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Terry Alexander
CONCORD — Terry Ray Alexander, 41, died Sept. 7, 2000 at Rowan Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Gaston County, Hunter Huss High School graduate, worked at Food Lion in Harrisburg, carpenter, member Odell Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Karen Morgan Alexander; step-son, Brandon Wayne Basinger, Raleigh; step-daughter, Candice Rae Basinger, Charlotte; mother and father, Ruth Yancy Mortrud and Jerry Ray Alexander, Gastonia; step-mother, Jane Sparks Alexander, Gastonia; brothers, David Wayne Alexander, Charlotte, John Bryant Alexander, Gastonia; sisters, Tina Marie Alexander, Gastonia, Dorothy Elaine Alexander, Dallas; maternal grandparents, Horace and Daisy Yancy, Gastonia. PRECEDED IN DEATH: Grandparents, John H. and Dorothy Wellman Alexander
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. today, Odell Baptist Church, Concord, Rev. Todd Marlow
VISITATION: 2-3 p.m. today, the church
MEMORIALS: Odell Baptist Church, 6320 Davidson Highway, Concord 28027
ARRANGEMENTS: Evergreen Cremation Service
LORRAINE ASHE
LINCOLNTON - Lorraine Davis Ashe, 75, 1410 Drexall Lane, died Sept. 9, 2000 at Lincoln Medical Center. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Robert Harvey and Evelyn Wilson Davis Jr., wife of the late Jesse Mayfield Ashe Jr., member of Poplar Springs A.M.E. Zion Church, missionary, senior choir, deaconess and usher boards, class leader, graduate of Oaklawn High School, Magic Cleaners worker.
SURVIVORS: Sons, William B. Ashe, Saudi Arabia, Reginald Ashe, Stanley, Claude Ashe, Lincolnton; daughters, Carolyn Brown, Lincolnton, Phyliss Coulter, Newton; sisters, Mable Hill, Joliet, Ill., Bessie Bynum and Ruth Pearson, Lincolnton; 18 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Jimmy M. Ashe; brothers, Robert Jr., Kenneth G., James F. and Sherman Davis; sister, Essie Edwards
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Poplar Springs A.M.E. Zion Church, Rev. Karen Roberts-Miller
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony & White’s Funeral Service
LYDIA EDWARDS
GASTONIA - Lydia Ellen Farmer Edwards, 94, 327 Linden Circle, died Sept. 9, 2000, at home. She was a native of Greenville County, S.C., daughter of the late James Dean and Minnie Lee Pruitt Farmer, wife of the late Lloyd Whitney Edwards.
SURVIVORS: Son, Frank Farmer, Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Sherry and Richard Martin, Gastonia; grandchildren, Matthew Chestine and his wife, Paula, Gastonia, Stephanie Muskelly and her husband, Milus, Gastonia, Lisa Cersosimo, Crouse; great-grandchildren, Alicia Herrin, Michelle Cersosimo, Todd and Tonya Chestine, William Snyder, Mikala and Austin Muskelly
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Carothers Funeral Home, 312 W. Second Ave., Rev. Joe Edwards
VISITATION: 6 to 8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: American Heart Association, 1229 Greenwood Cliff, Suite 109, Charlotte 28204
ANDREW ELMORE
LINCOLNTON - Andrew Aquila Elmore, 83, 141 Pinewood Drive, died Sept. 9, 2000, at home. He was a retired civil service worker, son of the late Michael and Junia Beam Elmore, veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II, husband of the late Frances Ford Elmore.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorothy; son, Richard Elmore, Boone; daughter, Glenda Deal, Crouse; brothers, Earl and Hugh Elmore, Lincolnton; sister, Vida Elmore, Crouse.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton, Alan Goff
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Lincolnton
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton NC 28092
SUSAN FEATHERSTONE
BELMONT - Susan "Sue" Beatrice Featherstone, 80, 205 Oak Drive, died Sept. 8, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late John Henry and Mae Stowe Featherstone, member of First Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Lucille F. Elliot, Charlotte, Ruth F. Lewis and Ellen Featherstone, Belmont; brother, Coit Featherstone, Gastonia; nieces and nephews. GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, New Hope Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gastonia, Dr. Richard Boyce
VISITATION: Following the service
MEMORIALS: First Presbyterian Church, 102 S. Central Ave., Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
Annie Glover
THOMASVILLE — Annie Rhyne Glover, 94, 120 Forest Park Drive, died Sept. 8, 2000, at home. She was a native of Gaston County, a homemaker, daughter of the late Grant and Mary Jane Rhyne, wife of the late H.A. Glover, member of First Baptist Church in Gastonia, former group leader of Inez Hair Bible Class.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Lewis G. Glover, Gainsville, Ga., Douglas R. Glover, Palm Coast, Fla., John W. Glover, Rock Hill, S.C., Frank Glover, Gastonia; daughter, Emily Walker, Thomasville; sisters, Madge Rhyne and Elaine Sparks, Boone, Virginia Rogers, Titusville, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren PRECEDED IN DEATH: Brothers, Gary and Austin Rhyne; sisters, Margaret Fisher, Claudia Stubbs, Lula Corn, Mamie McArver; grandson
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, First Baptist Church, Dr. Leon Smith, Rev. Byron Barker
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 98, Gastonia 28053, or Hospice of Davidson County, P.O. Box 1941, Lexington 27293
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home
JoAnn McBryant
GASTONIA - JoAnn Boyce McBryant, 58, 2301 Shady Pine Court, died Sept. 8, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, convenience manager at Kmart, daughter of the late Otha and Edna Thompson Boyce, member of Greater Mount Hebron Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Maurice Eugene McBryant; son, Courtney Eugene McBryant; daughter, Natalie Rochelle McBryant; brothers, Lonnie Paul and Kenneth Lawrence Boyce, Gastonia, Bobby L. Boyce, Louisville, Ky.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Otha Raye and Yvonne Boyce, Fayetteville, Thomas Harold and Cathy Boyce, Baltimore; sister and brother-in-law, Betty Jean Boyce and Coley Little, Kinston; two grandchildren; 17 nieces; 13 nephews; other relatives and friends.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Oque, W.C. and Donald Boyce; sister, Alice Faye Boyce.
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Greater Mount Hebron Baptist Church, Dr. Timothy H. Scott
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
AILEEN PATTERSON
SHELBY - Delia Aileen Hawkins Patterson, 85, White Oak Manor, died Sept. 8, 2000, at Hospice at Wendover. She was a native of Cleveland County, a retired mill worker, daughter of the late Clint and Vida Hughes Hawkins, wife of the late John Lewis Patterson Sr., member of Lafayette Street United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Margaret P. and C. Gene Bridges, Shelby; brother, Archie Ralph Hawkins, Burlington; sisters, Nellie Sue Turner, Shelby, Annie Ruth Smith, Lattimore, Selma Bridges, Shelby; grandchildren, Francis and Dennis Burnham, Gene Jr. and Carolyn Bridges, Eddie and Debbie Bridges, Bobby and Teresa Bridges, David Gene Bridges, Pam Smith, Gail Pastula, Barbara Martin, Peggy Mull and Richard Blackburn; great-grandchildren, Becky B. Eaker, Phillip Burnham, Kevin Burnham, Kimberely Bridges, Kyle Bridges, Kristen Bridges, Amanda Bridges, John Bridges, Terry Bridges, Johnny Kale, Jason Kale, Shellie Phillips, Quay Farris, Kyle Farris, Marshall Walker and Benjamin Blackburn; great-great-grandchildren, Karley Breanna Eaker, Allyson Lynsey Eaker, Baily Kyle Bridges.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Johnny Patterson; brothers, Boyce and Wray Hawkins.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, Rev. Gervase C. Hitch; body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service.
INTERMENT: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8:30 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Shelby
MEMORIALS: Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, Van Fund, 1420 S. Lafayette St., Shelby 28152; or Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
MARGARET WHITWORTH
DAVIDSON — Margaret Odette Whitworth, 89, 400 Avinger Lane, died Sept. 8, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Cleveland County, retired public school teacher with Mecklenburg County Schools, daughter of the late M.C. and Addie Elliot Whitworth, member of Waco Baptist Church, Waco.
SURVIVORS: Nephew, Dale Whitworth, and his wife, Pennie, Raleigh
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday, Capernaum Cemetery, Waco, Rev. J.W. Harmon
VISITATION: 10 a.m. Monday, Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home; other times at the home of Dot Whitworth, 221 N. Main St., Waco
MEMORIALS: Waco Baptist Church, 262 N. Main St., Waco 28169
JOSEPH NORRIS
CRAMERTON - Joseph "Jack" Norris, 77, 215 Tenth St., died Sept. 8, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia. He was a native of Cramerton, son of the late Welker Mitchell and Ruth Sizemore Norris, husband of the late Mary Sherrin Norris, member and deacon of First Baptist Church in Cramerton, retired worker with Burlington Industries, U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Tricia Norris, Charlotte; brother, Bill Norris, Mount Holly; sister, Mildred Hendrix, Stanley; grandchildren, Alicia Stafford and Dawn Eller, Belmont; step-grandchildren, Jeremy and Matthew Davis, Charlotte; great-grandchildren, Haley and Nick Stafford and Madison and Monica Eller, Belmont.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, First Baptist Church, Revs. David Julen and A.A. Bailey.
INTERMENT: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. today, church
PALLBEARERS: Dana Teague, Abe Stroupe, Jim Weathers, Joe Ellington, Mike Roberts, Bill Moss
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Members of his Sunday school class
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 235 Eighth Ave., Cramerton 28032
