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John E. Warlick
SHELBY - John E. Warlick, 76, 1009 W. Dixon Blvd., died Nov. 2, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late D.H. and Eunice Randall Warlick, husband of the late Irene Watts Warlick, Air Force veteran of World War II, European Theater, retired plant engineer from J.P. Stevens after 35 years of service, member of Monday Seniors Bowling League, Westview Baptist Church, Men’s Sunday School Class, Prime Timers, deacon, served on many committees.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Viola Goode Warlick; sons and daughters-in-law, Chris and Sonja Warlick, Johnson City, Tenn., Kenneth and Mia Warlick, Atlanta; stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Linda and Richard Chalcraft, Dublin, Calif.; brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Beatrice Warlick, Kings Mountain; sisters and brothers-in-law, Dorothy and Kenneth Harbour, Sanford, Faye and Nelson Bridges, Bessemer City, Rachel and Ray Todd, New Bern, Joyce Spinks, Chapel Hill, Melba Hendricks, Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Jennifer Vocci, Carrie Hernandez, Hayden and Sara Warlick
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. today, Westview Baptist Church, Revs. Jim Brackett, Larry King
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery
VISITATION: 2-3 p.m. today, the church
MEMORIALS: Westview Baptist Church, 500 Melody Lane, Shelby 28152
ARRANGEMENTS: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
William Edmondson
CHARLOTTE — William Harvey Edmondson, 90, 4009 Craig Avenue, died Nov. 3, 1999, at White Oak Manor. He was a native of Nashville, Tenn., son of the late Charles Sneed and Fannie Lou McCallum Edmondson, husband of the late Helen Sain Edmondson, member of Hill’s Chapel United Methodist Church, Stanley; retired operator for AT&T
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, St. Peter’s United Methodist Church Cemetery, Dr. J. Edward Maddox
MEMORIALS: St. Peter’s United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Rev. Steve Kiser, 5701 Fallston Road, Lawndale 28090
ARRANGEMENTS: Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston
Mildred M. Carpenter
GASTONIA - Mildred Juanita McSwain Carpenter, 80, 212 N. Vance St., died Nov. 2, 1999, at home. She was a native of Lockhart, S.C., daughter of the late Jesse and Cora Lee Quinton McSwain, retired textile employee, member of Crescent Lane Church of God.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Wade E. Carpenter; daughter, Barbara Blackburn, Chester, S.C.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Diane Collins
VISITATION: After service
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Minh Luu
BELMONT - Minh Luu, 87, 810 Gaston Ave., died Nov. 1, 1999, at home. He was a native of Canton, China, son of the late Tiep Luu and Muoi Lu, husband of the late Nu Luong.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Xay Xu Xa, Vietnam, Ha Liu, Belmont; daughters, Crystal Ly, Dallas, Texas, Hong Luu, Los Angeles, Amy Liu, Belmont; seven grandchildren
PRAYER SERVICE & VISITATION: 9 a.m.-noon, today, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
Harold D. Helms
CRAMERTON — Harold Donald Helms, 69, 412 Woodlawn Ave., died Nov. 2, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Marshall and Estelle Helms, brother of the late Marvin and Eugene Helms, Rayford Craig, retired from Wix Corporation.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Virginia Gillespie, Maxine Nantz, Cramerton
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Gastonia, Revs. Romie Comer, Burel Bryant
BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Israel Good
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Israel Good, 90, 109 Pennant Drive, died Nov. 1, 1999, at Kings Mountain Hospital. He was a native of Union County, S.C., husband of the late Queen Smith Good, father of the late Josephine, Janny Mae, Katherlean Littlejohn and E.F. Good. He was a church deacon.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Jeanell Smith, Kannapolis; Sons, Raymond S. Good, Monsey, N.Y., Rev. Dr. Timothy Good, Kings Mountain; two brothers; three sisters; 29 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; 31 great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, St. Peters Baptist Church, Grover, Rev. William Thompson
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-7 tonight, church
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill & Sons
Otto B. Payne
MONROE — Otto B. Payne, 75, of Smith Nursing Center, formerly of Kings Mountain, died Nov. 3, 1999, at home. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late James Robert and Georgia Ann Baxter Payne, retired auditor from Comfort Inn, member of Grace United Methodist Church, Kings Mountain, Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Cindy Payne, Monroe; sister, Eva Payne Avery, Duback, La.; nieces and nephews
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Friday, Grace United Methodist Church, Kings Mountain, Revs. Dale Swofford, Patsy Stone, Mike Murray
INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: After service, the church
MEMORIALS: Smith Nursing Center, Activities Fund, c/o Union Regional Medical Center, 600 Hospital Drive, Monroe 28111
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
John C. Hill Jr.
CHARLOTTE — John Cecil Hill Jr., died Nov. 3, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C. He was a native of Toccoa, Ga., retired general contractor, retired from the Army after 20 years service, rank of Sgt. 1st Class, member of the VFW.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Lynn Buckley, Silverthorne, Colo., Amelia "Amy" Trull, Mount Holly; grandchildren, Jennifer and Steven Buckley, Shannon Smith Hord; great-grandchild, Hannah Hord; brother, Hershel Hill, Toccoa; sister, Mattie Ruth Licata, Rialto, Calif.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Whitlock Mortuary, 106 Rose Lane, Toccoa, with full military honors
BURIAL: Clark’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Martin, Ga.
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McEwen Charlotte Chapel
Elsie Lee Coleman
GASTONIA - Elsie Lee Coleman, 78, 1328 Westbrook Circle, died Nov. 3, 1999, at Belaire Health Care Center. She was a native of Canon, Ga., daughter of the late Inez C. Brewer, grandmother of the late Amanda Styers Coleman, lifetime member of Covenant United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, past president of the Young and Lively, Dixon Sunday School Class, served on many church committees, retired after 28 years as bookkeeper for H.J. Davis Oil Company.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 58 years, Dalwin S. Coleman; son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Shirley Coleman, Belmont; grandchildren, Sterling and Sharon Coleman, Belmont; aunts, Virginia Hilton, Frances Brewer, Clover, S.C.; cousin, Fran Ellis, Clover
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Covenant United Methodist Church, Rev. Charles Halipilias
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Scleroderma Research, Health Science Foundation, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas St., Charleston, S.C. 29425
Carolyn F. Vincent
CRAMERTON — Carolyn Floyd Vincent, 52, 128 8th Ave., died Nov. 3, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late William Barker, member of Lakeview Baptist Church, McAdenville, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Timothy Vincent Sr.; sons, Mickey and Timothy Vincent Jr., Gastonia; daughter, Bonnie Moss, Cramerton; mother, Vivian Floyd Barker, Cramerton; brothers, Curtis Floyd, Lenior, Danny Ray Barker, Cramerton; grandchildren, Asia Marie, Leea Denise, Christian Lee, Kayla and Timothy Vincent III, Ashley Nadine and Gary Marshall Johnson Jr., Joey Lee Raborn Jr.
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Saturday, Lakeview Baptist Church, McAdenville, Rev. Buck Harper
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
James Reid
DALLAS — James Reid, 81, 1010 Briarwood Drive, died Nov. 2, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Jane Wilson, former textile employee, member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Lowell.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Mary Jo and Linda D. Reid, Brenda F. Patterson, Gastonia, Vanessa A. Beard, McAdenville; sons, James T. Reid, Midland, Pa., John G. Reid, Belmont, Kenneth D. Reid, the home; sisters, Thelma Clawson, Willie Mae Martin, Belmont, Edna Reid, Gastonia; brothers, Hiawatha Isles, Belmont, Harold Isles, Charlotte; daughters-in-law, Pandora Ann Reid, the home, Patricia A. Reid, Belmont; son-in-law, Jerry Patterson Sr., Gastonia; 22 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Lowell, Pastor Joseph Gardin
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery, Gastonia
VISITATION: 2:30-3 p.m. Saturday, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home, Gastonia
Melvin Gardin
STANLEY — Melvin Gardin, 61, 113 Pruett Drive, died Nov. 2, 1999, at Sunbridge for Lowell. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Benjamin and Carline Bennette Gardin Sr., self-employed mechanic, member of New Providence Baptist Church, Mount Holly.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Eva Reid Gardin; daughters, Evon Dillard, Stanley, Beverly Gardin, Mount Holly, Treasa Green, Rockford, Ill.; sons, Eric Gardin, Stanley, John Green, Belmont; sister, Blondoria Hunter, Charlotte; brother, Christopher Gardner, Philadelphia, Pa.; grandchildren, Chamara Dillard, Mount Holly, Erica and Tasha Gardin, Stanley
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, New Providence Baptist Church, Mount Holly, Rev. Jerry L. Friday
BURIAL: West Creek Cemetery
VISITATION: 2:30-3 p.m. Saturday, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home, Gastonia
