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VIVIAN W. GADD
YORK, S.C. — Vivian W. Gadd, 86, formerly of Kingsbury Road, died May 20, 2000, at Monroe Manor, Monroe.
She was a native of Raleigh, daughter of the late Lawrence M. and Lucy Bissett Waring, wife of the late Charles W. Gadd, member of Allison Creek Presbyterian Church, life member of Women of the Church, former secretary for Charlotte Mecklenburg School System, attended schools in Raleigh, graduate of Peace College
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Charles W. and Sally Gadd, Wake Forest; daughter and son-in-law, Lucy and Banks Choate, Waxhaw; sister, Mary W. McLean, Lumberton; grandsons, Will Choate, David and Will Gadd; granddaughters, Lee C. Moss, Mary Charles Wooldridge, Sally C. Friedman, Laura Gadd; three great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Monday, Allison Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
VISITATION: Following service
ARRANGEMENTS: York Funeral Home
JAMES E. ‘SONNY’ CRANK
RED BANK — James E. "Sonny" Crank, 73, died May 19, 2000, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick.
He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late Will and Mattie Crank, brother of the late Barbara Rhem, lived in the shore area for 33 years, member of Pilgrim Baptist Church, Red Bank, where he served on the usher board and men’s fellowship, retired from Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, after 33 years of service, worked part time at Drazin & Warshaw Law Office, Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 53 years, Christine Crank; sons, Chapell Crank, Long Branch, Terry Crank, Cliffwood, Erskine and Gerome Crank, Red Bank, William Crank, Shrewsbury; daughters, Saundra Morris, Louisburg, Melissa Turner, Long Branch; brothers, William David Crank, Salisbury, Excell Crank, Plainfield, Jimmy Crank, Newark, Paul Crank, Gastonia; sisters, Helen Hudson, Gastonia, Cozette Quamina, Doris Ann Daniels, Neptune, Edna Daniels, Long Branch; cousin, Laura Stringfellow, Gastonia; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; family and friends
FUNERAL: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Pilgrim Baptist Church, Red Bank, Rev. Millard Harris Jr.
BURIAL: Monmouth Memorial Park, Tinton Falls, N.J.
VISITATION: One hour prior to service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Childs Funeral Home, Red Bank
ALBIN T. KRESS
SHELBY — Albin Thomas Kress, 91, 950 Hardin Drive, died May 18, 2000, at Rehabilitation and Health Center.
He was a native of Detroit, son of the late Anthony Kurczewski and Mary Wachowiak, retired supervisor of Benedix Research, Detroit, member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Stella Marie Bodalski; daughter and son-in-law, Helen and Bill Turpish, Shelby; son and daughter-in-law, John and Kim Kress, Ortonville, Mich.; sister, Sr. Mary Jerome, CSSF, Livonia, Mich.; grandchildren, Jana and Jenny Turpish, Shelby, Joseph, Brian, Matthew, Mikayla, Mackenzie and Gavin Kress, Ortonville
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Tuesday, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Fr. Eric Houseknecht
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
ROSARY SERVICE: 7 p.m. Monday, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
VISITATION: 7:30-9 p.m. Monday, funeral home, other times at the home of Helen and Bill Turpish, 872 E. Southgate Drive, Shelby
MEMORIALS: St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 818 McGowan Road, Shelby 28151
VERNIE B. LEDFORD
BOILING SPRINGS — Vernie Estell Black Ledford, 97, 315 Toney St., died May 20, 2000, at Crawley Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late Thomas and Rebecca Waters Black, wife of the late Marvin Ashburn Ledford, mother of the late Shirley Ann Ledford Myers, also preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters, homemaker, member of Lafayette Street United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Ina Faye and G.W. Bivins, Shelby; son and daughter-in-law, Cecil and Coleen Ledford, Boiling Springs; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, Rev. Gervase Hitch; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before the service
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, Cleveland Funeral Services, other times at the home of Cecil and Coleen Ledford, 315 Toney St., Boiling Springs
MEMORIALS: Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, 1420 S. Layfayette St., Shelby 28152
Janie R. Haynie
STANLEY — Janie Novella Rhyne Haynie, 82, Stanley Total Living Center, died May 22, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Herman J. and Lula McElwain Rhyne, wife of the late Howard Monroe Haynie, worked in textiles, member of Revival Tabernacle Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce and Alfred Stevens, Rebecca Sue and Forrest R. Mote, McAdenville, Nancy and William B. MacGuire, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Linda and Carl H. Bingham Jr., Deborah Jean and Ronnie F. Flowers, Dallas; son, Roger Dale Haynie, Bessemer City; brothers, Robert T. Rhyne, Gastonia, J.C. Rhyne, Wichita, Kan.; 22 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sisters, Katherine Emory, Mary Ellen Rhyne; brothers, Giles and James Rhyne
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Revival Tabernacle Church, Rev. Robert Gittens
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: At the home of Rebecca Sue Mote, 159 Main St., McAdenville
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons
MEMORIALS: Revival Tabernacle Church, P.O. Box 307, Stanley 28164
ARRANGEMENTS: Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia
Creola Wilma Enloe
GASTONIA — Creola Wilma Enloe, 86, formerly of 2000 S. Marietta St. ext., died May 22, 2000, at Belaire Healthcare.
She was a native of Cocke County, Tenn., daughter of the late William P. and Merica Bradley Enloe, retired textile employee, member of Victory Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: 24 nieces and nephews
PREDEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers and sisters, Harley, Edwin, Curtis, Lillie, Bob, Getter, Walter, Hubert, Carmen, Lewis, Homer and Cecil Enloe, Oma Wood, Crettie Benson, Sallie Cantrell
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. today, Victory Baptist Church, Revs. John L. Enloe Jr., Rex Adkins
INTERMENT: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church, other times at the home of niece, Kay Robinson, 306 W. Puett St., Dallas
MEMORIALS: Victory Baptist Church, 1101 Lynhaven, Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Clarence W. Nance
SHELBY — Clarence William "Chivus" Nance, 63, 906-D Foxcroft Drive, died May 20, 2000, at Hospice of Cleveland County.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late George Sr. and Hattie Glenn Nance, attended Camp School, member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Rosie Lee Nance; sons, Clarence Jr., Donald Lee and Timothy E. Nance, Shelby; daughters, Marcell and Lena Whitner, Marie Littlejohn, Shelby, Rose Odems, Gastonia; son-in-law, Cornelius Littlejohn; daughter-in-law, Brenda Nance; brother, James Nance; sisters, Betty Card, Thelma Kelly, Laura Mathis, Mary Jordan, Jennie and Christine Nance, Shelby; sister-in-law, Betty Nance; brothers-in-law, Bennie Woods, Calvin Card, Richard Mathis, John Jordan, Shelby; special aunt, Ethel Hopper, Greensboro; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughter, Georgia Marie Nance; son, Henry Herman Nance; brother, George Nance Jr.; sisters, Lucille Adams, Ethel Woods, Docia Nance
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Shoal Creek Baptist Church, Rev. O.B. Brintly
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church, other times at the home of Thelma Kelly, 6042 Deep Green Drive
ARRANGEMENTS: Withrow’s Funeral Home
James E. Hughes
BESSEMER CITY — James Edward Hughes, 77, 207 Holland Memorial Church Road, died May 21, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital.
He was a native of Rutherford County, son of the late Spurgeon Edward and Mattie Suggs Hughes, attended Holland Memorial Baptist Church, Navy veteran of World War II, former employee of Firestone Mill and Burlington Industries, retired from McBess Industries.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 53 years, Doris Brown Hughes; son and daughter-in-law, Steven D. and Martha Hughes, Kings Mountain; daughters, Paulette Cavender, Janice Dagnen, Bessemer City; brother and sister-in-law, Leroy and Janet Hughes, Sherwood, Ill.; sister and brother-in-law, Joyce and Benny Gibby, Gastonia; grandchildren, Mark Walker, Michelle Bolin, the home, Brian and Kandice Hughes, Kings Mountain, Chrissy Melton, T.J. Cavender, Bessemer City; great-grandchildren, Tabitha and Bret Hayes, Bessemer City; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Jimmy and Idella Johnson, New Tazwell, Tenn., Henry and Eula Mae Ford, Green County, Tenn., Will and Ruth Brown, J.R. and Norma Brown, Gary and Cathy Brown, Allene Barlow, Newport, Tenn.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Roy Keith Hughes; brother, Rufus Hughes; sisters, Martha Waters, Betty Hardin
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Westview Gardens, Rev. Joel Rogers
VISITATION: At the home
PALLBEARERS: Billy and Brian Melton, Benny and Jeff Gibby, Tim Moore, Robbie Mosley
MEMORIALS: Children’s Fund of Holland Memorial Baptist Church, 123 Holland Memorial Church Road, Bessemer City 28016
ARRANGEMENTS: Sisk-Butler Funeral Home
Erma J. McNabb
FLORENCE, S.C. — Erma Jenkins McNabb, 87, 3780 Hoffmeyer Road, died May 23, 2000, at Heritage Home.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Nathan and Mary Lou Wright Jenkins, wife of the late James Vernon McNabb, former resident of Gastonia, charter and former member of Victory Baptist Church, Gastonia, member of North Gate Baptist Church, retired from textile industry, worked for Victory and Wingate plants.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Truett F. and Roxie McNabb, Albany, Ga.; daughter and son-in-law, Joyce M. and Bob Weaver, Florence; brother, Lytle Jenkins, Cleveland, Ohio; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Leatha Jenkins Brimer
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, Rev. Gerald McCants
BURIAL: Sandy Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Victory Baptist Church, 1101 Lynhaven Drive, Gastonia 28052 or North Gate Baptist Church, 1217 N. Ebenezer, Florence, S.C.
