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John Scronce
John Charles “J.C.” Scronce, 67, of 1971 Southside Road, died July 22, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at Salem Baptist 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 employed as an electrician for Vermont American.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy “Dot” Rhyne Scronce; a daughter, Lisa Scronce Creech of Lincolnton; a brother, Joe David Scronce of Vale; and three sisters, Linda Scronce Seagle, Nannie Bell Scronce Mahala, and Thelma Scronce Day, all of Lincolnton.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092; or Salem Baptist Church Handbell Fund.
Ruth Degree
SHELBY — Ruth Ell Humphries “Snookie” Degree, 32, of 418 Airline Avenue, died July 20, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today in the S.T. Enloe Memorial Chapel at Enloe Mortuary. Burial will follow in Webb Memorial Lawns. The family will receive friends at the funeral home 30 minutes prior to the service.
Born in Cleveland County, she was employed with the Les and Deborah Farfour family for about 10 years.
Survivors include a son, Charles Roger Degree of Shelby; a sister, Genevive Tetteh of Boston, Mass.; two grandchildren, Charletta Degree, and Mieko Degree; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Harris Hospice Unit, Presbyterian Hospital, 200 Hawthorne Lane, P.O. Box 33549, Charlotte, N.C. 28233.
Vera Taylor
Vera Pearl Sain Taylor, 81, of 601 Shoal Road, died July 22, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Messiah United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Zion Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 at Warlick Funeral Home.
Born in Lincoln County, she was self-employed as a seamstress.
Survivors include a brother, Frank Sain of Lincolnton; one grandchild, Mark Alexander; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092.
Carlton Lynch Jr.
MAIDEN — Carlton Bryan “C.B.” Lynch Jr., 81, of 3096 Buffalo Shoals Road, died July 23, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ivey Memorial United Methodist 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. Navy, WWII veteran, and worked as a dairy farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Emma Goodson Lynch; two sons, Kenneth D. Lynch of Lincolnton, and Rex A. Lynch Sr. of Maiden; a daughter, Sharon L. Lynch of Hickory; two brothers, James Lynch of Greensboro, and Fred Lynch of Shelby; a sister, Irene McSwain of Kings Mountain; and three grandchildren, Rex A. Lynch Jr., Carla L. Helms, and Bryan M. Lynch.
Memorials may be made to Ivey Memorial United Methodist Church, 3811 Goodson Road, Maiden, N.C. 28650.
Nancy Morgan
RALEIGH — Nancy Idaree Hawkins Morgan, 71, formerly of Cherryville, died July 23, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Wesleyan Church in Cherryville. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends at First Wesleyan following the service.
Born in Rutherfordton, she was a volunteer Girl Scout Leader, tutored reading at East Elementary, volunteered with the Band Boosters at Cherryville High School, and coached the Ferguson Hardware Girl’s Softball team. She was also very active at her church.
Survivors include two daughters, Danita Jan Morgan of Raleigh, and Lynn Morgan Pope of Hendersonville; two sisters, Jane Hawkins, and Becky Camp, both of Rutherford County; and three brothers, Halys Hawkins of Rutherford County, Bertie Amos of Salisbury, and Rommie Hawkins of Huntersville.
Memorials may be made to Girl Scouts of the Pioneer Council, 250 S. New Hope Rd., Gastonia, N.C. 28054. Carpenter’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Jose Deleon
Jose Manuel Deleon, 19, died July 16, 2002. A memorial service was held at the home of his step-sister, Ruby Heffner.
In addition to his step-sister, survivors include his mother, Michel Lail of Nashville, Tenn.; his father, Dario Deleon of Del Rio, Texas; a brother, Douglas Broome of Maiden; and a sister, Carmelita Broome of Crown Point, Ind.
Memorials may be made in his grandmother’s name, Nancy Richardson, to the American Cancer Society 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, N.C. 28202.
Warlick Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Boyce Jetton
DENVER — Boyce DeLynn Jetton, 71, formerly of Charlotte, died July 22, 2002. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. today in the chapel at Raymer Funeral Home. Interment followed in Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Born in Huntersville, he was a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church, and a former police officer with the Town of Davidson. He worked with TCT Trucking Company.
Survivors include his brother, Roger A. Jetton of Knoxville, Tenn.; and a sister, Carol Irvin Wilfong of Gastonia.
Memorials may be made to Hopewell Presbyterian Church, 10500 Beatties Ford Rd., Huntersville, N.C. 28078.
Alfred Morrell
SHELBY — Alfred Morrell, 83, of 1823 Quail Run Drive, died July 23, 2002. A funeral service will be held at noon Saturday at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Eskridge Grove Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8 in the S.T. Enloe Memorial Chapel at Enloe Mortuary. Rosary will start at 7.
Born in New Orleans, La., he was a U.S. Army, WWII veteran, and served as Staff Sergeant. He was employed with Cleveland County Schools, and later he worked for Drexel Heritage Furnishings, Inc. as an upholster until retirement.
Survivors include his daughter, Yolanda Morrell Johnson of Shelby; a stepson Kenneth Francois of New Orleans, La.; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Life Enrichment Center, 1270 Fallston Rd., Shelby, N.C. 28150.
Mary Carter
MCADENVILLE — Mary Aileen Kirby Carter, 85, of 209 Riverside Drive, died July 24, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 8 p.m. today at First Wesleyan Church in Gastonia. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Gaston Memorial Park. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 until 8 at the church.
Born in Cherokee County, S.C., she was a member of McAdenville Wesleyan Church, and a homemaker. She helped her husband often in his ministry of the church for almost 58 years.
Survivors include her husband, Rev. Yancy H. Carter; a daughter, Yvonne Holland of Greensboro; two sons, Harold Carter of Dallas and Sonny Carter of McAdenville; five grandchildren, Brandon Carter, Harris Carter, Michelle Hatley, Ginger Riggs, and Jeffrey Holland; and four great-grandchildren.
Sisk-Butler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Burgin Miller Jr.
VALE — Burgin Columbus Miller Jr., 71, of 643 North Brook III School Road, died July 25, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cedar Grove Lutheran Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday night from 6:30 until 8 at Stamey Funeral Home.
Born in Lincoln County, he was employed by Martin Marietta Aggregates for 28 years until retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Miller; a son, Ronald Miller of Vale; and one grandchild, Daniel Miller.
Memorials may be made to Cedar Grove Lutheran Church, 261 Cedar Grove Church Rd., Vale, N.C. 28168.
Lenora Custis
Lenora “Gwen” Smith Craft Custis, 46, of 202 State St., died July 23, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Ebony & White’s Funeral Service. Burial will follow in Hollybrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home 30 minutes prior to the service.
Born in Cleveland County, she was formerly employed with Cochrane Furniture and attended various churches in the area.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph L. Custis of Troy; two sons, Richard Craft and Chuck Craft, both of Hickory; a daughter, Kristy Harbison of Lincolnton; her father, Freeman Lee Smith of Lincolnton; six brothers, Gary Smith of Brooklyn, N.Y., Anthony Smith of Norfolk, Va., Wilbert Smith of Mocksville, Dennis Smith of Hickory, Randy Smith of Maiden, and Harvey Smith of Lincolnton; three sisters, Elizabeth Smith, Freida Brooks, and Sandra Boyd, all of Lincolnton; and 12 grandchildren.
Fannie Heffner
IRON STATION — Fannie Cupp Heffner, 87, of 5001 Highway 73, formerly of Springwood, died July 25, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Carothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2 until 3 p.m. Saturday.
Born in Opelikla, Ala., she was a member of Centerview Baptist Church, and worked at Acme Spinning until retirement.
Survivors include three sons, Bremonne “Monty” Heffner of Maiden, John Heffner of Lincolnton, and Bobby Heffner of Mt. Holly; two daughters, Peggy Pressley and Mara Maxwell, both of Iron Station; two sisters, Martha Mullis of Calabash and Joyce Bowlin of Lowell; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
Carothers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Martha Childers
Martha Clara Carver Childers, 71, of the Brian Center and formerly of Stanfield Drive in Stanley, died July 25, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Arbor of Jesus Church. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at Warlick Funeral Home.
Born in Jackson County, she was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, Clyde Childers of Newton and Troy C. Childers of Bessemer City; two daughters, Brenda Perkins of Iron Station and Barbara Haynie of Stanley; six brothers, Sherman Carver of Mt. Holly, Junior Carver, Andrew Carver, Bill Carver, James Carver, and Kenneth Carver, all of Franklin; one sister, Bonnell Wilson of Sylva; 24 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren.
Harold Powell
Harold Kenneth Powell, 79, of Cardinal Care, died July 26, 2002. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Reeps Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Born in Lincoln County, he was a carpenter and a U.S. Army veteran who served during World War II.
Survivors include six daughters, Helen Carpenter of Cherryville, Christene Auton, Jane Carpenter, Pat Carpenter, Carolyn Hefner, and Rita Powell, all of Lincolnton; one brother, Earl Powell of Lincolnton; one sister, Inez Weaver of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.; two stepchildren, Ted Goins and Linda Chambers; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and four great great-grandchildren.
