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BILLY J. YORK
LAWNDALE Billy Joe York, 59, 630 Sugar Hill Road, died Sept. 26, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Cleveland County and son of the late George H. and Viola Black York.
SURVIVORS: Brother, Lawrence L. York, McAdenville; sisters and brothers-in-law, Lucille and Charles Sipe, York, S.C., Frances and Jack Fowler Sr., Shelby; special caretakers, Wink and Betty Wellmon
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Matthew York
FUNERAL: 7:30 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Shelby, Dr. Harold Fite, Rev. Troy Harris
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Thursday, Patterson Springs Baptist Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-7:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Eastside Baptist Church Building Fund, 1165 Wyke Road, Shelby 28150
Flossie Farrington Rhyne
GASTONIA Flossie Farrington Rhyne, 94, 1405 Hickory Grove Road, died Sept. 25, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Gaston County, wife of the late Jack Rhyne, daughter of the late William and Daisy Poole Farrington, retired owner-operated of M&F Florist, charter member of Sunset Forest Baptist Church, choir member, Sunday school teacher, member of WMU.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Jack R. and Sandy Rhyne, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Nellie Pettus, Barbara Beale, Christine and Scott Howell, Gastonia, Martha and Mike Butler, Belmont; sister, Willard Scoggins, Gastonia; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Cecil Farrington; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, Revs. Mike Watkins, Mike Horne, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Robert and David Pettus, Tony and Gary Beale, Michael and Matt Butler
MEMORIALS: Sunset Forest Baptist Church, 903 Hickory Grove Road, Gastonia 28056
MADGE WRIGHT RHEA
KINGS MOUNTAIN Madge Wright Rhea, 81, 1409 Phifer Road, died Sept. 26, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby.
She was a native of Cleveland County, wife of the late James E. "Zip" Rhea Sr., daughter of the late Fred J. and Jennie Blalock Wright Sr., homemaker, member of Central United Methodist Church, Kings Mountain.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, James E. "Bud" Jr. and Tence Rhea, Kings Mountain; grandchildren and spouses, Scott Rhea and Dr. Cyndi Robinson, Oxford, Monty and Mitzi Rhea, Stacie and Richard Plonk, Julie and Jeff Turner, Kings Mountain; great-grandchildren, Skyler and Dane Rhea
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Fred Wright Jr.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, Central United Methodist Church, Kings Mountain, Rev. Harrison Hinson
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 6:30-8 tonight, Harris Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Central United Methodist Church Capital Building Fund, P.O. Box 37, Kings Mountain 28086
Martha Stanton Wallace
CLOVER, S.C. Martha Nell Stanton Wallace, 79, 411 Marion St., died Sept. 25, 2000, at Beverly Health Care, Rock Hill, S.C.
She was a native of York County, S.C., wife of the late George Dever Wallace, daughter of the late Minot Earl and Eliza Faris Stanton, retired from American Thread, Clover, lifetime member of First United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter-in-law, Judy C. Miller, Clover; brothers, David and Frank Stanton, Clover; sisters, Elizabeth Killian, Clover, Louise Adams, Gastonia; granddaughter, Laura Stanton, Anderson, S.C.; grandsons and granddaughter-in-law, Mark and Shanna Stanton, Beaufort, S.C., Joseph Miller, Clover; great-grandchildren, Virginia, Hannah and Jackson Stanton, Beaufort; 32 nieces and nephews
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Larry Stanton
FUNERAL: Held 4 p.m. Tuesday, First United Methodist Church, Rev. Paul Hucthison
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, 124 Bethel St., Clover or Clover Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 214, Clover 29710
ARRANGEMENTS: M.L Ford & Sons Funeral Home
Jan W. Coleman
CALABASH Jan W. Coleman, 46, died Sept. 21, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Kings Mountain, daughter of the late James K. Willis Jr. and Anne Crapps Morrison, 1972 graduate of Ashbrook High School, front desk manager for Ocean Drive Resort.
SURVIVORS: Son, Jayson D. Coleman, Charlotte; sisters, Beverly Williams, Sylva, Harriet Keller, Gastonia, Kathy Yung, Clarksville, Tenn.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Friday, Victory Baptist Church, Gastonia
VISITATION: After service, the church
MEMORIALS: Charity of donors choice
ARRANGEMENTS: East Coast Cremation and Funeral Services of Sunset Beach
Dorothy L. Clark
BESSEMER CITY Dorothy Lewis Clark, 74, 404 S. Eleventh St., died Sept. 25, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late V. Henry and Rhea Kincaid Lewis, wife of the late Avery Alexander Clark, retired from Reeves Brothers Osage Mill after 40 years of service, member of First Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Wesley and Carolyn Clark, Clover, S.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Suzanne and Joe Green, Belinda and Mike Miller, Gastonia; sister, Inez Richardson, Bessemer City; grandchildren, Rhonda Lovelace, Michael Clark, Tina Sisk, Jackie and Jesse Miller, Bessemer City, Amy Jones, Gastonia, Melissa Jackson, Rock Hill, S.C., Chip and Alex Clark, Clover; great-grandchildren, Ricky and Ashley Jones, Marcus Wiggins, Harley Dennis, Gastonia, David Clark, Michigan, Justin Clark, Madison Miller, Bessemer City
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Grandsons, Kenny and Gerry Clark
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church, Dr. Ron S. Pierce, Rev. A.A. Bailey
BURIAL: Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 397, Bessemer City 28016
Julius L. White
CLOVER, S.C. Julius Lloyd White, 75, 1601 Lloyd White Road, died Sept. 25, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Jackson John and Sallie Howell White, World War II veteran, member of American Legion, Crowders Creek A.R.P. Church, Sunday school superintendent, elder, activity director, former deacon, coordinated Thanksgiving breakfast for many years, charter member of Clover Rescue Squad, served as captain for eight years, secretary-treasurer for many years, retired manager from Napa/Jobbers Supply and continued to work part-time, 1991 Clover Citizen of the Year, 1973 Clover Rescue Squad Man of the Year, recognized by South Carolina House of Representatives as an Outstanding Citizen of Clover.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 52 years, Helen Childers White; daughters and sons-in-law, Jane and Wayne Thompson, Clover, Susan and Ken Hills, Lake Wylie, S.C.; sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Nancy White, Jerry and Donna White, Bill and Pat White, Clover, Dennis and Lori White, Rock Hill, S.C.; brothers, Raeford White, Kings Mountain, Max White, Florence, S.C., Gene and Harold White, Clover; sister, Shirley Eades, Clover; grandchildren, Jamie, Travis, John and Benjamin White, Doren Moore, Garrett Hills, Mandy and Leann Good, Kim Puett, Windy Kline, Scott, Christopher and Jonathan Thompson; great-grandchild, Josh Phillips
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Infant daughter, Evelyn Kay White
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Crowders Creek A.R.P. Church, Gastonia, Revs. Jim McLurkin, Charles Evans
INTERMENT: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Clover Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 214, Clover, S.C. 29710 or Hospice of York County, 325 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, S.C. 29730
Mable L.L. Heafner
GASTONIA Mable Leming Leonard Heafner, 78, 2065 Lyon St., died Sept. 22, 2000 at Belaire Health Care.
She was a native of Haywood County, daughter of the late Joseph and Julia Bell Bolin Leming.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Cecil Yelton Leonard Jr. and Joseph Randy Leonard, Gastonia; brother, Bill Leming, Tampa; sister, Edna L. Allen, Gastonia; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Rev. Mark Mann
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: Following the service at the funeral home
Mattie E.P. Caudill
GASTONIA Mattie Eliza Paysour Caudill, 73, 1009 Plymouth St. Apt. A, died Sept. 24, 2000, at Century Care of Gastonia
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Arthur W. and Anna Kerns Paysour.
SURVIVORS: Husband, William "Bill" Caudill; sons, Robert Lynn White, Gastonia, Robert Michael White, Ranlo; daughter, Virgie Black and Thelma Franklin, Gastonia; 16 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughter, Brenda Mitchell; brothers and sisters, John R., Thera Lee, Walter Harvey, Minnie Pearl, Fannie Mae and Erven Earl Paysour.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, Rev. Mike Crisswell
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Ronnie Black, Tony Allen Herrin, Robert Allen Nelms, Christopher Scott White, Robert Daniel White, Robert Lynn White, Jr.
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
