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Robert O. Parry
BELMONT - Robert Oscar Parry, 92, died Feb. 3, 2000, at home. He was a native of Charleston, S.C., son of the late Joseph William and Julia Prause Parry, husband of the late Marie Johnson Parry, electronic technician for radio and television, served in the Coast Guard Reserve, member of Citadel Square Baptist Church, Charleston, life deacon.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Jocelyn P. Estep, Belmont; grandchildren and spouses, Sara E. and Jerry Drennan, Gastonia, William K. Philpot III, New York; great-granddaughter, Allison Marie Drennan; nieces and nephews
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Goshen Presbyterian Church
MEMORIALS: Presbyterian Home Health Care Hospice, 217 Travis Ave., Charlotte 28204
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
Leona S. Neal
SHELBY - Leona Smith Neal, 70, 3017 Longwood Drive, died Feb. 3, 2000, at Rutherford Hospital. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Thurman H. and Dollie Bridges Smith, mother of the late Michael Neal, vice president of Cleveland Poultry Farms from 1973-1989, vice president of Number Three Egg Producers from 1975-1995, member of Sharon United Methodist Church, choir, Friendship Sunday School class, past circle chairperson, District Mission Society representative, Peace Coordinator, Parsonage Committee for many years.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Tommy Neal; daughters, Christine Neal Cline, Jacksonville, Patty Neal Dorian, Durham; granddaughter, Kacy Nichole Cline, Arrapahoe; brothers, Milfred Smith, Santa Ana, Calif., Kenneth Smith, Kings Mountain
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Sharon United Methodist Church, Revs. Gary Ferrell, Billy Joe Parker
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Cleveland Funeral Services
Ira Brewer Jr.
CHARLOTTE - Ira Brewer Jr., 75, 2009 Patton Ave., died Feb. 1, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center. He was a native of Cabarrus County, art teacher, retired from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools after 34 years of service, 1947 graduate of North Carolina A & T State University, founding member of Los Bravos, Army veteran, steward board, North Carolina A & T Alumni Association, Top Soil Club, member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity, worked part-time for Mecklenburg Park and Recreation until April 1999.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 43 years, Arcasia D. Brewer; daughter and son-in-law, Schwester and Durwon Connor, Manassas, Va.; aunts, Everlee Gray, Flora Belle Mauney, Baltimore, Md.; nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Grace AME Zion Church, Rev. J. Elvin Sadler
BURIAL: Gethsemane Memorial Gardens
VISITATION: 2-2:30 p.m. Saturday, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Long & Son Mortuary Service
Chester D. Blue
GASTONIA - Chester Dee Blue, 84, 848 Yellowstone Court, died Feb. 3, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Champaign, Ill., son of the late Benjamin F. and Louise M. Brucker Blue, retired engineer after 30 years service with Penn Central Railroad, Grand Rapids, Mich., assisted in construction of Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Ill., during National Guard, also Army veteran, Lutheran, owned and operated Star Gas Station in Cairo, Ill., 32nd degree Mason.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Sonya McManaway, Seymour, Ill., Margaret Tracy, Monticello, Ill., Patricia Manks, Maria Jackson, Hobe Sound, Fla.; stepdaughter, Barbara Cochrane, Cherryville; sons, Chester Dee Blue Jr., San Francisco, Calif., Rev. James P. Blue, Georgetown, Ill.; sisters, Ruby Edwards, New Ago, Mich., Miriam Olsen, Battlecreek, Mich.; brothers, Joseph Blue, Rockford, Mich., August Blue, Union City, Mich., Kenneth Blue, Augusta, Mich.; 13 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: To be held later in Georgetown
VISITATION: Saturday, the home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: Ward Funeral Home
Virginia N. McCoy SHARON, S.C. — Virginia Nichols McCoy, 70, 3127 McCaw Road, died Feb. 2, 2000, at home. She was a native of Hickory Grove, S.C., daughter of the late Oscar and Mary Jamison Nichols, member of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Zion Church, hymn choir, usher board, home mission worker, class leader, missionary society, deaconess, senior singing convention, member of Wilson Chapel Gospen Chorus, Prince Riley Chapter 30, Order of the Eastern Star
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Cathy Jones, Sharon, Brenda Williams, York, S.C.; sons, Edward McCoy, Gastonia, Jeffery McCoy, Sharon, Oscar McCoy, the home; brothers, Therial and G.W. Nichols, Charlotte, R.J. Nichols, York; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Zion Church, Rev. Emmitt Browning
BURIAL: Wilson Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-7 p.m. Saturday, Wright Funeral Home
Effie W. Whitaker
MOUNT HOLLY - Effie White Whitaker, 90, formerly of 720 S. Main St., died Feb. 3, 2000, at Stanley Total Living Center. She was a native of McCrae, Ga., daughter of the late George and Janie Cannington White, wife of the late Doris Whitaker, mother of the late Jimmie M. Whitaker, retired cashier with Stroupes supermarket, member of Catawba Heights Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Brother and sister-in-law, Freddie and Martha White, Mount Holly
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Revs. Max Pendleton, Raymond Johns, Keith Hearn
BURIAL: Pineview Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Mary C. Cash
GASTONIA - Mary Cantrell Cash, 82, Century Care Center, died Feb. 3, 2000, at her home. She was a native of White County, Ga., daughter of the late Harvey F. and Emaline Holcomb Cantrell, wife of the late Leonard Grady Cash, sister of the late Vassie Welborn, Will, Floyd and Lester Cantrell, a homemaker, member of Zion Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Clyde Thomasson, Clover, S.C.; sons, Tom W. Cash, Mooresville, Dale Cash, Gastonia, Ricky Cash, Cleveland, Ga.; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: Noon Saturday, Ward Funeral Home, Rev. Leo Kuykendall
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home, other times at the home of Ronald and Wanda Davidson, 1341 Shady Bark Drive
MEMORIALS: Zion Baptist Church, 2437 Propst St., Gastonia 28056
Lee S. Sanders
SHELBY - Lee Rebecca Scott Sanders, 98, 224 Chestnut St., died Feb. 1, 2000, at Cleveland Pines Nursing Home. She was a native of Morganton, daughter of Ruth Ann Powell and Will Scott, wife of the late Wilbert Sanders, homemaker, member of Voice of Hope Seventh Day Adventist, deaconess.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Lillie M. Wilson, the home, Angeline Gaines, Shelby, Jennie Rivers, Gastonia; sons, Jonah and Melvin Sanders, Shelby; sister, Zula Renfro, Pineville, Ky.
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Voice of Hope Seventh Day Adventist, Elder Justin Reid
BURIAL: Webb Memorial
VISITATION: 2 p.m. Sunday, church; other times at home of Lillie Wilson
ARRANGEMENTS: Withrow’s Funeral Home
Ted R. Borders
SHELBY - Ted Ray Borders, 63, 821 E. Main St., died Feb. 3, 2000, at home. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late John Osborne and Ruth Hunt Borders, self-employed brick mason, member of Christopher Road Baptist Church, Air Force veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Nancy Deaton Borders; daughters and son-in-law, Angie and Leonard Langworthy, Lawndale, Dana Borders, Loni Clark, the home; sons and daughters-in-law, David and Kim Borders, Charlotte, Daniel and Johnny, the home; stepson, Danny Clark, Shelby; sister and brother-in-law, Marlene and Haskell Bell, Shelby; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Christopher Road Baptist Church, Rev. Thomas Jake Gales
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 1 p.m. Saturday, the church
MEMORIALS: Christopher Road Baptist Church, 420 Christopher Road, Shelby 28152
ARRANGEMENTS: Cleveland Funeral Services
Aarlivia S. Early
CHARLOTTE - Aarlivia Smith Early, 87, 510 Landwood Drive, died Feb. 2, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center. She was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., daughter of the late Jimmy and Lindy Smith, wife of the late Ed Willie Early, mother of the late Leroy Early, retired from Douglas International Airport in 1977, member of Greater Mount Zion F.B.H. Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Willie Mae and the Rev. Eugene Early Sr., Shelby, Joe and Helen Early, Charlotte; daughters and sons-in-law, Ella Evans, Patterson, N.J., Margie Parks, Louise and Carlos Evertez, Shirley and Sam Smith, Janet and Chris Phronebarger, Charlotte; sister, Nerva Jane Brown, Shelby; 23 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; 47 great-great-grandchildren; five great-great-greatgrandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Greater Mount Zion F.B.H. Church, Rev. Lester Powell
BURIAL: York Memorial Park
VISITATION: An hour before service, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Grier Funeral Home, Charlotte, J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home
ANAIRA R. MURPHY
MOUNT HOLLY - Anaira Riding Murphy, 68, 301 Clearwater Lake Road, died Feb. 3, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. She was a native of North Belmont, daughter of the late Franklin J. and Catherine Hopper Riding, sister of the late Howard Riding, retired from textiles, former member of Westview Presbyterian Church, choir member.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Jack Ford Murphy; sons, Michael D. Bennett, York, S.C., Randy F. Bennett, Mount Holly; daughter, Susan D. Helms, Concord; stepsons, Nathaniel "Nat" Murphy, Gastonia, Ronnie Murphy, Cramerton, David R. Murphy, Mount Holly, Larry D. Murphy, Miami, Fla.,; stepdaughter, Debbie Pressley, Stanley; seven grandchildren; nine stepgrandchildren; one great-grandchild; 12 stepgreat-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, North Belmont Church of God, Revs. Fred Murphy, Patrick Womack
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: North Belmont Church of God, 2361 Acme Road, Belmont 28012
