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Amy Beam
HOMESTEAD, FLA. — Amy Sue Eaker Beam, 76, 956 N.E. 4th Ave., died Nov. 3, 1999, at Wallace Thompson Hospital, Union, S.C. She was a native of Cherryville, daughter of the late Phillip Stowe and Mary Ellen Dellinger Eaker, wife of the late Theodore G. Beam, sister of the late John Ray and C.M. Eaker and Elsie E. Beam, secretary in the business office at Baptist Hospital, Miami, for 18 years, member of First Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Stowe Gamell Beam, Homestead, Aaron E. Beam, Advance; grandchildren, Theresa Garrett, Michelle Beam, Homestead, Evan and Brent Beam, Advance
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Carpenter’s Funeral Home, Cherryville, Revs. J.C. Riddle and Edmond Lynn
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery, Cherryville
VISITATION: Noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, funeral home
Debra H. Floyd
SHELBY - Debra Hartley Floyd, 43, 902 Hampton St., died Nov. 3, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Cline Hartley, member of Zoar Baptist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, James Lee Floyd; sons, David Christopher and James Lee Floyd Jr., the home; daughter and son-in-law, Melinda and Chris Gillespie, Waco; mother, Eula H. Hartley, Shelby; brother and sister-in-law, Mike and Linda Hartley, Morganton; sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Gilbert Greene, Shelby; grandchildren, Tyler Philbeck, Jessica Floyd
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Zoar Baptist Church, Dr. Marvin Gobble and Rev. Dan Jolly, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
Haynes W. Groves
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Haynes Wilson Groves, 63, 1907 Anderson Road, died Nov. 3, 1999. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late John E. and Kathleen McGregor Groves, self-employed builder.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Teresa Groves, Sterling, Va.; sisters, Brenda Howerter, Falls Church, Annie Laura Rogers, Margaret Moody, Gastonia, Nell Curry, Hartsville, S.C., Mary Helen Cambio, Summerville, S.C.; brothers, Harold Groves, Midland, Va., James Earle Groves, Berryville, Va., Robert L. Groves, Round Hill, Va.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Saturday in Sterling, Va.
ARRANGEMENTS: Colonial Funeral Home, Leesburg, Va.
Clara L. Davis
LINCOLNTON - Clara Lail Davis, 76, 514 Motz Ave., died Nov. 3, 1999, at Brian Center. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late John and Meada Hartman Lail, wife of the late Leonard Wallace Davis, former winder for Burlington Industries, member of Gainsville Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Linda Davis Moore, Lincolnton; sister, Dorothy Walker, Cherryville; brother, Johnny Lail, Gastonia; grandson, Michael Moore, Lincolnton
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Gainsville Baptist Church, Revs. Jerry Lail, Scott Slaughter
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, E.F. Drum Funeral Home, other times at the home of John and Linda Moore, 1140 Reynard’s Circle
Brenda O. Broome
BLACKSBURG, S.C. — Brenda Owens Broome, 59, 494 Blue Bird Lane, died Nov. 3, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was the daughter of the late Clayton Owens, mother of the late Tina Broome Parker, sister of the late Clark Owens.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Melvin Broome; Son, Scott Broome, Blacksburg; daughter, Sunday Broome Crisp, Gastonia; mother, Edna Wisher Owens; grandchildren, Roger Dale Parker Jr., the home, Heather Broome, Blacksburg
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Hopewell Baptist Church, Rev. Billy Sanders, Dr. Charlie Barnard
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, White Columns Funeral Service
Ruth T. Liles
CHARLOTTE — Ruth Turner Liles, 75, 424 Greenwood Drive, died Nov. 2, 1999, at home. She was a native of Wadesboro, daughter of the late Luther and Margaret Turner, wife of the late Marshall F. Liles Sr., sister of the late Vernest Calvin Turner, Etta Mae Smith, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son, Marshall F. Liles Jr., Charlotte; daughters, Carolyn L. McKinnish, Stanley, Martha L. Price, Charlotte; brother, Ernest A. Turner, Wadesboro; sisters, Mary Earlene Lett, Wadesboro, Ruby Lanier, High Point; special family friend, Charles Davidson; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, Sunset Memory Gardens, Rev. William Lee McKinnish
PALLBEARERS: Robert Bittikofer, David and John Estridge, Edward Glover, Rob Gordon, Rodney White, Anthony Zelms
MEMORIALS: Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 E. Seventh St., Charlotte 28204
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
John Martin Jr.
BLACKSBURG, S.C. — John Martin Jr., 80, 101 Ramseur St., died Nov. 4, 1999, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late John A. and Effie Allison Martin Sr., sister of the late Geneva M. Maloney, retired from Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Co., veteran of the Army, served in World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Caroline Beam Martin; daughters and sons-in-law, Janie and Vance Wilder, Gastonia, Joyce and Dickie Moorhead, Blacksburg; brother, George Martin, Gastonia; grandchildren, Travis and David Wilder, Richard and Patrick Moorhead
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Saturday, celebration of life service, Mountain View Cemetery, Revs. Ken Reid and James Clark Sr.
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, White Columns Funeral Service, other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Travis and David Wilder, Richard and Patrick Moorhead, Glenn Martin, Scott Patterson HONORARY PALLBEARER: Don Wisher
MEMORIALS: Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 1886, Gaffney, S.C., 29342 or to donor’s choice
Edna C. Hepler
LINCOLNTON - Edna Clark Hepler, 90, of Cardinal Care, formerly of Hull’s Grove Church Road, Vale, died Nov. 3, 1999. She was a native of Caldwell County, daughter of the late William and Winnie Avery Clark, retired from the textile industry.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Bobbie Jean Grigg, Vale, Ruby Mae Tipton, Maryville, Tenn.; sister, Dovie Deaton, Lincolnton; seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Warlick Funeral Home, Rev. Marcus Redding
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
MEMORIALS: Hull’s Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, 6362 W. Hwy. 27, Vale 28168
Joyce Poindexter
MOUNT HOLLY -Joyce Ann Gregg Poindexter, 55, 204 Walkalong Way, died Nov. 4, 1999, at home. She was a native of Newport, Tenn., daughter of the late Clell and Ethel McCoig Greeg, wife of the late James Robert Poindexter and Jimmy Eugene Martin, member of The Light House Full Gospel Ministries.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Ralph King, Gastonia, Kim and Rick Morgan, Kings Mountain, Cindy and Jerry Messer, Pam and Bobby Maltba, Mount Holly; sisters, Wanda Finger, Maiden, Betty Allen, Mount Holly, Jearline Saunders, Concord, Savannah Cameron, White Pine, Tenn.; brother, Donald Gregg, Mount Holly; 10 grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. Herman Winkler
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Jennifer Lyn Bradley
CLOVER, S.C. — Jennifer Lyn Bradley, 17, 2550 S. Highway 321, died Nov. 3, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. She was a native of Columbia, S.C., senior at York Comprehensive High School, employed by Western County Y.M.C.A. York Branch, member of National Vocational-Technical Honor Society, National Honor Society, Who’s Who American Teens, member of Eastview Baptist Church, Rock Hill, active with youth group.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Robert R. and Brenda Myers Bradley; maternal grandparents, Floyd and Hazel Myers, Chester, S.C.; paternal grandparents, Roy and Margaret Bradley, Gaffney, S.C.; brother, Robert R. Bradley III, the home
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Eastview Baptist Church, Rock Hill, Revs. Rick Martin, Mark Crews
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, the church
MEMORIALS: Eastview Baptist Church Building Fund, 1430 Gordon Road, Rock Hill, S.C. 29732
ARRANGEMENTS: Bratton Funeral Home, York
Elsie Lee Coleman
GASTONIA - Elsie Lee Coleman, 78, 1328 Westbrook Circle, died Nov. 3, 1999, at Belaire Health Care Center. She was a native of Canon, Ga., daughter of the late Inez C. Brewer, grandmother of the late Amanda Styers Coleman, lifetime member of Covenant United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, past president of the Young and Lively, Dixon Sunday School Class, served on many church committees, retired after 28 years as bookkeeper for H.J. Davis Oil Co.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 58 years, Dalwin S. Coleman; son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Shirley Coleman, Belmont; grandchildren, Sterling and Sharon Coleman, Belmont; aunts, Virginia Hilton, Frances Brewer, Clover, S.C.; cousin, Fran Ellis, Clover
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Covenant United Methodist Church, Rev. Charles Halipilias
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: At the home
PALLBEARERS: Bud, Ed and Dean Atkinson, Will Wiggins, David Daniels, grandson Sterling Coleman
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Dixon Sunday School Class and Dixon Ford employees
MEMORIALS: Scleroderma Research, Health Science Foundation, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas St., Charleston, S.C. 29425
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors