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Bernice S. Rumfelt
STANLEY - Bernice Shytle Rumfelt, 72, 512 Hickory Grove Road, Gastonia, died Dec. 26, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of McAdenville, daughter of the late Taylor and Eva Leatherman Shytle, preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Charles Edward Rumfelt, mother of the late Thomas C. Rumfelt, grandmother of the late Steven C. Rumfelt, homemaker, attended Family Worship Center of Mount Holly.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Molly Rumfelt, Dallas; daughters and son-in-law, Joyce Crisp, Belmont, Valerie Lynn and Randall Lineberger, McAdenville; brothers, Harold Shytle, High Shoals, Dewey Shytle, Conover, Robert Shytle, Wise, Va.; sisters, Brenda Shytle, Maiden, Linda Hardin, Hendersonville; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley, Rev. Johnny Barker
BURIAL: Hickory Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Family Worship Center, 1013 W. Charlotte Ave., Mount Holly 28120
Ida Quinn
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Ida B. Mauney Quinn, 72, 1010 Unity Church Road, died Dec. 26, 1999, at home. She was a native of Jackson County, daughter of the late Nelson and Sallie Sutton Buchanan, wife of the late Jerry Mauney and Edsel Quinn, sister of the late Bill and James Buchanan, retired nursing assistant at Brian Center, Gastonia, member of Sparrow Springs Baptist Church, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Larry Mauney, the home, Donald and Teresa Mauney, Gastonia, Roger and Pam Mauney, Stanley; brother, Silas Buchanan, Crescent City, Calif.; sisters, Edith Hall, Willa M. Green, Sylva; grandchildren, Melissa Spurrier, Tammy Burgess, Jerry, Brittany and Wesley Mauney; great-grandchildren, Trey and Kristin Burgess, Michael and Ryan Spurrier; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Gastonia, Rev. Roy Clark
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Michael Barker, Steve Dyer, Jerry, Milton and Steve Green, Chris Plemmons
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053 or Sparrow Springs Baptist Church Building Fund, 6147 Lewis Road, Gastonia 28052
Deanna G. Cruse
STANLEY - Deanna Gay Cruse, 39, of Stanley, died Dec. 25, 1999, at home. She was a native of Charlotte, daughter of the late William V. Cruse, mother of the late Tiffany Cruse, aunt of the late Dylan Lane.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Shannon Cruse, Stanley; mother, Nancy Cruse, Stanley; sisters, Susan, Kim and Abbi, Stanley, Vann, Charlotte, grandchildren, Brittany and Triston Cruse, Stanley; nephews, William, Charlotte, Joe, Stanley; lifelong companion, Billy Freeman, Charlotte
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7 p.m. Wednesday, McEwen Funeral Service, Charlotte, Chaplin Barry Morris
VISITATION: After service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Charles G. Daves
BOILING SPRINGS — Charles Gold Daves, 83, 108 Green Ave., died Dec. 27, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby. He was a native of Rutherford County, son of the late Fannie Price and A.M. "Gus" Daves, brother of the late Horace and Grady Daves, employed as a stonecutter at Mills Spindale, member of Boiling Springs Baptist Church, Adult 3 Sunday school class.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Annie Mozelle Greene; sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Ercell Daves, Ted and Rose Ann Daves, Boiling Springs; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 6 tonight, Boiling Springs Baptist Church, Dr. Carroll Page; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, church
MEMORIALS: Boiling Springs Baptist Church, P.O. Box 917, Boiling Springs 28017
ARRANGEMENTS: Lutz-Austell Funeral Home, Shelby
Luther J. McClain
GASTONIA - Luther John McClain, 88, 916 S. Marietta St., died Dec. 26, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late James and Maggie Stowe.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Mildred Adams, Annie Bell McDowell, Kings Mountain; nieces, nephews, relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, J.W. Gill and Sons Funeral Home
BURIAL: Adams Chapel Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, funeral home
Bertie M. Adams
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Bertie M. Adams, 81, 226 Branchwood Circle, died Dec. 24, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Eunice Stower McKinney, wife of the late Bill Adams.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Pauline Adams, Gastonia, Alene Adams, Columbus, Ohio, Julia Hogue, Kings Mountain; sons, James Adams, Kings Mountain, Willie Lee Adams, Newark, N.J.; sisters, Della Thombs, Louise Falls, Kings Mountain, Shirley Ingram, New York; stepsister, Aline Lewis, Kings Mountain; brothers, Jacob Terry McKinney, Baltimore, Rosevelt, Clyde Ingram and Richard Taylor, Kings Mountain; grandchild, Sharon Wilson; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; nieces, nephews, relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, New Way Missionary Baptist Church
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill and Sons Funeral Home
Mary L. Love
CHARLOTTE - Mary Lawrence Love, 86, 1735 Toddville Road, formerly of Gastonia, died Dec. 25, 1999, at Charlotte Health Care Center. She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late James and Carrie Glenn Lawrence, wife of the late Sloan Love, member of Saint Peter’s Tabernacle AME Zion Church, Gastonia, past president of the deaconess board, class leader, life member of the WH and OM Society, member of the usher board.
SURVIVORS: Sisters and brothers-in-law, Macie L. and Lester Bell, Joliet, Ill., Melva L. Sykes, Pauline Lawrence, Stanley, Dorothy L. and Otto Arrington, Richmond, Va.; brothers and sisters-in-law, George and Thelma Lawrence, William Lawrence, Stanley, Janice C. Lawrence, Belmont, Mildred L. Davie, Gastonia; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Saint Peter’s AME Zion Church, Gastonia, Dr. M.B. Hines
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church; other times at the home of niece Johnsie M. Richardson, 311 King Henry Lane, Gastonia
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home, Gastonia
Johnnie Mae Poston
SHELBY - Johnnie Mae Spikes Poston, 51, 1420 Fredrick St., died Dec. 23, 1999, at Upstate Medical Center, Gaffney, S.C. She was a native of Rutherford County, employee of Cleveland Regional Medical Center, graduated from Cleveland High School in 1967, received her CNA from Cleveland Community College in 1970, member of Shiloh Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Yates Poston Jr.; son, Richard L. Poston, Shelby; parents, William and Vertie Spikes, Shelby; sister, Ree Peeler, Cherryville; son-in-law, Danny R. Thompson Sr., Shelby; grandson, Danny R. Thompson Jr., Shelby
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Shiloh Baptist Church, Rev. E.ugene Brooks
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
BURIAL: Webb Memorial Lawn
ARRANGEMENTS: Withrow’s Funeral Home
Teresa P. Thompson
SHELBY - Teresa P. Thompson, 28, 515-B Mauney Lane, died Dec. 23, 1999, at Upstate Medical Center, Gaffney, S.C.. She was a native of Cleveland County, pharmacy tech at Cleveland Regional Medical Center for the past nine years, graduated from Shelby High School in 1989.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Danny R. Thompson, Sr.; son, Danny R. Thompson, Jr., Shelby; father, Yates Poston Jr., Shelby; brother, Richard L. Poston, Shelby
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Shiloh Baptist Church, Rev. E.J. Parsons
BURIAL: Webb Memorial Lawn
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Withrow’s Funeral Home
Paul E. Shaw
SHELBY - Paul E. Shaw, 71, 411 Christopher Road, died Dec. 27, 1999, at home. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Charles and Janie Hall Shaw, brother of the late Deward and J.B. Shaw, Mozelle Street, Ruth Howe, Edell Davis, Guynell Crowder, delivery man at Tedder Motor Co., member of Temple Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Brother, Allen Shaw, Winston-Salem; sister, Kate Crane, Shelby
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Cleveland Memorial Park, Rev. Mike Frazier
MEMORIALS: Temple Baptist Church, c/o Rev. John Hunnicutt, 2007 Pleasant Hill Church Road, Shelby 28152
ARRANGEMENTS: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
Janie S. Eckard
CHARLOTTE - Janie S. Eckard, 87, died Dec. 27, 1999. She was a native of Gaston County, wife of the late Paul Eckard, daughter of the late Fletcher Curtis and Frances Kiser Smith, charter member of Assurance United Methodist Church, formerly St. James United Methodist Church, formerly associated with Merita Bakery for 12 years, retired from Southern Electric Service Co. after 30 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Nancy Eckard, Charlotte; son and daughter-in-law, Jimmie and Nell Eckard, Charlotte; sister, Edna Daniel, Charlotte; brothers, Clay Smith, Gastonia, R.W. Smith, Florida; grandchildren, Karl and Amy Eckard, Kathie Herrera; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 12:30 p.m. Thursday, McEwen Funeral Home, Charlotte chapel, Revs. Ray Surratt, Owen Peeler
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
