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Wilson Harper
GASTONIA - Wilson Harper, 65, 5300 Elder Bank Drive, died Sept. 23, 1999, at home.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ella Harper, Charlotte; daughters, Denise H. Church, Clarksville, Tenn., Victoria Watson, Decatur, Ga., Melinda B. Borders, Asheville, Shirley M. Richardson, Washington, D.C.; stepson, Randy Lowery, Atlanta, Ga.; brothers, J.R. and George Harper Jr.,Gastonia, A.C. Harper, Cherryville; sisters, Hazeline Barber, Ruth Love, Esther Miller, Sallie Glenn, Fannie Nixon, Mary A. Gillian, Gastonia, Louise Harper, New York City, Patricia Mason, Southern Pines; three grandchildren
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Mount Pigha Baptist Church, Rev. Robert Setzer
BURIAL: Beatties Ford Memorial Garden, Huntersville
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Beasley’s Funeral Service
Pauline B. Wilkes
CHARLOTTE — Pauline Bray Wilkes, 81, of Britthaven, formerly of Gastonia, died Sept. 25, 1999, at Presbyterian Hosptial.
ARRANGEMENTS: Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia
Richard C. McCluney Jr.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Richard Clark McCluney Jr., 67, 600 block of Lord Dunmore Drive, died Sept. 23, 1999, in a local hospital. He was a native of Gastonia, lived in Virginia for the past 27 years, Marine Corps veteran, retired pharmaceutical representative with Bayer Corp., attended St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jean Foushee McCluney, daughters, Susan Courtney McCluney, Kelly McCluney Shaner, Virginia Beach; sons, Scott Maglenn and Richard Clark McCluney III, Chesapeake, Va.; mother, Ruth Baber McCluney, Gastonia; brother, Thomas O. McCluney, Gastonia; sisters, Ruth M. Lowry, Rebekkah M. Swink, Gastonia; grandson, Andrew Logan McCluney, Chesapeake
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Father Paschal Kneip
BURIAL: Colonial Grove Memorial Park
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society
Joe B. Dellinger
MOORESVILLE — Joe Billy Dellinger, 62, 117 Indian Trail, died Sept. 24, 1999, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Fonze and Maude Carpenter Dellinger, phone technician at Lucent Technologies with 30 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Caren Dellinger, Moorseville; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and David Baird, Charlotte; brother, Everette L. Dellinger, Denver; niece, Teresa Benfield, Maiden; grandchildren, Michele and Nicole Dellinger, Mooresville, Josha Baird, Charlotte
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. Monday, City Memorial Cemetery, Cherryville
VISITATION: 2-3:30 Monday, Carpenter’s Funeral Home, Rev. Keith Love Raymond A. Jordan
GASTONIA - Raymond A. Jordan, 77, 521 Treasure Lane, died Sept. 25, 1999, at home.
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean & Son Funeral Home
Dawn Closky
SHELBY — Angela Dawn Closky, infant daughter of Stephen Thomas and Angela "Angie" Watts Closky, 3509 Fallston Road, died Sept. 24, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
SURVIVORS: In addition to her parents, halfbrother, Michael Closky, Shelby; grandparents, James and Gladys Watts, Gerry and Denise Smith Sr., Shelby; great-grandparents, Rosa Cox, Gastonia; Carroll Houck, Shelby, Anna Rennick, Philadelphia
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Monday, Charity Baptist Church
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 3-4 p.m. today, Stamey Funeral Home, Rev. Ray Cook
Doris S. Cox
CHARLOTTE — Doris Samuels Cox, 73, of Rhyne Road, died Sept. 25, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital. She was a native of Mecklenburg County, daughter of the late Phorney A. Samuels, wife of the late Robert E. Cox, sister of the late P.A. Samuels Jr., mother-in-law of the late John L. Thompson Jr., homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda and Ted Petty, Sherry and Larry Payne, Mount Holly, Phyllis Thompson, Stanley; mother, Lucy Flowers Samuels, Charlotte; sisters, Virginia Broome, Helen Sutton, Charlotte; brother, Milton Samuels, Dillon, S.C.; grandsons and spouse, Chris and Kellie Petty, Carey, John L. Thompson III, Surfside Beach, S.C., James "Jimmy" and Matthew Thompson, Stanley
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. Gary Bryant
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Monday, funeral home
Doris Speyer
SHELBY — Doris Cicelia Darwood Selby Parr Speyer, 83, 1524 New House Road, died Sept. 25, 1999, at home. She was a native of Baltimore County, Md., daughter of the late Robert C. and Ella J. Hoffman Darwood, wife of the late William G. Selby, Harold E. Parr, Alfonso L. Speyer, sister of the late Irma M. Darwood, deli manager at Grauls Market, Annearundle Co.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Robert W. and Barbara Selby Sr., Shelby, Harold E. and Cindi Parr Jr., Union, Ky., Phillip and Ruth Speyer, Hurst, Texas; daughters and sons-in-law, Lois M. and Herman Turner, Arnold, Md., Mary and Gary Azzaro, Baltimore, Muriel and Jim Sanders, Norwalk, Conn., Ruth and Marvin Rampage, Conyers, Ga.; 16 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
VISITATION: Family headquarters at the home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
ARRANGEMENTS: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
John R. Kaal
CROUSE — John Robert Kaal, 55, 2597 Farmbrook Lane, died Sept. 24, 1999, at home. He was a native of Foster County, N.D., son of the late August and Frances Zeller Kaal, self employed truck driver for 30 years, Marine veteran of the Vietnam War.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Donna Kaal; sons, Justin Kaal, Verona, Mo., Brandon Rios, Long Shoals; daughters, Johnna Mooneyham, Silaom Springs, Ark., Heather Proctor, Jennifer Kaal, Cabool, Mo., Valeska Ward, Newton, Jessica Rios, Lincolnton; brother, Benjamin Theodore Kaal, Verona; eight grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday, Kaal Family Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
Frank V. Bell
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Frank V. Bell, 85, 2245 Sparrow Springs Road, died Sept. 23, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Clarence and Lanie Paysour Bell, brother of the late Janice Bell Tino and Lucy Bell Wilson, former deacon and member of Crowders Creek ARP Church, former elder and Sunday school teacher at Northside Presbyterian Church, active in the Crowders Creek community watch program, World War II Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Elizabeth Howell Bell; sons and daughters-in-laws, Frank Douglas and Linda Crisp Bell, Carl Anderson and Mary Magdelene Bell, Kings Mountain; brothers, Haskell R. Bell, Clarksville, Tenn., Donald D. Bell, Gastonia; sisters, Jean Bell Ammons, Zelda Bell Hastings, Gastonia, Evelyn Bell Gonsolin, Winchester, Tenn., Sarah Bell Deener, Marshall, Ind.; grandchildren, Adrian Bell Thornburg, Wendi Bell Summerlin, Elizabeth Bell Medina, Nathan Ross Bell, Gavin Seth Bell; great-grandchild, Lanie Kathryne Summerlin
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Crowders Creek ARP Church, Gastonia, Rev. James D. McLurkin
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, other times at the home of Frank Dougals and Linda Bell, 2233 Sparrow Springs Road
MEMORIALS: Crowders Creek ARP Church, 207 Crowders Creek Road, Gastonia 28052
Howard Spencer
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Howard Spencer, 206 Lake Montonia Road, died Sept. 25, 1999, at home.
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
James L. Farris
SHELBY — James Lander Farris, 92, 118 Morton St., died Sept. 25, 1999, at home. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late John James and Lula Jane Ervin Farris, retired purchasing agent at Lily Mill, member of Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, 1930 graduate of Furman University, recipient of the Paul Harris Award from the Rotary Club.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Treva Magnolia "Pig" Carter Farris, daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Michael Mayhew, Sherrills Ford, nieces, Helen Johnson, Dorothy O’Shields, Shelby
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. today, Sunset Cemetery, Revs. Gervase Hitch and Bill Pheagin
MEMORIALS: Lafayette Street United Methodist Church Building Fund, 1420 S. Lafayette St., Shelby
ARRANGEMENTS: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
Ruby C. Bailey
MOUNT HOLLY — Ruby Carey Bailey, 75, 302 Dodge St., died Sept. 25, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late William and Perlie Poole Carey, wife of the late Buford Bailey, mother of the late John and Susan Bailey, retired secretary with American and Efird.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Michael R. and Jim Bailey, Mount Holly; sister, Helen Sylvester, Louisianna; grandchildren, John Bailey, Charlotte, Todd Bailey, Catherine Bass, Mount Holly; great-grandchild, Jayce Bass
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11:30 a.m. Monday, Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery, Rev. Keith Hearn
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home
Lucetta Arntz
YORK, S.C. — Lucette Moss Shirley Arntz, 94, of the Belaire Health Care Center, Gastonia, died Sept. 24, 1999, at her residence. She was a native of York, daughter of the late James L. and Janie Ford Moss, wife of the late Fred D. Shirley, Lyle A. Arntz, 1927 graduate of Winthrop University, taught at Gastonia High School and Muskegon High School, Michigan, and in Rock Hill, former owner and publisher of the Yorkville Enquirer.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Mrs. W.R. McCausland, Rock Hill, Mrs. J. Irvin Biggs, Lumberton
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Rev. Donald Lowery
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery
VISITATION: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, York Funeral Home
Patricia Mace
CHARLOTTE — Patricia "Pat" Rucker Mace, 57, of Old Plank Road, died Sept. 24, 1999, at Haywood Regional Medical Center, Clyde.
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
