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May G. Lemons
SHELBY - May Green Lemons, 96, of White Oak Manor, died Aug. 16, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Cooper Green, wife of the late Yates Durham Lemons, member of Second Baptist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Estelle Ivie, Denver City, Texas; grandchildren and spouses, Evans and Linda Lemons, Bobby and Peggy Black, Kathyrn and Dennis Hamrick, Sandra Morehead, Shelby, Boyd and Betty Ivie, Yates and Jerri Ivie, Denver City, Mary Hawkins and Briley Taylor, Appling, Ga.; great-grandchildren, Carroll and Vance Lemons, Yonna Acuff, Russell Hamrick, Lea and Todd Hawkins, Linda and Ronnie Morehead, Stephanie Thompson, Mike, Mark, Marty, Tonya and Kenny Ivie; great-great-grandchildren, Payton, Garett, Tristin, Michelle, Megan, Max, Kendall, Auston, Tracy, Tosha, Mendy, Amber and Riley; great-great-great-grandchildren, Alexia and Aaron
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughter, Lucille Black; son, Ray Lemons
FUNERAL: 7 tonight, Cleveland Funeral Services, Drs. Reginald Dawkins, Jim Richardson
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10 a.m. Friday, Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service tonight, funeral home, other times at 742 Old Boiling Springs Road, Shelby
MEMORIALS: Donor’s choice
Randall Elgin
CLOVER, S.C. - Randall Elgin, 59, 911 North Highway 161, died Aug. 16, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital, Kings Mountain. He was a native of Kings Mountain, son of the late Clarence Lee and Louise Bennett Elgin, member of Grace United Methodist Church, Kings Mountain, American Legion Otis Green Post No. 155, inducted into the Kings Mountain Football Hall of Fame, textile employee, Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Jean Robinson, Janice Patterson, Clover; nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, Rev. Wayne Worchester
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Kings Mountain Hall of Fame Banquet, 316 Country Club Circle, Kings Mountain 28086
Richard M. Thomas
GASTONIA - Richard Myers Thomas, 86, 2065 Lyon St., died Aug. 14, 2000, at Belaire Health Care Center. He was a native of Niles, Ohio, son of the late Arthur R. and Harriett M. Thomas, machinist with Timken Roller Bearing Co. of Ohio, tax accountant, attended Ohio University, served in Merchant Marines during World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 62 years, Pauline Miller Thomas; son and daughter-in-law, Arthur Richard and Susan Thomas, Gastonia; granddaughter, Tracy Laine, New York City; step-grandchildren, John Adam and Julie Elizabeth Costner, Charlotte
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Louis Thomas
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. today, Chapel of Peace, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Michael Newton
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, Chapel of Peace
MEMORIALS: Trinity United Methodist Church, 1513 S. Florida St., Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Ina Seagle
GASTONIA - Ina L. Wooten Seagle, 73, 1926 Front St., died Aug. 15, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Christopher Columbus and Sarah Messer Wooten, wife of the late Edward E. Seagle, member of Calvary Freewill Baptist Church, retired from Firestone Fibers and Textiles after 18 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Edward L. and Terri Seagle, Ricky R. Seagle, Gastonia, Rev. Chris and Kim Seagle, Asheville; daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Paul Tignor, Gastonia, Crystal and Scott Duncan, York, S.C.; brothers, Andrew Wooten, Dallas, William Wooten, Lincolnton; sisters, Ruby Rimmer, Gastonia, Katie Dennis, Shelby, Pat Pittman, Reidsville, S.C.; grandchildren, Kim, Brian and Allison Seagle, Penny Grant, Hal and Kim Bennett, Gastonia, Travis Seagle; Belmont; great-grandchildren, Desteny Grant, Kyndall and Ashlyn Bennett
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Chris Seagle
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home, other times at 210 Hartman St.
Dolly Boyd
GASTONIA - Dolly Ann Foust Boyd, 48, 528 S. Boyd St., died Aug. 14, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Loves Chapel Presbyterian Church, Belmont.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Marion A. and Awilda Foust, Belmont, James W. and Leslie Boyd, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Tammy F. and John McDowell, Charlotte, Tina L. and Troy Boyd, Belmont; sisters and brothers-in-law, Frances L. and Donald McCorkle, Gloria R. and Matthews Scales, Alberta and Pressley Davis, Charlotte, Lonnie M. Craig, Gastonia, Edith L. Foust, Belmont, Margaret R. Drew, Ranlo; brothers and sisters-in-law, Bobby L. and Jean Foust, Charlotte, Woodrow and Norma Jean Foust Jr., Gastonia; 17 grandchildren; nieces, nephews, cousins and friends
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Loves Chapel Presbyterian Church, Belmont
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: 7-8 tonight, the church, other times at 215 Cedar St., Belmont
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Arthur L. Helms
GASTONIA - Arthur Lloyd Helms, 73, 867 Stowe Lane, died Aug. 17, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late John Lee and Sarah Teague Helms, member of Congregational Holiness Church, retired from Charlotte Paint Co., Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 52 and ½ years, Pauline Woody Helms; sons, Danny and John Helms, Gastonia; daughter, Teresa Helms Alexander, Gastonia; sister, Katherine Hamilton; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Granddaughter, Melinda Helms; brothers, Paul and Coleman Helms; sisters, Mabel Helms, Othelia Cook
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Congregational Holiness Church, Revs. Jerry Rhodes, James Tinker
BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Congregational Holiness Church, Pine Street, Gastonia 28056
Florence L. Huckle
CLOVER, S.C. - Florence Kathleen Leeman Huckle, 81, 301 Gateway Farm Road, died Aug. 16, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, daughter of the late Stewart David and Mary Simpson Leeman, wife of the late Vincent Vernon Huckle, retired nurse’s aide, for more than 10 years worked with Lowrance Hospital, Mooresville, now known as Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Vernon "Lee" and Linda D. Huckle, Stewart and Rose C. Huckle, Alexis; daughters and sons-in-law, Laverne H. and Marshall Nesbitt, Kinston, Ontario, Canada, Barbara H. and Ernest Leroy Jones, Clover, Eleanor H. and Ralph Sifford, Stanley, Mary B. Hager, Atlanta, Ga., Brenda B. and Michael Vinsant, Denver; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, Dr. Robert Wensil
INTERMENT: Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont
MEMORIALS: American Diabetes Association, 3109 Poplarwood Court, Suite 125, Raleigh 27604-1043
Marilee V. Jones
BELMONT - Marilee Vencena Jones, 21, 6600 E. Wilkinson Blvd., died Aug. 16, 2000, at Holy Angels. She was a native of Cherokee County, daughter of the late James Richard Jones.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Gail Cooper Jones, Asheville; brother, Forrest Walker Jones, Asheville; sisters, Amber Jones Sharpe, Wilson, Rachel Cooper Jones, Asheville
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Monday, Holy Angels, Belmont
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: Following service, Holy Angels
MEMORIALS: Holy Angels, 6600 E. Wilkinson Blvd., Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
Fred A. Hallman
McADENVILLE — Fred A. Hallman Sr., 94, 518 Hickory Grove Road, died Aug. 16, 2000, at home. He was a native of Rowan County, son of the late William Otis and Augusta Corzadt Hallman, step-son of the late Cora Poole Hallman, husband of the late Ruth Lorance Hallman, retired from Union Oil Co. after 35 years of service, member of First Baptist Church, Lowell, Cramerton Masonic Lodge No. 462 AF&AM.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Fred A. and Kay Hallman Jr., Lowell, James "Jim" and Trilby Hallman, Belmont; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Jackie Stafford, Gastonia; daughter, Rachel Rankin, McAdenville; sisters, Willie Belle Hollar, Mary Abernathy, Mount Holly; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Grayson, Gaither and Clyde Hallman; sisters, Maude Rhyne and Mable Pryor
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church, Lowell, Revs. Ronald Arndt, Ken Cobb
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
PALLBEARERS: Ted and Daniel Rakin, Dineen Stafford, Tim, Todd and Jonathan Hallman
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church of Lowell, "Choir Fund," 400 W. First St., Lowell 28098
Steven Craig Hill
GASTONIA - Steven Craig Hill, 52, 517 Leafsmoke Drive, died Aug. 17, 2000, at home. He was a native of Nashville, Tenn., worked in sales with Sharp Controls Inc., graduate of Western Kentucky University, Army veteran, member of Covenant Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 25 years, Clara Wetzell Hill; daughters, Marianne and Deborah Mallary Hill, the home; parents, Ervin S. and Ann Hart Hill, Peachtree City, Ga.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Ervin S. and Pam Hill Jr., Laurinburg, Robert H. and Paula Hill, Pensacola, Fla.; sister and brother-in-law, Carolyn H. and James E. Mayo, Peachtree City; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Blanche and Charles Wetzell, Gastonia
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Saturday, Covenant Baptist Church, Dr. Ron Williams, Revs. Woody Massey and Shirley Massey
BURIAL: 10 a.m. Saturday, Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: After memorial service, the church, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Covenant Baptist Church, 3131 Erskine Drive, Gastonia 28054 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Billy Joe Smith
GASTONIA - Billy Joe "B.J." Smith, 67, formerly of Charlotte, died Aug. 16, 2000, at Alexandria Place. He was a native of Anderson, S.C., son of the late Thomas F. and Thelma Murphy Smith, Navy veteran, retired captain of the Charlotte Police Department, member of Lowell Lodge No. 590 AF&AM, past member of Keystone Lodge No. 726 AF&AM, Charlotte, Scottish Rite 32nd Degree KCCH, member of Oasis Temple of the Shrine.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Patricia; sons, Billy J. Smith Jr., Boise, Idaho, William P. Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo.; daughter, Patricia A. Scronce, Woodbridge, Va.; brother, Don L. Smith, Charlotte; grandchildren, Erica, Ashley, Kyle and Abbey Smith, Zachary, Carrie and Daniel Scronce
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Hankins and Whittington Funeral Service, Rev. Dennis Whitaker
BURIAL: Sharon Memorial Park, full military and Masonic rites
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Alzheimer’s Association, Southern Piedmont Chapter, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte 28215, or to the Shriner’s Hospital For Crippled and Burned Children, c/o Oasis Temple, 604 Daniel Burnham Way, Charlotte 28213
Betty B. Whitaker
YORK, S.C. - Betty Ruth Barker Whitaker, 56, 3281 Hands Mill Highway, died Aug. 16, 2000, at Mercy South Hospital, Charlotte. She was a native of Pickens County, S.C., daughter of the late Bertha Gillstrap and Norvan Barker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Phillip Allen Whitaker Jr.; daughter, Melissa W. Austin, Charlotte; son, Phillip Allen Whitaker III, the home; brothers, Doyle and Kenneth Barker, Six Mile, S.C.; sisters, Geraldine Jones Pendleton, S.C., Margaret Black, Joyce Durham, Six Mile; two grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Saturday, Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Pickens, S.C., Rev. Doyle Barker
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Clover, S.C.
Pearl J. McKinney
YORK, S.C. - Pearl Johnson McKinney, 92, 8151 Park Place Road, died Aug. 16, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center. She was a native of Mitchell County, daughter of the late Waldon and Caroline Davis Johnson, wife of the late Lee D. McKinney, a homemaker, member of Central Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, James Lewis McKinney, Miami, Fla., Harlon C. and Roger O. McKinney, Clover, S.C.; adopted son, Hoover Bradley, the home; daughter, Brenda M. Wine, York; sister, Zola J. Whitaker, Richland, Ga.; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchilden; 11 great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Central Baptist Church, Rev. Ron Culbertson
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: York Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 644, York, S.C. 29745
Rose F. Meadows
BESSEMER CITY - Rose Fortner Meadows, 90, 230 Hastings Road, died Aug. 16, 2000, at her home. She was a native of Madison County, daughter of the late Lowry and Emma Fortner, wife of the late Roy L. Meadows, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: James Meadows, Bessemer City, Charles L. Meadows, Rio Linde, Calif; daughter, Rose Marie Meadows, Benton, Ill.; brother, Paul Fortner, Crockett, Texas
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Mary E. Smith
LINCOLNTON - Mary Elizabeth "Dolly" Smith, 90, of Brian Center, died Aug. 17, 2000. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late James and Mattie Kiser Byers, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Isabell B. Fox, Lincolnton; sisters-in-law, Wilma and Kathleen Byers, Lincolnton; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Warlick Funeral Home, Rev. Bert Eaton
BURIAL: St. Luke Episcopal Church Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Woodside Church of our Saviour, P.O. Box 203, Lincolnton 28092
