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Mary Reans
LINCOLNTON Mary Grace Goforth Reans, 81, 815 E. Catawba St., died Nov. 6, 1999 at Lincoln Medical Center.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Barber and Ollie Anthony Goforth, wife of the late Chester Reans, member Marvin United Methodist Church, retired beautician.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Eva Whitener, Lincolnton; nieces, nephews.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. today, Bess Hoey United Methodist Church Cemetery, Shelby, Rev. Tom Rogers
VISITATION: 4:30 p.m., Monday, Marvin United Methodist Church, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: Marvin United Methodist Church, 2731 Startown Road, Lincolnton, 28092
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
LILLIE T. CHAMPION
GASTONIA Lillie "Day" Turner Champion, 92, 2914 Lake Drive, Shelby, died Nov. 7, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late D.S. and Sarah Alice Greenhill Turner, sister of the late Harley Jones Turner, Carl Turner, Lorne Turner and Lottie Towery, retired from Double Shoals Cotton Mill, member of Double Shoals United Methodist Church for more than 70 years.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-laws, Jimmy and Ruth Champion, Gastonia, Delmar and Irene Champion, Jacksonville, Fla.; daughter and son-in-law, Frances and Harlen Peeler, Shelby; brother, Wilber Turner, Cherryville; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Double Shoals United Methodist Church, 302 Old Mill Road, Rev. James D. Reep, body will be placed in church 30 minutes prior to service
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park, Boiling Springs
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston, other times at the home of Harlen and Frances Peeler, 2914 Lake Drive, Shelby
MEMORIALS: Double Shoals United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 548, Lawndale 28090
DALTON P. HILL
GASTONIA Dalton Pierce Hill, infant son of Kyle and Vikki Oates Hill, died Nov. 4, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
SURVIVORS: In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Brett Rhyne Oates; paternal grandparents; Charles and Mary Hill, Mount Holly; paternal great-grandmother, Letha May Hill, Deep Run; maternal grandparents, Robert and Barbara Oates, Stanley; maternal great-grandparents, Carl and Sarah Blanton, Mount Holly
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 2-2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Carothers Funeral Home
MARGARET H. GAMBLE
GASTONIA Margaret H. Gamble, 69, 1813 Bessemer City Road, died Nov. 7, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Eubert and Viola Wright Hutchins, member of Faith United Methodist Church, Womens Auxiliary Post 243 American Legion and Ladies Moose Lodge No. 1303.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Worth Gamble; daughter, Susan R. Dowd, Gastonia; brother, Kenneth Hutchins, Gastonia; sister, Joanne Fredell, Sugarland, Texas
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Greene Funeral Service Westside Chapel, Rev. Joseph McComb
ENTOMBMENT: Gaston Memorial Park
PALLBEARERS: American Legion Post No. 243
VISITATION: 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28053 or Faith United Methodist Church, 1511 E. Ozark Ave., Gastonia 28054
Delores F. Martin
LINCOLNTON Delores Floyd Martin, 58, 518 Lincoln View Road, died Nov. 6, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Chattanooga, Tenn., wife of the late Charles Alvin Martin Sr., homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Chuck Martin, Connelly Springs, Eddie Martin, Dwight Martin, Lincolnton; daughter, Novella Martin, Lincolnton; father, Paul Floyd, Chattanooga; mother, Rosa Wilfong, Lincolnton; eight grandchildren; one great-grandson
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Warlick Funeral Home, Revs. Leonard Lindsey, Jon Cannon
BURIAL: Martin Family Cemetery, Vale
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
CHARLES E. MATTHEWS SR.
GASTONIA Charles Eugene Matthews Sr., 76, 4535 Crowders Crest Road, died Nov. 7, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Bryson City, son of the late Rufus and Ida Mae McFee Matthews, member of Laurel Woods Baptist Church, World War II Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Charles Jr. and Judy Matthews, Gastonia; daughters and son-in-laws, Cindy and Whit Burnett, Atlanta, Sheila and Jeff Jacobs, Chicago, Debra Matthews, Dallas; brother, Ed Matthews, Clover, S.C.; sister, Hilda Kinley, Gastonia; five grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Sherman Branch
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home
GENEVA M. BRIDGES
KINGS MOUNTAIN Geneva Moss Bridges, 68, 204 Margaret St., died Nov. 6, 1999, at Kings Mountain Hospital.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late William Hoyle and Dovie Page Moss, retired from textile industry.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Dennis Bridges; son, Dennis Bridges Jr., Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Dennis Bridges III, Tamara Toulsan
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel, Rev. Darrell Alexander
INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home
CHRISTINE G. PEARSON
GASTONIA Christine Galloway Pearson, 83, died Nov. 5, 1999, at Rehabilitation Center.
She was a native of Stoney Point, daughter of the late Rev. J.B. Pearson and Margaret Crawford Pearson, sister of the late Rev. Harold M. Pearson and Crawford Pearson, seamstress, employee of Matthew Belks, Gastonia, member of Pisgah ARP Church.
SURVIVORS: Nieces, Josie Williams, Hixon, Tenn., Gail Pearson, Washington, D.C.; nephews, Bill Pearson, Martinsville, Va., Bennett Pearson, Dallas, Texas
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Pisgah ARP Church, Rev. James T. Graves Jr.
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 10-11:45 a.m. today, church
MEMORIALS: Pisgah ARP Church "Mission Fund," 3600 Linwood Road, Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home
David E. Ward
CLOVER, S.C. David Eric Ward, 21, 810 Deep Hollow Court, died Nov. 6, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center.
SURVIVORS: Father and step-mother, David G. and Pat Ward; mother and step-father, Cheryl M. and Hayward Adams; paternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. J.L. Ward; maternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Donald McCarter; sister, Ashley N. Ward; fiancee, Jackie Biggers
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Clover Church of God, Revs. Rickey Hartsoe, Don Capell
BURIAL: Woodside Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Generation Funeral Home
MILDRED J. PHILLIPS
KINGS MOUNTAIN Mildred Jackson Phillips, 77, No. 9 Bennett Drive, died Nov. 7, 1999, at Century Care of Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Ed and Ella Jackson, retired from Victory Plant, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Howard Phillips; sons and daughter-in-law, William Radford Jr., Atlanta, Gene and Doris Radford, Burbank, Calif.; daughters and sons-in-law, Evelyn Stillwell, Gastonia, Maxine and James Rose, Blacksburg, S.C., Betty and Bill Patterson, Silva, Reba and Ronnie Childers, Stanley, Peggy Brooks, Gastonia; 18 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel, Revs. John Heath, Marvin Carson
INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery
PALLBEARERS: Loyd Petterson, Leslie Rose, Clarence Rose, J.D. McCurry, Jimmy McClain, Wayne Lambert
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home
