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Nell E. Bailey
CLOVER, S.C. — Nell Elizabeth Bailey, 76, 305 Kings Mountain St., died Aug. 19, 1999, at home. She was a native of Spindale, daughter of the late Herbert Harvey and Florence Elizabeth Moore Bailey, retired from Southern Bell. SURVIVORS: Brothers, Jerry Bailey, Clover, Charles Bailey, New Bern; sisters, Lucille Whisenant, Clover, Peggy Jamieson, York, S.C. FUNERAL: Private VISITATION: 2-4 p.m. today, at the home MEMORIALS: Hospice Community Care, 325 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, S.C. 29730 ARRANGEMENTS: M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
Ernest Cannon
GASTONIA — Ernest Cannon, 76, 526 Rhyne Circle, died Aug. 20, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. ARRANGEMENTS: McLean & Son Funeral Home
Molly I. Madden
YORK, S.C. — Molly Ivey Madden, 76, 119 Charlotte St., died Aug. 20, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center. She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late Leroy and Mammie Weaver Ivey, wife of the late Karl F. Madden, retired spinner from Cannon Mills after 45 years of service, member of Central Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Claudette Deal, York, Brenda Crisp, Clover; brother, Phillip Ivey, York; three grandchildren FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Central Baptist Church, Rev. Ron Culbertson BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home
Lawrence Hughes
BELMONT — Lawrence Hughes, 87, 210 Todd St., died Aug. 20, 1999, at Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation. ARRANGEMENTS: Martin’s Funeral Home, Gastonia
Herbert F. Cooper
ALEXIS — Herbert Franklin "Frank" Cooper, 54, died Aug. 19, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Herbert S. Cooper, Army veteran, novice amateur ham radio operator, former employee of Performance Friction. SURVIVORS: Wife, Bertie Cooper; son, Lawrence James Cooper, Gastonia; mother, Dottie Turner Wiggins, Belmont; half brothers and half sisters. GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Sunday, Hillcrest Gardens, officiant, Steve Justice VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont MEMORIALS: SOCKS Inc., 201 McKinney Circle, Gastonia 28056
Vera B. Schultz
GASTONIA — Vera B. Schultz, 86, Belaire Health Care Center, 2065 Lyon St., died Aug. 19, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of St. Louis, Mo., daughter of the late Roy and Luella Bozarth Anderson, wife of the late Herman W. Schultz, member of First Presbyterian Church, circle member, former member of St. Luke’s Evangelical and Reformed Church and Women’s Guild in St. Louis. SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Lee and Pat Schultz, Gastonia; sisters, June Burch, Grand Junction, Colo., Ruth Coil, Lakewood, Colo.; grandsons and granddaughter-in-law, Kevin and Alyson Schultz, Kirk Schultz, Gastonia; great-granddaughter, Jessica Lynn Schultz, Gastonia MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Wednesday, First Presbyterian Church, Dr. David Stoker, Rev. Wilson Rhoton, body donated for medical research to University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill MEMORIALS: Arthritis Foundation, Carolina Chapter, 5019 Nations Crossing, Suite 217, Charlotte 28217 or Salvation Army, 107 S. Broad St., Gastonia 28052 ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Miriam B. Henry
GASTONIA — Miriam Judith Blaine Henry, 57, died Aug. 15, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Doyle and Hazel Everett Blaine. SURVIVORS: Husband, Donald N. Henry; sons and daughter-in-law, Brian David Henry, Eric William and Faye Henry, Flat Rock, Kurt Matthew Henry, Charlotte; two step-granddaughters FUNERAL: Held Wednesday, Sugarfork Baptist Church, Rev. Steve Reeves BURIAL: Church cemetery ARRANGEMENTS: Macon Funeral Home
Thomas O. Kiser Jr.
CHERRYVILLE — Thomas Oran Kiser Jr., 67, 1302 Joyce Drive, died Aug. 19, 1999, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Thomas Oran and Annie Mae Goins Kiser Sr., retired Air Force Tech. Sergeant after 20 years of service, member of First Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Nell Echols Kiser; sons, Bruce Kiser, Gainesville, Ga., Richard David Kiser, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Darrell Kiser, Charlotte; daughters, Michelle Carpenter, Atlanta, Debra Lineberger, Cherryville; brothers, Charles Kiser, Jacksonville, Fla., Morris and Harvey Kiser, Cherryville; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, City Memorial Cemetery, Dr. Daniel Featherstone, Rev. Darrell Harrelson, full military honors ARRANGEMENTS: Carpenter’s Funeral Home
R. Gene Ratchford
DALLAS — R. Gene Ratchford, 64, 103 Downey Lake Road, died Aug. 18, 1999, at home. He was a native of Burke County, son of the late Brady W. Ratchford Sr., employed at Nationwide Insurance for more than 30 years, graduate of Dallas High School Class of 1954, member of Our Savior Lutheran Church. SURVIVORS: Mother, Lucille Robinson Ratchford, Dallas; brothers and sisters-in-law, Brady W. and Betty Ratchford, Blackstock, S.C., Robert C. and Gwen Ratchford, Raleigh; sisters and brothers-in-law, Nancy R. and Joe Friday, Denver, Margaret R. and Larry Addington, Dallas FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Rev. Mark Wilhelm BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia VISITATION: At the home PALLBEARERS: Gene David and Brady Ratchford III, Allan and Steven Addington, Joe Friday Jr., Major Norwood MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053 r Our Savior Lutheran Church, 119 Our Saviors Drive, Dallas 28034 ARRANGEMENTS: Dallas Funeral Home
Erskine J. Tomberlin
GASTONIA — Erskine Jonas Tomberlin, 80, 1558 Conrad Ave., died Aug. 20, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Chester, S.C., son of the late William J. and Anna Marie Vanadore Tomberlin, Air Force World War II veteran, self-employed brick mason. SURVIVORS: Life-long companion Rose Young, the home; sons and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Pat Tomberlin, Charles "Jimmy" Tomberlin, Robert "Buddy" Tomberlin, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Lester Breedlove, Bessemer City, Sharon and Larry Gaddis, Gastonia; brothers, James Tomberlin, Greenville, S.C., William Tomberlin, Dallas, Joseph "Joe" and Steve Tomberlin, Gastonia; sisters, Helen Mason, Robbie Lee Lawrence, Elizabeth Howell, Rachel Hartness, Gastonia, Idoynia Page, Kings Mountain; 16 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Revs. Michael White and Alvin Watkins BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Zechariah J. Warman
CHARLOTTE — Zechariah James Warman died Aug. 20, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center. He was the infant son of Scott and Lori Anne Broyles Warman of Fort Mill, S.C. SURVIVORS: Sister, Savanah Barnes, the home; maternal grandparents, Richard and Shirley Pepin Broyles, Fort Mill; paternal grandmother, Kathy Warman, Dalton, Mass. GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Sunday, Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont, Pastor Billy Harmon ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
Mary Patterson
VALE — Mary Eliza Vinson Patterson, 68, 7604 Lingerfelt Road, died Aug. 19, 1999, at Lincoln Medical Center, Lincolnton. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Roy and Annie Mae Clark Vinson Sr., wife of the late Cleve Patterson, sister of the late Roy Vinson Jr., retired homemaker, member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Brother, Bobby L. Vinson, the home; sisters and brothers-in-law, Irene and Rev. O.T. Tomes, Asheville, Beatrice and William Wimbush, Chevely, Md., Shirley and Robert Padgett, Seat Pleasant, Md., Brendle and Bobby Padgett, Shelby; nieces and nephews FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Monday, Zion Hill Baptist Church, Rev. Roger Fuller BURIAL: Church cemetery VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony & White’s Funeral Service
James A. Morton
KINGS MOUNTAIN — James Arthur Morton, 52, 114 Yarboro Road, died Aug. 17, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late R.D. and Cora Blanton Morton, brother of the late L.S. and R.C. Morton, Army Vietnam veteran, painter with Fresh Coat Painting Co., Belmont, member of the Charlotte Moose Lodge. SURVIVORS: Wife, Vivian Mills Morton; stepsons, Jimmy Carpenter, Gastonia, Jason Grigg, Asheboro, Jerry Grigg, the home; daughter, Veronica Morton, Gastonia; stepdaughter, Lynn Terry, Gastonia; brothers, Judson Morton, Belmont, Richard Morton, New Berry, S.C., Gene Morton, Gastonia; sisters, Frances Rudisill, Nollie Ann Clemmer, Dallas, Eula Mae Hancock, Rock Hill, S.C.; grandchild, Alexis Terry, Gastonia MEMORIALS: James A. Morton Memorial Fund, c/o McLean Funeral Home, 206 S. Broad St., Gastonia 28054 ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Home, Gastonia
Olivia P. Moore
GASTONIA — Olivia Patricia Moore, 804 N. Pryor St., died Aug. 20, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Evelyn T. Hay
GASTONIA — Evelyn Thomas Hay, 84, 2755 Union Road, died Aug. 20, 1999, at The Manor House. She was a native of Fulton County, Ga., daughter of the late Robert A. and Kate Hardage Thomas, wife of the late L.C. Hay, bookeeper. SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Robert L. and Mary Hay, Gastonia, sister, Rebecca F. Kimmel, College Park, Ga.; grandchildren, Lori Sambenedetto, Columbia, S.C., Julie Nichols, Wilkesboro GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 1 p.m. Monday, Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Rev. George Wannamaker VISITATION: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Carmichaels Funeral Home, East Point, Ga. MEMORIALS: Holy Angels, 6600 Wilkinson Blvd., Belmont 28120
Randy Lee Tucker
DENVER — Randy Lee Tucker, 29, 4853 Grassy Creek Road, died Aug. 21, 1999, at home. He was a native of Stanly County, foreman with Wireway Husky. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lisa Ann Orcutt Tucker; son, Spencer Lamar Tucker, the home; daughter, Shana Ann Tucker, the home MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: 10 a.m. Monday, Holy Spirit Catholic Church BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Lincolnton VISITATION: Following prayer service at 7 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092 or Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 537 North Highway 16, Denver 28037
Erskine J. Tomberlin
GASTONIA — Erskine Jonas Tomberlin, 80, 1558 Conrad Ave., died Aug. 20, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Chester, S.C., son of the late William J. and Anna Marie Vanadore Tomberlin, Air Force World War II veteran, self-employed brick mason. SURVIVORS: Life-long companion Rose Young, the home; sons and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Pat Tomberlin, Charles "Jimmy" Tomberlin, Robert "Buddy" Tomberlin, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Lester Breedlove, Bessemer City, Sharon and Larry Gaddis, Gastonia; brothers, James Tomberlin, Greenville, S.C., William Tomberlin, Dallas, Joseph "Joe" and Steve Tomberlin, Gastonia; sisters, Helen Mason, Robbie Lee Lawrence, Elizabeth Howell, Rachel Hartness, Betty Gaeto, Gastonia, Idoynia Page, Kings Mountain; 16 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Revs. Michael White and Alvin Watkins BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City
Earl E. Jenkins
MOUNT HOLLY — Earl Edward Jenkins, 72, 1725 Old Hickory Grove Road, died Aug. 20, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Paul and Lillian Deaton Jenkins, brother of the late Ed Ray Jenkins, Army veteran, retired textile worker, a cloth finisher with Burlington Industries, longtime member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Beulah Armstrong Jenkins; sons, Dale and Vernon Jenkins, Mount Holly; brothers, Charles Jenkins, Gastonia, Danny and Lanny Jenkins, Mount Holly; sisters, Ruby Gibby, Mount Holly, Myrtle Grainger, Shelby; grandchildren, Carolina and Charles Jenkins, Mount Holly FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Rev. Tom Hogan BURIAL: Church cemetery VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home PALLBEARERS: Eddie and Eugene Pressley, Gene and Bradley Jenkins, Roger Stepp, Theo Heilig MEMORIALS: Hickory Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, 3717 Hickory Grove Road, Gastonia 28056
Lawrence N. Hughes
BELMONT — Lawrence N. Hughes, 88, 210 Todd St., died Aug. 20, 1999, at Brian Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Delia and Samuel Hughes, lifelong member of Mount Moriah Baptist Church, veteran of World War II, member of American Legion Post 180. SURVIVORS: Wife, Rebecca Pettis Hughes; sister, Jeannette Williams, Gastonia; nieces, Sarah Grier Miller, Johnston, Pa., Helen Benson Johnson, Stanley, Ann Benson Worthy, Gastonia, Vanessa Benson Hines; nephew, Timothy Williams, Gastonia; great-nieces, Frances Mitchell, Belmont, Pamela Mitchell, Gastonia, Scharlotta Jones, Johnston, Pa; great-nephews, Charles R. Mitchell, Belmont, Milton L. Crosby, Gastonia, Charles C. Mitchell, Charlotte FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Rev. Kenneth Alexander BURIAL: Henry’s Chapel Cemetery, Belmont VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, church ARRANGEMENTS: Martin’s Funeral Home
Ernest Cannon
GASTONIA — Ernest Cannon, 76, 526 Rhyne Circle, died Aug. 20, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Belmont, son of the late Addie and Carrie Cherry Cannon, retired carpenter from Kettell Construction Co., member of Ranlo Baptist Church, where he was a deacon. SURVIVORS: Wife of 53 years, Vera Cannon; son, Michael Cannon, Gastonia; grandchildren, Brian, Andy and Sarah Cannon, Louisiana FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Ranlo Baptist Church, Rev. Bill Miller VISITATION: Held Saturday MEMORIALS: Ranlo Baptist Church, 1517 Spencer Mountain Road, Gastonia 28054 ARRANGEMENTS: McLean & Son Funeral Home
