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Betty Leonard
LINCOLNTON — Betty Mae Byers Leonard, 66, 167 Car Farm Road, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was the daughter of the late Lee Marion and Minnie Girtie Mae Sain Byers, wife of the late Burton Leroy Leonard Sr., assembly room worker in the furniture industry.
SURVIVORS: Son, Burton Leroy Leonard Jr., Pumpkin Center, daughter, Sandra Presnell, Newton; brother, Samuel Byers, Lincolnton; sisters, Catherine and Mary Lee Avery, Sue Jane Sides, Lincolnton; grandchildren, Betty Hart and Heather Southerland, Newton, Amanda, Michelle and Steven Leonard, Pumpkin Center; five great grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, McKendree United Methodist Church, Revs. Deval Mason and Wayne Hoyle
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: McKendree United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 426, Lincolnton 28092
Bette Morris
LINCOLNTON — Bette Rose Garrison Morris, 74, 512 Battleground Road, died Oct. 9, 1999, at home.
She was the daughter of the late William Ernest and Malvena Hovis Garrison Sr., sister of the late David Ray and Dr. Robert L. Garrison, retired art instructor, charter member of Lincoln Arts Council, lifelong member and Sunday school teacher of First Baptist Church, active in church’s Outreach Ministry, honored as N.C. Democrat Woman of the Year in 1957.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, William L. and Marian Morris Jr., Kure Beach; daughter and son-in-law, Rose and Robert Luppold, Garland, Texas; brother and sister-in-law, William Ernest and Colleen Garrison, Raleigh, McGretta Garrison, Lincolnton, Mary Garrison, Charlotte; sister and brother-in-law, Evelyn and Dr. Garland Allen, Boiling Springs; seven grandchildren; two great grandsons
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, First Baptist Church, Rev. Dixon Free
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 201 Robin Road, Lincolnton 28092 or charity of donor’s choice
DONALD RANKIN
BELMONT — Donald Thomas Rankin, 74, 308 Peach Orchard Road, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late William A. "Bill" and Bessie Tucker Rankin, father of the late Danny Thomas Rankin, Navy veteran of World War II, attended Sunset Forest Baptist Church, Springwood, barber for 51 years mostly at McAdenville Barber Shop.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruth Boyles Rankin; daughters and son-in-laws, Dane and Butch Bynum, Gastonia, Vickie Smith, Mount Holly, Debbie and Tony Cherry, Belmont; grandchildren and spouses, Amy and Greg Brooks, Shelly Bynum, Heath and Amber Cherry, Dane, Stephen and Taylor Smith; great-grandson, Daniel Brooks
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sunset Forest Baptist Church, Revs. Bill Miller and Michael Horne
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Webb Street School, 1623 N. Webb St., Gastonia 28052
Louise Tate
GASTONIA — Louise Dunham Tate, 80, 616 Queens Road, died Oct. 9, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Kenneth Lytton
GASTONIA — Kenneth Glenn Lytton, 84, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church
ARRANGEMENTS: Ward Funeral Home
Doris Curtis
BELMONT — Doris "Dot" Lucille Curtis, 77, 2620 S. Point Road, died Oct. 10, 1999 at Presbyterian Hospital Harris Hospice Unit, Charlotte.
She was a native of Talladega County, Ala., daughter of the late Charles Reese and Julia Lee, sister of the late Hazel Caldwell and Faye Chassereau, member of Catawba Heights Baptist Church, retired Avon sales representative, retired from Cablevision.
SURVIVORS: Son, Hugh "Butch" Carter, Huntersville; daughters, Gwen Nance, Belmont, Pat Perini, Toronto, Canada, Jackie Hawley, Jacksonville, Fla., seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Catawba Heights Baptist Church, Revs. Raymond Johns Jr. and Max Pendleton
BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Presbyterian Hospital Hospice Unit, P.O. Box 33549, Charlotte 28254-3672 or Catawba Heights Baptist Church, 311 Belmont Ave., Belmont 28012
Trevor Richards Jr.
SHELBY — Trevor Richards Jr., 76, 3032 Poplar Circle, died Oct. 8, 1999, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
He was a native of New Castle, Pa., son of the late Trevor and Mae Hughes Richards Sr., retired from Allegheny County Child Welfare, member of First Baptist Church, Springdale, Pa., American Legion Post 82, Masonic Lodge 502, Tarentum, Pa., Navy veteran of World War II and Korean Conflict.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Virginia Rae Richards; sons, Trevor Richards III, Abilene, Kan., Douglas Richards, Cheyenne, Wyo., Jason Scott Richards, Fayetteville; daughters, Darlene R. Davis, Shelby, Deborah Guyaux, Harwick, Pa.; brothers, William and Charles Richards, Wildomar, Calif., Donald Richards, West Covina, Calif.; sister, Carol Haakinson, Weaverville, Calif.; grandchildren; great-grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Cleveland Funeral Services Chapel, Rev. Gervase Hitch
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
BURIAL: Deer Creek Cemetery, Cheswick, Pa.
MEMORIALS: The Senior Center, 408 E. Marion St., Shelby, 28150 or LIVE, 1268 Fallston Road, Shelby 28150
Kenneth G. Lytton
GASTONIA – Kenneth Glenn Lytton, 84, died Oct. 10, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late Cullen L. and Hettie Sherrill Lytton, husband of the late Margaret Carpenter Lytton, brother of the late Lucile Feemster, Margaret McGoogan, James Lytton, graduate of Gastonia High School and Clemson University, Class of 1941, earned letter in riflemanship, did graduate work at UNC Chapel Hill in 1946, commissioned in Army as Second Lieutenant in 1941, assigned to 82nd Airborne Division, reassigned to 101st Airborne Division, in original cadre, served in 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, Headquarters Company, trained in England, part of Normandy Invasion and Battle of the Bulge in 1944, received European Theatre of Operations Medal with two Arrowheads for Normandy and Rhineland campaigns, two Bronze Stars for Ardennes-Alsace Campaign and Central Europe Campaign, American Theater Campaign Medal, American Defense Service Medal, Combat Infantry Badge and World War II Victory Medal, French Croix de Guerre with Palm Streamers, Belgium Croix de Guerre with Palm Streamers, Netherlands Orange Lanyard, 101st Presidential Unit Citation for Normandy and Bastogne, Purple Heart, electrical contractor, salesman and electrical consultant for General Electric Co., formed Fiber Controls in 1952, held numerous patents for textile machinery, known as Father of Belt Blending, member of First United Methodist Church, Separk Bible Class, United Methodist Men, American Legion, World War II Last Man Club of Gaston County, 101st Airborne Division Association, Carolina Chapter of 101st, Litten-Lytton-Litton Historical Association, Fort Campbell Historical Association and Le Mirador Country Club of Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, served on board of North Carolina Textile Foundation, former member of Kiwanis and Civitan clubs, Gaston Country Club, American Textile Machinery Association, N.C. Textile Association, S.C. Textile Association, Georgia Textile Association, Alabama Textile Association, International Textile Machinery Association, Western Carolina Industries, held private pilot’s license.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jane Land Lytton; children and spouse, Ms. Channon R. Lytton, Texas, Glenn E. and Mary E. Lytton, Brenda and Randy Street, Gastonia; brothers and sisters-in-law, Coit and Booie Lytton, Charles and Patty Lytton, Gastonia; sisters and brother-in-law, Catherine and Wilfred Altman, Lake Junaluska, Evelyn Lewis, Gastonia; stepchildren and spouses, Mark Freeman, Gastonia, Laurie and Charles Newlin, Snow Camp, Julie and Evan Setzer, High Point; grandchild, Jane Olivia Newlin; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church, Dr. Joseph Seymour
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, full Military Honors by World War II Last Man Club of Gaston County
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Ward Funeral Home
PALLBEARERS: Pat Armstrong, Eulis and Mark Freeman, Roger Greene, Barry Kendrick, Bill Tench
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 218, Gastonia 28053
"Bonnie" Levodia Byrum
CLOVER, S.C. – "Bonnie" Levodia Cook Byrum, 69, 205 Hilltop Lane, died Oct. 10, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Union County, N.C., daughter of the late William Olin and Ethel Bates Cook, wife of the late Hood G. Byrum, sister of the late Flonnie Propst, Regenia Melton, former beautician, retired from Pinkney Mills, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Son, Ronald Dean Byrum, the home; sisters, Beulah Erwin, Helen Easler, Patsy Simpson, Clover, Geneva Stephens, Belmont, Vivian Whitlock, Gastonia; grandchild, Ronald Byrum; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Revs. Eugene Blackwell, Olivene Martin
INTERMENT: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Robert L. Swartz
CLOVER, S.C. – Robert Lee Swartz, 68, 1321 Colonial Drive, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
He was a native of Seward, Neb., son of the late Robert Lee and Margaret Blacker Swartz Sr., Air Force veteran, clock repairman for many years, member of First Assembly of God Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Anna Speedman Swartz; stepdaughters, Patricia Ann Norris, Athens, Ala., Martha Lou Eckman, Pearl, Miss.; stepsons, Roy David Wilkins, Bowling Green, S.C., William James Wilkins, Carson City, Neb.; sister, Patricia Emmie, Denver, Colo.
FUNERAL: Private
ARRANGEMENTS: M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
DONALD T. RANKIN
BELMONT — Donald Thomas Rankin, 74, 308 Peach Orchard Road, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late William A. "Bill" and Bessie Tucker Rankin, father of the late Danny Thomas Rankin, Navy veteran of World War II, attended Sunset Forest Baptist Church, Springwood, barber for 51 years, barber at McAdenville Barber Shop for 43 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruth Boyles Rankin; daughters and sons-in-law, Dana and Butch Bynum, Gastonia, Vickie Smith, Mount Holly, Debbie and Tony Cherry, Belmont; grandchildren and spouses, Amy and Greg Brooks, Shelley Bynum, Heath and Amber Cherry, Dane, Stephen and Taylor Smith; great-grandson, Daniel Brooks
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Sunset Forest Baptist Church, Revs. Bill Miller and Michael Horne
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: At the residence
MEMORIALS: Webb Street School, 1623 N. Webb St., Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
