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SHIRLEY B. GILREATH
GASTONIA - Shirley B. Gilreath, 65, 1910 Union Road, died March 7, 2000, at home. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Newell T. and Viola Barneycastle, attended South Gastonia Church of God.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Joe G. Gilreath; son and daughter-in-law, Todd and Sissy Gilreath, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Leonard Ashby, Chocowinity, Darlene and Mike Horne, Gastonia; brothers, Gary F. and Andrew G. Barneycastle, Gastonia; sisters, Jo B. Ward, Pelion, S.C., Gail B. Holt, Windsor; grandchildren and spouse, Preston and Diana Ashby, Washington, N.C., Jeremy Mills, Natalie Horne, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday, South Gastonia Church of God, Rev. Bobby Gilley
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 6-8 tonight, church and other times at the home
PALLBEARERS: Sam Barnette, Greg Barneycastle, Steve Epperson, Gary Martin, David Ward, Arnold Wooten
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053 or South Gastonia Church of God, 310 Carolina Ave., Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Greene Funeral Service, Southside Chapel
MARJORIE H. QUINN
MOUNT HOLLY - Marjorie "Vree" Hagans Quinn, 81, 202 Park Road, died March 7, 2000, at her daughter’s residence. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Robert James and Annie Jane Sipe Hagans, husband of the late William F. Quinn, mother of the late William F. Quinn Jr., proprietor of Mary and Vree’s Grill, worked at Holland Drug Store, past employee of Knit Products, member of First Presbyterian Church, Mount Holly, past president of Women of the Church, Sunday school teacher, chairwoman of Circle, member of Mount Holly Home Extension.
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Sybil Q. and Kenneth Mauldin, Sylvia Q. and Davie Groner, Mount Holly; sister, Mary Jane Hagans Seay, Charlotte; grandchildren and spouses, Greg and Marie Mauldin, Belmont, Sheldon and Sharon Groner, Charlotte, Lisa Mauldin and Michael Dunn, Mount Holly, Camella Groner and John Pearce, Lincolnton; great-grandchildren, Kenneth and Natalie Dunn, Kristen, Zane, Rebecca, Madison and Eva Pearce; nieces and nephews
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, First Presbyterian Church, Mount Holly, Revs. Todd Wright, Wilson Rhoton
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053 or Mount Holly Lifesaving Crew, 307 N. Main St., Mount Holly 28120
Raymond A. Hart
SHELBY - Raymond Alfred Hart, 70, 116 Rayton Drive, died March 8, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Bridgeport, N.Y., son of the late William S. and Millicent Beechner Hart, brother of the late Peter S. Hart, separated from the Marine Corps as a staff sergeant, served the duration of the Korean War, retired after 46 yeas of service with the New York Central, Penn Central and Conrail Railroads as a brakeman, member of V.F.W. Post No. 7290, memorialized for his service at Veterans Memorial, North Syracuse, N.Y.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Dixie Louise Hall Hart; daughters and sons-in-law, Katheryn and Ronny Honeycutt, Boiling Springs, Renea and Larry Waters, Shelby; brother, William Hart, Syracuse, N.Y.; sisters, Lillian Stevenson, Iva Martin, Florence Waite, Vera DeMario, Syracuse; grandchildren, Jennifer and Ashley Honeycutt, Chris, Tonya and Tiffany Waters, Shelby
FUNERAL: Private
MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 394, Shelby 28151
ARRANGEMENTS: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
ALBERT EUGENE BLACK
CHERRYVILLE - Albert Eugene "Bud" Black, 62, 608 North Drive, died March 7, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Joseph Thomas and Lottie Cleo Davis Black, husband of the late Joyce Hyder Black, father of the late Danny Black, fixer with Carlton, Doran and Howell Manufacturing of Cherryville.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Mike Black, Vale, Sam Black, Cherryville, Kevin Black, Kings Mountain; daughter, Sandra Patterson, Cherryville; sister, Maggie Rayfield, Cherryville; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, Carpenter’s Funeral Home, Revs. Berry Goodman, Bobby Holtzclaw
BURIAL: City Memorial Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, funeral home
EULA M. WALKER
CHARLOTTE - Eula Jean Mayhew Walker, 84, Britthaven Nursing Home, died March 6, 2000, at her residence. She was a native of Lincoln County
SURVIVORS: Step-sons, Ernie Ben Walker, Stanley, Leroy Walker, Mount Holly; step-daughters, Jane Grooms, Stanley, Gloria Jones, Ruth Cheshire, Mount Holly
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7-8 p.m. Friday, the home of Ruth Cheshire, 2805 Rufus Ratchford Road, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: Gaston County Cancer Society, 220 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia 28052
ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Robert Lee Groves
ROUNDHILL, Va. — Robert Lee Groves, 73, 34781 Williams Gap Road, died March 6, 2000, at home. He was a native of Cramerton, son of the late John E. Sr. and Kathleen McGregor Groves, Navy veteran of World War II, builder, attended Round Hill Baptist Church, member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Gastonia, Olive Branch Masonic Lodge No. 114, Leesburg, Va.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruby Lane Groves; daughter, Kathy Elaine Groves, Hamilton, Va.; sons, Robert Keith Groves, Round Hill, Va., Timothy Lee Groves, Kearneysville, W.Va.; sisters, Margaret Moody, Laura Rogers, Gastonia, Mary Helen Cambio, Summersville, S.C., Frances Curry, Hartsville, Brenda Howerter, Falls Church, Va.; brothers, James E. Groves, Berryville, Va., Harold M. Groves, Midland, Va.; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren MASONIC SERVICE: 7 p.m. tonight, Enders & Shirley Funeral Home, Berryville, Va.
VISITATION: After Masonic Service until 9 p.m., and from 7-9 p.m. Friday, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Gastonia, Rev. Dickie Spargo
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Justin and Travis Fowler, John, James R. and Jason Groves, Jason Cloud
MEMORIALS: Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork St., Winchester, Va. 22601 or American Cancer Society, 124 Park St., Vienna, Va. 22180
Rebecca Lee Moss
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Rebecca Lee "Becky" Moss, 38, 1902 Shelby Road, died March 8, 2000, in Kings Mountain. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Palmer Glenn and Helen Boheler Moss.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Brittany Lynn Brakefield, Kings Mountain; brother, Glenn Moss, Kings Mountain; sisters, Wilma Ann Moss, June Coleman, Kings Mountain; half-sister, Lynn Donaldson, Shelby; six nephews; two nieces
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Friday, Harris Funeral Home, Rev. Darrell Alexander, Timmy Whitaker
BURIAL: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home, other times at the home
LAWRENCE M. SMITH SR.
GASTONIA - Lawrence Miller Smith Sr., 78, Turtletown, Tenn., formerly of Gastonia, died March 4, 2000, at the V.A. Hospital in Asheville. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late George and Cora Mae Clemmer Smith, retired forklift operator at Pharr Yarns, Parkdale Mills, Army veteran of World War II, was a member of Riverview Baptist Church, Mount Holly
SURVIVORS: Wife, Edith Stiles Smith; son, Lawrence Miller Smith Jr., Detroit; daughter, Rita Nichols, Greer, S.C.; step-sons, Mayford and Kenneth Cheatham, Turtletown, Tenn.; step-daughters, Freda Carson, Mount Holly, Beulah Muse, Gastonia; sisters, Martha Smith, Loris Sisk, Charlotte, Lynn Watts, Bessemer City; brother, Henry Smith, Mount Holly; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11:30 a.m. Friday, Hickory Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Rev. Douglas Hogsteen
VISITATION: 10-11 a.m. Friday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
CARL L. RASNICK
SHELBY - Carl Lingbergh Rasnick, 72, 2834 Fallston-Waco Road, died March 8, 2000, at home. He was a native of Dickenson County, Va., son of the late Newton Douglas and Rosey Melissa McCoy Rasnick, brother of the late Edgar Rasnick, Naomi Smith and Celia Cuthbertson, retired electrician, lifetime member of DAV, former member of Waco Ruitan Club, Army veteran, served in Germany
SURVIVORS: Wife, Faye McCoy Rasnick; sons and daughters-in-law, Rodney and Jill Rasnick, Norcross, Ga., Stacy and Mary Rasnick, Morganton; brothers, Elijah Rasnick, Granite Falls, Norman Rasnick, Aurora, Ill.; sister, Winifred Utting, Winnebago, Ill; granddaughters, Rayna Mull, Gina and Carly Rasnick; great-grandchildren, Mitchel Reece, Shelby Lambert; 14 nieces; five nephews
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 p.m. Friday, Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rev. George Leigh
VISITATION: 6:30-8 tonight, Stamey Funeral Home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights, Shelby 28150
Malissa S. Herring
GASTONIA - Malissa Saylors Herring, 94, 1242 Cambridge St., died March 7, 2000, at Brian Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was a native of Hartwell, Ga., daughter of the late Floyd and Emma Reynolds Saylors, wife of the late John Wilton Herring, mother of the late Frances Herring Bradley, homemaker, member of Ranlo Church of God.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Paul Albertino, Gastonia; grandchildren and spouses, Doug and Kim Bradley, Terry Bradley, Gastonia, Mark and Deanna Albertino, Mebane, Tammy and Wyndell Leggett, Lowell; great-grandchildren, Chris, Eric and Adam Bradley, Gastonia, Taylor and Kelsey Leggett, Lowell, Emma Albertino, Mebane
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Friday, Ranlo Church of God, Revs. Kenneth Rouse, Jack Ford, body will be placed in church one hour before service
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
PALLBEARERS: Mark Albertino, Wyndell Leggett, Chris Bradley, Jason Brown, Larry and Jonathan Stillwell, Kenneth Smith, Larry Christian
Daniel E. Brooks III
MOUNT HOLLY - Daniel Eugene Brooks III, 46, 636 Morningside Drive, died March 6, 2000, at home. He was a native of Mecklenburg County, retired from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development after 17 years of service, member of Unity, Washington, D.C., graduate of Mount Holly High School, received bachelor of science from Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Fla., chosen as Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, received master of public administration from Howard University, Washington, member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, member and served as area governor of Toastmasters Club 1795.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Tonya Gibson, Charlotte; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brooks Jr., Mount Holly; sisters and brother-in-law, Gloria and Shan Clark, Dorothy Sanders, Mount Holly, Gladys Brooks, Gastonia, Sabrina Brooks, Charlotte; brother and sister-in-law, Johnny and Valarie Brooks, Charlotte; nephews, Telly and Travis Reid; aunts, uncles and cousins
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday, Macedonia Baptist Church, Lucia, Rev. Lawrence Grandberry, Sylvia Sumter
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: Thirty minutes before the service, other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brooks Jr., 632 Morningside Drive, Mount Holly
ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
