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James A. Haskin
GASTONIA - James A. "Jim" Haskin, 67, 3029 Old Church Road, died Sept. 14, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Willard Haskin, brother of the late Woodrow and Joe Haskin, Frances Brown, Army veteran, retired from Piedmont Corrugated Box Co., member of Chapel Grove Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lois Haskin; mother, Mamie Smith Haskin, Gastonia; son, James A. Haskin Jr., Gastonia; daughter, Teresa Broome, Gastonia; brothers, Bill and Jack Haskin, Gastonia; sister, Annie Cabe, Gastonia; four grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Rev. James Lowery
BURIAL: Long Creek Cemetery, Dallas
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home; other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Henry Beheler, Bill Broome, Jimmy Davis, Ronnie Ledford, Charles Robinson, Stanley Welch
MEMORIALS: Chapel Grove Baptist Church, Building Fund, 716 Camp Rotary Road, Gastonia 28052
Maven Q. Seabolt
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Maven Queen Seabolt, 81, 106 N. Cansler St., died Sept. 15, 1999, at Kings Mountain Hospital. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Walter Pierce and Essie Cecil Jenkins Queen, wife of the late Dorsey Monroe Seabolt, retired owner of United Upholstery, homemaker, member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, James and Anne Gamble, Florence, S.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Martha Ann and Charles Howle, Betty Jean and Johnny Jackson, Oak Island, Harriett Jane and Jimmy Conn, Cheraw, S.C.; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, Harris Funeral Home, Drs. Charles Serrett, Larry Brubaker
INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Saturday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Emmanuel Baptist Church, P.O. Box 281, Kings Mountain 28086
Helen L. Benson
YORK, S.C. — Helen Lentz Benson, 69, 3519 Innsbruck Court, died Sept. 14, 1999, at home. She was a native of Concord, daughter of the late Charles and Eva Doby Lentz, mother of the late Louise Ann Benson Deal.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Robert Benson; son, Robert Clyde Benson, Rhonda; sisters, Margaret Taylor, Greenwood, S.C., Hazel Morrison, Concord; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephewsGRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2:30 p.m. Monday, Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, Rev. Randy Madson
VISITATION: 1-2 p.m. Monday, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Clover
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 2535, Rock Hill, S.C. 29732
Bobby J. Durbin
GROVER — Bobby Junior Durbin, 42, 3006 Blacksburg Road, died Sept. 14, 1999, at Ticona Plant at KoSa Site. He was a native of York County, S.C., brother of the late Allen Dwayne Durbin, pipe fitter for Becon Construction, attended T.W. Lovelace Memorial Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Camp Durbin; son, Bobby Christopher Durbin, Gaffney, S.C.; stepsons, Noah Durham, Adam Brock, Grover; parents, Clarence Durbin, Shelby, Billie Huskey Durbin, Grover; brother, Billie Eric Durbin, Gastonia; sister, Deborah Lynn Lowery, Clover, S.C.; grandson, Christopher Alexander Durbin
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3:30 p.m. today, T.W. Lovelace Memorial Church, Rev. Scott Caldwell
MEMORIALS: Rev. Richard Dycus Fund, c/o T.W. Lovelace Memorial Church, 651 McBrayer Homestead Road, Shelby 28152
ARRANGEMENTS: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Shelby
Johnny J. Rudisill
BESSEMER CITY — Johnny Joe Rudisill, 60, 109 Rural Retreat Road, died Sept. 16, 1999, at home. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Zero and Geneva Rogers Rudisill, worked in construction industry.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Kim Boyles Rudisill; sons, John Wesley Rudisill, Vale, Robert Gene Rudisill, Bessemer City, Scottie Joe Rudisill, Gastonia; brothers, E.W. Rudisill, Lincolnton, Fred Andrew, Jim and Walt Rudisill, Dallas, Roger Rudisill, Bessemer City, Howard "Buck" Rudisill, Gastonia; sisters, Mildred R. Dellinger, Gastonia, Sarah R. Sisk, Gail R. Wilson, Martha R. Hovis, Lincolnton, Betty R. Hughes, Kings Mountain; seven grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton, Rev. Brian Williams
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
Nora D. Roy
YORK, S.C. — Nora Mae Davis Roy, 77, 1065 Woodlawn Heights Road, died Sept. 15, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center. She was a native of Charlotte, daughter of the late Vann and Willie Mae Beck Davis, wife of the late Edward Homer Roy, sister of the late Sarah D. Simpson, Henry, Charles, Vann and Bobby Davis, graduate of Matthews High School, homemaker, retired purchasing agent from Davis Steel, member of Divine Saviour Catholic Church.
SURVIVORS: Sons, E. Patrick and Michael Roy, York, Timothy Roy, Puerto Rico; daughters, Jean and Nora Sue Roy, York, Anne Roy Waldron, Omaha, Neb.; brothers, John C. Davis, Pageland, S.C., Brooks and Beck M. Davis, Matthews; sisters, Christine D. Alexander, Charlotte, Carolyn D. Wilkes, Doris D. Cunningham, Matthews; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Divine Saviour Catholic Church, Father Edward McDivett
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home; Rosary will be said at 6:30 p.m.
MEMORIALS: Divine Saviour Catholic Church, 323 Herndon Ave., York, S.C. 29745
Roger D. Pilkington
DALLAS — Roger Dale Pilkington, 53, 2013 Weir Lane, Gastonia, died Sept. 15, 1999, at home. He was a native of Haywood County, son of the late Bannard "B.L." and Hazel Sorrells Pilkington, brother of the late Gail Sorrells and Shirley Pilkington, employed by Acme Inc., member of True Gospel Church, Crouse.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Frances Breakfield Pilkington; daughters and son-in-law, Tracy Pilkington, Gastonia, Kelly P. and Michael Deal, Gastonia, Julie D. Pilkington, Cherryville; stepchildren, Ronnie Woods, Larry Bennett, Wilson, Sheika Fidler, Dallas, Tina Bennett, Cleveland, Tenn.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Gary and Joyce Pilkington, Bessemer City, Jerry and Yong-Cha Pilkington, Knoxville, Md.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Donna and Charles Huffman, Dallas, Tamey and Ronald Ball, Gastonia, Rhonda and Michael Campbell, Stanley; 10 grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Dallas Funeral Home
INTERMENT: Bessemer City Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053 or American Cancer Society, 500 Morehead St., Charlotte
Cecelia G. Karges
CHARLOTTE — Cecelia Gatewood Karges, 73, 6734 Knollgate Drive, died Sept. 15, 1999, at Wilora Lake Health Care Center. She was a native of Marshall County, W.Va., daughter of the late Clyde and Catherine McCarthy Gatewood, mother of the late William E. Karges, member of John Newman Catholic Church, homemaker.
SURVIVORS: Husband, William J. Karges; sons, Craig J. Karges, Wheeling, W.Va., Brian L. Karges, Charlotte; three grandchildren
FUNERAL: Private
BURIAL: Private
MEMORIALS: Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 E. Seventh St., Charlotte 28204
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
Richard A. Jonas
BELMONT — Richard Allen "Whitey" Jonas, 60, 24 Greenway Circle, died Sept. 15, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Richard Andrew and Maybelle Starnes Jonas, member of North Belmont Church of God, textile employee with R.L. Stowe Mills Inc.
SURVIVORS: Wife of over 40 years, Rena Young Jonas; sons and daughters-in-law, Scott Allen and Jane Jonas, Stanley, Phillip Lee and Marcia Jonas, Stanley, James Kevin and Candy Jonas, Mount Holly; brother, Terrell Jonas, Mount Holly; sisters, Ruth Mason, Stanley, Glenda Cooper, Belmont, Sandra Trull, Mount Holly; seven grandchildrenGRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, Evergreen Cemetery, Rev. Garry Yeatts
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home; other times at the home of Scott and Jane Jonas, 125 Shadowbrook Road, Stanley
Jean A. S. Carpenter
GASTONIA - Jean Alice Schultz Carpenter, 77, 210 Cape Breton Trail, died Sept. 16, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Elmira, N.Y., daughter of the late Joseph and Vera Day Schultz, mother of the late Randy Carpenter, member of Sandy Plains Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband of 59-and-a-half years, Joseph H. Carpenter; son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Donna Carpenter, Belmont; daughter, Beverly Carpenter Wasson, Gastonia; brothers and sister-in-laws, Jack and Emma Schultz, Lakewood, Calif., Smokey and Janice Schultz, Orange, Calif.; sister and brother-in-law, Arlene and Milton Stukey, Santa Anna, Calif.; grandchildren, Deanna Hodgin, Daniel, Sean and Cherie Wasson, Holly Carpenter Brown and Cody Carpenter
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home Colonial Chapel, Rev. Richard Brown
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Cody Carpenter Fund, c/o Fidelity Bank, 2933 Union Road, Gastonia 28056
Helen G. Killian
STANLEY — Helen Greene Killian, 75, of Stanley Total Living Center, 514 Old Mount Holly Road, died Sept. 16, 1999, at her residence. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Kelly Lineberger Sr. and Annie Mae Carrigan Lineberger, wife of the late John William Greene and Grady Edward Killian, sister of the late Kelly Lineberger Jr. and Neil Lineberger, grandmother of the late Jimmy A. Greene Jr., former textile employee with Groves Thread, Gastonia, nursery school teacher with the YMCA Busy Bee Nursery, Gastonia, a charter member of New Hope Baptist Church, Gastonia, member of Hardin Baptist Church, attended Love Memorial Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy Sr. and Doris Greene, Dallas; daughters and son-in-laws, Vicki Furr, Tucker, Ga., Reesie and J.R. Phillips, Gastonia, Sharon and Kevin Mauney, Alexis; sisters, Mary Payne, Gastonia, Jeannie Reid, Wilkesboro, Geraldine Carpenter and Linda Lineberger, Dallas, Faye Butler, North Pole, Alaska; grandchildren, Jerry, Lori Ann and Robin Furr, Scot Greene, Matthew Phillips; great grandchildren, Anna and Sidney Furr
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. Saturday, Hardin Baptist Church Cemetery, Revs. Fain Farmer, Tommy Armour
VISITATION: Cemetery following service; other times at the home of Jimmy Greene Sr., 215 Elizabeth Lane, Dallas
MEMORIALS: Hardin Baptist Church, Hardin Road, Dallas 28034
ARRANGEMENTS: Ronnie C. Lineberger, funeral director/E.F. Drum Funeral Home
