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WENDELL L. PHIFER SR.
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Wendell L. Phifer Sr., 84, 807 W. Mountain St., died May 23, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Campbell and Minnie Ware Phifer, lifetime member of Boyce Memorial A.R.P. Church, Deacon and Elder, Sunday school treasurer for more than 40 years, member of Ben’s Knob Beagle Club of Cleveland County, World War II Army Air Corp veteran, former owner and operator of Phifer Hardware Co., Kings Mountain, for more than 50 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jeanette Crawford Phifer; sons and daughters-in-law, Wendell L. Jr. and Charlene Phifer, Denver, Colo., Robert C. and June Phifer, Kings Mountain; brothers and sisters-in-law, Marriott and Bess Phifer, Menzell and Polly Phifer, Kings Mountain; sister and brother-in-law, Doris A. and Ed Sellers, Charlotte; grandchildren, Rodney and Cheryl Jenkins, Kings Mountain, James D. and Melissa D. Phifer, Denver, Colo.; great-grandchildren, Victoria and Ethan Jenkins, Kings Mountain, Heather, Brittney and Courtney Phifer, Denver, Colo.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Boyce Memorial A.R.P. Church, Rev. Doug Petersen
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
MEMORIALS: Boyce Memorial A.R.P. Church, P.O. Box 1145, Kings Mountain 28086
ALBERT E. MEADOWS
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Albert Eugene "Gene" Meadows, 62, 2206 Forest Hills Court, died May 24, 2000, at home. He was a native of Union County, S.C., son of the late Roy Lee Meadows, Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict, Sgt. of Arms with Elvis Presley, Post No. 249 of the American Legion, Memphis, plumber.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Loretta Phillips Meadows; sons, Greg. E. Meadows, Dallas, Roger D. Meadows, Charleston, S.C.; daughters, Teresa and Debbie Meadows, Memphis; mother, Rosa Fortner Meadows, Bessemer City; brothers, Bill Meadows, Rio Linda, Calif., Jim Meadows, Bessemer City; sister, Marie Meadows, Benton, Ill.; six grandchildren preceded in death BY: Brother, Lee Meadows
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, Clingman Memorial Gardens, Blacksburg, S.C., Rev. Barron Lee
VISITATION: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, White Columns Funeral Service, Blacksburg, other times at 315 Ike Lynch Road, Dallas
MEMORIALS: American Legion, Elvis Presley Post No. 249, Memphis, Tenn.
John ‘J.D.’ Clark
GASTONIA — John "J.D." Dallas Clark, 71, 4804 Hemphill Road, died May 14, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Ike Clark, father of the late Mike Clark, Army veteran of the Korean War, 11th Airborne Division in Fort Campbell, Ky., 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, made 35 airplane jumps, recived OCC Medal (Japan), Combat Infantry Badge, Prcht. Gliman Badge
SURVIVORS: Wife Evelyn Clark; mother, Carrie Wilson Clark Smith, Gastonia; son, Steve Clark, Gastonia; daughter, Karen Clark Monk, Gastonia; brothers, Charlie Clark, Shelby, James Clark, Filbert, S.C., Erwin Clark, Kings Mountain; sisters, Maggie Dibruno, Alene Calhoun, Helen Potts, all of Gastonia, Grace Rose, Maiden; grandchildren, Pamela Kirby, Jeffery and Bradley Clark, Lisa Long, David Monk, Eric Snider, Amanda Flowers, all of Gastonia; three great-grandchildren; niece, Linda Anderson, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Rev. Sam Robins
BURIAL: Sunnyside Church Cemetery, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Bradley and Jeffery Clark, Earl Flowers, David and Ronald Monk, Charlie Parham
MEMORIAL: Charity Independent Baptist Church, 2425 Hillmont St., Gastonia, and Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia
C.E. Lewis Jr.
VALE — C.E. "Sonny" Lewis Jr., 61, 4503 Reepsville Road, died May 13, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Clarence Emanuel Lewis Sr., brother of the late Judy Lewis Carpenter, former Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department employee, Army veteran, announcer and manager of radio station WKGX, Lenoir.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Martha Hatley Lewis, Hudson; daughter, Lynne Lewis, Carteret, N.J.; mother, Lena J. Lewis, Lincolnton; brother, Barry Lewis, Lincolnton; stepsons, Kenneth and Wayne Kidd, Hudson; stepdaughter, Annissa Fronius, Hudson; grandchildren, Cody, Jessica, Donald, Megan and Dustin; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton, Rev. Doug Pryor
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
Frederick Lytle
GASTONIA — Frederick Samuel Lytle, 80, of Gastonia, died May 12, 2000 at Manorhouse of Gastonia.
He was a native of Black Mountain, son of the late Joseph and Louise Lytle, husband of the late Mary Clarke Lytle, brother of the late Mac and Tom Lytle, 1939 graduate of Lee Edwards High in Asheville, attended University of South Carolina on a football scholarship, drafted into the U.S. Army in 1941 where he served for six years as a lieutenant, purple heart recipient after being wounded in France during World War II, returned to college in 1948 where he earned his bachelor’s degree and played basketball, worked with Buick Motor Division of General Motors as a district representative, purchased a Buick franchise in Gastonia in 1957 which he operated until 1987, member Gaston County Club, member First Presbyterian Church of Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, David R. and Suzanne Whitaker Lytle, Huntersville; daughters and sons-in-law, Leslie L. and Jim May, West Friendship, Md., Lisa L. and Gray Lytton, Gastonia; grandchildren, Chris, Andy and Elizabeth May, Drew and Alex Lytton, Chris and Emily Lytle; great-grandchildren, Katie and Cody May.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, First Presbyterian Church of Gastonia, Dr. David C. Stoker, Rev. Wilson P. Rhoton
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: After the service, the church
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia; University of South Carolina, Federick S. Lytle Scholarship Fund, Development Office, Columbia, S.C., 29208
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
James Dorsey
LINCOLNTON — James Clonus Dorsey, 81, 1211 Georgetown Road, died May 13, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Sharon, S.C., son of the late James and Mattie Sanders Dorsey, husband of the late Corene Knox Herndon Dorsey, retired lineman with CN&W Railroad, World War II Navy veteran.
SURVIVORS: Sons, James Dorsey Jr., Bronx, N.Y., Johnny and Terry Dorsey, Lincolnton; daughter Flossie Patricia Frazier, Brooklyn, N.Y.; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Herndon Chapel United Methodist Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, E.F. Drum Funeral Home
Wade Huffstetler
MOUNT HOLLY — Wade Hampton Huffstetler, 76, 300 Eastwood Drive, died May 14, 2000, at Brian Center Nursing Home, Gastonia.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Clyde "Doc" and Bessie Kirby Huffstetler, brother of the late Alfred C. Huffstetler and Reba Bishop, retired supervisor with Homelite-Textron, worked with Buckeye Fire Extinguisher Company in Kings Mountain, Navy veteran, member of Tuckaseege Baptist Church, served as Deacon.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Alice Merrill Huffstetler; daughter and son-in-law, Martha and Grant Gabriel, Fayetteville; brother, Wayne Huffstetler, Mount Holly; grandson, Ryan Gabriel; nieces and nephews
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Tuckaseege Baptist Church, Rev. Doug Bryant
VISITATION: One hour before service
MEMORIAL: Tuckaseege Baptist Church, 511 Tuckaseege Road, Mount Holly 28120
ARRANGEMENTS: Woodlawn Funeral Home
David Bradley, Sr.
DALLAS — David Glenn Bradley, Sr., 57, 135 Stedman Road, died May 13, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Clint and Bertha Seagle Bradley, father of the late David Glenn Bradley, Jr., builder by trade.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Phyllis Bradley Hatchett, Raleigh; son, Joseph Scott Bradley, Knightdale; sisters, Elaine Christopher, Kay Earnhardt, Jane Leonhardt, all of Dallas, Teresa Ware, Rocky Mount; granddaughters, Jessica and Sarah Bradley, Ali and Kelsey Hatchett
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dallas Funeral Home, Rev. Clarence R. McMahan, Sr.
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Gaston County Cancer Society, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
Herbert Swanger
CANTON — Herbert Rufus Swanger, 83, 13001 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, and formerly of Haywood County, died May 13, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
He was a native of Haywood County, son of the late Rufus F. and Velda Gragg Swanger, brother of the late Chester and Garland Swanger, Ramell Mashburn, Mozelle Clontz and Lorene Donaldson, assistant office manager with Akers Motor Lines, Army veteran of World War II in the European theater and participant in the Battle of the Bulge, recipient of two Bronze Service Stars, Purple Heart and Bronze Star, member of Central Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 64 years, Grace Wright Swanger; sisters, Lucille Cannon and Genevieve Reeves, Canton; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Wells Funeral Home, Revs. Dr. James R.M. Young and Darrell Webb
BURIAL: Crawford/Ray Memorial Gardens
VISITATION: Noon to 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Rex and Josh Bolden, Gary and Jim Swanger, Gene Donaldson and Martin Reeves
MEMORIALS: Central Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, 9401 S. Tryon St., Charlotte 28273 or Calvary Baptist Church, 23 Phillips St., Canton 28716
Anna Martin
SHELBY — Anna Louise Camp Martin, 85, died May 14, 2000, at Hospice of Cleveland County.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Lizzie Childers and John Mattison Camp, wife of the late Dewey Boyd Martin, retired owner of Anna’s Beauty Salon in Lincolnton.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Jim D. and Rebekah Hoover Martin, Sierra Vista, Ariz.; grandchildren and spouses, Mia Martin and James Vanos, Denver, Colo., James Martin, Tucson, Ariz., Joseph Martin, Shelby; great-granddaughter, Guinness Vanos-Martin, Denver, Colo.; brothers, John M. (Sam), Jerry, Tom, Robert and Charles Camp, all of Shelby; sisters, Polly Camp Evans, Jane Camp Bridges, Brendan Camp LeGrand, all of Shelby.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sunset Cemetery, Rev. Jim Brackett
BURIAL: Sunset cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home; or at the home of Scott and Tammy Camp Trammell, 99 Park Circle, Shelby
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
