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NELLIE P. TALLENT
GASTONIA - Nellie Jean Pruitt Tallent, 75, 1705 Parkdale Ave., died March 16, 2000, at home. She was a native of Hendersonville, daughter of the late Peter N. and Dora Buff Pruitt.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Fred DeWitt Tallent; daughters and sons-in-law, Jeannie and John Bolding, Linda and Randolph Taylor, Gastonia; son, David Tallent, Detroit; sister, Geneva Ragan, Gastonia; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: Private
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
ROSA M. SELLERS
GASTONIA - Rosa Mae "Aunt Bo" Sellers, 91, 801 Carolina Ave., died March 16, 2000, at home. She was a native of Burke County, daughter of the late Tim and Minnie Newton Lail, retired from Central Yarn Mill, Gastonia, spent 42 years in the textile industry.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Cline H. Sellers; nieces, Patsy Lanier, Vickie Light, Doris Dow, Elinor Phillips, Gastonia; nephews, David and Dwight Lowe, Tampa, Fla., Nelson Lowe, Austell, Ga.; 10 great-nieces; three great-nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Shady Grove Baptist Church, Cherryville, Rev. Robert Redding, James Lowery, body will be placed in church 30 minutes prior to service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
ARRANGEMENTS: Carpenter’s Funeral Home, Cherryville
MARGARET P. CARPENTER
DALLAS - Margaret Plonk Carpenter, 80, Cardinal Care of Lincolnton, formerly of Dallas, died March 16, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Gaston County, wife of the late Hoover Carpenter, daughter of the late Thomas E. and Maggie Carpenter Plonk, mother of the late Rachael Carpenter Fralick, homemaker, member of Landers Chapel Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry and Patsy Carpenter, John and Sherry Carpenter, Dallas; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, Hephzibah Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, E.F. Drum Funeral Home, Lincolnton, other times at the home of Jerry Carpenter, 1127 Miles Road, Dallas
Margie K. Christenbury
CLINTON, S.C. — Margie Inez Waldrop Herring Kennedy Christenbury, 86, formerly of Mount Holly, died. She was a native of Ducktown, Tenn., daughter of the late Minnie Queen and James Archie Waldrop, mother of late twin sons, sister of the late Verlie and Oscoe Waldrop, mother-in-law of the late Carl H. Venable, wife of the late Fred A. Herring, Will Kennedy and James Christenbury, member of Degree of Pocahontas, Improved Order of Redmen since 1947, honored member of the N.C. State Hall of Fame, served in various leadership positions, initiator and first chairwoman of the Aid to Indian Development for three years, former member of the Civil Air Patrol during World War II, member of VFW Auxiliary, Mount Holly, licensed cosmetologist, owned her own beauty shop in Mount Holly for 40 years, member of Broad Street United Methodist Church, Clinton, former member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Charlotte, Gastonia and Laurens and First Baptist Church, Mount Holly.
SURVIVORS: Children and spouse, Sharon H. Venable, Clifton, S.C., Fred and Frances Herring, Mooresville; sisters and brother-in-law, Carrie W. Morris, Stanley, Lucille and Boyce Hoyle, Dallas, Dolly Mullis, Mount Holly; grandchildren and spouses, Keith and Denise Holden, Charlotte, Fred and Camile Woods III, Dhabran, Saudi Arabia and Greensboro, Walter and Robin Hinton, Greensboro, Richard and Marla Watts, Cornelius, Shawn A. Venable, Simpsonville, Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Ward, Lamar, S.C., Douglas R. Venable, Charlotte; great-grandchildren, Allen and Blain McGraw, Casey and Carras Holden, Fred IV, Brandon, Micah and Megan Woods, Walter and McCamey Hinton, Courtney, Lindsey and Ashley Watts, Tommy and Katie Venable and their mother Sue B. Venable, Dawn and William Crites, Enga and Chris A’cciardo, Maddison Ward; nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3:30 p.m. Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, or Friday at the home of Sharon Venable, 101 Pinehurst Drive, Clinton, S.C.
MEMORIALS: Broad Street United Methodist Church, Clinton, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Charlotte, Gastonia and Laurens or First Baptist Church, Mount Holly
Evelyn A. Keuthan
STANLEY - Evelyn Agnes Keuthan, 84, died March 15, 2000. She was a native of Indianapolis, Ind., daughter of the late Mark and Dora Bottema, retired office clerk from Jackson Memorial Hospital.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Raymond and Nancy Keuthan, San Antonio, Texas, Paul and Judy Keuthan, Belmont; son, Jerry Keuthan, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; daughter and son-in-law, Jacqueline and David Dove, Mount Holly; brother, Herman Bottema, Indianapolis; stepbrother, Raymond Bottema, Washington; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Gaston Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, Rev. Odell Cook
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, cemetery
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
Donna R. Hoover
VALE - Donna Kay Rhyne Hoover, 50, 5239 Hoover-Elmore Road, died March 15, 2000, at home. She was a native of Lincoln County, worked for Ethan Allen.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Charles T. Hoover Jr.; daughter, Barbara H. Houser, Vale; parents, Donald and Betty Sain Rhyne, Vale; sister, Cathi R. Killian, Vale; granddaughter, Dakoto Houser, Vale
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Sunday, Reeps Grove United Methodist Church, Revs. Jim Galloway, Iverson Brendle Jr.
VISITATION: After service, the church
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 202, Lincolnton 28093 or Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Willie A. Eichelberger
DETROIT — Willie Albert Eichelberger, 67, formerly of Gastonia, died March 4, 2000, at City Hospital of Detroit. He was a member of St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church, Detroit.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Ruth Worthy, Louise McMillian, Gastonia; brother, Rev. Dr. Herbert L. Eichelberger.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2:30 p.m. today, Neely’s Grove A.M.E. Zion Church, Gastonia, Rev. Greg Floyd
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home, Gastonia
LUCILLE H. ELLIOTT
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Lucille "Cill" Hellen Elliott, 78, 111 Pagan Road, died March 14, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital. She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late Samuel and Reola Pagan, sister of the late George W. Pagan, member of Long Branch First Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Jessie Elliott; sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby and Carolyn Elliott, Grayling and Pauline Elliott, George and Brenda Elliott, Kings Mountain, Charles and Janice Elliott, North Hollywood, Calif., Donald Elliott, Blacksburg, S.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Gene Byers, Camden, Del., Peggy and Jerome Rosebora, Janice and Henry Allen Wilson, Kings Mountain; 20 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Long Branch Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, Rev. Larry Dixon
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour prior to service at the church, other times at the home of Bobby Elliott, 1453 Ike Brooks Drive, Kings Mountain
ARRANGEMENTS: Withrow’s Funeral Home
Matilda Roberto
LEOMINSTER, MASS. — Matilda Capasso Roberto, 94, 72 Colburn St., died March 16, 2000 at home. She was a native of Chieti, Italy, daughter of Sylvestro and Annina Falsani Capasso, wife of the late Frank Roberto, mother of the late Virginia Desaulnier and Ann Roberto, grandmother of the late Steven Desaulnier, preceded in death by a brother and three sisters, has lived in Leominster for many years, retired plastic company worker, member St. Ann’s Church, St. Anna’s Society, Foggia Society, Leominster Senior Citizens Center.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Alphonse Roberto, California, Francis Roberto, Westminster, Mass., Ernest Roberto, Leominster; daughters, Juidth Bowen, Dallas, N.C., Bettina "Betty" Schofield, Leominster, Sylvia Sicuro, Leominster; 26 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; nephews and nieces.
FUNERAL: Monday, Silas F. Richardson & Son Funeral Home, 10 a.m. mass, St. Anna’s Church
BURIAL: St. Leo’s Cemetery
VISITATION: 2-5 p.m., the funeral home
MEMORIALS: Health Alliance Diversified Visiting Nurse Association, 316 Nichols Road, Fitchburg, Mass., 01420
Dr. Grover W. White
GASTONIA - Dr. Grover Watts White, 68, died March 15, 2000, at his residence. He was a native of Atlanta, Ga., son of the late Dewey Anderson Sr. and Angie Evelyn Watts White, attended schools in Birmingham, Ala., graduated from University of Alabama Medical School, began his practice of urology in Gastonia in 1964 at Gaston Urological Associates, retired in 1991.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Betty Pendle White; sons and daughters-in-law, Lloyd and Jody White, Stuart and Cindy White, Gastonia, Erskine and Julia White, Newton; daughter and son-in-law, Daphne and Paul Urquhart, Asheville; brother and sister-in-law, Dewey and Lil White, Pelham, Ala.; grandchildren, Tyler, Morgan, Heath, Hunter and Drew White, Gastonia, Beth White, Newton, Brian Crutchfield, Ian Urquhart, Asheville; one nephew and three nieces, Birmingham, Ala.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Rev. Bob Libbey
INTERMENT: St. Mark’s Columbarium
VISITATION: After burial, the church
MEMORIALS: Community Foundation of Gaston County, c/o Dr. Grover W. White Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 123, Gastonia 28053-0123
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Ruby P. Carpenter
STANLEY - Ruby P. Carpenter, 74, 2018 Dallas-Stanley Highway, died March 15, 2000 at Carolinas Medical Center. She was a native of Copper Hill, Tenn., daughter of the late Colombus and Rosalee Paterson Simonds, mother of the late Brenda Laman, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Donald L. Carpenter; son, Steve Kirkland, Galax, Va.; daughters, Faye Whitworth, Belmont, Mary Boone, Mount Holly, Billie Jean Wilkinson, Seymoure, Tenn.; sisters, Alma Bush, Eula Doster, Gastonia, Lorene, Lucy, Tennessee, Joyce, Florida; sisters-in-law, Mildred Walls and Daisy Carpenter.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m., Saturday, Gaston Memorial Park, in Gastonia, Rev. Gaither Summitt
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home in Stanley and other times at the home of Mary and Larry Boone, 211 Southbourne Court, Mount Holly
PALLBEARERS: Chris and John Whitworth, Rick Lewis, Wayne Harvey, Robert Duvall, David Wall
