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Nellie H. Millen
BELMONT — Nellie Hudspeth Millen, 89, formerly of South New Hope Road, died April 24, 2000, at Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation, Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, wife of the late Rev. A.P. "Pete" Millen, daughter of the late Edward Lee and Addie Brandon Hudspeth, mother of the late Dorothy Ann Millen and Ellen Loftin, sister of the late Reece and Floyd Hudspeth, Fleeta Byars, Virginia Taylor, Edith Stroupe, Annie Capps and Eliza Millen, charter member of Friendship Baptist Church, taught Nellie Mae Millen Sunday School Class until 1997, WMU and G.A. leader.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Billy and Kathy Millen,Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Don Fletcher, Stanley; sisters, Mildred Moton, Gastonia, Margaret Fox, Belmont; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Friendship Baptist Church, Revs. Lynwood Lavinder, Buck Harper
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, the church, other times at the home of Billy and Kathy Millen, 2071 Lowell-Bethesda Road, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Keith and Tommy Harper, Jeffrey Speas, Jeffrey Sanders, William Bradshaw, Nash Ritchie
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Nellie Mae Millen Sunday School Class
MEMORIALS: Friendship Baptist Church, 5008 S. New Hope Road, Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
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. Thompson and Leafy Bridges, 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 Eller, Clover, Eula Mae Taylor, Lewisport, Ky.; five grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City, Rev. L.H. Lovelace
BURIAL: Long Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
Adolph F. ‘Al’ Funke
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — Adolph F. "Al" Funke, 90, died April 24, 2000.
He was a native of Baltimore, Md., son of the late William Herman and Amelia Tormollan Funke, formerly of Severna Park, Md., lived in West Columbia since 1975, graduate of Poly Tech High School and accounting school, began his career at American Standard, where he worked for 40 years becoming cost accountant, retired from American Standard in 1973, began second career at Carolina Coliseum in 1975, member of Eau Claire Lions Club, where he had served as president and was named Lion of the Year, lifetime member of Demolay, where he was awarded "Legion of Honor," member of Main Street United Methodist Church, Wesley Fidelity Sunday school class, taught Sunday school occasionally, served as Sunday school class president.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Gloria Robbins Funke; stepdaughter, Holly Funke McAllister, West Columbia; son-in-law, Macon McAllister, West Columbia
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, Thompson Funeral Home, West Columbia, Rev. Mickey Bell
VISITATION: After the service, funeral home
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Members of Wesley Fidelity Sunday school class of Main Street United Methodist Church
MEMORIALS: Main Street United Methodist Church, Columbia, S.C. or charity of donor’s choice
Cannie L. King
GASTONIA — Cannie Lillian King, 89, 248 Nila Dawn Lane, died April 24, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Spruce Pine, wife of the late James Albert King, daughter of the late Thomas and Minnie Carpenter Biddix, mother of the late William Kester King, homemaker, attended Adult Day Care Center, member of South Gastonia Pentecostal Holiness Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, James and Vicki King, Belmont, Johnny and Vicky King, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and Cecil Frye, Belmont, Marylou and Albert Ball, Patricia and Cecil Horn, Myrtle Anderson and fiance Thomas Callahan, Gastonia; sister,Callie Roberts, Graham; brother, Johnny Biddix, Graham; grandchildren, Ronnie Ball, Steve Medlin, Mark King, Missy Asel, Scott Moon, Trina Graham, Gastonia, Beverly Frye, Cramerton; great-grandchildren, Shane Ball, Sarah, Anna and Jason King, Jordan Graham, Abbey Moon, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, South Gastonia Pentecostal Holiness Church, Revs. Brent Griggs, George Harper
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Ronnie Ball, Steve Medlin, Mark King, Scott Moon, Dave Asel and Fred Rush
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.
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 p.m. Thursday, Seawright Funeral Home, Inman, S.C.
Martha S. Robinson
LINCOLNTON — Martha Ray Shiver Robinson, 90, 727 North Oak St., died April 24, 2000.
She was a native of Rock Hill, S.C., daughter of the late James and Olive Bridges Shiver, wife of the late Ernest Calvin Robinson, mother of the late James Robinson and Martha Hill, sister of the late Fennell and Homer Shiver, Vida Wilson and Maye DuBose, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Margaret Gribbins, Lincolnton; sisters, Lucille Higbe, Sara Young, Jacksonville, Fla.; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, Warlick Funeral Home, Rev. Marcus Prince
BURIAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Laurel Wood Cemetery, Rock Hill
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
LESTER P. BOWMAN
CONOVER — Lester Pierce Bowman, 68, 1055 Phil Drive, died April 23, 2000, at Catawba Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Alexander County, son of the late Earl H. and Cordia Brown Bowman, owner and operator of Hickory Screen Printing, Army veteran who served in Korea.
SURVIVORS: Son, Rick P. Bowman, Conover; daughter, Gwendolyn Bowman, Hiddenite; brothers, Ervin Bowman, Charlotte, Rev. Jessie Bowman, Granite Falls; sister, Annie B. White, Mount Holly
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 5 p.m. Thursday, Hillcrest Gardens, Revs. Jessie O. Bowman, J.D. Collins
VISITATION: 30 minutes before the service, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Ella M. Whitaker
GASTONIA — Ella Mdora Mars Whitaker, 87, formerly of 103 N. Weldon St., died April 25, 2000, at Century Care Nursing Home.
She was a native of Newberry County, S.C., wife of the late Cole L. Whitaker, daughter of the late Henry E. and Minnie Spells Mars, member of Firestone Wesleyan Church, retired from Firestone Mill after 45 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Frances W. and Charles Belk, Gastonia; sisters, Lottie Grant, Cramerton, Minnie Price, Whitmire, S.C., Mary Taylor, Union, S.C.; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Michael White
VISITATION: At the home of Frances and Charles Belk, 5003 Little Mountain Road
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Billy Ray Helton
ROANOKE, Va. — Billy Ray Helton, 49, 404 Courtney Ave., formerly of Stanley, died April 24, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Gaston County, medical technician with the V.A. Hospital in Salem, Va., Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Bobby Ray and Dollie Virginia Small Helton, Stanley; brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Dotsie Helton, Stanley; sister and brother-in-law, Elizabeth Ann and Todd Smith, Stanley; niece and nephew
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley, Rev. Charles High
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 90 minutes before the service, funeral home
CLYDE S. NORMAN
YORK, S.C. — Clyde Saye Norman, 76, 1025 Sharon Road, died April 25, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
He was a native of York County, husband of the late Mildred Parker Norman, son of the late James Walter and Jessie Bolin Norman, retired owner and operator of Highway Junk Yard, York, retired from Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Co., member of VFW Post 2889, American Post Frank Roach Post No. 34, World War II Air Corps veteran.
SURVIVORS: Son, Jim Norman, York; daughter, Jean Norman Thomas, York; sister, Ruby Norman Arnold, Rock Hill; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Kings Mountain Chapel United Methodist Church, York, Rev. Paul M. Ballard Jr.
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home, York
MEMORIALS: Kings Mountain Chapel United Methodist Church New Building Fund, 2040 Hwy. 161, York, S.C. 29745
