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Pete G. Rogers
GASTONIA - Pete Garrison Rogers, 75, 603 Robinson Road, died July 7, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Cherokee County, son of the late Will Mont and Annie Wooten Rogers, World War II Army veteran, member of Victory Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Judy Naomi Braswell Rogers; sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Lou Rogers, Yanceyville, Danny and Karen Rogers, Rock Hill, S.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Gene Medlin, Gastonia; grandchildren, Sharon Turney, Brian Medlin, Jason, Erin, Thomas and Daniel Rogers; great-grandchildren, Brittany and Jessica Turney preceded in death BY: Brother, Jack Rogers
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Victory Baptist Church, Rev. Rex Adkins
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Byron, Jimmy, Marvin and Ted Braswell, Brian Medlin, Jason Rogers
MEMORIALS: Victory Baptist Church, 1101 Lynhaven Drive, Gastonia 28052
Julius J. Walker
DALLAS — Julius Jerome Walker, 69, 1712 Mayberry Road, died July 5, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Caldwell County, raised in Belmont, husband of the late Mildred Coley Walker, to whom he was married for 44 years, son of the late John Spencer and Macie Helton Walker, retired in 1993 as quality assurance supervisor at Pneumafil Corp. after 35 years of service, Korean Conflict Army veteran who served for 10 years in Japan as staff sergeant, graduate of Southern Biscayne College, Gastonia, member of Auten-Stowe American Legion Post No. 144 and Community Christian Fellowship, Lucia, former member of Belmont Moose Lodge, umpire for local Little League baseball, part-time instructor of blueprint reading at North Carolina Vocational Textile School, Belmont, and at Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry L. and Mary Walker, Mount Holly, Anthony J. and LeAnn Walker, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Jeanne W. and Michael Falls, Shelby, Debbie W. and Raymond Morris, Denver, Teresa W. and Dean Haney, the home, Sheila W. Cagle, Mount Holly; brothers, Douglas Walker, Lowell, Franklin Walker, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; sister, Colleen Bumgardner; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren preceded in death BY: Brothers, Marshall, Marvin and James Walker
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, Revs. Joe Small, Fain Farmer
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Jason and Mark Cagle, Joe Patterson, Jeff Walker, David Mauney, Randall Smitherman
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Jason Jenkins, Joshua, Matthew, Jeremy and Dustin Walker, Jeffrey and Michael Morris
MEMORIALS: American Red Cross, Gaston County Chapter, 190 S. Oakland St., Gastonia 28052
Marie L. Martin
CRAMERTON — Marie Laws Martin, 78, 472-A Eleventh St., died July 7, 2000, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. She was a native of Swain County, daughter of the late Charlie and Eliza Laws, retired from Burlington Industries with over 40 years of service, charter member of Cramerton Free Will Baptist Church, member of Nina Rikard’s Sunday School class, Cramerton Senior Citizens Club and Cramerton Free Will Baptist Happy Hearts.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Bill Martin; sons and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Carol Patterson, Belmont, Steve Patterson, Apopka, Fla.; daughters and sons-in-law, Phyllis and Phil Poston, Hampton, Tenn., Debbie and Bruce Armstrong, Cecilia and Carl Goins, Gastonia; brother, George Laws, Swain County; sister, Bertha Barnes, Cramerton; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren preceded in death BY: Brothers, Robert and Thurman Laws; sisters, Ollie Branton, Pearlie Blanton
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Cramerton Free Will Baptist Church, Revs. Doug King, Roy Rikard
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, the church
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons, Mark, Craig and Jeff Patterson, David Poston, Tommy Jones, Michael Hansil, Will Thrower, Andy Miller
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Deacons and men’s Bible class of Cramerton Free Will Baptist Church
MEMORIALS: Building Fund of Cramerton Free Will Baptist Church, 426 Woodlawn Ext., Cramerton 28032
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
Jesse Milling
CASAR — Jesse Milling, 74, 115 Howser Drive, formerly of Kings Mountain, died July 7, 2000, at home. He was a native of Pineville, husband of the late Naomi Robinson Milling, son of the late Jesse Milling and Etta Freeman Milling Webb, member of Polkville Baptist Church, Polkville Ruritan Club, Polkville, retired from Sherman Textiles, Dallas, World War II Army veteran who served in the Pacific Theatre and participated in the occupation of Japan.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Jesse Dale and Cindy Milling, Casar, Steve and Clytie Robinson, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Delores and Tony Barrett, Casar, Carolyn and Randy Johnson, Gastonia; brothers, Leon Webb, Bessemer City, James Milling, Radcliff, Ky.; sister, Virginia Carpenter, Bessemer City; grandchildren and spouses, Kevin and Karen Milling, Lawndale, Melody Milling, Charlie Chapman, Casar, Tina and Dean Owens, Bessemer City, Carrie Johnson, Joey and Pam Johnson, Danny Robinson, Dustin Robinson, Gastonia; 20 great-grandchildren preceded in death BY: Stepfather, Leon "Red" Webb
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Polkville Baptist Church, Polkville, Revs. Alton Martin, Gene Ware, Mitchell Pruitt
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
MEMORIALS: Polkville Baptist Church, P.O. Box 245, Polkville 28136
PEARL B. NOBLETT
GASTONIA - Pearl Florence Bradley Noblett, 93, formerly of 317 N. Boyd St., died July 6, 2000, at Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory. She was a native of Maggie Valley, wife of the late Foster A. Noblett, daughter of the late Ned and Eddie H. Bradley, member of West Franklin Avenue Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Frank Noblett, Charleston, S.C., Jim Noblett, Charlotte; daughters, Sallie Herron, Nancy Kimsey, Gastonia; sister, Mildred Blackwell, Chester, S.C.; 17 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild preceded in death BY: Son, Steve Noblett; sisters, Mae Foster, Bessie Mullinax, Grace Martin; brothers, John and Jesse Bradley
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Clarence McMahan
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons
ADA SHELL BRANNON
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Ada Shell Brannon, 79, 211 Coronado Lane, died July 7, 2000, at home. She was a native of Polk County, Tenn., wife of the late Edward Frank Brannon, daughter of the late Bill and Sarah Carden Shell.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy and Danny Green, Kings Mountain, Artie and Sam Palmer, Dallas; brothers, Walter "Dock" and Charlie Shell, Tellico Plains, Tenn.; sisters, Mary and Haley Jones, Tincie Freeman, Sally Smith, Tellico Plains; grandchildren, Lewis Shepherd, Athens, Tenn., Jamie Green, Kings Mountain, Phillip and Joshua Palmer, Dallas
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Sunday, Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont, Rev. Judy Stiles
MEMORIALS: Cancer Society of Gaston County, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Hugh L. Pasour
DALLAS — Hugh L. Pasour, 99, died July 6, 2000, at Carolina Care Center, Cherryville. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Herbert and Martha Thornburg Pasour, husband of the late Macy Bryte Pasour, member of Holy Communion Lutheran Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Dewitt Paysour, Harold S. and Leon Pasour, Dallas; sister, Edessa Wilson, Dallas; grandchildren, Alan and Scott Pasour, Lewis, Keith and Betty Paysour, Diane Lewis and Tonya Steelman; nine great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Holy Communion Lutheran Church, Rev. Paul Kanupp
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: At 313 Thornburg Road
PALLBEARERS: Alan and Scott Pasour, Keith, Bryan and Jason Paysour, Ronald Steelman
MEMORIALS: Holy Communion Lutheran Church, 103 W. Church St., Dallas, 28034
ARRANGEMENTS: Dallas Funeral Home
Estelle A. Swink
GASTONIA - Mrs. Estelle Garland Atkins Swink, wife of the late Ben E. Atkins who was publisher of The Gaston Gazette for many years, died on Friday, July 7, 2000, in her room at Covenant Village. Mrs. Swink recently celebrated her 90th birthday at a family gathering. Estelle Swink was born in 1910 in Gastonia, the daughter of the late Peter Woods and Kathleen Boyce Garland. Mr. Garland was the former mayor of Gastonia. She was the granddaughter of the late Samuel N. Boyce. She attended local schools and Mary Baldwin College in Virginia. She was active in local civic activities, having served as president of the Junior Woman’s Club. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church where she was active in the work of the Women of the Church. After the death of Ben E. Atkins, she married Caleb Swink, who died several years ago. When her husband Ben Atkins retired from writing his weekly Gastonia Gazette column, "The Quirky Quill," Estelle took over the chore of writing the column and soon displayed her down-home humor and wit for many years as columnist. In one of her weekly columns she attested to the fact that she could keep up with what activities one of her sons was engaged in while he was in the army. "My son went into the army the same day Elvis Presley did. I read what Elvis is doing and that’s what my son is doing," she said. That column was selected by the Associated Press for national publication. Estelle also enjoyed gathering local society tidbits for The Gazette society editor, Zoe Kincaid Brockman, herself a renowned writer. Mrs. Swink is survived by two sons, Benjamin E. Atkins Jr. and Woods Garland Atkins, of Gastonia; one brother, James B. Garland; four grandchildren: Virginia Estelle McCarthy and husband Charles Edward McCarthy Sr. of Sanford; Benjamin Garland Atkins, a student at East Carolina University; Samuel Moore Atkins, a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and William Lontz Wilkinson Jr. of Rock Hill, S.C.; two great-grandchildren, Brodie Elise McCarthy and Charles Edward McCarthy Jr. of Sanford; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Col. Peter Woods Garland Jr. of Gastonia; and many nieces and nephews Visitation will he held from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Covenant Village in Gastonia. Funeral services will follow in the chapel. A family burial will be held on Monday morning. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Gastonia Little Theatre, 238 Clay St. Ext., Gastonia 28052 Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, is in charge of arrangements.
Kermit Hoffman
GASTONIA - Kermit Roy Hoffman, 81, 810 Carolina Ave., died July 7, 2000 at home. He was a native of Dauthin County, Pa., son of the late Herbert Lee and Kathryn Rothermel Hoffman, retired after 40 years of service with Public Service Company where he served as senior vice president and corporate secretary and continued as a consultant for five years after retirement, Army veteran of World War II, member First Presbyterian Church, member and past president of the Gastonia Kiwanis Club, member and secretary of the Gastonia Elks Lodge No. 1634, past president and treasurer of the State Elks, worked with Scout Troop 213-St. Michael’s Troop where he received the St. George Medal in scouting, active in United Way and the Chamber of Commerce.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Patricia Reynolds Hoffman; sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph Kermit and Karen E. Hoffman, Frederick, Md., George Anthony and Janet S. Hoffman, Raleigh, William Allen Hoffman, Garner, James Lawrence Hoffman, Belmont, Kenneth Lee Hoffman, Mount Holly; son-in-law, Timothy Reilly, Charlotte; 20 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. preceded in death BY: Daughter, Linda Hoffman Reilly; brother, Max Hoffman; sister, Marjorie Moore.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, Rev. John Pruitt
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, the funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons,
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Past presidents of Gastonia Kiwanis Club, North Carolina Elks Association and members of Gastonia Elks Lodge 1634
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053; Elks National Foundation, 2750 N. Lakeview Ave., Chicago 60614-1889; North Carolina Elks Endowment Fund, North Carolina Elks Association, P.O. Box 3647, Gastonia 28054
Edgar "Bill" Self
GASTONIA - Edgar "Bill" Lamar Self, 70, died July 8, 2000 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., son of the late Johna D. and Lula Dover Self, Navy veteran of the Korean War, retired from BITSCO Industrial Tool Supply in Belmont, member Armstrong Memorial Presbyterian Church, elder, member Present Session, he was the 17th heart transplant performed at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, member of The Gideons.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Betty S. Ford Self; son and daughter-in-law, Edgar "Eddie" Lamar and Sherri Self Jr., Greensboro; sister, Johnsie Hanna, Gastonia; grandson, Stewart Self, Greensboro; nieces and nephews. preceded in death BY: Brothers, Ed and Jack Self; sisters, Velena Huffstetler, Virginia Barnes
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Armstrong Presbyterian Church, Rev. Joey Byrd
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
PALLBEARERS: Rusty and Jeff Ford, Wayne Self, Ken Crawley, Danny and Robert Davis;
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Men of Bixler Bible Class
MEMORIALS: Armstrong Memorial Presbyterian Church, 825 Union Road, Gastonia 28054
Lillie "Janie" Hester
LINCOLNTON - Lillie Jane "Janie" Hester, 45, 305 Elizabeth Ave., died July 8, 2000 at home. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Lathan and Myrtle Davis Hester, textile employee.
SURVIVORS: Son, Joseph Jackson, Lincolnton; daughters, Crystal Jackson, Audrey Huss, the home; brothers, Lathan and Lawrence David Hester, Lincolnton; sisters, Barbara Bumgarner, Elaine Burgess, Lincolnton; four grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Monday, Warlick Funeral Home, Rev. Charles Ingle
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, the funeral home
Ana Buehner
SHELBY - Ana Margareta Kramer Buehner, 93, 406 S. Washington St., died July 7, 2000 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Germany, wife of the late Carl K. John Buehner, member St. Mary’s Catholic Church, senior center, retired hotel housekeeping supervisor.
SURVIVORS: Son, Wolfgang Carl Buehner, Mooresboro; two grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Monday, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Father Eric Houseknecht
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, rosary at 6 p.m.
Thelma Bridges
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Thelma Goins Bridges, 75, 216 Katherine St., died July 7, 2000 at home. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Clyde and Pearl Short Goins, wife of the late Theodore C. Bridges, honorary member Kings Mountain Missionary Methodist Church, retired from Tultex Mill.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Janell Workman, Hickory, Shirley and Robert Moses, Grover; brothers, Roy Goins, Grover, Pearnell Patterson, Kings Mountain; sisters, Ruth Putnam, Bertha Goins, Shelby, Vera Davis, Shennandoah, Va., Inez Bradford, Grover, Sadie Taylor, Kings Mountain; grandchildren and spouses, Johnny and Jeannie, Chasity Workman, Annette and Jim Barrett, Hickory, Donna and Donald Collins, Grover, Eric Jackson, Kings Mountain; great-grandchildren, Tiffany Collins, Brandy, Sonya, Brittany Workman, Hunter Barrett preceded in death BY: Brother, Chalmer Goins; sister, Dorothy Payne
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Northside Baptist Church, Revs. Steve Akers, Howard Hardin
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home
FLOSSIE MAE CARTER
CLOVER, S.C. - Flossie Mae Carter, 86, Lake Marion Nursing Facility, Summerton, S.C., formerly of Clover, died July 8, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Fannin County, Ga., daughter of the late Sam and Ida Franklin Wimberly, wife of the late J.D. Carter.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Lavonne Pittman, Sumter, S.C.; adopted daughter, Dianne Hamacher, Clover; brother, J.B. Wimberly, Rossville, Ga.; sisters, Geri Kilpatrick, Marie Jones, Candler; six grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: One hour prior to service, funeral home
