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Bobby D. Calhoun
GASTONIA - Bobby Demural Calhoun, 68, 218 S. Highland St., died Nov. 17, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. He was a native of Rutherford County, son of the late Leon Tillman and Annie Mary Vandiver Calhoun, member of First Freewill Baptist Church, Gastonia Moose Lodge, graduate of Gastonia High School, manager with Goodwill Sales.
SURVIVORS: Brother, Billy Calhoun, Gastonia; sisters, Linda C. Rice, the home, Vicki C. Ray, Gastonia, Betty Frazier, Mississippi, Nancy Kline, Kansas; aunts, Odessa Boyles, Omelia Weaver, Fannie Sue Vandiver, Gastonia, Pearl Helton, Belmont; uncles, Ervin Vassey, Shelby, B.D. Calhoun, Bessemer City, Thurmond Calhoun, Monroe, Tom Jones, Gastonia; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, First Freewill Baptist Church, Revs. William Calvert and Randy Sawyer
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, other times at the home
Mary "Polly" Head
DALLAS — Mary Frances Stowe "Polly" Head, 65, 236 Spring Road, died Nov. 18, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late John and Cassie Deese Stowe, wife of the late Charles Lee Head, retired from J.P. Stevens, Ragan Plant, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Ricky and Judy Head, Bessemer City; daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Chad Young, Cherryville, Vickie and Billy Harris Sr., Dallas; brothers, Harold Stowe, Monroe, Walt Stowe, Mount Holly; sisters, Beatrice Jenkins, Sylvia Smith, Bessemer City, Epsey Willis, York, S.C.; grandchildren, Billy Harris Jr., Dallas, Kimberly Jenkins, Gastonia; great-grandchildren, Austin, Aly and Ashlee Jenkins, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City, Rev. Troy Beaver
BURIAL: Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Avery L. Lutz
BESSEMER CITY— Avery Lee Lutz, 78, 1206 N. Twelfth St., died Nov. 17, 1999, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Frances B. and Alda Payseur Lutz, member of Masonic lodge No. 515, former member of the Lions Club, member of Woodmen of the World, VFW, former operator of the Texaco Station in Bessemer City, machinist 2nd mate Navy veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Syvada Black Lutz; sons, Gerald Lee, David A. and Daniel B. Lutz, Bessemer City; brothers, Clyde Lutz, Bessemer City, Paul Lutz, Gastonia; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
FUNERAL: To be held at later date
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Gastonia
Buford Robbs
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Buford Robbs, 75, 108 Cash Road, died Nov. 17, 1999, at Wendover Hospice, Shelby. He was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., son of the late James Howard Robbs, brother of the late Lyman Robbs, Navy veteran of World War II, retired machinist from Bradley Flyer and Repair Company, member of Second Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, James D. and Jonanna A. Robbs, Eddie M. and Judie I. Robbs, Kings Mountain; mother, Bunah Humphries Robbs, Kings Mountain; brothers, Robert Robbs, Newport News, Va., Johnny Robbs, Shelby; sisters, Louise Redmond, Hampton, Va., Helen Tate, Kings Mountain, Faye Tate, Jewel Warlick, Charlotte; grandchildren, Holly Robbs, Shelby, Shelly Human, Amy Yarbrough, Kings Mountain; great-grandchildren, Joshua Human, Grace Yarbrough
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Second Baptist Church, Rev. Mike Dixon, Dr. John Sloan
INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, other times at the home of Bunah Robbs, 706 W. Gold St.
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights, Shelby 28150
Tilden F. Putnam
SHELBY - Tilden F. Putnam, 83, 401 N. Morgan St., died Nov. 18, 1999, at White Oak Manor. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late William Conley and Mary Elizabeth Poston Putnam, husband of the late Evelyn Pruett Putnam, brother of the late Elizabeth Putnam Swann, retired owner of Putnam Electric Company, member of Zoar Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, David T. Putnam, Raleigh, George R. Putnam, Atlanta; daughters and son-in-law, Deltha and Larry F. Sagehorn, Charlotte, Dorothy Putnam Collins, Mountainside, N.J.; brothers, Rev. Bryan Putnam, Reidsville, Thomas Putnam, Shelby; granddaughter, Rhonda Blanton Smith, Asheville; grandsons, Todd F. Blanton, Boiling Springs, Jeffry L. Beard, Indianapolis, Ind., Chris D. Putnam, Raleigh, Russell T. Putnam, Charlotte, Frank L. Bigelis Jr., St. Joseph, Mo., Steven M. Bigelis, Philadelphia; special friend, Janie Morrison
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Saturday, Cleveland Memorial Park, Rev. Richard Horney
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
Forrest W. Hill
SHELBY - Forrest W. Hill, 86, 603 W. Dixon Blvd., died Nov. 16, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Burke County, son of the late Willey and Margaret Smith Hill, brother of the late Dewey, Murphy, Foy, and Paul Hill, Myrtle Yarbro, Sally Hill Paige, Mary Sue Kanipe, stepbrother of the late Will Hill, retired from Dover Textiles, member of Westwood Heights Baptist Church, former deacon and Sunday school teacher at Churchill Drive Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruth Canipe Hill; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Dr. Paul Sorrells, Revs. John Hunter, James Rice
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery
MEMORIALS: Westwood Heights Baptist Church, P.O. Box 2550, Shelby 28151
Naomi R. Johnson
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Naomi Ramseur Johnson, 104 Murray Lane, died Nov. 18, 1999, at home.
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home, Gastonia KAYLIE F. HAMMONDS CLOVER, S.C. — Kaylie Faith Hammonds, infant daughter of Darren and Leslie N. Hammonds, 1076 Birchwood Drive, died Nov. 16, 1999, at Mercy Maternity Center, Pineville.
SURVIVORS: In addition to parents, sister, Bailey Hammonds, the home; paternal grandparents, Harlie and Charlotte Hammonds, Fort Mill, S.C.; maternal grandparents, Russ and Lillie Noland, Lake Wylie, S.C.; uncle, Kendall Hammonds, Fort Mill
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Fort Mill, Rev. Marvin Carson
VISITATION: At the home
MEMORIALS: First Free Will Baptist Church, 307 Valley Ave., Clover, S.C. 29710
ARRANGEMENTS: M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
Florence A. Gibbons
GASTONIA - Florence Anderson Gibbons, 83, 1751 Robinwood Road, Covenant Village, died Nov. 15, 1999, in Salt Lake City. She was a native of Waterbury, Conn., wife of the late William B. Gibbons, daughter of the late John Emil and Bertha Backman Anderson, member of Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, former member of Saint John’s Episcopal Church, Waterbury, sales clerk for 35 years at Freedman’s Clothing Store, Waterbury.
SURVIVORS: Sons, William Anderson Gibbons, Cramerton, James E. Gibbons, Salt Lake City; brother, Edward Anderson, Tampa, Fla.; grandchildren, Sean Gibbons, Gastonia, Patrick Gibbons, Lilesville, Katherine G. Meadows, Durham; great-grandchildren, Anderson, David and Rees Gibbons
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, Covenant Village Chapel, Rev. Bert Eaton
VISITATION: 30 minutes before the service
MEMORIALS: Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, 258 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052 or American Red Cross, North Carolina Flood Relief Fund, In Memory of Florence Gibbons, 190 S. Oakland St., Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Ruth Summitt Lee
GASTONIA - Ruth Louise Summitt Lee, 59, 617 Clearwood Court, died Nov. 18, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County and daughter of the late John Harvey and Hazel Bradley Summitt.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Donald Sherman Lee; sons, William Ray Mathis Jr., Gastonia, Henry Lee Mathis, Dallas, Timothy Sherman Lee, Shelby; daughter, Teresa Cable, Gastonia; brother, David Summitt, Clover, S.C.; sisters, Tina Jones, Virginia Samples, Clover, Sarah Hedden, Gastonia; six grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Union Road Church of God, Rev. Robert Frazier
BURIAL: Olney Presbyterian Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Barry, Daron and Larry Jones, Jonathon Roseberry, Danny and Scott Summitt
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Jane Morgan Lowe
MOUNT HOLLY -Jane Morgan Lowe, 59, formerly of 1005 Catawba St., died Nov. 17, 1999, at Hospice of Northern Virginia, Arlington, Va. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Talmage and Martha Moore Morgan, receptionist in the motel industry, active member of First Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Donna Lamson Guglielmi, Douglassville, Pa., Sharon Barfield, Centerville, Va.; brothers, Don and Reid Morgan, Morganton; two grandchildren
FUNERAL: 10 a.m. Saturday, First Presbyterian Church of Mount Holly, Revs. Todd R. Wright, Wilson P. Rhoton Jr.
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Charlotte 28202 or Hospice of Northern Virginia, 4715 N. 15th, Arlington, Va.
George E. Smith Jr.
RANLO — George Earl Smith Jr., 77, 115 Woodside Ave., died Nov. 18, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Rev. Steve Phillippi
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
Lillie Bell Hamrick
SHELBY - Lillie Bell Gordon Hamrick, 98, 2109 Cameo Street, died Nov. 18, 1999, at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late Lee and Fannie Lovelace Gordon, wife of the late Cuber W. Hamrick, member of Putman Memorial Baptist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, William Vaughn and Reba Hamrick, Forest City; daughters and son-in-law, Imogene and Sidney McMurry, Shelby, Orene Smith, Kingsport, Tenn.; sister, Alma White, Hollie; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Putman Memorial Baptist Church, Revs. Bryan Glisson, Mark Canipe
INTERMENT: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour before service
MEMORIALS: Life Enrichment Center, 1270 Fallston Road, Shelby 28150
ARRANGEMENTS: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
