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Harold Bumgardner
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Harold Bumgardner, 58, 204 Fairdel St., died June 8, 2000, at home. He was a native of Rutherford County, son of the late Joe and Della Fortenberry Bumgardner, carpenter in textile industry.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Joe Bumgardner, Newberry, S.C., Tommy Bumgardner, Blacksburg, S.C., Mark Bumgardner, Kings Mountain; daughter, Julie Bumgardner, Kings Mountain; brother, Hazel Bumgardner, Forest City; sister, Vangie Bumgardner, Sandy Mush; grandchild, Joshua Bumgardner
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Sunday, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Rev. Billy Bowen
VISITATION: 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Harris Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 952 Wendover Heights Road, Shelby 28150
Mary I. Williams
IRON STATION - Mary I. Williams, 91, 430 Brookwood Ave., Concord, formerly of Iron Station, died June 7, 2000, at Concord Nursing Center. She was a native of Alabama, daughter of the late Rena Robertson, domestic worker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Hilton Williams; one grandchild
ARRANGEMENTS: E.F. Drum Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Eva C. Fisher
SHARON, S.C. — Eva Kinlaw Chason Fisher, 97, 3615 Sherer Road, died June 9, 2000, at home. She was a native of White Oak, daughter of the late John A. and Cora Tatum Kinlaw, wife of the late George T. Chason and Alton Fisher, a homemaker, member of Sharon Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, John Irvin Chason, Sharon; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Sharon Baptist Church, Revs. James Mooney, Meredith Cavin
BURIAL: Sharon A.R.P. Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home, York, S.C.
MEMORIALS: Sharon Baptist Church, 3850 York St., Sharon, S.C. 29743 or Sharon A.R.P. Church Memorial Association, 3915 York St., Sharon, S.C. 29745
CLARA D. HOFFMAN
SHELBY - Clara Dawson Hoffman, 84, Century Care, died June 9, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late L.T. and Laura Bumgardner Allen Dawson, wife of the late Alvin E. Hoffman, homemaker, member of Ascension Lutheran Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Oscar and Dona Hoffman, Gaffney, S.C.; grandchildren and spouses, Keely and Darrell Satterfield, Spartanburg, S.C., Shelly Hoffman, Nathan and Melissa Hoffman, Gaffney; great-grandchildren, Danielle and Tabitha Satterfield, Spartanburg
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Bill Dawson
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Sunday, Sunset Cemetery, Rev. David Lohr
VISITATION: 5-6 tonight, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
BARBARA W. PAYSOUR
CHERRYVILLE - Barbara White Paysour, 96, 205 N. Elm St., died June 8, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late John Worth and Hulda Haynes White, retired winder from Carlton Yarn Mill after 45 years of service, member of Mount Zion Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Kenneth C. Paysour, Cosa Crane, Ariz.; daughter, Ruby P. Hallman, Cherryville; sister, Edith White, Cherryville; granddaughters, Kim Hullender, Kings Mountain, Elaine Huss, Iron Station; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Rev. Charles High
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: Two hours before service, Carpenter’s Funeral Home
Marguerite K. Powell
CARY — Marguerite Kincaid Powell, 87, 200 Tynemouth Drive, formerly of East Stagecoach Trail, Fallston, died June 9, 2000, at Western Wake Medical Center. She was a native of Burke County, daughter of the late James Sylvester and Eleanor Jaynes Kincaid, wife of the late Walter Foster Powell, retired teacher from the Burke, Rutherford and Cleveland County Schools, member of Friendship United Methodist Church, graduate of Asheville Normal and Teachers College.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Steve F. and Diane Powell, Cary, Roger D. Powell, New Hill; sisters, Kathleen Shaw, Charlotte, Helen Lackey, Fallston, Jean Redman, Oak Ridge, Tenn., Angell Crisp, Jackson Springs; sister-in-law, Ann White, Tulsa, Okla., Grace Kincaid, Birmingham, Ala.; granddaughters, Kimberly and Meredith Powell
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Dean and Harry Kincaid
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Stamey Funeral Home, Rev. Eddie Ingram
BURIAL: Rose Hill Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: American Heart Assoc., P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, Va. 23058-5216, or American Diabetes Assoc., 500 E. Morehead St., Charlotte 28202
Paul W. Titman
LOWELL — Dr. Paul Wilson Titman, 79, formerly of 1453 E. 54th St., died May 18, 2000, in Chicago. He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late Paul A. and Mary Elsie Wilson Titman, beloved to many friends and family in South Shore, Hyde Park and North Carolina, received BS and master of science from UNC Chapel-Hill, Ph.D. from Harvard and University of Connecticut, professor at Chicago Teacher’s College, retired from Chicago State University, served in military intelligence during World War II, 1942-46, received the Bronze Star for bravery, spoke English, French and German, active member of the American Horticultural Society, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, UNC Alumni, Harvard Society.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Edgewood Cemetery
VISITATION: Following service, in the parlor of Lowell Presbyterian Church
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053, or charity of donor’s choice
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
Ruth W. Cline
DALLAS - Ruth Wallace Cline, 83, died June 7, 2000, at Courtland Terrace, Gastonia. She was a native of Dodge County, Ga., daughter of the late James and Emma Mae Strickland McGaha Sr., wife of the late Erskine Wallace, retired from Pharr Yarns, former Sunday school teacher at Cramerton First Baptist Church, member of Long Creek Memorial Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, William Elliott Cline; sons and daughters-in-law, Donald R. and Yvonne Wallace, Fairland, Okla, Paul R. and Robin Wallace, Smyrna, S.C.; daughters and son-in-law, Margaret W. Grindstaff, Judith W. and Calvin Harris, Belmont; stepsons and stepdaughters-in-law, Douglas D. and Bobbie Cline, Charlotte, Paul E. and Maxine Cline, Greensboro; stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Frances C. and Jimmy Jenkins, Gastonia; 21 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Alice Stanley, Danville, Va., Eunice Boswell, Clemmons, Lillie Leverett, Waycross, Ga.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Long Creek Memorial Baptist Church, Revs. Robert Cloninger, Charles Ledford
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Andy Harris, Jeff and Doug Grindstaff, Paul Wallace Jr., David Jenkins, Donald Cline
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Maturing Friends Sunday School Class
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Mozelle G. Friday
GASTONIA - Mozelle Givens Friday, 77, 969 Cox Road, died June 5, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late Joe and Ida Bankhead Givens, custodian, member of Fancy Hill Baptist Church, Hardin, where she was a member of the usher board, hymn choir and missionary circle.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Ida Pearl Friday and Odell Lowery Sr., Gastonia; son, James Marvin Friday, Gastonia; grandchildren, Jarvette Montgomery, Tammy Clark, Odell Lowery, Jr., Miranda Carothers, Tyrone Dickey, Gastonia, Teresa Carter, Charlotte, Jeffrey Lowery, Fremont, Calif., Shawnda Jackson, Washington D.C.; eight great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Fancy Hill Baptist Church, Rev. Willie P. Easter
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, church, other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Odell Lowery Sr., 1008 Shenandoah Drive, Gastonia
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Houston H. Hudson Sr.
GASTONIA - Houston Herbert Hudson Sr., 71, Gaston Place, formerly of North Pear Street, died June 8, 2000 at home. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late John and Myrtle Pruitt Hudson, husband of the late Mary Ann Revels Hudson, retired from Scott Mills, former gospel singer with the Woody’s and the Jordan River Boys, Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Son, Houston H. Hudson, Jr., Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Carla H. and Adrian Munzell, Gastonia; grandson, Mathew Munzell, Gastonia; sister, Viola Queen, Ranlo
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8 tonight, funeral home
LAMAR DAVIS
GASTONIA - Lamar "Pig" Davis, 59, 1833 West Adams Drive, formerly of York, S.C., died June 5, 2000, at home. He was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., son of the late Ed Richard and Beulah Watkins Davis, heavy equipment operator for a mining company, member of White Hill A.M.E. Zion Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Margaret Davis; daughters, Melinda D. Davis, Annette D. Smith, Gastonia; step-daughters, Natosha and Phyllis Neal, York; sons, Anthony L. Davis, Manhattan, N.Y., Patrick L. Davis, York; brothers, King and Paul Davis, Gastonia, Cornell Davis, Mauldin, S.C.; sisters, Lucille Manning and Ruby Davis, Gastonia, Alphenia Nelson, High Point; seven grandchildren; nieces, nephews, cousins and friends
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, White Hill A.M.E. Zion Church, York, Revs. J.B. Leach, J.C. McGill, Samuel H. Barber Jr., Dr. Deborah Allen, body will be placed in church one hour before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 5-7 tonight, Wright Funeral Home, York, other times at the home of Margaret Davis, 39 Cannon Court, York
Ralph M. Smith
GASTONIA - Ralph Melvin Smith, 83, Linwood Road, died June 8, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Clay County, son of the late Melvin Lee and Libby Moss Smith, retired from Burlington Mills.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 64 years, Lois Propes Smith; daughter and son-in-law, Sharlene and Samuel Muscarella, Melbourne, Fla.; granddaughters, Melissa Jane Rhyne and Kimberly Ann Carey
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Norvalle and Garnet Smith; sisters, Lola and Lona Byrd
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, funeral home
