Funeral service for Mr. Wilson will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, February 4, 2012, in the chapel of Hankins & Whittington Funeral Service with Military and Masonic honors. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn West Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Presbyterian Hospice and Palliative Care, 324 N. McDowell St. Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28204.

Arrangements are in the care of Hankins & Whittington Funeral Service 1111 East Blvd. Charlotte, NC. Please share condolences online at www.hankinsandwhittington.com

Bernice Whitmire
Bernice Whitmire, of Charlotte NC, born April 9, 1938, departed this life January 26, 2012. A celebration of life and home going service will be held Saturday, February 4, 2010 at A.E. Grier Mortuary, 2310 Statesville Rd. Visitation 11:00 AM, funeral to follow at 12:00.

Elbert Lee Watson
Mr. Elbert Lee Watson, 82, of Charlotte died Thursday February 2, 2012 at Presbyterian Hospital Charlotte, NC. Born June 2, 1929 in Mecklenburg County he was a son of the late Furman C. Watson and Mattie Hopkins Watson. He was a self-employed residential contractor. Mr. Watson served the Lord his entire life. He was a charter member of Statesville Road Baptist Church and a charter member of Northdale Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, sang in the choir and was a Sunday school teacher.

Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Saturday February 4 in the Chapel of Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Bonnie Smith Watson, sons; Allen (Debbie) Watson, Bobby (Chona) Watson both of Mooresville, Billy (Denise) Watson of Rock Hill, Danny Watson of Charlotte; brother, James, Herman, Furman and Douglas Watson; sisters, Ruby Jackson and Sarah Cochrane; twelve grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his daughter, Michelle Shafie, brother, Charles Watson and sister, Edith Melton.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Northdale Baptist Church, 8104 Statesville Road, Charlotte, NC 28269.

Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Huntersville, NC is assisting the family. Friends may offer condolences to the family at www.raymerfh.com

Tommy S. Truesdale, Sr.
Mr. Tommy S. Truesdale, Sr., 70, of Charlotte died February 1, 2012 at Presbyterian Hospital-Main. Funeral will be Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 1pm with visitation one hour prior at Alexander Funeral Home.

Harold Dean Shippy
Harold Dean Shippy, 63, of Charlotte, died January 26, 2012. Funeral Saturday, 1pm; visitation 12-1pm, The Rock Worship Center. Brooks & Davis Funeral Home & Crematory entrusted.

Cleophus Hill
BELMONT -- Mr. Cleophus Hill of Belmont, passed on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Belmont. Visitation will be from 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Grace E. Hill; children, Keith E. Hill (Eva) of Charlotte, David J. Hill of Belmont, Carol Hill Williams of Charlotte, Cleophus Hill, Jr. of Charlotte, John Hill of Virginia, Coday Hill, and Terry Hill, of Charlotte; brothers, James Hill, Leroy Hill, and Walter Hill, all of Charlotte; sisters, Annie Grier of Durham, NC, and Carrie Hill of Charlotte; grandchildren, Erica Williams, Erin Hill, Catherine Hill, Maurice Hill and Katierie Hill and four great-grandchildren. Family will receive friends at 144 Weavers Glenn Place, Charlotte. Grier Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

Carrie Erwin
Carrie Erwin, 87, of Charlotte, died February 2, 2012. Service Saturday, 1pm; visitation 12-1pm, Steele Creek AME Zion Church. Grier Funeral Service entrusted.

Axel Dikkers
Axel Dikkers, 62, of Charlotte passed away Monday, January 30, 2012 in Hilversum, The Netherlands. He is survived by his wife, Shauna, and their two daughters Anneke and Marlies. He is also survived by his children Eline, Thijs and Axel and four grandchildren as well his brothers and sisters. Also surviving Axel, are his in- laws Les and Eudice Daly, Erin Daly and David Williamson and their sons Jasper and Alex. Axel was preceded in death by his parents, Willem and Herta Dikkers.

The family would like to thank the Association for Fronto Temporal Degeneration for their education, guidance and support as well as the extraordinarily compassionate people of Kliniek B, at Rembrandthof in Hilversum. A funeral is being held today in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Ann Baylor
Ann Baylor, 70, of Charlotte died January 26, 2012. Memorial service will be held Saturday, 1pm, February 4, 2012, Macedonia Baptist Church. A.E. Grier & Sons entrusted.

Peggy Joyce Austin McKnight
Mrs. McKnight of Charlotte, formerly of Beaufort, NC, passed away January 31, 2012. Peggy was born December 29, 1933 in Beaufort, NC to Lillian and Herman Austin. Preceding her in death was her husband, Tarver Elsworth McKnight, Sr. Surviving are her five children, Donna Bragg, Tarver Jr., Valerie Dulin, April Childers (Tony) and Sydney Kirk (Chuck); 8 grandchildren and 24 great- grandchildren. Memorial will be held Monday, February 6th, at 1:00 PM at the VA Memorial Cemetery in Salisbury, NC.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be sent to Hospice and Palliative Care of Charlotte Region, 1420 East Seventh Street, Charlotte, NC 28204.

Online condolences may be addressed to www.carolinafuneral.com. Carolina Funeral Service & Cremation Center is entrusted with the arrangements.

Kenneth Campbell
Mr. Campbell 79, of Charlotte, passed away January 31, 2012 at his home. Born in Mecklenburg County on December 21, 1932, Kenneth was the son of the late Edward and Dorothy (Pruitt) Campbell. He served with the US Air Force during the Korean War and worked as a salesman in the freight transportation industry. Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife Margaret Laye Campbell; 2 daughters Cynthia Hollar and Camille Campbell; brother Warren Campbell and sister Judy Griffin.

A private family service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to Presbyterian Hospice & Palliative Care, POB 33549, Chlt, NC, 28233-3549. Online condolences can be given at www.carolinafuneral.com. Carolina Funeral Service & Cremation Center is entrusted.00