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Evelyn McGaha
HIGH SHOALS - Evelyn Sue McGaha, 69, of 213 Lincoln Street, died May 27, 2003. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at High Shoals Memorial Gardens.
She was born in Gaston County.
Survivors include one sister, Mary Conrad of High Shoals.
Memorials may be made to WMIT- Black Mountain 106.9.
E.F. Drum Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
L.D. Ross
SHELBY - L.D. Ross, 80, of 833 Logan Street, died May 23, 2003. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Mike’s Creek Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 - 3 p.m. at the church.
Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
David Krusen
EARL - David Edward “Ned” Krusen, 50, of 129 Carolina Place Drive, died May 25, 2003. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Burial followed at Saint Peter’s Untied Church of Christ Cemetery in Coventry, Pa.
Enloe Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
J. Lineberger
James Ronnie Lineberger, 58, of 1448 Mirror Lake Drive, died May 24, 2003. Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m. today in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Born in Lincoln County he worked in the construction industry.
Survivors include two sons, Todd Lineberger of Albemarle and Cully Lineberger of Denver; two daughters, Angie Beam of High Shoals and Amy Lineberger of Lincolnton; two step-children; Sean Smith and Drew Smith both of Newton; two brothers, Teddy Lineberger and Johnny Lineberger both of Lincolnton; one sister, Tammy Peeler of Vale and four grandchildren.
Kathryn Blue
CHERRYVILLE - Kathryn “Kithy” Gibson Newton Blue, 85, of 104 Oak Street, died May 25, 2003. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today at First Assembly Of God, where she was a member. Burial followed at Gaston Memorial Park.
Born in Haywood County, she was a homemaker, former member and piano player of the Goofy Girls Senior Band and Jake and the Golden Girls of Gastonia and a member of the Senior Center.
Survivors include one daughter, Barbara Newton Cochran of Cherryville; six step daughters, Celia Newton Perry and Fredda Newton Rivenbarker both of Raleigh, Sonja Blue McManaway and Marge Blue Tracy of Ill. and Maria Blue Jackson of Gastonia; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Hazel Gibson White of Cherryville and Betty Gibson Hall of Badin Lake; five step grandchildren (Newton); 10 step great-grandchildren (Newton); 2 great-great-grandchildren; 15 step grandchildren (Blue) and 26 step great-grandchildren (Blue).
Memorials may be made to First Assembly of God, 1104 Myrtle School Road, Gastonia, North Carolina 28658.
William Dodson
VALE - William “Ted” Edward Dodson, 75, of 2218 Sam Houser Road, died May 27, 2003. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Reepsgrove United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1-3 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.
Born in Cleveland County he was a machinist.
Survivors include his wife Alice Dodson; one son, Gary Dodson of Spartenburg, SC; three daughters, Teresa Powell of Vale, Sarah Lynn Dodson of Ubalda, Ga. and Susan Drum of Cherryville; one brother, Clarence A. Dodson of Grassy Creek; two sisters, Virgil Hoyle and Betty Clawson both of Vale; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 North Cedar Street, Lincolnton, North Carolina 28092.
Alvin Rhyne
DREXEL - Alvin “Pap” Rhyne, 92, of Drexel, died May 28, 2003. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Drexel First Baptist Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow at Burke Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Born in Lincoln County, he was a World War II U.S. Army veteran and retired from Cutting Cross Chevrolet as an auto mechanic.
Survivors include his wife Mary Florence Whisnant Rhyne of the home; two sons, Mike Rhyne of Wakefield, England and Mark Rhyne of Drexel; one brother, Clyde Rhyne of Valdese; one sister, Eva Smith of Alabama and four grandchildren, Susan Rhyne and Catherine Rhyne both of England and Christopher Rhyne and Paige Rhyne both of Drexel.
Memorials may be made to Drexel First Baptist Church, PO Box 308, Drexel, North Carolina 28092.
James Byrd
TENNESSE - James Alvin Byrd, 74, of Pigeon Forge, died May 29, 2003. Funeral services will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at Atchley’s Smoky Mountain Chapel. The family will receive friends from 4 until 6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Survivors include his wife Bessie Grigg Byrd; two daughters, Pamela Gail Byrd and Vickie Ownby; four grandchildren, Tammy Vig, Jennifer Daugherty, Kristy Geilenkirchen, and Eric Reinhardt; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Ruth Parks and one brother, Edward Byrd.
N. Holloway
Nelena Jo Vassar Holloway, 52, of California, and Curt Cauthen of Newton; two step daughters, Christen Isaac of Maiden, and Shirley Sigmon of Newton; two brothers, Albert Lutz of Lincolnton and Noah Lutz of Newton; a sister, Margie Black of Lincolnton; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Rd., Newton, N.C. 28658.
Ethel Ballard
Ethel Conner Ballard, 75, of 130 Salem Road, died June 2, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Boger City United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Macpelah Presbyterian Church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 at Warlick Funeral Home.
Born in Lincoln County, she was a textile worker for Brig-a-knit until retirement.
Survivors include three daughters, Carolyn B. Earnhardt of Lawndale, Sally B. Sanders of Lexington, S.C. and Elaine B. Childs of Lincolnton; one brother, Clyde Hullett of Knoxville, Tenn.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Boger City United Methodist Church, 2320 E. Main St., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092; or the American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, N.C. 28202.
Hazel Ballard
Hazel Theresa Patton Ballard, 79, of 3802 King Wilkinson Road, died May 27, 2003. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today at Macedonia Baptist Church, where she was a member. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Born in Lincoln County, she was retired from the textile industry.
Survivors include two sons, B.C. Ballard of Denver and Terry Nelson Ballard of Gastonia; one daughter, Marilyn Ballard Baker of Conover; one brother, Hugh Patton of Shelby; 14 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Gaston County, 258 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia, North Carolina Hwy. 150, Lincolnton, North Carolina 28092.
Burke Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Lillian Beam
HICKORY - Lillian Etta “Billie” Yount Beam, 91, of the Brian Center, died June 2, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in Hollybrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service.
She worked for Belmont Hosiery and Christian Ministries of Lincolnton until retirement.
Survivors include a daughter, Jean Patton of Hickory; a son, Wade Owens of Shelby; a sister, Helen Yount of Conover; three grandchildren, Angie Owens Tate, Rick Owens and Eric Owens; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Christian Ministries, P.O. Box 423, Lincolnton, N.C. 28093.
Warlick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Polly Sherrill
MAIDEN - Polly Withers Sherrill, 83, of 415 North Main Avenue, died June 4, 2002. A funeral service will be held tonight at 8:30 in the Chapel at Burke Mortuary. A private graveside service will be held Thursday. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Born in Catawba County, she was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Don Sherrill of Maiden; three grandchildren, Debra S. Drum, Diane S. Drum and Karen S. Rinehardt, all of Maiden; and six great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Center View Baptist Church Pre-School, 3976 E. Maiden Rd., Maiden, N.C. 28650.
