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ObituariesCharles RappHUNTERSVILLE – Charles A. Rapp,76, of Huntersville, died Jan. 5 at hishome.Born in Nicholas County, W.Va., Mr.Rapp was a son of Sarah Martin Rappand the late Clyde Arnett Rapp.Survivors, in addition to his mother,include his wife, Hilda; son, Gary, andwife, Julie, Huntersville; brother, CarlosRapp, Northeast, Md.; sisters JeannetteJacot, Seminole, Fla., and AnnetteKingston-Smith, Queenstown, NewZealand; and three grandchildren.A funeral service was held Jan. 7 atRaymer Funeral Home, conducted bythe Rev. Bobby Blanton. Burial was private.Memorials: Hospice of Lake Norman,705 Griffith St., suite 203, Davidson,NC 28036 or Lake Norman BaptistChurch Scholarship Fund, 7921 SamFurr Road, Huntersville, NC 28078.Ethel LuczykDAVIDSON – Ethel Steele Luczyk,86, of Davidson, died Saturday, Jan. 9,at her home.Born July 26, 1923, Mrs. Luczyk wasa daughter of the late Jack and SadieMorgan Steele.Retired from Ace Hardware, she was amember of the Lions Club and Daughtersof the American Revolution.Her husband, John Francis Luczyk,and son, John Francis Luczyk Jr., precededher in death.Her brother, Joe Steele, Davidson survivesher.A funeral service was held Monday,Jan. 11, at Raymer Funeral Home,Huntersville, with burial at Gold HillUNMC Cemetery in Gold Hill.Christine SpencerMOORESVILLE – Christine FrancesSpencer, 55, of Mooresville, died Saturday,Jan. 9.Daughter of Edgar Spencer, Berwick,Pa., and the late Frances Spencer, shehad been a scorer and employee withvarious NASCAR teams for more than30 years.Survivors, in addition to her father,include brothers Edgar Spencer Jr.,Berwick, Pa., Jimmy Spencer, Cornelius,and Paul and Gary Spencer; andsisters Justine Sinagra, New London,Conn., and Pamela Spencer, Berwick,Pa.A memorial service was held Monday,Jan. 11, at Raymer Funeral Home,Huntersville.Memorials: Prepare International-Africa, a ministry to orphans in SouthAfrica, 1530 12th Fairway Drive Concord,NC 28027 or Victory JunctionGang, 4500 Adam’s Way, Randleman,NC 27317.Charlie KelleyHUNTERSVILLE – Charles GatesTh e He r a l d We e k l ydeathsKelley, 93, of Charlotte, died Jan. 9 atOlde Knox Commons at The Villages ofMecklenburg.Born June 16, 1916, in Charlotte, Mr.Kelley was a son the late Charles Williamand Willie Gates Kelley. He livedin Charlotte most of his life. After heretired, he and his wife, Becky, movedto Garden City, S.C., where they livedfor 26 years before returning to Huntersvillein 2000.He graduated from Central HighSchool where he played baseball. Hestarted caddying for golfers at CarolinaGolf Club, later Carolina CountryClub, and became a scratch golfer,winning tournaments throughout theSoutheast.Mr. Kelley worked in textile chemicalsales with Borne Chemical Co. his entirelife.His wife, Rebecca T. Kelley, precededhim in death.Survivors include daughters Judy Parrottand husband, Buddy, Cornelius, andPat Power and husband, Jan, Denver;son, Mike Kelley and wife, Janice, Pensacola,Fla.; six grandchildren; and eightgreat-grandchildren.A graveside service will be held at 2p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at Forest LawnWest, Charlotte. Raymer Funeral Homeis in charge.Memorials: American Heart Association,222 S. Church St., Charlotte, NC28202; Alzheimer’s Association, 3800Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215or American Diabetes Association, 1820E. 7th St., Charlotte, NC 28204.Jacqueline CormierDAVIDSON – Jacqueline Ries Cormier,86, of Davidson, died Jan. 9.Born in East St. Louis, Ill., in 1923,she lived in the Chicago area until the1950s, when she moved to Miami to bewith her family. In Miami, she workedas a BellSouth telephone operator for30 years. She remained in Miami afterretiring to care for her mother, who livedto age 97.In 1997, she moved to North Carolinato live with son Carl Bleeker andhis wife, Nee Nee. She helped to raisebrothers Kelley and Shane Montoya.Survivors include daughter, CherieArlin, Reno, Nev.; sons Glenn Bleeker,Miami, and Carl Bleeker and wife, NeeNee; two grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren;and three “extendedgrandchildren.”A funeral service was held Wednesday,Jan. 13 at Raymer Funeral Home.Memorials: Hospice and PalliativeCare of Lake Norman or Davidson FireDepartment, P.O. Box 579, Davidson,NC 28036. qwww.huntersvilleherald.com The Herald Weekly • Jan. 15-21, 2010 • Page 21