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Herbert A. Twitty
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Herbert Anthony Twitty, 4100 Washington Pike St., died June 19, 2000, at VA Hospital, Johnson City. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late James Joseph and Caleb Lee Twitty, veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Hazel T. Crawford, Emma T. Mann, Belmont; sisters-in-law, Enuice D. and Claire Twitty; brother-in-law, Jethro R. Mann
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. today, Costner Funeral Home
BURIAL: Vestibule A.M.E. Zion Church Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: Half an hour before service, funeral home
Michael S. Loftin
GASTONIA - Michael Steven Loftin, 28, 3321 Beaty Road, died June 23, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Mark Alan Loftin, employed by Gastonia Sheet Metal.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Josie Leigh Loftin, Gastonia; mother and stepfather, Virginia Hartness and David Hayes, Dallas; stepfather, Steve Crouse, Gastonia; maternal grandparent, Betty Parker, Gastonia; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lenton L. Loftin, Granite Quarry, Ramona H. Loftin, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Crouse, Gastonia; paternal great-grandmother, Inez D. Loftin; brother, Niel Hawkins, Gastonia; sister, Elizabeth Lee Ann Hayes, Dallas; cousins, Michael Scott Pasour, Taffie Jo Bess, others; aunts, Sandra Champion, Oak Grove, Pamela Parker, Renee Parker Groves, Gastonia; special friend, Mike Clark
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Greene Funeral Service, southside chapel, Lynn and Clarence V. Morris Jr.
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Mike Clark, Fred Greene, Tommy Gross, Niel Hawkins, Michael Scott Pasour
Charles E. Webber
BLACK RIVER, N.Y. — Charles E. Webber, 71, 109 Pine Drive, died June 10, 2000, at home. He was a native of Bessemer City, son of the late Eugene and Cora Lena Thomas Webber, retired Lt. Col. from the Army, member of Thomas Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church and trustee board.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Barbara Jackson Webber; daughters and sons-in-law, Cheryl C. Webber-Eakin, Buffalo, N.Y., Gwendolyn R. Webber-McLeod and Tracy McLeod, Auburn, N.Y., Terri L. Webber-Simmons and Gerald Simmons, Acworth, Ga., Kimberly A. Webber-Jankie and Matthew Jankie, Marietta, Ga.; sister and brother-in-law, Jimmie Ruth Webber-Monroe and John Monroe, Westbury, N.Y.; seven grandchildren
FUNERAL: Held June 15, The Commons, Fort Drum, N.Y., Chaplain Albert L. Downing
BURIAL: Black River Cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Bruces Funeral Home
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home, Gastonia
Helene H. Foster
GASTONIA - Helene Gracey Hall Foster, 28, 1308 Cedar Ave., died June 22, 2000, at home. She was a native of Kings Mountain, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Curtis Larry Foster; sons, Brandon Chad and Jeffrey Curtis Foster, Gastonia; parents, Mary Fite and Earl Hall Sr.; sisters, Teresa Inman, Greenville, S.C., Nancy Hall, Hickory; brothers, Jimmy and Earl Hall Jr., Gastonia
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Ward Funeral Home, Rev. Glenn Mecum
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home; condolence messages for the family may be emailed to www.wardfuneral.co
PALLBEARERS: Tommy, David and Larry Foster, Darrell Weathers, Danny Wooten, Bobby Lovelace
Robert E. White
LINCOLNTON - Robert Eugene White, 65, 331 Southside Church Road, died June 23, 2000, at home. He was a native of Easley, S.C., son of the late Leonard and Ruby Fisher White, retired from Cochrane Furniture after 17 years of service, member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, Lake Toxaway.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Joan London Homesley White; stepsons, Troy and John Homesley, Cherryville, Bill Homesley, Lincolnton; stepdaughter, Bonnie Stephenson, Statesville; sisters, Jean Smith, Lucille Hollingsworth, Lake Toxaway; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren preceded in death BY: Brother, Kenneth Harley White; sister, Mary Morgan
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Brevard
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carpenter’s Funeral Home, Cherryville
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
Ryan C. Henkel
GASTONIA - Ryan Craig Henkel, 11, 4636 Lenden Hall Court, died June 22, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Mecklenburg County, son of Andrew Hines and Karen Hurley Henkel. OTHER
SURVIVORS: Brother, Tyler Andrew Henkel, the home; maternal grandparents, J.E. and Louise Hurley, Mount Holly; paternal grandparents, Bob and Edna Henkel, Clover, S.C.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Greene Funeral Service, southside chapel, Rev. Jerry Millwood
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
Thelma D. Williams
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Thelma D. Williams, 66, 313 N. Gaston St., died June 23, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Paul and Ruby Phillips Daves, wife of the late Hugh Williams Jr., a homemaker, member of Midview Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Freda W. and Ronnie Tesseneer, Goldsboro; sons and daughter-in-law, Michael K. Williams, David M. and Fay Williams, Kings Mountain; sisters and brothers-in-law, Carolyn and Oscar Hullender, Wrightsville Beach, Elaine and Richard White, Blacksburg, S.C., Dorothy and Floyd Hamrick, Rock Hill, S.C., Frances Byers, Shelby; brothers and sisters-in-law, Charles and Joann Daves, J.C. and Carolyn Daves, Shelby; sister-in-law, Kathleen Daves, Florida; grandchildren, Jason and Matthew Williams, Kings Mountain, Tammy and Robbie Tesseneer, Goldsboro; great-grandchildren, Thomas, James and Mason Dever, Haley Stickland, Goldsboro preceded in death BY: Brother, Robert Daves
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Midview Baptist Church, Revs. Bob Hope, Michael Dixon, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: New Camp Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Cleveland Funeral Services, Shelby
Tommy R. Collins
BESSEMER CITY — Tommy Ruben Collins, 70, 126 Terrace Drive, died June 23, 2000, at home. He was a native of Transylvania County, son of the late Pinkney Monroe Collins and Della Ann Gibson Akins, member of Ranlo Church of God, retired textile worker.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 45 years, Georgia Pauline Crane Collins; sons and daughters-in-law, Floyd and Vanessa Collins, Cherryville, Tommy R. and Janie Collins, Tennessee, Fletcher P. and Karen Collins, Bessemer City; daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Rev. Kim Robertson, Bessemer City, Lori Ann and Terry Marley, Dallas, Kay and Danny Whitmire, Gastonia, Melinda Sue and Kenneth McCrary, Brevard, Brenda Louise, Crestview, Fla.; brothers, Odell, George, John Collins, Pickens, S.C., Daniel, Carroll, James Collins, Brevard; nine grandsons; 15 granddaughters; 21 great-grandchildren preceded in death BY: Sister, Virginia West; brother, Emmis Collins
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Sunday, Moody-Connolly Funeral Home, Brevard, Revs. Ralph Pressley, Kim Robertson
BURIAL: Pisgah Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, westside chapel
Shelby McCuen
GASTONIA - Shelby Lee Stephens McCuen, 52, 109 Glover Road, died June 23, 2000, at home. She was a native of Gaston County, daycare worker, member of Friendship Baptist Church, Belmont.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Kenny McCuen; son, Kenneth Todd McCuen, Gastonia; daughters and son-in-law, Robin Ann and Robert Edward Jacobs Jr., Susan Renee McCuen, Gastonia; parents, William Walter and Ida Elizabeth Mathison Stephens, Gastonia; brothers, Mike, Danny, Tim and David Stephens, Gastonia; sisters, Diane Duncan, Kay Bruce, Gastonia, Jean Harris, Clover, S.C.
FUNERAL: 5 p.m. Sunday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Lynwood Lavinder
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home; other times at mother’s home, 5601 Union Road, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Church deacons
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte 28202
Frank O. McFarland Jr.
SHELBY - Frank Osborne McFarland Jr., 62, 3687 Artee Road, died June 23, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Vernie Daves and Frank Osborne McFarland Sr., regional sales manager for Lee Boy Industries, co-owner of Master Equipment Co., partner, Foothills Asphalt, member of Sandy Plains Baptist Church, deacon, Sunday school teacher, one of the founders of No. 7 Volunteer Fire Department, first assistant chief, former member Shelby Rotary Club, member Hollis Masonic Lodge.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jackie Adams McFarland; sons and daughters-in-law, Lisa and Frank Osborne "Ozzie" McFarland III, Boiling Springs, Al McFarland, Shelby, Greg and Stacy McFarland, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Kirk McFarland, Shelby; sister, Joan Gettys, Hollis; grandchildren, Adam, Caleb, Jonah and Frank "OJ" McFarland IV
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Sandy Plains Baptist Church, Dr. Don McSwain
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Sandy Plains Baptist Church, 2112 New House Road, Shelby 28150
Frankie C. Reynolds
LINCOLNTON - Frankie Clark Reynolds, 54, 1409 S. Aspen St., died June 23, 2000, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Thomas and Maude Clark, worked in personnel for Freightliner Corp.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Walter Reynolds; sons, Thomas Reynolds, Vale, Rusty Reynolds, the home; one grandson preceded in death BY: Sister, Helen Whitstein
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Warlick Funeral Home, Rev. Nathan May
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Sunday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: River View Baptist Church, 2230 Riverview Road, Lincolnton 28092
Michael S. Loftin
GASTONIA - Michael Steven Loftin, 28, 3321 Beaty Road, died June 23, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Mark Alan Loftin, employed by Gastonia Sheet Metal.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Josie Leigh Loftin, Gastonia; mother and stepfather, Virginia Hartness and David Hayes, Dallas; stepfather, Steve Crouse, Gastonia; maternal grandmother, Betty Parker, Gastonia; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lenton L. Loftin, Granite Quarry, Ramona H. Loftin, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Crouse, Gastonia; paternal great-grandmother, Inez D. Loftin; brother, Niel Hawkins, Gastonia; sister, Elizabeth Lee Ann Hayes, Dallas; cousins, Michael Scott Pasour, Taffie Jo Bess, others; aunts, Sandra Champion, Oak Grove, Pamela Parker, Renee Parker Groves, Gastonia; special friend, Mike Clark
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. today, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Lynn and Clarence V. Morris Jr.
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont
PALLBEARERS: Mike Clark, Fred Greene, Tommy Gross, Niel Hawkins, Michael Scott Pasour
Howard P. Queen
GASTONIA - Howard Patrick "Sally" Queen, 83, 4532 Bellhaven Forest Drive., died June 24, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late John Lee and Irene Keever Queen, World War II Army and Navy veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Betty Shoulders Queen; daughters and sons-in-law, Susan Queen and Bobby England, Gastonia, Lynn Queen and Jimmy Walker, Eden; grandchildren, Vann and Kipp Noblett, Gastonia, Lori Williams, Bobbi Leonard, Reidsville, Jimmy Walker, Eden; great-grandchildren, Erika, Harrison, Jacob, Megan, Dylan and Jordan preceded in death BY: Brother, Fred Queen; sisters, Margaret Queen, Idell Queen Bishop
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Rev. Jerry Millwood
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour before the service, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Eddie, Ed, Scott and Todd Anderson, Jerry and Calvin "Chub" Helton
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: World War II Last Man’s Club
Tina Toney Clary
SHELBY - Tina Toney Clary, 26, 841 E. Zion Church Road, died June 23, 2000, at Duke University Medical Center, Durham. She was a native of Cleveland County, receptionist at Crawley Memorial Hospital, member of Christopher Road Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Joey Dwayne Clary; parents, Vance Wayne and Audrey Bridges Toney, Kings Mountain; sister, Amy Toney, Kings Mountain; special friend, Holly York, Shelby
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Christopher Road Baptist Church, Revs. Mickey Heyward, Dennis Helms, Marvin Greenway
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
Mozelle Shipton Benfield
YORK, S.C. — Mozelle Shipton Benfield, 78, 302 Blackburn St., died June 22, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C. She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Frances Scarlett Shipton, retired as spinner from Cannon Mills in York, member of Gloryland Freewill Baptist Church, Rock Hill.
SURVIVORS: Husband, James Benfield; sons, Randy, Joey, Tommy and David Benfield, York; daughters, Shirley Benfield Polk, Mary Frances Horne, Sandy Benfield, York, Sheila Benfield Zirkle, Filbert; 33 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Monday, Gloryland Freewill Baptist Church, Rock Hill, Rev. Phil Lemmons
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home
LEONARD A. SMITH SR.
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Leonard Alvin Smith Sr., 84, 807 Floyd St., died June 23, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of Cherokee County, husband of the late Hazel Moore Smith, son of the late William Fletcher Jr. and Eldie Holland Smith, World War II Air Force veteran, employed by Sadie Mill, Kings Mountain, for 48 years, served as plant manager and superintendent, member of Eastside Baptist Church, men’s Bible class, American Legion Post No. 155.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Carolyn Chapman Smith; sons and daughters-in-law, Leonard A. Jr. and Jackie Smith, Greenwood, S.C., Rodney and Patricia Smith, Cherryville; stepsons and stepdaughters-in-law, Johnny and Wanda McLeymore, Darryl and Nina McLeymore, Jeff McLeymore and fiancee Wendy Morris, Cherryville; daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce and Bill Metcalf, Clover, S.C., Glenda and John Newell, Matthews; sisters, Mable Ross, Willie Cable, Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Warren and Brian Newell, Mickey Metcalf, Darlene Gardiner, Jason Smith, Melinda Hicks, Trae Smith; great-grandchildren, Tracy and Nikki Gardiner, Ashley and John Newell, Griffin Hicks; stepgrandchildren, Eric W., Blake, Brandy, Justin and Dekota McLeymore, Kallie Ingle; great-great-grandchild, Jonathon Tippins preceded in death BY: Brothers, William Fletcher Jr. and Clarence "Grassy" Smith; sisters, Dessie Farley, Essie Cable
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Eastside Baptist Church, Revs. Eugene Land, Dale Thornburg, Augustine Lara
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Harvey Allen, Ray Canipe, Calvin Payne, Jack and Larry Rayfield, Don Starnes
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Men of the Sunday school class
MEMORIALS: Eastside Baptist Church, Kings Mountain
