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Gene Shane Hall
LOWELL — Gene Shane Hall, 29, 408 E. Fourth St., died Sept. 19, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Rita Capps Carter, a machinist.
SURVIVORS: Father, William Hall, Richmond, Va.; wife, Jodanna Shelton Hall; children, Tamara, Mikey and Rina Hall; grandfather, Gene Hall; special friend, Donna Taylor; other friends
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 6 p.m. Friday, Edgewood Cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Donald O. Shepherd
CLOVER, S.C. - Donald Odell Shepherd, 73, 495 Green Pond Road, died Sept. 26, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C. He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late William Donald and Beatrice Huffstetler Shepherd, retired owner of Shepco Textile Machine Business, member of Clover First Baptist Church, Mason in Alpine Lodge 208 AFM, member of Gastonia Elks Lodge.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lois Evatt Shepherd; daughter, Marcia S. Dickson, Clover; son, Jeffrey D. Shepherd, Clover; grandsons, Rev. Ben Wingard, Statesville, Jeremiah and Brad Shepherd, Clover; granddaughter, Deanna Pauley, Shelby; three great-grandchildren; brother, Gene Shepherd, Clover; sisters, Frances Richie, Clover, Mable Armstrong, Martinsville, Va.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Clover First Baptist Church, Rev. David Stanford
INTERMENT: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church Building Fund, 117 S. Main St., Clover, 29710
Barbara F. Todd
GASTONIA - Barbara Lynn Friday Todd, 50, 284 N. Edgemont Ave., died Sept. 25, 2000. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Roy J. Friday, member of Hardin Baptist Church, employed by Hunter Douglas.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Travis and Jenny Todd, Gastonia, Brent Todd, Bessemer City; mother, Hazel Seagle Hardin, Gastonia; grandchildren, Anna and Mackenzie Todd; brothers, Dennis, Doug and Tommy Friday, Gastonia; sister, Jean Cloninger, Dallas
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Billy and Roy "Mickey" Friday
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Friday, Hardin Baptist Church Cemetery, Rev. Clarence McMahan
ARRANGEMENTS: Dallas Funeral Home, Dallas
Blonnie J. Hall
BELMONT - Blonnie Johnson Hall, 92, formerly of Belmont, died Sept. 25, 2000, at Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Lawrence and Mittie Rudisell Johnson, wife of the late Shuford Hall, retired minister and member of Mount Holly Pentecostal Holiness Church.
SURVIVORS: Stepsons, Arnold, Luther and Earl Hall, Mount Holly; stepdaughters, Frances Walters, Juanita Rumfelt, Mount Holly; brother, Ralph Johnson, Gastonia; niece, Juanita Barber, Gastonia; nephew, Gerald Hagler, Greenville, S.C.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont, Rev. Keith Hearn
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
David H. Glenn
GASTONIA - David Hoyle Glenn, 57, 121 Patrick Road, died Sept. 26, 2000 at his residence He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late William Harry Glenn Jr. and Ella Hoyle Glenn. He attened Gaston County Scools, 1961 graduate of Ashley High School, also graduate of Carolina Business College, Gastonia. He was an administrative manager with Galey & Lord, Inc’s Flint Plant, Gastonia, where he worked for over 28 years. He was a lifelong member of Union Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder, deacon, trustee, chairman of finance committee and member of men of the church
SURVIVORS: Wife, Judy Glover Glenn; son and daughter-in-law, Kevin and Stacy Glenn, Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Gina and George Mattox, Gastonia; brother, Harry N. Glenn, Gastonia; sister, Nancy D. Gardner, Dallas; grandchildren, Mallory, Katie and Sarah Mattox, Jordan and Abbey Glenn, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 3 p.m., Friday, Union Presbyterian Church, Gastonia
INTERMENT: church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30, tonight, McLean Funeral Directors other times at the daughter’s home at 111 Patrick Road, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Union Presbyterian Church, 5615 Union Road, Gastonia, 28056 or to the Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia, 28053
Earline T. Padgett
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Earline Taylor Padgett, 66, 2246 Pecan Drive, died Sept. 27, 2000 at her home She was a native of Walhalla, S.C., daughter of the late Clyde Walter and Nettie Louise White Taylor. She was a member of Park Hills Church of God of Spartanburg, a switchboard operator at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center for over 10 years and also at Powell Knitting Mills
SURVIVORS: Husband, Arlen Padgett; daughters, Linda Harrington, Spartanburg, Margaret Wilson, Boiling Springs; son, Dennis Watson, Spartanburg; step-children, Debra Edwards, Pauline, Millie Lee Little, Gastonia, Elbert Arlen Padgett, Pauline; brothers, Earl Taylor, Pendleton, Clyde Taylor, Simpsonville; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; several step-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Heritage Mausoleum. Rev. Max Benshoof
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Floyd’s Greenlawn Chapel IN LIEU OF FLOWERS: Interim Hospice, 775 Spartan Blvd., Suite 101, Spartanburg S.C., 29301
ARRANGEMENTS: J.F. Floyd Mortuaries
Ruth M. Jolley
SOUTHPORT — Ruth Moore Jolley, 92, Ocean Trail Convalescent Center, died Sept. 25, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Caldwell County, daughter of the late S.A. and Smithie Ann Moore, wife of the late Roy Carl Jolley, longtime member of Loray Baptist Church, Gastonia, attended First Baptist Church, Oak Island, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and sons-in-law, Irene and Ray Fulbright, Oak Island, Bill Jenkins, Gastonia; brother, Glen Moore, Granite Falls; grandchildren, Cindy Butler, Dean Haynes, Bill Jenkins Jr., Sandy Strickland, Gastonia, Ray Fulbright Jr., Kings Mountain; 11 great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughter, Jereline Jenkins
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Friday, Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, Rev. John Bridges
VISITATION: After service at the cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
Rev. Dr. Maurice Belk Sr.
WAXHAW — Reverend Dr. Maurice Lee Belk Sr., 64, died Sept. 26, 2000 at home He was a native of Mecklenburg County, son of the late, Willie Harold and Myrtle Lee Price Belk, he was the pastor of Providence Baptist Church and was a US veteran
SURVIVORS: Wife, Grace Newell Belk; sons and daughters-in-law, Maurice Lee and Marty Belk Jr., Waxhaw, Richard Belk, Monroe, Jeff Belk, Dallas, Eric Belk, Waxhaw; daughters, Cherney B. Wooten and Alisha B. Tate, Charlotte; brothers, Ted Belk, Mint Hill, Dale Belk, Charlotte; sister, Joyce Waters, Shelby; 14 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Providence Baptist Church, Waxhaw. Revs. Bill Bradley and Rommie Mullis
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Davis Funeral Home, Monroe
MEMORIALS: Providence Baptist Church, P.O. Box 475, Waxhaw, 28173
Mae J. Carroll
BLACKSBURG, S.C. — Mae Jackson Carroll, 72, Antioch Community, died Sept. 26, 2000 in Gatlinburg, Tenn She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Beverly P. and Fannie Mae Mitcham Jackson, a retired lab technician at Fiber Industries and Globe Mfg., Gastonia, she attended Macedonia Baptist Church
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Ann Carroll, Blacksburg; sons, Manning "Gene" Carroll Jr., Blacksburg, Kenneth Jackson Carroll, Alabama; sister, Maxine Jackson, Charlotte; brother, Herman Jackson, Merritt Island, Fla; 3 grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Bonnie Jackson Warner
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Macedonia Baptist Church. Revs. David Turner and Vernon Craig. The body will be placed in the church one hour before the service
BURIAL: Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Cleveland Funeral Services, Shelby
MEMORIALS: Macedonia Baptist Church Debt Fund, 1101 S. Battleground Avenue, Kings Mountain, 28086
Joe Dean Smith
GROVER — Joe Dean Smith, 72, 217 Watterson Road, died Sept. 23, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., son of the late Gainwell and Clara Robbins Smith.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 51 years, Helen Bell Smith; daughter and son-in-law, Janice S. and Kenneth Bess; son and daughter-in-law, John Micheal and Marie Smith; grandsons that he nurtured, Samuel, Christopher, Emory, Courtney, Jordan, Reashawn, M.J. and ElRicko; five grandchildren; special nieces, Tiffany Houze, Brittany Gist; sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty S. and Lawrence Williamson, Helen S. and Leon Jackson, Wyomia S. and Johnny Jefferson, Alice Smith, Gainelle S. Toms, Mae S. Harper, Grover; brothers and sisters-in-law, Rev. John M. and Fannie Mae Smith, Scottsburg, Va., William and Mildred Smith, Salisbury; aunts and uncles, Sallie Mae and Ben D. Adams, Kings Mountain, Mildred Smith, Gastonia; uncle, Acee Smith, Baltimore.; nieces, nephews, cousins and devoted friends
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sisters, Margreen S. Houze, Alieen S. Littlejohn
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. William Thompson
BURIAL: Church cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
Robert W. Gibbons
BELMONT - Robert William Gibbons, 83, 402 Hawley Ave., died Sept. 26, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of New Jersey, son of the late William Edward and Margurite Corneau Gibbons, husband of the late Mary Irwin Gibbons, Army veteran of World War II, retired from Johnson Motor Lines, of Lutheran faith.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Roberta Gibbons and Joseph Bass, Matthews; stepdaughter, Marie Kirby, Belmont; stepson, Billy Crawford, Mount Holly; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: Private
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
Mitchell J. O’Connor
CHERRYVILLE - Mitchell Joseph O’Connor, 43, 2052 N. Highland Ave., Clearwater, Fla., died Sept. 26, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of St. Clair, Mich., son of the late DeLyle O’Connor, self-employed carpet installer.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Dorothy Wood O’Connor, Clearwater, Fla.; paternal grandmother, Dorothy Simm, Bear, Del.; brothers, Mark and Marty O’Connor, Clearwater; sisters, Molly Jones, Maureen Burke, Cherryville; nieces and nephews; one grand-niece
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Michael O’Connor
FUNERAL: Private
ARRANGEMENTS: Carpenter’s Funeral Home
