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John W. Long Sr.
STANLEY - John Wesley "Puff" Long Sr., 83, 116 Airport Road, died Aug. 25, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Ellison Roy and Zettie Whitley Long, retired foreman from Union Carbide after 30 years, longtime member of First Baptist Church of Stanley, deacon, a teller for more than 30 years, member of Senior Citizens group and Senior Choir.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 59 years, Mary Bumgarner Long; sons, Dr. John W. Long Jr. and wife Mary, Stanley, Rev. Michael G. Long and wife Debbie, China Grove; brother, David Long, Stanley; grandchildren, John Wesley III, Aaron and Kelly Long; great-grandchild, Anna Long PRECEDED IN DEATH: Brothers, Cull, Dan and Lloyd Long; sister, Alva Hastings
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, First Baptist Church, Drs. Alfred Miller, Bobby Morrow, Rev. Charles High
INTERMENT: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, the church; condolence messages may be sent to woodlawnfuneral@aol.com
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church Building Fund, 409 Old Mount Holly Road, Stanley 28164
ARRANGEMENTS: Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Auroro R. Strunk
BLACKSBURG, S.C. — Auroro Marie Raymond Strunk, 79, 101 Lona Road, died Aug. 23, 2000, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. She was a native of Central Falls, R.I., daughter of the late Wilfred and Rose Anna Beamgard Raymond, of Catholic faith, retired floor lady from jewelry business.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Alice Branigan, Jeannette Mathews, Blacksburg, Rosalie Adams, Rhode Island; sons, Alfred Behney, Blacksburg, Wilfred Strunk, Rhode Island; brother, Henry Raymond, California; grandchildren
FUNERAL: 10 a.m. Monday, Prata Funeral Home, Father Waters
BURIAL: St. Ann’s Cemetery, Cranston, R.I.
MEMORIALS: Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 1886, Gaffney, S.C. 29342
ARRANGEMENTS: Gordon Mortuary
Melvin Smith
MOUNT HOLLY - Melvin Edsel Smith, 77, 122 Tuckaseege Road, died Aug. 25, 2000 at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Horace and Ausie Auten Smith, husband of the late Shirley Neldean Jenkins Smith, retired from Auto Body Repair, member McAdenville Baptist Church, U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Son, Tim Smith, Mooresville; daughter, Myra Johnson, Stanley; grandchildren, Neil and Kevin Johnson.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, McAdenville Baptist Church, Rev. Andy Raines
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Ella Reep McGinnis
STANLEY - Ella Mae Reep McGinnis, 1770 Oak Hollow Road, Gastonia, formerly of 148 W. College St., died Aug. 25, 2000, at Alexanderia Place, Gastonia. She was a native of Gaston County, wife of the late Lloyd McGinnis, daughter of the late William Edd and Jennie Reep, member of First Baptist Church, Stanley, retired from J.P. Stevens, Stanley.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Pauline Reep Bullard, Charlotte; nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Sunday, Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly, Rev. Charles High
VISITATION: 3-5 p.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
Bryte Wehunt Wood
LINCOLNTON - Bryte Wehunt Wood, 93, 931 N. Aspin St., died Aug. 25, 2000, at Cardinal Health Care. She was a native of Lincoln County, wife of the late Ralph Wehunt and Bert Wood, daughter of the late William Columbus and Vinal Hudson Taylor, homemaker, member of Hulls Grove Baptist Church, Vale.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Carol and W.C. Wehunt, Lincolnton, Stowe Wehunt, Hendersonville; sisters, Lorene Scronce, Lincolnton, Laura Minnie, Brotherton; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Hulls Grove Baptist Church, Vale, Rev. Mark Redding
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-7:30 tonight, Carpenter’s Funeral Home, Cherryville
Eunice C. James
GASTONIA— Eunice Cook James, 86, 4414 Wilkinson Blvd., died Aug. 25, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Lancaster, S.C., daughter of the late Henry and Emma Hinson Cook, wife of the late England James, retired from Arlington Mills.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Bill and Jeanette James, Bessemer City, Rev. Roy D. and Teresa James, Gastonia, David Lee and Renee’ James; daughters and son-in-law, Helen J. and J.D. White, Gastonia, Marie J. Nanney, Forest City; sister, Lucy Dickson, Chattum, Va.; 17 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughters, Kay Craig and Sharon Allen; brothers, Norman, Harrison, Carrison and Andrew Cook; sisters, Cadie Chapman, Alice Cape, Lula Howard
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, The Founders Chapel McLean Funeral Directors, Revs. Robert Mote, Rufus Davis
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, at the funeral home; other times at the home of Helen and J.D. White, 208 S. Vance St., Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons, Billy, Steven, Mark and Michael James.
MEMORIALS: Alzheimer’s Associaton, Southern Piedmont Chapter, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte 28215
Steven Hoyle Drum
LINCOLNTON - Steven Hoyle "Steve" Drum, 49, 908 Harvey Road, died Aug. 24, 2000 at home. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Melvin W. Drum, member of First United Methodist Church, Lincolnton.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Bobbie Jean Hoyle Drum, the home; brother and sister-in-law, Scott and Sara Drum, Round Rock, Texas
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. D.A. Hoyle, Mr. & Mrs. E.F. Drum
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, First United Methodist Church, Lincolnton, Revs. Harold Leatherman, Caroll Lindsey, William Doser
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: 2-3 p.m. Sunday, E.F. Drum Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Fellowship Building Fund, First United Methodist Church, Lincolnton
TED R. BRIDGES
LAWNDALE - Ted Roger Bridges, 59, 104 Rock Lane, died Aug. 25, 2000, at V.A. Hospital, Salisbury. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Zaye Morrison Bridges, retired from Hoechst Celenese Corp. in 1990, member of Carpenter’s Grove Baptist Church, where he was a former deacon, Sunday school superintendent and teacher, Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Rebecca "Becky" Sain Bridges; mother, Bertie Hamrick Bridges, Kings Mountain; daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly B. and Shelby Fleming, Lawndale; brothers, Bobby Bridges, Blacksburg, S.C., Max Bridges, Grover; sisters, Betty Goodson, Wanda Carpenter, Kings Mountain, Libby Jones, Charlotte
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Ricky Bridges; sister, Beverly Bridges
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Carpenter’s Grove Baptist Church, Revs. Archie Chapman, Jerry Welsh
BURIAL: Church Cemetery, with full military rites
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston
MEMORIALS: V.A. Hospital Salisbury, Volunteer Services, 1601 Brenner Ave., Salisbury 28144
Minnie B. Mull
CONNELLY SPRINGS — Minnie Emily Chapman Bradshaw Mull, 100, 7420 Old Highway 18, died Aug. 24, 2000, at Grace Hospital. She was a native of Burke County, daughter of the late Ulysses Grant and Mary Cook Chapman, wife of the late Peter Bradshaw and Preston Mull, member of Zion Hill Baptist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Leonard and Sue Bradshaw, Connelly Springs, Sidney and Dolly Bradshaw, Hickory; daughter, Mary Alice Allen, Canton; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sons, Archie Lee and William Garland Bradshaw; five brothers; three sisters
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Zion Hill Baptist Church, Rev. Ron Watts, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before the service
MEMORIALS: Zion Hill Baptist Church, 7208 Old Hwy 18, Lawndale 28090
Joshua White
SHELBY - Joshua O’Brien White, infant son of Paul Steven and Connie Getty White, 2002 Stagecoach Trail, died Aug. 25, 2000 at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: In addition to his parents, a brother, Cody Gerritt White, Shelby; grandparents, Dorothy White, Shelby, Charles and Judy Gettys, Polkville; great-grandparents, Fannie Bumgardner, Pearl Gettys, Polkville; uncles, Brian Gettys, Polkville, A.V. White Jr., Casar, Jack White, Fallston; aunts, Shirley Hughes, Shelby, Patsy Steffey, Lattimore. PRECEDED IN DEATH: Grandparent, A.V. White Sr.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. Sunday, Polkville Baptist Church Cemetery, Rev. Alton Martin
VISITATION: After the service, the church
MEMORIALS: Polkville Baptist Church, P.O. Box 245, Polkville, 28136
Frances Greene
BELMONT - Frances Lucille Greene, 85, 204 Point Circle, died Aug. 25, 2000 at Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia. She was a native of Mooresville, daughter of the late James and Virgie Cooper Godfrey, member Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Carol Jean Owens, Greensboro, Peggy G. Severt, Mount Holly, Sandra G. Cooper, Fairfax, Va.; brothers, Harry Godfrey, Charlotte, Robert Godfrey, West Columbia, S.C.; sisters, Irene Owens, Cleveland, Nancie Duke, Mooresville; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter, Rev. K. Michael Varn
VISITATION: After the service, church
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, Charlotte Chapter, 500 E. Moorehead St., Charlotte, 28202
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
