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William Buck Anderson
GASTONIA William Cecil "Buck" Anderson, 79, Jupiter Street, died Oct. 30, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Union County, Ga., husband of the late Pauline Hughes Anderson, son of the late Calvin and Ida Underwood Anderson, brother of five late brothers and sisters, member of Second Baptist Church, assistant pastor and retired textile worker.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Dorothy Anderson and Jack Jackson, Bessemer City; sons and daughters-in-law, James Samuel "Sammy" and Barbara Anderson, Tommy Lee and Lisa Anderson, Gastonia; sisters, Ruby Holder, Willie Mae Williamson, Gastonia, Ethel Williams, Newport, Tenn.; grandchildren and spouses, Donna Kay and John Cloninger, James Ricky Anderson, Danny Lee and Misty Anderson, Gastonia, Debbie Jackson and Shawn Black, John Everette Jackson, Bessemer City; great-grandchildren, C.J. Cloninger, Brandon Baucom, Matthew Shane Black; three stepgreat-grandchildren, one stepgreat-great-grandchild.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Second Baptist Church, Revs. Julius Hall, Lewis Evans, Billy Allen, body will lie in state one hour before service
BURIAL: Westview Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
MEMORIAL: Donors choice
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Claude O. Wellman
GASTONIA Claude Otis Wellman, 91, 1750 Robinwood Road, died Oct. 31, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was the son of the late John Z. and Minnie Carpenter Wellman, father of the late Jimmy and Donald Russell, Nancy Wellman Smith, Eunice Fish, brother of the late Paul and Beryl Wellman, retired textile worker, alumnus of Lee College BTS, former supervisor of the Church of God Orphanage in Cleveland and Seivierville, Tenn., worked for the Gaston County School System for 13 years, member of First Assembly of God of Gastonia,
SURVIVORS: Wife, Desma Jones Wellman; son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Edel Russell, Charlotte; daughter and son-in-law, Linda Russell and John Smith, Gastonia; sisters, Vernie Griffie, Gastonia, Flossie Lumpkin, West Virginia.; 14 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Tuesday, First Assembly of God, Revs. David Scruggs, Lamar Creel, Ralph Dale
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: First Assembly of God, 1104 S. Myrtle School Road, Gastonia 28052
Elva Reep Liggett
BELMONT Elva Lavon Reep Liggett, 83, died Oct. 30, 1999 at Lakewood Care Center, Denver.
She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Joseph Franklin and Pearl Anthony Reep, sister of the late Maude Lee Reep Lanier, Edith Reep Smith, Linda Reep Gaskan, Joseph Reep, retired from Charlotte Memorial Hospital, World War II Army nurse, member of East Belmont Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Harold Liggett, Atlanta; sister, Joyce R. Hollar, Clover, S.C.; caregiver, Helen Hollar, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont, Rev. W. Elvin Jones
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: East Belmont Baptist Church, Vehicle Fund
DOROTHY K. DANIEL
GASTONIA Dorothy K. Daniel, 81, formerly of West Third Street, died Oct. 31, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Gaston County, wife of the late David A. "Babe" Daniel Sr. and former wife of the late J. Robert Abernathy; daughter of the late Cline and Mamie Hoyle Kiser, retired from Medical Service Bureau, member of the First United Methodist Church, Gastonia, taught Sunday School for 12 years, past president of the guild, life member of the United Methodist Women, a den mother for Cub Scouts, attended Highsmith School of Nursing in Fayetteville, past president of Gaston County Medical Assistants, worked in medical field for 30 years, active in community affairs, Miss Bessemer City 1935.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, J. Robert Jr. and Evelyn Kelly Abernathy, Virginia Beach, Va.; stepdaughter, Mary A. Daniel, California; stepson, David A. Daniel Jr., High Point; half sister, Sara Kiser Hyman, Shelbyville, Ga.; half brother and sister-in-law, William C. and Hazel Kiser, Kannopolis; granddaughter, Wendy Lynn Abernathy, Virginia Beach; grandson and wife, Robert Scott and Meri Abernathy, Charlotte; four stepgrandchildren, great-granddaughter, Lauren Abernathy, Charlotte
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Colonial Chapel of Carothers Funeral Home, Dr. Jody Seymour
BURIAL: Bessemer City Cemetery
VISITATION: Two hours before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, 190 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28054
Dennis L. Bridges
SHELBY Dennis Lee Bridges, 43, 4108 Wanda St., died Oct. 31, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Cleveland County, grandson of the late Clyde Bridges and Charles L. Allen and Jesse Dover Allen, owner and operator of Bridges Towing Service.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Calvin L. and Mary Faye Allen Bridges, Shelby; Mrs. Clyde Bridges, Shelby
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, body will lie in state 30 minutes before the service, Rev. Terry Cagel
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Lutz-Austell Funeral Home, other times at the home of Calvin L. and Mary Faye Allen Bridges, 3716 W. Dixon Blvd., Shelby.
MEMORIALS: Cleveland-Rutherford Kidney Association, 230 N. Post Road, Shelby 28152
Claude O. Wellman
GASTONIA Claude Otis Wellman, 91, 1750 Robinwood Road, died Oct. 31, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was son of the late John Z. and Minnie Carpenter Wellman, stepson of the late Alice Thornburg Wellman, father of the late Jimmy and Donald Russell, Nancy Wellman Smith, Eunice Fish, brother of the late Paul, Beryl, Alvin and Marshall Wellman, retired textile worker, alumnus of Lee College BTS, former supervisor of the Church of God Orphanage in Cleveland and Sevierville, Tenn., worked for Gaston County School System for 13 years, member of First Assembly of God of Gastonia,
SURVIVORS: Wife, Desma Jones Wellman; son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Edel Russell, Charlotte; daughter and son-in-law, Linda Russell and John Smith, Gastonia; sisters, Vernie Griffie, Gastonia, Flossie Lumpkin, West Virginia; 14 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. today, First Assembly of God, Revs. David Scruggs, Lamar Creel, Ralph Dale
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
PALLBEARERS: John Bush, Ronnie Ransom, Bill Lawrence, Ronnie Stiles, Ross Jones, Bill Rainwater
MEMORIALS: First Assembly of God, 1104 S. Myrtle School Road, Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Randolph Parrott Sr.
SHELBY Randolph Howard Parrott Sr., 75, 207 East Ave., died Oct. 30, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Rutherford County, son of the late Robbie Miller Dawkins and Odell Goode, husband of the late Mary Stewart Parrott, Army veteran of World War II, retired from Southern Cotton Oil Mill, member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Minnie P. Rudasill, the home, Rosa P. Rose, Upper Marlboro, Md., Robbie P. and Luther Lee Jr., Lawndale, Deborah P. and Calvin Howell, Staria P. and Jimmy L. Littlejohn, Mary P. and Charles Ross, Cheryl Parrott, Shelby, Karen P. and Rev. Scott Bonner, Lanham, Md.; sons and daughter-in-law, Randolph H. and Sylvia Parrott, Shelby, Stacey, Wayne and Harold "Boe" Parrott, the home; brother-in-law and wife, John and Willie Mae Norris, Shelby; 29 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; special niece, Pearlie Hines, Forest City; two goddaughters, Beatrice Barber, Christine Ashe, Shelby
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Dr. S.A. Raper
BURIAL: Webb Memorial Lawns
VISITATION: 7-8 tonight, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Enloe Mortuary
Sue C. Pickelsimer
RANLO Sue Chandler Pickelsimer, 82, 2733 E. Long Ave., died Oct. 31, 1999, at Brian Center.
She was a native of Madison County, daughter of the late M. Mitchell and Lillie Bell Rice Chandler, wife of the late Jesse James Pickelsimer Sr., mother-in-law of the late Alfie Pickelsimer, retired from Rex Mill No. 2 after 40 years of service, member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Golden Sunset Class.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Colin Smith, Gastonia; sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas Pickelsimer, Joseph and Edith Pickelsimer, Ranlo, Jesse Pickelsimer, Jr., Napa, Calif., Lloyd R. and Carla Pickelsimer, Casar, Edward and Jean Pickelsimer, Gastonia; brother, John Chandler, Gastonia; 15 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Revs. Dickie Spargo, Robbie deMarigny
BURIAL: Long Creek Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Jamey, Jim, Michael and Jesse Pickelsimer III, Jeremy Smith, Jeremy Rimmer
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Mitchell, Brent and Tim Pickelsimer, Chris Puckett, Todd Queen
MEMORIALS: Bethlehem Baptist Church, Building Fund, 539 N. New Hope Road, Gastonia 28054
Mitch P. Bridges
DENVER Mitch P. Bridges, 45, 4242 Lakeshore Road South, died Oct. 31, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
He was a native of Boiling Springs, formerly of Charlotte, son of the late Marvin C. and Daisy Pruette Bridges, brother of the late Jan Bridges, machine operator for Rexam, member of Boiling Springs Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Kay Bridges, Shelby; brother, Mike Bridges, Boiling Springs; nephew and spouse, David and Lesia Bridges, Lexington, S.C.; sister-in-law and husband, Alice B. and Charles McDaniel, Chapin, S.C.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Boiling Springs Baptist Church, Dr. Carroll Page
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Cleveland Funeral Services, Shelby
MEMORIALS: Boiling Springs Baptist Church, P.O. Box 917, Boiling Springs 28017
