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Ora D. Greer
TAYLORSVILLE — Ora Dell Greer, 79, 253 Liberty Lane, died Sept. 16, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Graham County, daughter of the late Grover and Bertha Deaton Carver, wife of the late Charner Jason Greer, mother of the late Johnnie Faye Miles, grandmother of the late Mark Greer, retired from J.P. Stevens Textiles, Stanley.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Terry Lee, Taylorsville, Joanne Garvey, Claremont; son, Dustin Moore, Lincolnton; brothers, Raymond Carver, Lincolnton, Ray Carver, Gastonia; sisters, Maggie Lambert, Sumter, S.C., Bessie Deason, Dallas, Linda Hamilton, Cherryville; three grandsons; one granddaughter; four great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 10 step-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Bass-Smith Funeral Home Chapel
BURIAL: Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Larry Lee, Alan Miles, Bobby Combs, Clifford Thompson, Larry Arrowood
Mamie E. R. D. Looper
CHARLOTTE — Mamie Elizabeth Riley Davenport Looper, 89, formerly of 5512 Carmel Road, died Sept. 15, 1999, at Woodlawn Haven Rest Home, 301 Craig St., Mount Holly. She was a native of Spencer Mountain, daughter of the late Robert Lee and Willie Helderman Riley, wife of the late Robert Newton Looper and Marshall K. Davenport, mother of the late Dale Wesley Davenport, retired sales clerk and seamstress with Paul Derr department store, Mount Holly, member of First Baptist Church, Mount Holly, former member of the Golden Years Club, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Granddaughter and spouse, Jill Davenport and Jeffrey Haney, Gastonia; great-grandsons, Garrett and Graham Haney; nieces, Sally Riley Rankin, Belmont, Jean Riley Watson, Lenoir; nephews, James Jr. and Bobby Riley, Lenoir, Paul Riley, Hudson, Coyte Riley, Winston- Salem
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Sunday, Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery, Mount Holly, Rev. Ray Hardee
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Carother Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 300 S. Main St., Mount Holly 29120
Sallie A. Anderson
MOUNT HOLLY — Sallie Adams Anderson, 87, 301 Craig St., died Sept. 16, 1999, at Woodlawn Haven Rest Home, Mount Holly. She was a native of Chesterfield County, S.C., daughter of the late Seabrook and Rettie Rollins Adams, wife of the late John Lawson Anderson, homemaker, member of White Plains Baptist Church, Pageland, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Johnny R. Anderson, Belmont, Carson L. Anderson, Mount Holly, Lewis Anderson, Gastonia; sisters, Foda Ellis, Lancaster, S.C., Eva Faulk, Huntersville; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 1 p.m. Saturday, White Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, Pageland, Rev. Homer Moree
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Christina P. Taylor
BESSEMER CITY — Christina Pike Taylor, 81, 1010 Jonathan Way, died Sept. 15, 1999, at home. She was a native of Jones County, daughter of the late Bennie W. and Eunice Turner Pike, wife of the late Ernest A. Taylor, retired seamstress instructor from Singer Co., taught sewing at Gaston College, member, Sunday school teacher and organist of Liberty Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Nolan and Martha Taylor, Bessemer City; sisters, Bessie Rhodes, Jacksonville, Ethel Whaley, Kinston, Lou Sutton, Gastonia; grandchildren, Sherry Jones, Theresa Shepard, Deborah Shepard, Bessemer City; great-grandchildren, Allana Jones, Lauren, Dylan, Logan and Lyndsey Shepard, Bessemer City
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Liberty Baptist Church, Revs. Bobby Ammons, W.H. Calvert
BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Edgewood Road
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Joel Ammons, Carris Grigg, Brett Kiser, Terry Moffitt, Chris Wilson, Jim Wilson
MEMORIALS: Liberty Baptist Church, 1001 W. 2nd Ave., Gastonia 28052
Elizabeth O. Auten
GASTONIA - Elizabeth Owens Auten, David Allen Road, died Sept. 15, 1999.
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service Keevin Auten
GASTONIA - Keevin Auten, 49, David Allen Road, died Sept. 15, 1999.
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service
John K. Martin
DALLAS — John Keith Martin, 41, 612 Robinson Clemmer Road, died Sept. 15, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: Green Funeral Service
Christina P. Taylor
BESSEMER CITY — Christina Pike Taylor, 81, 1010 Jonathan Way, died Sept. 15, 1999, at home. She was a native of Jones County, daughter of the late Bennie W. and Eunice Turner Pike, wife of the late Ernest A. Taylor, retired seamstress instructor from Singer Co., taught sewing at Gaston College, member, Sunday school teacher and organist of Liberty Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Nolan and Martha Taylor, Bessemer City; sisters, Bessie Rhodes, Jacksonville, Ethel Whaley, Kinston, Lou Sutton, Gastonia; grandchildren, Sherry Jones, Theresa Shepard, Deborah Shepard, Bessemer City; great-grandchildren, Allana Jones, Lauren, Dylan, Logan and Lyndsey Shepard, Bessemer City
FUNERAL: 11:30 a.m. today, Liberty Baptist Church, Revs. Bobby Ammons, W.H. Calvert
BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Edgewood Road
PALLBEARERS: Joel Ammons, Carris Grigg, Brett Kiser, Terry Moffitt, Chris Wilson, Jim Wilson
MEMORIALS: Liberty Baptist Church, 1001 W. Second Ave., Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
Jean S. Carpenter
GASTONIA - Jean Alice Schultz Carpenter, 76, 210 Cape Breton Trail, died Sept. 16, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Elmira, N.Y., daughter of the late Joseph and Vera Day Schultz, mother of the late Randy Carpenter, member of Sandy Plains Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 59-and-a-half years, Joseph H. Carpenter; son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Donna Carpenter, Belmont; daughter, Beverly Carpenter Wasson, Gastonia; brothers and sister-in-laws, Jack and Emma Schultz, Lakewood, Calif., Smokey and Janice Schultz, Orange, Calif.; sister and brother-in-law, Arlene and Milton Stukey, Santa Anna, Calif.; grandchildren, Deanna Hodgin, Daniel, Sean and Cherie Wasson, Holly Carpenter Brown and Cody Carpenter
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Rev. Richard Brown
MEMORIALS: Cody Carpenter Fund, c/o Fidelity Bank, 2933 Union Road, Gastonia 28056
Roger D. Pilkington
DALLAS — Roger Dale Pilkington, 53, 2013 Weir Lane, Gastonia, died Aug. 15, 1999, at home. He was a native of Haywood County, son of the late Bannard "B.L." and Hazel Sorrells Pilkington, brother of the late Gail Sorrells and Shirley Pilkington, employed by Acme Inc., member of True Gospel Church, Crouse.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Frances Breakfield Pilkington; daughters and son-in-law, Tracy Pilkington, Gastonia, Kelly P. and Michael Deal, Gastonia, Julie D. Pilkington, Cherryville; stepchildren, Ronnie Woods, Larry Bennett, Wilson, Sheika Fidler, Dallas, Tina Bennett, Cleveland, Tenn.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Gary and Joyce Pilkington, Bessemer City, Jerry and Yong-Cha Pilkington, Knoxville, Md.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Donna and Charles Huffman, Dallas, Tamey and Ronald Ball, Gastonia, Rhonda and Michael Campbell, Stanley; 10 grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Dallas Funeral Home
INTERMENT: Bessemer City Cemetery
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053 or Gaston County Cancer Society, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
Ann King Rouse
GASTONIA - Ann King Rouse, 67, 3724 Stoney Creek Court, died Sept. 16, 1999, at Mercy Hospital, Charlotte. She was a native of Lebanon, Tenn., daughter of the late William Benton King, graduate of Carson-Newman College, retired teacher from Gaston County schools, charter member of Covenant Baptist Church, taught Rouse-Catlett Class.
SURVIVORS: Husband, William S. Rouse; sons and daughters-in-law, Mark B. and Cynthia T. Rouse, W. Carlton and Lisa M. Rouse, Robert F. and Carrie R. Rouse, Gastonia; mother, Dora King Richardson, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; brother and sister-in-law, Rev. Archie D. and Mary King, Murfreesboro; grandchildren, M. Brandon, W. Colton and Kendall J. Rouse, Gastonia
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 4 p.m. Sunday, First Baptist Church, Drs. A. Douglas Aldrich, Leon Smith, Ronald Williams
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors, 700 S. New Hope Road
MEMORIALS: Covenant Baptist Church Memorial Fund, 3131 Erskine Drive, Gastonia 28054
John K. Martin
DALLAS — John Keith Martin, 41, 612 Robinson Clemmer Road, died Sept. 15, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, Air Force veteran, employed by Danaher Tool Group, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Faye W. Lyda, Dallas; daughters, Natasha and Ashley Renee Martin, Cherryville; sister and brother-in-law, Karen and Dale VanPelt, Bessemer City; maternal grandmother, Grace Melton, Gastonia; former wife, Belinda Rhew Martin, Cherryville; best friend, John Underdown
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 8 p.m. tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Gastonia, Rev. Leroy Trexler
BURIAL: Private, Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
Doyle Parker
CASAR — Doyle Alexander Parker, 72, died Sept. 17, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Marvin Zero and Hester Canipe Parker, Army veteran of World War II, European Theater, retired, former employee of Cleveland Mills and Cleveland County Solid Waste Center, member of Pisgah Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jinnie Causby Parker; sons and daughter-in-law, Hugh Lee and Vicky Parker, Ronnie Parker, Casar; daughters, Dianne Parker, Casar, Gail Williams, Cherryville; brothers, Paul and Gene Parker; sister, Genell McKinney; grandchildren, David and Jason Parker, Justin and Joey Williams
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Pisgah Baptist Church, Rev. Chris Sanford, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8 tonight, Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston
MEMORIALS: Casar Volunteer Fire Dept., P.O. Box 316, Casar 28020 or Pisgah Baptist Church, P.O.Box 388, Casar 28020
