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ALVA C. BYERS
LINCOLNTON — Alva Chesley Byers, 98, Huntersville Oaks Nursing Center, formerly of Highway 150 West, died Dec. 6, 1999.
He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late James and Martha Kizer Byers, retired office manager from Massapoag Mills.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Kathleen M. Byers; son, retired Lt. Col. Rodney C. Byers, Sneads Ferry; daughter, Joyce B. Maquire, Charlotte; sisters, Isabele B. Fox, Mary E. "Dolly" Smith, Lincolnton; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Warlick Funeral Home, Revs. Carrol Lindsey, Harold Leatherman
BURIAL: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, 201 E. Main St., Lincolnton 28092
MIRIAM A. MURPHY
CHARLOTTE — Miriam Anne Murphy, 73, 1326 Heather Lane, died Dec. 4, 1999.
She was a native of Marston, daughter of the late Shannon W. and Madeline Bashaw Murphy, graduate of Charlotte Memorial Hospital as a registered nurse, delivery room nurse until she retired.
SURVIVORS: Brother, Shannon W. Murphy Jr., Clover, S.C.; niece, Patricia M. Grace; great-nephew, J. Daniel Sink
FUNERAL: Private
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Charlotte, 1420 E. Seventh St., Charlotte 28204
ARRANGEMENTS: M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Clover
Lee E. Edwards
CHARLOTTE — Lee Elis Edwards, 88, died Dec. 5, 1999, at Huntersville Oaks.
He was a native of Yancey County, brother of the late Guy, James and Catherine Edwards, Jeanette Woldrup, retired type setter, owner-operator of Charlotte Composition for many years, member of Long Creek Masonic Lodge 205.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Beaver Edwards; sons, Lee Edwards Jr., Paradise, Calif., Tom Edwards, Gastonia, James Edwards, Dallas, Texas; daughters, Mary Vance Robinson, Mars Hill, Teresa Reid, Weaverville; sister, Connie Styles, Burnsville; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Raymer Funeral Chapel, Rev. Roger Edwards, committal Masonic Rites following service
BURIAL: At a later date
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: American Heart Association, 1229 Greenwood Cliff, Charlotte or Shriners Children’s Hospital, 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, S.C. 29605
ARRANGEMENTS: Raymer Funeral Home
Lorene D. Jolley
SHELBY — Lorene Spencer Dellinger Jolley, 85, 6 Heritage Lane, formerly of Belwood, died Dec. 3, 1999, at Cleveland Pines Nursing Home.
She was a native of Catawba County, daughter of the late Will and Ollie Cline Spencer, wife of the late Summie Dellinger and James Jolley, retired licensed practical nurse from Broughton Hospital, member of Kadesh United Methodist Church, Methodist Women, Upper Cleveland Senior Citizens organization, Belwood Home Demonstration Club.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Clayton Dellinger, Mount Holly, Bill Dellinger, Waco, Don, Cline and Phill Dellinger, Belwood; daughters, Janis Kline, Shelby, Mary Pierce, Gaffney, S.C.; sister, Willie Dellinger, Newton; 18 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: Held Sunday, Kadesh United Methodist Church, Revs. Steve Kiser, Joe McMurry
BURIAL: Church cemetery
MEMORIALS: Kadesh United Methodist Church, c/o Sam Brackett, 109 Old Belwood Road, Lawndale 28090
ARRANGEMENTS: Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston
Wayne E. Hoyle
LINCOLNTON — Rev. Wayne Everette Hoyle, 70, 3902 Maiden Highway, died Dec. 6, 1999, at Catawba Memorial Hospital.
He was the son of the late Shirley and Jennie Shrum Hoyle, retired Methodist minister, pastor emeritus of McKendree United Methodist Church, Army veteran of the Korean War.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ada W. Hoyle; son, Ronnie Hoyle, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; daughter, Katrina Redmon, Winston-Salem; sisters, Ailene Harrison, Lincolnton, Faye Helton, Denver; brothers, J.V. Hoyle, Lincolnton, Jerry Hoyle, Winterhaven, Fla.; grandson, Joshua Hoyle
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, McKendree United Methodist Church, Revs. Deval Mason, Jim Trollinger, D.H. Lutz, body will be placed in church half-hour before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-9 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: McKendree United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 426, Lincolnton 28092
Robert L. Blevins
CHARLOTTE — Robert Lynn Blevins, 40, Loborde Street, died Dec. 5, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center.
He was a native of Carter County, Tenn., son of the late Bobby Elwood Blevins, Army veteran with the 82nd Airborne Division.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Robert Dwayne Blevins, Charlotte, Brent Benjamin Blevins, Kannapolis; mother, Dorothy Jean Elliott Sanders, Morganton; brothers, Dean Blevins, Monroe, Tony Curts, Morganton, Kenneth Blevins, Charlotte; stepmother, Patsy Cozad Blevins, Charlotte; stepbrother, Bill Jones, Houston; stepsisters, Ellen Whitehead and Teresa Fenner, Elizabethton, Tenn., Ginger Cannon, Johnson City, Tenn; grandson, Cody Goodman
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Forestlawn West, Charlotte
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
BETTY JENKINS
DALLAS — Betty Ervin "Vivian" Jenkins, 61, 210 N. College St., died Dec. 5, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Yancey and Annie Mosses Ervin, wife of the late Jimmy G. Jenkins, a machinist with Danaher Tool Group.
SURVIVORS: Sons, James Michael Jenkins, Matthews, Robert Ervin Jenkins, Gastonia, Richard Wayne Jenkins, Dallas; daughter, Kelly Ann Jenkins, Bessemer City; niece, Tammy Whitlock; eight grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
ANGELA COUICK
GASTONIA — Angela "Angie" Gregoria Staley Couick, 29, 111 Stroupe Road, Apt. C, died Dec. 4, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Gastonia, former EMT with Gaston County, paramedic with Mecklenburg County, attended St. Michael’s Catholic Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Tim Couick; parents, Marvin Webb "Pete" and Virginia Ruth Staley, Gastonia; brother and sister-in-law, Mike and Melody Staley; brothers, Stanley Staley and fiancée Sherry, Joe Staley, Gastonia; sisters and brothers-in-law, Pam and Jerry Spencer, Mary and Bobby Armstrong, Teresa Christenbury, Gastonia, Penny and David Holley, Portsmouth, Va.; nieces and nephews; special friend, Ginger
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Wednesday, McLean Funeral Home, Rev. Jack Weisenhorn
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: National Kidney Foundation, 5970 Fairview Road, Suite 408, Charlotte 28210
Curlee Pressley
NEW YORK — Curlee Pressley, 72, 305 W. 138th St., died Dec. 1, 1999, at Harlem Hospital.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Horace and Rosa Gordon Pressley, World War II veteran, worked as a building superintendent.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lizzie Sanders Pressley; sons, Carl Pressley, New York, Anthony Pressley, Bronx, New York; daughter, Sharon Pressley, New York; daughter-in-law, Lisa Pressley, New York; sisters, Catherine Banks, Rose Brown, Kings Mountain; brothers, Andrew Pressley, Pittsburgh, Clarence Pressley, Detroit; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, New Way Baptist Church
BURIAL: Vantine Cemetery, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home
Ruby M. Burris
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Ruby M. Burris, 75, 218 Dixon School Road, died Dec. 3, 1999, at Kings Mountain Hospital.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Jordan and Lizzie Orr Mitchem, wife of the late Frank A. Burris, retired nurse.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Maruita Spann, Kings Mountain
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Galilee United Methodist Church, Rev. Clarence Wright
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home
