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Earl W. Brymer
GASTONIA - Earl William Brymer, 88, 2517 Penny Park Drive, died Oct. 12, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Jenes J. and Sallie Pritchard Brymer, husband of the late Letha Jenkins Brymer, member of Macedonia Baptist Church, retired textile worker.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Louie, Jenes and Clayton Brymer, Gastonia; sister, Phronia Costner, Gastonia; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Rev. Clarence Morris
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Denver, Gary and Roger Brymer, Danny and Mark Costner, Troy Gibson
Michael J. Wodarski
CHARLOTTE - Michael John Wodarski, 53, died Oct. 13, 2000, at the home of his daughter. He was a native of Grand Island, Neb., son of the late John Joseph and Twyla Schuett Wodarski, served in Vietnam 1966-67, assistant manager of the Charlotte City Club for 17 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sharon Donnelly Wodarski; daughters, Robin Lee Wodarski, Susan Wodarski Norman; stepson; stepdaughter; granddaughter, Jessica Emeline Norman; brothers and sister-in-law, Stephen Harry Wodarski, Richard Allen and Angela Wodarski; sister and brother-in-law, Francele and DeWayne Perkins; stepmother, Vickie Wodarski
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. Gary Bryant
VISITATION: An hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 E. Seventh St., Charlotte 28204
Johnnie F. Richardson
STANLEY — Johnnie Franklin Richardson, 67, of Vermont Drive, died Oct. 14, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Belmont, son of the late William Judson and Nannie Fincher Richardson, Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, member of 82nd Airborne Division and First Special Forces 505 Division, member of East Belmont Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruth Haney Richardson; daughter and son-in-law, Lynn Richardson and Louie Dean, Stanley; son and daughter-in-law, Keith and Angela Richardson, Stanley; grandchildren, Travis and Alex Dean, Stephan and Preston Richardson, Stanley; brother and sister-in-law, William J. and Mildred Richardson Jr., Belmont; sister and brother-in-law, Luna and Clyde Fuller, Belmont; nieces and nephews
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Oscar M. "Pad" Carnes; sister, Dorothy "Dot" Carnes
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, East Belmont Baptist Church, Belmont, Rev. Bill Miller
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: Following service, church
MEMORIALS: East Belmont Baptist Church, 501 E. Catawba St., Belmont 28012 or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale St., Memphis, Tenn. 38105
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
Rebecca W. Goforth
GASTONIA - Rebecca Wearn Goforth, 73, died Oct. 14, 2000, at Century Care of Gastonia. She was a native of Mecklenburg County, daughter of the late George Alexander and Elaine Moose Wearn, graduate of Central High School of Charlotte and Peace College of Raleigh, member of Linwood Presbyterian Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Elmer Etters Goforth; daughter and son-in-law, Susan G. and Lester Denny, Greensboro; sons, Preston H. Goforth, Gastonia, Mark D. Goforth, Lincolnton
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Linwood Presbyterian Church, Rev. Jerry Robinson
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
MEMORIALS: Linwood Presbyterian Church, 1010 S. Linwood Road, Gastonia 28052
Nathaniel U. Tindall
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Nathaniel U. Tindall, 81, 2601 Holloway St., Durham, formerly of Kings Mountain, died Oct. 12, 2000, at Treyburn Rehab Nursing Center, Durham. He was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., son of the late A.U. and Ethel Cooper Tindall, husband of the late Evelyn Adams Tindall, member of Durham Memorial Baptist Church, former member of Kings Mountain Baptist Church, retired from Southern Railroad, served in Army during World War II.
SURVIVORS: Son, Phillip W. Tindall and wife Hazel, Summerville, S.C.; daughters, Cynthia Johnson and husband Gary, Shelby, Judy T. Wheeler and husband Dan, Durham; brother, Thomas Tindall, Kings Mountain; sisters, Edna Earle, Marguerite McKee, Kings Mountain, Melba McWhirter, Mooresboro; grandchildren, James "Tinker" Johnson Jr. and wife Jamie, Belwood, Rebecca Berry and husband Jimmy, Carterville, Ga., Geana Wheeler, Durham; great-grandchildren, David and Jennifer Johnson
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Harris Funeral Home, Dr. Gerald Goodwin, Rev. Ken Pruitt
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 4-5:30 p.m. today, funeral home
Bobby R. Davis Sr.
GASTONIA - Bobby Ray Davis Sr., 46, 1032 E. Mauney St., died Oct. 13, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late William Henry Davis.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Debbie Clark Davis; mother, Helen Louise Lovelace Davis, Gastonia; sons, Bobby Ray Davis Jr., Wisconson, Michael Davis, Alabama, Jonathon Davis, Gastonia; step-son, Tony Clark, Gastonia; daughters, Michelle Breedlove, Dallas, April and Debra Davis, Belmont; brothers, Gene Davis, Lowell, Ronnie Davis, Mount Holly, Larry Davis, Dallas, Rev. Harry Davis, Belmont, Roger Davis, Gastonia; sisters, Brenda Stafford, Dallas, Kay Bradshaw, Kings Mountain; three grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Luther Davis
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Mount View Heape Church, Crowder’s Mountain, Rev. Harry Davis
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel; other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Toney Clark, Bobby, Daniel, Jonathan and Ronald Davis
James L. Bridges
CHERRYVILLE — James Leonard Bridges, 66, 410 E. First St., died Oct. 14, 2000, at Wendover Hospice, Shelby. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Clyde R. Bridges, retired truck driver and wood craftsman at Plastic Oddities, Shelby, Marine veteran of Korean War.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Collette Bridges; sons and daughters-in-law, Donnie and Angie Bridges, Vale, Kevin and Michelle Bridges, Simpsonville, S.C., Leonard Keith Bridges, Dallas; daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Wayne Wortman, Marya and Tony Ledford, Casar, Teal and Hershel Davis, Kings Mountain, Krolina Bridges, Cherryville; mother, Minnie Ledford Bridges, Shelby; brother, Tommy Bridges, Shelby; sisters, Jeanette Bivins, Lawndale, Peggy Russ, Shelby; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Bobby Bridges
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Monday, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Revs. Marty Cunningham, Brent Walker
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carpenter’s Funeral Home
Helen Black
GASTONIA - Helen Louise Johnson Black, 72, died Oct. 13, 2000, at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late William Earl and Oma Lee Bolick Johnson, wife of the late William Lee Black, retired textile worker, of the Baptist faith.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Earl Black, Steve and Helen Black, Donald and Leah Black, Gastonia, Mike and Carolyn Black, Cherryville; daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Rod Grindle, Garner; sisters, Beulah Richardson, Gastonia, Joann Cordell, Dallas; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Junior Johnson
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Evangel Assembly of God, Rev. Rufus Johnson
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 4-6 today, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City
PALLBEARERS: David, Doug and Jeff Black, Kevin and Andy Grindle
HONORARY PALLBEARER: Joey Black
MEMORIALS: Alzheimer’s Association, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte 28215
Doris M. Adair
CHESTER, S.C. — Doris Marie Adair, 68, 120 Lancaster St., died Oct. 13, 2000, at Providence Hospital, Columbia, S.C. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Otto Grady and Willie Gibbons Adair, director of Catawba Community Mental Health for 25 years, graduate of Gaston County High School, Gardner-Webb College and Louisville Theological Seminary, member of Liberty Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Geneva Hall, Columbia, Christine Lynn, Gastonia; brothers, Grady R. Adair, Madeira Beach, Fla., Jerry B. Adair, Tampa, Fla.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Barron Funeral Home, Rev. Roger Rich
BURIAL: Armenia United Methodist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, funeral home
Marquis D. Palmer
GASTONIA - Marquis DeShawn Palmer, infant son of Jimmy Lee Palmer Jr. and Virginia Catherine Jones, died Oct. 13, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
SURVIVORS: In addition to his parents, sisters, Laseana and Rashinda Palmer; brothers, Kai Palmer, Christopher Ross; grandparents, Jimmy Lee Palmer Sr., Estelle Palmer, Mary H. Jones, Gastonia, Marvin Jones, Stanley; great-grandparents, Sarah Hunter, Mary C. Graham, Stanley
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Held Saturday, Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Rev. Michael Glenn
ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony and White’s Funeral Home
Aaron A. Slagle
GASTONIA - Aaron Alan Slagle, 22, 819 W. Walnut Ave., died Oct. 11, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, member of United Christian Church.
SURVIVORS: Parents, David and Tamara Darlene Canipe Slagle; brothers, William Bryan, James Richard, Daniel Thomas and Andrew Jason Slagle, Gastonia; sisters, Karen Darlene, Katrina Leah and Brenda Ruth Slagle, Gastonia; grandparents, Cecil Slagle, Brenda Sue Frankum, James Theodore Canipe; step-grandfather, Homer Frankum; great-grandmothers, Ella Slagle, Rosalee Moore
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Great-grandfather, William C. Slagle
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Wayne Philbeck
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: Two hours before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: David and Tamara Slagle, 819 W. Walnut Ave., Gastonia 28052
