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ANDREW JONES
BELMONT — Andrew Furney Jones, 72, River Loop Road, died Feb. 25, 2000, at Carolina’s Medical Center, Charlotte.
He was a native of Columbus County, son of the late Luther Gordon Jones, sister of the late Rosa Lee Best, Army veteran, worked in sales and service for George Cline Tires, attended Catawba Heights Wesleyan Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Vergie Woods Jones; children and spouses, Luther M. and Edna Jones, Gastonia, Linda Carol McCurry, Mount Holly, Patricia and George Noetling, Hickory, Janice and Robert Turnbull, Newton, Andrew K. and Lisa Jones, Grover; mother, Tilda Coleman Poteat, Lake Waccamaw Convalescent Center, Lake Waccamaw; sisters, Marie and Memory Evans, Whiteville, Dorothy Watson, Clarksville, Tenn.; brothers, Luther and Shelby Jones, Jr., Mint Hill; 16 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
INTERMENT: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
SCOTTIE O. PATTERSON
STANLEY — Scottie Tutu Osay Patterson, 26, 6744 Old Plank Road, died Feb. 24, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Gastonia, received GED from the Jobs Corps, employed as security officer and special agent with Elite Security Company, grandson of the late Lester Ray Blalock and Wardell Patterson, great-grandson of the late Tom and Louise Morrison Nixon.
SURVIVORS: Mother and stepfather, Adelaie and Leonard Wilson, Charlotte; father and stepmother, Noah Eugene Patterson, Iron Station, and Beverly F. Patterson, Lincolnton; brothers, Leonard Gerald and Leonard Ray Wilson, Charlotte, Shawn Eugene Taylor, Monroe; sisters, Tarshra Wilson, Charlotte, Tawanna Wilson, Greensboro; grandmothers, Ameta Patterson, Iron Station, Daisy Blalock, Stanley; three nieces; two nephews; aunts and uncles
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Ebony & White’s Funeral Service, Rev. Albert Enlow
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes prior to service, funeral home
CATHERINE B. ARRINGTON
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Catherine Brown Arrington, 81, 310 Childres St., died Feb. 25, 2000, at Century Care of Gastonia.
She was the daughter of the late John and Fannie Alexander Brown, wife of the late Issac Arrington, sister of the late Leona Rhodes and John Wesly Brown, member of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church where she was a deaconess and youth Sunday school teacher.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Bernice Arrington, the home, Barbara Darnell and Charles Adams, Bridgeport, Conn.; granddaughters, Kelly and Kyra Adams, Bridgeport; nephew, Thurmon Rhodes, Newport News, Va.; relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, C.A. Feemster
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes prior to service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home
MARTHA M. GREEN
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Martha Moore Green, 84, White Oak Manor, died Feb. 27, 2000, at her residence.
She was the daughter of the late John and Nannie Blue Moore, mother of the late Odell Green, member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Howard E. Green; sons and daughters-in-law, Ray and Betty Green, Gastonia, Robert Gene and Doris Green, Gaffney, S.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Margie Berryhill, Gastonia, Geraldine and Toney King, Kings Mountain, Arlene Green, Shelby, Nancy and Lee Dunn, Joyce and Jerry Bridges, Lincolnton, Faye and Mack Starnes, Cherryville; sisters, Mattie Neil, Kings Mountain, Carrie Sellers, Cherryville; 23 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Revs. Ron Caulder, Mitchell Pruitt
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, other times at the home of Geraldine King, 109 Croft Drive, Kings Mountain
MEMORIALS: Alzheimer’s Association, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte 28228
Ned McCall
LINCOLNTON — Ned Lenior McCall, 83, 107 McKeller St., formerly of Morganton, died Feb. 26, 2000.
He was a native of Burke County, son of the late James L. and Elizabeth Gibbs McCall, brother of the late Clarence McCall and Nora McCall Bennett, retired after 30 years with Drexel Furniture, served in the Army and was a WWII veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Neta McCall; daughter, Ethel Bolick, Lincolnton; sister, Iva McCall Conyers, Waco, Texas; grandsons, Timothy and Will Bolick, Lincolnton
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Tuesday, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Revs. Everette Thomas and Gary Dittman
INTERMENT: Wednesday, Forest Hill Cemetery, Morganton
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, home of Ethel Bolick, 103 McKeller St., Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 322 McBee St., Lincolnton 28092
GEORGIA E. CLARK
MOUNT HOLLY — Georgia Elizabeth Clark, 89, Woodlawn Haven Rest Home, died Feb. 26, 2000, at her residence.
She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Thomas E. and Fannie Howard Edwards, wife of the late Oren L. Clark, member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church since its inception in 1924, retired textile worker with Acme Spinning Co. for more than 51 years.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Ray and Ellen Clark, Charlotte; sister, Louise E. Lowe, Belmont; grandson, Michael Clark; nephews, Thomas Lowe, Richfield, Richard Lowe, Belmont
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 120 Belmont-Mount Holly Road, Belmont, Rev. H.L. Talbert
BURIAL: Pineview Cemetery
VISITATION: 2-2:50 p.m. Tuesday, church, other times at the home of Louise E. Lowe, 131 Oak Trail, Belmont
MEMORIALS: Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 120 Belmont-Mount Holly Road, Belmont 28012 or Alzheimer’s Association, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte 28215-3298
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
Essie Deaton
SHELBY — Essie Mae Deaton, 87, 3461 Ginn Road, died Feb. 26, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby.
She was a native of Jackson County, Ga., daughter of the late Robert and Emma Smith Cain, wife of the late Oscar Harrison Deaton, grandmother of the late John Robert Poteat Jr. and John Ashley Phillip, homemaker, attended Sandy Plains Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Hoyt and Norma Jo Deaton, Robert and Edith Ann Deaton, Royce Deaton, Shelby; daughters and sons-in-law, Vonceil and Leon Pridmore, Gaffney, S.C., Shirley Deaton Poteat, Runette Whitaker, Betty and James Lanning, Shelby, Barbara and Ronald Blanchard, Spartanburg, S.C., Mildred and Richard Keller, Manning, S.C.; sister, Cassie Owens, Homer, Ga.; 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sandy Plains Baptist Church, Rev. Glenn Walker, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Sandy Plains Baptist Church
Rev. William Hicks, Jr.
BELMONT — The Rev. William E. Hicks, Jr., 71, of Brown Road, formerly of Wilkes County, died Feb. 26, 2000, at Carolina’s Medical Center, Charlotte.
He was a native of Forsyth County, son of the late William Everett and Gladys Virginia Maxey Hicks, Sr., member of Bethany Baptist Church, Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Rachel Sidden Hicks; sisters, Mary Alice Hutchinson, Traphill, Juanita Royal, State Road, Edna Sidden, Winston-Salem, Geraldine Bowers, Timberlake, Barbara Bennet, Sparta; brother, Thomas E. Hicks, Winston-Salem, Henry Hicks, Lexington
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Reins-Sturdivant Chapel, Revs. Hillary Wood and Ivan Dameron, Jerry Sidden
BURIAL: Old Roaring River Baptist Church Cemetery, military rites by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1142
MEMORIALS: Old Roaring River Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 10399 Longbottom Road, Traphill 28685
BRIAN K. ‘DOODLE’ RHODES
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Brian Keith "Doodle" Rhodes, 32, 11 Poe St., died Feb. 26, 2000.
He was a native of Henderson, son of the late Faye Outlaw Rhodes, employed with Allsop Engineering, Inc., member of Baptist faith.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Katherine Michelle Rhodes, Rock Hill; father and stepmother, John R. and Linda Rhodes, Belmont; sisters, Dorothy Rhodes, Rachel Emerson, Rock Hill; stepbrother, Sammy Roach, Rock Hill; half-sisters, Cindy and Tracy Rhodes, Belmont; fiancee, Terry Latham, Rock Hill; paternal grandmother, Dorothy H. Rhodes, Rock Hill
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Greene Funeral Home, Rock Hill
BURIAL: Forest Hills Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home of his sister, Dorothy Rhodes, 1379 Flint St. Ext., Rock Hill
MEMORIALS: Brian K. Rhodes memorial fund, c/o Greene Funeral Home, P.O. Box 11549, Rock Hill, S.C. 29731
James ‘Jim’ Sisk
SHELBY — James "Jim" Thomas Sisk, 91, 1404 N. Lafayette St., died Feb. 26, 2000, at Hospice of Wendover, Shelby.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Roy L. and Van Dula Allen Sisk, brother of the late Howard and Edgar Sisk, father-in-law of the late Jerry W. Ledbetter, Jr., retired from Gamble Esso, Army and Marine veteran
SURVIVORS: Wife, Geneva Wilkie Sisk; son and daughter-in-law, Eddie and Renee Sisk, Shelby; daughter and son-in-law, Rosa and George E. Greene, Polkville; brother, Ben Sisk, Spindale; sister, Ocie Jones, Great Falls, S.C.; half-sister, Pat Panther, Charlotte; grandchildren, Shawn and Ashley Sisk, Jason Ledbetter
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Rev. Neal Efird
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
Sheila M. Deese
CROSS ANCHOR, S.C. — Sheila Marie Deese, 23, 775 Highway 49, formerly of York, S.C., died Feb. 24, 2000, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, S.C.
She was a native of York, waitress at Roma’s Family Restaurant, Woodruf, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Father and stepmother, Michael and Luanne Deese, York; mother and stepfather, Wanda and Tim Davis, Lincolnton; daughters, Cheyenne Deese, Christian and Hannah Clippard, Cross Anchor; sisters, Michelle Hayes, Rock Hill, Debbie Queen, Lincolnton, Jennifer Deese, York; brother, Logan Davis, Lincolnton; step-sisters, Mandy Cruse, Nikki Davis, Lincolnton; grandparents, Ray and Joyce Deese, Newton, J.B. and Jackie Hucks, Chester, S.C., Ted and Betty Punch, Memphis, Ind.; fiance, Joseph Clippard, Cross Anchor
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Grandview Memorial Park, Rev. Greg Pressley
VISITATION: 4-8 tonight, the home of Mike and Luanne Deese, 1198 Meadowbend Drive, York, S.C., also following service
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Home
Alvin Cornwell, Jr.
LINCOLNTON — Alvin Hunter "H.C." Cornwell, Jr., 74, 1737 W. Hwy. 150, died Feb. 26, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center.
He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Alvin Hunter Cornwell, Sr., brother of the late Hugh S. Cornwell, Blonnie Sue Cornwell Whitley, graduate of Gaston College, served in the Merchant Marines, retired from Duke Power.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-laws, Gary Dean and Kathy Hendricks Cornwell, Lincolnton; daughter, Kay Cornwell Walker, Charlotte; mother, Connie Leonhardt Cornwell, Lincolnton; brother, A. Carroll Cornwell, Belmont; sisters, Joyce Rudisill, Newton, Nelva Goodson and Mabel Lowery, Lincolnton, Mary Ellen Richard, Maiden, Muriel Nantz, Iron Station; grandsons, Chris and Eric Spurling, Charlotte
FUNERAL: 2 p.m., Wednesday, Riverview Baptist Church, Revs. Nathan May and Linda Stack-Morgan.
BURIAL: Following service, church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Warlick Funeral Home
