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Gaston County, North Carolina Obituary Collection
(From Various Funeral Homes in the Gastonia, Belmont, Mount Holly, Lowell, Cherryville,
Bessemer City and the surrounding area. Many obituaries are represented from Kings Mountain,
Lincolnton, and Stanley.)

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Gaston County, North Carolina Obituary Collection

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Edith S. Smith
LINCOLNTON - Edith Emma Skibbe Smith, 81, Brian Center, east of Hickory, formerly of Lincolnton, died May 25, 2000 at her residence. She was a native of Cooke County, Ill., daughter of the late Fredrick and Emma Louise Kolschowsky, wife of the late Clark A. Smith, secretary in the public school system.
SURVIVORS: Sons, D.R. Smith, Lincolnton, William F. Smith, Westchester, Calif.; sister, Erika Skibbe, Denver, Colo.; grandson, Richard Frederick Smith preceded in death BY: Grandson, Jeffrey Foster Smith
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Rev. Gary Dittman
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Emmanuel Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 216 S. Aspen St., Lincolnton 28092
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home

WILMA H. HOFFMAN
LINCOLNTON - Wilma Edith Holland Hoffman, 83, Brian Center, formerly of Devine Road, Iron Station, died May 24, 2000. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Miles T. and Dovie Devine Holland, wife of the late Carey Lazarus Hoffman, homemaker, retired from Leslie Fay Fabrics in 1973, lifelong member of Alexis Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Sandra "Sandy" H. and John W. Turp Jr., Iron Station; stepsons, Don Hoffman, Rock Hill, S.C., Ronnie Hoffman, Waco; stepdaughter, Martha Hoffman Ottinger, Stanley; brothers, Lucius Holland, Gastonia, Raymond Holland, Iron Station; sisters, Bertha Holland Summey, Mount Holly, Sudie Holland Morris, Iron Station; grandchildren, Teresa White, Iron Station, Troy Piellucci, Asheville, James Piellucci, Albemarle; great-grandchild, Michael Piellucci, Richlands, Va.; step-grandchildren, Gary Ottinger, Maiden, Gabe Ottinger, Nashville, Tenn., Kathy Hendrix, Rock Hill, S.C., Ronald Hoffman Jr.; seven step-great-grandchilren, nieces, nephews preceded in death BY: Brother, Robert Holland; sisters, Bertie Holland Carpenter, Lucille Holland Sherrill, Courtsey Holland Finger Williams
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Alexis Baptist Church, Rev. Chad Harvey and Rev. Malcolm H. Ivey
BURIAL: Following funeral service, church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home; other times at the home of John and Sandra Turp, Devine Road, Iron Station
MEMORIALS: Alexis Baptist Church, P.O. Box 39, Alexis 28006-0039

Bennett A. Smith Jr.
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Bennett Alexander "B.A." Smith Jr., 85, 801 S. Federal Highway, Apt. 501, died May 24, 2000, at home. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late B.A. and Bessie Gantt Smith, former member of Mouzon Methodist Church, Charlotte, former owner-operator of Smith’s Superette in Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 61 years, Alberta Murphy "Bert" Smith; daughter, Judy Smith, Pompano Beach; brothers, Roy Smith, Baltimore, Md., Bobby Gantt Smith, Kings Mountain; sister-in-law, Thelma Schrum, Charlotte; grandson, Spencer Cole Smith preceded in death BY: Son, Paul Smith; daughter, Jane Smith; brother, Jim Smith; sister, Bonnie King
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. today, Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, Rev. Dale Swofford
INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home

Shirley R. Wells
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Shirley Randolph Wells, 41, 305 Silver St., died May 24, 2000, at home. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Frank and Carrie Turner Randolph, member of Family Worship Center, Church of God, former employee of Kemet Electronics, Shelby.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 16 years, Donald G. "Don" Wells; stepmother, Shirley Randolph, Gastonia; stepdaughters and stepson-in-law, Amy and Michael McKinney, Shelby, Kimberly Wells, Grover; brothers, James, David and Danny Randolph, Gastonia; sisters, Nancy Clemmer, Linda Hayes, Gastonia; grandchildren, Katlyn and Alexander McKinney, Cori Thrift and Abbie Moss
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Family Worship Center, Rev. Roger Woodard
INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, other times at the home of Marshall and Ethel Wells, 700 Bridges Drive, Kings Mountain
MEMORIALS: Family Worship Center, Church of God Building Fund, 1818 Shelby Road, Kings Mountain 28086

Mattie J. Giles
GASTONIA - Mattie Jeffers Giles, 91, 910 Brunette St., died May 25, 2000 at the Rehabilitation and Health Center of GastoniaShe was a native of Fairfield County, S.C., daughter of the late John Henry and Addalade Kennedy Jeffers, wife of the late Thor Giles, member of Covenant United Methodist Church for 46 years, member of the United Methodist Women, Circle No. 2, retired from Firestone Mill after 23 years.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Betty Thompkins, Gastonia; grandchildren, Susan Crisp Ghorley, David Crisp, Dana and Kevin Giles, Gastonia, Scott M. Crisp Jr., Dallas, Duane Giles, Orange Park, Fla., Linda Crisp Bell, Kings Mountain; 11 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren preceded in death BY: Son, Bobby Alan Giles; three sisters; two brothers
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Covenant United Methodist Church, Rev. Charles Halipilias
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Greene Funeral Home, other times at the home of David Crisp, 419 Armstrong Park Road, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Bryant and Mitch Crisp, Dale Ghorley, Michael Grose, Wayne Houser, Tony Wilson
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Doug and Gavin Bell
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053; Covenant United Methodist Church, 801 W. Franklin Ave., Gastonia 28052

Joe Lewis
MOUNT HOLLY - Joe Lewis, 57, 128 Sanders Lane, died May 18, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, auto mechanic.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Leroy and Larry Lewis, Charlotte, Gregory Lewis, Mt. Vernon, N.Y.; sisters, Darlene Lewis, Brenda L. Chaney, Angela L. McCoy, Charlotte; aunt, Gertrude Hall, Charlotte
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Charlotte, Dr. Clifford A. Jones Sr., Rev. Warren McKissick
BURIAL: Beatties Ford Memorial Garden
VISITATION: 2:30-3 p.m. Saturday, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Charlotte Mortuary

W.W. Gainey Jr.
SHELBY - William Walter "Bill" Gainey Jr., 81, 218 Fairway Drive, died May 24, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Cumberland County, son of the late William Walter and Ethel Cole Gainey, Air Force veteran of World War II, attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, owner of a certified public accounting firm in Charlotte, in 1968 became corporate treasurer of Dover Textiles Inc. (later Doran Textiles), after retirement was active in community affairs, served on the board of Hospice of Cleveland County, Salvation Army, Shelby Rotary Club, member of Wesley Sunday School class at Central United Methodist Church, served on many committees, vital part of board of directors of Dover Foundation Inc., served as treasurer for 32 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 56 years, Margaret Rogers "Peggy" Gainey; daughters, Rebecca Gainey Faust, Charlotte, Patricia Ann Gainey, Winston-Salem; son, William Walter Gainey III, Morganton; granddaughters, Debra Faust Capps, Waxhaw, Cindy Lee Faust, Charlotte; great-grandsons, Austin Richard and Alexander Lee Capps, Waxhaw preceded in death BY: Infant twin sons; sister, Margaret Gainey CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Central United Methodist Church, Revs. Carl Johnson, Priscilla Walker, body will be placed in the church one hour before service
BURIAL: 3 p.m. today, Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte
PALLBEARERS: Hoyt Q. Bailey, Harvey B. Hamrick, Bill Horn, Jack Isaacs, Bobby Smith, J. Linton Suttle III
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: The Shelby Rotary Club
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Central United Methodist Church, 200 E. Marion St., Shelby 28150; Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150, or Salvation Army, 305 N. Lafayette St., Shelby 28150
ARRANGEMENTS: Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home

"JR." William McCarn Jr.
SUPPLY — "JR." William Reid McCarn Jr., 51, Pine Tree Circle S.W., died May 17, 2000. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late William R. McCarn Sr., supervisor for J.P. Stevens Co.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Myra W. McCarn; daughters, Lisa Cagle, Angie McCarn, Belmont; mother, Hazel Walker McCarn, McAdenville; sister and brother-in-law, Geraldine and Steve Wood, Stanley; grandchildren, Tonya, Randy, David and Cody Cagle; nephews, Steven and Andy Wood
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. Saturday, South Gastonia Church of God, Gastonia, Rev.Bobby Gilley
ARRANGEMENTS: Brunswick Funeral Service, Shallotte

Hazel Sanders-Armstrong
BALTIMORE — Hazel Sanders-Armstrong, 66, died May 8, 2000 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Alexander and Mary Daniels Sanders, graduated from Newbold High School in 1953, unit clerk in the Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Medicine for 43 years, member of New Mount Hebron Baptist Church, served on the Courtesy Ministry, Nurses Ministry, Mass Choir, Leary Vocal Ministry, Youth Ministry, Flower Ministry, and the Inspirational Choir.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Janet Falice Sanders-Ward, Baltimore; stepmother, Helen B. Sanders, Iron Station; brothers, John T. Sanders, Charlotte, Oscar Sanders, Gastonia, Robert Lipscomb, New York, Alexander Sanders Jr., Iron Station; sisters, Johnnie M. Alexander, Islip, N.Y., Dorothy Fonne, Milwaukee, Wis., Betty Nichols, Mount Holly, Elizabeth Burton, Gastonia, Edith Jones and Louise Sanders, Iron Station; granddaughter, Sher-Vonda Renee Ward, Baltimore preceded in death BY: Brother, Willie Fred Lipscomb
FUNERAL: Held May 13, 2000, New Mount Hebron Baptist Church, Rev. Kirk Jackson Sr.
BURIAL: Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore
ARRANGEMENTS: Howell Funeral Home, Baltimore

George T. Smith
BELMONT - George Truett Smith, 79, 106 Knoll Court, died May 22, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Stanley, son of the late Claude Y. and Stella Hurley Smith, Marine veteran of World War II, employed by The Bank of Belmont for more than 35 years, senior vice president of Wachovia Bank of Belmont before retirement, served on board of directors of both banks, graduate of The School of Banking of Rutgers University and the Executive Program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, had graduate certificate from The American Institute of Banking, past president of the Belmont Rotary Club, past commander of American Legion Post 144, past secretary of the Belmont Housing Authority, past treasurer of the Belmont Community Organization. He also served on the Gaston County Civil Service Board, advisory boards of Sacred Heart and Mars Hill colleges, member of First United Methodist Church, former deacon, Sunday school teacher, choir member of First Baptist Church, Belmont.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 58 years, Helen Hansil Smith; daughters and sons-in-law, Judy S. and Lee London, Anniston, Ala., Vicki S. and Dr. James L. Lemons, Gastonia, Kathey S. and Joel T. Shelton, Belmont, Cindy S. and Timothy W. Johnson, Lenoir; son, George Truett "Chip"Smith Jr., Fletcher; brother, Paul J. Smith, Charlotte; sisters, Betty S. Lovick, Fayetteville, Rachel S. Mullinax, Raleigh; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren preceded in death BY: Brothers, Joseph, Harry, Claude Y. and Curtis Smith
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church, Belmont, Rev. Robert W. Little
VISITATION: After service, church
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 748, Belmont 28012 or Hospice of Charlotte, 1420 E. Seventh St., Charlotte 28204
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home

James A. Mickles Jr.
GASTONIA - James Arthur "Chief" Mickles Jr., 67, 1331 Sims Circle, Apt. C, died May 22, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late James Sr. and Ola Mae Hoke Mickles, presser, member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Shawn Mickles "Shambozi" Thomas, Bronx, N.Y., James A. III "Jalil" and Michelle Mickles, Joseph L. "Supreme" Mickles, Gastonia; daughter, Carol V. Mickles, Gastonia; sister and brother-in-law, Deborah Ward and Harold Grant Sr., New York City; three grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Rev. Samuel H. Barber Jr.
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home

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