PULLIAM Ms. Diane Elizabeth Scales Pulliam, 40, of 159 Turnwood Lane, died Friday morning, May 12, 2000, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born Oct. 26, 1959, in Winston-Salem to Bill R. and Betty Lou Hicks Scales.

Ms. Pulliam was a member of First Baptist Church in Winston-Salem and the Women's Bible Study group. She graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School in 1978 and attended Wingate College. She was employed by Wachovia Bank as a buyer in the strategic sourcing department.

Surviving are her parents of Winston-Salem; one son, Ricky Lane Pulliam Jr. of Winston-Salem; one sister and brother-in-law, Lynne and Glenn Hancock of Troy; one niece and nephew, Ashley and Austin Whitley, both of Albemarle; several aunts, uncles, and cousins; and a host of friends who loved her very much.

Visitation will be at Voglers on Reynolda Road from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, May 14. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 15, at Forsyth Memorial Park by Dr. David Hughes. There will also be a memorial service at 3 p.m. in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, 501 W . 5th Street, with Dr. Hughes and Mrs. Lori Carter officiating. The family will receive friends in Kelly Auditorium after the memorial service.

Memorials may be made to the Lupus Foundation of America for the Diane Scales Pulliam Lupus Research Memorial Fund, 2841 Foxwood Ln., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103 or to First Baptist Church Sanctuary Renovation Fund.