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Josephee Wilkinson George
MOUNT HOLLY — Josephee Wilkinson George, 70, 308 Smith Road, died April 25, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Maiden, daughter of the late Robert Sr. and Essie Sigmon Wilkinson, sister of the late Marshall Wilkinson, retired from Pharr Yarns, I-85 plant, member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Belmont.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Bill George; daughter and son-in-law, Patty and Chuck Cloninger, Gastonia; brother, Robert Wilkinson Jr., Lincolnton; grandchildren, Sheri and Patrick Gilreath
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. H.L. Talbert
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 120 Belmont Road, Belmont 28012
BRUCE W. GAJUS
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Bruce Wayne Gajus, 48, died April 22, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Anaheim, Calif., formerly of Lincolnton, attended Lincolnton High School, brick mason.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Misty Durham, Kannapolis; two daughters in Virginia; sons, Brian and Jason Gajus, Hickory; father, Douglas J. Gajus Sr., Sherrills Ford; mother, Elizabeth Hurd Gajus, Anaheim; fiancee, Kari Faye Anderson, Little River, S.C.; stepbrothers, Jeffrey Guiton, Sherrills Ford, Douglas Gajus Jr., Mooresville; stepsisters, Angela Hurley, Ramona Creech, Denton, Cornelia Jones, Iron Station, Phyllis McGill, Claudia Brabant, Robin Gajus, Pennsylvania; four grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 6 p.m. Thursday, home of Misty Durham, 2607 Wooddale St., Kannapolis
ARRANGEMENTS: E.F. Drum Funeral Home, Lincolnton
CLEO HENSON DAVISON
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Cleo Henson Davison, 82, 1718 County Line Road, died April 25, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby.
She was a native of Gaston County, wife of the late Rev. Claude William Henson, daughter of the late Tommy Robert and Azzilec Texas Whetstine Foster, grandmother of the late Rodney Hayes, member of Sunnyside Baptist Church, Bessemer City, retired from textiles, worked as seamstress for Hamrick’s Corp.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Clarence F. Davison, Kings Mountain; son and daughter-in-law, C.W. Jr. and Gail Henson, Stanley; stepson, Dwight F. Davison, Brewerton, N.Y.; daughters and sons-in-law, Frances and Billy R. Stogner, Ellerbe, Mable and Thomas Adams, Blountsville, Ala., Cornelia and L.C. Hayes, Claudia and Charlie Bryant, Hamlet, Carolyn Goodnight, Salisbury, Susan and Billy Blaine, Kings Mountain; brother, George Foster, Bessemer City; sister, Mae Humpries, Kings Mountain; 12 grandchildren; one stepgrandchild; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Sunnyside Baptist Church, Bessemer City, Rev. Carroll Brackett
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Cancer Research, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte 28202
Charles J. Ratchford
GASTONIA — Charles Junior "Red Man" Ratchford, 18, 359 S. Bance St., died April 23, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Cleveland County, grandson of the late June Ratchford, nephew of the late Tim Carroll, Tammy Ratchford.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Charles Moore Jr. and Kim Ratchford; daughter, Alexis L. Burris, Kings Mountain; son, Devonta D. McKinney, Kings Mountain; sister, Shannon Ratchford, Gastonia; brothers, Shawn, Danielle and Morris Ratchford, Gastonia; paternal grandparents, Charlie and Jesse Curry Moore, Kings Mountain; maternal grandmother, Mary F. Carroll; great-grandmother, Rosa L. Ratchford; other relatives, Lorraine, Lisa, Mary, Regina and Shannon Moore, Francis Carroll, Gastonia, Rodney, Wendell, Darryl and Maurice Moore, Kings Mountain, Randy and Michael Carroll, Robert Tate, Calvin Calbert, Gastonia; nephew, Jah Quazay; close friends, Tiffany Star, Camela Burris, Dorothy McKinney, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Full Gospel Church, body will be placed in church at 9 a.m.
BURIAL: Weeping Mary Cemetery, Bowling Green, S.C.
VISITATION: 30 minutes before the service, the church, other times at the home
ARRANGEMENTS: Genesis Funeral Services, Shelby
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. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. Douglas McClain
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. today, Lakeland Memorial Park, Monroe
JAMES F. ‘BUB’ CARPENTER
LINCOLNTON - James Franklin "Bub" Carpenter, 78, 598 Southside Church Road, died April 28, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center. He was a native of Lincoln County, owner of Carpenter Vending Co.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Katherine Mauney Carpenter; daughters, Barbara C. Seagle, Terry C. Freeman, Lincolnton; granddaughters, Robin Seagle-Todd, Sherry S. Caldwell, Jamie F. Vernon, Lincolnton
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Monday, Hollybrook Cemetery, Rev. Albert Helms
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church, P.O. Box 441, Lincolnton 28093
MARIE GILBERT KERLEY
CHERRYVILLE - Marie Gilbert Kerley, 74, 511 Sunbeam Farm Road, died April 28, 2000 at Lincoln Medical Center, Lincolnton. She was a native of Catawba County, wife of the late Samuel E. Kerley, daughter of the late Luther and Callie Smith Gilbert, homemaker, member of Harvest Baptist Church, Bessemer City, member of the adult choir, worked in rest home ministry and tape ministry for senior citizens and shut-ins.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Samuel Edward and Cathy Kerley, Waco, Richard and Gayla Kerley, Mike Kerley, Cherryville; daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Michael Hood, Cherryville; brother, Gene Gilbert, Lincolnton; sisters, Fuchsia Small, Morganton, Ann Harris, Valdese, Claudy Brooks, Cherryville, Carol Morrison, Lincolnton; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Harvest Baptist Church, Bessemer City, Rev. Dr. James Ellis, Rev. Adrian Moore, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery, Cherryville
VISITATION: 5-8 tonight, Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home, other times at the home of Kathy Hood, 3060 Hwy. 274 North, Cherryville
MEMORIALS: Harvest Baptist Church, mission fund or building fund, P.O. Box 1510, Bessemer City 28016
ERNEST N. NELSON
GASTONIA - Ernest Norman Nelson, 54, 108 Button Bush Court, died April 28, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Logan County, W. Va., son of the late William Cush and Dollie Beckett Nelson, member of Amvets, American Legion, resident of Gastonia for 12 years, Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Vickie B. Nelson; son, Ernest Jay Nelson, Columbus, Ohio; daughters, Bethany Dawn Nelson, Gastonia, Rebecca Lynn Nelson, Logan, W. Va.; brothers, Kenneth, Pat, Dave and Les Nelson, Logan, Jimmy Nelson, Tennessee, Warnie Ray Nelson, Kentucky, James and Earl Nelson, Ohio; sister, Ruth Tony, Huntington, W.Va.; grandchildren, Jasmine, Nicholas and Jeremy, Columbus; nieces and nephews; cousin, Jimmy Eplin, Gastonia
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, James Lowery
VISITATION: 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: V.A. Medical Center, Voluntary Services, 1601 Brenner Ave., Salisbury 28144
SAMUEL E. KERLEY
CHERRYVILLE - Samuel E. Kerley, 76, 511 Sunbeam Farm Road, died April 28, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center, Lincolnton. He was a native of Catawba County, husband of the late Marie G. Kerley, son of the late Eli and Octavia Brown Kerley, retired as long-line driver from Homelite Inc. of Gastonia, member of Harvest Baptist Church, Bessemer City, member of the adult choir, worked in rest home ministry and tape ministry for senior citizens and shut-ins, World War II Marine Corps veteran.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Samuel Edward and Cathy Kerley, Waco, Richard and Gayla Kerley, Mike Kerley, Cherryville; daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Michael Hood, Cherryville; sisters, Judy Martin, Dorothy Sain, Hickory; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Harvest Baptist Church, Bessemer City, Rev. Dr. James Ellis, Rev. Adrian Moore, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery, Cherryville
VISITATION: 5-8 tonight, Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home, other times at the home of Kathy Hood, 3060 Hwy. 274 North, Cherryville
MEMORIALS: Harvest Baptist Church, mission fund or building fund, P.O. Box 1510, Bessemer City 28016
CATHERINE OWENS MEADOWS
GASTONIA - Catherine Owens Meadows, 78, 1207 W. Spencer Ave., died April 26, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Anderson County, S.C., daughter of the late John and Alice Owens, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Alyce M. White, Gastonia, Dianna Meadows, Washington, D.C.; stepson, Sonny McNeil, New Haven, Conn.; sister, Minnie S. Heath, Washington; brothers, Lewis Owens, Washington; John Owens, Philadelphia; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Costner Funeral Home, Rev. Rodney Glover
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 30 minutes before the service, funeral home
Zoe Ratchford Boyd
STANLEY - Zoe Ratchford Boyd, 99, Stanley Total Living Center, died April 28, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Gaston County, wife of the late Harris Boyd, daughter of the late Joseph Fisher and Marietta Hanna Ratchford, sister of the late Ollie J., William C., Rev. Raymond, Dr. Benjamin U. and Fred Ratchford, retired as office supervisor and cashier at Metropolitan Life after 21 years of service, graduate of Gastonia High School, Linwood College, Edwards Business School, lifelong member of New Hope Presbyterian Church, served a president of Presbyterian Woman, received life membership in Presbyterian Women, taught Sunday school, promoted youth work in church, began teaching people to read at age 82, member of Literacy Council, Gaston County Extension Homemakers Club.
SURVIVORS: Nephews, William C. Ratchford, Gastonia, Thomas J. Ratchford, Alexandria, Va., Joseph B. Ratchford, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; nieces, Helen R. Culp, Catherine R. Robinson, Gastonia, Mary Frances Friday, Dallas, Jean R. Layton, Bonnie R. Blair, Charlotte, Julia R. Williams, Richmond, Va.; special friend, Mary Lundquist, Cramerton
FUNERAL: 3:30 today, New Hope Presbyterian Church, Dr. Sam Hobson, Dr. Robert W. Ratchford
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before the service, the church, other times at the home of Bill and Sarah Ratchford, 1230 Monroe Drive, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: New Hope Presbyterian Church, 4357 S. New Hope Road, Gastonia 28056
ARRANGEMENTS: Ward Funeral Home
Bobby L. Payne
GASTONIA - Bobby Lee Payne, 75, 2816 Ashley Court, died April 28, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Thomas and Georgia Oates Payne, father of the late David Lee Payne, brother of the late Clyde Payne and Beatrice Kale, member of Yorkwood Church of God, chairman of home missions, World War II Navy veteran, retired from Firestone Mills.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Billie McBee Payne; daughters, Kathryn P. Christopher, Melanie P. Davis, Gastonia, Deborah P. Traywich, Salem, S.C., seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 6:30 tonight, Yorkwood Church of God, Rev. Bobby Smith, Speaker Jeff McKeehan
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: 4-6 tonight, church; other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Nephews
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
