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John Gidney
LAWNDALE — John “J.D.” Gidney, 77, of 112 Pony Barn Road, died Jan. 6, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Philadelphia United Methodist Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the service.
Born in Cleveland County, he served in the U.S. Army; attended Zion Hill Baptist Church, and worked for Burns Construction until retirement.
Survivors include two daughters, Ethel Banks of Hickory and Evelyn Russell of Shelby; four step-sons, Roy Wilson Jr. of Atlanta, Ga., John Wilson of Iron Station, Aubrey Cunningham of Gastonia and Kenneth Wilson of Lincolnton; two step-daughters, Doretha Barber of Washington, D.C. and Gwendolyn Cobb of Lincolnton; two sisters, Ann McKnight of Lawndale and Ruth Ruffen of Summitt, N.J.; six grandchildren; 32 step-grandchildren; and 34 step-great-grandchildren.
Ebony & White’s Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Helen Liles
IRON STATION — Helen McCall Liles, 87, died Jan. 5, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Aaron Temple United Methodist Church in Bennettsville, S.C. Burial will follow in Benny Quick Cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service at the church.
Born in Marlboro County, S.C., she was a homemaker.
Survivors include two daughters, Ola Mae Foster of Iron Station and Helen Kelly of Willimantic, Conn.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Quick’s Funeral Home in Bennetsville, S.C., is in charge of arrangements.
Lander Ford Jr.
CROUSE — Lander “L.C.” Carter Ford Jr., 75, of 2793 St. Marks Church Road, died Jan. 10, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Crouse United Methodist Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in Hollybrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday night from 6 until 8 at Carpenter’s Funeral Home.
Born in Gaston County, he was a U.S. Navy veteran, and worked for Carolina Freight as a local driver for 26 years until retirement. He was also a member of the Lincolnton Masonic Lodge #137, and the Charlotte Scottish Rite.
Survivors include his wife, Reba Anthony Ford; a son, Landon “Lannie” Carter Ford III of Maiden; three foster brothers, Troy Carpenter, Harold Carpenter and Fred Carpenter, all of Cherryville; a foster sister, Ruby Shumaker of Cherryville; and four grandchildren, Lindsey Ford, Wesley Ford, Kandon Ford, and Devon Shook.
Memorials may be made to Crouse United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 43, Crouse, N.C. 28033; or to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092.
Leo Merriam
Leo Norman Merriam, 72, of 1129 Buffalo Shoals Road, died Jan. 9, 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. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
He worked in the textile industry.
Survivors include one son, James Norman Merriam of Lincolnton.
Sue Dover
SHELBY — Minnie Sue Haynes Dover, 80, formerly of 103 Dellinger Road, died Jan. 10, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in Cleveland Memorial Park. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home.
Born in Rutherford County, she was the former owner of Sue’s Beauty Salon, and the former secretary of Shelby Wood Preserving. She was a member of the Friendship Sunday School Class and worked in food service at James Love Elementary School.
Survivors include two daughters, Stephanie D. Roberts of Cherryville and Robin D. Burns of Shelby; three sisters, Betty Lyles of Spindale, Mae Spillars of Ellerbe, and Evie Lee Jolly of Waco, Texas; one brother, Rev. Wayne Haynes of Lincolnton; five grandchildren, Richie Roberts, Hayley Beane, Tommy Burns Jr., Emily Burns, and Holly Burns; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, N.C. 28150; or to Bus Fund at Bethel Baptist Church, 606 South Dekalb Street; Shelby, N.C. 28150.
Charles Beatty
CARY — Charles M. “Pete” Beatty, 83, formerly of Greensboro, died Jan. 9, 2002. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Hinshaw Memorial United Methodist Church. Internment will follow in Westminster Garden Cemetery. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall two hours prior to the service.
Born in Sherrills Ford, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps who served during WWII, a manager of the Piedmont Pie Company for many years, and a 32nd degree Mason. He also worked as a salesman for Basic Foods Inc. until retirement, and after retirement was a food consultant for Brokay Products Inc.
Survivors include his wife, Ora Howard Beatty; two daughters, Linda Bodenstab and Debra Beatty, both of Raleigh; one sister, Elizabeth Beatty of Greensboro; and two granddaughters, Tara Bodenstab and Robin Bodenstab.
Memorials may be made to Hinshaw Memorial United Methodist Church, 4501 High Point Road, Greensboro, N.C. 27407.
Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Nannie Brooks
VALE — Nannie “Nan” Leatherman Brooks, 83, of 6642 Sain Milling Road, died Jan. 10, 2002. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel .
Born in Lincoln County, she was a former member of the Daniel Boone Nature Gardens, and was active in many national, state, and local garden clubs. She was a master flower show judge and master gardener.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Brooks; two sons, David H. Brooks of Durham and James A. Brooks of the home; two daughters, Nancy Ustach of Beaufort and Lisa Anne Rhodes of Durham; three brothers, Bill Leatherman of Mint Hill, Lewis Leatherman of Vale, and Paul Leatherman of Sanford; two sisters, Ruth Seabock of Hickory and Clara Scronce of Vale; and four grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092; the American Cancer Society; or Palm Tree United Methodist Church.
Dennis Bell
SHELBY — Dennis Lee Bell, 60, of 113 Blackhawk Drive, died Jan. 11, 2002. A memorial service was held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Stamey Funeral Home Chapel.
Born in Cleveland County, he served in the National Guard, worked as a motor rewinder for Electric Motor Service until retirement, and was a life-time member of the Green River Beagle Club.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Earwood Bell; two sons, Mike Bell, and Richard Bell, both of Shelby; a daughter, Lori Ann Ledford of Cherryville; a brother, Doug Bell of Shelby; two sisters, Elaine Gettys of Gastonia, and Jewell Kendrick of Kings Mountain; and three grandchildren, Candy Bell, Dale Ledford Jr., and Jake Bell.
Memorials may be made to Double Shoals United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 548, Lawndale, N.C. 28090.
Joyce Ramsey
CHERRYVILLE — Joyce Randall Ramsey, 79, of 111 Sussex Avenue, died Jan. 11, 2002. A funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Cherryville where she was a member. Burial followed in City Memorial Cemetery.
Born in Gaston County, she worked for Dellinger Jewelry for 15 years. At her church, she was a member of the Presbyterian Women and the Earnest Workers Sunday School class.
Survivors include a son, Dennis Ramsey of Charlotte.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Growth Fund, 107 W. Academy St., Cherryville, N.C. 28021.
Carpenter’s Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
William Willard
DENVER — William Willard, 71, of 8301 Ferncrest Lane, died Jan. 11, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 9 at the funeral home.
Born in Greenwood, S.C., he was a carpenter for Duke Power until retirement.
Survivors include three sons, William H. Willard of Denver, Johnny A. Willard of Huntersville, and Jerry Lee Willard of Vermont; one daughter, Brenda Stilwell of Stanley; one brother, Benny L. Willard of Greenwood, S.C.; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092.
Everett Wilson
IRON STATION — Everett Mills Wilson, 84, of 3611 Oakwood Circle, died Jan. 11, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Chapel at E.F. Drum Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8 at the funeral home.
Born in Cleveland County, he was an inspector for Vermont American until retirement. He was also a member of Edwards Chapel Baptist Church, Toluca.
Survivors include a son, Donald Wilson of Iron Station; a daughter, Dorothy Ann Reinhardt of Iron Station; two brothers, Ernest Wilson of Fallston, and William Wilson of Maryland; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Andrew McLean Jr.
STANLEY — Andrew Jackson McLean Jr., 64, of 7155 Old Plank Road, died Jan. 11, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Gold Hill Baptist Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in the Gold Hill/Rock Hill Cemetery in Lowesville. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service.
Born in Lincoln County, he was a truck driver.
Survivors include his wife, Joann Copeland McLean; three sons, James McLean, and Damon McLean, both of Mt. Holly, and Reginald McLean of Dallas; three daughters, Sheila McLean, and Sindy McLean, both of Mt. Holly, and Bonita McLean of Charlotte; his mother, Isabelle McLean of Stanley; two brothers, Boyd McLean of Stanley, and Benny McLean of Charlotte; three sisters, Sylvia McLean of Washington, D.C., Betty Howell of Iron Station, and Carolyn McLean of Stanley; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
E.F. Drum Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Doris Lanning
Doris Hartley Lanning, 84, of 817 East Alexander Street, died Jan. 12, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today in the E.F. Drum Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Born in St. Augustine, Fla., she was a seamstress with Burris Chair until retirement.
Survivors include her husband, Foye F. Lanning; a son, Coleman Lanning of Valdese; two daughters, Barbara Doolittle, and Mary Linda Lanning, both of Lincolnton; a sister, Edna Hunter of Elton, Fla.; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Grace Parham
GASTONIA — Grace Hovis Parham, 86, died Jan. 11, 2002. A funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Burke Mortuaries. Burial followed in Center View Baptist Church Cemetery.
Born in Catawba County, she was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, Buddy Parham of Newton, and Roger Parham of Spartanburg; two daughters, Phyllis Parham Ramey of Charlotte, and Frances Parham Horne of Denham Springs, La.; one sister, Bessie Hovis Burckhartte of Maiden; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Association, P.O. Box 1066, Asheville, N.C. 28802.
Richard Moss
MAIDEN — Richard Buien Moss, 88, of Hopewell Church Road, died this morning, Jan. 14, 2002.
Arrangements are incomplete at Burke Mortuaries.
Edward Suttle Jr
Edward Emerson Suttle Jr. “Bub”, 70, of 395 McAlister Road, died this morning, Jan. 14, 2002.
Arrangement are incomplete at Warlick Funeral Home.
