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Donald E. Wray Sr.
SHELBY - Donald E. Wray Sr., 63, 2910 Dravo Road, died Jan. 26, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., son of the late Claude Marion and Barbara Martin Wray, brother of the late Marion Wray, warehouse lead person for Sun Drop Choice USA, member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Girlfriend, Leanne Clary, Shelby; daughter and son-in-law, Dede and Carl Abernathy, Morganton; son, Donald E. Wray Jr., Polkville; grandchildren, Jessica and Cotye Abernathy, Morganton; sisters and brothers-in-law, Kathleen L. and Jim Hughey, Shelby, Brenda and Charles Lovelace, Belmont; brothers and sisters-in-law, Arnold and Louise Wray, Gene and Priscilla Wray, Frank and Judy Wray, Shelby; Stephanie Hawkins, Shelby; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, Revs. Billy Boone, Broadus Heatherly, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
MEMORIALS: Charity of donor’s choice
ARRANGEMENTS: Cleveland Funeral Services
OTIS H. HANKINS
LINCOLNTON - Otis Hammond Hankins, 90, 1221 Janice Road, died Jan. 26, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center. He was a native of Calhoun, Ga., son of the late James and Mary Parker Hankins, stepfather of the late Clinton Sparks, brother of the late James, Eva and Jewel, retired plant manager from Burlington Mills, member of Lincolnton Lions Club since 1948 in Mount Holly and Lincolnton, served as president in 1974 and 1975, Lion of the Year for 1971-1972 and 1977-1978, received the Jack Stickley award, active in Lions Club until 1999, member of First Baptist Church, Fellowship Sunday School class.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Thelma Hankins; daughters and sons-in-law, Doris and Bob Kiger, Shelby, Eloise and Bill Talbert, Houston, Texas; brother, Julius Hankins, Florida; granddaughters, Kristi Kiger, Deb Kovalycsik, Morganton; grandson and spouse, Jim and Sherry Wyatt, Belmont; step-granddaughters and spouse, Brenda Bristol, Spartanburg, S.C., Sparkle and Tim Widnes, Ft. Meyer, Fla.; daughter-in-law, Sara Sparks, Merritt Island, Fla.; three great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; special friends and caregivers, Reatha and Lee Cash, Rachel Lynn
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. today, Hillcrest Gardens, Dr. J. Dixon Free
VISITATION: 1-2:30 p.m. today, Warlick Funeral Home, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 102 Robin Road, Lincolnton 28092 or Lincolnton Lions Club, 1106 Timberland Drive, Lincolnton 28092
MARY Patterson
BESSEMER CITY - Mary "Karen" Patterson, 38, 138 Center Drive, died Jan. 24, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Orlando, Fla., daughter of the late Walter Edward and Annie Wilma Parnell Byrd, sister of the late Charles Steven Byrd, lived locally for five years.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Johnny Patterson; son, James Kevin Lightsey, Cherryville; daughters, Carrie Lynn Howell, Kayla Leighann Hines, Tifton, Ga.; brothers, Lawrence Allen Byrd, Richard Walters, Lake Catherine, Fla., Walter Tucker Byrd, Hilton Head, S.C., Jimmy Byrd, Ashburn, Ga.; sisters, Linda Kay Sutton, Webster, Fla., Cerisee P. Snow, Orlando, Fla.; three grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery, Rev. Joel Rogers
PALLBEARERS: Larry A. Byrd, James E. and James K. Lightsey, James A. and James H. Snow III, James K. Sutton
VISITATION: 12:30-1:30 p.m. today, Greene Funeral Home, Westside Chapel
Reymundo Abarca–Escudero
YORK, S.C. - Reymundo Abarca–Escudero, 20, 730-F Highway 321 By-Pass, died Jan. 25, 2000. He was a native of Zacualtipan Hgo., Mexico, general laborer with Matthews Construction Co., Rock Hill, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Fiance, Sami Jo Neil, York; father, Humberto Abarca Ramon, Zacualtipan Hgo.; mother, Rufina Escudero De Abarca, Zacualtipan Hgo.; brother, Humberto Abarca–Escudero, Zacualtipan Hgo.; two sisters who live in Zacualtipan Hgo.; uncle, Leonides C. Escudero, Johnston, S.C.
FUNERAL: 6 p.m. today, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Clover, Father Juan Carlos Castano
INTERMENT: Panteon Municipal, Zacualtipan Hgo., Mexico
VISITATION: 3-9 p.m. today, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Reymundo Abarca–Escudero Fund, Las Americas, 730-D Highway 321 By-Pass, York, S.C. 29745
Homer Otis Glaze
BASSETT, VA. — Homer Otis Glaze, 73, 269 Jarrett Drive, died Jan. 27, 2000, at Memorial Hospital, Martinsville, Va. He was a native of Banks County, Ga., son of the late Lorena Hester Jump and Robert M. Glaze, brother of the late Robert L. Glaze, retired diesel mechanic, of Baptist faith.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Gurley Glaze; daughters, Sheila G. Cline, Bassett, Va., Sherry G. Chaussy, Anaheim, Calif.; sisters, Estelle G. Holt, Dallas, Lillie Mae Huff, Linda G. Withers, Lincolnton; grandchildren, Vicky G. Branch, Mary Ann Bryson, Collinsville, Va., Sherry G. Willard, Stanleytown; great-grandchildren, Sheila Mae and Victoria Kathleen Branch, Sierra Lynn Bryson, Collinsville, Caitlyn Michelle Willard, Stanleytown
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Roselawn Chapel Funeral Home, Martinsville, Va., Rev. Bobby Rakes
BURIAL: Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home
Barbara Rankin
TOMASSEE, S.C. — Barbara Ann Rankin, 57, 333 Kimberly Lane, died Jan. 21, 2000, at Allan Bennett Memorial Hospital, Greenville, S.C. She was a native of Pitt County, daughter of the late Boyd Rankin and Ruth Beverly Barbar Rankin Cooper, a Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Kim and William Howard Warren III, Olney, Md., Timothy and Cindy Warren, Westminster, Md.; daughter, Barbara Michelle Parsons, Walkersville, Md.; brother, Kenneth Cooper, Germantown, Md.; five grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. today, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Sherman Branch
VISITATION: 1-2:30 p.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Stella S. McCullough
SHELBY - Stella Strange McCullough, 88, 2417 S. Lafayette St., died Jan. 27, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Spartanburg, S.C., daughter of the late Martin Luther and Rosie Lee Strange, wife of the late Earl Hampton Williams and Niles Nesbitt McCullough, member of Ledford’s Grove Baptist Church, retired from Sackville Mill.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and James Willis, Shelby; granddaughters and spouses, Stella Lynn and Scott Hayes, Deborah Faye Martin, Shelby, Robin and Waynne Isaacs, Blacksburg, S.C., Vicki Renee and Duane Toney, Fallston; great-grandchildren, Amber Lynn Henson, Victoria and Jeremy Hayes, Trinity Clayton Martin, Krisia Leigh Hopper, Tabitha, Joseph Earl and Wade Owens Jr., Joshua William Bivins, Caleb Scott Clark, Amanda and Brandon Toney
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Saturday, Sunset Cemetery, Revs. Doug James, Rufus Davis
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
Ruth W. Clay
LAWNDALE - Ruth Williamson Clay, 86, 3313 Charlie Elliott Road, died Jan. 27, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital, Kings Mountain.
VISITATION: Family will be at the home of Rachel and Ray Arndt, 1421 Metcalf Road, Shelby
ARRANGEMENTS: Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
John E. Haas
DALLAS - John Eric Haas, 30, 101 Lutz Drive, died Jan. 27, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, employed by Firestone Inc., Kings Mountain.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Traci Smith Haas; daughter, Erica Evyonne Haas, the home; father, Gary Haas, Long Beach; mother, Audry Clark Haas, Fort Wayne, Ind.; brother, Gary Haas, Dallas; paternal grandfather, Paul Haas, Dallas; parents-in-law, Gene and Vonne Smith, Stanley
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pastor Larry Bollinger
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
Opal M. Carpenter
GASTONIA - Opal McMahan Carpenter, 75, 1717 Oak Hollow Road, died Feb. 3, 2000, at Alexandria Place. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Baxter and Norah McMahan, member of Hardin Baptist Church, retired textile worker.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Tommy and Myrtle McMahan, Gastonia; brother, John B. McMahan, Cramerton; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary M Jeter, Fayetteville, Gloria D. and James Hall, Gastonia, Ethel and J.T. Threatt, High Point; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Hardin Baptist Church, Dallas, Rev. Fain Farmer
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, other times at the home of James and Gloria Hall, 331 Armstrong Park Road
PALLBEARERS: Ed Duckworth, Tommy Hayes, Daniel and Tommy McMahan Jr., Reggie Simmons Jr., Gene Turner
Ethel B. McMurry
SHELBY - Ethel Blanton McMurry, 98, Cleveland Pines Nursing Center, died Feb. 3, 2000, at her home. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Zeb V. and Ollie Jarrett Blanton Sr., wife of the late J.P. McMurry Sr., mother of the late Palmer Jr., Harrill and Tom McMurry, Murriel Bridges, retired from Ora Mill Company, oldest member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church, member of W.M.U., Ruth Sunday School C\ class, Joy Group, Bible Study Group.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Ruth and Keever Lovelace, Shelby; son and daughter-in-law, David and Vonnie McMurry, Polk City, Fla.; brothers, W. Howard, Zeb V. Jr. and Gene Blanton, Shelby; sister, Beatrice B. Beam, Shelby; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Beaver Dam Baptist Church, Rev. Ken Pruitt, Dr. Paul Sorrells, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Beaver Dam Baptist Church, 123 Beaver Dam Church Road, Shelby 28152
Frances M. Hannah
BESSEMER CITY - Frances Moore Hannah, 79, 403 E. Alabama Ave., died Feb. 2, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Martha Price Wyatt and William Richard Moore, wife of the late Columbus Hannah, retired spinner from CDA Dunn Mills after 37 years of service, member of True Vine Church of God.
SURVIVORS: Brother, Samual James Wyatt, Kings Mountain; sister, Mandie Moore Lee, Bessemer City
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Rev. Richard Williams
BURIAL: Westview Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
