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Alfred Cobb Sr.
Alfred “A.C.” Cobb, Sr., 62, of 1004 East Pine Street, died Aug 21, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Providence Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Hollybrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service.
Born in Lincoln County, he was the former supervisor and fixer for N.C. Spinning Mill, and was employed with House of Pizza and Lincoln House Restaurant.
Survivors include two sons, Alfred Cobb Jr. of Greensboro and Albert M. Cobb of Maiden; two daughters, Sharon A. Sims and Cassandra K. Cobb, both of Greensboro; two brothers, Lonnie Cobb Sr. and James Cobb Sr., both of Lincolnton; two sisters, Vera Russell of Lincolnton and Hattie Herndon of Charlotte; and nine grandchildren.
Ebony & White’s Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Gaither Lawing
Gaither Leroy Lawing, 84, of 1122 West Highway 150, died Aug. 21, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel at Warlick Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 at the funeral home.
Born in Lincoln County, he was employed with J.P. Stevens for 39 years until retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Mallie G. Lawing; two sons, Howard Lawing and Butch Lawing, both of Lincolnton; two daughters, Brenda Pearce of Denver and Ruth Little of Lincolnton; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Charles Whisnant
IRON STATION - Charles “Slim” Dennis Whisnant, 64, of 223 McMillan Heights Road, died Aug. 18, 2002. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Born in Cleveland County, he was an electrician for Mohican Mills.
Survivors include his wife, Billie Jean Whisnant; a son, Phillip Pruitt of Lawndale; a daughter, Sharon Byers of the home; two brothers, R.J. Whisnant of Vale and Lester Whisnant of California; four sisters, Katherine Carpenter and Patsy Johnson, both of Terrell, Mary Kale of Shelby, and Dorothy Chapman of Vale; and three grandchildren, Phillip Pruitt Jr., Bridget Byers, and Kristen Byers.
Memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church Benevolence Fund, 493 Calvary Church Rd., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092.
Warlick Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Johnny Ponder Jr.
SHELBY - Johnny Lewis Ponder Jr., 49, of 413 Weathers Street, died Aug. 21, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Webb Memorial Lawns. The family will receive friends at the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
He was born in Cleveland County.
Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Allen Sellers
CHERRYVILLE - Allen Sellers, 67, of 3321 Tryon Courthouse Road, died Aug. 20, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church in Cherryville, where he was a member. Burial will follow in Shady Grove Baptist Church cemetery. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service.
Born in Gaston County, he was a mechanic for 42 years with Carolina Freight Carriers until retirement. He was a Third Degree Master Mason, Lodge 505 of Cherryville, Scottish Rites, and Shriner’s Oasis Temple of Charlotte.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth “Lib” Hewett Sellers; three daughters, Debbie Patterson and Donna Prince, both of Kings Mountain, and Terrie Jarrett of Clemson, S.C.; one brother, B.T. Sellers Jr. of Cherryville; a sister, Betty Black of Cherryville; six grandchildren, Heather Patterson Payne, Jennifer Patterson, Brittany Prince, Haley Prince, Caroline Jarrett, and Ashley Jarrett; and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to the Shriner’s Hospital, 950 W. Faris Rd., Greenville, S.C. 29605; or to First United Methodist Church, 601 N. Pink St., Cherryville, N.C. 28021.
Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Sam Tallent
LAWNDALE - Sam Tallent, 83, of Curt Ledford Road, died Aug. 22, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel at Stamey Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Sunset Cemetery in Shelby. The family will receive friends Saturday night from 6 until 8 at the funeral home.
Born in Lincoln County, he was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church, and served in the U.S. Airforce during WWII. He was employed with Marvin Beam Ford of Cherryville until retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Mozelle McCurry Tallent; a daughter, June Mull of Lawndale; three sisters, Betty Mosteller and Edna Tallent, both of Morganton, and Helen Tallent of Lenoir, and two grandchildren, Sherry Jensen and Joe Mull.
Louise Clark
Louise Reynolds Clark, 83, of the Brian Center, formerly of 397 Old Lincolnton Crouse Road, died Aug. 23, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Southside Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service.
Born in Lincoln County, she assisted families as a sitter for the sick and elderly.
Survivors include two daughters, Phyllis Parlier and Gail Houk, both of Lincolnton; two sisters, Bedie Sisk of Atlantic Beach and Dean Carpenter of Cornelius; three grandchildren, Billy Parlier, Chuck Nantz and Donna Sain; and six great-grandchildren.
Warlick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Marvin Kirkpatrick
MOUNT HOLLY - Marvin Hugh Kirkpatrick, 61, of 1011 Noles Drive, died Aug. 23, 2002. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. today at Carothers Funeral Home. Burial followed in Hillcrest Gardens.
Born in Gaston County, he was employed with Pharr Yarns until retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Faye Lail Kirkpatrick; two sons, Shannon Kirkpatrick of Mt. Holly and Robbie Kirkpatrick of Gastonia; four brothers, Ruben “Chic” Kirkpatrick of Durham, Bill Kirkpatrick and Jerry Kirkpatick, both of Lincolnton, and Donald Kirkpatrick of Raleigh; four sisters, Frankie McMurray and Merelene Calloway, both of Lincolnton, Pauline Arrowood of California, and Brenda Godwin of Charlotte; and three grandchildren, Dee Kirkpatrick, Travis Kirkpatrick, and Todd Kirkpatrick.
Annie McIntyre
CHERRYVILLE - Annie Boone Clapp McIntyre, 93, of Suncrest Road, died Aug. 24, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Bethel Presbyterian Church in McLeansville where she was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Born in Guilford County, she attended First Presbyterian Church in Cherryville, and worked as a private duty nurse until retirement.
Survivors include a daughter, Phyllis Moore of Cherryville; a brother, Gilbert Clapp of McLeansville; one grandchild, Pam Carpenter; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Bethel Presbyterian Church, 300 Knox Rd., McLeansville, N.C. 27301.
Carpenter’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Gerald Fletcher
Gerald Dean Fletcher, 59, of 5180 Flay Road, died Aug. 23, 2002. A funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the chapel at E.F. Drum Funeral Home.
Born in Caldwell County, he served in the U.S. Air Force, and was a paint line operator with Vermont American.
Survivors include his wife, Rena Armstong Fletcher; a son, Gerald Dean Fletcher of Gastonia; a daughter, Laura Gail Fletcher of Gastonia; a step-daughter, Deanna M. Baker of Lincolnton; three brothers, including his twin, Jerry Fletcher, and Daryl Fletcher, both of Lincolnton, and Raymond Fletcher of Taularosa, N.M.; two sisters, Betty Richards of Conover and Judy McRee of Hamilton, Va.; and one step-grandson, Clyde D. Baker.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092; or to the Gerald D. Fletcher Memorial Fund, c/o Rena A. Fletcher, 5180 Flay Rd., Lincolnton, N.C. 28092.
Mittie Turner
CHERRYVILLE - Mittie Russ Turner, 89, of 111 Harrelson Road, died Aug. 25, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Cone Memorial Chapel of Carpenter’s Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6:30 until 8:30 at the funeral home.
Born in Cleveland County, she was a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church, and was employed with Dora Yarn Mills for 45 years until retirement.
Survivors include two sons, Alvin Chester Turner of Cherryville and Gary Turner of Vale; two daughters, Connie Wise and Martha Jane Turner, both of Cherryville; a sister, Ora Lingerfelt of Cherryville; 13 grandchildren, Cheryl McGinnis, Butch Wise, Rusty Wise, Donna Sullens, Tina Dellinger, Shelia Willis, Steven Browne, Michelle Allen, Stephanie Willis, Lisa Burchfield, Misty Ramsey, Becky Turner, and Dustin Turner; four step-grandchildren, Matt Willis, Macie Willis, Cory Burchfield, and Beth Burchfield; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Shady Grove Baptist church, 3242 Tryon Courthouse Road, Cherryville, N.C. 28021.
Cliff Spivey
Cliff Spivey, 70, of 2458 Brookwood Road, died Aug. 24, 2002. A cremation graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the U.S. National Cemetery, Military Avenue, Salisbury. The family will receive friends tonight at the home beginning at 6 p.m.
Born in Clay County, he was a U.S. Army veteran and of the Baptist faith. He was employed as head dyer with a hosiery mill in Hickory.
Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Childress Spivey; a son, Dwayne Spivey of Cherryville; a daughter, Debbie Sutton of Cherryville; a step-daughter, Linda F. Campbell of Greenville, S.C.; one brother, Morris Spivey of Hayesville, N.C.; two sisters, Willette Tanner of Gastonia and Helen Miles of New Ellington, S.C.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Rowan Relay For Life, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, N.C. 28202.
Summersett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Reba Branch
Reba Gibson Branch, 74, of 149 Hillside Drive, died Aug. 25, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Lincolnton Church of God where she was a member. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 at Warlick Funeral Home.
Born in Rutherford County, she was a member of the Church of God for 50 years.
Survivors include her husband, Alonzo Branch; one son, Michael Dwaine Branch of Lincolnton; one daughter, Teresa B Randall of Cherryville; a sister, Frances Abernathy of Lincolnton; one brother, Charlie Gibson of Lincolnton; two grandchildren, Amy Randall Wright and Jason Randall; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Providence Ministries, P.O. Box 426199, San Francisco, California 94142.
Cliff Spivey
Cliff Spivey, 70, of 2458 Brookwood Road, died Aug. 24, 2002. A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. today in the U.S. National Cemetery, Military Avenue, Salisbury.
Born in Clay County, he was a U.S. Army veteran and of the Baptist faith. He was employed as head dyer with a hosiery mill in Hickory.
Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Childress Spivey; a son, Dwayne Spivey of Cherryville; a daughter, Debbie Sutton of Cherryville; a step-daughter, Linda F. Campbell of Greenville, S.C.; one brother, Morris Spivey of Hayesville, N.C.; two sisters, Willette Tanner of Gastonia and Helen Miles of New Ellington, S.C.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Rowan Relay For Life, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, N.C. 28202.
Summersett Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
