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THELMA B. HARRIS
GASTONIA — Thelma Brandon Harris, 87, 1351 Robinwood Road, Covenant Village, formerly of Union Road, died Jan. 1, 2000, at Covenant Village Health Care.
She was a native of Rock Hill, S.C., daughter of the late William Sylvester and Lula Pearl Wright Brandon, wife of the late William Frederick Harris Sr., mother of the late Carolyn H. Cuthbertson, longtime member of New Hope Presbyterian Church, active in the women of the church, employed at Lineberger’s Fishfry for more than 15 years.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Commander William Frederick and Cathy Liner Harris Jr., Patuxent River, Md., Donald Taylor Harris, Guam; brothers, James Leonard Brandon, Belmont, Charles Henry Brandon, Asheboro; sisters, Bobbie Jean B. Mason, Salisbury, Lucille B. Simpson, Charleston, S.C.; grandchildren, Sharon Phillips, Lynchburg, Va., Patrick Cuthbertson, Raleigh, Christopher Harris, San Diego, Cindy Moore, Norfolk, Va., Scott Harris, Gunnison, Colo.
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Wednesday, New Hope Presbyterian Church, Dr. Sam Hobson
PALLBEARERS: Ralph and Derek Smith, Scott and Christopher Harris, Patrick Cuthbertson, Jason Moody
INTERMENT: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors; other times at the home of Mickey Cuthbertson, 500 Eastwood Dr., Gastonia, 28054
MEMORIALS: New Hope Presbyterian Church, 4357 S. New Hope Road, Gastonia 28056
Giles Williams
GASTONIA — Giles McIntosh Williams, 84, 220 Rainbow Lane No. 33, Cheaspeake, Va., formerly of 601 Downey Place, 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, 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., Ester and Franklin E. Vehorn, Cheaspeake, Margie Williams and Ron Carothers, Guatemala City, Guatemala; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Wednesday, 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
Marylin 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, daughter of the late William and Merium Walker Hall, 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.; brother, Michael Hall, Gastonia; grandchildren, Ashley and Justin Leonard, Daniel, Mason and Cody Farmer
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Revs. Dickie Spargo, Don Mott and Dale Lawning
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home; other times at 590 Old Willis School Road
PALLBEARERS: Church members
MEMORIALS: Bethlehem Baptist Church, 539 N. New Hope Road, Gastonia 28054
Dr. Ernest S. Witten
ASHEVILLE — Dr. Ernest Robert Sidney Witten, died Dec. 31, 1999, at home.
He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Herman Witten, attended Belmont Abbey College, graduated cum laude from Georgetown College, and four years of medical school where he received his M.D. degree cum laude and PHD in bacteriology, captain in French Foreign Legion on special assignment from the Department of State, opened practice of internal medicine in Asheville in 1949, chief of staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital in 1967, founded the Intensive Care and Coronary Units in 1968, retired in 1986, member of American Medical Association, Beth Ha Tephila Temple and Beth Ha Tephila Brotherhood, the B’nai B’rith Lodge, National Rifle Association, Asheville Country Club, life member of North Carolina Medical Society and National Eagle Scout Association.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Billie Garrett Witten; daughters, Sandra Kellam, Atlanta, Susannah Mele, Greenville, S.C.; son, Stuart Michael Scott Witten, Cincinnati, Ohio; brothers, Alvin Witten, Gastonia, Floyd Witten, Richmond, Va.; grandson, Chris Kellam, Atlanta; granddaughters, Nicole and Alexandra Mele, Greenville
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Held Sunday, Riverside Cemetery, Rabbi Robert J. Ratner
ARRANGEMENTS: Morris Funeral Home
John H. McKinney Sr.
MOORESBORO — John H. McKinney Sr., 79, 435 Hames Ridge Road, died Jan. 2, 2000, at home.
He was a native of McDowell County, son of the late Grayson and Cora Jane Eubanks McKinney, husband of the late Louise Lynch McKinney, retired from Fieldcrest Mills, member of Forest City W.O.W., Caroleen Congregational Holiness Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Teseniar Crawford McKinney; son, Johnny McKinney Jr., Mooresboro; daughter, Mildred McElveen, Belmont; stepson, Gene Crawford, Rutherfordton; stepdaughters, Patricia McEntyre, Ellenboro, Mary Katherine Smith, Forest City, Sandra White, Spindale; brother, Boyce Ray McKinney, Spartanburg, S.C.; sisters, Evelyn Mathis and Donnie Moss, Spartanburg, Margie Epley, Forest City; 19 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Caroleen Congregational Holiness Church, Revs. Charles Evans, Trey Gilliam, Ricky Poteat
BURIAL: Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home, Cliffside
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Rutherford County, Box 336, Forest City 28043 or Caroleen Congregational Holiness Church, c/o Rita Whitesides, Box 670, Ellenboro 28040
Alfred C. Brown
GASTONIA — Alfred "Charlie" Charlton Brown Sr., 89, 2111 Pamela Drive, died Jan. 2, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Old Fort, son of the late James Samuel and Nancy Elizabeth Gilliam Brown, retired vice-president of Bryant Supply, member of First United Methodist Church, Men’s Breakfast Group, former member of Gaston Country Club, golfer and Mason.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruth Wilson Brown; son and daughter-in-law, Alfred Charlton "Buddy" Jr. and Sherry Brown, Lake Wylie, S.C.; daughters and son-in-law, Nancy Brown Pless, Gastonia, Mary Charlton Brown and Robert McElroy, Kiawah Island, S.C., Ruth Brown Ward, Gastonia, Susan Brown Barringer, Salisbury; brothers, John Roland and James Cecil Brown, Gastonia; 11 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church, Rev. Jody Seymour, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, Clyde Collins Missionary Fund, 190 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
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, longtime 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, 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
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Road, Shelby 28150
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Harold Tate
LINCOLNTON — Harold Leon "Red" Tate, 65, 2174 River Road, died Jan. 2, 2000, at Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory.
He was a native of Rutherford County, son of the late Lucy Ledbetter, Marine veteran of Korean conflict, appliance repair technician.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Geraldine T. Tate; son, Randy Tate, Lincolnton; daughters, Patsy Smith and Judy Owens, Lincolnton, Sherri Scronce, Catawba; father, Floyd Tate Sr., Bostic; brothers, Floyd Junior Tate, Ellenboro, Carl Tate, Bostic, Clifford Tate, Rutherfordton; grandchildren; great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, Revs. Fred Falls, Robert Wise; body will be placed in the church one hour before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery with DAV graveside service
MEMORIALS: National Kidney Foundation, 5970 Fairview Road, Suite 408, Charlotte 28210 or Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 43, Lincolnton 28092
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
Ruth S. Walker
CLOVER, S.C. — Ruth Shillinglaw Walker, 80, 609 Bethel St., died Jan. 2, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late John Alexander and Annie Hood Shillinglaw, wife of the late Thomas Walker, mother of the late David Walker, member of Clover Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Johnny Walker, Gastonia, Jeff Walker, Clover; daughters, Louise Walker, Oklahoma, Terry Walker Dancy, Charlotte; brother, Dick Shillinglaw, York, S.C.; grandchildren, Gary Rhodes, Charlotte, Patrick and April Walker, Gastonia, Ashley and Bradley Gallagher, Chicago; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Clover Presybterian Church, Revs. Dr. William K. Neely, David Stanford
BURIAL: Woodside Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Clover Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 202 Kings Mountain St., Clover, S.C., 29710
Mary H. Helms
LINCOLNTON — Mary Helen Helms, 62, 110 Benfield St., died Jan. 2, 2000, at Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory.
She was a native of Lincolnton, daughter of the late John and Nellie Smith Caldwell, mother of the late Carroll Clifton Helms, cafeteria worker at Ethan Allen Furniture, Maiden, attended East Lincoln Missionary Baptist Church, Iron Station.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Gordon C. Helms; daughters, Sue Franklin and Linda Owensby, Lincolnton, Sandra Preston, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; five grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, East Lincoln Missionary Baptist Church, Iron Station, Pastor Leonard Hunter, Rev. Paul Williams, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, E.F. Drum Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: National Kidney Foundation, 5970 Fairview Road, Charlotte 28210
Avery 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 Ted and Jake Willis, member of First United Methodist Church, Dallas, electrician, World War II Navy veteran.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Patti W. and George Carter and Teena W. and Randy Leonard, Dallas; brother, Sam Willis, Dallas; sisters, Juanita Robinson and Lib Hannon, Dallas; grandchildren, John Hoffman, Nederland, Colo., Dru and Hanna Hoffman, Kristen Carter, Matthew and Michael Leonard, Dallas
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church, Rev. Joe Laws; body will be placed in church an hour before service
BURIAL: Long Creek Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Dallas Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, 301 W. Main St., Dallas 28034
Rachel Jean Riddle
ZEBULON — Rachel Jean Riddle, 65, 2636 Holiday Ave., formerly of Wake County, died Dec. 31, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Wake County, daughter of the late Elbert Currin and Octovia "Ocie" Sherman Currin, mother of the late Jeffrey B. Riddle.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Robert L. "Bobby" Riddle Sr.; sons, Robert L. Riddle Jr., Garner, Kenneth Gerald "Smiley" Riddle, Cherryville; daughters, Mary R. DeRose, Knightdale, Debbie R. Shores, Florence, S.C.; sister, Marjorie C. Dickens, Sanford; grandchildren, Carlynda Riddle Langston, Jason and Charity Riddle, Jennifer Key (DeRose), Christopher DeRose, Blake Shores, Mike and Nick Sawyer; great-grandchildren, Lauren Langston, Dakota Riddle
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Held Monday, Lee Memory Gardens, Rev. Norris Cooke
MEMORIALS: American Diabetes Association, Station Square-Suite 50, Rocky Mount 27801
ARRANGEMENTS: Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Sanford
