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Kenneth R. Reynolds
CHERRYVILLE — Kenneth Robert Reynolds, 44, 412 W. Ballard St., died Dec. 12, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Cleveland County, retired maintenance employee from SECT Yarn Mill Cherryville and Truck, Gastonia, member of Oak Grove Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Janice Kay Knox Reynolds; parents, Lawson and Juanita Kiser Reynolds, Cherryville; son, Kenneth James Reynolds, Lincolnton; daughters, Martha Jennette Black, Cherryville, Leslie Lynn Reynolds, Hendersonville; brothers, W.L. and Larry Reynolds, Lincolnton; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Rick and Beth Knox, Canton, Wesley and Gladys Knox, Cherryville; four grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Rev. Jack Callaway
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Carpenter’s Funeral Home
Ruby D. Jones
GASTONIA — Ruby Davis Jones, 92, 416 N. Highland St., died Dec. 12, 1999, at Rehabilitation and Health Center.
She was a native of Swain County, daughter of the late Andrew and Polly Williams Davis, wife of the late Horace Alfred Jones, sister of the late Orbie Crisp, Grady, James and Herndon Davis, former member of Oakwood Park Church of God.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Tommy and Sherry Jones, Asheville; daughters and sons-in-law, Thelma Katherine Jones, Lessie Jones and Marion Wooten, Gastonia, Pauline Jones and Virgil Van Landingham, Deland, Fla.; sisters, Alta Elders, Franklin, Marie Wike, Gertrude Nations, Whittier, Wilma Chavis, Mildred Hinson, Gastonia; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, McLean Funeral Directors, Revs. David L. Scruggs, Lamar Creel
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Seab Dills, Arnold Wooten, Marvin Van Landingham, Carmel and William Wike, Bill Rainwater
MEMORIALS: First Assembly of God, 1104 S. Myrtle School Road, Gastonia 28052 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Kenneth R. Reynolds
CHERRYVILLE — Kenneth Robert Reyonlds, 44, 412 W. Ballard St., died Dec. 12, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Cleveland County, employed by SCT Yarn Mill, Cherryville, and Tru Check, Gastonia, retired textile maintenance employee, member of Oak Grove Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Janice Kay Knox Reynolds; son, Kenneth James Reynolds, Cherryville; daughters, Martha Jennette Black, Cherryville, Leslie Lynn Reynolds, Hendersonville; parents, Lawson and Juanita Kiser Reynolds, Cherryville; brothers, W.L. and Larry Reynolds, Lincolnton; four grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. today, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Rev. Jack Callaway
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Carpenter’s Funeral Home
Bonnie J. Weiler
CHERRYVILLE — Bonnie Joyce Weiler, 61, 124 Harbor Point Drive, died Dec. 11, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Birmingham, Ala., daughter of the late Lewis Kalif, homemaker, member of Buffalo Baptist Church, Shelby.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Machael F. Weiler; sons, Carl Lee, Pimbrook, Fla., Michael Lee, Wilmington; daughters, Laurie Vincent, Hollywood, Fla., Michele Carrin, Boiling Springs, Tammy Alford, Defuniak Spring, Fla.; mother, Evelyn Wilson Simmons, Miami; brother, Lewis Kalif Jr., Gainesville, Fla.; sister, Barbara Villalba, Miami; five grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Buffalo Baptist Church, Shelby, Rev. Max Turner
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carpenter’s Funeral Home
Rush S. Mintz
SHELBY — Rush Shull Mintz, 80, 330 Gold St., died Dec. 13, 1999, at V.A. Hospital.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late William Drayton and Edith McCraw Mintz, worked as a salesman with the Ketter Ford Co., member of First Baptist Church, World War II Air Force veteran, a prisoner of war with the Germans.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary McDaniel Mintz; son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Donna Mintz, Jamestown; daughter and son-in-law, Charlie and Robin M. Magness, Boiling Springs; sisters, Ernestine Toney, Ellenboro, Frances Walker, Eloise Martin, Shelby; grandchildren, Holly, Josh and Rebecca Mintz, Jamestown
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Drs. Gene Watterson, Robert Canoy
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery
MEMORIALS: Donor’s choice
Edith R. Upton
GASTONIA — Edith Guynelle Rose Upton, 91, 4414 Wilkinson Blvd., died Dec. 12, 1999, at Sunbridge for Lowell.
She was a native of Gastonia, daughter of the late Charles Vance and Ida LeMaster Rose, wife of the late William Richard "Rich" Upton, mother of the late William Richard "Richie" Upton Jr., made antique lamps and lampshades, associated with her sisters at Evelyn’s Dress Shoppe, homemaker, member of First Wesleyan Church.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Evelyn Rose Kincaid, Belmont; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, First Wesleyan Church, Rev. David Vardaman
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, the church
PALLBEARERS: Jim and Tom Stallings, Lloyd, Joe, Jim, David and Charles Rose, Hilbert Huffstetler
MEMORIALS: First Wesleyan Church, 208 S. Church St., Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Claude J. Ramsey
GASTONIA — Claude Joseph "Joee" Ramsey, 27, 2433 Wendy Lane, died Dec. 12, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Cook County, Ill., son of the late Sylvia Diane Braswell Ramsey, grandson of the late Claude Richard and Elsie Payseur Braswell, self-employed construction worker.
SURVIVORS: Father and stepmother, Joseph P. "Joe" and Betty Ramsey, Shady Springs, W.Va.; mother, Brenda K. "Doodie" Braswell, Gastonia; brothers and sisters, William "Billy" Edwards, Sylvia Denise and Bryan Strand, Tonia Michelle Costner, Gastonia, James Ray McSwain, Seattle, Tricilla Ann Schmidt, California, Md.; nieces and nephews, Katie Schmidt, Nicole and Courtney McSwain, Ciera Arrendale, Matt and Eric Edwards, Kaleb Russell, James and Kyle McSwain; special friend, Carl "Leon" Oates, Shelby
FUNERAL: Private, Rev. Mike Stanton Rich
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Ward Funeral Home, other times at the home of Denise Strand, 2433 Wendy Lane
PALLBEARERS: William "Billy" Edwards, Justin McKee, Chuck and Albert Rhoden, Steven Wigginton, Jeremy Russell
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28054
Eugene W. Isenhour
GASTONIA — Eugene Wayne Isenhour, 58, 3020 Mount Vernon Drive, died Dec. 13, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Eugene Ray Isenhour, charter member of Covenant Baptist Church, past president of the Ashbrook and Holbrook Booster clubs, Bessemer City Jaycees, Gastonia City Traffic and Transportation Club, coached youth baseball teams in Bessemer City and Gastonia for over 30 years, retired traffic manager with Lithium FMC Corp., former member of the Gastonia Optimist Club, awarded Appreciation Day by Gastonia City Council for outstanding community service.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sharia Holland Isenhour; mother, Margaret "Lucille" Isenhour, Bessemer City; son and daughter-in-law, Garrett Ray and Sharon L. Isenhour, Gastonia; brothers, Roger David Isenhour, Gastonia, Robert Dale Isenhour, Mint Hill; sister, Janet Queen, Bessemer City; four grandchildren
FUNERAL: 6 tonight, First Baptist Church, Art Aumack, Revs. Joe McCombs, Barron Lee
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: 3:30-5:30 today, First Baptist Church, Bessemer City
PALLBEARERS: Jim Angelo, Dan Brandon, Jim Buchanan, Tom Henderson, Ted Johnson, C.J. Long, Jim Cagle, Jerry Parrish
MEMORIALS: National Kidney Foundation, 5950 Fairview Road, Suite 708 Charlotte 28210 or American Diabetes Association, 1820 E. 7th St., Charlotte 28204
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
John W. Brinkley
MOUNT HOLLY — John Washington Brinkley, 78, died Dec. 11, 1999, at Huntersville Oaks Nursing Home, Huntersville.
He was a native of Valdese, son of the late Clyde Samuel and Ella Pearl Harris Brinkley, 1943 graduate of N.C. State College, Navy veteran, served in the Mediterranean during World War II, employed by Kendrick Brick and Tile Co. for 34 years, member of the Mount Holly Jaycees, Lion’s Club, Chamber of Commerce, Mount Holly Recreation Association, First United Methodist Church, 1957 Mount Holly "Man of the Year."
SURVIVORS: Wife of 49 years, Anne Kendrick Brinkley; sons and daughters-in-law, Garrie Alan and Andrea Coetzee Brinkley, John Kent and Melody Dotson Brinkley; daughters and sons-in-law, Leigh Ann Brinkley and William Alexander Owens, Lynn Brinkley and Edward Everett Boger, Leslie Paige Brinkley; brother, Carl Alexander Brinkley; sisters, Rita Brinkley Berry, Norma Brinkley Cobble; grandchildren, Matthew Kendrick, Shannon Kelly, Susannah Lee Brinkley, Laura Alexander Boger
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, Mount Holly, or Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 1628 E. Morehead St., Charlotte 28205
