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Effie H. Strange
PAULINE, S.C. — Effie Harris Strange, 80, 1606 Harrelson Road, died July 2, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Spartanburg, S.C., daughter of the late O.R. and Zora Moore Harris, member of Friendship Baptist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 64 and a half years, Willie Strange; son and daughters-in-law, O. Kenneth and Dona Brown Strange, Gastonia, Lee Strange, Jamestown; daughters and sons-in-law, Linda Pearl and Stewart Holler, Landrum, Jennifer and Joey Greer, Spartanburg; 15 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Major Grady L. Strange
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Bobo Funeral Chapel, Spartanburg, Rev. Wesley Dixon
BURIAL: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Spartanburg Regional Hospice, 120 Heywood Ave., Spartanburg 29302
Prue W. Styers
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Prue Weaver Styers, 81, 222 Fulton St., died July 2, 2000, in Cherryville.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Cletus and Lizzie Homesley Weaver, wife of the late Loyd Durham Styers, retired from Rex Mills, Ranlo, charter member of Free Saints Chapel, Cherryville, where she served as a trustee.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Ruby W. Jenkins, Crouse; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Harris Funeral Home, Revs. Charles Swicegood, Rudy Robinson
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: Two hours before service, funeral home, other times at the home of Ruby Jenkins, 2246 Hwy. 150 West, Crouse
MEMORIALS: Free Saints Chapel, P.O. Box 11, Cherryville 28021
Leonard Decker
GASTONIA — Leonard Decker, 84, 1514 W. Walnut Ave., died July 2, 2000, at Sunbridge Care & Rehab for Lowell.
He was a native of Cherokee County, son of the late John P. and Ida Lee Johnson Decker, owner-operator of Decker’s Grocery, worked in antique restoration out of his home.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Loma Pearl Crowe Decker; sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby James and Jerline Decker, Dallas, Kenneth Carl and Mary Decker, Green Creek, Jerry Ray Decker, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Margaret and Jerry Jenkins, Waxhaw, Helen D. and Jerry Shaw, Lincolnton, Barbara D. and Harvey Finney, Gastonia, Wanda D. and Jerome Bush, Statesville; brothers, Charlie and Ernest Decker, Murphy, Claude Decker, Gastonia, John Decker, Larochelle, La.; sisters, Ruby Wilson, Opal Howell, Murphy; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Wade Decker; sister, Oma Pinkerton
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Majors Marshall Clary, Jerry Lyles, Earl Reagan
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Trey Alexander, Jimmy Campbell, Sydney Decker, Rusty Gill, David Jenkins, Rodney Luckadoo
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: David Benfield, John Walker
MEMORIALS: Salvation Army Building Fund, P.O. Box 1094, Gastonia 28053
BONNIE B. BAKER
SUMTER, S.C. — Bonnie Barnes Baker, 84, died July 3, 2000, at a local nursing center.
She was a native of Lee County, daughter of the late James R. and Eva Turner Barnes, wife of the late Allie H. Baker, member of Elliott Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Gordon Baker, Elliott, S.C.; daughters, Joyce Corbett, Camden, S.C., Patricia James, Gastonia, Sarah Mims, Sumter; sisters, Catherine B. Elmore, Myrtle B. Humphrey, Bishopville, S.C.; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home, Revs. William B. James, Jimmy Atkerson
BURIAL: Wells Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Mims, 114 White Oak Park
PALLBEARERS: Ronnie, Kenny and Boyd Mims, Tim Corbett, Jon Biggs, Ken Nesbitt
MEMORIALS: Wells Cemetery Fund
BARBARA M. CARROLL
BELMONT — Barbara Christine Mullis Carroll, 53, 828 Hills Road, died July 2, 2000, at St. Joseph’s Memorial Mission Hospital.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Raymond and Grace Hope Mullis.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Wayne Russell, Valdese; Bryan Carter, Mount Holly; Matt Carroll, Belmont; daughters, Barbara Mills, Belmont, Kimberly Carroll, Lowell; brother, Carl Mullis, Gastonia; three grandchildren; one step grandchild
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Rev. Ronnie Wilson
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour prior to service, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Harris Carter, Daniel, Donald Jr. and Matthew Gregg, Darrell and Jeremie Mullis
Seibert W. Lockman
LINCOLNTON — Seibert Wood Lockman, 82, 1315 Hwy. 73, died July 3, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Robert and Lillian Gabriel Lockman, First Lt. in the Army Air Force, graduate of Lincoln High School, class of 1939, retired U.S. Marshall, member of Iron Station United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruth Jarrell Lockman; son, Woody Lockman, Lincolnton; brother, Russell Lockman, Statesville; sisters, Bobby Jean Robinson, Lincolnton, JoAnn Michael, Charlotte; one grandchild; one great-grandchild
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Steve Lockman
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Rev. Robert W. Combs
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS: American Heart Association, 2638 Lee Lawing Road, Lincolnton 28092, or the American Cancer Society, Lincoln County Unit, Box 202, Lincolnton, 28093
ARRANGEMENTS: E.F. Drum Funeral home
Sue H. Carlisle
SHELBY — Sue Hamrick Carlisle, 83, 1028 Allendale Drive, died July 4, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late John Bynum and Elsie Walker Hamrick, co-owner of Carlisle Studio, charter member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church, member of Young At Heart.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Hubert O. Carlisle; son and daughter-in-law, Douglas and Cindy Carlisle, Shelby; grandchildren, Nathan Carlisle, Roanoke, Va., Jennifer Cazzola, Atlanta, Sarah Denney, Fayetteville; granddaughter, Elsie Denney, Fayetteville; brothers, John Reid Hamrick, Hamlet, Fay Hamrick, Bostic; sisters, Annie Lou Long, Forest City, Lillian Rollins, Spindale
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Hoyt, Clyde and J.B. Hamrick; sister, Elizabeth McRorie
FUNERAL: 10 a.m. Thursday, Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Dr. Dolores Queen
BURIAL: Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery, Bostic
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 1207 W. Dixon Blvd. Shelby 28152, or Salem United Methodist Church, 177 Salem Church Road, Bostic 28018
Marvis H. Hopper
SHELBY — Marvis Hamrick Hopper, 67, 1627 Red Road, died July 4, 2000, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital, Spartanburg, S.C.
She was a native of Spartanburg County, S.C., daughter of the late Clarence William and Essie Silvers Atkins, wife of the late Charles C. Hamrick, retired operator from Hoechst Celanese, member of Landmark Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Clyde Hopper, Shelby; daughters and sons-in-law, Karen H. and Michael Emery, Sherry H. and Dennis Ivey, Gaffney, S.C.; son, Charles Dale Hamrick, Shelby; sisters and brother-in-law, Cornelia Champion, Frances and Romeo Nodine, Fingerville, S.C.; step-sons and spouse, Mike and Paula, Ricky Hopper, Grover; granddaughters, Kristin Holcomb, Gaffney, Airman Kimberly Emery, Charleston, S.C.; grandsons, Travis Dixon, Phillip and Timmy Hamrick, Shelby, Kevin Dixon, Gaffney; three great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Landmark Baptist Church, Revs. Allen Davis and Bill Hannon
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Cleveland Funeral Services
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 394, Shelby 28150
Pauline W. Moss
SHELBY — Pauline Wylie Moss, 89, Shelby Manor, died July 3, 2000, at her residence.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Arthur Eugene and Alice Warren Wylie, wife of the late Curtis Glenn Moss, homemaker, member of Eastside Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Violet and Lawrence Webber, Barbara and Randall Evans, Shelby; grandchildren, Sandra Hammitt, Debra Hendrick, Robin and Kristina Moss, Angela and Jason Evans; eight great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Harold Moss; brothers, Troy Lee and Manning Wylie; sisters, Evelena Bridges, Mozell Wylie
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Eastside Baptist Church, Dr. Harold Fite, body will be placed in church 30 minutes prior to service
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Shelby Manor 1176 Wyke Road, Shelby 28150
Angela B. Abrams
CLOVER, S.C. — Angela Dee Bowman Abrams, 35, 801 Enon Church Road, died July 3, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Gastonia, homemaker, member of Mountain View Baptist Church, Kings Creek, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Stephen Zane Abrams; mother and stepfather, Dorothy and Terry Mayhue, Gastonia; father and stepmother, Harvey and Sharon Bowman III, Mount Holly; sister, Arlene Moore, Bessemer City; half-brother, Matthew Bowman, Mount Holly
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Thursday, Enon Baptist Church, Smyrna, S.C., Revs. Hoyt Abrams, Roger Hamm, Harold Beam
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home
Arthur L. Moss Sr.
SHELBY — Arthur L. Moss Sr., 94, Sterling House, died July 4, 2000, at White Oak Manor.
He was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., son of the late Lawson and Luna Rippy Moss, husband of the late Martha Hamrick Moss, retired from the Shelby Police Dept. with over 30 years of service, member of First Baptist Church of Shelby, Gideon Sunday school class.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Art and Lynn Moss Jr., Shelby; son-in-law, Pete Smith, Grover; sister, Gladys Moss Bourne, Asheville; grandchildren, Catherine Moss Crump, Rock Hill, S.C., Carol Moss Wilhelm, New York City, Susan Smith Elliott, David and Michael Smith, Grover; great-grandchildren, Jeremy Martin, Zack and Adam Smith, Grover, Dar Romein, Charles Crump, Rock Hill, Henry Wilhelm, New York City
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughter, Jean Moss Smith; brothers, Will, Curtis, Ben and Odell Moss; sisters, Josie Moss Turney, Lizzie Moss Blanton
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Thursday, Sunset Cemetery, Rev. William A. Cooper
VISITATION: 6:30-7:30 tonight, Lutz-Austell Funeral Home, other times at the home of Art and Lynn Moss, 1405 Wesson Road, Shelby
Iva H. Reep
CHERRYVILLE — Iva Huss Reep, 91, 107 N. Rudisill Ave., died July 4, 2000, at Cleveland Memorial Hospital, Shelby.
She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Hinkle and Martha Houser Huss, wife of the late Webb Shull, Silas Reep, member of Bethphage Lutheran Church, retired textile employee.
SURVIVORS: Son, M.L. Shull, Cherryville; daughter, Helen Goode, Albemarle; brother, Junior Huss, Lincolnton; sister, Mary Norman, Lincolnton; grandchildren, Rick and Keith Shull, Reba Cease, Cindy Pruett; eight great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Garland Huss; sister, Della Huss
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Bethphage Lutheran Church, Revs. John Bell, Karl Dunn
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: Bethphage Lutheran Church Building Fund, 3440 Hwy. 182 Lincolnton 28092
