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Mial B. Putnam Jr.
SHELBY — Mial Benjamin Putnam Jr., 53, 2914 Waterside Drive, died July 20, 1999, at Hospice of Wendover.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Mial Benjamin Putnam Sr., owner Mial’s Tree Service, member of Shelby Presbyterian Church, National Arborist Association, Cleveland County Chamber, graduate of Shelby High School, attended Cleveland Community College.
SURVIVORS: Wife, JoAnn Moore Putnam; son, Robert Putnam, Gastonia; stepsons, Danny Williams, Mooresboro, Keith Williams, Shelby; daughter, Sherry Putnam, Shelby; stepdaughters, Donna Williams, Mooresboro, Sherry Yocum, Shelby, Linda Gonzales, San Diego, Calif.; mother, Frances Hudson Putnam, Shelby; brother, John Putnam, Shelby; sisters, Betty Proctor, Louise Weaver, Shelby; two grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, Shelby Presbyterian Church, Rev. George Rolling and Dr. Greg Grana
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Wendover, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
Shirley B. Jessee
GRIMES, CALIF. — Shirley Bernard Jessee, 70, P.O. Box 52, died July 17, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charoltte.
She was a native of Long Beach, Calif., daughter of the late Charles Robert and Lorna May Breniman Bernard.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Katheryn Stroupe, Charlotte
FUNERAL: A private service will be held at a later date in Grimes
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
Bryan McNeal
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Bryan McNeal, 21, 1707 Northwood Drive, died July 19, at home.
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home
Maurice Lipscomb
GASTONIA — Maurice Lipscomb, 30, 401 Gray St., died July 17, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a member of Deliverance Christian Center Church of God.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Cynthia Banks Lipscomb; daughters, Maurricie and Marquitta Lipscomb, Gastonia; stepdaughter, Robin Love, Gastonia; stepson, Jermaine Banks, Gastonia; mother and stepfather, Lydia and Raymond Meeks, Gastonia; father, Maurice Falls, Gastonia; sister, Marlo Lipscomb, Gastonia; brother, Herman Lipscomb, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Diliverance Christian Center Church of God, Rev. James L. Setzer Sr.
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Evelyn Deas
BELMONT — Evelyn Deas, 201 Todd St., died July 20, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Bobby Grier
BELMONT — Bobby Grier, 218 North St., died July 20, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
James A. Holland
KINGS MOUNTAIN – James A. Holland, 68, 322 Compact School Road, died July 23, 1999, at home. He was a member of the Gethsemane Holiness Church. SURVIVORS: Sisters, Lula Norris, Kings Mountain, Mary Holland, Gastonia; brothers, John, Willie, Charles and Clarence Holland, Gastonia FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Gethsemane Holiness Church BURIAL: Church cemetery VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, church
Ford Beal
MAIDEN – Ford "Fuzz" Beal, 65, 3467 Clearview Lane, died July 24, 1999, at Lincoln Medical Center, Lincolnton. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Marvin and Edna Miller Beal, retired employee of 32 years for North Carolina Spinning. SURVIVORS: Wife, Shelby Dellinger Beal; sons, Dale, Tommy and Marty Beal, Lincolnton; daughters, Gail Marley, Connelly Springs, Misty Dawn Beal, the home; brothers, Ray and Ralph Beal, Maiden, sister, Betty B. Beal, Maiden; nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Warlick Funeral Home, Revs. Bud Painter, Ronald Hawkins, Benny Mannings and Gordan Shrum BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home MEMORIALS: Donor’s choice
Robert R. Harmon
KINGS MOUNTAIN – Robert Rollins Harmon, 38, 416 Bethlehem Road, died July 24, 1999, at home. He was a native of Cleveland County, electronics repairman, member of Christian Freedom Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Margie Harmon, Leesburg, Va.; parents Willis O. and Nell Camp Harmon, Kings Mountain; brother, Glenn L. Harmon FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Harris Funeral Home, Rev. David Blanton BURIAL: Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
David Herman Kale
GASTONIA - David Herman Kale, 62, 31 Ross St., died July 23, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Clyde Vance and Minnie Dale Kale Sr., brother of the late Clyde Vance Jr. and William G. Kale, Elizabeth Kale Romary, Star Kale Huffstetler, Jane Kale Davis, retired textile worker of 38 years with Threads Mill, veteran of the Armed Forces, member of Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Sons, David Jr. and Anthony Lamar Kale, Gaffney, S.C.; daughters, Nita and Star Kale, Mary Ann Kale Nicholson, Gastonia, brothers, Charlie L., Oscar F. and Johnny C. Kale, Gastonia; sisters, Lucille Kale Thomas, Dean Kale Deal, Gastonia MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Church of Christ, Rev. David Vaughn VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean and Son Funeral Home MEMORIALS: American Diabetes Association, 3109 Poplar Wood Court, Suite 125, Raleigh, 27604
Stephanie Cavalier
FAYETTEVILLE — Stephanie Lynn Lowery Cavalier, 30, 204 Pearch St., died July 23, 1999, at home. She was a native of Cleveland County, granddaughter of the late Palmer Glenn, great-granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reinhardt, stepgranddaughter of the late Melvin and Beatrice Hamrick, dental hygienist, student at the Methodist College, member of the Church of God. SURVIVORS: Husband, Bobby Cavalier, Fayetteville; daughter Brandi Johnson, Fayetteville; son, Ray Steven Johnson Jr., Fayetteville; father and stepmother, Robert Mike and Vicki Hamrick Lowery Jr., Shelby; mother, Dianne Lowrance Lee, Shelby; stepfather, John Lee, Surfside Beach, S.C.; half-brother, Mark Lee, Fayetteville; step-brother, Jeff Lee, Fort Mill, S.C.; half-sister Amy Bridges, Shelby; paternal grandparents, Robert and Carolyn Lowery, Shelby; maternal grandmother, Aileen Glenn, Shelby; maternal grandfather, A.V. Lowrance, Shelby; stepgrandmother, Sara Lowrance, Shelby FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Dr. Bobby Ridge BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery VISITATION: At the home of Dianne Lee, 205 James Love School Road, Shelby or home of Robert and Carolyn Lowery, 416 Franklin Avenue, Shelby MEMORIALS: Donor’s choice
Mack M. Armstrong
LINCOLNTON — Rev. Mack Monroe Armstrong, 67, died July 25, 1999, at home. He was a native of Bessemer City, son of the late Floyd and Wilma Armstrong, retired ordained United Methodist minister who served in a number of churches for 44 years, graduated Tryon High School, Bessemer City, Brevard College, Wofford College, received his Master of Divinity degree from Emory University in Atlanta, Pastor Emeritus at McKendree United Methodist Church, director Brotherhood/Sisterhood of the United Methodist Church for the Western N.C. Conference, active duty chaplain in the Army from 1966-1970, stockade chaplain in western Europe, served for 22 years as an Army reserve chaplain, retired at the rank of colonel as division chaplain for the 108th division in Charlotte. SURVIVORS: Wife of 46 years, Frances Armstrong; sons, Danny Armstrong, Miami, Fla., Mark Armstrong, Huntersville; daughter, Carolyn McCraw, Charlotte; sisters, Lucy Hudson, Charlotte, Clara Doris Glover, Gastonia; grandsons, Matthew and Timothy, Miami, Austin, Charlotte, Mason, Huntersville FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Covenant United Methodist Church, Charlotte, Revs. Louis VonCannon and Fred Senter BURIAL: McKendree United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lincolnton, Military honors provided by the 108th Army Reserve Division VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home MEMORIALS: Lay Pastor’s School Fund of the WNC Conference of the United Methodist Church, in care of William Wyman, P.O. Box 18005, Charlotte 28218 or McKendree United Methodist Church building fund, 3537 Maiden Highway, Lincolnton 28092 or Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
Mary Peeler
GASTONIA — Mary Lee Short Peeler, 60, 3127 Imperial Drive, died July 23, 1999, at Century Care. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Roy and Evelyn Gurley Short Sr., taught school for 37 years at Gardner Park Elementary, member of NCAE and NEA organizations, First Baptist church. SURVIVORS: Husband, Hugh Peeler; sons, Chris Peeler, Los Angeles, Michael Peeler, Gastonia; brothers, Donald and Roy Short Jr., Gastonia; sisters, Edith Sisk, Cramerton, Joyce Nolen, Gastonia MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Covenant Baptist Church, Dr. Leon Smith VISITATION: After service, church MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Charlotte, 28202 ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home
Helen L. Bagwell
BELMONT — Helen Lynn Bagwell, 79, of Brian Center, Gastonia, died July 25, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Charles Edison and Lela Freeze Lynn, wife of the late Clarence L. "Pete" Bagwell, sister of the late Walter, Elmer, Charles and Jim Lynn, member of Sharon Freewill Baptist church, retired from Pharr Yarns Cresent Plant. SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn B. and Timothy Petty, Belmont; granddaughters, Teresa H. Gill, Charlotte, Nancy A. Green, Sharon, S.C.; five great-grandchildren FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sharon Freewill Baptist Church, Rev. Odell Cook BURIAL: Church cemetery VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Milton Green, Marvin "Butch," Jimmy and Martin Lynn
Evelyn A. Deas
BELMONT — Evelyn Anita Deas, 44, 201 Todd St., died July 20, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of New York, N.Y., daughter of the late Richard and Faye Thompson Deas, homemaker. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Renita Anne Deas, Charlotte; son, Memphis Smith Jr., Belmont; sisters, Michelle Deas, Stafford, Va., Lori Deas, New York; brothers, James L. Brodie, Stafford, Richard Deas, Queens, N.Y., Jock Deas, Albany, N.Y.; grandchildren, Jennifer and Anna Deas, Marlowe Henderson Jr.; close friend, Sammy Ervin FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Rev. Kenneth Alexander BURIAL: Henrys Chapel Cemetery VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Joe B. Word
GASTONIA — Joe Billy Word, 76, of Brian Center, formerly of Lincolnton, died July 25, 1999, at his residence. ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony & White’s Funeral Service
Maynard B. Ware
SHELBY — Maynard B. Ware, 74, 611 Dellinger Road, died July 25, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Thomas Bunyan and Maggie McDaniel Ware, husband of the late Virginia P. Ware, brother of the late J.D., Buford, Woodrow, Horace, Marshall and Charles Ware, retired co-owner of Ware Auto Body Service, member of Zoar Baptist Church, past commander and life member of AmVets, served aboard U.S. Navy-Destroyer Escort. SURVIVORS: Wife, Alice T. Ware; sons and daughters-in-law, Johnny and Freida Ware, Golden Valley, Garry and Danita Ware, Shelby, Hoyt and Gina Tessener, Raleigh; daughter and son-in-law, Sherry and Billy Blanton, Shelby; brothers, George E. and Gene Ware, Shelby; sisters, Dellta Humphries, Inez Eskew, Shelby; 10 grandchildren GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Cleveland Memorial Park, Dr. Marvin Gobble VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home; other times at the home MEMORIALS: Zoar Baptist Church, 1740 S. Lafayette St., Shelby 28152 or Fairview Baptist Church, 148 Redbud Lane, Bostic 28018
Barbara L. Pendleton
GASTONIA — Barbara Louise Pendleton, 73, 512 Trenton St., died July 24, 1999, at Kings Mountain Hospital, Kings Mountain. She was a native of Richlands, Va., daughter of the late John and Ethel Mullins Smith, wife of the late Jeff Medlin, sister of the late Floyd and Finley Patterson Smith, homemaker. SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, James D. and Claudia Medlin, Gastonia, William A. and Rose Medlin, Maiden; daughters, Luanita Pendleton, Concord, Virginia Smith, Gastonia, Barbara Brown, High Point; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, The Revival Tabernacle, Mount Holly, Rev. John Mayberry and Elder Paul Medlin BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home PALLBEARERS: Eric, Alex, Lester, Cassel, Aaron and Mack Smith
Harry Hyslop Jr.
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Harry Hyslop Jr., 52, 112 Peak Drive, Lot 11, died July 23, 1999, at home. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Harold Bertrum Hyslop Sr. and Sarah Rebecca Carpenter, self-employed repossession officer, served in the Marine Corps during the Dominican Republic conflict. SURVIVORS: Son, Trey Hyslop, Kings Mountain; brothers, Charles N. and Anthony Hyslop, Kings Mountain; sisters, Judith Holland, Charlotte, Cathy Hyslop Hammack, Lugoff, S.C. MEMORIAL SERVICE: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Harris Funeral Home, Rev. Leland Stephens VISITATION: After service, funeral home
Robert L. Armstrong
CHARLOTTE — Robert Lee Armstrong Jr., 79, of White Oak Manor, Gastonia, died July 25, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital. ARRANGEMENTS: Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia
