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Elmer T. Stafford
CHARLOTTE – Elmer Theodore Stafford, 78, 409 Valleydale Road, died Oct. 24, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital. He was a native of Kings Mountain, son of the late James Henry and Florence Lineberger Stafford, father of the late Dennis Eugene Stafford, Marine Corps World War II veteran, retired from Jefferson Pilot Insurance Company after 28 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Janie Swangim Stafford; brothers, Ralph Stafford, Newell, Paul Stafford, Charlotte; sisters, Brite Stewart, Lois Lowery, Charlotte, Blanche Booth, Gladys Ryals, Harrisburg, Elsie Benton, Matthews CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. Raymond Johns
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Harris Hospice Unit, Presbyterian Hospital, 200 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte 28204
Alphus Crowder
IRON STATION – Alphus Noah "Al" Crowder, 70, died Oct. 24, 1999, in Swain County. He was a native of Cherokee County, son of the late Lloyd and Icie Craig Crowder, retired truck driver from K & S Tank Lines, of Baptist faith.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Helen E. Crowder; son, Kenneth Crowder, Dalton, Ga.; stepson, Jerry Beaver, Iron Station; daughter, Sharon Headrick, Copperhill, Tenn.; stepdaughter, Linda Shull, Vale; brothers, Julius, Junior and Joe Crowder, Dalton, T.J. Crowder, Farner, Tenn.; sisters, Willa Mae Earley, Murphy, Lanetta and Martha White, Minnie Kay Allen, Dalton; two grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Akins Funeral Home, Copperhill, Tenn., Rev. Glen Taylor
INTERMENT: Shoal Creek Cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Bud Allen, Brandon Headrick, Cale and Jack Crowder, Mark Rogers
Ernest Guinn
KINGS MOUNTAIN – Ernest Guinn, 76, 119 Gold Mine School Road, died Oct. 25, 1999, at White Oak Manor.
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home
Doris Weaver BELMONT - Doris Weaver, 29, 213 Catawba Winds Drive, died Oct. 25, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
Annie H. Cabe
GASTONIA – Annie Haskin Cabe, 69, 114 E. Fifth St., died Oct. 25, 1999, at Brian Center. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Willard Haskin, sister of the late Jim, Joe and Woodrow Haskin Sr., Frances Brown, retired sales clerk from Matthews Belk after 25 years of service, member of S. Marietta Street Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Albert M. Cabe; mother, Mamie Smith Haskin, Gastonia; brothers, Bill and Jack Haskin, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Sherman Branch
INTERMENT: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Marcus Waters
MOUNT HOLLY – Marcus Elbert Waters, 84, formerly of Mount Holly, died Oct. 25, 1999, at Brian Center Nursing Home, Gastonia. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late William and Tilda Keller Waters, husband of the late Mary Outen "Velma" Waters, retired as supervisor at American & Efird Mills after 51 years, World War II Army veteran, member of First Methodist Church.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Pineview Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, 140 N. Main St., Mount Holly 28120
James Myers
SHELBY – James Dean Myers, infant son of Dean and Brandy Myers, 1209 Maple Springs Church Road, died Oct. 23, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.A great-grandson of the late O.C. and Thelma Wilson, Earl Myers and John Soyars.
SURVIVORS: In addition to his parents, maternal grandparents, Dannie and Helen Biddix, Shelby; paternal grandparents, Randy and Linda Myers, Shelby; great-grandparents, Pauline Biddix, Kings Mountain, Garland Motley, Pencie Soyars, Danville, Va.; uncles, D.J. Biddix, Anthony Wilson, Michael Myers, Shelby, Gerald Myers, Easley, S.C.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Cleveland Memorial Park, Rev. Stan Webb
ARRANGEMENTS: Lutz-Austell Funeral Home
Shirley Williams
ASHEBORO – Shirley A. Williams, 87, 156 E. Academy St., Apt. 215, died Oct. 25, 1999, at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation. She was a native of Randolph County, member of Russell’s Grove Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Larry Williams, Gastonia; sisters, Ruby Hayes, Asheboro, Mozelle Stout, Coleridge; brothers, J.L. Albright, Sierra Madre, Calif., Guy Albright, Coleridge; a grandson
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Russell’s Grove Baptist Church, Rev. Tommy Butler
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Pugh Funeral Home
Howard Hoffman
GASTONIA – Howard Lewis Hoffman, 83, 2618 Lynn Drive, died Oct. 24, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Preston E. and Edith Ford Hoffman, husband of late first wife, Thelma S. Spencer Hoffman, retired after 18 years with George Washington Life Insurance Co., general manager of Colonial Stores in North Carolina and South Carolina, moved to Fort Myers, Fla., in 1960, where he was general manager and vice president of Al’s Super Markets, member of Lutheran Chapel Church, life member of B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge, member of Masonic Lodge of Fort Myers, representative for Mason Shoe Co. for 12 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Isabel Lewis Robinson Hoffman; sons, Howard R. Hoffman, Corpus Christi, Texas, George M. Hoffman, Boca Raton, Fla.; daughter, Helen Patricia Collins, Atlanta; step sons, Carroll Robinson, Union, S.C., Bill Robinson, Dallas, David Robinson, Clover, S.C.; stepdaughter, Louise Morrison, Gastonia; sister, Virginia Whalen, Woodstock, Ga.; eight grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; seven step great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lutheran Chapel Church, Dr. Michael Frye
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Ward Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Lutheran Chapel Church, 702 N. New Hope Road, Gastonia 28054
Beatrice Floyd
GASTONIA – Beatrice Darby Floyd, 70, 1219 W. Ashton Ave., died Oct. 23, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. She was a native of Chester, S.C., daughter of the late Lois Darby, member of Word of Truth Ministries, Kings Mountain.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Frank Floyd Sr.; daughters and sons-in-law, Annis and Michael Meeks, Lois and Larry Barber, Gastonia, Artina and Mark Padgett, Angela Duncan, Lisa and Danny Johnson, Charlotte; Karen and Raymond Grier, Erial, N.J.; sons and daughter-in-laws, Frank and Brenda Floyd Jr., George and Vanessa Floyd, Charles and Adella Floyd and Barrington Floyd, Gastonia, Jackie Lee Floyd, Tacoma Park, Md., Randoph Floyd, Charlotte, Jimmy and Phyllis Floyd, Clover, S.C.; sister-in-law, Geneva Davis, Sacramento, Calif.; brother-in-law, Robert Floyd, Stanley; 37 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Friendship Baptist Church, Rev. John A. McCullough Jr.
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Jessie Mae Gill
GASTONIA – Jessie Mae Gill, 73, 1018 Holland Ave., died Oct. 25, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late Mack Jordan and Carrie Miller, retired cook at Gaston County Courthouse.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Ollie M. Virgil and Betty Crawford, Gastonia; sons, Earnest Chambers and William M. Gill, Gastonia; sisters, Lela Glenn, Gastonia, Flonnie Jordan, New York, Shirley McCluney, Baltimore; Jean Bell, Sylvia Ross, Vivian McClain and Norma Black, Kings Mountain; brothers, James, John, Keith and Walter Jordan, Kings Mountain, Samuel Jordan, Charlotte, Thurman Jordan, Gastonia; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Antioch Christian Fellowship Church, Rev. Osco Gardin
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before funeral, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Curtis V. Gaffney
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Curtis V. Gaffney, 77, 305 Waco Road, died Oct. 25, 1999, at home. He was a native of Great Falls, S.C., son of the late Lloyd Victor and Elizabeth Curtis Gaffney, husband of the late Mary Helene Hardin Gaffney, brother of the late Irene Medlin, member of First Baptist Church, Senior Golf Club Association of Cleveland County, former city council member serving two terms, a Mason, American Legion, former member of Kiwanis Club, served in Marine Corp during World War II, retired owner of Gaffney Barber Shop.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and Ellen Gaffney, Mike and Roxanna Gaffney, Kings Mountain; daughters and son-in-law, Susan and Steve Hicks, Pattie Capps, Kings Mountain; sisters, Beatrice Lisciandro, Jamestown, N.Y., Kathleen Peters, Bethlehem, Pa.; grandchildren and spouse, Sabra and Jeff Nantkes, Lindsey, Hunter, Lauren and Laura Ashley Gaffney, Deshon Hicks, Lisa Pace
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Patterson Grove Baptist Church, Revs. Terry Bird and Michael Peters
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery, with full military honors
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Mauney Memorial Library Children’s Wing, 100 S. Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain 28086
Howard L. Hoffman
GASTONIA – Howard Lewis Hoffman, 83, 2618 Lynn Drive, died Oct. 24, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Preston E. and Edith Ford Hoffman, husband of late Thelma S. Spencer Hoffman, retired after 18 years with George Washington Life Insurance Co., former general manager of Colonial Stores in North Carolina and South Carolina, moved to Fort Myers, Fla., in 1960, where he was general manager and vice president of Al’s Super Markets, member of Lutheran Chapel Church, life member of B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge, member of Masonic Lodge of Fort Myers, representative for Mason Shoe Co. for 12 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Isabel Lewis Robinson Hoffman; sons, Howard R. Hoffman, Corpus Christi, Texas, George M. Hoffman, Boca Raton, Fla.; daughter, Helen Patricia Collins, Woodstock, Ga.; stepsons, Carroll Robinson, Union, S.C., Bill Robinson, Dallas, David Robinson, Clover, S.C.; stepdaughter, Louise Morrison, Gastonia; sister, Virginia Whalen, Baltimore; eight grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Lutheran Chapel Church, Dr. Michael Frye
BURIAL: Private
MEMORIALS: Lutheran Chapel Church, 702 N. New Hope Road, Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: Ward Funeral Home
