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Ned I. Marvin
GASTONIA — Ned Irving Marvin, 86, 1941 Villagewood Court, Covenant Village, died July 12, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of New York, New York, son of the late Morris and Shirley Baime Marvin, graduate of Newark, N.J., schools, attended New York University, Army staff sergeant for 5½ years during World War II, Pacific Theater, owned and operated with his wife Marvin Children’s Apparel, Cranford, N.J., for 10 years, worked in sales with Ivey’s, Gastonia, agent for Pilot Life Insurance, retired as Gaston County tax assessor in 1975, member and deacon of First Presbyterian Church, member of Henderlite Bible class, Gastonia A.M. Optimist Club, active at the state level in child advocacy groups while wife, Helen Marvin, was state senator, recognized as honorary grandfather of N.C. Interagency Coordinating Council.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 57 years, Helen Marvin; sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Jane Marvin, Winston-Salem, David and Janice Marvin, Charlotte; daughter and son-in-law, Kathryn and Fred Baars, Raleigh; grandchildren, Alicia Keisler, Columbus, Ga., Amy Nisbet, Raleigh, Jeffrey and Andrew Marvin, Winston-Salem, Quinn Marvin, Charlotte
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, First Presbyterian Church, Rev. Wilson P. Rhoton
BURIAL: Private
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Gastonia A.M. Optimist Club
MEMORIALS: Alzheimer’s Association, Carolinas Piedmont Chapter, 3420 Shamrock Road, Charlotte 28215 or Covenant Village Benevolent Fund, 1351 Robinwood Road, Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean & Son Funeral Home
Lundy H. Cathey
HIGH POINT — Lundy Henderson Cathey, 94, died July 13, 1999, at Maryfield Nursing Home.
She was a native of Charlotte, daughter of the late Stephen Matthew and Lula Summerville Henderson, wife of the late E. Allen Cathey, grandmother of the late Stephen Dale Cathey, Miriam Cathey Darby, attended Queens College, Charlotte, UNC-Greensboro, lived in Jamestown, High Point area since 1985, worked with her husband at Cathey Campbell Co., Gastonia, member of Paw Creek Presbyterian Church, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in law, Carlene and Pascal L. Hovis, Jamestown; son and daughter-in-law, Boyt H. and Mary Grace Cathey, Greenville, S.C.; grandchildren and spouses, Robert and Kathy W. Cathey, Greenville, Cathey and Joe Bassett, Newport, Va.; great-grandchild, Erin Patrick Darby, Hollis, Va.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Friday, Maryfield Chapel, Dr. Jerry Harper
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Friday, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Charlotte, Rev. Phillip Henderson
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sechrest Funeral Home, High Point
MEMORIALS: Maryfield Nursing Home, 1315 Greensboro Road, High Point 27260
Addie Thomason
GASTONIA — Addie Thomason, 103, 2705 Crawford Ave., died July 12, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
Franklin B. Auten
IRON STATION — Franklin Benjamin Auten, 86, 6419 E. Highway 27, died July 12, 1999, at Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincolnton.
He was a native of Mecklenburg County, son of the late Ed and Alice Grice Auten, graduate of North Carolina College of Textiles, retired supervisor from J.P. Stevens Inc., member of Denver Masonic Lodge 756, A.F. & A.M., Alexis Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Florene Bynum Auten; sons, Franklin Auten, Boone, Dean Auten, Brunswick, Ga., Steve Auten, Mooresville; stepson, R.C. Ballard, Iron Station; daughter, Pat Pittman, Brunswick; stepdaughters, Linda Beale, Barbara Smith, Iron Station; brother, Lewis Auten, Gastonia; sister, Mary Moss, Mount Holly; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont, Rev. A.A. Bailey, Dr. Malcom Ivey
INTERMENT: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Truett and Lane Auten, Robert Pittman, Ashley and Taylor Brinkley, Terrell Smith
MEMORIALS: Alexis Baptist Church, Alexis-High Shoals Road, Alexis 28006
Giles W. Hicks
BELMONT — Giles Woodrow "Bill" Hicks, 85, Eagle Road, died July 12, 1999, at Mercy Hospital, Charlotte.
He was a native of Catawba County, son of the late Theodore and Betty Ballard Hicks, Army veteran of World War II, retired custodian from Belmont Post Office.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Willie Hubbard Hicks; brother-in-law and wife, Luther and Bobbie Hubbard, Belmont; sister-in-law and husband, Thelma and Bob Stamey, Lake Junaluska; nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3:30 p.m. today, Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery, Mount Holly, Chaplain Bill Miller
VISITATION: 2-3 p.m. today, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
PALLBEARERS: William Montgomery, David and Steve Hubbard, Richard Cherry, Danny Hicks, Vernon Parnell
Faye R. Phillips
SHELBY — Faye Elizabeth Ross Phillips, 89, 600 LeGrand Street, died July 12, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Dick and Minnie Ledford, wife of the late Maurice Ross and Gladys Phillips, sister of the late Alvin and Edmund Bell, homemaker, member, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Lucille S. Hayes, Mable R. Beatty, Edna B. Coble, Pauline G. Breidinger; stepdaughter, Virginia Rice; sisters, Pinky R. Blanton, Edna Styles
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Lutz-Austell Funeral Home, Rev. Wray G. Barrett
BURIAL: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Carl L. Reid
KILLEEN, T.X. — Carl Lee Reid, 58, of Killeen, died July 11, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late Walker Reid Jr., brother of the late Alfred and Roland Reid, graduate of Highland High School, class of 1958, University of Central Texas, class of 1985, with a degree in criminal justice with honors, member of Alpha Phi Sigma, Northside Baptist Church, served with Army from 1958 to 1982 and retired as an E-7, employed with the Texas Department of Corrections for 17 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Edith Reid, Killeen; sons, Clyde R. Reid, Killeen, Carl L. Reid Jr., Japan; daughters, Doris H. Worrell, Killeen, Nancy K. Love, Austin, Texas; mother, Catherine S. Reid, Gastonia; brothers, Jerry, Marvin, Duane and Walker Reid III, Gastonia; sisters, Ernestine Sheppard, Dallas, Shirley Love, Gastonia; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: To be held in Gastonia at a later date.
BURIAL: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas
ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony and White’s Funeral Service
Alice L. Hickey
LAKE WYLIE, S.C. — Alice Lucille Hickey, 78, died July 12, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Buffalo, Okla., daughter of the late Floyd and Vera Thomas Riley, sister of the late Harold Riley, grandmother of the late Dana Lyn Hickey, graduate of University of Southern California, retired school teacher, member of River Hills Community Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Whalen K. Hickey, of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Robert Douglas and Debra D. Hickey, Long Beach, Calif.; grandsons, Kyle, Tyler and Brent Hickey
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, River Hills Community Church, Revs. Jeffrey and Tonya Vickery, Russ Brown
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery
VISITATION: Following service, church
MEMORIALS: River Hills Community Church, 104 Hamiltons Ferry Road, Lake Wylie 29710
ARRANGEMENTS: M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home
George Phillips
SHELBY — George Phillips, 56, 4040 Pleasant Grove Church Road, died July 12, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Gladys and Savanna Camp Phillips, father of the late Kelly Phillips, brother of the late Bill Phillips and Raye Ferree, member of Hudson Memorial Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Greta Phillips, Shelby; brothers, Steve Phillips, Shelby, Jack Phillips, Monroe; sisters, Martha Lail, Forest City, Marie Callahan, Charlotte, Louise Roberts, Frances Swink, Boiling Springs, Mary Ruth Goins, Aiken, S.C.; 14 grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Rev. Jerry Hudson
BURIAL: Rose Hill Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Frankie H. Buell
GASTONIA — Frankie Harris Buell, 97, 1770 Oak Hollow Road, died July 12, 1999, at home.
She was the daughter of the late James Claude and Addie Kerley Harris, wife of the late Claude B. Sweatte and Henry H. Buell, sister of the late Egbert Harris, Lizzie H. Waters, Violet H. Cavin, Lula H. Savage, member of First Baptist Church, Charlotte, Town Club, Toledo, Ohio, Welcome Wagon of Ohio, avid bridge and golf player.
SURVIVORS: Nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Thursday, Sharon Memorial Park, Revs. George L Rhyne, Richard Savage, Dwight Watts
PALLBEARERS: George and Joe Rhyne, Richard and Walt Savage
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
