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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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Bessie Green
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Bessie Lovelace Green, 68, White Oak Manor, died Dec. 26, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
She was a native of Cleveland County, mother of the late Pat Passmore, member of Midview Baptist Church, former employee of Kings Mountain Knit.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Ronnie Green, Larry and JoAnn Green, Kings Mountain, Adam and Melinda Green, Grover, Travis and Jennifer Wells, Dallas; daughter and sons-in-law, Laura and Jimmy Mote, Kings Mountain; son-in-law, Mike Passmore, Kings Mountain; 10 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Midview Baptist Church, Revs. Bob Hope and Buddy Williams
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Harris Funeral Home
INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home

John "Henry" Black
BLACKSBURG, S.C. — John H. "Henry" Black, 84, 249 Elm Road, died Dec. 26, 1999 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby.
He was a native of Pikeville, Ky., member of Antioch Baptist Church, retired farmer.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Margaret Sansing Black; sons and daughters-in-law, Billy R. and Grace Black, Ft. Mill, S.C., Jerry R. and Sylvia Black, Blacksburg; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Antioch Baptist Church, Rev. Vernon Craig
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Antioch Baptist Church
INTERMENT: Church cemetery
MEMORIALS: Leukemia Health Fund for Bryson Byars, 22 Lisa Dr., Greenville, S.C. 29615
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home

Georgia Kistler
MOUNT HOLLY — Georgia Lee Kistler, 83, died Dec. 25, 1999, at the Wesley Care Center in Charlotte.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Andrew Derr and Alice Abernathy Lee, wife of the late Samuel Pierce Kistler, lifelong member of the First Baptist Church, Belmont, co-owner/operator of Georgia’s Florist.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Andy and Beckie Kistler, Mount Holly; grandson, Samuel Andrew Kistler, Mount Holly; brother, Tom Lee, Mount Holly; several nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, First Baptist Church, Belmont, Rev. Robert Baker
BURIAL: Following funeral, Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery
VISITATION: Two hours prior to service, church
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 23 N. Central Ave., Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home

Alma Spangler
SHELBY — Alma Blanton Wilson Spangler, 507 Forest Hill Drive, died Dec. 25, 1999, at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Joe E. Sr. and Mary Alice Ledford Blanton, wife of the late Roy Wilson and Dather Spangler, sister of the late Eura E. Blanton, Joe E. Blanton, Jr., Thurman Blanton, Essie B. Ledford, Blala Blanton, Vera B. Hamrick, Edna B. Grig, retired buyer and saleswoman for Campbell’s Department Store, member of First Baptist Church, and extension Sunday School department.
SURVIVORS: Step daughters and sons-in-law, Martha Spangler and Ronald Hawkins, Cornelius; Freida Spangler and William Grayson, DeBary, Fla.; brothers, Woodrow Blanton and Marshall Blanton, Shelby; sisters, Lama B. Kilpatrick and Azalea B. Brydges, Shelby; grandchildren, Lynn Hawkins King, Hilton Head, S.C., Ronald Hawkins, Jr., Statesville, Timothy Grayson, DeBary, Noel Grayson, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Ross Grove Baptist Church, Dr. Gene Watterson, Rev. Bob Dills
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 5:30-7 tonight, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 120 N. Lafayette St., Shelby 28150
ARRANGEMENTS: Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home

Daniel Stancil
CHARLOTTE — Daniel Elijah Stancil, 58, of Wilkinson Boulevard, died Dec. 24, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center.
He was a native of Greenville, S.C., son of the late Elijah and Annie Logan Stancil, truck driver, formerly employed by National Welders Supply for 20 years, member of Stanley Church of God and Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Gwen McLaughlin Stancil; sons and daughters-in-law, Daniel and Tab Stancil, Jr., West Minister, S.C., Joseph Stancil, Kings Mountain, Christopher and Cindy Dorn, Bessemer City; daughters and sons-in-law, Michelle and Bill Kelly, Cramerton, Wendy Stancil and Michael LaCount, Cramerton, Crystal Stancil, Kings Mountain; brothers, Vance Stancil, Greenville, S.C., Terry Stancil, Anderson, S.C., Jack Stancil, Liberty, S.C.; and 17 grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Stanley Church of God, Rev. Harold Brown
BURIAL: Following service, Evergreen Cemetery in Cramerton
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home; other times at the home of Chris Dorn, 112 Berkley Forest, Bessemer City
MEMORIALS: Stanley Church of God, 324 N. Main St., Stanley, 28164
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home

Cramer Little
GASTONIA — Cramer Leon Little, 88, 412 McNeil St., died Dec. 26, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Huntersville, son of the late Thomas Alexander and Lula Brown Little, husband for 67 years to the late Rebecca Little, brother of the late Jennings, Dale and Paul Jacob and Sara Lee Little, supervisor of machine shop at Firestone Mill, member of Lutheran Chapel Church and served on church council, former member of West End Methodist Church (now Covenant Methodist Church) and served on board of stewards, chairman of building committee, co-director with his late wife of the choir, leader of a scout troop, member of Gastonia Masonic Lodge #369, where he received a 50-year pin in 1997, won a county-wide music contest in grade school playing the harmonica.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Elizabeth "Betty" Little, Gastonia; brother, Thomas B. Little, Gastonia; nephews, William B. Little, Charlotte, Dr. Alfred B. Little, Greensboro; nieces, Louis Gause, Camden, S.C., Lou Minges, Wilmington, Lula C. Tritton, Lake City, Fla.; brother-in-law, T.K. Taylor, Raleigh; sisters-in-law, Margurite Wood, Winston-Salem, Katherine Stewart, Temple, Texas
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Lutheran Chapel Church, Rev. Michael Frye
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park with full masonic rites, Gastonia Masonic Lodge #369 at the graveside
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Ward Funeral Home; at other times at 412 McNeil St.
MEMORIALS: Lutheran Chapel Church, 716 N. New Hope Road, Gastonia 28054; Covenant United Methodist Church, 801 W. Franklin Ave., Gastonia 28054
PALLBEARERS: Gene Carpenter, Robert Thornburg, Leroy Harris, Doug Rhyne, Ron Berhinger, Grier Bowen; honorary pallbearers, Dirty Collar Workers of Lutheran Chapel Church, John Fletcher, Jr., William Scoggins, Sammie Harris, John McDonald, Fred Hallman, Gordon Clary, Dr. Bill Gregory
ARRANGEMENTS: Ward Funeral Home

Edith Ferrell
HUNTERSVILLE — Edith Pruett Ferrell, 96, died Dec. 25, 1999, at Huntersville Oaks Nursing Home.
She was a native of Hill City, Tenn., daughter of the late S.I. and Minerva Pruett, wife of 69 years to the late Ross H. Ferrell, mother of the late Maurice "Bo" Ferrell, sister of the late Reid Pruett and Mildred Vance, member of Asbury United Methodist Church, member of the United Methodist Women’s Organization, charter member of the Ladies Aid organized at Asbury in 1926, president of The Women’s Society of Christian Service from 1962-66, honored as Asbury’s first Woman of the Year in 1992, pianist at Asbury, music leader for Vacation Bible School for several years, Sunday School teacher of the junior class and later teacher of the Faith Bible class, honored as mother of the year by the Central Charlotte Association in 1969, chosen as 1996 Huntersville Woman of the Year, charter member of the Pink Ladies Auxiliary at Huntersville Oaks Nursing Home holding various offices including vice president and received her 30-year service pin, former vice president of the Croft Home Extension Club
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Beulah and D.B. Jordan, Huntersville, Jeanette and Homer Lovvorn, Mooresville; son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Jeanie Ferrell, Mount Holly; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Asbury United Methodist Church, Revs. Jimmie Furr, Dr. James Howell, T.D. Holcombe and Gary Ferrell
BURIAL: Following service, church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Raymer Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Asbury United Methodist Church, Building Fund or Cemetery Fund, 11724 Asbury Chapel Road, Huntersville 28078
ARRANGEMENTS: Raymer Funeral Home

Ruth McMahan
GASTONIA — Ruth Maynell Hill McMahan, 75, 1770 Oak Hollow Road, died Dec. 24, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Horace Cress and Nora Irene Lyles Hill, wife of the late Fred Henry McMahan, attended the Calvary Assembly of God, Belmont, certified nursing assistant retired from Guardian Care.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, James C. and Glenda G. Hill, Ranlo, Roy D. and Victoria C. Hill, Lowell; brothers and sisters-in-law, H.C. and Betty Hill, Jr., Virginia Beach, Va., James C. and Donnie Hill, Gastonia, Gene D. and Gloria Hill, Lincolnton; sisters and brother-in-law, Fay Hill and Mack Moore, Long Beach, Gladys Hill Chavis, Gastonia; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, McLean Funeral Home, Rev. Bill Miller
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors

Margaret Graham
ROYSTON, GA. — Margaret Pendleton Graham, 75, 1173 Campbell Ridge Road, died Dec. 25, 1999 at Cobb Memorial Hospital in Royston.
She was born in York County, S.C., daughter of the late Charles Newton and Ethel Victoria Dover Pendleton, worked in the family grocery store and Burlington Industries, Cramerton and was of the Baptist faith.
SURVIVORS: Husband, John C. Graham, Royston; son, Willard Raymond (Ray) Graham, Gastonia; sister, Helen Gordon, Denver; brother, Clauston Pendleton, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Chapel of Pruitte Funeral Home, Rev. Hubert Carter
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery
PALLBEARERS: Mike and Wesley Bryant, Tony Bratcher, Travis and Tim Owensby, Ronald Graham
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight at the Pruitte Funeral Home
ARRANGEMENTS: Pruitte Funeral Home

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