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Ruth G. Fulton
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Ruth G. Fulton, 76, 613 E. Ridge St., died May 3, 2000, at home. She was a native of Haywood County, daughter of the late Carl and Manilla Ferguson Green, sister of the late Joe Green, former public school teacher in Kings Mountain, taught third and fourth grade at Central School, secretary for Fulton and Sons Inc., member of Boyce Memorial A.R.P. Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, W.S. "Bill" Fulton Jr.; sons and daughter-in-law, W.S. "Corky" III and Barbara Fulton, Kings Mountain, Carl G. Fulton, Hendersonville, James P. Fulton, Mooresville; grandchildren, Sage, Jennifer, Charlotte, Elizabeth and Catherine Fulton
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Friday, Boyce Memorial A.R.P. Church, Rev. Doug Petersen
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: After service, the church
MEMORIALS: Boyce Memorial A.R.P. Church, P.O. Box 1145, Kings Mountain 28086
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home
Margie H. Riddle
GASTONIA - Margie Lucille Howard Riddle, 74, 949 Mars St., died May 2, 2000, at 1022 Old Oak Lane, Bessemer City. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late George and Alma Howard, wife of the late Carl Edward Riddle Sr., sister of the late Ruby Lane, retired from Wix after 43 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Eddie Riddle, Michael and Marlene Wray, Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Shelia and Marc Loyear, Bessemer City; sisters, Lona Mae McCrary, Pauline Goins, Gastonia; grandchildren, Mark David Segars, Blacksburg, S.C., Amanda and Carla Riddle, Gastonia; great-grandchildren, Mara Leanne Segars, Blacksburg, Trenton Riddle, Gastonia; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Revs. Barry Morris, James Chambers
BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City
VISITATION: At the home of Shelia Loyear, 1022 Old Oak Lane, Besssemer City
PALLBEARERS: Terry Abston, Lance Manley, Frank Mickley, Scott Sisk, William Ward, Glenn Melton
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: David Terry, John Wilkins
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Vivian Marie Smyre
LINCOLNTON - Vivian Marie Smyre, 94, 259 Buffalo Shoals Road, died May 3, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Hoke Carpenter and Jennellia Albintine, wife of the late Miles Leonard Smyre, mother of the late Albert Jackson Smyre and Pauline Carpenter, member of Salem Baptist Church, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son, Frank Smyre, Newton; daughters, Joan Caskey, Jeanette Mason, Lincolnton, Colleen Ballard, Denver; 24 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Salem Baptist Church, Dr. Charles Cranford, Revs. Charles Ingle, Rick Jackson, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, E.F. Drum Funeral Home
Christopher A. and Xavier A. Dixon
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Graveside services for Christopher Alexander and Xavier Alexander Dixon, infant twin sons of Aril S. Dixon and Avery Latta, will be held 4:30 p.m. today, Gold Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, York, S.C., with Rev. George McCoy officiating.
SURVIVORS: In addition to their parents, sister, Tybrecia N. Dixon, of the home; maternal grandparents, Edward and Mary G. Dixon, of the home; maternal great-grandfather, Clyde Gilmore, Clover, S.C.; paternal grandmother, Helen Dixon, Rock Hill
ARRANGEMENTS: Wright Funeral Home
Mildred C. McLean
CHARLOTTE - Mildred "Mickey" Cowan McLean, 73, 3216 Sam Wilson Road, died May 3, 2000, at Presbyterian Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Paul David Sr. and Lola Washam Moose, charter member of East Belmont Presbyterian Church, Belmont, member of Eastern Star, retired after 29 years of service from A & P Stores in Charlotte, worked in the packaging department of the meat plant.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Howard T. "Pete" McLean; sons and daughters-in-law, William Lewis "Butch" and Gail Cowan Jr., Barry Keith and Sonya Cowan, Charlotte; stepson, Keith McLean, Lenoir; daughter and son-in-law, Rae C. and Spencer Corliss, Elkhart, Ind.; brothers, Harold Wayne and Paul David Moose Jr., Charlotte; sister, Bobbie Lopez, Belmont; grandsons, Robert McRanie, St. Petersburg, Fla., Bailey Cowan, Charlotte; granddaughters, Gabriell Talley, Charlotte, Shannon Smith, Wilmington, Tammy McRanie, Tampa, Fla., Paige Cowan, Belmont; great-grandsons, William Talley, Charlotte, Cody McRanie, St. Petersburg
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont, Revs. Ralph Ellis
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Charlotte
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Robbie McRanie, Keith McLean, Guy and Darrell Lopez, Brian Talley, Jeff Smith HONORARY PALLBEARER: Spencer Corliss
BOBBIE LOU S. GROTON
SHELBY - Bobbie Lou Sides Groton, 532 Forest Ridge Drive, Shelby, died May 4, 2000, at home. She was a native of Maiden, S.C., daughter of the late Henry T. and Lucille Moon Sides, mother of the late Michael Curtis Hefner, member of Solid Rock Tabernacle Assembly of God, Ellenboro, where she was a pastoral secretary.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Thomas H. Groton I, Carolina House of Forest City; daughter, Tracy Hefner Beaver, Shelby; son, Thomas Howard Groton II, Earl; brothers, Henry T. Sides Jr., Stockridge, Ga., Nelson Sides, Goldsboro; grandchildren, Jennifer A. and Joshua A. Smith, Donald L. Strange Jr., Shelby; great-granddaughter, Jada A. Smith, Shelby
FUNERAL: 5 p.m. Saturday, Solid Rock Tabernacle, Rev. Teresa Green, Rev. William Shuffler, Beverly McIntyre, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Sandy Run Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Cleveland Funeral Services
James M. McHenry Sr.
GASTONIA - James Michael "Jim" McHenry Sr., 57, died May 3, 2000. He was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, son of the late Harry Ignatius and Irene Klocker McHenry, husband of the late Mary Lou Suffern McHenry, long-time resident of Gaston County, graduate of Belmont Abbey College, class of 1966, member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Gastonia Rotary Club, served as president of Dixie Lawn Service Inc., which he established with his partner 20 years ago.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, James Michael and Amy Stultz McHenry Jr., William Stuart and Melissa Hayes McHenry, Gastonia, Patrick Timothy McHenry, Washington D.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy McHenry and Eric Rosemond, Gastonia, Catherine McHenry and David Rains, Cramerton; brothers, Harry McHenry, Kerrville, Texas, John McHenry, Woodenville, Wash.; sisters, Sylvia M. Severance, Wayne, Penn., Kathy M. Collins, Bethesda, Md.; mother-in-law, Nancy Suffern Bennett, Gastonia; grandchildren, Mary Corrinne, Meredith Irene, James Michael III, William Stuart Jr. and Branton Hayes McHenry, John McHenry and Patrick Montgomery Rosemond, Gastonia MASS OF CHRISTIAN
BURIAL: 10 a.m. Saturday, Belmont Abbey Basillica, Belmont, Abbot Placid Solari
BURIAL: Belmont Abbey Cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-9 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
MEMORIALS: Belmont Abbey Monastery, 100 Belmont-Mount Holly Road, Belmont 28012
Roby D. Robinson
GASTONIA - Roby Lee Davis Robinson, 90, 1031 Belvedere Ave., died May 3, 2000, at Belaire Health Care Center. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Marshall C. and Lizzie Faires Davis, wife of the late John Hall Robinson, sister of the late Thelma Howe, Esther Hoffman, Lillian Costner, Buena Howell, Delilah and M.C. Davis, retired from O.G. Penegar Office Supply and Matthews Belk Company, lifelong member of Lutheran Chapel Church, attended Gastonia High School.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Delilah Hall and Dee Brandon, Gastonia, Margaret Faye and Irvin Farmer, Toccoa, Ga.; son and daughter-in-law, Rev. Carroll Lee and Anne B. Robinson, Salisbury; sisters, Hazeline D. Howell, Audrey D. Capps, Gastonia, Isabel D. Dickson, Shelby, Mabel D. Stroup, Columbus, Ga.; brothers, Joe C. Davis, Lake James, Gene T. Davis, Miami, Fla.; brother-in-law, William M. Robinson; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. today, Lutheran Chapel Church, Dr. Michael Frye
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church, other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Al Brandon, Andy Farmer, Michael and Daniel Robinson, Tommy Love, Joe Finger
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Daniel and Brandon Love, John D. Smith, Connor Kozlosky, Will Robinson
MEMORIALS: Lutheran Chapel Church Building Fund, 702 N. New Hope Road, Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: Ward Funeral Home
RUSSELL N. DEESE
GASTONIA - Russell N. Deese, 66, 609 Pinhook Loop Road, died May 4, 2000, at home. He was a native of Roberson County, retired from Pharr Yarns, McAdenville, after 31 years of service, employed by Wilson Tree Service, Sumter, S.C., for 20 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Pansy Gibson Deese; daughter and son-in-law, Margie and Keith MacKnight, Pleasant Shade, Tenn.; son and daughter-in-law, Russell A. and Kathy Deese, Liberty, Tenn.; daughter and son-in-law, Priscilla and Nick Boothby, Leaburg; daughter, Norma Jo Olsen, Scottsburg, Ind.; daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Jim Boyle, Liberty; daughter and son-in-law, Kimby and Jamey Page, N. Wilkesboro; daughter, Lisa Bryson, Gastonia; sons, Donald W. Deese, Pelion, S.C., Eddie Poole, Gastonia; 18 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers, Bracy, Willie, Mike and Billy Deese, Canton, Richard Deese, Nashville, Tenn.; sister, Katie Kinnunen, Knoxville, Tenn.; aunt, Lila Haywood, Kentucky
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Gary Berry
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Gaston Home Health Care
Gracie E. Burris
GASTONIA - Gracie Elizabeth Burris, 25, 105 Nat Barber Ave., died May 1, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital, Kings Mountain. She was a native of York, S.C., daughter of the late Lizzie Burris.
SURVIVORS: Father, Clinzo Mackins, Clover, S.C.; brothers, Gregory Burris, Gastonia, Clinzo C. Mackins Jr., Clover; sister, Pamela Marie Burris, Gastonia; grandmothers, Parsinia Collins, of the home, Edna Mackins, Gastonia; grandfather, Harry Lee Phillips, Lake Wylie, S.C.; step-mother, Janet Mackins, Clover
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Wright Funeral Home, York
BURIAL: Gold Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 5-8 tonight, Wright Funeral Home
Maria Morales Guzman
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Maria Morales Guzman, 9 months, 400 W. Gold St., Apt. B, died May 3, 2000. She was born in Mecklenburg County.
SURVIVORS: Mother and friend, Tasha Nicole Hunt and Wedow Castrejon, Lancaster, S.C.; father, Mosie Morales Guzman, Lancaster; maternal grandmother and friend, Debbie D. Taylor and Andrers Vaildivia, Kings Mountain; maternal grandfather, Cleatious Hunt, Fairmont; maternal great-grandmother and friend, Betty Jo Cato and Joseph Green, Lancaster; maternal great-grandparents, James D. and Etta Mae Robinson, Indian Trail; uncle, Ronald Taylor, Kings Mountain; paternal grandfather, Artoro Guzman, Lancaster; paternal grandmother, Angela Morales Guzman, Lancaster; aunts and uncles; foster parent, Angelar Wilson, Newton
FUNERAL: Held Thursday, Harris Funeral Home, Rev. Frankie Alexander
