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Lela M. Nichols
LOWELL — Lela Mae Nichols, 83, 516 Power Drive, died Oct. 31, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Cramerton, daughter of the late Early Fred and Dollie Elizabeth Price Hoffman, sister of the late Robert Lee Hoffman, lifelong member of McAdenville Baptist Church, doll collector, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 63 years, Claude "Nick" Nichols; son and daughter-in-law, Butch and Pat Nichols, Lowell; daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Leon Harrington, Lowell; brother and sister-in-law, E. Fred and Sarah Hoffman Jr., Lowell; grandchildren, Deana N. Healey, Orlando, Fla., Gina H. Schweihs, Charlotte, Kristy C. Case, Cramerton, Jon "Bucky" S. Nichols, Gastonia, Nikki H. Stacy, Gastonia, Jason S. Nichols, Boone; great-grandchildren, Summer Dee McConnell, Hanna Elizabeth and Bailey Wells Nichols, Spencer Todd Healey, Anna Elizabeth and Sarah Kathryn Schweihs, Madison Stowe Stacy, Alexander Thomas Case
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, Revs. Billy R. Miller, Andy Raines
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Joe Cearley, Frank Nichols, Brian Hoffman, Richard and Eddie Lanier, Tony Spratt
Shirley L. Newton
BESSEMER CITY — Shirley LaCount Newton, 54, 310 W. Indiana Ave., died Nov. 2, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Gaston County, granddaughter of the late Campbell and Mae Farris, member of First Baptist Church, C.N.A., graduate of Gaston College, employed by Covenant Village, Gastonia, former 20-year employee of Reeves Brothers, Osage Mill.
SURVIVORS: Husband, H. Glenn Newton; daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ann and Billy Acuff, Bessemer City; grandson, Steven Tyler Acuff; parents, Sam and Dorothy Farris LaCount, Bessemer City; brother, Jerry LaCount, Bessemer City; sister, Bertha Wilson, Spartanburg, S.C.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Revs. Art Aumack, Ron Pierce
ENTOMBMENT: Westview Gardens Mausoleum
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28054 or First Baptist Church Lottie Moon Christmas Fund, P.O. Box 397, Bessemer City 28016
Thelma D. Godwin
ALEXIS — Thelma Dellinger Godwin, 87, 614 Alexis-Lucia Road, died Nov. 1, 1999, at Brian Nursing Center of Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Luther Brown and Florrie Black Dellinger, active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, retired beautician, former volunteer with American Red Cross Bloodmobile.
SURVIVORS: Stepdaughter, Gwyn Wise, Alexis; stepsons, Kelly Godwin, Gastonia, Wayne Godwin, Dallas; five step-grandchildren; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Rev. Ken Gibson
INTERMENT: Church cemetery
VISITATION: After graveside service, other times at the home of Bob Cloninger, 204 J.E. Johnston St., Stanley
MEMORIALS: Mt. Zion Baptist Church Building Fund, Mt. Zion Church Road, Alexis 28006
ARRANGEMENTS: E.F. Drum Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Mae R. Patterson
SHELBY — Mae Elizabeth Revis Patterson, 82, 401 N. Morgan St., formerly at 307 Gidney St., died Nov. 1, 1999, at White Oak Manor.
She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late George Richard and Liller Morrow Revis, wife of the late Arthur Willard Patterson, sister of the late James R. and Vee Revis, co-owner of Patterson’s Cleaners, member of Bethel Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Arthur Willard Jr. and Virginia Patterson, Blacksburg, S.C.; sister and brother-in-law, Ruth Gardner and Kenneth Wyatt, Shelby; half-sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Rockford Goode, Forest City; granddaughter, Jessica Martin, Blacksburg; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Bethel Baptist Church, Revs. Pat Correll, Allen Davis, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
INTERMENT: Sunset Cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
Rev. Billy Bass Sr.
LAKE JUNALUSKA — Rev. Billy Edward Bass Sr., 67, 212 Carolina Road, died Oct. 31, 1999, at Davis Medical Center, Statesville.
He was a native of Iredell County, son of the late Rev. Robert Lee and Vangie Wood Bass, father of the late Robin Denise Bass, retired Methodist minister, member of First United Methodist Church, Waynesville.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Marjorie Ann Singleton Bass; son and daughter-in-law, Billy Edward and Krista Bass Jr., Statesville; daughters, Patricia Kay Bass, Charlotte, Katherine Leigh Bass Carr, Statesville; sisters, Mary Lou Bigler, Seattle, Wash., Sara Tolbert, Greensboro; grandsons, Derek Thomas and Kyle Edward Bass, Zachary Simpson Carr; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, Shelby, Revs. Gervase C. Hitch, David Melton, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
INTERMENT: Sunset Cemetery, Shelby
MEMORIALS: Juvenile Diabetes Association or Blanton Scholarship Fund, c/o Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, 1420 S. Lafayette St., Shelby 28152
ARRANGEMENTS: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Shelby
Evelyn M. Childers
YORK, S.C. — Evelyn Montgomery Childers, 82, 63 Fourth St., died Nov. 1, 1999, at Anderson Area Medical Center.
She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late James Franklin and Belle Ashe Montgomery, retired weaver from Cannon Mills, charter member of York Church of God, active in ladies ministries, taught Ladies Bible Class.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Carolyn C. Yarborough, Calhoun Falls, S.C.; son-in-law, Marion Yarborough; brothers, Ernest "Opposum" Montgomery, Sharon, S.C.; James "Buck" Montgomery, Sharon; sisters, Mary Lee Huskins, Columbus, Ga., Ola Ramsey, York, Helen Montgomery, Sharon; one grandchild; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, York Church of God, Revs. Donald Hawkins, James L. Garner
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: York Church of God, 210 Charlotte St., York, S.C. 29745 or Calhoun Falls Church of God, P.O. Box 482, Calhoun Falls, S.C. 29628-0482
Emma Ledwell
LOWELL — Emma Lee Ledwell, 89, 509 Ledwell St., died Nov. 2, 1999 at Saturn Nursing and Rehab in Charlotte.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Lawrence and Fannie Bennet Ledwell, sister of the late Roy, Lewis and Robert Ledwell, retired textile employee, member First United Methodist church.
SURVIVORS: Sisters-in-law, Mary Mill, Flora and Elizabeth Ledwell, Lowell; niece, Pat Elliot; nephew Mike Ledwell.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m., Thursday, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Alice Day
VISITATION: Forty-five minutes before the service at Carothers Funeral Home in Gastonia
Doris Quinn
GASTONIA — Doris Kelly Quinn, 82, 1706 Davis Park Road, died Nov. 7, 1999 at Courtland Terrace.
She was a native of Lancaster, S.C., daughter of the late Jacob E. and Evadane Barton Kelly, wife of the late Harry C. Quinn, sister of the late Betty, Sam J., Creighton and Bob Kelly, member Olney Presbyterian Church, operator/co-owner with her husband of a grocery business.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Judy Quinn and C.D. Collins, Belmont, Beverly Quinn and William C. Ward Jr., Harrisburg; brother, Harold Kelly, Gastonia; grandchildren, Kelly and John McCollum, Fayetteville.
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Gaston Memorial Park Mausoleum, Dr. Bob McCully
VISITATION: 2-3 p.m., Tuesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Olney Presbyterian Church, 251 Olney Church Road, Gastonia, 28056
John Mosteller Jr.
CHERRYVILLE — John Wesley Mosteller Jr., 76, 214 N. Mountain St., died Nov. 6, 1999 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late John Wesley Sr. and Irene Bess Mosteller, father of the late John Wesley Mosteller III, retired after 41 years as a rural carrier for the U.S. Post Office in Cherryville, member Saint John’s Lutheran Church, American Legion Post #100, Cherryville Masonic Lodge #505 AF&AM, Order of Eastern Star Chapter #156, organized Gaston County Council of American Legion, North Carolina American Legion baseball commissioner for seven years, U.S. Navy veteran of WWII.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Teny Alexander Mosteller; daughter and son-in-law, Tina Melissa and Robert Berrier, Lubbock, Texas; former daughter-in-law, Becky Mosteller Wood, Cherryville; grandchildren, Shannon Lea Mosteller, Cherryville, Julie Alexanderia and Robert David Berrier, Lubbock.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Saint John’s Lutheran Church, Rev. Mike Collins
BURIAL: Cherryville city memorial cemetery
VISITATION: 6-7:30 p.m., Monday, Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Saint John’s Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 100, Cherryville, 28021
Joseph Bright
GAFFNEY, S.C. — Joseph Delmar Bright, 75, 1059 McKowns Mountain Road, died Nov. 6, 1999 at home.
He was a native of Gaffney, husband of the late Doris Pearson Bright, son of the late James J. Bright and Alice T. Black, father of the late Audie Bright, brother of the late J.W., Charles, Henry and Leonard Bright, Shella Teague and Ora Black, textile supervisor, Baptist, WW II veteran, member VFW Absher Flowers Post.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Jimmy Bright, Gaffney, Ronald Bright, Gastonia; daughters, Linda Jenkins, Donna Flynn, Gastonia; sisters, Mary Starnes, Gaffney, Pansy Francois, Ruth, Dorothy Evans, Charlotte, Louise Bright, Bessemer City; six grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m., Tuesday, Shuford-Hatcher Funeral Home chapel
VISITATION: One hour before the service at the funeral home or at the home
MEMORIALS: Vistacare Hospice, 22 Tindal Ave., Greenville, S.C., 29605
