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Bertha Griffith
CHERRYVILLE - Bertha Simpson Griffith, 96, of 1436 Requa Road, died April 28, 2003. Graveside services were 3 p.m.Tuesday at City Memorial Cemetery.
Born in Gaston County, she was a retired Roseland Textiles spinner.
Survivors include her daughter Marie M. Black of Cherryville; seven grandchildren Danny Griffith, David Griffith, Eric Griffith, and Stacy Griffith, all of Lincolnton and Luke Griffith Jr., Teresa Griffith, and Junior Black, all of Cherryville; and five great-grandchildren.
Carpenters Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Patsy Sifford
LOWSEVILLE - Patsy Lee Sifford, died April 23, 2003. Funeral services were today at 11 a.m. at Hills Chapel United Methodist Church.
Born in Lincoln County, she was a guidance counselor at Myers Park High School, and a volunteer at Presbyterian Hospital.
Survivors include her brothers, R.C. Sifford of Lowesville, and John Sifford of Charlotte; two sisters, Jessie Gouger of Chapel Hill, and Elizabeth Rotan of Belmont.
Memorials may be made to the Patsy Sifford Scholarship, c/o University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, PO Box 309, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 28164.
Raymer Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Marie Black
CHERRYVILLE - Marie McNeely Black, 78, of 339 Lee Black Rd., died April 29, 2003. Funeral services are at 3 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, where she was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7-9 at Carpenter’s Funeral Home.
Born in Gaston County, she was a Dora Mill and Sweet Tree Manufacturing retiree.
Survivors include, one son Junior Black of Cherryville and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Zion Baptist Church, PO Box 579, Cherryville, North Carolina, died April 26, 2003. A memorial service will be conducted Thursday at 7 p.m. at McLean Founders Chapel, Gastonia, North Carolina, and Faye McGee Murphy of Dallas, Texas 75228.
Thomas Black
IRON STATION - Thomas Black, infant son of Thomas Black Jr. and Jewel Smith of Iron Station, died April 26, 2003. Graveside services will be held today at 1 p.m. at Tucker’s Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery.
In addition to his parents, survivors include brothers, Darius Brown and Miquan Smith; three sisters, Niphateria Upchurch, Tanaia Anthony and Jalashia Hush; and grandparents, Jewel Black, Ernestine Smith, and Bryant Bembrey.
Ebony & White’s Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Sue Myrick
IRON STATION - Sue Betty Myrick, 69, of 540 Mt. Vernon Church Road, died April 29, 2003.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ebony & White’s Funeral Service.
William Kinlaw
William Smith “Bill” Kinlaw, 72, of 1326 Oak Canopy Road, died April 28, 2003. A memorial service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church. The family will receive friends following the service.
Born in Dunn, he was a retired U.S. Air Force veteran who served in Korea, a Shriner and a 32 Degree Mason.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Maria Kinlaw; two sons, Michael Kinlaw and Tommy Kinlaw, both of Florida; two daughters, Margaret Ricks Settle of Lake Wales, Fla. and Jeannie Arnold of Chicago, Ill.; and a sister, Evelyn Cameron of Lincolnton.
Memorial may be made First Baptist Church, 201 Robin Rd., Lincolnton, North Carolina 28092.
Bonnie Crouse
RIDGELAND, S.C. - Bonnie Mae Poovey Crouse, 76, formerly of Lincolnton, died April 28 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Ridgeland Church of God of Prophecy where she attended. Burial will follow in Ridgeland Cemetery.
Born in Lincoln County, she was a member of the Living Word Pentecostal Holiness Church in Maiden, and worked as a clothing manufacturer and seamstress until retirement.
Survivors include her husband, Gaither Lee Crouse; one son, Fred David Crouse of Ridgeland, S.C.; four daughters, Glenda Smith of Maiden, Rebecca Kilby of Beaufort, S.C., Nettie Gibson of Ridgeland, S.C., and Wanda Deal of Baton Rouge, La.; one brother, Walter Poovey of Okatie, S.C.; one sister, Margaret Blanton of Lincolnton; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 1 great great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation, 2711 Middleburg Dr., Suite 205, Columbia, S.C. 29204.
Sauls Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Clyde Bradshaw
ALEXIS - Clyde Franklin Bradshaw, 89, of 205 Alexis-High Shoals Road, died April 28, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today at Alexis Baptist Church where he was a member. Internment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church beginning two hours prior to the service.
Born in Lincoln County, he worked for J.P. Stevens until retirement, and was a member of the Stanley Masonic Lodge #644, A.F. & A.M.
Survivors include his wife, Willie Lee Bradshaw; one daughter, Kay Sisk of Stanley; three sons, Max Bradshaw of Virginia Beach, Va., Don Bradshaw of Valle Crucis, and Scotty Bradshaw of Lincolnton; six sisters, Avanell Lowe of Lincolnton, Mabel Lowe and Dorothy Shelton, both of Mooresville, Eve Jones of Kings Mountain, Ruline Lewis, and Sue Lawing, both of Stanley; one brother, Fred Bradshaw of Stanley; nine grandchildren, Wesley Sisk, Steve Sisk, Todd Sisk, Allison Rhinehart, Michelle Bailey, Michael Bradshaw, Timothy Bradshaw, Adria Bradshaw, and Sonya Saunders; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Alexis Baptist Church Family Life Center Renovation Fund, P.O. Box 39, Alexis, N.C. 28006.
Woodlawn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Laura Clark
Laura Virginia Stroupe Clark, 77, of 404 North Oak Street, died today, May 1, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel at Warlick Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Hollybrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday night form 7 until 8:30 at the funeral home.
Born in Gaston County, she was the owner of Laura’s Day Care.
Survivors include one son, Wayne Clark of Lincolnton; two daughters, Kathy Craft and Vickie Williams, both of Lincolnton; one daughter-in-law Miriam Clark of Lincolnton; and eight grandchildren, Jason Clark, Aaron Clark, Bryan Clark, Caitlin Clark, Nathan Clark, Charlotte Clark, Matthew Clark, and Gary Williams.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092.
Clayton McClain
SHELBY - Clayton “J.R.” McClain, 77, of Cleveland Pines Nursing Center, died May 1, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Kings Mountain. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Carl Gore Sr.
DENVER - Carl Ray Gore Sr., 80, of 4661 Dick Wilson Road, died May 2, 2002.
Arrangements are incomplete at Warlick Funeral Home.
Annie Brewington
Annie Mae Ivey Brewington, 86, of 804 Government St., died May 5, 2002. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel at E.F. Drum Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Hollybrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Born in Startex, S.C., she was a winder in the textile industry and a member of East Lincoln Tabernacle.
Survivors include her husband, Rev. Charlie L. Brewington Sr.; a daughter, Mary Ann Burgess of Columbia, S.C.; a sister, Beatrice Johnson of Lincolnton; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and six great great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Assoc., 3109 Poplarwood Ct., Raleigh, N.C. 27604.
John Witherspoon
CHERRYVILLE - John Phillip “Jay” Witherspoon, 86, of 3308 Tryon Courthouse Road, died May 3, 2002. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Shady Grove Baptist Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6:30 to 8 at Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home.
Born in Gaston County, he was a retired carpenter after 36 years of service with Dixie Lumber Company in Cherryville.
Survivors include two daughters, Mary Ann Burns of Cherryville and Linda W. Childers of Collierville, Tenn.; five grandchildren, Robbie Absher, Phil Absher, Todd Price, Shannon Muse and Greg Childers; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Shady Grove Baptist Church, 3240 Tryon Courthouse Road, Cherryville, N.C. 28021.
Amber Millsaps
Amber Brooke Millsaps, 10, of 3157 East Hwy. 150, died May 3, 2002. The funeral was Sunday at 4 p.m. at Mountain View Baptist Church with Burial following in the church cemetery.
Born in Catawba County, she was a fourth-grader at Pumpkin Center Elementary School where she was a cheerleader for the Pumpkin Center Panthers. She was selected for school Beamer for the upcoming school year.
Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Larisa Beal Jimenez and Chris Millsaps of the home; stepmother, Rene Millsaps of Maiden; two sisters, Lauren and Rachel Millsaps, both of Maiden; grandparents, Rex and Sharon Millsaps of Terrell and Joe Beal of Lincolnton; and great-grandparents, Jesse and Odie Millsaps of Taylorsville and Doris Bangle of Newton.
Memorials may be made to Pumpkin Center Elementary School, 3970 King Wilkinson Road, Lincolnton, N.C. 28092.
Warlick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Roy Rose Jr.
MAIDEN - Roy Ernest Rose Jr., 36, of 4092 Providence Mill Road, died April 28, 2002. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Catawba Valley Baptist Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.
Born in San Bernardino, Connecticut; one sister, Margaret Dellinger of Denver; ten grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church, 7284 Camp Ground Rd., Denver, N.C. 28037.
Warlick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Clyde Icard
HIGH SHOALS - Clyde Leroy Icard, 73, of 200 South Lincoln St., died April 30, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel at Warlick Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Hollybrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 at the funeral home.
Born in Lincoln County, he was a U.S. Army veteran, and worked in the textile industry.
Survivors include two sons, Barry Icard, and Butch Icard, both of Lincolnton; four daughters, Diane Jones of Gastonia, Frances Franklin of Mooresville, Libby Reel of Lincolnton, Teresa Roberts of Maiden; one brother, Gene Icard of Lincolnton; two sisters, Eunice Pendleton of Lincolnton, and Reba Hull of Roxsboro; 17 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Macy Sain
Lacy Sain
VALE - Macy Sain and Lacy Sain, infant daughters of David and Sherry Sain of 225 Gantt Road, died May 3, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Hill Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
Survivors, in addition to their parents, include one brother, Cameron Sain of the home; one sister, Ashlynn Arrowood of the home; and grandparents, David and Joy Sain of Lincolnton, and Angela and Michael Perkins of Vale.
Memorials may be made to the Children’s Miracle Network.
Warlick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
