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Willie P. Ray
DALLAS Willie Frances Pasour Ray, 82, 327 Carr Road, died April 9, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Miles Laben and Mary Jane Benfield Osborne Pasour, wife of the late Coit R. Ray Sr., mother of the late Margaret Glenda Ray, sister of the late Dewitt, Sam and Myrtle Osborne, Oma Lee Cloninger, Helen Willis, Bonnie Pasour, retired tax collector for Gaston County, member of Dallas Baptist Church for over 70 years.
SURVIVORS: Sons, "Sonny" Coit R. Ray Jr., Robert L. Ray, Dallas; daughters, Barbara Burkett, Sharon R. Tschillier, Dallas; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; special cousins
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dallas Baptist Church, Revs. Jack L. Bryant and Barron Lee
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: After service, the church, other times at the home of Barbara Burkett, 1108 Rosewood Drive, Dallas
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053, or Dallas Baptist Church, Baptistry Fund, 402 W. Trade St., Dallas 28034
ARRANGEMENTS: Dallas Funeral Home
Destiny I. Padgett
BESSEMER CITY Destiny Faith Irene Padgett, infant, died April 9, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
She was the great-granddaughter of the late Thomas A. Lavin Sr.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Steven Chad and Kimberly Lavin Padgett, the home; paternal great-grandparents, Peggy and Arlie Barton, Macclenny, Fla,; Joe and Donna Setzer, Bessemer City; paternal grandparents, James and Paula Setzer, Bessemer City; maternal great-grandparents, Paul and Susan Hance, Bessemer City, Jacqueline Blackmon Lavin, Charlotte; maternal grandparents, Rev. Thomas A. Jr. and Debra Ann Lavin, Bessemer City; uncles and aunts, Jimmy Setzer, Bessemer City, Jerry and Tonya Earley, Gastonia, Thomas A. Lavin III and Gena Lavin, Bessemer City; great-aunts and great-uncles, Peggy Marie Johns, Arlene Morris, Stacey Evans, Tracy and Randall Barton, Macclenny, Lisa Wilson, Charlotte, Daniel Setzer, Dallas, Edward and Sharon Lavin, Waxhaw, John and Marian Palazzo, Charlotte, Linda Irene Taylor, Bessemer City, Mike and Margie Nixon, Gastonia, Paul Henry Hance, Mount Holly, Nelson and Sandra Russell, Gastonia; cousin, Thomas A. Lavin IV; godparents, Roger and Becky Garver, Charlotte; members of Cedar Grove Baptist Church and Rankin Lake Baptist Church
FUNERAL: 5 p.m. today, Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Gastonia, Revs. Thomas Lavin Jr. and Jim Loftis
BURIAL: Westview Memorial Gardens
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church
PALLBEARERS: James Setzer and Thomas Lavin III
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
David C. Gourley
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. David C. Gourley, 77, 270 Max Jett Road, died April 10, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center Hospital.
He was a native of Tarpond, Va., son of the late Samuel M. and Helen Wright Gourley, brother of the late Sanford Gourley, Trulah Phillips, World War II Army veteran, retired as supervisor from North American Rayon Corp. after 32 years of service, member of Green Pine Baptist Mission, lived in Carter County since 1940.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mamie Shepherd Gourley; son, Rickey L. Gourley, Gastonia; daughter, Sharon Leach, Johnson City; brother, Sammy Gourley, Maryland; sisters, Iris Guy, Arizona, Negetha Powers, Virginia, Mae Luntsford, Charleston, S.C.; grandchildren, Todd and Kim Leach, Johnson City
FUNERAL: 8 tonight, Hathaway-Percy Funeral home, Elizabethton, Tenn., Revs. Jerry Stout and Willie Justice
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Happy Valley Memorial Park, meet at funeral home at 10 a.m.
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home of Sharon Leach, 169 Leach Road, Johnson City
PALLBEARERS: Larry Leach, Brice and Darrell Willocks, Eddie and Calvin Tipton, Steve, Jim and Bruce Hill
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Ralph Willocks, Clay Leach, Wally, Randy and Dick Shepherd
William E. Block
CLOVER, S.C. William Edward Block, 47, 2765 Kingsbury Road, died April 9, 2000, at 309 Ruby Ave., Gastonia.
He was a native of Indianapolis, Ind., son of the late Edward A. Block, preceded in death by Robert and Wade Magee, employed by Freightliner, Mount Holly, member of Roman Catholic faith.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sandra Williams Cobb-Block; mother, Mary Aileen Ryan Block, Florida; stepdaughter, Lisa Cobb, Clover; sister, Merry Almelia Block, Huntersville; the Magee family, Virginia, Bobby, David, Lisa and Cindy, Gastonia; two grandchildren
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: 11 a.m. today, Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church, Highlands, Rev. Father Carl DellJudice
INTERMENT: Highlands Memorial Park
MEMORIALS: Liver Foundation
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Ralph T. Lutz
DAYTONA, Fla. Ralph Theron Lutz, 69, 611 Sherman Road, South Daytona, Fla., died April 8, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Belmont, son of the late Ralph S. and Meadie Hudspeth Lutz, grandfather of the late Aaron Lutz, retired Gunnery Sergeant from U.S. Marine Corps., served more than 20 years, formerly stationed in Jacksonville at Camp Lejeune, moved to Daytona Beach in 1970.
SURVIVORS: Son, Ronnie Lutz, Daytona, Fla.; daughters and son-in-law, Debbie L. and Robert Givens, Gastonia, Jennifer Lutz, St. Petersburg, Fla.; brother, Norman Lutz, Galax, Va.; sisters, Syvilla Hoffman, Lincolnton; grandchildren, Angela Lutz, Michael Ryan, Benji Givens, Gastonia; nieces and nephews; friends, Larry Siebel, Ted Schmit, Toy Shell, Gloria Murphy, Daytona
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont, Rev. Norman Lutz
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
RUFUS DANIELS SR.
LINCOLNTON Rufus Daniels Sr., 95, 1646 Buck Court, died April 9, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center.
He was a native of Putnam County, Ga., son of the late Alexander and Louise B. Daniels, husband of the late Jannie T. Daniels, retired truck driver from Maryland Baking Co. after 27 years of service, member of Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Ernestine D. Windham, Lincolnton; sons, James Oscar, Buford and Rufus Daniels Jr., Stanley; daughter-in-law, Mary L. Daniels, Stanley; sister, Lillian Keaton, Baltimore, Md.; brother, Chuck Joseph Daniels, Cleveland, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Franklin Lowery
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony and Whites Funeral Service
John W. Zilk
CHARLOTTE John W. Zilk, 79, died April 10, 2000, at Sardis Nursing Home.
He was a native of Schultzville, Pa., son of the late John and Vivian Watkins Zilk, air mechanic with the Air Force, retired from Allison-Erwin Co. in 1975 and later from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, member of Covenant Presbyterian Church, the Mr. & Mrs. Sunday school class.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Kathryn H. Zilk; daughters and sons-in-law, Vickie and Eddie Saine, Susan and Tom Knowles; sister, Alice Erbe, Gulfport, Fla.; grandchildren, Alex, Mark and Garrett Saine, John and Katie Knowles; friends
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Harry and Bryant Co., Rev. Drs. John B. Rogers Jr., George Thompson, Revs. Earl Roberts, John Harrill
BURIAL: Sharon Memorial Park
VISITATION: Following the service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Barium Springs Home for Children, P.O. Box 1, Barium Springs 28010 or Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1000 E. Morehead St., Charlotte 28204
William M. Bill Daves Jr.
GROVER William Martin "Bill" Daves Jr., 52, 1225-1Long Branch Road, died April 10, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late William Martin Daves Sr., member of and pianist at Cherokee Street Baptist Church, former owner of Stroupes Florist.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Annie Mae Gibson Daves, Kings Mountain; sisters, Pat Haskin, Grover, Lucy Morrow, Cherryville, Helen Ayers, Kings Mountain, Vernice Webb, Lincoln County, Virginia Bostic, Lincolnton
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Cherokee Street Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, Revs. Gene Leigh, Herman Greene
BURIAL: New Camp Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, other times at the home of Pat Haskin, 1225 Long Branch Road, Grover
MEMORIALS: Cherokee Street Baptist Church, Cherokee Street, Kings Mountain 28086
Ethel Reid Butler
GASTONIA Ethel Reid Butler, 86, 2024 Bainbridge Drive, died April 10, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Gaston County, wife of the late Theodore "Ted" Butler, daughter of the late Claude and Corrie Ursesy Reid, homemaker, caretaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Gwen and Bob Braham, Terrell, Brenda and Daniel Moore, Gastonia, Emily and Bill Vinvent, Rock Hill, S.C., Donna Campbell, Charlotte; sons and daughters-in-law, Clayton and Yvonne Butler, Bessemer City, Claude and Sherry Butler, Stanley, Mike and Sandra Butler, Gastonia; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Thursday, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Darren Davidson
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Steven and Mark Butler, Terry and Scott Campbell, Greg Braham, Kevin Moore, Jason and Eric Butler
Emily Davis Roberts
YORK, S.C. Emily May Davis Roberts, 70, 1660 Moss Creek Drive, died April 11, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
She was a native of Newport News, Va., daughter of the late Fletcher Allen and Lola Elizabeth Roberts Davis, retired from Eckerd Drugs, employee of Wal-Mart, member of Cornerstone Assembly of God.
SURVIVORS: Husband, James Wylie Roberts; sons, Roger Allen Smith, Houston, Wayne Handsaker-Smith, Greenwood, Mich.; daughter, Beverly Smith Oakley, Sandy Ridge; stepsons, Gregory James Roberts, Addison, Ill., Jeffrey Jordan Roberts, Villa Park, Ill.; brother, Floyd Caine Davis, Port St. Lucie, Fla.; sisters, Grace Davis Singletary, Farmville, Va., Laura Elizabeth Etling, Scottsdale, Pa.; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, York Funeral Home, Rev. Wayne Smith
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, funeral home
