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Bobby Allen Black
GASTONIA - Bobby Allen Black, 70, 304 Oakwood Circle, died April 4, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Burnie and Evelyn Allen Black, husband of the late Lucille Moore Black, retired graphics printer from Aladin Graphics, Charlotte, lead guitarist with Ordanaires, Air Force veteran of Korean War.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Danny A. Black, Gastonia, Bobby Jr. and Dena Black, Dallas, Texas, Joseph Black, Bloomville, Mo.; daughters and son-in-law, Anita Whiddon, Gastonia, Rebecca and Bill Pate, York, S.C.; brothers, Tommy and Burnie Black Jr., Gastonia; sister, Mary Nella Pennington, Gastonia; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: At the home
MEMORIALS: Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 950 W. Farris Road, Greenville, S.C. 29605
John H. Bryant
GASTONIA - John Henry Bryant, 82, 1406 W. Walnut Ave., died April 4, 2000 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late Henry Cleveland and Barbara Reams Bryant, husband of the late Emma Tallent Bryant, father of the late George Bryant, brother of the late Harry Bryant, Edna B. Smith, Gladys McClure, member of Dallas Church of God, Army veteran of World War II, served with Gen. George Patton, retired paint foreman from McGowan Co. in Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, John Anthony and Brenda Bryant, Kings Mountain; daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara B. and Jeff Nations, Greta B. and Doug Wright, Gastonia; brother and sister-in-law, Travis and Jeanette Bryant, Gastonia; sisters, Estelle B. Willis, Dallas, Alene B. Bolynn, Gastonia, Merle B. Costner, Dallas, Jimmie B. Hoover, Lincolnton.
FUNERAL: Held Wednesday, Dallas Church of God, Rev. D.R. Shortridge
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Long Creek Cemetery, Dallas
VISITATION: At the home of Estelle B. Willis, 362 Dallas-Bessemer City Highway
MEMORIALS: Dallas Church of God, 311 S. College St., Dallas 28034
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
JOHN N. NICHOLSON
DALLAS - John Newton Nicholson, 92, 184 Canipe Road, died April 5, 2000, at Brian Center. He was a native of Murphy, husband of the late Dorothy Greene Nicholson, son of the late John Allan and Tina Walker Nicholson, father of the late Rev. Leon Nicholson, brother of the late Harley, Hershel and Wylie Nicholson, Hattie Gibson, Mae Phillips and Dora Hall, member of Davis Memorial Baptist Church, retired from textiles.
SURVIVORS: Daughter-in-law and husband, Gail Nicholson and Neil Glenn, Waxhaw; brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Betty Nicholson, Gastonia; grandchildren, Gregory Leon Nicholson, Fort Mill, S.C., Lisa Nicholson Stepp, Hendersonville; great-grandchildren, Brittany and Hailey Nicholson, Dustin and Holly Stepp
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, Rev. Max Pendleton
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Greg, Bud, Jim and Winfred Nicholson, Brooks and Dustin Stepp
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Roy Hall, Lonnie and Junior Nicholson, Larry Hensley
MEMORIALS: Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Building Fund, 211 Marvin Road, Fort Mill 29715
Darryl Clyde McCoy
DALLAS - Darryl Clyde McCoy, 58, 111 Columbus St., died April 4, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Clyde McCoy, employed by Constar Inc., Charlotte, former member of Civil Air Patrol, Charlotte, member of Dallas Foursquare Gospel Church.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Helen Abee McCoy, aunts and uncles
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Dallas Funeral Home, Rev. Fred Morrison
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
Arvid T. Peak
COLUMBUS — Arvid Terry Peak, 76, Route 2, Pennell Road, died April 4, 2000, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Tryon. He was a native of Spartanburg, S.C., father of the late Mike Peak, attended Spartanburg schools and Wofford College, lived in Garner before retiring to Columbus, employed for many years by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, served on the North Carolina State Fair Committee, instrumental in promoting the Christmas tree, poultry and winery production industries throughout the state, member of Garner Country Club, Shriner’s Association, First Baptist Church of Garner, First Baptist Church of Columbus, Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 55 years, Mary Kate Hines Peak; sons and daughter-in-law, Rick and Janie Peak, Gastonia, Jeff Peak, Garner; daughter-in-law, Kay Peak, Gastonia; brothers, Jack Noblitt, McKeeves Rock, Pennsylvania, Billy Noblitt, Spartanburg; sister, Betty Crocker, Atlanta; grandchildren, Terry Peak, Duncan, Okla., Brandon Lee Peak, The Citadel, Katie and Hunter McDowell Peak, Gastonia, Janie Griffith, Mooresville, Trey Thompson, Camden, S.C.
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Friday, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, Rev. Rammy Lybrand
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: One hour before the service, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Delmos Lockhart, James Litton, Billy Hines, Tommy Melton, Delbert Case, Paul Smith, Glenn Burgess
MEMORIALS: Charity of donor’s choice or Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Building Fund, 805 S. York St., Gastonia 28052
William J. Turner
CLOVER, S.C. - William Joseph Turner, 79, 3555 Turner Road, died April 4, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late Lenny Hope and Annie Hanna Turner, brother of the late Mary Warmouth, Annie Looper, Marshall and Paul Turner, maintenance supervisor at Foote Mineral Co. for more than 20 years, World War II Navy veteran who served in the South Pacific, member of Bethany A.R. Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Margie Huffstetler Turner; daughter and son-in-law, Janice T. and David Douglas, Clover; sons and daughters-in-law, Danny and Andie Turner, Hickory Grove, S.C., Ricky and Donna Turner, Clover; sisters, Ruby Hord, Frances Bumgardner, Kings Mountain, Martha Lanier, Gastonia; brothers, Harry Turner, Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Jason, William and Hannah Turner, Cheri King, Bart Douglas, Joe and Susan Denton; great-grandchild, Cheyenne Douglas
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Bethany ARP Church, Rev. Alan Morrow
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Jason Turner, Bart Douglas, Jason King, Chuck Melton, Paul Jr. and Charles Ray Hord
MEMORIALS: Bethany ARP Church, 1454 N. Hwy. 161, Clover 29710 or Mount Vernon United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 158, Hickory Grove 29717
David D. Garrison Sr.
KINGS MOUNTAIN - David Douglas Garrison Sr., 76, 130 Gunsmoke Trail, died April 4, 2000, in Bessemer City. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Gus Garrison and Geneva O’Daniel Gladden, husband of the late Eva E. Garrison, retired shop foreman from Wallace Machine Shop, Bellview, N.J., after 26 years of service, Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Mark S. and Cheri Garrison, Gastonia, Roger and Janice Hawkins, Wilmington, Lynn Hawkins, Topeka, Kan.; daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Jerry Jones, Lebanon, Mo., Terry and Don Lassen, Lawrence, Kan., Tracy and Jeff Crisp, Bessemer City, Kelly Garrison, Kings Mountain; sister, Violet Lowery, Bessemer City; 15 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren GRAVESIDE MEMORIAL: 4 p.m. Friday, Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, Rev. Jerry Millwood
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. tonight, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
Eula Wells Cashion
BELMONT - Eula Adelaide Wells Cashion, 86, died April 5, 2000, in Belmont.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, First Presbyterian Church, Hamlet
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
Isabelle B. Eaves
GASTONIA - Isabelle B. Eaves, 63, 554 S. Boyd St., died April 2, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late Thomas Steel and Lula Mae Barnett, wife of the late Johnny Eaves, winder in textile industry.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Joan Patitu, Barbara J. Barnett, Natile Sanders, Gastonia, Angela Barnett, Greensboro, Brandy Eaves, New York; son, Tony Eaves, Gastonia; sisters, Parnell Gwinn, Alberta Carroll, Gastonia, Hattie Currence, Charlotte, Shirley Williams, Greensboro; brother, Joe L. Williams, Gastonia; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Ephesus Seven Day Adventist, Pastor Kenneth Boswell
BURIAL: Armstrong Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8 tonight, Costner Funeral Home; other times at the home
Charlie Curtis Ford
GASTONIA - Charlie Curtis Ford, 68, 3042 Salem Drive, died April 3, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaffney, S.C., son of the late Carrie Lolaemma and Willie Lewis Ford, bailer in cotton mill.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Clara McClure Ford; daughters and sons-in-law, Demetrice Y. Cherry, Barbara Ann Ruff, Gastonia, Janice and Willie Hardin, High Point, Gwen and Olden Smith, Louise and Winston Reid, Bonnie and Jerome Fields, Charlotte; son and daughter-in-law, William and Rose Cherry, Alabama; sisters and brother-in-law, Lillie Bell Smith, Lincolnton, Pauline and Cleo Harris, Sherrills Ford; brothers and sisters-in-law, Willie and Mary Ford, L.C. and Annie Ford, Mount Holly; special grandchild, Tatjana L. Cherry; 15 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Belmont, Rev. Carl Glenn
BURIAL: Henry’s Chapel Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
COY H. WILLARD
BLACKSBURG, S.C. — Coy Holland Willard, 69, 634 Trisha Road, died April 4, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Wash Holland and Anna Smith Willard, member of Temple Baptist Church, Gastonia, Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Nancy W. Willard; son, Tommy Williams, York, S.C.; daughter, Cynthia Lynn Willard Lemons, Blacksburg; brother, Howard Willard, Gastonia; sisters, Shirley Lingerfelt, Gastonia, Dot Lindsey, Clover, S.C.; grandchildren, Michael Tscheiller, Charlotte Frankum, Beth Lemons
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. today, Temple Baptist Church, Gastonia, Rev. Jerry Lail
MEMORIALS: Hospice Community Care, 325 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, S.C. 29730
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Gastonia
