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GARY L. ‘RUSTY’ GINGLES
GASTONIA - Gary Lamar "Rusty" Gingles, 40, 2302 Lyons St., died March 23, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late Claude E. and Juanita Gingles Torrence, cook.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Lakinia Armstrong, Keyonta Carroll, Gastonia; sisters, Catherine G. Nutter, Sharon G. Love, Gastonia; brothers, Shelton B. Torrence, Lowell, Claude A. Torrence, Dover, Del.; two grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Costner Funeral Home, Rev. MacFarland Remy
BURIAL: Armstrong Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before the service, funeral home
JOHN E. GREENE JR.
SHELBY - John Everette Greene Jr., 73, 612 Woodlawn Ave., died March 25, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late John Everette Sr. and Helen Grass Greene, father of the late Rita Mae Greene, World War II Navy veteran, retired from United Cab Co. and Doran Textiles.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lucille Mauney Greene; sons and daughters-in-law, Keith and Linda Greene, Mark and Gayla Greene, Shelby; daughters, Carolyn and Teresa Greene, Shelby; brother, Donald Ray Greene, Shelby; sisters and brothers-in-law, Sarah and Jack Horne, Lattimore, Maxine and Clyde Nance, Kings Mountain; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday, Sunset Cemetery, Dr. Ernest Arnold
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
WILLIE MAE LAHRMER
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Willie Mae Lahrmer, 63, 1309 Phifer Road, died March 24, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late Willie Edward and Grace Beatrice Henderson Teseniar, homemaker, of Baptist faith.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Darrel R. Lahrmer; son and daughter-in-law, Danny Keith and Sunni Lahrmer, Smyrna, S.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Janice L. and Frank Martin, Beverly and Kenny Corn, Kings Mountain; sisters and brothers-in-law, Etrulia and Bobby Creighton, Bessemer City, Opal and Stan Pinkus, Cary; brothers and sisters-in-law, Raymond and Shirley Teseniar, High Shoals, James Edward and Kathy Teseniar, Lincolnton, Boyce and Jan Tesenair, Sam and Dot Teseniar, Kings Mountain; granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Amanda and Eric Nalley, Smyrna; grandson, Brandon Huffman, Kings Mountain; great-grandsons, Kaleb and Hunter Nalley, Smyrna
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, Revs. Mitchell Pruett, Russell Fitts, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Cleveland Funeral Services, Shelby
Ola P. Setzer
CLOVER, S.C. - Ola P. Setzer, 75, 510 Kings Mountain St., died March 22, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late Green and Sarah Heffner Phillips, mother of the late Samuel A. and Wayne S. Setzer, joined Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Bowling Green, S.C., at a young age, served on the deaconess and missionary boards, Sunday school teacher, member of Jerusalem Church Aid Society, mother of the church, attended Clover Public Schools, retired from Klear Knit after 27 years of service
SURVIVORS: Husband of 55 years, John James Setzer; son and daughter-in-law, James W. Sr. and Sarah Setzer, York, S.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ola and Charlie H. Jr. Dixon, Clover; daughter-in-law, Reola M. Setzer, Clover, S.C.; brothers and sister-in-law, A.C. Phillips, Clover, James H. and Betty Phillips, Cramerton; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ella Phillips, Clover, Gracie and Jerry Hand, Belmont, Sarah L. and Andrew Dowtin, Staten Island, N.Y.; grandsons and spouses, Willis and Sandra Wright, Nelson A. and Stephanie Setzer, Roger S. Sr. and Robin Setzer, James W. Setzer Jr., Christopher L. Setzer; granddaughters and spouses, Mary Charlene and Pink Jr. Johnson, Anita R. and Anthony Davis; great-grandsons, Roger S. Jr., Scottie N., Eric R. and Samuel L. Setzer, Adrien L. Dixon, Brandon J. and Jordan Wright; great-granddaughters, Latasha N. Boulware-Johnson, Aariell D. and Gabrielle C. Johnson, Janaia J., Miranda A., Satara C. and Mahogany Setzer; great-great-grandchildren, Meriah L. and NaaMan A. Boulware-Johnson; nieces and nephews; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; cousins and friends
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Monday, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Bowling Green, S.C., Rev. Milton Key
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 5-8 tonight, Wright Funeral Home, York
Alonzo Blake
YORK, S.C. - Alonzo Blake, 87, died March 23, 2000. He was a native of Chester, S.C., husband of the late Mamie Byers Blake, son of the late Rev. Samuel and Janie P. Blake, attended public schools of Chester and York counties in South Carolina, retired from Cannon Mills, Plant No. 3, member of Gold Hill Baptist Church, hymn choir, honorary trustee.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Bessie McColla, Southfield, Mich., Jean Barnette, Rock Hill, S.C., Hattie Pritchard, Oxen Hill, Md.; son, James Blake, Detroit, Mich.; sisters, Naomi Lowry, Elizabeth Rainey, York, Margaret McCleave, Fort Mill, S.C., Carleen Woods, Detroit; brothers, Simon Blake, York, James Blake, Charleston, S.C., Allen Blake, Detroit; sons-in-law, Charles Barnette, Rock Hill, Gregory Pritchard, Oxen Hill; sisters-in-law, Marie and Ethel Blake, York, Bessie Ruth Blake, Detroit; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; special friend, Lucille Lowry; nieces and nephews; other relatives and neighbors
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Monday, Gold Hill Baptist Church, York, Rev. George McCoy; body may be viewed 5-8 tonight, Wright Funeral Home
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before the service, the church, other times at the home of Naomi Lowry, 764 Bypass, York
RAYMOND E. CROTTS
LAWNDALE - Raymond Earl Crotts, 77, 465 Hwy. 18 South, died March 25, 2000, at Vincore Hospital, Greensboro. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Claude H. and Hattie Cook Crotts, brother of the late Clyde Crotts, retired as owner and operator of Knob Creek Orchards, member of St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, sergeant in the Army in World War II, European Theater.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Loree Boyles Crotts; son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Tara Crotts, Toluca; daughter, Theresa Jones, Shelby; brothers, Russell Crotts, Spartanburg, S.C., Ralph Crotts, Morganton, Wayne Crotts, Belwood; sister, Dessie Duckworth, Morganton; grandchildren, Joshua, Jason and Candace Crotts, Brandee and Lindsay Jones
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston, Revs. Buren Hastings, Steve Kiser
BURIAL: St. Peter’s United Methodist Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before the service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: St. Peter’s United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, 5701 Fallston Road, Lawndale 28090
Jennie Craig Watson
GASTONIA - Jennie Craig Watson, 94, 1351 Robinwood Road, died March 28, 2000, at home. She was a native of Wildwood, daughter of the late William Moore and Triphene Estell Watson, sister of the late William Moore III and Thomas Craig Watson Sr., graduate of Gastonia High School, attended Ward-Belmont College, Nashville, Tenn., counselor with Employment Security Commission for many years, after retirement she served as executive director of the Heart Society of Gaston County for many years, lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church, life member of Women of the Church, DAR and Pilot Club, awarded in 1999 the first Golden Heart Award of the Heart Society of Gaston County in recognition of service to the Heart Society and community.
SURVIVORS: Sisters and brother-in-law, Rosalie Watson and Jake Wade, Wildwood, Nancy Watson Sawyer, Jacksonville, Fla.; sister-in-law, Kitty Watson, Gastonia; nieces, nephews and spouses, Thomas C. and Nova Watson, Gastonia, Ann Watson and Clayton Lineberger, Charlotte, Jake Wade III, Houston, William and Joyce Wade, Atlanta, Rebecca Wade and John Davis, Bowie, Md., Sarah Wade and Borden Wallace, New Orleans, Nelson and Carla Sawyer, Davis, Calif., Phenie Sawyer, Jacksonville; great-nieces, nephews and spouses, Rob and Craig Watson III, Gastonia, Clayton Lineberger Jr., Charlotte, Chris and Sherry Wade, Houston, Chad and Rodney Wade, Robert and Michele Eaves, Charlotte and Doug Bock, Atlanta, Susan and Charles Wallace, New Orleans; great-great-nieces and nephews, Thomas Watson IV, Gastonia, Taylor Wade, Houston, Rachel and Jake Eaves, Bennett Bock, Atlanta
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. Friday, First Presbyterian Church, Dr. David Stoker, Rev. Wilson Rhotan INURNMENT: Private, church columbarium
VISITATION: 12:30-2 p.m. Friday, Covenant Village; other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Heart Society of Gaston County Inc., 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052 or First Presbyterian Church, 1621 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Irby S. Morgan
GASTONIA - Irby Solomon Morgan, 74, 656 E. 12th St., died March 27, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Cabarrus County, son of the late Paul and Sarah Elizabeth Jarvis Morgan, brother of the late John Henry Morgan, Pauline Paire, Betty Sue Flowers, Rachel Reynolds, preceded in death by one grandchild, World War II Navy veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Thereza M. Morgan; daughter, Anne Horne, Denver; sisters, Mozelle Blackwood, Augustine Mae Capps, Bessemer City, Ruby Barton, Luray, Va.; two grandchildren; nieces and nephews
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, eulogy by family and friends
BURIAL: Private
Sara F. Dickson
GASTONIA - Sara Charles Feezor Dickson, 99, 1351 Robinwood Road, died March 29, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Asheville, wife of the late Paul Reid Dickson, mother and mother-in-law of the late Paula Dickson and Maurice Walsh, daughter of the late John Pitt and Sara Bessent Feezor, graduate of Asheville Normal Teaching School, retired teacher from Myrtle School after 42 years of service, longtime member of First Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Sara Kathryn and Murray Rudisill, Portsmouth, Va.; grandchildren, Kelly Walsh and Dr. Richard Hovis, Lisa Walsh and Sean Gibbons, Christine Walsh and Stephen Jentsch, Gastonia, Edwina R. and Deric Giddens, Kathryn C. Rudisill, Norfolk, Va., Philip and Christy Rudisill, Chesapeake, Va.; 12 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, First Presbyterian Church, Rev. Wilson P. Rhoton
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Friday, Covenant Village
MEMORIALS: Crisis Assistance Ministry, 805 W. Airline Ave., Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Clyde Wesley Wright
CLOVER, S.C. - Clyde Wesley Wright, 79, 723 Kings Mountain St., died March 27, 2000, at Brian Center, Gastonia. He was a native of York County, son of the late James Hampton and Lena Adams Wright, father of the late Clyde Kenneth, brother of the late Vernie Moss, Roscoe, Addie, Paul and Margaret W. Wright, eighth of 10 children, educated in public school system of York County, lifelong member of Green Pond United Methodist Church, United Methodist Men, past president of Usher Board, trustee, lay speaker, past master of Olive Branch Lodge 279 (PHF and A.M.), member of Lancaster Consistory 254, Menzel Temple 35, United Men’s Club of Clover, Green Pond Church Aid Society No. 10 and Green Pond Friendly Aid Society No. 4, retired from Pharr Yarns, McAdenville, former employee of Blacks Funeral Home, Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sarah Ruby Adams Wright; daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy W. and Barron Jones, the home, Nahketah R. and Carl Bagby, Slidell, La.; son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Brenda McGill, Norfolk, Va.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Wilbur Wright, Clover, Robert and Thelma Wright, Simpsonville, S.C., Frazier and Marjorie Wright, Charlotte; sister, Alverta Wright Stewart, Clover; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. today, Green Pond United Methodist Church, Revs. Amiri B. Hooker, Keith Hunter, Stellie J. Jackson
BURIAL: Lake View Memorial Garden
VISITATION: 3:30 p.m. today, the church; other times at Generation Funeral Home
Edward Soboleski
GASTONIA - Edward Soboleski, 66, 2499 Hawk Ridge Drive, died March 27, 2000. He was a native of Montgomery County, Penn., son of the late Edward and Marie Dillon Soboleski, retired bar owner, Navy veteran, served during Korean War, member of Iglesia NiChristo Church, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Rachel Raquel Soboleski; daughters and sons-in-law, Anna Marie and Rick Armstong, Ohio, Alice Schillinger, Donna Stachouiak, Janet Soboleski, Pennsylvania, Terri and Edward Twist, Gastonia, Edie and Roy Dowell, Delaware; brother, Joe Soboleski, California; sister, Marie Soboleski, Maryland; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Friday, Gaston Memorial Park, Brother Ner I. Pasamonte
VISITATION: 1-2:30 p.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Vera B. Sweat
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Vera B. Sweat, 68, of White Oak Manor Nursing Home, died March 28, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center. She was a native of Marion, S.C., wife of the late Larry Sweat, retired spinner.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Michael Sweat, Herman Barrentine, Fort Mill, S.C., Darrell Barrentine, York, S.C., James Barrentine, Charlotte, Glenn Barrentine, Leslie, S.C.; daughter, Joyce Taylor, Mooresville; brother, Henry Barrentine, Marion; six grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Friday, Rose Hill Cemetery, York, Rev. Jim Parrish
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Bible Baptist Church, 21 Bypass, Fort Mill, S.C. 29715
