Harold Poteat
GASTONIA — Harold Poteat, died July 22, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home
Rosetta Golden Pierce
DENVER – Rosetta Golden Pierce, 72, 2155 St. James Church Road, died July 22, 1999, at Lincoln Medical Center.
ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony & White’s Funeral Service
Lloyd A. Theel
GASTONIA — Lloyd Allen Theel, 64, 3700 Hickory Grove Road, died July 22, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Paynesville, Minn., son of the late Harold and Bernice Pinch Theel, retired maintenance supervisor from Great Atlantic Apartments and Winchester Apartments in Charlotte, member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Barbara Chapman Theel; daughters, Kimberly Griffin, Knoxville, Tenn., Shirley Foor, Gastonia; son, Ronald Theel, California; granddaughters, Nanette Foor, Gastonia, Katrina Theel, California; brothers, Fay Theel, Richmond, Minn., Carl Theel, California, Denton and Norman Theel, Minneapolis; sisters, Andrea Candler, Michigan, Judy Theel, Anna Bell Kurpke, Paynesville.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Revs. Tom Hogan, Mike Watkins
ENTOMBMENT: Hillcrest Gardens Mausoleum
MEMORIALS: Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 3717 Hickory Grove Road, Gastonia 28056
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
Lela F. Johnston
CHARLOTTE — Lela Fisher Johnston, 88, 11511 Moores Chapel Road, died July 22, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Edward and Essie Bennett Fisher, member of Mulberry Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 67 years, Ross Hovis Johnston; sisters, nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: Private, 11 a.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. Arvin Ten Brink
ENTOMBMENT: Private, Forest Lawn Mausoleum
MEMORIALS: Mulberry Presbyterian Church, 5600 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte 28214
Merna S. Wiley
LINCOLNTON — Merna Sweeten Wiley, 69, 417 Rash Road, died July 22, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Frank and Liza Black Sweeten, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Loyd J. Wiley; sons, Jeffrey Scott Wiley, Gastonia, Larry Deal and Ronnie Dale Wiley, Cherryville; daughter, Vivian Karen Wiley, Shelby; brothers, Herbert and Edward Sweeten, Gastonia; four grandchildren; one great-grandson
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, New Heights Baptist Church, Rev. Bill Hoffman
BURIAL: Hullender Cemetery, Gaston County
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28054
Carmie Bivens
VALE — Carmie "Pop" Bivens, 75, 2221 Ellis Hoyle Road, died July 23, 1999, at Cleveland Memorial Hospital.
He was the son of the late Dock and Annie Fulbright Bivens, retired from furniture industry.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Kenneth Bivens, Connelly Springs, Raymond and Darrell Bivens, Vale; brothers, Pete Bivens, Grover, S.C., Gary Bivens, Connelly Springs, William Bivens, Lincolnton, Claude, Carl and Walter Bivens, Vale; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Macedonia United Methodist Church, Revs. Jimmy Calloway, Robert Forward, Dale Owens, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Harold R. Poteat
GASTONIA — Harold Ray Poteat, 63, 303 Linden Circle, died June 22, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Frank and Rebah Harris Poteat, husband of the late Eva Poteat, brother of the late Ernest Poteat, textile employee, of Baptist faith.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Charlie Crisp, Gastonia; brothers and sisters-in-law, Frank and Betty Poteat, Gastonia, John and Shelia Poteat, Lowell; sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Abe Huffstetler, Claremont
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Dennis Badger
VISITATION: After service
PALLBEARERS: Mike Crisp, Allen Huffstickler, Steve Shuler, Randy Bradley, Abe Huffstetler, Tommy Hudson, Jeff and Greg Berry
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Hannah L. Coren
BELMONT — Hannah Lingerfelt Coren, 76, formerly of Greenwood Ave., died at Courtland Terrace, Gastonia, July 23, 1999.
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
Thelma Lee Hooker
BELMONT — Thelma Lee Hooker, 81, 200 W. Henry St., died July 22, 1999, at Mercy Hospital, Charlotte.
She was a native of Rockingham, daughter of the late B.G. and Betty Funderburke Hooker, sister of the late Carl G. and Arthur G. Hooker, Peggy Robinson, half sister of the late Herbert Stiwalt, Grace Cashion, member of Catawba Heights Baptist Church, Forty-Niners Club.
SURVIVORS: Sister-in-law, Sue Hooker Carswell, Asheville; brother-in-law, Harvey Robinson, Belmont; six nieces; two nephews
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Catawba Heights Baptist Church, Rev. Max Pendleton
BURIAL: Private, Goshen Cemetery, North Belmont
MEMORIALS: Catawba Heights Baptist Church, Van Fund, 311 Belmont-Mount Holly Road, Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Mable M. Wilson
GASTONIA — Mable M. Wilson, 57, 213 Cherry St., died July 22, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: Beasley’s Funeral Home
Jacklyn C. Santana
GASTONIA — Jacklyn Carol "Jackie" Santana, 16, 231 Humphrey Blvd., died July 22, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
She was a native of Manatee County, Fla., preceded in death by maternal grandfather Jimmy W. Philbeck, employed by Pizza Express.
SURVIVORS: Mother and stepfather, Tammy P. and Eladio Hernandez Jr., Gastonia; father and stepmother, Jesus and Elvira Santana, Lake Park, Ga.; maternal grandmother, Jackie C. Philbeck, Gastonia; paternal grandparents, Raymond and Maria Santana, Raymondville, Texas; half brother, Danny Santana, Lake Park; half sisters, Janet and Natalie Santana, Lake Park; brothers, Jesus "Tito" Santana Jr., Teetai Fanene Jr., Eladio Hernandez Jr., Gastonia; aunt, Teresa Solis, Gastonia; special uncle, Jimmy Philbeck Jr., Gastonia; other aunts and uncles, Raymondville, Texas
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Ward Funeral Home, Rev. Tommy Holbrooks Jr.
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Marty and Curt Sutton, Josh Penley, Brian Shaw, Jason Eller, Casey Clark, Calvin Stroupe
Leona L. Sells
DALLAS — Leona Lanning Sells, 84, 260 Salem Ave., died July 22, 1999, at Century Care, Gastonia.
She was a native of Rowan County, daughter of the late Walter Lawrence and Melissa Regina Lethcoe Lanning, homemaker, member of Springfield Baptist Church, Sunday school teacher at Methodist Church in Rowan County, taught Vocational Bible School, auxiliary member of VFW and American Legion, Noblett with Shrine, member of Gaston County Law Enforcement Association, Auxiliary Deputy Sheriff for Gaston County, graduate of Rowan County school system, charter member of Spencer Moose Lodge, member of the Foster Parent Association, coordinator for New Life Gospel Singers.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 33 years, Henry Cicero Sells; son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Jan Lanning, Cincinnati, Ohio; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Jay Brandon, Coast, Fla.; grandchildren, Melissa Lanning, Cincinnati, Michael and Lillie Mae Lanning, Orlando, Fla., Crystal Winecoff, Salisbury; great-grandson, Michael Lanning Jr., Florida
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, McLean & Son Funeral Home, Gastonia, Revs. Virginia Forbes, H.L. Talbert
ENTOMBMENT: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Masonic Childrens Home, 600 College St., Oxford 27565
