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Grace S. Bell
BELMONT — Grace Sanders Bell, 94, formerly of Belmont, died Nov. 29, 1999, at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation, Gastonia.
She was a native of Hartwell, Ga., daughter of the late Elbert Lee and Bertie Dunn Sanders, wife of the late Guy Rodgers and Norman Bell, mother of the late Willie S. Helms, sister of the late Horace Sr., Levis "Footsie" and James C. Sanders, Annie S. Martin; mother-in-law of the late Ruth Ledford Sanders, she lived in Dahlonega, Ga., moving to Belmont following the death of Norman Bell, attended East Belmont Church of God, retired from Piedmont Processing Co.
SURVIVORS: Son, Fred Sanders, Iron Station; sisters, Ruth Ashe, Blowing Rock, Inez McCarn, Mount Holly, Louise Watts, Belmont; grandchildren, Juanita Kirk, Sylvia Cloninger, Freida Good, Charles Helms, Phyllis Sutphin, Tony Sanders; 19 great-grandchildren; 20 great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
INTERMENT: Greenwood Cemetery
VISITATION: 1-2:45 p.m Wednesday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Gaston County Cancer Society, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052 or American Diabetes Association, 1012 S. Kings Drive, Charlotte 28024
Mae H. Miller
MOUNT HOLLY — Mae Hope Miller, 87, recently of 1735 Toddville Road, Charlotte, formerly of 1107 Hickory Grove Road, Mount Holly, died Nov. 28, 1999, at Charlotte Health Care Center.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Christopher C. and Margaret Lawing Hope, sister of the late Harry D. Hope Sr., wife of the late Marvin J. Miller, graduated from Mount Holly High School, retired from Belmont Heritage, member of East Belmont Baptist Church, worked for many years in the children’s department, choir.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Doris H. Jenkins, Belmont; brother, Ray Hope, Mount Holly; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, East Baptist Church, Revs. W. Elvin Jones, Billy R. Miller
INTERMENT: Greenwood Cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
PALLBEARERS: Brad Burgess, Chris, Danny, Harry Jr., Scott and Steve Hope
David J. Spivey
LINCOLNTON — David Junior Spivey, 34, 2825 Hampton Road, died Nov. 28, 1999.
He was a native of Lincoln County and worked in the textile industry.
SURVIVORS: Parents, David and Mary Spivey, the home; sister, Mary Sue Gladden, Lincolnton; nieces, Heather and Ashley Gladden, Lincolnton
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Leonard’s Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Rev. Darrell Bost
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
James R. Ludlum
BELMONT — James Rockwell Ludlum, 98, 1530 South Point Road, died Nov. 29, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Brunswick County, son of the late Jessie and Callie Pivor Ludlum, father of the late Ellen L. Wilson, member of South Point United Methodist Church, retired from Piedmont Processing.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Evie Canady Ludlum; daughter, Edna L. Ballard, Belmont; brother, Anson Ludlum, Longwood; sister, Lois Formy-Duval, Ash; grandchildren, Jack Wilson, Linda Owens, Marvin K. Ballard III; four great-grandchildren, Preston A. and Jackie A. Wilson, James Ballard, Jeffrey Swanson; three great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, South Point United Methodist Church, Revs. Ken Curtis and Joe Lawing
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
MEMORIALS: South Point United Methodist Church, 1700 South Point Road, Belmont 28012 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Helen C. Long
GASTONIA — Helen Mary Costigan Long, 68, 1624 Fleetwood Drive, died Nov. 28, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Queens County, N.Y., daughter of the late George E. and Helen J. Costigan, mother-in-law of the late Wayne Garver, sister of the late Carol Lyons and Clare Miller, graduate of Dominican Commercial High School, member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, choir, Confraternity of Christian Women.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Joseph Long; daughter and son-in-law, Elaine L. and Thomas Payne, Bessemer City; daugthers, Mary Jane Garver, Gastonia, Anne Long, Charlotte; brothers and sisters-in-law, Thomas E. and Agnes Costigan, West Hempstead, N.Y., George and Pat Costigan, North Merrick, N.Y.; sister and brother-in-law, Rosemary and Thomas Moore, Richfield Springs, N.Y.; grandchildren, Amy and Nicki Garver, Frankie, Elizabeth and Teresita Payne
FUNERAL MASS: 11 a.m., Thursday, St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Father John Allen and Rev. Jack Wiesenhorn
ROSARY SERVICE: 7 p.m. Wednesday, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: Following rosary service, funeral home; other times at the home of Mary Jane Garver, 1517 Yellowstone Court, Gastonia
Ronald Stamey
GROVETOWN, Ga. — Ronald "Whitey" Stamey, formerly of Cramerton, recently of 701 Costner School Road, Bessemer City, died Nov. 27, 1999 at Columbia-Augusta Medical Center.
VISITATION: at the home of his mother, 15 Groves St., Cramerton
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
Hazel Brown
CLOVER, S.C. — Hazel Brown died Nov. 29, 1999, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home, Rock Hill, S.C.
VISITATION: Family will meet at the home of Gladys Sanders, 995 Drybrook Lane, Bowling Green
ARRANGEMENTS: Generation Funeral Home
William Lewis
MOUNT HOLLY — William "Richard" Lewis, 65, 104 Oakwood Drive, died Nov. 29, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, First Presbyterian Church, Belmont
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
Jacob Payne
BESSEMER CITY - Jacob Lee Tyler Payne, infant, 211 E. Georgia Ave, died Dec. 3, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather Conley Elwood Payne.
SURVIVORS: Father, Charles O. Baggett, Bessemer City; mother, Misty Dawn Payne, the home; paternal grandparents, Jesse O. and Margaret E. Baggett, Bessemer City; maternal grandmother, Sarah Hayes, Bessemer City; sister, Lillian Shyann Marie Payne, the home; cousins, uncles and aunts
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m., Monday, Westview Gardens, Rev. Steve Anderson
VISITATION: 9:30- 10:30 a.m., Monday, Greene Funeral Service Westside Chapel, Gastonia
Dolly Thornburg
LINCOLNTON - Dolly Newton Hoyle Thornburg, 73, 1742 Woolie Road, died Dec. 4, 1999 at Lincoln Medical Center. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Alonzo and Alice Leonhardt Newton, wife of the late Bryan Lee Thornburg, sister of the late Junior, Minnie, Betty Newton, Viola Christopher, grandmother of the late Tony Lee Henson, textile employee.
SURVIVORS: Son, James Hoyle, Central, S.C.; daughter, Doris H. Patterson, Lincolnton; brothers, Calvin, James, Lawrence Newton, Connelly Springs; sisters, Ruby Finger, Maiden, Rene Newton, Vergie Best, Lincolnton; half brother, Leon Smith, Connelly Springs; grandson, Houston Hoyle; granddaughter, Selina Cross
FUNERAL: 3 p.m., today, Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church, Revs. James Cool and Randy Helms
BURIAL: Hollybrok Cemetery
VISITATION: 2-2:45 p.m., today, the church
MEMORIALS: American Lung Association, 5315 Greenbrook Dr., Charlotte 28205
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
Ruby Hill
BELMONT - Ruby Pauline Bass Hill, 72, 217 Ferstl St., died Dec. 3, 1999 at home. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late W. Wilson Bass, wife of the late Charles Warren Hill, mother of the late Janice Hill Smith, retired receptionist for Sacred Heart College and Gaston-Lincoln Mental Health, charter member of Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church, member Young at Hearts.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Euna Montgomery Bass; son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Nan Hill, Belmont; sister Ducky Huffstetler, Belmont; grandsons, Patrick Smith and Charlie Hill, Belmont
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m., Monday, Hillcrest Gardens, Father Richard Hokanson
VISITATION: 2-4 p.m., today, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont and other times at the home of Mike and Nan Hill, 106 Peachtree St., Belmont
MEMORIALS: Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church Hymnal-Miselette Fund, 503 N. Main St., Belmont, 28012
Doris Ramseur
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Doris Keziah Ramseur, 82, Spartanburg, died Dec. 4, 1999 at White Oak Manor. She was a native of Ruby, S.C., wife of the late Robert Cline Ramseur Sr., daughter of the late Clegg Ashcraft and Josephine Medline Keziah Sr., member Southside Baptist Church and the Shade Trees.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Catherine Ramseur Wilkinson, Spartanburg; son, Robert Cline Ramseur Jr., Barnesville, Ga.; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 7 p.m. tonight, Floyd’s Greenlawn Chapel, Dr. Allen McWhite, Rev. Everett Foster
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 1 p.m., Monday, Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, Rev. Jerry Armstrong
VISITATION: After the funeral service in the chapel and other times at the home, 5104 Borman Dr., Spartanburg
ARRANGEMENTS: J.F. Floyd Mortuary
Brian Jenkins
GASTONIA - Brian Michael Jenkins, 30, 3609 Heather Lane, died Nov. 4, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, grandson of the late Roland C. Jenkins, deputy sheriff with the Gaston County Sheriff’s Department, member Gaston County Law Enforcement Association, Wildlife Association, graduate of Ashbrook High School, member Sandy Plains Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Tiffany Cooper Jenkins, Gastonia; daughter, Samantha Jenkins, Gastonia; father and step-mother, Roger E. and Judy Jenkins, Gastonia; mother and step-father, Lenda Jenkins and Darwin Johnson, Lincolnton; paternal grandparents, Gene and Rubynell Jenkins, Gastonia; maternal grandmother, Evelyn W. Jenkins, Lincolnton; step-brother, Jeff Jenkins, Mount Holly; step-sisters and brother-in-law, Brenda Watson and Belinda Learn, New York, Elaine and Carl Breakfield, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 1 p.m., Monday, Founders Chapel of McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, police chaplain Rev. Mike Chriswell
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
PALLBEARERS: Members of the Gaston County Sheriff’s Department
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, the funeral home, and other times at the home of Roger E. Jenkins, 541 Airport Road, Gastonia or Evelyn W. Jenkins, 2217 Little Mountain Road, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: Child Abuse Reduction Effort Program, 425 N. Marietta St., Gastonia 28053 Attn. Kim Tidwell
Lucy Moles
LINCOLNTON - Lucy Elizabeth Moles, 90, 303 Colonial Village Drive, formerly of Beckley and Elkins, W. Va., died Dec. 4, 1999 at Lincoln Medical Center. She was a native of Beckley, daughter of the late C.C. and Ida Witt Callaway, wife of the late Luther T. Moles, mother of the late Gary Moles, grandmother of the late John Franklin Meredith, preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Myrna Meredith, Elkins, W. Va.; granddaughter, Victoria E. Meredith, Lincolnton
FUNERAL: Will be held at a later date in Beckley
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
Louis Brissie
CHARLOTTE - Louis Hayes Brissie, 75, formerly of 425 Vinecrest Drive, Matthews, died Dec. 4, 1999 at Saturn Nursing Home. He was a native of Spartanburg, S.C., son of the late Louis and Sue Stroupe Brissie, husband of the late Dianna Rossi Brissie, retired area safety supervisor with the U.S. Post Office, veteran of the Army Air Corps during World War II where he was stationed in Italy, avid bridge player, bridge tournament director, member Word Alive Ministries in Hempe Bridge
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Mary Sue Harrelson, Hillsbough, Claudette and Fitzhugh Austin, Greensboro; son and his fiance, Robert Brissie and Denise Messer, Charlotte; grandchildren, Shannon Squire, Suzanne, Shelly, Nicole and Brandon Austin, Bud and Deana Messer; special friend, Goldie
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m., Monday, Forest Lawn West Charlotte, Rev. John Schoenheit
MEMORIALS: Word Alive Ministries, P.O. Box 3521, Matthews, 28106
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
