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Adelaide Weaver Roberts
GASTONIA - Adelaide Weaver Roberts, 80, 1613 Fairfield Drive, died Nov. 17, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Kings Mountain, daughter of the late Buron Odus and Avalonia Hambright Weaver, wife of the late Warren H. Roberts Sr., member of First United Methodist Church, retired from Gaston County Schools.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Warren H. and Robin Roberts Jr., Dallas; brother O. Frederick Weaver, Kings Mountain; sisters, Myrtice Weaver, Gastonia; granddaughter, Laura Roberts, Dallas
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, McLean Funeral Directors, Dr. James Westmoreland ENTOMBMENT: Gaston Memorial Park Mausoleum
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
Percible A. Gaston
MOUNT HOLLY -Percible Anthony Gaston, 31, 329 N. Lee St., died Nov. 15, 1999, in Charlotte. He was a native of Mount Holly, member of Wesley’s Chapel Holiness Church, graduate of East Gaston High School.
SURVIVORS: Son, Lawuaid Manago, Charlotte; daughters, Tashawna Gaston, Charlotte, Yasmine Gingles, Salisbury; brother, Kelly Neil Gaston, Mount Holly; sister, Cristy Gaston, Mount Holly
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Wesley’s Chapel Holiness Church, Mount Holly, Rev. Jesse Fields
BURIAL: Beasley’s Memorial Gardens
VISITATION: One hour before service
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home, Gastonia
RAYMOND A. WALLACE
GASTONIA — Raymond Alfred Wallace, 83, 919 Malotte Lane, died Oct. 28, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late Charles C. and Bessie Frye Wallace, retired builder, Gastonia Building Inspector from 1951 to 1966, served in N.C. State Guard during World War II, past governor of Gastonia Moose Lodge, longtime charter member of Gastonia Noon Lions Club, twice president and received Lion of The Year 1966-67 and 1982-83, had perfect attendance for more than 30 years, presented the Melvin Jones Fellow in 1989, member of Travelers Protective Association for 55 years, held offices in TPA, lifelong member of Order of RedMen, member of Bradley Memorial United Methodist Church, worked many years with youth, member of Myers Memorial United Methodist Church, Christ United Methodist Church, received Man of The Year in 1992, member of Trinity United Methodist Church, helped build playground area, longtime draftsman of house plans in area, involved in Boy Scouts of America during the 1950s and 1960s, started a Troop in Clover, S.C., supported the 44 clubs in Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 65 years, Evelyn Houser Wallace; sons and daughters-in-law, James and Lois Wallace, High Point, Tom and Nancy Wallace, Gastonia, Jerry and Rita Wallace, Birmingham, Ala., Steve and Verdie Wallace, Cramerton; daughter, Judy Wallace, Sunset Beach; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Jeanette and Tad Rudisill, Dallas
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Mike Newton
ENTOMBMENT: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 4-6 p.m. today, funeral home, other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons, Jimmy, David, Jason and Steve Wallace Jr., Tommy Rushing, Bryron Smith
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Noon Lions Club and local Travelers Protective Association
MEMORIALS: N.C. Lions Foundation, P.O. Box 39, Sherrill Ford 28637
BRITTLE H. DALE
ELLIJAY, Ga. — Brittle Lee Swanson Harris Dale, 74, of College Street, died Oct. 28, 199.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Linda Rinker, Lakeside, Ariz., Kathy Kelly, Blairsville, Betty Walden, Jasper, Mary Francis Strolwitz, Canton, Wanda Jean Weaver, Ellijay; sons, Clyde Harris, Chattanooga, Tenn., Paul Harris, Cherryville, J.D. Harris, Anniston, Ala.; 22 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Bernhardt Funeral Home, Rev. Edmund Miller
INTERMENT: Swanson Baptist Cemetery, Schoal Creek, N.C.
MARY K. HOLTZCLAW
RANLO — Mary Katherine Holtzclaw, 81, died Oct. 28, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Z.G. and Amanda Jane Stone Holtzclaw, sister of the late Charles Wilson, Clarence, Lela Letane and Theckla Holtzclaw, graduated from Gastonia High School, retired from Burlington Industry, lifelong member of Maylo United Methodist Church, member of White Shrine in Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Niece, Lydia Holtzclaw Smith, Gastonia; nephews, Robert Garland Holtzclaw, Sylvania, Ga., Charles Glenn Holtzclaw, Gastonia; seven great-nieces and nephews; six great-great-nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Maylo United Methodist Church, Rev. Jim Eastin
BURIAL: Pineview Cemetery, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Sunday, the church
PALLBEARERS: Richard, Keith, Fredrick and Joe Sides, Robert Birt, Steve Heffner
MEMORIALS: Maylo United Methodist Church, 1900 Spencer Mountain Road, Ranlo 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
MARY W. MASON
GASTONIA — Mary Workman Mason, 80, formerly of 947 Paramount Circle, died Oct. 29, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Gastonia, daughter of the late James Hutchinson and Hope Adams Workman, sister of the late Isabel "Sal" Workman Maynard, James "Trigger," Earl and Thomas Workman, retired from Provident Life Insurance Company after more than 40 years, member of First Presbyterian Church for over 70 years.
SURVIVORS: Nephews and spouses, Joe and Meriwether Maynard, Belmont, David and Kay Maynard, High Point; nieces, Mary Jo Copley, Columbia, S.C., Kathryn Bartholomew, Charlotte
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Sunday, Oakwood Cemetery, Rev. Wilson P. Rhoton
VISITATION: After service, cemetery
MEMORIALS: Crisis Assistance Ministry, 805 W. Airline Ave., Gastonia 28052 or First Presbyterian Church, 1621 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
CLARENCE DEAN STARR
MAIDEN — Clarence Dean Starr, 86, formerly of 3015 Henly St., died Oct. 29, 1999, at Brian Center, Lincolnton.
He was a son of the late Clarence Davis and Eunice Chapman Starr, husband of the late Mary Beautell Lawing Starr, supervisor at Burlington Mills, member of Lawings Chapel Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Kevin Dean Starr, Lincolnton; daughter, Deanna S. Moretz, Lincolnton; sisters, Vertie Starr Davis, Lucy Starr Kale, Newton, Ina Starr Whisenant, Maiden; two grandchildren; one stepgrandchild; one step great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Goodin-Drum Funeral Home
ENTOMBMENT: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today, funeral home
MATTSON L. OAKLEY
GASTONIA — Mattson Lance Oakley, 52, 414 Freedom Mill Road, died Oct. 28, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Gordon and Mabel Goble Oakley.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Patsy "Kat" Wilson, Gastonia; brother, Bill Oakley, Clover, S.C.; nieces, Dawn Fields, Mary Ann and Samantha Oakley, Robin Ramsey, Lynn McDonald
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. Sunday, Soul’s Harbor Tabernacle, Rev. James Chambers
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church, other times at the home of Patsy Wilson, 414 Freeedom Mill Road
MEMORIALS: Soul’s Harbor Tabernacle, in memory of Matt Oakley, 271 Camp Rotary Road, Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
GARY K. WARD
CHARLOTTE — Gary Keith Ward, 34, 1532 Choyce Ave., died Oct. 27, 1999.
He was a native of Hollis, Long Island, N.Y., employed with Expedited Delivery Services.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Francis Auton Ward; sons, Christopher Gary, Steven Keith and Alan Ryan Ward, the home; parents, Clifford and Betty Joan Loosemore Ward, Charlotte; brother, Clifford Eric Ward, Charlotte
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Asbury United Methodist Church Cemetery, Iron Station, Rev. Fleet Kirkpatrick
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
CLARENCE BOWEN
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Clarence Moultrie "Bubba" Bowen, 74, 705 Starcrest Circle, died Oct. 28, 1999 at Avante of Charlotte Nursing Center.
He was a native of York, S.C., son of the late Moultrie and Annie Bell Miskelley Bowen, U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, retired in 1989 from Duff-Norton Inc., Charlotte, as a hydraulic jack builder, member Mount Zion Baptist Church in McConnells, chairman deacon board emeritus, hymn choir leader emeritus, president of the usher board, Sunday school teacher, van driver, member White Hill Church Aid Society No. 9.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 46 years, Margaret Hemphill Bowen; sons, Dewey Bowen, Spartanburg, S.C., Michael M. Bowen, Rock Hill; daughters, Stephanie Murdock, Vonnie Shealy, Sophenia Mintz, Doris Chisholm, Rock Hill, Melinda Garvin, York; sisters, Louise Bowen, York, Annie Mobley, Rock Hill, Willa Frances Currence, Charlotte; brother, George Bowen; 11 grandchildren, one he raised, LiMia Bowen; great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m., Monday, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Revs. A.J. Johnson, A.T. Murdock, George Lowry, J.T. McCoy, Osbey Roddey, Theodore Armstrong Jr., the body will be in the church one hour before the service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: At the home of Vonnie Shealy, 617 Harrison St., Rock Hill, the body may be viewed from 1-7 p.m., Sunday, Wright Funeral Home
PALLBEARERS: Nieces and nephews
