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Lena Abernathy Alley
RUTHERFORDTON — Lena Abernathy Alley, 94, 141 Napa Drive, died Jan. 28, 2000, at home. She was a native of Spartanburg, S.C., wife of the late Horace C. Alley, daughter of the late James and Margaret Case Abernathy, homemaker, member of Gilkey Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, David and Donald Alley, Rutherfordton, Herbert Alley, Keystone Heights, Fla., James and the Rev. Bill Alley, Spindale, Robert "Bob" Alley, Mount Holly; daughters, Grace Harris, Judy Pruett, Rutherfordton, Edna Miller, Norfolk, Va., Irene Robinson, Maiden; 37 grandchildren, 90 great-grandchildren, 37 great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Faith Temple Church, Spindale, Revs. Bill Alley, Jay Price, Joe Terry, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Rutherfordton City Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Crowe’s Mortuary, Rutherfordton
MEMORIALS: Spindale Church of God Building Fund, 103 Edwards St., Spindale 28160
Trizilla L. Sanders
STANLEY - Trizilla L. Sanders, 28, 209 Wingate Drive, died Jan. 26, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. She was a member of Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Ch’la Sanders, the home; parents, Lewis and Martha Sanders, Stanley; brother, Sgt. 1st Class Reggie Sanders, Radcliff, Ky.; sister, Monica Gaines, Charlotte
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Franklin Lowery
BURIAL: Gold Hill/Rock Hill Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8 tonight, the church
MEMORIALS: Gold Hill Baptist Church Building Fund
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home, Gastonia
Jerry Nichols
GASTONIA - Jerry Nichols, 72, 505 Wilson Farm Road, died Jan. 29, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Richard and Beatrice McGill Nichols, owner of Nichols Concrete Company, member of Weeping Mary Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Marian Tate Nichols; son and daughter-in-law, James C. and Denice Nichols, Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ann Nichols and Larry Smith, Gastonia; mother-in-law, Francine Starr, Gastonia; grandchildren, Michelle McCaskill, Larrisha Smith, Gastonia, Airman Dennis "D.J." Nichols, Lackland, Texas; great-grandchildren, Nikkiayla, Nikkyana and Nicholas Isaiah McCaskill, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Weeping Mary Baptist Church, Rev. Timothy Goode
VISITATION: 30 minutes before the service, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Martin’s Funeral Home
A. B. ‘Cotton’ Wilson
CUMMING, Ga. — A.B. "Cotton" Wilson, 77, died Jan. 28, 2000. He was a native of Belmont, had lived in Tucker, Ga., for many years before moving to Cumming, staff sergeant in the U.S. Army and driver for Gen. George Patton during World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Frances Wilson; daughters and sons-in-law, Dorothy Self, Clairmont, Ga., Linda and Frank Duran, Cumming, Jean and Ralph Eton, Gainesville, Ga.; son and daughter-in-law, James R. and Molly Wilson,Gillsville, Ga.; sister, Laura London, Belmont; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Monday, Ingram Funeral Home, Cumming, Revs. Robbie Mathis, Steve Pilcher
BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery, Stockbridge, Ga.
VISITATION: 2-5, 7-9 tonight, the funeral home
Newell Beaver
CLOVER, S.C. - Newell Beaver, 71, 1263 Tom Joye Road, died Jan. 29, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Cherokee, son of the late Samuel Henry and Elsie Ledford Beaver, father of the late Tim Beaver, brother of the late Mark and Wilford Beaver, grandfather of the late Mark Beaver, owner of Newell Auto Sales, member of Living Hope Baptist Church, deacon, Sunday school superintendent, veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, June S. Beaver; sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry and Carolyn Beaver, Iron Station, Mike and Michelle Welch, Billy and Pam Welch, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Stan Schull, West Lincolnton, Sharon and Travis Good, Marion, Shannon and Carroll "Bull Dog" Huntsinger, Sharon, S.C.; sister, Lorah Allen, Florida; grandchildren, Dakotah and Lucas Schull, Rusty and Danielle Welch, Christian Good
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Living Hope Baptist Church, Revs. Danny Gardner, Roger Benton
BURIAL: Lakeview Memorial Gardens, York, S.C.
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, the church, other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Edward Cloniger, Charles Earley, Bill Haskett, Ricky Taylor, Clyde Cantrell Jr.
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Deacons of Living Hope Baptist Church
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Edna W. Dizbon
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Edna Whitt Dizbon, 81, 540 Magness Drive, died Jan. 28, 2000, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Spartanburg, daughter of the late Bill and Bertie Arrowood Whitt, retired nursing caregiver, charter member of Bethany Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, John Dizbon; daughter, Beverly Sprinkle, Cowpens, S.C.; son, Rick Dizbon, Cowpens; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Monday, Bobo Funeral Chapel, Revs. Glenn Rusher, Bill Bagwell
BURIAL: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
VISITATION: One hour before the service, funeral home, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Bethany Baptist Church, 622 Alamo St., Spartanburg, S.C. 29303
Dr. Clyde V. Kiser
GASTONIA - Dr. Clyde Vernon Kiser, 95, died Jan. 25, 2000, at Courtland Terrace. He was a native of Bessemer City, son of the late Augustus Burton and May Carpenter Kiser, husband of the late Dr. Louise Kennedy Kiser, brother of the late Alna L. and Elva E. Kiser, 1925 graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, master’s degree in 1927 from UNC Chapel Hill, PhD from Columbia University, New York, in 1932, noted population expert, demographer with the Milbank Memorial Fund dedicated to public health, New York City, taught courses at New York University, lived in Princeton, N.J., until retirement to Bessemer City in 1970s, authored-edited many books on population studies, co-authored book with sister Alna Kiser on Kiser-Carpenter family history, served on board of directors of Gallaudet College, Washington, D.C., consultant to various governments around the world on health and demographics, listed in Who’s Who in America for many years, lifelong member of Grace Lutheran Church, Bessemer City.
SURVIVORS: Brothers and sister-in-law, Worth L. Kiser, Gastonia, Dr. Glenn A. and Murial C. Kiser, Salisbury; nieces and spouses, Earluth K. and Blair Walker, Gastonia, Mayada K. and Charlie Besancon, Charlottesville, Va.; great-nephews and spouse, Charles Besancon, Charlottesville, Adrian and Deborah H. Walker, Belmont, Lee Walker, Bessemer City; great-niece, Rebecca Besancon, Charlottesville; great-great-nephew, Isaac Worth Walker, Belmont
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Grace Lutheran Church, Bessemer City, Pastor Cyrus Frazier
BURIAL: Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church
MEMORIALS: Grace Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 185, Bessemer City 28016
ARRANGEMENTS: Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City
Kathryn L. Blanton
SHELBY - Kathryn Leigh Blanton, 80, 5402 Spring Lane, died Jan. 26, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late David William and Clara Lemmons Leigh, sister of the late Hal Franklin, Walter William and Annie Mae Leigh, a homemaker, member of Landmark Baptist Church, adult choir.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 58 years, Virgil Green Blanton; sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne and Diane Blanton, Robert and Deborah Blanton, Shelby; sisters, Edna McIntyre, Cherryville, Pauline Henson, Rock Hill, S.C.; sister-in-law, Martha Leigh, Shelby; grandchildren and spouses, Dwayne and Julie Blanton, Charlotte, Seann and Amy Blanton, Iron Station, Julie and John Wilson, Shelby; step-great-grandchild, Tyler Haeck; great-grandchildren, John Wilson Jr., Grant Blanton; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Landmark Baptist Church, Revs. Allen Davis, Jeff Hayes, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Patterson Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
MEMORIALS: Landmark Baptist Church, P.O. Box 489, Shelby 28151-0489
ARRANGEMENTS: Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
Annie T. Looper
GASTONIA - Annie Turner Looper, 74, 332 S. Myrtle School Road, died Jan. 26, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late Lenny and Annie Hanna Turner, sister of the late Mary Warmouth, Marshall and Paul Turner, retired from Homelite after 25 years service, member of Midway Baptist Church, York, S.C., Senior Saints.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 56 years, George S. Looper; daughters and sons-in-law, Linda L. and Charles Melton, Georgette and David Langer, Gastonia, Sandra and David Brantley, Roanoke Rapids; sisters, Ruby Hord, Francis Bumgardner, Kings Mountain, Martha Lanier, Gastonia; brother, Bill Turner, York; grandchildren, Chuck Melton, Kim Shedd, Greg and Brian Brantley, Melissa Spurlin, Jennifer Hayes; great-grandchildren, Dusty and Michael Gaston, Tyler and Jonathan Melton, Dustin Spurlin, Joshua, and Jacob Brantley, Matthew Hayes
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Ward Funeral Home, Rev. L.H. Lovelace
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Dusty Spurlin, Greg and Brian Brantley, Grady Hayes, David Langer, Chuck Melton
MEMORIALS: Midway Baptist Church, 12984 Highway 55 West, York, S.C. 29745
Rev. Harold Medlock
GASTONIA - The Rev. Harold Everett Medlock, 73, 2011 Carol Drive, died Jan. 25, 2000, at New Hanover Health Network in Wilmington. He was a native of Cramerton, son of the late Frank F. and Mamie Huffstickler Medlock, preceded in death by four brothers and a sister, organized Oakland Memorial Baptist Church, Lowell, Gaston Baptist and Springfield Baptist,Dallas, served as a pastor in Louisiana and Maryland, part-time magistrate for Gaston County, member Lowell Masonic Lodge, Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 51 years, Frances O. Medlock; sons and daughters-in-law, Harold E. and Gloria Medlock Jr., Charlotte, Brady Scott and Peggy Medlock, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Carol M. and Mike Royston, Elizabethtown, Connie M. and Randy Avery, Gastonia; grandchildren and spouses, Wendy R. and John Waller, Andy and Kelly Royston, Holly Royston, Harold "Hal" Franklin Avery, Maggie and Beth Medlock; great-grandchildren, Adam Waller and A.J. Royston; nieces and nephews.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, McLean Funeral Directors, Founders Chapel, Revs. David Wade, Ned Buckner
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Andy Royston, Hal Avery, Jeff Funderburk, Royce, Lanny and David Medlock
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Gaston County Magistrates
