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Ambrose Carl Lail III
SHELBY - Ambrose Carl Lail III, 26, 124 Trent McSwain Road, died March 3, 2000 on Burke Road. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Ambrose Carl Lail Jr., concrete finisher with Lail Concrete Construction.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Misty Ruff Lail; son, Bradley Burgin, Boiling Springs; mother, Wilma Martin Lail, the home; brothers, Billy and Clyde King, Larry and Anthony Lail, Shelby; sisters, Crystal Henderson, Lattimore, Paulette Owens, Shelby.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Revs. Barry Goodman, Billy Boone
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, the funeral home, and other times at 124 Trent McSwain Road
Gary Withers Sr.
LINCOLNTON - Gary Eugene Withers Sr., 62, 233 Starlight Drive, died March 3, 2000 at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Carson B. Withers, retired route salesman for Merita Bakery and formerly employed by Burlington Industries and Sun-drop Bottling Co., member Chapel Grove Baptist Church, member 1953 Gastonia American Legion Baseball Championship team, active in bowling leagues, avid golfer and softball player.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ann Eason Withers; son and daughter-in-law, Gary E. Jr. and Linda Withers, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Debra Blackburn, Karen and Rick Donat, Bridget and Mark Whitesides, Dallas; mother, Delilah Norris Withers, Gastonia; brothers and sisters-in-law, Ralph and Carol, Charles and Joyce Withers, Gastonia; sister and brother-in-law, Marie and John Beard, Huntersville; grandchildren and spouses, Jeffrey Jr. and Kelly Freeman, Bessemer City, David and Heather Blackburn, Dallas, Sierra Whitesides, Mount Holly, Jonathon Withers, Gastonia, Chelsea Bowles, John Whitesides Jr., Dallas; great-grandchildren, Madison and Maegan Freeman, Bessemer City; nine nephews; four nieces.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Revs. Richard Brown, James Lowery
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 2-4 p.m. today, the funeral home
MEMORIALS: American Heart Association, 1300 Baxter St., Charlotte 28204
Joseph Mauldin Sr.
BADIN — Joseph Franklin Mauldin Sr., 56, 196 Spruce St., died March 3, 2000 at Stanly Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Alberta Lefler and Lester Clay Mauldin, employed by Blythe Construction Co. in bridge and highway construction, Army veteran of Vietnam War.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Wanda Elaine Smith Mauldin; sons, Gene and Joseph Mauldin Jr., Gastonia, Jon Morton, Albemarle; daughter, Ellie Morton, Albemarle; brothers, L.C. Mauldin Jr., Lincolnton, Larry Mauldin, Belmont; six grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Hartsell Funeral Home, Revs. Bobby Mowery, Jessie R. Dennis, full military rites by Albemarle-Stanly County DAV
BURIAL: Stanly Gardens of Memory, Albemarle
Jeanette Dover
CLOVER, S.C. - Jeanette Farris Dover, 75, 1399 Ole Cambridge Road, died March 3, 2000 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Thomas Franklin and Johnnie Callie Carpenter Farris, sister of the late Margaret F. Dixon and Dave F. Farris, retired from Piedmont Medical, Rock Hill, S.C., member of First Baptist Church, Clover.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Walter Lewis Dover; sons, Fred Lewis and Johnny Howard Dover, Clover, Perry Jonathan Dover, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; brother, John Arthur Farris, York, S.C.; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church, Rev. Dave Standford
INTERMENT: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 5:30-7:30 tonight, M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 117 S. Main St., Clover, S.C. 29710 or donor’s choice
Frances Dalton
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Frances Ann Grant Dalton, 66, 106 Mayberry Lane, formerly of Chester, S.C., died March 4, 2000 at Cleveland Regional Hospital, Shelby. She was a native of Chester County, S.C., daughter of the late Jack A. and Lillie Ruth Corder Grant, wife of the late Burns E. Dalton, homemaker, attended Chester County Schools.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Patricia Darlene Greene, Peggy Poag, Chester, Anita Dellinger, Kings Mountain; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Barron Funeral Home, Chester, Revs. Ron Roddey, David Black
INTERMENT: Capers Chapel Methodist Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Diane Holland
BOILING SPRINGS — Diane Singleton Holland, 56, 237 Lawhon St., died March 3, 2000 at home. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Guy and Vernie Southards Singleton, wife of the late Thomas F. Holland, realtor, member of Boiling Springs Baptist Church, editor of the Foothills View.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Chuck and Shannon Holland, Boiling Springs, Haman and Diane Holland, Wilmington; grandsons, Connor Holland, Boiling Springs, Daniel Whitfield, Wilmington; brothers and sister-in-law, Warren "Butch" Singleton, Shelby, Carroll and Wilma Singleton, Elkin
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday, Cleveland Memorial Park, Dr. Carroll Page and Rev. Buddy Morehead
VISITATION: 5-7 tonight, Cleveland Funeral Services
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights, Shelby 28150
Verna Joyner
SHELBY - Verna Elmore Joyner, 92, 717 Ridgeview Drive, died March 4, 2000 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Decatur and Tallulah Warlick Elmore, sister of the late Ira and Johnny Elmore, Mae Elmore Abernethy, Ethel Elmore Hartigan, homemaker, graduated from Piedmont High School, attended Greensboro College, member of Central United Methodist Church, lifetime member of United Methodist Women.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Carlos "Jack" Wilson Joyner; daughter and son-in-law, Claudia Abernethy and Jim Lutz, Shelby; sisters, Anne E. Falls, Shelby, Ruth E. Balentine, Raleigh; grandchildren and spouses, Elizabeth Lutz and Reid Bridges, Shelby, Will and Julie Lutz, Raleigh; great-grandchildren, Emily and Nancy Bridges
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Central United Methodist Church, Rev. Carl Johnson, Dr. Joe Reeves
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery
VISITATION: 4-5:30 today, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Central United Methodist Church, 200 E. Marion St., Shelby 28150 or donor’s choice
Tammy Guffey
GASTONIA - Tammy Gail Pilkington Guffey, 39, King Street, died March 1, 2000 at Lincoln Medical Center, Lincolnton. She was a native of Gastonia, daughter of the late Edgar J. Pilkington.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Marie Summerset Pilkington, Gastonia; brother, Michael Pilkington, Gastonia; half-brother, Kenneth Fowler, Gastonia; half-sister, Patricia Gibson, Rock Hill, S.C.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Monday, Bessemer City Cemetery
VISITATION: 1-2:30 p.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Carl E. Holbrooks Sr.
GASTONIA - Carl Edward "Ed" Holbrooks Sr., 66, 3091 Fair Oaks Drive, died Feb. 21, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Fulton County, Ga., son of the late Ross and Martha Garner Holbrooks, retired fence erector, Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Emma Irene Crews Holbrooks; sons, Ricky Holbrooks, Pensacola, Fla., Carl Edward Holbrooks Jr., Concord; daughters, Cathy Holbrooks Clark, Donna Holbrooks Wilson, Loganville, Ga.; stepsons, Wesley Bond, Stockbridge, Ga., Ernest Bond, Jackson, Ga.; stepdaughter, April Bond, Kennesaw, Ga.; brother, Glenn Holbrooks, Lincolnton; sisters, Allene Meeks, Clover, S.C., Ruth Blalock, Canton, Ga.; eight grandchildren
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Judy Styles
BURIAL: Westview Gardens
Ambra J. Seagraves
MOCKSVILLE — Ambra Jewel "Bud" Seagraves, 79, died Feb. 22, 2000, at Autumn Care of Mocksville. He was a native of Commerce, Ga., son of the late William Seagraves, husband of the late Mildred Louise Thomas Seagraves, brother of the late Eual Seagraves, retired from textiles, member of Gastonia Post of VFW, dealer at Gastonia Flea Market, member of West Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, Gastonia, Navy veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, LaJune and Amos C. Brown Jr., Mocksville, Margaret and Bill Holcombe, Georgetown, S.C.; sons and daughters-in-law, Clifford Seagraves, Doug and Jean Seagraves, Gastonia, Roger and Connie Seagraves, Bessemer City; mother, Annie Pauline Bowles Seagraves; sister, Lucille Standridge, Gastonia; 14 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; three nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Friday, Goshen Cemetery, Belmont, Rev. Bobby Brackett
VISITATION: After service at home of Anne Brown, Belmont
ARRANGEMENTS: Eaton Funeral Service
CARLEEN TEAGUE
FAYETTEVILLE — Carleen Teague, 85, 405 Forsyth St., died Feb. 22, 2000, at Highsmith Rainey Memorial Hospital.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Joy T. Smith, Hope Mills; sister, Viloree James, Gastonia; grandchildren, Debbie Canupp, Apex, Jeanie Abner, Jeff and Tracy Thaggard, Fayetteville, Kimberly Chavis, Knightdale; 14 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Jernigan Warren Funeral Home, Drs. David Crocker, Jim Cammack
VISITATION: An hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Alzheimers Association, 400 Oberlin Road, Suite 208, Raleigh 27605-1351 or Snyder Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund, 701 Westmont Drive, Fayetteville 28305
Walter Foster
CHERRYVILLE - Walter Foster, 58, 206 J.C. Dellinger Road, died Feb. 20, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Robert Sr. and Clara Thomas Foster, brother of the late Lola Bell Thompson, Leroy and Robert Foster Jr., member of Zion Hill Baptist Church, employed at Mohican Mills as a tenter frame entry operator, 1959 graduate of John Chavis High School.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Florence Johnson Foster; son, Ronald Foster, San Francisco, Calif.; daughters and sons-in-law, Rosalyn F. and Howard Blount Jr., Maria and Rodney Lowery, Gastonia; brothers, William Foster, Shelby, John Foster Sr., Cherryville; sisters, Sarah Foster Harris, Cherryville, Rachel Hill, Detroit, Mich.; aunts, Annie Gregory, Amanda Thomas, Newark, N.J.; uncles, Tucker Thomas, Washington, D.C., Fred Thomas, Baltimore, Md.; mother-in-law, Juanita Johnson, Lincolnton; six grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Zion Hill Baptist Church, Revs. Roger Fuller, Larry Brooks, Nathaniel Craig, Andrew Cuthbertson
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, the church
PALLBEARERS: John Lee, Robert Crank, Willie and John E. Foster, Charles Wilson, Lemuel Dixon
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Ken Phelps, Keith Harris, James Littlejohn
ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony & White’s Funeral Service, Lincolnton
