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Margaret A. McLean
BURLINGTON — Margaret Alice McLean, 813 Central Ave., died Aug. 9, 1999, at Alamance Regional Medical Center.
She was the daughter of the late Robert C. and Rose Adams McLean, educated at Gastonia High School, attended Queens College, Charlotte, moved to Saxapahaw in the early 1930s, retired from Sellers Manufacturing Co., relocated to Burlington in early 1970s, active member of Saxapahaw United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sister-in-law, Mrs. J.D. McLean, Gastonia; nieces and nephews include Mr. and Mrs. Ben E. Jordan, Pinehurst, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Gant Jr., Burlington, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Jordan, Saxapahaw, Mr. and Mrs. Carl McAdams, Mebane, Mrs. Rose McLean Whitesides, Mr. and Mrs. L.L. McLean Jr., Mr. and Mrs. R.E. McLean Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Lance Brenner, Gastonia, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Robinson, Wilmington; 24 great-nieces and great-nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Saxapahaw United Methodist Church, Rev. Rachel Moser
BURIAL: Moore’s Chapel Cemetery, Saxapahaw
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church, other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Gant Jr., 1016 W. Davis St., Burlington
MEMORIALS: Saxapahaw United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 128, Saxapahaw 27340
ARRANGEMENTS: Rich and Thompson Mortuary
Macie Presswood
ALEXIS — Macie Morris Presswood, 91, 280 Alexis-High Shoals Road, died Aug. 9, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Forney B. and Ida Rhyne Morris, wife of the late Lawrence W. Presswood, sister of the late Vance Morris and Beulah Morris Abernathy, homemaker, lifelong member of Alexis Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, Louis A. and Esther Presswood, Max M. Presswood, Alexis; grandchildren and spouses, Randy and Karen Presswood, Terry and Wendy Presswood, Kathy and Sam Kornegay; four great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Alexis Baptist Church, Dr. Malcolm Ivey, Rev. A.A. Bailey
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
MEMORIALS: Alexis Baptist Church, Alexis-High Shoals Road, Alexis 28006
Walter Bailey Sr.
DALLAS – Walter Bailey Sr., 78, 1104 Old Dallas Road, died Aug. 7, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Bakersville, son of the late Nimpson and Lillie Callahan Bailey, real estate broker, earned law degree from Wake Forest College in 1951, Air Force veteran, 77th Bomb Squadron 11th Air Force, POW in Japan during World War II, past commander Gaston County POWs, member of VFW, Last Man Club, Myers Memorial Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 53 years, Alene Payne Bailey; son and daughter-in-law, Walter and Brenda Bailey, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and Allen Blalock, Dallas, Jane and Dale Rivelle, Gastonia; brothers, Stokes W. Bailey, Bakersville, Fred W. Bailey, Kingsport, Tenn.; sisters, Rachel Million, Bakersville, Ruth Seatz, Granite Falls, Pauline Parker, Kings Mountian, Ida Goins, Chadbourne; grandchildren, Christy Hord, Kings Mountain, Kimberly, Carrie, and Lauren Bailey, David Waldrop, Travis and Brent Rivelle, Gastonia, Joseph and Jason Blalock, Dallas, great-grandchild, Emily Hord, Kings Mountain
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Myers Memorial Methodist Church, Revs. Tom Lattimore and Eugene Seitz
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, full military honors by Air Force and World War II Last Man Club
VISITATION: 7- 9 p.m. tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Gaston County POWs
MEMORIALS: Little Red School House Sunday School, c/o Myers Memorial Methodist Church, 301 S. New Hope Road, Gastonia 28054
Ingeborg Eaker
CHERRYVILLE – Ingeborg Flindt Eaker, 62, 5719 Cohn Eaker Road, died Aug. 9, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Kostheim, Germany, daughter of the late Heinrick and Elizabeth Flindt, member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son, Rodney Dale Eaker, Whidbey Island, Wash.; brothers, Horst and Albert Flindt, Kostheim; sisters, Marianne Hollings, Kostheim; Glerlinde Coulter, Coatsville, Pa., Lilo Gambichler, Wies Baden, Germany
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Rev. John Stein
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Carpenter’s Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Bethlehem United Methodist Church, 6753 N.C. Highway 182, Cherryville 28021 or Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
Rachel Wilson
MACON, Ga. – Rachel Armstrong Wilson, 73, 2985 King Alfred Drive, died Aug. 7, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Gastonia, daughter of the late E. Hoyle and Elizabeth Stowe Armstrong, wife of the late Walter Scott Wilson Sr., member of Vineville Baptist Church, Joy Sunday school class.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Martin A. and W. Scott Wilson Jr., Macon; grandchildren, Kaitlyn M., Matthew and Martin A. Wilson Jr., Macon
FUNERAL: Held Monday
BURIAL: Riverside Cemetery, North Gate Section
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 4406, Macon 31208 or Park Memorial United Methodist Church, 5290 Arkwright Road, Macon 31210 or Vineville Baptist Church, 2591 Vineville Ave., Macon 31204
ARRANGEMENTS: Snow’s Memorial Chapel
Virgil Hamrick
SPENCER MOUNTAIN – Virgil "Spud" Hamrick, 60, 153 Pharr Blvd., died Aug. 7, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Cherryville, resided in Kings Mountain for several years, resident of Spencer Mountain and Gaston County for more than 38 years, brother of the late William "Rick" Hamrick, Army veteran, served in Germany, worked for Acme Spinning for more than 25 years, employed by United Spinning
SURVIVORS: Parents, Wilburn and Mary Jane Cook Hamrick, Kings Mountain; wife, Mary Neal Wellman Hamrick; son and daughter-in-law, Tracy Allen and Jennifer Hamrick, Spencer Mountain; daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca Hamrick and Jason Beach, Grover; daughters, Shelia Amanda and Jennifer Renee Hamrick, Spencer Mountain, brothers and sisters-in-law, Gilbert and Shirley Hamrick, Kenneth and Brenda Hamrick, Kings Mountain; sister and brother-in-law, Mona and Jack Scism, Kings Mountain; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Linda and Frank Abernathy, Lowell; grandchildren, Aaron and Stephen Hamrick, Taylor Beach, Madison Heath, and Ariana Husky; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, McLean and Son Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. John Heath
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
PALLBEARERS: Richard Abernathy, Stephen Heath, Tim Husky, Jason Beach, Neal Scism, Michael, Scotty and Rick Hamrick
MEMORIALS: The American Diabetes Association, 1660 Duke St., Alexandria, Va. 22314
Madge Stepp
GASTONIA – Madge Minona Stepp, 74, Brian Center, 969 Cox Road, died Aug. 8, 1999, at her residence.
She was a native of Smokemont in Swain County, daughter of the late John Luther and Bertie Galloway Stepp, wife of the late Ray Hembree; sister of the late Paul W. and Troy Stepp, Sibyl Stepp Lyman, retired from the textile industry, member of South Marietta Street Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-laws, Frances H. and Raymond Putman, Greenville, S.C., Oledia H. and John Edge Jr., Gastonia, brother, Russell H. Stepp, Lowell; grandchildren, Pam S. Putman, Greenville, Celeste P. Davis, Anderson, S.C., John A. Edge, Gastonia; great-grandchildren, Morgan Rae McCain, Lauren Celeste and T. Connor Davis; nephew, Russell H. Stepp Jr.; great-niece, Jessica Stepp; great-nephew, Todd Stepp
GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 11 a.m. today, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Bill Miller
MEMORIALS: South Marietta Street Baptist Church Building Fund c/o South Marietta Street Baptist Church, 911 S. Marietta Street, Gastonia 28054; Meals on Wheels of your choice or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean and Son Funeral Home
D.C. Thornburg Jr.
LINCOLNTON – D.C. Thornburg Jr., 78, 2682 Gastonia Highway, died Aug. 9, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
He was a son of the late Dorus and Ollie Mae Kiser Thornburg, brother of the late Clyde "Wink" Thornburg, owner of T&S Welding and Machine Co. Inc., Army veteran, Purple Heart recipient during World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Claudia Mae Thornburg; son, Calvin Thornburg, Lincolnton; daughters, Claudette Crawley, Lincolnton; Jill Putnam, Shelby; sisters, Peggy Heavner, Sherrills Ford, Juanita Houser and Inez Starr, Lincolnton; four grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Pisgah United Methodist Church, Rev. James R. Reeves
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Pisgah United Methodist Church Music Program, 2582 Gastonia Highway, Lincolnton 28092
James Silvers Sr.
GASTONIA – James Melvin Silvers Sr., 69, 1419 S. Marietta St., died Aug. 9, 1999, at Hopice at Windover Heights, Shelby.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Cromer Silvers.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Mary Lane, Gastonia; sons, James Jr., Bobby and Danny Silvers, Gastonia; daughters, Julie Robertson and Debbie Sellers, Gastonia; stepmother, Ruth Silvers, Columbia, S.C.; half brothers, Fred and David Silvers, Witmire, S.C.; half sisters, Betty Silvers, Chester, S.C., Mary Silvers, Columbia; grandchildren, Sheryl, Christina, Bobby Jr. and Wendy Silvers, Crystal Bridges, Mark Beavers, Marsha and Amanda Robertson, Brook Payne; great-grandchildren, Ashley and Christin Bridges and Amber Silvers; former wife, Shirley Silvers
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Gaston Memorial Park, Revs. Jack Ford and James Lowery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside
PALLBEARERS: Mark Beavers, Billy Bridges, Tommy Burgan, Allen Inman, Greg Sellers, Charles Tice
MEMORIALS: Hospice at Wendover, 951 Wendover Heights, Shelby 28150
