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Maynard J. Allen
STANLEY - Maynard Jean Allen, 70, 306 Woody’s Lane, died Feb. 7, 2000, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. He was a native of Emporia, Va., husband of the late Elizabeth Woodard Allen, son of the late Clarence Allen, member of New Covenant United Methodist Church, Lucia, retired from Airco Welding Supply, Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Linda Pelt, Stanley; mother, Ruth Jean Allen, Emporia; brothers, Tom Allen, Richmond, Va., Vernon Allen, Emporia; sister, Arlene Temple, Jacksonville, Fla.; grandson, Bryan Davenport, Stanley
FUNERAL: 1:30 p.m. today, New Covenant United Methodist Church, Lucia, Rev. Michael Stanton-Rich
BURIAL: Snowhill Cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Raymond F. Seay
GASTONIA - Raymond Franklin Seay, 68, 1813 Hartford Drive, died Feb. 8, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late Allen and Bessie Henderson Seay, retired vice president at Marc Machine Works, veteran of the Army National Guard, member of Calvary Freewill Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Bonnie Hubbard Seay; daughters and son-in-law, Frankie and Thurman Thomas, Linda Black, Gastonia, sons, Mark and Gary Seay, Gastonia; sister, Betty Taylor, Grier, S.C.; brothers, Lloyd Seay, Gaffney, S.C., Darnell Seay, Rock Hill, S.C.; grandchildren, Ricky and Raymond Stokes, Tabitha Buckner, Jimmy Fowler, Zachary Seay; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Ward Funeral Home, Rev. Loy Wooten
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home; other times at the home
Frances F. Taylor
CHARLOTTE - Frances Fouts Taylor, 66, 5904 Freedom Drive, died Feb. 9, 2000, at home. She was a native of Macon County, daughter of the late William T. and Dora Rickman Fouts, wife of the late Charles A. Taylor Jr., retired from 20th Century Fox, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools cafeteria.
SURVIVORS: Son, Alex Taylor, Charlotte; brothers, Marshall and Merritt Fouts, Franklin, Remon Fouts, Waynesville, William R. Fouts, Triangle, Va.; sisters, Doris Lynca, Franklin, Lois Franklin, Woodhull, N.Y.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. Tommy Fouts
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Charlotte, 1420 E. Seventh St., Charlotte 28204
Alton C. Windsor Sr.
GASTONIA - Alton Collier Windsor Sr., 68, 902 Carmel Drive, died Feb. 9, 2000, at home. He was a native of Riverdale, Md., son of the late Wallace R. and Allie Dale Alford Windsor Sr., retired from Witten’s Supply after 29 years of service, radarman in the Navy from 1951 to 1955, member of VFW Post Absher Flowers No. 9337.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Florence Taylor Windsor; daughters and son-in-law, Lynn and Jerome Wells, Kings Mountain, Cindy Bumgardner and fiancee Robin Clark, Gastonia; son and daughter-in-law, Alton C. and Angie Windsor Jr., Belmont; brothers, Wallace R. Windsor Jr., Riverdale, David Wayne Windsor, Woodbridge, Va., Robert Windsor, Laurel, Md., Charles Windsor, Hyattsville, Md., Kenneth Windsor, Gastonia; sisters, Barbara Towers, St. Petersburg, Fla., Delores Folliard, Namjemoy, Md.; grandchildren, Tracy Brown, Heather and Keith Bumgardner Jr., Gastonia, Brian and Eugene Wells, Kings Mountain; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Ward Funeral Home, Dr. Warner Doles, Rev. Ken Fulkenberry
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home; other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Brian, Jerome Wells Sr., Robin Clark, Keith Bumgarnder Sr., Jason Brown, Cliff Frady HONOR GUARD: Naval Reserve Unit
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28054 or Fraley Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund, 3025 Fraley Church Road, Gastonia 28054
MINNIE COOK
SHELBY - Minnie Bell Lowrance Cook, 83, of Hospice of Wendover, died Feb. 8, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Francis Short and Frank Lowrance, wife of the late Julius Russell Cook, sister of the late Fred, Burgin, Pansy and Verdie Lowrance and Josie Philbeck, mother of the late Ray Cook, grandmother of the late Micheal Drewery, member of Community Baptist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Gene and Ruth Cook, Fallston, Jimmy and Barbara Cook, Independence, Va., Hershel and Renay Cook, Lawndale, Brenda Cook, Kings Mountain; daughters and sons-in-law, Millie and Warren Beaver, Lawndale, Lena Bridges, Shelby, Faye Bolick, Old Fort, Brenda and Charles Strickland, Kings Mountain; brothers, Lawrence Lowrance, Fallston, Charles Lowrance, Grover, A.V. Lowrance, Boiling Springs; sisters, Darcus Philbeck, Gastonia, Carrie Bowen, Newport News, Va.; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Lutz-Austell Funeral Home, Dr. Gene Watterson; body will be placed in chapel 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice at Wendover, 951 Wendover Road, Shelby 28150
Cynthia M. Hammond
MCCONNELLS, S.C. — Cynthia M. Hammond, 63, 350 Canadian Drive, died Feb. 8, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C. She was a native of Jordan, N.Y., daughter of the late F.B. and Marguarite McKaig, former school teacher, graduate of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
SURVIVORS: Husband, William G. Hammond; son, Eric Hammond, Richmond, Va.; brothers, Alan McKaig, Charlottesville, Va., Burton and Jon McKaig, Springfield, Ohio; sister, Marguarite Craner, Columbus, Ohio; grandson, Josh Hammond, Germany
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Friday, York Funeral Home, York, S.C.
Ethel R. Masters
GASTONIA - Ethel Runette Masters, 76, 1404 Linwood Road, died Feb. 8, 2000, at home. She was a native of Greenville, S.C., daughter of the late William A. Masters and Ila Mae Landreth, brother of the late Alvin Franklin, William Marvin and Carl William Masters Sr., retired from Ti-Caro, attended Evangel Assembly of God Church.
SURVIVORS: Brother, Fred Robert Masters, Gastonia; nieces, Joyce Masters Heflin, June Masters Sanders, Gastonia; nephews, David, Robert, Lindsay, Ronald, Donald and Carl Masters Jr., Gastonia
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Ward Funeral Home, Rev. Rufus Johnson
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home; other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Jerry Sanders Jr., David, Lindsay, Robert, Ronald and Donald Masters
MEMORIALS: Evangel Assembly of God, Drama Crucifixion Fund, 625 Neal Hawkins Road, Gastonia 28056
Hiawatha Isles
BELMONT - Hiawatha Isles, 80, 330 McAdenville Road, died Feb. 8, 2000, at Hunterville Oaks, Hunterville. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late John and Minnie Wilson Isles, employed as a presser, member of O’Conner’s Grove AME Zion Church, president of the usher board, member of steward board, trustee board, American Legion Post No. 180.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Blondine Isles; sons, Charles Isles, High Point, Shavaras Isles, Gastonia; daughters, Patricia Wilson, Madison, Ala., Linda Jones, Greenville, S.C., Druscilla Isles, Gastonia, Kay Hill, Charlotte, Gail Isles, Greensboro; brother, Harold Isles, Charlotte; sisters, Willie Mae Martin, Thelma Clawson, Belmont; 17 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, O’Conner’s Grove AME Zion Church, Rev. Charles Woods
BURIAL: Henry’s Chapel Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
MEMORIALS: O’Conner’s Grove AME Zion Church Building Fund
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home, Gastonia
Jerry D. Dunovant
GASTONIA - Jerry Darnail Dunovant, 35, 739 Vancouver Lane, died Feb. 8, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Glenn Boyce and Ruby Dunovant Locke, attended New Life Church, former student at Hunter Huss High School, carpenter’s helper.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Lashonda Chamber, Latoynia and Lashebra Phillips, Gastonia; sisters, Karen D. Dorsey, Mesquite, Texas, Kimberly D. Gardner, Gastonia; brothers, Terry A., Micheal E. and Mark I. Dunovant, Gastonia; uncle, Warren Dunovant, Charlotte
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Martin’s Funeral Home, Rev. Keith D. Pettis
BURIAL: Weeping Mary Baptist Church Cemetery, Bowling Green, S.C.
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, funeral home; other times at the home of Kimberly Gardner, 417 S. Columbia St.
Robert Lee Cashion
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Robert Lee Cashion, 62, 300 York Road, died Feb. 9, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Charles E. and Minnie Lee Cashion Sr., taught third grade at Bessemer City Central School, organist for First United Methodist Church, Bessemer City, member of Central United Methodist Church, Kings Mountain.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Charles E. Cashion Jr., Surfside Beach, S.C., Donald Cashion, Van Nuys, Calif.; sister, Joyce Marie Greenleese, Jacksonville; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Friday, Central United Methodist Church, Revs. Harrison Hinson, Randy Harry ENTOMBMENT: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Central United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 37, Kings Mountain 28086
John C. Guiton Sr.
KINGS MOUNTAIN - John Calvin "Bill" Guiton Sr., 73, 1270 Second St., died Feb. 9, 2000, at White Oak Manor. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Charlie and Pearl Morrison Guiton, had 18 deceased brothers, four deceased sisters, Navy veteran of World War II, retired fixer for Burlington Mills for 40 years, attended Corner Stone Baptist Church, former pastor of New Camp Creek Baptist Church, Community Baptist Church in Polkville, Community Baptist Church in Hickory and New Beginning Baptist Church in Newton.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruth L. Guiton; sons, Johnny and Donald Guiton, Dennis Philbeck, Kings Mountain; daughters, Doris Wilson, Frances Estes, Kings Mountain; 15 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, New Camp Creek Baptist Church, Revs. Kevin Mathis, James Hamrick, Bruce Davis
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons
