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Ann Levinson
CHARLOTTE - Ann Lachman Levinson, 95, 8918 Park Road, formerly of Gastonia, died Feb. 6, 2000, at Southminster Retirement Community of Charlotte.
She was a native of Baltimore, daughter of the late Ellis and Gertrude Margolis Lachman, wife of the late Morris Levinson, lived in Gastonia from 1936 until 1970, member of Temple Emmanuel, Gastonia, assisted husband with his business, Morris Jewelers, Gastonia, a housewife.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Ellis H. Levinson, Gary L. and Janie T. Levinson, Charlotte; grandchildren and spouses, Lynne and Morey Sheffer, Hal and Holly Levinson, Dan and Stacy Levinson, Jack and Alison Levinson, Stuart and Jennifer Levinson, Eric Levinson; six great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, Rabbi Celso Cukiercorn
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7:30 tonight, home of Gary L. and Janie Levinson, Charlotte
MEMORIALS: Mary Ann Levinson and Rose Cohen Endowment Fund for Jewish Family Services, c/o The Jewish Community Center, 5007 Providence Road, Charlotte, 28226
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
EULA RICHARDS
GASTONIA Eula Rogers Richards, 80, 904 Union New Hope Road, died Feb. 6, 2000, at Century Care.
She was a native of Fannin County, Ga., daughter of the late Burl and Elizabeth Pope Rogers.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Millard Edwin Richards; son, Robert Leon Richards, Lake Wylie, S.C.; daughter, Vivian Richards Reece, Gastonia; brothers, Raymond and Don Rogers, Fannin County; sister, Leo Nicholson, Fannin County; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Clover, S.C., Rev. Odell Cook
INTERMENT: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Robert "Bob" Rutherford
GASTONIA Robert "Bob" McCallum Rutherford, 62, 1126 Dumbarton Lane, died Feb. 6, 2000, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
He was a native of Akron, Ohio, son of the late Robert McCall Rutherford, graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, performed his graduate work at Syracuse University, former sales manager with Stanley-Vidmar, Allentown, Pa., for 22 years, employed in business development with Heater Utilities Co., of Cary, deacon and member of First Presbyterian Church, member of Gastonia East Rotary Club.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 41 years, Shirley Miller Rutherford; sons and daughter-in-law, Brent and Lori Rutherford, Alan and Rhonda Rutherford and Eric Rutherford, Gastonia; mother, Dorothy Walker Rutherford, Greenville, S.C.; brother, Richard Rutherford, Hickory; grandchildren, Joshua Brent and Amanda Lee Rutherford, Gastonia; special cousin, Martha Jo Morris, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Presbyterian Church, Dr. David Stoker and Rev. Wilson Rhoton
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Members of the Gastonia East Rotary Club
INTERMENT: Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: The Juvenile Diabetes Association, 1012 S. Kings Drive, Charlotte, N.C. 28207 or to the charity of donors choice
Sylvester Smith, Jr.
GASTONIA Sylvester A. Smith, Jr., 73, 420 Witten Lane, died Feb. 5, 2000, at home.
He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late Sylvester Sr. and Eula Smith, attended Tabernacle Baptist Church, Highland High School, truck driver for Akers Motor Line and Franscon Motor Line for many years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jacquelyn Caldwell Smith; daughters and sons-in-law, Sylvia S. Davis, Gastonia, Ursula S. and Gene Boyd, Charlotte, Reba S. and Paul Garth, Brandon, Fla., Annie S. and Albert Anderson, Crouse; sons, John T. White, Gastonia, Raymond Goode, Charlotte; sister-in-law, Geraldine Smith, Gastonia; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Tabernacle Baptist Church, Dr. Benjamin Hinton
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: Half hour before service
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home, Gastonia
Faulabelle Howard
DENVER - Faulabelle Juanita Howard, 95, 3367 North Highway 16, died Feb. 5, 2000.
She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Ivey and Ottie King Hager, wife of the late Key Howard, sister of the late Grace Proctor, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Bobby K. and Gerald Howard, Denver; brother, Russell Hager, Denver; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Denver United Methodist Church, Rev. James Pyatt
BURIAL: Denver Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: Denver United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 661, Denver 28037
Annie B. Waters
MORGANTON Annie Bell Brady Waters, 93, 4830 Crystal Creek Road, Morganton, died Feb. 6, 2000, at her residence.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Thomas and Carrie Brady, wife of the late Albert Ernest Waters, mother of the late Ruth G., Albert E. Jr., Thomas L., James D., Billy B., William, Lawrence G. and Jerry R. Waters, Joyce Waters Bernard, retired textile employee, resided at Globe Mill Village, Mount Holly, for more than 50 years, member of Pentecostal Holiness Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Alton E. "Pug" and Ruth Waters, Gastonia, Jackie W. and Jeanette Waters, Kannapolis; daughters and sons-in-law, Delorise and Edwin Odom, Morganton, Carolyn and Vernon Sigmon, Chester, S.C.; sister, Ruby B. Auten, Gastonia; brother, Harry Brady, Gastonia; daughters-in-law, Charleen W. Craft, Gastonia, Zaruah S. Waters, Mount Holly, Morag R. Waters, Cuyahoga, Ohio; son-in-law, Lester E. Bernard, Aurora, Colo.; 32 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Pentecostal Holiness Church, Rev. Keith Hearn
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: Disabled American Veterans or Pentecostal Holiness Church, Mount Holly
Pauline H. Dills
GASTONIA Pauline H. Dills, 90, formerly of 3628 Union Road, died Feb. 7, 2000, at Brian Center Nursing Home.
She was the daughter of the late William and Brentie Florence Haynes, wife of the late Clyde Dills, mother of the late Carroll D. Dills, grandmother of the late Ron Cauble, a homemaker, member of Smyre United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Julia Dills and Berry W. Cauble, Gastonia; daughter-in-law, Melba Dills, Belmont; grandsons and spouse, Randy and Nancy Dills, Kurt Dills, Belmont; great-grandchildren, Robbie Dills, Stanley, Megan Dills, Belmont; sister, Alma Whitesides
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Alice Day
VISITATION: 2-3:15 p.m. Wednesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, other times at the home of Julia Cauble, 3160 River Trace
Buena K. Summerford
SHELBY - Buena K. Summerford, 75, White Oak Manor, died Feb. 6, 2000, at her residence.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Nicholas Winfield and Bertha Alberty Hullender, wife of the late James G. Summerford, sister of the late Ethel H. Bell, Evelyn H. Drews, Oledia H. Dise, Edgar, George and Harvey Hullender, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. today, Hullender Cemetery, Kings Mountain, Rev. John Ware
VISITATION: 1:30-2:30 p.m. today, Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
Bessie R. Reid
YORK, S.C. - Bessie Rawlinson Reid, 54 Pinckney St., died Feb. 4, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Step-mother, Mattie M. Rawlinson, York; sisters, Faye and Delinda B. Rawlinson, York, Sheila Mitchell, Mount Holly; brothers, Tommy G. Rawlinson, Fairbanks, Alaska, Robert Arthur McElwee, Baltimore, Md.; step-daughters, Alice R. Williams, York, Ardie Reid Stewart, Greensboro; step-brothers, Thomas C. Reid, Greenville, S.C., James Wesley Reid, Minneapolis, Minn., Herbert A. Reid, Grover, Jerry D. Reid, Greensboro; special friend, Billie Bankhead, of the home
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Wright Funeral Home, Rev. George H. Lowry
BURIAL: Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 5-6 tonight, Wright Funeral Home
Jesse E. Haas, Jr.
GASTONIA Jesse Edward Haas, Jr., 59, 417 E. Club Circle Drive, died Feb. 5, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Jessie Bear and Jesse Haas, brother of the late Arthur Edward Haas, Sr., Jesse Eugene Treadway, Mildred Ramsey, Ruby Pauline Prece, member of American Legion of Bessemer City, Air Force veteran.
SURVIVORS: Son, Jerry O. Procter, Blacksburg, S.C.; daughter, Teresa Haas, Blacksburg; brothers, Ernest Howard Haas, Marion, Floyd Richard and Grady Ralph Haas, Gastonia; sisters, Evelyn Faulkner, Gastonia, Jewel Baker, Lowell
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Lowell Church of God, Revs. John Heath and Joe Heffner
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Military Rites by World War II Last Man Club
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
