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Sheila Bivens
VALE — Sheila "Jo" Bivens, 49, 3252 Wellman Road, died Oct. 19, 2000. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Margaret Neal Bivens, employeed as a seamstress in clothing manufacturing, member of Macedonia United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Tony Kerley, Taylorsville; daughter, Shelby Marie Kerley, Taylorsville; father, William B. Bivens, Lincolnton; sister, Clara Cook, Lincolnton; grandchildren; Sonny Neill III, Amanda Louise and Gentry Vaughn Kerley, Taylorsville; two nieces, one nephew; fiancee Thomas Truitt, Vale
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Macedonia United Methodist Church, Revs. Jimmy Galloway, Chase White
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: Macedonia United Methodist Church, 8055 Reeps Grove Church Road, Vale 28168
Jenell N. Dishman
SHELBY - Jenell Noblitt Dishman, 67, 126 Delmar Road, died Oct. 19, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late William Arthur and Pearl Wease Noblitt, wife of the late Billy Wayne Dishman, member of Putnam Memorial Baptist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Deborah Bell and husband Troy, Boiling Springs, Wendy Dellinger and husband Kelly, Dawn Ann Dishman, Shelby; step-daughter, Phyliss Greene, Hudson; brother, Bill "Tommy" Noblitt and wife Linda, Palm Dale, Calif.; sister, Ann Noblitt Wright, Shelby; grandchildren, Amber Roberts, Clay Spivey, Tiffney and Nikki Bell; step-grandchildren, Desareč Greene, Melissa Pendleton; great-grandchild, Dalton Cole Bennett; nephew, Robert Lee Wright
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Step-mother, Beulah Noblitt Ridings; step-son, Chris Macklveen; nephew, Chris Scott Wright
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Sunday, Putnam Memorial Baptist Church, Revs. Bryan Glisson, Larry Morris; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, church
MEMORIALS: Putnam Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund, 1138 County Home Road, Shelby 28152
ARRANGEMENTS: Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
Mildred C. Scott
LAKE WYLIE, S.C. — Mildred C. Scott, 90, formerly of 7 Sunrise Point Road, died Oct. 20, 2000, at Westminster Towers, Rock Hill, S.C. She was a native of Hagerstown, Md., daughter of the late Orville and Anna Renner Lynn, wife of the late Edward Scott, graduate of Woman’s Medical College, Philadelphia, retired registered nurse from Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, Pa.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Lynne S. and George Gessner, Lake Wylie; grandchildren, Janet G. Alford, Rock Hill, Susan G. Stewart, Raleigh, Anne K. Gressner, Charlotte; great-grandchildren, Martha Scott and D. George Alford, Rock Hill, William Wayne Stewart III, Raleigh
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Douglas E. Scott
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, River Hills Community Church, Rev. Bruce Jones
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: Following service, church
MEMORIALS: River Hills Emergency Squad, 4 Heritage Drive, Lake Wylie, S.C. 29710
ARRANGEMENTS: M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home, Clover, S.C.
Randy S. Hopper
GROVER — Randy Scott Hopper, 43, 109 Rob’s Court, died Oct. 20, 2000, at Hospice of Wendover, Shelby. He was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., son of the late Lorene Dyer Hopper, formerly employeed by Bontiz Construction Co., Charlotte, charter member of Morning Star Baptist Church, attended New Hope Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Frieda Ann Wilson Hopper; sons, Randy Scott Hopper, Gaffney, S.C.; step-sons, Brian Calvert, Shelby, Jamie Lee Calvert, Grover; daughter, Kelly Michelle Shull and husband Donald, Waco; father, William Connie Hopper, Shelby; brother, Dale Eugene Hopper and wife Julie, Shelby; sisters, Kaye H. Nations Lemmons and husband Richard, Shelby, Judy Arlane H. Gantt and husband Roger, Jacksonville; sister-in-law, Gale Chatlin and husband Milton, Shelby
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Gary Roland Hopper
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, New Hope Baptist Church, Earl, Revs. David Gordon, Ron Leslie; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home, Shelby
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Wendover, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150 or New Hope Baptist Church, 2621 Blacksburg Road, Earl 28038
Annie Moore
CHARLOTTE - Annie Mae Deaton Moore, 87, of the Oakdale Community, died Oct. 19, 2000, at home. She was a native of Gainesville, Ga., daughter of the late William Harrison and Julie Frances Rowland Deaton, wife of the late Elmer Cleveland Moore, employed as biscuit maker at Oakhill Mini-Mart, former member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Margaret and Billy Gardner, Nancy Moore, Charlotte; grandchildren, Randy Helms and wife Amanda, Kristina Helms, Amanda Moore, Cynthia Aileen and Johnny Benfield, Maria Gardner; great-grandchildren, Stacy Bush, Stephen and Kayla Mae Helms, Jasmine and Jaylen Benfield; three step-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughters, Linda Benfield, Judy Frances Mooore; brothers, Claude, Minor, Vester, John, Fletcher, Carl and Hubert Deaton; sisters, Esther Dover, Cora Wallace, Dora Hanes; grandson, Jeffery Moore
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Rev. Everette Wallace
BURIAL: Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 4-6 p.m. today, funeral home
Charles L. DuBois Sr. ORLANDO, Fla. — Rt. Comdr. Charles L. DuBois Sr., 76, of Tarhill Lane, died Oct. 8, 2000. He was a native of Springfield, Mass., retired naval aviator with the tactical airwing 1086 Haweyes, member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Kissimmee, Fla., veteran of World War II and Korean War.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ann DuBois; sons, Dr. Tim DuBois, Gastonia, Lt. Col. Larry DuBois, Heidleberg, Germany; brother, Paul DuBois, Watertown, Conn.; sister, Marilyn Polley, Boston; grandchildren, Timothy Lee, Ryan and Brooke DuBois, Gastonia, Rachael DuBois, Monterey, Calif.
ARRANGEMENTS: Woodlawn Funeral Home
John Hightower
BELMONT - John Brady Hightower, 69, 1624 Upper Armstrong Ford Road, died Oct. 20, 2000, at home. He was a native of Demorest, Ga., son of the late Ralph and Icey Merritt Hightower, retired from National Welders as a truck driver with 25 years of safe driving, served in Army during Korean War, member of United Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 41 years, Bula Etherton Hightower; sons and daughters-in-law, Andy and Nancy Black, Wilmington; Roger and Connie Hightower, Brady Hightower, Belmont; daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Paul Kirkpatrick, Belmont; sisters and brother-in-law, Cora and Lawrence Gouldlock, Cramerton, Ruth White, Bessemer City; brothers and sisters-in-law, Donald and Elaine Hightower, Clover, S.C., Kenneth and Pauline Hightower, Belmont, Eugene and Cathy Hightower, New York, N.Y.; grandchildren, Jeremy and Greg Myers, Josh Hightower, Kyle and Juliann Black; great-granddaughter, Cassie Myers
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Max Hightower, sister, Galana Hightower
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, United Baptist Church, Revs. Blaine Phelps and Mackie McMahan
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Irene Watson
DALLAS - Irene Lipscomb Watson, 86, 513 Peachtree St., died Oct. 18, 2000, at home. She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late Daniel and Rosemary McClure Lipscomb, a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church and its missionary department.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Rose W. Smyre, Gastonia, Emma W. Froneberger, Mattie W. Wilson and Delores Watson, Dallas, and Mary Elizabeth Johnson, Brooklyn; sons, Claude L. Kimble, Charleston, S.C., Garfield and Frank Watson, Robert Kimble, Dallas; sisters, Elizabeth Patterson, Lucille Jackson, Bronx, Mary Olivia Burris, Elizabeth Byers and Susan Thomason, Gastonia; brothers, J.C., Manuel, A.C. Lipscomb, Gastonia, Paul Lipscomb, Tampa, Fla.; 42 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Rev. R.O. Setzer
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 2:30-3 p.m. Monday, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Albert Anderson
GROVER — Albert E. Anderson, 64, 505 N. Main St., died Oct. 20, 2000, at Wendover Hospice Center, Shelby. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late John Ervin and Rosa Lee Short Anderson, retired textile worker, U.S. Army.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Annie Lou Harmon Anderson, Grover; sons and daughter-in-law, Charlie Anderson, Kings Mountain, Robert and Pamela W. Anderson, Grover; brothers, Claude Anderson, Grover, Ronnie and Kenneth Anderson, Kings Mountain; sister, Judy Morrison; grandchildren, Shannon Marie, Jessica Doran and Ethan Cole Anderson
PRECEDED IN DEATH: Son, Pat Eugene Anderson; brother, John Charles Anderson
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Monday, Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Rev. Dennis Harmon
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
Helen G. Bradley
GASTONIA - Helen G. Bradley, 78, 103 S. Dean St., died Oct. 20, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Graham County, daughter of the late Charlie and Cora Ellis Grindstaff, member of Linwood Church of God, with over 52 years of membership, former Sunday school teacher, member of Young at Heart Club, active in ladies ministry.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 60 years, Zed Bradley Sr.; son and daughter-in-law, Zed and Cathy Bradley Jr., Dallas; daughter, Melba Geraldine Bradley, Gastonia; brothers and sisters-in-law, Lyle and Doris Grindstaff, Leonard and Geraldine Grindstaff, Luther and Nina Grindstaff, Robbinsville; sister, Lois G. Almond, Robbinsville; grandchildren, Anissa B. Hawkins, Dallas, Anna B. Mullen, Lincolnton; great-grandchild, Brennon Hawkins, Dallas
FUNERAL: 6 p.m. today, Linwood Church of God, Revs. Michael White, James Griffin
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday, Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 4-5:45 p.m. today, the church
MEMORIALS: Linwood Church of God, 830 Linwood Road, Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
