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Nell E. Bailey
CLOVER, S.C. — Nell Elizabeth Bailey, 76, 305 Kings Mountain St., died Aug. 19, 1999, at home. She was a native of Spindale, daughter of the late Herbert Harvey and Florence Elizabeth Moore Bailey, retired from Southern Bell. SURVIVORS: Brothers, Jerry Bailey, Clover, Charles Bailey, New Bern; sisters, Lucille Whisenant, Clover, Peggy Jamieson, York, S.C. FUNERAL: Private VISITATION: 2-4 p.m. today, at the home MEMORIALS: Hospice Community Care, 325 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, S.C. 29730 ARRANGEMENTS: M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
Ernest Cannon
GASTONIA — Ernest Cannon, 76, 526 Rhyne Circle, died Aug. 20, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. ARRANGEMENTS: McLean & Son Funeral Home
Molly I. Madden
YORK, S.C. — Molly Ivey Madden, 76, 119 Charlotte St., died Aug. 20, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center. She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late Leroy and Mammie Weaver Ivey, wife of the late Karl F. Madden, retired spinner from Cannon Mills after 45 years of service, member of Central Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Claudette Deal, York, Brenda Crisp, Clover; brother, Phillip Ivey, York; three grandchildren FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Central Baptist Church, Rev. Ron Culbertson BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home
Lawrence Hughes
BELMONT — Lawrence Hughes, 87, 210 Todd St., died Aug. 20, 1999, at Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation. ARRANGEMENTS: Martin’s Funeral Home, Gastonia
Herbert F. Cooper
ALEXIS — Herbert Franklin "Frank" Cooper, 54, died Aug. 19, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Herbert S. Cooper, Army veteran, novice amateur ham radio operator, former employee of Performance Friction. SURVIVORS: Wife, Bertie Cooper; son, Lawrence James Cooper, Gastonia; mother, Dottie Turner Wiggins, Belmont; half brothers and half sisters. GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Sunday, Hillcrest Gardens, officiant, Steve Justice VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont MEMORIALS: SOCKS Inc., 201 McKinney Circle, Gastonia 28056
Vera B. Schultz
GASTONIA — Vera B. Schultz, 86, Belaire Health Care Center, 2065 Lyon St., died Aug. 19, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of St. Louis, Mo., daughter of the late Roy and Luella Bozarth Anderson, wife of the late Herman W. Schultz, member of First Presbyterian Church, circle member, former member of St. Luke’s Evangelical and Reformed Church and Women’s Guild in St. Louis. SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Lee and Pat Schultz, Gastonia; sisters, June Burch, Grand Junction, Colo., Ruth Coil, Lakewood, Colo.; grandsons and granddaughter-in-law, Kevin and Alyson Schultz, Kirk Schultz, Gastonia; great-granddaughter, Jessica Lynn Schultz, Gastonia MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Wednesday, First Presbyterian Church, Dr. David Stoker, Rev. Wilson Rhoton, body donated for medical research to University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill MEMORIALS: Arthritis Foundation, Carolina Chapter, 5019 Nations Crossing, Suite 217, Charlotte 28217 or Salvation Army, 107 S. Broad St., Gastonia 28052 ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Miriam B. Henry
GASTONIA — Miriam Judith Blaine Henry, 57, died Aug. 15, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Doyle and Hazel Everett Blaine. SURVIVORS: Husband, Donald N. Henry; sons and daughter-in-law, Brian David Henry, Eric William and Faye Henry, Flat Rock, Kurt Matthew Henry, Charlotte; two step-granddaughters FUNERAL: Held Wednesday, Sugarfork Baptist Church, Rev. Steve Reeves BURIAL: Church cemetery ARRANGEMENTS: Macon Funeral Home
Thomas O. Kiser Jr.
CHERRYVILLE — Thomas Oran Kiser Jr., 67, 1302 Joyce Drive, died Aug. 19, 1999, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Thomas Oran and Annie Mae Goins Kiser Sr., retired Air Force Tech. Sergeant after 20 years of service, member of First Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Nell Echols Kiser; sons, Bruce Kiser, Gainesville, Ga., Richard David Kiser, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Darrell Kiser, Charlotte; daughters, Michelle Carpenter, Atlanta, Debra Lineberger, Cherryville; brothers, Charles Kiser, Jacksonville, Fla., Morris and Harvey Kiser, Cherryville; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, City Memorial Cemetery, Dr. Daniel Featherstone, Rev. Darrell Harrelson, full military honors ARRANGEMENTS: Carpenter’s Funeral Home
R. Gene Ratchford
DALLAS — R. Gene Ratchford, 64, 103 Downey Lake Road, died Aug. 18, 1999, at home. He was a native of Burke County, son of the late Brady W. Ratchford Sr., employed at Nationwide Insurance for more than 30 years, graduate of Dallas High School Class of 1954, member of Our Savior Lutheran Church. SURVIVORS: Mother, Lucille Robinson Ratchford, Dallas; brothers and sisters-in-law, Brady W. and Betty Ratchford, Blackstock, S.C., Robert C. and Gwen Ratchford, Raleigh; sisters and brothers-in-law, Nancy R. and Joe Friday, Denver, Margaret R. and Larry Addington, Dallas FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Rev. Mark Wilhelm BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia VISITATION: At the home PALLBEARERS: Gene David and Brady Ratchford III, Allan and Steven Addington, Joe Friday Jr., Major Norwood MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053 r Our Savior Lutheran Church, 119 Our Saviors Drive, Dallas 28034 ARRANGEMENTS: Dallas Funeral Home
Erskine J. Tomberlin
GASTONIA — Erskine Jonas Tomberlin, 80, 1558 Conrad Ave., died Aug. 20, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Chester, S.C., son of the late William J. and Anna Marie Vanadore Tomberlin, Air Force World War II veteran, self-employed brick mason. SURVIVORS: Life-long companion Rose Young, the home; sons and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Pat Tomberlin, Charles "Jimmy" Tomberlin, Robert "Buddy" Tomberlin, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Lester Breedlove, Bessemer City, Sharon and Larry Gaddis, Gastonia; brothers, James Tomberlin, Greenville, S.C., William Tomberlin, Dallas, Joseph "Joe" and Steve Tomberlin, Gastonia; sisters, Helen Mason, Robbie Lee Lawrence, Elizabeth Howell, Rachel Hartness, Gastonia, Idoynia Page, Kings Mountain; 16 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Revs. Michael White and Alvin Watkins BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Zechariah J. Warman
CHARLOTTE — Zechariah James Warman died Aug. 20, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center. He was the infant son of Scott and Lori Anne Broyles Warman of Fort Mill, S.C. SURVIVORS: Sister, Savanah Barnes, the home; maternal grandparents, Richard and Shirley Pepin Broyles, Fort Mill; paternal grandmother, Kathy Warman, Dalton, Mass. GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Sunday, Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont, Pastor Billy Harmon ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
Mary Patterson
VALE — Mary Eliza Vinson Patterson, 68, 7604 Lingerfelt Road, died Aug. 19, 1999, at Lincoln Medical Center, Lincolnton. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Roy and Annie Mae Clark Vinson Sr., wife of the late Cleve Patterson, sister of the late Roy Vinson Jr., retired homemaker, member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Brother, Bobby L. Vinson, the home; sisters and brothers-in-law, Irene and Rev. O.T. Tomes, Asheville, Beatrice and William Wimbush, Chevely, Md., Shirley and Robert Padgett, Seat Pleasant, Md., Brendle and Bobby Padgett, Shelby; nieces and nephews FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Monday, Zion Hill Baptist Church, Rev. Roger Fuller BURIAL: Church cemetery VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony & White’s Funeral Service
James A. Morton
KINGS MOUNTAIN — James Arthur Morton, 52, 114 Yarboro Road, died Aug. 17, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late R.D. and Cora Blanton Morton, brother of the late L.S. and R.C. Morton, Army Vietnam veteran, painter with Fresh Coat Painting Co., Belmont, member of the Charlotte Moose Lodge. SURVIVORS: Wife, Vivian Mills Morton; stepsons, Jimmy Carpenter, Gastonia, Jason Grigg, Asheboro, Jerry Grigg, the home; daughter, Veronica Morton, Gastonia; stepdaughter, Lynn Terry, Gastonia; brothers, Judson Morton, Belmont, Richard Morton, New Berry, S.C., Gene Morton, Gastonia; sisters, Frances Rudisill, Nollie Ann Clemmer, Dallas, Eula Mae Hancock, Rock Hill, S.C.; grandchild, Alexis Terry, Gastonia MEMORIALS: James A. Morton Memorial Fund, c/o McLean Funeral Home, 206 S. Broad St., Gastonia 28054 ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Home, Gastonia
Olivia P. Moore
GASTONIA — Olivia Patricia Moore, 804 N. Pryor St., died Aug. 20, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Herman H. Daniels
GASTONIA — Herman Howard Daniels, 68, 623 E. Eighth Ave., died Aug. 3, 1999, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Thomas M. and Hettie Huffman Daniels, brother of the late Claude and Everett Daniels, Army veteran, retired from U.S. Postal Service after 25 years of service, member of National Association of Letter Carriers, past president of Gaston County Gem and Mineral Club, rock and gem collector, attended West Fifth Avenue Free Will Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Louise Fletcher Daniels; daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Brad Elliott, Concord, René and John Vickers, Lee Ann Daniels, Vanessa Pirmantgen, Gastonia; sons and daughter-in-law, Gregory Daniels, Marty and Bonnie Daniels, Gastonia, Jessie Kyle Daniels, the home; sister, Margaret Riley, Gastonia; brother and sister-in-law, Billy and Betty Daniels, Gastonia; eight grandchildren FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, West Fifth Avenue Free Will Baptist Church, Rev. Richard Cole BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Ward Funeral Home MEMORIALS: West Fifth Avenue Free Will Baptist Church, Building Fund, 2145 W. Fifth Ave., Gastonia 28052 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Judge J. Dawson
SHELBY — Judge Junior "Cliff" Dawson, 76, 240 W. Grover St., Apt. 8, died July 30, 1999, at home. He was a native of Shreveport, La., son of the late John and Creola Dawson, father of the late Johnnie Dawson, former member of Eskridge Grove Baptist Church, retired from Temp Vent. SURVIVORS: Wife, Annie Dawson Rice; sons, Steven Degree and Walter Dawson, Shelby, Howard Nickles, Kings Mountain, Nathaniel and Judge Junior Dawson, Patterson, N.J., Everett Junior Dawson, Newark, N.J.; stepson, Charles Degree; daughters, Beatrice Degree Barber, Shelby, Janice Degree Dickens, San Diego, Dianne King, Charlotte, Bernice, Betty, Ernestine, Judy and Julia Dawson, Patterson, Bobby Campbell, Savannah, Ga.; stepdaughter, Cynthia Rice; Gwen Freeman who was raised as a daughter; brother, Rev. James Dawson, Patterson. FUNERAL: 4 p.m. today, Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Lawrence Roseboro BURIAL: Webb Memorial Lawns VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, the church, other times at the home of Beatrice Barber, 1639 Friendship Road ARRANGEMENTS: Enloe Mortuary
Duke Ramsey
KINGS MOUNTAIN – Duke Ramsey, 70, 5B Battleforest Apartments, died July 31, 1999, at home. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late William Anthony and Onice Falls Ramsey, preceded in death by brothers Bill and Dean Ramsey, a brickmason, served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War, a member of Eastside Baptist Church, where he had perfect Sunday School attendance for the past 30 years, active in the programs at Kings Mountain Senior Center. SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Steven Charles and Linda Ramsey, Kings Mountain; daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy Ann Melton and John Wayne, Cross, S.C., Donna and Rick Stowe, Kings Mountain, sisters-in-law, Vangie Jackson Ramsey, Kings Mountain; sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and Boyce Hester, Piedmont, S.C.; grandchildren, Tiffany Ramsey, Paula Justice, Kenny Melton, all of Kings Mountain; great-grandchildren, James Austin Justice and Joshua Eugene Justice FUNERAL: Held Tuesday, Eastside Baptist Church, Revs. David Riley and Bob Hope INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Veterans Garden MEMORIALS: Eastside Baptist Church, 308 York Road, Kings Mountain, 28086 or Kings Mountain Senior Center Capital Improvement Fund, P.O. 429, Kings Mountain 28086 ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home
Eva D. Jones
LOWESVILLE — Eva Louise Duckworth Jones, 87, Highway 16 South, died Aug. 2, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Shelton William and Lucy Odell Hager Duckworth, sister of the late Harlow, A.O. and Plato Durham Duckworth, Ruby Faye Dellinger, 1929 graduate of Rock Springs High School, homemaker, member of Salem United Methodist Church. SURVIVORS: Husband of 61 years, North W. Jones; sons, Larry Eugene and Tony Randolph Jones, Denver; sisters, Nellie Leslie Duckworth, Evelyn Duckworth Jones, Lowesville; grandchildren, Siri and Madeline Jones FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Salem United Methodist Church, Rev. Jan Heermans BURIAL: Martha’s Chapel Cemetery MEMORIALS: Harris Hospice Unit, c/o Presbyterian Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 33549, Charlotte 29233 or charity of donor’s choice ARRANGEMENTS: Almond, Raymer & McConnell Funeral Home, Huntersville
Barbara A. Brown
CHERRYVILLE — Barbara A. Brown, 57, 903 E. Church St., died Aug. 2, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. She was a native of Clayton County, Ga., daughter of the late Margaret Morrow Craft, wife of the late Worth Joe Brown, retired custodian from Gaston County School System after 15 years of service, attended Second Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Todd and Ann Brown, Joe Brown, Cherryville; daughters and son-in-law, Teresa and James Reynolds, Donna Leonhardt, Cherryville; father, Wilbur Craft, Cherryville; 12 grandchildren FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Second Baptist Church, Revs. Keith Love, Kelley Jones BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, Cherryville Funeral Home MEMORIALS: Second Baptist Church, 201 Houser St., Cherryville 28021
Ruth W. Gottshalk
CHARLOTTE — Ruth Warren Gottshalk, 93, died Aug. 2, 1999, at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord. She was daughter of the late James Parks and Celia Ann Craig Warren, homemaker, attended Northside Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Brother, Jack Warren, Mount Holly; sisters, Thelma Pettus, Charlotte, Unis Donatelli, Pennsylvania; grandsons, Dan, Mike and Pat Tyburski; five great-grandchildren GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Thursday, Hillcrest Cemetery, Mount Holly, Rev. Ed Smith VISITATION: After service MEMORIALS: Senior Ministry, c/o Northside Baptist Church, 333 Jeremiah Blvd., Charlotte 28262 ARRANGEMENTS: Almond, Raymer & McConnell Funeral Home
Elsie P. Grigg
GASTONIA — Elsie Pearson Grigg, 91, 2113 Water Oak Lane, died Aug. 2, 1999, at home. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late John Thomas and Mary Edith Boyd Pearson, wife of the late Benjamin Fred Grigg Sr., mother of the late Benjamin Fred Grigg Jr., sister of the late Ray Winfield and Boyd Williams Pearson, Edith Pearson McQueen, active member of First A.R.P. Church for more than 80 years, former member of Pilot Club, Gastonia Woman’s Club, Red Cross volunteer, gift shop volunteer at Gaston Memorial Hospital, worked for City of Gastonia for more than 25 years. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Barbara Grigg Rankin, Gastonia; sisters, Phoebe May Pearson, Mildred Pearson Coker, Gastonia, Helen Pearson Ledford, Maryland, Mary John Pearson Tino, Chester, S.C.; grandsons, Fred P. and James T. Rankin Jr., Gastonia; great-granddaughter, Mary Catherine Rankin, Gastonia MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, First A.R.P. Church, Rev. Eddie Spencer, Dr. Harry Schutte BURIAL: Private, Gaston Memorial Park VISITATION: After service, the church, other times at the home of Barbara Rankin, 2113 Water Oak Lane MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053 or First A.R.P. Church, 317 S. Chester St., Gastonia 28052 ARRANGEMENTS: McLean & Son Funeral Home
Arch Quinn
CHERRYVILLE — Arch Quinn, 87, 111 Terrace Drive, died Aug. 2, 1999, at Carolina Care. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late John Wesley and Sallie Moss Quinn, husband of the late Alma Dellinger Quinn, retired engineer from Talon Inc. of Meadville, Penn. after 27 years of service, member of First Presbyterian Church of Cherryville. SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Gerald and Faye Quinn, Cherryville, Doug and Candy Quinn of Mount Pleasant, S.C.; daughters and son-in-law, Clarice Quinn Harrelson, Cherryville, Maxine Quinn and Gerald Sain, Lincolnton; brother, Friel Quinn, Cherryville; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Thursday, City Memorial Cemetery, Rev. Wayne Key, Masonic rites VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Cherryville Funeral Home; other times at the home MEMORIALS: Mount Zion Baptist Church, 112 Mount Zion Church Road, Cherryville 28021 or Oxford Orphanage, 600 College St., Oxford 27565
Worth M. Ervin
CLOVER, S.C. — Worth Marion Ervin, 64, 106 McConnell St., died July 30, 1999, at home. He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late Coley and Nola Pennington Ervin. SURVIVORS: Brothers, Rayford Ervin, Clover, Coley Ervin Jr., York, Wayne Ervin, Rock Hill; sister, Linda Justice, Clover MEMORIAL SERVICE: 4 p.m. today, M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home, Rev. Wayne Spear VISITATION: After service, funeral home MEMORIALS: Clover Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 214, Clover 29710
Mary S. Biggers
CLOVER, S.C. — Mary Sue Biggers, 67, 14088 Highway 55 West, Blacksburg, S.C., died Aug. 2, 1999, at home. She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late Preston Bratton, wife of the late Bill J. Biggers. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Charlene Johnston, Clover, Sheila Biggers, Gastonia, Mary Lou Robichaud, York; sons, Wayne Crowder, Mac and Johnny Biggers, Steven Benfield, Blacksburg; mother, Ruth S. Bratton, Blacksburg; brothers, James Bratton, Clover, Robert and Charles Bratton, Blacksburg; sister, Edna Bolin, Smyrna, S.C.; 13 grandchildren FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home BURIAL: Enon Baptist Church Cemetery VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
Edith M. Barnes
GASTONIA — Edith McAbee Barnes, 94, 304 S. Myrtle School Road, died Aug. 2, 1999, at Southaven Rest Home. She was a native of Cherokee County, daughter of the late Latt and Mary McAbee, mother of the late Pauline Johnson, sister of the late Glenn, Carl and Gerald McAbee, grandmother of the late Tommy and Buddy Johnson, retired from Threads Inc., charter member of Gastonia Pentecostal Holiness Church. SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Marty L. and Pat Barnes, Gastonia; brother, Bobby McAbee, Aurora, Colo.; grandchildren, Roddy Johnson, Lowell, Karen Crisp, Gastonia GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Thursday, Gaston Memorial Park, Pastor Tim Elliott VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home; others time at the home MEMORIALS: Gastonia Pentecostal Holiness Church, 1425 Neal Hawkins Road, Gastonia 28056
