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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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Date: Friday, 26 February 2010, at 11:34 a.m.

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Pearl L. Pryor
MOUNT HOLLY - Pearl Lanier Pryor, 73, 117 Globe St., died May 23, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Walter B. and Josephine Finger Lanier, wife of the late James A. Pryor, retired textile employee from Burlington Industries, member of Way of the Cross Baptist Church, raised many children and was known as "Grannie" to many.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Linda Pryor Felker and special loved son Buddy, Charlotte; brothers, Jim Lanier, Mount Holly, Bobby Lanier, Lincolnton; sister, Peggy Lanier, the home
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Way of the Cross Baptist Church, Rev. Bobby Meeks
INTERMENT: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Woodlawn Funeral Home; condolence messages for the family may be sent to woodlawnfuneral@aol.com
PALLBEARERS: Robert Hildebrand Jr., Jimmy Johnson, Eddie Lanier, Tim Roland, Byrd Gibson, John Stone
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Joe Rimer, Shawn Braddy
MEMORIALS: Way of the Cross Baptist Church, 309 Lanier Ave., Mount Holly 28120

Harry R. Wilson
LOWELL — Harry R. Wilson, 72, died May 20, 2000, at home. He was husband of the late Frances Harrison Wilson, son of the late Harry D. and Cornealus Nealy Phillips Wilson, Army veteran, educated in Lowell School System, affiliated with Pneumafil Corp. prior to retirement, member of Woodlawn Baptist Church, choir, volunteer at Gaston Memorial Hospital and several nursing homes.
SURVIVORS: Sister and brother-in-law, Geneva "Jimmy" and Ivey Morris, Lowell; niece and spouse, Ody and Bernard Brouillette, Lowell, Mass.; nephew and spouse, Michael and Barbara Morris, Charlotte; Betty Morris, widow of Gerald Morris, Belmont; 27 great-nephews and nieces preceded in death BY: Sisters, Essie Wilson, Ruby Reynolds
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Woodlawn Baptist Church, Rev. Ken White
BURIAL: Edgewood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia

KEZIA E. ROBERTSON
WACO — Kezia Cornelia Evans Robertson, died May 23, 2000. She was a daughter of the late Rev. Eddie Evans Sr. and Hannah Callahan Evans.
SURVIVORS: Son, Leonard M. McMullen; daughters, Christia K. Wilson, Doreen P. Tyler, Christina Robertson
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Washington Missionary Baptist Church, Waco
VISITATION: One hour prior to service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Withrow’s Funeral Home

PAUL W. HAMILTON
STANLEY - Paul William "Pizon" Hamilton, 78, 219 N. Mauney Ave., died May 23, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Stanley, son of the late Ernest Hamilton and Annie Mae Hovis Hamilton Brown, husband of the late Ruth Virginia Abernathy Hamilton, retired supervisor for Union Carbide Corp., Charlotte, World War II Army Air Corp veteran, charter member of Stanley Optimist Club and Stanley Lions Club, member of First Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Louisa Hamilton, Goldsboro, Danny and Pam Hamilton, Alexis; daughter, Betty Jean Hamilton, the home; sister, Margaret "Peggy" Williamson, Stanley; grandchildren, Ginger and Edward Kiker, Alexis, Angelia and William Baker, Iron Station, Phillip and Frankie Hamilton, Maria Luisa Hamilton, Goldsboro; great-grandchildren, Tiffany, Justin and Kelly Hamilton, Justin Kiker, Bradley, Ariel, Zachary and Connor Baker preceded in death BY: Brothers, James T. Hamilton, Bob Brown
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, First Baptist Church, Rev. A.A. Bailey
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church Building Fund, 409 Old Mount Holly Road, Stanley 28164

Barbara M. Nance
KANNAPOLIS - Barbara Ann Mullis Nance, 57, formerly of 326 Universal St., died May 23, 2000, at her son’s home in Mount Holly. She was a native of Cabarrus County, daughter of the late Joe Sefus and Flossie Mae Bentey Mullis, moved from Anawalt, W.Va. and lived in Kannapolis area since 1989, worked with Jimmy Murphy’s Christmas Bureau, community volunteer.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Homer T. Nance, Anawalt, W.Va.; sons, Homer L. Nance, Mount Holly, David R. Nance, Anawalt; daughter, Brenda Sue Nance, Bluewell, W.Va.; brothers, James L. Mullis Sr., Mt. Pleasant, Ronald L. Mullis, Concord; grandchildren, Jessie Ray Parks, Mayberry, W.Va., David Dwayne Nance, Anawalt, Tara N. Nance, Mount Holly, Heather A. and Amanda R. Nance, Concord
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Whitley’s Funeral Home, Rev. J.D. Collins
BURIAL: Carolina Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Clayton Cox, Dwight Sizemore, Jessie Parks, David and Red Lester, Larry McClester
MEMORIALS: Presbyterian HomeCare-Hospice, P.O. Box 33549, Charlotte 28233-3549

Douglas E. Townsend
DALLAS - Douglas Eugene Townsend, 29, died May 21, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Rockford, Ill., spent early childhood in Rocky Mount, recently lived in Austin and Brownwood, Texas, moved to Dallas earlier this year, formerly employed with Motorola, Austin, Texas.
SURVIVORS: Mother and stepfather, Marsha Townsend and Gregory Stevenson Sr., Dallas; 7-year-old daughter, Briana Chanae Townsend, Brownwood; brothers, Gregory Stevenson Jr., Niagara Falls, N.Y., Micheal Stevenson, Dallas; sister, Sandra Hitchens Eggleston, Millsboro, Del.; maternal grandmother, Alice Townsend, Detroit, Mich.; paternal grandmother, Flossie Hull, Salisbury, Md.; godparents, Cornelius and Ethel Anderson, Laurel, Del.; other relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Saturday, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, Pastor Shirl L. Saunders
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. Friday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: American Liver Foundation, 1425 Pompton Ave., Cedar Grove, N.J. 07009

Erma J. McNabb
FLORENCE, S.C. — Erma Jenkins McNabb, 87, 3780 Hoffmeyer Road, died May 23, 2000, at Heritage Home. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Nathan and Mary Lou Wright Jenkins, wife of the late James Vernon McNabb, former resident of Gastonia, charter and former member of Victory Baptist Church, Gastonia, member of North Gate Baptist Church, retired from textile industry, worked for Victory and Wingate plants.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Truett F. and Roxie McNabb, Albany, Ga.; daughter and son-in-law, Joyce M. and Bob Weaver, Florence; brother, Lytle Jenkins, Cleveland, Ohio; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren preceded in death BY: Sisters, Leatha, Cora, Ruth and Ferrie; brothers, Otis Troy and Laban
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, Rev. Gerald McCants
BURIAL: Sandy Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Victory Baptist Church, 1101 Lynhaven Drive, Gastonia 28052 or North Gate Baptist Church, 1217 N. Ebenezer, Florence, S.C.

ALYSSA M. MITCHUM
MAIDEN - Alyssa Marie Mitchum, infant, 3277 Anderson Mt. Road, died May 23, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Danielle Jones, Maiden; father, Josh Mitchum, Maiden; twin sister, Tiffany Nicole Mitchem, the home; paternal grandparents, Kenneth and Beth Mitchum, Maiden; maternal grandparents, Ron and Mary Griffin, Maiden
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. Friday, Hollybrook Cemetery, Rev. Ron Taylor
VISITATION: One hour prior to service, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton

Buddy Robinson
GROVER — Buddy Robinson, 43, 105 Roundtree Road, died May 23, 2000, at home. He was a native of Cleveland County, employed with Wilco Travel Plaza, Blacksburg, S.C., former employee of Minette Mills, member of Shiloh Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Susan Stokes Robinson; daughters, Amber and Rachel Robinson, Grover; parents, Jimmy and Jeannette Bolin Robinson, Grover; sisters, Gail Robinson, Grover, Joyce Houser, Gastonia; grandson, Brandon Robinson
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 4 p.m. Friday, Shiloh Presbyterian Church, Rev. Nancy Mugford
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Friday, Grover Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, other times at the home of parents, 209 N. Main St.
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights, Shelby 28150 or Shiloh Presbyterian Church, 307 Cleveland Ave., Grover 28073

WILLIAM "JOE" BOYLES
LINCOLNTON - William Joel "Joe" Boyles, 65, 2703 Philadelphia Church Road, died May 24, 2000, at home. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late William H. and Mary Avery Boyles, truck driver with W & L Motor Carriers, Hickory.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Janet Trammell Boyles; son and daughter-in-law, Joel "Tony" and Angela Boyles, Lincolnton; daughter, Kay Boyles, Lincolnton; brothers, Curtis Boyles, Lincolnton, John Boyles, Radcliff, Ky.; grandson, Shannon Boyles, Lincolnton; granddaughters, Jannett, Kacey and Whittney Turner, Lincolnton preceded in death BY: Sister, Virginia Reel
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Saturday, Salem Baptist Church, Dr. Charles Cranford, Pastor William Padaras, Rev. Harvey Gates
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Friday, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092 or Truckers for Christ, P.O. Box 1311,Taylorsville 28681 or Truck Stop Ministries, 2703 Philadelphia Church Road, Lincolnton 28092

CHARLES R. COOK
LINCOLNTON - Charles Ray Cook, 56, 639 Victory Grove Church Road, died May 23, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Odis and Novella Carpenter Cook, and a dairy farmer.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Shirley Cook; sons, Rev. Michael Cook, Vale, Rev. Bobby Cook, Crouse; daughter, Susan Pace, Lincolnton; brothers, Buck Cook, Bessemer City, Rev. Albert Cook, Lincolnton; sister, Lottie Brittain, Vale; four grandchildren preceded in death BY: Son, Larry Ray Cook
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, North Lincolnton Baptist Church, Revs. Matthew Sparks, G.B. Brown, Charles Humphries, body will be placed in church 30 minutes prior to service
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home

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