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Leonard J. Elmore
LAWNDALE Leonard Joe Elmore, 27, 115 Acre Rock Road, died Sept. 10, 2000, at his residence
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Mary Lee Thrift Elmore, employed as a deliverer at Badcock Home Furnishings, member of Bingham Memorial Evangelical Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Father and step-mother, Gary Wayne and Nancy Elmore; son, Cody Elmore, Fallston; brother, Scott Wade Elmore, Lawndale; step-brother, Donnie Sisk, Lawndale; grandfathers, Leonard Watts, Bobby Lee Elmore, Lawndale; uncle and aunt, Billy and Jennie Thrift, Shelby.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Grandmothers, Frances Cody Thrift Watts and Mary Ruth Robins Elmore
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Stamey Funeral Home Chapel, Fallston, Rev. Russell Fitts
BURIAL: Double Shoals Baptist Church
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Zepher R.L. Bridges
BOILING SPRINGS Zepher Ree Lovelace Bridges, 92, of Crawley Memorial Nursing Center, died Sept. 11, 2000 at his residence
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Charley C. and Mamie M. Harrill Lovelace, wife of the late Troy L. Bridges, member of Bethel Baptist Church, Ellenboro.
SURVIVORS: Niece, Nellene Jones Whitaker, Ellenboro; nephews, Corbett Jones, Winston-Salem, Glenn Jones, Granite Shoals, Texas, Clyde Jones, Ellenboro
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Pansy Lovelace Jones
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Bethel Baptist Church, Rev. Joe Forbes; body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Lutz-Austell Funeral Home
JAMES H. CARROLL
GASTONIA James Herbert Carroll, 37, 505 Lenox St., died Sept. 7, 2000 at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Parents, James and Macie Carroll; brothers, Steve and John Barnett, of the home, Maurice Carroll, Gastonia; aunts, Mattie Williams, Clover, S.C., Pearline Austin, York, S.C., Elizabeth Harrison, Gastonia; uncles, Willie Barnett, Gastonia, David Barnett, Shelby, A.C. Carroll, Clover, S.C., Mason Carroll, Gastonia; special friend, Peaches, Gastonia; host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Deborah Jean Carroll
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Generation Funeral Home, Rev. Patricia Starr, quiet hour will be held 30 minutes
VISITATION: Noon-8 tonight, at the funeral home
James E. Roberts
DALLAS James Edward "Shorty" Roberts, 64, 506 N. Hill St., died Sept. 11, 2000 at his residence
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Benny and Grace Tomberlin Roberts, retired from Firestone Textiles after 20 years of service, and Gibson Machine Shop after 15 years of service, attended Dallas Wesleyan Church
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lucy Dougan Roberts; son, Thomas Maners, Gastonia; daughter, Mary Woody, Dallas; grandchildren, Stephanie Ray, Dallas, Blair Jackson Jr., Cherryville; brothers, R.L. Varnadoore, Chester, S.C., Buford Varnadoore, Lincolnton; sister, Tommie Snead, New Orleans; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Revs. Lamar Creel, Ralph Dale
BURIAL: Westview Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, at the funeral home
Betty J.M. Rimmer
STANLEY Betty Jewel McAlister Rimmer, 67, 105 Abernathy Drive, died Sept. 11, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Lawerence and Essie McAlister, retired from Ti-Caro, member of Alexis Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Jerry Rimmer; sons and daughters-in-law, Ronnie and Becky Rimmer, Garden City, S.C., Dean and Regina Rimmer, Stanley; daughter and son-in-law, Becky and Jeff Landford, Denver; grandchildren, Drew and Angel Goins, Julie Rimmer, Jeremy and Star Benfield, Myron and Brandi Maxwell, Jessica, Shane, Kristen Rimmer, Nicole Fergusion; great-grandchildren, Joshua Benfield and Landon Maxwell; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruby and Ralph Keene and Joyce and Bud Camp; brother and sister-in-law, Junior and Helen McAlister; sister-in-law, Bernice McAlister
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Frank McAlister; great-granddaughter, Rebekah Benfield
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Alexis Baptist Church, Revs. Malcolm Ivey, Chad Harvey, Scott Jenkins
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28056
Grady A. Heafner
GASTONIA Grady Anders Heafner, 78, 130 Burton Hills Circle, died Sept. 11, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Luther and Audrey Clanton Heafner, retired from Belmont Hosiery and Wix, courier for Sale Auto Mall and Sonny Hancock Oldsmobile, Navy veteran, member of Flint Groves Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 55 years, Pauline Smith Heafner; daughter and son-in-law, Sue and Steve Maske, Hickory; brothers, Dennis Heafner, Gastonia, Mack Heafner, Ft. Pierce, Fla.; sister, Joan Boyd, Gastonia; half sister, Mary B. York, Charlotte; grandsons, Jeffrey and Keith Maske, Hickory; three great-grandsons
PRECEDED IN DEATH: Brothers, Billy and Ned Heafner
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors, Revs. Ronnie Bowers, Kenneth Faulkenberry
INTERMENT: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Jim Harwell, Terrell Smith, Kim Pruitt, Jim Guin, Mickey Heafner and Bob Smith
MEMORIALS: American Diabetes Foundation, 434 Fayetteville Street Mall, Two Hanover, Suite 1600, Raleigh 27601
Ruby C. Sisk
CHERRYVILLE Ruby Inez Culberson Sisk, 81, 700 Self St., formerly of Gastonia, died Sept. 11, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby.
She was a native of Cramerton, wife of the late Guy Burgin Sisk, daughter of the late James Alvin and Lula Mullinax Culberson, member of Souls Harbor Tabernacle, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Kenneth Payseur, Lincolnton, Dixie and Frank Barr, Macon, Ga.; brother, Donnie Culberson, High Shoals; sister, Ivey Lankford, Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Lisa Hefner, Melody Collier, Marty and Matt Payseur; eight grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Souls Harbor Tabernacle, Rev. James Chambers
INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia; other times at the home of Linda Payseur, 1007 Long Shoals Road, Lincolnton
Geneva K.H. Killian
GASTONIA Geneva Kay Harrison Killian, 77, of Brian Center, died Sept. 10, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Steve and Clara Hughes Harrison, wife of the late Paul Killian, retired site manager for Gastonia Housing Authority.
SURVIVORS: Sons, John and Paul Killian, Gastonia, Kenneth Killian, Chicago; brother, Edward Harrison, Fort Lauderdale, Fla; four grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Daniel Killian
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 4 p.m. Friday, Hollywood Cemetery
VISITATION: After the service
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Nancy J.R.G. Glover
GASTONIA Nancy Jean Rose Gilliland Glover, 64, 1121 W. Davidson Ave., died Sept. 9, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Ralph Edgar Silas and Maggie Lorinda Ramsey Rose, wife of the late Edgar Eugene Gilliland Sr., retired from Wix Corp., employed by Tonys Ice Cream for many years, member of Way of the Cross Baptist Church, Mount Holly.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Herbert Neely Glover; children, Edgar Eugene Gilliland Jr. and wife Linda, Linda Bridges and husband Clyde, Gastonia, Charlene Grindle, James "JW" Gilliland and wife Gina, Dallas, Lorinda Sanders and husband Wayne, Bessemer City; brothers, Ralph Rose Jr., James Leo Rose, Berkley, Calif., Charles William Rose, Tacoma, Wash., Jack Clifton Rose, Gastonia; sister, Thelma Ruth Caulder, Eagle Lake, Fla.; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Way of the Cross Baptist Church, Mount Holly, Revs. Bobby Meeks and Mike Criswell
VISITATION: At the home
INTERMENT: Gaston Memorial Park
PALLBEARERS: Keith Grindle, Wayne Sanders, Clyde and Micheal Bridges, Blair Burger, Ron Gilliland, Eugene Lane, Danny Glover
MEMORIALS: Way of the Cross Baptist Church Building Fund, Lanier Avenue, Mount Holly 28120
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Wilburn P. Causby
GASTONIA Wilburn P. "Will" Causby, 85, 1213 W. Fourth Ave., died Sept. 11, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Bessie Crowe and Pinkney A. Causby, retired from Liberty Life Insurance Co., member of Loray Baptist Church, ordained deacon.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Anna Pyatte "Pat" Causby; daughter and son-in-law, Alix and David Thompson, London, England; son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Becky Causby, Gastonia; sisters, Cornelia Grigg, Kernersville, Mavis Austin, Huntersville, Lydia Hamrick, Ellenboro, Luci Hamrick, Gastonia; brothers, Edward Causby, Dallas, Thomas Ray Causby, Belmont; two grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Loray Baptist Church, Revs. John Bridges, Raymond White
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, the church; condolence messages may be sent to www.wardfuneral.com
PALLBEARERS: Mike Tate, Anders Pruett, Charles Hamrick, David Carpenter, Ray Barnes
MEMORIALS: Loray Baptist Church, c/o Retire the Debt Fund, 1128 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Ward Funeral Home
Bobby L. Thrift
SHELBY Bobby Lawrence Thrift, 60, 1205 Spring Drive, died Sept. 11, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Hillard William and Genlle Ross Thrift, retired after 25 years from P.P.G. Industries, member of Waco Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Green "Libby" Thrift; son, Jimmy Thrift, Charlotte; daughters, Rose Thrift, Rock Hill, S.C., Marie Ruppe, Rutherfordton; brothers, J.T. Thrift, Kings Mountain, Roger Dale Thrift, Grover; grandchildren, Trey, Taylor and Joshua Ruppe
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sons, Bobby Joe and John Wayne Thrift; brothers, Charles, David, Richard, Hillard Jr. and Harold Dean Thrift; sister, Alma Mae Carpenter; grandson, Bobby Dwayne Thrift
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Thursday, Waco Baptist Church, Rev. Charles Moss; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Capernaum Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice at Wendover, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
William Jess Reid Sr.
GASTONIA William Jess "Bubba" Reid Sr., 60, 643 Dundeen Drive, died Sept. 9, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
He was a member of Victory Hill Baptist Church, Dallas.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Gerlene Erwin Reid; daughter, Sharon Denise Reid, Gastonia; sons, William J. Jr., Jerry Dean and Ernest Demond Reid, Marvin Curry, Gastonia; sisters, Carolyn Gillis, Philadelphia, Debra Reid, Belmont; brothers, Billy C. Reid, Los Angeles, Kevin Reid, Newark, N.J.; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Victory Hill Baptist Church, Dallas, Pastor Mark A. Campbell
BURIAL: Westcreek Cemetery, Mount Holly
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Timothy B. Lail
GROVER Timothy Boyce "Shady" Lail, 15, 2207 Cleveland Ave., died Sept. 11, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
He was a native of Cleveland County, employed by Lail Plumbing, member of Patterson Springs Baptist Church, student at Parker Street School, Kings Mountain.
SURVIVORS: Mother and stepfather, Joyce Cabiness and Robert Pruitt, Grover; father and stepmother, Tommy and Cynthia Lail, Shelby; brothers, Thomas, Trevor and Christopher Lail, Shelby; sisters, Chrystal Davidson, Pamela Cabiness, Shelby; nephew, Jacob Bramlett; niece, Catllin Davidson; maternal grandparents, George and Nancy Blasavage, Gastonia; maternal grandparents, Steve and Sheigko Cabiness, California; parental grandmother, Kathryn Holcombe, Shelby; step-grandparents, Bobby and Katie Pruitt, Shelby
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Patterson Springs Baptist Church, Rev. Steve Waters
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Shelby
MEMORIALS: Patterson Springs Baptist Church, 2107 Cleveland Ave., Grover 28073
