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Samuel Morris
STANLEY Samuel Lee Morris, 52, 2036 Dallas-Stanley Highway, died March 27, 2000 at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Mecklenburg County, son of the late Jessie and Shuley Helms Morris.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Betty Perkins Morris; sons and daughter-in-law, Gary Morris, Belmont, Eric Morris, Alexis, Steve and Susan Morris, Greg and Cliff Potter, Stanley; daughters and son-in-law, Karen and Ralph Cameron, Rock Hill, S.C., Cheryl Morris, Liverport, Mich.; brothers, Oliver Morris, Charlotte, Homer Morris, Bryson City, J.C. Morris, Florida; sisters, Ovella Crump, Charlotte, Thelma Smith, Stanley
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Alexis Baptist Church Cemetery, Rev. Robert Gittens
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
Emma Conner
GASTONIA Emma McKinney Connor, 90, 3313 Ratchford Drive, died March 22, 2000 at Century Care.
Member of Friendly Hill Baptist Church, Lake Wylie, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Julia and Elizabeth Connor, Lillian C. Roach, Gastonia, Cora C. Strain, Charlotte; sons, Alonzo Connor Jr., Dallas, Robert L. Connor, California; brothers, Charlie N. McKinney, McAdenville, Robert McKinney, Charlotte, Rev. Johnnie McKinney, Gastonia; sister, Jennie Lampkin, Charlotte; daugther-in-law, Mary Ann Given Connor, Charlotte; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Friendly Hill Baptist Church, Rev. Michael Davis
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before funeral, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Maybelle Cates
CHARLOTTE Maybelle Starnes Cates, 83, died March 27, 2000 at Presbyterian Hospital.
She was a native of Durham, daughter of the late Thomas and Maggie Whittaker Starnes, mother of the late Ernest Russell Cates, member of Purcell United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, taught Susanna Wesley Sunday School Class, member of Anna Auman Sunday School Class, active in church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Ernest Cates; sons, Durwood S. Smith, Charlotte, John T. Cates, Gastonia; grandchildren, Sheri Balke, Brockman, Justin and Brenton Cates; great-grandchild, Benjamin Wade Balke
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, McEwen Funeral Service, Charlotte Chapel, Rev. J. Holt Madison
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Purcell United Methodist Church, 2141 Weyland Ave., Charlotte 28208
Janie Ray
BESSEMER CITY Janie Mae Ray, 74, 402 E. Maine Ave., died March 26, 2000 at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., daughter of the late John I. and Mary Bright Ray, sister of the late Clyde, James, George, Charles, Fred and Claude Ray, Clearance Wray, Rosa Lee Bright, employed by Ithaca Industries, Gastonia, retired from Pharr Yarns, McAdenville.
SURVIVORS: Nieces and nephews; great nieces and great nephews
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Rev. Jerry Millwood
BURIAL: Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home; other times at the home of Iva Ray, 403 E. Tennessee Ave., Bessemer City
PALLBEARERS: Eddie Huskins, Jimmy and Jerry Teaster, Scott and Steven Garrett, Robert Hammer
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Jordan and Adam Huskins
Arlington Jans
SHARON, S.C. Arlington Clayton Jans, 64, P.O. Box 49, died March 25, 2000 at V.A. Medical Center, Columbia, S.C.
He was a native of North Dakota, son of the late John and Katherine Jans, member of Olivet Presbyterian Church, McConnells, S.C., Air Force veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ethel Webb Jans, Bessemer City; sons, David Jans, High Shoals, Daniel Jans, Bessemer City; daughters, Rose Pheifer, Cherryville, Tina Adams, Bessemer City; brothers, Leonard Jans, Toledo, Ohio, Otto Jans, New Jersey; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Rev. Chip McArthur
BURIAL: Private
MEMORIALS: American Heart Association, 1300 Baxter St., Charlotte 28204
John Byers
SHELBY John Keith Byers, 46, died March 25, 2000.
He was a native of Shelby, son of the late John Edward Byers, member of Emmanuel Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, Lawndale, employee of Freightliner Corp., Gaffney, S.C., former employee of NAPA Auto Parts, Gaffney.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lydia McCluney Byers; mother, Katie Gilliam Byers; grandmother, Maggie Hamrick Gilliam; father-in-law, M.B. McCluney; sons and daughter-in-law, Tetri Donte Byers, Wesley Damon and Ashaki Teague Byers; brothers and sisters-in-law, Edward and Janie Torain Byers, Augusta, Ga., Daryl and Kathleen Camp Byers, Waco; sisters and brothers-in-law, CeCe Byers and Wilbur Johnson, Charleston, S.C., Patricia Byers and Roger Shade; sisters-in-law, Norma Gail Corry, Deborah McCluney and Dennis McDowell; brother-in-law and spouse, Donald and Caroline McCluney; grandchildren, India and Rayjhunne Littlejohn, Keith D. Byers; aunts, Dorothy Elmore, Jeanie Foxworth, Queens, N.Y., Frances Gilliam, Passaic, N.J., Betty Mae Byers; nephews and nieces; relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Waddell Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, Shelby, Rev. Carl L. Roberts, Luke Curry Sr.
BURIAL: Webb Memorial Lawn
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Withrows Funeral Home
Martha Edith White
YORK, S.C. Martha Edith White, 94, formerly of Sharon, S.C., died March 26, 2000, at White Oak Manor.
She was a native of Lancaster, S.C., daughter of the late James Meek and Eliza Scott White, member of Sharon A.R.P. Church.
SURVIVORS: Nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Sharon A.R.P. Church Cemetery, Rev. Meredith Cavin
MEMORIALS: Sharon A.R.P. Church, 3915 York St., Sharon, S.C. 29742
ARRANGEMENTS: Bratton Funeral Home
Minnie Lee Abbott
COLUMBIA, S.C. Minnie Lee Abbott, 80, died March 26, 2000.
She was a native of Corsicana, Texas, daughter of the late John Wesley and Maude B. Kelly Sparrow, wife of the late William "Bill" Abbott, preceded in death by five sisters, member of Crescent Hill Baptist Church, Daughters of American Revolution for more than 50 years, Respite Center at Christ the King Lutheran Church, Association of Retired Persons and Grand Association of Veterans of Railway Employees Inc., former member of Half-Century Club.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Willa Deane Reynolds, Charlotte; eight nieces and nephews; 24 great-nieces and nephews, 21 great-great-nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens, Rev. Ron Bryan, Dr. Lamar McCarrell
ARRANGEMENTS: Thompson Funeral Home, West Columbia, S.C.
Yoshiko Stendal
MOUNT HOLLY Yoshiko Fukui "Betty" Stendal, 71, died March 18, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Osaka, Japan, daughter of the late Itaro and Hatuse Tsuda Fukui, 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; 11 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. Sherman Branch
ENTOMBMENT: Hillcrest Gardens Mausoleum
PALLBEARERS: Jimmy Hurst, Todd Calhoun, Steve Maggs, David Moore, Eric Riley, Bob Werner
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Charles D. Bolin
KINGS MOUNTAIN Charles Dylan Bolin, infant, 405 York Road, died March 18, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Melissia Elaine Bolin, Kings Mountain; father, Heath Hallberg, Sac City, Iowa; brother, William Timothy Luke West, Kings Mountain; sisters, Stacie Michelle Bridges, Kings Mountain, Carmen Annette and Shannon Elizabeth Heffernan, Virginia Beach, Va.; maternal grandmother, Annette Chen, Kings Mountain; maternal grandfather, Randy Reid Bolin, Clover, S.C.; maternal great-grandparents, Colleen and Ed Philbeck, Kings Mountain; paternal grandparents, Roger and Sandra Hallberg, Sac City; paternal great-grandmother, Marge Veerhusen, Sac City; aunts and uncles
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Kings Lighthouse Worship Center, Rev. Darrell Alexander, Timothy Whitaker
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home
