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Audrey Clemmer
GASTONIA - Audrey Montrose Clemmer, 79, 3024 Imperial Drive, died Dec. 30, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Chester, S.C., son of the late Robert Lee and Gertrude Maxwell Clemmer, brother of the late Robert, P.D., William and Kelly Clemmer, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, retired from Akers Motor Lines, member First Presbyterian Church, deacon Presbyterian Church (USA), past president and secretary-treasurer of Henderlite Bible class, member and 32nd degree mason in good standing for 50 years in Masonic Lodge No. 369, member Gaston Memorial Hospital auxilliary, participant in Meals on Wheels.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 50 years, Frances Dailey Clemmer; son, George Montrose Clemmer, Mount Holly; daughter, Barbara Clemmer Hite, Gastonia; brothers, H.A. and Edgar Clemmer, Raleigh, Leon Clemmer, Sabastopool, Calif.; sister, Virginia Clemmer Vereen, Morehead City; grandchildren, Amy Hite Parker, Charles Daniel Hite, Gastonia, Mary Frances Hite, Charlotte
FUNERAL: 1:30 p.m., today, Chapel of the First Presbyterian Church, Revs. John Pruitt, Wilson Rhoton
BURIAL: private, Union Presbyterian Church cemetery
PALLBEARERS: David and Barry Clemmer, Max Erwin, Charlie Penegar, Reid Price, Tommy Parks; honorary pallbearers, the Henderlite Bible class
VISITATION: One hour before the service in the church parlour
MEMORIALS: Dr. James G. Stuart Scholarship Fund, c/o First Presbyterian Church, 1621 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Lillie Turner
GASTONIA - Lillie Kate Wix Turner, 91, 419 E. Park Ave., died Dec. 30, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Union, S.C., daughter of the late Thomas and Martha Wix, wife of the late Brooks Turner, mother of the late David and Kenneth Turner, sister of the late Irene Auten, Ollie DeGranpre, Fannie Mae Bates, Sally Moore, and Irving Wix, textile employee, member Love Memorial Baptist Church, Sunday school teacher, member Hazel Hayes Sunday school class.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-laws, Sue and Marty Martin, Kings Mountain, Jean and Dennis Heafner, Gastonia, Joyce and Joe Roberts, Ruth and Bill Sitton, Hendersonville; daughter-in-law, Carolyn Turner, Gastonia; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m., Sunday, Love Memorial Baptist Church, Rev. Pat Latta
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
PALLBEARERS: Duane and Philip Long, Jonathon Sitton, Kevin and Tim Roberts, Jim Crawford
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Ward Funeral Home and other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Love Memorial Baptist Church, 311 E. Walnut Ave., Gastonia, 28054
Malcom Ballard
GASTONIA - Malcom Odra Ballard, 88, Alexandria Palce, 1770 Oak Hollow Road, died Dec. 31, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late James Warren and Mittie Benfield Ballard, husband of the late Lillian Turner Ballard, father of the late Ronald Odra Ballard, brother of the late Buford Ballard, Evelyn Walker and Alma Helton, retired from Duke Power Co. with more than 40 years of service, member First Wesleyan Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Rev. James and Helen Blackwelder, Oblong, Ill.; daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn B. and Lee Lewis, Gastonia; brother, Clarence Ballard, Wilmington; sisters, Valda Payne and Helen Wright, Gastonia; grandchildren, Susie and Rev. Mark Walker, Lebanon, Tenn., Pam and Jack Farley, Pell City, Ala., Allison and Stan Hovis, Gastonia, Wanda and Rev. Mike Marshall, Salem, Ohio, Mitch Lewis, Gastonia, Stephen and Leslie Blackwelder, Meadville, Pa.; great-grandchildren, Anna Farley, Pell City, Ala., Eden Walker, Lebanon, Tenn., Miranda and Ryan Hovis, Gastonia, Justin Blackwelder, Meadville, Pa.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m., Monday, McLean Funeral Directors Founders Chapel, Rev. David L. Vardaman
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour before the service at the funeral home
MEMORIALS: First Wesleyan Church, 208 S. Church St., Gastonia 28054
Hattie Stewart
BELMONT - Hattie Elizabeth Lanier Stewart, 97, 514 Old Mount Holly Road, Stanley, formerly of 312 Garrison St., Belmont, died Dec. 30, 1999, at Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincolnton. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Thomas Columbus Leroy and Anna Judson Lynn Lanier, wife of the late Melford Stewart, sister of the late Ila Mae Insenhour Bush, Arthur, Grady, William and Richard Lanier, member East Belmont Baptist Church, youth leader, Sunday school teacher, beautician in Belmont for many years, retired owner/operator of Lanier’s Beauty Shop in Belmont.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Mary Etta L. Auten, Charlotte; nieces, nephews, step-nieces and step-nephews.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m., Sunday, McLean Bumgardner Funeral Home Twin Oaks Chapel
BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before the service at the funeral home
MEMORIALS: East Belmont Baptist Church, 501 Catawba St., Belmont 28012
Ruby Smith
GASTONIA - Ruby Caroline Fox Smith, 85, 927-C E. Ninth Ave., died Dec. 30, 1999, at home. She was a native of Gaston County, wife of the late Guy L. Smith Jr., mother of the late Caroline Smith, retired office clerk of Threads Inc. after 20 years of service, worked as an aide at Greenfield Manor Nursing Home, lifelong and oldest member of East Baptist Church, Sunday school teacher.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Guy L. Jr. and Molly Smith, Warner Robbins, Ga., Eddie C. Smith, Charlotte, R. Douglas and Cindy Smith, Tucker, Ga., Tim G. and Nancy Smith, Gastonia; granchildren, Guy L. Renick, Texas, Ricky Smith, San Antonio, Texas, Tammy Patterson, Huntington Beach, Calif., Lisa Smith, Charlotte, Susannah Helton, Lilburn, Ga., Cameron Smith, Tucker, Ga., Allison and Ashley Smith, Gastonia; great-granddaughter, Natalie Patterson, Huntington Beach, Calif.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m., Sunday, East Baptist Church, Dr. Robert M. Winecoff
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors and other times at the home of Tim Smith, 547 Jasin Drive, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: East Baptist Church, 114 N. Church St., Gastonia 28054
Booney Chappell
SHARON, S.C. — Booney Chappell, 63, 6580 Lockhart Road, Sharon, died Dec. 30, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center. He was a native of York County, son of the late John Henry and Eve Porter Chappell, retired rural mail carrier for 42 years, farmer, graduate of Lewsville High School, received the South Carolina Rural Letter Carrier of the Year 1997-98 and the outstanding carrier by the National Carriers Association, 1997, member of Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jean Dowdle Chappell; sons, Marvin Smith Chappell Jr., Gastonia, Mica Chappell, Rock Hill, S.C.; brothers, Phil E. and Rudolph Chappell, Chester, S.C., Melton Chappell, Vista, Calif., Curwood, Pete and Jake Chappell, Rock Hill; sister, Joyce Chappell Abbott, Darlington, S.C.; three grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, Sharon, Revs. Dr. Clyde Mitchum and James McGill
BURIAL: Bullock Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Sharon
VISITATION: 6-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home
Gladys W. Fore
ASHEVILLE - Gladys Whaley Fore, 91, formerly of Asheville Terrace Apartments, died Dec. 30, 1999, at the Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. She was a native of Greenville, S.C., daughter of the late Oliver D. and Cora Lee Rainey Whaley, wife of the late Ernest R. Fore, lived in Gastonia for 60 years before moving to Asheville in 1980, former member of Armstrong Presbyterian Church, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Son, Michael Fore, Asheville; daughter and son-in-law, Gail and Kelly Britton, Arden; sister, Vivienne Davidson, Greensboro; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Monday, Gaston Memorial Park
MEMORIALS: Mountain Area Hospice, P.O. Box 16, Asheville 28802
ARRANGEMENTS: Williams Funeral Service
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 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
Janice H. Anthony
CHERRYVILLE - Janice Hovis Anthony, 59, 535 Beech Drive, Newport News, Va., formerly of Cherryville, died Dec. 31, 1999, at her daughter’s home in Cherryville. She was a native of Gaston County, homemaker and formerly employed by Carolina Freight Carriers in Cherryville, member of Ivy Farm Baptist Church, Newport News, graduate of Cherryville High School and Howard Business College, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Dennis Burton Anthony; sons and daughter-in-laws, Jeffrey Todd and Kim Anthony, Newport News, David Brian and Teresa Anthony, Poquoson, Va.; daughter and son-in-law, Angela A. and Kenneth Hester, Cherryville; parents, Tom and Angelita Hollifield Hovis, Cherryville; brother and sister-in-law, Ron and Janice Hovis, Cherryville; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Nick and Ruby Nell Anthony, Lincolnton; grandchildren, Amber and Kenneth Hester Jr., Cherryville, Derek Anthony, Dennis Anthony, Poquoson
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, First Presbyterian Church, Rev. Dr. Billy Lowe, Rev. Butch Gordon, body will be place in church 30 minutes prior to service
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Carpenter’s Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
Walter S. Parker
BESSEMER CITY - Walter Scott Parker, 74, 1204 Crowders Mountain Road, died Dec. 30, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late William Harvey and Ivah Oates Parker, father of the late Gordon Parker, served as assistant scout leader and committee chairman, Troop 330, Gastonia, charter member and honored with lifetime membership in the Piedmont Charter No. 215 of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, previously owned and operated Production Metal Stamping, Inc., Kings Mountain, Army veteran of World War II, awarded the Purple Heart, attended Pisgah ARP Church, served as Sunday school superintendent, deacon and elder, honored as Elder Emeritus.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 50 years, Geraldine Harris Parker; son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey S. and Susan Lindsay Parker; brother, William. I. Parker, Falls Church, Va.; sister, Kathleen Martin, Gastonia; grandchildren, Stacey and Lindsay Parker
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Pisgah ARP Church, Dr. James Graves
BURIAL: Church cemetery
PALLBEARERS: Kendal McCarter, John Oates, John Ormand, Edwin Pearson, Gary Voyles, Tim Whisnant, David Williams
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Gastonia
Johnny R. Connard
GASTONIA - Johnny Ray Connard, 44, 416 N. Scruggs St., died Dec. 30, 1999, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late William Douglas "Shorty" Connard, spinner in the textile industry, employed at Ti-Caro Arlington plant where he had 22 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Katherine Haney Connard; brothers and sister-in-laws, William Douglas and Darlene Connard, Clarence and Denise Connard, Dennis Connard, Vincent Connard, Gastonia, Donnie and Thelma Connard, Shorty and Tammy Connard, Bessemer City, Timothy and Dusty Connard, Belmont; sisters, Loretta Connard Griffin, Lisa Connard, Gastonia, Crystal Mowlarie, Charlotte, Angel Cayle, Belmont, maternal grandmother, Ollie Shed, Gastonia; stepmother, Vanda Ewing, Belmont, nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Eddie Huskins
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Sunday, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Shawn Black, Michael King, Todd Connard, Doug Woodall, Shane Brown, Jared Frady
