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RUTH HARMON SELF
LINCOLNTON - Ruth Harmon Self, 81, 911 Salem Church Road, died March 14, 2000, at Frye Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late John and Lucy Gilbert Harmon, retired textile employee, member of Asbury United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Yates W. Self; son, Bill Self, Lincolnton; daughters, Judy Bailey, Janis Self, Jane Lockman, Lincolnton; sisters, Inez Lackey, Hazel Harmon, Lincolnton, Lula Huss, Shelby; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Asbury United Methodist Church, Rev. Lee Ellis
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
Norman Poole
BELMONT - Norman "Bingo" Poole, 80, 126 Walk-a-long Way, Mount Holly, died March 13, 2000, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Walter Poole and Lula Goodson Poole Greene, attended Grace Baptist Church, Mount Holly, retired card tender from Piedmont Processing.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Frances Woody Nanney Poole; son, Larry Wayne Poole, Elizabeth City; daughters, Antoinette Hunsucker, Mooresville, Wanda Swanger, Charlotte, Carlotta Hayes, Belmont; stepsons, J.B. and Jimmy Nanney, Gastonia, Ricky Nanney, Fayetteville; stepdaughters, JoAnn Nanney Ray, Mount Holly, Linda Nanney Grooms, Lucia, Wionia Nanney Herron, Gastonia; 22 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Revs. Jerry Rhodes, Jerry Stanfield
BURIAL: Goshen Presbyterian Cemetery
RICHARD C. SYMONDS
SMYRNA, S.C. — Richard Cantrell Symonds, 76, 795 Woodlawn Park Road, died March 10, 2000, at home. He was a native of New York City, son of the late Alfred G. and Mable Cantrell Symonds, World War II Navy veteran, having served in the Phillipines from 1943-46, member of Smyrna A.R.P. Church, graduated from Norwalk High School in 1941, received Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and master’s in education from Tufts University in Medford, Mass., member of Theta Delta Phi fraternity, attended New York University doctorate program, received psychology examiner license from Fairfield University, taught at Benjamin Franklin Junior High School and Center Junior High School in Norwalk, Conn., taught at Bedford Junior High School in Westport, Conn., educator and guidance administrator for the Fairfield School System, served as guidance house master at Roger Ludlowe High School, retired from Connecticut School System, owned and managed Woodland Park Campground, Smyrna, served on the board of Westside Health Center in Sharon, S.C., former member and treasurer of S.C. Campground Association, former member of York Comprehensive High School Advisory Board.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Elaine Wetmore Symonds; daughter, Ellen Symonds Carroll, Rock Hill, S.C.; son, Bob Symonds, Smyrna; grandson, Dakota Lee Symonds, Smyrna; nephew, Alfred G. Symonds, Massachusetts
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, Smyrna A.R.P. Church, Revs. Kyle Sims, Andy Putnam
VISITATION: After the service, church fellowship hall
MEMORIALS: Smyrna A.R.P. Church, 1341 W. Main St., Smyrna 29732; York County Hospice, 325 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, S.C. 29732; American Cancer Society or American Heart Association
ARRANGEMENTS: Bratton Funeral Home, York
MAX WHISNANT
LAWNDALE - Max Whisnant, 78, 1338 Union Church Road, died March 15, 2000, at Hospice of Wendover. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Bruce and Nettie Warlick Whisnant, brother of the late Foch, Dave, Boyd and Dewey Whisnant, Kathleen Bridges, Mary Sue Johnson, Goldie Friant, Dorcas Cornwell, retired carpenter, member of Polkville United Methodist Church, World War II Army veteran, received Purple Heart with oak leaf clusters, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon, American Theatric Ribbon, World War Victory Medal, wounded at the battle of Marshall Island and Sipan.
SURVIVORS: Brother, Albert Whisnant, Polkville; sisters, Clevie Spangler, Lawndale, Fern Willis, Belwood, Margaret Queen, Polkville
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. Friday, Polkville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rev. Jack Owenby, with full military honors; body will lie in state 30 minutes before service
VISITATION: After the service, church
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Wendover, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
ARRANGEMENTS: Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home, Shelby
Lesia R. Walker
BESSEMER CITY - Lesia Rudisill Walker, 46, 2163 Mauney Drive, died March 14, 2000, at home. She was a native of Boiling Springs, daughter of the late Lillie Mae Rudisill, sister of the late Steve Rudisill, worked in textiles, 1999 volunteer of the year of the battered Women’s Shelter, Gastonia, volunteer with Gaston Baptist Association and other community organizations, member of Chapel Grove Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Michael Player, Troy; boyfriend, Edward "Petey" Reed; sisters and brother-in-law, Ann and Carl Rudisill, Shelby Bazzle, Gastonia; aunt, Dorothy Frady, Gastonia; uncles, Lester Rudisill, Forest City, Thomas Rudisill, Hickory; one grandchild
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7 p.m. tonight, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, Rev. James Lowery
VISITATION: Following service, funeral home, other times at the home of Ann and Carl Rudisill, 2745 Gail Ave., Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Chapel Grove Baptist Church, 716 Camp Rotary Road, Gastonia 28052
Ramsey C. ‘Bill’ Bosserman
GASTONIA - Ramsey Cordner "Bill" Bosserman, 84, 503 W. 12th Ave., died March 14, 2000, at home. He was a native of Middletown, N.Y., husband of the late Virginia Davis Bosserman, son of the late Guy Spigle and Lucy Maude Ramsey Bosserman, brother of the late Newell Bosserman, retired as cookie salesman from Nabisco after 35 years of service, member of First Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Lucy and Tom Russell, Spartanburg, S.C., Dolly and Francis Fant Jr., Anderson, S.C., Dot and John McCoig Jr., Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Anna and Lea McCoig, Ed Russell, Gastonia, Maria Fant, Scottsdale, Ariz., Clair Wicker, Switzerland, Jill Chudyk, Anderson, Craig Russell, Nashville, Tenn.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. John C. Pruitt
VISITATION: After graveside service
MEMORIALS: First Presbyterian Church, 1621 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
JUANITA BREWER LOWE
MOUNT HOLLY - Juanita Brewer Lowe, 62, 521 W. Rankin Ave., died March 14, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Belmont, daughter of the late William Stanback and Lucy Watts Brewer, sister of the late George David and Ralph Eldridge Brewer, Brenda Hope Beaty, lifetime member of Holy Comforter Lutheran Church, Belmont, retired from Harris-Teeter.
SURVIVORS: Husband, David Lowe; son, Donald Douglas Lowe, Mount Holly; daughter, Kimberly Lowe Nance, Salisbury; brother, Douglas L. Brewer, Mount Holly; sister, Becky Richards, Gastonia; grandchildren, Amber Maier, Tyler Nance, Rebecca Ponds, Salisbury, Kaitlin Lowe, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. today, Holy Comforter Lutheran Church, Belmont, Rev. Michael Varn
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery
MEMORIALS: Holy Comforter Lutheran Church Building Fund, 216 N. Main St., Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
Margaret F. Baker
GASTONIA - Margaret Lee Falk Baker, 78, 1213 Heatherloch Drive, formerly of General Lee Ave., Fayetteville, died March 7, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of High Point, daughter of the late Frank Clemmons and Maude Ester Musslewhite Falk, wife of the late William Melvin Baker and Joel D. Goodrich Sr., sister of the late Evelyn Falk Saunders, Frank Jr., Clovis, Boyd, Howard and Guyon Falk, grandmother of the late Lesley Carol Goodrich, retired store manager from Heritage Quilts in Fayetteville, worked in home furnishings for 10 years, florist for 15 years, member of Highland Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville, and New Hope Presbyterian Church, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Son, Joel D. Goodrich Jr., Gastonia; daughters, Judith Carol Webb, Jean Lee Hair, Fayetteville, Janet Marie McMorris, Baton Rouge, La.; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 1 p.m. Friday, Highland Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville, Revs. Robert Snyder and Bill Martin
BURIAL: Meadowbrook Cemetery, Lumberton
MEMORIALS: Heart Society of Gaston County, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052 or Dogs for the Deaf Inc., 10175 Wheeler Road, Central Point, Ore. 97502
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
RICKY LEE OVERMAN
BESSEMER CITY - Ricky Lee Overman, 41, 1018 Kiser Road, died March 8, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County and a textile employee.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Steve and Catherine Allen Overman, Bessemer City; brother, Steven Overman Jr., Bessemer City; sisters, Debbie Sikes, Charlotte, Wanda Hermes, Cherryville
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3:30 p.m. Friday, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Johnny Jenkins
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Mildred C. Cunningham
JACKSONVILLE — Mildred C. Cunningham, 87, formerly of Gastonia, died March 5, 2000, at Britthaven of Jacksonville. She was daughter of the late William and Evelyn Bullock Cunningham, wife of the late Jerry Cunningham Jr., member of St. Paul Baptist Church, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Son, William Cunningham
FUNERAL: Noon Friday, St. Paul Baptist Church, Gastonia, Rev. Kelvin Wright
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery, Gastonia
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Saunders Funeral Home
Pauline T. Dellinger
CHERRYVILLE - Pauline Yoder Tunmire Dellinger, 73, 2761 Johnstown Road, died March 6, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Jack and Beulah Ballard Yoder, retired winder/spinner from Carlton Yarn Mill after 41 years of service, member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 1943 graduate of Lincolnton High School.
SURVIVORS: Husband, C. Roy Dellinger, the home; daughter, Julia Ann Neal, Cherryville; brother, Robert "Bud" Yoder, Lincolnton; uncle, Walter E. "Buck" Ballard, Lincolnton; granddaughter, Annie Neal, Cherryville; nephew, Dennis Yoder, Bessemer City; niece, Betty Scronce, Crouse
FUNERAL: Held Wednesday, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Revs. Wayne Key, Kenneth Gibson, body was placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
MEMORIALS: Mt. Zion Baptist Church or Mt. Zion Church Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 579, Cherryville 28021
ARRANGEMENTS: Carpenter’s Funeral Home
