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William Ledford
CHERRYVILLE - William "Bill" Ledford, 67, 229 Cedar Lake Farm Road, died May 13, 2000, at White Oak Manor, Shleby. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Thurman Bryson and Bertha Elizabeth Waters Ledford, husband of the late Eugenia White Ledford, father of the late Mark S. and Sheila J. Ledford, brother of the late Denis Ledford and Shirley Hale, 13-year Air Force veteran, of Korean conflict and Vietnam War, staff sergeant, supervisor for Pinkerton Security Service, member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, Swainsville.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Martha Jane Carpenter Ledford; son and daughter-in-law, George E. and Elizabeth Ledford, Shelby; daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie L. and Mike Blanton, Lawndale, Cheryl L. and Roger Dale Tallent and Monica L. and Charles Mathis, Shelby, stepdaughters and stepson-in-law, Tonya and Terry Smith, Cherryville, Melody Haney, Durham; brothers, Bob and Tommy Ledford, Shelby, Jim Ledford, Boiling Springs; sister, Elizabeth Owens, Mooresboro; special friends, Sandra and Joe Hamrick, Cherryville, Glen and Annis Allen, Shelby; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Casar Baptist Church Cemetery, Revs. George Williams and John Stein
VISITATION: 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston
Elsie P. Carpenter
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Elsie P. Carpenter, 84, formerly of Lincolnton, died May 10, 2000. She was a daughter of the late Oliver and Florence Dellinger Barnes, wife of the late Paul Carpenter, a Women’s Army Corps veteran of World War II, retired Burlington Industries worker, member of Bethel Lutheran Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Bill Carpenter, of Nicholasville, Ky.; brothers, Bill and Miller Barnes, Gastonia; sisters, Melva Hollard and Genevia Queen, Gastonia; grandchildren, Aaron Carpenter, Nicholasville, Shawn and Genete Vandergriff, California, Gregory Vandergriff, Texas; great-grandchildren, Alexandra, Baily and Nicholas.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Bethel Lutheran Church, Rev. Elizabeth Toler
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Frank Sarvis
DALLAS - Frank C. "Cotton" Sarvis, 815 N. Oakland St., died May 12, 2000, at Brian Center, Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Frank C. and Ada Bost Sarvis, Navy veteran of World War II, barber for more than 50 years, member of First United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Frances Bridges Sarvis; son, Tony Sarvis, Charlotte; daughter, Frankie M. Sarvis, Bessemer City; stepson, Steve Cloninger, Burnsville; stepdaughter, Teresa Reed, Beaufort, S.C.; sister, Priscilla Dean Clemmer, Gastonia; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, First United Methodist Church, Rev. Joe Law
BURIAL: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 4-5:30 today, Dallas Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Gaston Residential Services, 419 S. York St., Gastonia 28052
Thomas Riley
GASTONIA - Thomas William Riley, 79, 102 Crowders Creek Church Road, died May 12, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Lexington County, S.C., son of the late Newman Willard and Evelyn Brucker Riley, retired as refrigeration mechanic from Winn Dixie after 15 years, Army veteran of World War II, member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, St. Michaels Catholic Church, Nocturnal Adoration Society.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Thomas N., James J. and Michael W. Riley, Gastonia; daughters, Evelyn Ann Wooten, Gastonia, Rose Marie Childers, Clover, S.C.; brother, Newman Willard Riley, Gastonia; 11 grandchildren MASS OF CHRISTIAN
BURIAL: 11 a.m. Monday, St. Michaels Catholic Church, Rev. Father John Allen
BURIAL: Crowders Creek ARP Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Jason, Danny, Brian, Zane and Chris Riley, Michael Duckworth and Jimmy Wooten
MEMORIALS: St. Michaels Catholic Church "Project 2000," 708 St. Michaels Lane, Gastonia 28052
Danny Ray Auton
SHELBY - Danny Ray Auton, 27, 713 Live Oak St., Shelby, died May 12, 2000, at home. He was a native of Cleveland County, a glass winder for PPG.
SURVIVORS: Parents, James Lee and Susan Powell Auton, the home; sister and brother-in-law, Teresa A. and Wayne Lawson, Shelby; brother and sister-in-law, Tim and Kathy Auton, Boiling Springs; daughter, Amber, Chimney Rock; grandmother, Lula Blanton Auton Andrews, Shelby
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sunset Cemetery, Revs. Wayne Lawson and Larry Hawkins
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. Monday, Cleveland Funeral Services
Geraldine Schrum
DALLAS - Geraldine Elespa Lanier Schrum, 80, 405 S. Ridge St., died May 12, 2000, at the Brian Center, Lincolnton. She was a native of Mecklenburg County, daughter of the late Junius R. and Irene N. Davis Lanier, wife of the late Howard Augustus Schrum, sister of the late Wilson Lanier, member of Dallas Baptist Church, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. Gerald Howard and Nannette Schrum, Dr. Darrell Edward and Margaret Schrum, Lincolnton, Dr. Marvin Lamar and Paula Schrum, Charlotte, retired Commander U.S.N. Jesse Blair and Jean Schrum, Alexandria, Va., Arthur Marion and Carolyn Schrum, Glenmore, Pa.; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Dallas Baptist Church, Rev. Jack Bryant
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Dallas Funeral Home; other times at the home
Yvonne Hoyle
SHELBY — Yvonne Cornwell Hoyle, 77, 345 Circleview Drive, died May 12, 2000. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Clyde William and Flossie Spangler Cornwell, wife of the late Warren Hoyle, sister of the late William D. and Fred Eugene Cornwell, retired Cleveland County Schools principal of No. 3 School, founding member of Double Jollies, former Sunday School teacher, volunteer for Kings Mountain Baptist Association, member of Retired Teachers Association, former choir director, member of Double Shoals Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Doug Hoyle, Shelby, Ernie and Melody Hoyle, Wilkesboro; sisters-in-law, Betty Cornwell, Columbia, S.C., Ilease Cornwell, Charlotte; grandchildren, Hayley and Megan Hoyle, Shelby, David Khodayar, Boone
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Double Shoals Baptist Church, Revs. Eric Davis and Russell Fitts
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Double Shoals Baptist Church, 318 Old Mill Road, Lawndale 28090
Luther Perkins
DALLAS - Luther Harold Perkins, 62, 607 S. College St., died May 12, 2000 at home. He was a native of Lowell, son of the late Luther Holland and Elizabeth Avalona Rose Perkins, father of the late Alice Marie Perkins.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Paul Perkins, Lowell, Shane Perkins, Dallas; stepson, Stacy Lowery, Dallas; daughters and sons-in-law, Diane Morton, Lowell, Pam and Jeff Carr, Ranlo, Rhonda and Mike Ebert, Lincolnton; stepdaughter, Kim Lowery, Gastonia; brothers, Bobby and Mike Perkins, Gastonia; sisters, Jean Panther, Bessemer City, Joyce Stafford, Dallas; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m., Monday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Rev. Doug Walker
BURIAL: Edgewood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m., Sunday, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Gary Bates, Robert Huggins, Nathan Mitchem, Jeff Price, Danny and Ricky Stafford
Faye Worthy
GASTONIA - Faye Murray Worthy, 63, 430 Osceola St. No. 1, died May 13, 2000 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Vergie Sams, homemaker, member of the Baptist faith.
SURVIVORS: Husband, George William Worthy Sr., the home; brother, Don Murray, Stanley; sisters, Sue Davis, Gastonia, Shirley Sanford, Gastonia; stepsons, William and George Worthy Jr., Kings Mountain; stepdaughters, Rhonda Stallings, Cherryville, Lisa Floyd, Kings Mountain; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
FUNERAL: Private
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Scott Ghantt
HENDERSONVILLE — Scott W. Ghantt, 74, of Hendersonville, died May 13, 2000. He was a native of Chester, S.C., son of the late William Perry and Mary Ella Price Ghantt, brother of the late Harvey Samuel and James Ghantt, U.S. Army veteran of World War II, served in the 17th Airborne Division, wounded in the Battle of the Bulge, Purple Heart recipient, member Little River Baptist Church in Penrose, former member Love Memorial Baptist Church in Gastonia, driver for Carolina Freight Carriers for 25 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 54 years, Sue Heafner Ghantt; daughters, Nancy C. Ghantt, Hendersonville, Martha Ghantt Bell, Anderson, S.C.; sons and daughter-in-law, Tommy W. and Sherry Broome Ghantt, Gastonia, David Scott Ghantt, Butner; grandchildren, Todd Ghantt, Durham, Jamey Ghantt, Gastonia, Mary, Michael and Katie Bell, Anderson, S.C.; sister, Helen Ghantt Mann, Dallas; brothers, Robert B. Ghantt, Ranlo, Gene Ghantt, Otto.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m., Monday, Little River Baptist Church in Penrose, Revs. David McMahan, Jeff Maynard
BURIAL: Church cemetery with full military rites by the Hubert M. Smith American Legion Post 77, Hedrick-Rhodes VFW Post 5206 and DAV Chapter 14
VISITATION: 4-6 p.m. today, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Four Seasons Hospice, P.O. Box 2395, Hendersonville, 28793
ARRANGEMENTS: Shuler & Luck Funeral Home
Charlie Williams Jr.
CHARLOTTE - Charlie Williams Jr., 80, 333 Hawthorne Lane, died May 12, 2000 at Integrated Health Service. He was a native of Seneca, S.C., son of the late Charlie and Ella Brown Williams, member Saint James Missionary Baptist Church in Bessemer City.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Gracie Williams, Gastonia; sister, Mae Belle Williams Black, Bessemer City.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m., Monday, Kelly’s Chapel, Bessemer City, Rev. A. Wayne Love
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
David M. Risha Sr.
GASTONIA - David Michael Risha Sr., 56, 910 N. Broad St., died May 25, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Anton Assad Risha, member of Love Memorial Baptist Church, retired from Wix Corp. after 25 years, Air Force veteran.
SURVIVORS: Son, David Michael Risha Jr., Shelby; daughter, Gina Lynn Risha Morrison, Gastonia; mother, Ruby Murphy Risha, Gastonia; brother, Joseph E. Risha, Gastonia; nephew, Jeremy Risha, Gastonia; niece, Allison Risha, Gastonia
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 4 p.m. Sunday, Love Memorial Baptist Church, Rev. Patrick Latta
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church, other times at the home of Joseph Risha, 2443 Sandhurst Court, Gastonia.
MEMORIALS: Love Memorial Baptist Church, 311 E. Walnut St., Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
