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John ‘J.D.’ Clark
GASTONIA — John "J.D." Dallas Clark, 71, 4804 Hemphill Road, died May 14, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Ike Clark, father of the late Mike Clark, Army veteran of the Korean War, 11th Airborne Division in Fort Campbell, Ky., 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, made 35 airplane jumps, received OCC Medal (Japan), Combat Infantry Badge, Prcht. Gliman Badge
SURVIVORS: Wife Evelyn Clark; mother, Carrie Wilson Clark Smith, Gastonia; son, Steve Clark, Gastonia; daughter, Karen Clark Monk, Gastonia; brothers, Charlie Clark, Shelby, James Clark, Filbert, S.C., Erwin Clark, Kings Mountain; sisters, Maggie Dibruno, Alene Calhoun, Helen Potts, all of Gastonia, Grace Rose, Maiden; grandchildren, Pamela Kirby, Jeffery and Bradley Clark, Lisa Long, David Monk, Eric Snider, Amanda Flowers, all of Gastonia; three great-grandchildren; niece, Linda Anderson, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Rev. Sam Robins
BURIAL: Sunnyside Church Cemetery, Bessemer City, military honors by World War II Last Man Club
PALLBEARERS: Bradley and Jeffery Clark, Earl Flowers, David and Ronald Monk, Charlie Parham
MEMORIAL: Charity Independent Baptist Church, 2425 Hillmont St., Gastonia; Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053 or World War II Last Man Club, 1905 Wexford Court, Gastonia 28052
Johnsie Howard
CHARLOTTE — Johnsie Icenhour Howard, 83, 10701 Rozelles Ferry Road, recent resident of Stanley Total Living Center, died May 13, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Will and Kate Keller Icenhour, wife of the late O.M. Howard, a homemaker, member of Queen of The Apostles Catholic Church in Belmont.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Max and Jolynn Howard, Huntersville; daughter and son-in-law, Paulette and Bill Edwards, Denver; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: 10 a.m. today, Queen of The Apostles Catholic Church, Belmont, Father Richard P. Hokanson
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery, Mount Holly
WAKE SERVICE: Held Monday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Margaret H. Lazenby
STANLEY — Margaret Hurst Lazenby, 75, Stanley Total Living Center, former resident of Gastonia, died May 17, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Haskell City, Texas, daughter of the late David Lee and Pearl Coleman Hurst, wife of the late Delbert Thomas Lazenby, seamstress, worked in formal wear shops, member of Sunshine Sunday School Class, Grace Baptist Church, Blind and Visually Disabled Club of N.C., Martha Goble Extension Homemakers.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Pamela and Joel Groves, Gastonia, Lisa and Steve Champion, Mount Holly; sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Renee Lazenby, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Daniel and Phylis Lazenby, Charlotte, Michael and Diane Lazenby, Alpine, Ala.; sister, Betty Joe Phears, Manafield, Texas; eight grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Leroy and Alton Hurst
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Sunday, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Jerry Stanfield
VISITATION: 2-2:45 p.m. Sunday, Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Sons and grandsons
MEMORIALS: Blind and Visually Disabled Club of N.C., General Delivery, Eagle Lake Drive, Charlotte 28212 or P.O. Box 39, Sherrills Ford 28673
Betty Bivins
LAWNDALE — Betty Ann Price Bivins, 47, 106 Marlin Drive, died May 18, 2000, at Hospice at Wendover.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Norman Ben and Annie Lorretta Stiles Price, wife of the late Jack Bivins, a homemaker, attended Macedonia Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Jamie Doyle Bivins, Morganton; brothers, Don Price, Bessemer City, Blane Michael Price, Lawndale; sisters and brother-in-law, Kathy Moses, Kings Mountain, Debra Price and Dick Mathis, Becky Allen, Darlene Gibble, Gastonia, Beverly Maynard, Huntington, W.Va., Jessie Shull, Shelby; granddaughter, Chelsea Bivins
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Shirley Price
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Sunday, City Cemetery, Bessemer City, Rev. John Hudson
VISITATION: 10 a.m.-noon Sunday, Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston
Mary Hayes
DALLAS — Mary Ruth Toomey Hayes, 73, 505 S. College St., died May 19, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Lee Roy and Estelle Early Toomey, member of Rankin Lake Baptist Church, former Sunday school teacher of the adult women’s class, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, John Hayes; son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Barbara Hayes, Wilmington, Ohio; daughters, Susan Cable, Cincinnati, Barbara H. Duncan, Gastonia, Jan Hayes, Fayetteville, Ark.; sisters, Lillian T. Gregory, Mount Holly, Anne T. McClure, Clara T. Cline, Brenda T. Bradshaw, Dallas; eight grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Rankin Lake Baptist Church, Rev. James Loftis
BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Matthew and Rhyne Cable, Brown and Luke Duncan, David and Micheal Spencer
MEMORIALS: Rankin Lake Baptist Church, 2705 Gastonia-Dallas Highway, Dallas 28034
Bryte W. Barger
LINCOLNTON — Bryte Whiteside Barger, Lincoln Nursing Center, died May 18, 2000.
She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late George and Minnie Hauss Whiteside, wife of the late Coy L. Barger.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Sue B. and Frank Truckley, Mooresville; sons and daughters-in-law, Bob and Nancy Barger, Easley, S.C., Danny and Betty Jo Barger, Lincolnton; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Kenneth L. Barger
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Pisgah United Methodist Church, Rev. Jim Reeves, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
MEMORIALS: Pisgah United Methodist Church, 2582 Gastonia Highway, Lincolnton 28092
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
Carletty McDaniel
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Carletty McDaniel, 66, 109 N. Sims St., died May 19, 2000, at White Oak Manor, Shelby.
She was a native of Iredell County, daughter of the late Willard Dean McDaniel, member of Boyce Memorial ARP Church, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Goldie Ostrum McDaniel, Kings Mountain; daughter and son-in-law, Linda and John Grant, Kings Mountain; brother, Mike McDaniel, Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Richard, Trevor and Daniel Latta, Steven and Brianna Grant, Kings Mountain
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Monday, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Rev. Doug Petersen
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Harris Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Boyce Memorial ARP Church, P.O. Box 1145, Kings Mountain 28086
Robert E. Hayes
GASTONIA — Robert Ervin Hayes, 70, Century Care Center, formerly of Bessemer City, died May 19, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Calvin Lee and Ruth Barrett Hayes, former employee of Kings Point Knitting Mill, Bessemer City, retired from Atlantic Spinners, Bessemer City, Army veteran, member of First Baptist Church, Bessemer City.
SURVIVORS: Sister-in-law, Barbara Hayes, Bessemer City; nieces and nephews
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sisters, Mary and Eugenia Hayes, Ethel Johnson and Elda Goode; brother, Ben Hayes Sr.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City, Rev. A.A. Bailey
BURIAL: Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home, other times at the home of Jerry and Adora Alford, Bessemer City
Linda G. Hoyle
BOSTIC— Linda Garrett Hoyle, 49, 135 E. Church St., died May 17, 2000, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.
She was a native of Catawba County, daughter of the late Leonard B. Garrett, homemaker and substitute teacher in the Rutherford County School System, volunteer at East Rutherford Middle School, member of First Baptist Church, former Sunday school teacher and Vacation Bible School worker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Rev. Frank Hoyle; son, Roger F. Hoyle, Belmont; daughter, Nicole H. Cain, Cherryville; mother, Catherine Blackburn Garrett, Hickory; brothers, Donny Garrett, Clairmont, Jimmy Garrett, Hickory, William Alan Garrett, Conover; sisters, Doris G. Hoglan, Hickory, Cathy Andrews, Lenoir; three grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, First Baptist Church, Rev. Marvin Green
INTERMENT: Bostic Cemetery
MEMORIALS: Wegener’s Granulomatosis Support Group, Inc. International, P.O. Box 28660, Kansas City, Mo. 64188-8660
ARRANGEMENTS: Padgett and King Mortuary, Forest City
Rev. Eugene Holcombe
GASTONIA — Rev. Eugene Odell Holcombe, 78, 1116 W. 7th Ave., died May 21, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Jackson County, son of the late John and Mattie Malinda Matthews Holcombe, retired from Wix Corp., World War II Army veteran, received numerous medals, pastor of many churches in North and South Carolina, founder and builder of four churches — First Freewill Baptist Church, York, S.C., South Point Freewill Baptist Church, Belmont, Welcome Freewill Baptist Church, Dallas, Way of the Cross Freewill Baptist Church, Shelby, member of West Fifth Ave. Freewill Baptist Church, member and former commander of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 60 Mount Holly, Belmont.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 56 years, Gaynell Whitaker Holcombe; sons and daughters-in-law, Larry Eugene and Penny M. Holcombe, Eddie and Anne K. Holcombe, Gastonia, Rev. Harold and Cathey P. Holcombe, Old Fort, Ronald Holcombe, Stanley; daughters and sons-in-laws, Beatrice Cape, Greensboro, Peggy Ann York, Gastonia, Judy H. and Rev. Ronnie Wilson; brother, Elmer Holcombe, Gastonia; sister, Ruth Henderson, Stanley; grandchildren, Mark and Elaine Holcombe, David Wilson, Lisa Smith, Gastonia, Shannon Dye, High Shoals, Joni Berry, Wendy Holcombe, Dallas, Joshua Holcombe, Stanley, Aaron Holcombe, Asheville, Kim Wagers, Bristol, Tenn., Robbie Falls, St. Petersburg, Fla., Michelle Lutz, Mount Holly; 14 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, West Fifth Ave. Freewill Baptist Church, Revs. Richard Cole, Harold Holcombe
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
PALLBEARERS: Joe Berry, Aaron, Joshua and Mark Holcombe, Nathan Smith, David Wilson
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Richard Abernathy, P.W. Bailey, Jim McCarver
VISITATION: 6-9 tonight, church
MEMORIALS: West Fifth Avenue Freewill Baptist Church, church building fund, 2145 W. Fifth Ave., Gastonia 28052
