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Charles Ballard
ALEXIS — Charles Richard Ballard, 70, died March 13, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Alexis Baptist Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 tonight at Carothers Funeral Home in Stanley.
Born in Gaston County, he was a retired parts manager at Sprull Chevrolet and worked in heavy truck parts for 20 years.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy Abernathy Ballard; a daughter, Robin Ballard Houser of Vale; a son, Tommy Lee Ballard of Alexis; two brothers, Fred Ballard of Stanley and Morris Ballard of Gastonia; a sister, Josephine Starnes of Mooresville; and two grandchildren, Colby Houser and Kindell Houser.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Gaston County, PO Box 3984, Gastonia, N.C. 28054.
James Hilderbran
SHERRILLS FORD — James Odell Hilderbran, 78, of 3101 Beatty Road, died March 12, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Sherrills Ford Presbyterian Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Born in Catawba County, he was a saw miller, a member of DAV Mooresville chapter, and a U.S. Army veteran who received the EAME medal with two bronze service stars, a good conduct medal, and a WWII victory medal.
Survivors include a son, Glenn Hilderbran of Vale; a daughter, Faye H. Hewitt of Sherrills Ford; five grandchildren, Steve Sigmon, James Sigmon, Kenneth Hewitt Jr., Lori Goins, and Leslie Hilderbran; a great-grandson; and a brother, Carlie Hilderbran of Sherrills Ford.
Memorials may be made to Sherrills Ford Presbyterian Church Cemetery Fund.
Goodin-Drum Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Wylie Dunlap
MAIDEN — Wylie Bennette Dunlap, 62, of Ginger Lane, died March 12, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Cavin-Cook Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Lincolnton. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Born in Charlotte, he was a carpenter, a U.S. Navy veteran and a member of the American Hemercalis Society and the Piedmont Daylily Club.
Survivors include two daughters, Missy Deaton and Beth Trujillo, both of Mooresville; a son, Marc Dunlap of Maiden; a sister, Tillie Ray of Ft. Mill, S.C.; and four grandchildren, Brittany Dunlap, Jake Deaton, Paulina Trujillo, and Marcos Trujillo.
Pearle Hord
CHERRYVILLE — Pearle McCormick Hord, 93, of 111 Harrelson Road, died March 12, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9 until 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Carpenter’s Funeral Home.
Born in Cleveland County, she was a retired school teacher and was a member of the NCEA.
Survivors include a son, Zan McCormick of Charlottesville, Va.; a brother, J.W. Dellinger of Cherryville; and a granddaughter, Kate Alexandria McCormick.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Zion Baptist Church Building Fund, PO Box 579, Cherryville, N.C. 28021.
Charles Ford Sr.
Charles Donald Ford Sr., 71, of 527 N. Cedar St., died March 12, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Antioch Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from one hour prior to the service at the church.
Born in Genoa, N.Y., he was retired from the U.S. Postal Service and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.
Survivors include four sons, David E. Ford, Kenny Ford and Jimmy Ford, all of Hobe Sound, Fla., and Donnie Ford Jr. of New York; a daughter, Lisa F. Watson of Hobe Sound, Fla.; a step-son, Charles Ford of New York; a step-daughter, Angela Atkinson of Philadelphia, Pa.; his mother, Lena May Ford of Lincolnton; three brothers, Glenn Ford of Phoenix, Ariz., Roland Ford of New York, and David Ford of South Carolina; and three sisters, Joanne Woodward of Lincolnton, Jessie Ford of Michigan, and Jean Ford of Florida.
Memorials may be made to Antioch Baptist Church, 3413 E. Hwy. 150, Lincolnton, N.C. 28092.
Warlick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
James Watkins
BOILING SPRINGS — James Vester “J.V.” Watkins, 88, of 4024 James Lovelace Road, died March 11, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Green Bethel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the service at the church.
Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Wilburn Hooks
NEWTON — Wilburn C. “Bud” Hooks, 66, of 1908 Crestview Drive, died March 12, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at East First Street Baptist Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in Eastview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 tonight at Burke Mortuary.
Born in Mecklenburg County, he was a foreman with Pet Dairy for 45 years. At his church, he served as a deacon and church secretary.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille Hooks; a son, Rodney Hooks of Catawba; three brothers, Ed Hooks of Charlotte, and Walter Hooks Jr. and Howard Hooks, both of Concord; two sisters, Betty Wilson and Margaret Crowell, both of Landis; a grandson, Greg Hooks; two step-grandchildren, Joshua Atwell and Chrystal Moose; and one step-great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to East First Street Baptist Church Building Fund, East First Street, Newton, N.C. 28658.
Sarah Baxter
CHERRYVILLE — Sarah Elizabeth Newton Baxter, 80, of 3073 Sorrells Baxter Road, died March 12, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today at Bess Chapel United Methodist Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Born in Cleveland County, she was co-owner and operator of Vest, Inc. of Fallston. At her church, she was a member of the United Methodist Women.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Wayne Baxter of Cherryville; three daughters, Marsha B. Riddle of Morganton, Jean B. Skibo of Cherryville, and Lynn B. Dellinger of Hudson; a sister, Edith Canipe; six grandchildren, Keith Brown II, Josh Skibo, Anna Skibo, Beth Hice, Matt Dellinger and Travis Baxter; and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Bess Chapel United Methodist Church, 2741 Hwy. 274, Cherryville, N.C. 28021.
Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Singlee Eskridge
Singlee A. Eskridge, 70, of 219 Newbold St., died March 7, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Providence Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Hollybrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.
Born in Lincoln County, she was a retired nursing assistant at the Brian Center.
Survivors include a brother, Michael Barnes of Baltimore, Md.; a granddaughter, Knisha Jenkins; and a great-granddaughter.
Ebony & White’s Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Ray Seagle
CHERRYVILLE — James Ray Seagle, 74, of 3617 Tryon Courthouse Road, died March 11, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Cone Memorial Chapel of Carpenters Funeral Home. Burial will follow in City Memorial Cemetery.
Born in Gaston County, he was employed with Nolen Concrete Supply Company and was a U.S. Army Korean veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Wilson Seagle; and a daughter, Teresa Curtis of Crouse.
Lala Williams
FALLSTON — Lala Daniel Tysinger Williams, 92, of Cleveland Pines Nursing Center, formerly of Fallston, died March 11, 2003. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. today at Fallston Baptist Church where she was a member. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Born in Davidson County, she was a homemaker, a member of the Fallston Order of the Eastern Star #282, and a former member of the Fallston Women’s Club.
Survivors include a son, Douglas Tysinger of Fallston; a daughter, Betty Cranford of Winston-Salem; two stepsons, Floyd Williams of Casar and Sonny Williams of Lexington; a stepdaughter, Linda Bridges of Manteo; three brothers, Ed Daniel, Bill Daniel and Bert Daniel, all of Denton; three sisters, Dallas Snider and Nona Carrick, both of Denton, and Dean Yates of Savannah, Ga.; 10 grandchildren, Jimmy Crawford, Joey Tysinger, Danny Tysinger, Matt Williams, Jeff Williams, Floyd Williams, Phil Williams, Scott Williams, Chuck Williams, and Pam Austin; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Fallston Baptist Church, PO Box 116, Fallston, N.C. 28042 or Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, N.C. 28150.
Stamey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lester Myers Jr.
GASTONIA — Lester C. Myers Jr., 75, of 206 Belt Drive, died March 11, 2003. A funeral service was held at 8 p.m. Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church. Burial was at 11 a.m. today with Masonic Rites in Gaston Memorial Park.
Born in Gaston County, he was retired from A.B. Carter and was a U.S. Army Korean Conflict veteran. He was a member of Brunswick Island Baptist Church in Holden Beach where he served as trustee, a member for 50 years in the Lowell Masonic Lodge 590, a past watchman of the Shepards Judean Shrine #13, and a past patron of Lowell Chapter 290 order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include his wife, Lois Poteat Myers; a son, Jerry Myers of Kings Mountain; a brother, David Myers of Gastonia; a sister, Frances Lemming of Gastonia; two grandchildren, Chris Myers and Toby Myers; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Gaston County, PO Box 3984, Gastonia, N.C. 28054.
Greene Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Nathan Potter
IRON STATION — Nathan Vestus Potter, 80, of 1049 Ingleside Farm Road, died March 13, 2003. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Born in Caldwell County, he was a sawmill operator in the timber industry and a U.S. Navy WWII veteran.
Survivors include four sons, Mitchell Potter of Sherrills Ford, David Potter of Stanley, Larry Potter of Maiden, and Matt Potter of Denver; two daughters, Rachel Rowe of Newton and Peggy Shepard of Denver; two sisters, Alma Reel and Martha Williams, both of Iron Station; a brother, T.A. Potter Jr.; eighteen grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren.
Warlick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Bessie Eurey
CAMDEN, S.C. — Bessie Hartman Eurey, 98, died March 15, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. today at Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in the Quaker Cemetery.
She was born in Lincolnton.
Survivors include two daughters, Joyce Eurey Matthews of Camden, S.C. and Theresa Eurey Face of Richmond, Va.; a son Edward M. Eurey of Duluth, Ga.; nine grandchildren, Jan M. McCorkle, John Matthews, Joy M. Preacher, Joe Face, Jerry Face, Jim Face, Jeanne F. Perez, Jay Eurey, and Joan E. Abdo; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church, 1206 Lyttleton St., Camden, S.C. 29020 or Hospice of Kershaw County, 2001 W. DeKalb St., Camden, S.C. 29020.
Kornegay Funeral Home in Camden is in charge of arrangements.
Edwin Wehunt
ETOWAH — Edwin Stowe Wehunt, 77, died March 13, 2003. A funeral service was held at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Kirby Memorial Chapel of Shuler Funeral Home. Burial followed at Mill Pond Cemetery.
Born in Lincoln County, he was a retired respiratory therapist and a U.S. Navy WWII veteran. He attended Etowah Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Gloria Cunningham-McCraw of Hendersonville; two brothers, Carol Wehunt and W.C. Wehunt, both of Lincolnton; three grandchildren, John, Candy and Shelly; and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Four Seasons Hospice, PO Box 2395, Hendersonville, N.C. 28793.
Shuler Funeral Home in Hendersonville is in charge of arrangements.
