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Reid Carol Ingle
DALLAS — Reid Carol Ingle, 71, 123 Ingle Mountain Drive, died May 21, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Marshall and Mary Lee Taylor Ingle, retired construction worker, owner of Reid’s Back Hoe Service, member of Moose Lodge No. 1303 of Gastonia, Army veteran of Korean War, Corporal in 1st Field Artillery Observation Battalion Battery B.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Sheree Ingle and Tony Brown; brother, W.C. Ingle, Dallas; sisters and brother-in-law, Derlene and Lewie Hartzog, Sue Josey, Diane White, Dallas; grandchildren, Kim and Michelle Brown, Dallas; eight nieces and nephews; eight great-nieces and nephews; special friend, Margaret Causby, Dallas
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Billy Ingle
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dallas Baptist Church, Rev. Jack Bryant
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Dallas Funeral Home, other times at the home of Sheree Ingle Brown, 3800 Puetts Chapel Road
MEMORIALS: Dallas Baptist Church, 402 W. Trade St., Dallas 28034 or charity of donor’s choice
Dorothy T. Turley
BELMONT — Dorothy T. Turley, 91, formerly of Belmont, died May 15, 2000, in Reed City, Mich., at Spectrum Health Care.
She was a native of Tennessee, daughter of the late J.R. and Thelma Thomas, wife of the late John Turley, former employee of Crescent Mills.
SURVIVORS: Stepdaughter, Melvina Hettel, Reed City; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: To be held at a later date with interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: McDowell Funeral Home, Michigan
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
Daisy Lee Thacker
YORK, S.C. — Daisy Lee Thacker, 45, 294 Old Pinckney Road, died May 20, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
She was a native of Newberry, S.C., daughter of the late Henry and Helen Renwrick Thacker, member of Fishing Creek Baptist Church, 1974 graduate of York Comprehensive High School.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Ervin Renwrick Sr., Newberry, James and Etholia Thacker, York, Sylvester Thacker, Clover, S.C.; sisters, Shirley Renwrick, Bernice Williams, Rayona Thacker, the home; nephew, Ervin Renwrick Jr., Norfolk, Va., whom she helped raise
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Fishing Creek Baptist Church, Rev. Terry Wallace, body will be placed in church one hour before service
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: At the home
VIEWING: 6-8 tonight, Wright 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: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Westview Gardens
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
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. Wednesday, Revival Tabernacle Church, Rev. Robert Gittens
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia, other times at the home of Rebecca Sue Mote, 159 Main St., McAdenville
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons
MEMORIALS: Revival Tabernacle Church, P.O. Box 307, Stanley 28164
Todd Conner
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Todd Conner, 25, 111 Dover Ave., died May 20, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Cleveland County, employed by CMI Construction Company, Charlotte, attended Family Worship Center.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Roger and Claudette J. Conner, Kings Mountain; daughter, Brittany Michelle Conner; girlfriend, Faith Sclesny, Kings Mountain; stepbrothers, Otis Dean Greene, Jr., Kings Mountain, James Howard Greene; maternal grandparents, Howard and Essie Jackson, Kings Mountain
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Grandparents, Ralph and Lillie Mae Conner
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Harris Funeral Home, Rev. Roger Woodard
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Ray Devine Coker
MARYVILLE , Tenn.— Ray Devine Coker, 74, died May 19, 2000, at the family home.
He was a member of Faith Baptist Church, Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Maggie Mae Daniel Coker; stepson and stepdaughter-in-law, Paul and Nancy Bean, Louisiana; stepdaughters and stepsons-in-law, Carolyn and Charles Eason, Arkansas, Barbara and Ron Tindell, Maryville, Debbie and Joe Loyd, Crossville, Tenn., Sheila and Glenn McMahm, Maryville; brothers, J.T. Coker, Georgia, Frank Coker, North Carolina; sister, Geneva Aubry, North Carolina; eight grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Paul Coker
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Held Sunday, Grandview Cemetery, Rev. Herman Helton
MEMORIALS: U.T. Hospice, 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, Tenn. 37920
ARRANGEMENTS: Smith Mortuary
Lloyd G. Abernathy
MOUNT HOLLY — Lloyd G. Abernathy, 76, 1633 Kelly Road, died May 21, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Hester W. and Annie Smith Abernathy, home building contractor, lifetime member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church, taught Sunday school, director of Brotherhood, coach for girls softball team, Army veteran of World War II, served in Europe.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Russell Abernathy; son and daughter-in-law, Dale and Sharon Abernathy, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Paul Clemmer, Gastonia, Teresa and Ervin Ramsey, Brenda and Ken Rushing, Mount Holly, Lisa Abernathy, Belmont; special brother, Tommy Russell, Mount Holly; brothers, Earl Abernathy, Mount Holly, Harold Abernathy, Garland, Utah; sisters, Hazel Smith, Gastonia, Rosette Flowers, Anderson, S.C., Carol Long, Mount Holly, Mary Mozley, South Carolina, Nancy Webb, Greenville; 12 grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Revs. E. Thomas Hogan, Richard E. Hicks
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
PALLBEARERS: Chris, Nic and Brett Rushing, Joe Clemmer, Bo Pearson, Barry Clark
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: 64 and Up Men’s Sunday School Class of Hickory Grove Baptist Church
MEMORIALS: Building Fund of Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 3717 Hickory Grove Road, Mount Holly 28120
William C. Ratchford
GASTONIA — William C. "Bill" Ratchford, 80, 1230 Monroe Drive, died May 20, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late William C. and Nan Carson Ratchford, retired vice president and corporate secretary from Gaston Federal Savings and Loan, Gastonia, Army veteran of World War II, served with the 63rd Infantry Division during the European Theater where he was awarded a Bronze Star, served with the 254th Infantry Battalion with the rank of Sergeant Major, member of First Presbyterian Church, Gastonia, served as a Deacon and Elder and on several committees, member of Henderlite Men’s Bible Class, volunteer for Meals on Wheels from 1982 until 1997, raised in Pisgah Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church, served as Deacon, moved to Belmont in 1948 where he attended First Presbyterian Church, served as Deacon and Elder, began his career at Gaston Federal Savings and Loan in 1960, moved to Gastonia in 1963, member of Gastonia Downtown Kiwanis Club for 20 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sara Costner Ratchford; sons and daughters-in-law, David R. and Patty Owen Ratchford, Gastonia, Robert W. and Susan Davis Ratchford, Black Mountain; sister, Helen Ratchford Culp, Gastonia; grandchildren, Anna Ratchford, Greenville, Tyler and Kyle Ratchford, Chapel Hill, Megan Ratchford, Clemson, S.C.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, First Presbyterian Church, Gastonia, Dr. David Stoker, Rev. Wilson Rhoton
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: Following service, the church
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Henderlite Men’s Bible Class of First Presbyterian Church
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28054 or Henderlite Men’s Bible Class, c/o First Presbyterian Church, 1621 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
