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William F. McDonald
POLKVILLE — William Frank McDonald, 66, 2006 W. Stagecoach Trail, died Sept. 20, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Boston, son of the late Walter Francis McDonald and Katherine Margaret Doria McDonald Marden, retired maintenance mechanic at Cleveland Country Club, member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Baton Rouge, La., Marines veteran, served in Korean War.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Irene B. Tate Brown McDonald; sons and daughters-in-law, Cary and Kathy Brown, Ft. Meyers, Fla., Dennis and Donna Brown, New House, Timmy and Ellen Brown, Goffstown, N.H., Walter and Cindy Brown, Kings Mountain, David Brown, Polkville, Steven and Kay-Ann Brown, Shelby; daughters and sons-in-law, Susan Brown, Linda and Stanley Leonard, Kings Mountain, LuAnn and Michael Mehlman, Nancy Ives, Polkville, Patti Smith, Cherryville, Mary and Chuck Gallant, Manchester, N.H., Shirley and Steve Davis, Lawndale; brothers, Walter F. McDonald, Ballejo, Calif., Robert McDonald, Newton, Mass.; 11 nieces and nephews; 37 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Marjorie Laing
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Polkville United Methodist Church, Rev. Bill Smith; body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Rose Hill Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston
MEMORIALS: Polkville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 9, Polkville 28136
Paul J. Heafner
CROUSE — Paul Jones Heafner, 89, 3343 Crouse School Road, died Sept. 19, 2000, at Lincoln Medical Center, Lincolnton. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Monroe and Vida Jones Heafner, owner-operator of Crouse General Store.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Beulah Cauble Heafner; sons, Paul Donald Heafner, Albemarle, William Allen Heafner, Charlotte; brothers, Joe Heafner, Charlotte, Ralph Heafner, Lincolnton, Gene Heafner, Crouse, Frank Heafner, Hickory; sisters, Veola Heafner, Lincolnton, Martha Sue Stinson, Charlotte; grandchildren, Joe, Kerry, Chris and Susan Heafner
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Crouse United Methodist Church, Revs. Fred Falls, Susan A. Heafner
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
MEMORIALS: Crouse United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 43, Crouse 28033
Robert G. Cox
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Robert G. Cox, 59, 813 Church St., died Sept. 18, 2000. He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late Robert Lee and Hester J. Bracket Cox, employee of Parkdale Yarns, Gastonia, of Baptist faith.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruth Thrift Cox; sons, Ronald and Michael Cox, Forest City; daughter, Jackie Cox, Forest City; two grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Harris Funeral Home, Revs. Robert Haynes, Barry Philbeck
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Clarence L. Hastings
STANLEY - Clarence Lee Hastings, 89, 112 Ethel Drive, died Sept. 19, 2000, at Country Time Assisted Living Center, Kings Mountain. He was a native of Ellenboro, son of the late Robert Lee and Lula Maudie Murray Hastings, husband of the late Alva Longs Hastings, World War II Army veteran, longtime member of First United Methodist Church, retired owner and operator of Hastings Garage and lawn mower sales and service, member of Rhyne-Cannon American Legion Post No. 266.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Madge Walker, Ellenboro; brothers, Kenneth Hastings and his wife Jean, Waxhaw, Paul E. Hastings, Charlotte; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church, Revs. J.C. Grose, Patricia Lewis
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: One hour before service, church; condolence messages may be sent to woodlawnfuneral@aol.com
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church Building Fund, 217 N. Main St., Stanley 28164
ARRANGEMENTS: Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Hetty Smart
DALLAS - Hetty Mae Crowder Smart, 92, 4004 Wimbledon Drive, died Sept. 20, 2000, at the Brian Center, Gastonia. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Chauncy Pinkney and Pamelia Crowder, wife of the late Everette R. Smart, retired certified nursing assistant from Valdese General Hospital, member of Springfield Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Audrey Nadine Smart Webb and her husband, Dallas; sister, Dova Smart, Hickory; grandchildren, Pamela Abee Suddreth, Bessemer City, Darren Robert Abee, the home; great-grandchildren, Jennifer Renee and Brandi Leigh Suddreth, Bessemer City; three step-grandchildren; six step-great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Lucille Crowder; brothers, Furman, Ivey, J.C. and Ray Crowder
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Dallas Funeral Home, Revs. Bill Sipe, Allen Harris
BURIAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Burke Memorial Park, Morganton
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
Donald L. Sadler
GASTONIA - Donald Lafayette Sadler, 58, 969 Cox Road, died Sept. 17, 2000, at Brian Center of Gastonia. He was a member of Weeping Mary Baptist Church, Bowling Green, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sarah Givens Sadler; daughters and son-in-law, Priscilla and Jamison Anderson, Nicole D. Sadler, Gastonia, Angela Ross, York, S.C.; brothers, Frankie M. Sadler, Clover, S.C., Curtis M. Sadler, St. Louis, George R. and Ricky M. Sadler, Gastonia; sisters and brothers-in-law, Doris Lowery, Brown, Bessie J., Brenda and Alfredia N. Sadler, Gretchen S. and Freddie Davis, Valerie S. and James Thomason, Gastonia, Delaine S. Barnette, Charlotte, Patricia S. and Walter Sherer, Phyllis S. and Sammie Floyd, Clover; sisters-in-law, Evelyn S. and Evelyn M. Sadler, Gastonia; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday, Weeping Mary Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Dr. Timothy Goode
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, church; other times at the home of Doris Lowery, 125 Pam Drive, Gastonia
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
William M. Capps
STANLEY - William Miles Capps, 68, 15210 Lucia Riverbend Highway, died Sept. 19, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Wallace and Callie Mae Bell Capps, husband of the late Joyce Bennett, retired from Weyerhaeuser, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Pam Capps, Lucia, Sandy Capps Curtis, Crouse; brother, Gene Capps, Gastonia; sisters, Dot Cook, Bessemer City, Ruth Burton, Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Brandy, Jenae, Emily, Rebekah, A.J.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Billy Capps
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Rev. David Cobb
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Charlotte
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Clarence M. Brown
ANDERSON, S.C. — Clarence Michael "Mike" Brown, 51, 202 Bamboo Road, died Sept. 20, 2000, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, employed in car sales for more than 30 years, worked with Westside Wholesale, Army veteran, staff sergeant, served in Korea during Vietnam era, graduate of Hunter Huss High School in 1967.
SURVIVORS: Parents, J.B. "Pete" and Helen Failen Brown, Gastonia; sisters and brothers-in-law, Wanda and Jerry Neal, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Vickie and Randy Barber, Kings Mountain, Cynthia and Butch Smith, Durham; sister, Kimberly Bradshaw, Gastonia
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, Revs. Clarence McMahan, Dennis Bean, full military honors by Last Man Club
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia; other times at the home of his parents, J.B. "Pete" and Helen Brown, 1543 Auten Road, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Chaplain Clayton Fund, Anderson Area Medical Center, 800 N. Fant St., Anderson 29621, Attn: Chaplain Clayton or Hospice of Upstate Inc., 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson 29621
Sarah M. Lawrence
GASTONIA - Sarah Virginia Meadows Lawrence, 81, 1716 Fairfield Drive, died Sept. 20, 2000. She was a native of Cedartown, Ga., daughter of the late Dorabelle Jones and Wyatt Montgomery Meadows, resident of Gastonia since 1953, member of First Assembly Church of God, retired co-owner of Dallas Super Market.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 61 years, William Macon Lawrence; son and daughter-in-law, William Darwin and Kathleen Garland Lawrence; grandsons and wife, William Darwin Jr. and Melissa Neisler Lawrence, Robert Macon Lawrence; great-grandchildren, William Darwin III, Marlin Melissa and Joseph Neisler Lawrence; brother, William Mac Meadows, Charlotte; sister, Jewel Meadows Tritt, Daytona, Fla.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Joseph Samuel, Edward Montgomery, J.B. and Buren Van Dyke Meadows; sister, Ruby Meadows Hobbs
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, First Assembly Church of God, 1104 S. Myrtle School Road, Rev. David L. Scruggs
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Bill Rainwater, Ronnie Whetstine, John Dalrymple, Raymond Graham, Ricky Patterson, Lee Richburg
Tony J. Adams Jr.
CLOVER, S.C. -Tony James Adams Jr., 18, 109 Franklin St., died Sept. 20, 2000, at his home. He was a native of Gaston County, member of Life of Faith Fellowship, Gastonia, West Gastonia Boys and Girls Club, Bradley Center Boys and Girls Club
SURVIVORS: Parents, Tony and Donna Adams, Clover; paternal grandparents, Polly and James Brownell, Gastonia, John Harris, Bessemer City; maternal grandparents, Davis and Trib Adams, Gastonia, Clarence Hullett, Clover; sister, Gabrial Lajean Adams, Clover; special friend, John Whitley and Derek Cochran; godmother, Beverly Braswell Snider
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Rhonda Denise Ledford; grandmother, Peggy J. Hullett; great-grandparents, William P. Detter, Clarence and Christine F. Harris Sr.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Rev. Chris Diciaccio
BURIAL: Bessemer City Memorial Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral service
PALLBEARERS: Ronald and Richard Braswell, Brandon Frix, William Linton, Danny Snider, John Whitley IN LIEU OF FLOWERS: Tony and Donna Adams, 109 Franklin St., Clover 29710
Johnnie H. Earl
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Johnnie Mae Hager Earl, died Sept. 18, 2000, at home. She was a native of Bessemer City, daughter of the late Rufus L. Hager and Addie Hager Miller, graduate of Tryon High School, employed for many years at First State Bank and Trust Co. of Bessemer City, later employed by Navy, worked in the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., former member, pianist and choir director for Concord United Methodist Church, member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Jack Earl; daughters, Joy Tull, Carmel, Ind., Jackie Patterson, Griffin, Ga., Jenny Herbert, Stockbridge, Ga.; brother, Joe A. Hager, Kings Mountain; sisters, Jenielle Hager Ramsey, Bessemer City, Rev. Nancy Hager White, Bluefield, W.Va.; seven grandchildren
FUNERAL: Held Sept. 18 at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, Rev. Dale Gilbert
BURIAL: Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Ga.
ARRANGEMENTS: Heritage Funeral Home
