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Cline Dover
CHERRYVILLE Cline Barber Dover, 76, 7515 Dallas-Cherryville Highway, died Oct. 15, 1999, at home. He was a native of Cherokee County, S.C., son of the late Avery and Willie Smith Dover, brother of the late Roscoe Dover, owner and operator of The Produce Stand in Cherryville, farmer, mechanic.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Nellie Mae Hinson Dover, the home; sisters, Bessie Sue Dover, Wilmington, Frances Lanier, Blacksburg, S.C., Ruth Kimble, York, S.C., Martha Chapman, Stockbridge, Ga.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Cone Memorial Chapel, Carpenters Funeral Home, Rev. Keith Love
BURIAL: Cherryville City Memorial Cemetery
Nancy Grigg
GASTONIA Nancy Jane Rhyne Grigg, 85, 117 Oakdale St., died Oct. 17, 1999, at Rehabilitation and Health Care Center of Gastonia.
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, McLean Funeral Directors
Charles Bridges
SHELBY Charles Abernathy Bridges Jr., 60, 3370 Bridges Dairy Road, died Oct. 15, 1999, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Charles Abernathy and Sarah Whisnant Bridges Sr., brother of the late Betty Joyce Peace, co-owner and operator of Bridges and Cook Dairy, Polkville, member Polkville United Methodist Church, board of directors of N.C. Guernsey Breeders Association, Livestock Committee for the Dixie Classic Fair, Dairy Livestock Director for the Cleveland County Fair, North Carolina 1995 Dairy Judging Team to Waterloo, Iowa, exhibited dairy cattle at national shows in Wisconsin, Ohio and Kentucky, N.C. State Fair, Dixie Classic Fair and Cleveland County Fair; member of the N.C. Live Stock Hall of Fame.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 38 years, Edith Butler Bridges, Shelby; son and daughter-in-law, Charles Kevin and Amy Bridges, Shelby; daughters and son-in-law, Kim and Thomas Sutton, Danbury, Kristin Bridges, Shelby; sister, Sybil B. Willis, Shelby; granddaughters, Renee, Ashley and Kelsey Bridges
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. Monday, Polkville United Methodist Church, Revs. Jack Owenby, Alton Martin
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 5-8 tonight, Stamey Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Charles A. Bridges Jr. Scholarship Fund, Burns High School, 307 E. Stagecoach Trail, Lawndale 28090
Cynthia Shoates
CHARLOTTE Cynthia Marie Shoates, 49, 5802 Cedars East Court No. 5, died Oct. 13, 1999, at Mercy Hospital. She was a native of Shelby, daughter of the late Thelma Friday Hargrove, member of Faith Chapel FBH Church.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Clyde A. Shoates, the home; daughter, Carla M. Shoates, Atlanta; father, Rev. J.O. Hargrove, Charlotte; brother, Jesse Hargrove Jr., Gastonia; grandchildren, Carel and Caela Shoates; aunts, Ida M. Logan, Shelby, Helen Tate, Gastonia, Odessa Coulter, Conover; several uncles
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Faith Chapel Baptist Church, Gastonia, Pastor Larry Watson
BURIAL: Westview Garden, Bessemer City
VISITATION: 30 minutes before funeral, the church
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Donald Laye
DENVER Donald Franklin Laye, 65, 1863 Hagers Point Lane, died Oct. 14, 1999, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Charlotte, son of the late Edith L. Reeves, executive with Ford Motor Co., Army veteran of the Korean War, former member of Park Street United Methodist Church in Belmont.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Patsy Horton Laye, the home; daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Randy Denis, Marietta, Ga.; sons and daughter-in-law, Greg and Brenda Laye, Cummings, Ga., Michael Laye, Atlanta; grandchildren, Brian, Matt Denis, Natalee, Christopher Laye
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. today, Park Street United Methodist Church, Dr. Robert V. Dodd
BURIAL: Private
VISITATION: After the memorial service
MEMORIALS: Hurricane Floyd Relief, Duplin County Social Service, North Main Street, Kenansville 28349
ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
Marguerite Moss
YORK, S.C. Marguerite Davis Moss, 88, Lincoln Road, died Oct. 15, 1999, at home. She was a native of Stillwater, N.J., daughter of the late John R. and Elizabeth Hooey Davis, wife of the late Walter Moss, homemaker, member of Beth Shiloh Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, Ted Moss, York; daughter, Elizabeth Moss Kinney, Spring Hill, Fla.; granddaughter, Carla Kinney Reiniger, Safety Harbor, Fla.; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Beth Shiloh Presbyterian Church, Rev. Thomas McPahail
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Bratton Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Beth Shiloh Presbyterian Church cemetery association, 1184 N. Shiloh Road, York 29745 or York County Hospice, 325 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, S.C. 29732
Ernest McConnell
LINCOLNTON Ernest L. McConnell, 96, 2030 Shuford Road, died Oct. 15, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. He was the son of the late Junius and Carrie Little McConnell, retired farmer, owner/operator of McConnell Exxon.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Azalee Primm McConnell, the home; sons, Hubert F. McConnell, Norwood, Perry L. McConnell, Charlotte, Larry D. McConnell, Lincolnton; daughter, Marcene Freeman, Lincolnton; brother, Eugene McConnell, Vale; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Asbury United Methodist Church, Revs. Lee Ellis, Ken Eller
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, Warlick Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Asbury United Methodist Church, 3097 Asbury Church Road, Lincolnton 28092
Curtis J. Williams Sr.
BESSEMER CITY Curtis James Williams Sr., 59, 407 W. Virginia Ave., died Oct. 16, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia.He was a native of Startex, S.C., son of the late Revelee Henderson Williams, son-in-law of the late Ira and Martha Kincaid, brother-in-law of the late Mosie K. Todd, 1958 Gastonia High School graduate, member of 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army, member of First United Methodist Church, Gaston Shaggers and SOS of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., lived in Bessemer City for 37 years, served two terms as Bessemer City Councilman, active in Optimist Club as coach for Little League baseball, t-ball and coach-pitch, former member of Bessemer City American Legion Post 243, golfer, sales representative for East Coast Trailer, Charlotte.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 37 years, Penny Kincaid Williams; son and daughter-in-law, Curtis J. Jr. and Renee H. Williams, Bessemer City; daughters and sons-in-law, Jill and Blair Hall, Gastonia, Lisa and Ken Kirk, Charlotte; godson, Agee Black, Charlotte; father, Grady Lee "Shorty" Williams Sr., Bessemer City; brother and sister-in-law, Grady Lee "Speedy" and Priscilla Williams Jr., Bessemer City; sisters and brothers-in-law, Sammie and Mack Passmore, Cherryville, Barbara and Bill Jackson, Boiling Springs, S.C.; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Prue K. Beam, Charlotte, Bill, Ernie and Kenny Kincaid, Sara K. and Glenn Pasour, Nancy K. and Roy Rhyne, Bessemer City, Bob Kincaid, Daytona Beach, Fla., Carolyn K. and Jim Chasteen, Lake City, Fla., Margaret K. Barker, Vero Beach, Fla., Ronnie and Kathryn Kincaid, Mount Gilead, Jane K. and Jamie Washam, Belmont; grandchildren, Brooke, Zachary and Ty Curtis Williams, Casey and Cameron Hall, Karen Kirk; 45 nieces and nephews, 74 great-nieces and great-nephews, 5 great-great-nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, First United Methodist Church, Rev. Randolph Harry BURIAL: Concord United Methodist Church Cemetery, with full military rites
PALLBEARERS: Allen Farris, Jerry Jenkins, Bobby James, Clint Rankin, Kenny Kincaid, Eddie Smith
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Neill Barnes, Jim Ramsey, Bob Coon, nephews
MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 95, Bessemer City 28016
ARRANGEMENTS: Sisk-Butler Funeral Home
KayluH M. Brooks
CHERRYVILLE Kayluh Marisa Brooks, two months old, 209 Marcus Drive died Oct. 17, 1999, at home.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Gary E. and Candice C. Brooks; sister Hayley Alexis Friday; grandparents, Gary E. and Bonnie Sue Brooks, Dallas, Eugene and JoAnn Courtemanche Jr., Cherryville, Deborah Delage, Gastonia; great-grandparents, Bill and Ruth Estes, Gastonia, Kathleen StClair, Dallas; great-grandparents, Blair and Janice Allan, Holland, Mass., Norman and Gail Delage, Sturbridge, Mass., Eugene and Betty Courtemanche Sr., Cherryville; great-great-grandmothers, Caroline Fleming, Stafford, Conn., Ida Teresa Courtemanche, Rockville, Conn, Antonia Delage, Sturbridge; aunts and uncles
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Father John Allen, Rev. Jack Bryant
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
William V. Scroggs
DEMOREST, Ga. William Virgil Scroggs, 83, died October 18, 1999, at a private nursing home. He was a native of Habersham County, Ga., husband of the late Hattie Scroggs, son of the late Harley D. and Lillie Watkins Scroggs, retired textile worker with 40 years of service, member of Zion Baptist Church, Gastonia.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Oime Lee Robbins, Gastonia, Sandra Nations, Demorest; sons, Robert Scroggs, Cornelia, Ga., Lewis Scroggs, Bessemer City; sister, Fannie Greemon, Mount Airy, Ga.; 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Thursday, Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Ga., Rev. Sam Robbins
BURIAL: Level Grove Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, the funeral home
Marcia H. Cloninger
LINCOLNTON Marcia Hough Cloninger, 56, 124 Saddletree Road, died Oct. 18, 1999, at home. She was a 1963 graduate of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earned Certificate of Dental Hygiene, elected to Lincolnton City Council in 1991, served two terms, Lincolnton Mayor Pro-Tem, Rotary Paul Harris Fellow, member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church where she served in various positions, Carlisle Design Consultant since 1985.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Dr. John Lester Cloninger; children, Dr. John Lester Cloninger III, Elizabeth Cloninger Mode, Lincolnton, Paul Hunter Cloninger, Chapel Hill; granddaughter, Laura Elizabeth Mode, Lincolnton; mother, Sue McSwain Hough, Dallas; brother, Frank Matthew Hough III, Mount Holly; sisters, Marilyn Hough Brooks, Lincolnton, Donna Almead Hough, Dallas
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Rev. Gary Dittman
BURIAL: Hollybrook Cemetery
PALLBEARERS: Dr. John Lester Cloninger, Dr. John Lester Cloninger III, Elizabeth Cloninger Mode, Paul Hunter Cloninger, Sherry Walker Cloninger, James David Mode, Dee-El Caines Cloninger, Frank Hough III, Marilyn Hough Brooks
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: City of Lincolnton officials
MEMORIALS: Marcia H. Cloninger Rail-Trail Fund, P.O. Drawer 617, Lincolnton 28093-0617
ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
Robert Cloninger Sr.
BESSEMER CITY Robert Graham Cloninger Sr., 64, Joe Cloninger Road, died Oct. 18, 1999, at home. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Gavin "Joe" Beck, 1958 graduate of Western Carolina University, Cullowee, member of Antioch Lutheran Church, retired Gaston County teacher of vocational education from Ashley Vocational, Grier Junior High School and Church Street-Warlick Alternative School, retired from Wix Filters, Bowen Filters-Champion Filters of York, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 41 years, Carolyn Goble Cloninger; mother, Mary White Cloninger, Bessemer City; sons and daughters-in-law, Robert "Roby" Graham Jr. and Tammy Cloninger, Jonathan Gregory "Greg" and Gail Cloninger, Joseph Neal "Joe" and Cammy Cloninger, Bessemer City; daughter and son-in-law, Sherri Leigh Cloninger and Billy Shaw, Denver; brothers and sisters-in-law, Dr. Frederick and Ann Rankin Cloninger, Gastonia, Mervin L. and Ann Harris Cloninger, Bessemer City; grandchildren, Candace, Lauren, Mathew and Lacey Cloninger, Bessemer City, Wesley Shaw, Denver; nieces and nephews, Jason and John Cloninger, Leslie Cloninger Gibson, Bessemer City, Pam Cloninger Chopko, Charlotte; aunts, uncles and cousins.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Antioch Lutheran Church, Rev. William J. McCabe
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Dallas Funeral Home
PALLBEARERS: Rob, Greg, Joe, Jason and Mathew Cloninger, Mitchell Shaw
MEMORIALS: Antioch Lutheran Church, 330 Old N.C. 277 Loop, Dallas 28034 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
