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Bruce Frye
GASTONIA – Bruce Franklin Frye, 80, 5519 Wellons Drive, died Oct. 2, 1999, at Century Care, Gastonia.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Pink and Cora Cathey Fry, husband of the late Lillian Farmer Davis Frye, retired from textiles, of the Baptist faith.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Sherry Martin, Gastonia; son, Troy Davis, Tallahassee, Fla.; sister, Drucilla Welch, Gastonia; grandchildren, Stephane Muskelly and Matthew Chestine, Gastonia, five others; great-granddaughter, Alicia Herrin, High Point, seven other great-grandchildren
VISITATION: At the home of Mrs. Marshall Welch, 2710 Goble Street
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053, Gaston County Cancer Society, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
HENRY AUTEN
GASTONIA – Henry "Jenn" Auten, 53, 702 ½ Dogwood Drive, died Oct. 4, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
JOHN U. AMEEN
ASHEVILLE – John Ulysse Ameen, 74, 113 Hyacinth Lane, died Oct. 3, 1999, at his residence.
He was a native of Winnsboro, S.C., son of the late John and Maggie Sanders Ameen, graduated from Great Falls High School and the University of South Carolina, Navy veteran of World War II, retired pharmacist from Caldwell Drug Store, Gastonia, after 40 years, worked with Matthews Drug Store in Great Falls prior to moving to Gastonia, member of First Presbyterian Church, Gastonia, Great Falls Masonic Lodge No. 277.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Bobbie M. Ameen; son, Dr. John Robert Ameen, Sweetwater, Tenn.; daughter, Jane Ellen Gettshalk, Charleston, S.C.; brothers, Dr. Saied Ameen, Camden, S.C., Dr. William R. Ameen, Great Falls, S.C., sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary and Roy Monsen, Stokie, Ill., Helen and Frank Cleaver, Houston, Texas, Margaret and Sidney Cooper, Columbia, S.C.; six grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Greenlawn Cemetery, Great Falls, Rev. Clarence Fouse
VISITATION: One hour before service, cemetery
MEMORIALS: Great Falls Presbyterian Church, 500 Dearborn Street, Great Falls 29055, or Greenlawn Cemetery, P.O. Box 191, Great Falls 29055
ARRANGEMENTS: Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home
MARY LATHAN
GASTONIA – Mary Lathan, 84, 1007 N. York Street, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
VERGIE M. CANIPE
HICKORY – Vergie Mae Canipe, 82, Brian Center East, died Oct. 3, 1999, at her residence.
She was the daughter of the late Marion and Margaret Catherine Hoyle Canipe, sister of the late Horace and Harold Canipe, Lula Lowe, Mamie Williams, Annie Hoyle and Pearl Hubbard, homemaker, worked for Broyhill Furniture.
SURVIVORS: Brother, Howard Canipe, Cherryville; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Warlick Funeral Home, Rev. Ed Godshale
BURIAL: Crowell Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
Edith W. Canipe
GASTONIA — Edith White Canipe, 87, 2207 Easy Ave., died Oct. 8, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Charlie Arthur and Sallie Allen White, wife of the late Alfred Lummie Canipe, sister of the late Garland, John, Thurman, James and Robert White, member of Macedonia Baptist Church, the Young at Heart Sunday school class and senior citizens group, retired from textile industry after more then 35 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Scott and Rodney Canipe, the home, Bobby and Ruby McMurry, Shelby; stepson, Bobby Canipe, Shelby; daughters and sons-in-law, Cathy and Don Tolbert, Jane and Dillard Phillips, Gastonia, Betty and Larry Greene, Burlington; sister, Pearline Peterson, Shelby; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; 13 step-grandchildren; step-great-grandchildren; step-great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Macedonia Baptist Church, Rev. Jeff Glenn
BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 9:30-10:45 a.m. today, church
PALLBEARERS: Ronnie and David Greene, Trey and Chris Tolbert, Jeff and Derrick Canipe
MEMORIALS: Macedonia Baptist Church, 2021 Garland Ave., Gastonia 28052
Jessie Wilder
DALLAS — Jessie L. Wilder, 83, 176 Evans Lake Road, died Oct. 9, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Hillsboro, Tenn., son of the late Charlie and Edna Andersen Wilder, retired from Ford Motor Co., member of Long Creek Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Alice Barger Wilder; son and daughter-in-law, Howard and Sasaowannee Wilder, House Springs, Mo.; daughters and son-in-law, Wilma Stock, St. Louis, Mo., Evelyn Norris, Fort Worth, Texas, Glenda and Jack Posey, Springtown, Texas; sisters and brother-in-law, Ruth Bell, Tullahoma, Tenn., Villa Bradford, Fayetteville, Tenn., Henrietta and Donald Sadler, Bell Buckle, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Ward Funeral Home, Rev. Charles E. Ledford
BURIAL: Long Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: Noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Long Creek Baptist Church, 205 Long Creek Church Road, Dallas 28034
Olin Dellinger
GASTONIA — Olin "Kat" Kemp Dellinger, 90, of Abingdon Place, died Oct. 9, 1999, at his residence.
He was a native of Alexis, son of the late Luther Brown and Flora Black Dellinger, husband of the late Katharine D. Fisher Dellinger, member of Ranlo Baptist Church, former member of South Point Baptist Church in Belmont, retired barber, employed at Belmont Barber Shop.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Delores D. and Harold V. Poovey, Belmont; son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Catherine Burnette Dellinger, Mint Hill; sister, Thelma Godwin, Alexis; grandchildren, Harold V. Poovey Jr., Charlotte, Caroline Davenport, Belmont, Jennifer Caldwell, Clemmons, Gretchen Bagley, Mathews; great-grandchildren, Kate and Kemp Davenport, Emily Poovey, Thomas and Kristen Caldwell
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, McLean-Bumgardner Twin Oaks Chapel, Belmont, Rev. Bill R. Miller
INTERMENT: Greenwood Cemetery
VISITATION: Following service, funeral home, other times at the home of Delores and Harold Poovey, 400 Stowe Road, Belmont
MEMORIALS: Gaston County Cancer Society, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
SONNY WILLIAMS
LINCOLNTON — Sonny Boy "Buck" Williams, 69, 1865 Thel Lane, died Oct. 8, 1999.
He was the son of the late Phillip G. Williams, retired truck mechanic with Carolina Freight Co.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Thelma Williams; daughter, Ann Niblack, Lompoc, Calif.; mother, Pina Bowling Williams, Bluefield, W.Va.; sisters, Marguerite Larry, Bluefield, Shirley Curto, Princeton, W. Va.; granddaughter, Heather Niblack
FUNERAL: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Warlick Funeral Home, Rev. Charles Cranford
BURIAL: 11:30 a.m. Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Bluefield
VISITATION: 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 202 Lincolnton, 28093
Cleveland Alexander
LINCOLNTON — Cleveland Harris Alexander, 79, Buffalo Shoals Road, died Oct. 9, 1999 at Century Care of Cherryville.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Morris Miles and Minnie Mae Reynolds Alexander, a corder with the Carolinian Mills-Rhyne Mills.
SURVIVORS: Brother, Fred Alexander, Lincolnton; nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Landers Chapel United Methodist Church
ARRANGEMENTS: E.F. Drum Funeral Home
John Marsh Jr.
HIGH POINT — John Arthur Marsh Jr., 83, Presbyterian Home, Apt. 85, died Oct. 9, 1999, at High Point Regional Hospital.
He was a native of High Point, son of the late John Arthur and Lucy Covington Marsh, attended High Point city schools, graduate of UNC Chapel Hill in 1937, degree in electrical engineering, member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, Navy veteran, sea duty aboard the Carrier USS Yorktown, flight pilot instructor, member of Torpedo Squadron 5, member of first air group aboard the Yorktown, served in the Pacific Theatre as Lt. Commander, received distinguished Flying Cross and six air medals, Air Group Commander of the CVEG-60 Naval Air Reserve Training Unit, Norfolk, Va. from 1946 to 1948, partner in firm of Marsh-Armfield Inc. of High Point and Conover, served on board of directors of United Way, co-chairman of United Way Primary Gifts, Boy Scout Committee Man and institutional representative to the District Uwharrie Council Troop, member and treasurer of CrimeStoppers, member of several aviation organizations and past president of the Sportsman Pilots Association, vice president of board of directors of Emeritus of the Yorktown Association, member and former vestryman of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Pearl Thompson Marsh; daughter and son-in-law, Price Marsh and William Thrower Jr., Gastonia; son, John Arthur Marsh III, High Point; grandchildren, Mary Marsh and John William Thrower, John Arthur Marsh IV, and Laura Covington Marsh; sister Helen Marsh Cranford, Durham.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. Tuesday, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Dr. Glenn Busch
INURNMENT: Church columabarium
VISITATION: Following service, church
MEMORIALS: St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 108 W. Farriss Ave., High Point 27262, USS Yorktown, CV-10 Association, P.O. Box 1021, Mount Pleasant, S.C. 29464 or to CrimeStoppers of High Point, Inc., P.O. Box 2222, High Point, 27261
