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Gaston County, North Carolina Obituary Collection
(From Various Funeral Homes in the Gastonia, Belmont, Mount Holly, Lowell, Cherryville,
Bessemer City and the surrounding area. Many obituaries are represented from Kings Mountain,
Lincolnton, and Stanley.)

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Gaston County, North Carolina Obituary Collection

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Carrie B. Smith
GASTONIA - Carrie Bell Belk Smith, 87, 2307 Milton Ave., died Dec. 4, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late H.Y. and Jenny Beam Belk, wife of the late William O. Smith Sr., great-grandmother of the late Rodney Williams, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Sybil and William O. Smith Jr., Gastonia; granddaughter, Sybil Ann Burchfield, Gastonia; great-grandchildren, Joe and Michael Ledford, Brandon and Windell Burchfield, Gastonia; great-great-granddaughter, Jessica Ledford, Gastonia
FUNERAL: Held Tuesday, Hollywood Cemetery, Rev. Sherman Branch
ARRANGEMENTS: Sisk-Butler Funeral Home

Lillian P. Harrison
SHELBY - Lillian P. Harrison, 79, White Oak Manor, formerly of 407 Cherry St., Kings Mountain, died Dec. 6, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late Clinton Peeler and Hannah Mae and Baxter Melton, sister of the late Bud Cunningham and Jennie Shelp; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, James Blake and Libby Harrison, Bessemer City, Charles Randy and Jill Harrison, Blacksburg, S.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Tony West, Shelby; brothers, Harry R. Melton, Belmont, Guy F. Melton, Kings Mountain, Billy Dean Melton, Wilmington, Randall Dixon, Doraville, Ga.; sisters, Helen McAbee, Elizabeth Long, Kings Mountain, Clara Peeler, Cherryville, Doris Singleton, Velma Lou Brock, Jean Sue Kennedy, Sarah May, Gastonia; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Harris Funeral Home, Revs. Bryan Glisson, M.P. Hampton
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home

Evelyn W. McKee
BELMONT - Evelyn White McKee, 88, 1002 South Point Road, died Dec. 8, 1999, at Mecklenburg Health Care, Charlotte. She was a native of Lenoir, wife of the late Rader Elvin McKee, daughter of the late John C. and Minnie Chester White, manager of the Belmont and South Point High School cafeterias prior to retirement, member of First United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, John and Betsy McKee, Belmont; brothers, Gerald White, Belmont, John White, Charlotte; sisters, Rachel Patterson, Belmont, Louise Oliver, Statesville; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church, Belmont, Rev. Bob Little
BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont, other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Jerry White, Sidney Oliver, Jeff Swing, Jasper Armstrong, Gerald Oliver, Johnny White, Ernest Thompson
MEMORIALS: American Lung Association, 3305 S.E. 16th Ave., Hickory 28601

Roy L. Bingham
GASTONIA - Roy Lee Bingham, 72, 2614 Sherry Lane, died Dec. 8, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Charles and Pauline Dotson Bingham, brother of the late Betty Bumgardner and Harold Bingham, retired as foreman from Duke Power Co., World War II Marine Corps veteran, stationed at Midway Island, received Bronze Star.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Edith Stacey Bingham; daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and Rick Ledford, Audrey and Dewey Clark, Marilyn and Keith Hulsey, Gastonia, Sharon and John Turner, Shelby; sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald and Pat Bingham, Gastonia, Garry and Debbie Bingham, Blacksburg, S.C.; sisters, Opal Green, Carolyn Bingham, Gastonia; brothers, Melvin Bingham, Mount Holly, Charles Bingham, Maiden, Doug Bingham, Blacksburg; 12 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: Private, Rev. Ron Harris
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: Private
MEMORIALS: World War II Last Man’s Club of Gastonia, 1990 Brownstone Court, Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: Ward Funeral Home

Fred J. Teigue
McCONNELLS, S.C. — Fred Junior Teigue, 69, 1144 Simpson Road, died Dec. 7, 1999, at Chester County Hospsital. He was a native of Belton, S.C., son of the late Fred V. and Carrie Harrison Teigue, retired Field First Sergeant E-7 from the Army, served in Korean War, two tours of duty in Vietnam, employed as security guard at Rockwell International, York, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Irene Becker Teigue; son, Richard Teigue, Fort Bragg, daughters, Tina T. Sweatt, McConnells, S.C., Marian T. Carver, McConnells, Carrie T. Killian, Ruthy T. Baine, Rock Hill, S.C., Kathy T. Robinson, York; brother, Ray Teigue, McConnells; sisters, Ruth Teigue, Sharon, S.C., Mae T. Barker, Gastonia, Katherine T. Pate, Clover, S.C., Sybile T. Robinson, Kannapolis; 13 grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Bratton Funeral Home, York, Rev. Donald Scoggins
BURIAL: Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery, McConnells
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home

James E. Robinette
GASTONIA - James Edwin Robinette, 76, Courtland Terrace, died Dec. 8, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of McAdenville, husband of the late Louise Gordon Robinette, son of the late H.M. and Lillie Ray Robinette, brother of the late H.M. "Fuzzy," William V. "Sonny" and Jerry D. Robinette, educated in Gaston County, member of McAdenville United Methodist Church for many years, active in YMCA and civic activities, World War II Army Air Corps veteran, flight engineer on a B24, flew 57 missions, received Distinguished Flying Cross two times, employed by The Gaston Gazette as supervisor of mail department, Gaston Memorial Hospital as assistant administrator, city of Gastonia as assistant administrator and interim city manager, served as first city manager of Conover for 15 years, consultant and industrial recruiter for Catawba County, licensed real estate broker, member of Rotary and St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Hickory.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, James Edwin "Jim" and Betty Robinette Jr., McAdenville; brother, Larry Robinette, Belmont; sisters, Roseann Christopher, Mount Holly, Louise Thomas, Bobbi Pegram, Belmont; grandchildren and spouses, Christy and Tom Anastasi, Charlotte, Amy and Tommy Isrel, Monroe, Ga.; great-grandchildren, Alex Harris, Susanna and Ricky Isrel
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, McAdenville United Methodist Church, Rev. J. Sidney Epperson
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: McAdenville United Methodist Church, 163 Main St., McAdenville 28101 or charity of donor’s choice

Esther Barnette Bryum
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Esther Barnette Bryum, 65, formerly of Rock Hill, S.C., died Dec. 8, 1999, at Hospice of Monroe, Union County, N.C. She was a native of Sharon, S.C., daughter of the late Henry Barnette, retired from White Oak Manor Nursing Home, Rock Hill, member of First Baptist Church, Fort Mill, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Betty B. Grubb, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Millie B. Hathaway, Rock Hill; mother, Rusha Hines Barnette, Sharon; brothers, Jim and Jack Barnette, Sharon, Top Barnette, York, S.C.; sisters, Margie B. Childers, York, Myrtle Ann B. Jones, Rock Hill; six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Bratton Funeral Home
BURIAL: Woodlawn Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Sharon
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, the funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Monroe of Union County, 700 Roosevelt Blvd., Monroe 28110

Elizabeth Thomas
GASTONIA - Elizabeth Thomas, 92, died Dec. 4, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Lillian Browning, Gastonia; sons, Arthur and Edward Thomas, Boca Raton, Fla.; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2050 Davis Park Road, Gastonia
ARRANGEMENTS: McEwen Funeral Service, Charlotte

Marcus Smith
CHARLOTTE - Marcus Smith, 53, 4419 Wildwood Ave., died Dec. 5, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center. He was a native of Canton, Ohio, son of the late Willie and Ruby Torrence Smith, worked in construction.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Carlotta Costner Smith, Gastonia; daughters, Marcella S. Stevens, Atlanta, Yolanda Smith, Gastonia; sons, Maurice and Mark Smith, Gastonia; sister, Pearl Smith, Mount Holly; Johnny Smith, Charlotte; five grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, Mount Holly, Dr. Henry McNeil
BURIAL: Westcreek Cemetery, Mount Holly
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, the church, other times at the home of Pearl Smith, 381 Hawthorne St., Mount Holly
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home, Gastonia

B.F. Darnell Jr.
SHELBY - B.F. Darnell Jr., 74, 2213 Van Aken Circle, died Dec. 7, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Toccoa, Ga., son of the late Rev. B.F. Sr. and Gracie Missouri Lloyd Darnell, brother of the late Otis Darnell, retired from Dover Textiles, owner of Darnell’s Pottery & Crafts, member of Royster Avenue Church of God, World War II Navy veteran, served on USS Barron.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jessie Mozelle Bost Darnell; sons and daughters-in-law, Ted and Peggy Darnell, Kings Mountain, Joe and Sandy Darnell, Shelby; brother and sister-in-law, Jackie and Sherry Darnell, Belmont; sisters and brothers-in-law, Kathryn and Rev. S.A. Lankford, Belmont, Shirley and Jim Wrap, Charlotte; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Royster Avenue Church of God, Revs. N.C. Jones, Ben Black, Rick Brackett, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Cleveland Funeral Services
MEMORIALS: Royster Avenue Church of God, 504 Royster Ave., Shelby 28150

Samuel D. Self Jr.
BESSEMER CITY - Samuel Dean Self Jr., 32, 122 Coho Road, died Dec. 3, 1999, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, machinist, member of South Gastonia Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Mycal S. and Samuel Dean Self III, the home; daughter, Lena Ashley Self, the home; father, Samuel Dean Self Sr., Columbia, S.C.; mother, Connie Heath Price, Gastonia; sisters, Cheryl Davis, Clover, S.C., Melissa Dyer, Gastonia; special aunt and uncle, Brenda Williams and Joe Heath, Gastonia; three nieces; special friend, Nicole Falls, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Elvis Anderson
BURIAL: Westview Gardens
VISITATION: One hour before the service, the funeral home

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