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Helen M. Auten
BELMONT - Helen McDaris Auten, 93, formerly of Belmont, died Oct. 26, 1999, at Belaire Nursing Care Center, Gastonia. She was a native of Buncombe County, daughter of the late Robert Henry and Elizabeth Sizemore McDaris, wife of the late M. Craig Auten, retired from Howard Knit Inc., member of First Baptist Church of Belmont, former member of Tuckaseege Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, George Robert and Jean Barnette Auten; grandsons, LTC George R. Auten Jr. (USAF Retired), Hickory, LTC John Craig Auten, USAF, Columbus, Miss.; brother, Oscar McDaris, Weaverville; sister, Kathaleen M. Haught, Austell, Ga.; five great-grandsons
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. today, Greenwood Cemetery, Rev. Robert Baker
VISITATION: After graveside service
MEMORIALS: Holy Angels, 6600 Wilkinson Blvd., Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
Miller R. Hastings
BESSEMER CITY — Miller Robert Hastings, 74, 1523 Hephzibah Church Road, died Oct. 27, 1999, at Carolina Care Center. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Thomas Sylvanis "T.S." and Emma Rudisill Hastings, brother of the late Charles "Keith" Hastings, self-employed dairy farmer, member of Hephzibah Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Marie C. Hastings; sons and daughter-in-law, Calvin and Teresa Hastings, Cherryville, Donald B. Hastings, Manteo; daughter and son-in-law, Lenita and James Mason, Bessemer City; brothers, Paul Hastings, Lincolnton, T.C. Hastings, Bessemer City; sisters, Beatrice Jackson, Bessemer City, Mildred Eaker, Cherryville; granddaughters, Gwen Mason, Linda Taylor, Bessemer City, Kerri Hastings, Cherryville; grandson, Kevin Hastings
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Friday, Hephzibah Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Revs. Donald Patchel, Jack Cooke
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, E.F. Drum Funeral Home, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: Hephzibah Presbyterian Church
Devin J. Nixon
CLAYSBURG, Pa. — Devin Joe Nixon, 24, formerly of Charlotte, died Oct. 23, 1999, in Pennsylvania. He was a native of Mecklenburg County, self-employed heating and air-conditioning technician.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Susan Whitley Nixon; son, Dalton Joe Nixon, the home; brothers, William A. and Tony Russell, Joseph Whitley, Lincolnton; sisters, Angie Nixon, Charlotte, Jocelyn and Tiffany Latterner, Hollidaysburg, Pa.; father and stepmother, Danny and Rita Latterner Nixon, Hollidaysburg; mother and stepfather, Judy Nixon and Jeff Whitley, Lincolnton; grandparents, Gladys and Troy Nixon, Charlotte, Vann Elder, Edgemore, S.C.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton, Rev. Joseph Chambers
BURIAL: Forest Lawn West, Charlotte
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Earl D. Marr
GASTONIA - Earl Doyle Marr, 70, 1508 Linwood Road, died Oct. 27, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Ervin and Lula Picklesimer Marr, retired from Cape Fear Trucking Company after 19 years, attended Christian Freedom Baptist Church, Kings Mountain.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorothy Conwell Marr; sons and daughters-in-law, Ricky and Freida Marr, Kings Mountain, Larry and Rita Marr, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Cathy and Donald Ramey, Clover, S.C., Sherry Rucker, Angie and Richard Cogdill, Kings Mountain, Melody and David White, Cherryville, Terry and Scott Sherill, Clover; sister, Betty Jean Myers; 15 grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Saturday, Christian Freedom Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, Rev. Michael Chambers
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Friday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, other times at the home of Angie Cogdill, 226 Patterson Road, Kings Mountain
PALLBEARERS: Mike Bolch, Robert Brooks, William Cogdill, Dale Holland, Marty Lockridge, David Lovelace
J.T. Scott
GASTONIA - Rev. J.T. Scott, 66, 2634 Fairgreen Drive, died Oct. 26, 1999, at Brian Center. He was a native of Concord, son of the late Jason Crawford and Ruth Mayes, minister, former teacher in Gaston County Schools.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Katie Scott; daughters, Cynthia Ingram, Belinda Wilson, Gastonia; sisters, Carolyn Taborn, Carrboro, Sandra and Eleanor Johnson, Durham; brother, Miles Taborn, Durham; two grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Tabernacle Baptist Church, Dr. Benjamin Hinton
BURIAL: Armstrong Cemetery
VISITATION: 2:15-3 p.m. Friday, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
A.V. White
SHELBY - A.V. White, 76, died Oct. 27, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Rutherford County, son of the late Sarah Jane Sigmon and John B. White, brother of the late Claude and Robert White and Eugenia Ledford, retired stonecutter and from Dover Mills, charter member of Morningstar Baptist Church, Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorothy Willis White; sons and daughters-in-law, Doris and A.V. White Jr., Casar, Jack E. and Revonda White, Fallston, Paul S. and Connie White, Polkville; daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley White and Ken Hughes, Shelby, Pat and Randy Steffey, Lattimore; brother, Zeno White, Polkville; sisters, Grace Ramsey, Ann V. McCombs, Lexington, Ola M. Ramsey, Bostic; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Morningstar Baptist Church, Rev. Ronald Leslie; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Lutz-Austell Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Morningstar Baptist Church Missions Fund, 832 S. Post Road, Shelby 28152
Raymond K. Barber
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Raymond Keith Barber, 48, 614 Ross Road, died Oct. 27, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Lawrence Davis Barber, sheet metalist.
SURVIVORS: Son, Jason Barber, the home; daughters, Melissa Barber, the home, Melanie and Jeanine Barber, Florida; mother, Marie Wilson Barber, Gastonia; brothers, Reginald, David and Michael Barber, Kings Mountain, Charles Barber, Lawndale; sisters, Kay Williams, Gastonia, Nancy Dunn, South Carolina; four grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Friday, Westview Gardens, Bessemer City, Rev. Roy Dean Clark
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service Westside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Ronnie Bailey, Richard Christopher, Richard Christopher Jr., Todd Gilreath, Jerry Oliver, Mark Towell
Doris M. Weaver
BELMONT - Doris McCormick Weaver, 29, 213 Catawba Winds Drive, died Oct. 25, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Dayton, Ohio, graduate of Gaston College, registered nurse with Metrolina Kidney Center.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Marty Weaver; parents, William N. and Frances Bradley McCormick, Davenport, Fla.; brother, William Nelson McCormick III, Atlanta; maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Bradley, Norwick, Conn.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors, Rev. Mister Jack Wiesenhorn
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery
PALLBEARERS: Jay Johnson, Chris Weaver, John Hardin, Alexander Draft, Tony Bresina, William N. McCormick III
MEMORIALS: American Lung Association of North Carolina, 1375 Lenoir Rhyne Blvd., Piedmont Center Suite 108, Hickory 28602
Sarah Smith Carter
DALLAS — Sarah Smith Carter, 72, 311 Oak Grove Park Road, died Oct. 26, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Swain County, daugher of the late James David and Emma Bradley Smith, wife of the late Roy Carter, retired from BellSouth after 30 years, member of First United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Susett Rankin, Gastonia; sister, nieces, nephews, one granddaughter
FUNERAL: 11:30 a.m. today, First United Methodist Church, Rev. Joe Law
VISITATION: 10:30-11:30 a.m. today, church
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, 301 W. Main St., Dallas 28034
Rebecca Long
CLOVER, S.C. — Rebecca Sue Sams "Becky" Long, 63, 3180 Woodland Hills Drive, died Oct. 27, 1999, at home. She was a native of Gastonia, daughter of the late Jancer H. and Laura Treadway Sams, sister of the late Bob Sams, attended Hickory Grove Church of God, Charlotte, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 46 years, John O. Long; daughters, Terri Dees, Stanley, Melanie Manera, York, S.C., Michelle Long, Clover; brothers, Ralph and Howard Sams, Clover; sisters, Marie Wilson, Summerville, S.C., Kathryn Zeller, Lawrence, Kansas, Ruby Braswell, Joy Childers, Gastonia; grandchildren, Eric Dees II, Belmont, Sean and Patrick Dees, Stanley, Rachel Manera, York
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, McLean Funeral Directors, Pastor Roy Tucker Jr.
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: York County Hospice, 325 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, S.C., 29732
Sarah R. McCrorey
GASTONIA - Sarah Rhyne McCrorey, 65, 605 W. 20th Ave., died Oct. 26, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Charlie G. and Bessie Town Rhyne, member of Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, M.J. McCrorey, the home; daughter, Mary M. Tomes, Gastonia; sisters, Bessie Crawford, Esther R. Dunlap, Gastonia, Ibulah Holmes, San Diego, Calif., Emma L. Moore, Los Angeles; brother, George H. Rhyne, Gastonia; one grandchild
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Friday, Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Rev. R.O. Setzer
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-7:30 tonight, Costner Funeral Home
