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Victoria Gidney
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Victoria Gidney, 79, died July 15, 2000. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late John Donohue and Ida Barner Gidney, one of 15 children, attended Brooks Chapel School, attended A&T College, Greensboro, in the early 1950s, received certificate in Culinary Administration, head chef and cafeteria supervisor at Green Bethel High School.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Herbert and Jessica Daniel, Milwaukee, Wisc.; grandson, Christopher Alexander, Milwaukee; brothers, Robert A. Gidney Sr., Buffalo, N.Y., Clarence Hunt, Hickory; sister, Ethel Carson, Boiling Springs; nieces, nephews, friends preceded in death BY: Twelve siblings
FUNERAL: Noon Friday, Brooks Chapel United Methodist Church, Dr. T.H. Powell
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church; other times at the home of Ann Vinson, 130 Power House Road, Lawndale
ARRANGEMENTS: Withrow’s Funeral Home
Charles M. Self
DALLAS — Charles Michael Self, 48, died July 18, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Jewell Edward Self, mechanic, member of Gaston Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 20 years, Virginia Lee Self; sons, Michael Self, the home, Ray Parrott, Gastonia, Quinten Heath Riddle, South Carolina; daughter and son-in-law, Victoria and Glen Floyd, Gastonia; mother, Eleen McNabb Self, Gastonia; stepdaughter and husband, Jada and Donald Meeks, Kings Mountain; brothers, Jewell Edward Self Jr., Gastonia, Herbert Cole, Tacoma, Wash.; sisters, Faye Hall, Mary Rickerson, Dallas, Ramona Richardson, Lowell, Marie and Rethal Hogsed, Geneva Floyd, Murphy, Edgal Chilson, Warne, Juanita Childers, Clover, S.C., Joy Dimmeth, Georgia; grandchildren, Eliot Parrott, Kyle Greenslit, Michelle Shayka, Harley Floyd; mother-in-law, Macey Lou Mincey Havens, Dallas preceded in death BY: Sisters, Mozelle Lee, Elizabeth Miller; brother, Jerry Ronnie Self
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Gaston Baptist Church, Revs. Richard Gaddis, Hazel Boyd
BURIAL: Bessemer City Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors, other times at the home of Vicki and Glen Floyd, 1518 Hargrove Ave., Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Roger Glover, Thomas Lee, Richard Walters, Donald Meeks, Michael Hall, Edgar Green
MEMORIALS: Gaston Baptist Church, 516 S. Gaston Ave., Dallas 28034
William R. Bates
CLOVER, S.C. - William Robert Bates, 76, 887 Shannon Meadows Road, died July 19, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Dallas, Texas, son of the late Arthur B. and Ann King Bates, husband of the late Alice Bates, Navy veteran of World War II, where he served on a submarine, retired police officer from the city of Elyria, Ohio, after 25 years, served seven years as a uniform officer, five years as a sergeant, 13 years as officer in charge of the Juvenile and Narcotics Bureau, 32nd degree Mason.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Sandra Cochrane, Falmouth, Maine, Jacqueline B. Alley, Clover; sisters, Jeannine Edwards, Dallas, Texas, Betty Jones, Cleveland; grandchildren, Julie Meares, Locust, Shelene Baker, Clover, Jeff Cochrane, Seattle, Sean and Meagan Cochrane, Falmouth; 11 great-grandchildren
ARRANGEMENTS: M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home
Anna C. Mitchem
GASTONIA - Anna Coley Mitchem, 73, 512 S. Gray St., died July 20, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late James and Maude Pennell Coley, wife of the late David Oates Mitchem, retired from the textile industry as a winder tender, member of Spiritual Guidance Holiness Church, Mount Holly.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, David Sr. and Karen, Danny and Deborah, John and Teresa, Shannon and Dawn Mitchem, Mount Holly, Robert and Donna Mitchem, Belmont, Norman and Evelyn Mitchem, Gastonia, James Luther Mitchem, Sylva; daughters and sons-in-law, Nadine and Bobby Smith, Darlene and Garry Hollowman, Lexington, Tina and Mike Tessenar, Gaytonia Jean Smith, Mount Holly; sisters and brothers-in-law, Bernice Hollifield, Gastonia, Vola and Rev. Joe Small, Dallas; 23 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Saturday, McLean Funeral Directors, Revs. Robert Gittens, Joe Small
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Norman, John, Shannon, David Jr., Chris and Michael Mitchem, Danny Lowery, Johnny Featherstone
DEAN W. NORMAN
DALLAS — Dean Webb Norman, 81, 120 Stedman Road, died July 19, 2000, at home. He was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., son of the late Gill and Nannie Randall Norman, retired from Hickory Construction Co., Hickory, member of Hardin Baptist Church, Army veteran of World War II, Staff Sgt. of 27th Infantry, served in several campaigns including Central Pacific, Guadacanal, Northern Solomons and Luzon, awarded American Defense Service Medal with one bronze star, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one bronze star, Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign Medal with four bronze stars, Purple Heart and Good Conduct Medal.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 50 years, Helen Frye Norman; sons and daughter-in-law, Larry and Lorene Norman, Mount Holly, Brent Norman, Dallas; daughters and son-in-law, Nan and Michael Nicholson, Kings Mountain, Starr and Jeff Withers, High Shoals; sister and brother-in-law, Faye and Bud Ruppe, Gaffney, S.C.; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Hardin Baptist Church, Revs. Fain Farmer, Dan Jones
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Dallas Funeral Home; other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Mike and David Nicholson, Jeff Withers, Robert and Danny Norman, Jesse Hopkins
MEMORIALS: Hardin Baptist Church, Hardin Road, Dallas 28034
Linford D. Snead
STOKESDALE — Linford Dunlap Snead, 78, of Countryside Manor Retirement Village, died July 20, 2000, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro. He was a native of Whitesville, W.Va., son of the late Claude J. and Madeline Dunlap Snead, graduate of West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, former owner of Snead Pharmacy, Charleston, W.Va., before retirement worked for Caswell Hospital Pharmacy, Kinston, Army Air Corp veteran, member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Greensboro.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Janice Rohr Snead; daughter, Kay Snead Bright, Smithfield, Va.; sons, Sam W. Snead, Charleston, W.Va., L.R. "Buz" Snead, Greensboro; daughter-in-law, Janet Snead, Richmond, Va.; aunt, Eva Hulbert, Charleston; 11 grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Brooke Funeral Home
BURIAL: 1 p.m. Saturday, Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
MEMORIALS: Caswell Center Foundation, 2415 W. Vernon Ave., Kinston 28504
Ralph R. Bradshaw
STANLEY — Ralph R. Bradshaw, 79, died July 19, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Joseph Edgar and Kate Handsel Bradshaw, graduate of Lincolnton High School, grew up on family’s Lincoln County farm, worked most of adulthood in Stanley and Gaston County, retired rural mail carrier from United States Postal Service, Route 1, Stanley and Lincoln County, worked from 1952-1982, served in 482nd Army Air Force Base Unit from 1942-1946, member of American Legion Cannon-Rhyne Post 266 and Forty and Eight of Stanley, First United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Shirley Reid Bradshaw; sons and daughter-in-law, Michael R. and Ann J. Bradshaw, Denver, Todd A. Bradshaw, Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Sandra Bradshaw and Barry Ridley, Ellerbe; brother and sister-in-law, Joseph Edgar Jr. and Sarah Payne Bradshaw, Iron Station; sister and brothers-in-law, Ethel Bradshaw and Hall K. Dellinger, Paul R. Conner, Iron Station; grandchildren, John M. and James R. Bradshaw, Patrick G. and Michael R. Ridley preceded in death BY: Jonas and John F. Bradshaw; sister, Martha Bradshaw Conner
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church, Revs. Patricia A. Lewis, Michael Tolbert, Jack Kayler
BURIAL: Stanley Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
PALLBEARERS: John M. and James R. Bradshaw, Patrick G. Ridley, Edward K. Dellinger, James R. and Charles E. Handsel
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Residents of Gaston Residential Services and Holy Angels
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, 217 N. Main St., Stanley 28164 or Gaston Residential Services Inc., 419 S. York St., Gastonia 28052
Elton L. Still
GASTONIA - Elton Lovette Still, 86, 1124 W. Fourth Ave., died July 19, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Bamburg, S.C., son of the late Hammond and Donnie Mae Morris Still, retired supervisor from Firestone Mill after 37 years of service, former member of Optimist Club, member of Firestone Wesleyan Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 68 years, Ollie Mae Glisson Still; daughters and son-in-law, Rita and James Swanson, Peggy Thomas, Gastonia; grandchildren and spouses, Kathy Spence and Jimmy Jones, Larry Thomas, Stonie and Wayne Messer, Gastonia, Johnny and Vicki Spence, Mount Holly, Jeanne and Norris Lamb, Dallas, Johnny and Marni Still, Blacksburg, S.C.; 10 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild preceded in death BY: Son, John Elton Still; brother, John David Still
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Firestone Wesleyan Church, Revs. Raymond Phaup, John Moretz
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Firestone Wesleyan Church Building Fund, 1700 Union Road, Gastonia 28052
Freeman R. Thomas
HICKORY — Freeman Ralph Thomas, 89, Pellcare, formerly of Vale, died July 19, 2000. He was a native of Hall County, Ga., son of the late Harold and Miranda Butler, husband of the late Margretta Workman Thomas, dairy farmer.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Dola Belle Cunningham, Georgia, Myrtle Wade, Jacksonville, Fla.; niece, Mary Sue and Richard Smith, Vale; nephew, Jerry Thomas, Oklahoma; nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10 a.m. today, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Rev. Chris Kraft
VISITATION: One hour before service, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Catawba County, 263 3rd Ave., Hickory
Earline H. Gordon
GASTONIA - Earline Lawter Hamrick Gordon, 90, Rehab and Health Center, formerly of Azalia Drive, died July 19, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Saluda, daughter of the late Gaither and Charlotte Parrish Lawter, wife of the late Fred D. Hamrick and Wallace Gordon, retired beautician, member of Flint Groves Baptist Church, Women’s Missionary Union.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, June H. Knight, Sylvia and Melvin Gaddis, Gastonia, Gladys H. Hamrick, Lincolnton, Glenna H. and Reid McGinnis, Holden Beach; sons and daughter-in-law, William B. and Amee Hamrick, California, Gerald Wallace "Butch" Gordon, Maryville, Mo.; sisters, Louise Fagan, Gastonia, Nell Gosnell, Union, S.C.; 21 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren preceded in death BY: Son, Fred A. Hamrick; brothers and sisters
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Richard Hicks
BURIAL: Olney Presbyterian Church Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons, James Gaddis, Gregory and Brent Bess, Jeff, Bobby and Brett McGinnis, David Absher
MEMORIALS: Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 950 W. Farris Road, Greenville, S.C. 29605
Elbridge F. Willis Jr.
BRISTOL, TENN. — Elbridge Franklin Willis Jr., 79, 523 Kentucky Ave., died July 20, 2000, at the V.A. Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Bristol, son of the late Elbridge Franklin and Charlie Lipe Willis, husband of the late Virginia O’Dell "Gracie" Willis, Navy veteran of World War II, served in the South Pacific campaign, served as a funeral director for over 50 years, member of the Rotary Club since 1968, serving as sergeant-at-arms, named a Paul Harris Fellow, lifetime member of Patton-Crosswhite V.F.W. Post No. 6975.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Sarah Sanders, Gastonia; son, Elbridge Franklin Willis III, Bristol, sister, Mrs. B.F. "Charlotte" Berens, Marietta, Ga.; granddaughters, Charlie and C.J.; grandsons, David and Johnny; nieces and nephews, friends preceded in death BY: Sister, Mrs. David "Kathleen" Akard Sr.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Saturday, Glenwood Cemetery, Rev. Rhonda S. Cooper, military rites conducted by Patton-Crosswhite V.F.W. Post No. 6975
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Oakley-Cook Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Rotary Club of Bristol, P.O. Box 3225 Bristol, Tenn. 37620
Marthe P. Brady
GASTONIA - Marthe Prevot Brady, 79, 3319 Su-San Farm Road, died July 18, 2000, at home. She was a native of New York City, daughter of the late John and Catherine Rhyne Prevot, wife of the late Charles Brady, worked for many years in Washington, D.C., as secretary for chairman of the American Trucking Association headquarters, later worked in the office of Taylor Realty Co. for more than 20 years, active member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, chairwoman of St. Vincent De Paul Ministries, radio disc-jockey for "Listening to the Echoes down Memory Lane" a broadcast of Gaston College Radio WSGE.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Marthe B. and Danny E. Putman, Gastonia; sons and daughters-in-law, Victor and Carol Brady, Gastonia, Mark and Mary Brady, Laurel, Md., Anthony and Kim Brady, Frederick, Md.; brother, John Prevot, Palisades Park, N.J.; sister, Catherine Jackson, New Milford, N.J.; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren MASS OF CHRISTIAN
BURIAL: 11 a.m. today, St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Abbot Placid Solari, Father Christopher Gober
BURIAL: Private
PALLBEARERS: David Landry, Alan Freeman, Zachary Haines, Andrew Malewski, Cas Taylor, Roy Cape, Harry S. Brady
MEMORIALS: St. Vincent De Paul Ministries, 708 St. Michael’s Lane, Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Frieda K. Proctor
SHELBY - Frieda Kendrick Proctor, 60, 3313 Ramseur Church Road, died July 19, 2000. She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late Charles Kendrick, co-owner of Eggs to Go, member of Zion Baptist Church, Lydia Poston Circle, Libby Senter Sunday school class.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Larry L. Proctor; mother, Alice Wilkie Kendrick, Henrietta; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jerry and Vickie Kendrick, Merced, Calif., Ronnie and Phyllis Kendrick, High Point, Tommy and Wanda Kendrick, Forest City; sister and brother-in-law, Tonda and Edward Radford, Forest City
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Zion Baptist Church, Dr. Randy Bridges
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Zion Baptist Church Building Fund, 525 W. Zion Church Road, Shelby 28150
ELIZABETH R. BlACKWELDER
CHERRYVILLE — Elizabeth Rhyne Blackwelder, 86, 111 Harrelson Road, formerly of 313 S. Pink St., died July 20, 2000, at Carolina Care Center, Cherryville. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Henry George and Fannie Mauney Rhyne, wife of the late Perry Wilbert Blackwelder, member of First Presbyterian Church, Cherryville.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Joel David and Gwyneth Blackwelder, Cherryville, Billy George and Joyce Blackwelder, Pensacola, Fla.; sister, Wayburn Flowers, Cherryville; grandchildren and spouses, David and Collette Blackwelder, Cherryville, Perry and Stacy Blackwelder, Watinsville, Ga., Amy and Jim Weidhaas, St. Simon Island, Ga., Lisa and Val Tisdale, John Perry Blackwelder, Pensacola; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, First Presbyterian Church, Rev. Dr. Billy Lowe
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8 tonight, Carpenter’s Funeral Home; other times at the home of Joel D. Blackwelder, 724 Vista Drive, Cherryville
MEMORIALS: First Presbyterian Church "Endowment Fund," 107 W. Academy St., Cherryville 28021
Joe L. Finger
MAIDEN — Joe Leonard Finger, 67, 612 Salem Church Road, died July 20, 2000, at home. He was a native of Catawba County, son of the late Joe and Bertha Cloninger Finger, truck driver for Carolina Mills, Navy veteran of Korean War.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ann S. Finger; sons, Joey L. and Everette Lee Finger, Maiden; daughters, Lisa F. Ballard, Maiden, Phyllis F. Imhauser, Denver; brother, Millard Finger, Maiden; sister, Deanne F. Painter, Maiden; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, Revs. Walter Johnson, Wilburn Edmondson; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Catawba Valley, 263 3rd Ave., Hickory, or Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, Maiden-Salem Road, Newton
