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Francis H. Boulware
BUFFALO, S.C. Francis Lee Haney "Frankie" Boulware, 75, 129 Clifford Drive, died Sept. 19, 1999, at Wallace Thomson Hospital.
She was a native of Clyde, daughter of the late John and Dale Haney, wife of the late Belton J. "B.J." Boulware Jr., preceded in death by two sisters and four brothers, last surviving member of her immediate family, of Baptist faith.
SURVIVORS: Special friend, Mildred Dawkins, Chester, S.C.; special little girl, Christine A. Sousa, Buffalo; three sisters-in-law, Buffalo; two brothers-in-law, Buffalo; nieces and nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Union Memorial Gardens, Rev. Jerry Hargrove
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home, Union, S.C., other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Boulware, 239 Gin Circle
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Jonathon, Anthony, Christine, Jessica and Erica Sousa, Brandy Moore
Mary Bridges
SHELBY Mary Willie Marie Campbell Mathis Bridges, 81, 3756 W. Dixon Blvd., died Sept. 19, 1999 at her residence.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late George and Sarah Fortenberry Campbell, wife of the late Arthur Mathis Sr., mother of the late Arthur Mathis Jr. and Anderson Davis, grandmother of the late Wanda and Michael Davis, mother-in-law of the late Earl Davis, sister of the late Hazel Foster, Guy, Everette, Dave, John and Grady Campbell, retired certified nursing assistant with Shelby Convalescent, member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Walter and Mary Mathis, Ellenboro; daughters and sons-in-law, Joann Davis, Lattimore, Martha and John Fredell, Shelby, Billy Davis, Lattimore; grandchildren and spouses, Bobby Mathis, Barbara and Freddie Bryant, Anita and Don Ledford, Boiling Springs, Danny and Susan Davis, Toluca, Lisa and Randy Cogdell, Ricky Davis, Shenan and Andrew McSwain, John Fredell Jr. and fiance Brandy Cogdell, Lattimore; great-grandchildren, Barry Bryant, Boiling Springs, Danny Ross Davis, Toluca, Mindy and Melania Cogdell, Daniel Davis, Tyler Fredell and Catelyn McSwain, Lattimore
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, Revs. Terry Cagle and David A. Jones, Walter Mathis, Andrew McSwain, body will be placed in church 30 minutes before service
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 2 p.m. today, the home
ARRANGEMENTS: Cleveland Funeral Services
Wilma K. Hoffman
BELMONT Wilma Jean Kirby Hoffman, 83, Dime St., died Sept. 19, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Mount Holly, daughter of the late M.D. and Maggie Perry Kirby Sr., wife of the late Ralph W. Hoffman Sr., sister of the late Howard Kirby, Joy Lee Powell, longtime active member of Alexander Memorial Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Gene Welch, Belmont; son and daughter-in-law, Ralph and Pat Hoffman Jr., Gastonia; brother, Moffit Kirby, Mount Holly; grandchildren, Leon Philbeck, Gastonia, Paula Price, Belmont, Scott Philbeck, Mount Holly, Shelly Kipp, Belmont, Shawn Pittman, Gastonia, Crystal Wykel, Dallas; nine great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Rev. Jerry Pennington
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery, Mount Holly
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Alexander Memorial Baptist Church, Building Fund, 208 S. Main St., Belmont 28012
Evelyn W. Huff
STANLEY Evelyn W. Huff, 91, died Sept. 19, 1999, at Stanley Living Center.
She was a native of Greenville, S.C., daughter of the late John G. Wyatt and Edith David Steele, wife of the late William Hobie Huff, member of Caldwell Memorial Presbyterian Church, circle, worked in church library, retired in 1972 from Belk Buying Service after 30 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, William H. and Joan Huff, Mount Holly; grandsons, William David Huff, Mount Holly, Benny Yeargan, Richmond, Va.; great-grandchildren, Morgan, Evan and Brandon Yeargan, Richmond
MEMORIAL SERVICES: 2 p.m. Friday, Harry and Bryant Co., Charlotte, Rev. Carl W. Dumford
INTERMENT: Private
VISITATION: 1-1:45 p.m. Friday, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Caldwell Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1615 E. Fifth St., Charlotte 28204
Jennie Bell Taylor
KANNAPOLIS Jennie Bell Taylor, 73, 139 Piedmont Drive, died Sept. 17, 1999, at home.
She was a native of Gaston County, member of Forest Hills United Methodist Church, Joan McEachern Sunday school class, retired, former employee of Virginias Dress Shop.
SURVIVORS: Husband, John Taylor; daughter and son-in-law, Jill and Chris Rosser, New London; sisters, Eloise Dellinger, Gastonia, Becky Chewing, Kannapolis, Dot Steelman, Louisburg; cousin, Jack Calvenger, Gastonia; grandson, Brandon Rosser; granddaughter, Gina Rosser
FUNERAL: Held Sunday, Wilkinson Funeral Home
INTERMENT: Carolina Memorial Park
MEMORIALS: Forest Hills United Methodist Church, 265 Union St. N., Concord 28025 or American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Charlotte
Ronda M. Henderson
HUDSON Ronda M. Henderson, 83, died Sept. 19, 1999, at Camelot Manor Nursing Care, Granite Falls.
He was a native of Blowing Rock, son of the late Floyd and Lela Elrod Henderson, retired textile worker.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Hazel Anderson Henderson; sons, Allen Henderson, Lenoir, Tommy and Gene Henderson, Hudson; daughter, Sue Miller, Bethlehem; sister, Flo Kemp, Hudson; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Mackie-High Funeral Home, Granite Falls, Rev. Nicky Waters
BURIAL: Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Lenoir
Beatrice Miller
GASTONIA Beatrice Miller, 811 N. Ransom St., died Sept. 20, 1999, at home.
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Fred Junior Brown
BESSEMER CITY Fred Junior Brown, 69, 205 Creekside Court, died Sept. 20, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Fred Eugene and Lula McMahan Brown, father of the late Lynn Gantt, painter with Charlotte Paint Co.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ann Cole Brown; sons, Fred Eugene Brown, the home, Tony Brown, Mount Holly; daughters, Ellen Keeter, Belmont, Debbie Phillips, Gastonia; stepsons, Joe Reed, Dallas, Tracy Reed, Gastonia, Chuckie Hance, Syracuse, N.Y.; stepdaughter, Deborah Reed, Gastonia; brothers, Richard Brown, Belmont, Lawrence Brown, Gastonia; sisters, Mable Layel, Gastonia, Lucille Ervin, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., Irene Poole, Gastonia, Rachel Pendland, Judy Haney, Dallas; eight grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Revs. Mike Edwards and Richard Horney
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Ray Hoffman, Scott and Wayne Howard, Jackie and Shawn McCall, Rodney Poole
John C. Phillips
CRAMERTON John C. Phillips, 76, 719 Washington St., died Sept. 20, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.
He was a native of Cramerton, son of the late George M. and Iona Barker Phillips, father of the late Robert D. and Betty "Tootsie" Phillips, Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Gladys Campbell Phillips; son, John T. Phillips, Ayden; daughters, Vickie P. Horton, Gastonia, Cherylle P. Waters, Willows, Calif.; stepsons, Randy Shavers, Cramerton, David Harris, Gastonia; stepdaughter, Janice Harrell, Stanley; brother, Olin Phillips, Bothell, Wash.; 17 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday, West Cramerton Baptist Church, Rev. Larry Wilson
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053 or West Cramerton Baptist Church, 5006 Wilkinson Blvd., Cramerton 28032
Marvin F. Lovette
SALISBURY Marvin Franklin Lovette, 66, 906 Hidden Circle Creek, died Sept. 19, 1999, at Genesis ElderCare.
He was a native of Rowan County, son of the late Lillian Patterson and Raymond Monroe Lovette, educated in Cabarrus County schools and the Institute of Government, Chapel Hill, retired telecommunicator from N.C. Highway Patrol and manager from LaSalle Deitch, member of Enon Baptist Church, Sunday school, former member, deacon and Sunday school superintendent of Faith Baptist Church, former deacon at Friendship Baptist Church, former member of Faith Civitan Club, served twice as president, Civitan of the Year in 1974 and 1987, member of Keller Masonic Lodge, Rockwell, York Rite Bodies and Oasis Shrine, retired captain from South Salisbury Volunteer Fire Dept.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 41 years, Betty Brooks Lovette; son, Stephen Kent Lovette, Rockwell; daughter, Marvie Lovette Cartner, Wilkesboro; brother, Everett Monroe Lovette, Charlotte; three grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Enon Baptist Church, Drs. Randall Dockins, Jim Harris
BURIAL: Rowan Memorial Park, Masonic Rites by Keller Masonic Lodge
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Lyerly Funeral Home, other times at the home
MEMORIALS: Enon Baptist Church, 1875 Enon Church Road, Salisbury 28147
William L. Newton
CANARY ISLANDS Cmdr. William Lawrence Newton, 81, died Sept. 16, 1999, at home.
He was a native of Gastonia, son of the late Raymond R. and Edna H. Newton, husband of the late Jane Newton, brother of the late Raymond F. Newton, Kathleen Harmon and Ruby Spencer, graduate of Gastonia High School, entered Navy at 17, won an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, served in South Pacific during World War II.
SURVIVORS: Sons, William L. Newton Jr., Maryland, Carlton Newton, Richmond, Va.; daughter, Laura J. Arthurs, Washington, D.C.; brother, Roy L. Newton, Gastonia; nephews, Bill Spencer, Charlotte, Larry Harmon, Matthews; nieces, Barbara Miller, Charlotte, Kay Novrsis, Washington; two grandchildren
FUNERAL: At later date, Arlington National Cemetery
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS: McLean Funeral Directors
