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Edith Mae Russ Reep
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Edith Mae Russ Reep, 78, 295 E. Pearl St., died April 27, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Monroe and Laura Russ, wife of the late John "Pete" Reep.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Mary Allen, Bessemer City, Judy Varney, Seneca, S.C.; sisters, Pearl Boren, Lacy, Wash., Beulah Lizzo, New Rochelle, N.Y.; grandchildren, Richard and Ronald Dotson, Seneca, Steven Allen, Robert "Bobby" Putnam, Gastonia; great-grandchildren, Robert "David" Parker, Abigale Allen, Gastonia
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Held Sunday, Antioch Methodist Church Cemetery, Rev. Jerry Millwood
PALLBEARERS: Steven Allen, Richard and Ronald Dotson, Travis Kinsey, Bobby Putnam, Calvin Taylor
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
Lance M. Greenlee
PINEVILLE — Lance Murray "Johnny" Greenlee, 61, died April 28, 2000, at the home of his son, John.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Lois Edith Goble Greenlee, member of 1960 graduating class of Ashley High School, Gastonia, lived in Pineville for the last 10 years, member of Quail Hollow Presbyterian Church, employed with Preferred Electric Company, member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 379.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Connie Greenlee; son and daughter-in-law, John and Kathleen Greenlee, Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Dana Greenlee and James Finsel, Clayton; father, John M. Greenlee, Gastonia; brother, William Greenlee, Gastonia; grandson, Hunter Finsel
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Quail Hollow Presbyterian Church
VISITATION: 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, the church
MEMORIALS: Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 E. Seventh St., Charlotte 28204 or Quail Hollow Presbyterian Church, 8801 Park Road, Charlotte 28210
ARRANGEMENTS: Carolina Funeral & Cremation Center, Charlotte
Jay M. Costner
DALLAS — Jay Milton Costner, 69, 611 Colt Thornberg Road, died April 30, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Reid Milton and Ruth Pauline Bumgardner Costner, brother of the late Robert and Faye Costner, member of Hardin Baptist Church, owner of Costner’s Roofing.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Costner; sons and daughters-in-law, Darrell and Becky Costner, Dallas, Joe and Brenda Costner, Cramerton, Jay Costner Jr., Gastonia, William and Bobbie Spivey, Bessemer City, Wally and Cindy Spivey; daughters and sons-in-law, Lisa and Bobby Chastain, Dallas, Sara and Dougie Stevens, York, S.C., Cecila Owensby, Dallas, Sherron and Gary Franklin, Lowell, Carolyn and Bobby Atchley, Brenda Cudnick, Gastonia, Mary and Bill Frye, Bessemer City; brothers and sister-in-law, Clyde and Joyce Costner, Roger Costner, Dallas; sisters and brothers-in-law, Sarah Bundy, Lois and Herman Ingle, Dallas, Marge and Joe Blatau, Alexis, Pat and Bob Rankin, Holden Beach, S.C.; 24 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Hardin Baptist Church, Rev. Fain Farmer
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Ricky Blatau, Chad Hooper, Frankie Costner, Gary Franklin Sr., Gary Franklin Jr., Charles Bundy
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Orlin Hein Oelkers
RUTHERFORDTON — Orlin Hein Oelkers, 66, 1512 W.V. Thompson Road, died April 30, 2000, at Rutherford Hospital.
He was a native of Red Wing, Minn., son of the late Alfred and Elsie Meta Zimmerman Oelkers, member of the Lutheran Church, Army veteran, carpenter.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Nelda Gaskin Oelkers; daughter, Kristal Adams, Clayton; son, Dale Oelkers, Cherryville; sister, Melva Diercks, Fairbault, Minn.; two grandchildren
FUNERAL: 8 tonight, Floyd’s Creek Baptist Church, Dr. Bill Lowe
BURIAL: In Red Wing, Minn.
VISITATION: 6-7:45 tonight, the church
MEMORIALS: Boy Scout Troop 323, c/o James Putnam, 209 N. Jacob St., Cherryville 28021 or Cherryville Little League, P.O. Box 866, Cherryville 28021
ARRANGEMENTS: Crowe Funeral Home
ELIZABETH G. MCCOMBS
GASTONIA — Elizabeth Grant McCombs, 88, 1709 Echo Lane, died April 30, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late John and Mary Louise Hyder Grant, wife of the late Horace Lee McCombs, grandmother of the late Cindy Mullinax, Beth Cantrell, a homemaker, member of Zion Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Penny Holcombe, Bessemer City, Barbara Cantrell, Flowery Branch, Ga., Linda Mullinax, Gastonia; brother, Roy Grant, Charlotte; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Rev. Leo Kuykendall
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, funeral home, other times at the home of Penny Holcombe, 1522 Edgewood Road, Bessemer City
PALLBEARERS: Chris and Dewey Cantrell, Larry and Mark Holcombe, Scott and Tommy Mullinax
MEMORIALS: Zion Baptist Church, 2437 S. Propst St., Gastonia 28056
ADELLE S. FOSTER
LOWELL — Adelle Sherrill Foster, 86, Ford Road, died May 1, 2000, at Stanley Total Living Center, Stanley.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Walter and Della Clark Sherrill, wife of the late Bascom Carlton Foster, grandmother of the late Martha Diane Foster, sister of the late Vernon and Marion Sherrill, Mary Cobb, Ozelle Roberts, Louise Barnhill, homemaker, member of First United Methodist Church, McAdenville.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Carl Lee Foster Sr., Roger Reed Foster Sr., Lowell; brother, David Sherrill, Belmont; sister, Novella Sherrill, Bonno, S.C.; six grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; nine step-great-grandchildren; six step-great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Sidney Epperson
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home of Roger and Kathy Foster, 913 Ford Road, Lowell
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 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Rev. James Lowery
VISITATION: 7-8 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: V.A. Medical Center, Voluntary Services, 1601 Brenner Ave., Salisbury 28144
Charles L. Wheeler
LOWELL — Charles Lindbergh Wheeler, 65, 333 Crisp Road, died May 1, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Saluda County, S.C., son of the late John and Sarah Witcher Wheeler, brother of the late John Wheeler, retired supervisor from Pharr Yarns, Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Pettis Brittian Wheeler; son and daughter-in-law, David and Lynne Wheeler, Lowell; brothers, Robert Wheeler, Belton, S.C., Fed Wheeler, Iron Station, Lee Wheeler, Memphis, Tenn., Earl Wheeler, Stanley; sisters, Ellen Steadman, Texas, Vera Dunbar, Pillian, S.C.; grandchildren, David, Chaz and Kirby Wheeler; great-grandson, Jordon Wheeler
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Fraley Memorial Baptist Church, Revs. Warner Doles, Ken Faulkenberry
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Fraley Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund, 3025 Fraley Road, Gastonia 28054
Mae White Thomas
YORK, S.C. — Mae White Thomas, 82, 302 Hall St., died April 30, 2000, at home.
She was a native of York, wife of the late K.C. Thomas, daughter of the late Miles and Frances Mullis White, mother of the late Phyllis T. Deal, retired clerk administrator from Cannon Mills Plant No. 3, lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church, member of church choir for more than 45 years.
SURVIVORS: Son, Ken Thomas, York; brother, Howard White, York; sister, Lucille White, York; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, First Presbyterian Church, York, Rev. J. Todd Speed
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery
MEMORIALS: Thronewell Children’s Home, Clinton, S.C.
ARRANGEMENTS: Bratton Funeral Home
Willene Smith Cline
MOUNT HOLLY — Willene Smith Cline, 87, 220 Summit Ave., died April 30, 2000, at University Hospital, Charlotte.
She was a native of Cabarrus County, daughter of the late George Washington and Neelie Elizabeth Barbee Smith, wife of the late Marvin G. Cline, a homemaker, member of Homestead United Methodist Church, Charlotte, life member of United Methodist Women.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Doris Graham, Jane Windham, Mount Holly; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Homestead United Methodist Church, Rev. Robert L. Kitchin
INTERMENT: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Woodlawn Funeral Home; condolence messages may be sent to the Cline family via e-mail to woodlawnfuneral@aol.com
MEMORIALS: Homestead United Methodist Church, 6729 Old Mount Holly Road, Charlotte 28214
