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Dora Talent
SHELBY - Dora Essiebell McNeilly Talent, 77, 414 E. Ross Grove Road, died Nov. 19, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late William Andrew "Bill" and Maudie Victoria Earwood McNeilly, wife of the late Coy Talent, sister of the late Stanley and Andrew McNeilly, Flora Lowery, Lois Wright, retired restaurant cook, member Mount Pleasant Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas and Ruth Talent, Wilmington, Randy and Sandy Talent, Shelby; daughters and sons-in-law, Jackie and Sam Jones, Geraldine and Raymond Wiggins, Shelby, Patricia Daves, Wilmington; brother, Forest McNeilly, Casar; sister, Maudie Mazell Lail, Casar; sisters-in-law, Ruth and Faye McNeilly, Casar; special friends, Charles and Peggy Barrett, Shelby; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston, Revs. Cecil Buff, Carl Ray Cook
BURIAL: Rose Hill Memorial Park
VISITATION: 5-7 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Donor’s choice
Wade A. Vaughn Sr.
SHELBY - Wade Allen Vaughn Sr., 82, 1425 E. Marion St., Sterling House, died Nov. 20, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Surry County, son of the late Jesse and Mamie McDaniel Vaughn, husband of the late Virginia Pounders Vaughn, brother of the late Arnold and Ramey Vaughn, school bus mechanic with the Cleveland County school system, member of Landmark Baptist Church, Senior Saints Sunday school class, deacon emeritus, pitcher for Minette Mills fast pitch softball state champions in 1958, Army veteran of World War II, European Theatre.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Wade and JoAnn Vaughn Jr., Shelby, Steve and Lisa Vaughn, York, S.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Robby Reynolds, Shelby; sister-in-law, Mildred Smith, Shelby; grandchildren, Kimberly Reynolds Dixon, Pineville, Meredith and Tripp Reynolds, Shelby, Allen Vaughn, Chapel Hill
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Landmark Baptist Church, Revs. Allen Davis, Jeffrey Hayes; body will placed in church 30 before service
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 5-6:30 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home; other times at the home of Janet and Bobby Reynolds, 1217 Timberland Drive
MEMORIALS: Landmark Baptist Church, P.O. Box 489, Shelby 28151
David E. Gilleland
LINCOLNTON - David Eugene Gilleland, 77, 317 E. Pine St., died Nov. 19, 1999, at home. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Gates and Emma Flowers Gilleland, husband of the late Willie Lee Clark Gilleland, a carder at Rhyne Mills.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Aliene Black, Joann Gilleland, Jeannie Bland, Lincolnton, Janet Haynes, Crouse; sisters, Ruby Spivey, Lincolnton, Edith Hoyle, High Point; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, North Lincolnton Baptist Church, Rev. Chris Randall
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: 5-7 tonight, E.F. Drum Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, Md. 28082
Martha Richter
JACKSONVILLE — Martha Jane McFarland Richter, 81, died Nov. 19, 1999, at Onslow Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Robert McFarland, member of First Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Claire Emil Richter; daughters, Robie L. McFarland, Susan M. McGlaughon, Jacksonville; sister, Carey Hollowell, Raleigh; 3 grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Monday, Hickory Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Mount Holly, Rev. Tom Hogan
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, Johnson Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: The Women’s Center, 226 New Bridge St. or Sponsors for Academic Talent Scholarship Program, P.O. Box 99, Jacksonville
Jacquelynne B. Secoura
GASTONIA - Jacquelynne Beheler Secoura, 61, 2101 Rufus Ratchford Road, died Nov. 19, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Fred J. and Evelyn Jones Beheler, member of Four Square Gospel Church, Belmont, tool-maker and gear cutter at Boston Gear.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Joseph H. Secoura; daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Scott Eversen, Baltimore; son and daughter-in-law, William and Cindy Foster Jr., Spartanburg, S.C.; stepson and wife, Joseph Robert and Patty Secoura, Raleigh; brothers, William Beheler, Los Angeles, Roger Beheler, Belmont; sister, Nellie Glover, Cramerton; niece and husband, Denita and Billy Stone, Gastonia; grandchildren, Seph and Cameron Secoura, Matthew Foster, Jennifer Claypoole; great-grandchild, Rachel Raborg
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont, Rev. Charles Aldridge ENTOMBMENT: Gaston Memorial Park Mausoleum of Peace
VISITATION: 5-7 tonight, funeral home; other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Charles and Michael Hastings, Todd and John Davis, Randall and David Beheler, Zachery Etherton, Billy Stone, Matthew Foster
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3894, Gastonia 28053
Jeffrey W. Simpson
CLOVER, S.C. — Jeffrey Wade Simpson Jr., 5, 1191 Bryan Circle, died Nov. 19, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C. He was a native of Charlotte, a kindergarten student at Kinard Elementary School.
SURVIVORS: Father, Jeffrey Wade Simpson Sr.; mother, Donna Lynn Dover, Blacksburg, S.C.; sisters, Mary Ann and Crystal Biggers, Blacksburg; paternal grandparents, Jerry and Elaine Simpson, Clover; maternal grandmother, Shirley Dover, Blacksburg
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Monday, Kings Creek Church of God Cemetery, Rev. Rayce Wolgemuth
VISITATION: At the home of Donna Dover, 4671 Forrestview Road, Blacksburg
ARRANGEMENTS: M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home
Trulena V. Padgett
SHELBY - Trulena Vaughn Padgett, 86, 741 Old Boiling Springs Road, died Nov. 20, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Greenville County, S.C., daughter of the late Ed and Lillie Shepherd Vaughn, wife of the late Fred Rufus Padgett, retired from Greenwood Mills, member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Dewitt Hamrick Jr., Shelby; brothers and sister-in-law, Johnny and Alice Vaughn, Norris, S.C., Matt Vaughn, Greenville, S.C.; sisters and brother-in-law, Ethel Lockaby, Greenwood, S.C., Nellie and Dewey Madden, Greenville; grandchildren and spouse, Bryan and Lori Hamrick, Danny Hamrick, Shelby; great-grandchild, Stephanie Hamrick, Shelby
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Dr. James Richardson; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 5-6:30 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home; other times at 807 Old Boiling Springs Road
Arnold W. Moore
GASTONIA - William Arnold Thomas Moore, 90, 637 Camp Rotary Road, died Nov. 20, 1999, at home. He was a native of Cherokee County, son of the late William Harvey and Anna Sizemore Moore, husband of the late Nora Ensley Moore, father-in-law of the late John Mathis and Dale Ladd, grandfather of the late Marshall Stroupe III, retired construction worker from Neal Hawkins Construction Co.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Ray and Marie Moore, Hiawassee, Ga.; daughters and son-in-law, Frances Mathis, Helen and Buddy Stroupe, Gastonia, Ruth Ladd, Marble; sisters, Mae Roberts, Atlanta, Elsie Nichols, Waynesville; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Faith Baptist Church, Andrews, Rev. Homer Wilson
BURIAL: Valleytown Cemetery, Andrews
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
MEMORIALS: Victory Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Marie Chastain, 2208 Kelly Road, Hiawassee, Ga. 30546
Della Tolleson
SHELBY - Della Mae Lail Kerr Tolleson, 88, died Nov. 19, 1999, at Oak Summet Nursing Center, Winston-Salem. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Calvin W. and Julia Anne Smith Lail, wife of the late Clarence Reid Tolleson Sr., mother of the late Clarence Reid Tolleson Jr., attended Central United Methodist Church, member of Golden Links Sunday school, oldest member of Peter and Polly Lail reunion, American Red Cross volunteer, member of Senior Center and Shelby Park Bridge clubs, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughters-in-law, Thomas and Alice Kerr, Charlotte, Judy Tolleson, Greenville, S.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Maxann Kerr and George Morrison, Suffolk, Va., Lynn and Dessaix Hughes, Fairfield, Va., Terri and Leon Martin, Kernersville; sister, Jerry Parris, Shelby; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Central United Methodist Church, Revs. Carl Johnson, Joe Reeves
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 4-7 tonight, Cleveland Funeral Services
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, 1100-C S. Stratford Road, Winston-Salem 27103
Jane D. Ratteerree
CHARLOTTE — Jane Dellinger Ratteerree, 58, died Nov. 19, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center. She was a native of Charlotte, employed by and member of Central Church of God.
SURVIVORS: Husband, John Ratteerree Sr.; sons, Johnny Thomas Ratteerree Jr., Belmont, William Thomas Ratteerree, Sherills Ford; daughter, Melinda R. Ellis, Belmont; brothers, David Dellinger, Cramerton, Frank Dellinger, Belmont, Leslie Dellinger, Mount Holly; sister, Myra Bumgarner, Charlotte; six grandchildren; nieces and nephews
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Monday, Park Street United Methodist Church, Belmont, Revs. Jim Weekley, Gene Shelton
VISITATION: After service, church
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Charlotte, 1420 E. 7th St., Charlotte 28204
ARRANGEMENTS: Heritage Funeral Home, Matthews
Mary S. Beam
CHERRYVILLE — Mary Ellen Speagle Beam, 87, 7031 Dallas-Cherryville Highway, died Nov. 22, 1999, at Sonshine Village, Rock Hill, S.C. She was a native of Catawba County, daughter of the late Rev. Fredrick Martin and Maud Townsend Speagle, wife of the late Henry Craig Beam, retired elementary teacher from Gaston County School system, taught at Tryon Elementary from 1947-1974, member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Sunday school teacher, choir director, 1932 graduate of Lenoir- Rhyne College, Hickory, member of Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Carroll Ned and Betty Beam, Cherryville; brother, Paul Seagle, Hickory; grandchildren and spouses, Brenda and John Arney, Vale, Sandra and Wayne Powell, Lincolnton, Craig and Rhonda Beam, Martin and Jill Beam, Cherryville; eight great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Rev. Leroy Trexler
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carpenter’s Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1203 St. Mark’s Church Road, Cherryville 28021
