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James Hunt Sr.
GASTONIA - James "Hubert" Hunt Sr., 77, 4312 S. Falls St., died Dec. 1, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late Julius B. and Zulia Painter Hunt, retired iron foundry worker from Stovall Foundry, veteran of World War II and National Guard, member of VFW in Gastonia and Lincolnton, member of Lakeview Baptist Church, McAdenville.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Pearl Smith Hunt; sons and daughters-in-law, James H. Jr. and Regina Hunt, Stanley, Jimmy L. and Louise Hunt, Steve and Sue Hunt, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Rosemary and Johnny Norris, Gastonia, Cynthia and James Hord, Dowagiac, Mich., Patty Hawkins, Gastonia; brother, J.W. Hunt, Casar; sisters, Pearlie Mae Hoyle, Polkville, Josephine Reagan, Sevierville, Tenn; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Lakeview Baptist Church, McAdenville, Rev. Virgil B. Harper, Dan Tallent
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, full military honors by World War II Last Man Club
MEMORIALS: American Lung Association, 3305 S.E. 16th Ave., Hickory 28601
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Ronald Stamey
BESSEMER CITY — Ronald "Whitey" Stamey, 51, 701 Costner School Road, formerly of Cramerton, died Nov. 27, 1999, at Columbia-Augusta Medical Center, Grovetown, Ga. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late John C. Stamey, Army veteran of the Vietnam War, electrician for Cleveland Refrigeration, member of Riverside Baptist Church, Cramerton.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Debra L. Stamey, Huntersville; sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Tonya Stamey, Gastonia, Ronald and Jennifer Ledford, Kings Mountain, Travis and Amanda Stamey, Cramerton; mother, Alice Ricks Stamey, Cramerton; brothers and sisters-in-law, Don and Joan Stamey, Margale, Fla., Jerry and Karen Stamey, Gastonia, Johnny Stamey, Cramerton; sisters and brothers-in-law, Kathy and Junior Ledford, Sheila Graham, Gastonia, Pam and Brian Samples, Marcia and Jimmy Simpson, Cramerton; four grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont, Revs. Bobby Smith, Allen Lefler
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: David, Chris and Barry Stamey, Sonny and Scott Ledford, Tim Cribb HONORARY PALLBEARER: Donnie Stamey
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053-3984
Necode Meeks
BALTIMORE — Necoda Meeks, Baltimore, died Nov. 30, 1999, at his home. He was the manager and an original member of the "Jordanairs."
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Moniecue Meeks, Ozzie M. Smith, Shelby, Shirley Smith, Newark, N.J.; brother, Emanuel Meeks, Shelby
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church, Grover
INTERMENT: Church cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Withrow’s Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
Anna L. Holland
SHELBY - Anna Lovelace Holland, 83, 614 Blythe Road, died Dec. 2, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late Louis and Flossie Mae Henderson Lovelace, wife of the late Virgil Rex Holland, mother of the late Betty Holland, Eunice Irvin, homemaker, member of Walls Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, J.B. and Patsy Holland, Henrietta, Earl and Donnis Holland, Ellenboro, Charles and Donna Holland, Lattimore, James and Renee Holland, Forest City, Jerry Holland, Shelby; daughters and sons-in-law, Lucy Holland, Ellenboro, Kay and Karl Brunink, Shelby, Joyce and Jerry Lail, Cliffside, Becky Holland, Mooresboro; brothers, D.A. and George Lovelace, Alexander Mills, Jim Lovelace, Cherryville; sister, Jettie Sue Hoyle, Maiden; 22 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Goodes Grove Baptist Church, Mooresboro, Rev. Lawrence Toney, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
INTERMENT: Walls Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Goodes Grove Baptist Church, P.O. Box 117, Mooresboro 28114
Pauline F. Beatty
LINCOLNTON - Pauline Finger Beatty, 95, Cardinal Health Care, died Dec. 1, 1999. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Martin and Mary Etta Hallman Finger, retired school teacher, taught at Central Elementary School and Iron Station Elementary School.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Holly Beatty, Concord, David Lee Beatty, Columbia, S.C.; brother, Martin Luther Finger Jr., Lincolnton; sisters, Anne F. Powell, Charlotte, Mary Etta F. Beatty, Charlotte; grandchildren, Mary Ann Richardson, Scott Lewis, Charles A., Mitchel H. and David Lee Beatty Jr.; eight great-grandchildren; 11 nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Rev. Gary Dittman
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 216 S. Aspen St., Lincolnton 28092
Thomas Lee Whitman
ROSMAN — Thomas Lee Whitman, 60, died Dec. 1, 1999. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Lee and Marie Frye Whitman, brother of the late James "Scoot" Whitman, Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Patricia Whitman; sons, Freddie and Larry Whitman, Rosman; daughter, Leigh Ann Leonard, Rosman; sisters, Bobbie Sue Glenn, Betty Jean Pickelseimer, Gastonia; five grandchildren; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, New Hope Baptist Church, Revs. Nathan May, Steve Kavli, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Pisgah Gardens Cemetery
MEMORIALS: New Hope Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 1257, Brevard 28712
ARRANGEMENTS: Moody-Connolly Funeral Home, Brevard
Joe Ann Crawford
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Joe Ann Blalock Crawford, 69, died Dec. 1, 1999, at home. She was a native of Kings Mountain, daughter of the late Dorothy Mae Miller Blalock, mother of the late Donna Ann Cornwell, 1948 graduate of Central High School, became the first woman real estate broker in Kings Mountain in 1968, charter member of Kings Mountain Association of Realtors, member of Boyce Memorial ARP Church, Flora Halliday Circle, former member of Kings Mountain Woman’s Club, helped her husband during his tenure as district governor for International Association of Lions Clubs and Wood Badge Deputy Camp Chief for Boy Scouts of America.
SURVIVORS: Husband of more than 50 years, William Donald Crawford; father, Charles Edward Blalock Sr.; granddaughter, Angela Kay Davis, Kings Mountain; grandson, William Paul Cornwell, Charlotte; great-granddaughter, Kelsie Kay Davis, Kings Mountain; sisters, Sybil Hamrick, Freida Grayson, Kings Mountain; brother, Charles Edward Blalock Jr., Kings Mountain
FUNERAL: 7 p.m. tonight, Boyce Memorial ARP Church, Rev. Douglas Petersen
BURIAL: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: After service, church
MEMORIALS: Boyce Memorial ARP Church, P.O. Box 1145, Kings Mountain 28086
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home
Sallie G. Armstrong
GASTONIA - Sallie G. Armstrong, 101, 416 N. Highland St., died Nov. 30, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Spartanburg, S.C., daughter of the late Miles and Mary Huggins Golightly, wife of the late Joseph S. Armstrong, homemaker, member of United House of Prayer for All People, Dallas.
SURVIVORS: Stepchildren, Violet A. Robinson, Charlotte, Bobby Armstrong, Greensboro, John and Herbert Armstrong, Newark, N.J.; one granddaughter; great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Saturday, United House of Prayer for All People, Apostle F. Barringer
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Josephine Wilson
GASTONIA - Josephine Wilson, 85, 515 N. Weldon St., died Nov. 30, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby. She was a native of McConnells, S.C., daughter of the late Joe and Alice Davis Sanders, attended elementary school in York County, S.C., a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Mattie Long, Gastonia; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Martin’s Funeral Home, Rev. Gloria S. Ervin
BURIAL: Trinity A.M.E. Zion Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 1:30-2 p.m. Saturday, funeral home
Adell N. Link
IRON STATION — Adell Nancy Link, 94, 399 Mount Vernon Church Road, died Dec. 1, 1999, at Cardinal Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Susie Link Covington, sister of the late Bertha Moore and Beatrice Goodson, member of Link’s Chapel AME Zion Church where she was a deaconess and missionary.
SURVIVORS: Nieces, Grace Logan, Pauline Coltrane, Adell Allen, Sue Betty Myrick, Iron Station, Gertha McFadden, Orangeburg, S.C.; nephews, Thomas Moore, Iron Station, Jack Moore, Charlotte; great-nieces and great-nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Link’s Chapel AME Zion Church, Rev. Roger Hoyle
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, church, other times at the home of Adell Allen, 540 Mount Vernon Church Road, Iron Station
ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony & White’s Funeral Service
Beatrice Goodson
IRON STATION — Beatrice Goodson, 98, 399 Mount Vernon Road, died Nov. 30, 1999, at Lincoln Medical Center. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Susie Link Covington, wife of the late Robert Goodson, mother of the late Leroy Foster and Ruth Foster, sister of the late Bertha Moore and Adell Nancy Link, member of Link’s Chapel AME Zion Church where she was a deaconess and missionary.
SURVIVORS: Daughter-in-law, Edna Hall Foster, Mount Holly; nieces, Grace Logan, Pauline Coltrane, Adell Allen, Sue Betty Myrick, Iron Station, Gertha McFadden, Orangeburg, S.C.; nephews, Thomas Moore, Iron Station, Jack Moore, Charlotte; great-nieces and great-nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Link’s Chapel AME Zion Church, Rev. Roger Hoyle
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, church, other times at the home of Adell Allen, 540 Mount Vernon Church Road, Iron Station
ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony & White’s Funeral Service
