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Rev. Dale H. Randle
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Rev. Dale Howard Randle, 48, 640 Bethlehem Road, died Aug. 15, 1999, at Kings Mountain Hospital. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Ruth Hoyle Randle, pastor and founder of Woodbridge Four Square Gospel Church, Shelby, employee of Randle Brothers Inc. SURVIVORS: Wife, Andra "Ann" Sprouse Randle; son and daughter-in-law, David Charles and Dawn Randle, Greenville; son and fiancée, Timothy Neal Randle and Roxann, Kings Mountain; daughter and son-in-law, Christie Lynn Randle and Toby Sims, Kings Mountain; father, Howard Randle, Kings Mountain; brothers, Larry Randle, Grover, Tony and Hoyle Randle, Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Janel and Sean Randle, Dylon Sims FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Woodbridge Four Square Gospel Church, Rev. R.J. Hannigan INTERMENT: Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home
Robert G. Duckworth
GERMANTOWN, Tenn. — Robert Graden Duckworth, 58, 1828 Cour-de-Iberville, died Aug. 4, 1999, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Claude Duckworth. SURVIVORS: Wife, Clementine L. Duckworth; sons, Robert Alan, Chad and Scott Graden, the home; mother, Pauline Duckworth, Mount Holly; brother and sister-in-law, Larry and Judy Duckworth, Stanley; other family members and friends FUNERAL: Held Aug. 7, Mt. Airy Baptist Church, Pembroke INTERMENT: Church cemetery MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7 p.m. Thursday, Germantown Baptist Church, Germantown, Tenn. ARRANGEMENTS: Locklear & Sons Funeral Home, Pembroke
Nora Jane Deese Neisler
PAGELAND, S.C. — Nora Jane Deese Neisler, 63, S. Arant Drive, died Aug. 14, 1999, at home. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Edgar and Martha Rhea Deese, sister of the late Edgar "June" Deese, member of Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church, Carvers, homemaker. SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Preston and Sheila Neisler, Matt and Tammy Neisler, Pageland, Chris and Crystal Neisler, Mayer, Ariz.; sister-in-law, Wilma Deese; grandchildren, Dillon, Katarina and Preston Neisler III, Allen and Tommy Henley; nieces and nephews GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. today, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, Rev. Wilbur Maxwell VISITATION: After service, Patrick House of First Presbyterian Church, Kings Mountain MEMORIALS: Chesterfield County Hospice, P.O. Box 293, Chesterfield, S.C. 29709 or charity of donor’s choice ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
Mark C. McComb
CHARLOTTE — Mark Clyde McComb, 50, 2853 Hillsdale Ave., died Aug. 14, 1999, at his residence. ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Cremation Service
Ethel Mae Smith
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Ethel Mae Smith, 68, 31 Chesterfield Court, died Aug. 15, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. ARRANGEMENTS: McLean & Son Funeral Home, Gastonia
Thomasina S. Bowen
YORK, S.C. — Thomasina Smith Bowen, 70, 313 California St., died Aug. 14, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C. She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, McConnells, S.C., Deaconess Board, Hymn Choir, Missionary Society, A.P.& B. Society, Pastor’s Aide, Flower Committee, former member of Usher Board and Kitchen Committee. SURVIVORS: Husband, James Bowen; sons, Johnny and Gilbert Bowen, Washington, D.C., Jimmy Bowen, Minneapolis, Minn., Thomas and Christopher Bowen, York; daughters, Ella Bowen, the home, Brenda Kennon, McConnells, Pat Kennon, Pineville; sister, Thelma Medlin, Charlotte; aunt who reared her, Ruth Moore, McConnells; 23 grandchildren two of whom she reared, Kimberli Bowen, Gastonia, Terrance Bowen, McConnells; seven great-grandchildren FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Rev. A.J. Johnson, body will be placed in church one hour before service BURIAL: Church cemetery VIEWING: 5-7 tonight, Wright Funeral Home VISITATION: At the home
Michael Falls-Mitchem
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Michael Anthony Falls-Mitchem, infant son of Jeff Mitchem and Beth Falls, 114 Walker St., died Aug. 16, 1999, at home. He was a native of Kings Mountain. SURVIVORS: In addition to parents, brother, Dean Falls, the home; sister, K’Anne Falls-Edge, the home; maternal grandparents, Carl Dean and Juanita Boheler Falls, Kings Mountain; maternal great-grandmother, Vada Falls, Kings Mountain; paternal grandparents, Ricky and Faye Mullinax Kirklands, High Shoals, Opal Mitchem, Rutherfordton GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Patterson Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Rev. Terry Bird VISITATION: After service, at the home of Vada Falls, 176 Patterson Road ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home
Jesse Lee Webb
DALLAS — Jesse Lee Webb, 53, 210 Whitaker Road, died Aug. 15, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Marie Johnson Parry
BELMONT – Marie Johnson Parry, 93, 5509 Amanda Lane, died Aug. 16, 1999, at home. She was a native of Charleston, S.C., daughter of the late John A. and Emma Chinnis Johnson, lived in Charleston until moving to Belmont recently to live with her daughter, retired secretary with Seaboard Coast Lines, member of Citadel Square Baptist Church, Charleston, born-again and faithful believer, active in church ladies organization. SURVIVORS: Husband, Robert O. "Bob" Parry; daughter, Jocelyn P. Estep; sister, Carlotta J. Hyers, Charleston; granddaughter and spouse, Sara E. and Jerry Drennan, Gastonia; grandson, William K. Philpot III; great-granddaughter, Allison Marie Drennan; nieces and nephews FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, J. Henry Stuhr Downtown Chapel, Charleston INTERMENT: Live Oaks Memorial Gardens, Charleston VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Goshen Presbyterian Church, North Belmont MEMORIALS: Presbyterian Home Care-Hospice, 217 Travis Ave., Charlotte 28204 or Citadel Square Baptist Church, Charleston ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
Daniel Thomas Wallace
SHELBY – Daniel Thomas Wallace, 53, 2912 Highland Circle, died Aug. 15, 1999, at home. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Loran Daniel Wallace, retired and permanently disabled from Dixie Industrial Supply, Shelby, where he was an industrial sales supplier representative servicing Drexel Furniture Industries for 15 years, member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Air Force veteran of four years, with honors. SURVIVORS: Mother, Virginia Shytle Wallace, Shelby; wife, Elizabeth Tedder Wallace, the home; son, Daniel Vincent Wallace, Shelby; daughter, Amber Elizabeth Wallace, Shelby; sister and brother-in-law, Kay and Ken Hinson, Shelby; brother-in-law, Malcolm Tedder, Kings Mountain; special friend, Steven Blackwell, Shelby; Phyllis Jackson, Ralph and family, Rock Hill; other family members FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Cleveland Funeral Services, Revs. Dan Wallace and Allen Davis BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, funeral home MEMORIALS: Multiple Sclerosis Society of N.C., 9844-C Southern Pine Blvd., Charlotte 28273
Ralph Henry Propst
DALLAS – Ralph Henry Propst, 68, 2138 Hillcrest Road, died Aug. 16, 1999, at home. ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Helen Perry Brown
KINGS MOUNTAIN – Helen Perry Brown, 84, 716 Sipes St., died Aug. 16, 1999, at White Oak Manor. ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
Olna Daves
FOREST CITY – Olna Daves, 78, Hillcrest Rest Home, died Aug. 16, 1999, at her residence. ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Donald James Hunt Sr.
GASTONIA – Donald James Hunt Sr., 44, 322 S. Vance St., died Aug. 13, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Charles Hunt, card tender. SURVIVORS: Wife, Janie Wilson Hunt, Gastonia; sons, Donald J. Hunt Jr., Gastonia, Rocky J. Hunt, Boone; mother, Fannie Brooks Hunt, Mount Holly; sisters, Naomi H. Burch, Stanley, Annie B. Beatty, Ruby Sherrill, Mount Holly, Bernice Smith, Mary Love, Gastonia, Cathey Brice, Charlotte; brothers, John Roseboro, William E. Hunt, New York, Charles Hunt Jr., Concord, Ray D. Hunt, Mount Holly; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Costner Funeral Home, Brother Tony Hardin BURIAL: West Creek Cemetery, Mount Holly VISITATION: Half-hour before service, funeral home
Lawrence S. Smith
GASTONIA – Lawrence S. Smith, 62, 409 Glenn Allen Drive, died Aug. 16, 1999, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Wade and Cora Ballew Smith, brother of the late Pearl Smith, Geraldine Stines and Virginia Holden, member of Yorkwood Church of God, Army veteran, retired from Pepsi Cola Co. as a truck driver, retired after 10 years of service with Gaston Rentals, Gastonia. SURVIVORS: Former wife, Ruth Smith, Gastonia; daughters, Carolyn Smith Benson, Wilmington, Samantha Smith Lingerfelt, Mount Holly; brother, Wilbur Smith, Lowell; sisters, Faye Head, Clover, S.C., Kay Higgins, Granite Falls; grandchildren, Brent Benson, Joshua Smith, Cameron Szymanski, Jerry Wray Lingerfelt, Chancla Lingerfelt FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Rev. John Busler BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home PALLBEARERS: Joe Austin, Charles Grigg, Jerry Wray Lingerfelt, Robert Newton, Mark Quinn, Lee Waller
Jessie Lee Webb
DALLAS – Jessie Lee Webb, 53, 210 Whitaker Road, died Aug. 15, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Ruby E. Stamey
LINCOLNTON — Ruby Eva Stamey, 81, 1983 Bill Lynch Road, died July 27, 1999, at Lincoln Nursing Center.
She was daughter of the late Ernest and Ella Hughes Roper, sister of the late Harold and Ray Roper, Maude Hurst, retired winder operator from Pharr Yarns, McAdenville, afte 46 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Webb’s Chapel Baptist Church, Revs. Steve Wall, Davey Garmon, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
Robert Armstrong Jr.
CHARLOTTE — Robert Lee Armstrong Jr., 79, White Oak Manor, 4009 Craig Ave., died July 24, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Robert Lee and Avie Price Armstrong Sr., husband of the late Nell Dixon Armstrong, brother of the late Joe, Mack and Paul Armstrong, brother-in-law of the late Alvin Coleman and Stan Jensen, Army veteran of World War II, retired from Young’s of Asheville after 40 years of service, member of Central United Methodist Church, Asheville.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Rosemary A. Howell, Charlotte, Nell Elizabeth Armstrong, Huntersville; sisters and brothers-in-law, Dot and Ted Powell, Dora and J.C. Beauchamp, Frances Coleman, Elizabeth and Fred Kerr, Gastonia, Helen Jensen, Daytona Beach, Fla.; one grandchild; nieces and nephews; special sister-in-law, Glenda Armstrong, Gastonia; special friend, Bill Ward, Gastonia
FUNERAL: Held Tuesday, Ward Funeral Home, Rev. John Harrill
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: At the home of Dot and Ted Powell, 400 Evergreen St., Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Michael Lewis, Jim Beauchamp, Fred Kerr, Wayne Crisp, Mike Lewis, Blake Powell
HONORARY PALLBEARERS : Calvin Young, Mark Armstrong, John and Jason Potts
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Donald G. Bousquet
NEWLAND — Donald Geoffrey Bousquet, 71, 153 Delphinium Lane, died July 25, 1999, at Watauga Medical Center, Boone.
He was a former resident of Gastonia, retiree of Gaston County Dyeing Machine Company.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Donna Disney Bousquet; sons and daughters-in-law, Corey and Debbie Bousquet, Pittsboro, Chris and Trina Bousquet, Winston-Salem; grandson, Jason Bousquet, Gastonia; sister, Gail Brown, Spartanburg, S.C.; nieces and nephews
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Sunday, Crossnore Presbyterian Church, Crossnore, Dr. Paul Spaulding Smith
MEMORIALS: Crossnore Presbyterian Church, 203 Knob Hill Drive, Crossnore 28616 or charity of donor’s choice
ARRANGEMENTS: Austin & Barnes Funeral Home, Boone