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Bianca M. Weber
GASTONIA - Bianca Maria Weber, 69, 306 Deep Forest Court, died July 16, 2000, at home. She was a native of Guardiagrele, Italy, daughter of the late Camillo and Adelina Orlando Lupiani, wife of the late Adeolfo A. Capanna, homemaker, attended Bethesda United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Siegfried Weber; son, Rolando Capanna, Gloucester, Md.; daughters, Cabiria Capanna, Adria Maceluch, Heidi Smith, Belmont; grandchildren, Corey Walker, Jacksonville, Fla., Andy Walker, Beth and T.J. Roberts, Stephen Poole, Nathaniel Maceluch, Hope Smith, Belmont
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Vincenzo Lupiani
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, McLean Funeral Directors, Rev. Larry Rowell
VISITATION: After service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Gaston County Cancer Society, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
Robert Lee Good
SHARON, S.C. — Robert Lee "Robbie" Good, 71, Hoodtown Road, died July 20, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center. He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late John R. and Beulah Brown Good, retired heavy equipment operator in construction, Navy and Air Force veteran of World War II, member of Woodlawn Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Johnnie Good, Sharon, Don Good, York, S.C.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, Rev. James Gable
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home, York
MEMORIALS: Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, 3852 Woodlawn St., Sharon, S.C. 29742
Harmon C. Whitson Jr.
BELMONT - Harmon Conway "Doc" Whitson Jr., 68, 3001 Lake Front Drive, died July 19, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Harmon Conway and Grave Bryant Whitson, Army veteran of Korean War, member of Friendship Baptist Church, where he was an usher, member of the VFW No. 9337, retired from C.W. Transport after 10 years, worked for Akers Motor Line for 15 years prior.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 29 years, Mantha "Mance" Willis Whitson; adopted son, John Vinal, Belmont; brother and sister-in-law, Raymond and Ruth Whitson, Gastonia; sister and brother-in-law, Phyllis and George Ledford, Eight Miles, Ala.; brothers-in-law and spouse, Dale and Carol Willis, Lake Wylie, S.C., Frank Helderman, Dallas; special nieces and nephew, Jackie Ross, Elaine Hildebran, Curtis Willis
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Friendship Baptist Church, Rev. Lynwood Lavinder
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
PALLBEARERS: Men of the church
MEMORIALS: Friendship Baptist Church, 5008 S. New Hope Road, Belmont 28012
Allen J. Payne
STANLEY — Allen James Payne, 55, 205 Taylor Road, died July 20, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Wilbur Meekin Payne.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Bobby Ray Payne, Gastonia, Ronald Payne, Dallas; daughter, Cynthia Diane Wilson, Gastonia; mother, Della May Kinsey Payne; brothers, Lewis Eugene Payne, Lowell, Toney Lee and Billy Ray Payne, Gastonia; six grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, McAdenville Wesleyan Church, Rev. Steve Beam
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley; other times at the home of Toney Payne, 228 Pinewood Drive, McAdenville
MEMORIALS: McAdenville Wesleyan Church, 300 E. Wesleyan Drive, McAdenville 28056
Rosie P. Barbee
MOUNT HOLLY - Rosie Lawing Patterson Barbee, 86, died July 19, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Thomas A. and Ida Abernathy Lawing, wife of the late Harry Patterson, retired from A&E Mills after working 47 years at the Adrian Plant.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Jerry Fisher, Mount Holly, Charlotte and Joseph Ham, Mount Holly; grandchildren, Julie and Jay Frazier, Renee and Keith Fisher, Todd and Brad Ham; five great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Revs. Jerry Stansfield, H.L. Talbert
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Donor’s choice
ETHEL J. SIMS
SHELBY - Ethel Johnson Sims, previously of 508 Carolina Ave., died July 18, 2000, at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. She was a native of Shelby, daughter of the late John and Mary Johnson, wife of the late Allen Sims, employed in domestic work, attended Lincoln Academy High School, loyal member of her church, member of Annie Jones Missionary Circle and a Sunday school teacher.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Willette Durham, Shelby, Grace H. Lowery, Winston-Salem; stepson, James Wilson, Shelby; nieces, nephews, friends
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Garry Baker
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Withrow’s 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 Mitchem, Danny and Deborah Mitchem, John and Teresa Mitchem, Shannon and Dawn Mitchem, Mount Holly, Robert and Donna Mitchem, Belmont, Norman and Evelyn Mitchem, Gastonia, James Luther Mitchem, Sylvia; daughters and sons-in-law, Nadine and Bobby Smith, Darlene and Garry Holloman, Lexington, Tina and Mike Tessenar, Gaytonia Jean Smith, Mount Holly; sisters and brother-in-law, Bernice Hollifield, Gastonia, Zola and Rev. Joe Small, Dallas; 23 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors, Revs. Robert Gittens, Joe Small
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery, Mount Holly
PALLBEARERS: Norman, John, Shannon, David Jr., Chris and Michael Mitchem, Danny Lowery, Johnny Featherstone
MEMORIALS: Together We Build Second Baptist Church, 709 Rankin Ave., Mount Holly 28120
Claude A. Payne Sr.
MOUNT HOLLY - Claude Alexander Payne Sr., 84, 2217 Old Hickory Grove Road, died July 20, 2000, at home. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Samuel Claude and Eva Robinson Payne, husband of the late Janie Wall Payne, Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Tina Rikard, Mount Holly, Claudette Bryson, Gastonia; son, C.A. Payne Jr., Mount Holly; six grandchidlren; five great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Seven brothers and two sisters
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Sunday, Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery, Rev. Doug King
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Woodlawn Funeral Home; condolence messages may be sent to woodlawnfuneral@aol.com
PALLBEARERS: Daryl and Alex Bryson, Eddie and Reggie Rikard, Bruce Clemmer, Brad Thomas
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Spencer A. Dixon
MOUNT HOLLY - Spencer Alexis Dixon, 16, 115 2nd Drive, died July 20, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Gaston County, rising senior at East Gaston High School.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Tim and Connie Dixon, the home; sister, Sonya Michelle Rollins, Cincinnati, Ohio; brother, Archie Walton Dixon II, Mount Holly; paternal grandparents, Archie Walton and Delores Dixon, Belmont; maternal grandparents, Helen and Roy Rollins, Mount Holly
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, New Hope Presbyterian Church, Rev. Sam Hobson
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-9 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
MEMORIALS: Stephanie Alexis Dixon Scholarship Fund, First Gaston Bank, 701 S. Main St., Mount Holly 28120
J. Paul Douglas
HOUSTON — J. Paul Douglas, 53, died July 20, 2000. He was a native of Little Rock, Ark., son of the late I.W. and Marie Douglas, earned B.S. in chemical engineering at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., J.D. at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia in 1976, State of Texas in 1991 and North Carolina in 1996, provided legal service on gas supply activities for various DuPont and Conoco facilities, vice president and general counsel and secretary with Public Service Company of North Carolina Inc, member of American Bar Association, Energy Bar Association, served as chair of committees on Judicial Review and Natural Gas Regulation, vice-chair of committees on Antitrust and Natural Gas Regulation, member of American Gas Association, Associated Gas Distributors, served on board of directors, Operating and Legislative committees, attorney in gas utility and energy industries.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sharon R. Douglas; son, James Paul Douglas II, Bethesda, Md; Mark A. and Darcie Bane, Plano, Texas; sister, Helen Douglas Harvey, Magnolia, Ark.; grandson, Cody Skinner, Dayton, Texas; father and mother-in-law, Richard and Marie Roach, Cleveland, Texas
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 10 a.m. today, George H. Lewis & Sons Funeral Directors
MEMORIALS: American Heart Association
Harmon C. Whitson Jr.
BELMONT - Harmon Conway "Doc" Whitson Jr., 68, 3001 Lake Front Drive, died July 19, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Harmon Conway and Grace Bryant Whitson, Army veteran of Korean War, member of Friendship Baptist Church, where he was an usher, member of the VFW No. 9337, retired from C.W. Transport after 10 years, worked for Akers Motor Line for 15 years prior.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 29 years, Mantha "Mance" Willis Whitson; brother and sister-in-law, Raymond and Ruth Whitson, Gastonia; sister and brother-in-law, Phyllis and George Ledford, Eight Miles, Ala.; brothers-in-law and spouse, Dale and Carol Willis, Lake Wylie, S.C., Frank Helderman, Dallas; special nieces and nephew, Jackie Ross, Elaine Hildebran, Curtis Willis; special friend, John Vinal, Belmont
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Friendship Baptist Church, Rev. Lynwood Lavinder
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Men of the church
MEMORIALS: Friendship Baptist Church, 5008 S. New Hope Road, Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
Monica Ann Walker
CHARLOTTE - Monica Ann Walker, infant daughter of Jimmy and Chrystal Miller Walker, 629 Fugate Ave., died July 19, 2000 at Carolinas Medical Center. ADDITIONAL
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Ryan Miller and Travis Walker, Charlotte; sister, Casey Walker, Charlotte; maternal grandmother, Peggy Miller, Cornelius; paternal grandparents, Charles and Brenda Hascue, Chester, S.C.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
BURIAL: Stanley Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
Bianca M. Weber
GASTONIA - Bianca Maria Weber, 69, 306 Deep Forest Court, died July 16, 2000, at home. She was a native of Guardiagrele, Italy, daughter of the late Camillo and Adelina Orlando Lupiani, homemaker, attended Bethesda United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Siegfried Weber; son, Rolando Capanna, Gloucester, Md.; daughters, Cabiria Capanna, Adria Maceluch, Heidi Smith, Belmont; grandchildren, Corey Walker, Jacksonville, Fla., Andy Walker, Beth and T.J. Roberts, Stephen Poole, Nathaniel Maceluch, Hope Smith, Belmont
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: First husband, Adeolfo A. Capana; brother, Vincenzo Lupiani
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors, Rev. Larry Rowell
VISITATION: After service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Gaston County Cancer Society, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
Webster Hardin
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Joseph Webster Hardin, 79, 1010 Linwood Road, died July 20, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., son of the late William Webster and Alsie Jane McSwain Hardin, member of Antioch Baptist Church, Blacksburg, S.C., Navy veteran of World War II, owner of Hardin’s Radiator Shop.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jane Compton Hardin; nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. Sunday, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Rev. Wray Barrett
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home
Terry C. Brown
YORK, S.C. - Terry Clyde Brown, 29, Turkey Creek Ridge Road, died July 20, 2000, at Lake Wylie. He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late Robert Willie Brown, electrician, employed by DMT of Rock Hill, Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Mary Ruth Brown Lee, Rock Hill; brothers, Rocky and Buddy Brown, Gastonia; sisters, Linda Bailes, Glenda Brown, Rock Hill, Nicole Brown, Clover, Kelly and April Brown, Maryann Shaw, Gastonia, Patsy Brown, Augusta, Ga.; fiance, Linda Lineberger, York
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, York Funeral Home, Rev. Don Blue
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, York Funeral Home
Alma E. Christenbury
GASTONIA - Alma England Christenbury, 87, 607 W. 19th Ave., died July 21, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was wife of the late Isaac "Ike" Christenbury, retired from Textiles Inc..
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Tommy and Sandi Christenbury, Mount Holly; grandchildren, Misty Leigh Christenbury Melton, Falon Nichole Christenbury, Gastonia; great-grandchild, Ashlyn Bailey Christenbury, Gastonia
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sisters, Ruth Miller, Rose Head, Geneva Shawka; brother, L.B. England
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. James Lowery
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
