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Helen Roper Strickland
GASTONIA Helen Craig Roper Strickland, 81, 402 S. Broad St., died May 27, 2000, at Belaire Health Care Center.
She was a native of Gaston County, wife of the late Eugene C. Strickland, daughter of the late Ollie Oscar and Edna Marie Hooper Craig, retired from Gaston County public schools, lifetime member of First Baptist Church, taught church training union, worked as certifier with Board of Elections.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Jerre Jones Garnett, Wilmington; son, James R. Roper, Grover; grandchildren, James G. Jones Jr., Siler City, Robert G. Jones, Dublin, Ga., James R. Roper III, Kings Mountain, Michael W. Roper, Grover; great-grandchildren, Michael Allen Roper, Kings Mountain, Chase Jones, Dublin, Ga.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: 11 brothers and sisters
FUNERAL: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Dr. Leon Smith
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Lewis Coletta, Max Rollins, James G. Jr. and Robert G. Jones, James R. III and Michael W. Roper
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 2650 Union Road, Gastonia 28054
Minnie Biggerstaff Anthony
KINGS MOUNTAIN Minnie Belle Crawford Biggerstaff Anthony, 80, died May 28, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital.
She was a native of Madison, Ga., wife of the late George Wilson Biggerstaff Sr. and Stanhop Howard Anthony, daughter of the late Fred Aderholt and Vannah Belle Young Crawford, retired from J.P. Stevens Co., attended Elizabeth Baptist Church and Putnam Memorial Baptist Church, member of Keenage Choir at Elizabeth Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, George Wilson Jr. and Mary Ann Biggerstaff, Kings Mountain; daughters and sons-in-law, Rosalind and Doyle Black, Kings Mountain, Cathy and Michael Crisp, Gastonia; brother, Henry Crawford, Shelby; sisters, Christine Smith, Kitty Minnix, Shelby, Janet Isrel, Miami; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, W.C., Euell and Foster Crawford; sisters, Virginia Williams, Ruth Byram
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Cleveland Memorial Park, Revs. Jeff Brendle, Michael Minnix
VISITATION: 6:30-8 tonight, Lutz-Austell Funeral Home, Shelby; other times at the home of George W. Biggerstaff, 619 Oak Grove Road, Kings Mountain
MEMORIALS: Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 2381, Shelby 28151
W. Lester Less Whitesides Jr.
SMYRNA, S.C. William Lester "Less" Whitesides Jr., 76, 3020 Legion Road, died May 28, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Smyrna, son of the late William Lester and Fanny Roddey Whitesides, retired owner of Whitesides Co., Smyrna, graduate of Clemson College, served on Piedmont Medical Center Board of Trustees, chairman of Dept. of Social Services board, served on advisor board of First Citizens Bank, member of VFW-Hickory Grove Post No. 6318, Greater York Chamber Board of Directors and Smyrna ARP Church, retired World War II Army Air Corps major and pilot.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Gladys Riddle Whitesides; son, William Lester "Bill" Whitesides III, Smyrna; daughters, Anne W. Weeks, York, S.C., Jeanne W. Karagias, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Susan W. Benfield, Smyrna, Leslie W. Roundtree, Greensboro; sisters, Bette W. Faulkner, Smyrna, Frances W. Fitz, Hickory; six grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Smyrna ARP Church, Revs. Kyle Sims, Andrew Putnam
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-9 tonight, the home
MEMORIALS: Smyrna ARP Church, P.O. Box 41, Smyrna, S.C. 29743; Hickory Grove Lifesaving Squad, 6009 Wylie Ave., Hickory Grove, S.C. 29717; York County Hospice, 325 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, S.C. 29732
ARRANGEMENTS: Bratton Funeral Home, York
Helen White Cantrell
BESSEMER CITY Helen White Cantrell, 85, 101 W. Ohio Ave., died May 27, 2000, at Brian Center.
She was a native of Mecklenburg County, wife of the late Charles C. Moore and James S. Cantrell, daughter of the late Clyde and Gracie Pearl Bradshaw White, retired from Osage Mills after 25 years of service, member of First Baptist Church, Bessemer City.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Donald Charles and Vickie Moore, Charlotte; daughter, Barbara Foster, the home; grandchildren, Debbie Bulovlika, Englewood, Fla., Jeff Gartman, Sarasota, Fla., Robbie Bryson, Gastonia, Donald Cody Moore, Charlotte, Debbie Fortnight, Kings Mountain; 10 great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughter, Judy Moore Grant
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Private
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 397, Bessemer City 28016
ARRANGEMENTS: Sisk-Butler Funeral Home
OLLIE RICH ASHLEY
DURHAM Ollie Rich Ashley, 95, died May 27, 2000 at Meadowbrook Manor.
She was a native of Durham County, wife of the late Addison Ashley for 40 years, daughter of the late Thomas Rich and Sarah Hopson, lived in Florida for 22 years before returning to Durham in 1989, member of Grace Baptist Church, Home Demonstration Club of Lynwood and Hobby Club.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Marie Ashley Carpenter and Tracey Whitener, Gastonia; brother and sister-in-law, Alton and Helen Rich, Lincoln, Ill.; sister and brother-in-law, Hazel and Linwood Newton, Durham; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Four children
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Shady Grove Freewill Baptist Church, Durham
BURIAL: Woodlawn Memorial Park
VISITATION: 2-4 today, Hall-Wynne Funeral Home, Durham
MEMORIALS: Shady Grove Freewill Baptist Church, 2501 Shady Grove Road, Durham 27703
BARRY A. BUGS SCHRONCE
LINCOLNTON Barry Allen "Bugs" Schronce, 54, 738 Walker Branch Road, died May 27, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Richard Herman Bachman, restaurant owner, member of Oasis Shrine Temple, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Ruby Ann Schronce Bachman, Lincolnton; brothers, Larry Dean Schronce, Jackie Allen Lynn, Lincolnton
FUNERAL: 7 tonight, E.F. Drum Funeral Home, Rev. George Ballard
VISITATION: 5-7 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Shriners Hospital for Crippled and Burned Children, P.O. Box 560666, Charlotte 28256-0666
Frances Deal Phillips
CRAMERTON Frances Deal Phillips, 87, 457 18th St., died May 28, 2000, at Rehabilitation and Health Center, Gastonia.
She was a native of York County, S.C., wife of the late Thad Phillips, daughter of the late Robert J. and Bessie Gordon Deal, charter member of Clover Assembly of God, Clover, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Faye P. LeRoy, Clover, Cannis Gordon, Smyrna, S.C., Grace Boyles, Cramerton; son, Thad Phillips Jr., Mount Holly; sister, Lorene England, Gastonia; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Clover, Rev. Ralph Dale
BURIAL: Woodside Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons
STEVEN G. HAWKINS
MAULDEN, S.C. Steven Glenn Hawkins, 32, 6 McBee Chapel Road, died May 26, 2000.
He was a native of Anderson County, S.C., disabled electrician, worked nine years for plastics manufacturer Cryovac in Duncan, S.C., member of First Baptist Church, Belton, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lisa Iannacone Hawkins; parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Hawkins, Belton; sister, Mrs. Randall F. Swartz, Gastonia; paternal grandmother, Georgia Hawkins, Belton; maternal grandmother, Kathleen Rogers, Belton; nephews, Randy Jr. and John Swartz, Gastonia
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Anderson, S.C.
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Cox Funeral Home, 201 River St., Belton
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 101 Brown Ave., Belton, S.C. 29627
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
WILLIE H. SPIVEY
GASTONIA Willie Hayward Spivey, 62, 4413 Grier St., died May 28, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Cherokee County, son of the late Lawrence and Lena Lunsford Spivey.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Vickie Hall Spivey; sons and daughters-in-law, Timothy Hayward and Christine "Kris" Case Spivey, Mark Westley and Lore Beach Spivey, Gastonia; brother and sister-in-law, Monty and Philliss Hall Harbin, Kings Mountain; grandsons, Eric Timothy and Trenton Westley Spivey; nephew, Jeffrey West Harbin, Kings Mountain
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Armstrong Cemetery, Westley Johnson
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
