April 8, 2005

Edward Richard Balice

Mr. Edward Richard Balice, 54, of Blackberry Road, Lenoir, N.C., died Wednesday, April 6, 2005, at home.

He was born May 12, 1950, in Wayne County, Michigan, to Teresa Laseva Balice and the late Pasquale Balice.

Mr. Balice was a self-employed mechanic and a member of Yadkin Baptist Church in Lenoir.

Survivors include his wife, Madeline Lepoudre Balice; his mother, Mrs. Teresa Balice; and two brothers, Eugene Balice and Patrick Balice, all of Michigan.

A memorial service will be held Saturday morning at 11 o’clock at Yadkin Baptist Church, with the Rev. Robert Livingston officiating.

Greer-McElveen Funeral Home in Lenoir is in charge of the arrangements.

Lillian Turner Sellers

Mrs. Lillian Turner Sellers, 84, of Milton Brown Heirs Road, Boone, died Tuesday afternoon, April 5, 2005, at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation.

She was born in Greenville, S.C., Sept. 4, 1920, a daughter of the late Nathan and Tempie Elizabeth Jones Turner.

Mrs. Sellers was retired from Belk’s, where she had worked for 20 years. After retiring from Belk’s, Mrs. Sellers owned and operated Loretta’s Flowers in Huntersville for 20 years. She was a member of Independence Hill Baptist Church in Huntersville.

Survivors include one daughter, Barbara Woodrow and husband, Larry, of Boone; two sons, Ronald Blaine Sellers and wife, Linda, and Donald Wayne Sellers and wife, Billie, all of Huntersville, N.C.; one sister-in-law, Ella Mae Turner of Stanfield, N.C.; three granddaughters, Julie Sellers of Cornelius, Allison Sellers of Huntersville, and Beverly Woodrow Carroll of Newnan, Georgia; two grandsons, Blaine Sellers of Huntersville and Randy Woodrow and wife, Kim, of Boone; four great-grandchildren, Olivia B. Carroll, Lindsay D. Carroll, and Shane P. Carroll, all of Newnan, Ga., and Mason Woodrow of Boone.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Marshall Haywood Sellers; one sister, Velma Turner; and two brothers, Amos Leroy Turner and Jim Turner.

Graveside service and burial will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock at Independence Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, 10220 East Field Road in Huntersville, with the Rev. Tim McCoy officiating.

The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7-8:30 at the Raymer Funeral Home in Huntersville.

Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Raymer Funeral Home are serving the Sellers family.

George M. Triplett

Mr. George Monroe Triplett, 88, of 529 George Triplett Road, Blowing Rock, died Wednesday morning, April 6, 2005, at Watauga Medical Center.

He was born Nov. 9, 1916, in Blowing Rock, Watauga County, to the late Arthur Lorenzo and Betty Greene Triplett.

Mr. Triplett was a retired truck driver from Broyhill Furniture Company and a member of Perkinsville Baptist Church.

Survivors include three daughters, Barbara Wilcox and husband, Bob, of Blowing Rock, Betty Martha Triplett of Boone and Linda Horton of Wilkesboro; five granddaughters, Dawn Boyter of Boone, Melinda Shepherd of Orangeburg, S.C.; Abbitha Berry of Whitsett; Amy Rowell of Clemson, S.C. and Daphne Genberg of Morganton; two grandsons, Jim Horton of North Wilkesboro and Chris Horton of Wilkesboro. He is also survived by six great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Susan Winkler Triplett; a sister, Mrs. Mozella Estes; and a brother, W. Frank Triplett.

Services were conducted this afternoon (Friday) at 3 p.m. at Perkinsville Baptist Church in Boone, officiated by the Rev. Harold Bennett. Burial followed in Mount Lawn Memorial Park & Gardens.

Memorial contributions may be made to Perkinsville Baptist Church, 274 Jefferson Road, Boone, N.C. 28607.

Hampton Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

Joseph Phipps Worth

Mr. Joseph Phipps Worth, 80, of Jefferson, N.C., died Wednesday afternoon, April 6, 2005, at Ashe Memorial Hospital.

He was born in Ashe County on Nov. 4, 1924 to the late Joseph Cox Worth and Ina Phipps Worth.

Mr. Worth was a 2nd Lieutenant of the Army Air Corp and Army Air Reserves from 1944-1945 during World War II. He served at Shaw Field, Sumter, S.C., Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, Fla., Seymore Johnson Field, North Carolina and Brook Fields, Texas.

He graduated from North Carolina State University in 1951 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Worth was employed by Lockheed Aircraft in Marietta, Ga., International Resistor Corporation (IRC) in Boone, N.C.; Kiddes Textiles in Charlotte, N.C. and TRW Corporation in Boone, N.C.

Survivors include his wife, Darrell Johnson Worth of Britthaven in North Wilkesboro; a daughter, Veronica Gail Worth of Honolulu, Hawaii; two sisters, Jenny Clyde Hightower of Jefferson and Ina Ruth Hurley and husband, Gayle, of Jefferson; a brother, David Thomas Worth of Berlin, Germany; and several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Jefferson United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Keith Franklin and the Rev. Louis Poug officiating.

Condolences may be made to the family at www.boonefuneralhome.com

Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of the arrangements.

April 6, 2005

Charlene Blanning Scott Goodwin

Mrs. Charlene Blanning Scott Goodwin went to her eternal home on March 20, 2005.

Mrs. Goodwin was born April 11, 1913 , in Deerfield Beach, Fla., to Charles Blanning Scott and Elizabeth Johnson Scott, Florida pioneers. 

Mrs. Goodwin’s early schooling was in Deerfield and Pompano; graduating from Vero Beach High School in 1930.  She was a charter member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority at Stetson University, Deland.  Upon graduation she taught at Vero Beach Elementary School.  Mrs. Goodwin and Mrs. Homer O’Neal (Bobbie) were the original proprietors of The Vanity Dress Shop in Vero.

In 1935 Charlene Scott married W.R. (Doc) Goodwin, who joined her father in the farming and cattle business.

Mrs. Goodwin was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Ft. Pierce for 63 years, including the Berean and Christian Fellowship Sunday School Classes and United Methodist Women.  She was a long time member of the Capron Trail Garden Club and Ruth Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Charles Winston and Sylvia Davis Goodwin of Moore Haven, Fla., and daughter and son-in-law, the Rev. Joseph (Bud) Howell and Beth Goodwin Howell of Banner Elk, N.C.; five grandchildren, Winston Goodwin, Jr. of La Belle, Fla., Chris and Mark Goodwin of Moore Haven, Keith Howell of Slidell, La., and Ileta Howell Silvia of Vero Beach, Fla.; eleven great grandchildren, Lane and Garrett Goodwin, Lake and Landon Goodwin, Gracie and Ellie Goodwin, Kenny, Andy, and Alisa Howell, Michael and David Silvia; sisters-in-law, Mary Ruth Giger and Lois Goodwin; brother-in-law, T.R. Goodwin; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Those desiring to make a memorial contribution are encouraged to consider The First United Methodist Church, 616 Orange Ave., Ft. Pierce, Fla. 34950 or The Florida United Methodist Children’s Home, PO Box 6299, Deltona, Fla. 32728-9988.

Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home of Newland is serving the Goodwin family.

William Dean “Bill” Harmon

Mr. William Dean “Bill” Harmon, 66, of Harmon St., Morganton, N.C., died Sunday, April 3, 2005, at Grace Hospital following a period of declining health.

He was born March 17, 1939 in Watauga County, N.C., and was a son of the late Charlie Monroe Harmon and Virginia Glenn Harmon.

Mr. Harmon was an employee of Dixie Container and later retired from P.C.A. He was a member of Morganton Freewill Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Leona B. Harmon; children, Marie Netherton and husband, Jimmy, Becky Beam and husband, Wayne, and Dean Harmon, Jr. and wife, Emma, all of Morganton; Lisa Houser and husband, Russell, and Tammy Maltas and husband, Terry, all of Clinton, Ohio; brothers, Rev. J.D. Harmon, Charlie Harmon, and Carl Harmon, all of Asheboro, N.C.; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Victor Harmon of Ohio.

Services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church in Cove Creek, (Watauga County), with the Rev. Carl Wilson and the Rev. J.D. Harmon officiating. Burial will follow in the Harmon Family Cemetery in Boone.

The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at Sossoman Funeral Home, where the body will remain until placed in the church one hour prior to the service.

Sossoman Funeral Home in Morganton, N.C., are in charge of the arrangements.

April 4, 2005

Floy Lee Millsaps Arnold

Mrs. Floy Lee Millsaps Arnold, 66, of Stone Mountain Road, Vilas, died Friday morning, April 1, 2005, at Glenbridge Health Care in Boone.

She was born Oct. 6, 1938 in the Bethel community of Watauga County, a daughter of Melvin and Georgia Walker Millsaps.

Mrs. Arnold was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church. She was a licensed practical nurse at Blackwelder Hospital in Lenoir for 28 years and returned to Watauga County to work at Glenstone Nursing Home, now Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation, where she worked for 17 years.

Survivors include her husband of 48 years, Jady Charles Arnold; her mother-in-law, Lenatha Arnold of Mountain City, Tenn.; a sister-in-law, Ann Van Noppen Millsaps of Boone; two nephews, Robert Millsaps and wife, Mary, of Indiana and Mark Arnold of Mountain City, Tenn.; one niece, Melissa May of Mountain City, Tenn.; three aunts, Rose Edna Eggers of Johnson City, Tenn., Leo Rash of Elizabethton, Tenn. and Adalee Robinson of Mountain City, Tenn.; and one uncle, Hugh Walker of Mountain City.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Georgia Walker Millsaps; one son, Freddie Charles Arnold; two brothers, Charles and Jack Millsaps; and two sisters, Lucille and Juanita Millsaps.

Services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Bethel Baptist Church, officiated by the Rev. Dan Rosser and the Rev. Burl Greer. The body will lie in state at the church from 1-2 p.m. Burial will follow in the Millsaps Family Cemetery.

Flowers are appreciated or the family suggests memorials to the Millsaps Family Cemetery, in care of Jady Arnold, 110 Stone Mountain Road, Vilas.

The family received friends Sunday evening from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Austin & Barnes Funeral Home.

Austin & Barnes Funeral Home is serving the Arnold family.

Edwin Bingham Taylor

Mr. Edwin Bingham Taylor died Friday, March 18, 2005.

He was born Sept. 2, 1939, in Boone, N.C., the son of the late Charles Gordon and Virginia Bingham Taylor. He was also preceded in death by a brother, John Bynum Taylor; and a sister, Lu Ann Taylor.

Edwin attended Appalachian Elementary and High Schools, and he graduated from Appalachian State Teachers College in 1962. He taught world history and physical education at Beaver Creek High School in West Jefferson, N.C., for nine years. He was named Ashe County’s Outstanding Young Educator in 1967. While he was a dedicated and demanding teacher and women’s basketball coach, his greatest interest and love was coaching football. His teams enjoyed 3 undefeated seasons, culminating with a NCHSAA, Class AA Western Division Runner-up Trophy in 1968. The young men on those teams were like sons to him before and after his own sons were born.

After leaving teaching and coaching in 1970, Edwin went into business with his father and brother, Charles, and, later, he became sole owner of Boone Auto Exchange. For over 34 years, he prided himself upon dealing with people fairly and honestly.

Second only to his family was Edwin’s love of golf. He was an avid golfer, and among his closest friends were the men with whom he played at Boone Golf Club in the summer and wherever they could find a warm day in winter. He also  participated in many club and charity tournaments.

Edwin was a member of Grace Lutheran Church of Boone, having served on the Church Council when plans were made for the new sanctuary. The Church’s rose window was a source of great joy and comfort to him.

He was a strong supporter of ASU basketball and football and the Yosef Club.

Edwin was a loving husband, father, brother, and uncle and proud Pop to his grandchildren. He was a loyal and generous friend, and he had great appreciation of nature, particularly rainbows, spring, and the sunsets of the North Carolina mountains.

Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Peggy Davis Taylor; two sons, David and wife, Kenya, of Greenville, S.C., and Drew and fiancee, Polly Dugger, of Boone, N.C.; two grandchildren, Grace and Davis Taylor of Greenville, S.C.; two brothers, Charles G. Taylor and wife, Carolyn, and Thomas G. Taylor and wife, Cindy, of Boone, N.C. He is also survived by a sister-in-law, Susan Tate Taylor Carter of Banner Elk, N.C.; and a brother-in-law, Larry Davis of Marion, Va. A number of nieces, nephews, and cousins, including Katherine Taylor of Valle Crucis, N.C., also survive.

Pastor Tim Smith officiated at private graveside services at the Taylor-Mast Cemetery in Valle Crucis on Monday, March 21, 2005. The service concluded with the exalting sounds of a Scottish bagpiper playing Edwin’s favorite hymn “Amazing Grace.”

Memorial contributions may be made to the Troutman Foundation, Grace Lutheran Church, 115 East King Street, Boone, N.C. 28607, or a charity of one’s choice.

Edwin’s family wishes to acknowledge each act of kindness shown to him and to them during his long illness and following his death. They are particularly grateful to T. Flynt Gray, III, who was Edwin’s doctor and friend, and the nurses and doctors of Watauga Medical Center who cared for him in a most professional manner, yet with such kindness and gentleness. The family is so very appreciative to Mr. Barney Hampton for his guidance and concern. They also wish to thank Pastor Tim Smith for his compassionate vigil with Edwin in his final illness and his comforting words to Edwin’s family before and after his death. The numerous phone calls, prayers, and beautiful cards have been such a welcome source of solace to his family.

Cancer Is Limited

It cannot cripple love.

It cannot shatter hope.

It cannot corrode faith.

It cannot eat away at peace.

It cannot destroy confidence.

It cannot kill friendship.

It cannot shut out memories.

It cannot invade the soul.

It cannot reduce eternal life.

It cannot quench the spirit.

It cannot lessen the power of the Resurrection.

(Author Unknown)

Violet Calloway Williams

Mrs. Violet Marsha Calloway Williams, 91, of 9476 Highway 194 North, Todd, wife of the late Thomas Elemn Williams, died Friday evening, April 1, 2005, at Watauga Medical Center.

She was born Jan. 12, 1914, in the Three Top community of Ashe County, to the late William T. and Mattie Maxwell Calloway.

Mrs. Williams was a retired waitress from Broyhill Inn & Conference Center in Boone and a member of the former Boulevard Methodist Church in Statesville.

Survivors include one daughter, Alice Lee Brown and husband, Harry Neal Brown, of Paint Lick, Kentucky; and one son, Tommy E. Williams, Jr. and wife, Rebecca, of Todd; two grandsons, Benjamin Brown and wife, Sunny, of Brownsville, Texas and Shannon Williams of Todd;  three granddaughters, Shelly Williams Helms and husband, Doug, and Kelley Williams Harrison and husband, Eric, all of Todd, and Jennifer Brown Witko and husband, Jim, of Halifax, Va.; four great-grandchildren, including Christopher and Virginia Elaine Harrison, both of Todd; and one nephew, Eugene Calloway and wife, Darlene, of Todd.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Percy Calloway and Willie Calloway.

Services were conducted this morning (Monday) at 11 o’clock at Hampton Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by the Rev. Keith Miller. Burial followed in the Calloway Cemetery in Todd.

Hampton Funeral Service was in charge of the arrangements.