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Marjorie E. McCumbee
BELMONT - Marjorie Elizabeth McCumbee, 78, 107 Piedmont Road, died Sept. 22, 2000, at home. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late J.K. and Viola Milligan McCumbee, retired from Stowe Thread Company.
SURVIVORS: Son, Mark A. McCumbee, the home; sister, Agnes Cannon, Belmont; six grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Monday, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont, Rev. Sam Hobson
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 E. Seventh St., Charlotte 28204
WILLIAM HALL
CLOVER, S.C. - William Neal Hall, 79, 973 Rhyne Road, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Will and Callie Knox Hall, a janitor and member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Bowling Green, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Carrie Floyd Hall; son, James C. Hall, West Haven, Conn.; other relatives and friends.
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. today, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Dr. Milton Key
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 3:30 to 4 p.m. today, at the church.
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Lucy W. Reinhardt
LINCOLNTON - Lucy Williams Reinhardt, 82, 3706 Ritchie Road, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center. She was a native of Seneca, S.C., daughter of the late Frances Wordlaw and Lucius Williams, wife of the late Shuford Joseph Reinhardt, member of Colter’s Grove A.M.E. Zion Church, retired housekeeper.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Josephine "Polly" Linebarger, Lincolnton, Katie Bracey, the home; 19 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Katie Ramseur, Lillie White
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sons, Robert Ickard, Leroy, Hayes Willie, Lewis Davis, Thomas and Shuford Reinhardt Jr.; sister, Maxie Woods, Liza Wordlaw
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Coulter’s Grove A.M.E. Zion Church, Rev. Walter Pegues
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony & Whites Funeral Service
Ocie H. Whitesides
DALLAS - Ocie Hoyle Whitesides, 93, 1561 Philadelphia Church Road, died Sept 7, 2000, at Century Care of Cherryville. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Arthur G. and Effie Heavner McGinnis, wife of the late Loyd Hoyle and Kelly Whitesides, a homemaker, member of Philadelphia Lutheran Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Bonnie H. Friday, Dallas; son and daughter-in-law, John A. and Judy Hoyle, Kearnersville; sister and brother-in-law, Pat and Dub Parker, Dallas; brother, Carl McGinnis, Raleigh; granddaughter and husband, Gail and Leon Leonard, Dallas; grandsons and wife, Jonathan and Kris Hoyle, Fayetteville, Jason Hoyle, Wayne, Pa., Justin Hoyle, Raleigh, Jared Hoyle, Kernersville; great-grandchildren, Chad and Paula Underwood, Charleston, S.C., Cris Leonard, Boone, Walker and Katherine Hoyle; great-grandson, Trevor Underwood; brother and sisters-in-law, Boyce and Lucille Hoyle, Mary Hoyle, Margaret McGinnis; nieces and nephews; stepdaughter and husband, Helen and Ronald Boyd; stepson and wife, Dee and Margret Whitesides, Gastonia; six step-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sisters, Madge Summey, Eunice Lee McGinnis, Mildred Ledford; brothers, Roy Lee and Hubert McGinnis
FUNERAL: Held Sept. 9, Philadelphia Lutheran Church, Rev. Gary Weant
BURIAL: Church cemetery
MEMORIALS: Philadelphia Lutheran Church "Organ Fund," 1910 Philadelphia Lutheran Church Road, Dallas 28034
ARRANGEMENTS: Dallas Funeral Home
Barbara L. Mingis
BELMONT - Barbara L. Mingis, 77, 122 W. Woodrow Ave., died Sept. 22, 2000, at home. She was a native of Belmont, daughter of the late Robert H. and Dora Smith Mingis, member of First Presbyterian Church, retired from Prudential Insurance Company after more than 30 years.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Margaret Mingis, the home; special friends, Steve and Laura Hall Presley and their children, Mark and Taylor; nephews and a great-niece
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, William "Bill," Harold E. and James Mingis
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, First Presbyterian Church, Revs. Richard Boyce, Wilson Rhoton
INTERMENT: Greenwood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Sunday, the church; other times at the home of Steve and Laura Presley, 115 N. Central Ave., Belmont
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053 or First Presbyterian Church, 102 S. Central Ave., Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
Walter Eric Wilson
PIEDMONT, S.C. — Walter Eric "Walt" Wilson, 51, 316 Hurricane Creek Road #4, died Sept. 19, 2000, at home. He was a native of San Diego, Calif., son of the late Roy Warner and Betty Eileen McKimson Wilson, worked in quality control at a sheet manufacturer in Anderson, S.C., Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and fiance, Amber N. Wilson and Charlie Lee Fawyer, Washougal, Wash.; brothers and sister-in-law, Stephen Eugene and Lynn Wilson, Belmont, John Wilson, Pueblo, Colo.; sisters and brother-in-law, Kim Wilson and Bill Bowman, Gastonia, Michelle Wilson, Pueblo, Susan Wilson, Leesville, La.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 4 p.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, Revs. Raymond Johns, Tim Lawing
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
James B. Fortenberry
LINCOLNTON - James Buff Fortenberry, 76, Brian Center, formerly of 2630 E. Main St., died Sept. 21, 2000. He was a native of Lowesville, son of the late Rev. O.C. and Lottie Buff Fortenberry, graduate of Lincolnton High School, received business administration degree from Catawba College, Salisbury, worked in Charlotte and Shelby with a CPA firm for six years, opened Fortenberry Accounting Service in 1964, retired in 1989, served three years in the Navy as a radio operator aboard the Destroyer Escort USS Borum DE 790 which escorted destroyers into Omaha Beach on D-Day, member of First United Methodist Church, Honorary Steward, member of Carolinas DESA, VFW, American Legion, Masonic Lodge 137, honorary member of Lincolnton Rotary Club, past secretary-treasurer of Lincoln Industries Inc.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sue Gabriel Fortenberry; daughter and son-in-law, Jean "Buffy" and William F. Rowe III; grandson, William James Rowe; granddaughter, Mary Ruth Gabriel Rowe, Alpharetta, Ga.; sister, Gladys F. Glasco, Lincolnton; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, First United Methodist Church, Revs. Carroll Lindsey, Harold Leatherman, body will be placed in church one hour before service
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church Building Fund, 201 E. Main St., Lincolnton 28092 or Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Assoc., 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte 28215
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
Robert G. Cox
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Robert G. Cox, 59, 813 Church St., died Sept. 18, 2000. He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late Robert Lee and Hester J. Bracket Cox, employee of Parkdale Yarns, Gastonia, of Baptist faith.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruth Thrift Cox; sons, Ronald and Michael Cox, Forest City; daughter, Jackie Cox, Forest City; sister, Margie Harris, Rock Hill, S.C.; two grandchildren
FUNERAL: Held Friday, Harris Funeral Home, Revs. Robert Haynes, Barry Philbeck
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
Doris Beam Nelson
LINCOLNTON - Doris Beam Nelson, 74, Carolina Care, died Sept. 20, 2000. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Henkel and Augusta Biggerstaff Beam, wife of the late John Nelson, secretary for Lincoln County Farm Bureau.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Joseph Thornton, Austin, Texas, David Thornton, Stanley; daughter, Marianne Pick, Newport Beach, Calif.; brother, Harlee Beam, Lincolnton; sisters, Mahn Loy, Lincolnton, Pat Heavner, Crouse, Hallin Heavner, Vale, Megan Heidt, Fuquay Varina
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Marvin United Methodist Church, Rev. Tom Rogers
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Marvin United Methodist Church, 2731 Startown Road, Lincolnton 28092
Walter E. Wilson
PIEDMONT, S.C. — Walter Eric "Walt" Wilson, 51, 316 Hurricane Creek Road, #4, died Sept. 19, 2000. He was a native of San Diego, Calif., son of the late Roy Warner and Betty McKimson Eileen Wilson, worked in quality control at a sheet manufacturer in Anderson, S.C., Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and fiance, Amber N. Wilson and Charles Lee Fawver, Washougal, Wash.; brothers and sister-in-law, Stephen Eugene and Lynn Wilson, Belmont, John Wilson, Pueblo, Colo.; sisters and brother-in-law, Kim Wilson and Bill Bowman, Gastonia, Michelle Wilson, Pueblo, Susan Wilson, Leesville, La.
FUNERAL: Held Saturday, McLean Funeral Directors, Revs. Raymond Johns, Tim Lawing
Barbara L. Mingis
BELMONT - Barbara L. Mingis, 77, 122 W. Woodrow Ave., died Sept. 22, 2000, at home. She was a native of Belmont, daughter of the late Robert H. and Dora Smith Mingis, member of First Presbyterian Church, retired from Prudential Insurance Company after more than 30 years.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Margaret Mingis, the home; special friends, Steve and Laura Hall Presley and their children, Mark and Taylor; nephews and a great-niece
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, William "Bill," Harold E. and James Mingis
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, First Presbyterian Church, Revs. Richard Boyce, Wilson Rhoton
INTERMENT: Greenwood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, the church; other times at the home of Steve and Laura Presley, 115 N. Central Ave.
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053 or First Presbyterian Church, 102 S. Central Ave., Belmont 28012
PALLBEARERS: Joseph Steele, R. David and George Q. "Quin" Hall Jr., Parks H. Wilson Jr., Charles R. McClure, Don Rogers
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
