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Roger D. Ruff
GASTONIA — Roger Dale Ruff, 48, Butler Street, died July 6, 1999, at Wilson Care Center, Lowell.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Elmer Jerome and Ruby Elizabeth Alnier Ruff, textile worker.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Jerome Ruff, Gastonia, Larry Ruff, Ranlo, Bobby Ruff, Belmont
FUNERAL: Private
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Robert K. Cochran
LINCOLNTON — Robert Keith Cochran, 36, 1737 Laurel Hill Drive, died July 7, 1999, at Lincoln Medical Center.
He was a native of Ft. Myers, Fla., son of the late Clifton A. Cochran, forklift operator for building supply company.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Sandra E. Cochran, the home; sisters, Terri Cochran, the home, Donna Sellers, Deland, Fla.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: Later in Miami, Fla.
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
James R. Bailey
BELMONT — James Ray Bailey, 62, 232 Springwood Drive, died July 6, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Mecklenburg County, son of the late Archibald Bailey and Florence Brown, veteran of Army Paratroopers and the National Guard, member of Ranlo Church of God, paint contractor.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Michael Bailey, Bianca, Fla., Ronnie Bailey, Mount Holly; daughters, Deborah Davis, Troutman, Toni Bailey Clark, Monroe, Michele Bailey, Georgia; grandchildren, Michael Ray, Donvan and Miranda Bailey, Jason, Jessica and Destiny Coleman, Kimberly Clark, Breana Bost; brothers, Tommy Brown, Gastonia, Billy Brown, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; sisters, Mildred Huffstetler, Gastonia, Dorothy Simmons, Pat Brown, Bessemer City
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Rev. Sherman Branch
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Beatrice S. Rhyne
GASTONIA — Beatrice Starnes Rhyne, 91, 2321 Azalea Drive, died July 6, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Rufus and Melinda Mills Starnes, mother of the late Earl Douglas Rhyne, grandmother of the late Carol Brackett, homemaker and member of Faith United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Alene Payne, Doris Laye, Jeanette and Gordon Clary, Gastonia; grandchildren, Michael Payne, Boaz, Ala., John Ingram, Lawrenceville, Ga., Sharon Watts, Wilmington Beach; six great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, McLean & Son Funeral Home, Rev. Joseph A. McCombs
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Friday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Faith United Methodist Church, 1511 E. Ozark Ave.,Gastonia 28054
Alonzo Hawk Jr.
SHELBY — Alonzo "Brother" Hawk Jr., 85, 2212 Oak Grove Road, died July 5, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Decula, Ga., son of the late Alonzo and Era Brown Hawk, husband of the late Lois Epps Hawk, brother of the late Lucious Hawk, Elizabeth Jefferies and Inez Gill, self-employed, Hawk’s Security Bonding, Army veteran of World War II, member of I.B.P.O.E. of W., treasurer of Light Oak Samaritan Club.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Patricia Ann Wray, the home, Elizabeth Hawk, Gastonia; brothers, Thomas Hawk, Shelby, Joe B. Hawk, Cleveland, Ohio; sisters, Era Hawk, Sally Owens, Washington, D.C.; grandchildren, Christopher Hawk, Shelby, Jermaine and Patrick Hoyle, the home, Dana Hoyle, Kings Mountain; great-grandchildren, Latoya Johnson, Kadijah Haynes, Kayla and Christopher Alonzo Hawk; brother-in-law, Oscar Owens; sisters-in-law, Cody, Ruby and Willie Mae Hawk, Laura Camp, Lessie Lainey
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Roberts Tabernacle CME Church
BURIAL: Webb Memorial Lawns
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Enloe Mortuary Inc.
Mary Lou Niven
SHELBY — Mary Lou Hord Davidson Niven, 93, The Sterling House, died July 7, 1999.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late William Gordon and Mary Ann Whitworth Hord, wife of the late Carl Winfred Davidson and Jesse Franklin Niven, sister of the late Loron and Alvin Hord, Leslie McBrayer, Zona Clay, step-mother of the late Jesse F. Niven Jr. and Virginia Niven Herman, Waco High School Graduate, attended Limestone and Lenoir-Rhyne Colleges, teacher in the public schools, member First Presbyterian Church of Albemarle, Sunday school teacher, circle leader, president during 1958-59 and life member of the Women of the Church, visited homebound members of her church, worked summers as a hostess in the Assembly Inn at Montreat in Black Mountain, member United Daughters of the Confederacy, charter member of the Dogwood Garden Club, two-term president of Delta Kappa Gamma Society, president of the Albemarle Woman’s Club, Outstanding Elementary Teacher 1972, Albemarle Junior Woman’s Club Woman of the Year 1958 and 1980, volunteer at Stanly Memorial Hospital for which she received a certificate of service in 1982, member of the National Federation of Business and Professional Woman’s Club, BPW Woman of Distinction of the Year 1980, maintained residence in Albemarle, spent time with her sister in Falls Church, Va.before moving to The Sterling House.
SURVIVORS: Sister, M. Pat Wotring, Shelby; brother, Raymond D. Hord, Shelby, step-son-in-law, Ken Herman Jr., Raleigh, step-grandson and granddaughter, Ken and Mary Jon Herman III, Harrisburg; step-granddaughter and grandson, Jennifer Herman and Stan Heath, Raleigh, nieces, nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 5 p.m., Friday, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
MEMORIAL SERVICE: Saturday, First Presbyterian Church, Albemarle
VISITATION: 3:30-4:30 p.m., Friday, Harris Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1578, Albemarle, 28001 or Capernaun Fund, Waco Baptist Church, Waco, 28021
Dolly M. Handshoe
MOUNT HOLLY — Dolly Mable Handshoe, 54, 333 Lanier Ave., died July 7, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Wells County, Ind., daughter of the late Arthur and Viola Straub Johnson, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, George Leroy Handshoe; son, Leroy Jr. Handshoe, the home; sisters and brothers
FUNERAL: 10 a.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. Sherman Branch
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery
VISITATION: Before service, funeral home
Roger D. Ruff
GASTONIA — Roger David Ruff, 48, Butler St., died July 6, 1999, at Wilson Care Center, Lowell.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Elmer Jerome and Ruby Elizabeth Alnier Ruff, textile worker.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Jerome Ruff, Gastonia, Larry Ruff, Ranlo, Bobby Ruff, Belmont
FUNERAL: Private
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Bertha C. McGhee
GASTONIA — Bertha Helms Cearley McGhee, 312 Havenhurst Drive, Taylors, S.C., formerly of Dallas and Gastonia, died July 7, 1999, at Greer, S.C.
She was a native of Union County, daughter of the late Joe M. and Della Lou Virginia Pressley Helms, wife of the late Glenn Cearley and Basil McGhee, mother of the late Robert L. Cearley Sr., music director at Gaston Children Center for 25 years, member of First United Methodist Church, Gastonia, Friendship Club, Chancel Choir, past president of Dallas Woman’s Club and Hoe and Hope Garden Club, Dallas, member of Lionettes of Gastonia Evening Lions Club, governess for many children.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Betty and William Craemer, Charlotte, Patsy and Jack Shuford, Taylors; son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Sharon Cearley, Dallas; stepdaughter, Alice McGhee Hunt, Atlanta; sister, Ruby Kerns, Clover S.C.; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Gaston Memorial Park Chapel, Mausoleum A, Drs. Jody Seymour, Jim Westmoreland
INTERMENT: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 1-2 p.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church
PALLBEARERS: Lander L. Clemmer III, Tony L and Robert L. Cearley Jr., John Fredrick Shuford, John L. and David P. Furmanek
MEMORIALS: Music Fund of First United Methodist Church, 190 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Ginger Shull
SHELBY — Ginger Coreena Whaley Shull, 29, 2124 Ashbury Drive, died July 7, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Meridan, Conn., co-owner of Shull Construction Co., member of Eastside Baptist Church, Sunday school teacher, honor graduate of Kings Mountain High School.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son, Sabrina Ann and Zeddie R. Shull, the home; mother and step-father, JoAnn and Donald W. Burton, Cross Hill, S.C.; father, Richard L. Whaley, Dallas; maternal grandmother, Velma Chapman, Mount Holly; paternal grandmother, Betty Anderson, Belmont, step-brothers, Shane Burton, Kings Mountain, Donald W. Jr. and Robert Ryan Burton, Vale; half-brother, Eric Whaley, Dallas.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m., Sunday, Carothers Colonial Chapel, Belmont, Dr. Harold Fite
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. Saturday the funeral home
