Asheville Citizen-Times from Asheville, North Carolina • Page 13

ASI IEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES State executes David Brown for pair of 1980 murders THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RALEIGH The brother of a Pinehurst woman brutally hacked to death, along with her 9-year-old daughter, said he wished the man executed Friday for the crime could be put to death again. David Junior Brown, 61, died by lethal injection at 2:21 a.m. for the slayings of Shelly Diane Chalflinch, 26, and her daughter, Christina, in 1980. Brown and Chalflinch were co-workers at the Pinehurst Hotel and lived in the same employee apartment building. "My only regret is that we cannot bring him back alive so we can execute him again," said Larry Frye, the brother of the victim.

"As far as I'm concerned, may David Junior Brown not rest in peace for what he did to my sister and niece 20 years ago. I had to look at my sister and niece in body bags." Brown, who changed his name in prison to Dawud Abdullah Muhammad said in his last "0 Allah, 0 Allah, condemn and lay a curse upon the killers of Dawud Abdullah Muhammad. "Cursed be the people who did injustice to me and cursed be the people who heard this and were pleased." But Brown's daughter said after watching her father die My father was a compassionate man," said Brown's daughter, Toswayia Mosley. "But most of all, my father was an innocent man. He was punished for a crime he did not commit." Brown's lawyers argued to courts and Gov.

Jim Hunt that Brown was innocent and had been set up. They pointed to judges' statements that the prosecutor's conduct was questionable in refusing to disclose some evidence that may have shown someone else was the killer. Prosecutors said the evidence pointed directly at Brown, esjecial-ly his silver signet ring that was found inside the body of Chalflinch. A knife tip similar to ones Brown used as a hotel cook was found at the crime scene and his bloody partial palm print was found on the victim's wall. On Thursday, the U.S.

Supreme Court denied Brown's petitions to stop the execution and Hunt denied his appeal for clemency. Brown was wheeled into the execution chamber, watched by the former district attorney who convicted him, a retired state investigator and four male members of Chalflinch's family. Brown was the fourth prisoner executed this year in North Carolina and the 15th since capital punishment was reinstated in 1977. He was the second black man executed since 1977. Another execution is scheduled Dec.

17 for Wendell Flowers, who was sentenced to death for the 1989 slaying of another inmate at Piedmont Correctional Institution near Salisbury. that she David Brown wished the death penalty could be abolished. "My father was a good man. DEATHSFUNERALS State agencies ready to work from page B4 HAZEL CLARK WAYNESVILLE Hazel Robinson Clark, 80, formerly of Balsam Street, Hazelwood, died Friday, Nov. 19, 1999, at the Brian Center of Waynesville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wells Funeral Home in Waynesville. JOHN "DOC" ANDERSON MURPHY John Wesley "Doc" Anderson, 85, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999, in a Gainsville, Ga. hospital. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 20, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home in Murphy. The Revs. Wayne Beavers and John Bick-nell will officiate. Burial will be in Bellview Community Cemetery.

BEULAH YELTON FOREST CITY Beulah Alberta Yelton, 87, died Friday, Nov. 19, 1999. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, at the Padgett King Mortuary.

Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until the hour of service on Sunday. The family will be at the home of Donnie and Pat Millwood, 131 Lakewood Drive, Forest City. PEGGY MONFRADO SPINDALE Peggy Paunee Arms Monfrado, 89, of 105 Center died Thursday, Nov, 18, 1999. Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m.

Sunday at First Baptist Church with Dr. Don Christian officiating. The family will receive friends p.m. Saturday at Crowe's Funeral Home. WILLIAM JERMAN CHARLOTTE William Hamer Jerman, 76, of 2108 Grier View Lane, died Thursday, Nov.

18, 1999. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, at HenlineHughes Chapel in Bakersville. The family will receive friends 2-3 p.m.

prior to the service. Burial will be in Huntdale Cemetery. EDNA JUSTUS HENDERSONVILLE Edna Netherton Justus, 91, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999, at the Brian Center. She is the daughter of the late Zack Netherton and Laura Roberts Netherton.

She was a member of the Barker Heights Baptist Church, a charter member of the Joy Singers, and served as Vice President of the Barker Heights Community Club for several years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert B. Justus Sr. in 1981, six brothers, and three sisters. She is survived by one son, Robert B.

Justus Jr. of Hendersonville; two grandchildren, Rebecca Sleight of East Flat Rock and Patricia Justus of California; two great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Chapel of the Pines Jackson Funeral Service with the Rev. Ralph Banning and the Rev.

Clifford Eubanks officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Barker Heights Baptist Church Building Fund, 130 Glover Hendersonville, NC 28792.

Jackson Funeral Service is serving the family. EMMA JO POSTER ASHEVILLE Emma Jo Poster, of 100 Riceville Road, died Friday, Nov. 19, 1999. Hart Funeral Service will announce arrangements. The family will be at 12 Laurel Park Drive.

AGNES MISCH MARION Agnes Packett Misch, 81, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999, at Grace Ridge Retirement Home in Morganton. Born in Madison County, she graduated from Spring Creek High School and Grace Hospital School of Nursing in Morganton. She served as a Navy nurse during World War II and as a volunteer nurse with Project Hope for Vietnamese nationals while her husband, the late Dr. Harry J.

Misch, was assigned to Vietnam as Director of Public Health, United States Department of State. The daughter of the late John G. and Carrie Webb Packett, she is survived by two step children, James E. Misch of Seoul, South Korea and Barbara Misch Smith of Salem, two step grandchildren; three brothers, Colonel Wilbern L. Packett of Warm Springs, Elmer Packett and Gilbert Packett, both of Marion; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, at Westmoreland Funeral Home. The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov.

21 in the Westmoreland Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Robert Davis officiating. Memorial services will be held at a later date and interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Women in Military Service Memorial Foundations, Department 560, Washington, D.C.

20042, in memory of Lt. Aanes Packett Misch, USN. at New Year's THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RALEIGH Hundreds of state agency managers and employees who normally might celebrate New Year's Eve at a party will remember 1999 as the year they spent at the office or on call, waiting for the sky to fall. this means is I'm going to spend the night in (Department of Correction headquarters) drinking bad coffee," said Bob Brinson, who is in charge of the computer systems for the corrections depart ment. Brinson will not be alone, as state agencies wait to see if their computers gently make the shift from 1999 to 2000, or if their software records the year 2000 as "00" and interprets that as 1900.

The errors could affect everything from prison cell doors to gas pumps and traffic lights. Most agencies, particularly those involved with public safety, have been working for years to ensure their computers keep humming along through New Year's Day. Fred Aikens, who is handling Year 2000 preparations for the Department of Correction, said prison cells will not spring open at midnight New Year's Eve. "But if they do, we'll have a plan to make sure everybody stays where they are," he said. Drivere won't have to worry about traffic lights going haywire at midnight on New Year's Eve, said Paul Roberts at the Depart ment of Transportation.

"Every traffic signal in the state has been touched and evaluated to make sure we won't have any problems there," Roberts said. DOT computer crews will be working New Year's Day. "The Highway Patrol has canceled its vacations for the Christmas and New Year's seasons this year," said Renee Hoffman of the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. L0RENA FULGHUM ASHEVILLE Lorena "Rena" Lowe Henderson Fulghum, 94, of 60 Gudger Road, died Friday, Nov. 19, 1999.

at the home of her Marie Ray, in Weaverville. She was the wife of Charle3 E. Fulghum. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue will announce the arrangements. MARVIN BRASWELL MORGANTON Marvin Bras-well, 74, died Thursday, Nov.

18, 1999. Memorial services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Drexel First Church of God. The family will receive friends following the service. Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m.

Monday at Forest Hill Cemetery. JAMES DAVIS PISGAH FOREST James Pinkley Davis, 67, of Capps Road, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Pilgrim's Funeral Home in Hender-sonville will announce arrangements.

ZORA MAE HEN SON CANTON Zora Mae Dotson Henson, 90, formerly of the Henson Cove community, died Friday, Nov. 19, 1999, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County. She was the daughter of the late J. P.

and Laura Evans Dotson and wife of the late George Morgan Henson, who died in 1981. Zora was a homemaker and had been a very active member of Spring Hill Baptist Church most of her life. She is survived by two sons and their wives, R. Neal and Jean Henson of Kingsport, George Dale and Emily Henson of Canton; eight grandchildren; three great grandchildren. Funeral service will be at 3 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 21 at Spring Hill Baptist Church with the Revs. Wayne Willett and Perry Brindley officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m.

Saturday at Wells Funeral Home in Canton. Memorials may be made to American Heart Association, 50 S. French Broad Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801 or the American Cancer Society, 90 Stiles Road, Canton, NC 28716. Incites ANNE ELIZABETH ROTH MOUNT JULIET, TENN. Anne Elizabeth Roth, 59, of Mount Juliet, died Thursday, Nov.

18, 1999, in Harriman, Tenn. of Injuries sustained In an automobile accident. Mrs. Roth was born in New Jersey and was a former resident of Asheville. She was a daughter of the late Norman Lawrence and Caroline Pearson Brown and was employed as a nurse.

She is survived by her husband, Eli Roth; three daughters, Elizabeth Padgett, Debbie Asiinger, and Lindy AlHagal; a son, Mickey Hanner; three step daughters, Bette Primm, Cynthia Roth, and Lisa Warren; 14 grandchildren; two great grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Sunday at Green Hills Cemetery with Mr. Fady and Mr. AlHagal officiating.

Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is in charge of the arrangements. HARRIETT KLOSTERMYER ARDEN Harriett Lewis Klostermyer, 97, died on Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999. at her home, 39 Glen Cove Drive, Arden. Born on March 30, 1902 In Wheeling, she was the daughter of the late Frank W.

and Laura Brooks Lewis. She lived in New York state prior to moving to North Carolina in 1951 when Dr. Klostermyer became a partner in Asheville Radiology where he was instrumental in the formation of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. She was a graduate of Rochester Mechanics Institute and taught occupational therapy at Grasslands Hospital in Valhalla, N.Y. A past president of the volunteer Auxiliary of Memorial Mission Hospital, she also served for six years as State Counselor for the North Carolina Hospital Auxiliaries, and was one of the oldest members of the Buncombe County Medical Auxiliary.

Mrs. Klostermyer was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. L.L. Klostermyer, who died in 1966. She is survived by her children, Brooks and Betty of Asheboro, Sandra of Willis-ton, Lloyd and John of Arden; several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

She has one brother, Robert Lewis, of N.J. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at Calvary Episcopal Churchyard in Fletcher with Dr. Randy Johnson officiating.

Morris Funeral Home, 304 Merrimon Avenue, is in charge of arrangements. jt -it- fBrooks Furnitiir? WILLIAM G. BEEKE HORSE SHOE William G. Beeke, 70, died suddenly at his home on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1999.

Born in Flushing, the Netherlands, on March 2, 1929, he was a son of the late Willem Adriaan Beeke and Johanna Anthonisse Beeke of Zierekzee, the Netherlands. He served in the Netherlands Air Force and later in the U. S. Air Force. In 1960, he married Elizabeth H.

Bemben Beeke of Westfield, Mass. He was employed by Hamilton Standard as an aircraft mechanic for 31 years and after retiring was a volunteer for WCCA Headstart and a part time employee of the Mills River Food Lion store. He was a member of Etowah United Methodist Church. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children, William G. Beeke, Robert M.

Beeke, and Christina J. Beeke, all of Westfield, his sister, Tan Van Leeuwen, and his brother, Adrie J. Beeke, both of Zierikzee, the Netherlands. The graveside senice will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park with the Rev.

Dr. Charles F. Gibbons officiating. Military rites will be conducted by Hedrick-Rhodes VFW Post 5206, Hubert M. Smith American Legion Post 77 and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 14.

The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. on Sunday at Thos. Shepherd Son Funeral Directors. Memorial contributions may be made to Salvation Army NC Flood Relief, P.O.

Box 2387, Hendersonville, N.C. 28793 or to Etowah United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1268, Etowah, N.C. 28729. He will be sadly missed by his family, friends and neighbors.

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