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Margaret Gregory
CHARLOTTE — Margaret Catherine Belton Hoyle Gregory, 70, 3338 Barringer Drive, died Jan. 28, 2000, at Presbyterian Hospital.
She was a native of Gaston County, wife of the late John Wesley Hoyle Jr. and Ralph Gregory, daughter of the late Howard and Fannie Mae Nixon Belton.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Sandra Mickle, Sharon Hoyle, Atlanta, Sharye Hoyle, Charlotte; sisters, Jacqueline B. Fassett, Raleigh, Glennie B. Rozzell, Mount Holly; brothers, Van Howard and James Chester Belton, Mount Holly; sons-in-law, Dr. Darryl Mickle, Gregory Ponder, Atlanta, Wayne Carothers, Charlotte; four grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Reeder Memorial Baptist Church, Charlotte, Rev. Thomas
BURIAL: West Creek Cemetery, Mount Holly
VISITATION: One hour before the service, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
MAX G. BEAM
CHERRYVILLE — Max Gardner Beam, 73, 1106 Sunset Road, died Jan. 30, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late David Webb and Alma Hawkins Beam, retired postmaster from U.S. Postal Service, Cherryville, after 43 years of service, Army veteran of World War II, member of First Presbyterian Church, Men’s Bible Class, Sunday school teacher, usher, treasurer of Presbyterian Men, served as Elder, member of Cherryville American Legion Post 100, Cherryville Zoning Board, Cherryville Rotary Club, Cherryville Masonic Lodge No. 505, served as Chaplain, member of Oasis Temple of Charlotte, Cherryville Shrine Club, served as past president, member of Valley of Charlotte, 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason Honorary, past president of Cherryville Country Club, active in community, civic and school activities.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorothy R. Beam; daughter and son-in-law, Jana and Eddie LeFevers, Cherryville; sisters, Freida Lohr, Laura Bolick, Lincolnton, Dorothy Martin, Crouse, Patricia Benoit, Charlotte, Wanda Lockee, Greenville, S.C.; granddaughter, Meghan LeFevers, Cherryville
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, First Presbyterian Church, Dr. Bill Lowe, Rev. Perry Holleman, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 5-7:30 tonight, Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Shriner’s Hospital, 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, S.C. 29605 or First Presbyterian Church, 107 W. Academy St., Cherryville 28021
Geneva N. Sisk
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Geneva N. Sisk, 78, 111 Railroad Ave., died Jan. 30, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Marion, daughter of the late Charlie Bill and Nannie McKinney Mills, mother of the late Bruce Sisk, Kathy Canipe, member of Westover Baptist Church, retired textile employee.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Patsy Williams, Kings Mountain, Doris Martin, Matthews; sisters, Ella Mae Calhoun, Cherryville, Janie Moore, Kings Mountain, Carolyn Humphries, Mooresboro, Louise Hardin, Sanford; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Westover Baptist Church, Rev. Larry Haskins
INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 1:30-2:30 today, the church
MEMORIALS: Safe Passage, P.O. Box 11458, Rock Hill, S.C., in honor of Patsy Williams and in memory of Geneva Sisk
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home
Clara E. Goins
CHERRYVILLE — Clara Evelyn Goins, 81, Wehunt Store Road, died Jan. 31, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Bob William and Cordellia Sperling White, wife of the late Avery Goins, member of North Brook Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Brother, Cletus White, Cherryville; sister, Muriel Workman, Cherryville; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, North Brook Baptist Church, Rev. Ray Pennell
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carpenter’s Funeral Home
Ivey H. Poole III
GASTONIA — Ivey Herbert Poole III, 701 Peachtree St., died Jan. 29, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Charleston, S.C., son of the late Ivey Herbert Poole, Jr.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Betty Clanton Poole; brothers, Herbert K., Robert I. and Raymond E. Poole, Catawba, William D. Poole, Stanley, Larry A. Poole, Cramerton
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont, Raymond Poole
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Larry A. Crews Sr.
LOWELL — Larry Allen Crews Sr., 59, 1020 Ford Drive, died Jan. 30, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Joseph Tom Bunyan and Maggie Aslee Hawkins Crews, brother of the late Arthur, Ray and Helen Crews, Pauline C. Laws, past member of Cramerton Free Will Baptist Church, former truck driver for Commercial Courier, security guard with Spartan Security, Charlotte, graduate of Piedmont Bible Institute, Cramerton.
SURVIVORS: Companion, Kay D. Greene; son and daughter-in-law, Larry Allen and Bridget L. Crews Jr., Stanley; daughters and son-in-law, Teresa Crews, Belmont, Lisa Crews and Mark Benton, Gastonia; brother, Elmer Crews, Lowell; aunt, Pearl Eades, Mount Holly; six grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Goshen Free Will Baptist Church, Revs. Boyd Lattimore, Harold Blankenship
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont, other times at the home
JOHN H. MORROW SR.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — John H. Morrow Sr., 75, formerly of Belmont, died Jan. 30, 2000, at the Dorn Veterans Hospital.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Julius Lee Sr. and Nanny Rebecca Campbell Morrow, mechanic, former owner-operator of Harold’s Alternator Service, Gastonia, Navy veteran of World War II, served in Asiatic-Pacific campaigns.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, John H. and Dale Morrow Jr., Swansea, S.C.; brothers, Edward Morrow, Seymour, Tenn., Ralph Morrow, Gastonia, Bob Morrow, Belmont; grandchildren, John Michael Morrow, Michelle Lynn Morrow Mitchum
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Forest Lawn West Cemetery, Charlotte, Rev. Alice Day
VISITATION: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
Janice W. Cheek
CLEMMONS — Janice Audrey Williams Cheek, 51, 229 Shady Oak Trail, died Jan. 29, 2000.
She was a native of Gastonia, sister of the late Linda Williams Hunter, graduated from Highland Junior-Senior High School of Gastonia in 1966.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 32 years, Vaughn Anthony Cheek; daughters and son-in-law, Nichele Cheek and Patrick Bracy, Queens, N.Y., Latisha Bernice Cheek, the home; parents, James Arthur and Marguerite Murriel Williams, Gastonia; sisters and brother-in-law, Carole Williams, Gastonia, Susan Williams and George Atkinson, Charlotte; brothers and sister-in-law, James L. and Delores Floyd, Gastonia, James Arthur Williams II, Roanoke, Va.; father-in-law, Calvin Gordon Cheek, Winston-Salem; mother-in-law, Bernice Hickman Cheek,Winston-Salem; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Calvin Kenneth and Cynthia Cheek, Walkertown; special friends, Carolyn Bane and Doris Cundiff; nieces, nephews, other relatives, friends, extended family;
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Wednesday, East Congregation Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Winston-Salem, Brother Joseph L. Mitchell
ARRANGEMENTS: Russells Funeral Home, Winston-Salem
Helen L. Bishop
GASTONIA — Helen Lee Bishop, 72, Britt Haven Rest Home, Charlotte, formerly of Gastonia, died Jan. 28, 2000, at 9510 Glenwater Drive.
She was a native of Bishopville, S.C., daughter of the late Wash Bishop and Esther Louise Holmes, member of Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church and Friendly Aid II.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Thomasina Boyd, Lexington, Barbara Ann Black, Bishopville, Virginia Williams, Johnstown, Penn.; brother, Eugene Bishop, Eastover, S.C.
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Martin’s Funeral Home, Rev. James F. Williams Jr.
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, funeral home
Janie Boheler
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Janie Boheler, 89, 905 Margrace Road, died Jan. 30, 2000, at White Oak Manor.
She was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., daughter of the late Richard Chambers and Emma Westmoreland Boheler, sister of the late Herbert, Haskell, Harry and Henry Boheler, Fannie Boheler Allen, retired from Margrace Mills.
SURVIVORS: Great-nephew, Justin Gsellman; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Wednesday, First Church of the Nazarene, Rev. Michael Daugherty
INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: First Church of the Nazarene, 407 S. Cherokee St., Kings Mountain 28086 or Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry, P.O. Box 1335, Kings Mountain 28086
James E. Belcher Sr.
BELMONT — James Edgar Belcher Sr., 68, 104 Fairway Drive, died Jan. 29, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late James Talmadge and Lizzie Mae Hamilton Belcher, member of New Life Family Worship Center, Kings Mountain, where he served on the Board of Counselors, 1958 graduate of Belmont Abbey College, retired after 35 years of service as a district supervisor in the audit department for the N.C. Department of Revenue, staff sergeant in U.S. Army Security Agency during the Korean War.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Nancy Tucker Belcher; son, James E. Belcher Jr., Kings Mountain; one stepson, two stepdaughters, brother, Rev. Jack H. Fox, Shelby; sisters, Becky B. Miller, Gastonia, Nellie F. Jonas, Belmont; grandchildren, Talmadge James and Aaron Belcher, Kings Mountain; eight stepgrandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, Rev. Robert Eng
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION:12:30-2 p.m. today, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053 or New Life Family Worship Center, 428 Oak Grove Road, Kings Mountain 28086
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
