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Bob W. Rhyne Jr.
LINCOLNTON — Bob William Rhyne Jr., 42, 3105 Wesleyan Church Road, died Aug. 28, 1999, at Lincoln Medical Center.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Herbert William and Darcus Louise Lovelace Rhyne, general worker.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Sonny Rhyne, Stanley, Billy Rhyne, Lincolnton; sisters, Joyce Martin, Vale, Myrtle Rhyne, Lincolnton
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
Clyde O. Smith
GASTONIA – Clyde O. Smith, 79, 711 Apple Blossom Circle, died Aug. 30, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Carothers Funeral Home
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, funeral home
Wilbert Black
BESSEMER CITY – Wilbert Black, 903 W. Louisiana Ave., died Aug. 30, 1999, at home.
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Ira E. Calhoun
GASTONIA — Ira Earl Calhoun, 79, 1601 Conrad Ave., died Aug. 29, 1999, at his residence.
He was a native of Graham County, son of the late Robert Lee and Ida Buchanan Calhoun, father of the late Patricia Calhoun, brother of the late Johnny Earl Calhoun, Army veteran of World War II, earned American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign Medal with two Bronze Service Stars, Bronze Star Medal.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Mark Lee and Martha Calhoun, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Renee C. and Steve Matthews, Gastonia, Shirley C. and Tommy Williams, Belmont; sister, Fannie C. Payseur, Gastonia; grandchildren, Mark V. Calhoun, Amy R. Newman, Curtis A. and Jeffery S. Stiles, Jessica L. Newman, Bobbie Ann Hurst, Angel C., Jeff and Michelle Williams; five great-grandchildren; former wife, Alene Calhoun, Gastonia
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Naomi Mauldin, full Military Rites by World War II Last Man Club
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: John Payseur, David Belk, Bill Pilkington, Ronald Wilson
Gene T. Liverett
CLOVER, S.C. — Gene Thomas Liverett, 59, 1763 N. Highway 321, died Aug. 28, 1999, at home.
He was a native of York County, S.C., son of the late Boyce C. Liverett and Oma Estelle Dalton, husband of the late Jacqueline R. Liverett, retired truck driver.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Doris and Brad Clendening, Clover; stepsons and daughters-in-law, Jess and Gretchen Rayburn, Bowling Green, S.C., Tony and Teresa Rayburn, Thomasville; brothers, O.D. Liverett, Albemarle, Guy Roger Liverett, Thomasville; sisters, Nancy C. Van Degriff, Jacksonville, Fla., Mary Jo Hancock, Troy; grandchildren and spouse, Brian and Angie Brakefield, Rocky Brakefield, Bowling Green, Tabatha, Travis, Samantha and Allen Rayburn, Thomasville; great-grandchildren, Jonathan and Jenny Brakefield, Bowling Green
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 4 p.m. Wednesday, M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home, Rev. Doyle C. Baynard
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. tonight, funeral home
Jacqueline R. Liverett
CLOVER, S.C. — Jaqueline Joyce Rayburn Liverett, 60, 1763 N. Highway 321, died Aug. 23, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
She was a native of Farmer, Ill., daughter of the late Jess Oliver and Annabell Rayburn, wife of the late Gene Thomas Liverett.
SURVIVORS: Step-daughter and son-in-law, Doris and Brad Clendening, Clover; sons and daughters-in-law, Jess and Gretchen Rayburn, Bowling Green, S.C., Tony and Teresa Rayburn, Thomasville; brothers, Bill Rayburn, England, Bob Rayburn, Bass Lake, Ind., Wayne Rayburn, Bradley, Ill., Jim Rayburn, Pappanau, Ill.; sisters, Pat Shotwell, Pam Rayburn, Bradley, Barbara Orte, Mesa, Ariz., Frances Miller, Manteo, Ill.; grandchildren, Tabatha, Travis, Samantha and Allen
MEMORIAL SERVICE: Held Aug., 27, M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home, Rev. Doyle C. Baynard
MEMORIALS: American Diabetes Foundation, 100 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 200, Glendale, Calif., 91203
Myrtle Ward
GASTONIA – Myrtle Fulp Ward, 89, 519 Basswood Way, died Aug. 30, 1999, at home.
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside
David Garrett Sr.
BELMONT — David Hicks Garrett Sr., 98, 2300 Aberdeen Blvd., Gastonia, formerly of 316 Garrison St., Belmont, died Aug. 30, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Clarendon County, S.C., son of the late Jack Moses and Georgianna Florence Richburg Garrett, husband of the late Carrie Shepherd Garrett, father of the late Carrie Sue Garrett, brother of the late Roy, Bertram, Jack Moses and Thomas Garrett, Maybelle Hodge, Ethel Nichols, Cora Wells and Maggie Russell, worked in textiles since 1921, retired Card Room speeder tender, worked for Sterling Spinning Company until 1966 and Majestic Manufacturing until retirement in 1985, oldest living member of First Presbyterian Church of Belmont, member for 70 years.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Irvin T. and William H. Garrett, Belmont, David H. Garrett Jr., Mount Holly; daughter, Irene Wyant, Belmont; brother, Wallace Theodore Garrett, Catawba Heights; sisters, Florence Garrett, Lela Bagwell, Belmont; grandchildren, Nancy C. Crowl, William H. "Bill" Garrett Jr., Belmont, Karen G. Emory, Mount Holly, David H. Garrett III, Durham, Patricia W. Noblett, Gastonia; step-grandchildren, Mitch Frady, Shelby, Tim and Les Frady, Mount Holly; great-grandchildren, Terry and Melissa Emory, Mount Holly, Lacy Garrett, Carrie and Christopher Crowl, Belmont, Jacob Noblett, Gastonia, April and Johnathan Frady, Shelby, Kaleb and Jacob Frady, Mount Holly
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, First Presbyterian Church of Belmont, Dr. Richard N. Boyce
BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1, Belmont 28012
Lillie L.Teague
GASTONIA — Lillie Mae Layman Teague, 87, of Sunbridge for Lowell Care Center, formerly of 216 Ferrel Ave., died Aug. 28, 1999, at her residence.
She was a native of Jefferson County, Tenn., daughter of the late Mitchell and Sara Kathern Fain Layman, wife of the late Horace Loyde Teague, sister of the late Cleo Layman, retired twister tender and winder from Stowe Pharr Mills, McAdenville, attended Sunset Forest Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Harold L. Teague, Gastonia, William E. Teague, Goose Creek, S.C.; sister, Ruth Gann, Strawberry Plains, Tenn.; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: Held Monday, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont, Revs. Frank Dalton, Lloyd Dockery
BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont
PALLBEARERS: John and Kim Teague, Kevin Austin, Chip Rollins, Carl Gann, Neal Griffin, Bill Barnhill
Ruth E. Cavender
BESSEMER CITY – Ruth Eaves Cavender, 76, 302 N. 14th St., died Aug. 29, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Rockingham, daughter of the late Douglas and Janie Campbell Eaves, wife of the late Elijah C. Cavender, mother of the late Kenneth Elijah Cavender, sister of the late Fred Eaves, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Son, James "Bill" Cavender, Bessemer City; stepmother, Emma Eaves, Bessemer City; half-brothers, J.C., Gene, Jerry, Robert, David and Howard Eaves, Bessemer City; sisters, Catherine Eaves, Rockingham; half-sisters, Jane Shriner, Bessemer City, Margie Glover, Clover, S.C.; grandchildren, Cathy Rhyne, Jeff, Julie, T.J. and Andy Cavender, Crissy Haynes; five great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 4 p.m. today, Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery, Rev. Mike Glover
PALLBEARERS: David, Gene, Howard and J.C. Eaves
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
Jessie S. Kelley
GASTONIA — Jessie Strange Kelley, 88, 305 Digh St., formerly of Park Terrace, died Aug. 29, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Andrews, Cherokee County, daughter of the late Martin and Mary Hull Strange, wife of the late Floyd L. Kelley, grandmother of the late Donald Lee Kelley, Lisa Kelly, sister of the late Judson Strange, Addis Smith, Emma Hardin, Norma Harper, Callie Webb and June McMahan, retired spinner from Firestone Mills.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughter-in-law, David C. and Nora Kelly, Gastonia, Donald R. Kelley, Bessemer City; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2:30 p.m. today, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. Larry P. Bostian
VISITATION: 1-2 p.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: David Kelly Jr., Eric McDonald, Kevin Gibson, Steven Helms, Randall Smith and Dennis Lytton
Jerry Nolen
IRON STATION – Jerry Albert Nolen, 61, 1397 N. Ingleside Farm Road, died Aug. 30, 1999, at home.
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
Mrs. Vernon P. Crosby
CHARLOTTE — Mrs. Vernon P. "Pat" Crosby (Ottie Renette White), 80, of Charlotte, formerly of Kings Mountain, died Aug. 28, 1999, at home. She was the daughter of the late C. Glenn and Velda Hamrick White, wife of the late Vernon P. Crosby, worked with the War department Mobilization Planning Board in Washington, D.C., during World War II, member of First Presbyterian Church, charter member of the local PEO chapter, active in organizations throughout the Carolinas.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, C. Steven and Tina P. Crosby, their children, Alex, John and Olivia; sister, Mrs. John Edd Queen, their children and spouse, John C. and Nancy Queen, their children, Elissa and Lee, Kathy Queen and Henry Boyd Blanton, their daughter Kristin; sister, Mrs. Ernest Mauney, her children, C. Glenn and Doty L. Mauney, their children, Chris, Andrew and Matt, Jeanee Mauney and Robert L. Chambers, their daughter Kimberly
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Carriage Club, Rev. Richard Newsome
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: After graveside service, cemetery
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society or Presbyterian Hospital
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
