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Leslie F. McCune
LINCOLNTON Leslie Ferne McCune, 85, 321 N. Maiden Highway, died Sept. 17, 2000 at Catawba Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Lincoln County, daughter of the late Gordon Lee and Minnie Carpenter Hoffman, wife of the late Hugh J. McCune. She was a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sister and brother-in-law, Lethia and Earl Elmore, Lincolnton
FUNERAL: 2 p.m today, E.F. Drum Funeral Home, Lincolnton. Rev. Al Goff
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, Box 1526, Lincolnton 28093 or American Heart Association, 2638 Lee Lawing Road, Lincolnton 28092
William H. Wallace, Jr
GASTONIA William "Bill" Hord Wallace, Jr., 50, 1212 Chronicle Avenue, died Sept. 17, 2000 at his home
He was a native of Wayne County, member of Calvary Baptist Church, Gastonia, retired from U.S. Postal Service, an Air Force veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Deborah Weant Wallace; sons, Philip L. and Scott W. Wallace, of the home; daughter, Stephanie N. Wallace, Kings Mountain; parents, William H. Sr. and Catherine Bishop Wallace, Gastonia; brother, Edward B. Wallace, Hillsborough; sister, Angela W. Ervin, York, S.C.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Calvary Baptist Church, Revs. Bruce Pittman, Ken Lane
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Home, Southside Chapel
MEMORIALS: Calvary Baptist Church, 3001 S. York Road, Gastonia 28052; or ALS Clinic, c/o Carolina Medical Center, Blythe Blvd., Charlotte
Betty B. Murray
LINCOLNTON Betty Burkheimer Murray, 65, Lincoln Nursing Center, formerly of 103 Julia Drive, died Sept. 18, 2000.
She was a native of Morgan County, Ohio, daughter of the late Charles and Lucille Davis Burkheimer. She was a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sons, David Lee and Timothy Alan Murray, Lincolnton; granddaughter, Samantha Diane Murray, Lincolnton
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Warlick Funeral Home, Dr. Robert Wensil
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, at the funeral home
MEMORIALS: Pearl Baptist Church, 4657 E. Highway 27, Iron Station 28080
Mildred H. Smith
LINCOLNTON Mildred H. Smith, 72, 520 Bonview Ave., died Sept. 18, 2000 at her home
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late James Loy and Fannie Long Hoover, wife of the late Joseph Thomas Smith. She was a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Tony M. Smith, Pumpkin Center, Brent Smith, Dublin; daughter, Janet Henderson, Lincolnton; sister, Phyllis Ritchie, Iron Station; brothers, Darrell Hoover, Iron Station, Donald Hoover, Winter Haven, Fla.; grandchildren, Matthew B. Smith, Ginger L. and Colt Henderson
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Warlick Funeral Home, Dr. Charles Cranford
BURIAL: Alexis Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home
John J. Roberts
BESSEMER CITY John Junior Roberts, 54, 142 Bright Avenue, died Sept. 15, 2000 at his home
He was a native of Anson, son of the late Joe Thomas Roberts, he was an Air Force veteran.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Lois Owens Roberts, Lincolnton; brothers, William and Grady Roberts, Gastonia, Charles Roberts, Bessemer City; sisters, Pauline Thrift, Rutherfordton, Francis Laws, Denver, Linda Lane, Long Beach, Margaret Norris, Bessemer City
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Betty Roberts
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Westview Gardens, Bessemer City, Rev. Jerry Millwood, with military rites preformed by the World War II Last Man Club
VISITATION: 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: David McCutcheon, Bobby Mullens, Gary Norris, Charles Thrift
Alex M. King
HICKORY Alex Montgomery King, 14, died Sept. 17, 2000 at Catawba Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Catawba County, member of Bethel United Methodist Church, ninth-grade student at Fred T. Foard High School, member of Boy Scout Troop 249.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Turner and Joyce King, Hickory; brother, C. Kyle King, Charlotte; maternal grandmother, Shirley Teague, Hickory; paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Hardy, Warrenton; great-grandmother, Lola K. Rowe, Valdese; uncle, Terry Teague, Hickory; aunts, Karen Summer, Boone, Nancy Coleman, Newton, Ann McLamb, Richmond, Emma Lou Taylor
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Maternal grandfather, Bobby Lee Rowe
FUNERAL: 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Healing Springs Church, Revs. Jamie Fonville, Brad Spencer
BURIAL: Oakwood Cemetery
VISITATION: 6 tonight, Bass-Smith Funeral Home
PALLBEARERS: Jordan and Alex Harrill, Trevor Sheets, Tyler Scronce, Chris Brauns, Andrew Ruggles, Breydon Abernethy, Sammy Shreith, Z.B. Stillwell
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Members of his ninth-grade class from Fred T. Foard High School
MEMORIALS: Ronald McDonald House, 419 S. Hawthorne Road, Winston Salem, 27103 or The American Cancer Society, 500 E. Moorehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte 28202
Ruby E.H. Huggins
GASTONIA Ruby Earle Hodge Huggins, 88, formerly of 2505 Fairgreen Drive, died Sept. 16, 2000 at Belaire Heath Care.
She was a native of Georgia, daughter of the late Riley and Elizabeth Gibson Hodge, wife of the late James R. Huggins. She was retired from Rex Mills, charter member of Ranlo Church of God, member of South Gastonia Church of God.
SURVIVORS: Son, James Alvan Huggins, Chapin, S.C.; daughter, JoAnn Huggins Lyon, Gastonia; sister, Dorothy H. Gentry, Stanley; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Jack Huggins; daughter, Vernie Louise Huggins
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday, South Gastonia Church of God, Revs. Bobby Gilley, Bobby Smith
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, at the church
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: South Gastonia Church of God, Building Fund, 310 Carolina Ave., Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Martha P. Setzer
BELMONT Martha Pettus Setzer, 78, 103 Sacco St., died Sept. 15, 2000 at the home of her niece, Raymon Pettus, at 106 Carroway Lane, Clover, S.C.
She was the daughter of the late Sarah Pettus and Waddell Lowery. She was a lifelong member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church where she served as missionary and custodian.
SURVIVORS: Nieces and nephews-in-law, Raymon Pettus, Fay and Rev. Samuel Tate, Clover, S.C., Parnice and James Tate, Gastonia, Sandra and Roger Dansby, Pleasantville, N.J.; nephews and niece-in-law, Ernest and Claretha Pettus, Barry Pettus, Pleasantville, N.J., Perrie Tate, Gastonia; cousin, Lester Pettus, Clover; sisters and brother-in-law, Emma Lowery, Mozell Lowery, Bowling Green, S.C., Joyce and Frank Arthur, Minnie Barnett, Gastonia, Martha Ashe, Annie B. Tate, Clover; brothers and sisters-in-law, James and Vivian Barnett, Alexander and Mary Barnett, Gastonia, William and Mattie Barnett, Newport, S.C., Wardell and Joann Lowery, Major and Debbie Lowery, Clover
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: John Bill, Sarah and Willie Pettus
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Rev. Kenneth Alexander
BURIAL: Henrys Chapel Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-7:30 tonight, at the church; also at the home
ARRANGEMENTS: Martins Funeral Home
Harold b. Kelly, Sr.
GASTONIA Harold Brown Kelly Sr., 81, 2103 Tiny Ave., died Sept. 16, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Lancaster County, son of the late Jacob "Jake" Edmund and Evadane Barton Kelly, retired superintendent of the Travelers Department of A.B. Carter, Inc. for 50 years, World War II Navy veteran, member of Covenant United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorcas Wyatt Kelly; son and daughter-in-law, Harold B. Jr. and Kathy McLean Kelly, Gaffney, S.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Evelyn Kelly and J. Robert Abernathy Jr., Virginia Beach, Va.; grandchildren, Scott and Wendy Abernathy, Harold B. "Trey" III and Sheay Noel; great-grandchild, Lauren Sahr
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Creighton, Sam and Bob Kelly; sisters, Doris Quinn, Betty Kelly
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Hollywood Cemetery, Rev. David Mason
MEMORIALS: Gaston County Cancer Society, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052 or American Heart Association, 1300 Baxter St., Charlotte 28204
