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Richard F. Moore
GASTONIA - Richard Frederic Moore, 54, 1014 Carmel Drive, died March 4, 2000, at home. He was a native of New Castle, Del., son of the late Mary M. Moore, brother of the late Dennis B. Moore, grandson of the late John H. and Margaret Moore, retired from International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 379, Charlotte, formerly of Local Union 313, Wilmington, Del., after 35 years of service, member of East Belmont Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorothy A. "Dot" Moore; son and daughter-in-law, Damen R. and Geneva H. Moore, Belmont; daughter and fiancee, Dana M. Moore and Jeffery S. Silver, Belmont; father and stepmother, James A. and Emma Moore, Newark, Del.; brother and sister-in-law, J. Michael and Lynn Moore, Wilmington, Del.; sister and brother-in-law, Christine and James McCaffery, Millis, Mass.; sister-in-law, Donna Moore, Wilmington; granddaughter, Destiny F. Moore, Belmont; mother-in-law, Pauline L. McSwain, Belmont; relatives, Joyce M. and John S. Sutton, Eddie G. McSwain, Sue May, Belmont; special aunt, Alice L. Rushing, Belmont; best friends and family, Joseph and Sue Brennen III, Bear, Del.; brothers and sisters of Local Union 379, Charlotte and Wilmington
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. Sunday, Greenwood Cemetery, Rev. Karl Koehler MEMORIAL SERVICE AND
VISITATION: 3-5:30 p.m. Saturday, East Belmont Presbyterian Church
MEMORIALS: East Belmont Presbyterian Church, c/o Rev. Karl Koehler, P.O. Box 821, Belmont 28012 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Ray Horne
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Ray Horne, 61, 117 McGinnis St., died March 15, 2000, at home. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late George Guy and Mildred Ware Horne, brother of the late Kay Horne Smith, attended Resurrection Lutheran Church, self-employed.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Bonnie Cobb Horne; sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby and Sharon Horne, Kenny and Paulette Horne, Kings Mountain; daughter and son-in-law, Dana and Terry McCarter, St. Louis, Mo.; grandchildren, Lauren, Lindsay and Savannah Horne, Brianna McCarter, Brad and Taylor Myers; great-grandchild, Lexy Myers
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Harris Funeral Home, Revs. John Futterer, Terry Bird
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home of Bobby Horne, 706 Oakland St.
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150 or Resurrection Lutheran Church, 600 Crescent Circle, Kings Mountain 28086
BILLIE C. ENLOW
LOWELL — Billie Faye Cathey Enlow, 62, 301 Reid St., died March 14, 2000, at home. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Odell Glenn and Elnora Cathey, member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Lowell, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, George Enlow Jr.; daughters and son-in-law, Yolanda Enlow, Lowell, Ann and Ralph Curry, Charlotte; sons, G. Alfred Enlow, Tacoma, Wash., Rev. G. Albert Enlow, Lowell; three grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other relative and friends
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Lowell, Revs. R.L. Gingles, T.S. Gillespie
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 30 minutes prior to the service at the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
ALEXANDER BURRIS JR.
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Alexander "Pete" Burris Jr., 54, 251 Ebenezer Road, died March 13, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Alexander Sr. and Mary Burris, brother of the late Gary, Dean and Daniel Ray Burris, employed by John E. Jenkins Inc., attended House of Pray, Shelby, later joined Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Rev. Marvin Burris, Kings Mountain, Lee, Ricky, Billy, Randy and Ernest Burris, Charlotte; sisters, Betty Moore, Rose Burris, Charlotte, Mattie Falls, Augusta, Ga.; other relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Pastors C.A. Feemster, M.L. Littlejohn
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes prior to service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home
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. today, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Rev. Bob Libbey
INTERMENT: St. Mark’s Columbarium
VISITATION: After burial, the church
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Gaston Urological Associates
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
Esther Ray Medford
WEAVERVILLE — Esther Elizabeth Ray Medford, 81, died March 16, 2000, at a local health care facility. She was a native of Grandfield, Okla., daughter of the late Clifford Spurgeon and Vannie Ree Allen Ray, wife of the late Frank Medford, great-grandmother of the late Keaton Campion, lived most of her life in Buncombe County, member of Fletcher United Methodist Church, former member of First Baptist Church, former employee of Hadley’s Inc. and C.P. Clare, Arden.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. Ray L. and Ann Medford, Gastonia, William Eugene "Gene" and Susie Medford, Milwaukee, Wis.; daughter and son-in-law, Ruth Virginia "Jinny" Medford and Elton Kinkaid, Fountain Valley, Calif.; grandchildren and spouses, Alan Kinkaid, California, Ryan Kinkaid, Peace Corps in Armenia, Beth Medford and Greg Carter, Dallas, Jill Medford and Jeff Campion, Easley, S.C.; great-grandchildren, Nicholas and Ben Carter, Dallas, Christopher and Caroline Campion, Easley; sister, Sarah Imogene Ray Rhymer, Weaverville; brothers, James Deward Ray, Barnardsville, Lawrence A. Ray, Asheville, Loren S. Ray, Weaverville, William B. Ray, Charlotte, Dr. Robert G. Ray, Cullowhee; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, West Funeral Home, Rev. Frank Hopkins
BURIAL: Ashelawn Gardens of Memory, Asheville
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home, other times at the home of her brother and sister, 33 Twin Hill Drive
MEMORIALS: Charity of donor’s choice
ROSA MAE 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, sister of the late Edna Lowe and Ella Faulkner, retired from Central Yarn Mill, Gastonia, worked 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. today, Shady Grove Baptist Church, Cherryville, Revs. Robert Redding, James Lowery, body will be placed in church 30 minutes prior to service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Carpenter’s Funeral Home, Cherryville
Ora G. Singleton
SHELBY - Ora Grigg Singleton, 88, 1647 Mooresboro Road, died March 16, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late George Hillard and Bessie Mae Philbeck Grigg, wife of the late E.J. Singleton, sister of the late Paul Grigg, Dorcas McKee, retired from Lily Mill Company after 35 years, member of Rehobeth United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Corene Greene, Shelby, Ruth McKee, Lawndale; nieces and nephews, Joan and Hal Grigg, Dayne and Dot Grigg, Shelby; other nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Rehobeth United Methodist Church, Rev. Mary Carnes
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 5:30-7 tonight, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home, other times at the home of Joan and Hal Grigg, 3508 Red Sun Road
MEMORIALS: Rehobeth United Methodist Church Building Fund, 2036 Rehobeth Church Road, Shelby 28150
Vera L. Eaddy
LAKE CITY, S.C. — Vera L. Eaddy, 82, died March 17, 2000, in a Florence, S.C., hospital. She was a native of Florence County, S.C., daughter of the late Arthur Eugene Sr. and Ellender Humphries Lyerly, wife of the late J. Ezra Eaddy, a homemaker, member of Liberty Baptist Church and Missionary Society.
SURVIVORS: Sons, James B. and Billy L. Eaddy, Lake City, S.C., Dan S. Eaddy, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; daughter, Katie Rose E. Morrow, Gastonia; brother, Kenneth Lyerly, Coward, S.C.; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; special friend, Barbara Scott, Lake City
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Liberty Baptist Church
BURIAL: Powell Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church
MEMORIALS: Liberty Baptist Church or Murrells Inlet Presbyterian Church, Gordon Chapel AME Fund, P.O. Box 418, Murrells Inlet, S.C. 29576
ARRANGEMENTS: Brockington Funeral Home
Pearlee V. Loftin
BELMONT - Pearlee Vickery Loftin, 76, 102 Davis St., died March 16, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. She was a native of Gaston County, wife of the late Fred Murchison Loftin, daughter of the late John Wesley and Macie Hansil Vickery, sister of the late Lucille Vickery Weathers, graduate of Belmont High School, retired after 40 years of employment from Belmont Heritage Corporation, lifelong member of East Belmont Baptist Church, member of Faith Sunday School Class, Belmont Recreation Department Gad-Abouts.
SURVIVORS: Son, Kevin B. Loftin, Belmont; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, East Belmont Baptist Church, Revs. Alan Smith, W. Elvin Jones
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
PALLBEARERS: Richard Cherry, Edwin Horne, Jack Rhinehart, Roy Riddle, Max Robinson, Ted Rumfelt
MEMORIALS: East Belmont Baptist Church, 501 Catawba St., Belmont 28012 or Gaston County Hospice, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
