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Paul T. Vance
MOUNT HOLLY — Paul Thomas Vance, 76, 2340 Lucia Stanley Road, died April 17, 2000, at Lincoln Nursing Center, Lincolnton.
He was a native of Avery County, son of the late Mack and Ruth Pyatt Vance, Army veteran of World War II, retired from A&E, member of Community Pentecostal Center.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Reaney Elizabeth Grindstaff Vance; sons and daughter-in-law, Tommy Dale Vance, Mount Holly, Paul Newton and Diana Faye Vance, Lincolnton; brother, Cecil Vance, Lenoir; half-sister, Louise Laws, Washington state; grandchildren, Shena, Amy, Melissa, Angie and Jessie Vance
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Community Pentecostal Center, Rev. Eddie McGinnis
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
MEMORIALS: Community Pentecostal Center, 320 Ralph Handsel Blvd., Stanley 28164
Mary M. Dellinger
GASTONIA — Mary Ellen Mize Dellinger, 71, 1314 Poston Circle, died April 16, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Mount Airy, daughter of the late Jervie Oscar and Annie Augusta Lapish Mize, preceded in death by 10 brothers and sisters, grew up at the NC Baptist Children’s Home, Thomasville, cashier for Harris Teeter and A&P Grocery Stores, worked for Merita Bakery, Charlotte, private caregiver, member of East Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Steve Dellinger, Charlotte; daughter, Lana Dellinger, Gastonia; brother, John Mize, Winston-Salem; nieces and nephews, many dear friends
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Evergreen Cemetery, Rev. Timothy Parker
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
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. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Revs. Ted Hendricks, Bob Daniels, Ronnie W. Parker
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 1 to 1:45 p.m. today, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Greg Price, Buck Williams, Brandon Allman, Randy Barnes, 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
Mary Burns
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Mary Delorise Childres Burns, 65, died April 22, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Kings Mountain.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Russell and Annie Bell Childres, sister of the late P.G. and Melton Childres, homemaker, member of Martin Street United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Claude Lee Burns; son, Russell E. Burns, Clover, S.C.; daughter, Mary Frances Burns Smith, Kings Mountain; sisters, Irette Hamrick, Shelby, and Frances Allen, Cherryville; four grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Lutz-Austell Funeral Home, Rev. David Waldrop; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Donor’s choice
James "Jessy" Jenkins
GASTONIA — James Oliver "Jessy" Jenkins, 45, 402 Shannon-Bradley Road, died April 21, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Gaston County, brother of the late Bruce Jenkins and Christina Caulder, Marine Corps veteran, received two-year degree from Gaston College in welding, received welder’s certificate and masters welding’s certificate from Gaston College, worked for his family’s business Triple J. Towing in Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Teresa Millwood Jenkins; sons and daughters-in-law, Timothy Jenkins, Donald and Stephanie Jenkins, of the home, Michael and Christina Jenkins, Kings Mountain; father and mother, John Henry and Clara Jean Holifield Jenkins, Ranlo; brothers and sisters-in-law, David and Michelle Jenkins, Dean and Jenny Jenkins, Gastonia; sister-in-law, Vicki Bischoff, Ranlo; sisters, Barbara Hunter, Dallas, Teresa Jenkins, Ranlo, Katie Lee, Gastonia; grandchildren, Jordan Jenkins, Gastonia, Brittany Jenkins, Kings Mountain
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors Founders Chapel, Rev. Danny Jordan
VISITATION: Two hours before service, funeral home
Charles Case
DALLAS — Charles E. Case, 62, 208 Quail Road, died April 23, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Charles B. Case, brother of the late Betty Carpenter.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruth M. Case; mother, Virginia King Case; stepson, Kenneth Beer, Dallas; brother, Buddy Case; sisters, Joann Burgin, Shirley Goodson, Wanda Patterson
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Gaston Memorial Park, Revs. Homer Wilson, Rick Duncan
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
MEMORIAL: York Rite Mason Body Chapter 66 RAM, P.O. Box 582, Gastonia 28053
Martha Treadaway
GASTONIA — Martha Lance Treadaway, 73, died April 23, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Cherokee County, daughter of the late Earnest and Martha Auberry Lance, wife of the late Jess Parton, retired textile worker, home seamstress, member of Midway Baptist Church, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Dillard R. Treadaway; son, Andrew Parton, Denver; daughter, Martha Houge, Blacksburg, S.C.; sisters, Marie Rowland, Wilma Stewart, both of Gastonia; brothers, Jim Scroggs, Hayesville, Paul Johnson, Clover, S.C.; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Midway Baptist Church, Revs. Walt Griggs, George Pettgrew; body will be placed in church one hour before service
BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Scott Chastin, Andy Parton Jr., Michael and Scott Parton, Chris Reynolds, David Sawyer
MEMORIALS: Midway Baptist Church, 2782 Fairview Drive, Gastonia 28052
John Newton
SHELBY — John Wayne Newton, 59, 5309 Spring Lane, died April 22, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Rutherford County, grandfather of the late Kayla Newton, retired from PPG Industries as a fixer, attended Immanuel Baptist Church, served in the Air Force for four years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Joyce Faye Philbeck Newton; parents, Roy Everette and Ollie Irene Lawson Newton, Marion; sons and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Leigh Ann Newton, Kings Mountain, Michael Newton, of the home; brothers and sisters-in-law, Bobby and Elaine Newton, Charleston, S.C., Leonard and Wanda Newton, Crestview, Fla., James and Diane Newton, Warner Robbins, Ga., Chuck and Betty Newton, Mooresboro, Roger and Rachael Newton, Prattsville, Ala.; sisters and brother-in-law, Annie Blanton, Bill and Linda Newton Wright, Shelby; special niece, Carolyn Newton, Polkville; special nephew, Jeremy Gowan, Blacksburg, S.C.; relatives, Ray and Carolyn Philbeck, Earl, Ed and Colleen Philbeck, Kings Mountain, Lillian Summers, Shelby, Betty Estes, Blacksburg
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Revs. Barry Philbeck, Jim Rice
BURIAL: Clingman Memorial Gardens, Blacksburg
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home; or at the home
Frances Bettis
SHELBY — Frances Blanton Bettis, 79, 2071 Fallston Road, died April 22, 2000, at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Eura and Moseline Beam Blanton, wife of the late Austell "Jack" Bettis Jr., sister of the late Cloy Daves, mother-in-law to the late Reid Daves, member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, senior Adult Sunday School class, homemaker and private sitter.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Austell and Brenda Bettis, III, Jack Stanley Bettis, Shelby; daughter, Lynn B. Daves, Lawndale; brothers, Bill Blanton, Fallston, Roland and Scott Blanton, Shelby; sisters, Dot Vance, Jeanette Ellis, Edris Melton, Margaret Greene, Shelby; grandchildren, Tonya Daves, Linda Byrd, Belinda Guy, Brian Bettis, Reida Daves; great-grandchildren, Dillon Daves, Lydia Byrd
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Revs. Russell Fitts, Ed Sessom; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before the service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home; other times at the home of Lynn Daves, 117 Larsen Road, Lawndale
Joyce Keener
SHELBY — Joyce Higgins Keener, 72, 1534 N. Post Road, died April 25, 2000, at Hospice of Wendover.
She was a native of Caldwell County, daughter of the late William Wheeler and Elsie Lail Higgins Sigmon, sister of the late James and Fonis Higgins, retired from Rose’s Department Store, member of Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Inez H. Pearson, Shelby, Charlotte Dugger, Hickory; 10 nieces and nephews; special niece Gail Lail, Shelby, many great nieces and nephews.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Belleview Cemetery, Lenoir
VISITATION: 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Wendover, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby 28150
