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Beatrice S. Stitt
MOUNT HOLLY — Beatrice S. Stitt, 65, 1068 Old Hwy. 2, died July 8, 1999, at Allen Rest Home, Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Matthew Sherrill, retired textile worker and member of New Providence Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Grethen Sherrill, Mount Holly; brothers and sisters-in-law, Lonnie and Marie Sherrill, Roundo, S.C., A.C. and Catherine Sherrill, Lowesville, Boyce and Beverly Sherrill, Lanford and Bernedette Sherrill, Mount Holly; sisters and brother-in-law, Mattie Byrd, Detroit, Gladys and Raymond Grice, Mount Holly
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. today, New Providence Baptist Church, Rev. Jerry Friday
BURIAL: West Creek Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: McGill Funeral Services
Gene Kelly
FALLSTON — Gene Kelly, 61, 103 Fruitwood Drive, died July 9, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Claud Martin and Zellie Coretta Robinson Kelly, father of the late Mary Ann Kelly, nephew of the late Louise Ramey, retired truck driver with Asphalt Paving of Shelby, member of Work of Life Baptist Church, Polkville.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sherry Petty Kelly; daughter, Angela Spurlin, Shelby; sons, Randy and Joe Kelly, Shelby, Benny Kelly, Gastonia; step-son, Dawayne Ogle, Troy; step-daughter, Lisa Ogle, Shelby; brothers, Troy Kelly, Kings Mountain, Jimmy Kelly, Cherryville; sisters, Pearl Kelly and Gloria Kelly Head, Shelby, Virginia Lail, Grover; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. today, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Rev. Calvin Morrison
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery
Letha Cagle Weaver
BELMONT — Letha Cagle Weaver, 75, 6 Greenway Circle, died July 9, 1999, at home.
She was a native Norwood, daughter of the late Jonah and Georgia Henson Cagle, wife of the late James Weaver, mother of the late Libby McGraw, sister of the late Estelle Helms and Ruth Ann Schronce, member of Lighthouse Full Gospel Church, Mount Holly.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Joann W. and Buck Mauney, Belmont, Judi W. and Don Ellis, Mount Holly, Kay W. and Joseph Abernathy, Charlotte, Brenda W. and Herman Winkler, Mount Holly; son and daughter-in-law, Don and Susan Weaver, South Pittsburgh, Tenn.; sisters, Evelyn Abernathy, Stanley, Lena Helms, Lincolnton, Polly Cagle, Iron Station; 18 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Lighthouse Full Gospel Church, Mount Holly, Rev. Herman Winkler
BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
PALLBEARERS: Benji and Randy Winkler, Wayne Taylor, Thomas Schronce, Ned Seamon, Kenny Hester
MEMORIALS: Presbyterian Home Care Hospice, 217 Travis Ave., Charlotte 28204
Patricia Ann Anderson
GASTONIA — Patricia Ann Anderson, 44, 119 Stroupe Road, Apt. F, died July 10, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony and White’s Funeral Service
Willie Lee Lineberger
GASTONIA — Willie Lee McGuire Cox Lineberger, 91, of Courtland Terrace, died July 10, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Cherokee, wife of the late Walter C. Lineberger, daughter of the late Frank and Ellen Wilson McGuire, sister of the late Neal and Dennis McGuire, Winnie Hoffman, Gertrude Digh, member of Gastonia Pentecostal Holiness Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son, Harold C. Cox, Gastonia; daughters, Jeanette Bryant, Mary Howell, Betty Hogue, Gastonia, June Price, Odessa, Texas, Linda Hodges, Singapore; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Carothers Funeral Home, Rev. Danny Shortridge
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Elizabeth Joseph
CHARLOTTE — Elizabeth Joseph, 87, 215 Judson Ave. and formerly of York County, S.C., died July 9, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center.
ARRANGEMENTS: Wright Funeral Home, York, S.C.
Oma Stetson
STANLEY — Oma Leitha Jordan Stetson, 80, of Stanley Total Living Center, died July 10, 1999, at Lincoln Nursing Center.
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
Paul Dover
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Paul Dover, 620 E. King St., died July 10, 1999, at Veterans Administration Hospital, Salisbury.
He was a native of Kings Mountain, son of the late Lawson Harold and Lela Frances Goforth Dover, retired automobile salesman, served in the 843rd Air Engineers Squadron and air offensive of Central Europe in World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Louise Harrison Dover; sons and daughters-in-law, Tim and Beth Dover, Hendersonville, Allen and Laurie Dover, Charlotte; sisters and brothers-in-law, Martha Sue and John Albanese, Providence, R.I., Carolyn and Jack Reynolds, Taylorsville; grandchildren; Ashley, Timmy Anne, Caroline Harrison and Jonathan Paul Dover
GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 2 p.m. Monday, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Rev. R. Allen Jolley
VISITATION: Anytime, at the home
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home
Lawrence Lee Womack
GASTONIA — Lawrence Lee Womack, 34, 705 N. Lewis St., died July 9, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Gaston County and attended Belmont Congregational Holiness Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Melody Parker Womack; father and mother, Charles Kenneth and Phyillis Lewis Womack, Gastonia; daughters, Jessica Roxanne and Megan LeeAnn Womack, Gastonia; step-daughter, Lacy Danielle Parker; brothers and sisters-in-law, Chuck and Gia Womack, Dallas, John and Sherry Womack, Gastonia; sister, Dana Flannery, Charlotte; grandmother, Amy Boyles, Gastonia; nieces and nephews, Caroline Kyman Womack, Dallas, Christian Denton, Bessemer City, Cody Parker, Lincolnton, Chris and Damon Lewis, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Belmont Congregational Holiness Church, Rev. Jerry Rhodes
BURIAL: Evergreen Memorial Park, Belmont
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Doug Barrett, Chris Bradley, Kenny Childers, Gene Farrell, Ron Hanline, James Harmon
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Richard Brooks, Stevie Clark
MEMORIALS: Belmont Congregational Holiness Church, 4018 Pine St., Gastonia 28056
Doris Ellis Harkey
LINCOLNTON — Doris Ellis Harkey, 65, 415 South Rhyne St., died July 10, 1999, at Lincoln Medical Center.
She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Hubert Paul and Connie Thornburg Ellis, wife of the late Walter Hugh Harkey, sister of the late Paul Ellis and Betty Lynn, member of Laboratory United Methodist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son, Ernest Harkey, Lincolnton; daughers, Rebecca Harkey, Debbie Harkey Hooper, Lincolnton; brothers, Frank, Wayne, Richard and Terry Ellis, Lincolnton, Darrell Ellis, Granite Falls; sister, Patricia Setzer, Bessemer City; grandchildren, Lisa, Nathan and Matthew Black, Lincolnton, Benjamin Harkey, Lincolnton, Jennifer Scronce, Crouse; five great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Laboratory United Methodist Church, Revs. Linda Stack-Morgan and Ed Lynn
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Laboratory United Methodist Church, 2896 Laboratory Road, Lincolnton or The Kidney Foundation of N.C., P.O. Box 2383, Chapel Hill 27514
Thelma Moss
YORK, S.C. — Thelma Louise Traylor Moss, 75, 2285 Cedar Road, died July 8, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
She was a native of Sharon, S.C., daughter of the late Richard Hobson and Nancy Montgomery Traylor, member of Emmanuel Holiness Church, taught Sunday school for more than 50 years at various churches, retired from Cannon Mills and American Thread, where she worked as a winder for 23 years.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Dan Moss; daughter, Danette M. Brakefield, York; brothers, Jimmy Traylor, Sharon, Bobby Traylor, York, Joe Traylor, Gastonia; sisters, Kathleen Leverette, Spartanburg, S.C., Rosa Lee Burkette, Bessemer City, Sara Whitney, Lincoln, Neb.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Emmanuel Holiness Church, Revs. John Smith, Roy Ivey, Mike Clinton
BURIAL: Hickory Grove Church of God Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Monday, Greene Funeral Home, other times at the home of Danette M. Brakefield, 118 Brown Neal Road, York
MEMORIALS: The National Kidney Foundation, P.O. Box 212634, Columbia, S.C. 29221-2634
