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Mollie C. Goforth
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Mollie Carico Goforth, 87, White Oak Manor, died Dec. 21, 1999, at her residence.
She was a native of Newton, daughter of the late Samuel Commodore and Julia Causby Carico, member of Freewill Baptist Church, Bessemer City, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Clyde and Addie Wray, Kings Mountain; daughters and sons-in-law, Virginia S. and Bobby Tumbleson, Kings Mountain, Sybil I. and Charles "Bill" Huffstickler, Bessemer City; sisters, Madeline McPeters, Edna Wilkie, Morganton; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, Harris Funeral Home, Rev. Doug Allen
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Donald Ray Stout
DALLAS — Donald Ray Stout, 49, 122 Spencer Wood Drive, died Dec. 20, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Shenandoah County, Va., son of the late George Byron and Beatrice L. Stout, member of Craig Memorial Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lynn Barrick Stout; brothers, Tony and George Stout Jr., Edinburg, Va., Benny and Michael Stout, Mt. Jackson, Va., James "Jimbo" Stout, Star Tannery, Va.; sister, Barbara Wine, Edinburg
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Thursday, Dellinger Funeral Home, Mt. Jackson, Va.
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Charlotte 28202
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
James L. Sipe
BELMONT — James LeRoy "Jimmy" Sipe, 79, 115 Franklin St., died Dec. 20, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Mount Holly, son of the late Charles and Lula Broome Sipe, member of Holy Comforter Lutheran Church, served as deacon and head usher, Army veteran of World War II, retired from Belmont Hosiery Inc., later worked with Winn-Dixie Stores at Main Street Crossings.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 58 years, Margaret Eldridge Sipe; daughters, Nancy S. Powell, the home, Janice S. Barker, Sarasota, Fla.; brothers, Charles Sipe Jr., Harrisburg, Troy Sipe, Mount Holly; sisters, Helen Hager, Betty Norwood, Mount Holly, Nancy Smith, Yulee, Fla.; grandchildren, April Anson, Mount Holly, Kelly Barber, Gastonia; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Holy Comforter Lutheran Church, Rev. K. Michael Varn
BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Holy Comforter Lutheran Church, 216 N. Main St., Belmont 28012
Ruth F. Robinson
DALLAS — Ruth Friday Robinson, 96, 5129 Dallas-High Shoals Road, died Dec. 20, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late John and Leora Shrum Friday, wife of the late Thomas Robinson, oldest member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, owner of Robinson Lake.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Dale F. and Carolyn Robinson, Orlando, Fla.; daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara R. Sigmon, Linda and William Metcalf, Kay R. and Malcolm Lynn, Dallas; grandchildren and spouses, Robin and Kevin Rohm, Forest City, Lyrae and Karl Williams, Orlando, Lisa and Scott Rubow, Dallas, Kim and Louis Cabe, Gastonia, Dow and Andrea Lynn, Dallas; great-grandchildren, Justin and Catlin Rubow, Kristin and Jonathan Rohm, Sarah Cabe
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Revs. Ted Goins, Kevin Rohm, body will be placed in church one hour before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church
MEMORIALS: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 531 Hardin Road, Dallas 28034
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Bryonna A. Goble
SHELBY — Bryonna Marie Austin Goble, infant daughter of Melissa Austin and Travis Goble, 126 Stoney Ranch Road, died Dec. 19, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
SURVIVORS: In addition to parents, paternal grandparents, Robert and Debbie Goble, Clover, S.C.; maternal grandparents, Larry and Margaret Austin, Shelby; maternal great-grandparents, Annie Moss, Dorothy Austin, Kings Mountain; paternal great-grandparents, Robert and Mossie Goble, Gastonia, Ervin and Sadie Simmons, Kings Mountain; aunts, Patricia Jackson, Myra Austin, Shelby
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Westview Gardens, Bessemer City, Revs. Gene Ware and Michael White
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
Allen W. Carpenter
BUSHNELL, Fla. — Allen Lee William Carpenter, formerly of Bessemer City, died Dec. 19, 1999.
He was a native of McAdenville, son of the late David and Donna Carpenter, employed by Lithium Corporation before moving to Central Florida in 1997.
SURVIVORS: Wife, M. Lois Carpenter; son and daughter-in-law, David and Amy Carpenter, Leesburg, Fla.; daughters and sons-in-law, Marsha and Jackie Hughes, Clover, S.C., Donna and Bob Beatty, Bessemer City; brothers, Ronald and Steve Carpenter, Belmont; sisters, Cathy Pressley, North Belmont, Linda Edwards, Dallas; seven grandsons; two granddaughters
BURIAL: Florida National Cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Purcel Funeral Home
Aline C. Kiser
GASTONIA — Aline Cox Kiser, 92, 713 Briar Cliff Road, died Dec. 20, 1999, at Courtland Terrace.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late George and Ada Price Cox, sister of the late Walcs, Clay and James I. Cox, Vera Cox Lineberger, graduate of Asheville Normal Junior College, where she received a business degree, worked for several years in the former Dolley and Bulwinkle Law Firm, member of Lutheran Chapel Church for over 40 years, active in women’s circle and cared for shut-ins, avid gardener, former hostess at the Gastonia Home Demonstration Center.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 63 years, Worth L. Kiser; daughters and sons-in-law, Earluth K. and Blair Walker, Gastonia, Mayada K. and Charles Besancon, Charlottesville, Va.; grandchildren, Adrian and Deborah W. Walker, Belmont, Lee Walker, Bessemer City, Charles Besancon, Blacksburg, Va., Rebecca Besancon, Charlottesville, Va.; great-grandson, Isaac Worth Walker, Belmont
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Lutheran Chapel Church, Dr. Michael W. Frye
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
MEMORIALS: Lutheran Chapel Church Building Fund, 702 N. New Hope Road, Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Mattie J. Stringfellow
MATTHEWS — Mattie J. Stringfellow, 96, 600 Fullwood Lane, formerly of Gastonia, died Dec. 19, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital.
She was the daughter of the late Green and Sarah A. Jackson, wife of the late Roger Stringfellow, mother of the late Sylvester Currence, homemaker, member of Epworth United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Granddaughter, Carol Currence, Greensboro; sister, Minnie Williams, Harrisburg, Penn.; daughter-in-law, Cora Currence, Charlotte; niece, Jennie Scott, Harrisburg; grandnieces and nephews, staff and extended family at Carrington Place
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Epworth United Methodist Church
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Gene D. Sosebee
BESSEMER CITY — Gene Dale Sosebee, 63, 917 Oates Road, died Dec. 21, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Gaston, son of the late Homer V. and Josephine Ray Sosebee, brother of the late Lawrence A. "Jimmy" Sosebee, member of First Wesleyan Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Helen Beaver Sosebee; son and daughter-in-law, Tony and Judy Murray Sosebee, Kings Mountain; brothers, David V. Sosebee, Gastonia, Michael L. Sosebee, Newton; sisters, Nancy S. Brymer, Gastonia, Patti S. Lockman, Iron Station; grandson, Andrew B. Sosebee, Kings Mountain
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 1 p.m. Thursday, First Wesleyan Church, Revs. Jerry Lumston, Brian Smith
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Men’s Bible class
MEMORIALS: First Wesleyan Church, 510 E. Alabama Ave., Bessemer City, 28016
Nina D. Sowell
GASTONIA — Nina Mae Dalton Sowell, 96, 903 South St., died Dec. 21, 1999, at Courtland Terrace.
She was a native of Ducktown, Tenn., daughter of the late George Braxton and Adelia Shepard Dalton, wife of the late Marion "Brownie" Cole Sowell, member of S. Marietta Street Baptist Church, where she was a former children’s Sunday school teacher, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, "Sonny" Niles Blair and Bobbie Sowell Sr., Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Dorothy and Robert Evans, Gastonia, Marion and Randolph Irvin, Gastonia; grandchildren, Susan Evans Parks, Clermont, Fla., Mark Edward, Kevin Joel, Robin Cole and Niles Blair Sowell Jr., Sherry R. Hinson, Gastonia; four great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Thursday, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Steve Warnock
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
MEMORIALS: S. Marietta Street Baptist Church, 911 S. Marietta St., Gastonia 28054
