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Flora S. Riding
MOUNT HOLLY - Flora Sexton Riding, 88, 308 Adrian St., died Dec. 14, 1999, at home. She was a native of Del Rio, Tenn., daughter of the late George and Maude Brandon Sexton, wife of the late Aldon J. Riding, grandmother of the late Sandra Riding, member of Second Baptist Church, Mount Holly, retired textile employee.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-laws, Kenneth Lavond and Mary L. Riding, Ottawa, Ill., James Armond and Patrichia M. Riding, Fort Mill, S.C., David Lawrance and Patti K. Riding, Alexis; daughter and son-in-law, Colleen Riding and Ed Horne, Belmont; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Second Baptist Church, Rev. Bruce Bradley
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: Second Baptist Church building fund, 709 Rankin St., Mount Holly 28120
ANGELA COUICK
GASTONIA — Angela "Angie" Gregoria Staley Couick, 29, 111 Stroupe Road, Apt. C, died Dec. 4, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Gastonia, former EMT with Gaston County, paramedic with Mecklenburg County, attended St. Michael’s Catholic Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Tim Couick; parents, Marvin Webb "Pete" and Virginia Ruth Staley, Gastonia; brother and sister-in-law, Mike and Melody Staley; brothers, Stanley Staley and fiancee Sherry, Joe Staley, Gastonia; sisters and brothers-in-law, Pam and Jerry Spencer, Mary and Bobby Armstrong, Teresa Christenbury, Gastonia, Penny and David Holley, Portsmouth, Va.; nieces and nephews; special friend, Ginger
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Wednesday, McLean Funeral Home, Rev. Jack Weisenhorn
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: National Kidney Foundation, 5970 Fairview Road, Suite 408, Charlotte 28210
FRANCES D. STOWE
SHELBY — Frances Doster Stowe, 87, Shelby Manor, formerly of Brookhill Road, died Dec. 4, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Union County, daughter of the late Franklin Crowell and Ida Richardson Doster, wife of the late Graham Manning Greene and John Stowe, sister of the late Leonard Crowell and Joe Franklin Doster, Crowelline Austell, grandmother of the late Kenneth Graham Crump, retired Cleveland County and Shelby City Schools teacher, member of Central United Methodist Church, Golden Links Sunday School Class and Morning Bible Study Group, Daughters of the American Revolution, graduated from Wingate College and Appalachian State University.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Betty Greene Sharpe, Donna and Kenneth Crump, Shelby; grandson, Edward Crump, Shelby
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home, Rev. Carl Johnson, Dr. Joe Reeves
VISITATION: 6:30-7:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Central United Methodist Church, 200 E. Marion St., Shelby 28150
Margaret B. Simpson
GASTONIA — Margaret "Diddy" Brady Simpson, 77, 2125 N. Modena St., died Dec. 4, 1999, at Cardinal Health Care, Lincolnton.
She was a native of Keeokoe, Va., daughter of the late James and Maggie Chandler Brady, wife of the late Glenn H. Simpson, sister of the late Estelle Monk, Myrtle Hensley, Pauline Hamm, James, Buck and Ralph Brady, homemaker, member of Friendly Baptist Church, avid bowler.
SURVIVORS: Stepdaughter and son-in-law, Ann Simpson and William Conroy, Mt. Ranier, Md.; nieces and nephews, Donald and Sarah Hamm, Joe and Freida Saunders, Glenda Armstrong, Ronald Hensley, Gastonia, Gene and Loretta Moody, Stanley; sisters, Christine Peeples, Gastonia, Edith Cain, Costa, W. Va.; grandson, Jeffrey Allen Conroy; great-granddaughter, Caitlin Paige Conroy
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Noon Tuesday, Gaston Memorial Park, Revs. David Vardaman, Harry N. Caldwell
VISITATION: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Ward Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: First Wesleyan Church, 208 S. Church St., Gastonia 28054
CORRIE A. SKINNELL
AUGUSTA, GA. — Corrie Aultice Skinnell, 98, formerly of Clover, S.C., died Dec. 5, 1999, at Forrest Lake Health Care, Martinez, Ga.
She was a native of Franklin County, Va., daughter of the late Thomas and Cora Wright Aultice, wife of the late David D. Skinnell, member of Clover United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Emmett and Eugene Skinnell, Granite Falls, Paul and Ashby Skinnell, Clover; daughters, Delitha Cox, Danville, Va., Cora Cody, Augusta, June Bumgardner, Canton, Ohio, Nora Card, Stockton, Calif.; brother, Eldridge Aultice, Bedford, Va.; 25 grandchildren; 72 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Clover United Methodist Church, Rev. Paul Hutchison
BURIAL: Woodside Cemetery
VISITATION: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home, Clover, other times at the home of Paul Skinnell, 140 Spring Meadow Drive, Clover, or at the home of Ashby Skinnell, 1987 Kingsbury Road, Clover
MEMORIALS: Clover First United Methodist Church, Kings Mountain St., Clover 29710
John W. Dellinger
BELMONT — John Woodrow Dellinger, 85, 226 Mellon Road, died Dec. 5, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late William J. and Nora Elizabeth Drum Dellinger, brother of the late Ross, Fred, Maggie and Flora Dellinger, Jane D. Fincher, Ora Lee Holbrook, Rachel D. Walker, Army veteran of World War II, member of First Presbyterian Church, former member of Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, where he had served as an Elder and a Sunday School teacher, owned and operated John Dellinger Home Improvement Co., played semi-pro baseball, member of Carolina Golf and Country Club, Ram’s Club of UNC.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Myrtle "Myrt" Warren Dellinger; daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth "Beth" and Ted Ceddis, Belmont; sister, Beulah D. Carter, Belmont; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, First Presbyterian Church, 102 S. Central Ave., Drs. Richard N. Boyce, Robert S. Hough
BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery
PALLBEARERS: Jay Carpenter, Jeff Booker, Charlie Barron, George Hall, Henry Howe, Pat Klootwyk, Jeff Lemond, Parks Wilson, Owen Ross
VISITATION: 6:30-8 tonight, McLean Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
MEMORIALS: The Educational Foundation, UNC Chapel Hill
Brian Jenkins
GASTONIA — Brian Michael Jenkins, 30, 3609 Heather Lane, died Dec. 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., today, 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
MEMORIALS: Child Abuse Reduction Effort Program, 425 N. Marietta St., Gastonia 28053 Attn. Kim Tidwell
Elma B. Wellmon
SHELBY — Elma Barnette Wellmon, 89, 104 Forest Drive, died Dec. 5, 1999, at White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Webb and Etta Davis Barnette, wife of the late Jacob Quay Wellmon, sister of the late Crawford and Rev. Lowell Barnette, Vernie and Era Williams, Biddie Ruppe, Dovie Newton, grandmother of the late Cathy Wright, retired nursing assistant from Turners Nursing Home, member of Zoar Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Glenn Ray "Doc" and Carolyn Wellmon, Forest City; daughters and sons-in-law, Janice and Tom Lewis, Holly Ridge, Carol and William York, Shelby; brother, Elvin Barnette, Hickory; grandson, Geoffrey Wellmon; granddaughters, Grace Wasserman, Gale Willis; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Zoar Baptist Church, Dr. Marvin Gobble, body will be placed in church a half hour before the service
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 5-7 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Zoar Baptist Church, 1740 S. Lafayette St., Shelby 28152
LORETHA G. RHODES
LINCOLNTON — Loretha Grant Rhodes, 73, 274 Campbell Lane, died Dec. 5, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Knox County, Ky., daughter of the late Pete Elliott and Sarah Grant, wife of the late Luther Paul Rhodes, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Stan and Lowell Grant, Kentucky; grandson, David Carroll, Lincolnton; great-grandchildren, James Michael and Whitney Elaine Carroll, Lincolnton
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, E.F. Drum Funeral Home
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, funeral home
Margaret B. Simpson
GASTONIA — Margaret "Diddy" Brady Simpson, 77, 2125 N. Modena St., died Dec. 4, 1999, at Cardinal Health Care, Lincolnton.
She was a native of Keeokoe, Va., daughter of the late James and Maggie Chandler Brady, wife of the late Glenn H. Simpson, sister of the late Estelle Monk, Myrtle Hensley, Pauline Hamm, James, Buck and Ralph Brady, homemaker, member of Friendly Baptist Church, avid bowler.
SURVIVORS: Stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Ann Simpson and William Conroy, Mt. Ranier, Md.; nieces and nephews, Donald and Sarah Hamm, Joe and Freida Saunders, Glenda Armstrong, Ronald Hensley, Gastonia, Gene and Loretta Moody, Stanley; sisters, Christine Peeples, Gastonia, Edith Cain, Costa, W. Va.; grandson, Jeffrey Allen Conroy; great-granddaughter, Caitlin Paige Conroy
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Noon today, Gaston Memorial Park, Revs. David Vardaman, Harry N. Caldwell
VISITATION: 10:30-11:30 a.m. today, Ward Funeral Home, other times at the home of Donald and Sarah Hamm, 1309 Union Road
MEMORIALS: First Wesleyan Church, 208 S. Church St., Gastonia 28054
