Ruth Lemmon Carlton, 87, of Rover died Monday. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Rockvale, where she was a member, with the Rev. Bobby Maxwell and the Rev. Charles McKnight officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will begin 4 p.m. Thursday at Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill, and 11 a.m. Friday at the church.