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Elaine Penninger Deaton
LINCOLNTON — Elaine Penninger Deaton, 77, 2449 Myra Lane, died Dec. 17, 1999.
She was a native of Cabarrus County, wife of the late Donald Burette Deaton, daughter of the late Arthur and Sarah Lowder Penninger, secretary in the insurance business.
SURVIVORS: Son, David Deaton, Lincolnton; brother, Sam A. Penninger, Concord; two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Emmanuel United Church of Christ, Rev. Brent Price
BURIAL: Carolina Memorial Park, Concord
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 329 E. Main St., Lincolnton 28092
Elizabeth Morgan Brannon
GASTONIA — Elizabeth Morgan Brannon, 81, died Dec. 15, 1999, at Brian Center.
She was a native of Lumberton, daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Lubelia Smith Morgan, resident of Shelby for a number of years, bookeeper, homemaker, member of First Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Robert E. Brannon; daughters, Jo Carolyn Brannon Wood, Lawsonville, Julia Morgan Brannon, Reidsville; sister, Delores M. Bridges, Black Mountain
MEMORIAL SERVICE: To be held at a later date
VISITATION: Contact Jo Carolyn Wood, 4078 Snow Hill Church Road, Lawsonville 27022
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
SGT. CHARLES W. ‘CHARLIE’ HANNA JR.
DALLAS — Sgt. Charles Wilbur "Charlie" Hanna Jr., 42, 303 Lewis St., died Dec. 17, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late Charles Wilbur Sr. and Geraldine Elmore Hanna, Ashbrook High School graduate, 20-year veteran of the Gastonia Police Department, completed basic law enforcement training at Gaston College, earned Advanced Law Enforcement Certification from the North Carolina Justice Academy, served one year with the tactical team and as detective, received Police Star for Gallantry in 1996 for alerting others to a robbery in progress, resulting in the arrest of suspects after a rash of convenience store robberies, received Lifesaving Medal, the department’s seventh highest award, received Chief’s Achievement Award for helping to develop the K-9 program, former member of First ARP Church, present member of Dallas Foursquare Gospel Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lisa Ramsey Hanna; daughters, Holly Lillian and Sarah Olivia Hanna, the home; brothers and sister-in-law, Kenneth Scott and Francis Hanna, Kevin Todd Hanna, Gastonia; nieces, Jenni and Jerri Hanna, Gastonia; special friend, Bobby Wise, Gastonia; aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, First ARP Church, Gastonia, Revs. Fred Morrison, Lillie Smith, Capt. Billy Wilson
BURIAL: Oakwood Cemetery, with police honor rites provided by Gastonia City Police Honor Guard
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Troopers Joe Rankin and Jeff Stepp, Capts. Billy Wilson and Max George, Sgts. Mark Lanier, Rusty Friday and Ronald Holt
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Charlie Team patrol shift, all law enforcement officers attending the service
MEMORIALS: Foursquare Gospel Church, P.O. Box 905, Dallas 28034
William M. Adams
SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. — William "Bill" Meek Adams, 81, Melody Lane, died Dec. 23, 1999, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Bessemer City, son of the late Ralph and Flossie Adams, brother of the late Sidney, Brown, Pete and Ralph "Junior" Adams and Ina Farris, served in the U.S. Marines, retired contractor, member of the Moose Lodge, American Legion, Carpenters Union and Masons, all in California.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 36 years, Margaret Greene Adams; sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby Adams, Alfred and Donna Adams, Mike and Ann Adams, Clover, S.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Vicky and LeRoy Justice, Surfside Beach; grandchildren, Star and John Schafer, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Stoney and Tanya Canter, Murrells Inlet, Adam Justice, Surfside Beach, Chad and Chris Adams, Clover, Loretta and Loraine Johnson, Conway, S.C., Paula Brice, Myrtle Beach, Tanner Fortenbury, North Carolina, Leslie and Joel Meeks, Dustin Adams, Clover; great-grandchildren, Chad Alan Schafer, Myrtle Beach, Courtney and Ally Meeks, Clover; brother, Joe Adams, Gastonia; sisters, Ann Pursley, Clover, Viola Broome, Bessemer City
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church, Bessemer City
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Gastonia
Glenda Nichols
CHARLOTTE — Glenda Darlene James Nichols, 62, died Dec. 25, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital.
She was a native of Cabarrus County, daughter of the late Glenn Stack, retired from Belmont Hosiery after 38 years of service, member of Life Church, Cramerton.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Jeff E. and Katherine W. James, G. Allen Nichols, Charlotte, Terry L. Nichols, Mount Holly; mother, Mary Lou Cloaninger, Charlotte; sister, Wanda S. Walters, Miramar, Fla.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Hankins and Whittington Funeral Home, Rev. Sammy Oxendine
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: National Kidney Foundation of North Carolina, 5970 Fairview Road, Suite 408, Charlotte 28210
Minnie Murray
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Minnie Early Murray, 79, 406 Wilson St., died Dec. 26, 1999 at Kings Mountain Hospital.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Boyce C. and Willie Morris Early, sister of the late Jake Willard and John Cranford Early and Mary Early Ware, former employee of Akers Motor Lines, Gastonia, and Warner Swassey, Bessemer City, member of Central United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Dewey M. Murray; daughter, Sue Anne Mitchem, Kings Mountain; sister, Eloise Early Baity, Kings Mountain; grandchildren and spouses, Brian and Leah Cloninger, Gastonia, Rebecca Heath, Kings Mountain.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Central United Methodist Church, Rev. Harrison Hinson
INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Central United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 37, Kings Mountain, 28086
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home
Myrtle Gann
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Myrtle Abernathy Gann, 85, 101 Hendricks St., died Dec. 25, 1999 at Kings Mountain Hospital.
She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Charlie and Ester Propst Abernathy, wife of the late Jake Gann, member of East Gold Street Wesleyan Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Sammy and Becky Gann, Shelby; brothers, James Abernathy, Mount Holly; sisters, Betty Taylor, Pauline Morris, Mount Holly, Christine Baldwin, Charlotte; grandchildren, Lea Anne Harris, Kings Mountain, Bobby Gann, Grover; great-grandchildren, Brandon Harris, Chris Gann, Benjamin Gann, Kale Hallman, Tanner Brown.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, East Gold Street Wesleyan Church, Revs. Edward Gray, Joe Hefner
INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, other times at the home of Lea Anne Harris, 908 Woodside Drive
MEMORIALS: East Gold Street Wesleyan Church, 701 E. Gold St., Kings Mountain 28086
Harley Chester Jr.
DENVER — Harley Archie Chester Jr., 63, of the Brian Center of Mooresville, died Dec. 25, 1999.
He was a native of North Hampton County, son of the late Harley Archie Sr. and Edith Morrison Chester, rural mail carrier with the postal service, served in the Air Force during the Korean conflict
SURVIVORS: Son, Kenneth Chester, Denver; sister, Rebecca Childers, Oxford
GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 3 p.m. today, Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, Rev. Grady Barringer
BURIAL: Church cemetery
MEMORIALS: Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, 4136 Mt. Pleasant Rd., Denver 28037
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Deanna Mauney
MOUNT HOLLY — Deanna Dawn Mauney, infant daughter of David Matthew Mauney and Deborah Darlene Davis, 106 Medlin Farm Road, died Dec. 23, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: In addition to her parents, maternal grandparents, David and Lesa Gellner and Bobby Davis, paternal grandparents, David and Paula Mauney
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. today, Mauney Cemetery, Stanley, Rev. Marvin Mauney
MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to the family
Fred Abernathy Jr.
CHARLOTTE — Fred A. Abernathy Jr., 58, 1600 Thriftwood Dr., died Dec. 25, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center.
He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Mary Grice and Fred A. Abernathy Sr., attended Pilgrim Baptist Church, plumber with Nice Plumbing Co., Army veteran, graduate of Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Barbara Overcash Abernathy; sons, Jonathon Edward Abernathy, David Labi Abernathy, Chad Baser Abernathy, of the home; brother Robert Elmore, Charlotte; sisters, Judy Davis, Charlotte, Priscilla Hoffer, Gaffney, S.C., Rosemary Abernathy, Duluth, Ga.
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Pilgrim Baptist Church, Revs. Tommy Holbrooks, Richard Anderson, Dickie Dowless, Speakers Frank Hatcher, Edward Hoffer
PALLBEARERS: Bill and Cecil Smith, David Abernathy, Edward C. Hoffer, Ashley and Daniel Wright, Elden and Merritt Baker
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Gastonia
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service
