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Johnny C. Ford Sr.
CHERRYVILLE - Johnny Carter Ford Sr., 54, 110 Guffy Road, died Sept. 7, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Zeb Henry Ford, owner of sign painting business, former employee of Carolina Freight, member of First Presbyterian Church, Cherryville Masonic Lodge, 505 FA and AM, Shriner, past member of Cherryville Eastern Star Chapter 156 OES.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Vicki Marshall Ford; son and spouse, Johnny C. and Terri Ford Jr., Cherryville; daughter and spouse, Sumer Lynn and David Smith, Cherryville; mother, Ava Absher Ford, Cherryville; sister and spouse, Joyce and Troy Sellers, Cherryville; grandchildren, Hailey and Alysa Ford, Zachary Leaming
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, First Presbyterian Church, Rev. Dr. Billy Lowe; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery with Masonic Rites
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, Carpenter’s Funeral Home, other times at 105 Terrace Drive, Cherryville
MEMORIALS: New Heart Club, P.O. Box 3796, Gastonia 28054 or First Presbyterian Church, 107 W. Academy St., Cherryville 28021
Elizabeth W. Hannon
DALLAS - Elizabeth Willis Hannon, 82, 323 Willis St., died Sept. 8, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Avery P. and Myrtle Friday Willis, wife of the late William Howard Hannon, former employee of Shelton Cleaners, member of First United Methodist Church of Dallas, graduate of Dallas High School.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Carol H. and Harvey Vincent, Deborah H. and David Byrd, Dallas; sister, Juanita Robinson, Dallas; brother, Sam Friday Willis, Dallas; grandchilren, Frank and Howard Vincent, Leisa Abernathy, April and Kelly David Byrd; five great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Ted, Pete, Jake and Flay Dalton Willis
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, First United Methodist Church of Dallas, Rev. Caroll A. Flack
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Dallas Funeral Home; other times at the home
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church of Dallas, 301 W. Main St., Dallas 28034
Rev. Albert E. Surratt
FORT MILL, S.C. — Rev. Albert Eugene Surratt, 78, formerly of Fort Mill, S.C., died Sept. 7, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Union County, son of the late Larky William and Florence Surratt, husband of the late Mildred Elizabeth Surratt, graduate of Southeastern Seminary, Wake Forest, retired minister, pastored at Unity Baptist Church, Hickory Grove, S.C., Westerly Hills Baptist Church, Fort Mill, Snow Creek Baptist Church, Seneca, S.C., worked for Springs Industries, J.P. Stevens, Seneca, former insurance salesman, member of Midway Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Albert "Butch" Surratt Jr., Seneca, Jim and Bea Surratt, Richard and Rita Surratt, Rock Hill, S.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and John Lail, Gastonia; sister, Eva Helms, Fort Mill; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Sisk Memorial Baptist Church, Revs. Roland Dry, Charlie Harwood, James Herron
BURIAL: Unity Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Wolfe Funeral Home, condolences can be sent to wolfefuneral@fmtc.net; other times at the home of Jim Surratt, 832 Lombardy Road, Rock Hill
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte 28202
Wilbur H. Rankin
DALLAS - Wilbur Houston Rankin, 91, 1106 Dallas Cherryville Highway, died Sept. 8, 2000, at Courtland Terrace, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late James Lawrence and Curlie Rhyne Rankin Sr., member of First United Methodist Church of Dallas, retired from Gaston Merchants Oil Co.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Bernice Cox Rankin; sons, Larry H. Rankin, Summerfield, Joe R. Rankin, Dallas; daughter, Mary Frances Chaffer, Marietta, Ga.; brother, James L. Rankin Jr., Stanley; sister, Ruth Bjerke, Charlotte; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, John R. Rankin; sister, Catherine R. Best
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Sunday, First United Methodist Church of Dallas, Rev. Carroll Flack
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Joe Rankin Jr., John, Andrew and Jim Chaffer Jr.
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church of Dallas, 301 W. Main St., Dallas 28034 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Eva Ferguson
BESSEMER CITY - Eva Mae Cole Ferguson, 81, 508 N. 14th St., died Aug. 25, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Patterson, W. Va., daughter of the late Samuel Franklin and Daisy Lewis Cole, wife of the late Cleve Ferguson, World War II Navy veteran.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Phillip Brownell, Oregon, Brian Brownell, California; daughter, Elise Damashino, California; brother, Paul Cole, Florida; sister, Vada Coon, Bessemer City; two grandchildren
FUNERAL: Held in Arizona
BURIAL: National Memorial Cemetery, Phoenix
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
Rosetta Shanks
NEWARK, N.J. — Rosetta Shanks, 64, formerly of Gastonia, died Aug. 23, 2000, at City Hospital. She attended Reid High School, Belmont.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Rose Hardy, Stanley; daughters, Patricia and Jackie Shanks, Newark, N.J.; son, Bobby Shanks, California; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary and Fred Hart, Ann and Samuel Moss, Rhonda and Randy Thomason, Gastonia, Barbara and Howard Froneberger, Elizabeth and Jerry Byers, Stanley; brothers and sister-in-law, Roy and Willie Mae Hardy, Charlotte, Sam Hardy, Gastonia, Charles Hardy, Stanley; three grandsons; other relatives and friends
FUNERAL: Held Aug. 28, 2000, at Perry Funeral Home Chapel, Newark
Wilma B. Armstrong
UNION CITY, Calif. — Wilma Barnett Armstrong, 31370 Santa Fe Way, formerly of Gastonia, died Sept. 5, 2000 at Washington Hospital, Fremont, Calif. She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late Jasper and Fannie Barnett, wife of the late Nelson Armstrong.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Betty Carthen, Oakland, Calif., Phyllis Scott, Union City; step-daughters, Willie M. Ward, Louise Glenn, Gastonia; sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Cheryl Armstrong, Richmond, Calif., Jimmy and Naran Armstrong, San Francisco, Larry and Vaughna Armstrong, Micheal Armstrong, Palo Alto, Calif.; sister, Bessie Mason, Greensboro; brother, Ray Barnett, Bowling Green, S.C.; 31 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Brookin C.M.E. Church, Oakland
VISITATION: At the home
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home, Gastonia
Macie G. Keever
DENVER—Macie Goodson Keever, 90, 6732 Kidville Road, died Sept. 7, 2000 at Lincoln Medical Center. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Samuel and Nannie Poole Goodson, homemaker and member of Beth Haven Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Clarence A. Keever; daughter, Betty K. Garmon, Charlotte; son, Jimmy E. Keever, Denver; sisters, Clafton G. Colvard, San Antonio, Sue Ballard, Iron Station; granddaughter, Melissa Garmon, Charlotte
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Beth Haven Baptist Church, Denver, Rev. David Mims
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Beth Haven Baptist Church
BURIAL: Church cemetery
MEMORIALS: Beth Haven Baptist Church, P.O. Box 156, Denver 28037
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Carol Cody
BELMONT - Carol Elaine Groner Cody, 50, 205 Nixon Road, died Sept. 6, 2000 at Presbyterian Hospital Harris Hospice Unit in Charlotte. She was a native of Mecklenburg County, East Belmont Baptist Church, choir soloist, attended Winthrop College in Rock Hill, S.C. where she sang in the women’s choir, sang with Charlotte Oratorial Choir, before her illness she worked with CTG Systems in Charlotte as an administrative manager.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Richard C. Cody; son, Richard Moore Cody, the home; mother and father Dorothy O’Daniel and Robert Howard Groner Jr., Belmont; brother, Terry Duane Groner, Belmont; grandson, Hunter Logan Cody
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, East Belmont Baptist Church, Rev. Alan Smith
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery
PALLBEARERS: Richard Moore Cody, Terry Duane Groner, Kevin Laye, Matt Elgin, David Mauney, Steve Smith HONORARY PALLBEARER: Jim Cody
MEMORIALS: Presbyterian Hospital Foundation, c/o Harris Hospice Unit, 200 Hawthorne Lane, P.O. Box 33549, Charlotte, 28233-3549
Dell McNeil Laws
LENOIR — Dell McNeil Laws, 76, Oakwood Court, died Sept. 6, 2000, at home. She was a native of Wilkes County, daughter of the late Hill O. and Bina Cantor McNeil, wife of the late Walter L. Laws, a homemaker, member of First Baptist Church of Whitnel, former Sunday school teacher.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Jerry L. and Donna C. Laws, Hudson; daughters, Patricia L. Sudderth, Gastonia, Janet L. Hawkins, Lenoir; brother, Rufus H. McNeil, Lenoir; sisters, Ruby M. Melton, Lenoir, Hazel M. Corker, Oak Hill, W.Va.; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Oma M. Coleman; brother, Turner R. McNeil; grandson, John P. Hawkins
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, First Baptist Church of Whitnel, Revs. James W. Jernigan, Douglas J. Cox, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
INTERMENT: Blue Ridge Memorial Park
PALLBEARERS: Bruce J. Jr. and William W. Sudderth, Robert S. Hawkins, Mitchel L. Laws, Terry S. and Keith Gragg
MEMORIALS: Caldwell County Hospice, 902 Kirkwood St., Lenoir 28645
ARRANGEMENTS: Greer-McElveen Funeral Home and Crematory
Walter Speagle
VALE—Walter Noah Speagle, 81, 2139 Lynn Mountain Road, died Sept. 5, 2000 at Valdese General Hospital. He was a native of Catawba County, son of Jacob Walter and Gracie Lee Lutz Speagle, a retired sawmill owner and lifetime member of Ebenzer United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 60 years, Mildred Lowman Speagle; sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Justina Speagle, Robert Speagle, Vale, Rev. Ernest and Debbie Speagle, Casar; daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Hatley Wright, Gayle and C.W. Willis, Jo and Jim Smith, Vale, Lori and Dean Yancey, Connelly Springs; brother, Charles F. Speagle, Vale; number of nieces and nephews; 17 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 3 step-great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Clyde Hayes Speagle
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Cooksville, Rev. Ronald Doub, body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service
BURIAL: Private service at Speagle family cemetery
MEMORIALS: Speagle Family Cemetery Fund, c/o Hatley Wright, 2161 Lynn Mountain Road, Vale 28168
ARRANGEMENTS: Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston
