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Irma S. Walker
GASTONIA—Irma Shaver Walker, 91, formerly of Gaston Manor, died Sept. 13, 2000 at Rehabilitation and Health Center, Gastonia She was a native of Thomas County, Kansas, daughter of the late Eli and Clara Trumpeter Shaver, wife of the late Cecil Ray Walker, member of Bradley Memorial United Methodist Church, Sunday School teacher, Women’s Society and Good Timers, Girl Scout leader, volunteer at the Veterans Hospital, precinct chairperson, Womens Club, Ladies Auxiliary of VFW and American Legion, Meals on Wheels volunteer, a homemaker
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Jean and Dean Surbeck, Gastonia; grandchildren and spouses, Mike and Angie Surbeck, Terri Hancock, Gastonia, Matthew and Kristie Surbeck, Lincolnton; great-grandchildren, Jennifer, Michael and Matthew Hancock, Ashley, Courtney and Zachery Surbeck
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Saturday, Gaston Memorial Park, Revs. Phillip Gibbs, Harold Schwantes
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, at the home of Terri Hancock, 1320 Beartooth Court, Gastonia IN LIEU OF FLOWERS: Youth Summer Mission Project, c/o Bradley United Methodist Church, 1425 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Home, Southside Chapel, Gastonia
Amanda G. P. Scruggs
WEST JEFFERSON — Amanda Gaynell Peace Scruggs, 57, 309 Burkett Ave., died Sept. 12, 2000 at Wake Forest Hospital She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late W.T. and Bessie Morris Peace, she was a homemaker
SURVIVORS: Husband, Larry Dean Scruggs; son, John Langley, Shelby; daughters, Beth Hamrick, Newport News, Va., Angie Miller, Vale, Mandy Ballard, Mooresboro; brothers, Thomas Luther Peace, Kings Mountain, Caldwell Peace, Cherryville, Calvin Peace, Polkville, Michel Peace, Shelby; sisters, Hazel Morgan, Patsy White, Joyce Parker, June Washburn, Shelby; grandchildren, Travis and Nickey Langley, Jason and John Stapleton, Kristofer and Benjamin Hamrick, Wesley Owens, Emily Miller, Adam Randolph, Kelly Ballard
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Stevey Amanda Randolph
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Cleveland Memorial Park, Rev. Sam Snyder
VISITATION: At the home of John Langley, 2102 Honey Haven Farm Road, Shelby
ARRANGEMENTS: Lutz-Austell Funeral Home
Jimmy Walker
GASTONIA - Jimmy Walker, 69, 612 N. York St., died Sept. 8, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Charlotte, son of the late Osie and Gretha Davis Walker, formerly employed in a shipyard in Baltimore, Md., attended public school in Pineville, attended Big Pineville A.M.E. Zion Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Georgia Walker, Baltimore, Md.; daughters, Lillie Kate Walker, Willie Lean Johnson, Baltimore; sons, Bruce Irving and Jimmie Walker Jr., Baltimore, Mr. Reid, Charlotte; sisters, Annie Thomas, Clover, S.C., Mae Hailey Williams, Chester, S.C.; brothers, Calvin Walker, Clover, Clyde Sanders, Fort Mill, S.C., Willie James Walker, Bridgeport, Conn., Edmond Walker, Charlotte; sisters-in-law, Ressa and Dorothy Walker, Clover, Pinky and Essie Walker, Bridgeport; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, cousins and friends
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Martin’s Funeral Home, Rev. Randy Medsen
BURIAL: Oakridge, S.C.
Paul James Hunt
GASTONIA - Paul James Hunt, 22, 2221 McLean St., died Sept. 11, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Skokie, Ill., employed by PYA Monarch.
SURVIVORS: Mother and stepfather, Bonita and John Bauer, Stanley; father and stepmother, James and Geri Hunt, Chicago; sisters, April Hunt, Rollingsford, N.H., Maureen Bauer, Mount Holly; maternal grandmother, Agnes Nottoli, Chicago; paternal grandmother, Florence Hunt, Harvard, Ill.; niece, Oona Hunt
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Father John Allen
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
Thomas M. Crouse
LINCOLNTON - Thomas Maurice Crouse, 94, 2595 Highway 150, died Sept. 12, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late David Alexander and Letha Lowe Crouse, husband of the late Essie Goodson Crouse, attended Rock Springs High School, former deacon and longtime member of Macedonia Baptist Church, supervisor and electrician for Rhyne Mills for 50 years.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Maurice and Barbara Crouse, Memphis, Tenn.; daughter and son-in-law, Joe and Anita Chaffin, Lincolnton; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Macedonia Baptist Church, Revs. Ken Jones, Joe Drum; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, E.F. Drum Funeral Home
Ben E. Weathers
BOSTIC — Ben E. Weathers, 73, 384 Hunt Road, died Sept. 14, 2000, at Autumn Care Nursing Home, Forest City. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late George W. and Minnie Queen Weathers, retired millright from Baxter Corp., Army veteran of World War II, served in Italy, member of Golden Valley Missionary Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mabel Woods Weathers; daughters and sons-in-law, Wanda and Frank Sherrill Jr., Shelby, Judy and Don Saldo, Grover, Jean and Donald Gosnell, Spindale, Marie and Steve Lowery, Bostic; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Alfred Alvin Weathers
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Shelby, Revs. Lamar Hewitt, Bryan Glisson
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City 28043
Murley Anderson
BELMONT - Murley Anderson, 92, died Sept. 12, 2000, at home. He was a native of Campbell County, Tenn., son of the late John T. and Myra Severs Anderson, retired coal miner from Duke Power Company after more than 22 years of service, longtime and former member of 42 years of Stowe Memorial Baptist Church, deacon, caretaker, namesake of library, recent member of Centerview Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 73 years, Anna Ester Robbins Anderson; daughter and son-in-law, Bobbie Lee and Steve Haas, Charlotte; daughter-in-law, Miriam Brown Anderson, Belmont; sisters, Snowdeer Byrg, Petros, Tenn., Martha Lloyd, Oak Ridge, Tenn.; grandchildren, Johnny Anderson, Boone, Janice Cooper, Jane Harn, Belmont, Eddie Cecil, Huntersville, Linda Gail Love, Charlotte; nine great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Charles Howard Anderson; five brothers; five sisters; granddaughter, Judy Anderson
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Centerview Baptist Church, Pastor Robbie Moore, Rev. David Cobb
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Centerview Baptist Church, 2300 Acme Road, Belmont 28012; Presbyterian Home Care, Harris Hospice Unit, 217 Travis Ave., Charlotte 28204 or Compassion House, 311 Belmont Road, Belmont 28012
Helen A. Belton
GASTONIA - Helen Averette Belton, 65, 2967 Grampian Drive, died Sept. 12, 2000, at home. She was a native of Fayetteville, daughter of the late Charles V. Averette, received B.S. degree in nursing from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, class of 1957, nurse in Chapel Hill before moving to Gastonia, a homemaker, active community participant, volunteer for Crisis Assistance Ministry, served on the Salvation Army Board, worked many American Red Cross Bloodmobiles in the area, longtime member of First Presbyterian Church, active in women of the church, Meals on Wheels program, member of Azalea Garden Club, Gastonia Debutante Club, member and former officer of Gaston County Dental Auxiliary, used nursing skills to care for friends.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 39 years, Dr. Richard Paul Belton; son, Richard Paul "Rick" Belton Jr., Los Angeles, Calif.; daughters and son-in-law, Kelly Belton and Bryan Berry, Wilson, Cheri Belton Snow, Kernersville; mother, Louise McArthur Averette, Fayetteville; brother and sister-in-law, C. David and Mary B. Averette, Fayetteville; grandson, Miller Edmonds Berry, Wilson; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, First Presbyterian Church, Dr. David C. Stoker, Rev. Wilson P. Rhoton
INTERMENT: Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
PALLBEARERS: Dr. William B. Abernethy Jr., W.A. Anthony Jr., James S. Brown II, Donald A. Buckner, Dr. Robert A. Blake, Dr. William A. Current Sr., Charles S. Melvin III, Dr. William Danford Wilson
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Members of Gaston County Dental Society
MEMORIALS: West Gastonia Boys and Girls Club, P.O. Box 12222, Gastonia 28053
George Lee Biggers
LAKE WYLIE, S.C. — George Lee Biggers, 64, Oakridge Community, died Sept. 11, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late George and Cora Biggers.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Kyle and George Lee Biggers Jr., Lake Wylie; daughter, Kim Biggers, Clover, S.C.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Wright Funeral Home, York, Rev. Keith Hunter Street
BURIAL: Uniondale Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
Roy M. Friday
DALLAS - Roy Mitchell "Mickey" Friday, 58, 124 Hideaway Drive, died Sept. 12, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Roy Justice Friday, owner of Mickey’s House Painting, member of Hardin Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Hazel Seagle Hardin, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Miranda and James Meeks, Lincolnton, Sara Friday and Larry Penley, Maiden; brothers, Tommy, Dennis and Doug Friday, Gastonia; sisters, Jean Cloninger, Dallas, Lynn Todd, Gastonia; grandchildren, Nicole and Joshua Meeks, Jeremy and Justin Blalock, Lincolnton; great-grandchildren, Dallas Meeks, Diego Quinones, Lexie and Caroline Blalock, Lincolnton, fiance, Wanda Parker, the home
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Hardin Baptist Church, Rev. Fain Farmer
INTERMENT: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Dallas Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hardin Baptist Church, P.O. Box 591, Dallas 28034 or American Cancer Society, 500 Morehead St., Charlotte 28202
Martha B. Wall
GASTONIA - Martha Baker Wall, 75, 832 Howard Ave., died Sept. 13, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Bishopville, S.C., daughter of the late George A. and Mary Shuler Baker, wife of the late G.W. Wall, retired textile employee, worked for A.M. Smyre Co. for more than 40 years, longtime member of Grace Baptist Church, active in senior citizen groups.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Gloria W. and Gerald Bridges, Gastonia; sisters-in-law, Gail Goodson, Gastonia, Marie Baker, Charleston, S.C.; cousin, Sara Stewart, Gastonia; grandsons and spouses, Gerald "Tarzan" Bridges, Steve and Debbie C. Bridges, Gastonia; great-grandsons, Matthew, Dustin, Brandon and Steven Bridges Jr., Gastonia; nieces and nephews
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, G.W. Wall Jr.; brothers, Roy, James C., Ernest R. and Fred Baker; sister, Thelma Baker
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Grace Baptist Church, Rev. Don Mott
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, church
MEMORIALS: Grace Baptist Church, 2200 Auten Road, Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
