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Clyde L. Murphy
GASTONIA — Clyde Leon "Shorty" Murphy, 83, 2506 Milton Ave., died Sept. 10, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Spartanburg County, S.C., son of the late Jefferson and Savannah Gardner Murphy, retired from Wix Corp. as a security guard, also worked with the Gaston County Sheriff’s Department for 17 years, former city bus driver, Navy veteran, member of West Franklin Avenue Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Susan Jenkins Murphy
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, West Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, Rev. Clarence McMahan
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
PALLBEARERS: Bobby and Isaac Bard, Steve Bath, Rodney Johnson, James Marshall, Joseph Mosley
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Jay and Mike Johnson
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service Westside Chapel
Alphia B. Reese
ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Alphia Blackwell Reese, 89, 5622 Silkwood Lane, died Sept. 7, 1999, at Orange Park Medical Center.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Walter Bennett and Lula Ann Spencer Blackwell, wife of the late Dewey Franklin Reese, mother of the late Frances R. Lingerfelt and Alice R. Ochab, retired textile worker, member of Ranlo Freewill Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Jack L. Reese, Stanley, Buddy E. Reese Sr., Dallas; daughter, Diane Gilreath, Dallas; sister, Geneva Abernathy, Kannapolis; granddaughter, Janice Mikell, Orange Park; 27 additional grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Ward Funeral Home, Rev. Norman Perkins
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Jimmy Lingerfelt, Buddy Jr., Michael, Steven, Freddie, Shane, and Jackie Reese Jr.
Janett C. Helton
CHARLOTTE — Janett Christy Helton, 58, 6518 Elmwood Circle, died Sept. 12, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital.
She was a native of Catawba County, daughter of the late William A. Christy, sister of the late Raymond Christy, member of Faith Baptist Church, Lincoln County, adult couples Sunday school class, graduate of Bandys High School, employed by Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, secretary for Nationwide Insurance Co.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 40 years, Jack Helton; daughter and son-in-law, Lorie and Mark DeMarcus, Rock Hill, S.C.; son and daughter-in-law, Marty and Mimi Helton, Charlotte; mother, Inez Christy, Terrell; sisters, Evelyn Farris and Janeva Kennerly, Cornelius, Mar Stewart, Terrell, Judy Poovey, Newton; grandchildren, Taylor and Brooke Helton, Olivia and Will DeMarcus
FUNERAL: 7 tonight, McEwen Funeral Home, Charlotte Chapel, Revs. David Walker, Dick Howie, Stuart Johnson
BURIAL: Private, Forest Lawn Cemetery
VISITATION: After service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Harris Hospice, 200 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte 28204
Rosell L. Meeks
SHELBY — Rosell L. Meeks, 421 Milsap Road, died Sept. 12, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
ARRANGEMENTS: Withrow’s Funeral Home
Pamela McDowell
GASTONIA — Pamela McDowell, 326 S. Vance St., died Sept. 12, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Samuel M. Harwell
BESSEMER CITY — Samuel Marshall Harwell, 82, 1021 N. 14th St., died Sept. 10, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late William Alexander and Lillie Heffner Harwell, huband of the late Clara Louise Harwell and Pauline Shuford Harwell, brother of the late Charlie and John Harwell, Fannie Harwell Medford and Mabel Harwell Brown, retired winding supervisor with Pharr Yarns, member of First United Methodist Church for 36 years, Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Stepson, Larry L. Davis, Bessemer City; stepdaughter, Clara Jean Cable, Gastonia; grandson, Dr. Lance L. Davis, Charleston, S.C.; "adopted" grandson, John Wayne Brindle, Bessemer City; nephew, Bill Medford, Concord; nieces, Margaret Long, Helen Tillman, Gastonia, Pauline Shives, Mary Nell Wooten, Catherine Chitwood, Dallas; great-nieces and great-nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church, Rev. Randolph Harry
BURIAL: Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 95, Bessemer City 28016
PALLBEARERS: George Linsday, Howard Jones, Sonny Lackey, Kenny Kincaid, Ralph Scarboro, Frank Shuford
Charles E. Brown Sr.
CHARLOTTE — Charles Edward Brown Sr., 62, 401 Norris Ave., died Sept. 9, 1999, at home.
He was a member of First Mount Calvary Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Mattie Regina Brown, Dallas, Muriel B. Garvin, Charlotte, Angela Eaton, Gastonia; sons, Charles E. Brown Jr., Lompac, Calif., David Trenton Brown, Frankfurt, Germany; seven grandchildren
FUNERAL: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, First Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. James Hawthorne
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before service, church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
John H. Howell
KINGS MOUNTAIN — John H. Howell, 77, 1417 S. Battleground Ave., died Sept. 12, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Phillip Crowder and Nancy Ann Huffstetler Howell, husband of the late Beatrice Thompson Howell, retired from Glen Raven Mills, member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, a Mason, Navy veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lucille Bowen Howell; sons and daughters-in-law, John William and Patricia Howell, Kings Mountain, Robert Lewis and June Howell, Gastonia, Franklin David and Lillian Howell, Jerry and Diane Glover, Shelby, Jack and Ana Cannon, Orlando, Fla., Robert and Judy Glover, Earl; daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Eddie Stewart, Judy and Melvin Bryant, Linda and Buck Weaver, Teresa and William Toney, Kings Mountain, Betty and Gary Hamrick, Lawndale, Margaret and Wayne Thompson, Shelby; sisters, Myrtle Wilson, Thomasville, Jeannette Breakfield, Rock Hill, S.C.; 23 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Revs. David Blanton, Barry Philbeck
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Road, Shelby 28150 or American Cancer Society, Shelby 28150
Ruby P. Bridges
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Ruby Putnam Bridges, 76, 106 Afton Drive, died Sept. 12, 1999, at Kings Mountain Hospital.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Eula Wade and Bessie Jackson Putnam, wife of the late Oliver Bright Bridges, mother of the late Bobby Kenneth Bridges, sister of the late Wade Putnam Jr., Helen Huff and Janice Keeter, retired from Spectrum Yarns, member of Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Donald Wayne Bridges, Pensacola, Fla., Dean Bridges, Marion, Roger Bridges, Kings Mountain; sisters, Alberta Strickland, Kings Mountain, Jeannie Blanchette, Charlotte, Polly Gamble, Bessemer City, Ada Burton, Matthews; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, Rev. Mitchell Pruitt
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: An hour before service, church
MEMORIALS: Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, 618 Chestnut Ridge Church Road, Kings Mountain 28086
ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home
Mary P. Williams
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Mary Player Williams, 50, died Sept. 11, 1999 at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, Florida.
She was a native of Gaston County, graduate of Bessemer City High School, member of First Baptist Church, Jacksonville.
SURVIVORS: Husband, William O. "Buzz" Williams III; daughters and sons-in-law, Ashley and Jonathan Vickers, Nichole and Dana Williams, Jacksonville; parents, Moses and Beatrice Smith Player, Bessemer City; brother, Larry Player, Chicago; sisters and brothers-in-law, Judy and Rick Kelly, Bessemer City, Patricia and Keith Alexander, Franklin, Tenn.; grandchildren, Preston Williams, Taylor and Hannah Vickers, Jacksonville
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, First Wesleyan Church, Bessemer City, Revs. Jerry Lunston, Hoover Smith and Dick Whitener
BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 10-11 a.m. Thursday at the church, other times at the home of the parents, 610 E. Georgia Ave., Bessemer City
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church, Jacksonville
MEMORIALS: American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, Va. 23058-5216
ARRANGEMENTS: Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City
