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Carl O. Whisnant
GASTONIA — Carl Olive Whisnant, 64, 512 Elizabeth Lane, died Jan. 25, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late George Thomas and Alpha Hedrick Whisnant, brother of the late Paul and Clement Whisnant, retired setup man from Wix Corp. after 38 years of service, charter member of First Church of the Nazarene, Air Force veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruth Holcombe Whisnant; daughters, Teresa Falls, the home, Cynthia Carter, Cramerton, Alice Timberg, South Dakota, Durine Vestal, Mount Holly; brothers, Lemuel and Arnold Whisnant, Gastonia; sisters, Nadine Cole, Jeanette McDougal, Gastonia; nine grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Rev. Roger Huffstetler
BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 5-7 tonight, funeral home; other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Ralph, Lemuel Jr. and Danny Whisnant, Danny Maree, David Cole, Bruce Groves
Edith J. Grissom
GASTONIA — Edith Jennings Grissom, 90, formerly of 4331 S. Falls St., died Jan. 25, 2000, at Belaire Healthcare.
She was a native of Etowah, Tenn., daughter of the late Alfred and Roxie Harrington Jennings, wife of the late George L. Grissom, sister of the late John and Oscar Jennings, mother-in-law of the late Walter Hamilton, active member of Olney Presbyterian Church, Ladies Bible Class, Young at Hearts, Women of the Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Rev. George and Sylvia Grissom, Gene and Kathleen Grissom, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Eva and Nathan Jones, Carolyn and Gene Glaze, Judy and Lynn Stewart, Gastonia, Shirley Hamilton and Vernon Cahoon, Creswell; sisters-in-law, Lee Jennings, Knoxville, Tenn., Mae Grissom, Jacksonville; grandchildren, Dan and John Grissom, Nate, Terry and Jeff Jones, Edie Hamilton, Billie Hamilton Evans, Gene Glaze, Julie Glaze Black, Christy Barbee Caldwell, Randy Barbee; great-grandchildren, Kate, Joanna, Zachary and Jennifer Grissom, Jonathan Jones, Jessica and Garrett Jones, Stephanie McGee, Alex Hamilton Aziz, M.J. Evans, Madison Caroline Black, Taylor Graham
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Olney Presbyterian Church, Dr. Robert McCully
INTERMENT: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons and grandsons-in-law, Dan and John Grissom, Terry and Jeff Jones, Med Aziz, Mitch Evans, Gene Glaze, Keith Black, Randy Barbee
MEMORIALS: Olney Presbyterian Church Cemetery Fund, 251 Olney Church Road, Gastonia 28056
Dewitt S. Beatty Jr.
MOUNT HOLLY — Dewitt "Dick" Summerrow Beatty Jr., 70, 507 N. Hawthorne St., died Jan. 25, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Dewitt S. Sr. and Lelia Bouldin Beatty, retired real estate and insurance agent, member of First United Methodist Church, Mount Holly, formerly active in church, vice chairman of the official board, president of the men’s Bible class, active in Jaycees where he served as president, received Mount Holly Man of the Year Award in 1960, former member and president of Mount Holly Lion’s Club, served as a member of the board of trustees of Gaston Memorial Hospital in December 1981, past member of Gaston County Board of Equalization & Review, serving as chairman for six years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorothy Wright Beatty; son and daughter-in-law, Steven D. and Nancy Beatty, Mount Holly; daughter and son-in-law, Lynne and Steve Boughman, Mount Holly; brother, James B. Beatty, Stanley; sisters, Nancy Whitehurst, Bethel, Barbara Bainbridge, Daytona Beach, Fla.; grandchildren, Suzanne, Dillon and Stephanie Beatty, Mitchell and Megan Boughman
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church
BURIAL: Pineview Cemetery, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Restoration Fund, 140 N. Main St., Mount Holly 28120 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
CHARLIE PARKER
GASTONIA — Charlie Parker, 92, Brian Center, died Jan. 24, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Catawba County, husband of the late Edna Sweeten Parker, son of the late Daniel and Laura Watts Parker, attended Robinwood Baptist Church, retired carpenter from Thomas Properties, Army Air Corp veteran.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Gary Parker, Camden, S.C., Leroy and Steve Parker, Dallas, Henry, Larry, Randy and Joe Parker, Gastonia, David Parker, Ennis, Mont.; daughters, Betty Malcom, Charlotte, Charlene Hoyle, Rita Parker, Dallas, Vicky and Diane McAllister, Gastonia; 30 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Thursday, Gaston Memorial Park, Revs. Ken Lane, Wayne Reese
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home; Gastonia, other times at the home of Diane McAllister, 3412 Robinwood Road, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: David Black, Kenneth Layel Jr., Hap Pruitt, Bobby, Danny and Charlie Parker
ETHEL BROOKS
MOUNT HOLLY — Ethel Brooks, 1130 Sandy Ford Road, died Jan. 21, 2000, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte.
She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Lucia.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Magdelene Rozzelle, Kathy B. Adams, Karen B. McLean, Mount Holly; sons, James Brooks, Linden, N.J., Andrew, Merrill, Leonard, Ronnie and Bozie Brooks, Mount Holly; foster sister, Pearl Henderson, California; brother, William Abernathy, Charlotte; foster brothers, Albert Sanders, Lincolnton, Cash Sanders, Buffalo, N.Y.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Macedonia Baptist Church, Rev. Lawrence Grandberry
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 2-3 p.m. Thursday, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Arlie McCarter Earle
CLOVER, S.C. — Arlie McCarter Earle, 86, Atria, Lake Wylie, S.C., formerly of 113 McConnell St., Clover, died Jan. 25, 2000, at her residence.
She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late George and Emma McCarter, wife of the late Lewis Blease Earle, member of Clover ARP Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Wilmer and G. Leonard Earle, Clover, Thomas Earle, Columbia, S.C., Bobby F. Earle, Destin, Fla.; daughters, Dianne Wallace, Clover, Sara Sherer, Troutman, Barbara Ropp, Spartanburg, S.C.; sisters, Margaret Nivens, Alberta Starnes, Clover; 19 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Clover ARP Church, Rev. Rob Patrick
INTERMENT: Woodside Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Clover
MEMORIALS: Clover ARP Church, 127 Kings Mountain St., Clover 29710
FRANCES SISK
FOREST CITY — Frances Sisk, 61, 150 Empire Drive, died Jan. 24, 2000, at Rutherford Hospital.
She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late Archie Lee and Virginia James Sisk, operator of Polly’s Florist, member of Bostic Missionary Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Bobby Crowe; son, Keith Holland, Forest City; daughter, Tina Sizemore, Forest City; sister, Peggy Walker, Forest City; brother, James Bowles, Kings Mountain; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Bostic Missionary Methodist Church, Rev. Kenneth Kanipe
BURIAL: Walls Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 1-2 p.m. Thursday, church
ARRANGEMENTS: McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home
KATHLINE WELLS STEWART
CHERRYVILLE — Kathline Wells Stewart, 71, 400 W. Academy St., Apt. 29, died Jan. 24, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, wife of the late William Stewart Jr., daughter of the late William Alexander and Eva Mae Crook Wells, sister of the late Bob Wells.
SURVIVORS: Sons, William R. Stewart, Anthony, Fla., Gary Malone Stewart, Lincolnton; daughters, Vickie Swindle, Davie, Fla., Kathey J. Stewart, Lincolnton, Paula Grant, Kings Mountain; brothers, W.A. "Dub," Joe and Jimmy Wells, Bessemer City; sisters, Maude Colvin, Margie Harmon, Bessemer City, Tresie Bridges, Cherryville; 20 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Westview Baptist Church, Bessemer City, Revs. Jerry Millwood, Dennis Wells
BURIAL: Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Bobby Ledoux, Buddy Owens, David Lee Rollins, Jonathon, Richie and Rusty Stewart
BILL W. BOLYNN
GASTONIA — Bill Wilson Bolynn, 75, 3907 Graywood Drive, died Jan. 25, 2000, at Century Care.
He was a native of Hemingway, S.C., son of the late William David and Hattie Cribb Bolynn, predeceased by nine brothers and sisters, World War II Navy veteran who served in the Pacific, retired mechanic with Stacy Trucking Co. of Gaffney, S.C., former member of Firestone Midget basketball team.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Nova Bates Bolynn; son and daughter-in-law, William L. and Kay Bolynn, Gastonia; daughters and son-in-law, Sherry B. and Kenneth E. Jones, Rhonda B. Ward, Gastonia; grandchildren, William Todd Jones, Wesley Ray Ward, Dede Michelle Gallaway, Kimberly P. Rackley, Beth Beeson, Mandy Elizabeth Bolynn, Stephanie Padgett; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Alzheimer’s Association, Southern Piedmont Chapter, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte 28215
TRACY L. BRANDON
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Tracy Lynn Brandon, 41, 118 Prim Lane, died Jan. 22, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
He was a native of York, S.C., son of the late Robert and Glee Deal Brandon, electrician.
SURVIVORS: Son, Tracy Lynn Brandon Jr., Rock Hill; brother, Steven Brandon, York; sisters, Debra Brandon Hoyle, Kimberly Brandon Huffstetler, Angela B. Phillips-McCoy, York, Peggy Brandon Jordon, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Kathy Brandon Porter, the home; stepbrothers, Larry and Michael Childers, York, Joey Childers, Hickory Grove, S.C.; stepsister, Pat Krepps, York; stepmother, Ruth Brandon, York; companion, Roxanne Norman, the home
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Bratton Funeral Home, York, Rev. Olivene Martin, Clifford Cochran
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery, York
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, the funeral home; other times at the home of Angela Phillips-McCoy, 237 E. Jefferson St., York
