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Marty E. Plyler
CHARLOTTE — Marty Eugene Plyler, 47, 1415 Choyce Ave., died Oct. 16, 1999. He was the son of the late Frank and Lillie Mae Poston Plyler.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia Yvette Plyler and Isaac Clevenger Moore, Belmont; aunts, Annie-Mae Davis, Cheraw, S.C., Nell Rice, Royston, Ga.; cousins, Harold Outlaw, Helen Holden, Kershaw, S.C., Tim Hatfield, Weddington, Raymond Brown, Florida, Shirley Roscoe, Cheraw, Leona Davis, Chersterfield, S.C., and other cousins
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Thursday, Sharon Memorial Park, Rev. Joel Collette
MEMORIALS: P.O. Box 634, Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: McEwen Funeral Service, Charlotte Chapel
Neal Foster
GASTONIA - Neal Foster, 60, 416 N. Highland St., died Oct. 19, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Paul H. Smith
LINCOLNTON – Paul Harris Smith, 73, 1303 Brookhaven Drive, died Oct. 19, 1999, at Lincoln Medical Center. He was a native of Burke County, son of the late Fred E. and Julia Abernathy Smith, husband of the late Mary Reeves Smith, Navy veteran of World War II, attended Belmont Vocational Textile School, member of Asbury United Methodist Church, former superintendent for Rhyne Mills, former employee of The Drug Store.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Faye Smith, Paulette and Floyd Calaway, Lincolnton; brother, Earl Smith, Cherryville, sister, Ruby McNeely, Charlotte; grandson, Chad Calaway, Lincolnton; granddaughter, Jaime Calaway, Lincolnton
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Thursday, E.F. Drum Funeral Home, Rev. Lee Ellis
VISITATION: After service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Lincoln County Hospice or Asbury United Methodist Church
Lellon B. Bolynn
GASTONIA – Lellon Bryant Bolynn, 58, 44 E. Pine St., Maiden, formerly of Gastonia, died Oct. 18, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Boyd Lellon Bolynn, husband of the late Sue Smith Bolynn, Army veteran, self-employed industrial roofer, member of Dallas Church of God, active council member and Sunday school teacher, Men’s Bible Class, Children’s Ministries Support and Missionary Support.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Catherine Travis Bolynn; mother, Alene Bryant Bolynn, Gastonia; sons and daughter-in-law, Todd Bolynn, Tony and Mary Bolynn, Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and Willie Summers, Cherryville; grandson due in December, Chandler Summers; brothers and sister-in-law, Tim and Joan Bolynn, Doug and Donna Bolynn, Gastonia; sisters and brothers-in-law, Karen and Rev. Daniel R. Shortridge, Dallas, Betty and Gene Hanna, Gastonia; stepson, Kevin Harris, Maiden; step-grandchildren, Tasha and Jody Newton, Denver
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Thursday, Dallas Church of God, Rev. Daniel R. Shortridge
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6:30-9 tonight, the church
PALLBEARERS: Gerald Gibson, Greg Bryant, Claude Crisp, Steve Coe, Bill Upton, George Coggins, Gerald Gibson Jr., Larry Travis
MEMORIALS: World Harvest Outreach, c/o Dallas Church of God, 311 S. College St., Dallas 28034
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Ben Matthews
GASTONIA - Ben Matthews, 87, 936 N. Highland St., died Oct. 19, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Zula C. Walker STANLEY — Zula Carswell Walker, 92, Brian Center, formerly of 504 Mauney Road, died Oct. 19, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Lincoln County, wife of the late Lee Walker, mother of the late Harold Walker, daughter of the late Joseph and Candice Christine Chapman Carswell, retired from textiles, member of Community Pentecostal Center.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Shirley Sanders, Stanley; sister, Clara Crouse, Stanley; grandchildren, Ronnie and Randy Walker, Donna Sanders, Daniel Simpson; great-grandson, Shane Martin, the home; three other great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Community Pentecostal Center, Rev. Cecil P. Smith
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
Sarah Rhyne Kale NEWPORT — Sarah Rhyne Kale, 79, Newport, formerly of Morehead City, died Oct. 19, 1999, at Carteret General Hospital. She was active in the Presbyterian Women of First Presbyterian Church, Morehead City, West Carteret High School Band Booster, active in Republican party.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Patricia Kale Phillips, Moravian Falls, Karen Elizabeth Dodd, New Bern, Sarah Kale Leary, Morehead City; sons, Samuel B. Kale Jr., Morehead City; brothers, Charles Rhyne, Mount Holly, Carlton Rhyne, Murrells Inlet, S.C.; grandchildren, Christine Elizabeth Grotheer, Cary, Samuel B. Kale III, Greensboro, Jennifer Anne and Carrie Leigh Kale, Morehead City; great-grandchild, Rachel Elizabeth Grotheer, Cary
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, First Prebyterian Church, Morehead City
BURIAL: Gethsemane Memorial Park
MEMORIALS: in lieu of flowers, First Presbyterian Church, 1604 Arendell St., Morehead City 28557
ARRANGEMENTS: Brooks Funeral Home & Crematory Inc., Morehead City
Mitchell D. Fisher CHERRYVILLE — Mitchell D. Fisher, 16, 3428 Fish Pond Road, died Oct. 19, 1999. He was a native of Cleveland County, grandson of the late E.H. Fisher, 11th grade student at West Lincoln High School, Vale, member of Mount Zion Baptist Church of Cherryville, active member of R.A.s at church, member of the youth Sunday school class.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Don and Patty Anthony Fisher, the home; paternal grandmother, Alene Fisher, Cherryville; maternal grandparents, Charles and Shirley Anthony, Vale
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Thursday, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Rev. Wayne Key, body will lie in state 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Mount Zion Baptist Church, P.O. Box 579, Cherryville 28021
Robert E. L. Spivey
MAIDEN — Robert E. Lee Spivey, 80, 5341 E. Maiden Road, died Oct. 19, 1999, at home. He was a native of Lincoln County, husband of the late Plassie Hicks Spivey, son of the late Ed and Ava Woodard Spivey, press operator for Box Factory, Conover, World War II Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Son, Carroll P. Spivey Sr., Lincolnton; daughters, Margie Wehunt, Maiden, Glenda Willis, Newton; brother, Paul Spivey, Hickory; sister, Ruby McAllister, Lincolnton; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, stepgrandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Mountain View Baptist Church, Revs. Raymond Hamrick, Perry Ballard, body will lie in state 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Mountain View Baptist Church, 5045 E. Maiden Highway, Maiden 28650
Eloise S. Crawford
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Eloise Summerford Crawford, 85, 916 Sherwood Lane, died Oct. 19, 1999, at Kings Mountain Hospital. She was a native of York County, S.C., wife of the late J. Wilson Crawford, daughter of the late Walter and Lula Leslie Summerford, partner in J. Wilson Crawford Real Estate, member of Boyce Memorial ARP Church, Frances Hamilton Women’s Circle, Katherine Dale Sunday School Class, Kings Mountain Woman’s Club, Open Gate Garden Club, Home Arts Book Club.
SURVIVORS: Brother, David Summerford, Pineville; nieces and nephews, David Summerford Jr., Rock Hill, S.C., Gwenn Stanley, Chesnee, S.C., Jim Summerford, Huntersville, Howard Williams, Hudson, Jane, Harold Jr. and William Byrd Crawford, Kings Mountain
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Boyce Memorial ARP Church, Rev. Doug Petersen
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8 tonight, Harris Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Crawford Scholarship Fund, c/o Boyce Memorial ARP Church, P.O. Box 1145, Kings Mountain 28086
Molly Jane Edmonds
GREER, S.C. — Molly Jane Cagle Edmonds, 66, 306 Snow St. Apt. #3, died Oct. 14, 1999, at Greenville Memorial Medical Center. She was a native of Greenville County, S.C., daughter of the late Ernest William and Ida Rozenia Terry Cagle, homemaker, member of New Beginnings Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Ricky Carroll Edmonds, Gastonia, Marion Jay Edmonds, Greer; sisters, Ima Jean Pitts, Evelyn Terry, Greer; half-sister, Linda Faye Cason, Greer; eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, one niece, one nephew
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: held Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Thomas Wade, Revs. Lewis Harvey, Hubert Hatley, Harold Sloan
VISITATION: the home
ARRANGEMENTS: The Wood Mortuary
Faris R. Bridges
SHELBY — Faris Roy Bridges, 85, 302 Bear Creek Road, died Oct. 19, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Cleveland County, husband of the late Inez Roberts Bridges, son of the late Ruffin and Ola Hamrick Bridges, brother of the late Loyd and Herman Bridges, grandfather of the late Richard Bridges, self-employed carpenter and farmer, member of Mount Sinai Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Ralph and Jean Bridges, Greensboro, Carl Ray and Shirley Bridges, Wayne and Charlotte Bridges, Shelby, Max and Jeanette Bridges, Mooresboro; daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and A.J. Chapman, Shelby, Sylvia and Larry Lovelace, Lattimore, Diane and Glenn Bivins, Lawndale, Kay and Gilbert Santana, Burlington, Faye Bridges, the home; brother, Evans Bridges, Earl; sister, Doris Martin, Earl; 15 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, Mount Sinai Baptist Curch, Revs. Jim Sparks, Broadus Heatherly, body will lie in state 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: church cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Mount Sinai Baptist Church Building Fund, 1227 Mount Sinai Church Road, Shelby 28152
