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JESSIE S. SHOOK
STANLEY - Jessie Smith Shook, 95, formerly of Hickory Grove Road, died Feb. 25, 2000, at Stanley Total Living Center. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late L.L. and Margaret Stroupe Smith, wife of the late David Ernest Shook for 72 years, retired former co-owner of Shook’s Grocery Store, member of Christ’s Lutheran Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, David W. and Delphia P. Shook, Mount Holly; grandchildren and spouse, Pamela Crowe, Belmont, Lisa S. and Todd Basinger, Matthews; step-grandson, Dale Carpenter, Lincolnton; great-granddaughter, Jennifer Clark, Matthews; step great-grandsons, Nicholas and Patrick Basinger, Matthews, John B. Carpenter, Lincolnton; sisters-in-law, Hazel A. and Bertha P. Smith, Stanley; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Christ’s Lutheran Church, Rev. Larry Bollinger
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
MEMORIALS: Christ’s Lutheran Church, 203 S. Main St., Stanley 28164
WILLIE MAE A. WADE
LINCOLNTON - Willie Mae Airington Wade, 70, 515 S. Generals Blvd., died Feb. 25, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center. She was a native of Mecklenburg County, daughter of the late Walter and Lessie Mae Horne Airington, member of Congregational Holiness Church, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Son, Billy Joe Davis, Bessemer City; daughters, Betty Letterman, Blacksburg, S.C., Mary Walker, Clover, S.C.; brothers, Wilson Airington, Hamlet, Robert "Buddy" Airington, Matthews, Walter Airington Jr., Pageland, S.C.; sisters, Ruth Soloman, Doris Gathens, Rockingham; 24 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Edgewood Freewill Baptist Church, Revs. James Letterman, Alvin Sawyer
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Gastonia; other times at the home of Billy Joe Davis, 103 Chum Road, Creekside Estates, Bessemer City
PALLBEARERS: Timothy Letterman, Marvin Smith, Dennis and Everett Walker, Wayne Beatty, James Motes
HOWARD A. MULLIS
CHARLOTTE - Howard Albertus Mullis, 79, 10508 Rozzelle’s Ferry Road, died Feb. 26, 2000, at home. He was a native of North Wilkesboro, son of the late Corchel Caldwell and Hattie Elizabeth Cloniger Mullis, retired power switchboard operator from Duke Power Riverbend Steam Station, World War II Merchant Marine, member of Catawba Heights Baptist Church, former deacon at Hillcrest Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Blanche Hipp Mullis; daughter, Joyce Rick, Charlotte; grandson, Jason Rick
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Catawba Heights Baptist Church, Revs. Raymond Johns, Max Pendleton
BURIAL: Forest Lawn West Cemetery, Charlotte
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
C.T. ‘CHICK’ DIXON JR.
KINGS MOUNTAIN - C.T. "Chick" Dixon Jr., 75, 906 Oak Grove Road, died Feb. 26, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Clarence Thomas and Mattie Blanton Dixon Sr., brother of the late E.D. "Bill" Dixon, Bertie Horn and Tennie McDaniel, member of Grace United Methodist Church, Kings Mountain, retired owner of Friendly Billiard Parlor, Kings Mountain.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Elsie Fisher Dixon; sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Sarah R. Dixon, Shelby, Dwight and Kathy Dixon, Kings Mountain; sister, Pearl Kiser, Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Mike Dixon Jr., Gastonia, Melanie Dixon, Durham, Amy Dixon, New Orleans; great-grandchild, James Michael Dixon III
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Grace United Methodist Church, Rev. Dale Swofford
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Grace United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1356, Kings Mountain 28086
WHITLOW R. HARRIS JR.
ROCKINGHAM — Whitlow Reid Harris Jr., 76, formerly of Rockingham, died Feb. 23, 2000, at Johnston-Willis Hospital, Richmond, Va. He was a native of Peachland, son of the late Whitlow Reid Harris Sr. and Willie Kelly, husband of the late Vessie Harris, former part owner of Richmond Steel Co., Navy veteran of World War II, member of First United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Mike Harris, Richmond, Ray Harris, Winston-Salem; sisters, Shirley Harris, Greensboro, Willie "Lou" Frye, Hickory; brothers, Kenneth F. and Braxton Harris, Hendersonville
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Eastside Cemetery, Rev. Leonard Mayo
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. Monday, Watson-King Funeral Home, Rockingham
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 637, Rockingham 28380
JANIE T. BIGGERSTAFF
CLOVER, S.C. - Janie Turner Biggerstaff, 85, 104 Faulkner St., died Feb. 25, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late Rowland and Elizabeth Self Turner, wife of the late Ford Biggerstaff, member of First United Methodist Church, Clover, retired owner and operator of Biggerstaff Motel and Restaurant, Clover, member of the Order of Eastern Star.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Harold and Jean Biggerstaff, Clover; sisters, Irene Dayberry, Cary, Darcus White, Morganton; grandson, Bill Biggerstaff, Clover
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Clover, Rev. Paul Hutchison
INTERMENT: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 7-8 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church building fund, 124 Bethel St., Clover 29710, or to the charity of donor’s choice
JERRY W. MEREDITH
CLOVER, S.C. - Jerry Wayne Meredith, 32, 1500 Edge Park Road, died Feb. 25, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center in York, S.C. He was a native of Gastonia, truck driver for Patterson Logging Co.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Christy P. Meredith, Clover, S.C.; sons, Christopher and Jerry Wayne Meredith Jr., Clover; daughter, Heather Meredith, Clover; parents, Isacc Jerry and Judy Meredith, Clover; brothers, Billy and James Meredith, Clover
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Mt. Carmel Freewill Baptist Church, York, Rev. John Cody
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens, York
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home, York
MEMORIALS: Jerry Wayne Meredith memorial fund, 1500 Edge Park Road, Clover, S.C. 29710
FAYE R. GLADDEN
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Faye Ross Gladden, 69, 313 Wilson Terrace, died Feb. 25, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Floyd Yates and Jennie M. Payne Ross, wife of the late John C. "Stokes" Gladden, homemaker, member of Second Baptist Church, Kings Mountain.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Genevieve Gladden, Kings Mountain; daughters and sons-in-law, Teresa and Pete Burgess, Blacksburg, S.C., Kathy Tallent, Debbie and Phillip Summitt, Kings Mountain, Sandra and Jeff Gladden, Mt. Airy, Md.; brothers, Glenn Ross, Shelby, Jim Ross, Kings Mountain; sisters, Ann Wood, Kings Mountain, Beryl Hambright, Grover; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Harris Funeral Home, Rev. Mike Dixon
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home of Ann Wood, 205 Fulton St., Kings Mountain
David C. Safrit
RIDGEWAY, Va. — David Charles Safrit, 49, 3 Marhill Drive, died Feb. 25, 2000, at Morehead Hospital, Eden. He was a native of Albemarle, seventh grade teacher at Reidsville Middle School with 20 years of service where he taught math, social studies and science, member and deacon of Fontaine Baptist Church, Sons of the Confederate Veterans, the Friends of Gettysburg, former assistant Scout Master.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Vickie Manley Safrit; sons, Benjamin Jackson and Jonathan Stuart Safrit; daughter, Jessica Marian Safrit; parents, Barley Franklin and Virginia Hinson Safrit, Albemarle; brothers, Gerald Franklin Safrit, Albemarle, Mark Stephen Safrit, Mooresville
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church, Reidsville, Revs. Bynum Orr, David Huggins
BURIAL: Mountain View Cemetery, Ridgeway
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McKee-Stone Funeral Services, Martinsville, Va.
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, Lymphoma Research, P.O. Box 3907, Martinsville, Va. 24115
GRACE E. DAVIS
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Grace Elizabeth Davis, 87, 107 S. Gaston St., died Feb. 26, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital. She was a native of Montgomery County, daughter of the late N.W. and Sarah Jane Davis, sister of the late Elgie Diffee and Clyde, William A. and Alton Davis, member of Central United Methodist Church, Kings Mountain, retired seamstress.
SURVIVORS: Nephews, Bill Diffee, Burlington, Sammy Davis, Mooresville, Daniel Davis, Orlando, Fla.; niece, Betty D. Boswell, Burlington
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Central United Methodist Church, Rev. Harrison Hinson
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3:30 p.m. Monday, Ophir United Methodist Church Cemetery, Troy, Rev. Glen Hancock
VISITATION: At church following service, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Central United Methodist Church building fund, P.O. Box 37, Kings Mountain 28086
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
Ethel Gray
WINSTON-SALEM — Ethel Floyd Gray, 92, 4260 Brownsboro Road, Apt. 29-G, died Feb. 24, 2000 at home. She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late William and Crecy McKinney Floyd, member of Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church, Winston-Salem, dietician.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Janet Floyd Woods, Gastonia; nephew, Wilbert Floyd, Winston-Salem; other nieces and nephews, relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church, Pastor Lloyd Johnson
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Monday, Trinity A.M.E. Zion Church Cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
