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Grace Phillips
BELMONT - Grace Graham Phillips, 87, died Feb. 12, 2000, at Century Care of Gastonia. She was a native of Knoxville, Tenn., daughter of the late Rev. Edward M. and Laura Griggs Phillips, wife of the late Rev. Robert L. Phillips, former member of the McAdenville Methodist Church, retired nurse from Duke University Hospital, minister’s wife for more than 40 years.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Robert E. and Patricia Phillips, Newton; granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Dr. Nellie P. and Mike Aspel, Belmont; great-grandson, Houston P. Burnette, Belmont
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Monday Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery, Charlotte
VISITATION: One hour before the service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: McAdenville Methodist Church, 163 Main St., McAdenville 28101
Billy Ormand Hayes
GASTONIA - Billy Ormand Hayes, 69, 4107 Greenhaven Lane, died Feb. 14, 2000, at Duke Medical Center. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Robert Lee and Lena Lee Hayes, Navy veteran, retired service manager from Public Service Company of North Carolina Inc., member of Gastonia King Solomon Masonic Lodge, Love Memorial Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Hazel Hyde Hayes; daughters and son-in-law, Patricia and Greg Paradis, Charlotte, Michele Dawes, Asheboro; brothers, Harold R. Hayes, Largo, Fla., Raymond D. Hayes, Gastonia, Nelson E. Hayes, Charlotte; sister, Maxine Clubb, Gastonia; grandchildren, Robert and Thomas Paradis, Katie and Patrick Dawes
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Love Memorial Baptist Church, Revs. Patrick Latta, John Kinnaman
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 1-3 p.m. today, the church; other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Gary Clubb, Michael Godwin, Kim, Larry, Matthew and Ronnie Hayes
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Co-workers from Public Service Company of North Carolina
MEMORIALS: Love Memorial Baptist Church, 311 E. Walnut Ave., Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Charles D. Scott Sr.
GROVER — Charles Douglas "Doug" Scott Sr., 107 Keeter St., died Feb. 15, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Hospital. He was a native of Decatur, Tenn., son of the late John Edgar and Nancy Lee Scott, father of the late Jonathan Neil Scott, member of True Gospel Holiness Church, Kings Mountain, Army veteran of Korean War, retired textile employee.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Meredith Scott; sons, Charles Douglas Jr. and Richard Allen Scott, Cleveland; daughters, Nancy Lee Parrish, Elyria, Ohio, Melinda White, Grover; sisters, Ann Johnson, Lena Tate, Betty Wicks, Crossville, Tenn.; 15 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, True Gospel Holiness Church, Kings Mountain, Rev. Jerry Helms
BURIAL: Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Ellenboro
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain; other times at the home of Melinda White, 215 Timberland Drive
Linda S. Elrod
GASTONIA - Linda Sue Elrod, 54, 201 Hailey Lane, died Feb. 16, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Habersham County, Ga., daughter of the late Thelma Chapman Elrod, member of Berea Baptist Church, formerly employeed by AMP, Lowell, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Father, Lester John Elrod, Gastonia; brothers and sisters-in-law, William Kenneth and Barbara Elrod, James Randall and Geri Elrod, Gastonia; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Ken Faulkenbury
BURIAL: Berea Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
William C. Felmet Jr.
VALE - William Carl Felmet Jr., 73, 3521 Jugtown Road, died Feb. 16, 2000, at Veterans Hospital, Asheville. He was a native of Edgefield County, S.C., son of the late Carl William and Bertha Wright Felmet, Air Force and Navy veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam, Master Sgt/EMP 3-C, registered nurse, former employee of Catawba Memorial and retired from Gaston Memorial Hospital, member of Corinth Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Wilma Costner Felmet; sons and daughters-in-law, Carl Ray and Kathleen Felmet, Connelly Springs, William Lee and Sandra Felmet, Vale; brothers, Jerry and Dale Felmet, Vale; sisters, Ruth Willis, Vale, Maggie Willis, Lawndale; five grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; one stepgreat-great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Corinth Baptist Church, Rev. William Kanupp, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church Cemetery, military rites by Newton Post 16
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Goodin-Drum Funeral Home, Maiden
William F. Horne Jr.
GASTONIA - William Frank Horne Jr., 74, 2919 Curtis St., died Feb. 15, 1999, at home. He was a native of Jackson County, son of the late William Frank and Mary Stanley Horne Sr., Air Force and Marines veteran of the Korean Conflict, member of Calvary Baptist Church, retired textile worker
SURVIVORS: Wife, Margaret Bailey Horne; sons, Danny Keith Horne, Gastonia, David Ricky Horne, High Point; daughter, Martha Anette Howard, Gastonia; stepson, Steven Monroe Bailey Jr., Kings Mountain; stepdaughter, Alice Newton, Gastonia; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, six step-grandchildren, six step-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Rev. Bruce Pittman
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home; other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Chad Brazelton, Jason Howard, Donny Kistler, Joe Rimmer, Chris Behelor, Donald Kitchem
Frank Bulisco
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Frank Bulisco, 15, died Feb. 10, 2000, at Riverside County Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Long Beach, Calif., freshman at Moreno Valley High School, member of Future Farmers of America, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, referee for American Youth Soccer Organization.
SURVIVORS: Father, Joseph Bulisco III, Gastonia; mother, Christina Bulisco, Moreno Valley; sisters, Marci Parish, Tucson, Ariz., Roxanne Bulisco, Moreno Valley, Theresa Bulisco, Riverside, Calif.; grandparents, Franklin and Violet Craven, Moreno Valley, Joseph and Betty Bulisco, Fountain Valley, Calif.
FUNERAL: 6 p.m. tonight, Moreno Valley Mortuary
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
Joseph L. Suttle Jr.
SHELBY - Joseph Linton Suttle Jr., 88, 602 W. Marion St., died Feb. 15, 2000, at home. He was a native of Shelby, son of the late Joseph Linton and Mary Elizabeth Walker Suttle, husband of the late Sara McFarland Suttle, brother of the late Marjorie Elizabeth Suttle, Mary Suttle Lutz, attended Shelby public schools, The Citadel, Charleston, S.C., graduated from Mars Hill Junior College, attended University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, president of J.L. Suttle Jr. Insurance Company, which he founded in 1945, associated with Cleveland Building and Loan Association, named to board of directors in 1940, served as chairman of Cleveland Federal Bank until it was sold to Centura Bank in 1995, lifelong member of First Baptist Church of Shelby, member of Frank Bonner Sunday School Class, Cleveland Masonic Lodge No. 202, received 60-year veteran’s pin, Shriner with Oasis Shrine Temple of Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph Linton III and Sarah Mathis Suttle, James Vance and Gina Crowder Suttle; daughter and son-in-law, Carole Suttle and William Jackson Arey, Shelby; grandchildren, Mildred Arey Wood, William Jackson Arey Jr., Tyler Combs, Marjorie Greer and Joseph Linton Suttle IV, Sarah Elizabeth Pleasant
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, First Baptist Church of Shelby, Drs. Robert Canoy and Chris White
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home; other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Donor’s choice
Bobby C. Hunter
GASTONIA - Bobby Clyde Hunter, 65, 154 Brian Circle, died Feb. 15, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late William F. and Edith Pierce Hunter, husband of the late Betty Jo Leatherman Hunter, attended Berea Baptist Church, retired from the Army, veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, Airborne Ranger, received the Purple Heart, Bronze and Silver Stars and medals of commendation.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lena Hunter; sons, Bobby C. Hunter Jr., Stanley, Timothy Joe Hunter, Cedartown, Ga.; daughters, Deborah Hunter Turner, Gastonia, Stacey Hunter Deal, Lake Wylie, S.C., Mandy and Kimberly Hunter, Fayetteville; stepdaughter, Shirley Strigall, Hartsville, Mo.; stepsons, Jimmy Baggarly, Williamsburg, Va., J.R. and John Baggarly, Stanley; brothers, Jerry Hunter, Niceville, Fla., Jimmy Hunter, Belmont; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Berea Baptist church, Rev. Mike Forrester
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount Holly; other times at the home of Deborah Turner
PALLBEARERS: Scott L. Clark II, Dana Jon Turner, Gary Leatherman, Dustin Keith Hunter, Eric May, Daylon Waynick
MEMORIALS: Berea Baptist Church, 2522 Hickory Grove Road, Gastonia 28056
Madge S. Singleton
SHELBY - Madge Gaskey Smith Singleton, 88, Peachtree Centre, Gaffney, S.C., died Feb. 16, 2000, at Upstate Medical Center, Gaffney. She was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., daughter of the late George A. and Mary Thompson Gaskey, wife of the late Walter G. Smith and Clyde T. Singleton, mother of the late Donald Ray and Betty Frances Smith, sister of the late Mary Dixon, Maybelle Walker, Laura Kendrick, Idelle Allen, Willard Gaskey, a homemaker, member of Calvary Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Stepdaughters, Marjorie Bass, Lake Junaluska, Janice Wilson, Blacksburg, S.C.; brothers, George M. Gaskey, Chester, S.C., Robert Gaskey, Shelby, Buck Gaskey, Mooresville, Jack Gaskey, Lawndale; sister, Lucille Crotts, Shelby; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Rev. Don Wallace
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Peachtree Centre, 1434 N. Limestone St., Gaffney, S.C. 29340
RUTH P. WHITE
GASTONIA - Ruth Pervine White, 83, 110 Anna Elizabeth Drive, died Feb. 15, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Spartanburg, S.C., daughter of the late Ben and Mary Elizabeth Johnson Pervine, wife of the late Grady White, retired from the winding department at Arlington Mills.
SURVIVORS: Son, Albert White, Florence, S.C.; daughters, Jean Spencer, Gastonia, Catherine Lewis, Saginaw, Mich., Pearlena Hutchins, Mooresville; sister, Bessie P. Stowe, Gastonia; six grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Friday, Westview Gardens Cemetery, Bessemer City, Rev. Dick Whitener
VISITATION: 1-2:30 p.m. Friday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Eric York Hutchins Jr., Lenord Jaress, Johnny King, Mark Lewis, Bob Primer, Travis White
