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Nancy Teague
GASTONIA - Nancy Humphries Teague, 94, 204 Bessemer City Road, died Jan. 1, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Monroe County, Tenn., daughter of the late Issic Anderson and Callie Milligan Humphries, wife of the late Henry Otis Teague, mother of the late Helen and Earnest Teague, sister of the late Alfred W.Humphries, attended Ranlo Church of God.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Austin Teague, Dallas, Roy and Sarach Eugene Teague, Gastonia, Ralph and Calvin Teague, Ranlo; daughter, Mearle Brown, Gastonia; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Woodside Cemetery, Clover, S.C., Rev. Jerry Millwood
PALLBEARERS: Mike, Chip, Mark, Larry Teague, Randy Tallman, Jeff Allen
HONORARY
PALLBEARERS: Tim Adams and William Stiles
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Mary Lou Johnson
VALE — Mary Lou Newton Johnson, 85, 3681 Cansler Road, died Jan. 1, 2000. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Alfred and Lela Goins Newton, managed family farm and greenhouse.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Terry Johnson, Vale, Ned Johnson, Kingsport, Tenn.; daughter. Kay Johnson Eaddy, Chapel Hill; brother, George Newton, Vale; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Messiah United Methodist Church, Rev. Charles McDowell
BURIAL: Bethel Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Assoc., 216 S. Aspen St., Lincolnton 28092
Carl Malone
GASTONIA - Carl Edward Malone, 63, 1761 Fern Forest Drive, died Dec. 31, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Lacrosse, Va., son of the late Clavin and Eleanor Shaw Malone, member of Pleasant Ridge A.M.E. Zion Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Willimena B. Malone; daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and the Rev. David Williams, Dale and Willie McKinney and Gwen Cooper, Gastonia; son and daughter-in-law, Carl and Bernice Flowers Jr., Norfolk, Va.; sisters, Dorothy Tisdale, Jersey City, N.J., Elaine Ross, Philadelphia; brother, Herbert Malone, Jersey City; 12 grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Pleasant Ridge A.M.E. Zion Church, Rev. David Williams
BURIAL: Armstrong Cemetery
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before funeral, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Sue Worthy
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Sue McDaniel Worthy, 75, formerly of Summerville, died Dec. 31, 1999, at her Charleston home. She was a native of Myrtle Beach, daughter of the late Lee and Felicitas DaSilva McDaniel, wife of the late Harold Worthy, member of Summerville Baptist Church, former Sunday School director, former director of Women’s Mission Union, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Harold R. Worthy Jr., Chapin, S.C., Fred L. Worthy, Vancouver, British Columbia, James E. Worthy, Summerville; daughter, Mary Sue Christenbury, Kings Mountain; sister, Lerian Reynolds, Myrtle Beach; 11 grandchildren
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Summerville Baptist Church
BURIAL: Hilcrest Cemetery, Conway, S.C.
ARRANGEMENTS: Parks Funeral Home
Rosemarie Morrison
SHELBY - Rosemarie Bowers Morrison, 64, 1231 W. Zion Church Road, died Jan. 2, 2000, at home. She was a native of Navarre, Ohio, daughter of the late Warren and Ethel Airhart Bowers, mother of the late Nancy Ann Morrison, sister of the late Bobby Bowers, grandmother of the late Whitney Davis, member of St. Teresa Catholic Church, Brewster, Ohio, member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Forest City, Wildwood Garden Club, Brewster.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Sam A. Morrison; son, Lex Morrison, Massillon, Ohio; daughters and sons-in-law, Kathi and Carson Carroll, Shelby, Shari and Dave Braendel, Charlotte, Wendi and Bob Davis, Shelby; sisters, Jerry Geis and Eleanor Klein, Navarre, Donna Shanklin, Canton, Ohio; 12 grandchildren MEMORIAL MASS: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Rev. Father Gabriel Meehan, Deacon Andy Cilone
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery, Shelby
VISITATION: The home
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Road, Shelby, 28150
Thurman C. Elders
FRANKLIN — Thurman C. Elders, 90, Elders Road, died Dec. 29, 1999, at home. He was a native of Swain County, son of the late John Rufus and Martha Jane Green Elders, preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters, construction worker, member of Watauga Baptist Church, Macon Coon Hunters Association.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 69 years, Alta Davis Elders; daughters, Emogene Elders Dills, Dallas, Macy Elders Dills, Gastonia, Joyce Elders Berry, Barbara Elders Anderson, Franklin; sons, Ralph Dellis Elders, Dallas, Cecil, Houston, Sylvester and Gary Elders, Franklin; 23 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild.
FUNERAL: Held Saturday, Watauga Baptist Church, Revs. Wesley Price, Roy Lowe, Paul Morgan
BURIAL: Church cemetery
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons, Douglas and Roger Dills, Randy and Mark Berry, Jerry Elders, Jeremy and James Anderson
MEMORIALS: Gideons International, P.O. Box 372, Franklin 28744
ARRANGEMENTS: Bryant Funeral Home
Avery P. Willis Jr.
DALLAS - Avery Pearson "Pete" Willis Jr., 73, 313 Willis St., died Jan. 3, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Avery P. and Myrtle Friday Willis, husband of the late Ira Kanipe Willis, brother of the late Dalton, Ted and Jake Willis, member of First United Methodist Church, electrician, Navy veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Patti W. and George Carter, Tenna W. and Randy Leonard, Dallas; brother, Sam Willis, Dallas; sisters, Juanita Robinson, Lib Hannon, Dallas; grandchildren, John Hoffman, Nederland, Colo., Dru and Hanna Hoffman, Kristen Carter, Matthew and Michael Leonard, Dallas
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, First United Methodist Church, Rev. Joe Law, body will be placed in church one hour before service
BURIAL: Long Creek Memorial Cemetery
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, 301 W. Main St., Dallas 28034
ARRANGEMENTS: Dallas Funeral Home
Giles M. Williams
GASTONIA - Giles McIntosh Williams, 84, 220 Rainbow Lane No. 336-B, Cheaspeake, Va., formerly of 601 Downey Place, Gastonia, died Jan. 2, 2000, at Cheaspeake General Hospital. He was a native of Tampa, Fla., son of the late William Arthur and Harriet McIntosh Williams, World War II veteran with Public Health Service, longtime resident of Gastonia, member of First Baptist Church, Sunday school teacher of Men’s Fellowship Class, member of "Golden K" of Kiwanis Club, 1937 graduate of University of North Carolina, graduate student at N.C. State, chemist with N.C. Department of Agriculture for 42 years, also worked with Atomic Energy Commission in testing effects of radiation on food.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 60 years, Elizabeth Kennedy Williams; daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy Williams and Thomas A. McGarry, Richland, Wash., Esther Williams and Franklin E. Vehorn, Cheaspeake, Margie Williams and Ron Carothers, Guatemala City, Guatemala; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Ron Carothers and Dr. Leon Smith
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons Philip and Tom McGarry Jr., Steven and Andrew Vehorn, Ben, Jonathan and David Carothers
MEMORIALS: The International Mission Board, SBC, P.O. Box 6565, Richmond, Va. 32330 for the work of Margie and Ron Carothers
John T. Gregson
CLOVER, S.C. - John Terry Gregson, 57, 5 Heritage Court, Lake Wylie, S.C., died Jan. 4, 2000, at home. He was a native of Liverpool, England, son of the late Luke Gregson, was in international trade.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Rina Gregson; daughter, Claire Gregson, Charlotte; son and daughter-in-law, Christian and Lee Gregson, Charlotte; mother, Julia Gregson, Liverpool, brother, Dominic Gregson, Hereford, England
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, River Hills Community Church, Father Ed McDevitt
VISITATION: After service at the home
MEMORIALS: Hospice Community Care, 325 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, S.C. 29730 or Leukemia Society, 5624 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100, Charlotte 28212
ARRANGEMENTS: M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
Ronald C. Lovelace
GASTONIA - Ronald Christopher Lovelace, 56, formerly of Dover Heights Apt. 130, Bessemer City, died Jan. 3, 2000, at South Haven Long Term Care. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Onzie Junior and Ola Mae Bridges Lovelace, employed by Craft Spun Yarn, Kings Mountain, Cinderella Knit, Gastonia, member of Hardin Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Children, Janet, Christopher and Phillip; brothers, Bobby Lovelace, Dallas, Frederick, Dennis and Jerry Lovelace, Gastonia, Richard Lovelace, Kings Mountain; sister, Diane McSwain, Dallas; grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Thursday, Hardin Baptist Church Cemetery, Rev. Fain Farmer
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Dallas Funeral Home, other times at the home of Bobby Lovelace, 1313 Miles Road, Dallas
MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, Hardin Baptist Church Bus Fund, P.O. Box 591, Dallas 28034-0591
Harold Huffstetler Sr.
GASTONIA - Harold Lee Huffstetler Sr., 70, 2300 Aberdeen Blvd., Courtland Terrace, died Jan. 3, 2000, at his residence. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Laban Craig and Etta Saunders Huffstetler, grandfather of the late Jonathan Wesley Howell, retired terminal manager from Akers Motor Lines and Chemical Leman, Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, member of Robinson Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Harold Lee Jr. and Linda Huffstetler, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Lt.Col. Daniel Samuel and Susan Huffstetler, Yorktown, Va.; daughter and son-in-law, Susan H. and Wesley Howell, Wilmington; brother and sister-in-law, John and Lois Huffstetler, Charlotte; sister, Phobe Harwell, Gastonia; grandchildren, Christopher Adrian Howell, Wilmington, Alison Noell and Raleigh Shawn Huffstetler, Yorktown
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors, Rev. Richard Harrod
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, Charlotte Chapter, 500 E. Morehead St., Charlotte 28202 or American Heart Association, 1229 Greenwood Cliff, Suite 109, Charlotte 28204
