Charles Norman “Buck” Suddreth, 74, of Math Place, Lenoir, NC died suddenly Saturday, July 1, 2006 at Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir. He was born September 17, 1931 in Caldwell County, NC, and was a son of the late Charles Erby Suddreth and Jesse Estes Suddreth. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Jean Stevens Suddreth. Buck served in the US Army 82nd Airborne during the Korean War. He was a retired employee of Broughton Hospital and then started his own landscaping business.

He is survived by sons, Charles Keith Suddreth and Gregory Kent Suddreth, both of Lenoir; a daughter, Melissa Epperson of Lenoir; brothers, Don Suddreth of Lenoir, and Burton Suddreth of Alexander County; sisters, Nell Craig, Shirley Murphy, Carol McDale, and Sharon Suddreth, all of Lenoir, and Iris Estes of Granite Falls, NC; two grandchildren; and his long time companion, Betty Beard of Lenoir.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 4, 2006 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with Rev. John Anderson officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday one hour before the service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Memorial and Tribute Processing Center, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216.

Lola Deal Mull, 101, of Autumn Care of Drexel, NC, and formerly of East Parker Rd. in Morganton, died Saturday, July 1, 2006 at the nursing home following a period of declining health. She was born July 22, 1904 in Burke County, NC, and was a daughter of the late Robert “Bob” Deal and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Rector Deal. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Edward Mull; a son, Rawlin Mull, grandchildren, Ronnie Barger, Jerry Stroupe, and Barry Mull; a step grandchild; a step great-grandchild; brothers, William, James, Clarence, Laythern, Ephriam, and Henry Deal; and sisters, Geneva Campbell, Pauline Houser, and Dulcine Houser. Lola was the oldest member of Mt. Home Baptist Church. In past years, she was an avid gardener and seamstress. While a resident of Autumn Care, Lola loved reading, and always had a book in her hand.

She is survived by sons, Alvin Mull of Morganton, and Howard Mull and wife, Eva of Florence, SC; daughters, Lucy Barger and husband, Ray, Beatrice Hensley and husband, Jack, and Rebecca “Becky” Mull and husband, Howard, all of Morganton; brothers, Jesse Deal of Valdese and John Deal of Morganton; a daughter-in-law, Ruby Mull of Madera, CA; grandchildren, Kay Davis, Steven Mull, Sandra Walker, Kathy Crowe, Michael Mull, Glynnis Mull, Daryl Mull, Cynthia Stroupe, Jana Shell, Beverly Stroupe, and Barbara McFalls; sisters-in-law, Katherine Mull and Bessie Mull, both of Morganton, and Blanche Mull of Newton, NC; 16 great grandchildren; 11 great great-grandchildren; 4 step-grandchildren; 10 step-great grandchildren; 2 step-great great grandchildren; and a special friend, Nonie Ross of Morganton.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m., Monday, July 3, 2006 at Mount Home Baptist Church with Rev. Jerry Gamble officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 6:00 until 8:00 pm at the Sossoman Funeral Home where the body will remain until placed in the church thirty minutes before the funeral hour. Memorial contributions may be made to Mt. Home Baptist Church Graceful Giving Fund, 2272 Mt. Home Church Rd., Morganton, NC 28655.

Ronald Gene Houser, 71, of Concord Street, Morganton, NC died Friday, June 30, 2006 at the Burke Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Valdese, NC after an extended illness. He was born June 28, 1935 in Canton Ohio to the late John Houser and Vada Bowers Houser. Mr. Houser was a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he had been stationed in Germany. He graduated from Louisville High School in1952 and later attended Kent State University. He was a self employed salesman.

He is survived by a son, Greg Houser and his wife, Robbin of Valdese; daughters, Beth Saunders and her family of Venice, FL, and Amy Houser and her family of Valdosta, GA; a sister, Janice Christner and her husband, Dale of Wake Forest, NC; a brother, Duane Houser and his wife, Joyce of Massillon, OH; grandchildren, Anthony Saunders of Venice, FL, Sarah Houser, Matthew Houser, Allison Houser all of Valdese, Anna Voigt of Valdosta, GA; and several nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life will be held 8:00PM Saturday July 8, 2006 at the Morganton First Church of God with the Reverends Donald Smith, Terry McGarrity and Duane Houser officiating.

Memorial gifts in Mr. Houser’s memory may be made to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care Inc., 1721 Enon Road, Valdese NC 28690, or to the American Cancer Society, 4-A Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro NC 27407. For their loving care, the family would like to give a very heart felt thank you to the staff at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care. Sossoman Funeral Home is assisting the Houser family with arrangements.

Shirley Brittain Mitchell, 69, of Morganton Long Term Care died Sunday, July 02, 2006, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center following a period of declining health. She was born in Burke County, NC on May 11, 1937 and was a daughter of the late Harry Lee Brittain, Sr. and Lura Mae Whitener Brittain. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husbands, Howard L. Morgan, Sr. and Billy E. Lane; brothers, Raymond W. Brittain, Harry L. Brittain, Jr., and Colin L. Brittain; and a sister, Margaret N. Brittain.

Shirley was a loving mother to sons, Howard L. Morgan, Jr. and his wife, Claudia, and Scott E. Lane and his wife, Rita, and to her daughter, Jayne Morgan Stewart, and her husband, Bill, all of Morganton. Also surviving are grandchildren, Ryan Morgan and his wife, Sarah, Kyle Morgan, Christy Lane Sprouse and her husband, Victor, Michael E. Lane, and Janae K. Chung Stewart, and a sister, Virginia B. Rogers, all of Morganton.

The funeral will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 4, 2006 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with the Reverends Jerry Gamble and David Orders officiating. Burial will follow at Glen Alpine Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Morganton Long Term Care Activity Dept., 151 Southview St., Morganton, NC 28655.

Margaret Mae Hallyburton, 90, of Morganton Long Term Care, formerly of 2336 Putnam Street, Morganton, NC, died Saturday, July 08, 2006 following a lengthy illness. Born in Rowan County, NC, on April 8, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Issac Tony Allman and Janie Melissa Harrison Allman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Robert Julius Hallyburton; two sons, Donald H. and Carroll R. Hallyburton; a sister, Sarah Whisenant; and three brothers, Robert, Leon, and Harrison Allman.

Margaret is survived by a son, Charles A. Hallyburton and wife, Kay, of Morganton; daughters, Margaret H. Causby and husband, Donald, and Diane H. Drewery and husband, Tim, all of Morganton; three grandsons, Robert S. Hallyburton, Maurice S. Hallyburton, and Carroll R. Hallyburton, Jr.; a great-grandson, Cody L. Hallyburton; a great-granddaughter, Karsen Reece Hallyburton; two step-great-grandchildren, Josh Autrey and Kaitlin Autrey; brothers, William Alfred Allman and Warren Allman, both of Morganton; and a sister, Ella Hudson of Morganton.

The funeral will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, July 10, 2006 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with Rev. Doug Woody officiating. Entombment will follow in Burke Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Cajah’s Mountain Baptist Church, 2145 Connelly Springs Rd., Lenoir, NC 28645 or to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1721 Enon Road, Valdese, NC 28690.

Velva Deal West, 74, of Sweetbriar Lane, Morganton, NC died Saturday, July 8, 2006 at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Burke County on April 11, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Henry Lee Deal and Ruth Campbell Deal.

Mrs. West is survived by her husband, Keith West of the home; two sons, Jhan Arlin West of San Diego, CA and Bruce Edward West of Las Vegas, NV; a daughter, Twila Jean Bennette of Chicago, IL; brothers, Paul Henry Deal of Morganton, Ted Gene Deal of Glen Alpine, NC; Nathan “Elmer” Deal of Kansas City, KS, and Wayne O.K. Deal of Morganton; sisters, Kaye Penley of Drexel, NC, Faye Hicks of Valdese, NC, and Susan Lennon of Icard, NC; two grandchildren, Keith Andrew West and Spencer Atwood West of San Diego, CA; and a number of nieces and nephews.

The memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, July 10, 2006 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with Rev. Mary Bess officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:30 until 6:00 at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the residence of Ted and Linda Deal, 108 Hennessee Street, Glen Alpine. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Attn: Office Manager, 4-A Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407.

Larry “Chum” Benfield, 48, of Huffman View Trail, Morganton, NC, died Monday, July 10, 2006 at his residence. Born May 28, 1958 in Burke County, NC, he is the son of Walter Jones Benfield and the late Mary Louise Mayfield. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his brother, Richard “Buddy” Benfield.

Chum is survived by his father and step-mother, Walter and Nora Benfield of Morganton; three brothers, Robert “Bob” Benfield, Lenoir Babe Benfield, and James “Lard” Benfield, all of Morganton; and two half-brothers, Tracy Benfield and Justin Benfield, both of Morganton.

The funeral will be held at 8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 13, 2006 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with Rev. Dean Presnell officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Mr. Sammy Lee Cook, 48, of Theron Street in Morganton died Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at Grace Hospital following a period of declining health. He was born on July 15, 1957 to Doris Jones McCoy and the late Leroy Cook. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a niece Angel Wright, and a grandfather, Jack Cook. Mr. Cook had attended the Golden Valley United Methodist Church and had worked at Ellis Hosiery.

In addition to his mother he is survived by his wife Georgia Hudson Cook, brothers Michael and Tim Cook, sisters Debra Bridges, Angela Honeycutt and Tammy Wright, two stepchildren, grandparents Rose Cook and Mollie Ebergene Burgess and a step father Ray McCoy.

Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Friday, July14, 2006 at Sossoman’s Colonial Chapel with the Reverend Michael Harrell officiating. Burial will follow at Burke Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6until 8 pm Thursday, July 13 at Sossoman Funeral Home.

William Blaine “Bill” Nantz, 68, of Flint Avenue, Morganton, NC died Thursday, July 13. 2006 at Grace Hospital. He was born February 6, 1938 in Burke Co, NC, and was a son of the late Carl Nantz and Pearl Baker Nantz. He was a former employee of Drexel-Heritage Furnishings, and a US Navy veteran.

Bill is survived by his wife, Judith Nantz of the home; and two daughters, Deborah Ivanez and Kathy LaFrenz, both of California.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, July 15, 2006 at the Morganton Church of Christ with Jeff Lovitt officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Sossoman Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Frank Sprouse, 71, of Lenoir, NC, and formerly of Morganton, died Thursday, July 13, 2006 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care Center in Lenoir following a period of declining health. He was born January 8, 1935 in Burke County, NC, and was a son of the late Calvin Sprouse and Dollie Mae Helms Sprouse. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Henry, Burley, and David Sprouse; and sisters, Joyce Pearson and Edna Holland. He was employed in the maintenance department for the Burke County School System and Western Piedmont Community College.

Frank is survived by a son, Wayne Sprouse of Morganton; a daughter, Reba Sprouse of Hickory, NC; a sister, Myrtle Lee Minton of Rhodhiss, NC; grandchildren, Jason Travis Kennedy, Alexa Leeann Sprouse, and Travis Cole Sprouse; a special friend, Mary Gragg of Lenoir; and his former wife, Jeannette Epley of Morganton.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 16, 2006 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with Rev. Junior Burns officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday one hour before the funeral hour.

Anne Kuhnen Carter, 86, of 109 Foothills Dr., Morganton, NC died Sunday, July 16, 2005 at Grace Heights following a period of declining health. She was born July 5, 1920 in Essen, Germany, and was a daughter of the late Theodore Kuhnen and Gertrude Barkhof Kuhnen. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roger C. Carter, Jr. Anne was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church where she served as a past president of the Ladies Guild. She also was a past president of the Morganton Women’s Club.

Anne is survived by a son, Roger C. Carter, III of Morganton; daughters, Carol Pelligrinelli and husband, Albert of Boca Raton, FL, and Christine Cates and husband, Timothy of Morristown, TN; grandchildren, David Pelligrinelli and wife, Daniela, and their children, Toni and Allina, Jack Pelligrinelli and wife, Lisa, Kelly Anne Cates, Susan Cates Rooney and husband, Paul, and Roger C. Carter, IV.

Memorial services will be held at 10 am, Wednesday, July 19, 2006 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with Father Kenneth Whittington officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 4-A Oak Branch Dr., Greensboro, NC 27404, or to the Salvation Army, PO Box 2786, Morganton, NC 28680.

Frances Stewart Buckley, 65, of Pea Ridge Road, Morganton, NC died Monday, July 17, 2006 at Grace Hospital following a period of declining health. She was born March 4, 1941 in Avery County, NC, and was a daughter of the late Charles Fletcher Stewart and Ruby Catherine Wise Stewart. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, Lacy Stewart and Dwight Stewart; and sisters, Virginia Rodriguez, Mary Cornette, and Mae Maloney.

Frances is survived by a son, Timothy Alan McLendon and wife, Gabi of Morganton; a granddaughter, Chelsey Frances McLendon of Morganton; brothers, Roy Stewart of Crofton, KY and Sam Stewart of Anniston, AL; sisters, Dorothy Andrews of Pineola, NC, Cora Adamson of Dawson Springs, KY, Joan Terry of Icard, NC, and Patsy Gurley of Glen Alpine, NC.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 20, 2006 at Calvary Assembly of God with Rev. Jerry Whisnant officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc.,1721 Enon Rd., Valdese, NC 28690. Sossoman Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Tina Marie “Punkin” Powell Wright, 35, went to be with the Lord at her residence on Saturday, July 22, 2006 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Duval County, FL on October 31, 1970 and was a daughter of the Marshall Lee and Sarah E. Powell, of Valdese. Tina was a graduate of Catawba Valley Community College and worked for many years as a substitute teacher with Burke County Schools. She was an avid decorator and scrapbooker and was a member of Valdese Church of God.

Surviving in addition to her parents are her husband, Jerry Wright, of the home; her daughters, Heather Wright and Brooklyn Wright, both of the home; her sister, Susan Powell Rector and her husband, Marty, and their sons, Rodney and Jody Rector, all of Connelly Springs; her maternal grandmother, Mary E. Winkler, of Morganton; and a host of other family and friends.

The funeral was held at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 2006, at Valdese Church of God with the Rev. Allen King officiating. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Park. The family received friends an hour before the funeral service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Heather and Brooklyn Wright Scholarship Fund, c/o Jerry Wright, 905 Powell Ave., Valdese, NC 29690. Sossoman Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.

When Ellen Holmdale arrived in Miami, FL in 1916, she was three years old and unaware her family – Adolph, Edna, and sister, Eugenia – were pioneers in that South Florida city. Ellen recalls, in her unpublished memoir, “Pioneering in Florida”, that it was the coldest day of the winter when she, sister Eugenia, and parents boarded the train for Florida. “We came from the snows of Minneapolis to a tropical paradise.”

Ellen thrived in the sunny climate, enjoying the sandy beach adjacent to the hotel her father operated. Years earlier, while managing a small resort hotel in the Montana mountains, Adolph Holmdale met Edna Woley of Chicago. They were soon married and settled in Minneapolis, MN. After several cold winters, they decided the opportunities for resort hotels on the newly developed Miami Beach were better and warmer than in Minneapolis. They took the recently completed Florida East Coast rail road to Miami. A new life adventure had begun.

Ellen was a Pisces, born March 9, 1913. She was always proud of her combination of Swedish and Scotch-English background and did not hesitate to remind friends that her father had graduated from the University of Uppsala in Stockholm, Sweden and came to America on a boat, seeking his fame and fortune, settling in Minneapolis.

Although Edna Woley was living in Chicago at the time she met Adolph, her family members were also pioneers in the early 1700’s when they settled in upstate New York. The Whalley family, respelled in America Woley, emigrated from England. They went first to Connecticut and later to Watertown, New York. Her family prospered in the coffee and mercantile trade. Her grandfather and father were both respected Doctors in Watertown.

As a young girl in Miami, Ellen lived in a new “storm proof” house near where the Orange Bowl is today. At that time the “bowl” was a swampy city park. She recalled many funny stories in her book of her life and some not so humorous, such as surviving the terrible hurricane of 1926. After graduating from Miami Senior High School, Ellen attended Florida Teachers College the forerunner of Florida State University. After completing a course in business she worked with the Hartford Insurance Company and later for a Doctor, who had a contract with Dade County to insure that the ladies of the evening were healthy. At the time prostitution and gambling were both legal in Florida. Her humorous stories were recorded in a recent article she wrote entitled “Working Girls.”

Ellen met her future husband Walter, while he was working his way through the University of Florida, delivering milk to her father’s hotel. Early morning courtship bloomed and they were married at Trinity Episcopal Church, Miami, in 1936. Their best friends, Norman and Mini O’Brian, were their attendants.

Walter and his father were in the window shutter business constructing awnings which could be closed for hurricane protection. Ellen quickly became involved in the daily activities of the Schwab Awning Company, later to become the Schwab Jalousie and Awning Company. During WW II, while Walter was serving as a Company commander with the Fifth Air Force in the Pacific, Ellen continued to operate the business while keeping up with two small children Hank and Ed. After the war during the 1950’s and 1960’s the company prospered. Many projects were completed for the US Navy in the Middle East and in the Pacific. Ellen was an important part of the success of the business.

During the war, Ellen made several trips to North Carolina where her father was managing a hotel in Hendersonville. She fell in love with the mountains and continued to make trips to Asheville, Black Mountain, and Hendersonville. Later, the family owned a summer cottage in Maggie Valley.

After retirement Walter and Ellen built a home in Morganton, NC on Mimosa Hill, where they lived for many years. They were especially proud of the home because it had been built by their son, Jim, who, after finishing at Georgia Tech, became a builder of fine homes in Morganton and was designed by their son Henry, an architect in Atlanta.

Sickness led them to Asheville where medical attention for Walter was more readily available. Still very active, they enjoyed their home near Mirror Lake and entertained neighbors and children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. After the death of her husband in 1999, Ellen lived with her son, Edward and his wife, Sue in Arden, NC in a town home built for her by Edward. With the passage of time she grew less active and relocated back to Morganton. She lived quietly at Grace Ridge retirement community until her death. Ellen Foster Holmdale Schwab passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on July 22, 2006.

Ellen is survived by her three sons, Walter Henry Schwab, Jr. of Atlanta, Edward Charles Schwab and his wife, Sue of Asheville, and James Carl Schwab and his wife, Elizabeth of Morganton. She has six grandchildren, Walter Henry Schwab, III, Robbie Ellen Stadter, Margaret Bentley, Susan Schwab, Carrie Schwab, and Michael Schwab; and five great grandchildren, Laura Stadter, Matthew Stadter, Daniel Stadter, Lauren Bentley, and Emily Bentley.

Following Ellen’s cremation a memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 27, 2006 at Grace Episcopal Church in Morganton with the Reverend Bruce Walker presiding. The family will receive friends at the church starting at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Options Victims Assistance Program, P. O. Box 2512, Morganton, NC 28680. Written condolences may be sent to 101 River Ridge Dr., Morganton, NC 28655. Sossoman Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Raymond Ivan Poteat, 84, of Conley Rd., Morganton, NC died Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at his residence following a period of declining health. He was born May 20, 1922 in Burke County, NC, and was a son of the late Fred Poteat and Rosa Landreau Poteat. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Floyd, Harold, and Hubert “Rass” Poteat; and sisters, Ruby Poteat and Irene Christian. He was a US Merchant Marine veteran, and served during World War II. Raymond was a retired employee of J. A. Jones Construction in Charlotte.

Raymond is survived by his wife, Arlene Browning Poteat of the home; a sister, Sadie Cuthbertson of Morganton; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 27, 2006 at Oak Grove Baptist Church with the Reverends Joseph Browning and Darren Browning officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6:00 until 7:30 pm at Sossoman Funeral Home where the body will remain until placed in the church thirty minutes before the funeral hour. Memorial contributions may be made to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Inc., 1721 Enon Rd., Valdese, NC 28690.

Faye Nell “Polly” Setzer, 61, of the Houston House, Union Mills, NC died Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at McDowell Hospital in Marion after a sudden illness. She was born September 10, 1944 in Burke County, NC, and was a daughter of the late Lawrence Setzer and Ethel Wolfe Setzer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Auburn Setzer. Polly was a member of Drexel First Baptist Church.

She is survived by brothers, Woodard Setzer of Gulf Shores, AL and Charles Setzer of Drexel, NC; a sister, Katherine Setzer of Birmingham, AL; and cousins in Catawba County, Millard Gibson, Jynell Deal, and Pat Gibson.

Graveside services will be held at 4:30 p.m., Friday, July 28, 2006 at Drexel Memorial Park with Pastor Carl Warren officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Sossoman Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Vergie Pauline “Polly” Barrier, 73, of 2722 Barrier Loop, Morganton, NC died Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC following a brief illness. She was born March 9, 1933 in Watauga County, NC, and was a daughter of the late Ralph and Bessie Isenhower Canter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Lillie Mae Deardorff. Vergie was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Morganton.

She is survived by her husband, Harold W. Barrier of the home; sons, Wayne Barrier of the home, and Kenneth Harold Barrier and wife, Cindy, of Morganton; grandchildren, Christopher Harold Barrier of Greenville, SC, Scott G. Barrier of Granite Falls, NC, and J. Mark Barrier of Morganton; brothers, Frank Canter of West Jefferson, NC, and Virgil Canter of Boone, NC; and sisters, Beatrice Scates, Eva Lee Scholtz, and Mary Ruth Canter, all of Lexington, Ethel Greer of Morganton, Vera Lee Canter, Phyllis Church, and Barbara Ann Miller, all of Boone, NC, and Hazel Dancy of Vilas, NC.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, July 29, 2006 at the First Assembly of God Church with Rev. J. D. Mallory officiating. Burial will follow at Burke Memorial Park. The body will lie in state for one hour before the service at the church. At other times, the family will be at the residence, 2722 Barrier Loop, Morganton. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Assembly of God Sanctuary Fund, PO Box 1458, Morganton, NC 28680. Sossoman Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.