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Harold B. Kelly Sr.
GASTONIA - Harold Brown Kelly Sr., 81, 2103 Tiny Ave., died Sept. 13, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Lancaster County, son of the late Jacob "Jake" Edmund and Evadane Barton Kelly, retired superintendant of the Travelers Department of A.B. Carter, Inc. for 50 years, World War II Navy veteran, member of Covenant United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorcas Wyatt Kelly; son and daughter-in-law, Harold B. Jr. and Kathy McLean Kelly, Gaffney, S.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Evelyn Kelly and J. Robert Abernathy Jr., Virginia Beach, Va.; grandchildren, Scott and Wendy Abernathy, Harold B. "Trey" III and Sheay Noel Kelly; great-grandchild, Lauren Shar
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Creighton, Sam and Bob Kelly; sisters, Doris Quinn, Betty Kelly
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday, Hollywood Cemetery, Rev. David Mason
VISITATION: 7-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Gaston County Cancer Society, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052 or American Heart Association, 1300 Baxter St., Charlotte 28204
Betty ‘Faye’ S. Bimslager
LINCOLNTON - Betty "Faye" Sowders Bimslager, 48, 358 Sunny Hill Drive, died Sept. 15, 2000. She was a native of Kentucky, daughter of the late Nathan L. and Lola Napper Sowders, owner of Hearts Desire Cleaning Service.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Robert Bimslager, the home; daughters, Tamara Hayes, Kandi Minton, Charo Meredith, Bee Springs, Ky.; four grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Vincent Church, Bee Springs, Rev. R.L. Meredith
BURIAL: Keyes Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Sword of the Rock, 358 Sunny Hill Drive, Lincolnton 28092
Lillie Guffey Owens
LOWELL — Lillie Violet Guffey Owens, 84, 600 Caroline Ave., formerly of Kings Mountain and McAdenville, died Sept. 15, 2000, at home. She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late James P. and Etta Jane Brackett Guffey, worked in the textile industry, member of Love Valley Baptist Church, Kings Mountain.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 65 years, Clyde Edwin Owens; sons and daughters-in-law, Norman and Betty Owens, Kernersville, Harold and Julie Owens, Greenville, S.C., Victor and Debbie Owens, Clayton, Don and Glenda Owens, Lowell; daughter and son-in-law, Susan Owens and Mike Denton, Gastonia; sisters, Pat Schrock, Kings Mountain, Dot Buckholtz, Baltimore; 20 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughter, Belinda Owens Logan
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Monday, Maylo United Methodist Church, Rev. Jim Eastin
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia; other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Dennis, Mike and Chad Owens, Jim Blizzard, Kevin Ford, Fritz Willis
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Randy D. Hudson
GASTONIA - Randy Dean Hudson, 50, 1722 Yellowstone Court, Apt. F, died Sept. 15, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Lincoln County, Vietnam War Army veteran, recipient of two Purple Hearts, member Bethany R.C. Racing Car Club.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Barbara Hudson; parents, Fred and Alma Hollifield Hudson, Cherryville; son, Robert Dean Hudson, Shelby; step-son, Jimmy Ray McAlister, Gastonia; daughter, Kathy Elizabeth Hodge, Shelby; brother, Dale Hudson, Frisco, Texas; sister, Frances Mauney, Cherryville; granddaughter, Brittany Hodge; nephew, Michael Ray Mauney, Gastonia.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Rev. Nate Magloughlin
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: 1-2 p.m. Monday, funeral home; other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Cancer Society of Gaston County, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
William D. Baker Sr.
GASTONIA - William Dilkes Baker Sr., 78, 209 Graham St., died Sept. 15, 2000 at home. He was a native of New Jersey, son of the late Earl and Elizabeth Jigger Baker, World War II Army veteran, retired from Wix Corp., attended New Life Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Eliza Johnson Baker; sons, Randell Johnson, Gastonia, William Baker Jr., Lawndale; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 6 tonight, New Life Baptist Church, Rev. Gene Ware
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: 5-6 tonight, the church, 606 S. 11th St., Bessemer City
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Heidi Cottrell smith
CHARLOTTE - Heidi Cottrell Smith, 80, 6512 War Eagle Lane, died Sept. 15, 2000, at Wesley Care Facility. She was a native of Evansville, Ind., wife of the late Jack H. Smith, daughter of the late Theodore and Pansy May Jamison Cottrell, vice president of Jack H. Smith Co., member Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Huntersville.
SURVIVORS: Son, Pete C. Smith, Mooresville; daughters and son-in-law, Pat and Walter Knox, Charlotte, Pam Loizzo, Mississippi; grandchildren, Christine Thrailkill, David and Catherine Laxton, Charlotte; great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Erica, Madison Thrailkill, Charlotte, Brandon Owens, Maiden, John Michael Adams, Lancaster, S.C.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. George Sherman
BURIAL: Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville
VISITATION: At the home of Christine Thrailkill, 7200 Tall Tree Lane, Charlotte
PALLBEARERS: G.M. and Michael Thrailkill, David Laxton, David Moore, Walter Knox
MEMORIALS: St. Mark’s Inc., 200 Clanton Road, Charlotte 28217
Florence W. Wyatt
SHELBY - Florence W. Wyatt, 76, 1110 S. Morgan St., died Sept. 15, 2000, at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late Robert W. and Della Lane Whisnant, retired from Lily Mill Co., member Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, UMW Afternoon Circle.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Howard Wyatt; son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Revonda Wyatt, Polkville; sisters and brother-in-law, Ruby Ivester, Casar, Elizabeth Vess, Shelby, Thelma and Woodrow Lewis, Fallston; grandchildren, Jeffrey and Jenna Wyatt, Polkville.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Britt, Dwight, Craig, Ted and Robert Whisnant; sisters, Mamie Beaver, Vergie Duvall
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday, Cleveland Memorial Park, Rev. Gervace Hitch
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, 1420 S. Lafayette St., Shelby 28152
Nellie McAlpine 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, 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. today, Centerview Baptist Church, Revs. Robbie Moore, Dennis Thurman, A.A. Bailey
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: Centerview Baptist Church, 2300 Acme Road, Belmont 28012
Thelma S. Dixon
SHELBY - Thelma Spurling Dixon, 1659 Lithia Springs Road, died Sept. 20, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Clara Gantt and William Buford Spurling Sr., wife of the late Avery Clarence Dixon, homemaker, member of Zion Baptist Church, former Sunday school teacher, graduate of Piedmont High School.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Larry and Brenda Dixon, Kenneth Dixon, Shelby; sisters, Lorene Dixon, Lawndale, Margaret Smith, Fallston, Osteen Hendrick, Shelby; grandsons and spouse, David and Lisa Dixon, Salisbury, Christopher Dixon, Lake Elsinore, Calif.; granddaughters and spouses, Rebecca and Randy Mehl, Milwaukee, Wisc., Cheri and Brad Baier, La Mirada, Calif., Debra and Jimmy Wilson, Shelby; great-grandchildren, Mackenzie, Levi and Christina Dixon, Amanda and Alissa Mehl, Melissa, Catherine, Sophia and Anna Marie Baier, Alex, Lee and Jenna Wilson, Brandon and Alex Hiatt
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Harold G. and W.B. Spurling Jr.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Zion Baptist Church, Dr. Randy Bridges, Rev. Russell Fitts; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston; other times at the home of Larry and Brenda Dixon, 1659 Lithia Springs Road
MEMORIALS: Zion Baptist Church Family Life Center, 525 W. Zion Church Road, Shelby 28150
Rufus L. Davis
STANLEY - Rufus Lee Davis, 80, 514 Old Mount Holly Road, died Sept. 20, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Haskell and Orbelle Clark Davis, member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church, retired deacon, member of VFW, World War II Army veteran, recipient of four bronze stars.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ethel Gibson Davis; son, Lanny Davis, Vale; daughters, Lorene Summey, Asheville, Lois Hardin, York, S.C., Mignol Heffner, Stanley; brother, Plato Davis, Gastonia; sister, Mabel Colvin, Bessemer City; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one step-great-grandchild
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Dewey and Paul Davis; sisters, Beatrice Shook, Margaret Phillips
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Rev. Fred High
BURIAL: Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Dallas
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home; other times at 171 McLurd-Manor Drive, Stanley
MEMORIALS: Walnut Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, 3255 Dallas-Cherryville Highway, Dallas 28034
