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Dorothy B. Powtak
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Dorothy Brakebusch Powtak, 75, 2176 Ebinport Road, died Feb. 2, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center.
She was a native of York County, daughter of the late Rev. I.M. Brakebusch and Elsie Johnson, retired from the Dept. of Education, Food Service Dept., Michigan, veteran of the Canadian Armed Services, of the Lutheran faith.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Walter Powtak; sons, Richard Stanley Powtak, Lansing, Mich., Jeffrey M. Powtak, York, S.C.; brother, David Brakebusch, California; sister, Lois B. Smith, California; step-mother, Ethel Brakebusch, California; four grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Bratton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Dorothy B. Powtak Memorial Fund, c/o Stacey’s Garden Center, 2009 Hwy. 321, York 29745
Timothy J. Williams
MOUNT HOLLY - Timothy Jerome Williams, 43, 101 Hamilton Road, died Feb. 5, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Gaston County, member of Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Belmont.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Toni D. Williams; daughters, Timberly Biggers, Charlotte, Keisha Crawford, Fayetteville, Taya Leeper, Belmont; sons, Lamarquis Cassell, Lake Wylie, S.C., Timyal Crawford, Wilmington, Trent and Jacques Leeper, Belmont; step-daughter, Tashanda Ford, of the home; step-son, Rashod Ford, of the home; mother, Maggie S. Williams, Belmont; sisters, Rita, Debra and Robin Williams, Stephanie Davis, Belmont; brothers, Michael and Jeffrey Williams, Belmont; mother-in-law, Myra R. Davis, Belmont; brother-in-law, Danny Davis, Cramerton
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Rev. Kenneth Alexander
BURIAL: Henrys Chapel Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Anita M. Lemmons
SHELBY - Anita Melton McGinnis Lemmons, 35, 3912 Towery Road, died Feb. 5, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Rutherford County, homemaker, member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Richard W. Lemmons; son, Dustin Dale Lemmons, of the home; father, William Lawson Melton; mother and spouse, Linda Jenkins and Dale Carver, Shelby; brother, Wayne Melton, Clover, S.C.; sisters, Angela Greene, Mooresboro, Melanie Hicks, Ft. Stewart, Ga.; grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. W.M. Jenkins
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Beaver Dam Baptist Church, Revs. Ken Pruitt, W.M. Jenkins
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
Lois M. Mullis
YORK, S.C. - Lois Martin Mullis, 97, formerly of Cameron Road, died Feb. 7, 2000, at White Oak Manor, Rock Hill, S.C.
She was a native of York County, daughter of the late George Calhoun and Ida Kincaid Martin, wife of the late Luther J. Mullis, oldest member of Philadelphia United Methodist Church, former dietician for the Childrens Home of North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church, Winston-Salem.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Melvin J. Mullis, Clover, S.C., Leon B. Mullis, York; daughter, Ruth Mullis Conley, Rock Hill; half-brother, Albert Martin, Clover; half-sisters, Cornelia Neelands, Mary Perkins, Clover; nine grandchildren; 13 greatgrandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Philadelphia United Methodist Church, Rev. Lewis Bozard
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, York Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Philadelphia United Methodist Church, 2260 Chester Hwy., York 29745
James W. Perdue
HARTSVILLE, S.C. — James Wilson Perdue, 80, died Feb. 6, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Chesterfield County, son of the late John Ervin and Addie Tolson Perdue, husband of the late Doris Jean Hoesman Perdue, retired superintendent with Consolidated Knitting, Long Shoals, Army veteran of World War II, having received a Silver Star and a Purple Heart.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Kenneth Perdue, Kernersville, Alvin Perdue, Sherrills Ford, Malcolm Perdue, Bethune, S.C.; daughters, Dianne Helms, Charlotte, Gail Hord, Denver; brother, Wade Perdue, Hartsville; sisters, Pearl Brown, Charlotte, Earline Vita, Indian Trail; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Wednesday, New Life Baptist Church Memorial Park, Lincolnton
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home, Chesterfield
MEMORIALS: Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 1628 E. Morehead Street, Suite 200, Charlotte 28207
Beulah Jenkins
GASTONIA — Beulah Ritchie Jenkins, 96, 213 White St., died Feb. 3, 2000, at Mecklenburg Health Care, Charlotte.
She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Markus and May Jones Ritchie, wife of the late Russell Jenkins Sr., mother of the late Ralph, Jack and Russell Jenkins Jr., lived in area for more than 67 years, member of Myrtle United Methodist Church, Share and Care Club.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Eugene Jenkins, Leesburg, Fla., Jerry "Pickle" Jenkins, Waxhaw; daughter, Geraldine Jenkins Leonhardt, Gastonia; brother, Woodrow Ritchie, Gastonia; sister, Mary Lou Brandon, Gastonia; 14 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: Held yesterday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Rev. Elizabeth Day
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
PALLBEARERS: Rusty and Russell Gill, Dale and David Jenkins, Alan Leonhardt, Nicholas Blankenship
Sylvester A. 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 and Eula Smith Sr., attended Tabernacle Baptist Church and 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. today, Tabernacle Baptist Church, Dr. Benjamin Hinton
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
James Neill
CHERRYVILLE - James "Phil" Neill, 72, 303 S. Mountain St., died Feb. 6, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Samuel A. and Mannie Sneed Neill, husband of the late Marie Reynolds Stroupe Neill, preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters, owned his own produce business, member of the Methodist faith.
SURVIVORS: Step-daughter, Gail Stroupe Slepin, Tallahassee, Fla.; sister, Louise Tedder Cook, Greensboro; step-grandchildren, Joshua Slepin, Washington, D.C., Matthew Slepin, Chicago
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Thursday, Leonards Fork Baptist Church, Rev. Darrell Bost
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Carpenter’s Funeral Home
Beulah R. Jenkins
GASTONIA — Beulah Ritchie Jenkins, 96, 213 White St., died Feb. 3, 2000, at Mecklenburg Health Care, Charlotte.
She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Markus and May Jones Ritchie, wife of the late Russell Jenkins Sr., mother of the late Ralph, Jack and Russell Jenkins Jr., lived in area for more than 67 years, member of Myrtle United Methodist Church, Share and Care Club.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Eugene Jenkins, Leesburg, Fla., Jerry "Pickle" Jenkins, Waxhaw; daughter, Geraldine Jenkins Leonhardt, Gastonia; brother, Woodrow Ritchie, Gastonia; sister, Mary Lou Brandon, Gastonia; 14 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: Held Monday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Rev. Elizabeth Day
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
PALLBEARERS: Rusty and Russell Gill, Dale and David Jenkins, Alan Leonhardt, Nicholas Blankenship
Bertha Waycaster Broome
GASTONIA — Bertha Waycaster Broome, 83, died Feb. 7, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Bryson City, wife of the late William Thomas Broome, daughter of the late Lonas Theodore and Sarrah Wiggins Waycaster, sister of the late Annie W. Bradshaw, Thelma Waycaster, Dorothy W. Hulette, Velma W. Owensby, Jessie Ray and Jack Neal Waycaster, former resident of Canton, Ga., before moving to Gaston County in 1942, member of Linwood Church of God, retired from Firestone Mills.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, William L. "W.L." and Mary Ann Broome, Ocala, Fla., Robert W. "Bob" Broome, Crouse; daughters and son-in-law, Viola B. and James L. Allen, Tiverton, R.I., Carolyn B. Jordan, Gastonia; brother and sister-in-law, Winfred Kenneth and Lilly Waycaster, Pembrook Pine, Fla.; sister and brother-in-law, Maxine and Don Rooney, Mooresville; grandchildren and spouses, James L. Jr. and Tracy Allen, Manchester, N.H., Elizabeth Caroline Allen, New York City, Julia Anne Allen, Tiverton, Anthony Scott and Denise Wooley, Old Fort, Shelia and Bryan Lazenby, Christopher Derrick and Mitzi Jordan, John Leon and Frances Jordan, Gastonia, Cynthia Lee Broome, St. Louis, Sandra and Gerald Shuford, Maiden, Tamra Broome and Joey Parris, Jennifer Leigh Broome, Patricia Ann Broome, Ocala, Thomas Nathan and LeAnn Henson, Kings Mountain; great-grandchildren, Scotty and Julie Ann Wooley, Old Fort, Sarah Faye, Joseph Christopher Scott, Anthony Bryan and Randy Douglas Lazenby, Michael Wayne Hobbs, Taylor Anne, Andrew Mark, Mekayla Anne, John Leon, Matthew David and William Jessie Jordan, Ginger, Patricia and Stephen Bolding, Gastonia, Kelsey Brooke Bivens, Zackary Lee Shuford, Maiden, Michael Nathan, Matthew Blake and Wesley Thomas Henson, Kings Mountain, Georgia Anne Allen, Tiverton, Gavin Tyler Parris, Ocala; eight great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Linwood Church of God, Revs. Michael White, Bobby Gilley
BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, other times at the home of Carolyn B. Jordan, 4253 Dawnwood Drive, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: James L. Allen Jr., Christopher D. and John L. Jordan, Thomas N. Henson, Gerald L. Shuford, Larry Bryan Lazenby
