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Charlie R. Robbins
SHELBY - Charlie Roy Robbins, 63, 3206 Charlie Elliott Road, died May 10, 2000, at home. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late James Floyd and Irene Head Robbins, sister of the late Ruth Elmore, retired from Schneider Mills, also worked for 40 years at Esther Mill, member of Community Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Toy and Pam Robbins, Lawndale; daughters and son-in-law, Sherry and Mark Ledbetter, Shelby, Leslie Neal, Forest City; brothers and sister-in-law, Jim and Jane Robbins, Shelby, James Edward Robbins, Marion; sister and brother-in-law, Jeannette and Charles Nelley, Shelby; grandchildren, Rodney Keith and Megan Goins, Chris Allen Robbins, Shannon and Brittney Ledbetter, Cody, Amber and Jessica Neal; great-grandchildren, Evan Walker, Maykaylia, Maykelia, Krista Goins
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Community Baptist Church, Revs. Pete Bridges, Alan Sailors
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home; other times at home of Jim Robbins, 1411 N. Post Road, Shelby
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
Thurman C. Clark
YORK, S.C. - Thurman Cecil Clark, 86, 3064 Hands Mill Highway, died May 9, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C. He was a native of Scott County, Va., son of the late Charlie and Mary Siffers Clark, member of South Point Freewill Baptist Church, Belmont.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Nellie Faye Wilson Clark; daughters, Nellie Mae Collins, York, Patricia Ann McConkey, Collison, Ill., Eunice Long, Richmond, Va.; brother, H.B. Clark, Gastonia; sister, Nan Peterson, Oregon; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Friday, South Point Freewill Baptist Church, Revs. Ronnie Wilson, Marvin Carson
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, church
MEMORIALS: South Point Freewill Baptist Church, 297 Gaither Road, Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
William M. Hall
GASTONIA - William Morris Hall, 54, 134 Anne Neely Road, died May 9, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of York County, S.C., 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, member of Landmark Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Gay Summey Hall; stepson, Shane Walls, Gastonia; mother, Dorothy Huddleston Hall; brothers, Tommy Huddlestone, Rock Hill, S.C., Rocky Hall, Patton Huddleston, Gastonia; sisters, Pat Wilson, Debra Hardin, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Friday, McLean Funeral Directors, Rev. Forrest Huddlestone, Dr. Tommy Hennesse
BURIAL: Armstrong Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Shane Walls, Gene Poindexter, Matt Parker, Tim Wade, Billy Yount, Bobby Wilson
CURLY BEAVER
DALLAS - Curly Beaver, 77, 205 S. Pine St., died May 8, 2000, at home. He was a native of Suit, N.C., son of the late Auzie C. and Norma Stiles Beaver, brother of the late Ralph Beaver and Marie Rowland, served as chief engineer.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 59 years, Neva S. Beaver; sons and daughters-in-law, Rickey and Sobey Beaver, Dennis and Lynne Beaver, Dallas, Larry and Ann Beaver, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Jake Underwood, Lancaster, S.C., Teresa and Ricky Goodwin, Dallas; brothers, Luther, Lloyd and Clyde Beaver, Gastonia; sisters, Irene Pennington, Mae Connor, Gastonia; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, Rev. Ken Faulkenbury
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: Two hours prior to service, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Ricky Goodwin, Kenny McAteer, Roger Nix, George Smith, Ricky Smith, Jake Underwood
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Helen P. Quick
ELGIN, Ill. — Helen Padgett Quick, 86, North Gifford St., formerly of Gastonia and Largo, Fla., died May 5, 2000. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Robert T. and Ethel Hicks Padgett, wife of the late Otho Quick, retired from library science department of Northwestern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, David and Susan Quick, Elgin; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Rick Culver, DeKalb; grandchildren, Nicole J. and Michelle A. Culver, Robert O., Katherine M. and Joseph D. Quick; sisters, Ethel P. Durham, Silver Springs, Md., Martha P. Rudisill, Salisbury; brothers and sisters-in-law, William G. and Marjorie Padgett, Hartwell, Ga., James Albert and Fran Padgett, Inglewood, Fla., Neva Stetler, Buchanan, Mich., Bernice Allen, Robinson, Ill.; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. John Misenhemer
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: An hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: American Diabetes Association, 434 Fayetteville St. Mall, 2 Hanover Square Suite 1600, Raleigh 27601
Margaret J. Zimmerman
VALDESE — Margaret "Billie" Jones Zimmerman, 83, Becker Ave., died May 10, 2000, at College Pines Nursing Center. She was a native of Burke County, daughter of the late Arthur E. "Casey" and Mary Edmonson Jones, wife of the late John Ellis Zimmerman Sr., with her late husband worked at the Waldensian Market, which they owned and operated, member of Waldensian Presbyterian Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, John E. and Doris Zimmerman, Valdese, Charles "Chuck" Zimmerman, Morganton; daughters and sons-in-law, Margaret and Lew Edwards, Valdese, Lucy and Danny Mull, Dallas, Pam and Selwyn Berry, Drexel; brother, Harold Jones, Pacific Grove, Calif.; sister, Ruth Puett, Morganton; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Heritage Funeral Service, Rev. Diana Spangler-Crawford
BURIAL: Waldensian Presbyterian Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Burke County, P.O. Box 1029, Valdese
James F. Lastra
CLAREMONT, Calif. — James F. Lastra, 72, died April 21, 2000, at Community Extended Care, Montclair. He was a native of Los Angeles, lived in Claremont for 11 years, retired plant superintendent for Precision Heat Treat Co. for 30 years, Marine veteran of World War II, Airborne Division, also served in Army during Korean War.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Laura Lastra Purington, La Verne, Cathryn Lastra-Wall, Gastonia; sons, James E. Lastra, Culver City, Jon Douglas Lastra, Charlotte; sisters, Evelyn Donnelly, Upland, Calif., Hazel Ycaza, Henderson, Nev.; eight grandchildren, including Sean Birtchet, Kristina Birtchet-Tarleton, James Douglas Lastra, Gastonia, Benjamin James Lastra, Cherryville; two great-grandchildren, Bailey Ann Birtchet, Sara Elizabeth Tarleton, Gastonia; ex-wife, Sara Brackett Kelly, Gastonia MEMORIAL MASS: Held in San Dumas, Calif.
ARRANGEMENTS: Todd Memorial Chapel
Bob W. Towery
LINCOLNTON - 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. Friday, Webb’s Chapel Baptist Church, Rev. Steven Wall; body will be place in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: American Diabetes Association, 3109 Poplarwood Court, Suite 135, Raleigh 27604-1043
Maudie D. Cooper
SHELBY - Maudie Mae Dotson Cooper, 76, 2316 Chatfield Road, died May 10, 2000, at home. She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late James Arthur and Donna Lavada Hudgins Dotson, wife of the late Claude William Cooper, homemaker, member of Zion Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Billy Ray Cooper, of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Claude W. and Jane Greene Cooper Jr., Shelby; daughters and sons-in-law, Carole and Joe W. Humphries, Shelby, Martha and Ralph Bailey, Ellenboro; brothers and sister-in-law, Ralph Dotson, Shelby, Charles and Jane Dotson, Jacksonville, Fla.; sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and Robert Allen, Shelby; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Zion Baptist Church, Dr. Randy Bridges, Revs. Russell Fitts, Don Williams; body will be place in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Zion Baptist Church Family Life Building, 525 W. Zion Church Road, Shelby 28150
Betty P. Horney
BESSEMER CITY - Betty June Phillips Horney, 66, Bessemer City, 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 from Gaston County Schools, where she worked as a cafeteria manager, attended Crossnore First Baptist Church most of her life.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Joe Horney, of the home; daughter, Tracie Hartley, Bessemer City; sons, David Hartley, Montana, Daniel Hartley, Yadkinville, Dennis Hartley, Mount Pleasant; step-daughters, Brenda Dixon, Calabash, Teresa Philips, Morganton; step-sons, 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
IRENE S. CARTER
GASTONIA - Irene Starnes Carter, 95, Alexanderia Place, died May 8, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Lexington County, S.C., wife of the late Jesse Carter, mother of the late Dempsey W. Carter Sr., daughter of the late Ida Poole and William Edward Starnes, granddaughter of the late Emmeline Johnson and Loranzo "Randy" Starnes, great-granddaughter of Winnie Altman and Paul David Starnes, great-great-granddaughter of the late Katherine and Charles Starnes, charter member of Macedonia Baptist Church since 1949.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Demoines and Linda Carter, Gaston County; daughters and sons-in-law, Donnell Carter and Jerry L. Kellar Sr., Delane Carter and Coy Briggs, Gastonia; daughter-in-law, Peggy Barrett Carter, Lexington, S.C.; brother-in-law, Legaree Williamson, Pelion, S.C.; grandchildren and spouses, Jerry Lamar Kellar Jr., Kammie Kellar Poole, Gastonia, Kimberly Kellar and Ted Ramsey, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Kyle and Debbie Kellar, Gastonia, Suzanne Carter and Jim Corbin, Chino, Calif., Donna Carter and Bruce Costner, Lincolnton, Dempsey W. Jr. and Sherry Carter, York, S.C., Lisa Carter and Jim Varn, Columbia, S.C., Paige Poteat and Aaron Dixon, Gastonia; great-grandchildren, Quentin Abernathy, Adrienne and Brett Costner, Lincolnton, Taylor and Morgan Poole, Mason Kellar, Andy Dixon, Gastonia, Trey Varn, Columbia, Brittany, Joshua, Kevin and Erika Corbin, Chino, Jessica and Tyler Carter, York, S.C.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Macedonia Baptist Church, Garland Avenue, Gastonia
VISITATION: One hour prior to service at the church; other times at the home of Delane Carter and Coy Briggs
PALLBEARERS: Lamar Kellar, Kyle Kellar, Dempsey W. "Butch" Carter, Aaron Dixon, Ted Ramsey, Bruce Costner, Jim Varn, Lucius Roland
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Nephews
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092 in memory of Dempsey and/or Irene Carter or Macedonia Baptist Church, 2021 Garland Ave., Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
