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Sue L. Brooks
STANLEY – Sue Lineberger Brooks, 66, 110 Airport Road, died Oct. 10, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Clyde and Lillie L. Lineberger, retired electronics department supervisor from Gaston County Dye Machine Company, Mount Holly, active member of First Baptist Church of Stanley, choir, WMU, Tape Ministry, children’s group teacher.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Wilfred Brooks; son, Boyce Brooks, Kansas City, Mo.; daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Tim Hopkins, Mount Sterling, Ohio; sister, Betty Faye Lineberger, Dallas; brothers, Fred, Larry and Thomas Lineberger, Dallas; grandchildren, Kyra and Erin Hopkins
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church of Stanley, Dr. Alfred Miller, Rev. Charles High
INTERMENT: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, the church
PALLBEARERS: Jimmy Ramsey, Bob Brown, Bob McGee, Miller Garrison, Tommy McClure, Red Poteat
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 409 Old Highway 27, Stanley 28164 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: Ronnie C. Lineberger, Funeral Director/E.F. Drum Funeral Home
Larry Wayne Braswell
GASTONIA – Larry Wayne Braswell, 57, No. 8 Spencer Mountain Road, died Oct. 11, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late Jacob C. Braswell, retired from the state of Maryland as a health department inspector, worked part time as security guard for Dixie Yarns, Rex Plant.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, David Wayne and Roberta Braswell, Larry Gregory and Thersa Braswell, Baltimore, grandchildren, Roberta, Angela, David and Alex Braswell, Baltimore; mother, Bessie Fields Braswell, Gastonia; brother, Wilford Braswell, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Rev. Carl Otis
BURIAL: Olney Presbyterian Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Mary Tanner Grice
GASTONIA – Mary Tanner Grice, 81, 2433 Middleton Drive, died Oct. 11, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Lowell, daughter of the late Jesse and Mamie Neal Tanner, wife of the late Leon Vanford Grice, retired from Rex Mills, Ranlo, member of Gastonia Foursquare Gospel Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Mac and Susan Grice, Gastonia, Leon Vanford Grice Jr., Dallas, Larry and Rick Grice, Holmes Beach, Fla.; daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda and Aaron Hicks, Carol and Leland Hicks, Gastonia, Pat and Gilman Hutchins, Lowell; sister, Thelma Jackson, Lowell; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Rev. L.J. Barnes
INTERMENT: Snow Hill Cemetery, Lucia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
CAROLYN CARR BLAKE
GASTONIA – Carolyn Carr Blake, 60, 927 E. Ninth St., Apt. D, died Oct. 9, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Clover, S.C., daughter of the late Wilburn Carr Sr. and Essie Akridge Carr, wife of the late Clarence Larry Blake, sister of the late Blair Carr, member of Covenant United Methodist Church, communications coordinator, former circulation coordinator for Gaston Gazette.
SURVIVORS: Son, Silas Frazier, Blountville, Tenn.; daughters, Cathy Steward, Houston, Patti Janutolo, Jonesborogh, Tenn.; brothers, Bill Carr, Charlotte, Luke and Larry Carr, Orlando, Fla., Jimmy Carr, Gastonia; sister, Delores C. Hyman, Belmont; grandchildren, Ethan and Heath Frazier; nieces and nephews, Jesika and Megan Laircey, Maxwell and Mitchell Michaels, other nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Covenant United Methodist Church, Rev. Charles B. Halipilas
BURIAL: Armstrong Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
MEMORIALS: Covenant United Methodist Church, Music Fund, 801 W. Franklin Ave., Gastonia 28054
Robert Larry Rhoden
GASTONIA – Robert Larry Rhoden, 60, 316 S. Highland St., died Oct. 6, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Alabama, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arthur Rhoden, father of the late Terry Lee Stafford, husband of the late Fannie Brady Rhoden, Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Pennie Stafford and Hugh Bolch, Gastonia; sister, Melba Lemley, Gastonia; grandchildren, Jennifer Bolch, LaSha Johnson; great-grandchild, Kirstin Goodwin
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3:30 p.m. today, Westview Gardens, Rev. Charles Curtis
VISITATION: 2-3 p.m. today, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
Robert Moore Lewis
BELMONT – Robert Moore Lewis, 74, 702 McKnight St., died Oct. 11, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital Harris Hospice Unit, Charlotte.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Perlie M. and Ruth Bowen Lewis, member of First Baptist Church, retired vice-president with Belmont Textiles, formerly employed with Cornucopis Inc., past member of Belmont Fire Department, member of Last Man’s Club of Gaston County, Marine veteran of World War II, Pacific Theater.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Frances Murphy Lewis; son, Robert Scott Lewis, Statesville; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Reggie Broome, Smyrna, Del.; brother, William N. Lewis, Gastonia; sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Charles Wimbrow, Charlotte; grandchildren, Justin and Abbey Broome, Smyrna; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church
INTERMENT: Greenwood Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
MEMORIALS: Presbyterian Hospital Foundation, Harris Hospice Unit, P.O. Box 33549, Charlotte 28233
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
Shirley Kendrick Meeks
GASTONIA – Shirley Kendrick Meeks, 56, 609 Robert Schooler Court, died Oct. 9, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late James R. and Hattie Robbins Kendrick, textile spinner, member of Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Aggie Gaither, Washington, Wilma Pagan and Maggie Gingles, Gastonia; brothers, James S. Kendrick, Cherryville, Gregory, Jeffery and Randy Kendrick, Gastonia; aunts, Bernice Fox, Bronx, N.Y., Alice Gantt, Silver Springs, Md.; uncle, Willie Pagan, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Costner Funeral Home, Revs. Berdine Hutchins, Candis Davidson, Bernard Sullivan
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery
VISITATION: Half-hour before service, funeral home, other times at home of Randy Kendrick, 1225 Lynhurst Drive, Gastonia
Blanche C. Sabatini
CHARLOTTE — Blanche Clair Sabatini, 81, died Oct. 10, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Jersey City, N.J., wife of the late Ettore L. Sabatini, member of Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, the Sewing Guild, volunteer at Mercy South Hospital.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Edwina S. Riley, Roanoke, Va.; sons, Joseph Anthony Sabatini, Bald Head Island, Edward L. Sabatini Jr., Charlotte; two sisters; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Belmont Abbey Cemetery, Belmont, Rev. Richard N. Hanson
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Harry and Bryant Co.; Recitation of the Rosary
MEMORIALS: Holy Angels Inc., 6600 E. Wilkinson Blvd., Belmont 28012 or Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church Building Fund, 6828 Old Reid Road, Charlotte 28210
Roger D. Robbins
MARY ESTHER, FLA. — Roger Dean Robbins, 45, died Oct. 3, 1999, at home.
He was a native of York, S.C., son of the late William A. Robbins, employed as truck driver and carpet installer, Navy veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Valerie Sullivan Robbins; sons, Cody Alexander Robbins, Mary Esther, Derrick Robbins, York; mother, Mary Ruth Martin, York; brothers, Gene Robbins, York, Jimmy Robbins, Blacksburg, S.C.; grandson, Trever Lee Robbins, York
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lakeview Memory Gardens, York, Rev. Olin Giles
VISITATION: At the mother’s home, 20 McCorkle St., York
MEMORIALS: American Heart Association, 400 Percival Road, Columbia, S.C. 29206
ARRANGEMENTS: Bratton Funeral Home, York
Louise D. Tate
GASTONIA — Louise Dunham Tate, 80, 616 Queens Road, died Oct. 9, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late James T. and Allie Dial Dunham, member of Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Johnny Floyd, Gastonia; sisters, Ruth Starnes, Gastonia, Alma Smith, Kannapolis, Hazel McLean, High Point, Elsie Blaylock, Bronx, N.Y.; brother, William Dunham, Gastonia; goddaughter, Christine McDowell, Gastonia; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church, Rev. James F. Williams Jr.
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church, other times at the home
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
