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Elizabeth Auten
GASTONIA — Elizabeth Ann Owens Auten, 41, died Sept. 15, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
FUNERAL: Private
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
Andrew Bumgardner
GASTONIA — Andrew William Bumgardner, 74, 104 Flowers Road, died Sept. 19, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late William Lee and Artie Edna Heffner Bumgardner, brother of the late Dewey and Walter Bumgardner, retired from textiles, member of Revival Tabernacle, Stanley, World War II Navy veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 55 years, Frances Lowe Bumgardner; sons and daughters-in-law, Michael "Mike" Andrew and Faye Bumgardner, Joseph Lee and Christine Bumgardner, Jacksonville, Fla.; daughters and sons-in-law, Linda Sue and Steve Hardin, York, S.C., Marsha Elaine and Chuck Morrow, Gastonia; brothers and sister-in-law, Homer Bumgardner, Donald and Lisa Bumgardner, Belmont; sisters and brother-in-law, Margaret Lingerfelt, Mount Holly, Pauline and Clyde Goldelock, Kings Mountain; 14 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Revival Tabernacle, Stanley, Revs. Robert and Ruby Gittens
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: Revival Tabernacle, 217 S. Main St., Stanley 28164
Nana Gaye Goad
CRAMERTON — Nana Gaye Goad, 81, died Sept. 18, 1999, at Blue Ridge Health & Rehab Center.
She was a native of Grayson County, Va., wife of the late Hurley Elton Goad, daughter of the late Arnie Alvert Crigger and Annie Dell Trent.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Ann and Claude King, Galax, Va., Jane and Ray Wiggins, Belmont, Sandra and Freeman Holder, Dobson; sister-in-law, Lucille Goad, Fries, Va.; grandchildren and spouses, Allen and Marcie King, Coty and Alane King, Galax, Mike and Kelly King, Fancy Gap, Va., Craig Wiggins, Tim and Lisa Wiggins, Belmont, Jeff and Carol Wiggins, Gastonia, Myra and Rickie Tucker, Melissa Holder, Jodie Holder, Dobson; 10 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; special friends, Grover and Brenda McKenzie, Jackie and Libby Joines, Galax, Faye Smith, Mount Airy
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Vaughan-Guynn Chapel, Revs. Robert Lanter Jr., Willie Bryant, Pastor Sammy Oxendine
BURIAL: Galax City Cemetery
Georgia Black
CROUSE — Georgia Bryte Martin Black, 85, died Sept. 18, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Lincoln County, wife of the late J.A. Black, daughter of the late Ada Walker and William P. Martin, member of Anthony Grove Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Reeves M. and Pat Black, Crouse; daughters and sons-in-law, Ada B. and David Cabaniss, Doris B. Bullard, Kaye B. and Ken Lovingood, Patti B. and Rick Carpenter, Crouse, Barbara B. Myers, Durham; sisters, Cordia M. Elmore, Letha M. Hoover, Lincolnton, Helen Black, Waco; 11 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, caregivers, Alene Schronce, Carolyn Lowman, Iva Griffin
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Anthony Grove Baptist Church, Crouse
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Lincolnton
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: Anthony Grove Baptist Church Nursery Fund, 281 Hephzibah Church Road, Crouse 28033
Wilma Hoffman
BELMONT — Wilma Jean Hoffman, 83, died Sept. 19, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
Simon Hambrick Jr.
BELMONT — Simon Richard "Slick" Hambrick Jr., 54, 653 Canterbury St., Bolivia, died Sept. 18, 1999, at his sister’s home.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Simon P. and Elise Thigpen Hambrick Sr., brother of the late Ernest Hambrick, member of Brunswick County Fishing Club, dirt track racing fan, employed by Hardee’s Restaurant, Supply.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, David and Tina Hambrick, Mount Holly, Darrell Hambrick, Belmont; daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Mike Coley, Clover, S.C.; sisters and brother-in-law, Lucille Sanders, Belmont, Patricia and Larry Trull, Clover; sister-in-law, Emma Hambrick, Belmont; grandchildren, Richard, Richie, Brian, Tiffany and Jason
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Gaston Memorial Park, New Mausoleum, Revs. Tommy Heffner, Darryl Harrison
VISITATION: one hour before the service, Gaston Memorial Park, New Mausoleum, other times at the home of Lucille Sanders, 301 Springs Drive, Belmont
PALLBEARERS: Brian Conner, Steve Chaney, Ernest Jr. and Anthony Hambrick, Tommy Sanders, Scott Ball
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Angel Hope Allen
DALLAS — Angel Hope Allen, infant girl, 426 W. Carpenter St., died Sept. 18, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
She was a native of Mecklenburg County.
SURVIVORS: Father, Finley Allen, Bessemer City; mother, Kendra Bishop Allen, the home; sister, Tammy Sue Allen, Burlington; maternal grandparents, Tom and Robin Bishop, Dallas; great-grandfather, Robert Witzberger
FUNERAL: Private
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
Michael D. Hembree
GASTONIA — Michael David Hembree, 36, died Sept. 18, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Union, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Danny Robbie Sr. and Jacqueline Young Hembree; sister and brother-in-law, Kathy Hembree and Todd Ledbetter, Charlotte; brother, Danny R. Hembree Jr., Gastonia; maternal grandmother, Doris D. Hogue; nephews, Michael and Trey Hembree, Gastonia; niece, Cathy Lee Hembree, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Sherman Branch
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, the funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Robin and Jeffrey Collier, Todd Ledbetter, Billy Knight, Jim Crosby, Mark Bledsoe
Betty Adams
McCOLL, S.C. — Betty Godbold Adams, 70, died Sept. 19, 1999.
She was a native of Marlboro County, S.C., daughter of the late Marion Boyd and Martha Pearson Godbold, member of Main Street United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Saturday Afternoon Book Club, secretary of Carlisle Book Club, retired from Marlboro County Health Department as public health nurse.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Jesse Adams, Jr., McColl; sons, Jesse Adams III, Florence, S.C., Boyd Adams, Manning, S.C.; daughters, Martha A. Burris, Gastonia, Bettie A. Carmichael, Latta, S.C.; brother, M.B. Godbold, Cheraw, S.C.; sister, Julina LeVander, Rockingham; stepmother, Cora Godbold, Cheraw, seven grandchhildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Main Street United Methodist Church, McColl
BURIAL: Roselawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 1271 Jess Adams Road, McColl
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Marlboro County or Main St. United Methodist Church, McColl, 29570
ARRANGEMENTS: Rogers Funeral Home, McColl
Daisy W. Sellers
CHERRYVILLE — Daisy Belle Witherspoon Sellers, 88, 1033 Sellerstown Road, died Sept. 18, 1999, at Rehabilitation & Health Center, Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late D. Miles and Nora Sipe Witherspoon, retired from Gastonia Weaving Co. after 40 years service, also employed by Meade Knitting of Cherryville, life long member of Shady Grove Baptist Church, member of WMU, Sunday School teacher, choir member.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Earl W. Sellers; son and daughter-in-law, Charles D. and Sylvia H. Sellers, Gastonia; granddaughters and spouses, Nancy and David Roberts, Columbia, S.C., the Rev. Lou Ann Sellers and the Rev. Dr. Thomas Herwig, Duisburg, Germany
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Shady Grove Baptist Church, Revs. Phillip W. Deitz and Robert H. Redding, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
MEMORIALS: Shady Grove Baptist Church, 3240 Tryon Courthouse Road, Cherryville 28021
William ‘Buck’ Wood
GASTONIA — William Aaron "Buck" Wood, 55, 513 Ralph’s Blvd., died Sept. 18, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Greenville, S.C., son of the late Rosa W. and William A. Thompson Jr., retired from the city of Gastonia, member of Masonic Lodge 369 & Oasis Shrine Temple, York Rites.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 37 years, Catherine Wood; sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry T. and Mary F. Wood, Chad and Michelle Wood, Gastonia; birth mother, Elizabeth Bridges, Mount Holly; half-brothers, Jimmy and Jerry Bridges, Gastonia; half-sisters, Becky Brooks, Jackie Bridges, Gastonia; grandchildren, Jeremy T. and Joshua D. Wood; special friends, April and Mika Wood
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Revs. Ralph Sparrow, Keith Carson
BURIAL: Oakview Baptist Church Cemetery, Kings Mountain, with Masonic honors
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, the funeral home, other times at the home
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: members of the Masonic Lodge and city of Gastonia employees
MEMORIALS: Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children, 950 W. Farris Road, Greenville, S.C. 29605
