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Harry L. McClain
YORK, S.C. - Harry Lewis McClain, 43, 115 New St., died May 9, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C. He was a native of York, son of the late Ulyesee "Bootney" Williams, former employee of Cannon Mills Inc., Dripcut Inc., York Print Works, attended public schools in York, member of Gold Hill Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Sarah C. McClain, York; brothers, Johnny Ray McClain, Rock Hill, Gary and Roy Lee Williams, Gastonia; sisters, Sarah Ellen McClain, York, Linda W. Smarr, Gastonia, Ollie W. Matthews, Kings Mountain, Alice Hunt, Rock Hill, Shirley Cathcart, New York City, Mary Ervin, Washington, D.C.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Gold Hill Baptist Church, Revs. George McCoy, D.R. Rice; body will be placed in church one hour before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 4-8 tonight, Wright Funeral Home; other times at the home of Sarah C. McClain, 218 California St., York
Neva R. Sprinkle
CLOVER, S.C. - Neva Riddle Sprinkle, 84, 208 Jackson Terrace, died May 12, 2000, in Clover. She was a native of Fairmont, W. Va., daughter of the late Everett E. and Sarah Johnson Riddle, wife of the late Robert F. Sprinkle Sr., retired bookkeeper for Nationwide Insurance Co. and Sands Co., buyer for Sands Co., started teaching Sunday school as a teen-ager, member of Temple Presbyterian Church in America.
SURVIVORS: Son, Rev. Robert F. Sprinkle Jr., Sharon, S.C.; brother, Herschel Riddle, Newport News, Va.; sister, Audrey R. Music, Kingsport, Tenn.; two grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7 p.m. Sunday, Bratton Funeral Home, York
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Temple Presbyterian Church in America Building Fund, P.O. Box 733, York, S.C.
Bob W. Towery
GASTONIA — Bob White Towery, 67, Lincoln Nursing Center, formerly of 2127 Cat Square Road, Vale, died May 10, 2000. He was the son of the late Clemmie and Lottie Turner Towery, brother of the late A.V. Towery, supervisor in the textile industry.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Bobby Towery, Lincolnton, Timothy Towery, Lynchburg, Va., John Ware, Kings Mountain, Charles Ware, Bessemer City; daughters, Sherry Heavner, Vale, Cathy T. Gates, Iron Station, Frankie Lovelace, Kings Mountain, Lisa Moore, Gastonia, Patsy Vinkovich, Virgin Islands; brother, Fred Towery, Dallas; sister, Ruth Owens, Rutherfordton; 17 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Webb’s Chapel Baptist Church, Rev. Steven Wall; body will be place in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
MEMORIALS: American Diabetes Association, 3109 Poplarwood Court, Suite 135, Raleigh 27604-1043
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
Jimmy R. Chesney
GASTONIA - Jimmy Randall Chesney, 46, 3320 Goble St., died May 9, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late John Chesney, graduate of Hunter Huss High School, self-employed auto mechanic.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Amy Chesney and Robert Waldroup, Lincolnton; mother, Irene Hampton Chesney; four stepchildren; sisters and brothers-in-law, Barbara and Wayne Fisher, Mount Holly, Linda and Gene Medlock, Dorothy and Pat O’Neal, Gastonia; brothers and sister-in-law, John Richard Chesney, Buddy and Vivian Hill, Gastonia; grandchildren, Lee and Jessica Waldroup, Lincolnton; seven nieces; six nephews; 26 great-nieces and great-nephews; special great-niece, Brittany Medlock, Lincolnton
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Ward Funeral Home, Rev. Jerry Taylor
BURIAL: Olney Presbyterian Church
VISITATION: At the home
PALLBEARERS: Bobby O’Neal, Tim Medlock, Herschell Reel, Jerry Ward, Johnny Pennell, Jimmy Chandler
Graham Dellinger
LINCOLNTON - Graham "Hedge" Dellinger, 82, 302 Bonview Ave., died May 11, 2000, at home. He was the son of the late Lee and Maggie Moss Dellinger, husband of the late Ruth Stamey Dellinger, worked in the textile industry.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Tracy and Dean Williams, Sandy Dellinger, Lincolnton; sister, Nellie Carpenter, Claremont; granddaughter and spouse, Deanna and Greg McGinnis, Lincolnton; great-granddaugher, Martha McGinnis, Lincolnton
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Warlick Funeral Home, Rev. Leon Davis
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: 90 minutes before service, funeral home
Inez C. Ferguson
BELMONT - Inez Cornwell Ferguson, 82, 776 Love Crossing Lane, died May 10, 2000, at home. She was a native of Swain County, daughter of the late John and Josephine Brendle Bradshaw, wife of the late Clyde B. Cornwell and Haskell Ferguson, mother of the late Peggy Derberry and Mary Jane Cornwell, a homemaker, charter member of Message of Love Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Frankie and Art Sneed, Belmont, Barbara and Ed Huggins, Mount Holly, Deborah and Steve Parker, Shelby; sister, Ada Brooks, Vallejo, Calif.; 20 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 7 tonight, Message of Love Church, Rev. Jefrey Johnson
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church; condolence messages may be sent to woodlawnfuneral@aol.com
ARRANGEMENTS: Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Betty P. Horney
BESSEMER CITY - Betty June Phillips Horney, 66, died May 9, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Avery County, daughter of the late Elias and Ossie Clark Phillips, retired cafeteria manager from Gaston County Schools, attended Crossnore First Baptist Church most of her life.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Joe Horney; daughter, Tracie Hartley, Bessemer City; sons, David Hartley, Montana, Daniel Hartley, Yadkinville, Dennis Hartley, Mount Pleasant; stepdaughters, Brenda Dixon, Calabash, Teresa Phillips, Morganton; stepsons, Joey Horney, Morganton, Chris Horney, Ash; brothers, Richard and Bill Phillips, Crossnore; 28 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Crossnore First Baptist Church, Revs. Lander Heafner, Ralph Carver
BURIAL: Clark Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Newland
William M. Hall
GASTONIA - William Morris "Bill" Hall, 54, 134 Anne Neely Road, died May 9, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Earl M. Hall Sr., owner of Perfecto Guttering Co., Army veteran of Vietnam War, recipient of Purple Heart, graduate of Hunter Huss High School.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Gay Summey Hall; mother, Dorothy Huddleston Hall; stepson, Shane Walls, Gastonia; brothers and sister-in-law, Dr. Tommy and Lucy Huddleston, Rock Hill, S.C., Rocky Hall, Payton Huddleston, Gastonia; sisters and brother-in-law, Pat Wilson, Deborah and Larry Hardin, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors, Rev. Forrest Hennessee, Dr. Tommy Huddleston
BURIAL: Armstrong Cemetery
PALLBEARERS: Shane Walls, Gene Poindexter, Matt Parker, Tim Wade, Billy Yount, Bobby Wilson
William L. Wray
YORK, S.C. - William Leslie Wray, 76, 2541 Hwy. 161 South, died May 10, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., son of the late William and Emma Wyatt Wray, brother of the late Elizabeth W. Pettit, retired from Carolina Freight Carriers, Cherryville, after 31 years of service, member of Canaan United Methodist Church, Army veteran of World War II, served in the 272nd Field Artillery Battalion.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Frances Quinn Wray; daughter, Rebecca G. Oxford, Clover, S.C.; brother, Charles H. Wray, Sr., Gastonia; sister, Gladys W. Clark, York, S.C.; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Canaan United Methodist Church, Smyrna, S.C., Revs. Charles A. Phillips, Will R. Brown
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home, other times at the home of Rebecca Oxford, 573 Owens Road, Clover
MEMORIALS: Canaan United Methodist Church, 1347 McGill Hwy., Smyrna, S.C. 29743, or to the Clover Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 214, Clover, S.C. 29710
Danny R. Reinhardt
GASTONIA - Danny Ray Reinhardt, 30, 62 Fox St., died May 7, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Lincoln County, grandson of the late Clyde Reinhardt, James H. Christopher.
SURVIVORS: Parents, William Ray and Patricia Christopher Reinhardt; sisters, Sherry Denise Reinhardt, Charlotte, Karen Renae Reinhardt Ramsey, Gastonia; niece, Veionna Dawn Ramsey, Gastonia; paternal grandmother, Rhoda Reinhardt; maternal grandmother, Myrtle Christopher
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Rev. Jerry Millwood
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home, other times at the home of Wilma Autry, 915 Laurel Lane, Gastonia
Ray C. Pendleton
SHELBY - Ray C. Pendleton, 75, 2116 Joe’s Lake Road, died May 10, 2000 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late John Willard and Bessie Queen Pendleton, brother of the late Gene "Red" Pendleton, Navy veteran, retired from J.P. Stevens after 37 years, also worked at Doran and Ora Mills, member of Mulls Memorial Baptist Church, lifetime member of D.A.V.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Louise Mull Pendleton; son, Phillip Bern Pendleton, Shelby; daughter, Karen Pendleton Stidham, Shelby; brother and sisters-in-law, Rev. Max and Virginia Pendleton, Belmont, Dot Pendleton, Winston-Salem, Edna "Pete" Richards, Morganton; sister, Sarah Buff, Vale; grandchildren and spouse, Greg Stidham, Leslie and Keith Heffner, Melissa Cook; great-granddaughters, Tia and Whitney Heffner; step-grandchildren, Clay and Amber Spivey; step-great-grandson, Dalton Bennett
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Revs. Ervin Price, Max Pendleton
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 90 minutes before service, church
Clara N. Moody
GLENVILLE — Clara Lou Norris Moody, 98, of Gastonia, formerly of Glenville, died May 8, 2000. She was the daughter of the late Loransey and Sally Stewart Norris, wife of the late Clifton Moody, mother of the late Clifton Lyle "Goob" and Mary Alice Moody, step-mother of the late Mack Moody, mother-in-law of the late Mitchel Conner and Charles Gibson, preceded in death by four brothers, one sister, and one great-granddaughter.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Aura Lee Conner, Doris and Carl Coggins, Gastonia, Mildred Gibson, Stanley; sister, Leota Norris, Franklin; 10 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; six step-great-grandchildren; five step-great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Moody Funeral Home, Sylva, Rev. J.C. Robinson
BURIAL: Fairview Memorial Gardens
