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Jack D. Bennett
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Jack Donald Bennett, 66, 915 Brookwood Drive, Kings Mountain, died Oct. 22, 1999, at home. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Henry Wilson and Birdie Lynn Bennett, brother of the late Luther and Henry W. Bennett Jr., Lois Bennett Rikard and Louise Bennett Elgin, attended Belmont Abbey, served in the U.S. Security Agency during the Korean War, retired from the City of Kings Mountain, member of Grace United Methodist Church, American Legion Otis D. Green Post 155.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Linda Baity Bennett, Kings Mountain; brother and sisters-in-law, Lawrence "Tib" and Colene Bennett, Dorothy B. Bennett, Kings Mountain; eight nieces; five nephews GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 4 p.m. Sunday, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Rev. Dale Swafford
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Road, Shelby 28150, or Grace United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1356 Kings Mountain 28086
Nell Wells McSwain
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Nell Wells McSwain, 79, 101 Tara Terrace, died Oct. 22, 1999, at home. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Whitney and Sallie Blalock Wells, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Woodrow McSwain; sons and daughter-in-law, James Woodrow McSwain, Essen, Germany, Dr. Donald Wells and Rachael McSwain, Shelby, Larry Joe McSwain, Goose Creek, S.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy Jane and Chip Rearick, South Bend, Ind.; sisters, Lollie McDaniel, Sybil Sanders, Kings Mountain; nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Harris Funeral Home, Dr. Eugene Poston
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery, Shelby
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Harris Funeral Home
Inez Mays Pope
LOWELL — Inez Mays Pope, 88, 721 Lowell Ave., died Oct. 23, 1999, at home. She was a native of Iredell County, daughter of the late Hubert and Bertha Mays Pope, wife of the late Leo Andrew Pope, retired from Belmont Hosiery, member of Sunset Forest Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Gordon and Diane Pope, Lowell; daughter and son-in-law, Marguerite and Bill Tolbert, Lowell; brother, Hubert Pope Jr., Lincolnton; sisters, Betty Hawkins, Gastonia, Mabel Welborne, Greer, S.C.; grandchildren, Crystal Pope and Robert Bourgeois, Alabama, Billy Tolbert Jr., Mount Holly, Greg Pope, Columbia, S.C., Michael Tolbert, Stanley, Barry Pope, Lowell; five great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Sherman Branch Jr.
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
PALLBEARERS: Michael and Billy Tolbert Jr., Greg and Barry Pope, Grier Cobb, Robert Bourgeois
Margaret Paysour Plonk
DALLAS — Margaret Paysour Plonk, 79, Narrow Gauge Road, died Oct. 22, 1999, at home. She was a native of Ranlo, daughter of the late Oscar Graham and Nellie Flowers Paysour, member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and the church L.C.W.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 57 years, W.D. Plonk; daugher and son-in-law, Becky and Danny Stiles, Dallas; sons and daughters-in-law, Oscar and Anne Plonk, Steve and Sandy Plonk, Ricky and Angela Plonk, Dallas; grandchildren and spouses, Darrall and Amy Plonk, Lincolnton, Stacey, Ashley and Richard Plonk, Jamie, Dustin and Amber Stiles, Dallas; sister, Faye Gray, Gastonia; brother, Jim Paysour, Ranlo
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Pastor John Bollinger
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Dallas Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 531 Hardin Road, Dallas 28034
PALLBEARERS: Gary and Daniel Plonk, Chris, Greg and Jimmy Paysour, Jody Trout
Eliza R. Fuller
MOUNT HOLLY — Eliza Dolly Rhinehart Fuller, 83, died Oct. 22, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Newport, Tenn., daughter of the late Mitchell and Roena Strange Rhinehart, wife of the late Nealand D. Fuller, homemaker, member of The Second Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Thurman E. Fuller, Bloomington, Ind., Thomas M. Fuller, Hammond, Ind.; daughter, Joyce M. Fuller, Bloomington; three grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. Bruce Bradley
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Monday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Second Baptist Church, Building Fund, 707 Rankin Ave., Mount Holly 28120
Lloyd Bumgarner
CHERRYVILLE — Lloyd Bumgarner, 70, 204 Hephzibah Church Road, died Oct. 22, 1999, at home. He was a native of Caldwell, son of the late George and Ola Seate Bumgarner, long line driver for Carolina Freight Carriers Corp., retired after 40 years, North Carolina State Truck Driver of Year, 1987, member of Anthony Grove Baptist Church, Crouse, chairman of the building and grounds committee, member of Men’s Sunday schoool class, member of Cherryville Masonic Lodge 505.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Carolyn N. Bumgarner; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Jane Bumgarner, Atlanta; daughter and son-in-law, Vicki and Larry Craig, Lincolnton; brothers, Merle, Bobby and Olin Bumgarner, Cherryville; sister, Peggy McSwain, Cherryville; grandchildren, Tim and David Bumgarner, Atlanta, Matt Craig, Lincolnton
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Anthony Grove Baptist Church, Rev. Dennis E. Bean; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery, Masonic rites
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Cherryville Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Anthony Grove Baptist Church, 281 Hephzibah Church Road, Crouse, 28033
John Orr
BESSEMER CITY — John Orr, 84, 141 Williams Road, died Oct. 21, 1999, at home. He was a native of Chester County, S.C., son of the late Austin and Alice Orr, maintenance technician, member of Shady Grove Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, served on usher board and church parking attendant.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Mary O. Johnson, Marjorie Burch, Bessemer City, Joyce Friday, Lincolnton, Agnes Williams, Dallas, Frances Hoyle, Gastonia; sons, Clyde A. Orr, Greensboro, Paul Hoyle, Gastonia; sister, Marjorie Isom, Chester, S.C.; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Shady Grove Baptist Church, Revs. Eddie Powder, Daris Curry
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Mary G. Carroll
MURPHY — Mary Frances Griggs Carroll, 73, died Oct. 22, 1999, in a local hospital. She was a native of Cherokee County, daughter of the late Grant Griggs, wife of the late Claude William Carroll, sister of the late Pearl and Marcel Griggs, a Baptist, nurse at Providence Hospital, worked at Hardees and Owenby’s Manufacturing.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Barbara Chapman, Betty Byers, Murphy; mother, Emma Jane Crisp Griggs, Marble; brothers, Charles Griggs, Concord, Robert and Gene Griggs, Murphy, Mickey Griggs, Andrews, Porter, Vincent and Grant Griggs Jr., Gastonia; sisters, Linda Parson and May Coffey, Gastonia; grandchildren, Angie Dockery, Monica Beaver, Robert Chapman III, Mary Robin Carroll; five great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 10 a.m. Monday, Townson Rose Funeral Home, Rev. Jimmy McClure
BURIAL: Moss Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Ronnie Byers, Harold Mashburn, Jamie, Jerry and Garland Graves Jr., Mark McCurry, Clay Beaver
Eula Mae Montgomery
CLOVER, S.C. — Eula Mae Hogue Montgomery, 86, 1600 Mason Montgomery Road, died Oct. 23, 1999 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late Sam and Strawgee Hogue, wife of the late Mason Montgomery, retired winder at American Thread, member Temple Presbyterian Church in America.
SURVIVORS: Son, Andrew R. Montgomery, Clover, S.C.; sister, Etta Sherer, York, S.C.; half brothers, Bill Hogue, Lancaster, S.C., Elmer Hogue, Charlotte, Perry Hogue, Rock Hill, S.C.; half sisters, Betty Smart, Martha Adkins, Charlotte; 12 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m., Monday Bratton Funeral Home, Rev. Robert Sprinkle
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens, York, S.C.
VISITATION: 7-9, tonight, Bratton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Temple Presbyterian Church in America, P.O. Box 733, York, S.C. 29745
Jerry W. Jones
ORLANDO, Fla. – Jerry Wayne Jones, 58, Salvia Drive, died Oct. 19, 1999. He was a native of North Carolina, brother of the late Don Jones, moved to Central Florida in 1968, soil engineer supervisor for Ardman and Associates.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Rebecca Jones; sons, Timothy, Scott and Jerry Jones, Orlando; daughters, Tina Johns, Citra, Susan Shackelford, Orlando; mother, Beatrice Jones, Gastonia; brothers, Jim Jones, Orlando, Tommy Jones, Gastonia, Randall Jones, Phoenix, Ariz.; sisters, Sandra Christopher, Kathy Jones, Gastonia, Janet Coleman, Kings Mountain; nine grandchildren
ARRANGEMENTS: Union Park Memorial Chapel Funeral Home
Ocie B. Bruce
CHARLOTTE – Ocie Black Bell Bruce, 91, 2341 Richardson Drive, died Oct. 23, 1999. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Mark L. and Leona L. Black, wife of the late James W. Bruce, mother of the late James H. Bell, sister of the late Virgie Black Ford, member of First Baptist Church, Denver, Colo., past Worthy Matron of Electa Chapter 60 Order of Eastern Star, past president of Past Matrons Club of Denver and Colorado, moved to Charlotte in 1970, became member of Cokesbury United Methodist Church, active in UMW and Live Wires.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Crowder Falls; sister, Tula B. Carpenter; granddaughters and spouse, Constance Steed, Jamie and Ted Shelton; grandson and spouse, Mark and Susan Falls; great-grandchildren, Sarah, Seth and Susan Shelton, Meredith and Cameron Falls; daughter-in-law, Glenda Bell Sullivan; nieces, Geri Phillips, Mary Planer; nephew, Hal Ford
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Providence United Methodist Church
MEMORIALS: Providence United Methodist Church, 2810 Providence Road, Charlotte 28211 or Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 6701 Idlewild Road, Charlotte 28212
ARRANGEMENTS: Harry & Bryant Company
Shane H. Bollinger
KINGS MOUNTAIN – Shane Huffstickler Bollinger, 22, 203 Parkdale Circle, died Oct. 23, 1999. He was a native of Gaston County, employee of Eaton Corporation, Grover, member of Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, graduate of Kings Mountain High School.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Kim J. Queen, Raleigh; father and stepmother, Philip G. and Jama Bollinger, Kings Mountain; brother, Benjamin Bollinger, Kings Mountain; stepbrother, Brent Roof, Kings Mountain; half brother, Jason Huffstickler, Belmont; stepsister, Elena Arrowood, Kings Mountain; paternal grandparents, Grayton and Hazel Bollinger, Kings Mountain; maternal grandparents, Bob and Dorothy Maddox, Gastonia; fiancee, April D. Wallen, Kings Mountain
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Rev. Mitchell Pruitt
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, other times at the home
