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Coy G. Conner
SHARON, S.C. — Coy George Conner, 84, 4363 W. McConnells Highway, died Sept. 9, 2000 at his home.
He was a native of Cliffside, son of the late George Conner and Lula Belle Hutchins, employed by Dye House Textiles. He was an Army veteran of World War II and member of Shilo Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Annie Mae Walker; sons, Trey Conner, Kings Mountain, James Conner, Gastonia, Gene and Joey Conner, Sharon, S.C.; daughters, Cora Vinson, Shirley Conner, Gastonia; brothers, Roland and Clarence Conner, Bessemer City; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Carl Coy Conner
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home Chapel, Bessemer City, Rev. Larry Nunn
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, at the funeral home
Laura D.H.W. Owenby
CLOVER, S.C. — Laura Daisy Hodge Watts Owenby, 80, 423 Rainbow Circle, died Sept. 10, 2000 at Gaston Health Care, Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Riley and Elizabeth Gibson Hodge, wife of the late Henry Leslie Watts and Herman Owenby.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Peggy Jones, Diana Johnston, Clover, S.C., Brenda Crisp, Kannapolis; son, Jerry Watts, Clover; sisters, Ruby Huggins, Gastonia, Dorothy Gentry, Stanley; grandchildren, Ruth Falls, Amy Webb, Donna Deal, Jerry Watts Jr., Kelly Daves, Deborah Steele, David Crisp, Jeff Jones, Tammy Harrelson, Kimberly Jackson, Kami Hudson; 11 great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughter, Joy Elizabeth Falls; brothers, Adam Hodge, "Boots" Hodge; sister, Gertrude Mills
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. Samual Crisp, Jack Taylor, Richard Lindsay
INTERMENT: Bethany A.R.P. Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home, other times at the home of Diana and David Johnson, 158 Bonum Road, Lake Wylie, S.C.
MEMORIALS: Clover Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 214, Clover 29710
Gertrude A. Vaca
GAFFNEY, S.C. — Gertrude Angela Vaca, 58, 467 Brickhouse Road, died Sept. 9, 2000 at her residence.
She was a native of Springfield, Mo., daughter of the late Oren Payne Johnson. She was a homemaker and member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Bertha Bestgen Johnson, of the home; sons, William Paul Vaca, Gastonia, Oren Anthony Vaca, Lawndale; sister, Mary Ann Morgan, Kansas City, Mo.; brothers, Jim Johnson, Kansas City, John Johnson, Cummings, Ga.; three grandchildren
FUNERAL: 10 am. Tuesday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gaffney, Rev. Ron Carlos
BURIAL: Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: A rosary service will be held tonight at 7, the family will receive friends afterward till 8:30 p.m.
MEMORIALS: Donor’s choice
ARRANGEMENTS: White Columns Funeral Service
Reba V. Snider
WALKERTOWN— Reba VanHoy Snider, 80, died Sept. 9, 2000, at Forsyth Medical Center.
She was a native of Forsyth County, daughter of the late Grace VanHoy and husband, wife of the late Lewis E. Snider. She was a homemaker, member of Walkertown First Baptist Church for over 70 years, Sunday school teacher, choir member, and former deacon.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Lewis E. Jr. and Myra H. Snider, High Point; daughter and son-in-law, Donna Snider and James F. Love III, Mount Holly; grandchildren, Margaret Grace Love, James Franklin Love IV; brother, Russell G. Fulp, Walkertown; sisters, Peggy F. Flynn, Walnut Cove, Rebecca F. Nifong, Faye F. Southern, Walkertown
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Walkertown First Baptist Church, Rev. Gene Ryder, body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service
BURIAL: church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Hayworth-Miller-Cain Chapel, Kernersville
MEMORIALS: Can be made to the church
Ray C. Bean
HICKORY— Ray Coy Bean, 78, died Sept. 9, 2000 at Brian Center East, Hickory.
He was a native of Caldwell County, son of the late Thomas A. and Catherine Smith Bean, husband of the late Rebecca Teague Bean. He was an Army veteran, retired from Drexel Heritage Furnishings, member of American Legion Post 48
SURVIVORS: A number of nieces, nephews and friends
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Two sisters; six brothers
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Bass Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Ray Walker
BURIAL: Catawba Memorial Park, with military graveside rites by American Legion Post 48
VISITATION: 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home; also at the home of Geoil "Buzz" Bean, 519 26th St. NW, Hickory
PALLBEARERS: Jimmy Bean, Larry Winkler, Zeno Crump, Windell Frye, Douglas and Edward Marlowe
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton 28658
William R. Seate
CHERRYVILLE — William Ray "Rudy" Seate, 14, 103 N. Rudisill Ave., died Sept. 10, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby.
He was a native of Cleveland County, student at John Chavis Middle School, member of First Nazarene Church.
SURVIVORS: Parents, David and Connie Pruett Seate, the home; brothers, Daniel Allen and David Wayne Seate Jr., the home; half brother, James Pruett, Shelby; half sister, Dorla Gibson, Shelby; maternal grandparents, J.C. and Ola Mae Pruett, Shelby; paternal grandparents, Ollie and Bernice Seate, Cherryville
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Carpenter’s Funeral Home, Rev. Jack Cooke
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Herbert L. Sweeten
GASTONIA — Herbert Lawrence Sweeten, 72, 1589 Rolling Meadows Lane, died Sept. 11, 2000, at Brian Center.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Frank and Eliza Ann Black Sweeten, member of Ridge Baptist Church, employed by Stovall Foundry for 35 years, Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 51 years, Betty Medford Sweeten; daughters, Teresa Montgomery and husband Gary, Shelia Samole and husband Tommy, Gastonia; brother, Edward Sweeten and wife Ruth, Gastonia; grandchildren, Jason Montgomery, Aaron and Nathan Samole; great-grandchild Colin Samole
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sisters, Myrna Wiley, Jeanette Humphrey, Edna Parker, Geneva Waters; brother, Cletus Sweeten
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Chester Waters
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 12:30-1:45 p.m. today, funeral home
Nancy J.R.G. Glover
GASTONIA— Nancy Jean Rose Gilliland Glover, 64, 1121 W. Davidson Ave., died Sept. 9, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Ralph Edgar Silas and Maggie Lorinda Ramsey Rose, wife of the late Edgar Eugene Gilliland, employed by Wix and Tony’s Ice Cream for many years, member of Way of the Cross Baptist Church, Mount Holly.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Herbert Neely Glover; children, Edgar Eugene Gilliland Jr. and wife Linda, Linda Bridges and husband Clyde, Gastonia, Charlene Grindle, James "JW" Gilliland and wife Gina, Dallas; brothers, Ralph Rose Jr., James Leo Rose, Berkley, Calif., Charles William Rose, Tacoma, Wash., Jack Clifton Rose, Gastonia; sister, Thelma Ruth Caulder, Eagle Lake, Fla.; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Way of the Cross Baptist Church, Mount Holly, Revs. Bobby Meeks and Mike Criswell
INTERMENT: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home
PALLBEARERS: Keith Grindle, Wayne Sanders, Clyde and Micheal Bridges, Blair Burger, Ron Gilliland, Eugene Lane, Danny Glover
MEMORIALS: Way of the Cross Baptist Church Building Fund, Lanier Avenue, Mount Holly 28120
Leonard J. Lowe
STANLEY — Leonard Jackson Lowe, 82, 206 Louise Drive, died Sept. 11, 2000, at Brian Center, Gastonia.
He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late J.W. and Pearl Jones Lowe, retired from personnel department of J.P. Stevens, Stanley, after 40 years of service, member of Stanley Pentecostal Holiness Church, church secretary and treasurer for more than 35 years, Sunday school teacher, choir director.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 56 years, Gladys Huffstetler Lowe; son, Timothy Jack Lowe and wife Deborah, Gastonia; grandchildren, Timothy Todd Lowe and wife Andrea, Charlotte, Amy Elizabeth Lowe, Waterford, Conn.; great-grandchild, Margaret Madison Lowe; brother, Elmer Lowe, Belmont; sister, Billie Mauney, Iron Station; sisters-in-law, Mable Lowe, Mooresville, Louise Lowe, Belmont
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Reuben, Milton, J.D. and Ralph Lowe; sisters, Lena Stone, Helen Mauney
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Stanley Pentecostal Holiness Church, Revs. Garry Yeatts, Tommy Fuquay
INTERMENT: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 6-9 tonight, the church; condolence messages may be sent to woodlawnfuneral@aol.com
MEMORIALS: Stanley Pentecostal Holiness Church, 113 E. Parkwood St., Stanley 28164
ARRANGEMENTS: Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount Holly
