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Dorothy D. Morrison
GASTONIA - Dorothy Sue Allen Day Morrison, 73, 1508 Cloverdale Lane, died Dec. 29, 1999, at home. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late James Luther and Myrtle Sue Cobb Allen, wife of the late James Luther Day and Junior Morrison, sister of the late J.L. Allen and Mabel Caldwell, homemaker
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Jeanne and Phillip Ammons, Crouse; grandchildren, Tabitha Jean, Lynda Beth and Phillip Darrell Ammons II, Crouse; brother, Rev. William Allen, Gastonia; sister, Helen Odom, Hattiesburg, Miss.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Saturday, Hollywood Cemetery, Rev. Sherman Branch
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Sybil C. Morgan
CHARLOTTE - Sybil Childers Morgan, 8111 Mabe Drive, died Dec. 27, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center. She was a native of Kings Mountain, daughter of the late L.W. Childers, graduated with honors from Compact High School, studied nursing at Winston-Salem State University on a scholarship from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, undergraduate honors include National Citizenship Award and Student Nurse of the Year, received master’s degree from UNC Chapel Hill, nurse in psychiatry, obstetrics, pediatrics and surgery, served on nursing staff of Mercy Hospital, taught nursing at East Tennessee State University, assistant professor of nursing at UNC Charlotte and had the distinction of having all her nursing students pass their boards for three consecutive years, served as director of patient education and as a training officer for the Mecklenburg Health Dept., member of the American Nurse’s Assoc., National League for the Care of Children in Hospitals, American Assoc. for University Professors, Hospice Inc. of Charlotte, Sigma Theta Tau Nurses National Honor Society, American National Red Cross, Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation, Juvenile Diabetes Assoc., Mental Health, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Memorial Presbyterian Church, where she was a member of the choir, retirees organization, women’s organization, Action Faction Circle of Presbyterian Women, former member of the Stewardship Committee, after being diagnosed with lupus she devoted her life to educating the public about her condition, spoke to health, church and civic groups, recognized as a pioneer in lupus education in Ebony Magazine.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Donald; mother, Juanita Childers Neely; second father and mother, Claude and Delcina Morgan; sister, Norma Childers; brother, Elwood Childers; brother-in-law, Ray Morgan; nieces, Jada Smith, Lisa and Ivory Childers, Italia Morgan; nephews, Guan Childers and Cameron Morgan; aunts and uncles; godson, Derek Webber; friends and relatives
FUNERAL: Noon today, Memorial Presbyterian, Rev. Edward Newberry
BURIAL: Forest Lawn West
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
MEMORIALS: National Lupus Foundation
ARRANGEMENTS: Alexander Funeral Home
Carl G. Currence
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Carl Grey Currence, 80, Virginia Beach, formerly of Clover, S.C., died Dec. 28, 1999, at home. He was a native of Clover, husband of the late Virginia Munden Currence, brother of the late D. Barry, Miles H. and Ray A. Currence, Mary Lee C. Adams, graduate of Clover High School, retired from Navy after 20 years of service, retired from Norfolk Ship Yard after 25 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Son, Harvey Munden, Virginia Beach; granddaughters, Angelea M. Wilburn, Lynn M. Leonard, Virginia Beach; grandson, Stacy Munden, Manteo; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Elizabeth Sue White, Josephine C. Alexander, Clover
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Sunday, H.D. Oliver Funeral Home
ARRANGEMENTS: M.L. Ford and Sons
Ouida J. Hutchins
CHARLOTTE - Ouida Jean Hutchins Maybin, 72, 917 Lundy Lane, died Dec. 29, 1999, at Britthaven. She was a native of Phoenix City, Ala., daughter of the late William Otto and Geneva Louise Tant Hutchins, mother of the late Ronnie Chris Lenoir, sister of the late Richard Douglas Hutchins, retired secretary from Al’s Core Supply, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Cecil Alton Maybin; son and daughter-in-law, Terry Wayne and Nancy Harden, Gastonia; grandson, Terry Shay Harden, Gastonia; sisters, Carol Faulk, Barbara Ann Hutchins, Phoenix City, Ala.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 1 p.m. today, Forest Lawn West Mausoleum, Rev. Roy Barbee
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
Barbara J. L. Barnett
GASTONIA - Barbara Jean Love Barnett, 59, 1315 Beaverbrook Drive, died Dec. 29, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gastonia, daughter of the late Tom and Gertrude Williams Love, member of Rebecca Chapter No. 20 Order of the Eastern Star, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, served on Deaconess Board, member of Gospel Choir, registered nurse for 30 years, employed by Primary Health Concepts.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Vernon E. Barnett; sons, Lentalus E. Barnett, Gastonia, Yakotus V. Barnett, Atlanta; daughter-in-law, Valencia M. Barnett, Atlanta; sisters, Gertrude L. Bivens and Gloria Love, Gastonia; brothers, Charles A. Love, Charlotte, Floyd Love, Atlanta, Tommie Love, Gastonia; adopted sisters, Gertrude Thompson, Brooklyn, Dorothy Washington, Durham, Lucille Thompson, Rock Hill, S.C., Thedtrethia Thompson, Gastonia; father-in-law, Walter C. Barnett; sister-in-laws, Barbara E. Love, Charlotte, Pearlie Love, Gwendolyn Barnett, Gastonia; brother-in-laws, Lee A. Bivens, Kenneth R. Barnett, Gastonia; two grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. L.D. Mayes ENTOMBMENT: Gaston Memorial Park Mausoleum
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, Holy Angels, 6600 Wilkinson Blvd., Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: Martin’s Funeral Home
Kevin L. Odom
ATLANTA — Kevin Lamar Odom, 30, died Dec. 29, 1999, at Grady Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Esther D. Tolbert, Edward A. Odom, Gastonia; sister and brother-in-law, Pamela Odom and Lewis McClain, Decatur, Ga.; brother, Anthony L. Odom, Gastonia; maternal grandparents, Nattie and Nathaniel Davis, Gastonia; paternal grandmother, Lela M. Odom, Gastonia; niece, Tiarra Clemmons, Decatur
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Friendship Baptist Church, Rev. John McCollough Sr.
BURIAL: New Home A.M.E. Zion Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Martin’s Funeral Home
Willis R. Kennedy
LAKE WYLIE, S.C. — Willis Rexford Kennedy, 88, Atria, 4877 Charlotte Hwy., formerly of 136 Kimble Road, Vestal, N.Y., died Dec. 30, 1999, at his residence. He was a native of Carbondale, Penn., son of the late Charles and Kathryn Goodman Kennedy, husband for 52 years of the late Henrietta Farr Kennedy, retired from IBM in 1970 after 30 years of service, member of Unity Daylight Masonic Lodge, Endicott, N.Y., member of Vestal United Methodist Church, Vestal.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Paula M. Couch, Lake Wylie, S.C., Cheryn L. Kloss, Westlake, Ohio, Kathy L. Spence, Vestal; grandchildren, Lance Couch, Paige Williams, Kristi and Jay Kloss; three great-grandsons
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Vestal United Methodist Church, Rev. Dr. Jack Topolewski
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, 57 Front St., Binghamton, N.Y. 13905 or Vestal United Methodist Church, 328 Main St., Vestal 13850
ARRANGEMENTS: M.L. Ford and Sons
George W. Brooks
STANLEY - George Wilfred Brooks, 67, 110 Airport Road, died Dec. 29, 1999, at home. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late George E. and Aquilla Scruggs Brooks, husband of the late Mary Sue Lineberger Brooks, brother of the late Floyd, Maynard, Palmer and Flay Brooks, Army veteran of the Korean War, retired supervisor from Talon Zipper Plant, member of First Baptist Church, Stanley, where he was a deacon, former Sunday school director, member of multiple committees.
SURVIVORS: Son, Boyce Brooks, the home; daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Tim Hopkins, Mt. Sterling, Ohio; brothers, C.J. Brooks, Crawfordsville, Ind., Dean Brooks, Gastonia, Dennis Brooks, Alta Vista, Va.; sisters, Reba Tapy, Dallas, Irene Wane, Edith Hoffman, Shelby, Gladys Boroughs, Greensboro, Clara Lowe, Mount Holly; grandchildren, Kyra and Erin Hopkins
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, First Baptist Church, Stanley, Dr. Alfred Miller, Rev. Charles H. High
INTERMENT: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Saturday, the church
PALLBEARERS: Bob McGee, Bob Brown, Red Poteat, Tommy McClure, Neb Hollis, Miller Garrison
HONORARY
PALLBEARERS: Deacons of First Baptist Church
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 409 Old Highway 27, Stanley 28164 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: Ronnie C. Lineberger, funeral director/E.F. Drum Funeral Home
Gracie M. Barnes
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Gracie McCluney Barnes, 80, died Dec. 29, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Lewis and Rena Wright McCluney, wife of the late Rayford Barnes Sr., dedicated member of Shady Grove Baptist Church, where she was the adult choir director and nutritional supervisor for 48 years, member of the adult missionary, member of the Easter Star-Adah Chapter 7, Heroines of Jericho Queen Mary Court 5.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Rev. Dr. Pruella Kilgore Sanders, Kings Mountain, Mary Barnes Starnes, Gastonia, Shirley Barnes Goode, Kings Mountain; sons and daughters-in-law, Rayford and Gracie N. Barnes Jr., Gastonia, Charles and Veronica Barnes, Raleigh, Reginald and Carole Barnes, Charlotte; sisters, Jessie M. Woods and Macie Patterson; 18 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Shady Grove Baptist Church, Rev. Eddie L. Ponder
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
MEMORIALS: Shady Grove Baptist Church
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill and Sons Funeral Home
Everette C. Gantt
BELMONT - Everette "Ebb" Carlos Gantt, 81, 103 Faires Ave., died Dec. 30, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was the former general manager of WCGC Radio, former member of Vestry-All Saints Episcopal Church, past president of the North Carolina Assoc. of Sports Broadcasters, past president of the Belmont Optimist Club, two-time winner of the Lee Kirby-Pete Dimizio Award for Community Service in sports broadcasting, member of Belmont Sports Hall of Fame, and the N.C. Boxing Hall of Fame, member of the Stowe-Auten American Legion Post 144, Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruth Brackett Gantt; daughters and sons-in-law, Rebekka G. and Donald E. Woodin, Belmont, Kathy G. and Joseph A. Gallagher, Charlotte; grandson and wife, Casey Gantt and Anne B. Woodin, Belmont; granddaughters and husband, Kyra G. and Steven R. Price, Cornelius, Sarah Meghan Gallagher, Charlotte; great-grandson, Zachary Boisson Woodin; niece; caretaker, Tonya Moses
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. Sunday, All Saints Episcopal Church, Rev. J. Houston Matthews
VISITATION: Following service, church
MEMORIALS: All Saints Episcopal Church, 1201 S. New Hope Road, Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
Kiara K. Adams
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Kiara Kirstie Adams, infant daughter of Edward and Teresa Adams, 1117-108 Springdale Road, died Dec. 26, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Including parents, maternal grandparents; Edward and Mary Page, Rock Hill; paternal grandmother, Catherine Adams, Clover, S.C.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, Gethsemane Church of the Lord Cemetery, Pastor Keith Sanders
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home, Gastonia
