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Martha T. Davis
GASTONIA — Martha Louise Thompson Davis, 57, 510 Efird St., died Dec. 22, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Farner, Tenn., daughter of the late Willie Richmond Thompson, bookkeeping consultant for Brithaven Nursing Center.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Rhonda and Rick Webb, Spring Lake; son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Trina Davis, Charlotte; mother, Ruby Cotter Thompson Queen, Gastonia; sister, Evelyn Naomi Bathe, Fayetteville; grandchildren, Jessica Webb, Tommy and Alexandria Davis; ex-husband, Jennings Davis, Gaffney, S.C.
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Tim Ackerman
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
Charlie T. Etters
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Charlie Theodore Etters, 73, 208 Bridges St., died Dec. 22, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late John William and Ardella Harmon Etters, member of First Wesleyan Church, retired machinist for Turbo Conveyor, Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Son, Paul Dean Etters, Sciencchill, Ky.; daughters and sons-in-law, Becky and Hal Patterson, Earl, Gloria and Harlen Pauley, Christine Mosteller, Kings Mountain; stepdaughter, Mary Hamrick, Earl; brothers, Lawrence Etters, Kings Mountain, Walter "Winnie" Etters, Bessemer City; sisters, Evelyn Tyler, Kings Mountain, Martha Jackson, Raleigh, Dorothy Lane, Vale; special friend, Mae Wortman, Conley Springs
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Harris Funeral Home, Revs. Don Williams, Wray Barrett
BURIAL: Bethlehem Baptist Church
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home; other times at home of Lawrence Etters, 709 Harmon Road, Kings Mountain
MEMORIALS: V.A. Medical Center, 1100 Tunnell Road, Asheville 28805
HAZEL PEELER
CHERRYVILLE — Hazel Peeler, 99, 203 N. Mulberry St., died Dec. 22, 1999, at Century Care.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Thomas Beauregard and Elizabeth Quinn Whitworth, wife of the late Vess Cletus Peeler, retired spinner for Howell Manufacturing, homemaker, member of First Baptist Church, Cherryville, Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 156.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Mary Sue Wehunt, Cherryville; grandchildren and spouses, Evan S. "Bo" and Linda Wehunt, Kings Mountain, Dr. Carol W. and Nickolaos Stavropoulos, Athens, Ga.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Carpenter’s Funeral Home, Rev. Perry Holleman
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 9:45-10:45 a.m. Friday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Charity of donor’s choice
Mary Dulin
CHARLOTTE — Mary Winter Adams Dulin, 73, 411 N. Poplar St., died Dec. 21, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Labe and Mozell Adams, member of St. Peters Tabernacle A.M.E. Zion Church, Gastonia, member of Missionary Society, 1947 graduate of Highland High School.
SURVIVORS: Close friends, Thomas Duff, Sarah Hinton, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, St. Peters Tabernacle A.M.E. Zion Church, Dr. M.B. Hines
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 1:30-2 p.m. Friday, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Wayne Wilcox
CHARLOTTE — Wayne "Big Daddy" Wilcox, 70, 6700 Pleasant Oaks Circle, died Dec. 22, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Ashe County, son of the late Marvin Bishop and Mattie Ellen Hauck Wilcox, worked for more than 35 years as a control superintendent at Duke Power Co. in sub-station construction, attended N.C. State University for two years, Navy veteran, avid gardener and outdoor enthusiast.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Doreen May Shelley Wilcox; son, Wayne Wilcox Jr., Charlotte; daughters, Cherry Diane W. Norton, Charlotte, Valerie Autumn W. Armeen, Belmont; brothers, Edgar Wilcox, North Wilkesboro, Blake Wilcox, Charlotte; grandchildren, Anthony Wilcox, Fayetteville, Michelle and Brittany Wilcox, Tampa, Fla., Shelley Collins, Charlotte; Jason and Justin Sharpe, Belmont; great-grandchildren, Jessica Collins, Charlotte, Laurin Wilcox, Fayetteville
MEMORIAL SERVICE: Private
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight at home
MEMORIALS: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 5007 Monroe Road, Charlotte 28025
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean–Bumgardner Funeral Home
Sondra A. Sabo
MAIDEN — Sondra Allen Sabo, 56, 201 N. Fourth Ave., formerly of Mount Holly, died Dec. 18, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late John Franklin and Virginia Dare Dagenhardt Allen, a physician’s receptionist.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and James Rhyne, Stanley; sons and daughters-in-law, Donna and Stewart Richardson Jr., Vineland, N.J., Heath and Johanna Richardson, Pensacola, Fla.; sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Jack Isaacs, Shelby; six grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Alexis Baptist Church, Pastors Chad Harvey, Scott Jenkins
VISITATION: After service, church
MEMORIALS: Gideons International or to Hospice of Cleveland County
ARRANGEMENTS: E.F. Drum Funeral Home
Robert D. Christopher
DALLAS — Robert David Christopher, 68, 4214 Wrentree Drive, died Dec. 23, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Haywood, son of the late George W. and Josephine Brown Christopher, father of the late David Christopher, retired from Food Lion, former employee of AM Smyre, Beauknit, Lowell and J.P. Stevens, Lincolnton, veteran, member of N.C. National Guard and Lowell Church of God, Sunday School teacher and choir director.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Willie Mae Darnell Christopher; son, Bobby C. Christopher, Gastonia; daughters, Janet Robinson, Dallas, Jewell Creel, South Carolina, Elaine Wright, Gastonia; brother, George Christopher, Dallas; sisters, Frankie Miller, Viola Carver, Myrna Darnell, Dallas, Charlotte McMillian, Gastonia; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Lowell Church of God, Revs. Joe Heffner, Steve Darnell, Lathan Rollins
BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
PALLBEARERS: Jacob and Kainin Mincey, Robert Robinson, Allen, Chris and Randy Wright
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Celeste H. Mason
GASTONIA — Celeste Hall "Chick" Mason, 86, 1351 Robinwood Road, formerly of 301 N. Central Ave., Belmont, died Dec. 23, 1999 at her residence, Covenant Village Health Care Center.
She was a native of Gaston County, the daughter of the late James Brownlee and Lottie Fite Hall, wife of the late Gaston County Judge William Alexander Mason, member of First Presbyterian Church, Belmont, Elder, recipient of the Elder Emerita, Sunday School teacher, delivered Meals on Wheels, Women of the Church as Circle Leader, Secretary and President, recipient of life membership by the Women of the Church, retired from Knit Products, where she was corporate secretary to Henry Lineberger, member of Town and Country Garden Club, Belmont and Tuesday Afternoon Book Club
SURVIVORS: Nephews, Paul B. Jones, Aiken, S.C., Christopher H. Jones, Charlotte; great nieces, Mary Hall and Paula Jones, Aiken
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, First Presbyterian Church, Belmont, Drs. Richard N. Boyce, Leslie Tucker
BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
MEMORIALS: First Presbyterian Church, 102 S. Central Ave., Belmont 28012
Mary Cash
GASTONIA — Mary Elizabeth Canipe Cash, 78, 507 Linwood Road, died Dec. 23, 1999 at home.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late John William and Etta Baine Costner Canipe, wife of the late Paul Curtis Cash, former member of First Baptist Church in Shelby and Loray Baptist Church in Gastonia, member of Chapel Grove Baptist Church, graduate of Fallston High School and Carolina Business College, secretary for her late husband’s plumbing company, retired from Dana Corporation Dixon plant.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Lydia Joan Cash and Jim Mullis; granddaughters and grandson-in-law, Phoebe Renae Mullis and Benny Lawing, Anissa Michele Mullis, Gastonia; great-granddaughter, Madison Elizabeth Lawing; sisters, Norma Marie Kiser, Patricia Adeline Greene, Shelby; special friend and caregiver, Lettie Laye, Gastonia.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m., Sunday, Chapel Grove Baptist Church
VISITATION: One hour before service in the church parlor
MEMORIALS: Chapel Grove Baptist Church, 716 Camp Rotary Road, Gastonia, 28052 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia, 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Cleveland Swinson
GASTONIA — Cleveland "Jack" Swinson, 76, 508 Oakland St., died Dec. 22, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Duplin County, son of the late Willie and Nora Smith Swinson, retired from city of Gastonia sanitation department.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mildred Shanks; daughter, Wanda Swinson, Black Mountain; sister, Nora Mae Stanford, Bronx, N.Y.; step-daughter, Crystal Shanks, High Shoals; grandchildren, Iris and Kenya Swinson; step-grandchildren, Joshua and Keanu Shanks.
FUNERAL: At a later date
VIEWING: 3 p.m., Monday, Carothers Funeral Home
