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Nora D. Adcock
STANLEY - Nora Mae Dillard Adcock, 81, 401 Ponderosa Road, died May 16, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Murphy, daughter of the late Alfred Jefferson and Nannie Williams Dillard, retired from Perfection Mills, Belmont.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Robert Samuel and Denise Adcock Jr.; daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Joseph Taylor; grandchildren, Patty Britt, Robert and Glenn Taylor; seven great-grandchildren preceded in death BY: Son, Roy Christenbury
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley, Pastor Edward C. Priest Sr.
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Robert, Glenn, Tracy, Bunky, Cemron and Billy Taylor
Elizabeth H. Palmer
GASTONIA - Elizabeth Hutchinson Palmer, 86, 1316 Shady Bark Drive, died May 15, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center, Lincolnton.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Cecilia James, Gastonia, Doris L. Bynes, Columbus, Ohio; grandchildren, Josette Palmer Bradshaw, Kerry Ann James, Eric Palmer, Lynn Robinson, Michael Bynes, John Abrams; great-grandchildren, Jessica Bradshaw, Andre and Dameon Barnes, Sean and Tyler Bynes; nieces, nephews, relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Glassboro, N.J., Rev. Irwin Coleman
BURIAL: Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Pitman, N.J.
VISITATION: Two hours before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Pansy W. Caldwell
GASTONIA - Pansy Mae Weaver Caldwell, 88, Alexandria Place, 1770 Oak Hollow Road, former resident of 1101 Woodhill Drive, died May 17, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late William Arthur and Letha Jane Roberts Weaver, wife of the late Gordon Caldwell, former employee of Burlington Industries, lifelong member of Flint Groves Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Gary Lamar Caldwell, Gastonia; daughter, Kay Caldwell Cabe, Gastonia; sister-in-law, Mona Weaver, Gastonia; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild preceded in death BY: Son, Alton Delano Bingham; brothers, James, Herman and Gilbert Weaver; sisters, Dorothy Arena, Shirley Bruce, Ila Quinn
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Ward Funeral Home, Rev. Ronnie Byers
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home of Kay Cabe, 1001 Woodhill Drive, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Thomas Lotze, Kenneth and Jason Stewart, Charles Caldwell, Ted and Lyle Weaver
MEMORIALS: Church of donor’s choice
Lucy B. Dellinger
GASTONIA - Lucy Marie Broome Dellinger, 79, 103 S. Webb St., died May 17, 2000, at Mercy Hospital, Charlotte. She was a native of Mecklenburg County, daughter of the late Buren Stacy and Maxie Lee Bilue Broome, longtime member of West Franklin Baptist Church, former superintendent of Junior Department, member of Dove Club.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 61 years, Clyde Dellinger; daughters and sons-in-law, Glenda Purkey, Joyce and Frank Harkey, Gastonia, Brenda and James Hollifield, Orlando, Fla.; son and daughter-in-law, Boyce and Doris Dellinger, Charlotte; brother and sister-in-law, James Raymond and Anita Broome, Cramerton; sister-in-law, Jennie Broome; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren preceded in death BY: One sister and three brothers
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, West Franklin Baptist Church, Revs. Clarence McMahan, Phillip Frady
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia; other times at the home or at the home of Joyce Harkey, 306 Robinson Road, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: West Franklin Baptist Church, Debt Retirement Fund, 450 S. Myrtle School Road, Gastonia 28052
James l. Boyd Sr.
KINGS MOUNTAIN - James Leslie Boyd Sr., 85, died May 16, 2000. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Miles and Eliza Threat Boyd, husband of the late Sara Paige Boyd, member of Mount Zion Missionay Baptist Church, retired textile worker.
SURVIVORS: Children and spouses, James L. and Carolyn Boyd Jr., Delores and Robert Edgerton, Brenda O. Wright, Alta B. and Gregory Terrill, Arlene Boyd, Marlene and Johnnie Hogue, Valerie Boyd, Kings Mountain, Miles R. and Dorothy Boyd, Charlotte; sister, Alice B. Mitchem, Kings Moutain; 20 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; one great-nephew; one great-great nephew; relatives and friends preceded in death BY: Stepmother, Mattie Sadler Boyd; brother, Richard Boyd; sisters, Katherine and Elizabeth Boyd
FUNERAL: 3 p.m., Saturday, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: 30 minutes before the service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill and Sons Funeral Home
Laura M. Rosser
GASTONIA - Laura Mayhew Rosser, 86, Gaston Rehab and Health Center, formerly of Farmview Drive, died May 17, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Mecklenburg County, daughter of the late Tollie and Lula Jane Blackwelder Mayhew, wife of the late William Mames Rosser, attended Gospel Baptist Church, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Jane and William Smith, Dallas; sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and Millie Spurrier, Tulsa, Okla., Danny and Faye Spurrier, Lincolnton, Barry and Shelia Rosser, Gastonia, John and Kathy Rosser, Shelby; brother, Worth Mayhew, Mooresville; sisters, Ethel Eisenhaur, Bertha Lee Eddington, Mooresville, Clara White, Kannapolis, Ruth Furtick, Cramerton, Margaret Campbell, Dallas; 15 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren preceded in death BY: Daughter, Laura E. Snyder; son, Billy Spurrier; brother, Marvin Mayhew
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Richard Coles
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
James ‘Jay’ White
BELWOOD — James Derwin "Jay" White, 88, 307 Old Belwood Road, died May 17, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., son of the late Thomas Franklin and Jessie Lemmons White, retired carpenter from Lynch Construction Company, Maryland, member of Knob Creek United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Stella L. Willis White; son and daughter-in-law, Bobby and Hattie White, Belwood; brother, Thomas D. White, Blacksburg, S.C.; sisters, Edna Couch, Gaffney, S.C., Sarah Moss, Emma Jean and Ann McDaniel, Blacksburg; grandchildren, Vonya Davis, Kimball White, Regina Kaschak; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston, Revs. Steve Kiser, Charles Worley
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Lincolnton
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Knob Creek United Methodist Church, 5701 Fallston Road, Lawndale 28090
J.B. Colvard Sr.
LINCOLNTON - J.B. Colvard Sr., 75, 480 Horseshoe Lake Road, died May 17, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Jacob and Florence Moore Colvard, husband of the late Virginia Dare Colvard, truck driver for Bobs Pallet, retired from Cochrane Furniture, Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Larry Dean, Jewel Lee, Bobby Ray, Thomas Edward and J.B. Colvard Jr., Lincolnton; daughter, Lois Jean Cherry, Lincolnton; brothers, Max David and Frank Colvard, Lincolnton; sisters, Irene Jordan, Lena Mae Kiser, Lincolnton; Alice Andre, the home; stepson, Eddie Andre, Texas; stepdaughter, Pamela Lachapelle, Westport, Mass.; 25 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren PRECEDED IN DEATY BY: Son, Donald Colvard; daughter, Joyce Colvard
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Warlick Funeral Home, Pastors Leon Davis, Dale Painter
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
James C. Gantt
LINCOLNTON - James Clyde Gantt, 85, 3037 Gates Road, died May 17, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Clyde and Bertha Reel Gantt, husband of the late Edith Gantt, installer of heat and air conditioning units, Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Allen Gantt, Baltimore, Bob Gantt, Lincolnton; daughter, Ann Ingle, Lincolnton; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Warlick Funeral Home, Rev. Charles Ingle
Jerrie S. Wiggins
GASTONIA - Jerrie Shepherd Wiggins, 56, 3504 Beaty Road, died May 16, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Cecil and Frances Hayes Shepherd, member of Chapel Grove Baptist Church, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Alfred W. "Bobby" Wiggins; daughters, Lora Brooks, Anita Neeley, Dallas, Melinda Deaton, Kings Mountain; sons, Jimmy and Jack D. Ball Jr., Wayne Wiggins, Gastonia; sisters, Sue Scoggins, Carolyn Smith, Gastonia, Judy Edwards, Dallas; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Pilgrim Baptist Church, Revs. Thomas Holbrooks, A.A. Bailey
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: At the home
James R. Carroll Jr.
SHELBY - James Roy Carroll Jr., 17, 243 Dakar Drive, died May 13, 2000, at Moss Lake. He was a native of Palatka, Fla., son of the late James Roy Carroll Sr., sophomore at Burns High School, worked at Taco Bell, Shelby, member of River Life Church.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Gail Blount Carroll, the home; sister, Jamie Rebecca Carroll, the home; grandparents, John A. and Ruth Blount, Palatka, James Leroy and Carol Carroll, Gainesville, Fla.; great-grandparents, Donald E. and Nedra Blount, Palatka; aunts, uncles and cousins
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Rev. Parris McCurry, Dr. J.B. Flowe.
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
Jerry Dean Tucker
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Jerry Dean Tucker, 65, 117 Owens St., died May 17, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Ed Tucker, retired from textiles, attended First Baptist Church, served in National Guard.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Louise H. Tucker; son and daughter-in-law, Jerry "Tucky" and Karen Tucker, Kings Mountain; mother, Lillian H. Tucker, Kings Mountain; sister, Peggy T. Wright; grandchildren, Jeremy, Joshua and Katherine Tucker preceded in death BY: Brother, Eddie Tucker
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church, Dr. John Sloan
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 786, Kings Mountain 28086
