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Nellie A. O’Daniel
BELMONT - Nellie Jane McAlpine O’Daniel, 91, 301 Craig St., Mount Holly, formerly of 206 O’Daniel St., Belmont, died Sept. 15, 2000, at Woodlawn Haven Nursing Home, Mount Holly. She was a native of Mecklenburg County, daughter of the late John and Amanda Long McAlpine, wife of the late Buie Grady O’Daniel, charter member of Centerview Baptist Church, Mount Holly, nursery worker, retired from textiles, worked as a winder hand for Stowe Mills in the Acme and Chronicle Mills, a housewife.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Jean Mayes, Fountain Inn, S.C., Dorothy and Bob Groner, Belmont, Betty Bradshaw, Charlotte, Phyllis and Reginald Smith, Sue and Marvin Mauney, Stanley; sister, Ruth Carlisle, Charlotte; 14 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, George and Kenneth McAlpine, two infant brothers; sisters, Pearl McAndrews, Ruby Justice; grandchildren, Elaine Cody, Glen Mayes; sons-in-law, Boyd Mayes, Ned Bradshaw
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Centerview Baptist Church, Revs. Robbie Moore, Dennis Thurman, A.A. Bailey
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Centerview Baptist Church, 2300 Acme Road, Belmont 28012
Van A. Covington Jr.
WAKE FOREST — Van Alexander Covington Jr., 73, Hillside Nursing Center, died Sept. 14, 2000. He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late Van A. Covington Sr. and Thelma Johnson, Eagle Scout, educated in Gastonia city schools, attended Riverside Military Academy, Davidson College, graduate of Baylor University, Waco, Texas, Navy veteran of World War II, served aboard the USS Beaver, lieutenant with the Corp of Engineers in the Reserve, in purchasing with Burlington Industries, director of Spring Industry, vice president of purchasing for Fieldcrest Mills, on board of Purchasing Management in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 51 years, Sally Trulove Covington, Raleigh; daughters, Julia C. McInnes, Columbia, S.C., Elise C. Parrish, Douglasville, Ga.; sons, Van A. Covington III, Stockbridge, Ga., Ben H. Covington, Douglasville, Joe E. Covington, Wake Forest; sister, Sara C. Salisbury, Charlotte; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Ann C. Dawson
MEMORIAL SERVICE: To be held at later date
MEMORIALS: Wake County Hospice, 1300 St. Mary’s St., 4th Floor, Raleigh 27605
ARRANGEMENTS: Family Funeral Care, Zebulon
Lois H. Fox
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Lois Hager Fox, 108 N. Dellinger St., died Sept. 13, 2000, at White Oak Manor. She was a native of Belmont, daughter of the late John and Eliza Hager, wife of the late Julis Fox, member of Love’s Chaplain Presbyterian Church, laundry worker, attended Sacred Heart College.
SURVIVORS: Son, Nathaniel Hager, Gastonia; daughter, Ann Hager Mitchell, Kings Mountain; seven grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Withrow’s Funeral Home, Rev. Jeffery Smith
VISITATION: Private
Loyd Padgett
LOWELL — Loyd Padgett, 73, 323 Hemlock Lane, died Sept. 14, 2000 at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Polk County, Tenn., son of the late Willie Nelson Padgett III and Olivie Picklesimer, retired from Sundrop Bottling Company.
SURVIVORS: Sisters and brothers-in-law, Joyce Ray, Judy and Carl Mitchem, Lowell, Elsie Robinson, Ruby Walker, Jane and Lee McAbee, Gastonia, Lucille and Robert Bolden, Dorothy and George Hardin, Kings Mountain, Eunavie and Robert Hensley, Lincolnton, Evelyn and Donnie Quaile, Milner, Ga.; brother and sisters-in-law, Jack and Gladys Padgett, Gastonia, Elaine Padgett, Dallas; step-mother, Cora Padgett, Gastonia; grandchildren, Cindy and Ronald Dixon, Lowell, Holly, Sarah, Melissa, LeeAnn and Timothy, of the home
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Blanche Henderson; brothers, Eugene and Ray Padgett; grandson, Ronald Lee Dixon, Jr.; longtime companion, Vernie Morton Stone
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Doug King
BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: At the home of Cora Padgett, 301 Ida St., Gastonia; condolence messages may be sent to www.wardfuneral.com
James W. Wright
YORK, S.C. - James "Jess" Wade Wright, 83, 2340 Justin Drive, died Sept. 15, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Swain County, son of the late Lawrence R. and Nancy Chastain Wright, an employee of Carothers Funeral Homes, an Army veteran in the 4th Artillery from 1935 to 1938, member of First Wesleyan Church, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mildred Maltba Wright; sons, Wade K. Wright, Atlanta, Richard Lee Wright, Gastonia; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, First Wesleyan Church, Gastonia, Rev. David Vardaman
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Employees of Carothers Funeral Homes
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Members of his Sunday school class, employees of Carothers Funeral Homes
MEMORIALS: First Wesleyan Church, 208 S. Church St., Gastonia 28054
James E. Gibson
DETROIT — James E. Gibson, 72, 9382 Artesron St., formerly of Mount Holly, died Sept. 10, 2000, at home.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Gill, Carolyn and Maxine Gibson, Detroit, Evelyn Liggett, Stanley; sons, Allon, Victor and Donald Gibson, Detroit, Charles Gibson, New York; sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and Walter Guinn, Dorothy and Tommie Stowe, Charlotte, Gertrude Gibson, Mount Holly, Velma and Jack Alexander, Stanley; brothers and sisters-in-law, Ben and Dorothy Gibson, Mack and Dreamland Gibson, Gene and Wilma Gibson, Jake and Brenda Gibson Jr., Detroit, Joe L. and Shree Gibson, Hilton Head, S.C., Raymond Gibson, Jersey City, N.J.; 18 grandchildren
FUNERAL: 10 a.m. today, New St. Peters Baptist Church, Detroit
BURIAL: Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit
ARRANGEMENTS: Cole Funeral Home, Detroit
Catherine H. Jackson
SHELBY - Catherine Hollifield Jackson, 82, 1141 Bridges St., died Sept. 14, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late James Blaine and Lizzie McComb Hollifield, wife of the late Howard Glenn Jackson, waitress at Shelby Fish Camp, member of Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, Afternoon Circle, Lily Mill Old Timers Club.
SURVIVORS: Sons, John Glenn Jackson, the home, Marvin Edward and Farris "Butch" Jackson, Shelby; daughter and son-in-law, Emma Jackson and Calvin Cooke, Inman, S.C.; grandchildren, David Jackson, the home, Lori, Sharon and Steven Jackson, Shelby, Valerie Jackson, Kings Mountain, Ronnie and Clifford Cash, Inman, Angela Jackson, Charlotte, Chuck Reeves, Cherryville; great-grandchildren, Drew and Nicole Cash, Inman; sister-in-law, Ina Hollifield, Altavista, Va.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, Rev. Gervase Hitch, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, 1420 S. Lafayette St., Shelby 28150
Frederick H. Deputy
MONROE — Frederick Henry Deputy, 62, died Sept. 14, 2000, at Union Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Carl Henry and Juanita Davis Deputy.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Annie Lamb Deputy; daughters, Dena Ansari, Florence, S.C., Karen Deputy, Monroe; sons, Michael David and Scott Deputy, Monroe; sisters, Freeda Moss, Geneva Buchwacker, Kate Rathburn, Charlotte, Annette Neal, Monroe, Mary Deputy, Dallas, Judy Stone, Gastonia, Marti Pappas, Rodchester, Minn., Ruth Loeb, Belmont, Betty Williamson, Winder, Ga.; four grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Benton Heights Church of God, Rev. Joe Hamblin
BURIAL: Lakeland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, McEwen Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Benton Heights Church of God Orphanage Fund, 1111 Concord Ave., Monroe 28111
Dallas S. Simmons
DALLAS - Dallas Smith Simmons, 90, 140 Nixon Smith Road, died Sept. 15, 2000, at Alexandria Place. She was a native of Pulaski County, Ga., daughter of the late Earl and Mae Sailers Smith, wife of the late Ernest Simmons, member of Gospel Way Freewill Baptist Church, Bessemer City, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son, Lee Simmons, Dallas; daughters, Ruth Deese, Mount Holly, Imogene Adams, Dallas; brother, Garnett Smith, Kings Mountain; sister, Bertha Andrews, Belmont; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Gospel Way Freewill Baptist Church, Bessemer City, Revs. Richard Cole, James Barnes
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 6:30-8 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Gastonia
Frances O. Callaham
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Frances O’Shields Callaham, 88, Morningside Assisted Living, died Sept. 15, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Jonesville, S.C., daughter of the late John Carson and Martha Jane Sanders O’Shields, wife of the late John William Callaham, grew up in Union, S.C., graduated from high school in Spartanburg, S.C., a homemaker, charter member of Myers Park Baptist Church and Myers Park Country Club, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Jayne and Tom Burton Sr., Lake Wylie, S.C.; niece, Betty Bamert, Pennsylvania; step-grandchildren, Shelley Earnhardt and husband Bill, Matthews, Tom Burton Jr. and wife Susan, Scott Burton and wife Lisa, Charlotte, Steve Burton and wife Angie, Lake Wylie; step-great-grandchildren, Megan Burton, Hannah and Will Earnhardt, Jessica and Justin Ponce
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Mausoleum Chapel at Forest Lawn West Cemetery, Father Donald Lowery
VISITATION: 4-6 p.m. Sunday at the home of Tom and Jayne Burton Sr., 2204 Duck Cove Lane, Lake Wylie; condolence messages may be sent to woodlawnfuneral@aol.com
MEMORIALS: P.A.T.H., 204 Raille St., York, S.C. 29730; or Hospice of Rock Hill, 325 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, S.C. 29730
ARRANGEMENTS: Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Debra R. Maltba
GASTONIA - Debra Renee Maltba, 39, 1033 W. Ridge Ave., died unexpectedly. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Bobby Lee Maltba, attended Eighth Street Church of God, Bessemer City.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Doris Miles Maltba, the home; brothers and sisters-in-law, Rick Maltba, Bessemer City, Michael and Dana Maltba, Wilmington, Bobby and Pamela Maltba, Mount Holly, Shawn and Paige Maltba, Gastonia; sister and brother-in-law, Kim and Tommy White, Dallas; four nieces; five nephews.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Children, James Mitchell and Jennifer Nicole Moore; maternal grandparents, William and Grace Miles; paternal grandparents, Ira and Eula Maltba; brother, Donald Maurice Maltba
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Eighth Street Church of God, Bessemer City, Rev. Ronnie Pendleton
BURIAL: Westview Gardens Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Monday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia; other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Doris Maltba, 1033 W. Ridge Ave., Gastonia 28052
