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GEORGE P. SINCLAIR
YORK, S.C. — George Pressley Sinclair, 80, 590 Ramah Church Road, died July 1, 2000, at home.
He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late Fredrick E. and Eliza McCarter Sinclair, retired self-employed painter, former deacon at Midway Baptist Church where he was a member, Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Oradellis Laws Sinclair; son, Stan Sinclair, Clover, S.C.; daughters, Brenda S. Wooten, Kings Mountain, Gayle S. Clinton, Clover; sisters, Ethel S. Beamguard, Alice S. McAfee, Clover, Ruth S. Love, Greenville, S.C.; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Midway Baptist Church, York, Revs. L. H. Lovelace, James Ellis
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 90 minutes prior to service, church
MEMORIALS: Midway Baptist Church building fund, 12984 W. Hwy. 55, York, S.C. 29745
ARRANGEMENTS: Bratton Funeral Home
Robert W. Williams Sr.
GASTONIA — Robert Wilton Williams Sr., 72, 524 Hawthorne Lane, died June 30, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Robeson County, son of the late Dewey and Rilla Hewett Williams, husband of the late Dorothy McGirt Williams, president, chief executive officer and director of Gaston Federal Savings and Loan Association, which is now Gaston Federal Bank, vice chairman of the bank’s board of directors, graduated in 1950 with a bachelor of science in commerce from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, served in the Army during the Korean War, chief examiner of the Savings and Loans, administrator of the Savings and Loans Division of the Department of Commerce for the state of North Carolina, former chairman of the board and president of the Council of Community Financial Institutions in Washington, D.C., member of the board of directors of the Gastonia Downtown Development Corp., the Allocation Committee of the United Way of Gaston County Inc., the mayor’s blue ribbon task force, president of Gastonia’s Central City Association, chairman of a committee of representation of Norfolk-Southern Railway, the N.C. Department of Transportation, City of Gastonia, Superior Paving Co., the contractor for the railway project, other members of the Gastonia Central City Association, which facilitated the completion and dedication of the Long Avenue Railroad Relocation Project, served on Gastonia’s Uptown Revitalization Committee, director and treasurer of the Home Builders Association of Gaston County Inc., named Associate of the Year in 1983, served on the board of directors of the Gaston Chamber of Commerce, associate member of the Gaston Association of Realtors, president of the YMCA of Gaston County Inc., treasurer of two YMCA capital campaigns, member of advisory board of the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Clubs, chairman of the board of directors of the Gaston County Private Industry Council, member of the board of directors, the development and investment committees and treasurer of the Community Foundation of Gaston County, commissioned as Kentucky Colonel by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Master Mason of the Saint Albans Lodge No. 114 in Lumberton, 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason, Knight Templar, Shriner, received the Gold Honor Award from the Western North Carolina York Rite College, life member and former trustee of the Gastonia Lodge No. 1634 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, Paul Harris fellow of Rotary International, member of the Gastonia Rotary Club and First Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 13 years, Linda Noble Williams; sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Karen Williams Jr., Surfside Beach, S.C., John David Williams, Gastonia; stepdaughter and spouse, Susan K. and Stanley C. Foster; mother-in-law, Louise Noble, Lumberton; sisters and brothers-in-law, Sarah W. Britt, Charles Noble, Lumberton, Doris W. and Max Bryan, Yorktown, Va.; sister-in-law and spouse, Carol N. and Edward Denove, Centerreach, N.Y.; grandchildren, Rene Boston, Rana Moore, Ryan and Lauren Foster; nieces and nephews and spouses, Sally B. and John Rich, Emerald Isle, H. Brooks Britt, Tapango, Calif., Luther Johnson, Illand, Fordham Britt, Lumberton, Cynthia B. and Lee Wheelehan, Smithfield, Va., Gordon and Debbie Bryan, Memphis, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Britt, Jackson
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7 tonight, First Baptist Church
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Meadowbrook Cemetery, Lumberton, Rev. Joe Bounds, Dr. Leon Smith
VISITATION: 5-7 tonight, First Baptist Church, Gastonia; 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church, Lumberton
MEMORIALS: Gaston County Hospice or First Baptist Church of Gastonia or Gaston County YMCA or Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club or Lexington Home for Boys & Girls or Crisis Pregnancy Center or Lake Waccamaw Children’s Home
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Services, Southside Chapel
DENNIS M. ELDERS
GASTONIA — Dennis Michael "Mike" Elders, 45, 2719 Davis Park Road, died July 2, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Gaston County, member of Sandy Plains Baptist Church, former employee of John Deere Manufacturing.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lisa Howard Elders; daughter, Stephanie Elders, Bessemer City; father and stepmother, Bryant and Sherry Elders, Gastonia; mother and stepfather, Betty and Lane Austin, Kernersville; grandmother, Amy Boyles, Gastonia; mother-in-law, Judy Haney, Dallas; father-in-law, Dennis Howard, Gastonia; sister, Kimla Elders, Raleigh; granddaughter, Cassie Bridges; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Rev. Richard Horney
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Steven Brandon, Ronnie Crocker, Larry Elmore, Scott and Wayne Howard, Chris Norman
Columbus T. Garvin
CHARLOTTE — Columbus Thomas "Chris" Garvin, 53, died July 1, 2000, at Presbyterian Hospital.
He was the eldest son of the late Marie Meeks Garvin, joined Tabernacle Baptist Church in Gastonia at an early age, graduate of Highland Junior and Senior High schools, Gastonia, earned B.A. degree in economics from Johnson C. Smith University, Army veteran of Vietnam War.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sarah Davis Garvin; sons, Steven Garvin, serving in the Army, Tony Garvin, Gastonia, Gary, Aarin C., Patrick W. and David B. Garvin, Charlotte; father and stepmother, Ernest Lee and Margaret Kennedy Garvin, Gastonia; sister, Ernestine Davis Garvin, Gastonia; adopted sister (niece) Kimberly Garvin McGill, Shelby; brothers, James Coolidge Garvin, Chicago, Horace Edward Garvin, Gastonia; four grandchildren; other relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Grier Funeral Home
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, funeral home
Howard D. Mullinax
BRYSON CITY — Howard Dean "Weasle" Mullinax, 46, 846 Davis Branch Road, died July 2, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Gaffney, S.C., son of the late Wilton Mullinax, Air Force veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Dianne Cowart Mullinax; daughter, Melissa Smith, Gaffney; son, Mitch Mullinax, Gaffney; step-sons, Jeffrey, Tommy and Neil Johnson, Belmont; mother, Ramona Mullinax, Gaffney; brother, James Mullinax, Gaffney; 10 grandchildren; two nieces; two nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m Wednesday, Sawmill Hill Freewill Baptist Church, Rev. Tommy Burch; body will be placed in church 30 minutes prior to service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Crisp Funeral Home
WILLIAM "EVERETTE" WEAVER
GASTONIA — William "Everette" Weaver, 72, 2948 Planer Terrace, died July 1, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Kings Mountain, son of the late Rev. W. Carl and Cora May Weaver, retired account executive in marketing with BellSouth, member of East Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, Sunday school teacher for 45 years, trustee, chairman of deacons, chairman of the personnel committee, choir president, brotherhood president, Vacation Bible School teacher, Sunday school department superintendent, served as a sergeant with the Army Signal Corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II, graduate of Lowell High School and UNC-Chapel Hill.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 52 years, Hilda Jimison Weaver; son, William Everette "Bill" Weaver Jr., Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Kris Weaver and Ronnie Nash, Gastonia; sisters, Betty W. Hudson, Grover, Carol W. and Ann W. Tucker, Arlington, Wash.; sisters-in-law and spouses, Joyce J. and Tom Hogan, Jewel J. and Jake Parker, Dorothy Jimison, Gastonia; grandchildren, Stephanie and Lindsie Nash, Gastonia; nieces and nephews
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Evelyn Weaver Wilson; brother, Johnny Weaver
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, East Baptist Church
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
MEMORIALS: East Baptist Church, 114 N. Church St., Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Valerie L. Lovin
GASTONIA — Valerie Lakey Lovin, 91, died July 2, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Graham County, wife of the late Clyde Lovin Sr., daughter of the late James Harem and Texana Carver Lakey, a homemaker, member of Salem Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Luana and Clyde Queen Jr., Raleigh, Lavada and Phil Wilde, Newport News, Va., Patsy and Roy Lance, Panama City, Fla.; sons and daughters-in-law, James "Herve" and Jean Lovin, Lincolnton, Rex and Marie Lovin, Gastonia; brother, Edison and Geneva Lakey, Graham County; 21 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughters, Ocie and Sheila Lovin, Lavinia Viscidy; son, Clyde Lovin Jr.; brothers, Glenn and Leonidas Lakey; sisters, Elva Sawyer, Lori Hubbard, Flora Lewallen
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Westview Gardens Cemetery, Bessemer City, Rev. Jack Fleming
VISITATION: Noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, McLean Funeral Directors
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons
MEMORIALS: Salem Baptist Church, 1534 Rolling Meadow Lane, Gastonia 28054
WILMON RALPH JEFFERIES SR.
CLOVER, S.C. — Wilmon Ralph Jefferies Sr., 49, 1040 Wiggins Road, died July 2, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
He was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., son of the late Roy and Effie Mullinax Jefferies, attended Clover Church of God, Army veteran of Vietnam War.
SURVIVORS: Son, R. Brian Jefferies, Clover; daughter, Tabatha J. Jefferies, South Carolina; granddaughter, Kaitlynn A. Jefferies, Clover; brother, Harold Dean Jefferies, Cuba, N.Y.; sisters, Beatrice Hartsoe, Joan Padron, Clover, Louise Lockridge, Naples, Fla.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, "J.J." Wilmon Ralph Jefferies Jr.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Clover Church of God, Revs. R.W. Hartsoe, Verson Hodges Jr.
INTERMENT: Draytonville Cemetery, Gaffney, S.C.
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
Ellen G. Cantrell
GASTONIA — Ellen Grigg Cantrell, 82, 1132 Midway Drive, died July 2, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Stanly County, wife of the late Oliver V. Cantrell, daughter of the late Benjamin Dixon and Cora Holder Grigg, member of First United Methodist Church, retired textile employee.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Sarah E. Cantrell, Gastonia; sister, Mary Grigg Fisher; two nephews; one niece; two great-nephews; three great-nieces
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oakwood Cemetery, Sarah Cantrell
VISITATION: 10-10:45 a.m. Wednesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Clauston E. Bumgardner
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Clauston Earl Bumgardner, 71, died July 3, 2000, in Las Vegas.
He was a native of Kings Mountain, construction electrician, member of Electricians Union IBEW No. 357, moved to Las Vegas in 1962 and lived there for 37 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Doris Jean Bumgardner, Las Vegas; son, Randy Bumgardner, Las Vegas; three grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Harris Funeral Home
VISITATION: Two hours before service, funeral home
BURIAL: Paradise Memorial Gardens
ARRANGEMENTS: Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, Las Vegas
George Daignault
GASTONIA — George Daignault, 34, died July 2, 2000, at home.
He was a native of St. Albans, Vt., son of the late John P. Daignault, roofer for A.C. Hawthorne Roofing Co., Cyclone Roofing, sky diver, avid hunter, member of the South Carolina Buck Buster, Chester, S.C., Camp Bonnest Sky Divers Club, Camden, Ala.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Janet Daignault, Highgate; sisters and brothers-in-law, Katherine and Robert Kuck II, Burlington, Johnna Daignault and Randy Abair, St. Albans; mother, Janet Lauder Daignault; brother, Michael Daignault, Burlington; nieces and nephews, Victoria Marie, Robert James III and John Thomas Kuck, Samantha Rae and Joseph Lee Daignault; aunts, uncles and friends
FUNERAL: 7 p.m. Thursday, New Life Baptist Church, Bessemer City
MEMORIALS: Harbor Club, 32 Kingman St., St Albans 05478
ARRANGEMENTS: Brady and Levesque Funeral Home
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
Lawrence M. Thacker
SHELBY — Lawrence Michael Thacker, 27, 136 McBrayer Homestead Road, died July 2, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
He was a native of Orlando, Fla., carpet installer for Cleveland Floor Covering, member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Michelle Thacker; daughters, Brandy and Megan Thacker, of the home; mother, Irene Duffer, Spanish Fork, Utah; father, James Kenser, Tampa, Fla.; grandparents, Calvin and Pearl Cooper, Shelby; sister, Jamie Kenser, Spanish Fork; brother, Stephen Thacker, Spanish Fork; friend, Ed Noggle, Shelby; mother-in-law, Gail Hollifield, of the home
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Grandparents, Pauline Slay and Lawrence Thacker; aunt, Patricia Ayers
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Cleveland Funeral Services, Pastor Robert A. Wagner
BURIAL: Lattimore Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
BEATRICE M. LANE
GASTONIA — Beatrice McCarter Lane, 80, 2635 S. York Road, died July 2, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of York, S.C., daughter of the late Wallace and Zora Deal McCarter, wife of the late Julian E. Lane, member of Calvary Baptist Church, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Bill and Rulane Lane, Supply, Mike and Tracy Lane, Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Jerry Green, Gastonia; brother, Donald McCarter, Clover, S.C.; sisters, Dorothy Leming, Clover, Ola Mae Stewart, York, Virginia Keever, Gastonia; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Calvary Baptist Church, Revs. Bruce Pittman, A. A. Bailey
BURIAL: Bethany ARP Cemetery, Clover
VISITATION: Other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Calvary Baptist Church, 3001 S. York Road, Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
