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Johnsie L. Holder
GASTONIA — Johnsie Lee Holder, 93, of Pepperhill Drive, died Sept. 24, 2000 at Century Care of Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Samuel Clifton and Mamie Bell Cloninger Lee, wife of the late Forest Holder, member of Bradley Memorial United Methodist Church, Eastern Star, retired from Threads Incorporated.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Robert L. and Deneice Holder, Gastonia; brother and sister-in-law, Roy and Kathleen Lee, Gastonia; sister, Nell Bancroft, Gastonia; grandchildren, David Holder, Fresno, Calif., Robert Holder Jr., Chandler, Ariz.; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Harold Schwantes
INTERMENT: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Members of the Bradley Memorial Sunday School Class
John T. Kendrick
GASTONIA — John Thomas Kendrick, died Sept. 23, 2000 in Allendale County, S.C.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Thomas Lawson and Epsie Warren Kendrick, member of South Marietta Street Baptist Church, retired electrical supervisor with the city of Gastonia after 39 years, Army veteran serving in the 82nd Airborne as a sergeant.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 45 years, Shirley Propst Kendrick; sons and daughters-in-law, James L. and Tina Kendrick, Thomas W. and Mary Kendrick, Gastonia; sisters, Frances Gant, Charlotte, Betty Bridges, Shelby; three grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, South Marietta Street Baptist Church, Revs. John Ashworth, Steve Warnock
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
MEMORIALS: South Marietta Street Baptist Church, 911 S. Marietta St., Gastonia 28054
Annie M.B. Scronce
LINCOLNTON — Annie Mae Beaver Scronce, 85, of Cardinal Health Care, formerly of 3636 Reepsville Road, died Sept. 24, 2000.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late John Julis and Demcy Elizabeth Hoyle Beaver. She was a homemaker and member of Reepsville Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Harold Scronce, Newton, Dean Scronce, Crouse; daughters, Ruby Pendleton, Mary Sue Phillips, Hazel Saunders, Lincolnton; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Reepsville Baptist Church, Rev. Nicholas King
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Reepsville Baptist Church, 1513 Alf Hoover Road, Vale 28168
Mildred L.H. Vuncannon
GASTONIA — Mildred Louise Hilton Vuncannon, 65, 203 Graham St., died Sept. 22, 2000 at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Chesterfield, S.C., daughter of the late John and Dolly Chapel Hilton.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Tommy and Kay Voncannon, Asheboro; daughters and sons-in-law, Rachel and John Moore, Kings Mountain, Dale and Lupe Torres, Clover, S.C., Becky Radford, Gastonia; brother and sister-in-law, Rev. Johnnie and Loise Hilton, Dallas; sisters, Elizabeth Hunter, Cheraw, S.C., Eliza Wallace, Pageland; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sons, Rodney and Michael Vuncannon; daughters, Joyce Maney and Debbie Vuoncannon; brothers, Tom and Lloyd Hilton; sisters, Eva Edwards, Anne Hilton, Nancy Stewart
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Greene Funeral Service Westside Chapel, Rev. Johnny Hilton
BURIAL: Armstrong Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, at the funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Travis Bridgeman, Chris Moore, Eugene and J.R. Radford, Steve Saunders, Lupe Torres
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Steve Bridges, Danny Hilton, Alf Palacios, Bobby Powery, Rodney Voncannon, Jr.
Jean M.W. Schwartz
LINCOLNTON — Jean Mae Wooldridge Schwartz, 80, 132 J. Boulder Drive, formerly of Lincoln, Calif., died Sept. 24, 2000.
She was a native of Bramwell, W.Va., daughter of the late John and Hazel Dowdy Wooldridge, she was a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Edward Roy and Kathy Schwartz, Bryan, Texas, John and Kay Wilson, Lincolnton; foster daughter, Juanita Martinez, Lincolnton; brother, Bob Woodridge, Seminole, Fla.; sister, Elizabeth Hines, Sanford, Fla.; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Bill and John Wooldridge; sister, Dorothy Weimerskirch.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dr. Dixon Free
VISITATION: Family will receive friends following the service at the graveside
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
Lillie P. Anthony
CHERRYVILLE — Lillie P. Anthony, 84, 1005 W. Church St., died Sept. 24, 2000 at Century Care, Cherryville.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late George and Christine Jarrell Pruett, wife of the late Glenn Anthony, Sr., retired from Howell Manufacturing Co. and Sweetree Mills, Inc. as a seamstress.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Glenn and Linda Anthony, Jr., Cherryville; daughters and son-in-law, Dorothy A. and Bennett Newton, Cherryville, Doris A. Beam, Magnolia Springs, Ala.; brother, Garland Pruett, Cherryville; sister, Bertha Newton, Cherryville; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Tuesday, City Memorial Cemetery, Cherryville, Rev. Jack H. Cooke
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home; other times at the home of Glenn Anthony, Jr., 420 Paul H. Beam Road, Cherryville
MEMORIALS: American Lung Association, 3305 SE 16th Ave., Hickory 28601
Hiawatha Rankin
MOUNT HOLLY — Hiawatha "Tommy" Rankin, 54, 1208 Old Highway 27, died Sept. 22, 2000 at his home.
He was a 1964 graduate of Reid High School, Belmont.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Joyce McCorkle Rankin; daughters and son-in-law, Twana Rankin, Mount Holly, Lynette and Gary Boyd, Clover, S.C.; sons and daughter-in-law, Tyrone Rankin, Mount Holly, Roderick and Candy Moore, Charlotte; 12 grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, New Providence Baptist Church, Mount Holly, Rev. Jerry Friday
BURIAL: West Creek Cemetery, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 30 minutes before the service at the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Guy Cook
GASTONIA — Guy Cook, 88, 2107 Dove Tree Lane, died Sept. 21, 2000 at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late Walter and Irene Cook, member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church where he served as deacon, trustee, gospel choir, hymn choir, employed at Coleman and Cockers Machine Shop before his retirement, member of Zimri Cook Masonic Lodge, Bradford Heights Community Watch.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Blanch Cook; daughter, Myrtice Barnwell, Gastonia; sons and daughter-in-law, Anthony, Marvin, Alfred, Perry and Elizabeth Cook, Gastonia; brothers, Joseph and Freddie Cook, Gastonia, Lawson Alexander, Rock Hill, S.C., Theodore Cook, Rhode Island, Conn., W.J. Cook, Baltimore, Charles Cook, San Francisco; sisters, Dorothy C. Jenkins, Washington, D.C., Wilma C. Adams, Ruby C. Petty, Gastonia; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Dr. Milton Key
BURIAL: Church Cemetery, Bowling Green, S.C.
VISITATION: 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, at the church
ARRANGMENTS: Martins Funeral Home
Hugh Mitchem
MANTACHIE, Miss. — Hugh Mason Mitchem, 65, died Sept. 24, 2000 at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo.
He was a native of Lowell, son of the late David W. Mitchem, member of 590 Masonic Lodge in Lowell, Scottish Rite and Shriner, New Hope Baptist Church, veteran in the Korean Conflict
SURVIVORS: Wife, Pat Freeman Mitchem; daughter and son-in-law, Shelia Mitchem and Danny R. Posey, Red Lodge, Mont.; mother, Lillian Mitchem Deaton, Lowell; sisters, Alta Durden, North Augustus, S.C., Rita Waldrop, Lowell, Martha Baker, Gastonia, Faye Bumgardner, Jacksonville, Fla.; grandson, Mason Lee Wallace, Missoula, Mont.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Vivian Delinger
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, McNeece-Morris Funeral Home, Fulton, Miss., Rev. Buddy Freeman
INTERMENT: At a later date
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, 8-11 a.m. Tuesday, funeral home
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS: Cancer Society or the New Hope Baptist Church
