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Mr. William Henry Sparks, 82, of Salisbury, died Monday, Feb. 19, 2007 at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury after a lengthy illness.
He was born on May 6, 1924 in Davie County to the late Henry Martin Sparks and Maggie Lee Hellard Sparks. He attended Davie County Schools and was a World War II veteran, leaving on Dec. 11, 1945 as a US Navy Shipfitter Third Class. He worked as an operating engineer on construction cranes. He was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers AFL-CIO Local 465C since July 27, 1960. He was a life member of Salisbury VFW Post 3006.
His wife, Mary Stanley Sparks, died in 1983. He was also preceded in death by 3 brothers, Gilbert, Thomas Jefferson and Donald “Dickie,” and by a sister, Emily Stimpson.
Survivors: a daughter, Ellie Jane Sparks Wallace of Salisbury; his brother, Bobby Sparks of Mocksville; 3 sisters, Helen Yokley, Doris McDaniel and Bobby Jo Bowens, all of Mocksville; and 2 granddaughters.
A private memorial service was planned.
Hazel Taylor Wagner
Hazel Taylor Wagner, 90, of Rutherfordton, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, at Hospice House of Rutherford County.
She was a native of Rutherford County, the daughter of the late Solon Lancaster Taylor and Bessie Pearl Lovelace Taylor. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Rutherfordton and taught high school for 27 years. A graduate of Bolling Green University in Kentucky, she was the first business teacher in Davie County at Mocksville High School when she moved here in 1938. She was also employed with the REA. She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Mocksville and the Davie County Retired Teachers Association. She lived on Sain Road in Mocksville from 1938-1995. She moved back to Rutherfordton after the death of her husband, Grant Sain Wagner.
Survivors: sisters-in-law, Sara Holland of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Ruth (the late Sam) Short of Winston-Salem, formerly of Mocksville.
The funeral service was conducted at 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at McMahan’s Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Dean Baughn officiating. The body was in the chapel one hour before the service. Burial was at 1 p.m. Monday in Rose Cemetery in Mocksville.
Memorials: Hospice of Rutherford, PO Box 336, Forest City, 28043; Gideons International, Rutherfordton Camp 3214, PO Box 1462, Ruther-fordton, 28139; or Rutherford-ton First Baptist, PO Box 839, Rutherfordton, 28139.
Grimes Flake Blackwood
Mr. Grimes Flake Blackwood, 67, of Springhill Drive, Cooleemee, died Monday, Feb. 26, 2007.
Mr. Blackwood was born April 9, 1939, in Davie County, to the late Fred Lanier Sr. and Magdalene Ellenburg Blackwood. He was a life time member of Cooleemee United Methodist Church, where he had been a Sunday school teacher and head of the trustees. Mr. Blackwood was a veteran of the U.S. Marines. He was retired from Hoescht-Celenese. Mr. Blackwood was a charter member of the Cooleemee Civitans and enjoyed carpentry work. He was dedicated to his family, friends and community and anything he took part in.
He was also preceded in death by a sister, Betty Sue Blackwood Glass; a brother, Fred Lanier Blackwood Jr.; and step-father, James Horton.
Survivors: his wife, Louise Barnes Blackwood of the home; a daughter, Gina Blackwood Wicker and husband Gene A. Wicker Jr. of Gibsonville; 2 sons, Kevin Flake Blackwood and John Randall Blackwood, both of Cooleemee; a sister, Peggy Blackwood and her husband, Sonny Foster of Cooleemee; 3 grandsons; and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 1, at Eaton Funeral Chapel, with the Revs. Perry Bradshaw and Shelby Harbour officiating. Burial will be in the Legion Memorial Park in Cooleemee with graveside military rites conducted by the Veterans of Foreign War Memorial Honor Guard. The family was to receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at Eaton Funeral Home.
Memorials: Cooleemee Methodist, PO Box 69, Cooleemee, 27014; or to Cooleemee Civitans building fund, c/o Edward Carter, 277 Pine Ridge Road, Mocksville.
Thelma Bernhard
Thelma Bernhard, 77, of South Bend, Ind., died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007 in her home.
She was born Feb, 28, 1929, in Davie County, to John and Minnie Reavis Anderson, as one of 8 brothers and sisters. She was a graduate of Farmington High School, where she lettered in basketball. Following high school, she went to nursing school where she was voted most outstanding student in her class by her peers. She served in the Navy where she received additional training as a nurse and was discharged as a lieutenant. She was proud of her service in the Navy. It was in the service that she met her husband at the time, Gerald Bernhard, who preceded her in death. After leaving the service they moved to South Bend where Thelma worked as an RN in Memorial Hospital for 35 years.
Survivors: 2 sons, Edward Earl (Monica) and Douglas John (Rachel); 3 grandchildren; 4 step-grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; 2 sisters, Lucille Plott of Mocksville and Lorene Frye of Williston, Fla.; as well as many nieces and nephews in North Carolina with whom she stayed close and considered her immediate family.
Services were at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, in Lakeside (Indiana) Baptist Church. The Rev. Vito Rulli, pastor of the church, conducted the services. Burial with military honors was at Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend.
Memorials: Memorial Health Foundation Children's Fund, 615 N. Michigan, South Bend, IN 46601. E-mail condolences: welshfh@yahoo.com.
Mary Frances Chaffin
Mrs. Mary Frances Tenny Beck Chaffin, 67, of Wagner Road, Mocksville, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem.
Mrs. Chaffin was born March 7, 1939, in Caswell County, to the late James Walter and Lela Burgess Beck. She retired in 2004, from Baker Furniture after 40 years of service and had been a bookkeeper for William R. Davie VFD for more than 25 years. Mrs. Chaffin was a member of Ijames Crossroads Baptist Church. She enjoyed watching her grandsons play baseball.
She was also preceded in death by a sister, Jessie Alline Misenheimer; and a brother, Jack Beck.
Survivors: her husband, Joe Tommy Chaffin of the home; a son, Donnie “Wormie” (Trish) Chaffin of Mocksville; siblings, Selma and J.S. Loflin and Johnny Beck, all of Denton, J.W. and Mary Ann Beck, David and Betty Beck, Richard and Mildred Ann Beck and Margaret E. Beck, all of Lexington and Diane and Don Houck of West Jefferson; 2 grandsons; 3 sisters-in-law, Marie Beck of Greensboro and Ruth (S.T.) Snow and Helen (A.C.) Ratledge, both of Mocksville; 2 brothers-in-law, Bobby Misehneimer of Lexington and Josh (Brenda) Chaffin of Mocksville; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
A funeral service was conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, at Ijames Crossroads Baptist Church, with the Revs. Billy Sloop and Alex Heafner officiating. The body was placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial was in the church cemetery. The family received friends Saturday, Feb. 24, at Eaton Funeral Home.
Memorials: cemetery fund at Ijames Baptist, 1038 Ijames Church Road, Mocksville; or to Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, 27103.
Shirley Minton Hamlet
Mrs. Shirley Minton Hamlet, 67, of Bermuda Run, died after a long battle with emphysema on Tuesday night, Feb. 20, 2007 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem.
She was born on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 1940, in Elizabeth City to Joseph Raleigh Minton and Minnie Shirley Umphlett Minton, now deceased. She was a graduate of Elizabeth City High School and attended Campbell College prior to graduating from East Carolina University in 1963. She retired from Piedmont Airlines/USAir and was a long-time member of Calvary Baptist Church, where she enjoyed her Sunday School classmates and was active in the Front Porch Ministry.
Survivors: her husband of 43 years, Reuben Hamlet of the home; her daughters, Stefanie H. McDaniel and husband Ron of Cooleemee, and Leigh R. Hamlet of Charlotte; a granddaughter; a special friend; a sister, Sandra M. Turner and husband Wayne of Suffolk, Va.; her brothers, Joseph R. Minton Jr. and John R. Minton of Belvi-dere; 8 nieces and 5 nephews.
A funeral service was conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23 at Calvary Baptist Church with Dr. Guy Hipp nad Pastor Will Toburen officiating. Burial followed at Rose Cemetery in Mocksville. The family received friends Thursday at Hayworth-Miller Kinderton Chapel.
Memorials: Hospice/Palliative CareCenter, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, 27103. Online condolences at www.hayworth-miller.com.
Gloria Jeanie Allen
Mrs. Gloria Jeanie Dyson Allen, 57, of County Line Road, Harmony, died Friday, Feb. 23, 2007, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
Mrs. Allen was born July 27, 1949, in Rowan County, to Thomas Leroy Sr. and Nannie June Gaither Dyson. She had worked at Lexington Furniture as plant nurse, also, for Dr. Mighon and Dr. Church and at Sampson’s Florist. Mrs. Allen was a member of New Union United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frankie “Cowboy” Cleveland Allen on Jan. 31, 2001.
Survivors: her parents of Mocksville; 2 sons, Terry (Tonya) Allen of Mocksville and Gary (Alisa) Allen of Harmony; a sister, Mary Ann (Wayne) Swisher of Harmony; a brother, Tommy (Alison) Dyson of Mocksville; a granddaughter; grandfather, Monzy Dyson of Mocksville; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, at New Union United Methodist Church, with Pastor Wayne Swisher and the Rev. Alvin Pope officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. The family received friends from Saturday, Feb. 24, at Eaton Funeral Home.
Memorials: general fund at New Union Methodist, c/o Brenda Bailey, 154 Hallander Drive, Mocksville; or American Cancer Society, 4-A Oak Branch Dr., Greensboro, 27407.
Hazel Shuler Hartman
Mrs. Hazel Shuler Hartman, 82, of Advance, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center after a lengthy illness.
She was born April 24, 1924 in Davie County to David Washington and Florence Atwood Shuler.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Alvin Edward Hartman; her sisters, Thelma Trent, Grace Flint and Eva Myers; and her brothers, Lester Shuler, Dwight Shuler and David Shuler. Mrs. Hartman was one of 21 children, part of who were half brothers and sisters.
Survivors: her daughter, Delilah Posey and husband Grady; her son, James Edward Hartman; 3 grandchildren; a sister, Frances Shuler Rentz of Mocksville; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and special friends.
A funeral service was held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26 at Hayworth-Miller Kinderton Chapel with the Rev. Robert Symanski and Wayne Rentz officiating. Burial followed at Advance United Methodist Church cemetery. The family received friends Sunday evening at the funeral home.
Dorothea Myrick Collins
Mrs. Dorothea Myrick Collins, 71, of Winston-Salem, died on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.
She was born April 7, 1935, in Etowah County, Ala., to William Archie and Reba Ledbetter Myrick.
Surviving: her husband of 54 years, Tommy Collins; 2 daughters, Deborah Booe and husband Early of Mocksville, and Sharon Collins of Winston-Salem; 4 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25 at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel, with Elder Early Booe officiating. Burial followed in Gardens of Memory in Walker-town. The family received Sunday at the funeral home before the service.
Memorials: Meals on Wheels of Senior Services, 2895 Shorefair Dr., Winston-Salem, 27105; or Mount Zion Holiness Church Building Fund, c/o Elder Early Booe, 168 William St., Mocksville.