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WILLIFRED E. THOMPSON
CLOVER, S.C. - Willifred Eugene Thompson, 70, 703 Cloverleaf Drive, died April 25, 2000, at Brookview Health Care Center, Gaffney, S.C. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late William E. and Leafy Bridges Thompson, brother of the late Roy Thompson, former mechanic for Complete Truck Service, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Ronald and Billy Thompson, Clover, Howard Thompson, Gastonia; daughters, Rose T. Reame, Wilmington, Pam T. Guy, Gastonia, Linda Thompson, Bessemer City; brothers, Bill and Roger Thompson, Clover; sisters, Margaret Martin and Margie Bolin, Clover, Eula Mae Taylor, Lewisport, Ky.; five grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City, Rev. L.H. Lovelace
BURIAL: Long Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Bessemer City
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, David 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. Friday, Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Ronnie Pendleton
BURIAL: Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home, other times 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
Arnold R. Pennington
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Arnold R. Pennington, 47, 106 Timms St., died April 25, 2000, at home. He was a native of Cherokee, S.C., former employee of Carpet Interior.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Tammy C. Pennington; daughters, April and Mary Pennington, Kings Mountain; step-daughter, Amanda Phillips, Kings Mountain; parents, Thaniel Roy and Frances Strickland Pennington, Kings Mountain; sister, Annette Norwood, Kings Mountain; brothers, Roy Evan and Jerry Pennington, Kings Mountain, Kenneth Pennington, Grover; grandson, Isiah Johnson
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Friday, Harris Funeral Home, Revs. Gene Grigg, Florence Ayers
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Dempsey W. Carter Sr.
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Dempsey Webb Carter Sr., 72, Hunter Trail, died April 25, 2000, at Lakewood Care Center, Denver. He was a native of Aiken County, S.C., son of the late Jesse S. Carter, member of Livingstone Baptist Church, Wampee, S.C., retired owner-operator of Dempsey Carter Plumbing, seaman in Coast Guard Merchant Marines.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Irene Starnes Carter, Lexington, S.C.; son and daughter-in-law, Dempsey "Butch" Jr. and Sherry Carter, York, S.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Bruce Costner, Lincolnton, Suzanne and James Corbin, Chino, Calif., Lisa and James Varn, West Columbia, S.C.; brother, Demoines Carter, Bessemer City; sisters, Delane Carter Briggs, Donnell Kellar, Gastonia; 10 grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Macedonia Baptist Church, Gastonia, Revs. David Stevenson, Diane Collins
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church; other times at the home of Delane Carter Briggs, 2197 Linda St., Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Gastonia
Helen C. Drum
SHERRILLS FORD — Helen Callaway Drum, 84, died April 25, 2000, at home. She was a native of Catawba County, daughter of the late John Thomas and Mary Bell Callaway, mother of the late Mary Sue Weber, sister of the late Herbert, George, Glenn Everett, Cecil, Earl, Dwight, Mary Sue and Betty Marie Callaway, graduate of Badin High School, charter member of the Callaway Family Assoc. Inc., co-owner of Drums Family Camp Inc., member of Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church, former Sunday school teacher and choir member.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 64 years, Ralph N. Drum; daughter and son-in-law, Kerin Drum and Robert Wayne Saunders, Sherrills Ford; niece, Mary P. "Polly" Callaway, of the home; sister, Ruth Daven Hall, Harrisburg, Penn.; son-in-law, Carroll Weber, Sherrills Ford
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, church
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton 28658 or Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church, 4136 Mt. Pleasant Road, Sherrills Ford 28673
ARRANGEMENTS: E.F. Drum Funeral Home, Lincolnton
James G. Childs
CAMPOBELLO, S.C. — James G. "Jimmy" Childs, 58, 207 St. Andrews Blvd., formerly of Gastonia, died April 25, 2000, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Central, S.C., son of the late J.B. and Margaret Gaines Childs, corporate manager of administration and purchasing for Tindall Corporation, past president of Greer Kiwanis Club, active member of Gowansville Baptist Church, 1965 graduate of Central Wesleyan College, earned master of science degree in management from Southern Wesleyan University.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jeanette Mize Childs; daughters, Elizabeth C. Drury, Duarte, Calif., Alice C. Cox, Liberty, S.C., Catherine Childs, the home; brother, Jon Olin Childs, Gastonia; sister, Carol C. Milstead, Brevard; grandson, James Benjamin Drury, Duarte
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Friday, Memory Gardens, Clemson, S.C.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. Friday, First Wesleyan Church
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central, S.C.
MEMORIALS: The James G. Childs Scholarship Fund, Southern Wesleyan University, P.O. Box 1020, Central, S.C. 29630
Tillman E. Stevens Jr.
CHESNEE, S.C. — Tillman Eugene Stevens Jr., 56, 310 Greene Farm Road, died April 24, 2000, at Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital, Dover, Del. He was a native of Salina, Kan., son of the late Tillman E. Stevens, tool and die machinist for Textron, member of Parents Without Partners for many years, a Guardian Ad Litem.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Shirley O’Sullivan Stevens; mother, Inez Jernigan Stevens, Orangeburg, S.C.; son, Tillman E. Stevens III, Dover; daughter, Karla Lynn Ray, Roebuck, S.C.; brothers, Robert Stevens, Orangeburg, James Stevens, Wilmington; four grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Friday, Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Pastor Peterson, Rev. Mitch Hines
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Seawright Funeral Home, Inman, S.C.
MEMORIALS: Spartanburg Department of Social Services, Children’s Shelter, P.O. Box 3548, Spartanburg, S.C. 29304
Harry G. Lamb
GASTONIA - Harry Gilmore Lamb, 68, died April 26, 2000. He was a native of College Park, Ga., son of the late John Willie and Annie Mae Gilmore Lamb, accountant, retired from Sequa Chemicals, Chester S.C., graduate of College Park High School, Georgia State University, attended Georgia Tech, Air Force veteran, member of the National Assoc. of Credit Managers.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 45 years, June Hogan Lamb; daughters and sons-in-law, Patti Lamb, Kings Mountain, Christina and Joe Peterson, Lake Norman, S.C., Jennifer and Mike Martin, Gastonia; brothers, John William Lamb, Atlanta, Chester Earl Lamb, Woodland, James Calhoun Lamb, College Park; sister, Norma Jean Parker, McDonough, Ga.; grandchildren, April Melissa and Heather Megan Mifflin, Laura Elizabeth and Jordyn Michelle Martin
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont, Bro. James Dover
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, McLean Funeral Directors
MEMORIALS: Gaston County Cancer Society, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
Betty A. Cranford
MOUNT HOLLY - Betty Armstrong Cranford, 58, 102 Sasha Drive, died April 25, 2000, at Sunbridge Nursing Home, Lowell. She was a native of Belmont, daughter of the late James Joseph and Edna Graham Armstrong, wife of the late Harold Cranford, mother of the late Sharon Millwood and Beverly Boheler, retired from Pharr Yarns, Crescent Plant.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Patricia Farmer, Mount Holly; sisters, Dorothy A. Fredell, Mount Holly, Ann A. Stowe, Belmont; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Friday, Hillcrest Gardens, Rev. Bill Miller
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
Ruth E. Miller
GASTONIA - Ruth Ellison Miller, 81, 511 W. Harrison St., died April 23, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late John and Vinnie Falls Ellison, homemaker, member of Friendship Baptist Church, Missionary Group 3, Daughter of the Elk.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Elijah M. Miller; nieces, Elsie Jones, Gloria Love, Gladys Hinton, Gastonia; nephews, Jacob and Andy Hardin, Gastonia; relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Friendship Baptist Church, Rev. John A. McCollough Jr.
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
John Robert Ross
BELMONT - John Robert Ross, 59, 207 Catawba Winds Drive, died April 26, 2000, at home. He was a native of Mecklenburg County, son of the late Calvin and Bertha Craig Ross, attended True Gospel Baptist Church, retired from General Tire after 25 years of service, member of United Rubber Workers Association.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Janice Breakfield Ross; sons and daughters-in-law, Scott and Leslie Bright, Iron Station, Tim and Robin Ross, Newport; daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Aaron Sholar, Lakenheath, England, Leanne and Steve Ingran, Carmen Dean and Faince Kenny McKinney, Charlotte; brothers, Willie, James and Sonny Ross, Charlotte; sister, Joyce Harrison, Lenoir; six grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont, Rev. Randy Funderburk
BURIAL: Canaan Methodist Church Cemetery, Smyrna, S.C.
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of GastonCounty, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
