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Gary Whitworth
GASTONIA - Gary Reece Whitworth, 28, 163 Chestnut Lane, died Feb. 24, 2000 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. He was a native of Gaston County, member Chapel Grove Baptist Church, graduate Hunter Huss High School, employed by Ben’s O-Twins Motorcycle Shop in Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Gary Chandler and Pat Lane Whitworth, the home; brother, Matthew Chandler Whitworth, the home; fiancee, Kim Sisk.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m., Saturday, Chapel Grove Baptist Church, Rev. James Lowry
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
PALLBEARERS: Ben Edwards, Roger Kiser, David Picklesimer, Shane Rivelle, Mike Robelotto, Eric Whitaker
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Chapel Grove Baptist Church
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Home
Lillian Doolittle
HIGH SHOALS — Lillian Gertrude Doolittle, 83, 233 School St., died Feb. 24, 2000 at Lincoln Nursing Center in Lincolnton. She was a native of Greenwood County, S.C., daughter of the late James and Fannie Langley Moore, wife of the late Rhett W. Doolittle, grandmother of the late Claudette Crain and Cameron Rhett Doolittle, mother of the late Joseph Benjamin Doolittle, textile industry worker.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Rhett Melvin Doolittle, Lincolnton, Fred Wesley Doolittle, High Shoals, Charles Ray Doolittle, Nashville, Tenn., Bobby Gene Doolittle, Denver; daughters, Cecile Crain and Betty Jo Toney, High Shoals; sisters, Ila Walker and Sarah Dow, Greenwood, S.C., Josephine Young, Ware Shoals, S.C.; 20 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m., Saturday, High Shoals Church of God, Revs. Robert Wiggins, Todd Doolittle, Robert Harrison
BURIAL: High Shoals Memorial Garden
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton, the body will be placed in the church one hour before the service
MEMORIALS: High Shoals Church of God, P.O. Box 8, High Shoals 28077
Mary Lou Eddins
SHELBY - Mary Lou Sparks Eddins, 83, 424 Leander St., died Feb. 24, 2000 at Hospice of Wendover. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Will Thomas and Dovie Ellen Lail Sparks, sister of the late Rufus, Austin, John, Everette, Lamar, Ray, Thomas Sparks, Nobelia McGuirt and Junie Stamey, charter member of Westview Baptist Church, retired from J.P. Stevens.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Paul C. Eddins; daughter and son-in-law, Paula Ann and David L. Blanton Sr., Kings Mountain; grandsons and wives, David L. and Jody Blanton Jr., Wilmington, J. Derek and Katharine Gibbs Blanton, Tampa, Fla.; great-granddaughter, Ashley Blanton, Charlotte.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Revs. Jim Brackett, David Blanton, Gene Daggerhardt
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour before the service, the funeral home; other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Wendover, 951 Wendover Drive, Shelby 28150 or Westview Baptist Church building fund, 500 Melody Lane, Shelby 28150
Elizabeth Johnson
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Elizabeth Rainey Johnson, 90, 605 Floyd St., died Feb. 22, 2000 at Kings Mountain Hospital. She was a native of Grover, daughter of the late Jake and Mattie Rainey, wife of the late James Johnson, mother of the late Johnnie, Haywood, James, Mary and Charles Johnson, member Longbranch First Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Polly Miller, Bessemer City, Lucy Gamble, Kings Moutain; daughter-in-law, Rosie Johnson, Charlotte; brother and sister-in-law, David and Pearline Rainey, Gastonia; sisters, Winnie Leslie, Gastonia, Reola Ross, Columbus, Ohio; sister-in-law, Rosetta Rainey, Gastonia; niece, Willie Mae Brimage, Gastonia; 29 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren, relatives and friends.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Longbranch First Baptist Church, Rev. Larry Dixon
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before the service at the church
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home
Lula W. Grigg
IRON STATION - Lula Merle Whitworth Grigg, 73, 4471 Orchard Road, died Feb. 23, 2000, at Brian Center, Lincolnton. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Belton and Alice Crawley Whitworth, wife of the late James Thomas Grigg Sr., worked in textile industry.
SURVIVORS: Sons, James T. Grigg Jr., Conover, Donald F. Grigg, Iron Station, Steve Grigg, Lucia; daughter, Linda Cleveland, Iron Station; brother, Hazel Whitworth, Iron Station; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Pearl Baptist Church, Dr. Robert Wensil, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton, other times at the home of Gina Rudisill, 3261 Clarence Smith Lane, Iron Station
MEMORIALS: Pearl Baptist Church, 4657 E. Highway 27, Iron Station 28080
Sarah Crockett
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Sarah Cross Crockett, 95, Bluff, N.Y., formerly of Kings Mountain, died Feb. 17, 2000 in New York.
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. today, Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Ernest Simon
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before the service at the church
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home
Marion M. Rollins
PINEVILLE — Marion Mahaffey Rollins, 71, 110 Lakeview Drive, died Feb. 23, 2000. She was a native of Pickens, S.C., daughter of the late Pauline Sentell and Roy Mahaffey, mother of the late Sandra Steele, sister of the late Kenneth and Jerry Mahaffey.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Rose Rollins, Hanover, Pa.; sister, Dorothy Rollins, Belmont; brother and sister-in-law, Garnett and Doris Mahaffey, Newport Richey, Fla.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
INTERMENT: Eagle Springs Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Eagle Springs
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
Minnie F. Whittington
MCADENVILLE — Minnie Fowler Whittington, 79, 132 Forest Heights Drive, died Feb. 24, 2000, at Brian Health Care Center, Gastonia. She was a native of Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tenn., daughter of the late William Jackson and Kate Allen Fowler, wife of the late James Whittington, sister of the late J.W. Fowler, Sarah Shelton, retired from Pharr Yarns, member of McAdenville Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Elizabeth Pate, Addie Fowler, Nan Burgess, McAdenville, Betty Alexander, Spencer Mountain; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Andy Raines
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: McAdenville Baptist Church, Lowell-McAdenville Road, McAdenville 28101
Doris M. Buchanan
STANLEY - Doris Elizabeth McCabe Buchanan, 67, 7662 Otis Circle, died Feb. 21, 2000. She was a native of Bath, Maine, daughter of the late Chester and Anna McCabe, wife of the late Claude Buchanan, a waitress.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Fred Slayton, Carnesville, Ga., David Slayton, Macon, Ga.; daughters, Ann Shope, Bath, Dianne S. Kesler, Carnesville; stepson, Charles Buchanan, Charlotte; stepdaughters, Jean Cox, Wanda Potter, Denver, Pam Buchanan, Cherryville; 12 step-grandchildren; 17 step-great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, Hollybrook Cemetery, Rev. Mike Davis
VISITATION: After service at cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Lottie Mae Johnson
CHERRYVILLE - Lottie Mae Johnson, 85, died Feb. 23, 2000, at Cleveland Memorial Hospital, Shelby. She was a native of Catawba County, daughter of the late Henry and Della Goins Kale, wife of the late Ira Gibson, mother of the late Shirley Wilkie, worked in textile industry.
SURVIVORS: Son, Reid Moore, Forest City; daughters, Martha Bowen, Morganton, Marscell Williams, Forest City; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
BURIAL: Cherryville cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
Winnie Faulkner
CLOVER, S.C. - Winnie David Stewart Faulkner, 75, 207 Flat Rock St., died Feb. 24, 2000 at home. She was a native of Cherokee County, daughter of the late Haskel and Sally Pruitt Stewart, member Bethany A.R.P. Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, William Jasper Faulkner Sr.; daughter, Mary Ann Faulkner, Clover, S.C.; sons, Bruce and Bill Faulkner, Clover; three grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, Bethany A.R.P. Church Cemetery, Revs. Alan Morrow and Marvin Carson
VISITATION: 7-8 tonight, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
