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Jerrie S. Wiggins
GASTONIA - Jerrie Shepherd Wiggins, 56, 3504 Beaty Road, died May 16, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Cecil and Frances Hayes Shepherd, member of Chapel Grove Baptist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Alfred W. "Bobby" Wiggins; daughters, Lora Brooks, Anitha Neeley, Dallas, Melinda Deaton, Kings Mountain; sons, Jack W. Jr. and Jimmy Ball, Wayne Wiggins, Gastonia; sisters, Sue Scoggins, Carolyn Smith, Gastonia, Judy Edwards, Dallas; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Pilgrim Baptist Church, Revs. Thomas Holbrooks, A.A. Bailey
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia; other times at the home
Ruth H. Schenck
LAWNDALE - Ruth Hoyle Schenck, 87, 126 Shaker Drive, died May 14, 2000, at Hospice of Wendover. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Pinkney and Lula Crouse Hoyle, wife of the late Charles William "Boot" Schenck, retired from Cleveland County Schools, Burns High School, member of Philadelphia United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Omega and Calvin Spikes, Shelby, Glenora and Jack Carter, Boothwyn, Penn., Gayla Schenck, Memphis, Tenn.; sons and daughter-in-law, Lionel Schenck, Lawndale, Phillip and Edna Schenck, Shelby; sisters, Juanita Clark, Shelby, Thelma Hoyle, Charlotte; brothers, Cethel Hoyle, Shelby, Elwood Hoyle, Montclair, N.J., Nathaniel Hoyle, Baltimore, Lendon, Robert and Willard Hoyle, Plainfield, N.J.; six grandchildren; special niece, Wyonella Elmore Gardner, Shelby
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Friday, Philadelphia United Methodist Church, Rev. Roger Hunter, Robert H. McDowell
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Wendover, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
ARRANGEMENTS: Withrow’s Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
Harry N. Hilderbrand
CLOVER, S.C. - Harry Neil Hilderbrand, 75, 201 Faulkner St., died May 17, 2000, at home. He was a native of York County, son of the late C. Miles and Frances Stewart Hilderbrand, Army veteran, retired from Rock Hill Printing and Finishing after 31 years of service, worked 12 years for the Clover School District, member of First United Methodist Church, where he was active in the mens Bible class and Methodist Mens Club, Mason of Alpine Lodge 208, member of the Shrine.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ethel Lee Pursley Hilderbrand; sons and daughters-in-law, Terry and Ginger Hilderbrand, Douglasville, Ga., Van and Diane Hilderbrand, Clemson, S.C.; brother, Oblee Hilderbrand, Hartsville, S.C.; sister, Buree Pendleton, Dallas; grandchildren, Neil and Matthew Hilderbrand, Douglasville, Van and Lee Hilderbrand, Clemson
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. Saturday, Lakeview Memory Gardens, Rev. Paul Hutchison
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Friday, M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church Building Fund, 124 Bethel St., Clover or Hospice Community Care, 325 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, S.C. 29730
Helen C. Harbin
CHARLOTTE - Helen Frances Crawford Harbin, 78, 1509 McCorke Road, died May 16, 2000, at Presbyterian Hospital. She was a native of South Carolina, daughter of the late Ben and Essie Crawford, wife of the late Earl Harbin, member of Moores Chapel United Methodist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Granddaughters and spouse, Shannon and Alan Cobb, Angela Meng; great-grandchildren, Tiffany and Blake Cobb preceded in death BY: Daughter, Helen Elizabeth Meng
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Moores Chapel United Methodist Church
INTERMENT: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 1:30-2:45 p.m. today, the church
MEMORIALS: Moores Chapel United Methodist Church, 10601 Moores Chapel Road, Charlotte 28214
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
Helen H. Adams
GASTONIA - Helen Christina Hester Adams, 65, 101 Eastover Drive, died May 15, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Grady Hester, employed by Burlington Mills Plant No. 1.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Carrie Boozer Hester; daughters, Barbra Adams Collins, Black Mountain, Bernadine and Rosalind Adams, Gastonia; sister, Margaret Snow, Rochester, N.Y.; brother, June Boozer, Chase City, Va.; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Martin’s Funeral Home
BURIAL: Weeping Mary Baptist Church Cemetery, Bowling Green, S.C.
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, funeral home
Daisy H. Harding
SHELBY - Daisy Huffstickler Harding, 73, 119 Crane Court, died May 16, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Therman and Minnie Huffstickler, wife of the late Dennis Harding, retired from textiles, of Baptist faith.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Don Gibson, Phil and Jane Gibson, Shelby; daughter, Vickie Van, Sumterville, Fla.; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren preceded in death BY: Brothers, Doug, J.Y. and Boyce Huffstickler; sister, Margaret Greene
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Friday, Sunset Cemetery, Rev. Alan Sailors
VISITATION: 6:30-8 p.m. tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
Kenneth Emerson
FOREST CITY — Kenneth Emerson, 62, 1292 Henson Road, died May 16, 2000, at VA Medical Center, Asheville. He was a native of Jefferson County, Tenn., raised by the late Lottie Velma McDaniel, retired Sgt. 1st Class from the Army after 20 years of service, received National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with three Bronze Service Stars, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Driver Badge, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Audrey Lovelace Emerson; mother and father–in-law, Asa and Geraldine Lovelace, Shelby; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Jean and Mike Noblitt, Shelby; brother-in-law, Marc Lovelace, Shelby; nephews, Cory and Will Ferree, Zack and Noah Lovelace, Shelby
FUNERAL: 7 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Shelby, Dr. Harold Fite
BURIAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Rutherford County Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
Pauline P. Brockman
GASTONIA - Pauline Plyler Brockman, 85, Alexandria Place, formerly of Kelly Street, died May 16, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Union County, daughter of the late Ernest and Lizzie Rape Plyler, wife of the late Carl Brockman, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Joseph Briggs, Gastonia; grandchildren, Darlene and Scott Rudisill, Emily Rhyne, Mitchell Rhyne, Gastonia; great-grandchild, Caleb Rhyne, Gastonia; sisters, Mamie Hinson, Ruth Tarlton, Dorothy Plyler, Vera Pressley, Faye Billingsley, Monroe; brother, Buddy Plyler, Monroe
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Revs. Albert Hinson, Elvis Anderson
BURIAL: Armstrong Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home; other times at the home of Joseph and Betty Briggs, Pinetop Drive
HOWARD W. BOST
GASTONIA - Howard William Bost, 72, 524 Mark Ave., died May 17, 2000, at home. He was a native of Newton, son of the late James Pinkney and Bertha Deal Bost, graduate of Dallas High School, served in the Armed Forces in Korea, member of Flint Groves Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sarah Barnes Bost; sons and daughters-in-law, Larry Dean and Arlene Bost, Statesville, James Howard and Debby Bost, Gastonia; brothers, Robert Bost, Gastonia, Ray Bost, Hickory; sisters, Orpha Phillips, Gastonia, Daphine Moore, Fayetteville; grandchildren, Keith Bryant, Stacey Bost Martin, Christy Bost; great-grandchildren, Angel Marie and Brandon Martin
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Friday, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Ronnie Byers
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
PALLBEARERS: Jerry Kanipe, Terry Barnes, Roy Ammons, Jim Ledford, Robert Gunter, Keith Bryant
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053 or Family Life Center Flint Groves Baptist Church, 2017 E. Ozark Ave., Gastonia 28054
John F. Lutz
SHELBY - John Franklin Lutz, 85, Cleveland Pines Nursing Center, died May 17, 2000, at his residence. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late John Ogburn and Annie Mae Webb Lutz, husband of the late Nancy Gray Coble Lutz, member of Hoey Bible Class, Central United Methodist Church, graduate of Riverside Military Academy, Gainesville, Ga., served in the Navy in the South Pacific during World War II, employed at Campbell’s Department Store, prior to co-founding Lutz Furniture Co., active in the community through his involvement with the Shelby Kiwanis Club, Men’s Garden Club, member of the Shelby Amateur Radio Club, past master of Cleveland Lodge No. 202
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, John F. and Katherine Lutz, Gaffney, S.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Ann Gray and Charles Harry III, Shelby, Rev. Susan and Herb Allred, Chapel Hill, Nancy "Gennie" and David Carpenter, Boiling Springs; sisters and brothers-in-law, Marjorie Lutz and Dr. John Douglas, Charlotte, Nancy Lutz and J. Carver Wood Jr., Bloomfield, Mich.; grandchildren and spouses, Robin Harry and Loyd "Kip" Smith, Scott Harry and Elizabeth Ellis, Benjamin and Jennifer Allred, Jason Alldred, Jennifer Carpenter Christensen, David Carpenter III, Meredith Lutz, Alex and Michelle Lutz, Joshua Lutz, Haley Lutz; great-grandchildren, Baxter and Wesley Smith, Elizabeth and Bishop Harry, Nanci Christensen, Nicholas Carpenter, Courtney, Kayla and Clayton Lutz preceded in death BY: Brother, James Egar Lutz
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Central United Methodist Church, Rev. Carl Johnson
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery, with full masonic rites
VISITATION: 4-6 tonight, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
Abel L. Rhyne Sr.
GASTONIA - Abel Lester Rhyne Sr., 65, 942 Hallmark Drive, died May 13, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Abel Rhyne and Margaret Elizabeth Lewis Rhyne, blueprint operator.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Johnnie McGill Rhyne, Gastonia; daughters, Akisha Berry, Gastonia, Drennan "Tuffi" Rhyne, Charlotte; son, Abel L. Rhyne Jr., Little Rock, Ark.; sister, Betty F. Stewart, Forestville, Md.; aunt, Elizabeth Webber, Pittsburgh; four grandchildren; nieces, nephews, relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Costner Funeral Home
BURIAL: Armstrong Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, funeral home
Frank A. Robinson
LINCOLNTON - Frank A. Robinson, 67, 320 Sherrill Ave., died May 17, 2000.
VISITATION: At the home of his sister, Frances Robinson, 831 Pine St., Lincolnton
ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony and White’s Funeral Service
