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Reba S. Miller
DALLAS — Reba S. Miller, 101, 150 Bryne Drive, died Sept. 25, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Marlboro, N.J., daughter of the late Randolph and Carolyn Herbert Stryker, wife of the late Robert H. Miller, school teacher for more than 40 years.
SURVIVORS: Niece and spouse, Carol Jean and George Bryne; great-nieces, Jeanne Bryne, Lisa Bingham, Debby Lineberger, Reba Justice, Tracy Mauney
MEMORIAL SERVICE: To be held at a later date in New Jersey
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte 28202 or Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton
Craig M. Lawing
MOUNT HOLLY — Craig McCoy Lawing, 76, 108 Globe St., died Sept. 25, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Mount Holly, son of the late George and Hattie Stowe Lawing, retired from Sandoz Chemicals, member of Altersgate Methodist Church, attended Grace Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 58 years, Ruby McManus Lawing; son and daughter-in-law, Benny and Barbara Harper Lawing Sr.; grandson and spouse, Benny and Renee Mulis Lawing Jr., Gastonia; granddaughter and spouse, Susan and Mike Bradley, Stanley; sister, Faye Hinson, Stanley; great-grandchildren, Madison Elizabeth Lawing, Alex Whitworth Bradley
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Mother and father-in-law, T.L. and Ruth Caldwell McManus Sr.; brothers, Carl, George and Jack Lawing; sisters, Georgia Lawing, Dora Richardson, Edna Fletcher, Donnie Black; great-granddaughter, Adel Lawing
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly, Revs. Jerry Stanfield, Jim McManus
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Charity of donor’s choice
Eugene S. Payne
WILMINGTON, Ill. — Eugene S. Payne, 50, died Sept. 14, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Shelby, welder for Caterpillar Tractor Co., Joliet, for 27 years, member of Local 851 Machinist Union, Wilmington Church of the Nazarene, Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Melody nee Houser; sons, Randy Payne, Chicago, Andrew Payne, Wilmington, Ill.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Payne, Kings Mountain; brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Vivian Payne, North Carolina; sisters and brothers-in-law, Christine and Harold Jackson, Peggy and Joe Edwards, North Carolina; grandchildren, Jordan and Abigail, Wilmington; mother-in-law, Helen Townley, Mattoon, Ill.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Grandparents
FUNERAL: Held Sept. 18, Reeves Funeral Home, Pastors Lloyd Kemble, William Luttrell
INTERMENT: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Ill.
Carroll G. Eaker
CLOVER, S.C. — Carroll G. Eaker, 75, 143 Lawson Lake Road, died Sept. 25, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Cherryville, son of the late William Hinkle and Vera Alice Crocker Eaker, graduate of Gastonia High School, attended the University of North Carolina, worked with his parents at Eaker’s Service Station in south Gastonia, Navy veteran of World War II in Pacific Theater, worked for Witten Supply Co., Gastonia, Jenkins Metal Corp., Gastonia, General Fireproofing, Forest City, Fost Textiles, Kings Mountain, retired president and operator of Eaker Sales, Gastonia, longtime member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Gastonia, Sunday school teacher, former choir member, former member of Gastonia Moose Lodge, coached youth athletics, member of Clover Alpine Lodge 208 A.F.M., Scottish Rite Bodies of Charlotte, Hejaz Shrine, Greenville, S.C., Hillbilly Clan.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 51 years, Ruth Richards Eaker; sons and daughter-in-law, C.G. Jr. and Jeannette M. Eaker, Westminster, S.C., William Arthur Vance "Bill" Eaker, Clover; daughters and sons-in-law, Caroline Eaker Jordan and Kevin Moots, Franklin, Tenn., Ann E. and Bill Brackett, Seneca, S.C.; grandchildren, David E. Wallace Jr., Westminster, Ben Jordan, Montgomery, Ala., Amby Moots, Huntsville, Ohio, Susannah Jordan, Franklin, Erin and Ross Brackett, Seneca
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughter, Rebecca Susan Eaker; brother, Elburn Eaker; sister, Alice Eaker Simmons
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Gastonia, Revs. Chris Christopher, Jack E. Smith
INTERMENT: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, Cherryville
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Building Fund of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 805 S. York St., Gastonia 28052
J.B. ‘Pop’ Short
BLACKSBURG, S.C. — J.B. "Pop" Short, 90, 1370 Deal St., died Sept. 25, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Cleveland County, husband of the late Mamie Barnes Short, son of the late Baxter and Hulda Morrison Short, retired from Burlington Industries in Kings Mountain, member of Mountain View Baptist Church, Blacksburg.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Bill and Loyd Short, Kings Mountain, Thurman Short, Blacksburg; daughters, Edith Jenkins, Nell Cook, Mary Leigh, Blacksburg, Janice Murphy, Fork Shoals, S.C., Kay Falls, Brenda Bowman, Clover, S.C., Judy Jenkins, York, S.C.; brother, Paul Short, Kings Mountain; sister, Novella Foster, Kings Mountain; 26 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, Mountain View Baptist Church, Blacksburg, Rev. Harold Beam
BURIAL: Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
MEMORIALS: Mountain View Baptist Church, Piedmont Road, Blacksburg 29703
GEORGE L. ELKINS
GASTONIA — George Lewis Elkins, 96, 213 Robinson Road, died Sept. 25, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Cooke County, Tenn., wife of the late Allie Poindexter Elkins, son of the late James Nathan and Mary Jane Bruce Elkins.
SURVIVORS: Son, James Elkins, Gastonia; daughters, Barbara Roberts, Lula Mae Pellerin, Freda Jane Elkins, Gastonia; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Arthur "Bud" Elkins; daughters, Jean Stamey, Dolly Scarborough; several brothers and sisters
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Thursday, Gaston Memorial Park, Kenneth Poindexter
VISITATION: At the home of James Elkins, 3021 Fallswood Drive, Gastonia
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Amy W. Howard
LINCOLNTON — Amy Wilkinson Howard, 87, 269 Victory Grove Church Road, died Sept. 25, 2000.
She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Hampton Alexander and Nora Helderman Wilkinson, wife of the late Edmond G. Howard Sr., retired machinist.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Ed G. Jr. and Cindy Howard, Shelby; grandsons, Brad E. and Winston Howard, Lincolnton; great-grandson, Austin Howard
FUNERAL: 10:30 a.m. today, Warlick Funeral Home, Rev. Lee Ellis
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
Barbara Sparks Moore
SHELBY — Barbara Sparks Moore, 52, 135 Blevins Drive, died Sept. 26, 2000, at Hospice of Wendover.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Robert Haus and Maggie Gertie Williams Sparks, homemaker, member of King James Baptist Church, Bessemer City.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Fred Lee and Wayne Hall Moore, Gastonia, Clayton Darin Moore, the home; brothers, Robert Edward Sparks, Shelby, William Franklin Sparks, Gastonia; sister, Virginia Arlene Moore, Kings Mountain; three grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Thursday, Sunset Cemetery, Rev. Mike Keough
VISITATION: After the service
ARRANGEMENTS: Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
THELMA W. BOLIN
SMYRNA, S.C. — Thelma W. Bolin, 89, 1450 McGill Road, died Sept. 26, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
She was a native of York County, S.C., wife of the late John Robert Bolin, daughter of the late Miles and Blanche Hope Wallace, homemaker, member of Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, Sharon, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Son, Robert E. Bolin, Smyrna; daughters, Blanche B. McCarter, York, S.C., Bennie Ramsey, Charlotte; sister, Lydia Hipp, Rock Hill; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, Sharon, Revs. James Gable, Jody Foster, Dr. Clyde Mitchem
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home, York
MEMORIALS: Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 189, Sharon 29742 or Hickory Grove Life Saving Squad, P.O. Box 224, Hickory Grove 29717
MARIE ROSE HAWKINS
CLOVER, S.C. — Marie Rose Hawkins, 85, 2025 N. Jim McCarter Road, died Sept. 25, 2000, at Beverly Health Care Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
She was a native of York County, S.C., daughter of the late Laura Hudson and Bard Rose, retired from American Thread Co., Clover, lifetime member of Kings Mountain Chapel United Methodist Church, York, S.C., where she was active in the United Methodist Women and Joy Spreaders.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Church W. Hawkins; daughters, Wilma H. Ramsey, Pat H. Hope, York; sisters, Lila R. Neelands, Clover, Viola R. Hawkins, Lily R. Blackwelder, York; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Kings Mountain Chapel United Methodist Church, Rev. Paul Ballard
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: At the home
MEMORIALS: Kings Mountain Chapel United Methodist Church, Family Life Center Fund, 2040 Hwy. 161, York 29745 or Clover Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 214, Clover 29710
ARRANGEMENTS: M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
