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Billie R. Brown
CHARLOTTE - Billie Kathryn Ryan Brown, 79, former resident of Asheville and recent resident of Saturn Assisted Living Center, Charlotte, died May 30, 2000, at Presbyterian Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Robert Lloyd Ryan and Vera Bright Setzer, wife of the late Vernon Weaver Brown, retired after 15 years from Eastern Airlines as reservation supervisor, graduate of Glade Valley High School, Sparta, after retirement volunteered at Memorial Mission Hospital, Asheville, member of Oak Forest Presbyterian Church, Asheville, choir, Sixty Plus or Minus Senior Citizens Group.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Alice Faye Puckett Keziah, Belmont; brother, Robert Floyd Ryan, Gastonia; granddaughters and spouses, Anna Caroline and Eddie Ginn, Charlotte, Julie Ann and Tim Morgan, Mount Airy; six great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: Held Wednesday, Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Ralph Halliwill
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Alzheimer’s Research Foundation, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte 28215
Bobby D. Parker
ALEXIS — Bobby Dale Parker, 58, 138 Maplewood Drive, died May 31, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Ace and Edna Howard Parker, employed by Belding Hausman (formerly J.P. Stevens), Stanley.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Joyce Patterson Parker; brothers, Nick "Bud" Parker, Cramerton, William Poole, Mount Holly; sisters, Shirley Ennis, Margaret Young, Mount Holly, Aline Duncan, Gastonia, Frances Teague, Belmont. preceded in death BY: Brothers, David Poole and Roger Parker
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. Jerry Rhodes
INTERMENT: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home; condolence messages for the family may be sent to woodlawnfuneralhome@aol.com
Betty Clark Norman
GASTONIA - Betty Clark Norman, 72, 2835 Douglas Drive, died May 30, 2000, at home. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Charles Everett and Flossie Blackwell Clark, member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 46 years, Andy Norman; son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Tammy Norman, Gastonia; son and fiancee, Chris Norman and Theresa Layel, Gastonia; grandchildren, LeAnne and Kasey Norman, Gastonia; brother and sister-in-law, Randy and Jenny Clark, Gastonia; sister-in-law, Ann Costner; brothers-in-law, James, Melvin, Gene and Eddie Norman, Gastonia; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Revs. James Drennan, Todd Beatty
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Jeff Clark, Eric, Larry, Mark and Kevin Norman, Tony Monroe
HONORARY PALLBEARER: Gary Slagle
James W. Jackson
OAK ISLAND — James Weldon Jackson, 78, 140 N.W. 7th St., died May 29, 2000, at Ocean Trail Convalescent Center, Southport. He was a native of Hendersonville, son of the late Halbert and Ora Capps Jackson, moved to Oak Island from Belmont in 1970, Army veteran, retired from Brown & Root Construction Co., member of Antioch Baptist Church, Bolivia, Sunday school teacher, deacon, served on many committees.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 56 years, Lib Watkins Jackson; daughter, Julia Ann Harper, Bay City, Texas; sons, Jimmy Jackson, Belmont, Richard K. Jackson, Oak Island; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Antioch Baptist Church, Bolivia, Revs. Tim Spencer, Arthur Young
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Peacock-Newnam Funeral Home, Southport
PALLBEARERS: Deacons of Antioch Baptist Church
MEMORIALS: Antioch Baptist Church Men, Midway Road, Bolivia 28422
Beatrice C. Dellinger
LELAND - Beatrice Crump Dellinger, 84, Brunswick Cove Nursing Center, died May 30, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Mount Holly, daughter of the late William W. and Emma Richardson Crump, wife of the late Bill M. Dellinger, member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Sanford.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Emily Queener, Boiling Spring Lakes, Jane Braswell, Charlotte; two grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; nieces and nephews preceded in death BY: Daughter, Belinda Dellinger
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Private, Saturday, Old Mount Holly Cemetery, Mount Holly, Rev. Kenneth Langsdorf
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 4894, Wilmington 28406
ARRANGEMENTS: Coble Ward-Smith Funeral Service and Crematory, Supply Chapel
Bertha H. Richard
CHERRYVILLE - Bertha Irene Hunter Richard, 74, 1332 Requa Road, died May 30, 2000, at Carolina Care Center. She was a native of Towns County, Ga., daughter of the late Charlie and Bessie Gribble Hunter, wife of the late Edward Lawrence Richard, retired winder from textile industry, member of First Wesleyan Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Diane Shaffer, Jeffersonville, Ind., Deborah Hartman, Winston-Salem, Patricia and Tim Phillips, Cherryville, Tina and Billy Ginn, York, S.C.; sister, Dean Walker, Seattle, Wash.; grandchildren, Teresa Shane and William Christopher Schoggins, Timothy H. Phillips Jr., Shannon Seate, Tara H. Pennington, Danika R., Rebekah L. and Moriah F. Ginn; great-grandchild, Kyrie L. Pennington
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Friday, Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, Revs. William G. Ginn, Edwin Chriscoe
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carpenter’s Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: A L S Association, N.C. Chapter, 1301 North Salem, Apex 27502
DEWEY A. MCABEE
GASTONIA - Dewey Anderson McAbee, 78, died May 31, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Cherokee County, son of the late Henry Lloyd and Lula Barnes McAbee, husband of the late Dora Elizabeth Queen McAbee, retired welder for Witten Iron, Metal and Welding Co. after 27 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Frankie Eugene McAbee, Gastonia, Danny Anderson and Freddie Dean McAbee, Bessemer City; daughters and sons-in-law, Linda Elizabeth and Calvin Dickerson, Stanley, Patricia Diann and David Lineberger, Dallas, Judy Elaine and Mike Parker, Gastonia; 25 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren preceded in death BY: Son, Johnny Wayne McAbee; sister, Katherine Henderson
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Thursday, Westview Gardens, Bessemer City, Calvin Dickerson
ARRANGEMENTS: Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City
Jason M. Brown
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Jason McWilliams Brown, 17, 260 Black Stallion Trail, died May 30, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Washington County, Ore., member of Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Mother and stepfather, Dwaine and JoAnne McWilliams King, Kings Mountain; father, Jimmy Wayne Brown, Gastonia; brothers, Joshua and Justin Brown, Brandon, Chaz and Clayton King, Kings Mountain; maternal grandparents, Stan and JoAnne Johnson McWilliams, Mount Holly; steppaternal grandparents, Roy and Myrtle Moore King, Kings Mountain; maternal great-grandmother, Lila Meneuy, Gastonia; steppaternal great-grandmother, Austine Moore, Kings Mountain preceded in death BY: Paternal grandparents, Lonnie and Helen Huffman Sneed
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, Rev. Mitchell Pruitt
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home
William L. Carter
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — William Lamar Carter, 68, former resident of Charlotte, died May 29, 2000, at Pellcare, Winston-Salem. He was a native of Charlotte, son of the late Charles E. Carter, retired manager from Duncan Parnell after 30 years of service, Army veteran, served with Honor Guard during Korean Conflict.
SURVIVORS: Son, William L. Carter II, Myrtle Beach; granddaughter, Kaitlynn Marie Carter, Lincolnton; mother, Ella Wilson Carter, Charlotte; sister, Pauline Arbogast, Charlotte; brother, Charles E. Carter, Charlotte
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Held Wednesday, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Rev. George D. Simmons
MEMORIALS: Alzheimer’s Association, Southern Piedmont Chapter, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte 28202
ARRANGEMENTS: McEwen Funeral Service, Charlotte Chapel
Maida L. Cannon
GASTONIA - Maida Janett Lollar Cannon, 80, 1668 Westbrook Circle, died May 31, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late David Archibald and Mattie B. Stimson Lollar, retired teacher after 24 years of service from Hunter Huss High School and Gaston County School System, member of First United Methodist Church, past secretary-treasurer of Claude Moser Sunday School Class, nursery helper for many years, graduate of Women’s College of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 56 years, Clarence Louis Cannon; son and daughter-in-law, Michael Louis and Sue Ellen Cannon, Cumming, Ga.; daughters and son-in-law, Judith C. and Philip Araman, Blacksburg, Va., Constance Cannon Wallace, Dallas; brothers, David Lollar, Asheville, Charles Lollar, Mooresboro; sisters, Dot L. Berger, Philadelphia, Pa., Eugenia L. Elliot, Lenoir, Ann Wells, Henrietta, Francis L. Oles, Philadelphia, Ruby L. Mathis, Morganton; six grandchildren preceded in death BY: Daughter, Janet C. Gambell; sisters, Lib L. Briscoe, Alma L. Mullins, Martha L. Woods; brother, Benjamin Lollar
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, First United Methodist Church, Dr. Jody Seymour, Rev. Madeline Gray
BURIAL: Private
MEMORIALS: Cancer Society of Gaston County, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Blanche G. Eades
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Blanche Gantt Eades, 73, 240 Wright Road, died June 1, 2000, at White Oak Manor. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Jake and Lona Wise Gantt, attended Kings Lighthouse Pentecostal Church, retired from Colonial Groceries, Hampton, Va.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Jean Peterson, Kings Mountain; brothers, Clarence Gantt, Hickory, Thurman Gantt, Kings Mountain; sisters, Geneva Freeman, Louise Whitaker, Kings Mountain, Ruby Tate, Joanna, S.C., Juanita King, Tampa, Fla.; granddaughter, Tammy Chapman; three great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Sunday, Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Polkville, Revs. Timmy Whitaker, Tim Setzer
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home; other times at the home of Louise Whitaker, 204 Ganley St., Kings Mountain
Larry E. Wickham
LINCOLNTON - Larry Earl Wickham, 58, 390 Turner St., died June 2, 2000, at home. He was a native of Muskingum County, Ohio, son of the late John Barnhart, worked in textile industry.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Julia P. Wickham; mother, Nellie Wickham, Sebring, Fla.; brothers, Dennis Barnhart, Indianapolis, Ind., John and Eddie Barnhart, Sebring; sisters, Pat Banta, Janice Sawyer, Cookie Barnhart, Sebring; stepdaughters, Robin Barnhart, Sebring, Jaclyn Barnhart, Lincolnton
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Warlick Funeral Home, Rev. Karen Moore
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: May be sent to the family to help cover medical expenses
