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Luvenia G. Lary
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Luvenia G. Lary, 71, 256 Branchwood Circle, died Feb. 20, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital.
She was a native of Kings Mountain, wife of the late Robert Lary, daughter of the late Willie Walker and Lottie Mae Alexander Gardner, sister of the late Willie Gardner, retired from Wix Dana Plant after 10 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Dora Ann Wilson, Joe Ann and John McCoy, Clamity and Tony Falls, Robin and James McGill, Kings Mountain; sons and daughter-in-law, Lesco and Mae Katherine Gardner, Grover, James Lary, Kings Mountain; sisters and brothers-in-law, Luella Stokes, Betty Bell, Yvonne and Hazel Parker, Flossie and Ralph Johnson, Kings Mountain, Ollie Feemster, Gastonia, Shirley and Randall Miller, Hazeline, Peggy Ann and Shirley Leslie, Charlotte; brothers and sisters-in-law, David and Katherine Gardner, Thomas and Paulette Gardner, Kings Mountain, Eddie Gardner, Alexandria, Va., Donald Leslie, Charlotte; 16 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, cousins
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Thursday, Vestibule AME Zion Church, Rev. Clarence Roberts
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home
MARSHALL SELLERS
CHERRYVILLE — Marshall Sellers, 87, 330 Pine Ave., died Feb. 22, 2000, at Lincoln Nursing Center.
He was a native of Cleveland County, husband of the late Bertie Lara Ramsey and Arline Whitener Sellers, son of the late John A. and Amanda Eaker Sellers, retired from Carlton Yarn Mill, member of St. John’s Lutheran Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Dwight Sellers, Cherryville; daughter, Doris Houston, Hickory; sister, Rebecca Gattis, Cramerton; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Friday, Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, Rev. Raymond Hamrick
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Carpenter’s Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
WILLIAM R. HILL
LINCOLNTON — William Ray Hill, 72, 2345 E. Hwy. 150, died Feb. 21, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center.
He was a native of Jefferson County, Ala., son of the late Ray and Anna Louise Hill, Army veteran, of Baptist faith, self-employed painter.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Pearl Byrd Hill; stepsons, Edward Walker, Maiden, Jim Walker, Vale, Danny and Roger Walker, Lincolnton; sister, Kay Colvard, Lincolnton; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; nephew, Max D. Colvard, Lincolnton
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 8 tonight, E.F. Drum Funeral Home, Rev. David Carter
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
DOROTHY PULLIAM KRETZER
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Dorothy Pulliam Kretzer, 79, 415 Phifer Road, Kings Mountain, died Feb. 21, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Forsyth County, daughter of the late Roy Chester and Mamie Tatum Kretzer, sister of the late Frances Long and Audrey Dickey, sister-in-law of the late James Dickey, member of Friedland Moravian Church, Winston-Salem, American Orchid Society, West Palm Beach, Fla., retired from West Palm Beach School System, taught at Belvedere Elementary School for 33 years.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Gail Westbrook, West Palm Beach; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 10 a.m. Thursday, Harris Funeral Home, Rev. Norris Willis
BURIAL: Westlawn Gardens and Memory, Clemmons
VISITATION: At the home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Road, Shelby 28150
Elsie Simms Ledford
GASTONIA — Elsie Simms Ledford, 65, died Feb. 21, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Bryson City, daughter of the late William S. and Pearlie Mathis Simms, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Harold E. Ledford; son and daughter-in-law, David J. Jr. and Rebecca Collins, Clover, S.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Jeff LeVesque, Hickory; daughter and her fiance, Dianne Johnson and Jeff Simpson, Charlotte; stepdaughters and stepsons-in-law, Shirley Ledford, York, S.C., Deborah Ledford, Gastonia, Linda and Donnie Beam, Maiden, Rose and Larry Auten, Clover; brother, Thomas Simms, York; sister, Maybelle Jenkins, Clover; grandchildren, Gary Johnson, Monica LeVesque, Cody Collins
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Soul’s Harbor Tabernacle, Rev. Joe Chambers
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 E. Seventh St., Charlotte 28204
Charles Steele Sr.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Charles Steele Sr., 65, 2132 Greystone Circle, died Feb. 22, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center.
He was a native of Rock Hill, husband of the late Sylvia Huckabee Steele, son of the late Guy P. and Callie Sparks Steele, member of Woodvale Baptist Church, retired from Bowater.
SURVIVORS: Son, Charlie Steele Jr., Rock Hill; daughter, Candy McAlister, Belmont; brother, Guy Steele, Catawba; sisters, Peggy Henderson, Anne Sellers, Betty Hudson, Phillis Turney, Rock Hill, Nancy Davis, Virginia; three grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Thursday, Grandview Memorial Park, Rev. Bruce Wyatt
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bass Funeral Home; other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Hospice Community Care, 325 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill 29730 or American Heart Association, 300 E. Henry St., Suite 101, Spartanburg, S.C. 29302
John A. Limerick
BELMONT — John Alden Limerick, 88, 310 North St., died Feb. 27, 2000, at Courtland Terrace, Gastonia.
He was a native of Bessemer City, son of the late John William and Lelia Ellis Limerick, husband of the late Iva Moneda Eaker Limerick, Navy veteran of World War II, retired branch manager from Duke Power after 28 years of service, member of Belmont Fire Department for 53 years, chief of department for 37 years, volunteer at Gaston Memorial Hospital Emergency Room for 20 years, Shriner, Mason, member of Kiwanis International, Lion’s Club, longtime member of First Baptist Church of Belmont.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Sandra L. and Milton Cunningham, Lawrenceville, Ga., Sue L. Bowie, Belmont; stepson and stepdaughter-in-law, Jim M. and Peggy Eaker, Asheville; brother, Frank E. Limerick, Rock Hill, S.C.; sisters, Sue McKeown, Charlotte, Wilma Price, Lake City, Fla., Morrell Rogers, Thomasville; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church of Belmont, Rev. Robert Baker
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
PALLBEARERS: Members of Belmont Fire Department
MEMORIALS: Belmont Fire Department, Equipment Fund, 301 Keener Blvd., Belmont 28012
Loretta B. Jenkins
DALLAS — Loretta Bumgardner Jenkins, 71, 117 W. Fields St., died Feb. 28, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Emmett and Wilma Hull Bumgardner, wife of the late Harold W. Jenkins.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Freddie and Bill McMickle Jr., Linda Barker, Dallas, Sandra Ramsey, High Shoals; grandchildren, Thad and Doug McMickle, Sheila and Loy Baldwin; great-grandchildren, Joshua, Victoria and Austin McMickle, Alexis Baldwin
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, McLean Funeral Directors, Rev. Carolyn Hicks
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Josh, Thad, Doug and Bill McMickle Jr., Loy Baldwin, James Todd
Mary A. Radford
VALDESE — Mary Anne Sanders Radford, 72, died Feb. 27 at Autumn Care Nursing Center, Drexel.
She was the daughter of the late Washington Edmond Sanders, wife of the late Kenneth McKinley Radford, mother of the late Margaret Faye McClure, member of Northside Baptist Church, Granite Falls, retired nurses aide.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Melvin and Dolores Radford, Valdese; mother, Ida Lela Ledford Sanders, Lenoir; brothers, Wiley Sanders, Lenoir, Rev. Victor Sanders, Granite Falls; grandchildren and spouses, Melvin Jr. and Karla Radford, Charlotte, MaryCatherine Radford and Chris Brooks, Drexel; great-grandchildren, Taylor and Logan Radford
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Family Funeral Care, Kirksey Chapel, Revs. Carl Coffey, Fred Tyler
BURIAL: Burke Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
Annis C. Broom
GASTONIA — Annis Carr Broom, 81, 4703 Union Road, died Feb. 27, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Early and Rosie Davis Carr, wife of the late George Broom, siser of the late Leona Ramsey, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Rachel and Paul Duncan, Gastonia; sister and brother-in-law, Eula Mae and James Caldwell, Gastonia; brother, Murphy Carr, Salisbury; grandchildren and spouses, Steve and Teresa Duncan, Tina and Ray Brandon, Chris Duncan, Gastonia; great-grandchildren, Sydney and Corey Duncan, Gastonia; one nephew; two nieces
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Richard Brown
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
