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Thida S. Mitchell
GASTONIA - Thida Sadler Mitchell, 56, 1028 Pearson St., Apt. B, died Jan. 9, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late James Erwin and Maggie Sadler Warren, housekeeper.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Sandra and Kathy Mitchell, Wanda Mitchell McGill, Linda Hall, Gastonia; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, St. Stephens A.M.E. Zion Church, Rev. Barnard Sullivan Jr.
BURIAL: West Creek Cemetery, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 2:30-3 today, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Oveder M. Glenn
GASTONIA - Oveder M. Glenn, 916 E. Fourth Ave., died Jan. 9, 2000, at SunBridge Rehabilitation, Lowell. She was the wife of the late Henry Glenn.
SURVIVORS: Son, Clifford Glenn, Georgia; aunt, Azalee McGill; nieces, Patricia Lewis, New Jersey, Ernestine McGill, Brooklyn, N.Y.; nephew, Bernard Lewis, New York
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Friendship Baptist Church
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Charlotte Mortuary
Frances Hord
SALISBURY — Frances Idolene Lester Greene Hord, 87, formerly of Shelby, died Jan. 12, 2000, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Franklin County, daughter of the late Jefferson Wright and Blanche Strickland Lester, wife of the late Onnie M. Greene and Lawrence R. Hord, mother of the late Lawrence Greene, sister of the late Perry Lester, homemaker, member of Mulls Memorial Baptist Church, former member of Shelby Women’s Club, VFW Auxiliary, Home Extension Club.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law Carolyn Phillips, Marietta, Ga., Blanch and George Glover, Salisbury; brother, Willard W. Lester, Forrest City; sisters, Ruth L. Grigg, Shelby, Minnie Barnes, Boiling Springs; grandchildren, Tara Myers, Douglas Glover, Myra Burkhalter, Ann Hough, Robbine Smith and eight great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home, Rev. Irvin Price
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 10-11 a.m. Friday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Mulls Memorial Baptist Church, 3299 Fallston Road, Shelby 28150 or Baptist Children’s Home of Thomasville, P.O. Box 338, Thomasville 27361
Ralph L. Guin
MOUNT HOLLY - Ralph Lee Guin, 83, 101 Stroupe St., died Jan. 11, 2000, at Charlotte Health Care Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Mecklenburg County, son of the late Charlie and Bessie Mae Hope Guin, retired from the textile industry, founding member of Westview Presbyterian Church, World War II Navy veteran, member of VFW Post No. 9136, Mount Holly.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jessie Smith Guin; son, Dale Guin, Mount Holly; sister, Ruth Armstrong, Mount Holly; granddaughters, Donna Green, Cindy Nolen; four great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 1 p.m. Friday, Hillcrest Gardens, Rev. Harold S. Mace
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: Westview ARP Church Building Fund, 1020 W. Catawba Ave., Mount Holly 28120
Bessie H. Crisp
GASTONIA - Bessie Hoyle Crisp, 89, 1523 Anderson St., died Jan. 12, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Caldwell County, daughter of the late David Pinkney and Mary Annas Hoyle, wife of the late Earl Crisp, mother of the late Helen Crisp, grandmother of the late John Autry and Pamela Crisp, sister of the late five brothers and sisters, retired nurse at Gaston Memorial Hospital, homemaker, member of East Garrison Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Dorothy Crisp, Summerville, S.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Martha and Eddie Groves, Wilma and Johnny Autry, Gastonia, Brenda and C.L. Marshall, Kershaw, S.C.; 11 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, East Garrison Baptist Church, Rev. Doug Baltzegar, body will be placed in church 30 minutes prior to service
BURIAL: Olney Presbyterian Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: East Garrison Baptist Church, 1226 East Garrison Blvd., Gastonia 28052
Edward S. Lowe
CARY — Edward Scott "Ed" Lowe, 37, 104 La Coste Lane, formerly of Hampstead, died Jan. 9, 2000. He was a native of Wilson, attended N.C. State University, residential-commercial builder, member of Experimental Aircraft Association, Cox Field, Apex.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Gloria S. Lowe, Wilmington; father, Cyrus T. Lowe Jr., Hampstead; daughter, Lorraine Cornejo, Salta, Argentina;sisters, Melody D. Lowe, Kill Devil Hills, Tracy L. Lowe, Wilmington; maternal grandmother, Marjorie M. Swindell, Engelhard
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 1 p.m. Saturday, Coble Ward-Smith Funeral Service, Wilmington
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home of Tim Canady and Tracy Lowe, 424 S. 52nd St.., Wilmington
MEMORIALS: Lorraine Cornejo Education Fund, c/o Bank of America, 1325 Military Cutoff Road, Wilmington 28405
Pauline A. Owensby
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Pauline Adkins Owensby, 76, 387 Dakota St., died Jan. 12, 2000, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Spartanburg, wife of the late Ernest Millard Owensby, daughter of the late Claude Lee and Bertha Worley Adkins, mother of the late Bobby Lee Owensby, member of Pinewood Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Bertha Jane Sisk, Forest City; sisters, Ruth Hyder, Spartanburg, Betty Carter, Roebuck, S.C.; brother, Howard Adkins, Spartanburg; grandson, Donald Ray Owensby Sr., Spartanburg; granddaughter, Amanda Marie Sisk, Forest City; great-grandson, Donald Ray Owensby Jr., Moore, S.C.; four step-grandchildren; six step-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Saturday, J.F. Floyd Mortuary, Revs. John Smith, Larry Hyder, Monroe Jenkins
BURIAL: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home
Dessie I. Self
LINCOLNTON - Dessie Leona Ingle Self, 88, formerly of Puetts Chapel Road, Dallas, died Jan. 12, 2000, at Brian Center. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late William and Mary Hedrick Ingle, wife of the late Ray L. Self, sister of the late Marshall Ingle, Sally Self, Maude Auton, Estelle King, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Warlick Funeral Home, Rev. Charles Cranford, body will be placed in church one hour before service
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery, Fallston
Dorothy E. ‘Dot’ Boyd
GASTONIA - Dorothy Elizabeth "Dot" Boyd, 82, 2700 Douglas Drive, died Jan. 12, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, wife of the late Walter Glenn Boyd, daughter of the late George Edward and Mary Smith Hansell, mother of the late Walter Jr., Ronald, Johnny and Ricky Boyd and Brenda Crutchfield, sister of the late James and Paul Hansell and Grace Baker, homemaker, member of Independent Baptist Tabernacle, Dallas.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Danny and David Boyd, Gastonia, Judson Boyd, Charlotte; daughters, Mary Johnson, Stanley, Sylvia Jones, Debbie Boyd, Gastonia, Judy Gerringer, Charleston, S.C.; brother, Harold Hansell, Gastonia; 29 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 7:30 tonight, Independent Baptist Tabernacle, Dallas, Revs. Ralph Carver, Richard Horney
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Saturday, Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: Ninety minutes before the funeral, the church, other times at the home of Johnny and Sylvia Jones, 2412 Wilmont Drive, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Shane Boyd, Todd Crutchfield, Brett and Michael Gerringer, Mike Johnson, Nelson Powell
MEMORIALS: National Kidney Foundation, 5970 Fairview Road, Suite 408, Charlotte 28201
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Logan A. Litton
RED BUD, Ill. — Logan A. "Jack" Litton, 70, died Dec. 26, 1999, at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Ill. He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late Russell and Garlene Bolling Litton, brother of the late Dinah and Garland Litton, Navy veteran of World War II, member of VFW Post No. 6632, American Legion Post No. 622 of Prairie du Rocher, maintenance supervisor for Snyder General for 35 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Aurelia Wilderman "Polly" Litton; sons and daughter-in-law, Randall Litton, New Athens, Ill., Kelly and Sheila Litton, Red Bud; daughters and sons-in-law, Julie and Chris Hudson, Janis and Jeff Beithman, Red Bud; brother, Robert Litton, Washington, D.C.; sisters, Pearl Emory, Greensboro, Jeanne Rawlings, Gastonia; nine grandchildren
FUNERAL: Held Dec. 29 at Welge-Pechacek Funeral Home, Rev. James Claycomb
BURIAL: Marissa City Cemetery, Marissa, Ill., with military rites
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, S.C., son of the late Lester and Bessie Hambright Spencer, husband of the late Frances Leatherwood Spencer, retired from Klutz Heat Treating Co.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Barry Leon Spencer, Ranlo, Brian Keith Spencer, Lowell; three grandchildren GRAVESIDE SERVICES: noon today, Hollywood Cemetery, Rev. A.A. Bailey
ARRANGEMENTS: Ward Funeral Home
Oveder M. Glenn
GASTONIA - Oveder M. Glenn, 916 E. Fourth Ave., died Jan. 9, 2000, at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation, Lowell. She was the wife of the late Henery Glenn.
SURVIVORS: Son, Clifford Glenn, Georgia; aunt, Ambassador Azalee McGill; nieces, Patricia Lewis, New Jersey, Ernestine McGill, Brooklyn, N.Y.; nephew, Bernard Lewis, New York; other relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Friendship Baptist Church; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Charlotte Mortuary
