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George B. Ward
STANLEY - George Benjamin Ward, 72, 118 Stanfield Drive, died Dec. 28, 1999, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late James Benjamin and Eocia Schronce Ward, brother of the late Vernon and Marvin Ward, Marine veteran of Korean Conflict, retired truck driver with Weyhauser, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Virginia Mitchem Ward; sons and daughters-in-law, Benjamin and Teresa Ward, the home, Neal and Sue Brock, China Grove; sister, Edith Costner, Mount Holly; brothers, Ralph and Clarence Ward, Belmont, Lawrence Ward, Mount Holly; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, E.F. Drum Funeral Home, Lincolnton, Chaplain Barry Morris ENTOMBMENT: Hillcrest Gardens Mausoleum
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Rev. Walter A. Coggin
BELMONT - The Right Rev. Walter A. Coggin, O.S.B., Ph.D., 83, the third Abbot-Ordinary of Belmont Abbey Nullius, died Dec. 28, 1999. He was a native of Richmond, Va., son of the late Walter A. Coggin and Mary Veronica Moshay, graduated from Sacred Heart Grammar School, Richmond, attended Benedictine High School, graduated from Loyola High School, Los Angeles, in 1934 and entered Belmont Abbey College, entered monastic life in 1936, making his novitiate at Saint Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe, Penn., professed his vows as a monk at Belmont Abbey in 1937, completed undergraduate studies at St. Benedict’s College, Atchison, Kansas, did seminary studies at Belmont Abbey Seminary, ordained to priesthood at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Richmond, in 1943, celebrated golden jubilee of priestly ordination in 1993 and his diamond jubilee of monastic profession in 1997, postgraduate studies taken at UNC Chapel Hill, earned M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy at the Catholic University of America, taught algebra in Belmont Abbey Preparatory School and philosophy in Belmont Abbey College, prefect of students, coached prep football team, The Ramblers, and basketball teams, while serving as Novice Master was elected in 1956 to serve as Vicar to the Right Reverend Vincent Taylor, O.S.B., elected Abbot Nullius of Belmont Abbey in 1960, served as a Father of the Second Vatican Council, oversaw the implementation of the decrees of the council, guided a complete renovation of the Abbey Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, served as ex-officio Chancellor and President of Belmont Abbey College, resigned office of Abbot in 1970, served as Professor of Philosophy at Belmont Abbey College until fall semester of 1999.
SURVIVORS: Monks of Belmont Abbey; uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moshay, Beverly Hills, Calif.; cousins MASS OF CHRISTIAN
BURIAL: 10 a.m. Friday, Belmont Abbey Basilica, Rev. William G. Curlin, Bishop of Charlotte, monks of Belmont Abbey, priests of the Diocese of Charlotte
BURIAL: Belmont Abbey Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Abbey Basilica
MEMORIALS: Abbot Walter Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Belmont Abbey College, 100 Belmont-Mount Holly Road, Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
Apal B. Smith
BELMONT - Apal May Beach Smith, 83, 788 Cason St., died Dec. 28, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Caldwell County, wife of the late James Lytton Smith, daughter of the late Porter H. and Mary Kirby Beach Sr., sister of the late Porter Hampton Jr. and Ruth M. Beach, homemaker, member of Centerview Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Barry and Sherry Smith, Mount Holly, Nelson Smith, Belmont; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Dewey Mauldin, Belmont; sisters, Exie Starnes, Belmont, Mary Clippard, Kings Mountain; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Goshen Cemetery, Rev. Bill Miller
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
Charlie W. Gates
GREAT FALLS, S.C. — Charlie Watson Gates, 86, 37 Walnut St., died Dec. 28, 1999, at Chester County Hospital. He was a native of McAdenville where he also attended school, son of the late Lee Ander and Lillie Watts Gates, husband of the late Mabel Ingle Gates, father of the late Jack R. Gates, retired from J.P. Stevens Co., member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, avid fisherman and sports enthusiast..
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Jane Gates Suthard, Winnsboro, S.C.; sons, Charles E. Gates, Lancaster, S.C., Richard H. Gates, Honolulu, John L. Gates Sr., Las Vegas, Joe D. Gates, Darlington, S.C., Ronnie H. Gates, Rock Hill, S.C.; sister, Grace Lorance, Lowell; 23 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Father Edward Meeks
BURIAL: Greenlawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 521, Great Falls 29055 or Greenlawn Cemetery, P.O. Box 191, Great Falls 29055
Thelma P. Smathers
HENDERSONVILLE — Thelma Patterson Smathers, 88, 600 Carolina Village, died Dec. 28, 1999, at Carolina Village Health Center. She was a former resident of Kings Mountain, daughter of the late A. Hunter and Fairy Long Patterson, wife of the late John C. Smathers, sister of the late Madge P. Warlick, Dorothy P. Etheridge, Gaily P. Shapiro, member of Central United Methodist Church, Kings Mountain, homemaker, attended State Teachers College, Fredricksburg, Va., graduated from High Point College.
SURVIVORS: Nephews, John Warlick, Kings Mountain, Dr. Donn Freeman, Raleigh, Richard Etheridge, Plano, Texas
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Friday, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, Rev. Harrison Hinson
VISITATION: One hour before service, Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
MEMORIALS: Central United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 36, Kings Mountain 28086 or donor’s choice
Thomas F. Dellinger
CHERRYVILLE - Thomas Franklin Dellinger, 76, 303 E. Sixth St., died Dec. 28, 1999, at his daughter’s home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Julies Clarence and Dona Sellers Dellinger, husband of the late Sadie Carpenter Dellinger, Army veteran of World War II, brick mason foreman at Dixie Lumber Co., member of St. John’s Lutheran Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Bea D. Rhoney, Kings Mountain; brothers, Lester, Max and J.C. Dellinger Jr., Cherryville; sisters, Ruby Hubbard, Dot Blalock, Shelby, Kay Marx, Gail Peele, Lincolnton
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rev. Michael Collins
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carpenter’s Funeral Home
Sylvanus Brown
YORK, S.C. - Sylvanus "Chick" Brown, 81, 112 Washington St., died Dec. 27, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C. He was a native of York, son of the late Isaiah and Sally Byers Brown, retired custodian for York School District No. 1, member of White Hill A.M.E. Zion Church, A.P.&B. Society.
SURVIVORS: Nieces, Helen B. Wade, Delmarie Brown, York
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, White Hill A.M.E. Zion Church, Rev. Dr. W.O. Thompson; body will be placed in church an hour before service
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 6-7 tonight, Wright Funeral Home; other times at home of Helen B. Wade, 153 Brown Neal Road, York
Betty C. McGinnis
IRON STATION - Betty Jean Cloer McGinnis, 63, 3925 McGinnis Place, died Dec. 29, 1999, at home. She was a native of Iredell County, daughter of the late Thomas and Alma Shrum Cloer, worked for Vermont American.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Bob McGinnis; daughters, Vickie Mallon, Lincolnton, Kathy Houston, Amy Walker, Iron Station, Linda Biggerstaff, North Brook; brother, Don Cloer, Florida; sisters, Evelyn Anthony, Carolyn Boston, Lincolnton, Barbara Rumfelt, Newton; seven grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, High Shoals Baptist Church, Rev. Kevin Smith; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: High Shoals Memorial Gardens
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 37, High Shoals 28077, Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
William R. Rhodes
LINCOLNTON - William Russell "Rusty" Rhodes, 48, 1369 Hwy. 182, died Dec. 29, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Jake Russell Rhodes and Francis Leonard Yoder, attended Lincoln High School, Catawba Valley Technical College, auto mechanic at Rhodes Bros. Service Station, member of Harvest Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Judy Earl Rhodes; brothers, Daniel Rhodes, Alfred Yoder, Lincolnton, Phillip Rhodes, Cherryville, John Yoder Jr., Charleston, S.C., Michael Yoder, Chicago
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, E.F. Drum Funeral Home, Rev. Jim Powell
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, P.O. Box 1526, Lincolnton 28093
Daniel Stancil
CHARLOTTE - Daniel Elijah Stancil, 58, of Wilkinson Boulevard, died Dec. 24, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center. He was a native of Greenville, S.C., son of the late Elijah and Annie Logan Stancil, truck driver, formerly employed by National Welders Supply for 20 years, member of Stanley Church of God and Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Gwen McLaughlin Stancil; sons and daughters-in-law, Daniel and Tab Stancil, Jr., West Minister, S.C., Joseph Stancil, Kings Mountain, Christopher and Cindy Dorn, Bessemer City; daughters and sons-in-law, Pam and Jesse Turman, Michelle and Bill Kelly, Cramerton, Wendy Stancil and Michael LaCount, Cramerton, Crystal Stancil, Kings Mountain; brothers, Vance Stancil, Greenville, S.C., Terry Stancil, Anderson, S.C., Jack Stancil, Liberty, S.C.; and 17 grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Stanley Church of God, Rev. Harold Brown
BURIAL: Hillcrest Cemetery, Cramerton
VISITATION: At the home of Chris Dorn, 112 Berkley Forest, Bessemer City
MEMORIALS: Stanley Church of God, 324 N. Main St., Stanley 28164
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
Lowell J. Williams
SHELBY - Lowell Joe Williams, 71, 1031 Old Boiling Springs Road, died Dec. 26, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Johnny Morris and Lillian Barnette Williams, brother of the late Frank and Thurman Williams, Army veteran, retired from Borden Inc., member of Crestview Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Rebecca Sue Philbeck Williams; son and daughter-in-law, Kevin Mitchell and Joan Williams, Davidson; daughter, Bethany Johnna Williams, Charlotte; brother, Jimmy Williams, Lawndale; sister and brother-in-law, Louise and J.S. Wright, Lawndale; grandchildren, Kevin, Shannon, Stephanie and Tanya Williams, Amber and Christopher Kerley
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Crestview Baptist Church, Revs. Stanley Webb, Joe Edwards; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before the service
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Crestview Baptist Church Building Fund and Youth Fund, 1090 Old Boiling Springs Road, Shelby 28152
