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Jesse Benfield
STATESVILLE - Jesse Lee Benfield, 53, of 126 Treeline Dr., died Oct. 4, 2001. A funeral service will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Nicholson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Troutman. The family will receive friends Saturday night from 7 until 8:30 at the funeral home.
Born in Rowan County, he was a U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart, and was retired from Romac Metals where he worked as a supervisor.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy L. Benfield; two daughters, Michelle B. Baxter of Troutman, and Cindy R. Benfield of Mooresville; one brother, Tay R. Benfield of Denver; one sister, Brenda D. Rhodes of Lincolnton; and five grandchildren, Dustin Baxter and Joseph Baxter, both of Troutman, David Ireland, Alex Helms, and LeAnn Ireland, all of Mooresville.
Letha Allran
Letha Reynolds Allran, 80, of 138 Hillside Drive, died Sept. 29, 2002. A funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Gainsville Baptist Church. Burial followed in Bethphage Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Born in Lincoln County, she was employed by Winn-Dixie until retirement.
Survivors include one son, Jim Houser Jr. of Iron Station; two daughters, Linda Eaker of Cherryville, and Kay Smith of Vale; one stepson, Dixon Allran of Vale; six brothers, Paul Reynolds, J.P. Reynolds, Johnny Reynolds and Gene Reynolds, all of Lincolnton, Calvin Reynolds of Maiden, and Gary Reynolds of Vale; one sister, Margaret Ingle of Lincolnton; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Life Shares of the Carolinas; or the American Diabetes Association.
Lewis Patterson II
CHARLOTTE – Lewis Stevenson Patterson II, 23, of 2626 Sloan Drive, died Sept. 27, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Tucker’s Grove United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
Born in Lincoln County, he was a graduate of West Charlotte High School and attended North Carolina Central University.
Survivors include his mother and step-father, Elaine and Larry Anderson of Concord; his father, John Luther Patterson of Davidson; one brother, John Patterson II of Huntersville; and grandparents, Thomas and Elizabeth Wingate of Denver, and Rosie P. Sherrill of Davidson.
Ebony & White’s Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Stacey Parrott
SHELBY – Stacey Paul Parrott, 48, of 109 Maple Street, died Sept. 28, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church where he was a member. Burial will follow in Webb Memorial Lawns. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service.
Born in Cleveland County, he worked for many years with the Shelby City School System, and the Shelby High varsity football team.
Survivors include two brothers, Randolph Parrott Jr., and Harold Parrott, both of Shelby; eight sisters, Minnie Rudisill, Deborah Howell, Staria Littlejohn, and Mary Ross, all of Shelby, Rosa Rose of Upper Marlboro, Md., Robbie Lee of Lawndale, Cheryl Parrott of Lattimore, and Karen Bonner of Lanham, Md.
Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Reginald Walls
SHELBY – Reginald Walls, 43, of 2033 Elizabeth Avenue, died Sept. 29, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Roberts Tabernacle Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in Webb Memorial. The family will receive friends at the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
Born in Cleveland County, he worked for Anvil Knit and was formerly employed with Kings Mountain Hospital, and Century Care of Shelby.
Survivors include his wife, Donice Murdock Walls; his parents, Lucy B. Walls, and Eugene Brown of Shelby; one son, Reginald Demarest Ford of Hickory; two daughters, Charity Lee Roberts of Shelby, and Regina Donice Walls of the home; two brothers, Sidney Brown, and Pete Brown, both of Kings Mountain; six sisters, Alice Faye Borders, Kimberly Denise Lewis, and Joydonna Phillips, all of Shelby, Deborah Foster-Smith of Charlotte, Patricia Brown of Kings Mountain, and Jackie Brown of New Jersey; and two grandchildren, Ivorie Ford, and Kaleah Roberts.
Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Charlie Clemons
UPPER DARBY, Pa. – Charlie J. Clemons, 75, formerly of Chester, Pa., and Lincolnton N.C., died Sept. 29, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at Donohue Funeral Home. Interment will be held privately at a later date. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 until 2:30 p.m.
Born in Lincoln County, he was employed as a construction worker for Local 413 in Philadelphia, Pa., and was a member of Union Local 413.
Survivors include his wife, Denise L. Boardley Clemons; five daughters, April Denise Boardley of Upper Darby, Pa., Louise Lynn M. Boardley of Chester, Pa., Betty L. Clemons-Boyd of Maiden, N.C., Sharlene Clemons-Lee of Durham, N.C., and Rose Clemons-Powell of Hickory, N.C.; two sons, James Leonard Clemons, and Billy Ray Henderson, both of Shelby, N.C.; one sister, Mazelle Clemons-Walton of Maiden, N.C.; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Shirley Gregg
BESSEMER CITY – Shirley Mae Carpenter Gregg, 66, of 348 Carpenter Road, died Sept. 29, 2002. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. today at Bethel Lutheran Church where she was a member. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Franklin D. Gregg; her mother Zelia Foster Road, died Sept. 30, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service.
Born in Gaston County, he was a U.S. Army Air Corp. veteran and employed as a building construction worker until retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Maggie Black Rayfield; three sons, Dennis W. Rayfield of Blacksburg, S.C., Rev. Gary G. Rayfield of Glendale, Ariz., and R. Keith Rayfield of Kings Mountain; one daughter, Patrisha Hainstock of Cherryville; one brother, Kelly Rayfield of Mauldin, S.C.; four sisters, Bertha Barnhart of Waynesville, Jessie F. Rayfield of Kannapolis, Bonnie Ward of Waco, and Willie Hickman of Troutman; 12 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
Carpenter’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lona Price
GASTONIA – Lona Mae Shannon Price, 86, died Oct. 1, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Dallas First Baptist Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in Gaston Memorial Park. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 at Dallas Funeral Home.
Born in Gaston County, she was active in the church choir, womens’ group, seniors’ group, and served as a Sunday School teacher.
Survivors include two daughters, Joyce Davis of Gastonia, and Carolyn Johnson of Columbia, S.C.; one son, Alan Price of Lincolnton; one brother, Alden Shannon of Dallas; ten grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Dallas Baptist Church, P.O. Box 572 Dallas, N.C. 28034.
Ruth Porterfield
GRAHAM – Ruth Clark Porterfield, 85, of 301 Ward Street, died Sept. 29, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Graham Friends Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in Graham Memorial Park.
Born in Alamance Co., she was a member of the Golden Agers, and the Mamie Thompson Circle. She was employed with Isley Knitting Mills until retirement.
Survivors include a son, Charles D. Porterfield Jr. of Graham; four daughters, Linda Webster of Graham, Dana Moore of Burlington, Johnnie Bynum of Lincolnton, and Charlene Northam of Jacksonville; two half-brothers, Keith Clark, and James Clark, both of Burlington; one half-sister, Lois Barber of Elon; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Graham Friends Church, 700 N. Main St., Graham, N.C. 27253.
Lori Russell
IRON STATION - Lori Avery Russell, 37, of 5300 Christopher Road, died Oct. 2, 2002. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel at Warlick Funeral Home. Burial followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Born in Lincoln County, she was the owner of L.A. Reynolds-L.A. Painting in Iron Station.
Survivors include her husband, Harry Russell; one son, Adam Grindstaff of Statesville; one daughter, Tabatha Grindstaff of Rock Hill, S.C., two stepdaughters, Mallory Russell and Whitney Russell; one stepson, Brandon Russell; her parents, Wilford and Doris Jean Avery of Denver; one brother, Buddy Avery of Denver; three sisters, Susan Donaldson, Kathy Avery, and June Brown, all of Denver.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, N.C. 28202.
Garland Brown
CHERRYVILLE - Garland Odell Brown, 87, of 2005 Delview Road, died Oct. 3, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will receive friends Saturday at Carpenter’s Funeral Home from 4 until 6 p.m.
Born in Gaston County, he was a U.S. Navy, WWII veteran, and worked as a longline driver for Carolina Freight Carriers.
Survivors include his wife, Desmer Wright Brown; four sons, Charles W. Brown and Ted R. Brown, both of Cherryville, Randy Brown of Thomasville, and Mickey Brown of Vale; four daughters, Mary Sue Shultz of San Francisco, California, Lucy Hartman of Waco, Vickie Brown Randall, and Rita Wilson, both of Cherryville; one brother, L.B. Brown of Cowpens, S.C.; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Zion Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 579, Cherryville, N.C. 28021.
