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DAN C. HOWE
GASTONIA — Dan Charlton Howe, 76, 1008 Dumbarton Road, died April 30, 2000, at Covenant Village.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late John Richard and Pearl Lee Howe, father of the late Dan Charlton Howe Jr., brother of the late Lamar and Wayne Howe, Frances H. Gray, Mary John Howe and Helen H. Babington, attended Belmont Abbey College, graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church, where he served as elder, deacon, auditor and treasurer for 30 years, certified public accountant, former employee of Haskins and Sells, Charlotte, senior vice president of finance with Pharr Yarns for 30 years, member of the Civitan Club, former lieutenant junior grade in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Bennie Joe Michael Howe; sons and daughters-in-law, John and Jill Howe, Charlotte, Curtis Howe, Madison, Jamie and Beth Howe, Greensboro; daughter, Laura Lee Howe, Vail, Colo.; twin sister, Sue H. Morris, Gastonia; seven grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Presbyterian Church, Gastonia, Dr. David Stoker
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
MEMORIALS: Donor’s choice
WILLIAM A. FREDRICK
BELMONT — William Anderson "Bill" Fredrick, 74, 505 Ferrell Ave., died April 30, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Bourbon County, Ky., son of the late Elza and Mamie Parrish Fredrick, father of the late Sandra Kay Fredrick Flowers, preceded in death by several brothers and sisters, retired machinist, member of Alexander Memorial Baptist Church, World War II Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Barbara M. Fredrick; brother, Donnie Fredrick, Falmouth, Ky.; sisters, Florence Tucker, Dayton, Ky., Merrel Winkle, Falmouth, Helen Winkle, Carrolton, Ky.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Rev. Jerry Pennington
VISITATION: At the home
MEMORIALS: Alexander Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund, 208 S. Main St., Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
Bessie C. Logan
CHERRYVILLE — Bessie Coffey Logan, 83, 604 S. Mountain St., died April 27, 2000, at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill.
She was a native of Waxhaw, wife of the late Caldwell Edward Logan Sr., daughter of the late Horace Clinton and Sarah Hood Coffey, sister of the late Pearl Odessa Coffey Mayfield, Mable Coffey Stratford, Annie Mae Coffey Mitchell, William and Ernest Coffey, homemaker, member of Fairview Baptist Church, where she served as mission worker, youth Sunday school teacher, member of the usher board.
SURVIVORS: Son, Caldwell Edward Logan Jr., Cherryville; sister, Edna Coffey McCain, Cherryville; grandsons, Douglass Logan, Greensboro, Caldwell Edward Logan III, Cherryville; granddaughters, Vanessa Laplante, St. Louis, Mo., Nannette O. Wingate, Gastonia, Renee Easter, Lincolnton; five great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; special friend and neighbor, Ruth Carson, Cherryville
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Fairview Baptist Church, Revs. David Lindsay, Sam A. Rape
BURIAL: Cherryville Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before the service, church, other times at 1429 E. Main St., Cherryville
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home, Gastonia
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
Cheryl Sinclair Ledford
DALLAS — Cheryl Sinclair Ledford, 50, 1042 Carpenter Drive, died April 29, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Baltimore, daughter of the late Charles Gilbert and Leneta Dowell Sinclair, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Carl C. Ledford Jr.; daughter, Leneta Burchfield, Dallas; son, Rufus G. Burchfield, Dallas; brothers, Dennis and Robbie Sinclair; grandchildren, Rufus G. III and Cheyenne F. Burchfield; special friend, Pat Murphy, Dallas; friends at Hospice, Stacy Loyd, Karen Hardy, Terri Ray
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, Rev. Johnny Jenkins
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Jennie M. Welch
DALLAS — Jennie M. Welch, 87, Princess Lane, died April 30, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Stanley, formerly of Gastonia, daughter of the late J. Charles and Martha A. Chronister Welch, member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Gastonia, retired from Carolina Mills.
SURVIVORS: Former husband, L.T. Whisnant, Gastonia; son, James Lamar Whisnant Sr., Dallas; sisters, Daisy Fish, Kings Mountain, Lucille Benfield, Gastonia; brother, Lloyd O. Welch, Gastonia; grandson, James L. Whisnant Jr., Ridgefield, Conn.; granddaughter-in-law, Pendle Gray, Ridgefield; great-grandsons, James Gray, John Reed, Ridgefield
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Revs. Jeff Glenn, Clarence Morris
BURIAL: Stanley
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Macedonia Baptist Church, 2021 Garland Ave., Gastonia 28052
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 for 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; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, First Presbyterian Church, York, Rev. J. Todd Speed
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Thronewell Children’s Home, Clinton, S.C.
LEON HELMS
INDIAN TRAIL — Leon Helms, 49, died April 29, 2000.
He was a native of Charlotte, son of the late James S. Criswell, father of the late Michael Lee Helms, retired, member of North Union Church of God.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Barbara Helms; mother, Doris Fouts; stepfather, Stan Fouts; brothers, Guy Helms, Howard, James and Stanley Criswell; sisters, Chrissie Oxendine, Terry Owens; granddaughters, Camden and Brittany Helms; other relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, McEwen Funeral Service, Charlotte Chapel, Rev. John Freeman
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: North Union Church of God Building Fund, 9220 Mill Grove Road, Indian Trail 28079
STEPHEN D. WELSH
DALLAS — Stephen Douglas Welsh, 37, 1624 Lower Dallas Highway, died April 28, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Winchester, Mass., son of the late Mary Ameilia Dimmitt Welsh, Marine Corps veteran, board member of the Gaston-Lincoln Bowling Association, certified Level One coach for youth bowling.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Michelle Girard Welsh; sons, John Gilbertson, Ricki, Stephen Jr. and Peter Welsh, Dallas, Stephen Gilbertson, Albemarle; daughters, Christine and Nicole Gilbertson, Dallas; father, Douglas Vincent Welsh; brothers, Kenneth Welsh, Reading, Mass., Todd M. Welsh, Norfolk, Va.; sister, Monica Bell, Columbia, S.C.; grandson, Ian Spencer, Dallas
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
BURIAL: Private
Robert G. Holmes
VALE — Robert Gordon Holmes, 34, 2818 Rhoney Farm Road, died April 28, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Gary, Ind., son of the late Gordon Franklin Holmes, sales representative.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Lura Elizabeth Holmes, Lincolnton; stepdaughter, Amanda Boyd, Stanley; stepson, James Boyd, Mississippi; mother, Margie Elizabeth Anderson Holmes, the home; sisters and brothers-in-law, Karan and Danny Still, Mount Holly, Lillie and Mauro Silva, Lincolnton; former wife, Traice Boyd
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 1 p.m. Tuesday, New Covenant United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lucia, Rev. Roger Franklin
VISITATION: After the service, cemetery
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
