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James R. Cook Sr.
CLOVER, S.C. James Robert "Bob" Cook Sr., 86, 5870 Cook Road, died July 16, 2000, at home.
He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late Fred Gibson and Sara Martin Cook, life member of Allison Creek Presbyterian Church, York County, deacon, attended East Baptist Church, World War II veteran, Air Force medic, served in 91st Fighter and 81st Air Force Groups, farmer, retired textile worker from Rock Hill Printing & Finishing.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 51 years, Jess Jane Weir Cook; sons and daughter-in-law, Robin Cook, John and Jean Cook, Clover; daughters and son-in-law, Marjorie C. and John Harper Jr., Gastonia, Frances E. Cook, Clover; sisters, Nancy C. Wood, York, S.C., Mary C. Stephenson, Rock Hill, S.C., Mabell C. Beamguard, Sara C. Faulkner, Clover; Alice C. Roberts, Chester, S.C.; sister-in-law, Helen Cook, Clover; seven grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Jack Cook; sister, Lynette C. Crane
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, Rev. Timothy G. Parker, Dr. Robert M. Winecoff
BURIAL: Allison Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, York
VISITATION: At the home of Frances E. Cook; Wednesday after committal service, the church
MEMORIALS: East Baptist Church, 114 N. Church St., Gastonia 28054 or Allison Creek Presbyterian Church, Allison Creek Road, York, S.C. 29745
PALLBEARERS: Grandson and nephews
Geneva D. Bookout
GASTONIA Geneva Davis Bookout, 89, died July 18, 2000, at Century Care of Gastonia.
She was a native of Haywood County, daughter of the late William and Dulcina Fisher Davis, wife of the late Marvin E. Bookout, retired textile worker for CDA Mill, member of Church of God of Prophecy.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Clarine B. Lanning, Gastonia; sisters, Elizabeth Rice, Margaret Davis, Gastonia; brother, Eugene Davis, Santa Barbara, Calif.; grandchild, Rhonda Lynn, Gastonia; two great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10 a.m. Thursday, Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Ward Funeral Home; condolences may be e-mailed via the funeral home Web site, www.wardfuneral.com.
MEMORIALS: Church of God of Prophecy, 406 Rhyne Circle, Ranlo
Neal Miller
HARRISBURG Everette Neal Miller, 69, 404 Plaza Drive, died July 17, 2000, at University Hospital.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Eugene and Bessie B. Miller, retired fabricator from FMC Lithium Corp., Bessemer City, member of Sandy Plains Baptist Church, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Bobbie A. Miller; stepdaughters and stepson-in-law, Teresa Lucas, Charlotte, Tina and Jimmy Wallace, Indian Trail; stepson and stepdaughter-in-law, Junior and Debbie Kiker, Lancaster, S.C.; sisters, Janie Bryson, Dorothy Deaton, Gastonia, Ruth Link, Newton; granddaughter, Lori Thomas Fields, Gastonia; step-granddaughter and spouse, Amanda and Freddie Ebere, Concord; 10 step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughter, Lue Byrd; five brothers
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Wilkinson Funeral Home
BURIAL: Carolina Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home
Mazelle C. Carpenter
LAWNDALE Mazelle Crowder Carpenter, 71, 105 Bonita Court, died July 18, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Ferman Crowder and Bessie Grigg Crowder Messer, wife of the late Clyde Earl Carpenter, member of Casar United Methodist Church, retired cafeteria worker at Shelby Middle School.
SURVIVORS: Son and fiancee, Jerry Carpenter and Kathy Hyde, Lawndale; brother, Norris Crowder, Gastonia; granddaughter and spouse, Sheila and Chad Greene, Lawndale; great-grandchildren, Dustin and Samantha Greene; stepgranddaughter and spouse, Rhonda and Jeremy Lawhon; stepgreat-grandchildren, Chelsea Powell, Jacob Lawhon
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Casar United Methodist Church, Rev. Richard Johnson, Jack Waters, Harland Vaugh; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Stamey Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
Arvell Bryant
GASTONIA Arvell Bass Bryant, 85, 2407 Helen Drive, died July 22, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Alabama City, Ala., son of the late John Wesley and Bertha Howard Bryant, husband of the late Tennie Colvard Bryant, retired manager of Stowe Textiles, member of Cramerton Free Will Baptist Church, member of the Senior Citizens group, Mens Bible Class, former member of the Toastmasters and Happy Feet Square Dance group.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Dean and Joann Bryant, Burlington, Ted Reid and Joan Bryant, Kernersville; brothers, Thurman and Burel Bryant, Gastonia; sisters, Verna Brooks, Clyde, Edna Carroll, Ethel Deaton, Gastonia, Barbara Mitchell, Ponte Verda Beach, Fla.; grandchildren, Debra Dixon, Seymour, Tenn., Dina Bryant, Burlington, Donna Wood, Graham, Janine Tate, Burlington, Kelly Bryant, Colordado Springs, Colo., Randall Bryant, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., Jonathan Bryant, Spartanburg, S.C., Robin Bryant, Raleigh; 11 great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Great-great grandchild Freedom Nicole Lingerfelt; brothers, Bethel, J.W. and Virgil Bryant; half-sister, Ollie Mae Shuler
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Cramerton Free Will Baptist Church, Revs. Doug King and Roy Rikard
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
PALLBEARERS: Richard and David Lingerfelt, Randall, Johnathan and Kelly Bryant, Ben Dixon, Robert Tate
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Mens Bible Class of Cramerton Free Will Baptist Church
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: The Mens Bible Class of Cramerton Free Will Baptist Church, 426 Woodlawn Extension, Cramerton 28032
Peggy Roberts
SHELBY Peggy Joyce Wise Roberts, 54, 207 Charles Road, died July 22, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Lincoln County, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Robert D. Roberts; son and daughter-in-law, Trey and Leslie McAlister, Lincolnton; stepson and daughter-in-law, Van and Shelly Roberts, Shelby; parents, Sam and Evelyn Ross Wise, Lincolnton; brothers, Larry and Jim Wise, both of Lincolnton; four grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, Revs. Fred Falls and Reginald Dawkins, body will be placed in church one hour before service
VISITATION: One hour before service
BURIAL: Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church cemetery
MEMORIALS: Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, 873 W. Highway 27, Lincolnton 28092
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
Claude McGee, Sr.
GASTONIA Claude McGee, Sr., 78, 1051 Smyre Drive, died July 22, 2000, at home.
He was a native of McDowell County, son of the late Mac and Bunnie Biddix McGee, husband of the late Maggie Benge McGee, member of King James Baptist Church, Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Ralph Eugene and Claude McGee, Jr., Gastonia; daughters, Barbara Robinson, Lowell, Josie Jordan, Gastonia, Patricia McGee, Dallas; brothers, Ray and Joe McGee, Fred James, Gastonia; sister, Dorothy Outzs, Gastonia; 16 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Fraley Memorial Baptist Church, Rev. Ken Faulkenberry
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service Southside Chapel, Gastonia
Ransom Carpenter
LINCOLNTON Ransom Arthur Carpenter, 70, 1915 N. Aspen St., died July 22, 2000.
He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Arthur Lee Carpenter, veteran of the Air Force where he served six years, active duty as military police for the 1611th Air Police Squadron at McGuire AFB in Trenton, N.J., and Tullen AFB in Vienna, Austria, honorably discharged in 1954 with two Battle Stars on Korean SV Medal and a National Defense Medal, graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne College, worked as a CPA for Mauney Hosiery Mills, Inc. in Kings Mountain for 30 years, served at Mauney Hosiery as treasurer and controller, member of the Board of Directors following retirement in 1995, founder and part-owner of C & K Gun Sales and Pawn in Lincolnton.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 40 years, Margie Carpenter, Lincolnton; sons and daughters-in-law, Todd and Ginger Duckworth Carpenter, Lincolnton, Greg and Melody Roberts Carpenter, Denver; daughter and son-in-law, Jill Carpenter and Casey Cooper, Cherokee; mother, Katherine Bumgardner Carpenter, Lincolnton; sister and brother-in-law, Mary Carpenter and Bob Ramseur, Lincolnton; brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Shirley Campbell Carpenter, Dunwoody, Ga.; seven grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Warlick Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. D.H. Lutz and Larry Little
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
Jasper Bridges, Sr.
KINGS MOUNTAIN Jasper Fred Bridges, Sr., 77, 1369 Lewis Farm Road, died July 22, 2000 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Jasper and Frances Riddle Bridges, member Long Creek Presbyterian Church, retired from Hoechst Celenese.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Nellie Elizabeth, Whetstine Bridges; daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Jean Bridges and Roscoe Lingerfeldt, Vicki Lee Bridges and James Carter, Kings Mountain; Barbara Annette Bridges, Gastonia; grandchildren, Alicia, Chris and Bobby Lingerfeldt, Robin L. and Mike Mower, Sammy and Karen Bridges, Angie B. Sedlak, Dawn B. and Bruce Odle, Shea Drawdy.
PRECEDED IN DEATH: Son, Jasper Fred Bridges Jr.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Long Creek Presbyterian Church, Revs. Richard Holmes, Mitchell Pruitt
BURIAL: Church cemetery
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, 28150 or Long Creek Presbyterian Church, 701 Long Creek Road, Kings Mountain
Joshua Flake
GASTONIA Joshua Wallace Flake, infant son of Angie L. and Buddy Flake, 2131 Wayles Court, died June 4, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: In addition to his parents, triplet siblings, Lathan James and Victoria Lauren Flake; brother, Jeremy Flake, San Diego, Calif.; sister, Samantha Flake, Gastonia; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard C. Lathan, Gastonia; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor L. Flake, Jr., Kings Mountain; maternal great-grandmother, Ellen McGinnis, Gastonia; aunt and uncles, Laurie and Tim Knight, Gastonia, Melanie and James Farlow, Raleigh, Patti and Phil Weathers, Shelby, Cathy and Ed Barrows, Holly Springs; number of nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10 a.m. today, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Tom Latimer
MEMORIALS: Myers Memorial United Methodist Church, Playground Fund, 301 S. New Hope Road, Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
Hattie Wiley
STANLEY Hattie Setzer Wiley, 101, 514 Old Mount Holly Road, died July 22, 2000, at Stanley Total Living Center.
She was a native of Caldwell County, daughter of the late Seth and Nora Nelson Setzer, wife of the late Elmer E. Wiley, retired from Perfection Spinning Co., member of North Belmont Church of God.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Paul Wiley, Lake Wylie, S.C., Howard Wiley, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.; daughters, Louise Martin, Indian Trail, Helen Wise, Gastonia, Elizabeth Blackwell, Mount Holly; sister, Alice Robinson, Greensboro; 20 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, nine great-great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sons, Herman and Elmer Wiley
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, North Belmont Church of God, Rev. A.M. Stephens, Jr.
BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
Fred Sanders
IRON STATION Fred Sanders, 75, 375 Timber Road, died July 23, 2000, at his residence.
He was a native of Spartanburg, S.C., son of the late Grace Sanders Bell, husband of the late Ruth Ledford Sanders, retired from Sandoz Chemical Co.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Freda Sanders Good, Mount Holly, Phyllis S. Sutphin, Iron Station; son, Tony W. Sanders, High Point; grandchildren, Greg and Todd Sutphin, Iron Station, Anna Good, Mount Holly, Paige Good Smith, Denver, Wendy Sanders, High Point; great-grandchildren, Hayden and Danielle Sutphin, Payton Smith
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Willie Helms
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount Holly
INTERMENT: Hillcrest Gardens
PALLBEARERS: Frances, Greg and Todd Sutphin, Edward Good, David Charles, Bobby Cothran
VISITATION: Two hours before service, funeral home; condolence messages may also be sent to woodlawnfuneral@aol.com
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
Mary Cline
LINCOLNTON Mary Josie Long Cline, 87, Lincoln Nursing Center, formerly of North Aspen Street, died July 23, 2000.
She was a native of Davidson County, daughter of the late Joseph P. and Annie Mendinholl Long, retired cafeteria employee with the Lincoln County School system.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Joe Cline, Mount Holly, Terry, David, Jerry, Donnie Cline, Lincolnton; daughter, Mary Ann Hoyle, Vale; brother, Bob Long, Lincolnton; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Warlick Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Peter Homovich, Jr.
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: 78:30 tonight, funeral home
