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Christine M. Earney
GASTONIA — Christine Howe McGinnis Earney, 78, 131 Fraley Road, died July 31, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Newton County, Ga., daughter of the late John Thomas and Lilla Chatham Howe, member of Fairview Baptist Church, Lucille Tatum Home Extension, V.V.’s Blind Club, Linwood Club, retired textile worker from Ticard Victory Plant.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Laban E. Earney; daughters and sons-in-law, Pat M. and Allen Mantooth, Gastonia, Kathy M. Lovelace, Grover, Mike Stewart, Kings Mountain; step-son, Kevin Earney, Gastonia; brother, Ed Howe, Gastonia; sisters, Marie Biddix, Kings Mountain, Juanita Rector, Shelby, Catherine Jackson, Gastonia; grandchildren and spouses, Scott and Melissa Mantooth, Cindy Ferguson, Tina and Eric Hoyle, Corky Scalingi, Crystal and Chad England, Rhonda Fender, Sgt. Eric and Sandy Willis; stepgrandchildren, Michale, Joseph and Katrina Earney, Christine and Douglas Bruce; great-grandchildren, Harrison, Logan and Brandon Mantooth, Heather and Jeremy Ferguson, Katie Taylor, Tyler Wood, Promise Conner, Austin Hoyle, Tiffany and Derek England, Brittany Willis, Heidi Fender, Hannah and Jonathan Willis; step great-grandchild, Annie Elizabeth Earney; 22 nieces and nephews
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughter, Janice M. Stewart; son-in-law, Dexter G. Lovelace; stepson, Andy Earney
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Fairview Baptist Church, Rev. Andy Broughton
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Chad England, Robert Hance, Eric Hoyle, Jerry Mantooth, Dale McKenzie, Mike Stewart
MEMORIALS: Funeral Fund, c/o Laban Earney, 131 Fraley Road, Gastonia 28052
Randy C. Morgan
YORK, S.C. — Randy Carl Morgan, 42, 1960 Dunlap Farm Road, died July 23, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Woodruff, S.C., of Baptist faith.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Christine Morgan; sons, Joshua Evan Alexander, Jeremy Thomas and Michael David Morgan; daughters, Christina Marie Alexander, Carly Nichole Morgan, Mandy Darling, Shannon Shifflett; parents, Joyce Morgan, Carl and Nora Morgan; grandchild, Savannah Rose Darling; grandmothers, Louise Morgan and Dorothy Brockman; brother, Michael Wade Morgan, Woodruff; sister, Debra Lynn Thomas, Kings Mountain; mother-in-law, Christine Murphy
FUNERAL: Held July 26, Cedar Hill Funeral Home, Woodruff, Rev. Danny Monroe
BURIAL: Cedar Hill Memorial Park
PALLBEARERS: Jeremy Morgan, Randy Knight, Randy and Dale Dickard, Burl Johnson, Nikki Jones, Ricky Mathis, Donnie Billings, Alvin Leonard
MEMORIALS: The Morgan children, First Citizens Bank of Woodruff, S.C., or Clover Community Bank, Clover, S.C.
Louise T. Gause
GASTONIA — Louise Turner Gause, 87, Alexandria Place, died July 29, 2000, at her residence.
She was a native of Dillon County, S.C., daughter of the late L.C. and Straudy Gray Turner, wife of the late Audie Gause, homemaker, member of South Gastonia Church of God.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Gene and Robin Gause, Gastonia, Jim Gause, Charlotte; brother, Jack Weatherford, Swannanoa; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; five nieces; two nephews; six great-nieces; seven great-nephews
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Bobby Gause; sister, Pat Cabe; brothers, Carl and Ernest Turner; grandson, Curtis Gause
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, South Gastonia Church of God, Rev. Bobby Gilley
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: At the home of Faye Thomas, 515 Colorado Trail, Lincolnton; condolence messages may be sent to www.wardfuneral.com
PALLBEARERS: Jerry Garmon, Timmy and Ross Gause, Gene, Robbie and Jerry Sanders
ARRANGEMENTS: Ward Funeral Home
Arshel H. Sanders
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Arshel Houser "Bill" Sanders, 66, died July 31, 2000, at Rehabilitation/Health Center of Gastonia.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Rufus James Sr. and Flossie Ledford Sanders, husband of the late Lorena Jenkins Sanders, member of David Baptist Church, retired from City of Kings Mountain.
SURVIVORS: Stepsons, Ken Wilson, George "Scoot" Pittman, Frankie Barber; stepdaughters, Dianne Shytle, Becky Hudson, Donna Hamrick; brothers and sisters-in-law, Boyd and Agnes Sanders, Datha and Sybil Sanders, Kings Mountain; sister, Ruby S. Conner, Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Steve and Aaron Shytle, Tiffany Thompson, Lynn Stacey, Kane and Casey Barber, Amy Wilson; four great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Rev. James and Fred Sanders; sister, Cloe Bowen
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Rev. Mitchell Pruitt
VISITATION: One hour before service, Harris Funeral Home, other times at the home of Ruth Sanders, 1520 Phifer Road, Kings Mountain
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, 717 New Hope Road, Gastonia 28054
Ethan M. Boston
LINCOLNTON — Ethan Marcus Boston, infant son of Stephen and Gina Underwood Boston, died July 29, 2000.
SURVIVORS: In addition to his parents, paternal grandmother, Rebecca S. Boston, Navarre, Ohio; maternal grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. James L. Underwood II, Rocky Mount, Va.; great-grandmother, Marie Boston, Canton, Ohio; 13 aunts and uncles
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Thursday, Sunset Hills Memory Garden, Canton, Rev. Rob Mason
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Contributions to defer funeral expenses may be made to Stephen Boston, 1280 Hickory Nut Lane, Lincolnton 28092
Arlillian G. Goode
DALLAS — Arlillian Gingles Goode, 64, 433 S. Rhyne St., died July 30, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late William A. and Marie Clark Gingles, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Brenda G. Adams, Gastonia; sons, Carlton L. Gingles and John M. Goode Jr., Dallas; sisters, Billie G. Howard, Barbara J. Johnson, Gastonia, Geneva V. Trent, Newark, N.J., Alberta A. Ludd, Capital Heights, Md.; brother, Norris L. Gingles, Lowell; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Rose Hill Cemetery
VISITATION: 2:15-2:45 p.m. Wednesday, Costner Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Forestview High School Marching Band, 5445 Union Road, Gastonia 28056
Donald L. Smith
IRON STATION — Donald Lee Smith, 59, 1217 Mount Zion Church Road, died July 31, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Belmont, son of the late Woodrow Smith, retired from Duke Power, Navy veteran, member of Stanley Masonic Lodge No. 713, American Legion Stanley Post No. 0266, Loyal Order of the Moose No. 2012, Mooresville, Harley Davidson Hog Group, Concerned Bikers Assoc., inactive member of York Scottish Rites and Oasis Shrine Temple, graduate of Rock Springs High School, Denver.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruby R. Smith; mother, Anna Belle Smith, Iron Station; son, Darren Smith, Denver; daughter, Cynthia Johnson, Mount Holly; stepsons and daughters-in-law, Joel Weddle, California, Terry Weddle, Denver, William and Rhonda Weddle, Conway, S.C.; brothers and sisters-in-law, David and Pat Smith, Alabama, Gary and Gaye Smith, Clover, S.C.; sister, Sandra Smith, Iron Station; grandchildren, Shane Cross, Megan Johnson, Joshua, Chase and Hunter Weddle; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Faith Baptist Church, Rev. David Walker, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Humane Society of Lincoln County, P.O. Box 23, Lincolnton 28093 or Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
Christine M. Earney
GASTONIA — Christine Howe McGinnis Earney, 78, 131 Fraley Road, died July 31, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Newton County, Ga., daughter of the late John Thomas and Lilla Chatham Howe, member of Fairview Baptist Church, Lucille Tatum Home Extension, B.V.’s Blind Club, Linwood Club, retired textile worker from Ticaro Victory Plant.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Laban E. Earney; daughters and sons-in-law, Pat M. and Allen Mantooth, Gastonia, Kathy M. Lovelace, Grover, Mike Stewart, Kings Mountain; step-son, Kevin Earney, Gastonia; brother, Ed Howe, Gastonia; sisters, Marie Biddix, Kings Mountain, Juanita Rector, Shelby, Catherine Jackson, Gastonia; grandchildren and spouses, Scott and Melissa Mantooth, Susan Mantooth, Cindy Ferguson, Tina and Eric Hoyle, Corky Scalingi, Crystal and Chad England, Rhonda Fender, SSgt. Eric and Sandy Willis; step-grandchildren, Michale, Joseph and Katrina Earney, Christine and Douglas Bruce; great-grandchildren, Harrison, Logan and Brandon Mantooth, Heather and Jeremy Ferguson, Katie Taylor, Tyler Wood, Promise Conner, Austin Hoyle, Tiffany and Derek England, Brittany Willis, Heidi Fender, Hannah and Jonathan Willis; step-great-grandchild, Annie Elizabeth Earney; 22 nieces and nephews
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughter, Janice M. Stewart; son-in-law, Dexter G. Lovelace; stepson, Andy Earney
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Fairview Baptist Church, Rev. Andy Broughton
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
PALLBEARERS: Chad England, Robert Hance, Eric Hoyle, Jerry Mantooth, Dale McKenzie, Mike Stewart
MEMORIALS: Funeral Fund, c/o Laban Earney, 131 Fraley Road, Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Lois Poovey
LINCOLNTON — Lois Goodman Poovey, 80, of Lincoln Nursing Center, formerly of Laboratory Road, died Aug. 1, 2000.
She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Claude and Minnie Hudson Goodman, retired from Dallas Pillow Co., member of Riverview Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Roy Alley Poovey, Lincolnton; daughter, Charlotte Bumgarner, Vale; sister, Gladys McGinnis, Surf City; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Riverview Baptist Church, Rev. Malcolm Ivey
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home, other times at the home of Allen Poovey, 2685 Highway 182
MEMORIALS: Riverview Baptist Church, 2230 Riverview Road, Lincolnton 28092
John W. Sperbeck Jr.
CHARLOTTE — John Wesley Sperbeck Jr., 59 died July 31, 2000, at his daughter’s home in Belmont.
He was a native of Granby N.Y., son of the late John W. and Pearl Pritchard Sperbeck Sr., served in the U.S. Army, honorably discharged Dec. 31, 1965, diesel mechanic for RUAN Truck Leasing, volunteer fireman for the Cody Volunteer Fire Department, Fulton, N.Y.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Dawn Sperbeck and Randy Wooten, Belmont, Denise Sperbeck and Rick Smith of Robbinsville, Pamela and Gary Dumont of Charlotte; sister, Rosamond Kane, Fulton, N.Y.,; grandchildren, Amber Sperbeck, Megan, Stacy, and Garrett McCoy, Nikki and Michael Dillard, Stephen Helms, Lexi Dumont; the love of his life, Marjorie Sperbeck
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Harlow E. Sperbeck of Fulton, N.Y.; sisters, Geraldine Sperbeck Matzke and Ethel Sperbeck Leonard, Fulton, N.Y.
INTERMENT: Jacksonville Cemetery, Lysander N.Y.
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McEwen Charlotte Chapel, 727 E. Morehead St.
MEMORIALS: Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 E. Seventh St., Charlotte, 28204
ARRANGEMENTS: McEwen Charlotte Chapel and Allanson-Glanville-Tappan Funeral Home, Phoenix, N.Y.
Mary G. Lineberger
DALLAS — Mary Catherine Neal Gribble Lineberger, 88, 3105 Puett Chapel Road, died July 30, 2000, at 105 Puett Chapel Road.
She was a native of Clay County, daughter of the late James Rush and Ruby Woody Neal, wife of the late Edward Gribble and Russell Lineberger, a homemaker, member of Puett United Methodist Church, Senior Citizens Group, Savior Quilters.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Howard and Sara Gribble, Dallas, John W. and Sonia Gribble, Asheville, James "Buddy" Gribble, Bryson City; stepson, R.E. "Buck" Lineberger, Dallas; daughters and sons-in-law, Geraldine Robinson, Chattanooga, Tenn., Robeana and Remi Chaffiot, Rockledge, Fla., Lorene and Tom Bumgarner, Brenda and Bob Haney, Dallas, Tommie Campbell, Huntsville, Ala., Joyce and Bob Lowery, Gastonia,; stepdaughters, Cloteen Rogers, Betty Smith, Dallas, Virginia Welch, South Carolina; brother, Allen Neal, Titusville, Fla.; sisters, Joan Abee, Gastonia, Mildred De Poalo, Pittsburgh, Pa.; 20 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Robert Charles Gribble; stepson, Joe Bill Lineberger; daughter, Barbara Ann Gribble; brother, James Robert Neal; sisters, Beulah Eller, Geneva Coffey, Pauline Tidwell, Hazel Crum, Helen Stroupe
FUNERAL: Held Tuesday, Puett United Methodist Church, Revs. Allen Van Meter, Tony Jordon
BURIAL: Private
ARRANGEMENTS: Carpenter’s Funeral Home, Cherryville
Ada C. McDaniel
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Ada Belle Currin McDaniel, 64, 1317 Centennial Drive, died July 31, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center.
She was a native of Henderson, daughter of the late Jesse and Clara Hayes Currin, member of Grace Church of the Nazarene, graduate of Presbyterian School of Nursing, former employee of Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, LPN with Rock Hill Urology Clinic, retired in 1994.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Charles Lamar McDaniel; sons, Michael Lamar McDaniel, Augusta, Ga., Steven Keith McDaniel, Rock Hill; daughters, Chris M. Huntley, Susan Lynn Bolin, Rock Hill; sister, Zona Tant, Louisburg; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; lifelong friend, Polly Picklesimer, Speads Ferry
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Stepmother, Essie Grissom Currin
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Grace Church of the Nazarene, Rev. Jesse Sims
INTERMENT: 4 p.m. today, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: At the home
MEMORIALS: Grace Church of the Nazarene, 1029 Mt. Gallant Road, Rock Hill, S.C. 29732
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Home, Northwest Chapel
