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MARY ADAMS
BELMONT - Mary Viola McLean Adams, 67, 114 Borsley Ave., died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. She was a native of Swain County, daughter of the late Gordon L. and Ella Mae Jenkins McLean, member of Unity Baptist Church, Belmont, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Jerry W. Adams; daughter and son-in-law, Becky and Tim Parker, Gastonia; son, Larry Adams, Warner Robins, Ga.; brother, Edward C. McLean, Belmont; grandchildren, Kelly J. Adams, Daniel, Hannah and Aaron Parker
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Revs. Tim Parker, Charlie Spence
INTERMENT: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
Emily B. Kirby
SHELBY - Emily Blanton "Nunnie" Kirby, 57, 1405 Briarcliff Road, died Oct. 10, 2000, at home. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Jacob D. and Gazzie Short Blanton, wife of the late Robert L. Kirby Sr., retired from Cleveland County Mental Health and New Beginnings Daycare, member of Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, Chancel Choir, former senior high Sunday school teacher.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Robyn Kirby and Leland Kerr, Shelby; stepson, Robert L. Kirby Jr., Ellenboro; step-grandsons and spouse, Brooks and Forrest Kirby, Jeremy and Joel Kerr, Shelby, Jason and Cindy Kerr, Fort Worth, Texas; brother and sister-in-law, Sidney G. and Brenda Blanton, Shelby; niece, Jennifer Blanton, Charlotte; nephew and spouse, Jody and Suzanne Blanton, Shelby; special friends
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Melinda Blanton Jackson
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 6:30 tonight, Cleveland Funeral Services, Revs. Gervase Hitch, Keith Dixon, Leland Kerr, David Greene
VISITATION: After service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Shelby Senior High Athletics Department, 230 E. Dixon Blvd., Shelby 28152; Lafayette Street United Methodist Church, 1420 S. Lafayette St., Shelby 28152; Cleveland Rutherfordton Kidney Association, 1017 N. Lafayette St., Shelby 28150 or American Diabetes Association, 434 Fayetteville Street Mall, 2 Hanover Square, Suite 1600, Raleigh 27601
Kay S. Hill
LINCOLNTON - Kay Lee Sowers Hill, 66, 1080 Carpenter Drive, died Oct. 9, 2000, at home. She was a native of Carroll, Va., daughter of the late Arnold and Hattie Sowers, member of New Grace Baptist Church, Iron Station.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Frank L. Hill; sons, Michael E. Hill and Tony Sanders, Gastonia; grandchildren, Kayla and Arrick Hill, Gastonia; cousin, Jean Gulledge, Charlotte
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Hilda Ann Hussery
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, New Grace Baptist Church, Iron Station, Rev. Jerry Taylor
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: George Blumenthal, Miles and Paul Griffin, Kevin Hager, Roger Herndon, Vernon Maxwell
MEMORIALS: New Grace Baptist Church, 3462 Highway 73, Iron Station 28080
NAOMI JENNELIA WILLIAMS
GASTONIA - Naomi Jennelia Williams, 71, Candlewood Drive, died Oct. 6, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, longtime resident of Western Carolina Center, Morganton, moved to the UMAR Group Home in Gastonia in 1997.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, UMAR Group Home, Gloria Morales
MEMORIALS: UMAR Group Home, 1205 Candlewood Drive, Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: Kirksey Funeral Home, Morganton
JAMES RAY
GASTONIA - James Milton Ray, 74, 2343 Milton Ave., died Oct. 11, 2000, at Century Care of Gastonia. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late James and Pearl Perkins Ray, veteran of the Army, member of Assembly of Faith Church, Dallas.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Margie Ray; sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby G. and Mary Cathy Ray, Richard Kevin and Patricia Ray, Bessemer City; sisters, Geraldine Ray Morrow, Beulah Ray Talley, Gastonia; grandchildren, Richard P. and Michael Miller, Shannon Cline, Crystal, Melissa, Amanda, Andrew and Bobby Ray Jr.; 10 great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Howard Milton Ray; brothers, Howard, Ernie and Hays Ray; sister, Christine Ray Jones
FUNERAL: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Assembly of Faith Church, Dallas, Bobby and Cathy Ray
INTERMENT: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7 to 9 p.m Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
ZUDIE GREENWOOD
LOWELL - Zudie Maybin Greenwood, 88, 39 Lineberger St., died Oct. 11, 2000, at Century Care of Gastonia. She was a native of Henderson County, daughter of the late William T. and Dollie Maybin, wife of the late Dennis Greenwood, retired from Pharr Yarns, McAdenville.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Mary Patterson, Thelma Martin, Lowell; sons and daughters-in-law, George and Beth Greenwood, Brevard, Steve and Marie Greenwood, Gastonia; daughter-in-law, Rosa Lee Fisher Greenwood, Gastonia; sister, Ozellar Heatherly, Tuxedo; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Son, Fraylow Greenwood; brother, Ralph Maybin
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Joe Heffner, Teresa Devore
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Williard Patterson, Dale Martin, Rodman Falls, Steve and Chris Greenwood, Monte McCurry
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Lowell Church of God, 804 W. First St., Lowell 28098
RALPH HOOVER
KANNAPOLIS — Ralph Leonard Hoover, 73, 880 Oakwood Villa, died Oct. 9, 2000, at NorthEast Medical Center. He was a native of Belmont, son of the late Jiles Elvie and Eliza Cole Hoover, machinist at Fab-Tech Industries, veteran of the Navy during World War II.
SURVIVORS: Son, Mitchell Hoover, Kannapolis; daughter, Nancy Rhinehardt, Kannapolis; brothers, Harold J. Hoover, Kill Devil Hills, Richard E. Hoover, Media, Pa., Wayne E. Hoover, Belmont; sisters, Dena Martin, Topeka, Kan., Delores Toomey, Matthews; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 5 p.m. Friday, Hartsell Funeral Home, Concord
ERMA SMITH HATFIELD
GASTONIA - Erma Smith Hatfield, 57, 1420 Paige St., Apt. 1, died Oct. 9, 2000, at home. She was a native of Huntington, W.Va., daughter of the late Edgar William and Mildred Stickler Smith, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Dwayne A. and Mickey Hatfield, Gastonia; special friend, J.D. Hughes; brother and sister-in-law, Larry Gene and Rita Smith, Mount Holly; sister and brother-in-law, Brenda and Ray Gooden, Ona, W.Va.; grandchildren, Dustin and Dwayne Hatfield; six nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, Forest Memorial Park, Milton, W. Va., Rev. Richard Black
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel GRAVESIDE
ARRANGEMENTS: Heck Funeral Home, Milton
Helen C. Jenkins
GASTONIA - Helen Connor Jenkins, 86, 1351 Robinwood Road, died Oct. 10, 2000, at Covenant Village. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late George Alton and Berta Mundy Jenkins, member of First United Methodist Church, graduate of UNC Women’s College, Greensboro, American University, Washington, retired from American Red Cross after more than 32 years, served in Japan, Europe and the United States, served as Executive Director in Gastonia for 13 years before retiring.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Estelle Winecoff, Gastonia; brother, C. Frank Jenkins, Columbus, Ohio; nieces and nephews
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Hugh W., Henry C. and George A. Jenkins; sister, Willard Gardner
FUNERAL: Private
MEMORIALS: Covenant Village, 1351 Robinwood Road, Gastonia 28054
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
RUTH SPAKE
SHELBY - Mary Ruth Spake, 79, 1216 Spake Circle, died Oct. 11, 2000, at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Andrew J. and Mattie Sheppard Spake, World War II Navy WAVE veteran, member of Elizabeth Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Brothers and sisters-in-law, Everette and Mildred Spake, Bobby and Faye Spake, John Ray and Edith Spake, Wesley, Charles and Henry Spake, Shelby; sisters and brother-in-law, Elizabeth Smith, Martha Jane and J. Don Shields, Shelby
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Friday, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home, Rev. Jeff Brendle
BURIAL: Elizabeth Baptist Church cemetery
VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Elizabeth Baptist Church, 301 N. Post Road, Shelby 28152; American Cancer Society, Western Regional Office, 500 Morehead St., Charlotte 28202 or charity of donor’s choice
SARAH J. SMITH
ALEXIS — Sarah Jeanette Smith, 60, 832 Alexis-Lucia Road, died Oct. 11, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Jack D. and Jeanette Peterson Smith, retired school teacher who taught for 30 years, mostly at Springfield Elementary; Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Tim Smith, Alexis, Pat Smith, Stanley, Henry Smith, Longview, Wash.
FUNERAL: Private
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
