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Dorothy Love
GASTONIA — Dorothy "Dot" Lucas Love, 81, Belaire Healthcare, died Dec. 23, 1999 at home.
She was a native of York County, S.C., wife of the late Thomas Frank Love Sr., daughter of the late Leonard H. and Julie Campbell Bell Lucas, retired administrative assistant, member Olney Presbyterian Church, John Calvin Sunday School class, former children’s Sunday School teacher.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Linda L. and Mike Peters, Gastonia; son and daughter-in-law, Thomas L. and Marcia Love, Gastonia; granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Kristy L. Ratchford and Robert A. Crisp, Gastonia; grandsons, Brandon and Daniel Love, Gastonia.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Olney Presbyterian Church, Rev. Bob McCully
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before the service at the church
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: John Calvin Sunday School class
MEMORIALS: Olney Presbyterian Church, 251 Olney Church Road, Gastonia, 28056
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Velva Davidson
SHELBY — Velva Triplett Davidson, 83, 1200-D Northgate Drive, died Dec. 23, 1999 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Branchland, W. Va., daughter of the late Belford and Polly Queen Triplett, wife of the late Louis Ernest Davidson, sister of the late Johnnie, Haskel, Kenneth Triplett, Vergie Adkins, retired from the U.S. Postal Service, member Landmark Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Ernest F. and Darlene Davidson, Shelby, Gary P. and Patty Davidson, Pensacola, Fla.; daughters and son-in-law, Barbara Lake, Homosassa Springs, Fla., Brenda and Charles Shaddox; brother, James Orville Triplett, Chesapeak, Ohio; sisters, Manda Adkins, Tayes Valley, W. Va., Vivah Aaron, Huntington, W. Va., Fonna Wilson, Harrisville, W. Va.; grandchildren, James Davidson, Stephen Lake, Jeannie Lake Davis, Cory Scott Shaddox, Jeff Davidson, Joseph Davidson; seven great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m., Monday, Landmark Baptist Church, Revs. Allen Davis and Paul "Pete" Davidson
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Sunday, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home, the body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service; other times at the home of Ernest Davidson, 1204 B Northgate Dr., Shelby
MEMORIALS: Landmark Baptist Church building fund, 1724 E. Dixon Blvd., Shelby, 28152
Helen Bridges
SHELBY — Helen Clark Bridges, 63, 904 E. Main St., died Dec. 23, 1999 at home.
She was a native of Dallas, daughter of the late John J. Clark and Bessie May Reinhardt, sister of the late Tommy Clark, BellSouth service representative for 36 years, member Ascension Lutheran Church, Pioneers Workers of America, Shelby Amateur Radio Club.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Bill G. Bridges; son, Timothy Clark Bridges, Shelby; daughter and son-in-law, Anna and Charles McCall, Kings Mountain; sister, Margaret Carr, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; brother and sister-in-law, John J. Jr. and Catherine Clark, Raleigh; sister-in-law, Betty Clark, Jacksonville, Fla.; granddaughters, Jennifer, Jessica Lowery, Kings Mountain.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m., Sunday, Ascension Lutheran Church, Rev. David Lohr
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: After the service at the church and other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Ascension Lutheran Church, 300 N. Lafayette St., Shelby, 28150
ARRANGEMENTS: Cleveland Funeral Services
Bernard Robinson
GASTONIA — Bernard Robinson, 53, 1320 N. Highland St., died Dec. 23, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of New York, N.Y., son of the late Charles Robinson and Dorothy Roach, member Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church, trustee board, worked as a catering company cook.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mae Wilson Robinson; daughter, Fanielle Robinson, the home; sons, Hank D. and Jake Robinson, Gastonia; sisters-in-law, Helen Adams and Rita Wilson, Gastonia; brothers-in-law, Sammie, Thomas, Phil Wilson, Gastonia; cousins, Bernard and Annie Graham Leach, Rock Hill, S.C.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m., Sunday, Revs. James Williams, George H. Lowry Jr.
BURIAL: Armstrong Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before the service at the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Lloyd E. Otten
CHERRYVILLE — Lloyd Elwood Otten, 77, 703 Lawson St., died Dec. 22, 1999, at Veterans Hospital, Asheville.
He was a native of Florence, Mo., son of the late Leonard and Prudence Dinwiddie Otten, worked for Cronland Building and Supply Co.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Bertha Farris Bridges Otten; sons, Danny Farris, Statesville, Arnold Farris, Lincolnton, Wayne Bates, North Carolina; daughters, Mary Moore, Lawndale, Rena Adams, Cherryville, Sandra Cronin, West Virginia, Karen Otten, California; sister, Lola VonBuelow, Missouri; 17 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, North Lincoln Baptist Church, Rev. Chris Randall; body will be placed in church 30 minutes prior to service
BURIAL: High Shoals Memorial Garden
VISITATION: 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Ruth Bost
LINCOLNTON — Ruth Owens Bost, 86, 717 Sherrill Ave., died Dec. 23, 1999 at Century Care in Cherryville.
She was the daughter of the late John and Annie Mae Chapman Owens, wife of the late Paul Judson "Fat" Bost, sister of the late Johnny Owens, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son, Rev. Darrell Bost, Lincolnton; daughters, Lafay Brewer, Doris Clark and Freeda Marley, Lincolnton; brother, Arthur Ray Owens, York, S.C.; sister, Irene Hight, Maiden; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Warlick Funeral Home chapel, Rev. Jerry Lail
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Leonard’s Fork Baptist Church building fund, 1462 Leonard’s Fork Church Road, Lincolnton 28092
Lt. Col. Robert D. Lingerfeldt Jr.
GASTONIA — Lt. Col. Robert Duey Lingerfeldt Jr., 68, 824 Edwards Lane, died Dec. 17, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Lincoln County, husband of the late Margaret Harper Lingerfeldt, son of the late Robert Sr. and Ethel Kiser Lingerfeldt, father of the late Paul Douglas Maloney, grandfather of the late Michael Lingerfeldt, 1949 graduate of Gastonia High School, 1954 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a masters degree in psychology, manager of the football team while attending UNC, retired lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Air Force with more than 20 years of service, part of the strategic air command over B-47 and B-52 bombers, part of the defensive U-2 department program, programmer for Dallas Correctional Institution, head counselor at Gaston Mental Health’s substance abuse program, worked at Carolina Counseling of Belmont, member of First ARP Church of Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Son, Allen Lingerfeldt, Georgia; daughters and sons-in-law, Pam Lingerfeldt, the home; Susan and Terry Pruitt, Gastonia, Kelly and Geno Stille, Semona, Calif.; seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, First ARP Church of Gastonia, Rev. Herb Mirley, Eddie Spencer
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: 5-6:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Joe Grooms, Jim Atkinson, Terry Pruitt, Mike Wachter, Eugene Maloney, Harold Metcalf
MEMORIALS: Cancer Society of Gaston County, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052 or Muscular Dystrophy Association, 3300 E. Sunrise Dr., Tucson, Ariz. 85718
Etta Gladden
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Etta Mae Lockridge Johnson Gladden, 86, 1000 First St., died Dec. 17, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late James Sloan and Margaret Gardner Lockridge, wife of the late Earl M. Johnson and Earl Odell Gladden, former employee of Carlton Yarn Mill and Parkdale Mill for 40 years, attended Sparrow Springs Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Joyce Diane and Robert Szymkowski, Kings Mountain; grandchildren and spouses, James Jr. and Angie Carrigan, Kim and Danny Navy, Kings Mountain; great-grandchildren, Ashley, Amy, Emily, Courtney and Brittany
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City, Dr. Roy Dean Clark, Rev. Earl Cook
BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City
MEMORIALS: Cleveland County Hospice, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
Vickie Scronce Grigg
LINCOLNTON — Vickie Scronce Grigg, 53, 900 Daniels Church Road, died December 17, 1999.
She was a native of Lincoln County, lifelong member of Bethphage Lutheran Church, member of the Friendship Club, chairwoman of WELCA No. 3 and the Challenger Support Group, employed by Trendline Furniture and Roses, retiree of Mohigan Mills.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Ben C. and Jean Tutherow Scronce, Lincolnton
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Bethphage Lutheran Church, Rev. John E. Bell
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 5-8 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Bethphage Lutheran Church, 3440 Hwy. 182, Lincolnton 28092
