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Ora Mae Carpenter
LINCOLNTON - Ora Mae Carpenter, 91, 533 Rudisill Road, died March 30, 2000, at home. She was a native of Cleveland County, wife of the late W. Hugh Carpenter, daughter of the late William Luther and Lydia Stroupe Sellers, mother of the late W.L. Carpenter, homemaker, member of Bethel Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church Women, Lander’s Chapel Senior Citizens’ Club.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, B. Hugh and Libby Carpenter, Lincolnton; daughters and sons-in-law, Jeanette C. and James Sisler, Bessemer City, Margaret and Samuel Lynch, Maiden, Shirley and Frank Carpenter, Brenda Carpenter, Lincolnton; brothers, J.D. Sellers, Cherryville, Cline Sellers, Lincolnton; sisters, Ava Hawks, Mooresville, Mae Huss, Cherryville; 18 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Bethel Lutheran Church, Rev. Elizabeth J. Toler
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church
MEMORIALS: Bethel Lutheran Church, 509 Long Shoals Road, Lincolnton 28092
ARRANGEMENTS: Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home, Cherryville
Katie N. Smith
BELMONT - Katie Naomi Smith, 75, formerly of Charlotte, died March 31, 2000, at home. She was a native of Charlotte, wife of the late Floyd R. Smith, daughter of the late Radford Daniel and Carrie Blackmon Smith, mother of the late Mike Smith, member of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Adult No. 1 Sunday school class.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Dennis and Marsha Smith, Rick and Jan Smith, Eddie and Robin Smith; daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Connie Smith, Toni and Lawrence Smith; sister, Betty Jane Smith; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 12:30 p.m. Monday, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Rev. John Johnson, Chaplain Barry Morris
INTERMENT: Forest Lawn West Cemetery
VISITATION: 3-5 p.m. Sunday, McEwen, Charlotte Chapel
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28054
JAMES LEE GRAY
FLINT, Mich. — James Lee Gray, 47, died March 25, 2000, at Hurley Medical Center. He was a native of York, S.C., son of the late Howard Thomas and Nellie Childers Gray.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Linda G. Silvers, Brenda Ellis and Lou Ann Gray, Gastonia; brother, Howard T. Gray Jr., Gastonia; three nieces
FUNERAL: Private
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
A. Z. Williams
YORK, S.C. - A. Z. Williams, 73, 110 Williams St., died March 29, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C. He was an auto mechanic for Dickerson Motors with 51 years of service, member of New Home A.M.E. Zion Church, men’s club, steward board, missionary society and men’s brotherhood, preacher’s steward, class leader.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Janice Williams, the home, Patricia Williams, Seattle; sons, A.Z. Williams Jr., Rock Hill, Freddy Williams, Millbury, Mass.; sister, Guynell Williams, York, Elizabeth Orr, Gastonia, Grace Lee Sherrill, Mount Holly, Eloise Moore, Charlotte, Reola Robinson, New York City; seven grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, New Home A.M.E. Zion Church, Dr. C.J. Jenkins, body will be placed in church one hour before service
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 5-7 tonight, Wright Funeral Home, other times at the home
David W. Reedy
MOUNT HOLLY - David W. Reedy, 43, formerly of Jamestown, N.Y., died March 26, 2000, at home. He was a native of Jamestown, N.Y., attended Jamestown schools, former manufacturing supervisor for Stabilus Manufacturing.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Trisha Lynn Reedy, Jamestown, Michele Kristine Reedy, Buffalo, N.Y.; parents, James E. and Betty Reedy Sr., Zephyrhills, Fla.; grandchildren, Alexander and Andrew Howard, Jamestown, Lauryn Austyn, Buffalo; brothers, James E. Reedy Jr., Lowell, William M. and Jeffery B. Reedy, Zephyrhills; sisters, Roseann McCaslin, Sharon Reedy, Jamestown, Debra Lynn Brunato, Dade City, Fla.; special friends, Teresa, Daniel and Tonya Parham, Mount Holly
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Sunday, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
Phil Eugene Hicks
DENVER - Phil Eugene "TJ" Hicks, 55, 5716 Hicks Drive, died March 30, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Ted Hicks, weaver with Belding Hausman Inc.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Shelvia Hicks; son, Timothy Beal, the home; daughters, Crystal Brown, Denver, Selena Richards, Sherrills Ford; mother, Maudella Hicks, Denver; three grandsons
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Mt. View Baptist Church, Revs. Raymond Hamrick, Larry Little, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 202, Lincolnton 28093
Betty Smith
DALLAS - Betty Dean Head Smith, 66, 206 N. Lail St., died April 6, 2000, at home. She was a native of Rutherford County, wife of the late Lars Marvin Smith, daughter of the late Zeb L. Head, member of Gaston Baptist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Marvin L. and Phyllis Smith, Gastonia, Randy W. Smith, Dallas; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy S. and Kirk Falls, Kings Mountain; mother, Myrtle Poteat Head, Fort Mill, S.C.; brother, Zeb L. Head, Fort Mill; grandchildren, Paula Smith Rhyne, Lowell, Matthew T. Smith, Gastonia, Diana L. Falls, Kings Mountain, Heidi Y. Smith, Dallas; great-grandchild, Danielle E. Rhyne, Lowell
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Gastonia, Rev. Bob Hedgepath
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Terry, Ray and Eric Faile, Dennis Crow, Charles Green, Kirk Falls
George W. White
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — George Willie White, 64, formerly of Clover, S.C., died March 31, 2000, at Alexandria Hospital. He was a native of Chester, S.C., raised by his late stepfather J. Paul White, attended Flat Rock Baptist Church, attended public school in Clover, master chef, worked in many restaurants in Alexandria.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Gayle White; daughters, Teresa White, June W. Boyd, Juanita W. Tate, Belinda J. Mitchell, Clover, Joyce W. Love, Gastonia, Stacy N. White, Alexandria; sons, Tommy P. and Kevin White, Alexandria; mother, Maggie White, Clover; father, Willie Kirkpatrick, Chester; sister, Anne Kirkpatrick, Rock Hill, S.C.; brother, Larry Howard, Charlotte; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Wright Funeral Home, York, Rev. Samuel Tate
VISITATION: At the home of Maggie White, 705 Sumter St. Ext., Clover
Elmer F. Herman
GASTONIA - Elmer Friedrich "Frank" Herman, 77, 1119 S. Edgemont Ave., died April 6, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Pierce County, Neb., son of the late Friedrich and Anna Herman, Navy veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Faye Heartness Herman; sons, John Herman, Greenville, S.C., Bart Herman, St. Clair Shore, Mich., Gordon Herman, Key Largo, Fla.; sister, Clara Moberg, Huntington Park, Calif.; four grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Sunday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Rev. James Heartness
BURIAL: Private
MEMORIALS: Salvation Army, 1468 W. Airline Ave., Gastonia 28052
Peggy P. Ballard
GREENSBORO - Peggy Perkins Ballard, 63, 4511 Southport Road, died April 5, 2000, at Moses Cone Hospital. She was a native of Belmont, daughter of the late Sidney and Lola Simmons Perkins, wife of the late Captain Jerry Ballard.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Sandra Byrd, Greensboro, Rhonda Ballard, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Pamela Spanbauer, Oklahoma City, Okla.; grandsons, Jarod Bjork and Sydney Byrd
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. Joe Small
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Sunday, funeral home, other times at the home of Delores Penley, 2513 Boundary St., Belmont
Lindell F. Perdew
VALE - Lindell French Perdew, 56, 6896 Lackey Road, died April 5, 2000, in Raleigh. He was a native of McDowell County, W.Va., son of the late Delbert Perdew, Marine veteran, member of Elliott Memorial Baptist Church, Lawndale, fixer at J.P. Stevens Mills.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lois Sailers Perdew; daughters, Rhonda Gail Bosley, Taylor, Mich., Priscilla Lynn Kovac, Allen Ark, Mich.; stepsons, Charles Crowder, Lincolnton, Larry Crowder, Kings Mountain; stepdaughters, Linda Royster, Blacksburg, S.C., Teresa Allen, Lincolnton; mother, Elzora Cline Devoy, Garden City, Mich.; sister, Shelby Spears, Garden City, Mich.; half brothers, Coy Spears, Newberry, Mich., Dennis Spears, Canton, Mich., Jimmy Spencer, Welch, W.Va.; half sister, Sue Franklin, Monroe, Mich.; four grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Elliott Memorial Baptist Church, Lawndale, Rev. Andy Mead, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Sunday, E.F. Drum Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Fred J. Spires
LINCOLNTON - Fred Junior Spires, 54, 108 Deaton Ave., died April 6, 2000. He was a native of Wilcox County, Ga., son of the late Robert L. Spires Sr., brother of the late Robert T. and Shirley Spires, crop farmer.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Eleanor Manus Spires; mother, Bessie S. Spires, Avon Park, Fla.; brothers, Dan Spires, Auburndale, Fla., Edward and Bobby Joe Spires, Sebring, Fla., Ronnie Spires, Avon Park, Barney Spires, DeFuniak Springs, Fla., Charlie Spires, Pennsacola, Fla.; sisters, Margaret Bennings, Prattsville, Ark., Gail Lavender, Venus, Fla., Margie Ferrel, Sebring, Eunice Spires, Las Vegas, Virginia Martin, Fort Myers, Fla.; stepson, Melvin Peterson Jr., Pennsylvania; stepdaughters, Betty Ann Haynes, Eleanor Cooper, Melody Stager, Lincolnton; 13 stepgrandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday, Hollybrook Cemetery, Rev. Ralph Carver
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
