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James M. Perkins
IRON STATION - James Miller Perkins, 76, 1475 N. Ingleside Farm Road, died Jan. 12, 2000, at home. He was a native of Mecklenburg County, son of the late James and Lois Keever Perkins, father of the late Johnny Perkins, a farmer.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Selwyn B. Perkins; sons, Richard Perkins, the home, Eddie Lee Perkins, Iron Station; daughter, Linda P. Zieverink, Rock Hill, S.C.; sisters, Eva Finney, Alexander, Va., Hazel Gray, Colonial Beach, Va., Katherine McDaniel, Bluemount, Va.; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton, Revs. David Walker, Macon Ballard
BURIAL: Faith Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
Annie S. Alexander
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Annie Sellers Alexander, 76, Brian Center, Lincolnton, formerly of Kings Mountain, died Jan. 11, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late William "Buddy" and Frances Hayes Sellers, wife of the late Harold Alexander, sister of the late Nancy Smith, George Sellers, member of Dixon Presbyterian Church, retired from Glen Raven Mills.
SURVIVORS: Brother, Lee A. Sellers, Kings Mountain; sisters, Lillie Jackson, Elizabeth Sellers, Kings Mountain
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Harris Funeral Home, Rev. Allen Sinclair
INTERMENT: Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
Jack Vee Martin
SHELBY - Jack Vee "Jay" Martin, 78, 128 Center St., Kings Mountain, died Jan. 11, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Otis and Sallie Gantt Martin, member of Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, retired from Parkdale Mills, Kings Mountain, member of American Legion Otis D. Green Post 155, Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Doyce Stewart Martin; sons, Dennis Ray Martin, Kings Mountain, Jack Dennis Martin, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce Martin and James Burns, Hickory, Vicky Martin and Joseph Lane, Crouse, Linda Martin Moses, Kings Mountain; brothers, Elmer C. Martin, Kings Mountain, Gene Martin, Hickory, Jesse Willard "Wid" Martin, Daytona Beach, Fla.; sister, Ivey M. Smith, Kings Mountain; special friend, Bobby Lee Ramsey; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, Rev. Mitchell Pruitt
INTERMENT: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 12:30-2 p.m. Friday, the church
MEMORIALS: Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, 618 Chestnut Ridge Church Road, Kings Mountain 28086
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
Ralph J. Nivens
GASTONIA - Ralph James Nivens, 73, died Jan. 10, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late William Boyd Sr. and Oscie Mae Kirksey Nivens, brother of the late Howard, Floyd, Pete, William Jr., Ed and Mike Nivens, Navy veteran of World War II, retired route clerk from Akers Motor Lines, Charlotte, after 40 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Stepmother, Kathleen Edwards Nivens,Gastonia; former wife, Sue Rhyne Nivens, Statesville; daughters, Sandra Nivens Lawter, Gastonia, Susan Nivens Warren, Statesville; brother, Jerry Nivens, Blacksburg, S.C.; sister, Phyllis Nivens Lineberger, Gastonia; grandchildren, Chris and Alicia Carden, Gastonia, Alan Warren, Statesville, Michelle Warren, Lillington; great-grandchildren, Brooke Adair, Jake and Kristen Carden, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors, Rev. Steve Warnock
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
PALLBEARERS: Chris and Bill Carden, Alan and Michael Warren, Ed Lawter, Johnny Lineberger, Jimmy Nivens
MEMORIALS: South Marietta Street Baptist Church, 911 S. Marietta St., Gastonia 28054
Helen B. Grisham
CLOVER, S.C. - Helen Browning "Ninny" Grisham, 60, 2429 Tallwood Drive, died Jan. 11, 2000, at home. She was a native of Haywood County, daughter of the late James Russell and Jessie Mae Smith Browning.
SURVIVORS: Husband, David Grisham; daughter, Beverly Woolard, Clover; sons, Billy Ray and Stephen "Steve" Jenkins, Gastonia; brothers, Jack Browning, Gastonia, Samuel Lee Browning, San Diego; sister, Dot Massie, Waynesville; grandchildren, Michael Ray, Christopher Lee and Charles Douglas Jenkins, David Scott Woolard, Clover, Stephen Bruce Jenkins, Gastonia; great-grandchildren, Kaitlin Donaldson, Anthony Thomas Jenkins, Clover
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
INTERMENT: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Floyd L. Spencer
LINCOLNTON - Floyd Lee Spencer, 69, Brian Center, formerly of Gastonia, died Jan. 12, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center. He was a native of Cherokee County, son of the late Lester and Bessie Hambright Spencer, retired from Klutz Heat Treating.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Barry Leon Spencer, Ranlo, Brian Keith Spencer, Lowell; three grandchildren
FUNERAL: Noon Friday, Ward Funeral Home, Rev. A.A. Bailey
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Lucy E. Sanders
KANNAPOLIS — Lucy Emma Sanders, 94, 9024 Cloverfield Drive, formerly of Shelby, died Jan. 12, 2000, at Genesis Elderly Care, Mooresville. She was a native of Tyrol, Austria, daughter of the late Albino and Anna Pedivana Gionto, wife of the late Theodore Roland Sanders, retired seamstress who worked for Leslie Fay Inc., member of St. Dennis Catholic Church, Glenlyon, Pa.
SURVIVORS: Son, Theodore Roland Sanders, Madison, Conn.; daughter, Anne Sanders, Kannapolis; brothers, John Gionta, New Jersey, Quinto Gionta, Nanticoke, Pa.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren
VISITATION: Home of Johnny Dyer, 2040 Batchelor Road, Mooresboro
ARRANGEMENTS: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
David E. Newton
GASTONIA - David Edward Newton, 69, 1243 C.P. Groves Road, died Jan. 11, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Lawrence County, Tenn., son of the late William David and Blanche Brown Newton, member of Yorkwood Church of God, usher and member of building committee, Marine veteran of Korean War, previously employed by American Charters, retired Gaston County Police Auxiliary, member of the Gaston County Animal Control Board.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Violet Groves Newton; daughter, Sharon Hill, Gastonia; brother and sister-in-law, Homer L. and Doris Newton, Hickory; sisters and brothers-in-law, Lula Mae and Harlan Cape, Gastonia, Barbara and Sam Hughes, Clover, S.C.; grandchildren, David J. Newton, William Robert and Leslie M. Henderson; great-grandchildren, Austin Lee and Nicholas Dalton Henderson
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Yorkwood Church of God, Rev. Bobby Smith
BURIAL: Olney Presbyterian Church, with rites by Gaston County Police Honor Guard
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, church
PALLBEARERS: Odie Cape, Bill Henderson, Keith Johnson, Larry McEntyre, Rodney Welch, Steve Whitlow
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Gaston County Police Honor Guard
MEMORIALS: Yorkwood Church of God Building Fund, 405 Stagecoach Road, Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service Southside Chapel
Veronica Rimmer
CHARLOTTE - Veronica "Brook" Rimmer, 28, 14999 Albemarle Road, died Jan. 11, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center. She was a native of Gaston County.
SURVIVORS: Father and stepmother, Richard and Jean Rimmer, York, S.C.; mother and stepfather, Kathy and J.P. "Butch" Broome, Ocean Isle
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Friday, Westview Gardens, Chaplain Henry McDowell
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Ward Funeral Home; other times at home of Judy Wall, 131 Gibralter Point Road, Dallas
Paul H. Wray
SHELBY - Paul H. Wray, 87, died Jan. 11, 2000, at N.C. State Veteran’s Nursing Home, Fayetteville. He was a native of Woodlake, Calif., son of the late David Lonzo and Rose Whisnant Wray, husband of the late Effie Propes and Lottie Wells Kale, stepfather of the late Flay Kale Jr., brother of the late Walter and James Wray, Sally Lancaster and Kittalee Allen, long-time resident of Shelby, charter member of Ascension Lutheran Church, member of the local Masonic Temple and Shrine, served in the Navy during World War II in the European theater, retired businessman.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughers-in-law, David L. and Cheryl Wray, Wilmington, Brian P. and Brenda Wray, Altantic Beach, Fla.; grandchildren and spouses, Holly Kale, Shelby, Nicole Wray, Brigantine, N.J., Heather and Paul Huberty, Oxford, Pa., Keely and Taylor Hesmer, Wilson, Nathan and Lucas Wray, Atlantic Beach, Fla.; great-grandchildren, Zachary and Haley Hubert, Oxford; brother, David Lonzo Wray Jr., Raleigh; sisters, Hazel Stallings, Hickory, Dorothy Brougher, Orlando, Fla.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Ascension Lutheran Church, Rev. David Lohr
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery
VISITATION: 5-8 tonight, Clay Barnette Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Ascension Lutheran Church, 300 N. Lafayette St., Shelby 28150
Christopher A. Clark
DENVER - Christopher Andre Clark, 23, 2457 St. James Church Road, died Jan. 11, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Lincoln County, grandson of the late Olden and Mildred Hill Clark and Thomas Clark, great-grandson of the late Etta and Roscoe Hill and Isador and Issac Staley, nephew of the late Jackie Clark Friday, member of St. James United Methodist Church, graduated from the Lincoln campus of Gaston College, employed at Water Ink Technologies Inc. as a mixer operator.
SURVIVORS: Son, Ethan Andre Clark, the home; parents, Terry Boyce and Etta Jane Hill Clark, the home; sisters, Tonya Jeanette and Melissa Danielle Clark, the home; grandmother, Doretha Clark, Iron Station; uncles, Thomas, Blair, Issac and Olden Clark Jr., Lawrence Friday, Billy Anderson; aunts, Maye Anderson, Brenda J., Wanda, Vicky, Brenda Derr, Althea and Rita Kay Clark, Ella Staley; fiance, Gina Puckett
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, St. James United Methodist Church, Rev. Albert O. Perkins Sr.
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8 p.m. Friday, Ebony & White’s Funeral Service
