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Lake Gibson Harris Latimer
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Lake Gibson Harris Latimer, 100, Laurel Baye Nursing Center, died Aug. 7, 2000. She was a native of Oconee County, daughter of the late Marion Warley and Hester Pearl Irene King Gibson, wife of the late William Edwin Harris and William M. Latimer, homemaker, active member of First Baptist Church of Chester and Chester Order of the Eastern Star.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Margaret Harris and Donald L. Stacy, Gastonia; sister, Rebecca Gibson Klock, Port Charlotte, Fla.; daughter-in-law, Christine McMaster Harris, Chester, S.C.; grandchildren and spouse, Michael H. Stacy, Gastonia, William M. Jr. and Beverly Harris, Maryville, Tenn., Chris Harris, Dillon, S.C., Mary Lake Grant, Anderson, S.C., Beth Harris, Chester; great-grandchildren, Bryan and Kimberly Stacy, Gastonia, Kyle, Kirk and Kody Harris, Maryville, Christy, Trey and Will Grant, Anderson; great-great-grandchildren, Madison and Samantha Stacy, Gastonia; stepdaughter, Nancy Latimer, Louisiana; nieces and nephews
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughters, Alice J. and Henrietta Harris; son, William Melvin Harris; grandson, Donald L. Stacy Jr.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, South Union Baptist Church, Revs. Robert M. Puckett, Don Corley
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: After service, church
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, Chester or South Union Baptist Church, South Union, S.C.
ARRANGEMENTS: Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown
Peggy I. Sullivan
LONG BEACH, Miss. — Peggy I. Sullivan, 63, of Belmont, died July 20, 2000, in Gulfport, Miss. She was a native of North Carolina, daughter of the late Furman and Violet Cherry Crook, resident of Long Beach for two years, member of Revival Tabernacle, Stanley.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Michael Sullivan; son, Richard Sullivan, Eden; daughters, Kandie Jenkins, Mount Holly, Angela Ammon, Eureka, Calif.; brothers, Richard Crook, Charlotte, Roger Crook, Belmont; sisters, Cherry Rose, Clover, S.C., Norma Wilson, Belmont; grandchildren, Jeramy Ammon, Salyer, Calif., Richard and Kelly Sullivan, Angela Smith, Eden, Cliff Jenkins, Mount Holly, Brandie Horn, Charlotte, Tanja Latimer, Eureka; three great-grandchildren, Jack and Michael Ammon, Salyer, Michael Smith, Eden
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Carolyn Eller
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Saturday, Family Worship Center, Mount Holly
ARRANGEMENTS: Riemann Funeral Home, Gulfport
Mary Lou Langston
SHELBY - Mary Lou "Lukie" McCurry Langston, 3719 Robert Ridings Road, died Aug. 7, 2000, at home. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Robert Wilson and Maultie Jarrett McCurry, retired professional answering service operator, member of Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Herbert M. Langston Sr.; son, Herb M. Langston Jr., Cramerton; daughter, Gail Langston, Boiling Springs, brother-in-law, Ralph Callahan, Shelby; sisters-in-law, Frances McCurry, Columbia, S.C., Mary Lee L. Martin, Jacksonville, Fla.; granddaughter, Brittanie Nicole Langston, Cramerton; 18 nephews; 10 nieces
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sisters, Eva McDaniel, Libby Elam, Hannah Jones, Zola Greene, Nancy Callahan, Ellen Towery; brothers, Hoyt and Dan McCurry
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Thursday, Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, Revs. Gervase Hitch, Bruce Bradley; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6:30-8 tonight, Cleveland Funeral Services
MEMORIALS: Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, 1420 S. Lafayette St., Shelby 28152 or Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights, Shelby 28150
Selena P. Trott
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Selena Parton Trott, 79, died Aug. 7, 2000, at Wendover Hospice. She was a native of Haywood County, daughter of the late High R. and Ethel Woody Parton, grew up in Kings Mountain, attended Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory, active club woman, named Woman of the Year by the Kings Mountain Womans Club in 1999, member of Open Gate Garden Club, former president and chairman of the Conservation Department, active member of Thursday Afternoon Book Club, long standing member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, social committee, former circle leader, homemaker, honored with Paul Harris Fellow Award by Rotary Club International.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Thomas L. Trott; daughters and sons-in-law, Anne Trott and Larry B. Nunnery, Raleigh, Libby Trott and Jerry Blanton, Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Molly Blanton, Chapel Hill, Adam Blanton, Kings Mountain; niece, Lynda Parton Rotter; sister-in-law, Pauline C. Parton; great-niece and great-nephew
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Lynwood Stephen Parton
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Rev. James Dougherty
INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 952 Wendover Heights Road, Shelby 28150 or St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 201 N. Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain 28086
Myrtle Crites Cox
MOUNT HOLLY - Myrtle Crites Cox, 86, 820 S. Main St., formerly of 720 Groves St., Lowell, died Aug. 7, 2000, at home. She was a native of Caldwell County, daughter of the late Edgar Filmore and Etta Tolbert Crites, wife of the late J. Coit Cox, member of Presbyterian Church of Lowell, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Vardon and Merry Cox, Due West, S.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Kathryn C. and Don Hoffman, Rock Hill, S.C., Jo Rita C. and George Perry, Heathsville, Va., Ceil Cox and Dave Fletcher, Mount Holly, Dorcas C. Moss, Gastonia; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Grandchild, Jamie Moss
FUNERAL: 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Presbyterian Church of Lowell, Revs. Fred Murphy, Hunter Roddey
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia; other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons
MEMORIALS: Presbyterian Church of Lowell, P.O. Box 518, Lowell 28098
Barbara Christopher
DALLAS - Barbara Elaine Bradley Christopher, 51, 414 Stanley Road, died Aug. 8, 2000, at home. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Harry Clint and Bertha Seagle Bradley, member of Liberty Baptist Church, Sunday school teacher, former day care worker, previously employed by Friday Middle School.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Novey "Butch" Christopher; son, Patrick Clint Christopher, Richlands; daughters and son-in-law, Penny C. and David A. Jenkins, Gastonia, Gina C. Mobley, Dallas; sisters, Jane Leonhardt, Kaye Earnhardt, Dallas, Teresa Ware, Rocky Mount; grandchildren, Daniel Hill, Kali Mobley, Kendall and Joseph Jenkins; lifelong friend, Jo Teague
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, David Glenn Bradley
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, Liberty Baptist Church, Revs. Robert Ammons Jr., Clarence McMahan
BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedars St., Lincolnton 28092 or Liberty Baptist Church, 1001 W. Second Ave., Gastonia 28052
Ethel Painter
GASTONIA - Ethel Irene Coleman Painter, 65, 319 Green Chapman Road, died Aug. 8, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Murphy, daughter of the late George and Mattie Hembree Coleman, member of Stillwater Gospel Tabernacle, housewife.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Edward Painter; sons and daughters-in-law, Tommy Painter, Belmont, Mark and Cammy Painter, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Minnis and James Thomas, Dallas, Shirley and Roger Bass, Donna and Dale Inscoe, Gastonia, Lorinda "Wannie" and Sonny Harris, Mount Holly; brother, Kermit Coleman, Chattanooga, Tenn.; sister, Bertha Harris, Clover, S.C.; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Carl Coleman; sisters, Mamie Harris, Beatrice Loudermilk
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Thursday, Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont, Revs. Jimmy Painter, Katherine Inscoe
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Mark and Tommy Painter, James, Rodney and Tim Thomas, David Wheeler
MEMORIALS: Stillwater Gospel Tabernacle, 319 Green Chapman Road, Gastonia 28056
Roy M. Craig
GASTONIA - Roy M. Craig, 67, 2304 Pineview Lane, died Aug. 6, 2000, at home. He was a native of Wayne, Mich., son of the late Dora Squire and Samuel D. Craig Sr., Army veteran of Vietnam War, awarded Bronze Star, 16 years in federal civil service.
SURVIVORS: Brother, Samuel Craig, Gastonia; sister, Evelyn Choroser, Vista, Calif.; foster children, Deaen and Ann Craig, Alameda, Calif.
FUNERAL: 10 a.m. Friday, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Rev. Jim Dumond
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
MEMORIALS: Lutheran Family Service, P.O. Box 12287, Raleigh
Ronnie W. Wooten
DALLAS - Ronnie Wayne Wooten, 39, 502 Donna Drive, died Aug. 8, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Amy Hawkins Wooten; daughters, Amanda Leigh, Jennifer Dawn Wooten, the home; parents, Earl Edward and Mary Turner Wooten, Gastonia; brothers, Randy Lee Wooten, Belmont, Steven "Strawberry" Wooten, James Clayton Sharpe, Gastonia, Eddie Eugene Wooten, Grover; sister, Vickie Elaine Wooten Fletcher, Gastonia; grandmother, Myrtle Johnson Turner, Gastonia; godfather, Fred Compton, Gastonia
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 5 p.m. Thursday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Rev. Charles Curtis
BURIAL: Private
Russell S. Neal
GASTONIA - Russell Shirley Neal, 93, of Century Care, died Aug. 7, 2000, at his residence. He was a native of St. Louis, son of the late John W. and Susan Gibbons Neal, husband of the late Mary Katherine Bowman Neal, retired automobile mechanic, attended high school.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Shirley Neal and Michael Braddock, Lincolnton; grandchildren and spouses, Eric and Ellen Braddock, Columbus, Ohio, Mary Beth and Chris Thompson, Greenville, S.C., Sarah and Dennis Caswell, Stanley; great-grandchildren, D.J., Katherine and Michael Caswell, Stanley; nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Friday, Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
ENTOMBMENT: Mausoleum
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
Thomas J. Wilson Sr.
LINCOLNTON - Thomas Johnston Wilson Sr., 86, 1200 General Hoke Drive, died Aug. 7, 2000, at Lincoln Nursing Center. He was a native of Winston-Salem, son of the late William T. and Alice Franklin Wilson, husband of the late Jane Myers Wilson, longtime Lincolnton attorney, former judge, graduate of West End School and Calvin Wiley, Winston-Salem, Davidson College, received juris doctorate from the University of North Carolina Law School at Chapel Hill in 1945, practiced law in Lincolnton for 45 years, retired in 1995, instrumental in establishing Lincoln County’s first law library, authored with his wife McIntosh North Carolina Practice and Procedure which was published by West Publishing Co., captain in Army during World War II, active in Boy Scouting and Chamber of Commerce, member of Kiwanis Club, First United Methodist Church, worked with youth, avid yachtsman and gardener.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Thomas J. "T.J." Jr. and Roberta Borden Wilson, the home; daughter and son-in-law, Lindsay Wilson and John Newton Wall II, Atlanta; grandchildren, Allison Stowe and Thomas J. Wilson III, Belmont, Mary Hannah Borden Wilson, the home, Merritt Myers and John Newton Wall III, Atlanta; sister-in-law, Nancy Brantley Wilson, Rocky Mount; niece, Nancy Wilson Bowers, New Bern; nephews, Franklin Wilson Jr., Rocky Mount, William T. Wilson III, Winston-Salem
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Twin brother, Franklin Wilson, brother William T. Wilson Jr.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 10 a.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church, Rev. Carrol Lindsey
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall Building Fund, 201 E. Main St., Lincolnton 28092
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
Mary E. Neal
CHARLOTTE - Mary Elizabeth Neal, infant daughter of Debra Jane Neal, died Aug. 7, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center.
FUNERAL: Private
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Robert G. Tench
CHARLOTTE - Robert General Tench, 68, 3321 Magnolia Hill Drive, No. 1001, died Aug. 7, 2000, at home. He was a native of Habersham County, Ga., son of the late George Wesley and Dora Erwin Tench, an insurance salesman, member of Catawba Heights Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Christine Porter Tench; daughters and sons-in-law, Shelia Reese, Donna Lisa Tench, Durham, Ashlyn Dawn Tench and Omar Lahbabi, Charlotte; son and daughter-in-law, Robert Dean and Dawn Ferguson Tench, Concord; siblings, Hoyt Tench, Alto, Ga., Lester Tench and Marie Ledford, Gastonia, Mike Tench, Mount Holly, Cleo West, Cleveland County, Ga., Oralee Nicholson, White County, Ga., Joann Russell, Atlanta; two grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, J.C. and Ted Tench; sister, Mildred Smith
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Thursday, Catawba Heights Baptist Church, Rev. Raymond Johns
BURIAL: New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Habersham County
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Charlotte, 1420 E. 7th Ave., Charlotte 28204
Essie Mae Dellinger
SPENCER — Essie Mae Dellinger, 96, Spencer Home Health Care, formerly of Ranlo, died Aug. 8, 2000. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late George and Mamie Scronce, wife of the late David Everette Dellinger, worked in the textile industry.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Mary Lois Dellinger Hawkins, Lincolnton; sisters, Lourice Schronce, Hog Hill, Charlotte Morrison, Lincolnton, Jessie Riley, Mount Holly; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughter, Annie Helen Dellinger Romero
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Thursday, Reeps Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rev. Perry Huffstetler
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
John R. Anderson
YORK, S.C. - John R. Anderson, 82, 2533 Highway 161, died Aug. 7, 2000, at Beverly Health Care. He was a native of Wilkesboro, son of the late G. Harold and Sally Anderson, worked in management for Crest Stores Co., member, deacon and elder of Filbert Presbyterian Church, member of Mens Bible Class.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Kathryn Stowe Anderson
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Filbert Presbyterian Church in America, Rev. Wallace Tinsley
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
MEMORIALS: Filbert Presbyterian Church in America, Building Fund, 2066 N. Highway 321, York 29745
ARRANGEMENTS: Bratton Funeral Home
