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FRANK A. ROBINSON
LINCOLNTON — Frank Avery Robinson, 67, 320 Sherrill Ave., died May 17, 2000.
He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Elam and Zena Carpenter Robinson, brother of the late Annie Davis, Ida Cobb, Pauline Gaither, Ollie Johnson, William, Dorothy, Lawrence Lee, Alton and Elam Robinson Jr., member of Moore’s Chapel AME Zion Church, retired concrete finisher.
SURVIVORS: Son, Neb Robinson, New Jersey; sisters, Doreatha Caynon, Portsfort St. Luci, Fla., Frances Robinson, Lincolnton; nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Ebony & White’s Funeral Service, Rev. Ralph Williamson
BURIAL: Moore’s Chapel AME Zion Church cemetery
VISITATION: Thirty minutes prior to service, funeral home, other times at the home of Frances Robinson, 831 E. Pine St., Lincolnton
JAMES R. FISH
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — James R. Fish, 49, 402 Adkins Arch, died May 19, 2000 at home.
He was a native of Chesapeake, Va., son of the late William Guy Fish Sr., vertical launch missle technician for the Navy at the Naval Sea Support Center Atlantic, 10-year Navy veteran having served in Vietnam.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Cynthia Ann Jones Fish; mother, Daisy Welch Fish, Kings Mountain; brother, William G. Fish Jr., Jacksonville, Fla.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Revs. Jeff Glenn, Clarence Morris
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, with full military honors by World War II Last Man’s Club of Gaston County
VISITATION: 3-5 today, funeral home
RICHARD G. ‘BUD’ ROSS
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Richard G. "Bud" Ross, 71, 201 Fairview St., died May 19, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late William Anderson and Mary Elizabeth McClure Ross, brother of the late Tommy, Elmer, Yates and Bill Ross, Lillian Mincey, Oveda Mitchem, Lurie Queen, Emma Campbell and Ferrie Lybrand, retired from Burlington Ind., attended First Wesleyan Church, Kings Mountain.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Clara Flowers Ross; daughters and son-in-law, Donna Ross and Mike Mozingo, Columbia, S.C., Sharon "Sherry" Ross Vassey, Kings Mountain; brother, Johnny Ross, Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Joshua and Jennifer Vassey, John Ross, Matthew and Andrew Mozingo
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Monday, First Wesleyan Church, Rev. Don Williams
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
MEMORIALS: First Wesleyan Church, 505 N. Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain 28086
RICHARD M. MEADOWS
GASTONIA — Richard Maurice Meadows, 34, 1030 Pearson Ave., died May 14, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Ida M. Rhodes, Gastonia; sons, Patel and Terell Hill, Josh Glenn, Gastonia, Richard Pettis, Winston-Salem; daughter, Ashley Cooke, Gastonia; friends, Clifton Meadows, Washington, D.C., Angela Cooke, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Costner Funeral Home
BURIAL: West Creek Cemetery, Mount Holly
VISITATION: Thirty minutes prior to service, funeral home
GOTHARD C. BRIDGES
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Gothard Cecil Bridges, 83, 114 Campbell Road, died May 20, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Sidney E. and Myrtle Falls Bridges, self employed painter.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Ruth B. Jonas, York, S.C., Violet B. Imes, Zephyhills, Fla., Mary B. Bolin, Temple Terrace, Fla.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Private, 3 p.m. Monday, Enon Baptist Church Cemetery, Smyrna, S.C., Rev. Ron Culbertson
MEMORIALS: York County Hospice, 325 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, S.C. 29732 or Central Baptist Church, 110 Ross Cannon St., York, S.C. 29745
ARRANGEMENTS: Bratton Funeral Home, York
DOROTHY W. ANTHONY
CHERRYVILLE — Dorothy Lee Watts Anthony, 73, 109 ˝ E. Ballard St., died May 18, 2000, at Suncoast Hospital, Largo, Fla.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Charlie and Mae Funderburke Watts, retired secretary for NAPA, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Alton "Toby" Anthony; son, Roger Anthony, Cherryville; daughter, Sherry A. Morales, St. Petersburg, Fla.; sisters, Carrie Philbeck, Thelma Pope, Cherryville, Beatrice Dellinger, Crouse; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Monday, Carpenter’s Funeral Home, Rev. Keith Love
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery, Cherryville
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home; other times at the home of Roger Anthony, 128 Milo Neal Road, Cherryville
JOHN J. DeLAVELLO
CLOVER, S.C. — John James DeLavello, 62, 504 Flat Rock St., died May 19, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center.
He was a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., son of the late Joseph DeLavello, retired molder at North Safety Products, Marine veteran, member of Clover Wesleyan Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorothy Gray DeLavello; daughters, Theresa DeLavello, the home, Angela D. Taylor, Clover, Lisa D. Vanover, York, S.C.; stepsons, Tommy Ramsey, Lake Wylie, S.C., Joe Ramsey, Hickory Grove, S.C.; sisters, Joan D. Pietro, Helen DeLavello, New Jersey, Theresa D. Perrotta, New York; 10 grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Clover Wesleyan Church, Rev. Wayne Spears
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens, York, S.C.
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Clover Rescue Squad, 114 Bethel St., Clover, S.C., 29710
Geneva R. Cloninger
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Geneva Mae Mayes Randolph Cloninger, 76, died May 19, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Jesse B. and Eunice Berry Randolph, wife of the late John Robert Mayes and Tollie Cloninger, sister of the late Barney Randolph, Loreana Randolph and Margaret Randolph Carpenter, charter member of Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Jesse Wade Mayes, Kings Mountain; daughter, Linda Mayes Marlow, Kings Mountain; brother, J.B. Randolph, Kings Mountain; sister, Lona "Bill" Detter, Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Tracy and Roxanne Marlow, John, Susan and Leslie Mayes, Kings Mountain; five great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, Rev. Mitchell Pruitt
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Wayne Mayes, Jeff, Jeremy, Jimmy, Johnny and Byron Randolph
CLARENCE W. ‘CHIVELS’ NANCE
SHELBY — Clarence W. "Chivels" Nance, 83, 906 Foxcroft Drive, died May 20, 2000, at Wendover Hospice.
VISITATION: At the home of Thelma Kelly, 6042 Deer Green Drive, Shelby
ARRANGEMENTS: Withrow’s Funeral Home
RUTH N. HALLMAN
LINCOLNTON — Ruth Neal Hallman, 79, 610 Monroe St., died May 20, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center.
She was a native of Blacksburg, S.C., daughter of the late Charles Oates and Nannie Curry Neal, sister of the late Charles, Gene, Horace and Jim Neal and Mary Michael, member of Rhyne Heights United Methodist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 60 years, Evan C. Hallman; sons, Edward A., Daniel E. and Randy L. Hallman, Lincolnton; daughters, Dianne H. Cable, Vale, Annette H. Carpenter, Lincolnton; brother, J.M. Neal, Southport; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Monday, Rhyne Heights United Methodist Church, Revs. Doug Pryor, Kenneth Hand
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery, Lincolnton
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Rhyne Heights United Methodist Church stain glass window fund, c/o Karen Ledbetter, 520 S. Madison St., Lincolnton 28092
JOHN D. ROBINSON
CHERRYVILLE — John D. Robinson, 76, 328 S. Pink St., died May 20, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Herbert T. and Lacey Belle Robinson, brother of the late Carlton Robinson, grandfather of the late Kenny Moss, member of First Wesleyan Church of Cherryville, member of Cherryville Masonic Lodge No. 505, Scottish Rites and Oasis Shrine Temple, Charlotte, Cherryville Shrine Club, Cherryville American Legion Post No. 100, Army veteran of World War II, retired as a long-line driver from Carolina Freight Carriers Corp., Cherryville, with 29 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Coffey Robinson; sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Wanda Robinson, Shelby, Tony and Brenda Robinson, Cherryville; daughters and sons-in-law, Kay and Charles Moss, Dianne and Charles Brown, Peggy Johnson, Cherryville; sisters, Louise Davis, Shay Harmon, Spartanburg, S.C., Lagrant Todd, Columbia, S.C.; grandchildren, Chris Moss, Curt Brown, Todd Kennedy, Lynn Wright, Beth Mahaffey, Johnna Schank, Heather Robinson, Jon Robinson, Jennifer Robinson; 10 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, First Wesleyan Church, Rev. Edwin Chriscoe, body will be placed in church 30 minutes prior to service
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery, Cherryville, with Masonic Rites
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: First Wesleyan Church, 800 N. Pink St., Cherryville 28021 or Shriners Hospital, 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, S.C. 29605
