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Evelyn H. Black
LINCOLNTON — Evelyn Huggins Black, 84, 816 S. Aspen St., formerly of High Shoals, died Jan. 7, 2000, at Brian Center Health and Retirement.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Henry and Margaret Summey Huggins, wife of the late Raymond Black, mother of the late Joyce Stamey, Kay Rudisill, sister of the late Hugh, Edgar and Reid Huggins, Lila Handsel, Helen Bleaker, Margaret Johnson, member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Dallas.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Shirley Black, Dallas; daughter and sons-in-law, Janice and J.L. Withers, Jimmy Stamey, Dan Rudisill, Lincolnton; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. today, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Dallas, Revs. Fred Goins, Charles Ingle
VISITATION: 1:30-2:30 p.m. today, church
PALLBEARERS: Graham, Roger, Max, Mike, Jack and Alan Huggins
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Rudolph Cole
KINGS MOUNTIAN — Rudolph Cole, 73, 424 Belvedere Circle, died Jan. 7, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital.
He was a native of Guilford County, son of the late Alonzo and Annie Dabbs, husband of the late Louise L. Cole, member of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Annie and Daniel Thombs, Brinda and Richard Jackson, Barbara Mitchem, Deborah Floyd, all of Kings Mountain; sister, Eva Burris, Kings Mountain; brothers, James and Otis Cole, Kings Mountain; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephew; other relatives and friends
FUNERAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church
VISITATION: 7-8 tonight, church
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home
Walton Smith
GASTONIA — Walton "Smut" Kitchen Smith, 91, 1351 Robinwood Road, died Jan. 8, 2000, at Covenant Village.
He was a native of Charlotte, son of the late Lon M. and Lula Arthurs Smith, brother of the late Gordon and Margaret Smith, Janie Smith Harper, Marion Smith Houston, attended Charlotte schools and Brevard College, Navy veteran, served with Navy Seabees in WWII from 1942-1945, employed in cotton waste business with Baugh and Moche and New England Waste Company in Charlotte and Caldwell Waste in Gastonia, avid gardener, member of First United Methodist Church, member of Seapark Sunday School class.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Edna Floyd Smith; sister, Faye Smith Beal, Lenoir; niece and nephews, Katherine S. Williams, Huntsville, Ala., Beverly Beal, Lenoir, David Beal, Mt. Airy, Paul B. Houston Jr., Charlotte; cousin, Connie Austin, Gastonia
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Tuesday, McLean Funeral Directors Founders Chapel, Drs. Jody Seymour and Jim Westmoreland
BURIAL: Following service, Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home, 3-4:30 p.m. at Covenant Village
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, Bus Fund, P.O. Box 218, Gastonia 28053-0218
Gladys Horne
BELMONT— Gladys Adams Horne, 74, 202 Nixon Road, died Jan. 9, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Madison County, Ga., daughter of the late Raymond and Lura Bell McLure Adams, sister of the late Edward Adams, retired from Eagle Yarn Mills, member of Stowe Memorial Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Jack Horne; sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth and Diane Horne, Kure Beach, Gary and Jane Horne, Belmont; daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Steve Crouse, Gastonia, Sandra and Larry Clements, Mount Holly; brother, Donald Adams, Charlotte; sisters, Emily Gilchrist, Mount Holly, JoAnne Lowe, Mount Holly; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont, Rev. Thomas Hogan
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. today, funeral home; or at the home
PALLBEARERS: Richard, Dusty, Brian, Brad, Jack, Justin Horne
Virginia P. Carter
GASTONIA — Virginia Peeler Carter, 80, 2135 Linwood Road, died Jan. 7, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Granite Quarry, daughter of the late Carl Banks and Pearl Lyerly Peeler, wife of the late Dan Carter Jr., sister of the late C.B. Jr. and Billie Peeler, member of Bradley Memorial United Methodist Church, teacher in children’s work, Cub Scout den mother, life member of United Methodist Women, UMW Circle Chairperson, honorary Gold Star Sister in the American Legion Auxillary Post 448.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Dan and LaRue Carter, Raleigh, Bill and Adele Carter, Lake Norman, Tim and Anne Carter, Gastonia; cherished grandmother to Lindsay, Daniel and Heather; beloved sister of Wallace Peeler
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Bradley Memorial United Methodist Church, Rev. Harold Schwantes, body will be placed in church one hour before service
INTERMENT: Gaston Memorial Park
MEMORIALS: Bradley Memorial United Methodist Church, 1425 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
Ann McCall
DENVER — Ann Beal McCall, 79, Lakewood Care Center, formerly of 7345 Forney Hill Road, died Jan. 8, 2000.
She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Bob and Edna Asbury Beal, wife of the late Kenneth G. McCall, homemaker, owner of Ann’s Flowers, member of Denver United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Three nephews and one niece
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Denver United Methodist Church, Rev. James Pyatt
BURIAL: Following service, Denver Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: Denver United Methodist Church, 3910 N. Highway 16, Denver 28037
Edna Hoover
YORK, S.C. — Edna Chandler Hoover, 83, 79 Fifth St., died Jan. 8, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center.
She was born in York, daughter of the late William A. and Annie Bell Workman Chandler, wife of the late William Hoover, retired spinner, Bowling Green Spinning Mill, homemaker, member of Brightlight Freewill Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Jimmy Brackett, York; grandson, Monte E. Brackett, Greensboro; brother, James Chandler, Rock Hill, S.C.
FUNERAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Bratton Funeral Home, Rev. Phil Haynes
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Brightlight Freewill Baptist Church, 1103 N. Congress St., York 29745
Laura Kendrick
MOUNT HOLLY — Laura Rankin Kendrick, 102, died Jan. 6, 2000, at Wesley Care Center, Charlotte.
She was a Gaston County native, daughter of the late Millard DeWitt Rankin and Martha Anne Kelly, wife of the late Garrie Lee Kendrick, graduate from Woman’s College, Greensboro, taught third grade in Mount Holly for eight years, founding member of Mounty Holly Book Club, elected Mount Holly Woman of the Year in 1966.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Anne Kendrick Brinkley, Frances Kendrick and Everett Yates Springs; grandchildren and spouses, Garrie Alan and Andrea Coetzee Brinkley, Leigh Ann Brinkley and William Alexander Owens, Lynn Brinkley and Edward Everette Boger, all of Charlotte, John Kent and Melody Dotson Brinkley, Lyons, Colo., Leslie Paige Brinkley, Pleasant Hill, Calif., Edwin Gregory and Sarah Harris Springs, Mount Holly, Kathryn Springs and David Garland Jones, Gastonia, William Kendrick and Christina Jessen Springs, Kernersville; great-grandchildren, Matthew Kendrick, Shannon Kelly, Susannah Lee Brinkley, Laura Alexander Boger, Ashley Lee Jones, Adam Yates, Regan Margaret, Noah Kendrick and Luke McGinnis Springs
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, First United Methodist Church, 140 N. Main St.
INTERMENT: Following service, Hillcrest Gardens
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church Scholarship Fund, 140 N. Main St., Mount Holly 28120 or to the Mount Holly Beautification Committee, 909 Crestline Drive, Mount Holly 28120
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Cregg Henderson
GASTONIA — Cregg Wesley Henderson, 14, 1739 Jenkins Road, died on Jan. 8, 2000 at Duke University Medical Center, Durham.
He was a native of Gaston County, grandson of the late Cregg Anthony Bess, Sr. and Elmer Henderson, nephew of the late Gregg Anthony "Tony" Bess, Jr., member of Myrtle United Methodist Church, filmed the services for "shut in" church members unable to attend Sunday services.
SURVIVORS: Father, Charles Wesley Henderson, Bessemer City; mother, Gayle Bess Henderson, Gastonia; maternal grandmother, Helen Jenkins Bess, Gastonia; paternal grandmother, Pearl R. Henderson, Kings Mountain; uncles, Benny Bess, Gastonia, Butch Henderson, Bessemer City, Ed Henderson, Charlotte, Ken Henderson, Marietta, Ga.; cousins, Ginger Elliott, Andy Bess, Burt, Anna and Tony Bess, Tony and Nicole Bess; dear friend Rusty Peterson
FUNERAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Myrtle United Methodist Church, Bessemer City Road, Rev. Alice Day
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6:30- 9:30 tonight, Ward Funeral Home; other times at the home of Helen Jenkins Bess, 1739 Jenkins Road, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Ronald McDonald House, 506 Alexander Ave., Durham 27705
PALLBEARERS: Alex Depaoli, Jim Quick, David Alm, Leon Bess, Terry Reid, Morris Jenkins
Dewey Crump
RANLO — Dewey Crump, 79, 2722 Booker St., died Jan. 6, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Walter J. and Mamie Stowe Crump, custodian, member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Belmont, served as advisor to trustee board, senior deacon, past president of the usher board.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Catherine C. Burris, Charlotte
FUNERAL SERVICE: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Rev. Kenneth Alexander
BURIAL: Henry’s Chapel Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, other times at home
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home, Gastonia
