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William C. Polk Jr.
CLOVER, S.C. - William Claude Polk Jr., 76, 667 Bonum Road, died Oct. 18, 2000, at Courtland Terrace, Gastonia. He was a native of Mecklenburg County, son of the late Elma Gelenius and William Claude Polk Sr., Air Force veteran of World War II, pilot, flew missions in C.B.I. Fronts, joined N.C. Air National Guard in 1953, retired in 1982 as Lieutenant Colonel, graduate of Mineral Springs High School, Winston-Salem, and North Carolina State University.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 56 years, Louise E. Polk; daughters and sons-in-law, Claudia and Michael Clinard, Gastonia, Vicki and David Gluek, Bozeman, Mont.; brothers, Robert L. Polk, Greensboro, James K. Polk, East Bend, Donald Polk, Lewisville, Charles Polk, Winston-Salem; grandsons and spouses, Scott and Leigh Clinard, Charlotte, Nick and Susan Clinard, McKinney, Texas, Andrew Gluek, Bozeman
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 1 p.m. Saturday, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Col. (CH) Samuel D. Maloney
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: N.C. Air National Guard Scholarship Fund, Attn: LtC. Carrigan, 5225 Morris Field Drive, Charlotte 28208-5704
Geneva C. Sides
GROVER — Geneva Cherry Sides, 85, 203 Hardin Circle, died Oct. 18, 2000, at her home. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late James Carl and Frances Cloninger Cherry, wife of the late Andrew Franklin Sides, retired from the textile industry, member of Bethany Baptist Church, Grover, where she was a member of the WMU.
SURVIVORS: Son, Robert Franklin Sides Sr. and companion Eula Mae Gibson, Blacksburg, S.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Joanna and Bert Godwin, Lake City, S.C., Margaret "Honey" and Steve Todd, North Carolina, Sylvia and Roger Davis, Grover, Lynn and Larry Simmons, Gaffney, S.C.; sisters, Florence Maltba, Gastonia, Margaret Grigg, McAdenville, Vertie Robinson, Clover, S.C., Kathleen Harbin, Holden Beach, Evelyn Davis, Stanley; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sons, Gene Raymond, Danny Lavon, James David Sides
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel, Revs. Doug Ramsey, J.D. Martin
INTERMENT: Grover Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home; other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights, Shelby 28150 or Cleveland Home Health, 1268 Fallston Road, Shelby 28150
KATHERINE PIPES
CHARLOTTE - Katherine Rhyne Pipes, 71, died Oct. 17, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Earl Luther and Katherine "Kate" Lineberger Rhyne, wife of the late Thomas Carl Pipes, homemaker, of Lutheran faith, graduate of Bessemer City High School.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Robert and Michael Pipes, Charlotte; David Pipes, St. Louis, Dennis Pipes, Asbury, N.J.; brothers, Glenn Rhyne, Bessemer City, Alvin Rhyne, Clover, S.C.; sisters, Frances Griffin, Charlotte, Dene Rhyne, Bessemer City; grandchildren, Kevin and Shannon Pipes, Asbury, Jessica, Stephanie, Rachel, Sarah and Mary Pipes, St. Louis
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Brothers, Dan, Norman, Earl Lee and Hoffman Rhyne
FUNERAL: Held Thursday, Grace Lutheran Church, Bessemer City, Rev. Cyrus Frazier
INTERMENT: Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City
James D. Melton
GASTONIA - James Douglas Melton, 64, 1603 Conrad Ave., died Oct. 17, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Arvil and Amy Oaks Melton, Army veteran, retired from textiles.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Barbara King, Gastonia; son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Mary Melton, Gastonia; sisters, Frances Davis, Rock Hill, S.C., Brenda Queen, Lincolnton; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Daughter, Lesia Melton
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Saturday, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. John Mayberry
VISITATION: 9:45-10:45 a.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
Eavie W. Carothers
LAKE WYLIE, S.C. — Eavie Weathers Carothers, 69, 5091 Fewell Road, died Oct. 16, 2000, at Piedmont Medical Center , Rock Hill, S.C. She was a native of Spartanburg County, S.C., daughter of the late Neazel Weathers and Rev. Ella Ree Moore Weathers, wife of the late Willie Carothers, member of New Loves Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, Lake Wylie, Hymn Choir, kitchen committee, former member of Twight Lodge 199 Order of the Eastern Star.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and sons-in-law, Barbara C. and Bill Morrison, Lake Wylie, Mary C. and Steveone Stowe, Charlotte; son, James C. Lowery, Rock Hill; brother, Allen J. Moore, Lake Wylie; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; number of nieces and nephews cousins and friends
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday, Loves Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, Lake Wylie, Rev. Paulette Littlejohn-Leak
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens, York
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Daisy W. Thompson
GASTONIA - Daisy Williams Thompson, 969 Cox Road, died Oct. 17, 2000, at Brian Nursing Center. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Tom Williams and Eliza Ann White Thompson.
SURVIVORS: Stepdaughters and stepsons-in-law, Alberta and Lawrence Adams, Mary E. and James Chambers, Jennie Mae and Bishop David L. Dunlap, Gastonia, Mamie and Isiah Adams, Clover, S.C.; sons and daughters-in-law, Otis C. and Myrtle Thompson, Abbul Qaiyum and Barbar Hason, Gastonia; 30 grandchildren; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Vestibule A.M.E. Zion Church, Kings Mountain, Rev. Clarence Roberts
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 1:30-2 p.m. Saturday, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Martin’s Funeral Home
Beverly C. Jolly
CHARLOTTE - Beverly Crofford Jolly, 72, 1741 Woodland Drive, died Oct. 17, 2000, at home. She was a native of Mansfield, Ohio, daughter of the late Peter and Jennie Hoon Crofford, attended school in Columbus, Ohio, lived in North Carolina since 1950, member of Lamp Light Church, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Clarence Jolly; sons and daughters-in-law, Steven Jolly, Charlotte, Michael and Kelly Jolly, Charlotte, Clarence "Clete" and Sandi Jolly III, Clover; brothers and sisters-in-law, Richard and Alice Crofford, Jeffersonton, Va., Bruce and Ganell Malcuit, Queensland, Australia; grandchildren, Marie, Michael, Elizabeth, Aaron, Nathan; nieces, nephews and cousins
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7 p.m. Saturday, Lamp Light Church, Pastor Jim Hall
INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: After the service, church
MEMORIALS: Lamp Light Church, 2726 Chesterfield Ave., Charlotte 28205
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home
JULIA D. KOSA
YORK, S.C. -Julia Draboczi Kosa, 91, 7 S. Pacific Ave., died Oct. 18, 2000. She was a native of Elyria, Ohio, daughter of the late George and Julia Ozsgyan Draboczi, wife of the late Louis Kosa, owner and operater of apartments in Laurdale by the Sea, Fla., homemaker, member of Divine Saviour Catholic Church, York.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Mary Anne NeSmith, York; nephew, Frank Kosa, Pompano Beach, Fla.; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 10 a.m. Saturday, Divine Saviour Catholic Church, York, Fathers Edward McDevitt, John Giuliani
VISITATION: Following the service at the daughter’s home, 218 Springdale Drive, York; any other time
MEMORIALS: American Diabetes Association
ARRANGEMENTS: Bratton Funeral Home
Lester K. Smith
STANLEY — Lester Kermit Smith, 48, 201 Brentwood Lane, died Oct. 18, 2000, at Carolina’s Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Mecklenburg County, son of the late Cecil Edmond Smith, employed as a electrician with Gaston College, Dallas, for the past five years, attended Goshen Presbyterian Church, Belmont.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sandra Wheller Smith; daughter, Carolyn Jane Smith, the home; brother, Michael E. Smith
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Sister, Laura Jane Smith
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Goshen Presbyterian Church, Belmont, Revs. Dean Faulkner, Patrick Womack
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
PALLBEARERS: Steve Hall, Tom McGee, Duane Sellers, Alfred Gregory, Randy High, Ed Stroupe
Mary F. L. Gordon
GASTONIA - Mary Francis Lynch Gordon, 35, 1220 Branch St., formerly of Mount Holly, died Oct. 19, 2000, at home. She was the daughter of the late William R. "Bill" Lynch, member of Second Baptist Church, Mount Holly, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Mark H. Gordon; son, Mathew Ward, he home; stepdaughter, Sarah Gordon, Mount Holly; mother, Linda Aiken Lynch, Mount Holly; maternal grandmother, Grace Aiken, Mount Holly; brother, William R. "Billy" Lynch Jr., Mount Holly; niece, Andrea Lynch, Mount Holly
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 6 p.m. Saturday, Woodlawn Funeral Home Chapel, Mount Holly, Revs. Bruce Bradley, Hermin Winkler
VISITATION: After the service, funeral home; other times at the home of Linda Lynch, 400 N. Hawthorne St., Mount Holly; condolence messages may be sent to woodlawnfuneral@aol.com
MEMORIALS: Second Baptist Church Building Fund, 707 Rankin Ave., Mount Holly 28120
George S. Coble Sr.
STANLEY — George Samuel Coble Sr., 81, 501 N. Peterson St., died Oct. 19, 2000, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Plant City, Fla., son of the late James A. and Bertha Suttle Coble, retired pharmacist, managed Stanley Rexall Drug for more than 30 years, former employee of Charlie’s Drug, Mount Holly, graduate of University of South Carolina, Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, served in 90th Bomb Group in Southwest Pacific, member of First United Methodist Church, Sunday school teacher, member of American Legion, former member of Stanley Lion’s Club, Optimist Club.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 58 years, Louise Clinkscales Coble; sons and daughters-in-law, William "Bill" and Debbie Coble, Mooresville, George and Beverly Coble Jr., Newark, N.J., James C. Coble, Summerville, S.C.; daughters and son-in-law, Marion B. and George Lobstein, Arlington, Va., Betty Webster, Sullivan’s Island, S.C.; grandchildren, Greg Webster, Sullivan’s Island, Kylee Principe, New York, Del., Emily Grace Coble, Mooresville; brothers, James A. Coble Jr., Long Beach, Wash., Ret. Col. Walter M. Coble, Olympia, Wash.; sister, Mary C. Tinkham, Bradenton, Fla.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 4 p.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church, Rev. Patricia Lewis
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Iredell County, 403 E. Statesville Ave., Mooresville 28117 or First United Methodist Church, 217 N. Main St., Stanley 28164
