Ruby Wike Christenbury

Mrs. Ruby Wike Christenbury, 76, of 207 York Avenue, Kannapolis, died Sunday, April 28, 2002, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Susan German officiating. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. At other times they will be at the residence. Born November 5, 1925, in Alexander County, NC, she was a daughter of the late Rom Alexander Wike and the late Julie Munday Wike. Mrs. Christenbury retired several years ago from the Lab Department at Cannon Mills Company. She had lived in this area since 1940 and was a member of North Kannapolis United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the auxiliary of Poston Perkins VFW Post 8989. Survivors include her husband, Harold E. Christenbury; and two sisters, Mildred W. Brinkley of Kannapolis, and Mary W. Cole of Mooresville. Memorials may be sent to North Kannapolis United Methodist Church, 1307 N. Main Street, Kannapolis, NC 28081.