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Shirley W. Sherrill
BELMONT — Shirley Worley Sherrill, 58, formerly of Hernando County, Fla., died Aug. 3, 1999, at Hospice of Cleveland County, Shelby. VISITATION: Family is at the home of James Sherrill, Kings Mountain ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home
Ralph P. Rhyne
BESSEMER CITY — Ralph Pasour Rhyne, 81, 1307 Costner School Road, died Aug. 3, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Richmond County, son of the late Ernest M. and Laura Pasour Rhyne, life-long member of Antioch Lutheran Church, Dallas. SURVIVORS: Sister and brother-in-law, Sarah Rhyne and Isaac A. Watts, Bessemer City; several cousins including Paul P. Moretz, Bessemer City FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Thursday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Rev. William McCabe BURIAL: Stanley Cemetery, Stanley VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home PALLBEARERS: Fredrick Carpenter, William Moretz and Paul Pasour MEMORIALS: Antioch Lutheran Church Building Fund, 330 Old N.C. 227 Loop, Dallas 28034
Perry Pendergrass
GASTONIA — Perry "Red" Pendergrass, 45, 706 W. Harrison Ave., died July 31, 1999, at Wilkinson Care Center. He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late Mary Gilliam Pendergrass. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Keysha Lashawn and Aleasha Danielle Adams, Gastonia; father, George Pendergrass, Gastonia; sister, Carolyn Means Harris, Lockhart, S.C.; brothers, George Gilliam, Union, S.C., Jerry Lewis, Terry and Donald Ray Pendergrass, Gastonia; grandmother, Emma Pendergrass, Lockhart, four grandchildren FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Costner Funeral Home, Rev. Luke Curry BURIAL: Armstrong Cemetery VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, funeral home
James W. Childers
GASTONIA — James William Childers, 67, 212 Horsley St., died Aug. 18, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Stacy and Ollie Morris Childers, Army and Navy veteran, served in Korean War, retired truck driver from Quality Exchange, Kings Mountain, after 40 years of service, member and past master of South Fork Masonic Lodge No. 462, member of Eastern Star South Fork Chapter No. 184, attended Ranlo Church of God. SURVIVORS: Wife, Jeanette Gardner Childers; son, Robert Childers, Rock Hill, S.C.; daughter, Sherry Pressley, Lake Wylie, S.C.; brother, Willie Childers, Clover, S.C.; sister, Brenda Fite, Kings Mountain; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, McLean & Son Funeral Home, Rev. Jack Ford BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home PALLBEARERS AND HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Members of South Fork Masonic Lodge No. 462
Larry P. Gibson Sr.
GASTONIA — Larry Paul Gibson Sr., 42, 1422 Bryant St., died Aug. 17, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Leona Pruett Gibson, former textile employee with R.L. Stowe Mills. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lori Gibson, Watertown, N.Y.; sons and daughter-in-law, Shane and Melissa Gibson, Gastonia, Larry Jr. and Christopher Gibson, Watertown; daughters and sons-in-law, Tonya and Chad Gibson, Gastonia, Crystal and Frankie Thompson, Round O, S.C.; father, Lee Roy Gibson, Mount Holly; brothers, Ricky Gibson, Belmont, Donald Gibson Aldridge, Lincolnton, Dennis Gibson, New Orleans, Michael, Kevin, Kenneth, Randy and Thomas Gibson, Mount Holly; sisters, Hilda Collins, Debbie Duncan, Spartanburg, S.C.; five grandchildren; nieces and nephews GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Friday, Armstrong Cemetery, Rev. Bobby Weathers VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont, other times at 507 Oakland St.
Roy Q. Clemmer
DALLAS — Roy Quickle Clemmer, 92, Belaire Health Care Center, 2065 Lyon Street, Gastonia, died Aug. 17, 1999. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Roscoe A. and Ila Augusta Thornburg Clemmer, husband of the late Margaret Todd Clark Clemmer, preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters, retired carpenter, member of First United Methodist Church in Dallas, lifelong resident of Gaston County. SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Ray L. and Erma Clemmer, Dallas; daughters and sons-in-law, Lois and L.H. Padgett, Cartersville, Ga., Margie and Ted Abernathy, Gastonia, Nancy and Ivan Rohm, Dallas; 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, 5 great-great-grandchildren FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, First United Methodist Church of Dallas, Revs. Joe Law, Bruce G. Hobson, Kevin Rohm BURIAL: First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Dallas PALLBEARERS: Todd Abernathy, Ted Abernathy Jr., Ted Hicks, Bart Bates, Rickey Rohm, Mack Clemmer ARRANGEMENTS: Dallas Funeral Home
Judson Leatherman
VALE — Judson Leatherman, 77, 6746 Beam Lumber Company Road, died Aug. 17, 1999, at Lincoln Medical Center. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Zeb and Annie Miller Leatherman, retired farmer. SURVIVORS: Wife, Charlene Leatherman; sons, Eddie Leatherman, Freehold, N.J., Gene Leatherman, Vale; daughters, Glinda Parker, Lincolnton, Loretta Hall, Vale; sisters, Consula Cuchural, Holmdel, N.J., Hettie Chiarchairo, Aberdeen, N.J.; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Rev. Don Willis, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service BURIAL: Church cemetery VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Joel L. Frye Sr.
CHARLOTTE — Joel Long Frye Sr., 65, Stanley Total Living Center, died Aug. 18, 1999, at his residence. He was a native of Catawba County, son of the late Pink and Jennie Long Frye, husband of the late Mary Carpenter Frye, Army veteran of Korean conflict, resident of Charlotte most of his life, owner-operator of Frye Mobile Home Park, Hickory, member of Revival Tabernacle, Stanley. SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Joel Jr. and Lisa Frye, Charlotte; daughter, Michelle Frye Gardner, Stanley; sisters, Wilma F. Gitlin, Longwood, Fla., Raydell F. McRee, Bebe F. Fulbright, Maiden; grandson, Matthew L. Frye, Charlotte FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Revival Tabernacle, Rev. Robert Gittens GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, Catawba Memorial Park, Hickory VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley MEMORIALS: Revival Tabernacle Building Fund, 215 S. Main St., Stanley 28164
Thomas T. Rhyne
FALLBROOK, Calif. — Thomas T. Rhyne, 69, 520 Morro Hills Road, formerly of Stanley, died Aug. 17, 1999, at home. ARRANGEMENTS: Ronnie C. Lineberger, funeral director, and E.F. Drum Funeral Home
Eugene Snyder
LAKE WYLIE, S.C. — Eugene Snyder, 31 Cove Road, died Aug. 18, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. ARRANGEMENTS: M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
Crystal R. Hamilton
BELMONT — Crystal Renee Hamilton, 35, of Gastonia Residential Group Home, Belmont Abbey campus, died Aug. 18, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Gastonia and enjoyed therapeutic horseback riding. SURVIVORS: Parents, Roy Eugene and Lynda Queen Hamilton, Bessemer City; sisters, Joda Roxanna Hamilton, Wilmington, Regina Hamilton Stiwalt, Bessemer City FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Bessemer City, Rev. Bert Eaton VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean & Son Funeral Home, Gastonia MEMORIALS: Gaston Residential Services, 419 S. York St., Gastonia 28052
Connie L. Baker
GASTONIA — Connie Lambert Baker, 87, 828 Bessemer City Highway, died Aug. 17, 1999, at Belaire Health Care Center. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Robert and Belle McKinsey Lambert, wife of the late Auddie M. Baker, retired from United Spinners, Lowell. SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Larry Ferguson, Dallas, Peggy and Dean Pendleton, Pahrump, Nev.; sister, Eulala Hutchins, Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Pam Mitchem, Dallas, Greg Mitchem, Gastonia, Donna Vanaman, Michael Pendleton, Santa Anna, Calif.; four great-grandchildren FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City, Rev. Bill Miller BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Mary G. Thomas
GASTONIA — Mary Gormus Thomas, 79, 1132 E. Franklin Blvd., died Aug. 18, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Buckingham County, Va., daughter of the late Alfred Thomas and Lillian Rakes Gormus, worked for DuPont Inc., Richmond, Va., retired from JCPenney Co., member of First Wesleyan Church, where she was a member of the Cristenberry Women’s Circle. SURVIVORS: Husband, W. Rhodes Thomas; son and daughter-in-law, Woody and Linda Thomas, Gastonia; granddaughter and husband, Stacey and Bill Herrin, Dallas; grandson, Christopher Thomas, Gastonia; great-granddaughter, Caitlyn Marie Herrin, Dallas; sister, Gladys Rosen, Richmond FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, McLean & Son Funeral Home, Rev. David L. Vardaman BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home PALLBEARERS: City of Gastonia firemen MEMORIALS: First Wesleyan Church, 208 S. Church St., Gastonia 28054
Chloe McGinnis
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Chloe McGinnis McGinnis, 89, 1001 Sherwood Lane, died Aug. 18, 1999, at Kings Mountain Hospital. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Conrad and Sallie Earney McGinnis, wife of the late Hubert K. McGinnis Sr., sister of the late Carl McGinnis and Bonnie Matthews Watterson, homemaker, member of the Resurrection Lutheran Church. SURVIVORS: Son and daugher-in-law, Pam and Hubert K. McGinnis Jr., Kings Mountain; daughter, Freida McGinnis, Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Sam and Bess McGinnis, Kings Mountain FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Resurrection Lutheran Church, Dr. John Mauney BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home MEMORIALS: Resurrection Lutheran Church, 600 Crescent Circle, Kings Mountain 28086
Clyde W. Black
WACO — Clyde Wray Black, 86, 2204 Stoney Point Road, died Aug. 18, 1999, at Carolina Care. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Albert Wilburn and Ida Eaker Black, retired from Dicey Fabric Mill, Shelby, member of Waco Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Aileen Sneed Black; sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Diane Black, Shelby, Ron and Beth Black, Orlando, Fla.; daughters and sons-in-law, Reita and Jerry Stroupe, Cherryville, Gail and Gene Morgan, Charleston; seven grandchidren; five great-grandchildren FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Waco Baptist Church, Rev. Royce Ballew BURIAL: Capernaum Cemetery VISITATION: 7:30-9 tonight, Carpenter’s Funeral Home MEMORIALS: Waco Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 297, Waco 28169
Thomas A. Garvin Jr.
GASTONIA — Thomas Allen Garvin Jr., 81, 919 N. Weldon St., died Aug. 17, 1999, at home. He was a native of York County, S.C., member of Tabernacle Baptist Church, member of the deacon board, senior combine male-mass choir, general superintendent of Sunday school, membership chairman of the NAACP, chairman of the board of Mrytle B. Hoffman Day Care Center, chairman of the time and place committee of Gaston County Missionary Association, dean of Gaston County Baptist Sunday School Association and member of Gaston County Organization for Community Concerns Inc. SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Bettye and Arthur Canada, Charlotte, Dorothy and James Farley, Tarrytown, N.Y., Mamie and Terry Chisholm, Joyce Hoyle and Debra and Kenneth Tate, Gastonia; sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas A. and Gloria Garvin, Charlotte, Ernest and Eula Hoyle, Gastonia; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Friday, Tabernacle Baptist Church, Dr. Benjamin Hinton BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, church ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
James W. Childers
GASTONIA — James William Childers, 67, 212 Horsley St., died Aug. 18, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Stacy and Ollie Morris Childers, Army and Navy veteran, served in Korean War, retired truck driver from Quality Exchange, Kings Mountain, after 40 years of service, member and past master of South Fork Masonic Lodge No. 462, member of Eastern Star South Fork Chapter No. 184, attended Ranlo Church of God. SURVIVORS: Wife, Jeanette Gardner Childers; son, Robert Childers, Rock Hill, S.C.; daughter, Sherry Pressley, Lake Wylie, S.C.; brother, Willie Childers, Clover, S.C.; sister, Brenda Fite, Kings Mountain; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, McLean & Son Funeral Home, Rev. Jack Ford BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont PALLBEARERS AND HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Members of South Fork Masonic Lodge No. 462
Lillian Holder
CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Lillian "Randy" Holder, 69, died Aug. 17, 1999, at Hospice House. She was a native of Gastonia, daughter of the late Meek E. Jenkins, sister of the late Jack W. Jenkins, 1948 graduate of Gastonia High School, homemaker. SURVIVORS: Husband, Bill E. Holder; daughter and son-in-law, Cara and Ross Daniele, Chagrin Falls; sons and daughters-in-law, G. Michael and Susan Holder, Chester Township, Tommy E. and Linda Holder, Cary, Stephen R. and D. Lynne Holder, Willoughby, Barry W. and Vicky Holder, Burton; mother, Carrie Jenkins, Rock Hill, S.C.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Rev. Johnny E. and Betty Jenkins, Rock Hill, J. Donald and Joanne Jenkins, Gastonia; 10 grandchildren MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. Sunday, Gattozzi and Son Funeral Home, officiant, Charlie Patton BURIAL: In WRMG at later date VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home MEMORIALS: Hospice of the Western Reserve, 5786 Heisley Road, Mentor, Ohio 44060
Mary V. Patterson
VALE — Mary E. Vinson Patterson, 68, 7604 Lingerfelt Road, died Aug. 19, 1999, at Lincoln Medical Center. ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony & White’s Funeral Service
Nathaniel Jackson
GASTONIA — Nathaniel Jackson, 59, 1823 Miller St., died Aug. 12, 1999, at home. He was a native of Clover, S.C., son of the late Hezekiah Jackson. SURVIVORS: Mother, Willie Mae Shores, Gastonia; brother, James Shores; sisters, Diane Brooks and Betty Jean Grier, Gastonia MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Martin’s Funeral Home, Elder David Littlejohn VISITATION: At the home of Willie Mae Shores, 1130 W. Davidson St., Apt. 4
Mandy L. Homesley
IRON STATION — Mandy Lee Homesley, 73, 2211 Hudson Poultry Road, died Aug. 18, 1999, at Catawba Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late John and Edna Cloninger Homesley, worked in textile industry. SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Sherry and Dennis Strange, Iron Station; brother, Albert Homesley, Thomson, Ga.; sisters, Inez Rhyne, Lucille Chronister, Lillian Sain, Iron Station FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Pearl Baptist Church, Dr. Robert Wensil BURIAL: Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Mount Holly VISITATION: 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday, the church MEMORIALS: Pearl Baptist Church Children’s Ministry, 4657 E. Highway 27, Iron Station 28080 ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Paul Helms
BELMONT — Paul Helms, 78, 206 Beatty Road, died Aug. 18, 1999, at Century Care Nursing Home, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late John and Sarah Teague Helms, Army veteran of World War II, retired textile supervisor, member of Mount Holly VFW and DAV, Catawba Heights Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Pearl Cook Helms; son, Michael Paul Helms, Mount Holly; brother, Authur Helms, Mount Holly; sister, Katherine Hamilton, Idaho; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. Raymond Johns BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
