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Carl E. Williams
YORK, S.C. - Carl Edward Williams, 71, 587 Turkey Creek Road, died Feb. 10, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C. He was a native of Columbus, Miss., son of the late Robert Edward and Lizzie Carroll Williams, small engine repairman, retired from York Tire Store and Boyd Tire Store, deacon of Sharon Baptist Church, Sharon, S.C., World War II Air Force veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Colleen Baumgardner Williams; sons, Larry and Dennis Williams, Rock Hill, Mike Williams, Lake Wylie, S.C., Kenneth Williams, McConnells, S.C.; daughter, Lisa W. Page, Sharon; sisters, Opel Brakefield, Virginia, Ruby Hudson, York, Jane Deskins, Kings Mountain, Charlotte Hicks, Grover; 11 grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Sharon Baptist Church, Revs. James Mooney, Mike Lowery
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home, York, other times at the home of Larry Williams, 3209 McConnells Highway, Rock Hill
MEMORIALS: Alzheimer’s Association, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1000, Chicago, Ill. 60611-1676
NELL F. CARPENTER
CRAMERTON — Nell Featherston Carpenter, 91, died Feb. 11, 2000, at Stanley Total Living Center, Stanley. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late John Laban and Dola Beaty Featherston, wife of the late Walter Fred Carpenter Sr., sister of the late Paul and Rev. Robert Featherston, mother-in-law of the late Billie W. Carpenter, member of First Baptist Church, Cramerton, Dorcus Sunday school class, member of Eastern Star
SURVIVORS: Son, Walter Fred Carpenter Jr., Myrtle Beach, S.C.; brother and sister-in-law, Doug and Betty Jo Featherston, Cramerton; sister, Frances F. Bost, Cramerton; grandchildren, Elizabeth Lynn Shelton, Rock Hill, S.C., Walter Fred Carpenter III, Cramerton, Bain Wilkinson Carpenter, Nashville, Tenn., Scott McLean Carpenter, Myrtle Beach; great-grandchildren, Catherine L., Sara Beth and Blaine C. Shelton, Rock Hill, Tracey Carpenter, Blythewood, S.C., Bain W. Carpenter Jr., Nashville; great-great-grandchild, Colton Hayes, Blythewood
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. David Julen
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 1-2 p.m. Sunday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 235 8th St., Cramerton 28032
EARLY JONES
LINCOLNTON - Early Jones, 87, 931 N. Aspen St., died Feb. 9, 2000, at Cardinal Healthcare. He was a native of Flatwood, Ala., husband of the late Lucille Jones, father of the late Estella Barnett, Julius Alexander, Robert, Roy Lee and Brice Jones, retired farmer
SURVIVORS: Sons, James Jones, Tuscaloosa, Ala., William K. Jones, Detroit; daughter, Virginia Wells, Northport, Ala.; 20 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: private
ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony & White’s Funeral Service
LEE T. ‘RED BARON’ BIDDIX
GROVER — Lee T. "Red Baron" Biddix, 62, 131 Watterson Road, died Feb. 11, 2000, at home. He was a native of Greenville, S.C., son of the late Charles Mack and Eva Gilligan Biddix, husband of the late Inez Biddix, served in the Army and a M.P., retired from the textile industry.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Raymond Boyd Biddix, Gastonia, Johnny Ray Biddix, Grover; daughters, Debbie Bachelder, Teresa Biddix, Grover, Nancy McGinnis, Earl, Tina Seay, Kings Mountain; sisters, Betty Houser, Joann Cody, Sandra Biddix, Rhonda Cox, Kings Mountain; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, Rev. Doug Ramsey
VISITATION: 10-11 a.m. today, Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Road, Shelby 28150
Daniel E. ‘Gene’ Hoover
VALE - Daniel Eugene "Gene" Hoover, 70, 1219 Cat Square Road, died Feb. 10, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late C.L. and Maggie Wood Hoover, retired upholsterer with Bassett Furniture, operated Hoover’s Greenhouse for 34 years, Korean War Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Yates and Bob Hoover, Vale; sisters, Mary Bell Hill, Ann Rhyne, Vale; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Trinity Lutheran Church, Rev. Chris Kraft, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Henry L. Bumgarner
VALE - Henry Lee Bumgarner, 83, 744 Cat Square Road, died Feb. 10, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Burke County, son of the late Lonnie and Bertha Evans Bumgarner, sawmill operator employed by Beam Lumber Co. for 46 years, member of Reepsville Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 63 years, Essie Mae Helms Bumgarner; daughters and sons-in-law, Janice and Marvin Hoover, Vale, Betty and Fred Classy, Denver, Brenda and Carl Drye, Mooresville; brother and sister-in-law, Buford and Myrtle Bumgarner, Lincolnton; sisters, Velma Mode, Lincolnton, Merle Jarrett, Lawndale; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Reepsville Baptist Church, Rev. Nicky King
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, E.F. Drum Funeral Home, Lincolnton, other times at the home of Janice Hoover, 5326 Hoover-Elmore Road, Vale
MEMORIALS: Reepsville Baptist Church, 4287 Reepsville Road, Vale 28168
Willie Lipscomb
CHERRYVILLE - Willie Lipscomb, 87, 510 Bond St., died Feb. 9, 2000, at home. He was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., son of the late James and Loni Littlejohn Lipscomb, retired as auto mechanic from Ford Motor Co., Cherryville, member of Macedonia Church, Waco.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Helen Louise MacCaskill Lipscomb, Rhode Island; sons, Tommy Lipscomb, Passaic, N.J., Antwan Lipscomb, Providence, R.I.; daughters, Mary Bailey, Ruby Fields, Nancy Penn, Dorothea Lipscomb, Providence, Jeane Page, Evette McCoy, Charlotte; half-brothers and sisters in Washington, D.C.; grandchildren, great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Carpenter’s Funeral Home, Rev. Delphine Rouse
BURIAL: Macedonia Church Cemetery, Waco
VISITATION: 90 minutes before the service, funeral home
John Ed Davis Jr.
GASTONIA - John Ed Davis Jr., 82, Gastonia Village Assisted Living Alzheimer’s Home, formerly of West Sumter Street, Shelby, died Feb. 9. 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Rutherford County, husband of the late Essie "Sug" Davis, son of the late John Ed Sr. and Mattie Hamrick Davis, brother of the late Walter Davis and Annie Davis Lewis, attended Wake Forest University, graduated with honors from N.C. State University with a degree in vocational agriculture, taught agriculture for two years at Mooresboro High School, served in the U.S. Army from 1942-45, worked for the Farmers Home Administration in Cleveland County for 31 years, attended First Baptist Church, deacon, department superintendent of the young married, usher, training union sponsor, chairman of the welfare committee, president of the Christian Service Organization at Gardner-Webb University, member of Cleveland County Social Services Board, on board of directors for Habitat for Humanity, the Council on Aging and Hawaii Baptist Academy, Honolulu, chairman of the Piedmont Council of Boy Scouts of America, trustee of the Cleveland County Memorial Library, organized and served as chairman of Cleveland County’s Red Cross blood program, chairman of Cleveland County Chapter of American Cancer Society and Housing Committee of the Piedmont Area Development Association, officer on the Senior Center board, co-supervisor for the construction of the homeless shelter, chairman of the board of directors that created Lions Senior Village, lifetime member of the Shelby Lions Club and Lions Club International, held many positions there including district governor, president of the North Carolina Eye and Human Tissue Bank, chairman of the North Carolina Association for the Blind and the White Cane Drive, recipient of Governor’s Volunteer Award, Shelby’s Citizen of the Year and Jaycee’s Distinguished Service award.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Lynne and Bernard Morand, Monroe, Jan and Scott Cole, Pat and Al Whatley, Shelby; brother and sister-in-law, Billy and Betty Davis, Lattimore; sisters and brother-in-law, Faith Adams, Lattimore, Frances Bryce, Jean and John Bankhead, Shelby; grandchildren, Scotti Cole Youngman, Natalie and Damien Morand, Shannon and Trisha Whatley, Nick Cole
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, First Baptist Church of Shelby, Dr. Robert Canoy
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 1-2:45 p.m. today, the church, other times at the home of Al and Pat Whatley, 1411 Briarcliff Road, Shelby
MEMORIALS: Personal Assistance Fund at First Baptist Church, 120 N. Lafayette St., Shelby 28150 or Alzheimer’s Disease Research, 15825 Shady Grove Road, Suite 140, Rockville, Md. 20850-4022
ARRANGEMENTS: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
Carl T. Shook
GASTONIA - Carl Ted "C.L." Shook, 73, 4346 Cross Ridge Drive, died Feb. 11, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Madison County, son of the late Mont and Anna Ferguson Shook, brother of the late Roy, Thad, Ralph and Geneva Shook and Dorothy Gilbert, retired truck driver with Ryder Truck Lines, World War II veteran with the 11th Airborne, member Teamsters Union, attended Life Church of God in Cramerton.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Marjorie Anders Shook; daughter, Jean Shook Stiles, Gastonia; sisters and brother-in-law, Juanita Martin, Gastonia, Emma Lou and Russ Blair, Maitland, Fla.; sisters-in-laws, Peggy Shook, Mars Hill, Annie Shook, Asheville, Mae Shook, Weaverville; grandchildren and spouses, Shannon Stiles and Shawn Branham, Gastonia, Aaron and Angela Stiles, Gastonia; great-grandchildren, Colton Bowers, Marah Branham, Tara Jenkins, Blake Stiles, Gastonia; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors, Rev. Sammy Oxendine, music by Lisa Beavers and Sammy Oxendine
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Life Church of God, 288 Eighth Ave., Cramerton 28032
John Jones
CHARLOTTE - Brigadier John Roy Jones, 85, died Feb. 11, 2000. He was a native of Corliss, W. Va., served in the Salvation Army for 17 years in Petersburg, Va., Danville, Va., Richmond, Va., Roanoke, Va., Beckley W. Va., eight years in Fort Smith, Ark., city commander in Memphis, Tenn. and Chattanooga, Tenn., Greensboro and Gastonia, he conducted services, oversaw Boys Clubs, social services, transient lodge, Christmas programs, he is know for his 35 years of Salvation Army photography throughout the South, 1947 delegate to the first Salvation Army Brengle Institute in Chicago, 1965 representative of the Salvation Army at its 100th anniversary in London, member of Kiwanis Club since 1942 including 20 years with Mecklenburg Kiwanis Club, numerous tenures as a Kiwanis officer, Tablet of Honor Award recipient.
SURVIVORS: Brigadier Delores Katherine Jones; sons, Maj. John R. Jones Jr., Atlanta, David Michael Jones, Charlotte, Rev. Thomas Edward Jones, Rincon, Ga.; daughters, Maj. Carolyn Zuniga, Orange, Texas, Katherine Jay, Charlotte; brothers, Oland and Elotte McClung, Cleveland, Ohio, Warren McClung, Fayetteville, W. Va.; sisters, Lura McClung, Hico, W. Va., Hope Day, Mocksville; nine grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, The Salvation Army Temple Corps, 940 Marsh Road, Commissioner Harold D. Hinson, Maj. George Price
BURIAL: Sharon Memorial Park
VISITATION: 4-6 p.m. today, Hankins & Whittington Dilworth Chapel
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Kiwanis Club of Mecklenburg
MEMORIALS: The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 31443, Charlotte 28231 or Kiwanis Club of Mecklenburg, Box 33573, Charlotte 28233
Mary Dellinger
GASTONIA - Mary Katherine Turner Dellinger, 93, 1743 W. Garrison Blvd., died Feb. 11, 2000, at home. She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late Ernest and Susan Jane Adams Turner, wife of the late Lee Alfred Dellinger, mother of the late Mary Sue Dellinger Broadway, member Salvation Army Church and Salvation Army Ladies Home.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Grace Maples, Ira Neil Broadway, Gastonia; sisters, Lucille Washam, Mooresville, Blanche Massey, Betty Jordan, Lancaster, S.C.; brothers, Star and Jack Turner, Mooresville; grandchildren, Jerry Dean Maples, Glen Burnie, Md., Ira Neil Broadway Jr., Grover; four great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Maj. Jerry Lyles
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home; other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Dean Maples, Junior Broadway, Scott Parker, Todd Holland, Brent and Matthew Starling
MEMORIALS: Salvation Army, 107 S. Broad St., Gastonia 28054 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
