of Gastonia Ms Rachel DeFore of Monroe two grandchildren four great-grandchildren Memorials may be made to Hospice of Union County 700 Roosevelt Blvd Monroe NC 28110 or to Bethel United Methodist Church 6523 Old Monroe Rd Matthews NC 28105 Mr Earl Monroe Goodrum 88 of Cornelius died Jan 23 1995 at Huntersville Oaks Nursing Home Funeral is 11 am Wednesday at Almond Raymer McConnell Funeral Home in Huntersville Burial will be in Mimosa Cemetery Davidson Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight Mr Goodrum a Mecklenburg County native retired as a night supervisor from Southern Cotton Oil Co after 40 years He was a member of Mount Zion United Methodist Church Survivors are his son Robert Goodrum of Cornelius three grandchildren three great-grandchildren Memorials may be made to Mount Zion United Methodist Church building fund Box 548 Cornelius NC 28031 NORTH CAROLINA DEATHS BELMONT Mr Ralph Hamilton Hedrick 71 Mrs Thelma Tidwell Watkins 89 CONCORD Mr Guy Franklin Fag-gart 74 Mr Leonard Aline Smith 56 ELLENBORO Mrs Loretta Medford Bradley 58 GASTONIA Mrs Joyce Angell Hei-nemann 69 Mr KA Lineberger 72 HICKORY Mrs Ella Gantt Brooks 84 KANNAPOLIS Mrs Billie Strickland Brown 58 Mr Jay Com 57 Mr Walter Clarence "WC" Honeycutt 61 KINGS MOUNTAIN Mrs Mae Tow-ery Tessneer 84 LENOIR Mrs Ann Howell Davis 72 Mrs Marie Cleo Davis 50 Mr Robert Richards 79 MAIDEN Mr Roosevelt White 74 MINERAL SPRINGS Mr Randolph Faulkner MONROE Mrs Ruth Preslar Lawrence 85 MOORESVILLE Kevin Dale Curlee 19 Mr Brian Scott Childs 21 MORGANTON Mr Jerry Marshall Dockery 63 Mr Charles William Forney 74 Mr Chad Elliott Full-wood 20 Mr Lonnie Witcher Jr 60 MOUNT HOLLY Mr Howard Sanders Hoke 63 NEWTON Ms Essie Little Barger 83 RICHFIELD Mr Ernest Frederick The families of Kevin Curlee (left) and Brian Childs have been neighbors two decades Families mourn 2 friends Brownings Continued from page 1C Sunday morning About 6:30 pm a lake resident spotted the empty boat When the man went out to investigate he found Childs floating face down Wyatt said brought him to shore by tying a rope around his Wyatt said Unable to identify Childs until about 9 pm police then called off the search for Curlee until Monday morning Sheila Childs said her son was a strong swimmer but not Curlee did a lot of fishing and boating together" she said has been afraid of the water all of his She wonders if Curlee fell in and her son tried to save him just think it was a freak Michael Childs said Brian Childs and Curlee grew up in Mooresville The Childses live at 131 Smyrna Lane the Curlees at 140 Smyrna Lane Brian Childs worked for Quality Metals in Mooresville building cabs for Freightliner trucks his mother said He played football at Mooresville Senior High School where he graduated in 1991 loved to shoot pool and he was a good Christian Sheila Childs said The two young men attended the same church Southside Baptist in Mooresville Curlee never finished high school but had started taking high school equivalency classes said his father Ricky Curlee "They lived together and died he said The families will bury the men side by side at Glenwood Memorial Park Wednesday after a 2 pm funeral at Southside Baptist Church A joint visitation will be held 7 to 8:30 tonight at Cavin Funeral Home least they die Michael Childs said New tools could speed roadwork Financing Continued from page 1 tax increase and the return of more tax dollars to Mecklenburg County The treasurer had a radically simple suggestion borrowed money may not be necessary depending on the projected cash flow that comes from existing tax Boyles said "Revenues may be adequate to pay the bills that would come due under the construction plan All op tions should be Boyles Transportation officials need to find an additional $378 million to complete 63-mile outerbelt ahead of schedule Awarding contracts for sections of loop in anticipation of future revenues otherwise known as cash-flow financing is a possibility being considered in Raleigh So is switching already designated federal dollars from one account to another to speed construction NC Transportation Secretary Sam Hunt will hold a meeting Monday in Raleigh to discuss these options and others Boyles suggested examining the feasibility of using existing trust fund money to speed up outerbelt first then proceeding with other loops Politically that idea likely to please legislators already wary of the Great State of Mecklenburg plan we come up with needs to have a statewide said Rep Connie Wilson R-Mecklenburg at the chamber breakfast Mrs Virginia Brown Hipp 86 of 1101 Hipp Rd died Jan 22 1995 at Carolinas Medical Center Funeral is 10 am Wednesday at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church where she was a member Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at McEwen Funeral Home Charlotte chapel Mrs Hipp a Charlotte native was a homemaker Survivors are her sons Jerold Hipp of Cornelius William Hipp Jr sister Mrs Margaret Black six grandchildren seven great-grandchildren Memorials may be made to Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church 1915 Oakdale Rd Charlotte NC 28216 Mr Herbert Morris James 62 of 739 Milan Rd died Jan 18 1995 at Carolinas Medical Center Memorial service is 2 pm Wednesday at Funeral Home Mr James a native of Birmingham Ala was a member of St Luke Baptist Church and was a Korean War Air Force veteran and a Navy veteran Survivors are his wife Denise son Ronald James of Newark NJ Herbert James Jr daughters Mrs Morrissa Dean of Dallas Ms Arika James one grandchild Mr Charles Randolph Holder 96 of 2025 St Luke St died Jan 21 1995 at home Funeral is 3 pm Wednesday at Beatties Ford Memorial Gardens Alexander Funeral Home is in charge Mr Holder a native of British West Idies retired as an elevator operator in New York City public buildings He was a member of Princeton Hall Masonic Lodge in New York Surviving is his sister-in-law Mrs Thelma Brown Mr Wilbur Downing 71 of Charlotte died Jan 22 1995 at Presbyterian Hospital Memorial service is 11 am Wednesday at Sardis Presbyterian Church where he was a member Burial will be private Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Harry and Bryant Funeral Home Mr Downing a native of Martins Ferry Ohio had owned Caro- Mr Downing lina Offfice Furniture Co for six years and retired as district manager from GF Business Equipment after 30 years He was a graduate of Muskingum College in New Concord Ohio and was a World War II Navy veteran He was also a member of Carmel Country Club Survivors are his wife Eleanor daughters Mrs Barbara Morris of Franklin Mrs Judi Lentz of Hickory one brother three sisters five grandchildren Memorials may be made to Hospice at Charlotte 1420 7th St Charlotte NC 28204 Mr Jerry Lee Tobias 40 of 3905 McMillan St died Jan 19 1995 at Carolinas Medical Center Funeral is 2 pm today at Grier Funeral Home Burial will be in Beatties Ford Memorial Gardens Visitation is 1 to 2 pm today Mr Tobias a Charlotte native was a construction worker Survivors are his son Jerry Tobias daughters Miss Ebony Kirkpatrick Miss Wanda Tobias mother Mrs Millie Eva Tobias brothers Joe Tobias Ira Tobias Billy Tobias sisters Ms Betty Jackson Miss Susan Tobias An Obituary For Mr William Groome Also Appears At The Beginning Of The Classified Section Our Grids Lock IntoYour Programs Sunday's magazine makes it easy to find programs to watch by providing easy-to-read grids for mornings afternoons and prime time (The Charlotte Mr George Joseph Dufresne 51 of Charlotte died Jan 21 1995 at Presbyterian Hospital Rosary is 7 tonight at Harry and Bryant Funeral Home Funeral mass is 10 am Wednesday at St Gabriel Catholic Church where he was a member Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery Visitation is following the rosary Mr Dufresne a native of Woonsocket RI was sales manager for Thermocraft Inc in Winston-Salem and had lived in Charlotte since 1983 He earned a BS in industrial management at Roger Williams College in Newport RI and an MBA from Bryant College in Smithfield Rl He was an Air Force veteran and a member of American Society of Metallurgists Survivors are his wife Patricia sons Jeffrey Dufresne of Wytheville Va David Dufresne of Pope Air Force Base Stephen Dufresne of Forest City John Dufresne father Germain Dufresne of Woonsocket brother Gerald Dufresne of Philadelphia sister Mrs Lucille Blanchette of Woonsocket three grandchildren Memorials may be made to St Gabriel Catholic Church building fund 3016 Providence Rd Charlotte NC 28211 Mr Bruce James Duncan 62 of Walhalla SC formerly of Charlotte died Jan 21 1995 at Greenville (SC) Memorial Hospital Funeral was Monday at St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Walhalla where he was a member Masonic burial was in the church cemetery Davenport Funeral Home of Walhalla was in charge Mr Duncan a native of Oconee County SC retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad and was a Korean War Navy veteran He was a member of Blue Ridge Masonic Lodge in Walhalla Survivors are his wife Bobbie of Walhalla sons Tony Duncan of Clemson SC Jimmy Duncan of Gastonia daughter Ms Susan Kersey of New Orleans brothers Harold Duncan of Mountain Rest SC Horace Duncan of Athens Ga sisters Ms Joanne Cox of North Augusta SC Ms Iris Duncan of Mountain Rest Ms Beth Ashley of Westminster SC grandchildren Whitney Duncan Zane Duncan both of Gastonia Memorials may be made to Oconee AID in honor of Appalachian Home Health Care 107 Tugaloo St Walhalla SC 29691 Mr Axel Henry Wahlstrom 85 of Charlotte died Jan 23 1995 at Presbyterian Hospital Memorial service is 8 pm Wednesday at Wilson Funeral Home Burial will be at a later date in Charlotte Memorial Gardens Visitation is 7 to 8 pm Wednesday Mr Wahlstrom a Sweden native was a baker He was a member of Oak-hurst Baptist Church Hawthorne Center Golden Years Club and the Thursday at First Methodist Club Survivors are his daugher Mrs Rita Mumbulo granddaughters Mrs Sharon Peshinski of Ellicott City Md Ms Teresa Mumbulo of Mount Holly Mrs Janet Hamm four greatgrandchildren companion Mrs Margaret Thomason Balfrey 70 SALISBURY Mrs Desta Gantt Butler 87 Mr Kenneth Elwood Goad 50 SHELBY Mr Thomas Devaney Bryant 74 Mr George William Greene 67 SHERRILLS FORD Ms Louetta Hil-debran 63 STATESVILLE Mrs Dorothy Collins Fleming 72 TAYLORSVILLE Mrs Judy Huffman Wilderdyke 44 WADESBORO Mr Bennie Gate-wood Jr 71 Mrs Nellie Lee Trea-daway Hinson 86 Mrs Bessie Talent Shaver 99 WINGATE Mrs Obie Huntley SOUTH CAROLINA DEATHS BLACKSTOCK Mrs Mattie Boul-ware Jordan 70 FORT MILL Mr James Canid Ferrell 82 JEFFERSON Mrs Gayle Ann Oliver 51 McCONNELLS Mr Raymond Wilkes 73 PAGELAND Mr Cornel Daniel Hinson 53 Ms Gladys A Pigg 81 ROCK HILL Mrs Winnifred Ahrens Grygas 79 Mrs Elizabeth "Lib" Burris 70 YORK Mrs Kathleen Humphries Griffin 75 Mrs Maybelle Wagner 75 of Charlotte died Jan 22 1994 at home There will be no funeral McEwen Funeral Home Charlotte chapel is in charge Mrs Wagner a native of Lawren-ceville Ga was a homemaker and a member of St Martin's Episcopal Church She was a former member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Atlanta Survivors are her husband Alfred sons Alfred Wagner Jr of Lilburn Ga James Wagner daughters Mrs Marcie Phillips of Douglasville Ga Mrs Charlotte Huckaby brother Clyde Griswell of Stone Mountain Ga sisters Mrs Corrine Deese of Stockbridge Ga Mrs Berta Lee Brooks of Atlanta eight grandchildren Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society 500 More-head St Charlotte NC 28202 or to Hospice at Charlotte 1420 7th St Charlotte NC 28204 Get maximum exposure with little expenditure on The Observer's SpoUghr page Attention-grabbing page location and promotionai stones featuring your business give you the visbilrty you want at a cost you can afford The Spotlight page publ sties each Tuesday For more rtormation or to reserve space cal Harold Teague at 358-5419 (The (Charlotte Putting People In Touch.