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Ralph H. Wilson Sr.
LINCOLNTON Ralph Hampton Wilson Sr., 89, Lincoln Nursing Center, formerly of Iron Station, died Sept. 2, 1999, at his residence. He was a native of Davie County, son of the late Ephraim Hampton and Margaret Link Wilson, husband of the late Martha Irene Gibbs Wilson, father of the late Wardell E. Wilson, brother of the late Sadie W. Redfern, Margaret W. Young, Eula W. Foster, Alda G. Smith, A.C., Evrett W., Leonard N., Cleola, Edith and Edward Wilson, member and deacon of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, retired from J.P. Stevens after more than 40 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Son, Ralph H. Wilson Jr., Iron Station; daughters, Satura I., Sylvia A. and Carol R. Wilson, Iron Station; sister, Theodosia W. Moore, Iron Station; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Sunday, Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Rev. Wade Wallace, body will be placed in church one hour before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony & Whites Funeral Service
Heather D. Waters
PATTERSON SPRINGS Heather Dawn Waters, 17, 5005 Bowen Drive, died Sept. 2, 1999, on College Avenue, Shelby. She was a native of Cleveland County, granddaughter of the late Clyde Lee Waters and Roland Tatham, senior at Crest High School, member of Putnam Memorial Baptist Church, Future Teachers of America, Choral Ensemble, Beta Club, Spanish Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and National Honor Society.
SURVIVORS: Parents, James Edward and Jane Tatham Waters; brother and sister-in-law, Kevin and Angel Waters, Shelby; grandmothers, Dorothy Waters, Murphy, Alberta Tatham, Andrews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Putnam Memorial Baptist Church, Revs. Bryan Glisson, Larry Morris, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Sunset Cemetery
ARRANGEMENTS: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
Charles G. Helms Jr.
YORK, S.C. Charles Grayson "Chuck" Helms Jr., 30, 1271 King Road, died Sept. 2, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of York County, S.C., graduate of York Comprehensive High School, mill operator, employed by Ovako Ajax.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Tammie Thomas Helms; son, Cody Helms, the home; stepsons, Justin and Trevor Gouge, York; parents, Charles G. Helms and Barbara Ann Adams Sr., York; sister, Theresa H. Baucom, York
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Central Baptist Church, Revs. Sidney Shuford, Ron Culbertson
BURIAL: Rose Hill Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home
Harold D. Reinhardt
GASTONIA Harold D. Reinhardt, 41, 108 S. Sheilds Drive, died Sept. 2, 1999, in Charlotte. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Clyde Houston Reinhardt, truck driver for Metromont Materials Company, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Frances Hale Reinhardt; mother, Sarah Mitchem Reinhardt; son, Jan-Michaell Reinhardt, the home; daughter, Elizabeth Reinhardt, the home; brothers, Donald and Charles Reinhardt, Gastonia; sister, Lisa Hale, Dallas
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Jack Ford
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery, Belmont
VISITATION: The home of Sarah Reinhardt, 2224 Reo Road, Gastonia
Alicia W. Costner
GASTONIA Alicia Whitaker "Sissie" Costner, 44, 125 Mountain Village Circle, died Sept. 2, 1999, at descendants home. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Allison Whitaker, member of Loray Baptist church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, William Bill "Spot" Costner; sons, Greg Almond, Mathew, Michael and Steven Costner, Gastonia; stepsons, Tony Costner, Gastonia, Robbie and Billy Costner, Belmont; stepdaughter, Angela Rednour, Bessemer City; mother, Ann Badger Whitaker, Gastonia; brothers, Ricky, Robbie and Randy Whitaker, Gastonia, Ronald Whitaker, Charlotte; sister, Millie Willis, Belmont; stepgrandchildren, Anna and Tucker Rednour
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Gaston Memorial Park, Rev. John F. Bridges
VISITATION: 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
PALLBEARERS: Billy, Robbie and Tony Costner, Randy, Robbie and Ronald Whitaker
MEMORIALS: American Diabetes Association, 1012 S. Kings Drive, Charlotte 28207
Samuel P. Lail
GASTONIA Samuel P. Lail, 69, 1967 Cloverdale Circle, died Sept. 2, 1999, at home.
ARRANGEMENTS: Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston
Mary A. Blackwell
LINCOLNTON Mary Ann Blackwell, 62, 149 Wise Road, died Sept. 3, 1999, at Catawba Memorial Hospital, Hickory. She was the daughter of the late James and Dolly Mae Walker Satterfield, mother of the late Boyce Blackwell, retired seamstress.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Johnny D. Blackwell, Chicago, Juan R. Blackwell, Lincolnton; daughters, Rita B. Rudisill, Vivian B. Caldwell, Lincolnton; sister, Ola Mae Canipe, Lincolnton; seven grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Warlick Funeral Home, Rev. Don Bledsoe
BURIAL: South River Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home; other times at the home of Rita Rudisill, 102 Wellons Drive
MEMORIALS: American Heart Association, c/o Betty Potts, 2638 Lee Lawing Road, Lincolnton 28092
R. Glenn Powell
GASTONIA R. Glenn Powell, 84, 425 Dunham Road, died Aug. 31, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Rufus J. and Maude Corbett Powell, World War II Army Air Corps veteran, Oldsmobile-Cadillac dealer for 48 years, real estate broker, developer, contractor, past president of Merchants Association, director and co-founder of Carolina State Bank, Shriner, avid gardener, member of Home Builders Association, Gaston Association of Realtors, First United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 58 years, Edith McCoy Powell; son and daughter-in-law, David L. and Leslie R. Powell, Gastonia; daughter and son-in-law, Glenda P. and Jimmy R. Bannister, Gastonia; brother, Cletus Powell, North Wilkesboro; grandsons, Glenn E. Stevens, Robert A. Powell, Gastonia, Eric S. Stevens, Portland, Ore., 5 nieces, 3 nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, First United Methodist Church, Drs. Joseph C. Seymour, James Westmoreland, Rev. Phil McCoy
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, 190 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
Edwin Powell Sr.
NEWTON Edwin Dean Powell Sr., 83, died Aug. 29, 1999, at Abernethy Retirement Center.He was son of the late Lillian Dean and Rufus Edwin Powell, husband of the late Lillian Banks Powell, engineer, retired executive from Duke Power Co., longtime member and deacon of First Baptist Church of Mount Holly, life member of Mount Holly Lions Club and American Society of Mechanical Engineering, Trustee for Life of Mars Hill College, before retirement served as chairman of Turbines and Condensers Sub-Committee of Edison Electric Institute Prime Movers Committee, involved in community projects and the higher education of young people, spent 15 years in leadership roles in Boy Scouts of America, served 10 years as Scoutmaster, member of Calvary Baptist Church for the past four years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruth S. Powell, Abernethy Center; children, Joanna Powell Heavner, Atlanta, Catherine Powell Farrar, Morganton, Dr. Edwin Dean Powell Jr., Hickory; five grandsons; four granddaughters; three great-grandchildren; stepdaughters, Cynthia Estridge, Richmond, Va., Sydney Shuler, Winston-Salem; four grandsons; two granddaughters; three great-grandchildren
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, Calvary Baptist Church, Newton
VISITATION: 7 p.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, First Baptist Church, Mount Holly
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens, Mount Holly, after funeral service
MEMORIALS: Building Fund, Calvary Baptist Church, Newton or Jones Music Scholarship Fund of First Baptist Church, Mount Holly
Edward A. Forney
CHARLOTTE Edward Andrew Forney, 54, 5032 Hickory Grove Road, died Aug. 28, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center.He was a native of Lincoln County, brother of the late James Roseboro and Cornell Forney.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Louise McIwain and Andrew Forney, Charlotte; brothers, Warren, Marvin and Melvin Forney, Charlotte, Roger and Gary Forney, Iron Station; sisters, Janie F. Foster, Lincolnton, Wanda Caldwell, Huntersville, Cynthia Forney, Charlotte; five aunts, three uncles
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Rev. Michael L. Winton
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 2:30 p.m. today, the church, other times at the homes of the parents, 3011 Minnesota Road, Charlotte, and sister, Janie F. Foster, 1704 Cloudburst Circle, Lincolnton
ARRANGEMENTS: Ebony & Whites Funeral Service, Lincolnton
Ralph E. Williams
LINCOLNTON Ralph Erskin Williams, 65, 4692 Flay Road, died Aug. 31, 1999, at Lincoln Medical Center.He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Tom Williams, president of R & C Hosiery Inc., member of Plainview Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Frankie Williams; son, Terry Williams, Lincolnton; mother, Ruth Neal Williams, Hickory; brothers, Rayford and Wade Williams, Lincolnton; sisters, Penny Cantrell Vale, Doris Wilson, Lincolnton; grandchildren, Colby and Callie Williams, Lincolnton
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. today, Warlick Funeral Home, Rev. Bill Ewing
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
James Schrum Jr.
LINCOLNTON James Henry Schrum Jr., 80, 2103 N. Aspen St., died Aug. 31, 1999, at home.He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Edgar and Flaude Mullen Schrum, father of the late Brenda Schrum, carpenter in construction industry. SURVIVORS: Wife, Cora Woodruff Schrum; sons, James A. Schrum, Lincolnton, Neal Schrum, Surfside Beach, S.C.; daughters, Teresa Drum, Lincolnton, Sandra Alexander, Dallas; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Warlick Funeral Home, Revs. Karen Moore, Jack Rhyne
BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
