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William W. Wilson Sr.
GASTONIA - William Woodrow "Woody" Wilson Sr., 87, 416 N. Highland St., died Jan. 6, 2000, at Rehabilitation and Health Center. He was a native of Randolph County, son of the late James Robert and Narcissa Matheny Wilson, husband of the late Nettie Martin Wilson, brother of the late Graham and T.N. Wilson, Army veteran of World War II, member of VFW, retired from the City of Gastonia after 20 years at the water treatment plant, member of Covenant United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, William Wilson Jr., Metairie Ct., La.; daughter, Barbara Vineyard, Decatur, Ga.; grandchildren, Steven Vineyard, Lynn Vineyard Donnelly, Kristen Wilson; great-grandchildren, Christopher and Shanna Vineyard, Hannah Donnelly
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 1 p.m. today, Graceland Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.. Rev. Tim Boisvert
VISITATION: 10-11 a.m. today, Greene Funeral Service Westside Chapel
Deborah C. Murphy
GASTONIA - Deborah Christopher Murphy, 43, 1413 Essex Ave., died Jan. 7, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Fulton County, Ga., daughter of the late Walter and Bethona Romanes Christopher.
SURVIVORS: Husband, David Murphy; sons, Jeffrey and David Murphy Jr., the home; daughter, Lisa Murphy, Gastonia; two grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Greene Funeral Service Southside Chapel, Rev. Richard Duncan
BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Thomas N. Joye
BELMONT - Thomas "Neal" Joye, 80, 14258 Highway 7 N., Harrison, Ariz., formerly of Belmont, died Jan. 3, 2000, at home. He was a native of Mecklenburg County, son of the late John H. and Emma Alexander Joye, brother of the late Willard and Charles Joye, Ethel J. Hansil, member of First Baptist Church, Lead Hill, Ariz.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Inez "Shine" Perkins Joye; daughter and son-in-law, Ann J. and Harry Stamper, Harrison; grandson, Neal T. Stamper; brothers, Bill Sr., J.B. "Red" and Aubrey Joye, Belmont, Bobby Joye, Chattanooga, Tenn.; sister, Nell J. Pennell, Belmont; granddaughters, Ann Adell Stamper, Billie Gail S. Shapiro; four great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, Rev. Harry Robinson
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
PALLBEARERS: Brothers of Mr. Joye and Jack and Cline Perkins
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, Lead Hill, Ariz. 72644
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 tonight, funeral home
William L. Dixon
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — William Lee "Bill" Dixon, 74, formerly of Mount Holly, died Jan. 4, 2000, in Gainesville, where he resided for the past three years in the care of his daughter and son-in-law, Lee Ann and John A. Applewhite. He was a native of Bessemer City, son of the late Lyda Blanche and John Neely Dixon, husband of the late Ann Rendleman Dixon, father of the late Craig John Dixon, graduate of Catawba College and UNC, former principal and football coach at Mount Holly High School, retired from Moore Business Forms, Charlotte, member of First United Methodist Church, Mount Holly.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Elizabeth Williams Dixon, Mount Holly; daughter and son-in-law, Lee Ann and John A. Applewhite, Gainesville; son and daughter-in-law, Dru William and Susan K. Dixon, Mount Holly; grandchildren, Ashley Marie and William Lee Applewhite, Jamie Kendrick, Joseph Craig Dixon; lifelong honorary family member, Lois Gibson, Mount Holly
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. Sunday, First United Methodist Church, Mount Holly, Rev. Mitch Murrow
VISITATION: After the service, at the home of Dru and Susan Dixon, 220 Dogwood Drive, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: Ann Rendleman Dixon Memorial Fund, East Gaston High School, 710 Lane Road, Mount Holly 28120 or First United Methodist Church, 140 N. Main St., Mount Holly 28120
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Travarus ‘Bitt’ Collins
GASTONIA - Travarus Lamont "Bitt" Collins, 24, 1031 Lakeview St. Apt. B, died Jan. 1, 2000 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late Elisa Collins Gettys and James Steward, brother-in-law of the late Josh Floyd, 1993 graduate of Hunter Huss High School.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ebony Caldwell Collins; daughter, Osheyona Marie Collins; stepmother and father, Marjorie and Robert Gettys; sisters, Sonia, Latasha and Alexandria Collins, Leda Stewart, Gastonia, Nedra Hopper, Clover, S.C.; stepsister, Montoya McKinney, Charlotte; brother, Robert Collins, Gastonia; father and mother-in-law, Mr. And Mrs. Laymond Caldwell Sr; brothers-in-law, Coleman Hopper, Clover, Laymond Caldwell Jr., Jason Floyd, Kings Mountain.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Clover Chapel United Methodist Church, Rev. Charlie Mason
INTERMENT: Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, the church, other times at 406 Steven St., Gastonia
ARRANGEMENTS: Martin Funeral Home
Lois C. Nichols
GASTONIA - Lois Chastine Nichols, 76, formerly of Belmont, died Jan. 5, 2000, at Belaire Health Care Center. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Henry and Ora Stockton Chastine, wife of the late Johnny R. Nichols, mother of the late David Nichols, sister of the late Hermy and Roy Chastine, homemaker, member of Sandy Plains Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Bobby Ray and Betsy Nichols, Carnesville, Ga.; daughter, Judy Nichols Riddle, Gastonia; sisters, Rene Sewell, Belmont, Ula Mae Barrett, Clarksville, Ga.; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 1 p.m. Saturday, Sandy Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, Rev. Richard Brown
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors, other times at the home of Judy Riddle, 2901 Wimbledon Drive
PALLBEARERS: David C. Guffie, David A. Guffie, Kenny Nichols, Michael and Randall Wilkerson, Bryan Moore
Ruth S. Sloop
KANNAPOLIS — Ruth Shirley Sloop, 79, 319 Ruth Ave., died Jan. 6, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Earnest L. and Lillie Mae Rabb Jones, wife of the late Gilbert Roy Sloop, retired station manager of Jackson Park Branch of the U.S. Post Office, lived in the Kannapolis area since 1938, charter member of New Hope Lutheran Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Suzanne Sloop and David Mattox, Kannapolis; son and daughter-in-law, Gilbert Roger and Annette Sloop, Kannapolis; sister, Grace Benton, Oak Hill, Fla.; brother, H. Eugene Jones, Dallas; grandchildren, Keith and Ashlyn Mattox, Tracey Campbell, Kellie Little, Kannapolis; great-grandchildren, Melissa and Brian Little, Adyson, Scott and Dylan Campbell, Kevin and Bradley Moss, Kannapolis; great-great-grandchild, Ricky Shane Moss, Kannapolis
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, New Hope Lutheran Church, Rev. Joseph Kovitch
BURIAL: Carolina Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Lady’s Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: New Hope Lutheran Church, 1615 Brantley Road, Kannapolis 28083
Aileen B. Gibson
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Aileen Black Gibson, 78, 910 N. Piedmont Ave., died Jan. 5, 2000, at White Oak Manor. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Harley Black and Annie Ware Black Self, wife of the late Eugene William Gibson, avid hometown baseball supporter, retired designer for Baxter Corp., Shelby.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Gene and Mary Anne Gibson, Barry and Susan Gibson, Shane and Karen Gibson, Kings Mountain; grandchildren and spouse, Mary Elizabeth, Alan, Drew Chase and McKenzie Gibson, Jennifer Ann Gibson and Shane Conner; great-grandchild, Gibson Conner
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Saturday, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Revs. Terry Bird and Don Williams
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Patterson Grove Baptist Church, "Challenge to Build," 301 Oak Grove Road, Kings Mountain 28086, or First Wesleyan Church Building Fund, 505 N. Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain 28086, or Resurrection Lutheran Church Garden Fund, 600 Crescent Circle, Kings Mountain, 28086
Ella C. Camp
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Ella Clark Camp, 88, White Oak Manor, died Jan. 5, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Harvey and Fannie Ethridge Clark, wife of the late Raymond Oscar Camp, mother of the late Geraldine Stewart, member of Bethany Baptist Church, Grover, owner and operator of Grover Florist, Grover.
SURVIVORS: Son, R.O. "Hoppy" Camp, Kings Mountain; daughters, Barbara Acuff, Ginger Davis, Grover, Doris Short, Kings Mountain, Shirley Sisk, Long Beach, Toby Owens, Liberty, S.C.; 30 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Harris Funeral Home, Revs. Odis Shelton and Richard Horney
BURIAL: Grover Cemetery, Grover
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home of the daughter, 175 Blackburn Drive, Grover
Linda W. Woodruff
GASTONIA - Linda Erleen Worley Woodruff, 59, died Jan. 3, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late James Worley, retired textile spinner.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Jeffery Dean and Susan Worley, Dean Woodruff, Gastonia; mother, Inez Henderson, Gastonia; brother, Sidney Henderson, Gastonia; grandchildren, Kristina and Jeffery David Worley, Brittiney Woodruff; three step-grandchildren; niece, Kimberly Henderson, Gastonia; great-niece, Lauren Elizabeth Adams, Gastonia
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Long Creek Cemetery, Rev. Harold Houck
VISITATION: 9:30-10:30 a.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors
PALLBEARERS: Danny Pilkington, William Sparks, Glenn Linburger, Frank Welch, Eddie Parks, Jerry White
Bobbi M. Despres
GASTONIA - Bobbi Moody Despres, 57, 3027 Crawford Ave., died Jan. 4, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston, daughter of the late James A. and Hazel Lawless Moody, wife of the late Charles H. Despres, mother of the late Jerry Wayne Gibson.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Kenneth Wilson, Gastonia; brother and sister-in-law, Steve and JoAnn Moody, Gastonia; sisters, Sheila Jones, Gastonia, Shirley Thackerson, Lawndale; five grandchildren; special friend, Ruby Petty
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. today, Hardin Baptist Church Cemetery, Revs. Elvis Anderson, Bobby Gilley
VISITATION: 2:30-3:30 p.m. today, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Tony Abernathy, Danny Cordell, Ronnie Dunn, Scottie Thackerson, Barry Walker, Kenneth Wilson
