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Mildred J. Turlington
GASTONIA — Mildred Jones "Millie" Turlington, 79, 1900 Garland Ave., died Feb. 20, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Columbus County, daughter of the late W.E. and Olive Register Jones, wife of the late W.D. "Dick" Turlington, mother of the late Elery Turlington, member of Temple Baptist Church, Women of the Church
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, W. Dennis and Brenda Turlington, John and Mary Turlington, Gastonia; sister, Retha Sassar, Whiteville; brother-in-law, R.B. Turlington, Raleigh; grandchildren, Richie, Brian and John Turlington, Gary White
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Temple Baptist Church, Revs. Steve D. Jones, Michael J. Sepaugh
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel; other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Zed Humphrey, Harold Myers, Brian, John and Richie Turlington, Gary White
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053 or Temple Baptist Church, 701 Littlejohn St., Gastonia 28052
Janet C. Gambill
GASTONIA — Janet Cannon Gambill, 38, 1202 Fairfield Drive, died Feb. 20, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Gaston County, member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, active member of Gastonia Junior Women’s Club, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Greg M. Gambill; son, Ross Martin Gambill, the home; daughter, Alease Elizabeth Gambill, the home; father, Clarence L. Cannon, Gastonia; mother, Maida L. Cannon, Gastonia; brother, Michael L. Cannon, Cumming, Ga.; sisters, Judith C. Araman, Blacksburg, Va., Connie C. Wallace, Dallas; four nieces; one nephew
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Pastors Rammy Lybrand, Chris Christopher
INTERMENT: 5 p.m. Wednesday, Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Crumpler
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
PALLBEARERS: Geof Gambill, Peter Burroughs, Phil and Ben Araman, J.C. Vargas, Scott Kendrick
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, Charlotte Chapter, 500 E. Morehead St., Charlotte 28202
Ralph A. Gardner
GREENVILLE — Ralph A. Gardner, 64, died Feb. 20, 2000.
He was a native of Gaston County, lived his early life in Belmont, worked in broadcasting for 25 years, managed and owned radio stations, developed Carolina School of Broadcasting in Greenville in the 1970s which he operated for many years, operated Gardner’s Discount Outlet for the past five years, member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Nina Williams Gardner; daughter, Tamara Gardner Stouffer, Farmville; sons, Keith R. and Tony Gardner, Greenville; sister, Lois Gardner, Mount Holly; five grandchildren; one great-grandson
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Wilkerson Funeral Home
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont
Clayton E. Potes
HIGH SHOALS — Clayton Franklin Eugene Potes, 39, 134 Church St., died Feb. 21, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
He was a native of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., son of the late Wayne Eugene Potes, employed as a paint stripper at Stabilus Company.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Margaret Baxter Potes, High Shoals; sisters, Phyllis Doane, Cindy Linkous, Mt. Vernon, Ohio
FUNERAL: At a later date in Mt. Vernon
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: Hospitality House, P.O. Box 36891, Charlotte 28236
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: Dowds-Snyder Funeral Home, Mt. Vernon
Hattie O. Powell
STANLEY — Hattie Ottinger Powell, 89, 409 N. Buckoak St., died Feb. 20, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Cocke County, Tenn., daughter of the late Ernest E. and Cordie Moore Ottinger, wife of the late Theodore R. Powell, retired from J.P. Stevens Company, member of First United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, John Powell, Charlotte; daughters, Dorothy Saddler, Stanley, Mary Holbrook, the home, Barbara Reid, Gastonia; brothers, Charles, Herman and Ernest Ottinger Jr., Stanley; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly, Revs. Mike Tolbert, Jack Kaylor
VISITATION: 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church Building Fund, 217 N. Main St., Stanley 28164
Jimmie S. McCraw
BLACKSBURG, S.C. — Jimmie Smith McCraw, 82, 385 Gibbons Road, died Feb. 21, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Cleveland County, wife of the late Darwin McCraw, daughter of the late John and Sarah Jane Henderson Smith, homemaker, member of Mt. Paran Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Donald and Barbara McCraw, Georgetown, S.C., Harold and Margaret McCraw, Gaffney, S.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Mary Jean and Richard Glover, Gastonia; brother, John H. Smith, Panama City, Fla.; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren
CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Mt. Paran Baptist Church, Revs. Ron Gaddy, Darrell Revels
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8 tonight, White Columns Funeral Service, other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Robert, Bobby, Ken and Clarence McCraw, Lewis Ray Bostic, David Gibbons
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Spartanburg, 120 Heywood Ave., Suite 300, Spartanburg, S.C. 29302
EULAN M. HUMPHRIES
SHELBY — Eulan Marion Humphries, 80, 205 Poplar Springs Church Road, died Feb. 21, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Cleaton and Dorcas Hamrick Humphries, husband of the late Ethel Edney Humphries, retired from Spangler & Sons Concrete, member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Phil and Kaye Humphries, Shelby; daughter and son-in-law, Loretta and Roy Spurling, Shelby; granddaughter and spouse, Mitze and Patrick Springle, Angier
FUNERAL: 7:30 tonight, Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Drs. James Richardson, Paul Sorrells
INTERMENT: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, church, other times at the home of Loretta and Roy Spurling, 2409 Easton Drive, Shelby
ARRANGEMENTS: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Shelby
Sadie Radford
CHARLOTTE — Sadie Radford, 97, died Feb. 19, 2000, at Lakeview Living Center.
She was a native of Murphy, daughter of the late William Riley and Dolly Morrow Radford, sister of the late Gary, Arthur, Garland, Charlie and Dora Radford, Mamie Garrett, Gertrude Farmer, last surviving member of her immediate family, came to Gaston County at a young age to work in textile mills, worked in shell factories during World War II.
SURVIVORS: Nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11:30 a.m. today, Sharon Memorial Park, Rev. Lee Davis
VISITATION: 10-11 a.m. today, McEwen Funeral Service, Pineville Chapel
MEMORIALS: Charity of donor’s choice
LUDIE H. CRUMBLEY
GASTONIA — Ludie Hand Crumbley, 84, 606 E. Maple St., died Feb. 21, 2000, at Brian Center.
She was a native of Heflin, Ala., daughter of the late Henry and Viola Hand, wife of the late Jess William Crumbley, worked in textiles for more than 50 years at Burlington Industries and Pharr Yarns, retired from Saunders Thread Co., member of South Marietta Street Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Hershel and Dorrie Carr Crumbley, Curtis Crumbley, Gastonia, Hoyt and JoAnn Lunsford Crumbley, Columbus, Ga., Benice and Beverly Robinson Crumbley, Dallas; daughter and son-in-law, Barbara C. and Lawrence Thompson, Gastonia; sister-in-law, Ruby Balleou, Talapoosa, Ga.; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, McLean Funeral Directors, Founders Chapel, Rev. Mike Lowery
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
HAZEL W. SMITH
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Hazel Wright Smith, 86, 120 Cloninger St., died Feb. 21, 2000, at White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late De’Kossie Moore and Sarah Elizabeth Hoyle Wright, wife of the late Pressley Richard Smith, sister of the late Ray Wright, was the longest living member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, retired from Margrace Mills, Kings Mountain.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Harley and Sybil Smith, Cecil B. Smith, Charlotte, Bobby G. and Charlotte Smith, Shelby, Holland P. and Jacqulyn Smith, Bessemer City; daughters and son-in-law, Alberta and Robert Moore, Peggy J. Henderson, Kings Mountain; brothers, Clayton Wright, Gaffney, S.C., Calvin Wright, Cherryville, Jack Wright, Asheville, Curtis Wright, Gainesville, Fla.; sisters, Bonnie Ford, Dot Gann, Madge Early, Annette Cooper, Kings Mountain; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Harris Funeral Home, Revs. David Philbeck, Tom Patterson, Mike Chambers
INTERMENT: Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: 1:30-3 p.m. Thursday, funeral home, other times at the home of Alberta Moore, 313 Pinehurst Dr., Kings Mountain
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Road, Shelby 28150
