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John F. Hughes
DENVER - John Frank Hughes, 87, Wexford House in Denver, died Dec. 9, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Carter County, Tenn., son of the late Dorton and Josie Carver Hughes, worked in the textile industry, hunter, fisherman
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mallie Hoyle Hughes, Lincolnton; sons, John R. Hughes, Billy T. Hughes, Danny Joe Hughes, Lincolnton, Jimmy Hughes, Nashville, Tenn.; daughters, Betty Avery, Ruth Colvard, Jane Warlick, Lincolnton; 22 grandchildren; 11 step-grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Warlick Funeral Home, Rev. Alvin Hoyle
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
Joanne A. Farmer
DALLAS - Joanne Allen Farmer, 64, 1721 Rhyne Road, died Dec. 9, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Mount Holly, daughter of the late Henderson and Ersie Smith Allen, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Kenneth Farmer Sr.; sons, Kenneth Farmer Jr., Stanley, Gary Farmer, the home; daughters, Phyllis Stanton, Dallas, Doris Gordon, Alexis, Kathy Carver, Mount Holly, Jessica Farmer, the home; brother, Jackie Allen, Mount Holly; sister, Jewell Gittens, Mount Holly; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Sunday, Hillcrest Gardens, Rev. Robert Gittens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
James E. Donnelly
GASTONIA - James Edward Donnelly, 65, 930 Malotte Lane, died Dec. 8, 1999, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late John and Mary Catherine Rose Donnelly, brother of the late Lee, Dean, Morris and Mildred Donnelly, Dot Hooker, Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict aboard the USS Piedmont, co-owner and manager of Ringtex Machine Co.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Shirley Shepard Donnelly; son and daughter-in-law, Samuel Edward and Tiffany Goodson Donnelly, Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Connie Leigh and Steven Jackson Edwards, Gastonia; sisters and brother-in-law, Teratha and William Spence, Aiken, S.C., Johnsie Hawkins, Kankakee, Ill.; grandchildren, Brooke, Anna, Lara, Chad, Kameron and Courtney Donnelly, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, McLean Funeral Directors, Rev. W.H. Calvert
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Jeff Shepard, Tad Barrett, Jesse Shepard, Mart and Jimmy Nolen, Darrell McDonald
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Jerry Davis, Jim Keever, Larry Natale, Jimmy Davidson, Max Mosteller, Sidney Knight
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Lillie P. Lane
GASTONIA - Lillie Parker Lane, 98, 505 Turner Road, formerly of Belmont, died Dec. 10, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Julius and Dovie Ann McNeely Parker, wife of the late Jefferson Emanuel Lane, retired spooler for R.L. Stowe Mills, attended East Belmont Church of God.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Leonard A. Lane, Mount Holly, Ray B. Lane, Gastonia, Junior J. Lane, Weatherford, Texas, Donald E. Lane, Bowie, Texas; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, East Belmont Church of God, Rev. Bobby Brackett
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
Mary G. Harvey
SUMMERFIELD — Mary Elizabeth Goforth Harvey, 42, 6702 Polo Farms Drive, died Dec. 9, 1999. She was a native of Kings Mountain, graduate of Western Carolina University, former owner of Transcription Relief Services, active member of Christ Community Church, involved with the grief support ministry and the women’s Sunday school class.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Robert Herron "Bob" Harvey; sons, Joshua Hunter and Caleb Aaron Pegram and Robert Herron Harvey Jr., the home; parents, Benjamin H. and Jacqueline Goforth, Charlotte; brothers, Fritz John and Hunter Brad Goforth, Charlotte
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Christ Community Church, Greensboro
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
MEMORIALS: Christ Community Church Building Fund, 369 Air Harbor Road, Greensboro 27455
Arthur B. Mitchem
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Arthur Bee Mitchem, 71, 519 Pinnacle Road, died Dec. 10, 1999, at Brian Center, Gastonia. He was a native of McDowell County, W. Va., son of the late Johnny B. and Eliza Jane Justice Mitchem, brother of the late Gilbert Mitchem, member of Greene Memorial Baptist Church, Charlotte, Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Arthur A. and Kathy Mitchem, Kings Mountain; daughter and son-in-law, Renee and Mark Gunter, Kings Mountain; brothers, Randolph Mitchem, Boston, Edward Mitchem, Davie, W. Va.; sisters, Vera Church, Clearwater, Fla., Gay Stone, Montross, Va.; grandchildren, Stephanie, Stuart Julian and Craig Gunter, Robert Mitchem
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Greene Memorial Baptist Church, Charlotte, Rev. Buzz Harrison
BURIAL: Private
Walter J. Abee
GASTONIA - Walter Julius Abee, 93, 850 Majestic Court, formerly of 608 Secrest Ave., Belmont, died Dec. 11, 1999, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Julius Gilbert and Nannie Ewing Abee, husband of the late Mary Stewart Abee, father of the late Judy Abee Neagle, lifelong member of First Baptist Church, Belmont, deacon, member of choir, retired after 38 years as a master mechanic, worked with H&K Chevrolet and McKinney Chevrolet.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Walter Timothy Stewart and Trudy Abee, Belmont; daughter and son-in-law, Doris Jo Abee and Kenneth Kern, Sparta; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Revs. Bruce Huffstetler, Robert W. Baker
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 1-3 p.m. Monday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Gastonia Village, 850 Majestic Court, Gastonia 28054 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053-3984 or Gideon’s International, Gaston East Camp, P.O. Box 1497, Belmont 28012
Rovina S. Love
GASTONIA - Rovina Stowe Love, 81, 934 Canterbury Court, died Dec. 9, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Sallie Stowe Crawford, Gastonia; nieces, nephews and other relatives
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Costner Funeral Home, Elders Harold Pulliam, Robert Smith
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 1:30-2 p.m. Monday, funeral home
Ricky A. Connard
GASTONIA - Ricky Alexander Connard, 39, 416 N. Scruggs St., died Dec. 10, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late William Douglas "Shorty" Connard, previously employed at Ti-Caro Arlington plant and Connard Produce.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Katherine H. Connard; brothers and sisters-in-law, William Douglas and Darlene Connard, Clarence and Denise Connard, Dennis, Johnny and Vincent Connard, Gastonia, Donnie and Thelma Connard, Shorty and Tammy Connard, Bessemer City, Timothy and Dusty Connard, Belmont; sisters, Loretta Connard Griffin, Lisa Connard, Gastonia, Crystal Mowlarie, Charlotte, Angel Cagle, Belmont; maternal grandmother, Ollie Shed, Gastonia; stepmother, Vanda Ewing, Belmont; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Rev. Don Capell
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Daisy Grindstaff
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Daisy McClellan Grindstaff, 89, 106 Stoney Ridge Drive, died Dec. 10, 1999, at home. She was a native of Rock Hill, S.C., daughter of the late Robert and Janie Smith McClellan, wife of the late Robert Lee Grindstaff, mother of the late Garland Grindstaff, mother-in-law of the late Clara Grindstaff, Carl Kelso and Joe C. Bates, sister of the late Wallace Brandon, retired from Rex Mills No. 2, Ranlo, with more than 28 years service, formerly attended the Ranlo Church of God.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Benny and Jane Grindstaff, J.H. Grindstaff, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Callie Kelso, Dallas, Betty Louise Bates, Daisy Leeota and James Beam, Gastonia, Sue and Junior Pryor, Kings Mountain; 16 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, McLean Funeral Directors, Rev. James Drennan
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Casey L. Burnette
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Casey L. Burnette, 8, 113 Butternut Drive, died Dec. 10, 1999, at UNC Chapel Hill Medical Center, Chapel Hill. She was a native of Mt. Pleasant, daughter of David and Nikki Carroll Burnette, granddaughter of the late Robert E. Burnette, attended First Baptist Church and North Elementary School. ADDITIONAL
SURVIVORS: Sister, Jordan Burnette, Kings Mountain; paternal grandmother, Lorena Poole Burnette, Oxford; maternal grandparents, Jim and Chrystine Carroll, Kings Mountain; uncle and aunts, Glenn and Katrina Carroll, Kings Mountain, Ronnie and Patricia Burnette, Oxford, Philip and Sandra Kearney, Raleigh; cousins, Ron Burnette, Oxford, Bob and Anna Kearney, Raleigh
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church, Dr. John Sloan
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Leukemia Society of America, 5624 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100, Charlotte 28212 and Ronald McDonald House, 419 Hawthorne Road, Winston-Salem 27103
Lillian Gleaves
SHELBY - Lillian Gleaves, 91, 210 Buffalo St., died Dec. 9, 1999. She was a native of Wilmington, daughter of the late John and Carrie Dorsey, member of Durham United Methodist Church, retired educator, employed by Upchurch High School, Raeford.
SURVIVORS: One niece, two great-nephews, two great-nieces, nine great-great nephews, eight great-great nieces, other relatives
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Monday, Durham United Methodist Church, Pastor Roger Hunter
BURIAL: Webb Memorial
ARRANGEMENTS: Withrow’s Funeral Home
