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Paul Arrowood Jr.
BELMONT Tech Sergeant Paul Arrowood Jr., USAF Retired, 67, formerly of East Belmont, died Sept. 13, 1999, at his residence in Tampa, Fla.He was a native of Belmont, son of the late Paul Sr. and Sarah Lane Arrowood, attended Belmont schools prior to entering military service, Air Force veteran, moved to Tampa, Fla., after retiring.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Carol L. Arrowood; son, Paul David Arrowood, Tampa; daughters, Karen Lewandowski, Carney, Neb., Nancy Garrido, Wesley Chapel, Fla., Laura Pryor, Tampa; sister, Edna A. Walker, Belmont; brother, Charles L. Arrowood, Belmont; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home
Susie Moore Barber
KINGS MOUNTAIN Susie Taylor Moore Barber, 69, 300 Fairview Street, died Sept. 14, 1999, at Kings Mountain Hospital.She was a native of Gaston County, wife of the late R.T. Moore, daughter of the late William Hunter and Dora Mae Hudson Taylor, sister of the late Charles and Doyt Taylor, member of Midview Baptist Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Fred Barber; son, Timothy Moore, Kings Mountain; daughter and son-in-law, Christine Moore and John Faircloth, Earl; brother, Hunter Leroy Taylor, Kings Mountain; sisters, Addie Mae Reynolds, Bessemer City, Aileen McBride, Winston-Salem; grandchildren, Emily Rebecca and Matthew Reuben Faircloth
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Thursday, Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Blacksburg, S.C., Revs. Bob Hope, J.D. Adams
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
Allen H. Conner
LINCOLNTON Allen Henry Conner, 47, 2344 Brookwood Road, died Sept. 13, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte.He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Ralph and Ruth Smith Conner, department manager at JPS Converter Plant #1 and #2 in Boger City. SURVIVORS: Wife, Starline Ramsey Conner; son, Brad Henry Conner, the home; daughters, Christy and Misty Conner, the home; sister, Ralphine Conner Thomas, Lincolnton; grandmother, Mrs. Ernest H. Conner, Lincolnton; mother-in-law, Zella Mosteller Ramsey, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Thursday, Warlick Funeral Home Chapel, Lincolnton, Revs. Lee Ellis, Ken Jones
BURIAL: Asbury United Methodist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092 or American Heart Association, c/o Betty Potts, 2638 Lee Lawing Road, Lincolnton 28092
Newell T. Barneycastle
GASTONIA Newell T. Barneycastle, 88, 205 Winget Circle, died Sept. 14, 1999, at home.He was a native of Mecklenburg County, husband of the late Viola Melton Barneycastle, son of the late Nathan T. and Maggie Ellis Barneycastle, brother of the late George, Stacy and Elec Barneycastle, Jim and Claude Cherry, Katie B. Corn, Fallie Hinson and Camelia Mooney, member of South Gastonia Church of God, retired textiles supervisor.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Andrew G. and Gary F. Barneycastle, Gastonia; daughters, Shirley B. Gilreath, Gastonia, Gail B. Holt, Windsor, Jo Ward, Pelion, S.C.; special caregivers, Myra and Jimmy Christenberry, the home; 27 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, 7 great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 12 p.m. Thursday, South Gastonia Church of God, Revs. Bobby Gilley, Ray Loftis
BURIAL: Armstrong Cemetery
VISITATION: one hour before service, the church, other times at the home of Myra Christenberry, 205 Winget Circle, or the home of Shirley Gilreath 1910 Union Road, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Joey Houston, Benji Turner, Curt, David, Kenny and Scott Ward
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Sam Barnette and Arnold Wooten
MEMORIALS: South Gastonia Church of God Building Fund, 310 Carolina Ave., Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Hazel S. Pilkington
STANLEY Hazel Elizabeth Sorrells Pilkington, 74, 209 Stanford Drive, died Sept. 14, 1999, at home.She was a native of Haywood County, wife of the late B.L. Pilkington, daughter of the late Ellis and Mellie Byrd Sorrells, mother of the late Gail Sorrells, Shirley Pilkington, sister of the late J.D. Sorrells, Ann Guy, grandmother of the late Shane Davis, Adrian Pilkington, member of Maranatha Baptist Church, Dallas, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Roger and Fran Pilkington, Gastonia, Gary and Joyce Pilkington, Bessemer City, Jerry and Yong Cha Pilkington, Knoxville, Md.; daughters and sons-in-law, Rhonda and Mike Campbell, the home, Tamey and Ronnie Ball, Gastonia, Donna and Charles Huffman, Dallas; brothers, Ronnie, Bill and Otis Bud Sorrells, Waynesville; sisters, Laverne Edwards, Mary Rhinhardt, Betty Arrington, Merle Guy, Waynesville, Mildred Gibbs, Kentucky; 18 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Maranatha Baptist Church, Dallas, Rev. Scott Wilson
BURIAL: Westview Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
Edgar Lutz
GASTONIA Edgar Lutz, 81, 2517 Mills Drive, died Sept. 14, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel
Inez Canipe Hoppes
KINGS MOUNTAIN Inez Canipe Hoppes, 87, 716 Sipes Street, White Oak Manor, formerly of Polkville, died Sept. 14, 1999, at her residence.She was a native of Cleveland County, wife of the late Max Benjamin Hoppes, daughter of the late John Thomas and Charlotte Lattimore Canipe, retired from J&C Dyeing Inc., member of Union Baptist Church, Shelby.
SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Forrest and Linda Hoppes, Shelby, David and Brenda Hoppes, Boiling Springs, Scott and Merle Hoppes, Kings Mountain; daughters and sons-in-law, Sadie and Bob Ledford, Midland, Mary Jeane Hoppes, Polkville, Martha Deane and Nathan Williamson, Lincoln, Ala.; sisters, Mary Mosteller, Longview, Evelyn Bridges, Shelby, 15 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday, Union Baptist Church, Shelby, Rev. Michael Shumate, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-7:30 tonight, Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston
MEMORIALS: White Oak Manor Alzheimers Unit, 716 Sipes St., Kings Mountain 28086 or Union Baptist Church, 3800 Polkville Road, Shelby, 28150
Martha D. Foster
GASTONIA Martha Diana Foster, 47, 5020 Maplecrest Drive, died Sept. 14, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. She was a native of Gaston County, graduate of South Point High School, employed for 30 years by Food Lion Co., most recently as front end manager.
SURVIVORS: Father and stepmother, Carl Lee and Joyce Foster, Lowell; mother, Ivey Mae Mosley Hawes, the home; brother, Lee Foster, Gastonia; stepbrother, Wayne Stroupe, Belmont; stepsisters, Gail Hoffman, Gastonia, Doris Scott, Bessemer City; paternal grandmother, Adele Foster; special friend, Joyce OBrien, Gastonia; nephews, nieces, great-nephews, great-nieces
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Bill Miller, Dr. H. Michael Keough
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Eugene Maiers
STANLEY Eugene Maiers, 79, 502 Third St., died Sept. 15, 1999, at his residence.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Frank Lawrence and Ardella Mullinax Maiers, father of the late Delores Ann Maiers, farmer, textile employee prior to retirement.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lula Conner Maiers; sons, Don, Ray and James Maiers, Dallas; daughter, Mary Bowen, Lincolnton; brothers, Roy Maiers, Dallas, Frankie Maiers, Stanley; sisters, Lillian Moore, Clara Dowell, Dallas, Catherine Meek, Gastonia; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Stanley Church of God, Revs. Harold Brown, Kenneth Rouse
BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery, Gastonia
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, other times at the residence
MEMORIALS: Stanley Church of God, 324 N. Main St., Stanley 28164
Martha D. Foster
GASTONIA Martha Diana Foster, 47, 5020 Maplecrest Drive, died Sept. 14, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte.
She was a native of Gaston County, graduate of South Point High School, employed for 30 years by Food Lion Co., most recently as front end manager.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Ivey Mae Mosley Hawes, the home; father and stepmother, Carl Lee and Joyce Foster, Lowell; brother, Lee Foster, Gastonia; stepbrother, Wayne Stroupe, Belmont; stepsisters, Gail Hoffman, Gastonia, Doris Scott, Bessemer City; paternal grandmother, Adele Foster; best friend, Joyce OBrien, Gastonia; nephews, nieces, great-nephews, great-nieces
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Bill Miller, Dr. H. Michael Keough
INTERMENT: Gaston Memorial Park
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. today, First Wesleyan Church, Bessemer City, Revs. Jerry Lumston, Hoover Smith and Dick Whitener
BURIAL: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City
VISITATION: One hour before service, the church, other times at the home of the parents, 610 E. Georgia Ave., Bessemer City
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, First Baptist Church, Jacksonville
MEMORIALS: American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, Va. 23058-5216
ARRANGEMENTS: Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City
