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Pauline Williams
GASTONIA - Pauline Reynolds Williams, 88, 1750 Robinwood Road, formerly of Bessemer City, died March 23, 2000 at home. She was a native of Roane, W.Va., daughter of the late George A. and Mary M. Reynolds, sister of the late Orville, Ted, Gertrude and Bill Reynolds, member of Linwood Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Roy and Janice Williams, Bessemer City; grandchildren and spouses, Randy and Kim Williams, Gastonia, Bradley and Debbie Williams, Kings Mountain, Kristy and Tony London, Bessemer City; brothers, Chuck and Edward Reynolds, Ohio; sisters, Edna Bender, Ohio, Effie Mace, Ethel Kendall, West Virginia; great-grandchildren, Lauren and Robin Williams
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Sunday, Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery, Rev. Jerry Robinson
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
MEMORIALS: Linwood Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 1010 S. Linwood Road, Gastonia 28052
Charles Black
SHELBY - Charles Daniel Black, 58, 5312 Spring Lane, died March 24, 2000 at Hospice of Cleveland County. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Dan W. and Clara Ivey Black, brother of the late Ruby Fowler, Jeanette Hummer, Eloise Smith, retired supervisor, Eaton Corp., member of Blessed Way Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Barbara Ann Parker Black; sons and daughters-in-law, Darrell and Sandy Black, Todd and Tania Black, Shelby; brothers, Roy Black, Shelby, John and Odus Black, Lattimore; sisters, Edna Mauney, Lattimore, Irene Ledford, Boiling Springs, Elizabeth Hubbard, Shelby, Mary Chitwood, Kings Mountain; grandson, Phillip Tyler Black
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Stamey Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Tommy Cook
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6:30-8 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights, Shelby 28150
Hugh Church
SHELBY - Hugh Dean "Buster" Church, 53, 737 Crawley Gin Road, died March 23, 2000 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Rutherford County, son of the late Norman Dean and Pearl Short Church, brother of the late Lee Church, member of Marion Moose Lodge, graduate of Shelby High School, employed by Cleveland Regional Medical Center, member of Christ the King Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Crystal Church; brothers and sister-in-law, Billy, Virgil and Delores Church, all of Shelby; brother and fiancee, Ray Church and Donna Litwalk, Detroit; sisters and brothers-in-law, Laura and Kenneth Flowers, Vernie Jones, Earlene and Donald Newman, Ivy and Norris Walker, all of Shelby; grandson, Skyler Elmore, Shelby
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Cleveland Funeral Services, Revs. Vernon Moore, Clarence Williams, Wayne Lawson
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: Following service
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
Eva Fisher Braswell
GASTONIA - Eva Jane Fisher Braswell, 1402 W. Mauney Ave., died March 24, 2000 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late James Forney Sr. and Laura Ellen Holtzclaw Fisher, sister of the late James Forney Jr. and Albert Richard Fisher, retired school secretary at Peedin and Arlington schools, past PTA president at Peedin School, member Bradley Memorial United Methodist Church, past president of United Methodist Women serving on local and district levels, district officer of United Methodist Women, past secretary of Official Board, life member of United Methodist Women, communion steward, member of Mary Martha Sunday School Class as song leader, Bessie Davis Mission Group, bereavement committee, adult choir, teacher, worker and director in children’s division at Bradley Memorial United Methodist Church, Merry Methodist Group at First United Methodist Church in Mount Holly, 39ers at First Presbyterian Church in Mount Holly, Judian Shrine Chapter 13, registrar for Gaston County Elections Board, former reporter for the Textile Review.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Edgar Thomas "Bud" Braswell; daughters and sons-in-law, Sue Ellen and Jerry Jenkins, Martha Jane and Bobby Pence, Gastonia; grandchildren, Chris Keener, Jenny Jenkins, Michael Penley, Trey and Travis Pence, Gastonia, Ben Jenkins, Belmont.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Bradley Memorial United Methodist Church, Revs. Harold E. Schwantes, Charles Moore
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean Funeral Home, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Bradley Memorial United Methodist Church, 1425 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
Murry N. Dye
GASTONIA - Murry Neely Dye, 88, 720 W. 20th St., died March 23, 2000 at home. She was a native of York County, S.C., wife of the late Willie Dye, daughter of the late William and Eunice Clawson Neely, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Norma Jean Coleman, Gastonia; sisters, Halviette and Dorothy Feemster, Gastonia; sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Neely Thompson, Gastonia, Mary Neely, Baltimore, Md.; brother-in-law, Joe Feemster, Gastonia; grandsons, Leroy and Will Coleman; great-grandson, Jordon Coleman.
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Monday, Tabernacle Baptist Church, Dr. Benjamin Hinton
BURIAL: Armstrong Cemetery
VISITATION: Half hour before the service, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Cletus E. Wheeler
DALLAS - Cletus Eugene Wheeler, 62, 213 Landau Circle, died March 25, 2000 at home. He was a native of Habersham County, Ga., son of the late John Hamilton and Agnes Elizabeth Goss Wheeler, retired truck driver for Strange Truck Lines, affiliated with Second Baptist Church, Mount Holly.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Nettie Beatrice Mcelkey; son and daughter-in-law, Cletus Dean and Karen Wheeler, Cramerton; daughters and sons-in-law, Darlene and Ron Briles, Dallas, Charlene Wheeler, Mount Holly, Doris Annette and Red Coffman, Bessemer City; stepsons, James Eugene and Michael Cooper, Spartanburg, S.C.; step-daughter, Brenda Harris, Chesnee, S.C.; brothers, George "Hammer" Wheeler, Alexis, John Thomas Wheeler, Paw Creek, Kenneth Ray Wheeler, Saluda; sister, Geneva Furr, Charlotte; nine grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; one step-great-grandchild.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Second Baptist Church, Mount Holly, Rev. Bruce Bradley
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia, 28053 or American Cancer Society, 500 Morehead St., Charlotte, 28211
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
DANNY R. BAZZLE
GASTONIA - Danny Ray Bazzle, 51, 3210 Lamar St., died March 25, 2000, at home. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Willis and Edna L. Bazzle, maintenance mechanic for Danaher Tool Group Inc. for more than 23 years, Marine Corps veteran, achieved rank of Colonel, drill instructor at Parris Island, S.C. Marine base, served as chief commander of the "Elite" group, a special forces group sent to the demilitarized zone in Vietnam, 1968 graduate of Ashley High School, graduate of Gaston Institute of Applied Textile Technology, Belmont
SURVIVORS: Wife, Kathy E. Bazzle; daughters and sons-in-law, Amanda Bazzle, Sheila and Jeff Sisk, Raina and Paul Moore, Gastonia; son, Michael Smith, Waco; sister and brother-in-law, Pat and Jerry Tomberlin, Gastonia; grandchildren, Bethany and Brittany Sisk, Joshua and Zena Moore, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Monday, Ward Funeral Home, Revs. Annette Howard, Paul Moore, with full military honors by U.S. Marine Corps
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: 6:30-9:30 tonight, funeral home; other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Mark Lawrence, Brent Evans, Donald Edison, Darrell Pearson, Tim Lail, Charles Rhyne, Scotty Bolton, Johnny Bryson
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Donald Jones, Perry Floyd, Tony Ramirez, Mike Bodnar, Michael Rhyne, Jeffrey Keese, Neil Howard, Bennie Devoes, Chuck Harnathiewicz
Gladys Deaton Moody
GASTONIA - Gladys Ann Deaton Moody, 71, 4436 Chapel Grove Road, died March 24, 2000 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Clyde and Mattie Lindsay Deaton, sister of the late Mary Jo Huskins, retired from The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. after 35 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Husband, James C. Moody; daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Charles Lay, Kings Mountain; brother, Frank Deaton, Gastonia; grandchildren, Haley and Sydney Lay, Gastonia; nephew, Steve Deaton; nieces, Julie Fletcher, Angie Cochrane, Gastonia.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, James Moody
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, the funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Steve Deaton, Robert Adams, Scott Cochrane
MEMORIALS: Gaston County Cancer Society, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
Billie Ann Dye
GASTONIA - Billie Ann Dye, 87, 850 Majestic Court, died March 23, 2000 at Gastonia Village. She was the daughter of the late William Gordon and Katherine Magness Dye, sister of the late Vera Rayfield, Elizabeth Garmon, Hubert, Hobart, J. Arthur, Jack M. and Tom Dye, member Sandy Plains Baptist Church, retired after many years in insurance sales with Union Bakers Insurance Co.
SURVIVORS: Sisters and brother-in-law, Bessie Alexander, Charlotte, Madge and Andrew Jacobs, Gastonia, Cora Lee McCorkle, Gastonia, Dorothy Davis, Marietta, S.C.; nieces and nephews.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Sandy Plains Baptist Church, Revs. Richard Brown, Bruce Huffstetler
BURIAL: Church cemetery
MEMORIALS: Sandy Plains Baptist Church, 4816 Union Road, Gastonia 28056
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Virgil W. Jackson
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Virgil William Jackson, 102, died March 24, 2000. He was the husband of the late Lillian Smith Jackson, member of First United Methodist Church, Birmingham.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Glenn and Judy Jackson, Concord; daughters and son-in-law, Jeanne and Jake Frederick, Dr. Jo Anne Jackson, Hoover, Ala.; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Jefferson Memorial Chapel, Trussville, Ala., Rev. Dr. Earl Gossett
VISITATION: One hour before the service, funeral home
Lloyd J. Wall
GASTONIA - Lloyd Julius Wall, 81, died March 24, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, husband of the late Ruby McGinnis Wall, son of the late Arthur A. and Maggie Burgress Wall, father of the late Douglas Wall, brother of the late Fred Wall and Ruby Harvey, retired from Victory Mills, member of Flint Groves Baptist Church, played junior league baseball in his youth.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Howard Rudisill Sr., Gastonia; brother and sister-in-law, Carl and Jewell Wall, Gastonia; sister, Sarah Glover, Gastonia; grandchildren and spouses, Howard Jr. and Tammy Rudisill, Bessemer City, Mark and Rebecca Rudisill, Ranlo; great-grandchildren, Howard III, Christina and Nicole Rudisill, Chris Williams, Bessemer City; nieces and nephews; special friends, Richard Bullis, Don Caldwell, Alvin Warnock
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Flint Groves Baptist Church, Revs. Mike Criswell, Ronald Bowers
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Howard Jr. and Mark Rudisill, Chris Williams, Jackie Hoffman, Keith Howell, Donald Wall, James Warren, Lanny Cook
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Richard Bullis, Don Caldwell, Wesley Hermes, Sam Michaels, Roger Glenn
MEMORIALS: Oakland Memorial Baptist Church, P.O. Box 537, Lowell 28098
