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Prestyn B. Hanif
GASTONIA – Prestyn Blake Hanif, infant, 919 Stowe Lane, died Sept. 29, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was grandson of the late Ricky House and great-grandson of the late Grady W. Childers.
SURVIVORS: Parents, James C. and Jacqueline Childers Hanif; brother, Austyn James Hanif, the home; grandparents, Randy Ray and Emmy Childers, Kings Mountain, Tony and Pamela Branch, Dallas, Penny and Rusty Bradshaw, Ranlo; great-grandparents, Jerry and Janice Eaves, Bessemer City, Albert and Ezell Branch, Gastonia, Dorothy and Bill Hudson, Ranlo; great-grandparents, Margaret and Ronald Wilhelm, Myrtle Beach, S.C., James D. House, Belmont; uncles, Larry Eller, Winston-Salem, Amir Hanif, Gastonia, Ricky Hanif, Dallas; aunts, Jennifer McGill, Dallas, Jennifer Childers, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Gregory Dry Sr.
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
PALLBEARERS: Jason Chandler, Amir and Ricky Hanif, Larry Eller
Charles J. Beckman
YORK, S.C. – Charles J. Beckman, 67, died Sept. 29, 1999, at home. He was a native of Grand Rapids, Mich., grew up in Rockford, Ill., son of the late Myrtle "Kay" Thoren Beckman Williams and Reuben L. Beckman, attended Bradley University, Marine Corps veteran of Korean War, retired IBM branch manager of the midtown Manhattan and Charlotte offices, copier specialist and member of customer executive education staff, president of Kings College, Charlotte, past president of Charlotte Sales and Marketing Executives, twice past president of Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce, member of Alpine Lodge No. 208, the Oasis Temple of the Shrine, Charlotte, musician since 15, founding member of the Queen City Stompers.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Jane Robertson Beckman; son and daughter-in-law, Charles "Jay" and Kathleen Beckman, Knoxville, Tenn.; daughters and sons-in-law, Laurie and Mark Jamieson, Mount Pleasant, S.C., Elizabeth and Michael Meeks, Savannah, Ga.; grandchildren, Nicole, Sarah and Mary Jamieson, Kate Meeks
FUNERAL: Private
MEMORIALS: Bethel Volunteer Fire Department, 5600 Hwy. 557, Lake Wylie, S.C. 29710; Hospice Community Care, 325 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, S.C. 29730 or River Hills Emergency Squad, 4 Heritage Drive, Lake Wylie, S.C. 29710
ARRANGEMENTS: M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Clover, S.C.
Robert Cole
GASTONIA – Robert Cole, 72, 113 Burton Hills Circle, died Oct. 1, 1999, at home.
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Viola Robertson
SHELBY – Viola McGhee Robertson, 80, 6920 Baker Drive, Apt. A-14, died Oct. 1, 1999, at 109 Ken Daves Road, Shelby. She was a native of Vance County, daughter of the late William McGhee, wife of the late Obey Lee Robertson, mother of the late Gracie Mae Robertson, sister of the late Arvin, Connie and James McGhee, homemaker, member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Sandra Robertson, Dallas, Texas, Bobby and Shirley Robertson, Greensboro, Millard and Wilma Robertson, Weaverville; daughters and sons-in-law, Ercell and Steve Daves, Boiling Springs, Louise and Charlie Watterson, Greensboro, Ann and David May, Durham; mother, Florence Thomas McGhee Crews, Wake Forest; son-in-law, Floyd Roberson, Greenville, Tenn.; brother, Alexander McGhee, Henderson; sisters, Annie Cogdell, Ruby Hughes, Henderson, Hazel Bepko, Wake Forest; 22 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 2 p.m. Monday, Lake View Memorial Park, Rev. Wayne Wright
VISITATION: 5-6:30 p.m. Sunday, Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Home, Greensboro, other times at the home of Ercell Daves, 109 Ken Daves Road, Shelby
ARRANGEMENTS: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
Laura Richard
MORGANTON – Laura Richard, 81, 2248 Bristol Trail, formerly of Shelby, died Oct. 1, 1999, at Grace Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
Elijah Byrd
McCONNELLS, S.C. – Elijah "Tom" Byrd, 65, 1425 Orr Road, died Sept. 30, 1999, at White Oak Manor, Rock Hill, S.C. He was a native of Winnsboro, son of the late Ollie and Irene Robinson Byrd, retired self-employed well driller and mechanic for B&B Well Drilling, member of Great Joy Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Rosham Gordon, Hollywood, Md., Anthony Byrd, Charlotte; daughter, Stephanie Byrd, Rock Hill; brothers, David Byrd, McConnells, Roosevelt and Nathaniel Byrd, Charlotte; sisters, Alytha and Isabell Byrd, Leona Byrd Burkins, McConnells, Liddeon Earlene, Rock Hill, Lilllie Mae Reid, Chester, Ollie Mae O’Rear, Charlotte; companion, Mildred Gordon, the home; two grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Sunday, Great Joy Baptist Church, Revs. Walter B. White, George H. Lowry
MEMORIALS: Great Joy Baptist Church Building Fund, 3383 Chester Highway, McConnells 29726
ARRANGEMENTS: Wright Funeral Home
Paul A. Pruett
KINGS MOUNTAIN – Paul A. Pruett, 84, 313 S. Battleground Ave., died Oct. 1, 1999, at Wendover Hospice Center, Shelby. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Johnny and Janie Louise Morrison Pruett, member of Saint Matthew’s Lutheran Church, retired textile executive, Mason for 50 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruth Randall Pruett; sons and daughters-in-law, Emmett and Shelba Pruett, Hickory, Mack and Betty Jo Pruett, Chapin, S.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Vahnita and Marshall Stickland, Morristown, Tenn.; brother, Buren Pruett, Gastonia; sisters, Estelle Clark, Shelby, Annie Moss, Kings Mountain, Eula Culberson, Dallas; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. Sunday, Sunset Cemetery, Spartanburg, S.C., with full Masonic rites
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, cemetery
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Road, Shelby 28150
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home
Jasmon D. Mackey Jr.
GASTONIA – Jasmon Delshon Mackey Jr., 1906 Parkdale Ave., died Sept. 30, 1999.
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Kathryn Ray
DALLAS — Kathryn Ray, 64, 343 Carr Road, died Oct. 1, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: Dallas Funeral Home
Eula M. Deaton
SHELBY — Eula Mae Deaton, 86, 821 E. Main St., died Sept. 30, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Rutherford County, wife of the late John Dorsey Deaton, daughter of the late George Thomas and Emma Murray Thomas Earwood, sister of the late Berley Thomas, member of Putnam Memorial Baptist Church, retired from Bost Bakery.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Ruby and Ray Murray, Everman, Texas, Nancy and Ted Borders, the home; son, Robert Deaton, Lake Worth, Texas; sisters, Genive Johnson, Rutherfordton, Lorene Mace, Ellenboro; brothers, Lewis Thomas, Henrietta, Junior Earwood, New Orleans; seven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Cleveland Funeral Services, Shelby, Revs. Bryan Glisson, Larry Morris
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, the funeral home, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Putnam Memorial Baptist Church, 1146 County Home Road, Shelby 28152
Mary T. Brooks
LAKE WYLIE, S.C. — Mary Tyler Brooks, 94, Sunrise Assisted Living, 3610 Randolph Road, Charlotte, died Sept. 30, 1999, at her residence. She was a native of Lawrence, Kansas, wife of the late H. Mather Brooks, daughter of the late Harry and Grace Judy Tyler, former resident of New Jersey.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn B. and Edgar Black, Lake Wylie; grandchildren and families, Jeffrey Mack, Hawaii, Sandra Lynn Uhlman, Georgia, Thelma Mack Revesz, Matthews
BURIAL: New Jersey, where her husband is buried
MEMORIALS: Arthritis Foundation, Carolinas Chapter, Building 7, Suite 217, Woodlawn Green Office Park, Charlotte 29217; River Hills Emergency Squad, 4 Heritage Drive, Lake Wylie 29710 or Costume Collection of Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte 28207
ARRANGEMENTS: M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home
John M. Heavner Jr.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — John Melton Heavner Jr., 51, 12230 Spiney Ridge Drive South, formerly of Cherryville, died Sept. 29, 1999, at a Jacksonville hospital. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late John M. and Ilease Fisher Heavner Sr., employed as director of professional standards with the Duval County Board of Education in Jacksonville for 29 years, graduate of West Lincoln High School, Appalachian State University, University of Florida.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Johnna Daniel Heavner, Jacksonville; daughter’s sister, Jessica, Jacksonville; daughter’s mother, Esta, Jacksonville
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Bess Chapel United Methodist Church, Cherryville, Rev. John Stein
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: After burial, Bess Chapel Fellowship Hall
MEMORIALS: Bess Chapel United Methodist Church Chime Fund, 6073 Flay Road, Cherryville 28021
ARRANGEMENTS: Carpenter’s Funeral Home
Kathryn J. Ray
DALLAS – Kathryn Jeanette Ransom Ray, 64, 343 Carr Road, died Oct. 1, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Lumberton, daughter of the late George and Fanny Goodman Ransom, retired sewing supervisor, member Dallas Foursquare Gospel Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Coit "Sonny" Ray Jr.; sons and daughters-in-law, Coit R. "Chuck" and Tammy S. Ray III, Anthony Scott "Tony" and Karen Ray, Dallas; daughter, Yolanda Lynn Ray Archer, Dallas; brothers, Earl and Ronnie Ransom, Gastonia; sister, Brenda Williams, Gastonia; grandchildren, Nicholas, Nathan, Joshua, Whitney, Erin and Christopher Scott Ray, Brittany Goode; mother-in-law, Willie P. Ray, Dallas.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Dallas Foursquare Gospel Church, Revs. Fred Morrison, Robert Gittens ENTOMBMENT: Gaston Memorial Park Mausoleum
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Dallas Funeral Home
PALLBEARERS: Mike Bryson, Chuck Cloninger, Bill Burkett, Anthony T. Beasley, Ronnie Bentley, Derek Ray
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Harold Taylor, Ernie Richards, Don Cline
MEMORIALS: Dallas Foursquare Gospel Church, 109 W. Church St., Dallas, 28012
