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D.H. Shillinglaw
YORK, S.C. — D.H. "Dick" Shillinglaw, 74, 726 Kelly Road, died March 18, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center.
He was a native of Sharon, S.C., son of the late John and Annie Hood Shillinglaw, retired security guard for General Tire, Charlotte, former York City Police officer, York fireman, elder of Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, Navy veteran of World War II, avid outdoorsman
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mattie Ruth W. Shillinglaw; sons, J. Dean and Jimmy Shillinglaw, York; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, Revs. James Gable, Clyde Mitchum
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, 3852 Woodlawn St., Sharon 29742
Calvin Lee Howie
LOWESVILLE — Calvin Lee Howie, 75, died March 18, 2000, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Mecklenburg County, son of the late Sully and Hattie Heffner Howie, brother of the late Mary Boseman and John Howie, member of Hills Chapel United Methodist Church, retired carpenter, Navy veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruth Dellinger Howie; son, Eddie Howie, Denver; daughters, Dorthy Sims, Salisbury, Jenny Huskins, Lowesville, Dora Modlin, Huntersville, Barbara Carter, Denver, Teresa Barkley, Iron Station; brothers, Roscoe Howie, Belmont, George Howie, Charlotte, Robert Howie, Lowesville; sisters, Francis Ferrell, Charlotte, Martha Jones, Lowesville, Sarah Grady, Mooresville; nine grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Hills Chapel United Methodist Church, Dr. Ed Maddox, Rev. Hubert Clinard
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Raymer Funeral Home, Huntersville
MEMORIALS: Hills Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, 988 South N.C. Highway 16, Stanley 28164
Evelyn J. Jarrett
LINCOLNTON — Evelyn Johnson Jarrett, 68, 3688 Killian Road, died March 18, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Iredell County, daughter of the late Ed and Eva Menscer Johnson, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Ottman Jarrett; son, Ottman L. Jarrett, Vale; daughter, Iva J. Branton, Lincolnton; brothers, Thomas Johnson, Harmony, James Johnson, Statesville, Harold Johnson, Hiddenite, Ray "Peanut" Johnson, Lincolnton; sisters, Pauline Stroud, Mocksville, Mable Cape, Ellen Beckham, Statesville; six grandchildren; one great-grandson
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Crowell Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rev. Ed Benfield
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
Margaret Lawrence
GASTONIA — Margaret Lawrence, 50, 2112 Second St., died March 16, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Gastonia, daughter of the late Minnie McGill and Levi Houston Galloway, homemaker, member of Broomefield C.M.E. Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Patricia Fields, Spartanburg, S.C.; sons, David Galloway, James Lawrence, Gastonia; sister, Verina Ellis, Gastonia; three grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Broomefield C.M.E. Church, Rev. Willie Fleming
BURIAL: Clover Community Cemetery
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Geneva C. Peaslee
STANLEY — Geneva Carol Cunningham Peaslee, 47, 201 Old Lowesville Road, died March 17, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Gaston County, member of Trinity Full Gospel Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Harland W. Peaslee; sons, Dale Sackrider, Columbus, Ohio, Jeremy Sackrider, Phoenix, Ariz., Douglas Cunningham, Gastonia; daughters, Fonda Williams, Wake Forest, Cherine Evers, Charlotte, Karline Sackrider, Gastonia, Michelle Peaslee, Stanley, Nikki Griswold, Gastonia, Lisa Hall, Lenoir, Ivanna Aumanna, Lancaster, Calif.; father, Ray Douglas Cunningham, Gastonia; mother, Betty Ruth Meadows Young, Houston, Texas; brothers, Joel Cunningham, Charlotte, David Young, Houston; sister, Yvonne Estreda, Houston; grandchild, Garrand Williams, Wake Forest
FUNERAL: Held Monday, Trinity Full Gospel Church, Revs. David R. Livingston Jr., John Mayberry
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly
PALLBEARERS: Brett and Travis Cunningham, Andrew Deriso, Jeremy and Dale Sackrider II, Kenneth Williams
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Ora B. Boheler
CLOVER, S.C. — Ora Lee Brakefield Boheler, 72, died March 19, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late Ward and Ann Horne Brakefield, member of Ramah Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Howard Henry Boheler; daughter, Gaye B. Smith, Clover; sons, Wayne, Roger and Dennie Boheler, Clover, Ronnie Boheler, Kings Creek, S.C.; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Revs. Al Daniel and Marvin Carson
INTERMENT: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 1 p.m. today, funeral home
Larry D. Poole
CLOVER, S.C. — Larry D. Poole, 55, 2462 Bonnie Glen Road, died March 18, 2000, at Decedent’s Residence.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Theodore Roosevelt and Mary Louise Belt Poole, father of the late Rodney Poole, brother of the late Jerry, Ervin and Walbert Poole, Margie Caldwell, Army veteran, former employee of Charlotte Paint Co.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Gloria L. Poole; sons and daughters-in-law, Scott and Sharon Poole, Belmont, Derrick and Eric Poole, Belmont, Larry and Joyce Poole Jr., Kannapolis; stepsons and daughters-in-law, Donald and Margaret Wooten Jr., John and Mary Wooten, Raymond and Tammy Wooten, Lincolnton, Tim and Summer Wooten, Kings Mountain; brothers and sisters-in-law, Carl and Iris Poole, Columbus, Ga., Douglas and Donna Poole, Pontiac, Mich.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Brenda and Bruce Hecth, Grand Blanc, Mich., Betty Coleman, Orion, Mich., Edna and Howard Wiley, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.; former wife, Trudy Poole; 13 grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 4 p.m. today, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Rev. Steve Oats
MEMORIALS: Hospice Community Care, 325 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, S.C. 29730
Myrna Joy McGinnis
BELMONT — Myrna Joy McGinnis, 65, 208 Garrison Drive, died March 18, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Belmont, daughter of the late George Graham McGinnis and Pauline Simpson Hamilton, longtime knitter at Belmont Hosiery, creator of ceramics and handmade crafts, active member of Hawley Avenue Community Watch Association.
SURVIVORS: Sisters and brother-in-law, Maria Hamilton, the home, Pamela and David Bradshaw, Mount Holly; brother and sister-in-law, Stephen and Dyan Hamilton, Bessemer City; niece, Jennifer Hamilton, Bessemer City
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Pastor Joe Harding
BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery
VISITATION: 10:30 a.m. today, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Holy Angels, 6600 Wilkinson Blvd., Belmont 28012 or charity of donor’s choice
ELIZABETH V. BARNHILL
MORGANTON — Elizabeth V. "Libby" Barnhill, 68, Center Street, died March 19, 2000, at Grace Hospital.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Cleveland Mack and Irene Wylie Pace, wife of the late James Anderson Barnhill Sr., sister of the late Bertha Curry, member of North Morganton Baptist Church, retired from Broughton Hospital in 1981.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Elizabeth Barnhill, Spruce Pine; daughters and sons-in-law, Teresa and Andy Merrill, Winston-Salem, Susan and Dirk Peterson, Morganton, Jamie and Tom Reichard, Newton; grandchildren, Beth, Dirk, Jennifer, Dane, Kirsten, Justin and Michael; great-grandchildren, Samantha and Ethan; brothers, Maxie and Dan Pace; sister, Vicky Flowers
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sossoman Funeral Home, Rev. Bob Deviney
BURIAL: Burke Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Juvenile Diabetes Association., 1012 S. Kings Drive, Suite 701, Charlotte 28283
Alfred H. Williamson Jr.
SHELBY — Alfred "Al" Harmon Williamson Jr., 43, 1436 New House Road, died March 19, 2000, at Hospice of Wendover.
He was a native of Cleveland County, husband of the late Cathy Rollins Williamson, farmer, manufacturing engineer for Hurst Emergency Products, member of Double Springs Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Trey and Bobbie Williamson, Cullowhee; parents, Alfred H. and Poniese Wilson Williamson, Shelby; brother, David Williamson, Shelby; sister and brother-in-law, Dr. Linda and Eric Lawrence, Albemarle; maternal grandmother, Verna N. Wilson, Shelby; paternal grandmother, Lucy Falls Williamson, Shelby
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home, Rev. Eddie Brackett
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Wendover, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby 28150, or Double Springs Baptist Church, 1130 Double Springs Church Road, Shelby 28150
