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Robert Cloninger Sr.
BESSEMER CITY – Robert Graham Cloninger Sr., 64, Joe Cloninger Road, died Oct. 18, 1999, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Gavin "Joe" Beck Cloninger, 1958 graduate of Western Carolina University, Cullowee, member of Antioch Lutheran Church, retired Gaston County teacher of vocational education from Ashley Vocational, Grier Junior High School and Church Street-Warlick Alternative School, retired from Wix Filters, Bowen Filters-Champion Filters of York, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 41 years, Carolyn Goble Cloninger; mother, Mary White Cloninger, Bessemer City; sons and daughters-in-law, Robert "Rob" Graham Jr. and Tammy Cloninger, Jonathan Gregory "Greg" and Gail Cloninger, Joseph Neal "Joe" and Cammy Cloninger, Bessemer city; daughter and son-in-law, Sherri Leigh Cloninger and Billy Shaw, Denver; brothers and sisters-in-law, Dr. Frederick and Ann Rankin Cloninger, Gastonia, Mervin L. and Ann Harris Cloninger, Bessemer City; grandchildren, Candace, Lauren, Matthew and Lacey Cloninger, Bessemer City, Wesley Shaw, Denver; nieces and nephews, Jason and John Cloninger, Leslie Cloninger Gibson, Bessemer City, Pam Cloninger Chopko, Charlotte; aunts, uncles and cousins.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Antioch Lutheran Church, Dallas, Rev. William J. McCabe
BURIAL: Church cemetery
PALLBEARERS: Rob, Greg, Joe, Jason and Mathew Cloninger, Mitchell Shaw
MEMORIALS: Antioch Lutheran Church, 330 Old N.C. 277 Loop, Dallas 28034 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: Dallas Funeral Home
Fred N. Gay
CHARLOTTE – Fred Nathaniel Gay, 88, Huntersville Oaks Nursing Home, formerly of Charlotte, died Oct. 20, 1999, at his residence. He was a native of Greenville, S.C., son of the late David Cunningham and Pauline McNalty Gay, husband of the late Louise Bridges Gay, owner-operator of Fred Gay’s Formal Wear, member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Evelyn Funk, Nashville, Tenn., Diane Pegram, Katherine Catoe, Charlotte; sister, Jewel Jarvi, Charlotte; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11:30 a.m. Friday, Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, Rev. Owen Peeler
BURIAL: Sharon Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church
MEMORIALS: Alzheimers Association, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte 28215
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Converse "Gart" Barnes
GASTONIA - Converse "Gart" Barnes, 83, died Oct. 17, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Jackson County, son of the late Whitt and Rilda Arrwood Barnes, husband of the late Irene Banks Barnes, brother of the late Norton and Bessie Barnes, stepfather of the late Betty Miller and Jackie Hoffman, grandfather of the late Johnny Baker, Army veteran, retired house painter.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Rachel Fleming, Chester, S.C., Ann Hegler, Diane Hartsell, Gastonia; grandchildren, Jamie Barnes, the home, Angel Squirrell, Scott Baker, Candy Patrick; great-grandchildren, Nicky and Priscilla Squirrell, Jessica Baker, Heather, Christin and Dillon Hegler, Amanda Patrick, Colby and Haliy Bean; brothers, Henry and Horace Barnes; sisters, Kansas Lawrence, Agnes Strickland; stepchildren, Richard and Doug Bolick, Evelyn Dixon
FUNERAL: Held Wednesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: At 1014 N. Sixth St., Bessemer City
Ben Matthews
GASTONIA – Ben Matthews, 88, 936 N. Highland St., died Oct. 19, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late George and Sue Brown Matthews, retired forklift driver at a bonding warehouse, member of Pleasant Ridge AME Zion Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Pauline Woody Matthews; daughters, Mary M. Adams, York, Sharon B. Smarr, Greensboro, Belinda Barnett, Gastonia; son, Tommy Davis, Long Pond, Pa.; brother, James Matthews, Gastonia; sisters-in-law, Annebell Matthews, Mozell Minor, Mary Glenn, Gastonia; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: Noon Friday, Pleasant Ridge AME Zion Church, Rev. David A. Williams
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Thomas J. Lindsay
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Thomas Jefferson Lindsay, 58, 56 Hall Ave., formerly of Gastonia, died Oct. 17, 1999, at St. Agnes Hospital, New York. He was son of the late Mordain Floyd and Hattie Mae Wright, father of the late Mark Lindsay, graduate of Highland High School, Gastonia, maintenance supervisor at Rehabilitation Center, White Plains.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorothy Lindsay, Gastonia; daughters, Geraldine Gardner, Germany, Daphnie Freeman, Frederick, Md., Deborah Lindsay, Gastonia; sons, Torrence Lindsay, Gastonia, Thomas J. Lindsay II, Bessemer City; brother, Henry Floyd, Gastonia; sister, Doris Floyd, Port Chester, N.Y.; six grandchildren
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Saturday, Martin’s Funeral Home, Gastonia
BURIAL: Weeping Mary Baptist Church Cemetery, Bowling Green, S.C.
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, funeral home
Wanda B. Lord
DENVER – Wanda Bohanan Lord, 53, 4482 Bouy Lane, died Oct. 19, 1999, at Lincoln Medical Center, Lincolnton. She was a native of Loydon County, Tenn., daughter of the late Otis and Lillian Marybell Boling Bohanan, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Carl Lord; sons, Michael Paul and Carl L. Lord III, the home; daughter, Patricia Ann James, Charlotte; brother, Ken J. Bohanan, East Palatka, Fla.; sisters, Evelyn F. Chamblee, Keystone Heights, Fla., Carolyn L. McPeak, Pagosa Springs, Colo.; two grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Friday, Forest Lawn West Cemetery, Charlotte, Rev. Jimmy Spangler
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Neal Foster
GASTONIA – Neal Foster, 60, 416 N. Highland St., died Oct. 19, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late Byron Foster, employed as a truck driver for Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Adrian R. Foster, Gastonia; sons, Gerald Foster, Coco Beach, Fla., Roger Berry, Anthony, Bobby and Brian Foster, Gastonia; sisters, Dorothy Foster, Ann McGill, Gastonia, Beatrice Hogan, Washington, D.C., Alene Foster, Winston-Salem; special friend, Peggy Hall, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Costner Funeral Home, Rev. Dr. Darial Jackson
BURIAL: Armstrong Park Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, funeral home
Orlando Z. Smith
CHARLOTTE – Orlando Zuell Smith, 48, 3517 Nobles Ave., died Oct. 16, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center. He was a native of Washington, D.C., son of the late Larry and Violtta Smith, employed as a hotel maintenance engineer; member of Mount Sinai Baptist Church, Mount Holly.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Norma Johnson Smith; daughters, Charmise D. Dunham, Fresno, Calif., Lashirah T. Dunham, Charlotte; sons, Preston E. Smith, Washington, D.C., Taryish L. Dunham, Charlotte
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Wesley Chapel Holiness Church, Mount Holly, Rev. Jesse Fields
BURIAL: Beasley Memorial Gardens
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home, Gastonia
Willie J. Brown
BRONX, N.Y. – Willie James "Willie Jap" Brown, 64, died Oct. 18, 1999, at Calvary Hospital. He was a native of Sharon, S.C., son of the late Clem Brown and Dean Burkins, retired security guard for IBI Security with 25 years of service, member of Wilson Chapel AME Zion Church, Sharon, Christian Union Baptist Church, church choir, Cosmatics Gospel singing group, King Soloman’s Temple Masonic Lodge.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Pettus; sons, Clement J. McCombs, Sharon, Lester McCombs, Spartanburg, S.C., David Mitchel, Bronx; brothers, Rev. Edward, Larry and Thornia Brown, York, S.C., John Brown, Gastonia; sisters, Rev. Blanche Jamerson, Leona Thompson, Wilma Brown Gore, York, Ella Mae Brown Allison, Gastonia; four grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Wilson Chapel AME Zion Church, Sharon, Revs. Dennis McCleave, Edward Brown, Blanche Jamerson and William McClain
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8 p.m. Friday, Wright Funeral Home, York, other times at the home of Rev. Edward Brown, 30 Maiden Lane, York
Kate S. McGinnis
DENVER – Kate Seagle McGinnis, 94, 8681 Hagers Ferry Road, died Oct. 20, 1999, at Brian Center, Mooresville. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Klusterfield and Lou Ella Lynn Seagle, wife of the late Gordon Albert McGinnis, mother of the late Inez Williams, Naomi Nixon, retired from J.P. Stevens, Stanley, member of First Baptist Church of Stanley.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Evelyn Ferrario, Denver; sister, Thelma Walker, Lincolnton; grandchildren, Richard, Steven and Michael Williams, Edward and Robert Nixon; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Stanley Pentecostal Holiness Church, Rev. Robert McMinn
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
MEMORIALS: Family Council, c/o Elizabeth Sherrill Brian Center, 752 E. Center Ave., Mooresville 28115
Susie L. Welch
GASTONIA – Susie Henrietta Lemons Welch, 72, 1209 W. Fourth Ave., died Oct. 21, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of York, S.C., daughter of the late Sam and Maggie Hudson Lemons, preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters, retired from Pharr Yarns, member of Ranlo Free Will Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 56 years, Homer Hardin Welch; daughters and sons-in-law, Pansy and Hugh Jones, Sandra and Norman Stewart, Judy and Jose Rodriguez, Gastonia; sister, Lucille Wright, Chester, S.C.; grandchildren and spouses, Marty and Angela Jones, Michael and Kelly Jones, Rev. Scotty and Sheila Stewart, Rusty Stewart, Shannon and Jason Ormand, Chad Passmore; step-grandchildren and spouses, Shane and Malia Jones, Tony Jones, Zasha and Robert Tenhaken; five great-grandchildren; one step-great-grandchild.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Revs. Keith Carson, Scotty Stewart
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Marty, Michael and Shane Jones, Chad Passmore, Gaither Furr, Jason Ormand
