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Lela M. Nichols
LOWELL Lela Mae Nichols, 83, 516 Power Drive, died Oct. 31, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Cramerton, daughter of the late Early Fred and Dollie Elizabeth Price Hoffman, sister of the late Robert Lee Hoffman, lifelong member of McAdenville Baptist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Claude "Nick" Nichols; son and daughter-in-law, Butch and Pat Nichols, Lowell; daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Leon Harrington, Lowell; brother and sister-in-law, E. Fred and Sarah Hoffman Jr., Lowell; grandchildren, Deana N. Heely, Orlando, Fla., Gina H. Schweihs, Charlotte, Kristy C. Case, Cramerton, Jon "Bucky" S. Nichols, Gastonia, Nikki H. Stacy, Gastonia, Jason S. Nichols, Boone; great-grandchildren, Summer D. McConnell, Hanna and Bailey Nichols, Spencer Heely, Anna Elizabeth and Sarah Kathryn Schweihs, Madison Stowe Stacy, Alex Case
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, Revs. Billy R. Miller, Andy Raines
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
Thomas G. Mitchem
DALLAS Thomas Gene Mitchem, 65, 808 Furman St., died Nov. 1, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Dallas Neil and Bonnie Rea Caldwell Mitchem, father of the late Thomas Gene Mitchem Jr., retired from J.P. Stevens, Navy veteran, served in Korea, member of Fraley Memorial Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jane Andrews Mitchem; daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Thomas Branton, McAdenville, Mickie and David Leonhardt, Dallas, Tracey and Scott Laughridge, Kings Mountain, Kathi Mitchem, Dallas; brother Kenneth Mitchem, Stanley; grandchildren, Thomas Gene Mitchem III, Gastonia, Brandy and Amber Jenkins, McAdenville, Tyler and Lindsay Laughridge, Kings Mountain, Wesley Leonhardt, Dallas
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Fraley Memorial Baptist Church, Rev. Ken Faulkenberry and Dr. Warner Doles
BURIAL: Long Creek Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Dallas Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Fraley Memorial Baptist Church, 3025 Fraley Church Road, Gastonia 28052
Gladys B. Clack
CLOVER, S.C. Gladys Bush Clack, 81, 105 Franklin St., died Nov. 1, 1999, at Century Care, Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Raymond W. and Mattie Huffstetler Bush, mother of the late Diane Boatwright, sister of two late brothers and three late sisters, member of United Church of God, Charlotte, retired textile worker.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Mack Clack, Clover, Jerry Clack, Perry, Ga., Dale Clack, Columbia, S.C.; daughters, Doris Brisson, Clover, Patricia Revels, Gastonia; 13 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, David Mills
BURIAL: private
VISITATION: two hours before service, funeral home
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 Abernethy; 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 Abernethy, 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, Kannapolis; granddaughter, Wendy Lynn Abernethy, Virginia Beach; grandson and wife, Robert Scott and Merri Abernethy, Charlotte; four step-grandchildren, great-granddaughter, Lauren Abernethy, 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
Revinia G. Badger
GASTONIA Revinia "Dawn" Gibbie Badger, 32, 505 S. Sherman St., died Oct. 31, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Cleveland County, granddaughter of the late Mary Gibbie and Daniel Elijah and Mary Haney, former waitress at the Waffle House.
SURVIVORS: Father, Joseph Daniel Gibbie Sr., Gastonia; mother and step-father, Jennie and Earl Clark, Gastonia; son, Terry Lee Badger, Bessemer City; daughter, Amanda Badger, Gastonia; brothers, Joseph Daniel Gibbie Jr., Danny and Jessie Gibbie, Gastonia; step-brother, Scott Clark, Gastonia; maternal grandfather, Jessie Gibbie Sr.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, West Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, Rev. Richard Cole
BURIAL: Westview Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Jeff Cook, Kenneth Daniels, Marty Dowdy, Chris Haney, Danny Haney Jr., Johnny McFalls
Dale P. Beam
DENVER Dale Pinkney Beam, 91, Lakewood Care Center, died Oct. 31, 1999.
He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Dorus and Ocie Bess Beam, retired carpenter.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Thelma Beam Goforth, Blacksburg, S.C., Esther Beam Shuford, Lincolnton; nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, great-great nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Warlick Funeral Home
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
Flossie A. Mullinax
LINCOLNTON Flossie Auton Mullinax, 73, Cardinal Care, formerly of 428 Lincoln St., High Shoals, died Oct. 31, 1999.
She was a native of Fort Myers, Fla., daughter of the late Martin A. and Ruth Keener Auton, mother of the late Charles Anna Mullinax, former manager of Century Theater.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Charles E. Mullinax; son, Charles E. Mullinax II, Hickory Grove, S.C.; daughters, Deborah M. Evans, Hickory Grove, Lisa D. Mullinax, High Shoals; brother, Dan Auton, Lincolnton; sisters, Betty Baxter, Vale, Missie Beal, Pat Carnes, Lincolnton; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Warlick Funeral Home, Revs. Jerry Robinson, Norman Clark
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Helen T. Crawford
MOUNT HOLLY Helen Toomey Crawford, 80, 311 Eastwood Drive, died Nov. 2, 1999.
She was a native of Belmont, daughter of the late James Paul Sr. and Jennie Ruth Long Toomey, wife of the late Robert Lee Crawford, employed with Paul Derrs Department Store for more than 30 years, owner-operator of Helens Dress Shop, florist assistant, member and Sunday school teacher at Tuckaseege Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Earl Toomey, Mount Holly, Glenn Toomey, Cary; sisters, Bonnie Kirby, Mount Holly, Kathleen Rozelle, Charlotte; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Tuckaseege Baptist Church, Rev. Doug Bryant
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, other times at the home of Glenda Horton, 2175 Old Hickory Grove Road
MEMORIALS: Tuckaseege Baptist Church, 511 Tuckaseege Road, Mount Holly 28120 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Ernest F. Bankhead
YORK, S.C. Ernest Felix "Phil" Bankhead, 92, 103 By-Pass, died Oct. 30, 1999, at home.
He was a native Hickory Grove, S.C., son of the late Alexander Bishop and Sarah Barnes Bankhead, retired concrete finisher for Lee Skidmore of Charlotte, retired farmer, member and deacon of former St. Paul Baptist Church, Hickory Grove, S.C., member of Tryon Masonic Lodge No. 8 of Shelby.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Annie Belle Burris Bankhead; daughters, Betty B. Rawlinson, York, Quincy B. Starnes, Morristown, N.J., Wilhemenia B. Lawrence, Clover, Ernestine Ritchie, Somerset, N.J., Doris B. Wilkins, Wilmington, Del., Mildred Jones, the home; sons, Felix Bankhead Jr., Morristown, Billy Bankhead, York; sister, Lounell Good, Hickory Grove; brother, Willie Floyd Bankhead Sr., Hickory Grove, Wardell Bankhead, Winston-Salem; grandchildren whom he reared, Emily and Ronnie Bankhead, the home, Felix King, Shelia Bankhead, York; great-grandchildren whom he reared, Quisha and Jermaine Bankhead, the home; 28 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Gold Hill Baptist Church, Rev. George McCoy, body will be placed in church one hour before service
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 6-7 tonight with Masonic Rites at Wright Funeral Home, other times at the home
Esther L. Gales
GASTONIA Esther Bea Lilly Gales, 56, 1832 Hartford Drive, died Oct. 29, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Beckley, W.Va., daughter of the late Willard and Racheal Meadows Lilly, wife of the late Felix Gales, mother of the late Cora Marie Gales, sister of the late Dale and Willard Lilly Jr.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Willard Lilly, Charles Gales, Gastonia, Billy Gales, Beckley; daughters, Emma Valles, Gastonia, Patricia Bolen, Josephine, W.Va., Josephine Kincaid, Matthews; brothers, Ronnie, Roger and Carlos Lilly, Jonben, W.Va., Harold Lilly, Greensboro, Ray Lilly, Beckley; sisters, Nellie Lentz, Kathy Lopez, Chicago, Hester Bolen, Coal City, W.Va., Melanie Harris, Helen Vaught, Beckley, Francis Leach, Jonben
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Race Track Road, Coal City, W.Va., Rev. Arnold Lee
BURIAL: Jenny Cole Cemetery, Odd, W.Va.
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
