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Mae O. Lane
GASTONIA Mae Ola Lane, 634 Belfast Drive, died July 15, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Mary M. Byrum
YORK, S.C. Mary Elizabeth Moses Byrum, 76, 42 Ross Cannon St., died July 16, 1999, at York Care Facility.
She was a native of York County, daughter of the late Oliver Thomas and Annie Howe Moses, wife of the late Claude H. Byrum, member of Central Baptist Church, had been a sales representative for Avon.
SURVIVORS: Son, Claude Danny Byrum, Honea Path, S.C.; brothers, Marshall Lee Moses, Waco, Texas, Bill Moses, Brunswick, Ga., Dewey Moses, Gastonia; three grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday, Lakeview Memory Gardens, York, Rev. Ron Culbertson
VISITATION: 10-10:45 a.m. Monday, York Funeral Home
Ronald L. Wilson
GASTONIA Ronald Lee Wilson, 28, 104 S. Dalton St., died July 16, 1999.
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean & Son Funeral Directors
Fred Dean Bates
LOWELL Fred Dean Bates, 49, 27 Stowe St., died July 16, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte.
He was a native of Franklin, son of the late Sam and Lassie Watts Bates, brother of the late Shirley Colloway, member of East Belmont Church of God, employed with Firestone Mills, team leader in the weaving department.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Gail Bates; son, Scott Bates, Lowell; brothers, Robert Bates, Mill Springs, Murrell Bates, Leicester, Kenneth Bates, Dallas; sisters, Agnes Brooks, Lowell, Dorothy Stamey, Dallas, Deloris Blanton, Mount Holly
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont, Revs. Bobby S. Brackett, Don Bates
VISITATION: At home after service
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean & Sun Funeral Directors
Ralph T. Wood
GASTONIA Ralph Taylor Wood, 73, 116 Poplar St., Apt. 4, died July 16, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Seattle, Wash., son of the late John E. and Ethel Margaret Wood, member of South Point Baptist Church, Air Force veteran, retired nuclear pipe designer.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Elizabeth Ridgeway Wood; sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Beth Wood, Joe and Cathy Wood, Newport News, Va.; daughters and sons-in-laws, Becky and James Terry, Amarillo, Texas, Cindy and James Falls, Belmont; sister, Margaret Hanson, Spokane, Wash.; brother Walter Wood Valdese, Alaska, 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, South Point Baptist Church, Dr. Ralph Halliwill
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 12:30-2:45 p.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
Willie Mae Patton
GASTONIA Willie Mae Patton, 84, 925 E. Fourth Ave., died July 13, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of York County, daughter of the late Willie and Bessie Moore Easter, member of New Home A.M.E. Zion Church.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Erma Borders, Kings Mountain, Christine Oglesby, Clover, S.C., Ozell Oates, Charlotte
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. today, New Home A.M.E. Zion Church, Dr. C.J. Jenkins
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Mae W. Lane
GASTONIA Mae Ola Williams Lane, 76, 634 Belfast Drive, formerly of Washington, D.C., died July 15, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Washington, D.C., daughter of the late Matthew and Alma Glenn Williams, member of Antioch Baptist Church, former member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Bowling Green, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Geraldine D. Anderson, Clover, S.C., Cynthia and Dallas Pickens, Gastonia; sister, Alma Friday, Gastonia; brother, Amos Williams Sr., Clover; grandchildren, Juanita Meeks, Karen Hughes, Lucinda Smarr, Douglas Lane, David Moore; six great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Monday, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Dr. Milton Key
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Bertha D. Wright
KINGS MOUNTAIN Bertha Dover Wright, 83, 409 Dixon School, died July 16, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Samuel Martin and Clara Blanton Dover, wife of the late Jessie Jethro Wright, member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son, Eugene Wright, Kings Mountain; sister, Geneva Dover, Lincolnton
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Harris Funeral Home, Revs. Pete Grigg, David Blanton
BURIAL: Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
Douglas Stoll
KINGS MOUNTAIN Douglas Lee "Doug" Stoll, 42, 100 Green Acres, died July 16, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
He was a native of Cocoa Beach, Fla., son of the late Daphne Lee "Billie" Lamb and James M. Stoll Jr., member of New Beginnings Church of Jesus Christ, graduate of East Carolina University, employed by NVR, Clover, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Stepson, Rodney Hunnicutt, Shelby; brothers, Ken Stoll, Shelby, James W. and Rodger Stoll, Kings Mountain; sister, Melissa Stoll Bolton, Kings Mountain
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Monday, Harris Funeral Home, Revs. James Richardson, David Chapman
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home; other times at home of Melissa Bolton, 100 Green Acres, Kings Mountain
MEMORIALS: New Beginnings Church of Jesus Christ, Battleground Ave., Kings Mountain 28086
Ned G. Hager
BELMONT Ned George Hager, 60, 13 Spuce Pine Drive, died July 16, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late George R. and Nellie McGee Hager, retired supervisor with Duke Power Co., Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Costner Hager; son, Ned Hager Jr., Lawndale; brother, Ted Hager, Wilmington; sister, Peggy Frazier, Mount Holly
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday, St. Peters United Methodist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: Charity of donors choice
Maurice Lipscomb
GASTONIA Maurice Lipscomb, 401 S. Gray St., died July 17, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Evelyn Watkins
GASTONIA Evelyn Bennett Watkins, 84, 981 Smyre Drive, died July 18, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Gus and Mae Ramsey Bennett, wife of the late B. Pressley Watkins, mother of the late Ronald Watkins, grandmother of the late Chris Farmer, attended Cramerton Church of God Sunday school, retired winder tender for A.M. Smyre Co.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Carolyn and Buddy Sexton, Margaret and Randy Farmer, Gastonia, Phyllis and Tony Moore, Lincolnton; grandchildren, Robbie Sexton, Donna Jackson, Stephanie Hawkins, Gastonia, Leslie Clemmer, Dallas; nine great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Jack Ford
BURIAL: Bethany ARP Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053 or to Kinder Mourn, 1320 Harding Place, Charlotte 28204
Eugene Farrar Sr.
MOUNT HOLLY Eugene Farrar Sr., 2320 Stanley-Lucia Road died May 19, 2000 at home.
He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Lucia, brickmason.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Queen Farrar; sons and daughter-in-law, George M. Farrar, Charlotte, Willie E. and Shirley Knox, Mooresville, Eugene Farrar Jr., home; daughters and sons-in-law, Mary F. and James Troutman, Bessie F. and Elijah Belton, Lois F. and James Parker, Betty F. and Marvin Porter, Charlotte, Alice E. and Guydell Conner, Davidson, Diane F. Williams and Blondine Surratt, Alexandria, Va., Roma F. and John Smith, Washington, D.C., Cynthia F. and Malcolm Pratt, Raleigh; sisters, Juanitta McCorkle, Mount Holly, Katherline Crawford, Boston, Mass., Sarah McCorkle, Charlotte; cousins, nephews and nieces
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sons, Larry Phinx, Eugene Farrar Jr.; daughter, Joyce F. Grant
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Macedonia Baptist Church, Lucia, Rev. Lawrence Grandberry
BURIAL: Church cemetery.
VISITATION: 7-8 p.m. Tuesday at the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
CLYDE D. MITCHELL
GASTONIA Clyde Dixon Mitchell, 67, 2033 Donna Brook Road, Apt. 3, died May 21, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Beaufort County, son of the late Clyde Dixon Sr. and Mildred Gray Dean Mitchell, husband of the late Doris Cashion Mitchell, Navy veteran of Korean War, retired machinist.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Terry D. Mitchell, Creedmoor, Clyde "Alex" Mitchell, the home; daughters, Melody Gray, Timberlake, Linda Carol Michael, Durham, Lori Dawn Mitchell, Spartanburg, S.C., Melissa Hampton, Dallas; stepdaughter, Debra Skibo, McAdenville; sister, Joyce Deal, Gastonia; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandchild
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Clyde D. Mitchell III; daughter, Deborah Lea Mitchell
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Bobby Smith
VISITATION: 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Anne T. Williams
WINSTON-SALEM Anne Taylor Williams, 84, 1199 Hayes Forest Drive, died May 22, 2000 at Brookridge Retirement Home.
She was a native of Williamson County, Ill., daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Anna Viola Noel Taylor, wife of the late Rev. James D. Williams, retired from Duke Power, member of Ardmore Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, member of WMU, Sunday School Director.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Gordon Williams, Okemos, Mich., Richard Williams, Winston-Salem; daughter, Linda Slaviero, Glendale, Ariz.; brother, Noel T. Taylor, Carbondale, Ill.; sisters, Hazel Greer, Carterville, Ill., Roselea Mann, Chandler, Ariz., Carrie Mae Kelleke, Fredonia, Wis.; three grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church, Mount Holly, Dr. Dennis Knight and Dr. Noel M. Taylor
BURIAL: Following service, Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Edward L. Collins
GASTONIA Edward Lamar Collins, 39, 624 Johns Lane, died May 20, 2000 at Carolina Medical Center, Charlotte.
He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late James B. Collins, attended Hunter High School.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Betty Lee Collins, Gastonia; brothers and spouse, James Collins, Frederick and Mary T. Collins, Gastonia; sisters, Gloria J. Jennings, Wilmington, Sandra Kay Robbins, Gastonia
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Martins Funeral Home, A.J. Lindsey
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service at the funeral home; other times at the home of Betty H. Collins, 2011 Camelot Drive
ARRANGEMENTS: Martins Funeral Home
