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Joyce R. Ball
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Joyce Rawlings Ball, 75, Ramsey Drive, died April 3, 2000, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Gastonia, daughter of the late Frank Lee and Grace Wright Rawlings, wife of the late William Donald Ball, sister of the late Virginia Ellington, former employee in quality control department of AVX for about nine years, moved to Myrtle Beach area in 1978 from Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Gene, Keith and Gregory Ball, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Frank Ball, Conway, S.C.; brothers, Robert D. Rawlings, Gastonia, Charles Murphy, Marion, S.C.; sisters, Martha Gunter, Grace Smith, Gastonia; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: To be held in Stony Point at a later date
MEMORIALS: A children’s charity of donor’s choice
ARRANGEMENTS: McMillan-Small Funeral Home
Murry Clay Dear
SHELBY — Murry Clay Dear, 74, 1241 Airport Road, died April 4, 2000, at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center.
He was a native of De Ridder, La., son of the late Gus and Beaulah Dear, brother of the late Wayne Dear, Army veteran of World War II, retired Staff Sgt. from Air Force, member of Elizabeth Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Hazel White Dear; sons and daughters-in-law, David and JoAn Dear, Ronnie Dear, Shelby, Don and Jane Dear, Tega Cay, S.C.; brothers, B.L. and Roy Dear, De Ridder, La., Arthur Dear, Louisville, Ky.; sisters, Irene Cole, Pitkin, La., Earlene Hutchinson, Groves, Texas, Sue McDonald, Kerrville, Texas; grandchildren, Christine, Ashley, Zachary and Megan Dear
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Elizabeth Baptist Church Cemetery, Rev.Terry Jordan, full military honors
VISITATION: 2-3 p.m. Thursday, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Life Enrichment Center, 1270 Fallston Road, Shelby 28150 or Elizabeth Baptist Church, 302 N. Post Road, Shelby 28152
Mary Sue M. Lewis
DALLAS — Mary Sue Mitchum Lewis, 76, 202 Elizabeth Lane, died April 3, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Robert Lee and Katie Houser Mitchum, sister of the late Roy, Charles, Floyd and Merman Mitchum, retired from Gaston Memorial Hospital, member of Sunset Lane Baptist Church, Bessemer City.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Bill Lewis; sister, Ruth M. Barnette, Cherryville; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Sunset Lane Baptist Church, Revs. Ronnie Hinson, W. Edwin Jackson
BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, the church, other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Chris, Don, Houston, Michael, Mike and Trey Tolbert
MEMORIALS: Sunset Lane Baptist Church, 1001 N. 12th Lane, Bessemer City 28016
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Gastonia
John 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 serving with Gen. George Patton, retired paint foreman with 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: 7 tonight, Dallas Church of God, Rev. D.R. Shortridge
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m., Thursday, Long Creek Cemetery, Dallas
VISITATION: One hour before the service at the church
MEMORIALS: Dallas Church of God, 311 S. College St., Dallas, 28034
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Home
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. Thursday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 950 W. Farris Road, Greenville, S.C. 29605
John R. Longshore Jr.
LAKE WYLIE, S.C. — John Robert Longshore Jr., 64, 4 Lakeridge Road, died April 3, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
He was a native of Lancaster County, S.C., son of the late John Robert Sr.and Caroline Ione Alexander Longshore, former resident of Fort Mill, S.C., member of River Hills Community Church, graduate of Fort Mill High School and Clemson University in 1957 with a B.S. in engineering, former employee of Yeargin Co., Greenville, S.C., with more than 25 years of service, vice president of sales and marketing with F.N. Thompson Co., Charlotte, with more than 10 years of service, former member of Army Reserves, served a short time in active service.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Judith Bullard Longshore; daughters, Karen Longshore Haley,Greenville, S.C., Shellie Edwards Johnson, Atlanta, Sherese Carol Edwards, Stephanie Edwards Hinton, Charlotte; three sons-in-law; sister and brother-in-law, Bennie Longshore and Yates Giles, Union, S.C.; three grandchildren; niece, Caroline Giles Barker, Lauren, S.C.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, River Hills Community Church, Revs. Bruce Jones, Jeffrey Bickery, Russ Brown; organist, Kay Lewis
BURIAL: Church cemetery
MEMORIALS: River Hills Community Church Building Fund, 104 Hamilton’s Ferry Road, Lake Wylie, S.C. 29710
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
Ruby Ingle Mull
LINCOLNTON — Ruby Ingle Mull, 80, died April 4, 2000, at Frye Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Nelson and Carrie Lee Smith Ingle, former sewer for Shorewood Furniture, Burris Manufacturing, Ethan-Allen and Bill Ledford Upholstery, member of Happy Timers Senior Citizens at Pisgah United Methodist Church, Bethel Baptist Church, WMU, Bethel Lites Senior Citizens, Sunday school teacher, church clerk, YWA director.
SURVIVORS: Son, Eddie Mull, Lincolnton; daughters, Betty Jo Barger, Faye Leatherman, Mary Alice Summey, Lincolnton; brothers, Bud, Nelson,Tom and Bob Ingle, Lincolnton; sisters, Josephine Allen, Teeny Houser, Lincolnton; granddaughter, Jo Denia Gant, Lincolnton; grandsons, Clinton Leatherman Jr., Lawndale, Tony Leatherman, Vale, Maurice and Nathan Leatherman, Adrian and Daniel Barger Jr., Joey Mull, Lincolnton, Nelson Barger, Crouse, Pete Page, Cherry Grove, S.C.; 11 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, Bethel Baptist Church, Revs. Gordon Shrum, Fred Carpenter
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 950 W. Farris Road, Greenville, S.C. 29605
Mary F. Ellis
GASTONIA — Mary Gladys Farris Ellis, 74, died April 3, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby.
She was a native of York, S.C., wife of the late Lake Ellis, daughter of the late Daniel Andrew and Bessie Smith Farris, mother of the late David Funderburke, retired from United Spinners after 12 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Son, Brian Ellis, Gastonia; daughter, Amy Padgett, Charleston, S.C.; sister, Sylvia Stewart, Gastonia; grandson, Jeremy Funderburke; great-grandson, Zachary Funderburke, Boiling Springs; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Thursday, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City, Rev. Leo Kuykendall
BURIAL: Armstrong Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
Shirley S. Lee
CHERRYVILLE — Shirley S. Lee, 82, 105 Linda Drive, died April 3, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late France and Laura Pryor Short, wife of the late Dwight Lee, a homemaker, member of Union Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Noah and Shelby Jean Canipe, Cherryville; sisters, Alma Wood, Polkville, Lorene Hudson, Elkin; brother, Buren Short, Cliffside; four grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Union Baptist Church, Rev. Michael Shumate, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
MEMORIALS: Union Baptist Church, 3800 Polkville Road, Shelby 28150
ARRANGEMENTS: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Shelby
Luellen Cardin Hope
GASTONIA — Luellen Cardin Hope, 78, 2464 Jamaica Lane, died April 4, 2000, at Gastonia Village.
She was a native of Monroe County, Tenn., daughter of the late William Barrett and Mary Thompson Cardin, wife of the late William Oliver Hope, sister of the late Burlis and Rance Cardin, Marie Cardin Johns, retired from textiles, driver for Renee Ewing of Social Services for the Blind, member of Ladies Auxiliary of VFW, member of Grace Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sisters and brothers-in-law, Reba Prince, Fontana Dam, Ora and John McKnight, Gastonia, Jessie and George Adams, Thelma and Robert Hall, Frankie Bean, Springwood, Iris Haywood, Belmont
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Thursday, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev.Bruce Huffstetler
VISITATION: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053; Alzheimer’s Association, 969 Cox Road, Gastonia 28054 or charity of donor’s choice
