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10A CHARLOTTE OBSERVER WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 21 2020 CHARLOTTE Eleanor Baugher peacefully added her beautiful voice to the heavenly choir on Oc- tober 11, 2020. She was born on October 22, 1932 in Athens, AL. Eleanor was the daughter of Alvie and Addie Baugher. She is survived by her sister, Jane Bates, broth- er-in-law, Maurice and nephew, Alvie along with a group of beloved family and friends too large to list. For three years in the Eleanor was in the special investigation divi- sion of the Atomic Energy Division with the FBI in Washington.

She enjoyed the work but realized music was what she needed to be doing. She attended night school, then full- time college and netted two degrees, a in voice and sacred music and a in Fine Arts Education. Her first church music position at Dothan, AL lasted nine years during which she also organized and directed the Dothan Choral Soci- ety. She joined the Sardis Presbyterian church in 1979 as the Director of Music and remained there until her retirement in 1999, leading choirs, bells and youth community. Her infectious smile and characteristic high, quick laugh will be re- membered fondly by all.

The family would like to thank Dr. Honeycutt, Gil- lian and the amazing staff at Willow Brooke Court for the kindness, compassion and love they shared with Eleanor on her journey. Memorial contributions can be made to Sardis Presbyterian Church, 6100 Sardis Rd, Charlotte, 28270. Due to our changing times, there will not be a public service. Fami- ly will have a graveside service in Alabama.

Funeral arrangements are being made by J.B. Tallent Funeral Service Eleanor Dean Baugher CHARLOTTE Janice Ruth Martin, 72, of Char- lotte passed away Sun- day, October 18, 2020 at her home after battling cancer for 6 years. A native of Rutherford- ton, NC, Ms. Martin was born to the late Leander Martin and Marie Lewis Martin on August 26, 1948. She was a member of Hick- ory Grove United Method- ist Church in Charlotte.

Ms. Martin is survived by siblings, Van Martin, Joyce McLin; nephews, Dew- ey McLin, Jason Martin; niece, Holly Singer; great- niece, Issabella Martin; great-nephew, Stanton McLin; several aunts, cousins, special friends and Godson, Justin Bensing. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 22 at Hickory Grove United Methodist Church, 6401 Hickory Grove Charlotte with Reverend Phyllis Coates officiating. Interment will follow in Southern Bap- tist Church Cemetery in Rutherfordton. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1901 Brunswick Ave. Charlotte, NC 28207, cancer.org/about-us/ Online condolences may be made at www.wilson- funeralservices.com Janice R. Martin MINT HILL Tracey Joanne (Lucas) Poole, 49, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 15, 2020. She was born to Paul and Joyce Lucas in Dunn, NC. Tracey was employed in the comput- er industry, Lucas Lawn Landscaping and retail.

She is remembered for her love of her husband, family and everyone, animals and always willing to share a helping hand. Tracey is survived by her husband Geoffrey Brian Poole of 24 years, her mother Joyce Jane Lucas, and her brother Paul Douglas Lucas, Jr. She was preceded in death by her father Paul Douglas Lucas, and brother Thomas Edward Lucas. Funeral Service will be at 3pm Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Heritage Funeral Home Indian Trail. Online condolences can be made at www.heritagecares.

com. In lieu of lowers the family request donations to be made to the Humane Society of Charlotte. Tracey Joanne Poole Mecklenburg Charlotte, Eleanor Baugher Oct 11 J.B. Tallent FS Charlotte Charlotte, Sadie Boyd Oct 17 Grier Funeral Service, Charlotte Charlotte, Diane Conyers Oct 15 Grier Funeral Service, Charlotte Charlotte, Virginia Houston Oct 16 Grier Funeral Service, Charlotte Charlotte, Jerome Ladson, 66 Aug 24 Gilmore Mortuary, Charlotte Charlotte, Janice Martin, 72 Oct 18 Wilson FS Charlotte Charlotte, Oscar McNeill, 53 Oct 09 Gilmore Mortuary Charlotte Charlotte, Ruben Mendez, 44 Apr 19 Gilmore Mortuary, Charlotte Charlotte, Bess Peterson, 98 Oct 17 Harry and Bryant FH Charlotte Charlotte, Jerry Putnam, 76 Oct 12 Forest Lawn West Charlotte Charlotte, Frances Riley, 100 Oct 20 James Funeral Home, Huntersville Charlotte, Rebecca Speir, 73 Oct 17 Harry and Bryant FH Charlotte Charlotte, Najla Work, 24 Oct 16 Charlotte Charlotte, Johnsie Young, 79 Oct 18 Forest Lawn West Charlotte Concord, Marcia Bremser, 87 Oct 14 Wilkinson FH, Concord Cornelius, Martha Vance, 99 Oct 20 James Funeral Home, Huntersville Davidson, Hollis Cobb, 85 Apr 16 James FH Huntersville Fayetteville, Billy Watts, 87 Oct 10 Highland Fayetteville Gastonia, Larry Wood, 75 Oct 18 McLean FD, Gastonia Grover, Lawrence Bowen, 77 Sep 26 Robert Morgan FS, Shelby Huntersville, Judith Barboza, 76 Oct 18 Charlotte Kings Mountain, Deborah Walker, 62 Oct 18 Robert Morgan FS, Shelby Lawndale, Sadie Garver, 84 Oct 18 Robert Morgan FS, Shelby Mineral Springs, Victoria DiLallo, 67 Oct 18 Gordon Funeral Service, Monroe Mint Hill, Dennis Ackison, 88 Sep 26 Gilmore Mortuary, Charlotte Mint Hill, Karen Hungerford, 66 Oct 17 Gaskin Funeral Services, Matthews Mint Hill, Tracey Poole, 49 Oct 15 Heritage Indian Trail Monroe, Bill Brewer, 76 Oct 18 Gordon Funeral Service, Monroe Monroe, Joyce Hannah, 79 Oct 16 McEwen Funeral Home Monroe Newton, Robert Williams Oct 17 Bennett Funeral Service, Newton Shelby, Ruby Kidd, 86 Oct 09 Robert Morgan FS, Shelby Shelby, Richard Loomis Oct 12 Cecil M. Burton FH, Shelby Shelby, Frederick Malek, 60 Sep 29 Robert Morgan FS, Shelby Taylorsville, Robert Hone, 87 Oct 18 Bass-Smith Funeral Home, Hickory Washington, Nita Byrum Oct 15 Paul Funeral Home Washington York, Oradellis Sinclair, 90 Sep 24 Robert Morgan FS, Shelby South Carolina North Carolina DEATHS AROUND THE REGION The Charlotte Observer extends sincere condolences to those who have lost a loved one.

View obituaries online at www.charlotteobserver.com Contact our Obituaries Staff Monday through Friday at 704-358-5382 or 800-332-0686, ext. 5382. Bold listings indicate expanded obituaries also on this page. City, Name, Age ArrangementsDied on Morris Estate Drive. Morris also has about five pop-up stores in Charlotte and 100 stores across the country as a franchisor of Halloween Express stores.

is going to be an absolutely fantastic Hallo- Morris said. are doing very well across the country, both online and The biggest challenge as a wholesaler, Morris said, is that stores cut back on Halloween merchandise early on but now everybo- trying to order and putting a strain on his distribution center to keep up. He said Morris Cos- tumes ships about 20,000 packages a day worldwide, from Australia to Saudi Arabia. According to the National Retail Federation, more than 148 million U.S. adults plan to participate in Halloween- related activities and spend more than $8.05 billion, down from $8.78 billion last year, according to the website.

And people who are celebrating plan to spend $92.12 on aver- age, the most in 15 years, mainly on home deco- rations, candy and greet- ing cards. SAFELY TRICK-OR-TREAT Mecklenburg County health officials are dis- couraging people from going to haunted houses and large parties but say trick-or-treating can be done safely. The health department advises bagging candy individually for grab-and- go for less contact. And, even with a costume mask, a proper face cov- ering should be worn to avoid infecting others. Morris Costumes cus- tomer Ryan Hale said he still expects to see plenty of trick-or-treaters.

He said put candy separated in bags so peo- ple flood his door- step. try to do it the safest way we he said. STILL DRESSING UP Even without many new movies this year, Disney and DC comic costumes remain popular with chil- dren, according to Morris However, this year also has ushered in coronavirus costumes. The 500 hand sanitizer costumes sold out, Morris said. Also popular are toilet paper and COVID-19 beer bottle with mask costumes, he said.

Amy Morris said anoth- er difference this year is more peo- ple are buying costumes instead of renting. Spirit Halloween, which calls itself the largest Halloween retailer in the country, and has eight Charlotte area pop-up stores, said the top cos- tumes are Harley Quinn and Beetlejuice, as well as 2020-inspired hazmat and plague doctor costumes. Props to create and cos- tumes with wig mullets, eyebrow rings and flower crowns also are popular. National chain Party City, with several Char- lotte-area stores, said the No. 1 costume this year is like Mike Myers, Chucky and Pennywise, followed by gamer-themed like Fort- nite and Halo.

Also popular are every- day hero inspiration like doctors, nurses, fire- fighters and police offi- cers. And its top 10 list also includes and election-inspired themes. STORE SAFETY PROTOCOLS At Morris Costumes and Halloween Express stores customers can still try on costumes. Any costume or prop a person touches is held in quarantine for 48 hours, Amy Morris said. Customers also can try on latex masks, Scott Mor- ris said, with a disposable face mask.

The latex masks are disinfected before and after a custom- er tries them on. The stores also give free face masks to customers without one and follow social distancing guide- lines, Scott Morris said. Anyone uncomfortable going to the store can order online. Party City offers in- store, contactless mobile phone payments, and requires masks while shopping, according to the company. Curbside pick- up, same-day delivery and online shopping also are available.

Spirit Halloween has several in-store safety measures, such as wearing face coverings, social distancing markers, plastic shields at registers, in- creased disinfecting and store capacity limits, ac- cording to the company. agree (with cus- tomers), we all need Hal- loween now more than Steven Silverstein, Spirit Halloween CEO, said in a news release when stores reopened in August. Spirit Halloween, with 1,400 stores across the country, has teamed up with Instacart for same- day delivery. Chris Rog- ers, vice president of retail at Instacart, said searches for on In- stacart are up more than year-over-year. MORE BUSINESSES CELEBRATE Other businesses are getting into the Halloween spirit, too.

For the first time, Low- home improvement stores are offering trick- or-treating from 6-7 p.m. Oct. 22 and Oct. 29 with curbside, drive-thru at all stores to get candy and a small pumpkin. Families can visit Lowes.com/DIY to reserve a spot.

Krispy Kreme is offering a free doughnut to anyone wearing a costume on the holiday. And, Charlotte-based Belk announced Tuesday offering a way for customers to show their Halloween spirit through an online costume contest Oct. and a chance to win a store gift card. Customers are encour- aged to create costumes found both in-store and at home, and post photos on Instagram and Facebook, according to a company news release. Belk em- ployees also will dress in costumes and add treats to free store pickup orders during the contest.

MORE SEASONS TO CELEBRATE Naturally, Halloween is Morris biggest season of the year, but Morris expects to see an uptick with Christmas, too three times the amount as normal already for decorations. convinced Santa suit sales will be through the he said. More nativity scene and deco- ration drive-bys could be on tap because if people go out and do things, do it at home. Easter Bunny costume sales were the highest ever this year, Morris said, after cities and counties canceled egg hunts and people took pictures at home. is the type of thing this country needs, people out having a good Morris said.

Catherine Muccigrosso: 7043585198, JOSHUA KOMER Mike Hoffman, a longtime employee at Morris Costumes in Charlotte, works on an animated character display last week. FROM PAGE 1A HALLOWEEN Amy Morris AREDOING VERY WELL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BOTH ONLINE AND IN-STORE. Scott Morris, owner of Charlotte-based Morris Costumes system will be changed to reflect the new name, officials said. racism and inequity have no place in public libraries other than as recorded history to remind us how we got to this moment in Charlotte Mecklenburg Library CEO Lee Keesler said in the release an- nouncing the change. a trusted institution, we are committed to provid- ing an inclusive and wel- coming environment for everyone in our communi- The release did not cite any specific actions by the former governor.

Asked by the Observer, library spokeswoman Ann Stawski said in an email: change was recom- mended due to the former historic and documented actions that do not align with the li- current statement on racism and inequity and internal policies. are committed to ensuring every library is an inclusive, equitable and welcoming space for all residents of Mecklenburg In a 2006 interview, grandson John- ny Harris, who developed SouthPark mall, said he was surprised to hear detailed accounts of his grandfather as a leader of the That militant arm of the Demo- cratic Party kept black voters from going to the polls, sometimes by vio- lence, the Observer re- ported. In this library news release, Harris is quoted as saying: remain as committed to building a stronger Char- lotte-Mecklenburg today as we did when we gifted land more than 30 years ago for a needed library. family and Char- lotte Mecklenburg Library share a mutual pride in strengthening our commu- nity, and we recognize that our libraries are a wonderful benefit to coun- ty Harris said. Changing the library name was the first of nine planned removals, reloca- tions or renamings of throughout the 20-library system history, meaning or presence does not align with the Li- current position on racism and library officials said.

Keesler had convened an legacy to review commemora- tions and collectibles in the system. He also re- cently announced the formation of a racial equi- ty task force expand equity, diversity and in- clusion throughout the Library accord- ing to the release. In coming months, library staff will and relocate collectibles throughout the system as recommended by the according to this announcement. They include: AMorrison farm pho- tographs, circa at South- Park Regional Library, formerly Morrison. ABust and bronze med- allion of Civil War-era N.C.

Gov. Zebulon Vance in the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room. ABust of poet John Charles McNeil in the Robinson-Spangler Car- olina Room. ALithograph of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jack- son in the Robinson-Span- gler Carolina Room.

AArtwork from Charles in the Mint Hill Library. ABeaver Dam Planta- tion picture at Davidson Library. A Josephus Daniels Charitable Foundation plaque at Main Library. Daniels was a white su- premacist who bought The (Raleigh) News Obser- ver after it went bankrupt in 1894. He used the paper in 1898 foment fear and anger toward Blacks and to quell their growing influence at the time in local and state the newspaper previously reported.

AAdaptation of artwork at the South Boulevard Library. In September, N.C. University trustees voted to remove name from Morrison Hall, a dormitory on the cam- pus of the historically Black school, the Greens- boro News Record reported. In June, the University of North Carolina trustees voted to end the universi- 16-year moratorium on renaming campus buildings. The move was made to enable the renaming of buildings that originally honored white supremacists, including Morrison Residence Hall on the Chapel Hill cam- pus.

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