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Doris Gibson
SHELBY - Doris Rigler Gibson, 78, 1425 E. Marion St., formerly of Clemson, S.C., died Feb. 18, 2000 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Birmingham, Ala., daughter of the late Charles Peyton and Ava Aileen Mayo Rigler, homemaker, member Presbyterian Church of America, 1st Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II serving in London and U.S.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Pryce Byrd Gibson; sons and daughters-in-law, Tom and Connie Gibson, Penn Yan, N.Y., Steve and Judy Gibson, Shelby, Bill and Barbara Gibson, Steamboat Springs, Colo.; daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Jeff Jennings, Hendersonville; brothers, Paul Rigler, Freeport, Texas, Charles Rigler, Taylors, S.C., Donald Rigler, Lake Charles, La.; sisters, Adelaide Powell, Columbia, Miss., Frances Stewart, Suches, Ga., Helen Sousley, Donnelly, Idaho, Rebecca Holshouser, Blowing Rock; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 5 p.m. Monday, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home, Rev. Peter Waide
BURIAL: Herring Cemetery, Hartselle, Ala.
VISITATION: 5-8 p.m. Monday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Wendover, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150 or donor’s choice
Ellen Schaumloeffel
MAIDEN — Ellen Schaumloeffel, 48, 4843 Mountainview Lane, died Feb. 18, 2000, at Mercy Hospital, Charlotte. She was a native of Warsaw, N.Y., daughter of the late Laura Parkhurst Herman, graduate of Arlington High School, Indianapolis, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Alan Schaumloeffel; son, Alan Schaumloeffel Jr., the home; daughter, Laura Schaumloeffel, the home; father and stepmother, George and Marjorie Gayton Herman, Maiden; brothers and sisters-in-law, Mark Herman, Brian and Frances Herman, Steven and Sharon Herman, all of Denver, Ronald and Patricia Gayton, Batavia, N.Y.; sisters, Madeline McCready, Doreen Wright, Batavia, Pam Radell, Arcadia, Fla.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, Rev. Joe Westfall
VISITATION: Following service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: E.F. Drum Funeral Home
John Rumfelt Jr.
MOUNT HOLLY - John Rumfelt Jr., 79, 806 W. Charlotte Ave., died Feb. 18, 2000 at Haywood Regional Medical Center, Clyde. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late John Holland and Janie Mullis Rumfelt, retired from textiles with Sterling Mills, Belmont, of Baptist faith, Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: First cousin, Jewel Mullis Freeman, Mount Holly; nieces, Victoria Mullis Gross, Teresa Caldwell, Mount Holly, Brenda Silvers, Gastonia; nephew, John Freeman Sr., Mount Holly
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Monday, Pineview Cemetery
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Charles Ledbetter
MOUNT HOLLY - Charles Ledbetter, 78, 107 Oakland Road, Belmont, died Feb. 17, 2000 at Brian Center, Gastonia. He was a native of Shelby, son of the late Floyd and Fonnie Cook Ledbetter, attended Pentecostal Holiness Church, Mount Holly, retired supervisor from Pharr Yarns after 20 years of service and from R.L. Stowe Belmont Chronicle Division after 12 years of service, Army veteran of Korea.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Marie Nanney Ledbetter; sons and daughters-in-law, Joe and Dixie Ledbetter, Wayne and Mary Ledbetter, Gastonia, Carl "Red" and René Ledbetter, Mount Holly, Eddie Ledbetter, Nashville, Ga.; daughters and sons-in-law, Andrea and Everette Staton, Belmont, Becky and Clyde May, Spencer Mountain; brother and sister-in-law, Paul and Betty Ledbetter, Lincolnton; sisters, Mildred Hicks, Lincolnton, Bonnie Wiggins, Shelby; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Pentecostal Holiness Church, Mount Holly
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, with military honors
MEMORIALS: Franks-Wagoner Fund for Children, care of Department of Social Services, 330 N. Marietta St., Gastonia 28052 or American Lung Association, 3305 SE 16th Ave., Hickory 28601
Sister Mary Barbara Sullivan
CHARLOTTE - Sister Mary Barbara Sullivan, RSM, 74, died Feb. 5, 2000, at Mercy Hospital in Charlotte.
She was a native of Corinth, Miss., daughter of the late John Daniel Sullivan and Julia Barbara Flowers, step-daughter of the late J.W. Jamison, received as a Sister of Mercy on Aug. 15, 1950, studied voice and piano at Salem College, Winston-Salem, graduate of Belmont Abbey College and the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, received her degree as a registered nurse in 1947, Navy veteran, served in the U.S. Naval Nurse Corps, received master’s degree in education administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1965, ministry assignments included supervisory posts in orthopedic and surgical nursing at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Asheville, and Mercy Hospital, Charlotte, teacher and principal at various North Carolina Catholic schools, acting executive secretary of Elementary Department for National Catholic Educational Association in Washington, D.C., first director of field services for the NCEA, director of adult education, held several positions in the Diocese of Charlotte, served as coordinator of federal programs and special projects, superintendent of Catholic schools, first religious sister to hold a political office in North Carolina when she was elected to the Belmont City Council, Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Belmont, former president and chief executive officer of Catherine’s House, a transitional shelter for women and children,volunteer paralegal advocate at Legal Services of the Southern Piedmont, served as the southern states’ representative to the National Catholic Education Association, served on many board of directors, including the Charlotte Diocesan Board of Education, Sacred Heart Campus School Board of Education, Sacred Heart College Board of Trustees, Southern Piedmont Health Systems Agency, South Point Lifesaving Crew, board member for the Gaston County Council on Aging, the state and local division of the American Cancer Society, House of Mercy, Legal Services of the Southern Piedmont and the NC Low Income Housing Coalition, chaired the Belmont Housing Authority Board of Directors and served on the editorial advisory board of the magazine "Highlights for Children," twice nominated for the Gaston County Outstanding Woman of the Year award, nominated for the distinguished Women of North Carolina award, TBS/Sprint Century of Women Special Achievement, awarded the NCEA Presidential Award for Outstanding Service to Catholic Education, received the prestigious Carpathian Award for Personal Advocacy, awarded by North Carolina Equity, Working for North Carolina Women and Families, named Belmont’s Citizen of the Year in 1998, avid sports fan.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Anne Hackney, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; nieces, Jenny Taylor, Myrtle Beach, Babs Smith, Durham; nephew, Sam Hackney III, Monroe; grandnephews, Tommy Orr, Charlotte, J.M. Taylor, II, Jason M. Taylor, Stephen C. Hackney; grandnieces, Jennifer Taylor Maher and Samantha Anne Hackney.
WAKE SERVICE: 7 tonight, Cardinal Gibbons Chapel, Sacred Heart Convent
VISITATION: Following wake service
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: 11 a.m., Tuesday, Cardinal Gibbons Chapel
BURIAL: Following Christian burial, Belmont Abbey Cemetery
MEMORIALS: Catherine’s House, P.O. Box 1633, Belmont, NC 28012 or Legal Services of the Southern Piedmont, 111-A Third Ave., Suite 200, Gastonia, 28052
Jesse Haas, Jr.
GASTONIA — Jesse Edward Haas, Jr., 59, 417 E. Club Circle Drive, died Feb. 5, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Jessie Bear and Jesse Haas, brother of the late Arthur Edward Haas, Sr., Jesse Eugene Treadway, Mildred Ramsey, Ruby Pauline Prece, member of American Legion of Bessemer City, Air Force veteran, WWII Last Man Club
SURVIVORS: Son, Jerry O. Procter, Blacksburg, S.C.; daughter, Teresa Haas, Blacksburg; brothers, Ernest Howard Haas, Marion, Floyd Richard and Grady Ralph Haas, Gastonia; sisters, Evelyn Faulkner, Gastonia, Jewel Baker, Lowell
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Lowell Church of God, Revs. John Heath and Joe Heffner
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Connie Hulsey
GASTONIA — Connie Hicks Hulsey, 88, 416 N. Highland St., died Feb. 6, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late William R. and Callie Oates Hicks, wife of the late J. Max Hulsey, member of First Baptist Church, retired from Vogue Mark of Fashion.
SURVIVORS: Nieces and spouses, Jean and Charles Quinn and Phyllis and Bob Queen, Gastonia; sister-in-law, Mozelle S. Hicks, Gastonia.
FUNERAL SERVICE: 2 p.m., Tuesday, McLean Funeral Directors, Dr. Leon Smith
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery, Gastonia
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home; other times at home of Jean and Charles Quinn, 2311 Shaw Ave., Gastonia
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 2650 Union Road, Gastonia 28054
Carol Hartman
YORK, S.C. - Carol Nahoun Hartman, 57, 172 Jordon Drive, died Feb. 5, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center.
She was a native of New York, daughter of the late Fannie Foreman and Albert Nahoun, homemaker, worked with the deaf in public schools in Florida and North Carolina school systems.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Stanley Hartman; sons, Andrew and Howard Hartman, Charlotte, Larry Hartman, Madison, Wis.; daughter, Shari Hartman Strickland, Rock Hill, S.C.; brother, Martin Nahoun, New York City; two grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4:30 today, Bratton Funeral Home, Rev. Thomas McPhail
Jada Smith
CHARLOTTE - Jada Juanita Smith, 28, 2801 Wild Berry Court, died Feb. 4, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center.
She was a native of Durham, daughter of the late Fred and Norma Childers Smith, step-daughter of the late Sybil Childers-Morgan, graduated from Durham Academy with honors, honors exchange student to France, graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy, member of Vestibule AME Zion Church in Kings Mountain, pharmacist at Winn Dixie, member of Alpha Kappa Alpha.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Norma Childers, Charlotte; grandmother. Juanita Neely (Sam), Gastonia; uncles, Donald Morgan, Charlotte, Elwood Childers, New York, Nelson Smith (Ernestine), Fayetteville; half-brothers, Bobby and Melvin James, Phoenix, Ala.; cousins, Lisa Childers, Atlanta, Guan Childers, Shelby, Ivory Childers, New York
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. today, Vestibule AME Church in Kings Mountain, Rev. Clarence Roberts, Jr.; body will be placed in church two hours prior to service
VISITATION: One hour before service
ARRANGEMENTS: Alexander Funeral Home, Charlotte
Cordelia Hulon
LAUREL HILL — Cordelia Bethea Hulon, 84, of Kidd Lane, died Feb. 5, 2000, at Rehabilitation and Health Center of Gastonia.
She was a native of Dillon, S.C., wife of the late Eddie Leo Hulon, mother of the late Edward Hulon, member of the Church in the Pines, worked in the cafeteria at Laurel Hill School.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Juanita Hearne, Mount Holly, Peggy Hulon-Strickland, Laurinburg; son, Charles Lee Hulon, Mount Holly; special friend, Edna Johnson, Laurinburg; grandchildren, Pete Hulon, Ellerbee, Jeff and Willie Hulon, Laurinburg, Chuckie and Chad Hulon, Wendy Hardin and Lynn Knight, Mount Holly; 13 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Presbyterian Church in the Pines, Rev. Alexander "Sandy" Williams
BURIAL: Following service, Hillside Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McDougald Funeral Home
James Parrish
CLOVER, S.C. - James C. Parrish, 84, 503 Bethel St., died Feb. 6, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late Dennis B. and Jennie Hedgepath Parrish, member of Clover Presbyterian Church, Sunday School teacher in area churches and nursing homes for 65 years, perfect attendance in Sunday School for 41 years, organizer and captain of Clover Rescue Squad, former chariman of Clover School District Board, former Mayor of Clover, organizer of Little League and Midget Sports for the Town of Clover, retired textile executive from T-Caro, Gastonia, avid golfer and fisherman.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Shannon P. Amick, Clover, Linda P. Spooner, Greenville, S.C., Becky P. Redmond, Clover; son, Harry B. Parrish, Clover; brother, Paul Parrish, Damascus, Va.; sister, Ruby Falls, Clover; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Woodside Cemetery, Revs. Dr. William K. Neely and Paul Hutchison
VISITATION: 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Clover Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 214, Clover, S.C. 29710
