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Rev. Miles C. Roseboro
BELMONT - Rev. Miles Charley Roseboro, 94, 314 South St., died March 22, 2000, at Gaston Health Care. He was a native of Blacksburg, S.C., son of the late Ben and Christina Roseboro, graduate of Brainard Institute, Chester, S.C., attended Johnson C. Smith University, retired from Vision Hosiery, pastored Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Iron Station, Davidsonville Baptist Church, Statesville, New Hope, Blair, S.C., Mt. Zion, Drexel, and Mt. Sinai, Catawba.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Otis Garrett, Greensboro; nieces
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Rev. Michael Glenn
BURIAL: Henry’s Chapel Community Cemetery
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Martin’s Funeral Home, Gastonia
Annie Edmondson
SHELBY - Annie Richards Edmondson, 87, 401 N. Morgan St., died March 22, 2000 at White Oak Manor. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Columbus and Mittie Bivins Richards, wife of the late Walter Thomas Edmondson, mother of the late Maxine Wright, sister of the late Fred and Bessie Richards, retired spinner from Lily Mill Co., member Faith Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Tommy and Maxine Edmondson, Dennis and Madge Edmondson, Shelby, Ronnie and Kay Edmondson, Boiling Springs; daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Bobby Hartman, Shelby, Christa and Chris Jewell, Clearwater, Fla.; brother, Dwight Richards, Morganton; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Faith Baptist Church, Revs. Johnny Owens, Reed Jones, Barry Goodman; body will be placed in church 30 minutes prior to service
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home and other times at 5429 Canterbury Circle, Shelby
Burgin Wilson
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Burgin Wilson, 80, 206 Ebenezer Road, died March 19, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Aaron and Ella Wray Wilson, World War II veteran, received Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal AR 600-68, Victory Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Theater Campaign Medal, construction worker for 37 years.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Margaret Wilson, Kings Mountain; brothers, Nathaniel and W.J. Wilson, Cleveland, Ohio, Clinton Wilson, Long Island, N.Y.; nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, cousins and friends
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Washington Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Denorris Byers
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes prior to service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home
JOE B. BELL
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Joe B. Bell, 70, died March 23, 2000, at Vencor Hospital, Greensboro. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Thomas Edgar and Mamie Dixon Bell, retired from Firestone Industries, Gastonia, member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, Army veteran of the Korean War.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Elizabeth "Lib" Bell; daughter, Rhonda Bell, Houston; brother and sister-in-law, Carl and Martha Bell, Kings Mountain; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mabel and Rev. Ray Price, Wilmington, Cloe and Cramer McDaniel, Gastonia, Wanda Bell, Kings Mountain; grandson, William Smart
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Harris Funeral Home, Rev. Ray Price
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: One hour prior to service, funeral home
Colon Ellis
MOORESBORO — Colon William Ellis, 82, 209 Westside Lane, died March 23, 2000 at home. He was a native of Rutherford County, son of the late Flay Oscar and Affie Belle Ledford Ellis, brother of the late F.V., Hubert and Clayton Ellis, Mary Thomas, Betty Saey, Lois Brendle, Lecie Austin, father of the late Gary Dean Ellis, retired farmer and custodian at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, member Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Reba Inez Davis Ellis; son and daughter-in-law, Charles William and Mary Ann Ellis, Mooresboro; sister, Dessie Hullender, Shelby; grandson, Kevin Scott Ellis, Mooresboro; four great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, Revs. Terry Cagle, Robert Toney, Andy Oliver; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before the service
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home and other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, 198 Pleasant Ridge Church Road, Shelby 28152
LEROY THOMASON SR.
STANLEY - Leroy Thomason Sr., 73, 6928 Old Plank Road, died March 21, 2000, at home. He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late Fred and Addie P. Thomason, member of Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Stanley.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Blanche Luckey Thomason; daughters, Virginia T. Pitts, Clover, S.C., Leola T. Dade, Stanley; son, Leroy Thomason, Charlotte; sisters, Alice Ross, Lillian Thomason, Cora Hart, Gastonia; brothers, Rev. Johnny J. Thomason, Bloomfield, N.Y., Rev. Mason M. Thomason, Gastonia; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Franklin E. Lowery
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes prior to service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Emma H. Williams
CLOVER, S.C. - Emma Lee Avery Hoffman Williams, 79, 2697 Smith Road, died March 23, 2000, at home. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Luther Avery and Nancy Payne, wife of the late Theodore Roosevelt Hoffman, sister of the late Winnie Mae Wilson, retired from Dover Textiles after several years, former member of Lutheran Chapel Church, Gastonia, former resident of Charlotte, member of Clover Christian Fellowship Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, James Fred Williams; daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Charles Fleming Jr., Dallas, Martha Hoffman and Ernest Terry, Gastonia; son and daughter-in-law, Lee and Patricia Hoffman, Clover; brothers, Carl and Lamar Avery, Dallas, Clyde Avery, Lenoir; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Clover Christian Fellowship Church, Rev. Tony Caruson
BURIAL: Lutheran Chapel Church Cemetery, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, the church, other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Jerry and Jeff Hoffman, Mark and Charles Fleming III, Thomas Hughes, Gary Hamby, Jerome Terry, Derek Parker
MEMORIALS: Hospice of York County, 67 N. Congress St., York, S.C. 29745 or Clover Christian Fellowship Church Blessing Fund, 1521 N. Jim Carter Road, Clover, S.C. 29710
ARRANGEMENTS: Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia
GLENN MITCHELL Sr.
YORK, S.C. - Glenn "Mitch" Mitchell Sr., 38, 25 Lee St., died March 19, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C. He was a son of the late Robert and Henrietta Page Mitchell, retired ink temperature regulator for Wikoff Color, Inc. where he worked for two years, member of Pineville A.M.E. Zion Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Tracy Mitchell, Kings Mountain; daughters, Melissa Lipscomb, Latosha Craig, Gastonia, Sierra Shear, York, Alexia Mitchell, Kings Mountain; sons, Glenn Jr. and Christian Mitchell, Gastonia; granddaughter, Aylissa Kiser, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Pineville A.M.E. Zion Church, Rock Hill, S.C., Dr. T. Goodwin, Revs. Anita R. Williams, Elmo Robison, George McCoy
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-7 tonight, Wright Funeral Home, York
Britt Wade Sams
GASTONIA - Britt Wade Sams, 83, 1108 S. Marietta St., died March 23, 2000, at Gastonia Village. She was a native of Banks County, Ga., daughter of the late Timothy and Beulah Webb Wade, wife of the late Ervin Sams, attended South Gastonia Church of God, retired from U.S. Rubber Company.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Edna Rose, Gastonia; brother, Randolph Wade, York, S.C.; nephews, Thim Wade, Gastonia, Randy Wade, Blacksburg, S.C.; great-nephew, Thimothy Wade Jr., Gastonia
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, McLean Funeral Directors, Pastor Barry Philbeck
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Thim and Randy Wade, Donnie West, Shane Walls, David Worick, Tim Yarbro
LINDA A. BELL
MOUNT HOLLY - Linda Adams Bell, 60, 107 Bentley St., died March 22, 2000, at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill. She was a native of Onslow County, daughter of the late Harold Adams, founding member and past president of the Gaston-Lincoln Genealogical Society, member and past secretary of the Gaston Historical Society, founding member of the Gaston chapter 955 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and its first president, member of the Beatties Ford Rifles chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and Daughters of the American Revolution, charter member of North Main Baptist Church, Mount Holly.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Ted Bell; daughter and son-in-law, Elaine and Gene Anderson, Denver; sons and daughters-in-law, James and Tamela Bell, Gastonia, Rodney and Barbara Bell, Mount Holly; mother, Bessie Adams, Mount Holly; brothers, Paul Lanier, Jerry Matthews, Beulaville; grandchildren, Benjamin Dellinger, Denver, Jonathan and Meredith Bell, Gastonia, Bryan Bell, Mount Holly; special friend, Texas Pete
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, North Main Baptist Church, Revs. Clarence Morris, Chris Sanford
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 6-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: North Main Baptist Church or the Gaston-Lincoln Genealogical Society
T. Dennis Whitesides
CLOVER, S.C. - T. Dennis Whitesides, 67, 609 N. Beersheba Road, died March 22, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center. He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late Thomas A. and Helen Biggers Whitesides, retired surveyor from S.C. Highway Department, member of Enon Baptist Church, Smyrna, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Betty Sipe Whitesides; son, Warren Whitesides, York, S.C.; daughters, Becky W. Moon, Wanda W. Hemphill, Rock Hill, S.C., Barbara W. Brady, Tampa, Fla.; sister, Lois W. Davidson, Clover; 10 grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Saturday, Bethany A.R.P. Church Cemetery, Rev. Alan Morrow
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home,York
MEMORIALS: Hickory Grove Life Saving Squad, 6009 Wylie Ave., Hickory Grove, S.C. 29717 or York County Hospice, 325 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, S.C. 29732
