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William F. Reinhardt, Jr.
SHELBY — William Franklin "Billy" Reinhardt, Jr., 35, 906 Wyke Road, died Oct. 1, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte
He was a native of Cleveland County, employed as a motor winder at Electric Motor County.
SURVIVORS: Parents, William Franklin Sr. and Juanita Robertson Reinhardt, Shelby; brother and sister-in-law, David and Shanna Reinhardt, Shelby; niece, Sarah Elizabeth Reinhardt, Shelby; aunts and uncles, Carolyn Lowery, Adeline Shields, Jenny and Gene Shull, Shelby, Kirt and Charline Curtis Lawton, Oklahoma, Christine Robertson, Gaffney, S.C., Nancy Lowery, Toccoa, Ga, Jim and Helen Webb, Woodbury, N.J.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Grandparents, Charles and Orrie Reinhardt, Lester and Ollie Robertson
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Cleveland Memorial Park, Rev. Richard C. Clough, Jr.
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hoyle Memorial United Methodist Church, 1741 Fallston Road, Shelby
Otis G. Whitaker
SHELBY — Otis Gary Whitaker, 89, 1038 Crawley Gin Road, died Sept. 30, 2000 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Gary and Maggie Walker Whitaker, husband of the late Gladys Petty Whitaker. He was a member of Sandy Plains Baptist Church, where he served as church custodian for over 50 years. Member of the choir and former deacon. He was a farmer.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Luie and Mary Ann Whitaker, Myles and Doris Whitaker, Wayne and Mary Whitaker, Elmer and Millie Whitaker, Shelby; daughter and son-in-law, Martha and Ron Hamrick; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Fay, Norman, Sherman and Carl Whitaker; sister, Sarah Lou Petty
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sandy Plains Baptist Church, Dr. Don McSwain, Myles Whitaker
VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Sandy Plains Baptist Church Flower Fund, 2112 New House Road, Shelby 28150
Marsha C. Turner
RANLO — Marsha Clark Turner, 55, 1220 Branch St., Lot 3, died Oct. 1, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Marshall Clark and Mattie Williams, employed in sales at Wal-Mart.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Wilbert J. Turner; daughters, Tammy Norris, Sharon Holden, Gaffney, S.C., Tonya Cathy, Winston-Salem, Jackie Castro, Holden Beach; sons, Dennis Wall, Joseph Turner, Gastonia; sister, Jane Overturf, Gastonia; eight grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Ward Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Loy Wooten
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home; condolence messages may be sent to www.wardfuneral.com
PALLBEARERS: Ricky David Beam, William and Bill Turner, Steve and Danny Clark, Richard Scott Hornsby
MEMORIALS: Make-A-Wish Foundation, 200 Centerport Drive, Greensboro 27401
Elmer Paul Quinn
GASTONIA — Elmer Paul Quinn, 90, 1660 E. Perry St., died Oct. 1, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Wiley S. and Harriett Jones Quinn, husband of the late Dorothy Cox Quinn, retired building contractor, member of Lutheran Church of the Redeemer.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Ann and Sidney Lanier, Nell Quinn Bell, Janice and James Grayson, Gastonia; sisters, Macie Dellinger, Rachel Tyser, Gastonia, Helen Stogner, Salisbury; grandchildren and spouses, Sidney and Pam Lanier, Mark and Renee Lanier, Stephen and Michelle Lanier, William F. Jr. and Sheila Bell, Cathy and Chris Robertson, Paul Lee Bell, Angela and Dr. Stephen Burgess, Amy Elizabeth Grayson; eight great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Grady, Robert, Wylie S. Jr. and Donald E. Quinn; sisters, Valerie Q. Milling, Bertha Q. Sahms; grandchildren, Lauren Nicole Lanier; twins, Jonathan Quinn and Kimberly Beth Lanier; son-in-law, William F. Bell Sr.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Revs. James DuMond, Buford Kaylor
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
PALLBEARERS: Sidney, Mark and Stephen Lanier, William F. Bell Jr., Chris Robertson, Paul Lee Bell, Dr. Stephen Burgess
MEMORIALS: Lutheran Church of the Redeemer Organ Fund, 1915 S. New Hope Road, Gastonia 28054
Cora Davis Mutz
LINCOLNTON — Cora Davis Mutz, 90, 205 Charlesvoix Ave., died Sept. 29, 2000, at Boger City Rest Home.
She was a native of York, S.C., daughter of the late Leroy and Marie Miller Davis, wife of the late Clarence Mutz, member of Providence Missionary Baptist Church, senior choir, missionary, senior citizen club, Lincoln County branch of NAACP, Mother of the Year, retired homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son, James L. Stover, Washington, D.C.; niece, Geneva Byrd; one great-nephew; two great-nieces; special friends and neighbors
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Ernest and James Jackson
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Providence Missionary Baptist Church, Revs. Clement Morris Jr., Michael Hill
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony & White’s Funeral Service
James C. Brown
GASTONIA — James Cecil Brown, 85, of Courtland Terrace, formerly of West Hillcrest Avenue, died Oct. 1, 2000, at his residence.
He was a native of Old Fort, son of the late James Samuel and Nancy Gilliam Brown, graduate of Gastonia High School, former co-owner of Brown’s Grocery, retired manager from Harris-Teeter Super Market with over 30 years of service, active member of Loray Baptist Church, usher, former Sunday School Outreach Director, Sunday school song leader.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 66 years, Mabel Edith Gardner Brown; son and daughter-in-law, James Samuel II and Kay Brown, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley Brown and Fred Jones, Lake Wylie, S.C., Linda Brown and James Addison, Gastonia; brother, John Roland Brown, Gastonia; grandchildren and spouses, Fred Ridgeway Jones Jr. and wife Vicki, Timothy David Jones and wife Nancy, Gastonia, James Hamilton Jones and wife Kim, Denver, Amanda B. Few and husband Tom, Richmond, Va, James Samuel Brown III and wife Dawn, San Anselmo, Calif., James Ridgeway Addison, Washington, DC, Heather Michelle Addison, Gastonia; great-grandchildren, Will, Amber, Carlee, McKenna and Jimmy Jones, Pierce and Folger Few, Tyler Brown
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brother, Alfred Charlton Brown Sr.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. today, Gaston Memorial Park, Revs. John Bridges, James Ridgeway Addison
VISITATION: At the home of Linda and James Addison, 432 Shallowood Lane, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: Loray Baptist Church, 1128 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
William S. Fulton, Jr.
KINGS MOUNTAIN — William S. "Bill" Fulton Jr., 81, 613 E. Ridge St., died Sept. 30, 2000 at his home.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late W. Sage Fulton Sr. and Vivian Ware Fulton, husband of the late Ruth Green Fulton, retired owner of Fulton’s Department Store, member of Boyce Memorial A.R.P. Church, treasurer for 30 years, deacon, elder, trustee, Kiwanis Club for over 45 years, awarded a life membership, member of board of directors of First Federal Savings and Loan, board of directors of Erskine College, Army Air Corp veteran of World War II, Shriner.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, W.S. "Corky" III and Barbara Fulton, Kings Mountain, Carl G. Fulton, Hendersonville, James P. Fulton, Salisbury; grandchildren, Sage, Jennifer, Charlotte, Elizabeth and Catherine Fulton
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Lenora Fulton
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 1 p.m. today, Mountain Rest Cemetery
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Boyce Memorial A.R.P. Church, Rev. Doug Petersen
VISITATION: After service, the church
MEMORIALS: Boyce Memorial A.R.P. Church, Edgemont Road, Kings Mountain 28086 or Hospice of Cleveland County, 952 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby 28150
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home
Hazel H. Ramsey
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Hazel Hilda Ramsey, 74, died Sept. 30, 2000.
She was a native of Rutherfordton, daughter of the late William Henry and Mary Alene Johnson Morgan, charter member of The Second Wesleyan Church which is now Gold Street Wesleyan Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Robert F. Ramsey; son and daughter-in-law, William L. and Deanna Smith Whiteside, Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Debra Ann and Tim Grant, Eden; daughter, Mary Louise Ramsey and William Worthy, Kings Mountain; grandchildren and spouse, William Travis and Carla Williams Whiteside, Lincolnton, Morgan E. Whiteside, Gastonia, Timothy Jason and William Aaron West, Eden, Katie Shull, Kyle Connor, Kings Mountain; great-grandchildren, Amethyst L., Cailyn D. and William Chandler Whiteside, Lincolnton
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Grover City Cemetery, Grover, Revs. Bob Hope, Clifton "Pete" Morgan; soloist, Jerry Bedsole
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society Charlotte Chapter, 500 E. Morehead St., Charlotte 28202
Aniyah J. Phelps
HIGH SHOALS — Aniyah Joshea Phelps, 7 months, 411 Armstrong Circle, died Sept. 29, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
She was born in Lincoln County.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Amy Phelps, the home; father, Billy Jones, Tulsa, Okla.; brother, Montrey Phelps, the home; grandparents, Mildred Herndon and Dean Phelps, Lincolnton; great-grandparents, Elizabeth Herndon and Mary Phelps, Lincolnton; uncle, Jeremy Phelps, Dallas; great uncles and aunts
FUNERAL: Held Monday, Herndon Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, Rev. Joseph Shaw
BURIAL: Church cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony & White’s Funeral Service
