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Marie H. Smith
LOWELL — Marie Inez Huggins Smith, 81, Sunbridge Health Care Center, formerly of 3322 S. York Road, died Feb. 7, 2000, at her residence.
She was a native of Gaston County, wife of the late Earl S. Smith, daughter of the late Edward and Elizabeth Corn Huggins, sister of the late Ernest, Charles and Alvin Huggins, member of Calvary Baptist Church for more than 46 years, where she was honored for 32 years of perfect attendance, member of ladies’ Sunday school class, where she served as an outreach leader, member of Women’s Missionary Union and praise choir, attended Belmont schools, former cashier in Wix Corp. cafeteria, former employee of Eagle’s five-and-dime store.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Peggy D. Smith, Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Doris and Arnold "Sam" Whisnant, Gastonia; sisters, Gertrude McGill, Gastonia, Louise Medlin, Clara Moses, Belmont; brother, Carl Huggins, Belmont; grandsons, Danny B. Whisnant, Vale, Arnold Whisnant Jr., Clover, S.C., Walter Steven Whisnant, Jimi and Robbie Smith, Gastonia; granddaughter, Melissa S. Ledford, Gastonia; stepgrandchildren, Derek and Travis Sinclair, Vale; seven great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. Bruce Pittman
BURIAL: Olney Presbyterian Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia, other times at the home of Doris and Sam Whisnant, 422 Becky Ave., Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Danny, Arnold Jr. and Steven Whisnant, Jimi and Robbie Smith, David Ledford
MEMORIALS: Calvary Baptist Church, 3001 S. York Road, Gastonia 28052 or the Parkinson’s Disease Research Foundation, William Black Medical Research Building, c/o Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, N.Y. 10032
Arnold ‘Jatter’ Tritt
SHELBY - Arnold "Jatter" Tritt, 83, 1300 S. Morgan St., died Feb. 7, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital, Kings Mountain.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Charlie and Jessie Johnson Tritt, retired as shipping clerk from Lily Mill, member Lily Old Timers Club, Air Force veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lizzie Davis Tritt; son and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Gayle Tritt, Mint Hill; brother and sister-in-law, Dick and Elsie Tritt, Rock Hill, S.C.; half-brother and sister-in-law, C.L. and Margie Tritt, Rock Hill; half-sister, Elizabeth Tritt Humphries, Cliffside; three grandchildren, one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Thursday, Lily Memorial Baptist Church, Dr. Ernest Arnold, Rev. Marion Adams, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Lily Memorial Baptist Church, 406 Whitner St., Shelby 28152
James F. Broome
CHARLOTTE - James Franklin Broome, 87, died Feb. 8, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center.
He was the husband of the late Floy Edwards Broome, retired from Perfection Spinning, member of Westview Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Joan and Robert Beal, Charlotte; son and daughter-in-law, Ronald F. and Alice Broome, Greer, S.C.; sister, Wilma Hance, Cramerton; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. Thursday, Hillcrest Gardens, Rev. Steve Bass
VISITATION: 2-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: Sunset Road Baptist Church, 2317 Sunset Road Lane, Charlotte 28216
Allen O. Waldroop
MOUNT HOLLY - Allen Oscoe Waldroop, 94, 215 Tuckaseege Road, died Feb. 10, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of McDowell County, W.Va., son of the late James and Minnie Queen Waldroop, husband of the late Lila Lowe Waldroop and Isadora Adams Waldroop, father of the late James Oliver, Gene Allen and Rueben McCarl Waldroop, stepfather of the late Paul Adams, brother of the late Verlie and Ernest Waldroop, member of First Baptist Church, retired from A & E Mills after 51 years.
SURVIVORS: Son, Ted Douglas Waldroop, Charlotte; daughter, Faye Waldroop Snead, Mount Holly; stepsons, John R. Adams, Belmont, James J. Adams, Stanley, Philip S. Adams, Georgetown, S.C.; stepdaughters, Patsy Costner, Spencer Mountain, Barbara Freeman, Wanda Adams, Charlotte, Janice Hansel, California, Karen Dennis, Harrisburg; sisters, Dolly Mullis, Mount Holly, Margie Christenbury, Clinton, S.C., Lucille Hoyle, Dallas, Carrie Morris, Stanley; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church building fund, 300 S. Main St., Mount Holly 28120
Louise Gg. Blankenship
GASTONIA — Louise Gault Blankenship, 91, of Courtland Terrace, died Feb. 13, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Conway Jackson and Dovie Buff Gault, wife of the late Clyde Watts Blankenship, former resident of Kings Mountain, longtime resident of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Col. Alan Blankenship, San Antonio, Joseph "Joe" Wade and Marty Blankenship, Snellville, Ga.; brother, Robert "Buck" Gault, Gastonia; sister, Elizabeth Warlick, Shelby; grandchildren, Steve and Joseph Blankenship Jr., Snellville, Karen May, Tallahassee, Fla., Angela Blankenship, Roswell, Ga.; great-grandchild, Joseph Blankenship III
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, Rev. Willie Shepherd
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
Joseph G. Rutledge Jr.
STANLEY - Joseph Graham Rutledge Jr., 96, 201 Old Highway 27, died Feb. 12, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was the son of the late Virginia Moore and Joseph Graham Rutledge Sr., banker, former employee of the Town of Stanley.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Moore Rutledge; sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph Graham and Ola Rutledge III, Salisbury, Ralph Moore Rutledge and Melissa A. Magee, Stanley; brother, J. Carlyle, Kannapolis; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley, Dr. J.C. Grose, Rev. Michael Tolbert
BURIAL: Stanley cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Lillian Elmore
CROUSE — Lillian Gilbert Elmore, 67, 3223 Spicewood Lane, died Feb. 12, 2000, at home.
She was the daughter of the late Luther Guy and Callie Smith Gilbert, sister of the late Farrell Gilbert, mother-in-law of the late Darlene Williams Elmore, worked as assistant manager for Eagle Dime Store in Lincolnton.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Paul Ray Elmore; sons and daughter-in-law, Ron Elmore, Ken and Kesha Elmore, Crouse; brother, Gene Gilbert, Lincolnton; sisters, Fuchsia Small, Morganton, Ann Harris, Valdese, Marie Kerly, Claudy Brooks, Cherryville, Linda Carol Morrison, Lincolnton; grandchildren, Travis, Beth, Kassidy and Kenzie Elmore
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Revs. Rick Sloop, Ted Goins
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092 or St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 131, Crouse 28033
Jerry D. Cody
LINCOLNTON - Jerry Donald Cody, 60, 121 Davis St., died Feb. 11, 2000.
He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Mary Cody, father of the late Barbara Cody.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Minnie Pearl Hedgpeth Cody; sons, Tim, Bobby and Jerry Cody, Lincolnton; daughters, Pearlie Croft, Mary Aderholdt, Christy Gioln, Lincolnton; half-sister, Susie Sisk, Lincolnton; 18 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Warlick Funeral Home
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
Boyce L. Peeler
SHELBY - Boyce Lee "Shorty" Peeler, 62, 340 Double Shoals Road, died Feb. 12, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Elmer Gamble and Florine Mull Peeler, grandfather of the late Amanda Peeler, retired fixer at Howell Mill, member of Double Shoals United Methodist Church, mineral collector.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Betty Mullinax Peeler; daughters, Penny Peeler, Lawndale, Joan Peeler, Shelby; special child, Jesse Crotts, the home; stepson, Joe Crotts, the home; stepdaughters, Debbie Shelton, Cliffside, Freida Lail, Penny Gilliam, Shelby, Martha Walker, Smyra, S.C.; sister and brother-in-law, Peggy and Ray Champion, Shelby; nephews, Mark and Allen Champion, Shelby
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Double Shoals United Methodist Church, Rev. David Reep, Jack Waters; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6:30-8 tonight, Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
Francis Gormley
CHERRYVILLE - Francis Joseph Gormley, 69, 137 Kester Drive, died Feb. 11, 2000, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Asheville.
He was a native of Bronx, N.Y., son of the late Francis and Evelyn-Kinsley Gormley, retired Lance Corporal with the Marine Corps, veteran of the Korean War where he participated in the Landing at Inchon, wounded at the Chosen Reservoir, Purple Heart recipient, member Saint Mary’s Catholic Church.
SURVIVORS: Brother, James Gormley, Calverton, N.Y.; sister and brother-in-law, Evelyn G. and William F. Hill, Cherryville; nieces, Rita Wood, Kathleen Mary Hjellming, Jo Ann Dillenbeck; nephews, Benjamin and William Luke Hill
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, Rev. Eric Houseknecht
BURIAL: With full military honors at Sunset Cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
