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Ruth W. Clay
LAWNDALE - Ruth Williamson Clay, 86, 3313 Charlie Elliott Road, died Jan. 27, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital, Kings Mountain. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Charlie Decatur and Hessie McMurry Williamson, wife of the late James F. Clay, sister of the late Var, John, Pierce, Fontz and Cliff Williamson, Fairy Cline, Mary Bell, member of Rehobeth United Methodist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Larry Clay, Oak Island, Michael and Ingrid Clay, Delta Junction, Alaska, Ronald C. Clay, Lawndale, Roger Lee and Anne Clay, Barnesville, Ga., Dick and Patty Clay, Shelby; daughters and sons-in-law, Janice and Ed Taylor, St. Augustine, Fla., Rachel and Ray Arndt, Shelby; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Rehobeth United Methodist Church, Shelby, Rev. Mary Carnes
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home, Shelby; other times at the home of Rachel and Ray Arndt, 1421 Medcalf Road, Shelby
MEMORIALS: Rehobeth Methodist Church, 2036 Rehobeth Church Road, Shelby 28150
Clyde C. Walker
GASTONIA - Clyde Chaptman Walker, 74, 1902 Auten Road, died Jan. 27, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Zetham and Jewell King Walker, brother of the late Marie Rhyne, World War II Marine veteran, member of Faith United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 52 years, Jeanie Walker; daughters and sons-in-law, Clydia and Don Hulcey, Gastonia, Susan and Curtis Barlowe, Vale; grandchildren, Donald Hulcey, Dana McCuen, Rhett Barlowe; great-grandchildren, Thomas and Tyler McCuen
FUNERAL: 2 today, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Rev. Joe McCombs
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: Two hours before service, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Jimmy Allison, Gregory and Mark Auten, Derrick Brooks, Darryl Brown, Wayne Kaylor, Eric Shelton
MEMORIALS: Faith United Methodist Church, 1511 E. Ozark Ave., Gastonia 28054
Geneva B. Bowen
SHELBY - Geneva Blalock Bowen, 89, 115 Bradley Road, died Jan. 27, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., daughter of the late John Morrow and Della Dover Blalock, wife of the late Max William Bowen, sister of the late Morris, Gordon and Hoyle Blalock, Ethel Bowen, Helen Cobb, Jeanette Padgette, mother-in-law of the late Ethel Hamrick Bowen, member of Westview Baptist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son, Forrest William Bowen, Escondido, Calif.; daughter and son-in-law, Frances and Hazel Talent, Shelby; sister, Marie Blalock Ruppe, Shelby; grandchildren, Michael William Bowen, Yvonne Cook, Kathy Mistowski, Teresa Valigura, Escondido; great-grandchildren, Adam and Aaron Bowen, Cindie and Pamela Cook, Jodi, Jennell, P.J. Mistowski, Jeff and Jennifer Byand, Escondido
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Westview Baptist Church, Rev. Jim Brackett
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home; other times at the home of Frances and Hazel Talent, 697 Branton Drive, Shelby
MEMORIALS: Westview Baptist Church Building Fund, 500 Melody Lane, Shelby 28152
Grady H. Smart
GASTONIA - Grady H. Smart, 87, 2901 Fraley Church Road, died Jan. 28, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late W.P. and Isabell Smart, father of the late Ann Cupp, brother of the late Helen Heffner, Wilson Smart, retired supervisor for Carolina Mills, member of North Gaston Church of God, Dallas, World War II veteran, Honor Guard for Gen. McArthur.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorothy Smart; son, Orrie Smart, Gastonia; daughter, Norma Jean Smart, Gastonia; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, North Gaston Church of God, Revs. Ted Smith, Bobby Gilley
BURIAL: Old Mount Holly Cemetery, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, church
PALLBEARERS: Gaston County Sheriff’s Department
MEMORIALS: North Gaston Church of God Building Fund, 1310 Cherryville Hwy., Dallas 28034
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Henry E. Hughes
GASTONIA - Henry Elmore Hughes, 80, 1622 Lakefield Circle, died Jan. 28, 2000, at Brian Center. He was a native of Rutherford County, son of the late Clarence and Victorian Elmore Hughes, brother of the late Charles Hughes and Sara Taylor, member of the First United Methodist Church, manager of Webb Theater, ticket taker at United Artist Litchfield Theater and Gainesville Drive-in Theater, Gainesville, Fla., graduate of Gastonia High School, attended Lenoir-Rhyne College.
SURVIVORS: Nieces, Suzanne Rabb, Gastonia, Jenny Lutz, Hickory; nephew, John Hughes, North East Maryland
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Monday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. J. Houston Matthews
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 11:30-1 p.m. Monday, funeral home; other times at the home
MEMORIALS: The Music Fund, First United Methodist Church, 190 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
Rosie White
GASTONIA - Rosie White, 46, South York Street, died Jan. 21, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 today, Beasley’s Funeral Home
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: 11 a.m. –5 p.m. today, funeral home
John H. Metts Jr.
GASTONIA - John Hicks Metts Jr., 78, of Alexandria Place, 1770 Oak Hollow Road, died Jan. 28, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Clinton, S.C., son of the late John Henry and Essie Sherrill Metts, husband of the late Geneva Shuford Metts, Army veteran, retired self-employed construction worker.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Daniel Metts, Savannah, Ga., Arthur Metts, Greensboro, William, David, Johnny and Joseph Metts, Lincolnton; daughters, Gloria Washington, Silver Hill, Md., Brenda Sue Briggs, Kings Mountain,Viola Bostic, Lincolnton; sisters, Mary J. McLain, Rose Lee Peterson, Hickory, Willie D. Adams, Charlotte, Josephine Lynch, Carieta Metts, Lincolnton; brother, Rufus Metts, Baltimore; 20 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Ebony and White’s Funeral Service, Lincolnton, Rev. Lacy Ross
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery, Lincolnton
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, funeral home; other times at the home of Viola Metts Bostic, 1243 Springdale Park Drive, Lincolnton
Mattie Grindle Woody
GASTONIA - Mattie Mae Grindle Woody, 81, 37 Ranlo Ave., died Jan. 28, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Lumpkin County, Ga., daughter of the late William Albert and Fannie Fields Grindle, sister of the late Arnold and Roscoe Grindle and Callie Grindle Jones, retired from Rex Plant No. 2, last charter member of Ranlo Church of God of Prophecy, active in church as lay minister, Sunday school teacher and other aspects.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 63 years, Charlie E. Woody; son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Shirley Woody, Gastonia; special son, Sonny Allman, O’Fallon, Ill.; daughter and son-in-law, Elda Sue and Gerald Beaver, Gastonia; brothers, Luther and J.C. Grindle, Gastonia, Leroy Grindle, Dallas, Ernest Grindle, Durham; grandchildren, James and Todd Beaver, Jane Kimbro, Gastonia, Teresa Chitwood, Bessemer City, Donna Huss, Ranlo, Patricia Sellers, Kings Mountain, Shawn Stacy, Cornelius; great-grandchildren, Amanda and Nicole Huss, Brittiany Sellers, Heather, Brandon and Alyssa Beaver
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Ranlo Church of God of Prophecy, Ranlo, Revs. Marlin Morton, Joe Gardin
BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City, other times at the home of Richard and Shirley Woody, 205 Tremont Terrace, Bessemer City
PALLBEARERS: Nephews
MEMORIALS: Ranlo Church of God of Prophecy, 406 Rhyne Circle, Ranlo 28054
Lula Cherry Hedgepeth
CONCORD — Lula Lee Cherry Hedgepeth, 87, died Jan. 29, 2000, at home.
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Estelle Bankhead
HICKORY GROVE, S.C. — Estelle Jones Bankhead, 84, 1491 Scenic View Road, died Jan. 28, 2000, at White Oak Manor, York, S.C. She was a native of Hickory Grove, daughter of the late Banks R. and Florence Kirby Jones, homemaker, member of Salem Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, K.L. Bankhead Jr.; sons, Ted J. Bankhead, Sharon, S.C., Dan W. Bankhead, Hickory Grove; brothers, John M. and Floyd David Jones, York; sisters, Lucy Howell, Hickory Grove, Ethel Harper, Clinton, S.C., Vennie Maloney, Sharon; four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Salem Presbyterian Church, Gaffney, S.C., Rev. Scott Hill
BURIAL: Hickory Grove Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8:30 tonight, the church
MEMORIALS: Salem Presbyterian Church, 1907 Hickory Grove Hwy., Gaffney, S.C. 29340 or Hickory Grove Rescue Squad, 6009 Wylie Ave., Hickory Grove, S.C., 29717
ARRANGEMENTS: York Funeral Home, York
Geneva Odom Hilburn
LINCOLNTON - Geneva Odom Hilburn, 93, 412 N. Laurel St., died Jan. 28, 2000, at Cardinal Care Center. She was a native of Marlboro County, S.C., wife of the late Manley Alton Hilburn, daughter of the late Grover C. and Annie Stubbs Odom, sister of the late Francis and J.B. Odom, retired switchboard operator with Crowell Hospital, Lincolnton.
SURVIVORS: Brother, G.C. Odom, Gibson; sisters, Janice Stubbs, Bennettsville, S.C., Wixie Stalder, High Point, Marguerite Aycoth, Lois Johnson, Charlotte; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Warlick Funeral Home, Dr. J. Dixon Free
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before the service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 201 Robin Road, Lincolnton 28092
