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Rhonda P. Myers
GASTONIA - Rhonda Lee Poulson Myers, 49, died Oct. 12, 1999, at Vencor Hospital, Greensboro. She was a native of Albuquerque, N.M., daughter of the late Alfred Ray Poulson, sister of the late Judy Dianne Sovereign, member of Monte Vista Christian Church, former flight attendant for Eastern Airlines, Realtor for Black & Whisnant Properties, member of the Gaston Association of Realtors, president of the Gaston County Cancer Society in 1989, founded "Make Today Count," a cancer patient support group.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Dean Myers; son and daughter-in-law, Russell Lee and Kandy Myers, Gastonia; daughters, Kristin Anne Myers, Asheville, Laura Elizabeth Myers, Gastonia; mother, Judith Poulson, Albuquerque; grandchildren, Lillian Dean and Kale Myers, Gastonia; brother and sister-in-law, Larry Ray and Charlotte Poulson, Newport Beach, Calif.; mother-in-law, Joanna Myers, Concord; brothers-in-law, Dirk Myers, Allan Sovereign; sister-in-law, Paula Myers; nieces and nephews, Michael, Scott and Sheri Sovereign, Denise Culp, Allison Mason; great nieces and nephews, Miranda, Kaleb, Tommy, Jessica, Briana and Alana Sovereign
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Friday, McLean Funeral Directors, Rev. H.L. Talbert
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Gaston County Cancer Society, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
Robbins L. McClain
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Robbins Lee McClain, 62, 238 Branchwood Circle, died Oct. 13, 1999, at home.
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill and Son Funeral Home
Vegie C. Pryor
GASTONIA - Vegie C. Pryor, 95, formerly of Dalton Avenue, died at Century Care, Oct. 12, 1999. She was a native of Jefferson County, Tenn., daughter of the late John and Rhoda McCoig, retired textile worker from Firestone Mill, member of Loray Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, James and Betty Pryor, Gastonia; daughters, Mabel Tindall, Gastonia, Emily Greene, Phoenix; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. John Bridges
VISITATION: 9:30-10:30 a.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Loray Baptist Church Maintenance Fund, 1128 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
Martha D. Barnette
GASTONIA – Martha Dorsey Barnette, 67, 1020 Holly Hills Drive, died Oct. 17, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late James Newton and Nora Florence Holt Dorsey, wife of the late Elbert J.T. Barnette, former spinner at Pinkney Plant, member of West Fifth Street Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Billy and Barbara Barnette, Kings Mountain, Tommy and Linda Barnette, the home, Jimmy Dean and Sandy R. Barnette, Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Cookie and Wendell Davis, Gastonia; brother, Charles Dorsey, the home; sister and brother-in-law, Zelma and Lonnie Kelly, Bessemer City; grandchildren, Kelly and Steven Pasour, Mitch and Christine Brown, Josh, Dean, Jimmy, Tabitha, David, Thomas and Earl Barnette; great-grandchildren, Jay Crunkleton and Dakota Pasour; nephew; Doug Kelly; niece, Vanessa Kelly
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Pecan Grove Free Will Baptist Church, Rev. Timmy Hargrave
BURIAL: Firestone Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City
PALLBEARERS: Steven Pasour, Doug Kelly, Dean, Thomas, Josh and Jimmy Allen Barnette
Mary T. Bryant
GASTONIA – Mary Taylor Bryant, 75, 408 S. Oakland St., died Oct. 16, 1999, at South Haven Long Term Care.
She was a native of Porterdale, Ga., daughter of the late John Henry and Sarah Bell Taylor, wife of the late Troy Lester Bryant, retired textile worker.
SURVIVORS: Son, Wendell C. Bryant, Gastonia; brothers, John Henry Taylor, Gastonia, Luther Taylor, Kansas City, Mo.; grandchild, Christopher Bryant, Gastonia; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, South Gastonia Church of God, Rev. Bobby L. Gilley
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, the church, body will be placed in the church two hours before service.; other times at the home of Nancy Price, 712 N. Weldon St.
ARRANGEMENTS: Ward Funeral Home
Billy R. Hammond Sr.
GERVAIS, Ore. – Billy Randall Hammond Sr., 58, 6143 Kenne Road NE., died Oct. 14, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Greenville County, S.C., son of the late Jack Hammond, Marine veteran, sales rep for Coca Cola.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sandra Stewart Hammond; son, Billy Randall Hammond Jr., Athens, Ga.; daughter, Deborah H. Crow, Lyons, Ore.; stepchildren, Darren Poole, Lisa Ragoza, Salem, Ore., Cheryl Neal, Newport, Ore., Anita Pool, Gervais,; mother, Bessie Speerman Hammond, Greenville, S.C.; brothers, Don and Kenneth Hammond, Greenville, Jim Hammond, Salem; sisters, Linda, Lilie Mae and Kathy Hammond, Judy Keeler, Greenville; grandchildren, Cassie and Missie Crow, John Wayne Pool
CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Brooks Assembly of God, Brooks, Ore.
BURIAL: Pioneer Cemetery, Gervais
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Paulette Elizabeth Preston
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Paulette Elizabeth Preston, 41, 1258 Chandler Drive, died October 17, 1999, at 603 Hunter Street, York, S.C.
She was a native of New York City, daughter of the late Paul Preston.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Lavonne Hanna, York; mother, Ruth W. Preston, York; sister, Adrianne Jewell, Fair Play, S.C.; granddaughters, La’Quan Walker, Jha’lique Smith, Fair Play, Lavonna Smith, Rock Hill
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 5:30 today, Wright Funeral Home Chapel, York, Rev. Keith Hunter
VISITATION: At the home of Ruth W. Preston, 603 Hunter St., York
Lellon Bolynn
MAIDEN – Lellon Bolynn, 58, 44 E. Pine St., died Oct. 18, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
Don Ray Sellers
GASTONIA — Don Ray Sellers, 52, 2722 Crawford Ave., died Oct. 15, 1999, at New Hanover Hospital, Wilmington.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Buren and Jessie Estelle Webb Sellers, worked for Danaher for many years, member of Dallas Church of God, usher.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Ann Sellers; daughters and son-in-law, Crystal and Michael Merritt, Gastonia, Angela Price, the home, Christie Price, Las Vegas; son and daughter-in-law, Donnie and Debbie Sellers, Panama City, Fla.; brothers, Jerry Sellers, Norfolk, Va., Loyd Sellers, Coinjock, Van Sellers, Panama City, Fla., sister, Sylvia Ramsey, Beaufort, S.C.; seven grandchildren, four nephews, five nieces
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Dallas Church of God, Rev. Danny Shortridge
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
PALLBEARERS: Gerald Gibson, Eddie Green, George Coggins, Dee Ramsey, Nelson Waters, Jeff Webb
MEMORIALS: Dallas Church of God, 311 S. College St., Dallas 28034
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
OLLIE MAE WALDROP
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Ollie Mae Lutz Waldrop, 86, 7 Tennent St., died Oct. 17, 1999, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Bessemer City, daughter of the late Ambrose Lester and Maggie Harmon Lutz, wife of the late Clyde Richard Waldrop, member of Saxon Baptist Church and Women’s Missionary Society, 55 Plus Club and Senior Citizens.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-laws, Carole W. and Stanley L. West, Pamela W. and Benny Sisk, Spartanburg; son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Sandy Waldrop, Atlanta, Ga.; sisters, Callie V. Marshall, Elizabeth Hastings, Bessemer City; brothers, Rev. D.H. Lutz, Ambrose Lutz, Bessemer City; grandchildren, Mark West, Vickie West, Angie West Nichols, Sandy Gwinn Smith, Kayla Waldrop, Kendra Waldrop, Kelsey Waldrop; great-grandchildren, Hunter West, Michael Smith
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Floyd’s Greenlawn Chapel, Revs. Gerald Melton, John Lynch
BURIAL: Fort Prince Memorial Gardens, Wellford
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, chapel, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Saxon Baptist Church, 7 ½ Front St., Spartanburg 29301
Robert F. Robinson
ASHEVILLE – Robert Franklin Robinson, died Oct. 16, 1999, at a local hospital.
He was the son of the late Raymond Clifton and Lillie Mae Robinson, Army veteran of World War II, fought in France and Germany in 1944 and 1945, 1947 graduate of North Carolina State University with a B.S. degree in food science, lived in Florence S.C. from 1951 to 1983, moved to Asheville in 1983, worked in dairy industry for 50 years, retired from Kraft and Milkco, consultant to dairy industry, active at Skyland United Methodist Church, former member of Civitan and served as president in Florence.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Gloria Taylor Robinson; sons and daughters-in-law, Kenny and Kathy Robinson, Columbia, S.C., Michael and Deb Robinson, Atlanta; daughter and son-in-law, Suzanne and Jim Archer, Columbia; brother, Glenn Robinson, Charlotte; sister, Virginia Robinson, Gastonia; sister-in-law, Gladys Robinson, Gastonia; grandsons, Paul Robinson, Christopher Archer
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Friday, Skyland United Methodist Church, Rev. Arnie Corriher
PRIVATE INTERMENT: Calvary Churchyard at later date
VISITATION: After service, the church
MEMORIALS: Skyland United Methodist Church, 1984 Hendersonville Road, or Lewis Rathbun Wellness Center, 121 Sherwood Road
ARRANGEMENTS: Morris Funeral Home
