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John Lafave
GASTONIA - John P. LaFave, 53, 1007 S. Belvedere Ave., died Feb. 23, 2000 during a business trip in Pascoe County, Fla. He was a native of San Diego, Calif., son of the late Alfred Albert de Sousa and Marie Wolfe de Sousa Oliphant, owner and CEO of CommuniCare Inc., member Parkwood Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Emilie Davis LaFave; daughters and son-in-law, Lori LaFave and Dave Ploeger, Gastonia, Sharon LaFave Corkery, Raleigh; brother, Joe LaFave, Kannapolis; sister, Joan Hill, Irvine, Calif.; grandchildren, Sarah and Trenton Ploeger, Gastonia
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 1 p.m. Saturday, Parkwood Baptist Church, Rev. Jeff Long
MEMORIALS: Parkwood Baptist Church building fund
Kyle Cathey
DALLAS - Kyle Joseph Cathey, infant, 3111 Puetts Chapel Road, died Feb. 22, 2000 at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Louie Joseph Cathey and Misty Ledford; maternal grandmother and step-grandfather, June and Vaclav Forejt, Stanley; maternal grandfather, Tim Barnes, Cramerton; paternal grandparents, Louie and Lavada Cathey, Dallas; maternal great-grandparents, Janice Stickfort, Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Barnes, Cramerton.
FUNERAL: Private
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service
Viola Huffstetler
LINCOLNTON - Viola Dellinger Huffstetler, 78, 519 Ross Road, died Feb. 25, 2000 at Lincoln Medical Center. She was a native of Greenville County, S.C., daughter of the late Jacob and Ida Melvine Propst Dellinger, wife of the late Flay Huffstetler, mother of the late Dennis Huffstetler, member of Mount Beulah Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Ernest Flay and Bonnie Huffstetler, Kings Mountain; sons, Floyd Huffstetler, Gastonia, Michael Huffstetler, Lincolnton; daughters and sons-in-law, Alta Mae and Bobby Hardin, Kings Mountain, Brenda and Odus Irvin, Shelby, Melvine and William Parton, Kings Mountain, Betty Jean Husky, Lincolnton, Martha Young, Gastonia; brothers and sisters-in-law, Marvin and Madge Dellinger, Miles Gant, all of Cherryville, Marshall and Faye Gantt, Kings Mountain, James Gantt, Stanley; 18 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Mount Beulah Baptist Church, Rev. Wade Huntsinger
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service Westside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Billy O’Dell Boone, Michael Gladden, William F. and William J. Parton, Robert Sorrow, Richard Terry
Arnold N. Anderson
SHELBY - Arnold Nick Anderson, 70, 113 Delmar Road, died Feb. 24, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Richmond County, S.C., son of the late Arnold Nicholas Sr. and Ruby Meguatters Anderson, retired from Hoechst-Celanese after 25 years of service, worked part time at Woodbridge Golf Links, attended Shelby First Church of the Nazarene, member of Cleveland County Senior Golf Association, Air Force veteran of Korean conflict.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Wilma White Anderson; son and daughter-in-law, Todd and Beth Anderson, Shelby; daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Charles Vickers, Ellenboro; sister, Joyce A. Davis, Columbia, S.C.; grandchildren, Haley Vickers, Alison and Nicholas Anderson, Tina Morris; great-grandchildren, Jay Stanley, Tyler Morris; nieces, Linda Cunningham, Shirley Bausmith; nephew, Ricky Carr.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Sunset Cemetery, Rev. Ron Sigmon
ARRANGEMENTS: Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
Joan Rudisill
LINCOLNTON - Joan Rudisill, 61, Cardinal Health Care, died Feb. 24, 2000. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Gaston Paul Rudisill.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Lillian S. Rudisill, Lincolnton; sisters, Earlene Johnson, Clarice Jean Carpenter, Joyce Icard, Marilyn Auton, Lincolnton; nieces and nephews.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Southside Baptist Church, Revs. Nathan May, Keith Chronister, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service.
BURIAL: Church cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
James R. Reeves
GASTONIA - James Fred Richard Reeves, 51, died Feb. 25, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late James Fred Richard and Sadie Hooper Reeves, Marine Corps veteran, tatoo artist.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Tonya Reeves, Gastonia; son, Rick Reeves, Dallas; three grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2:30 p.m. Monday, Westview Gardens, Rev. Joe Small
VISITATION: 1-2 p.m. Monday, Dallas Funeral Home
Ava Bridges Lail
SHELBY - Ava Pearl Bridges Lail, 75, 1154 Mitchell St., died Feb. 24, 2000, at Hospice of Cleveland County. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Charlie Vester and Mamie Barrett Bridges, sister of the late Carl, Everette, Dwight and John Bridges, retired from Lily Mill Company, member of Lily Baptist Church, Lily Mill Old Timers Club.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Alvin Junior Lail Jr.; son, David Lail, Shelby; daughters and sons-in-law, Doris and Dan Holland, Joyce and Hal Wellmon, Shelby, Janie and James Dover, Grover; brothers, Charles Bridges, Indianapolis, Rudolph Bridges; sister, Thelma Mull, Fayetteville; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Dr. Ernest Arnold, Rev. Dale Hullette.
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
Verla H. Stafford
BELMONT - Verla Horton Stafford, 92, 107 Margarette Ave., died Feb. 24, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Union County, daughter of the late William Lee and Mary Delina Stillwell Horton, wife of the late Fred B. Stafford, one of six charter members of Catawba Heights Baptist Church, retired self-employed seamstress.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Patsy S. Edwards, Belmont; sister, Kathleen Smith, Mount Holly; grandchildren, Gregory Scott Edwards, Bessemer City, Kim E. Wyatt, Charlotte, Jan. E. Akawi, Gastonia; great-grandchildren, Brooke Michelle Akawi, Tyler Elizabeth Wyatt, Jason and Josh Self; two great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Catawba Heights Baptist Church, Pastors Raymond Johns, Max Pendleton
INTERMENT: Pineview Cemetery, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Catawba Heights Baptist Church Building Fund, 311 Belmont Ave., Belmont 28012
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
Agnes Reinhardt
GASTONIA - Agnes Lee Howell Reinhardt, 80, of Century Care, formerly of 2810 E. Highway 27, Lincolnton, died Feb. 24, 2000. She was a native of Georgia, daughter of the late Milton and Rebecca Hartley Howell, wife of the late John J. Reinhardt, mother of the late Albert Reinhardt, retired textile employee.
SURVIVORS: Son, Larry Reinhardt, Seaside, Calif.; daughters, Glendora Miller, Boger City, Faye Porter, Lincolnton; brother, Tom Howell, Stanley; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Southside Baptist Church, Rev. Keith Chronister, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemtery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Southside Baptist Church, 1725 Southside Road, Lincolnton 28092
Herman Free Jr.
GROVER — Herman Albert "Al" Free Jr., 58, died Feb. 24, 2000 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby. He was a native of Haywood County, son of the late Evelyn Griffin and Herman Albert Free Sr., brother of the late Danny and Steve Free, worked at Nestle Corp., Gaffney, S.C., member Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Army veteran
SURVIVORS: Sons, John Free, Fort Lewis, Wash., Brian Curry, Shelby, Tracy Curry, Kings Mountain; daughters and sons-in-law, Brad and Nancy Painter, Lincolnton, Raymond and Beverly Clark, Gastonia, Kenny and Sherry Odle, Fort Wayne, Ind.; brother, Randy Free, Bessemer City; sisters, Alice Ray, Gastonia, Libby Montana, Texas; grandchildren, Jonathan and Michelle Painter, Kenny and Josh Odle, Tanna Curry, Tyler Free.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Lutz-Austell Chapel, Revs. Todd Bolin, Bud Painter
BURIAL: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
VISITATION: 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 2338 Pleasant Hill Church Road, Grover 28073 or Muscular Dystrophy Association, 5701 Executive Drive, Suite 103, Charlotte 28212
GAIL C. ARMSTRONG
HOPKINS, S.C. — Gail Elizabeth Campbell Armstrong, 61, died Feb. 24, 2000. She was a native of Greenville, S.C., daughter of the late James Vincent Campbell and Mary Leppard Best, attended Belmont High School, formerly employed with Civil Service at Fort Jackson, of Baptist faith.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Jack Richard Armstrong; daughters and son-in-law, Cynthia Bruce, Hopkins, Pamela and Richard Stockwell, Columbia, S.C.; grandson, Steven Bruce
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Monday, Dunbar Funeral Home, Columbia
BURIAL: Greenlawn Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Sunday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Charity of donor’s choice
KENNETH L. LOWERY
DALLAS - Kenneth Lee Lowery, 53, 627 Old Willis School Road, died Feb. 25, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Kenneth Joe Lowery, truck driver for RSM Co. of Charlotte, former employee of Custom Transport of Lincolnton.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Juanita Daves Lowery; son and daughter-in-law, Timothy and Michelle Lowery, Dallas; daughters and son-in-law, Victoria Lowery and Bobby McDowell, Mount Holly, Michelle A. Lowery, Gastonia; mother, Allene Reep Lowery, Dallas; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jim and Linda Lowery, Mike Lowery, Dallas, Joe and Judy Lowery, Bessemer City; grandchildren, Jamie Williams, Keisha Lowery, Candice Stroupe, Dallas, Antonio and Dustin Lowery, Gastonia, Monique Lowery, Mount Holly, Christopher Lowery, Bessemer City; step-grandson, Shane Barnes, Dallas.
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Monday, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City, Revs. Richard Horney, Danny Shortridge
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: "Lil" Mike, Danny and Jim Lowery, Otis Buckner, Jeff Rudisill, Ricky McSwain
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Walt Rudisill, Billy Lowery, Clem Buckner
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28054
