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Ruth L. Beam
LINCOLNTON – Ruth Webb Lineberger Beam, 78, 106 West Avenue, died Oct. 20, 1999, at Lincoln Medical Center. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Charles and Florence Arrowood Webb, wife of the late Charles Frank Lineberger and Burlin Beam, mother of the late Bobbie Dean Webb and Charles "Pete" Lineberger Jr., retired from textile industry.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Sandra Lineberger, Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Twila and Glenn Wilson, Dallas; brother, James Webb, Bowling Green, S.C.; sister, Maxine Heafner, Dallas; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Warlick Funeral Home, Dr. Charles Cranford
BURIAL: High Shoals Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
Mabel S. Webb
DENVER – Mabel Smith Webb, 82, formerly of 2200 Eaton Road, Charlotte, died Oct. 21, 1999, at Lakewood Care Center. She was a native of Chesterfield County, S.C., daughter of the late James Osmond and Edna Belle Smith, wife of the late Herbert Yates Webb, sister of the late George, Carl, Harold, Pap and Don Smith, Annie Lou Helton, graduate of Union High School, Monroe, retired from Hudson Hosiery Cafeteria, Lansdown Elementary School and East Mecklenburg High School cafeterias, Charlotte, companion to elderly shut-ins, member of Oakhurst Baptist Church for 60 years, taught Preschool Sunday School Class for 35 years.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Ralph and Yvonne Webb, Mount Holly; grandson, Jimmy Webb, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee; brothers, Sam Smith, Pageland, S.C., Neal Smith, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.; 28 nieces and nephews; close friends
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Oakhurst Baptist Church, Revs. Bill Wright, Leland Stephens, Wilson Rhoton
INTERMENT: Sharon Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McEwen Funeral Home, Charlotte Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Nephews, Jerry, Danny, Donnie, Matt and Otis Smith, Chuck Clark
HONORARY
PALLBEARERS: Tommy and Mac Smith, Mark and Steve Clark, Marty Watkins, Doug Webb, Dale Stegall, Wesley Burnett, Doug Autry
MEMORIALS: Lakewood Health Care Center, Box 177, Denver 28037; Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092 or Oakhurst Baptist Church, 5037 Monroe Road, Charlotte 28205
Miriam M. Allen
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Miriam M. Allen, 84, 416 Forest Ave., died Oct. 20, 1999, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Hodges, S.C., daughter of the late John Andrew and Georgia Whatley Mundy, graduate of Greenwood High School, Erskine College and Medical University of South Carolina School of Nursing, homemaker, member of First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg, volunteer worker in church and community.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Dr. Benjamin L. Allen; sons, Ben L. Allen Jr., Greenville, S.C., John A. Allen, Gastonia; daughter, Bebe A. Divine, Franklin, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Floyd’s Greenlawn Chapel, Drs. Todd B. Jones, George L. McGill
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home
Grace T. Blankenship
STANLEY — Grace Totherow Blankenship, 48, 133 Old Farm Road, died Oct. 21, 1999, at home. She was a native of Murphy, daughter of the late Shirdon Totherow, owner and operator of Grace’s Army/Navy Store in Dallas.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Kenneth Blankenship; daughter, Melanie Stines, Stanley; son, Dusty Blankenship, Stanley; mother, Ora Mae Floyd Totherow; sisters, Judy Frady, Dallas, Edna Reece, Ranlo, Betty Truitt, Murphy; brothers, James, Bruce and Johnny Totherow, Dallas; grandchildren, Clifford Steven Stines, Brittany Nicole Cathey, Stanley
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, Bear Paw Baptist Church Cemetery, Murphy, Rev. Jim Truitt
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia, other times at the home of James Totherow, 184 Evans Lake Road, Dallas
Janie B. Amos
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Janie B. Amos, 71, 612 Charles St., Apt. 70, died Oct. 19, 1999, at Kings Mountain Hospital. She was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., wife of the late Billy Ray Amos, daughter of the late Travis and Bertha Harris Bright, mother of the late William Lamar Harris, member of Sparrows Springs Baptist Church, former Sunday school teacher, carrier with The Gaston Gazette for more than 15 years, former deli manager at Ingles, Bessemer City.
SURVIVORS: Son, Steven Ray Harris, Glennville, Ga.; daughters, Linda Pressley, Brevard, Rebecca June Clark, Kings Mountain; sisters, Mildred Bumgardner, Bessemer City, Doris Turner, Gaffney, S.C.; seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Rev. Roy Clark
BURIAL: Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, the funeral home, other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Gene Bates, Scott Chastain, James Clark, Bobby Green, Danny Jordan, Dean Sawyer
Donald R. Smith Sr.
BELMONT - Donald Ray Smith Sr., 74, 406 Paradise Circle, died Oct. 20, 1999, at home. He was a native of Wilkinson County, Ga., and Fonde, Ky., son of the late Charles R. and Harriet Bright Smith, resided in Gaston County with his family since 1951, World War II Army Air Corps veteran, served the CBI (China, Burma, India) there, received the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon, the Good Conduct Medal and the Victory Medal for Service to God and Country, attended Belmont Abbey College, graduated the North Carolina Textile School, retired from Akers Motor Lines with 20 years of service, employed as electronics technician for Humble Electronics in his later years, member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 53 years, Dorothy Smith; sons and daughter-in-law, Donald R. Smith Jr., Gastonia, Joseph Colin and Amy O’Hair-Smith, Charlotte; daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Bill Humble, Cramerton, Connie and Brian Simms, Fort Mill, S.C.; brother-in-law, Rodney Haynes, Catawba; sisters-in-law, Shirley Haynes, Dallas, Ethel Doane, Lexington, Ky.; seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: Noon Saturday, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Redbud Drive, Gastonia, Kenneth Champion, Ray Gosnell, Gene Arrowood
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, with full military rites performed by the World War II Last Man Club of Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28054
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 for Bonding Warehouse, member of Pleasant Ridge A.M.E. Zion Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Pauline Woody Matthews; daughters and son-in-law, Mary M. Adams, York, S.C., Sharon B. and Randall Smart, Greensboro, Belinda Barnett, Gastonia; son, Tommy Davis, Long Pond, Pa.; brother, James Matthews, Gastonia; sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Anniebell Matthews, Mozell and Claudia Minor, Mary Glenn, Gastonia; 11 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: Noon today, Pleasant Ridge A.M.E. Zion Church, Rev. David A. Williams
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before the service, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
William A. Roberts
GASTONIA - William Anderson "Bud" Roberts, 81, of 714 ½ Woodhaven Lane, died Oct. 21, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late John David and Mary Candus Oats Roberts, father of the late William "Bill" Morris Roberts, Army veteran of World War II, member of Armstrong Memorial Presbyterian Church, retired from AB Carter Inc., where he worked in the Mill Device Dept.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Louise Price Roberts; son, Buddy Roberts, Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Ann R. and Richard Hilliard, Cherryville; grandchildren, Morris and Julie Roberts, Charlotte, Chris Roberts, Gastonia, Rich and Jon Hilliard, Cherryville
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, 1999, McClean Funeral Directors, Jerry Millwood
BURIAL: Armstrong Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053-3984
Floyd J. Hart Sr.
GASTONIA - Floyd James Hart Sr., 70, 113 Tipperary Drive, died Oct. 20, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late Marion McClain and Georganna Glenn Hart, member of Neelys Grove A.M.E. Zion Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 52 years, Naomia Beard Hart, of the home; sons and daughters-in-law, Walter and Yvonne Hart, Worcester, Mass.; Robert Hart, Detroit; William D. and Cheryl, Bobby and Barbara, W. Gary and Barbara, Marion E., Floyd Patrick and Shelia, James E. and Diane Hart Sr., Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Dorothy J. and James Pittman, Gastonia; brothers, Fred Hart and David McClain, Gastonia, Clarence Hart, Philadelphia, George H. Hart, Yaden, Penn., Sherman Hart, Winston-Salem, Herman Hart, Charlotte; sisters, Mary L. Brown, Philadelphia, Betty J. Herndon, Dallas, JoAnn McGill, Gastonia; 30 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m., Neelys Grove A.M.E. Zion Church, Rev. Greg Floyd
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
John Adams Jr.
CLOVER, S.C. — John Adams Jr., 69, 1463 Lawrence Road, died Oct. 20, 1999, at home. He was a native of Clover, son of the late Janie Kithcart and John Adams Sr., owner of Adams City Auto Parts for 30 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Catherine Tate Adams, of the home; sons, Randy, Joe, Norman, Johnny Ray, Daniel James Adams, Charlotte; Edward Christopher Adams, Rock Hill, S.C., Thomas Eugene and Phillip Adams, of the home; daughters, Joyce A. Witters, Sheltenham, Md., Sandra A. Atakora, Alexandria, Va.; Sarah J. Morrison, Waxhaw; Cathy A. Adams, Stanley; Naomi A. Montgomery, Rock Hill; brothers, Isaiah and Johnson E. Adams, Clover; sisters, Verine Asbury, Emma Sue Nance, Knoxville, Elizabeth A. Matthews, Clover; 17 grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Gethsemane Apostle and Prophets Church, Apostle W.T. Lowery
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Wright Funeral Home.
Roosevelt Holland
KINGS MOUNTAIN – Roosevelt Holland, 94, of 322 Compact School Road, Kings Mountain, died Oct. 21, 1999, at home. He was a native of Bessemer City, son of the late John and Liza Jake Holland, father of the late James A. Holland, construction worker, member of Gethsemane Holiness Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, John, Willie, Charles and Clarence Holland, Gastonia; daughters, Lula Norris, Kings Mountain, Mary Holland, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Gethsemane Holiness Church, Bishop James Minitz
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
MEMORIALS: Withrow’s Funeral Home
