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GARLAND M. HENSON SR.
BELMONT — Garland Matthew Henson Sr., 69, 123 Georgia Belle Ave., died Jan. 20, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Corbie and Uzelia Mullinax Henson, husband of the late Princess Davis Henson, brother of the late Clyde Henson, member of Union Primitive Baptist Church, N. Belmont, served as assistant clerk, secretary and treasurer, retired plant supervisor, worked for American & Efird Textiles, Mount Holly, and Washington Group Inc., Kings Mountain, Air National Guard and Army veteran, member of American Legion Auten-Stowe Post No. 144, Belmont.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Roger W. and Garland M. Henson Jr., Belmont; brother, Thomas L. Henson, Belmont; grandchildren, Chasity M., Melanie A. and Alicia Y. Henson, Belmont
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. today, Union Primitive Baptist Church, Springwood area, N. Belmont, Elder Joe Baucom
BURIAL: Elbethel Cemetery, Kings Mountain
MEMORIALS: Union Primitive Baptist Church, c/o Roger W. Henson, Treasurer, 122 Georgia Belle Ave., Belmont 28012
Gray Feagan
GASTONIA — Roland Gray Feagan, 81, 1632 Kimberly Drive, died Jan. 22, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Polk County, son of the late O.C. and Mossie Hamilton Feagan, Army veteran of World War II, self-employed, former probation officer, member of Unity Baptist Church, deacon.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sarah Louise Lawter Feagan; daughters, Diane Feagan, Gastonia, Janice K. Wallace, Fort Worth, Texas; brother, Charlie Feagan, Columbus; sisters, Myril Matthews, Detroit, Mich., Grace Walker, Lucy Christopher, Columbus; grandchild, Jonathan Wallace
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon, Dr. Larry Bostian, Minister Steve Kelly
BURIAL: Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbus
VISITATION: 12:30-2 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Gaston Health and Rehab, Highland Street, Gastonia 28052 or Unity Baptist Church, Myrtle School Road, Gastonia 28052
Velma S. Childers
LINCOLNTON — Velma Smith Childers, 83, 430 Triple H Lane, died Jan. 22, 2000, at Catawba Memorial Hospital, Hickory.
She was a native of Buncombe County, daughter of the late Thomas A. and Ressie Bell Smith Smith, wife of the late Noah Childers, winder in the textile industry with 20 years of service with Huntleys of York.
SURVIVORS: Son, Thomas "Buster" Childers, Sharon, S.C.; daughters, Shirley Hawkins, Marjorie Blackwelder, York, S.C., Diane Martin, Blacksburg, S.C., Dot Helms, Lincolnton; sister, Virginia Anderson, Clover, S.C.; 22 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Hickory Grove Church of God, Hickory Grove, S.C., Revs. Fred Helms Jr., David Brown, Roger Nix, James Nicholson
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home; other times at home of Thomas "Buster" Childers, 3016 Shannon St., Sharon
Ann G. Hyder
SHELBY — Ann Garver Hyder, 78, 1007-4 Borders Road, died Jan. 22, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Buncombe County, mother of the late Barbara Fowler, retired dietitian for the S.C. Department of Education.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Thomas C. Hyder; son, Bobby Hyder, Lexington, S.C.; nieces and spouses, Ann and Sam Marlow, Anita and James Deyton, Shelby, Sherry Gravinsky, Colorado; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home, Rev. Bobby Herndon
BURIAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
VISITATION: 4-6 p.m. today, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Donor’s choice
BRANDON L. HICKS
GASTONIA — Brandon Lee Hicks, 14, 2313 Sedgefield Drive, died Jan. 20, 2000, at Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem.
He was a native of Dekalb County, Ind., son of the late Warren Hicks, member of First Pentecostal Church, participated in many events in the Special Olympics, avid bowler and swimmer.
SURVIVORS: Mother and stepfather, Beth Hicks and William Shuman; sisters and brother-in-law, Amanda and Scott Harlow, Giessen, Germany, Shelby Hicks, the home; nephew, Austin Harlow, Giessen; maternal grandmother, Barbara Hayes, Bessemer City; aunts and uncles
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, First Pentecostal Church, Rev. W.W. Gilmore, W.J. Padgett
BURIAL: Westview Gardens
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Greene Funeral Service Westside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Jim Belt, John Breakfield, Henry Devito, Dan Horne, Bob Julian, Donnie Wilson
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Donald Herscher, Glenn Kiser
MEMORIALS: Webb Street School’s Bowling or Pool Fund or Memorial Gardens, 1623 N. Webb St., Gastonia 28052
Myra L. Emory
DALLAS — Myra Ledford Emory, 50, 3550 High Shoals Road, died Jan. 20, 2000, in Lowell.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Annie Phillips Ledford.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Love Emory, Timmonsville, S.C.; son, James Calvin Hanks III, Chesapeake, Va.; father, Thomas Edgar Ledford, Dallas; sister, Jane Lowe, Dallas
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, residence of Jane Lowe, 204 Sams Trail, Dallas
MEMORIALS: Pathways, residential unit of the Recovery Center, 2505 Court Drive, Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service Southside Chapel
Edna A. Poole
GASTONIA — Edna Earle Alexander Poole, 80, 1412 Hickory Grove Road, died Jan. 21, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Johnston County, daughter of the late William L. and Bessie Turlington Alexander, wife of the late Lester Boyd Poole Sr., preceded in death by a grandchild, graduate of Western Carolina, retired school teacher, taught at North Belmont and in Mecklenburg County school system, member of Goshen Presbyterian Church for 60 years, taught Sunday School, active in ladies ministries.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Lester Boyd Jr. and Susan Baker Poole, William "Bill" and Sandra F. Poole, Gastonia, James "Jimmy" and Sharon Harvley Poole, Belmont; daughter and son-in-law, Barbara P. and Stewart Wingate, Clover, S.C.; brothers, William Alexander, Chapel Hill, James Alexander, Wallace, Tom Alexander, Seattle, Wash., Bob Alexander, Dublin, Ga..; sisters, Anne Langis, Revere, Mass., Sally Langis, Middleton, Mass., Lois Austin, Raeford; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Goshen Presbyterian Church, Rev. Dean Faulkner
INTERMENT: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 1-1:45 p.m. today, the church
PALLBEARERS: Rudy Villereal, James Griffin, Jack Skidmore, Bill Simmons, David Farmer, Max Huffstetler, Tom Morris
MEMORIALS: Goshen Presbyterian Memorial Fund, 380 Woodlawn St., Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
Louanna C. Davis
CASAR — Louanna Chapman Davis, 90, 424 Corinth Church Road, died Jan. 21, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby.
She was a native of Burke County, daughter of the late John and Cordelia Smith Chapman, wife of the late Enoch Bedford Davis, homemaker, member of Corinth Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Margie and Grady Tallent, Fallston, Florence and Henry Harbinson, Cherryville; sister, Bertha Davis, Casar; granddaughter, Betty Anne Tallent, Fallston; grandsons and spouse, Jason and Heather Harbinson, Westminster, S.C., Henry Harbinson, Washington, D.C., John Harbinson, Boiling Springs
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Corinth Baptist Church, Revs. Norris Willis, Cecil Buff, Lero Hudson, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston
MEMORIALS: Charity of donor’s choice
Jean W. Mathis
DALLAS — Jean Wood Mathis, 46, 102 April Adkins Road, died Jan. 21, 2000, at home.
She was a native of York, S.C., daughter of the late Samuel Wood, worked as a spinner at the Bowling Green Spinning Co., Bowling Green, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Henry Lee Mathis; son, Alvin "Speedy" Drawdy, Clover, S.C.; daughter, Jessica Drawdy, Clover; mother, May Joy, Clover; brothers, Samuel Wood, Fort Mill, S.C., Steve and Jessie Wood, Clover, John Wood, Orange Park, Fla.; sister, Elaine Wood, Clover
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Gastonia, Rev. Loyd Wooten
BURIAL: Woodside Cemetery, Clover
VISITATION: An hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
