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William W. Harrison
GREENVILLE, S.C. — William Worth Harrison, 88, 314 Jones Ave., died Jan. 16, 2000. He retired from Southern Railway after 40 years of service, member of Buncombe Street United Methodist Church, John M. Holmes Bible Class, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Walden Lodge No. 274, Scottish Rite Temple, Hejaz Temple of the Shrine, lifetime member of Shriners Hospital.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 52 years, Marge Harrison; daughter, Linda H. Fisher, Bethesda, Md.; son, Ron Harrison, Easley, S.C.; sister, Aileen Rumfelt, Belmont; brother, Floyd Harrison, Belmont; daughter-in-law, Sandy Harrison; brother-in-law, Charles Rumfelt
FUNERAL: Held Tuesday, Buncombe Street United Methodist Church, Dr. Robert E. Stillwell
BURIAL: Woodlawn Memorial Park
MEMORIALS: Buncombe Street United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 1988, Greenville, S.C. 29602 or charity of donor’s choice
ARRANGEMENTS: Mackey Mortuary
Willie R. Helms
CLOVER, S.C. - Willie Redfern Helms, 74, 588 Riddle Mill Road, died Jan. 17, 2000. He was a native of Union County, son of the late Redfern Odell and Lena A. Carter Helms, Army veteran of World War II, retired construction supervisor, brick and stone mason.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 52 years, Mildred Rowland Helms; sons and daughter-in-law, Jerry R. and Irene Helms, Eric L. Helms, Clover; brother, Paul K. Helms, Cocoa Beach, Fla.; sister, Dorothy Helms Messer, Belmont; grandsons, Jonathan and Michael Helms, Clover
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, River Hills Community Church, Revs. Jeffery Vickery, Bill Hoffman
INTERMENT: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Alzheimer’s Foundation, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte 28215 or River Hills Community Church Building Fund, 104 Hamilton’s Ferry Road, Lake Wylie, S.C. 29710
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 Fire Department after 30 years of service, was reponsible for monitoring city’s fire alarms, 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 Orville Aderholt was shot and killed during that strike, 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. today, Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, Rev. Jerry Millwood
VISITATION: 12:30-1:30 p.m. today, Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Richard and Ruddy Ballard, Bob and Don Payne, Larry and Stephen Wright
LOLA SMITH BYRD
GASTONIA - Lola Smith Byrd, 91, 112 Drake St., died Jan. 17, 2000, at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation of Lincoln. She was a native of Cherokee County, wife of the late James Leonard Byrd, daughter of the late Melvin Lee and Lillie Moss Smith, sister of the late Norvel and Garnett Smith and Lona Byrd, grandmother of the late Bobby Byrd, great-grandmother of the late John David Wagner, member of Shady Grove Baptist Church, Cherokee County, retired textile worker.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, James Lee and Edith Byrd, Raymond and Patricia Byrd, Gastonia, Richard and Billie Byrd, Dallas; brother, Ralph M. Smith, Gastonia; eight grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, seven stepgreat-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Thursday, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Danny Gardner
VISITATION: 7-8 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Boyce, Kevin and Steven Byrd, Jerry Spangler
Pat Arena Jr.
GASTONIA - Pat Arena Jr., 76, died Jan. 18, 2000, at Courtland Terrace Nursing Home. He was a native of Cortland County, N.Y., son of the late Pat Sr. and Edith Kerner Arena, husband of the late Dorothy Evelyn Weaver Arena, brother of the late Tollie and Teresa, Navy veteran of World War II, served on a destroyer and two repair ships in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, retired machinist from Carolina Mills, Ranlo.
SURVIVORS: Sisters-in-law, Pansy Weaver Caldwell, Mona Joy Weaver, Gastonia; 18 nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Friday, Gaston Memorial Park, Father John Allen
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
MEMORIALS: Charity of donor’s choice
Samuel W. Moore
STANLEY - Samuel Wilkins Moore, 88, 941 Upper Spencer Mountain Road, died Jan. 19, 2000, at Broughton Hospital, Morganton. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Olin G. and Eugenia Shelton Moore, retired from J.P. Steve Company, owner of commissary, volunteer fireman in Mount Holly from 1945 to 1961, member of Masonic Lodge No. 544, Mount Holly, member and deacon of Revival Tabernacle.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Angelene Goodson Moore; son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Brenda Moore, Charlotte; daughters and sons-in-law, Vicki and Ben Brabham, Abbie and Bill Hartis, Stanley; brother and sister-in-law, George and Faye Moore, Stanley; sisters and brother-in-law, Muriel Reep, Mary and Joe Rutledge, Stanley; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Revival Tabernacle, Rev. Robert Gittens
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
MEMORIALS: Revival Tabernacle Building Fund, 215 S. Main St., Stanley 28164
Belinda Leagon Pruett
DALLAS - Belinda Marlene Leagon Pruett, 49, 603 W. Church St., died Jan. 17, 2000, at home. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late John Frank and Helen Davidson Leagon, sister of the late Randy Williams and Johnny Liggins, grandmother of the late Tamara Pruett, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Kenneth Blair Pruett Sr.; son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth Blair Jr. and Crystal Pruett; daughters and son-in-law, Amy P. Gregory, Michelle P. and Chris Wooten, Dallas; brother, Robert Williams, Wilmington; sister, Loretta Dobbins, Shalotte; grandchildren, Cheltsea and Kendra Gregory, Brittany Gray, Michael Wooten
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Friday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Gastonia, Rev. Richard Gaddis
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery, Gastonia
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Ronald and Ronnie Black, Ben Gray, James Gregory, Ricky G. Norman, Chris and Jason Wooten, Joe Picklesimer
Richard H. Gray
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Richard H. "Dick" Gray, 55, 107 Family Farm Road, died Jan. 18, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Prescott, Ariz., son of the late C.C. Gray, father of the late Richard "Rick" Gray, employed by Cypress Minerals Company, member of Christian Freedom Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Kathy Kerns "Katie" Gray; daughters, Christy Gray, Kings Mountain, Buffy Ann Gray, Tiffany Gray Francis, Pueblo, Colo.; mother, Ora Walker Gray, Wickenburg, Ariz.; grandchildren, Richard Anthony "Ricky" Gray, Bagdad, Ariz., Cody Gray Francis, Pueblo
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7 p.m. Friday, Christian Freedom Baptist Church, Rev. Mike Chambers
MEMORIALS: Diabetes Foundation, 1012 S. Kings Drive, Charlotte 28207
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home
Herman H. Kiser
CROUSE — Herman Henry Kiser, 70, 766 Hephzibah Church Road, died Jan. 19, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Samuel and Epsie Rudisill Kiser, a farmer.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Carolyn Kiser; son and daughter-in-law, Herman Dennis and Janice Kiser,Crouse; daughters and sons-in-law, Diane K. and Wade Carpenter, Lincolnton, Wanda K. and Greg Huffstetler, Crouse; brother, Sammy O. Kiser, Crouse; sister, Louise K. Kiser, Cherryville; grandchildren, Richard and Jill Kiser, Trey and Tyler Carpenter, Becca and Miranda Huffstetler
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Bethel Lutheran Church, Pastor Elizabeth J. Toler
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: Bethel Lutheran Church, 506 Long Shoals Road, Lincolnton 28092
Jessie S. McFee
STANLEY - Jessie Lee Sosebee McFee, 93, 514 Old Mount Holly Road, died Jan. 18, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Habersham, Ga., daughter of the late Issac N. and Ruth Sellers Sosebee, wife of the late Grady W. McFee and Ernest G. McFee, mother of the late Gary L. McFee, sister of three late brothers, member of Fairview Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Johnny and Faye B. McFee, Bessemer City; stepsons, Bill McFee, Canton, Robert McFee, Shalotte, S.C.; brothers, John and Frank Sosebee, Gastonia, Joe Sosebee, Boiling Springs; sisters, Nellie Robinson, Asheville, Lillie Moose, Edith Joyner, Gastonia; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildlren; seven stepgrandchildren; 10 stepgreat-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Greene Funeral Service, westside chapel, Revs. Jerry Lumston, Andy Broughton
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home and other times at the home of Johnny McFee, 209 Tremont Terrece, Bessemer City.
MEMORIALS: Fairview Baptist Church, 1706 W. Davidson Ave., Gastonia 28052, First Wesleyan Church, 510 E. Alabama Ave., Bessemer City 28016
Esther B. Stowe
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Esther Baldwin Stowe, 83, 831 N. Piedmont Ave., died Jan. 18, 2000, at Carver Living Center in Durham. She was a native of Randolph County, daughter of the late Robert E. Lee and Evelyn Moffitt Baldwin, wife of the late Paul Kirby and Charles Frank Stowe, mother of the late Rebecca "Becky" Huffstetler, retired salesperson for Plonk Department Store, member of Kings Mountain Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Connie Stowe, Kings Mountain; daughters and sons-in-law, Betty Sue and Bob Morris, Kings Mountain, Linda and Bobby Tomlinson, Butner, Laura and Gray Wright, Burlington; sister, Fern Brown, Robbins; grandchildren, Dawn Morris Day, Paula Morris Brown, Keith Morris, Monte and Stephanie Huffstetler, Travis Tomlinson, Matthew and Adam Wright, Clark Jr. and Carrie Stowe; five great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Friday, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Rev. Olin Byrum
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
MEMORIALS: Kings Mountain Senior Center Capital Campaign, P.O. Box 429, Kings Mountain 28086
