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Elsie H. Farris
YORK, S.C. — Elsie Harriett Farris, 91, formerly of York, died July 13, 1999, at Bethea Baptist Home, Darlington, S.C.
She was a native of York, daughter of the late Jessie J. and Mary Stewart Farris, retired from Southern Bell Telephone Co., member of Southern Bell Pioneers.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Evelyn and Rachael Robinson, York; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Bratton Funeral Home, Dr. Randy Gardner
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 236, York 29745 or Bethea Baptist Home, Drawer 4000, Darlington 29532
Helen S. Graves
LINCOLNTON — Helen Stroupe Graves, 86, of Brian Center, died July 13, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Cherryville, daughter of the late Alfred I. and Beulah Dellinger Stroupe, wife of the late Paul D. Graves, sister of the late Lillian Smith, Della Short, Iva Rhyne, Mildred Winfield, Christine Foxe, and Jack Stroupe, retired floral designer in Pageland, S.C., seamstress and dressmaker, substitute teacher for Pageland High School, member of American Legion Auxillary, Pageland United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Irene Lineberry, Randleman, Velda Wetherill, Franklin; brothers, Dick Stroupe, Gastonia, Jim Stroupe, Seattle; nephew, Charles Shirley, Millersville, Penn.; other nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: To be held at a later date in Pageland, S.C.
MEMORIALS: Pageland United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 25, Pageland 29728
ARRANGEMENTS: Sisk-Butler Funeral Home
Minnie Jeter
GASTONIA — Minnie Jeter, 326 S. Vance Street, died July 13, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: Martin’s Funeral Home
Annie G. Hoyle
GASTONIA — Annie Graham Hoyle, 101, 285 Graham Road, died July 3, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Edward and Alice Gordon Graham, member of Annie Bower Missionary Group, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Belmont, serving as deaconess.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Virginia Williams, Edna and Geneva Hoyle, Alice Reid, Delores Mills, Gastonia, Mary Frances Chapman, Ruby Hoyle, Doris Hoyle-Scott, New York; sons, Ralph and Tommy Hoyle, Gastonia; 17 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Mount AME Zion Church Cemetery, Rev. Michael A. Glenn, Dr. C.R. Mosley
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before funeral, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Katherine Howard
WALKERTOWN — Katherine Elizabeth Taylor Howard, 75, 3012 Avalee St., died July 4, 1999, at Stokes Reynolds Hospital, Danbury.
She was a native of Recife, Brazil, South America, daughter of the late William Caery and Grace Heavenhill Taylor, former kindergarten teacher at Alexis Baptist Church for 10 years and Woodhill Elementary, Gastonia, noted Bible scholar, member of Walkertown First Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Rev. Stanley K. Howard; daughters, Kathy Lynn Dunn and Grace Heavenhill Howard, the home; sisters and brother-in-law, Laura Jean Nelson, Shelbyville, Tenn., Clara Brown and Woodrow Wilson, Greenville, S.C.; brother and sister-in-law, Alfred B. and Jean Taylor, Long Island, N.Y.; grandson, John Carl Dunn III of Virginia Beach, Va.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Walkertown First Baptist Church, Revs. Mike Andrews and Joe Williams
BURIAL: Gardens of Memory
VISITATION: One hour before service, church
MEMORIALS: Walkertown First Baptist Church, care of Missions, 5185 Sullivantown Road, Walkertown 27051
ARRANGEMENTS: Hayworth-Miller-Cain Funeral Home, Kernersville
Ralph Clark
MOUNT HOLLY — Ralph Edward Clark, 72, 1422 Old Hickory Grove Road, died July 4, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Greenville, S.C., son of the late Guy and Alice Langston Clark, retired electrician with Duke Power Co., member of The Goshen Presbyterian Church, North Belmont.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Helen Cloninger Clark; sons, Shannon and Tim Clark, Mount Holly; sisters, Hazel Martin, Alto, Ga., Rachel Lacount, Cornelia, Ga.; grandchildren, Jeremiah and Kristen Clark, Mount Holly
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Goshen Presbyterian Church, Rev. Dean Faulkner
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: Goshen Presbyterian Church, 380 Woodlawn St., Belmont 28012
Mary Ramsey
SHELBY — Mary Ramsey, 91, 908 Jackson St., died July 4, 1999, at White Oak Manor.
She was a native of Cleveland County, retired from Belmont Spinning, member of Mellon Memorial Baptist Church.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Rev. Fain Morrison
BURIAL: Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
Ruth Lewis
STANLEY — Ruth Ford Lewis, 73, 300 W. Park Drive, died July 4, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Whitney Point, N.Y., daughter of the late Franklin and Beatrice Elliott Ford, retired textile employee.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Rufus Clarence Lewis; son, Budd Parks, Bridgeport, Pa.; stepdaughters, Brenda Lewis, Gastonia, Elaine Kelly, Lowell; brothers, Marvin Ford, Norristown, Pa., Victor Ford, Lowman, N.Y., Raymond Ford, Sneedville, Tenn.; sister, Arlene Ronk, Highland, N.Y.
GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Hillcrest Gardens, Rev. Sherman Branch
VISITATION: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
Mary E. Lockridge
SHELBY — Mary Edith Lockridge, 78, 817 E. Main St., died July 5, 1999, at Eden Gardens, Kings Mountain.
She was a native of Radford, Va., daughter of the late Roscoe Lee and Beatrice Fortune Covey, wife of the late Vernon Woodrow Lockridge, member of Landmark Baptist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Susan Lingg, Shelby; son, Stephen Lockridge, Simpsonville, S.C.; sisters, Julia Williams, Margaret Pennington, Shelby, Irene Grady, Pa.; grandsons, Shayne Lingg, Grant Lockridge; granddaughters, Jennifer Lingg, Chelsea and Lauren Lockridge
FUNERAL: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Landmark Baptist Church, Rev. Allen Davis; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before funeral
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home; other times at 750 Ware Road, Shelby
MEMORIALS: Landmark Baptist Building Fund, P.O. Box 489, Shelby 28151
Geneva Mitchell
DENVER — Geneva Pettit Mitchell, 85, 9029 Unity Church Road, formerly of Charlotte, died July 5, 1999, at White Oak Estates, Spartanburg, S.C.
She was a native of Fort Lawn, S.C., daughter of the late Ed and Mamie Broome Pettit, wife of the late Howard Owens Mitchell, member of Berryhill Baptist Church for more than 50 years, a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Linda Mitchell Beam, Denver; son, Edwin Dawson Mitchell, Spartanburg; sister, Frances Dow, Edgemoor, S.C.; brothers, Ike Pettit, Charlotte, Gene Broome, Edgemoor; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Pastor Ernest Sisk
BURIAL: Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
Madeline C. Smith
GASTONIA — Madeline Clay Smith, 85, 410 S. Willow St., died June 2, 2000, at Rehabilitation and Health Center.
She was a native of Catawba County, daughter of the late George and Carrie S. Clay, homemaker and member of First United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 57 years, Stamey W. Smith Jr.; son and daughter-in-law, Dan and Lynn Smith, Greer, S.C.; brother, Eugene Clay, Vale; sister, Mona C. Burns, Valdese; grandson, Greg Smith, Charlotte
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Marshall and Cecil Clay; sister, Azalee C. Leatherman; grandmother, Gavin Smith
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, McLean Funeral Directors, Dr. Joseph Seymour, Rev. Madeline Gray
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
Michael Ballard
STANLEY — Michael Eugene Ballard, 50, 300-A Taylor Road, died June 3, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Charlotte, employed by Duke Power Co. for 30 years, member of Catawba Heights Baptist Church, member of the Mount Holly Masonic Lodge, Air Force veteran.
SURVIVORS: Son, Kevin Ballard, Gastonia; daughters, Heather Ballard, Charlotte, Stephanie Ballard, Gastonia; parents, Fredrick Eugene and Pauline Lambert Ballard, Mount Holly
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Rev. Max Pendleton, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home; other times at home of parents, 1045 Hoover St., Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: Catawba Heights Baptist Church Building Fund, 311 Belmont Ave., Belmont 28054
Richard k. Johnson
LINCOLNTON — Richard Ken "Dick" Johnson, 66, 1831 S. Industrial Park Road, died June 4, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Yates County, N.Y., son of the late Kenneth D. Johnson, retired commercial contracting estimator for 41 years with Rochester Colonial Manufacturing and Axelrod Products in Rochester, N.Y., also worked with the Lincoln Country Club part time, member of the Lincolnton Lions Club, long-standing member and past president of the Scottsville, N.Y., Lions Club, Lincoln County cancer Relay for Life, 1999 logistics chairman.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 46 years, Janet "Jan" Hall Johnson; sons and daughters-in-law, Dale and April Johnson, Rocky Mount, Terry and Suzy Johnson, Paso Robles, Calif., Kevin and Kelly Johnson, Brewerton, N.Y., Christopher Johnson, Garden City, Mich.; mother, Pauline Johnson, Rochester; sister and brother-in-law, Alice and Robert Ingram, Rochester; grandchildren, Paul, Melissa, Kurt, Alexandria, Bradley, Kaitlin and Kelsey
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, First Presbyterian Church, Rev. Mary McKey
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
Pauline M. Lewis
BELMONT — Pauline Williamson Messer Lewis, 75, 23 Greenway Circle, died June 4, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Tennessee, daughter of the late Harrison and Lucy Wilson Williamson, wife of the late Grady Lewis, member of Alexander Memorial Baptist Church, retired textile winder.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Glenda and Floyd Bailey, Mount Holly, Carolyn and Hubert Tanner, Belmont; brothers, Wade and Carl Williamson, Texas, Don Williamson, Tennessee; sisters, Ruth Helton, Mount Holly, Johnnie Christofferson, Texas; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont, Rev. Bruce Bradley
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Bryan Tanner, Adrian and Floyd Bailey Jr., Todd Miskelly, Kelly Collins, Larry Helton
