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William Ellis
GASTONIA — William Ellis, 74, 4400 Trace Ave., died Jan. 13, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of York, S.C., son of the late Rodney and Nannie Hicklin Ellis, member of Center Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lizzie McElhaney Ellis; daughter, Melvina Ellis, Gastonia; sons and daughters-in-law, Carl and Ruby Ellis, Willie and Willie Mae Ellis, Sidney and Darlene Ellis, Eric and Tonia Ellis, Gastonia, Roddy and Lisa Ellis, Belmont; 23 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Center Baptist Church, Rev. Pierre Crawford
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Ronnie L. Brooks Sr.
STANLEY — Ronnie Lewis Brooks Sr., 43, 204 Upper Stanley Road, died Jan. 13, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late Elijah Brooks Sr., truck driver.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Bobbie Brooks, Morganton; daughters, Anna Vellerace Thomas, Morganton, Elizabeth Raynell Cristello, Newton; sons, Ronnie Lewis Jr. and Ronshawn Marquis Brooks, Lincolnton; mother, Emma Brooks, the home; brothers, James McClean, Philadelphia, Elijah Jr., Jerry and Gary Brooks, Stanley, Robert Brooks, Gastonia, Randy Brooks, Mount Holly; grandchild, Noland Andre Smith, Newton
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Macedonia Baptist Church, Lucia, Rev. Lawrence Grandberry
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Mazelle K. Leonard
VALE — Mazelle Kiser Leonard, 88, 2844 Zur Leonard Road, died Jan. 14, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center, Lincolnton.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Issac and Lily Florence Dellinger Kiser, wife of the late Zur Leonard, mother of the late Harvey Kiser Leonard, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son, Philip Larry Leonard, Washington D.C.; sister, Faye Perkins, Hickory; brothers, Fitzhugh and Jack Kiser, Vale
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Daniels Lutheran Church, Rev. Bennett Harris
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: Lincoln County Room of the Charles R. Jonas Library, 306 W. Main St., Lincolnton 28092
Clyde A. Jenkins
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Clyde Arthur Jenkins, 81, 714 Linwood Road, died Jan. 16, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Brady Pressley Jenkins and Maggie Florence Jenkins Cline, retired after 20 years from Firestone Mill, member of Grace United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Cousins, Alice McGee, Gastonia, Margaret Wentworth, Goleta, Calif., Marshall Gantt, Kings Mountain; church friends; good friend, C.E. Watterson, Kings Mountain
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Harris Funeral Home, Rev. Dale Swofford
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Grace United Methodist Church, 830 Church St., Kings Mountain 28086
Elsie T. Summey
GASTONIA — Elsie Tilson Summey, 89, 416 N. Highland St., died Jan. 15, 2000, at Rehabilitation and Health Center.
She was a native of Cherokee, daughter of the late Henry Jacob and Callie Etna Johnson Tilson, wife of the late Robert Summey, mother of the late Barbara Summey, sister of the late Velma Nantz, Jean Haas, Arnold M. and Thomas H. Tilson, member of Westview Baptist Church, former member of Unity Baptist Church, where she taught the four and five-year-old class of mission friends, member of Women’s Missionary Union.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Carolyn Wise, Bessemer City; sons, Ken Summey, Charlotte, Don Summey, Durham; grandchildren, Justin Summey Yurkan, Coral Gables, Fla., Stephen Marc Wise, Bessemer City; two great-grandsons
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Jerry Millwood
INTERMENT: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: At 702 Hillcrest Avenue
MEMORIALS: Westview Baptist Church, 3385 Fairview Drive, Gastonia 28052
Vernon J. Hough
CHARLOTTE — Vernon Jurant Hough, 56, died Jan. 16, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center.
He was a native of Mecklenburg County, son of the late Raymond and Ruth Mullis Hough, retired from Duke Power after 17 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Patsy Rushing Hough; son, Raymond Paul Hough, Belmont; stepsons, Melvin and Clifford Bass, Charlotte, Gary and Danny Bass, Supply; stepdaughters, Renee Popelka, Charlotte, Susan Wilson, Fort Mill, S.C.; sisters, Linda Haynes, Belmont, Frances Watson, Monroe; brothers, Boyce Hough, Indian Trail, Milton Hough, York, S.C.; 15 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter
FUNERAL: Noon Wednesday, Hankins & Whittington Dilworth Chapel
VISITATION: 10 a.m. – noon Wednesday, funeral home
Homer C. McCully
CLOVER, S.C. — Homer Carl McCully, 56, Brookview Health Care Center, Gaffney, S.C., formerly of Clover, died Jan. 15, 2000, at his residence.
He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late John and Nancy Graves McCully.
SURVIVORS: Brother, Robert Marion McCully, Rock Hill, S.C.; sister, Betty Warren, York, S.C.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Bowling Green Presbyterian Church Cemetery, the Rev. John Cody
VISITATION: After the service
Clarence O. Ballard
LELAND — Clarence Onslow Ballard, 93, Brunswick Cove Nursing Home, formerly of Gastonia, died Jan. 16, 2000, at his residence.
He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late James Warren and Mittie Benfield Ballard, husband of the late Mabel Virginia Garrison Ballard, father of the late William Warren Ballard, brother of the late Alma Helton, Evelyn Walker, Buford and Malcom Ballard, retired from the City of Gastonia after 30 years of service, participated in construction of Fontana Dam, lumberjack in Virginia’s logging industry, served in U.S. Home Guard, now known as National Guard, during the Loray Mill strike in 1929, present when Gastonia Police Chief Aderholt was shot and killed, former member of First Baptist Church and East Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Thelma and Douglas Williamson, Mount Holly, Nancy and Wallace Simpson, Southport, Joyce and Reggie O’Brien, Bessemer City; sisters, Valda Payne, Helen Wright, Gastonia; grandchildren, Molly Keever, Mike Leonard, Sheila Giles, Billy Payne, Clint and Chad Simpson, Kevin and Mike O’Brien; great-grandchildren, Lythia Bynum, Brian and Justin Giles, Ellie and Lexie Payne, Alexandra O’Brien; great-great-grandchild, Jessica Keever
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, Rev. Jerry Millwood
VISITATION: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Richard and Ruddy Ballard, Bob and Don Payne, Larry and Stephen Wright
Ronald E. Howell
GASTONIA — Ronald Eugene Howell, 52, 238 N. Scruggs St., died Jan. 15, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
He was a native of Gaston County, employed as manager of R.O.’s Barbeque in Gastonia, son of the late Harold Howell, brother of the late Ada Howell McDaniel.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Joyce Rucker Howell; son, Danny McClain, Belmont; daughter, Yolanda Rogers, Gastonia; mother, Elizabeth Tomberlin Howell, Gastonia; brothers, Donald Howell, Atlanta, James Howell, Gastonia; four grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Westview Gardens Cemetery
MEMORIALS: Ranlo Fire and Rescue, 1624 Spencer Mountain Road, Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Robert B. Martin
LINCOLNTON — Robert Bruce Martin, 70, 108 Deaton St., died Jan. 16, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center.
He was a native of Lexington, son of the late Joseph and Roxie Ann Martin, retired convenience store manager.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Floyd Martin,Charlotte, Billy Martin, Cramerton; sisters, Ann Martin, Washington, D.C., Betty Martin, Hickory; special friend, Billie Abernethy; nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Wednesday, New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery, Revs. Jerry Taylor, Bob Arnold
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
Leland G. Redmond
YORK, S.C. — Leland George Redmond, 61, 829 Meadow Bend Drive, died Jan. 16, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Schnectady, N.Y., son of the late George and Phoebe Van Patton Redmond, fuel desk clerk for Schneider National Trucking Co., Charlotte, served seven and a half years as a fire protection specialist in the Air Force, member of Calvary Baptist Church, Clover, S.C..
SURVIVORS: Wife of 40 years, Delores Eignor Redmond; son, George Redmond, Clover; daughters, Cynthia Ashworth, Terry Redmond, York, Kimberly Thomas, Clover, Jessica Redmond, Rock Hill, S.C.; brother, John Redmond, Schnectady, N.Y.; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Calvary Baptist Church, Clover, Dr. Elwood Seamster
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Those that Care Ladies Group, Calvary Baptist Church, 490 Griggs Road, Clover, S.C. 29710
