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Steven A. Brunson
RUTHERFORDTON — Steven A. Brunson, 43, 161 Joyce’s Trail, died Sept. 3, 2000, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Dougherty County, Ga., son of the late Jack Willard Brunson, fork lift operator at Cunningham Brick Co., member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sherry Nanney Brunson; sons, Seth Carroll Brunson, the home, Jack William Brunson, Gaffney, S.C.; mother, Jackie Singletary Brunson, Shelby; brother, Stanley Pittman Brunson, Shelby; sister, Wanda Johnson, Shelby
FUNERAL: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Shelby, Dr. Paul Sorrells
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Thursday, Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service Tuesday, funeral home; other times at the home of Wanda Johnson, 1507 Lackey St., Shelby
GLADYS Y. DOWD
STANLEY — Gladys Yates Dowd, 94, 607 Mauney Road, died Sept. 4, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Darlington, S.C., daughter of the late Lee and Eller Jefferson Stokes, wife of the late Eugene Tate Dowd, homemaker, member of Stanley Free Will Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Juanita Farrell Holland, Christina and Floyd Smith, Stanley, Mildred Reep, Gastonia; sisters, Delphine Buchanan, Margaret Merrit, Fort Mill, S.C.; 13 grandchildren; number of great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Bobby Gilbert Farrell
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley, Rev. Andy Raines
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Bryan Ballard, Steven Ray, Raymond Weaver, Buddy Ferrell, John Burgess, Jason Dellinger
Aaron H. Stroupe
CHERRYVILLE — Aaron Hubert Stroupe, 88, 7067 Dallas-Cherryville Highway, died Sept. 3, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Michael Luther and Bertie Beatrice Hilton Stroupe, self-employed carpenter and farmer, member of St. John’s Lutheran Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Fama Cora Mauney Stroupe; son and daughter-in-law, Billy Ray and Margaret Stroupe, Cherryville; daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca Ann and Darrell Gates, Cherryville; grandchildren, Billy Ray Stroupe Jr., Beneta Kalbough, Barbara S. Lawing, Cherryville, Boyce Stroupe, Kernersville, Benja Stroupe, Lawndale, Terrel Ann G. Jetton, Fort Mill, Stephen Gates, Mount Holly, Jason Gates, Troutman; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rev. Michael Collins
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carpenter’s Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: St. John’s Lutheran Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 100, Cherryville 28021 or Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
Martha Johnson
BELMONT — Martha Hamilton Morrison Johnson, 92, 4 Linestowe Drive, died Sept. 2, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Thomasville, daughter of the late C.W. and Louellen Morris Hamilton, wife of the late James A. Morrison and Ralph Johnson, member of Unity Baptist Church, charter member of "Gad About," retired from Belmont Hosiery.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Shirley Morrison and Paul Hager, Bessemer City, Patsy Morrison Kimray, Belmont; brothers, Paul Hamilton, Belmont, Joe Hamilton, Mooresville, Buddy Hamilton, Shelby; sisters, Elizabeth Davis, Shelby, Rachael Davis, Vale, Mary Hoyle, Tillie Black, Cherryville; grandchildren and spouses, Terri Ingle, Pattie Davis, Rusty and Jeppie Hager, Ricky and Robin Hager, Larry and Debbie Kimray, Barry and Robin Kimray; 12 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, James, Conrad and Woodrow Hamilton; sisters, Ruby Wray, Annie Conner, Ruth Spake, Bessie Heavner, Lola Bass, Mamie Turner
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 4 p.m. today, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Rev. Jerry Stanfield
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Grace Baptist Church, 500 Westland Farm Road, Mount Holly 28120 or Grace Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 185, Bessemer City 28016
Essie C. Honeycutt
LAURINBURG — Essie Mae Costner Honeycutt, 86, Willhaven Rest Home, formerly of Gastonia, died Sept. 3, 2000, at Scotland Memorial Hospital
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late John Cleveland and Lula Belle Hawkins Costner, wife of the late George Walter Honeycutt, retired from Firestone Mill, member St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Carolina Beach, and Covenant United Methodist Church, Gastonia, past president of Ladies Circle, member of UMW and Sunday school.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Larry Dean and Phyllis Honeycutt, McCall, S.C., George Donald and Rita Honeycutt, Ridgeland, Miss., Curtis Wayne and Carra Honeycutt, Hartsville, S.C.; sister, Billie Travis, Hampton, Va.; brothers, J.C. Costner, Suffolk, Va., Everett Costner, Ranlo, Robert Costner, Appling, Ga.; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sisters, Viola Herman, Mildred Berry
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2:30 p.m. today, Westview Gardens, Rev. David Mason
VISITATION: 1-2 p.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Covenant United Methodist Church, 801 W. Franklin Ave., Gastonia 28052
Larry M. Adams
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Larry M. Adams, 79, 1005 N. Cansler St., died Sept. 2, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Frank Abraham and Frances Huffstetler Adams, husband of the late Peggy Stone Adams and Daphene Dellinger Adams, of the Baptist faith, World War II Navy veteran, Oasis Shriner, retired electrician.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Jerry and his wife Edith Kincaid Adams, Kings Mountain, David and his wife Debbie Evans Adams, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; daughter, Wanda Adams Raby, Dallas; sister, Thelma McGraw, Boiling Springs; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Fred Adams
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Harris Funeral Home, Dr. John Sloan
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Road, Shelby 28150
John W. Thrift
CHARLOTTE — John Wayne Thrift, 37, 1728 Lombardy Circle, died Sept. 2, 2000, in Shelby.
He was a native of Cleveland County, hair stylist for Norman Russell Salon and Spa, attended St. Vincent’s Catholic Church, Navy veteran.
SURVIVORS: Father and stepmother, Bobby and Libby Greene Thrift, Shelby; mother, Ellen Hamrick Quinn, Rock Hill, S.C.; brother, Jimmy D. Thrift, Charlotte; sister, Rose Ellen Thrift, Rock Hill; stepsister, Marie Ruppe, Forest City; special aunt, Bess Goins, Cherryville
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 5 p.m. Thursday, Stamey Funeral Home, Cherryville chapel, Rev. Herman Simpson
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: 3-5 p.m. Thursday, funeral home; other times at home of Bobby and Libby Thrift, 1205 Spring Drive, Shelby
MEMORIALS: Ellen Quinn, 1856 Bagwell Circle, Rock Hill 29732
Bobby F. Jackson
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Bobby Franklin Jackson, 64, 2296 Veery Lane, died Sept. 3, 2000, at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Andrew Orr and Mamie Gladys Coleman Jackson, member of Clover First Baptist Church, deacon, Sunday school teacher, R.A. leader, brotherhood director, executive board member of York Baptist Association, various committees, retired from Westinghouse, Charlotte, after 26 years, charter member of Clover Jaycees, member of Masonic Lodge 208, retired from Air National Guard after 26 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Yvonne Hurst Jackson; daughters, Sandra J. Bailey, York, S.C., Donna J. Murr, Fort Mill, S.C.; grandchildren, Kristen, Kelly and Katie Bailey, York, Derrick, Brandon and Courtney Murr, Fort Mill; brothers, Donald R. and Danny O. Jackson, Clover; sisters, Brenda J. Weaver, Stanley, Mary Lou J. Bolin, Clover; aunt, Lula Coleman Hollifield, Laurinburg; uncle, Thomas Craig Brandon, Stanley
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church, Clover, Rev. Dave Stanford
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Clover First Baptist Expansion Fund, 117 S. Main St., Clover 29710
Arthur H. Curry
BESSEMER CITY — Arthur H. Curry, 79, Bessemer City, died Sept. 4, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital.
FUNERAL & BURIAL: Maryland
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
Sarah A. Coyle
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Sarah Adair Coyle, 79, White Oak Manor, died Sept. 4, 2000, at Kings Mountain Hospital.
She was a native of Gaffney, S.C., daughter of the late John and Pearl May Wright Adair, wife of the late John Franklin Coyle Jr., member of Hopkins Baptist Church, Zebulon, attended Chapel Grove Baptist Church, Gastonia, retired from the textile industry.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, John and Kay Coyle, York, S.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda Melton and Durward Puryear, Gastonia, Becky and Billy Melton, Carolina Beach; brothers, Ben Adair, Fayetteville, Olin Adair, Rock Hill, S.C., Alphis Adair, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; sister, Ann Scruggs, California; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Harris Funeral Home, Rev. James Lowery
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: An hour before service, funeral home
