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Clyde Lovin Jr.
GASTONIA - Clyde Lovin Jr., 71, died June 19, 2000. He was a native of Graham County, son of the late Clyde Lovin Sr., husband of the late Christine Lawhorn Lovin, retired plant manager from Cinderella Knit with more than 34 years of service, member of Association of Textile Color and Chemist, Navy veteran of Korean War, attended New Hope Baptist Church, Men’s 1 Sunday school class.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Valeria Lakey Lovin, Gastonia; sons and daughters-in-law, Joe and Toni Lovin, Surfside Beach, S.C., Dennis and Robin Lovin, Donnie Lovin, Gastonia, Tim Lovin, Naples, Fla; daughter and son-in-law, Lora "Chickie" and Jim Karabatsos, Gastonia; brothers and sisters-in-law, James H. and Jean Lovin, Lincolnton, Rex and Marie Lovin, Gastonia; sisters and brothers-in-law, Lavada and Phil Wilde, Newport News, Va., Luana and Clyde Queen Jr., Raleigh, Patsy and Roy Lance, Panama City, Fla.; grandchildren, Benjy, Stacey, Christy and Corrie Lovin, Lexi and Jacob Karabatsos, Brent and Aundrea Putnam, Gastonia; great-granddaughter, Trinity Putnam, Gastonia preceded in death BY: Sisters, Ocie Lovin, Lavinia Viciti
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, New Hope Baptist Church, Rev. Bob Summey ENTOMBMENT: Mausoleum D, Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
PALLBEARERS: Gene Nolen, West Barnes, Duke Wellman, Jim Hill, Buck Elmore and Louis Karabatsos
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Men’s 1 Sunday school class
MEMORIALS: American Diabetes Association, 3109 Poplarwood Court, Suite 125, Raleigh 27604-1043
Pauline G. Lawing
TERRELL — Pauline Goodson Lawing, 82, 7545 Highway 150, died June 20, 2000, at Davis Hospital. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Sam and Nannie Poole Goodson, owner-operator of Lake Norman Music Hall for 18 years, composed and recorded songs for her funeral.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Ernest Lawing; son, Eddie Lawing, Terrell; sisters, Macie Keever, Denver, Clafton Colvard, San Antonio, Texas, Sue Ballard, Iron Station; sister-in-law, Kathleen Goodson, Iron Station
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton, Revs. J.C. Beal, Phillip Tillman
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Lincolnton
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Valery S. Garrison
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Valery Sadler Garrison, 51, 104 Cameron Drive, died June 17, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Gaston County, first lady of New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church, Rock Hill, S.C., youth director, Adult Class Sunday school teacher, sang in the Mass Choir.
SURVIVORS: Husband Rev. Dr. Willie Garrison; daughters and sons-in-law, Shonda and Vaughn Hall Jr., Lexington, Ky., Monique and Robert Hill, Omaha, Neb.; son, Donavan Garrison, Kings Mountain; parents, John and Ruth Kimble Sadler, Gastonia; grandchildren, Ryan Hill, Omaha, Nataesia Garrison, Gastonia; sisters and brothers-in-law, Shirley and Joe Dye, Elouise and Willie Pettus, New York City, Janice and Bradley Feaster, Gastonia; brothers and sisters-in-law, Kenneth and Arlene Sadler, Atlanta, Ga., Cecil and Christine Sadler, Belmont, Castadale and Carolyn Sadler, Gastonia, Mark and Ometa Sadler, Kernersville, Michael and Sandra Sadler, Gastonia; sister-in-law and husband, Yvonne and David Adams, Columbus, Ga.; adopted sisters, Angela Ashley and Donna Riddle, Gastonia; special niece, D’Ericka Feaster, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. today, Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Billy D. Houze
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
MEMORIALS: Valery Ann Garrison Memorial Fund, 104 Cameron Drive, Kings Mountain 28086
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home, Gastonia
Missouri J. Morgan
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Missouri Jackson Morgan, 92, 304 W. King St., died June 19, 2000, at Brian Center, Gastonia. She was a native of Kings Mountain, member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, retired school teacher from the Gaston County school system after 37 years of service, attended Johnson C. Smith and Winston-Salem State universities.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Delois M. Murphy, the home; son and daughter-in-law, Harold C. and Alice R. Morgan, Charlotte; grandson and wife, Timothy C. and Tina C. Morgan, Charlotte; sister-in-law, Eloise Jackson, Kings Mountain; great-grandchildren, Shatina and Terri Morgan, Charlotte
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Rev. C.A. Feemster
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church; 10 a.m. -12:45 p.m. Saturday, Holiday Inn, meeting room 9010, York Road
ARRANGEMENTS: Withrow’s Funeral Home
Valeree B. Ballard
GASTONIA - Valeree Braswell Ballard, 84, 531-B Wellons Drive, died June 20, 2000, at home. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Jacob Carlisle and Julia Etoy Shoemate Braswell, wife of the late Robert Glenn Ballard, longtime member of Advent Christian Church, retired textile employee from R.L. Stowe Mills Inc.- Stowe Spinning Co., where she worked for over 40 years.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Robert Glenn "Bobby" and Brenda Ballard Ballard Jr., Stanley, Terry Lee and Marie Bencivengo Ballard, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Janice B. and Donald Costner, Dallas, Glenda B. Hollifield, Beach Island, S.C., Trina M. and Gary Neal, Burton, Mich.; son-in-law, Daniel Hollifield, Beach Island; brothers, Arnold Braswell, Baltimore, Don Braswell, Gastonia; sisters, Lorene B. Hobbs, Ajie B. Pruitt, Burton; grandchildren, Lynn and Kenneth Costner, Gastonia, Karen Leighton, Boynton Beach, Fla., Richard and Linda Hollifield, N. Augusta, S.C., Steven and Danny Neal, Burton, Brandon, Paul and Lauren Ballard, Gastonia, Kyle, Missy and Chad Ballard, Stanley; great-grandchildren, Monica and Kayla Leighton, Boynton Beach, Emily and Evan Costner, Gastonia, Samantha, Zachary and Laney Hollifield, N. Augusta, Caine Neal, Burton, Hunter and Allyssa Ballard, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Friday, McLean Funeral Directors, Pastor Carl Otis
INTERMENT: Olney Presbyterian Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home; other times at the daughter’s home, 216 Starview Lane, Dallas
MEMORIALS: Advent Christian Church, c/o Ruth Piper, 714 Canterbury Road, Kings Mountain 28086 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Leonard Williams
GASTONIA - Leonard "Sonny" Williams, 62, 605 N. Pryor St., died June 19, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Thomas and Catherine Wilson Williams.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Ella Burris, Kim and James Gardner, Michelle Donnah and Patrick Wilson-Adams, Kathryn Wilson, Gastonia; Brenda Steele, Pearline Williams, Harrisburg, Pa., Tiny Mae and Donnie Lindsay, High Point, Karen Dorsey Wydell, Texas; sons and daughters-in-law, Randolph and Joe Wideman, Perry and Marcia Wideman, High Point, Steve Robinson, Bessemer City, James Love, Artis Henderson, Ivory Floyd, Allen Wilson, Gastonia, Leonard and Sue Williams, Keith and Annette Williams, Harrisburg; 41 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Costner Funeral Home
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Armstrong Cemetery
James M. Jackson
GASTONIA - James Marcellus Jackson, 1415 Pinehurst St., died June 19, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late James "Dewey" and Ida Caldwell Jackson, member of St. James United Methodist Church, York, served as past trustee, at-large member of administrative council, senior choir, Army veteran serving in Korean War, past worshipful master of Wilson Lodge No. 303 F. and A.M., associate patron of Wilson Chapter No. 207 Order of the Eastern Star, attended Highland High School, 1950 graduate of Jefferson High School, York, graduate of Friendship Junior College, Rock Hill, S.C., employed by Southern Paper Industries and Wix Corp.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Nellie McGill Jackson; daughter and son-in-law, Beverly and Lee M. Sanders, Gastonia; sister, Lunelle Withers, Charlotte; grandchildren, Stacy Marcellette, Cameron Marcellus, Lee II, Leah D’Nellie, Aaron Michael and Byron Chancellor Sanders; four nieces; four nephews; two great-nieces; two great-nephews
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Friday, Wesley United Methodist Church, York, Rev. Keith Hunter
BURIAL: St. James United Methodist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8 tonight, Costner Funeral Home
Boyd T. Dean Sr.
LANCASTER, S.C. — Boyd Thomas "Shorty" Dean Sr., 62, 1446 Kelly Drive, died June 20, 2000, at The Springs Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Lancaster, son of the late Boyd Clinton and Mae Elizabeth Huffstickler Dean, husband of the late Ella Mae Broughton Dean, Army veteran, minister at Little Lamb Free Will Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Claude and Boyd Thomas Dean Jr., Rock Hill, S.C.; daughter, Phyllis Kirby, Pineville; brothers, William and David Dean, Gastonia, Danny Dean, Dallas, Max Dean, Mount Holly, Dale Dean, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Cauthen Funeral Home, Rev. Glenda Hodge
BURIAL: Westside Cemetery, with military honors
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home; other times at the home of Phyllis Kirby, 12414 Buxton Drive, Pineville CONDOLENCES: For the family may be sent to hcauthen@infoave.net
Furman Rollins
IRON STATION - Furman "Jack" Rollins, 61, 3542 Orchard Road, died June 21, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center. He was a native of Newport, Tenn., son of the late Isaac and Bertie James Rollins, truck driver in textile industry.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Joyce Rollins; son and daughter-in-law, Keith and Sheila Rollins, Roanoke, Ala.; daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy and Gene Sisk, Cindy and Jody Turner, Iron Station; brothers, Roy Rollins, Mount Holly, Eural Rollins, Almond, J.C. and Charlie Rollins, Lowell; sisters, Maudie Jane Crisp, Bostic, Rebecca Spurling, Mount Holly; seven grandchildren preceded in death BY: Sister, Viola Cobb
FUNERAL: 11:30 today, Fellowship Baptist Church, Rev. Tom Witherspoon, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Margot D. Moses
BELMONT - Margot Drohan Moses, 73, 205 Merewood Road, died June 19, 2000, at home. She was a native of Ireland, daughter of the late David and Madeline Dowley Drohan, member of Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church, registered nurse, receiving her education in Oswestry, England, worked at the London Clinic, the Mayo Clinic and Duke University Hospital, appointed Superintendent of nursing at North Carolina Orthopedic Hospital, Gastonia, worked in her husband’s dental practice for 25 years until their retirement in 1991.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Dr. Joseph Moses; sons, David and Mark Moses; daughters, Valerie Muenger and Melanie Moses; four brothers; three sisters MASS OF CHRISTIAN
BURIAL: 7:30 tonight, Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church, Rev. Richard P. Hokanson
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: Following mass, the church
MEMORIALS: Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church, 503 N. Main St., Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
John C. Owens
STANFIELD — John Calvin Owens, 51, 27011 Crepts Branch Road, died June 21, 2000, at home. He was a native of Mecklenburg County, son of the late Johnny Columbus Owens, professional truck driver for Jevic Transportation, Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, E. Helen Owens; mother and stepfather, Mae Owens and Billy Casper, Salisbury; son, John Christopher Owens, Reidsville; stepsons, Randy Miller, Lincolnton, David Miller, Midland; stepdaughter, Teresa Miller Carr, Lincolnton; brothers, Michael Owens, Yadkinville, Charles Owens, Locust; sister, Ruth Owens Dieth, China Grove; eight grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Saturday, Full Gospel Mission Church, Revs. Mitchell D. Cook, Len Maske
BURIAL: Stanly Gardens of Memory, Albemarle, military rites by Albemarle-Stanly County DAV
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Stanly County, 960 N. First St., Albemarle 28001
MARGARITE O. SETTLE
NEW BERN — Margarite Owen Settle, 91, 5110 Trentwoods Drive, died June 19, 2000, at Greene Memorial Hospital, Xenia, Ohio. She was a native of Gastonia, daughter of the late Melvin Clarence Dexter Owen and Marie Susan Hall, wife of the late Roger E. Settle Sr., research analyst with the Department of Agriculture, member of Temple Presbyterian Church, York, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Son, Roger Settle, Beavercreek, Ohio; five grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, Rose Hill Cemetery, York, Rev. Robert Sprinkle
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight at home, 1000 Owens Road
MEMORIALS: Temple Presbyterian Church building fund, P.O. Box 733, York, S.C. 29745
ARRANGEMENTS: Bratton Funeral Home
BLANCHE B. GIST
YORK, S.C. — Blanche Barnette Gist, 77, The Willows at York, 42 Ross Cannon St., died June 21, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C. She was a native of York, daughter of the late Robert and Sadie Lowry Barnette, member of Langrum Branch Baptist Church, Usher Board, Missionary Society.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Leatha Sherer, Roberta Burris, Della Robinson, York, Sadie B. Barnette, Rock Hill
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Langrum Branch Baptist Church, Dr. Osbey Roddey, body will be placed in church one hour prior to service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Wright Funeral Home, other times at the home of niece Von Barnette, 601 Fine Wright Ave., York, S.C.
Linda W. Benton
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Linda Wilson Benton, 44, 302 Ebenezer Road, died June 20, 2000, at Hospice of Cleveland County, Shelby. She was a native of Kings Mountain, daughter of the late Arthur Lee and Eloise Byers Wilson, member of Ebenezer Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Landon R. Benton, the home; sister, Brenda S. Wilson, the home; grandson, Jaylen I. Whitworth, Hickory; nephew, Brenton D. Wilson, Kings Mountain; godsister, Bobbie S. Byers, Kings Mountain
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Saturday, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Rev. Ernest Simons
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, the church
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 953 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home
Shirley T. Melvin
GASTONIA - Shirley Geraldine Tinney Melvin, 65, 918 N. Weldon St., died June 15, 2000, at home. She was a native of Roxboro, daughter of the late Levi and Biner Williams Tinney, a homemaker, member of New Canaan Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Juanita M. Partlow, Gastonia; sons, Levi W. and Isaac Melvin, Gastonia; eight grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, New Canaan Baptist Church, Revs. William Brice, Jerry Friday
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
