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Bynum L. Harstin
GASTONIA - Bynum Lee Harstin, 77, formerly of 119 S. Bolding St., died Jan. 13, 2000, at BelAire Health Care Center. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late George W. and Gladys Clark Harstin, husband of the late Jean Holland Harstin, Army veteran of World War II, prisoner of war in Germany, received a Bronze Service Star, retired from Public Service Gas Company, worked many years in the printing department, member of Gastonia A.F. & A.M. Lodge No. 369, past master in 1973, received 50 year pin, member of Gastonia York Rite Masonic Bodies, served as Past High Priest, Illustrious Master and Commander, received the Knight York Cross of Honour, member of Oasis Shrine Temple, Charlotte, active in Demolays, member of advisory council, received Honorary Legion of Honor.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Roger Zeb and Tina Mikeal, Matthews, Norris Richard and Bobbie Mikeal, Clover, S.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Gwyn Lee Robertson, Bluffton, S.C., Janice Elaine and Winston Sanford, Florence, S.C., Doris Anne and Tommy Stines, Gastonia; brother, Ronnie D. Harstin, Lincolnton; sisters, Ruth H. Ruff, Harrisburg, Rev. Sadie Barker, Mount Holly, Vivian Spencer, Lincolnton, Betty Joyner, Orlando, Fla., Faye Sanford, Mount Holly, Pat Robbins, Gastonia; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Saturday, Armstrong Cemetery, full Masonic Burial Rites
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
MEMORIALS: Oxford Orphanage Masonic Home for Children, 600 College St., Oxford 27565
Jeanette H. Shidal
VALE - Jeanette Howell Shidal, 79, 193 Hoyt Shidal Road, Vale, died Jan. 13, 2000, at Brian Center, Gastonia. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late C.V. and Laura Sellers Howell, sewer in the textile industry, member of Cedar Grove Lutheran Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Hoyt Shidal; sons, Dennis Shidal, Vale, Caroll Shidal, the home; brother, Bill Howell, Shelby; sisters, Prue Clark, Juanita Hoy, Spindale; four grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Cedar Grove Lutheran Church, Vale, Rev. Dale Peterson
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, E.F. Drum Funeral Home, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: Cedar Grove Lutheran Church, Vale
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: 11 a.m. today, Westview Gardens, Chaplain Henry McDowell
VISITATION: At the home of Judy Wall, 131 Gibralter Point Road, Dallas
ARRANGEMENTS: Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia
William K. Jackson
SHELBY - William Kendrick Jackson, 84, 706 Annieline Drive, died Jan. 13, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late White and Edna Kendrick Jackson, husband of the late Hazel Hughey Jackson, father of the late Richard G. Jackson, grandfather of the late Michael Jackson, retired sales supervisor from Bost Bakery, member of Dover Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, William S. and Loretta Jackson, Shelby, Danny H. and Reiko Jackson, Hampton, Va.; daughter-in-law, Karen Jackson, Jacksonville, Fla.; grandchildren, Chris, Bryan and Lisa Jackson, Kelly Upchurch; great-grandchildren, Ryan and Anna Jackson, Kyle and Jada Upchurch, Alex Mossburger
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Dover Baptist Church, Rev. Phil Bailey, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
MEMORIALS: Dover Baptist Church, 1501 Polkville Road, Shelby 28150
ARRANGEMENTS: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
Bobby J. Bufkin
GASTONIA - Bobby Junior Bufkin, 36, 2720-A Crescent Lane, died Dec. 11, 1999. He was a native of Mt. Airy, son of the late Elizabeth Clark, graduate of Hunter Huss High School, attended Gospel Assembly, Kings Mountain.
SURVIVORS: Godmother, Bessie L. Clark, Gastonia; uncle, Willie Footman, South Carolina
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, Martin’s Funeral Home, Rev. Osca Gardin
VISITATION: 12:30-1 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 18, funeral home
Isreal O. ‘Slim’ Linville
BELMONT - Isreal Odell "Slim" Linville, 82, Alexis, died Jan. 12, 2000, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. He was a native of Forsythe County, husband of the late Rosa Lee Rhodes Linville, son of the late John Henry and Bertie Myrtle Freeman Linville, brother of the late W.M., Luther, Rufus, Henry and John Linville, employee of Stowe Mills Inc., worked at Cronicle Plant, Belmont, World War II Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Children and spouses, Bertie Cooper, Gregory and Patricia Linville, Alexis, Patricia and William Phillips, Gastonia, James B. and Patricia Linville, Mount Holly; sister, Darleene Mabe, Kernersville; nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: 6-9 tonight, and one hour before the service, the funeral home, other times at the home of Patricia Phillips, 4209 Glenbriar Drive, Gastonia
Frances H. Mosteller
LAKE CITY, Ga. — Frances Kay Hilderbrand Mosteller, 59, 2055 Rex Road, formerly of Clover, S.C., died Jan. 12, 2000, at Southern Regional Medical Center, Riverdale, Ga. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late James Marshall Hilderbrand and Johnsie Azelee McClure, wife of the late Bobby Eugene Mosteller Sr., sister of the late Glenn Hilderbrand
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Barbara Melton, Gastonia, Loretta Cline, Columbia, S.C., Debra Greene, Stanley, Patricia Curry, Clover; sons, Bobby E. Mosteller Jr., Forest Park, Ga., James C. Mosteller, Gastonia; brothers, Wylie and Carl Hilderbrand, Gastonia; sister, Judy McCarter, Clover; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Clover, S.C., Rev. Wayne Kirk
INTERMENT: Woodside Cemetery, Clover
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home of Barbara Melton
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons
Edith H. Edwards
SHELBY - Edith Hughes Edwards, 86, died Jan. 12, 2000. She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late Effie and E.B. Hughes, wife of the late William David Edwards, sister of the late Georgia Raymer and Burene Dedmon, grandmother of the late Jeffrey Neal Edwards, lived in Shelby from 1943 to 1996, moved to Rowlett, Texas, in 1996 to live with her son, moved to Plano, Texas, in 1997 with her son and his family, licensed practical nurse, served many families in Shelby.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Wayne B. and Hazel Edwards, Plano, Texas; grandson and spouse, Mikel and Allyson Edwards, Singapore; great-grandson, Dylan Edwards, Singapore
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Rev. Gervase C. Hitch
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, funeral home
Emma G. Brown
GASTONIA - Emma Genieve Brown, 76, 407 S. Chester St. Apt. 15, died Jan. 10, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Hart County, Ga., daughter of the late Julian and Arlene Dickert Brown, graduate of Anderson College and the University of South Carolina, retired school teacher from Gaston County and served 50 years in Gastonia schools, mostly with Clay Street Elementary School.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Mary Brown Dunn, Star, S.C., Delree B. Evans, Charlotte; brothers, John Richard Brown, James Ray Brown, Fairplay, S.C.; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, colonial chapel, Dr. Leon Smith GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 4 p.m. Saturday, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Anderson, S.C.
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 2650 Union Road, Gastonia 28054
Almeta O. Tinsley
IRON STATION - Almeta Smith Odom Tinsley, 74, 3864 Oakwood Circle, died Jan. 13, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center. She was a native of Gwinnette County, Ga., daughter of the late Perry Dock and Annie Mae Blasgame Smith, wife of the late Harper Milton Odom, mother of the late O.C. Odom, retired homemaker, member of Indian Creek Primitive Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Elder Mark Tinsley; sons, David Lee Odom, Shelby, Artee Odom, Morganton, Hiwatha Odom, Statesville, Alonzo Odom, Lincolnton, Howard Odom, Vale; daughters, Betty Sue Beasley, Brenda Corpening, Patricia Derr, Teresa Odom, Annette Werts, Vale, Ilene Mayfield, Lawndale; stepdaughter, Mary Ann Roberts, Lincolnton; brothers, Otis Smith, Artee Smith, Monroe, Ga.; sisters, Willie Lee Fredrick, Ellenboro, Alma Lee Carroll, Atlanta, Ethel Smith, Decatur, Ga.; 25 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; eight stepgreat-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Indian Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Elder John Hunt
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8 p.m. Saturday, Ebony & White’s Funeral Service
Fred W. Keiser
LINCOLNTON - Fred Walter Keiser, 74, died Jan. 12, 2000. He was a native of Bern, Switzerland, son of the late Paul and Marie Keiser, attended Federal Polytechnic Institute, Zurich, Switzerland, served in Swiss cavalry, immigrated to United States in 1952, attended Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, New York, became a U.S. citizen while maintaining his Swiss citizenship, held 40-year career in textile industry which included most aspects of textile manufacturing and involved manufacturing facilities in New York, Rhode Island, Virginia and North Carolina, was an epicure and textile engineer.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Bettie Boothe Keiser; daughters, Dorcas Keiser, Gastonia, Cynthia Oldaker, Winston-Salem; sister, Doris Zanolari, Chur, Switzerland; brother, Harry Keiser, Bulle, Switzerland; grandchildren, Guy B. IV and Mary Oldaker
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Boger City United Methodist Church, Lincolnton
VISITATION: 1:30-2:45 p.m. Saturday, the church
MEMORIALS: Boger City United Methodist Church, Lincolnton
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
Margaret M. Chittum
GASTONIA - Margaret McClain Chittum, 91, 1351 Robinwood Road, Apt. 313, died Jan. 12, 2000, at Covenant Village. She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late David Thomas Sr. and Bessie Hamilton McClain, sister of the late Tommy, Elizabeth and Martha (Pat) McClain, member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, elementary school teacher.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Lewis Chittum
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Covenant Village, Gastonia, Rev. Robert E. Libbey
VISITATION: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Saturday, Covenant Village
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Saturday, McMahan’s Funeral Home, Rutherfordton, Rev. Dean Baughn
BURIAL: Rutherfordton City Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
