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David Gilliland Jr.
STANLEY - David Olen Gilliland Jr., 62, 110 Red Maple Drive, died Jan. 2, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Bucks County, Pa., son of the late David Olen Gilliland Sr. and Dorothy Chamberlin Michener, stepson of the late Horace Michener, owner-operator of Gilliland Trucking Company.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Darlene Jones Gilliland; sons and daughters-in-law, Duane and Debbie Gilliland, Lincolnton, David Olen III and Amy Gilliland, Stanley; brother and sister-in-law, Dennis and Judy Gilliland, Stanley; sister, Pat Fairchild, Orlando; grandchildren, Tabatha, Duane Jr., Bryan and David Shane Gilliland
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Thursday, Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery, Mount Holly, Thomas Burr
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Drum Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Alexander Luvis
GASTONIA - Alexander Luvis, 93, 1018 Heatherloch Drive, died Dec. 31, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Colombo, Sri Lanka, son of the late Manuel and Mariah Abeyraptna Luvis, preceded in death by all his siblings, meteorologist for the government of Sri Lanka, member of St. Michaels’s Catholic Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Felicitus Desampayo Luvis; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Claude and Sherine Luvis, the home; daughters, Jayanthi Ratnasekera, Durham, Malka Fernando, Gastonia; grandchildren, Charmaine, Sherryl and Dilan Luvis, Jagath, Shani and Asanthi Ratnasekera MASS OF CHRISTIAN
BURIAL: 3:30 p.m. Thursday, St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Father John Allen
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
MEMORIALS: St. Michael’s Catholic Church Building Fund, 708 St. Michael’s Lane, Gastonia 28052
William Mattingly Jr.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — William W. Mattingly Jr., 43, 244 Red River Road, died Jan. 3, 2000, at home. He was a native of Decatur, Ill., son of the late Juanita Berry Mattingly, formerly employed with the City of Charlotte Sanitation Department.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Audrey Wood Mattingly, Killeen, Texas; sons, William W. III and Bryan W. Mattingly, Rock Hill, Albert Robinson, Taylorsville, Ill.; daughter, Jennifer Mattingly, Killeen; father, William W. Mattingly Sr., Belmont; brothers, David, Richard and George Mattingly, Decatur; sisters, Sheryl Berry, Belmont, Vicki Wood, Rock Hill; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont, Rev. Kyeth Lindsay
INTERMENT: Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Internal Home Health Care of York County, 1668 Herlong Court, Rock Hill, S.C. 29732
Jack L. Greene Sr.
SHELBY - Jack Lee Greene Sr., 60, 4926 Pineburr Drive, died Jan. 4, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Willie and Elizabeth Church Greene, retired self-employed plumber.
SURVIVORS: Son, Jack Lee Greene Jr., Shelby; daughters and son-in-law, Beth and Courtney Greene, Nicole and Wilson Brooks, Shelby; brother, Floyd Greene, Shelby; sisters, Geraldine McCurry, Shirley Dover, Shelby; grandchildren, Danielle Mullinax, Jesse Greene, Shelby
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Thursday, Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rev. Ron Brauer
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, other times at the home of Nicole and Wilson Brooks, 1421 Red Road, Shelby
Marylin H. stroupe
DALLAS - Marylin Hall Stroupe, 52, 552 Old Willis School Road, died Jan. 3, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Murphy, member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Timothy W. Stroupe; daughters, Kimberly Leonard, Dallas, Tammy Farmer, Bessemer City, Jennifer McAllister, Sharon, S.C.; father, William Hall, Winston-Salem; mother, Merium Holcombe Hall Walker, Stanley; brother, Michael Hall, Gastonia; grandchildren, Ashley and Justin Leonard, Daniel, Mason and Cody Farmer
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Revs. Dickie Spargo, Don Mott and Dale Lawning
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 590 Old Willis School Road
PALLBEARERS: Church members
MEMORIALS: Bethlehem Baptist Church, 539 N. New Hope Road, Gastonia 28054
Gerald L. Meredith
YORK, S.C. - Gerald Lee Meredith, 60, 2341 Brightwood Drive, died Jan. 4, 2000, at Beverly Health Care, Rock Hill, S.C. He was a native of Rock Hill, son of the late Hazel Baker Meredith, Army veteran, of Church of God faith, employee of Solectron Technologies.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Helen Black Meredith; daughter, Terri M. Kahle, New Port, S.C.; father, Sam Meredith, Pittsburgh; brother, David Meredith, Melbourne, Fla.; one granddaughter
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Friday, Lakeview Memory Gardens, Rev. G.B. Bennett, Peggy Thomas
VISITATION: At the home
ARRANGEMENTS: York Funeral Home
Robert G. Teague
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Robert Groves Teague, 71, 208 Stowe Acres, died Jan. 1, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, father of the late Rodney Dean Teague, retired tool and die maker from Clutch Machine Shop, member of V.F.W., Army veteran of Korean War.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Marie Wiggins Teague; sons, Robert Edward and Michael Lee Teague, Kings Mountain; stepdaughter, Helen Louise Fletcher, Belmont; brother, Norman Teague, Bessemer City; granddaughter, Shelley Dillingham, Gastonia
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7 p.m. Thursday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Sherman Branch
VISITATION: After service
Mamie R. Erickson
BELMONT - Mamie Marie Robinson Erickson, 84, 10 N. Central Ave., died Jan. 2, 2000, at Integrated Health Service Nursing Home, Charlotte. She was a native of Sidney, Iowa, daughter of the late Dewitt S. and Carrie Sligar Robinson, wife of the late Alvin E. Erickson, sister of the late Deloris Robinson Huetson.
SURVIVORS: Children, Sonja J. and Robert Allred, Woodland, Calif., Carole J. and Neal Vanlierop, Goodyear, Ariz., Sharon R. Broussard, Belmont, Cleo L. and Jack Polston, Glendale, Ariz., Karla D. and Jerry Formby, Belmont, Kenneth W. and Vicky Erickson, Guerneville, Calif.; sisters, Amandice Ness, Sioux Falls, S.D., Bonnie and Els Brooks, Downey, Calif., Beverly and Woody Cleland, Bellflower, Calif.; brother-in-law, Robert Huetson, Sioux Falls; 21 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, nephews and nieces
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery, Cramerton
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. Friday, funeral home
Bertha Manley Rogers
GASTONIA - Bertha Manley Rogers, 84, 507 Homestead Drive, died Jan. 3, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Lovonia, Ga., wife of the late W.E. "Will" Rogers, daughter of the late Achey Harrison and Harriette Hunnicutt Manley, sister of the late Henry and Robert Manley, Lucille Ramsey, Johnnie Sue Cooke, Annie Mae and Willie Griffin, member of Unity Baptist Church, TLC Sunday school class and Woodmen of the World, retired from Parkdale Mills, former co-owner of Rogers Restaurant.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Norma Rogers, Gastonia; special friend and caregiver, Emma Saunders, Gastonia; nephews and spouses, W.O. and Peggy Manley, Texas, Harold and Nancy Griffin, Jack and Linda Griffin, Richard and Taltha Cooke, Mike Phillips, Gastonia; nieces and spouses, Frances Andrew, Cramerton, Ruby Nell and Jack Threatt, Lowrys, S.C., Carol and Wiley Roddey, Chester, S.C.; great-niece, Gail Blankenship, Tennessee
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, McLean Funeral Directors, Revs. Larry Bostian, Jimmie Farmer
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, the funeral home
Carolynn Babb Howell
STANLEY - Carolynn Ruth Babb Howell, 66, 400 E. Brevard Drive, died Jan. 2, 2000, at home. She was a native of Martin, Ga., wife of the late Albert Fulton Howell, daughter of the late Edgar Babb, sister of the late Patricia Cox, retired from Gaston County Schools, past-president of the American Legion Auxiliary.
SURVIVORS: Sons, David Howell, New York City, Greg Howell, Charlotte, Eric Howell, Philadephia; mother, Anis Lee Babb, Concord; brothers and sisters-in-law, Edwin and Joyce Babb, Kings Mountain, Bill and Betty Babb, Kannapolis; sister, Ramona Amole, Gloucester, Va.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley, Rev. Sherman Branch
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, the funeral home
MEMORIALS: American Diabetes Association, 1820 E. Seventh St., Charlotte 28204
Rebecca Cook Tate
GASTONIA - Rebecca Cook Tate, 68, 323 Henderson St., died Dec. 30, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gastonia, wife of the late Robert Tate, daughter of the late Will Cook and Sarah Earl Cook Burris.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Rita Tate Major, Gastonia; sisters, Maggie Frierson, Marie McKinney, Sally Mack, Gastonia, Jessie Grier, Charlotte; brother, Johnny Cook, New York City; nine grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Bethlehem Christian Fellowship Church of God, Bishop David Adams
BURIAL: Armstong Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before the service, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Roas Miller Gardin
GASTONIA - Rosa Miller Gardin, 81, 2780 X-Ray Drive, died Jan. 2, 2000, at Century Care. She was a native of York, S.C., daughter of the late Jerry and Martha Berry Miller, member of Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church, hymn choir, usher board and Golden Age Circle.
SURVIVORS: Son, Robert Miller, Winston-Salem; sister, Amy Stockton, Queens, N.Y.; grandchildren, Madeline Meeks, Kansas City, Mo., Rosaline Miller, Gloria Dean Adams, Gastonia; nieces, Martha Clark, Gastonia, Wanda Stockton, Queens; nephews, Jerry Edwards, Silver Spring, Md., Wilson Barnette, York
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Friday, Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Samuel H. Barber Jr.
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before the service, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
