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W. Paul Biggers
CHAPEL HILL — W. Paul Biggers M.D., 62, died April 5, 2000. He was a native of Mecklenburg County, son of the late Carl and Mabel Biggers, grandfather of the late Dalton Biggers, attended Charlotte city schools, received his B.A. from Davidson College in 1959 and his M.D. from University of North Carolina School of Medicine in 1963, J.P. Riddle Professor of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery at the UNC School of Medicine.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Joyce W. Biggers; daughter, Sara Machelle Biggers, Chapel Hill; son and daughter-in-law, William Paul "Bill" Jr. and Kristie Biggers , Carrboro; daughter and son-in-law, Joy B. and Thomas Walker, Mebane; sister and brother-in-law, Marilyn B. and Henry Neisler, Kings Mountain; brother and sister-in-law, Dr. David Carl "Buddy" and Betsy Biggers, Asheville; grandchildren, Tanner and Trent Biggers, Chelsea and Dusty Walker; nephews, Parks, David and Hayne Neisler, Kings Mountain; nieces, Glenn Seimer, Rebecca Biggers, Marilyn Peterman, Asheville
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 15, University Presbyterian Church
MEMORIALS: W. Paul Biggers M.D. Distinguished Professorship, c/o Medical Foundation, 880 Airport Road, Chapel Hill 27514
Hattie E. Robinson
GASTONIA - Hattie Elliott Robinson, 81, 4014 Windwood Drive, died April 6, 2000, at home. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Willis D. and Sophia Sawyer Davis, step-daughter of the late Minnie Stiles Davis, wife of the late Elisha J. Elliott and Howard C. Robinson, sister of the late Rev. Mitchell W. Davis, member of First Free Will Baptist Church for over 60 years, choir member for over 50 years, active in Sunday school, serving as teacher in youth, young adult and senior adult classes and held other offices in the Sunday school department, charter member of the Golden Age Club where she served as president for over 20 years, active in Women Active for Christ, sang in church quartets and trios, namesake of the Hattie Robinson Woman of the Year award as she was the first woman to receive the honor, retired from textiles, worked in Turbeville, S.C., at the Free Will Baptist Children’s Home.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Ruth and Raymond Whitson, Carolyn and Billy Lingerfelt, Gastonia; sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald and Lula Elliott, York, S.C., Raymond and Sara Elliott, Gastonia; grandchildren, Joanie and Joe Farr, Clover, S.C., Scott and Sandi Whitson, Bessemer City, Bryan and Kim Lingerfelt, Lexington, Dana Lingerfelt, Neil, Erica and David Elliott, Gastonia, Agnes and Ronnie Hatcher, Rondia and Michael Watson, Kenneth and Donna Elliott, York, Alex and Ginger Elliott, Clover, S.C., Hope and Wesley Cloninger, Bessemer City, Michael Elliott, Paige Pierce, Shelby; 20 great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Walter and Frone Davis, Clover; sister-in-law, Annie Mae Davis, Lancaster, S.C.; sisters, Ellie Lowe, Grover, Iva Lee Groves, Manasas, Va., Marie Harrison, Stanley, Mildred Blankenship, Ranlo, Doris Carter, Muskogee, Okla., Willene Waggoner, Faye Holcombe, Gastonia; family friend, Charles Mauney, Ft. Payne, Ala., care-givers, Betty Beavers, Barbara Wright, Becky Sutton, Hazel Boone, Linda Phillips, Virginia Keever, Ruby Bentley
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, First Free Will Baptist Church, Revs. Randall Sawyer, W.H. Calvert
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
MEMORIALS: First Free Will Baptist Church Memory Garden, 2316 Union Road, Gastonia 28054, or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Eula W. Cashion
BELMONT - Eula Adelaide Wells Cashion, 86, died April 5, 2000, at the home of her daughter in Belmont. She was a native of Hamlet, daughter of the late Verla Adelaide Benton and Thomas Pressley Wells, wife of the late Robert William "Bob" Cashion, sister of the late Benton Pressley Wells, attended Coker College and University of South Carolina, lived most of her life in Hamlet, employed by U.S. Department of the Treasury, Raleigh, office manager for Swink-Quality Oil Company for 27 years, retired in 1985, member of First Presbyterian Church of Hamlet, active in circles of Presbyterian Women, member of Entre Nous Book Club.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Jane Cashion and James Tasker Stallings, Belmont; granddaughters, Caroline Wells Stallings, Hickory, Katherine Hunter Stallings, Charlotte; grandson, James Robert "Bob" Stallings, Belmont; three nieces
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 200 Rice St., Hamlet 28345 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: Harrington Funeral Home, Hamlet
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors of Belmont
Samuel Goins
SHELBY - Samuel "Whitey" Goins, 68, 2124 Cameo Drive, died April 7, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Burke County, son of the late Samuel and Dora Watts Goins Sr., great-grandfather of the late Crystal Michelle Wright, retired from Whitey’s Auto Body Shop, member of Landmark Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jessie Church Goins; sons and daughters-in-law, Delane and Betty Hayes, Memphis, Tenn., Danny Raye Goins, Rodney Stevens and Tracy Goins, Shelby; daughters and sons-in-law, Donna LaJean Wright, Marlyn Christine Goins, Sherrie Lee and Clyde Houck, Shelby, Vickie Anita and Hugh Parker, Casar; brothers, Thomas Goins, Maiden, Frank Goins Sr., Lawndale, John Goins, Shelby, Robert Goins, Charlotte; sisters, Betty Wellmon, Fallston, Marjorie Reynolds, Hildebran, Nancy Henshaw, Washington, D.C.; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Landmark Baptist Church, Revs. Allen Davis, Jeff Hayes, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, other times at the home
Marilyn B. Black
GASTONIA - Marilyn Blanton Black, 60, 647 Ole Lamp Lane, died April 7, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Horry County, S.C., employed as a stock broker’s sales assistant with Paine-Webber, member of First Freewill Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 18 years, William Earl Black; daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Ray Raupp, Greenville, S.C.; parents, Clyde and Muriel Huggins Blanton, Nichols, S.C.; stepson, Doug Black, Gastonia; stepdaughters and son-in-law, Sharon and Mike Pearson, Kelly Black, Gastonia; brothers and sisters-in-law, Ray and Patty Blanton, Charlotte, Sherrell Blanton, Nichols; sisters and brother-in-law, Carolyn and Ken Johnston, Rock Hill, S.C., Linda Dials, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; grandchildren, Sydnie and Kase Raupp, Wesley and Brandon Odum, Hunter Pearson
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, McLean Funeral Directors, Rev. Randy Sawyer
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday, Blanton Cemetery, Nichols
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Gaston County Cancer Society, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052 or Blanton Cemetery, 15936 Highway 19, Nichols, S.C., 29581
Annie Fortenberry
SHELBY - Annie Bell Newton Fortenberry, 73, 802 Elmwood Drive, died April 7, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Esper and Junie Hull Newton, wife of the late Robert C. "Gene" Fortenberry, sister of the late George, Howard, Roy, Forrest "Dock," Clifton "Tip" and John Reed Newton and Maudie Short, retired clerk from Newton’s Grocery, member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Casar.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Carl and Patty Fortenberry, Casar; daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Billy Gray, Kings Mountain; sister, Dona Pruett, Shelby; grandchildren, Suzy Fortenberry, Shelby, Joseph "Joey" and Melissa Gray, Kings Mountain
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Revs. Sam Snyder, Cecil Buff, David Lucas, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston, other times at the home of Carl and Patty Fortenberry, 402 Golden Valley Road, Casar
MEMORIALS: American Heart Association MAA, Memorial Processing Center, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, Va. 23058-5216 or Mount Zion Baptist Church, P.O. Box 326, Casar 28020
Rufus S. Leatherman
LINCOLNTON - Rufus Sanford Leatherman, 77, 1872 Arrowood Lane, died April 7, 2000, at home. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Alvin L. Leatherman and Ada Gantt, father of the late Dennis Leatherman, machine operator at Cochrane Furniture, Army veteran of World War II, of the Baptist faith.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Bertha Tessner Leatherman; son, Raymond Boyd Leatherman, Mooresville; daughter, Karen Leatherman Setzer, Lincolnton; sister, Thelma Smith, Mount Holly; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, E.F. Drum Funeral Home
BURIAL: Mount Vernon Baptist Church, Vale
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Donor’s choice
Oren D. Boyce
GASTONIA - Dr. Oren Douglas Boyce, 92, died March 17, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Blacksburg, S.C, son of the late Margaret Maxwell and Dr. John Mason Boyce, husband of the late Virginia Wilkes Boyce, doctor of internal medicine for 55 years, graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, and Duke Medical College, World War II Army veteran, serving with the rank of captain in Patton’s Third Army, author of the "The Power of Indirect Suggestions," member of First Presbyterian Church, American Medical Association, North Carolina Medical Society, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, past president of Gaston County Medical Society, chief of staff of Gaston Memorial Hospital in 1972, past member Gaston Kiwanis Club.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, O. Douglas Boyce Jr., Charleston, S.C., James and Nell Boyce, Jacksonville, Robert and Martha Boyce, Charlotte; daughter and son-in-law, Margaret B. and Garon Applegate, Houston, Texas; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 7 p.m. Monday, First Presbyterian Church, Dr. David C. Stoker
BURIAL: Private
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Yoshiko Stendal
MOUNT HOLLY - Yoshiko Fukui "Betty" Stendal, 71, died March 18, 2000, at home. She was a native of Osaka, Japan, wife of the late Eugene Stendal, mother of the late Cotsco Fukui, retired winder from Pharr Yarns.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Maria Payne, Stanley, Kathy Maggs, North Belmont, Janie Hurst, Matthews, Va., Alice Croxton, Deltaville, Va.; grandchildren, Erica Maggs, Jenna Payne, Wendy Stuart, Jimmy Hurst, Jamie, Josh and Joy Lynn Croxton; 11 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. Sherman Branch ENTOMBMENT: Hillcrest Gardens Mausoleum
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, funeral home; other times at home of Kathy Maggs, 1005 Wilkerson St., Belmont
PALLBEARERS: Jimmy Hurst, Todd Calhoun, Steve Maggs, David Moore, Eric Riley, Bob Werner
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Ethel M. Rhyne
STANLEY - Ethel Martin Rhyne, 85, Stanley Total Living Center, formerly of 143 W. College St., died March 18, 2000. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Violet Sneed and Colonel Abraham Martin, wife of the late R.H. Windy Rhyne, retired employee of Charlotte Auto Auction, member of First United Methodist Church, past president and lifelong member of the United Methodist Women, adult Sunday school teacher.
SURVIVORS: Son, M.L. Cotton Rhyne, Stanley; daughters, Delores R. Robinson, Charlotte, Gail Brotherton Cloninger, Dallas, Pat R. Harrill, Brenda Gantt, Weeta Garner, Stanley; brother, Garland Martin, Cherryville; sisters, Dorothy Sellers, Cherryville, Jeanette Neill, High Point, Annie Mae Farnsworth, Charlotte; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, First United Methodist Church, Revs. Michael Tolbert, Jack Kaylor, Keith Hearns; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
PALLBEARERS: Jimmy Gantt, David Garner, Robbie and Jeff Brotherton, Steven and Corey Rhyne
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Building Fund, 217 N. Main St., Stanley 28164
Geneva C. Peaslee
STANLEY - Geneva Carol Cunningham Peaslee, 47, 201 Old Lowesville Road, died March 17, 2000, at home. She was a native of Gaston County, member of Trinity Full Gospel Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Harland W. Peaslee; sons, Dale Sackrider, Columbus, Ohio, Jeremy Sackrider, Phoenix, Ariz.; daughters, Fonda Williams, Wake Forest, Cherine Evers, Charlotte, Karline Sackrider, Gastonia, Michelle Peaslee, Stanley; father, Ray Douglas Cunningham, Gastonia; mother, Betty Ruth Meadows Young, Houston, Texas; brothers, Joel Cunningham, Charlotte, David Young, Houston; sister, Yvonne Estreda, Houston; grandchild, Garrand Williams, Wake Forest
FUNERAL: 10 a.m. Monday, Trinity Full Gospel Church, Revs. David R. Livingston Jr., John Mayberry
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Brett and Travis Cunningham, Andrew Deriso, Jeremy and Dale Sackrider II, Kenneth Williams
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
