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Mary Franklin
MOUNT HOLLY - Mary Elizabeth McAlister Franklin, 71, 1018 Coral Lane, died March 1, 2000, at home. She was a native of Mount Holly, daughter of the late Clarence McAlister and Mary Brown Lee, operated a convenience store, attended Little Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church, Lowell.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Tony Franklin, Mount Holly, Ronnie Lee Franklin, Stanley; daughters, Phyllis Anne Cherry, Mount Holly, Cherry Elaine Allen, Stanley; grandchildren, Tracy McMinn, Shannon and Chad Franklin; great-grandchild, Conner McMinn
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Little Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church, Revs. F.M. Spargo, Jerry Blevins
BURIAL: Pineview Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: Little Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church, 601 Martha Ave., Lowell 28098
G. Herbert Chamber Sr.
YORK, S.C. - G. Herbert Chamber Sr., 77, 213 Herndon Ave., died March 1, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center. He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late Stacy and Odette Mitchell Chambers, retired pipe fitter from Duke Power, served with 5th Marines in World War II on Iwo Jima, awarded Bronze Star, member of York A.R.P. Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jeanette McKnight Chambers; sons, G.H. Chambers Jr., Sharon, S.C., Gary Chambers, Clover, S.C.; brothers, Bill and J.D. Chambers, York; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Friday, Rose Hill Cemetery, Rev. Tony Grant
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: York Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 644, York, S.C. 29745 or York A.R.P. Church, P.O. Box 475, York, S.C. 29745
Michael K. Miller
MOUNT HOLLY - Michael Keith Miller, 39, 1005 Noles Drive, died Feb. 29, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Chester, S.C., son of the late Buck Miller, member of Catawba Heights Church of God, Pastor’s Council, president of Men’s Fellowship.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Tammie Helms Miller; son, Michael Keith Miller Jr., the home; daughter, Misty Marie Miller, the home; mother, Patricia Allen Miller, Belmont; brother, Scott Miller, Belmont
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Friday, Catawba Heights Church of God, Rev. Johnny Sawyer
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
MEMORIALS: Building Fund of Catawba Heights Church of God, 122 Tomberlin Road, Mount Holly 28120
Sadie Radford
CHARLOTTE - Sadie Radford, 97, died Feb. 19, 2000, at Lakeview Living Center. She was a native of Murphy, daughter of the late William Riley and Dolly Morrow Radford, sister of the late Gary, Arthur, Garland and Charlie Radford, Dora Radford Crain, Mamie Garrett, Gertrude Farmer, last surviving member of her immediate family, came to Gaston County at a young age to work in textile mills, worked in shell factories during World War II.
SURVIVORS: Nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Held Feb. 22, Sharon Memorial Park, Rev. Lee Davis
MEMORIALS: Charity of donor’s choice
ARRANGEMENTS: McEwen Funeral Service, Pineville Chapel
John M. Ledford III
NICEVILLE, Fla. — John Mark Ledford III, 20, died Feb. 26, 2000, in Hamilton, Ala. He was a native of Tampa, Fla., grandson of the late Fujiko and Chokichi Oshiro, 1998 graduate of Niceville Senior High School, attended Bevill College in Hamilton, with his twin brother, leader among team members on Bevill State’s Hamilton Campus Cross Country Team.
SURVIVORS: Parents, John and Michiko Ledford, Niceville; twin brother, Danny Ledford, brother, Michael Ledford; grandparents, Frank and Evelyn Cody, John M. Ledford Sr.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: Held Monday, Bevill State Hamilton Campus
FUNERAL: Held Wednesday, Little Chapel Funeral Home, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Garrison Goforth
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Garrison Goforth, 76, 104 N. Garrison Drive, died March 3, 2000, at White Oak Manor. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late William Marvin and Ada Pearl Sellers Goforth, retired from Bennett Brick and Tile after 40 years, member of Boyce Memorial ARP Church, Elder, chairman of Sanctuary Building Committee.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Rachael McClain Goforth; daughters and sons-in-law, Del Goforth and Glen Tieman, Madison, Ala., Susan Goforth, Carol and Googie Denton, Kings Mountain; brothers, Rob L. Goforth, Kings Mountain, Tom Goforth, Vassar, Mich.; sister, Mae Sue Goforth McGill, Kings Mountain; grandchildren and spouse, Erin and Pete Smith, Knoxville, Tenn., Ada and Zachary Tieman, Madison, Will and Sally Denton, Kings Mountain
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. Sunday, Boyce Memorial ARP Church, Rev. Doug Petersen
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: After memorial service, the church, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Boyce Memorial ARP Church, P.O. Box 1145, Kings Mountain 28086
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home
Eric D. Edmundson
GAFFNEY, S.C. — Eric Daniel Edmundson, 42, died March 2, 2000. He was a native of Goldsboro, father of the late Mary Elizabeth Edmundson.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Anita Beal Edmundson; sons, Michael Ray and Alfred Charles Edmundson, Gaffney; parents, James and Dorothy C. Edmundson, Iron Station; brothers, James Dewey Edmundson, Gaffney, Hans Lee Edmundson, Forest City; sisters, Teresa Castro, Mount Holly, Gina Lynn Carpenter, Denver
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton, Rev. Johnny Houser
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Medical University of South Carolina, Liver Transplant Program, 171 Ashley Ave., Charleston, S.C. 29425
Fred E. Silvers
SENECA, S.C. — Fred Ervin Silvers, 95, 140 Tokeena Road, formerly of Doves Road, Fort Mill, S.C., died March 3, 2000, at Mariner Health Care. He was a native of Robbinsville, son of the late Marcus E. and Delzie Willix Silvers, husband of the late Sadie Stamper Silvers, retired from the preparation department of Celanese Corp. after 21 years of service, member of the Church of the Nazarene, Fort Mill.
SURVIVORS: Sons, William H. Silvers, Laurens, S.C., Harry Silvers, Olympia, Wash., Larry Silvers, Walhalla, S.C., Thomas R. Silvers, Statesville, David Silvers, Fort Mill; daughters, Frances Cotton, Gastonia, Margaret Wingate, Charlotte; brothers, Harvey Silvers, Fort Mill, Vinson Silvers, Cleveland, Ga.; sisters, Willie Griffin, Fort Mill, Martha Rae, Belton, S.C.; 22 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Greene Funeral Home, Rock Hill, S.C., Rev. Jim Parrish, Mr. Marvin Godfrey
BURIAL: Unity Cemetery, Fort Mill
VISITATION: 5-7 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home of Ray Giles, 2103 Sunset Circle, Fort Mill
Elise B. Galloway
CHARLOTTE - Elise Bass Galloway, 83, Brian Center, died March 2, 2000. She was a native of Darlington County, S.C., daughter of the late Henry and Alma Bass, wife of the late Robert Savoy Galloway, retired from Belk Department Stores.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Harold Boone, Harrisburg; brother, Harry Lee Bass, Hartsville, S.C.; granddaughter, Kim Boone, Charlotte
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Memorial United Methodist Church, Revs. Ned Owens, Peggy Bridgers, body will be placed in church one hour before service
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery
VISITATION: 4:30-6 p.m. Sunday, the church
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Livingston Sunday School Class
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte 28202 or Hinton Project, c/o Memorial United Methodist Church, 4012 Central Ave., Charlotte 28205
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Mary E. Mitchem
CHERRYVILLE - Mary Elizabeth Mitchem, 51, 111 Whitesides St., died March 2, 2000, at Gaston Health Care, Gastonia. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Milford and Ruth Huss Mitchem, retired public school teacher from Gaston County Schools after 25 years of service, member of Shady Grove Baptist Church of Cherryville.
SURVIVORS: Uncles, Hubert Huss, Lincolnton, David Huss, Gastonia; aunts, Annie Huss Smith, Irene Huss Orphanedes, Cherryville, Ann Hoyle, Tampa, Fla., Jackie Huss Godfrey, Orlando, Fla., Ruenell Freeman, Thomasville
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Shady Grove Baptist Church, Rev. Philip Deitz
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Shady Grove Baptist Church, 3242 Tryon Courthouse Road, Cherryville 28021 or Muscular Dystrophy Association, 5501 Executive Drive, Charlotte 28212
Amy Marie Starnes
MONROE — Amy Marie Starnes, 16, died March 2, 2000, at Union Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Mecklenburg County, student at Parkwood High School.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Glenn B. and Gail Haigler Starnes of Monroe and Gastonia; brother, Brian Starnes, the home; sister, Sonya Starnes, the home; maternal grandparents, Bobby and Thelma Mosley Haigler, Monroe; paternal grandparents, Brice and Nellie Belk Starnes, Monroe; maternal great-grandmother, Lillian Mosley, Monroe; special friend, Jonathan Hildreth
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Sandy Ridge Baptist Church
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, the church
MEMORIALS: Sandy Ridge Baptist Church, 1106 Sandy Ridge Road West, Monroe 28112
ARRANGEMENTS: Gordon Funeral Service
Tammy Guffey
GASTONIA - Tammy Gail Pilkington Guffey, 39, King St., 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; halfbrother, Kenneth Fowler, Gastonia; halfsister, Patricia Gibson, Rock Hill, S.C.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Sunday, Bessemer City Cemetery, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Sunday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Joanne S. Scherer
YORK, S.C. - JoAnne Sullivan Scherer, 71, 527 Turkey Creek Road, died March 2, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center. She was a native of Columbus, Ohio, daughter of the late Henry Clay and Anna Nowell Sullivan, wife of the late Frank Scherer, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Tammy S. Boudreau, York; sons, Tom Scherer, Hickory, Bryon Scherer, York; brother, Robert Sullivan, Huntington, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 10:30 a.m. today, Episcopal Church of Good Shepherd, Father Donald Lowery
MEMORIALS: Episcopal Church of Good Shepherd, P.O. Box 437, York, S.C. 29745
ARRANGEMENTS: Bratton Funeral Home
Lt. Col. Maurice E. Peabody
GASTONIA - Lt. Col. Maurice E. Peabody Jr., 87, 2540 Armstrong Circle, died March 2, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Iva, S.C., son of the late Rev. M.E. and Ethel Bruce Peabody, husband of the late Evelyn Horne Peabody, brother of the late E. Bruce Peabody, longtime resident of Charlotte, 1933 graduate of Central High School, 1937 graduate of Davidson College, where he played football and basketball, served with the Civil Conservation Corps in Oregon, Army veteran of World War II in North Africa and Italy where he earned a Silver Service Star, returned to Fayetteville after the war, where he worked as an area representative for General Motors Acceptance Corporation, worked as regional sales manager for McCoullouch Chain Saw Co., lived in Atlanta, Ga., member of First Presbyterian Church, Gaston Country Club.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Kathryn Graham Petrey Peabody; sons, Maurice E. Peabody, III, Stone Mountain, Ga., Timothy A. Peabody, Statesboro, Ga.; stepsons, Harry G. Petrey, Belmont, Ernest Q. Petrey Jr., Cleveland, Ohio; stepdaughter, Martha Petrey Trussell, Hanahan, S.C.; grandchildren, Seth and Jeffrey Peabody, Athens, Ga., Laura Peabody, Statesboro, Martha Petrey Livengood, Hal Petrey, Cary, John Petrey, Lexington, S.C., Margaret Petrey, Baltimore, Ernest Petrey III, Durham, Chuck Petrey, Cleveland, Ernest, Elizabeth and Nancy Ellen Trussell, Clemson, S.C., Mary Kathryn Trussell, Hanahan, Allison Henderson, Bart and Lee Lester, Atlanta; great-grandchildren, Lauren Petrey and Abigail Livengood, Cary
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. today, First Presbyterian Church, Dr. David Stoker, Rev. John Pruitt VISITATION AND RECEPTION: Following service, City Club of Gastonia
MEMORIALS: World War II Memorial, c/o American Battle Monuments Commission, P.O. Box 96766, Washington, D.C. 20090-6766 or charity of donor’s choice
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
