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Roger Shrum
GREENSBORO - Roger Lee Shrum, 53, formerly of Charlotte, died Oct. 19, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the McEwen Charlotte Chapel of McEwen Funeral and Cremation Service. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 9 at the funeral home.
Born in Lincoln County, he was employed in sales with Pet Dairies of Greensboro.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Maloyed Shrum; a son, Karlton Shrum of Lancaster, S.C.; a sister, Glenda Smith of Waxhaw; and three grandchildren, Jordan Shrum, Josiah Shrum, and Joel Shrum.
Memorials may be made to the Research Center of the American Cancer Society; or St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Willie Graham
DENVER - Willie J. Graham, 83, of 1115 North Highway 16, died Oct. 20, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Unity Presbyterian church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 at Warlick Funeral Home.
Born in Lincoln County, he was a U.S. Army WWII veteran and farmed after retiring from his work at Duke Power.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Mauney Graham; two daughters, Judy G. Miller of Stanley, and Shelia G. Howard of Denver; one brother, J.D. Graham of Denver; one sister, Kathryn G. Black of Charlotte; and three grandchildren, Wesley Howard, Randy Howard, and Brent Miller.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092; or Unity Presbyterian Church, 8210 Unity Church Rd., Denver, N.C. 28037.
Margaret Hunt
SHELBY - Margaret Ruth Oglesby Hunt, 90, of 807 Tenda Street, died Oct. 16, 2002.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Good Samaritan Fellowship Church. Burial will follow in Cleveland Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Louise Grogan
NEWTON - Louise Elrod Grogan, 76, of 2196 “B” Sigmon Dairy Road, died Oct. 19, 2002. A funeral service was held at 11:30 a.m. today at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hickory. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
She was employed as a security guard with Griffith Security until retirement.
Survivors include a son, Joseph Elrod of Claremont; three brothers, Otis Elrod Jr. of Lake Norman, Franklin Matthews, and Jessie Matthews, both of Hickory; two sisters, Mattie Sue Mitchell of Newton, and Dorothy McGraw of Granite Falls; two grandchildren, Joseph P. Elrod II, and Lee Cole Elrod; and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Catawba Valley; or Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Burke Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
Minnie Friday
Minnie K. Friday, 81, of 150 Openview Drive, died Oct. 19, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Herndon Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 7 until 8 in the chapel at Ebony & White’s Funeral Service.
Born in Lincoln County, she was employed in housekeeping at Mohican Mills until retirement. At her church she served as a deaconess and treasurer, was a missionary and sang in the church choir.
Survivors include three sons, Alphonso “Joe” Friday, and Dewey Friday, both of Lincolnton, and Larry Friday of Denver; one daughter, Jacqueline Diane Williams of Dallas; 20 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren.
Leon Smith
SHELBY - Leon Smith, 95, died Oct. 18, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Saint Luke FPH Church in Forest City, where he was a member. Burial will follow at Stooping Pine Methodist Church in Smyrna, S.C. The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 6:30 until 8 at the church.
Born in York County, S.C., he was employed with Southern Railroad until retirement, and was a member of the Tryon Masonic Lodge #8.
Survivors include five sons, Clinzo Smith, Walker Smith, and Rev. Truman Smith, all of Baltimore, Md., Joe Smith of Rutherfordton, and Frank Smith of Kings Mountain; three daughters, Verlena Guest, Evangelist Rosetta Lynch, and Dianne Littlejohn, all of Shelby; one sister, Essie Moore of Blacksburg, S.C.; 22 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
William Thompson
SHELBY - William “Bill” Boyd Thompson, 68, of 3524 Bridges Dairy Road, died Oct. 19, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 at the funeral home.
Born in York County, S.C., he was a U.S. Navy Korean Conflict veteran and worked as an electrician until retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Campbell Thompson; one son, William Stuart Thompson of Shelby; five daughters, Katherine Davis of Anderson, S.C., Angela Grigg of Lawndale, Cindy Hussey of Robbins, Susan Van Hoey of Vass, and Ashley Danielle Thompson of the home; four brothers, Donald Frank Thompson of Florence, S.C., Richard Thompson of Abilene, Michigan; three sisters, Marvel Robbins of Michigan, and Lorna Lou Wright of Colorado; four grandchildren, Keith William Steele, Tammy Renee Grube, Santina Patricia Steele, and Garrette Bobby Steele; six step-grandchildren, Derek Joseph Bumgarner, Jennifer Marie Brooks, Kimberly Mastronardi, John Hart Jr., Barbara Hart, and Kristine Sullivan; and one great-grandchild.
Keith Steele
DENVER - Keith Steele, 80, of 5928 Highway 150 East, died Oct. 21, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today in the chapel at Warlick Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Born in Croswell, Mich., he was a U.S. Navy WWII veteran, and owned a Denver machine shop for 22 years.
Survivors include a son, Don Steele of Denver; one daughter, Peggy Annette Hart of Salisbury; three brothers, Jack Fleming, Dwight Steele, and Conrad Steele, all of Michigan; three sisters, Marvel Robbins of Michigan, and Lorna Lou Wright of Colorado; four grandchildren, Keith William Steele, Tammy Renee Grube, Santina Patricia Steele, and Garrette Bobby Steele; six step-grandchildren, Derek Joseph Bumgarner, Jennifer Marie Brooks, Kimberly Mastronardi, John Hart Jr., Barbara Hart, and Kristine Sullivan; and one great-grandchild.
Ellen Campo
Ellen Elmore Campo, 60, of 1065 Beagle’s Run Drive, died Oct. 22, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel at Warlick Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 at the funeral home.
Born in Cleveland County, she was a retired textile worker.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Campo; two sons, Danny Gold, and Chris Whisnant, both of Shelby; three daughters, Vickie Edwards of Granite Falls, and Libby Brown and Judy Brown, both of Shelby; her parents, A.F. and Dorothy Davis Elmore of Hickory; three brothers, A.F. Elmore Jr. and Roger Elmore, both of Shelby, and Randy Elmore of Granite Falls; one step-brother, Bill Holland of Morganton; two sisters, Marie Scott and Shirley McNeely, both of Shelby; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092.
Samuel Dover Jr.
CHERRYVILLE - Samuel Jeffrey Dover Jr., 53, of 6702 Charleston Trail, died Oct. 21, 2002. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday in the Cone Memorial Chapel of Carpenter’s Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service.
Born in Lincoln County, she was employed as a computer operator until retirement.
Survivors include one brother, Allen Bolick of Cherryville; and two sisters, Alanna Clark of Clemson, S.C., and Jeanine Bolick of Boonton, N.J.
Mary Dellinger
Mary M. Britton Dellinger, 89, of the Brian Center, formerly of 100 Rock Creek Road, died Oct. 22, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Shady Grove Baptist Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday night from 7 until 8:30 at Carpenters Funeral Home.
Born in Lincoln County, she was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Roland T. Dellinger; a son, Tommy Dellinger of Gastonia; five daughters, Audrey Metcalfe of Charlotte, Evelyn Aderholt of Crouse, Hilda Elmore of Lincolnton, Ann Carpenter of Bakersville, Irma Metcalfe of Macon, Ga.; one brother, Avery McAlister of Maiden; 11 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Shady Grove Baptist Church, P.O. Box 330, Cherryville, North Carolina 28021.
Laylon Rowland
GASTONIA - Laylon Lee Rowland, 72, of 949 Dallas-Bessemer City Highway, died Oct. 21, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today in Myrtle United Methodist Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in Hollywood Cemetery.
Born in Gaston County, he was a self-employed accountant.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Cook Rowland; two sons, Timothy Lee Rowland of Grover, and Gary L. Rowland of Gastonia; a daughter, Susan Poston of Cherryville; two brothers, Jimmy Rowland, and Harvey Rowland, both of Clover; four grandchildren, Leigh Ann Simmons, Sasha Poston, Laura Poston, and Ryan Poston.
Memorials may be made to Myrtle United Methodist Church, 1135 Bessemer City Rd., Gastonia, N.C. 28052.
Sisk-Butler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Fannie Ledford
CHERRYVILLE - Fannie Belle Turner Ledford, 79, of 300 Roy Eaker Road, died Oct. 20, 2002. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. today at First United Methodist Church where she was a member. Burial followed in City Memorial Cemetery.
Born in Cleveland County, she was an office manager for the Cleveland County Fair Association for 34 years until retirement. At her church she was active in the Adult Fellowship Sunday School, Chancel Choir, Lola Allran Circle, and was the former director of the Hand Bell and Children’s choirs. She was also a member of the Cherryville Music Club, the Cherryville Little Theatre, and was named Cherryville Charity League Woman of the Year.
Survivors include her husband C.D. Ledford; two daughters, Rhonda L. Wehunt, and Crystal L. Thornburg, both of Cherryville; one brother, James Turner of Belwood; one sister, Vangie Turner of Cherryville; and five grandchildren, Amy Wehunt, Travis Wehunt, Justin Thornburg, Ryan Thornburg, and Leslie Thornburg.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 601 N. Pink St., Cherryville, N.C. 28021.
Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Evan Hullett Jr.
Evan Wilford Hullett Jr., 40, of 2261 Otis Dellinger Road, died Oct. 21, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. today in the chapel at Warlick Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Born in Lincoln County, he was employed as a welder for B.R. Lees in Denver.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Hullett; three sons, Evan Scott Hullett of Parris Island, and Michael Gene Hullett and Kevin Lee Hullett, both of the home; one daughter, April Dawn Hullett of Denver; his mother, Ruby Hullett Powell of Lincolnton; his step-father, Frank Powell of Lincolnton; two sisters, Vickie Mackenstein of Utah, and Kathy Faile of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.; and one grandchild, Nathaniel Devin Smith.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092.
