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ROGER D. LEWALLEN
GASTONIA - Roger Dale Lewallen, 45, 1513 Hargrove Ave., died April 22, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Clarence Hoyte Lewallen, brother of the late Gary Lewallen, employed by Universal Black Oxide, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Rhonda Lewallen, Silva; mother, Virginia Hanner Lewallen, Gastonia; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jimmy and Jean Lewallen, Kenneth and Jackie Lewallen, Lanney and Darlene Lewallen, Randy and Daphene Lewallen, Gastonia, Jerry and Linda Lewallen, Dallas, Danny and Beverly Lewallen, Crouse; two grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, McLean Funeral Directors, Rev. Lamar Creel
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Monday, funeral home
SCOTTY W. CROCKER II
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Scotty Wayne Crocker II, 15, 181 Crown Court, died April 19, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Annette and Scotty Wayne Crocker I; brothers, James and Javis Adams, Kings Mountain, Johnta Mintz, Gastonia, Jevon Collins, Cherwan, S.C.; sister, Lennay Collins, Cherwan, S.C.; daughter, T’nasia Crocker, Ohio
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Vestibule AME Zion Church, Kings Mountain, Rev. Clarence Wright
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour prior to service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home
SHERRI A. ROGERS
GASTONIA - Sherri Ann Rogers, 32, 502 Francis St., died April 21, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center. She was a native of Mecklenburg County, member of Who’s Who Among American High School Students.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Jessica Nicole Slack, the home; father, Joel E. Rogers, Misenheimer; mother, Betty G. Greene, Denver; twin sister, Terri Lynn Rogers, Gastonia; sisters and brothers-in-law, Donna Walker and Tommy Earl, Gastonia, Tammy Walker and Bobby P. Brown Jr., Lowell; brother and sister-in-law, Danny Ray and Marianna Walker, Gastonia; nieces, Tiffany Earl, Katherine Brown; nephews, Jeremy Walker, Joseph Rogers, Andrew Walker
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Monday, Flint Groves Baptist Church, Rev. Jack Paramore
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, other times at the home of Donna Earl, 3619 Baywoods Court, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: BB&T c/o Jessica Slack, 830 Groves St., P.O. Box 248, Lowell 28098
PRESTON T. OLIVER
SHELBY - Preston Thomas Oliver, infant son of Tyrone and Courtney Oliver, died April 21, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
SURVIVORS: In addition to parents, grandparents, Cathy and Tommy Rempson, Shelby, Frances Oliver, Roanoke Rapids; great-grandparents, Catherine and Tommy Lawing, Charlotte; uncle and aunts, Joe and Rachel Rempson, Charlotte, Eddie Rempson, Shelley Ledford, Shelby, Valerie Richardson, Atlanta; great uncles and aunts, Dianne and Tommy Lawing Jr., Charlotte, Nanette and Bob Lawing, Charlotte, JoLynne and Mark Passante, Sanford, Lois and Lowell Snow, Pearl and Charles Brown, Micneal Brown, Roanoke Rapids; cousins, Avery Rempson, Ashley and Wes Lawing, Charlotte, Tripp Lawing, Boca Raton, Fla., Silver and Eric Jones, Sanford, Carl Richardson Jr., Atlanta, Solomon, Doris and Sheila Goins, Demetrius and Tony Brown, Anita and Andre Snow, Roanoke Rapids
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday, Central United Methodist Church, Rev. Carl Johnson, Dr. Joe Reeves
VISITATION: After service, church, other times at the home of Tommy and Cathy Rempson, 216 Windsor Drive, Shelby
MEMORIALS: Playground Fund at Central United Methodist Church, 200 E. Marion St., Shelby 28150
ARRANGEMENTS: Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
ANN P. MARTIN
GASTONIA - Ann Parker Martin, 76, 4855 Shady Meadow Lane, Denver, died April 21, 2000, in Gastonia. She was a native of McCrae, Ga., wife of the late William Lawrence Martin, daughter of the late Ralph Grier and Mary Ann Daniels Parker, sister of the late Rufus and Ruby Parker, Ellen Poole, Alene Reynolds and Sally Oliver, retired co-owner of Martin’s Gun Shop, Gastonia, member of Webbs Chapel United Methodist Church, Denver.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Mark and Christy Martin, Gastonia, William Lawrence Martin II, Danvers, Ill., Robert B. Martin, Hickory, Janice Martin Carracappa, Stanley; sisters-in-law, Betty Killian, Charlotte, Margaret McJunkins, Belmont; grandchildren, Cara Leigh Dowling, Parker Martin, Brandon and Misty Allman; 18 nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Revs. Ted Hendricks, Bob Daniels, Ronnie W. Parker
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 1 to 1:45 p.m. Monday, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Greg Price, Buck Williams, Brandon Allman, Doug Gaines, Jerry and Richard Reynolds
MEMORIALS: Webbs Chapel UMC, 1835 Webbs Chapel Road, Denver 28037 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
STELLA B. WRIGHT
GASTONIA - Stella Bingham Wright, 91, formerly of 306 Broad St. Apt. No. 1, died April 21, 2000, at Courtland Terrace. She was a native of Gastonia, wife of the late Robert Hugh Wright, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Blair W. Bingham, housewife, member of the Baptist faith.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday, Hollywood Cemetery, Rev. Bruce Pittman
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home
WILLIAM R. PEARSON
SHELBY - William "Bill" Rudolph Pearson, 83, 505 Davis Road, died April 22, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Watauga County, son of the late William Reeves and Maggie Alice Greene Pearson, brother of the late James Pearson, member of East Shelby Church of God, Sunday school teacher, retired after 17 years as a salesman for Sears & Roebuck Co.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 62 years, Inez Higgins Pearson; sons and daughters-in-law, Mike Pearson, Los Angeles, Bill and Betty Pearson, Raleigh, Jimmy and Maxine Pearson, Ft. Washington, Md.; daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and LaMorris Lail, Shelby; Priscilla and Randy Ware, Brandford, Fla., Janice and Bobby Parker, Shelby; Drs. Linda and Denny Nalty, Columbia, S.C., Teresa Pearson, Karen and Dean Ruppe, Shelby; sister, Dorothy Lutz, Chester, S.C.; 20 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Monday, Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rev. Bobby Callahan
VISITATION: 1-2:30 p.m. Monday, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: American Heart Society, P.O. Box 2391, Shelby 28151 or Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
Luther E. McKillop
SHELBY - Luther Eugene "Jim" McKillop, 63, 130 Dillard Circle, died April 25, 2000, at home. He was a native of Transylvania County, son of the late Grayson McKillop, employed in construction-acoustic ceilings.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Shirley Epperson McKillop; daughters and son-in-law, Jean McKillop and Tony Moore, Kannapolis, Lisa McKillop Rodden, Shelby; sons, Darrell McKillop, Shelby, Kenneth McKillop, Kings Mountain; mother, Callie Miller, Hendersonville; sisters, Emma Jean Bell, Gastonia, Carolyn Dycus, Shelby; grandchildren, Jonathan and Justin Rodden, Matthew McKillop
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Ronnie Pendleton
BURIAL: Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: At the home
PALLBEARERS: Clemmer Bell, Earl Mincey, Danny Jordan, Thurman Bright, Randy Thomas, David Queen
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
John Clyde Etters
BREVARD — John Clyde Etters, 79, died April 23, 2000. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Will and Claudia Russ Etters, husband of the late Ruth Etters, father of the late Johnny Etters, Army veteran of World War II, lived in Transylvania County since 1972, employed by Burlington Mills for 37 years.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Dickie and Shirley Etters, Pisgah Forest; grandsons and spouse, Nelson Etters, Pisgah Forest, Chad and Fran Etters, Brevard; great-grandson, Austin Etters, Brevard; sister, Connie Sloan, York, S.C.; brother, Pete Etters, Bryson City; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: Held Wednesday, Moody-Connolly Funeral Home, Revs. Tommy Owen, Bob Marshall
BURIAL: Pisgah Gardens Cemetery
Bryte G. Brooks
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Bryte Glascoe Brooks, 82, White Oak Manor, formerly of 316-4 Lamar Ave., died April 27, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late D.J. Sr. and Cora Lee Street Glascoe, wife of the late Clifford Samuel Barber, Dorice Irvin Brooks, sister of the late D.J. Glascoe Jr., Faye McGinnis, Pearl Hamrick, Foy Riggins, retired registered nurse, Manufactures Health Clinic, Winder, Ga., Beaver Dam Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Stepson and daughter-in-law, Robert and Susan Brooks, Shuford; stepdaughter, Gay Mertz, Shelby; brother and sister-in-law, W.B. and Bernice Glascoe, Shelby; sisters, Evelyn Redding, Archdale, Ola Lee McGinnis, Greensboro; sister-in-law, Shirley Glascoe, Shelby; five step-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Cleveland Funeral Services, Rev. Ken Pruitt, Dr. Paul Sorrells
BURIAL: Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 1-2 p.m. Saturday
MEMORIALS: Beaver Dam Baptist Church, 123 Beaver Dam Church Road, Shelby 28152 or American Diabetes Assoc., 434 Fayetteville Street Mall, 2 Hanover Square, Suite 1600, Raleigh 27601
Junie B. Stinnett
BESSEMER CITY - Junie Mozelle Bradshaw Stinnett, 79, 1365 Bessemer City-Kings Mountain Highway 161, died April 27, 2000, at home. She was a native of Burke County, daughter of the late William Sam and Fanny Elizabeth Huffman Bradshaw, wife of the late Roy Gay Stinnett Sr., mother of the late William Sam and Ronald Kenneth Stinnett, sister of the late Roy Everett and Bulah Ethel Bradshaw, owner of Kings Mountain Drive-In Theatre for 50 years, member of Zion Hill Baptist Church, Connelly Springs.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Roy Gay Jr. and Sandie Stinnett, Richard Donald and Diane Stinnett, Jerri Stinnett, Bessemer City; daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia S. and Bill Campbell, Bessemer City, Gaynelle Stinnett, Lake Wylie, Dorothy Ann Stinnett, San Francisco, Vickie S. and William Strell, Memphis, Tenn.; stepdaughter, Betty Wright, Cherryville; brother, Ralph Lemar Bradshaw, Morganton; sister, Gladys Chapman Mull, Shelby; grandchildren, Phillip and Vickie Campbell, Cherryville, Sam and Wendy Stinnett, Atlanta, Shane and Amy Stinnett, Gastonia, Ashton and Shannon Stinnett, Adrian and Nicole Stinnett, Toscha and Susie Stinnett, Danielle and Jessica Stinnett, Bessemer City, Chad and Hope Stinnett, Clover, Rebecca and Bradshaw Strell, Memphis, great-grandchildren, Jacob Stinnett, Gastonia, A.J. Hunter, Addison Stinnett, Bessemer City, Matthew and Emily Campbell, Cherryville
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church of Bessemer City, Dr. Ron Pierce ENTOMBMENT: Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons, Phillip Campbell, Bradshaw Strell, Shane, Sam, Chad, Ashton and Adrian Stinnett
MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, Gaston County Cancer Society, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
Hilbert Devine
CHERRYVILLE - Hilbert Devine, 87, 500 E. Academy St., Cherryville, died April 27, 2000, at home. He was a native of Cherryville, son of the late E.M. and Lola Whitworth Devine, brother of the late Marisel D. Allen, grandfather of the late Laura Mixson, member of First Baptist Church, Carl David Hord Sunday school class, served as Sunday school class president, formerly served as deacon at First Baptist Church, Bessemer City, member of Bethel Masonic Lodge No.112 AFM, Woodruff, S.C., 1932 graduate of Cherryville High School, technical superintendent of quality control, Reeves Brothers, Greenville, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Maxine Costner Devine; daughter and son-in-law, Meta D. and Miles E. Mixson, Williston, Fla.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruby and Joe Phillips, Nancy and Aaron Moss, Bill Allen, Cherryville; grandchildren, Kathi and Eric Schandelmeier, Bethel, Maine; great-grandchildren, Brooks and Lucas Shandelmeier, Bethel
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church, Rev. Perry Holleman, Dr. Billy Lowe
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, Carpenter’s Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 301 E. First St., Cherryville 28021 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
