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Joyce Falls
DALLAS - Joyce Poteat Falls, 40, 204 Eason Road, died April 13, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Gaston County, sister of the late Karen Sue Poteat, member of West Franklin Baptist Church, 1976 graduate of Hunter Huss High School, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Randy Falls; children, Michael, Christopher and Amber Falls, of the home; parents, Harry E. and Jean Grayson Poteat, Gastonia; brother, Kevin Poteat, Gastonia; sisters, Kathy Wilson and Lisa Lineberger, Gastonia.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Rev. Ken Cobb
BURIAL: Following service, Westview Gardens, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 7 to 9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Chris and Mike Falls, Rodney Wilson, Scott Lineberger, John Pendleton, Brian and Richard Turlington, Kevin Poteat
Robert Smith, Jr.
BLACKSBURG, S.C. — Robert Lewis Smith, Jr., 5, of 108 Bell St., died April 12, 2000, in Gaffney, S.C. He was a native of Shelby and attended Bible Holiness Church in Grover.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Robert Smith, Sr. and Mary Bledsloe, of the home; sisters, Tameka Bledsloe and Brittiany Smith, of the home; maternal grandmother, Roxie Bledsloe, Grover; paternal grandmother, Jessie Smith, Blacksburg; paternal great-grandmother, Beulah Hardin, Blacksburg.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Youngs Grove Baptist Church, body will be placed in church one hour before service, Revs. Sherry Moss and Larry Brooks
BURIAL: Church Cemetery, following service
VISITATION: 7 to 8 tonight, Gilmore Mortuary, 305 W. Rutledge Ave., Gaffney, S.C.
GLADYS KELLER
GASTONIA - Gladys Parkins Keller, 89, Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation, died April 14, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Riley and Leona Nolan Parkins, wife of the late Luther Brackett, former resident of 109 Roberts Ave. in York, S.C., retired from Ticaro Industry in Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Grady D. Keller; stepdaughters, Margaret Etherton, Bessemer City, Linda Sheets, Gastonia; grandchildren, Emelio Niglio, Hickory, Gidgett Egner, Jacksonville, Tenn., Nicolas Niglio, El Paso, Texas; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; niece and spouse, Martha and Monroe Wills, York; nephews, Veron Payne, Sharon, S.C., Leon Payne, Gastonia
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. today, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Ron Culbertson
VISITATION: One houre before service, McLean Funeral Directors
Loretta Ikerd
MOUNT HOLLY - Loretta Williams Ikerd, 62, 305 Smith Road, died April 14, 2000, at home. She was a native of Rowan County, daughter of the late Douglas and Agnes Mishak Williams, sister of the late Dorothy Caldwell and Rosalee Jones, graduate of Belmont Middle School, retired from PYA Monarch Food Dist., Charlotte, member of Second Baptist Church, active in church choir, senior choir, W.M.U., and the senior citizen’s church group.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 42 years Tommy G. Ikerd; daughters and sons-in-law, Renee and Allen Sturgill, Mount Holly, Sandy and David Criswell, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; sister, Mrs. Don Grindstaff, Stanley; grandsons, Scotty Sturgill, Mount Holly, Adam Criswell, Mt. Pleasant; granddaughters, Lauren Criswell, Mount Pleasant, Alyssa Sturgill, Mount Holly
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Monday, Second Baptist Church, Rev. Bruce Bradley
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery
VISITATION: 4-6 today, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
George Reinhardt
LINCOLNTON - George T. Reinhardt, 83, 1518 Buck Oak Road, died April 13, 2000, at home. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Walter and Nola Edwards Reinhardt, brother of the late McKinley and Abraham Reinhardt, member of Moore’s Chapel Baptist Church, ordained deacon for more than 40 years, member of Lomax Lodge #29, Cleveland Consistory #122, past commander-in-chief, Rameses Temple #51, Black Coalition of Churches, president of the Third District Quarterly Convention of the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Association, Springfield Brotherhood, a member of the NAACP and former president, retired from Spanco Yarn as a shipping and receiving clerk.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 63 years, Bernice Reinhardt; son and daughter-in-law, George Milton and Frankie Reinhardt, Lincolnton; daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda and Wilbert Stover, Janet and Jarvis Slacks, Kay Puller and Cynthia Darnell Reinhardt, all of Lincolnton; brothers, Wilson Reinhardt, Brooklyn, N.Y., Robert Reinhardt, Lincolnton; sisters, Betty Montgomery, Denver, Carrie McRavion, Gastonia, Melvina Brown, Lincolnton; grandchildren, Melody Reinhardt, Michelle and Shane Pulley, Bryan and Misty Stover; great-grandchildren, Candace Reinhardt, Mikayla Geornice McDowell; family members, T.J. Thompson and Aliyah (Le Le) McLain; aunts, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Providence Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. G. Albert Enlow
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
Sarah Walker
GASTONIA - Sarah Walker, 81, 2510 Crescent Lane, died April 14, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Guilford County, daughter of the late June and Maryann Stutts Carden, member of Bell Wood Baptist Church in Atlanta.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Floyd W. Walker, Sr.; sons, the Rev. Floyd W. Walker Jr., Blacksburg, S.C., Roger Dale Walker, Caroleen; daughter, Shirley Walker Davis, Bessemer City; sisters, Helen Carden Bailey and Mary Frances Carden Knott, both of Burlington; 13 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Rev. Floyd W. Walker, Jr.
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Jimmy Bailey, Richard Butler, Dean Davis, Jerry Norman, Pete Walker, Israel West
Gustavia Patterson
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Gustavia "Gussie" Leslie Patterson, 85, died April 13, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital. She was a native of York County, daughter of the late Pearl Leslie, wife of the late J.D. Patterson, mother of the late Lillie B. Dawkins, sister of the late Booker T. Leslie, retired from West Elementary School in 1974, member of Adams Chapel AME Zion Church, licensed minister.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Zenobia Odems, of the home, Leonia McCleary and Patricia Patterson Moore, of Kings Mountain; sons, Joe N. Odems, Gastonia, Lincoln D. Odems, Kings Mountain, Jhonell Odems, Providence, R.I.; sisters, Loray Leslie, Kings Mountain, Annie Bell Thompson, Charlotte; 25 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Adams Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, Dr. Pruella Kilgore Sanders
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Withrow’s Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
Virginia Williams
MADISON, Ga. — Virginia Crawford Williams, 83, Rt. 4 Box 393-W, Saluda, S.C.,died April 14, 2000, at home. She was a native of Madison, Ga., daughter of the late Fred A. and Vannah Young Crawford, sister of the late Euell Crawford and Nellie Ruth Byram, retired from Cleveland Cloth Mills, attended First Baptist Church and Eastside Baptist Church, both in Shelby.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Max Robert Williams; daughter, Noreita Virginia Burton, Newport News, Va.; brother, Henry F. Crawford, Titusville, Fla.; sisters and brother-in-law, Minnie Belle Anthony, Kings Mountain, Christine and Glenn Smith, Shelby, Janet Isul, Miami, Fla., Kitty Minnix, Shelby; three grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Lutz-Austell Funeral Home, body will be placed in funeral home one hour before service, Rev. Vince Hefner
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 5-6:30 tonight, Lutz-Austell Funeral Home
Michelle B. Scruggs
GASTONIA - Michelle Christina Barnes Scruggs, 28, 1864 Haynes Ave., died April 17, 2000. She was a native of Gaston County, mother of the late Preston Thomas Scruggs, homemaker, attended Salem Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Richard Wayne Scruggs; daughter, Chelsey Scruggs, the home; parents, Gene Barnes, Florida, Angela Johnson, Gastonia; brother, Bryon Barnes, Bessemer City; sisters-in-law, Kim Parton, Clover, S.C., Wendy Allen, Gastonia; brother-in-law, Brent Parton; maternal grandparents, Reba and Earl Bowen; father-in-law and mother-in-law, David and Vickie Ladora Parton, Clover; aunt, Cheryl Martin; uncle, Frank Bowen; good friend, John Johnson
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Salem Baptist Church, Revs. Jack Fleming, Ted Cole III
INTERMENT: Armstrong Cemetery
PALLBEARERS: Bobby Evans, Jeff Spargo, Greg Mills, Curtis Martin, Jim Royalty, John Hall, Gary Philbeck
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Master Preston T. Scruggs
GASTONIA - Master Preston Thomas Scruggs, 2, 1864 Haynes Ave., died April 17, 2000. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Michelle Barnes Scruggs.
SURVIVORS: Father, Richard Wayne Scruggs; sister, Chelsey Scruggs, the home; maternal grandparents, Gene Barnes, Florida, Angela Johnson, Gastonia; paternal grandparents, David and Vickie Ladora Parton, Clover, S.C.; maternal great-grandparents, Earl and Reba Bowen; uncles, Bryon Barnes, Brent Parton; aunts, Kim Parton, Clover, Wendy Allen, Gastonia; great aunt, Cheryl Martin; great uncle, Frank Bowen
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Salem Baptist Church, Revs. Jack Fleming, Ted Cole III
INTERMENT: Armstrong Cemetery
PALLBEARERS: Bobby Evans, Jeff Spargo, Greg Mills, Curtis Martin, Jim Royalty, John Hall, Gary Philbeck
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 2984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
JOHN D. FOWLER SR.
GASTONIA - John Daniel Fowler Sr., 75, 1540 Sharon Lane, died April 18, 2000, at home. He was a native of Union County, S.C., son of the late John Wesley and Hester Bridges Fowler, brother of the late Dewey Fowler, retired foreman from Westvaco Co. after 27 years of service, member of Gastonia VFW Lodge No. 669, Gastonia Masonic Lodge No. 369, Shriner, member of Temple Baptist Church, World War II Navy veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lucille Godwin Fowler; sons, John D. Jr. and Phillip D. Fowler, Charlotte; daughter, Derenda L. Howie, Charlotte; brothers, Paul Fowler, Winnsboro, S.C., Charles Fowler, Rock Hill, S.C.; sisters, Vera Samole, Gastonia, Clara Johnson, Nellie Hachey, Chester, S.C.; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Steven Jones
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park with full Masonic rites
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Members of Gastonia Masonic Lodge No. 369
