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Etta P. Clippard
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Etta Phillips Clippard, 84, 406 W. Gold St., died April 19, 2000, at White Oak Manor. She was a native of Robbinsville, daughter of the late Alfred and Louisa Anderson Phillips, wife of the late James Henry Clippard, member of Yellow Creek Baptist Church, Robbinsville, retired from textile industry.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, David and Sherry Clippard, Kings Mountain; daughter and son-in-law, Ruth and Danny Bagwell, Kings Mountain; grandchildren and spouses, Kale and Maribeth Bagwell, Brent and Shannon Bagwell, Diane and Ronnie Stacey, Deana and Kenny Sherrin, Kings Mountain; five great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Saturday, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Dr. Richard Newsome
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Harris Funeral Home
William M. Fitch Jr.
LINCOLNTON - William "Maje" McKinley Fitch Jr., 71, 3365 Landers Church Road, died April 19, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late William and Leila Self Fitch McKinley, retired from Southern Bell Co. after 39 years, Air Force veteran of the Korean conflict, member of the Telephone Pioneers of America, Elizabeth Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Audrey and Gary Stewart, Terri Fitch, Charlotte; brother, John Fitch, Shelby; sisters, Edith Christian, Davidson, Clara Lee DeLamar, Spartanburg, S.C., Billie Dycus, Charlotte, Betty Edwards, Roaring River, Andrea McSwain, Shelby; grandchildren, Jennifer and Ben Stewart
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Elizabeth Baptist Church Cemetery, Pastor Michael Varn
VISITATION: 12:30-1:30 p.m. today, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
Mary Ann W. Rogers
MOUNT HOLLY - Mary Ann Willis Rogers, 51, 101 N. McGinnis Place, died April 19, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Thomaston, Ga., daughter of the late Walter Willis, homemaker, member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, George Rogers; son, Junior Williams, Warm Springs, Ga.; daughters, Kathy Arnett, Lincolnton, Betty Rogers, Mount Holly, Kiesta Sox, Belmont; mother, Nora Bell Willis, Thomaston; brothers, Tommy, Doug and Jake Willis, Robert and James Cleveland, Thomaston, Bobby Cleveland, Belmont; sisters, Linda Harmon, Peggy Lee, Sally Tharp, Frances Hawkins, Mary Chambers, Thomaston; grandchildren, Joshua and Jacob McPherson, Wilford Sox, Crystal, Debra and Nicole Williams, Ashley and Stephanie Arnett
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. today, Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Darren Duncan
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Ronald G. Poole
LINCOLNTON - Ronald Gene Poole, 50, died April 18, 2000. He was a native of Lincoln County, graduated from Western Carolina University in 1971 with a degree in accounting, worked for Poole Timber Company, Iron Station, Certified Public Accountant for Owen Whitfield’s Accounting Firm, Charlotte, joined the FBI as a special agent in 1980 and worked with the bureau for 20 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Cynthia Poole; sons, Owen B. and Benjamin E. Poole, the home; daughter, Emily M. Poole, the home; parents, Bobbi and Richard Poole, Iron Station; brothers, Donald D. and Richard Steven Poole, Iron Station; nephews, Michael Poole, Iron Station, Shane Poole, Ringgold, Ga.; niece, Stephanie Poole, Iron Station
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Reeps Grove United Methodist Church, Rev. Jimmy Galloway, body will be placed in church one hour before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church
MEMORIALS: Reeps Grove United Methodist Church, 8055 Reeps Grove Church Road, Vale 28168
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
Dorothy W. Honeycutt
GASTONIA - Dorothy Jane Wilson Honeycutt, 73, died April 20, 2000. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Willis Franklin and Georgia Dulin Wilson, sister of the late Bessie Wilson and Minerva Boyd, retired rate clerk specialist from Akers Motor Lines with over 32 years of service, member of Crowders Creek Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Nancy Lindley Honeycutt, Fayetteville; sister, Ruth Currence, Clover, S.C.; grandson, Thomas Lawrence Honeycutt, Fayetteville
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Crowders Creek Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Revs. Pressley Love, James ‘D. McLurkin
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Nelta M. Black
CROUSE — Nelta Mauney Black, 68, 1314 St. Mark’s Church Road, died April 21, 2000, at home. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Clyde A. and Velma Huskey Black Carpenter, wife of the late Howard Black, retired owner-operator of Neighbors Drive Inn, Bryson City.
SURVIVORS: Son, Howard D. Black Jr., Cherryville; daughter, Ginger B. Gaither, Troutman; grandchildren, Robert "George" Collins, Christopher and Kurt Black
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Monday, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rev. Leroy Trexler
VISITATION: 4-5:30 p.m. Sunday, Carpenter’s Funeral Home, Cherryville
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Johnny F. Rhyne
LINCOLNTON - Johnny Franklin Rhyne, 66, 479 Joe Ross St., died April 20, 2000, at home. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Burlie Lee and Bryte Carpenter Rhyne, husband of the late Nellie Green Rhyne, member of Calvary Baptist Church, packer for Carolina Mills.
SURVIVORS: Son, Allen Rhyne, Lincolnton; daughter, Shirlene Milburn, Newton; sister, Edith Green, Lincolnton; one grandchild; four step-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Calvary Baptist Church, Revs. David Jones, Fred Hawkins Jr., body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 1-2:30 p.m. today, the church
MEMORIALS: Calvary Baptist Church, 493 Calvary Church Road, Lincolnton 28092
ARRANGEMENTS: E.F. Drum Funeral Home
Horace E. Nivens
CLOVER, S.C. - Horace Edward Nivens, 77, 109 Catawba St., died April 20, 2000, at home. He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late Alex and Frankie Chariker Nivens, retired electrician and machinist from American Thread after 44 years of service, lifetime member of First Baptist Church, former Sunday school teacher, Navy veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 54 years, Mary Biggers Nivens; son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Myra Nivens, Clover; brother, Roy Nivens, Etowah, Tenn.; sister, Mary Coates, Charlotte; grandchildren, Michael and Melissa Nivens, Clover
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Sunday, First Baptist Church, Revs. Dave Stanford, Charles Poore
INTERMENT: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church Building Fund, 117 S. Main St., Clover, S.C. 29710; Clover Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 214, Clover, S.C. 29710 or American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 2535, Rock Hill, S.C. 29732
Muriel T. Dixon
DALLAS - Muriel Taylor Dixon, 82, formerly of Dallas, died April 21, 2000, at Courtland Terrace. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Edward L. and Florence Pasour Taylor, wife of the late Lee Roy Dixon, sister of the late Frances Honeycutt, lifelong member of Holy Communion Lutheran Church, pianist and organist, music and assistant teacher to kindergarten classes, teacher’s aid at Carr School, member and pianist of Golden Chorus, member of Dallas senior citizens, patron for Gaston County Museum.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, George Edward and Sally Dixon, North Charleston, S.C., Charles Lee and Joyce Dixon, Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Muriel Dixon and Gene Armstrong, Dallas; four grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Holy Communion Lutheran Church, Rev. Paul Kannup
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Dallas Funeral Home, other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Armstrong
MEMORIALS: Holy Communion Lutheran Church, 103 W. Church St., Dallas 28034 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Bessie H. Preslar
MOUNT HOLLY - Bessie Helms Preslar, 87, formerly of 574 Lowland Dairy Road, died April 27, 2000, at Stanley Total Living Center. She was a native of Lancaster, S.C., daughter of the late Blair and Nannie Francis Wallace Helms, wife of the late James Daniel Preslar Jr., mother of the late Eugene Preslar, sister of the late Lester and Oscar Helms, Claude Donahue, preceded in death by a brother and sister who died in infancy, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Kathleen and Claude Wright, with whom she made her home, Bessie Lee Langley, Mount Holly; two grandchildren; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. Douglas McClain
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. Sunday, Lakeland Memorial Park, Monroe
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Margaret S. Thomas
CAYCE, S.C. — Margaret Sisk Thomas died April 27, 2000. She was a native of Kings Mountain, daughter of the late Horace Greely and Effie Mae Wall Sisk, sister of the late Velma S. Sears, Archie L. and Carl W. "Pud" Sisk, retired from Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital, graduate of Kings Mountain Central High School, member of Cayce United Methodist Church, Edenwood Garden Club, Monday and Wednesday Edenwood Bridge Clubs.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Stephanie Thomas and J. Lynn McCants, Mount Pleasant, S.C.; son and daughter-in-law, George Mason "Tommy" and Angela Timmerman Thomas Jr., Lexington; sister, Emma Wallace, Kings Mountain; brothers, Jay H. Sisk, Fort Mill, S.C., Horace G. "Dick" Sisk Jr., Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Mary Cole Thomas, William Heyward and John L. McCants Jr., Mount Pleasant, John Mason and Christie Alecia Thomas, Lexington
FUNERAL: 10 a.m. today, Cayce United Methodist Church, Rev. Sam Harmon
BURIAL: 3 p.m. today, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
PALLBEARERS: Larry Mitchell, Robert and Charles W. Millen, Bill Witt, Michael Lewter Sr., Michael Lewter Jr.
MEMORIALS: Cayce United Methodist Church or Palmetto Richland Memorial Children’s Hospital
ARRANGEMENTS: Thompson Funeral Home, West Columbia, S.C.
