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Azzielee Adams
CLOVER, S.C. — Azzielee Adams, 107 Adams St., died Oct. 14, 1999, at Self Memorial Hospital, Greenwood, S.C.
ARRANGEMENTS: Wright Funeral Home
Peggy Creech
LOWELL — Peggy Creech, 62, Rhyne Oakland Road, died Oct. 14, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home
William C. Weaver
BESSEMER CITY — William Caldwell "Bill" Weaver, 75, 441 Weaver Dairy Road, died Oct. 13, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston, son of the late Walden and Beulah Kiser Weaver, brother of the late John and Kathryn Weaver, 1946 Honor Graduate of North Carolina School of the Deaf, where he was inducted into the NCSD Hall of Fame for track and basketball, owner of Weaver Dairy Farm, member of the National Fraternal Society of the Deaf, FAED Club, Charlotte, attended Catawba Heights Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Susie Arrowood Weaver, of the home; daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Johnny Dean, Gastonia; brothers, Joe N. and Michael Gene Weaver, Bessemer City; sisters, Peggy Suqiyama, Columbia, Md., Frances Moore, Easley, S.C.; grandchildren, Christina and Amber Dean, Gastonia, nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Concord United Methodist Church, Revs. Charles Arrowood, Leroy Adams
BURIAL: Smyre Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, church
PALLBEARERS: Johnny, Dennis and Mike Weaver, Joe Dawson, Floyd London, Timmy Moore
MEMORIALS: Kathryn Weaver Scholarship Fund, Concord United Methodist Church, 355 Eaker Road, Bessemer City 28016
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
Elijah W. Fowler
DALLAS — Elijah William Fowler, the infant son of Kerry and Kelly Motsinger Fowler Jr., died Oct. 13, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
SURVIVORS: In addition to his parents, brother, Abraham Fowler, of the home; grandparents, Donald and Louinice Motsinger, Forest City, Kerry and Sandy Fowler Sr., Gastonia; great-grandparents, Patrick and Margaret Board, Timmonsville, S.C.; aunts, Velvet Motsinger, Sugar Hill, Ga., Rebecca Motsinger, Raleigh; uncles, Jim Fowler, Gastonia, Donald Motsinger, Raleigh
MEMORIAL SERVICE: Private, Rev. Sherman Branch
ARRANGEMENTS: Dallas Funeral Home
Donald F. Armstrong
LINCOLNTON — Donald F. Armstrong, 61, died Oct. 14, 1999, at his home. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Woodrow A. and Leslie L. Armstrong, spent more than 30 years as a school photographer for various affiliates of Delmar Studios until his retirement in 1996.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Kristy A. and Bob Dunbar, Ashley Armstrong, Paige Armstrong; sister and brother-in-law, Patsy A. and Steve Herman; longtime companion, Margarette A. Rivenbark; mother of his children, Kaaren K. Armstrong; grandson, Gus Armstrong Dunbar; nephew, Scott Herman; nieces, Mandy Coffey, Alison Herman
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, First United Methodist Church, Lincolnton, Rev. Carrol Lindsey
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: Ronald McDonald House, 549 Moye Blvd., Greenville, N.C. 27834 or Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 E. 7th St., Charlotte 28204
Robbie Lee McClain
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Robbie Lee McClain, 62, 238 Branchwood Circle, died Oct. 13, 1999, at home. He was a native of Kings Mountain, son of the late Beatrice Wray McClain, brother of the late George McClain.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sally Ann Ross McClain, Kings Mountain; sons, Ronnie Eugene Ross, Terry Lee, Charles Edward, Anthony Lance and Robert Roger McClain Jr., Kings Mountain, Roydell McClain, Asheville; Timmy McClain, Orlando, Fla.; daughters-in-law, Marcheal Renee Moore-McClain, Jeanelle Parker-McClain; father, Andrew McClain; stepmother, Dorcas McClain; sisters, Pauline Goddard, Kings Mountain, Shirley McClain, Lawndale; brothers, Paul Edward, Theodore, Rev. Jessie, Joe, Author and David McClain, Kings Mountain, Charles McClain, Panama City, Fla.; eight grandchildren; family and friends
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Ebenezer Baptist Church
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill and Son Funeral Home
Eunice Brigman
SHELBY — Eunice "Trudy" Brigman, 52, 2804 W. Zion Church Road, died Oct. 14, 1999, at Cleveland County Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Richmond County, daughter of the late Everett L. and Jessie S. Brigman, sister of the late Hoyt Stankwytch, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Alex Jennings Brigman, Laurinburg; half-brother, James Carl Ingram, West Point, Ga.; sisters, Frances Cribbs, Jeanette Brown, Shelby, Rena Hatcher, Greensboro, Lena Williams, Rockingham; seven nieces; five nephews; five great-nieces; nine great-nephews
FUNERAL: 10 a.m. Saturday, Victory Baptist Church
BURIAL: Eastside Cemetery, Rockingham
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Lutz-Austell Funeral Home
Linda W. Carpenter
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Linda Williams Carpenter, 54, 107 Vickie Drive, died Oct. 14, 1999, at home. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Julius and Avalona Mae Champion Williams, wife of the late John W. Carpenter, sister of the late Elmer Williams and Anna Ware, employee of Artee Industries, Shelby, member of David Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Archie Carpenter, Gaffney, S.C., Joe and Angela Carpenter, Fayetteville, Robert Carpenter, Grover; daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Charles Jenkins, Lawndale; mother-in-law, Eavey G. Carpenter, Cherryville; brother and sister-in-law, Herman Max and Estelle Williams, Hollywood, Fla.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Lucille and Jake Wyte, Victoria Sellers, Connie Hamrick, Kings Mountain, Pauline and Willie Arrowood, Forest City, Thelma Weaver, Shelby; five grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Harris Funeral Home, Revs. Claude McIntosh and Willie Arrowood
BURIAL: Cherryville Memorial Cemetery, Cherryville
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights, Shelby 28150
Bobby J. Faris
CLOVER, S.C. — Bobby Joe Faris, 59, 301 Jackson Terrace, died Oct. 14, 1999, at home. He was a native of York County, son of the late Robert Leslie and Ina Louise Faris, brother-in-law of the late Joe Falls, Air Force veteran, employed with Homelite and John Deere for over 35 years, lifetime member of the First United Methodist Church, Mason in Alpine Lodge 208.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Eloise Mauney Faris, of the home; daughters and sons-in-law, Jody F. and Thomas "Chip" Hope III, Clover, Julie F. and Tommy Proffitt, Blacksburg, S.C.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Ralph "Bud" and Benny Jane, Rick and Mary Beth Faris, Clover; sister, Judy F. Falls, Clover; grandchildren, T.J. Proffitt, Blacksburg, Jordan Faris, Ina Louise Hope, Clover; nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Saturday, Lakeview Memory Gardens, Rev. Paul Hutchison
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Clover Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 214, Clover 29710, Hospice Community Care, 325 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, S.C. 29730, or First United Methodist Church, 124 Bethel Street, Clover 29710
Elizabeth K. Wilson
SUNBURY, PENN. — Elizabeth K. "Betty" Wilson, 83, 133 N. 8th Street, died Oct. 14, 1999, at Sunbury Community Hospital. She was a native of Philadelphia, daughter of the late Norris and Kathryn Myers, wife of the late William "Whitey" Wilson, mother of the late Alberta Terrenoe, sister of the late Norris Myers, worked as a clerk for various drugstores, last worked for the Peoples Drug Stores, member of Grace Lutheran Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Rosemarie Jaymes, Gastonia; granddaughters and grandsons-in-law, Betty and Richard Barnes, Boone, Dina and Scott Beam, Gastonia; great-grandson, Dakota Barnes, Boone; sisters, Lydia Raup, Trevorton, Penn., Sara Kramer, Charlotte, Edith Tressler, Millersburg, Penn.; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Farrow Funeral Home
BURIAL: Northumberland Memorial Park
James H. Anderson
BELMONT – James "Harry" Anderson, 52, 282 Maplecrest Drive, died Oct. 5, 1999, at home. He was a native of Mecklenburg County, son of the late Charles W. Anderson, Navy veteran of Vietnam War, sales representative, member of Norfolk, Va., Masonic Lodge, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Andrea A. Johnson, Virginia Beach, Va.; mother, Yvonne Boyd Anderson, Huntersville; brother and sister-in-law, Carey and Judy Anderson, Belmont; grandsons, Wesley and Justin Johnson, Virginia Beach
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Rev. Robert Thompson
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: The Shriners Crippled Childrens Hospital, 905 W. Faris Road, Greenville, S.C. 29605
Henry J. Auten Jr.
GASTONIA – Henry Jennings "Jim" Auten Jr., 53, 708½ Dogwood Drive, died Oct. 4, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Henry J. Auten Sr. who was a former captain with Gaston County Rural Police, Navy veteran of Vietnam War, former employee of Akers Motor Lines and The Charlotte Observer, member of Belmont Masonic Lodge No. 627, American Legion, Belmont, Flint Groves Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Brian Auten, Charlotte; daughter, Kimberly Auten, Charlotte; mother, Ruth Auten Madden, Gastonia; sister, Sandra Auten Wiggins, Deland, Fla.; nephew, Ronnie Wiggins Jr., Deland; niece, Rhonda Wiggins White, Deland; great-nephew, Alexander White, Deland; aunts, Mabel A. Buchanan, Gastonia, Virginia Newton, Cornelius
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Friday, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Steve Warnock
VISITATION: At the home of Ruth Auten Madden, 1929 E. Garrison Blvd., Apt. 1
MEMORIALS: South Marietta Street Baptist Church, Bus Fund, 911 S. Marietta St., Gastonia 28054
