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Jessie Hudson
HICKORY — Jessie Junior Hudson, 73, of 1835 Mennonite Church Road, died Sept. 23, 2003. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Patterson Springs Baptist Church.
Born in Cleveland County, he was a retired ban saw operator from Century Furniture and Lavon Furniture and a member of Winkler’s Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include two brothers, Ivey Hudson and Fred Hudson both of Hickory and six sisters, Leeila Buff of Shelby, Ruby Moses and Susie Greene both of Hickory, Mary Johnson of Lawndale, Goldie Ritchie of Conover and Ossie Swaney of Denver.
Charles Hartman
CHERRYVILLE — Charles Franklin Hartman, 89, of 235 Doc Wehunt Road, died Sept. 22, 2003. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in City Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2:30 p.m. today at Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home.
Born in Cleveland County, he was the owner and operator of Hartman Automotive Trimshop.
Survivors include one son, Larry Hartman of Cherryville; three daughters, Ann Propst of Hickory, Elaine Carroll of Overland Park, Kan. And Peggy Reep of Roberta, Ga.; three brothers, Kenneth Hartman of Cherryville, James Hartman of Charlotte and Roy Hartman of Fallston; two sisters, Nelda Costner of Cherryville and Ruth Lewis of Lawndale; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 601 N. Pink St., Cherryville, NC 28021.
Ralph McGinnis
SOUTH CAROLINA — W. Ralph McGinnis Sr., 78, of 601 Cedar Creek Road, died Sept. 17, 2003. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, where he was a member. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Born in Crouse, he was retired from General Telephone Company and a WWII U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Edith Rebecca Jackson McGinnis of Swansea, SC; one daughter, Rebecca Fogle; one son, W. Ralph McGinnis, Jr. of Niceville, Fla.; one sister, Frankie Hedrick of Dallas, NC; four grandchildren, Becky Bauer, Sharon Hicks, Chris Fogle and Jody Fogle and five great-grandchildren.
Culler-McAlhany Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
James Johnson
IRON STATION — James Elliott Johnson, 83, of 2531 Will Schronce Road, died Sept. 24, 2003. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today at Pearl Baptist Church. Burial followed in Iron Station Cemetery.
Born in Lincoln County, he worked for Cochrane Furniture Company and U.S. Army Veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Rhyne Johnson of the home; two sons, Tommy Johnson of Charlotte and Wayne Johnson of Lincolnton; one daughter, Ann Ballard of Cherryville; two brothers, J.D. Johnson of Iron Station and Alfred Johnson of Charlotte; four sisters, Pauline Caldwell, Mozelle Lineberger, Daphine McRee and Wilhemina Ledford all of Lincolnton; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Pearl Baptist Church, 4657 E. NC Hwy. 27, Iron Station, NC 28080.
Matta Troupe
Matta LaBauch Troupe, 90, of the Heath House, died Sept. 18, 2003. Funeral services were held Sunday at Garden of Memory in Tampa, Fla.
She was born in Marion, NC.
Survivors include one son, Stanley LaBauch, III; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Long Shoals Baptist Church Building Fund, 2988 Long Shoals Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
Sophia Logan
Sophia Florence Logan, 94, formerly of Daniels Church Road, died Sept. 24, 2003. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 until 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Born in Cleveland County, she was a retired nursing assistant at Crowell Hospital and a member of Reepsville Baptist Church.
Survivors include one brother, Durham Logan of Lincolnton; four sisters, Lottie Bolding, Bertie Green, Ella Gilbert and Avleen Smith all of Lincolnton.
Memorials may be made to Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association, 3800 Shamrock Drive 999, Charlotte, NC 28215-3220.
Justice Friday
DALLAS — Justice William Friday Sr., 81, of Dallas, died Sept. 24, 2003. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. A DAV graveside service will follow at Hardin Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 until 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Born in Gaston County, he worked in the textile industry and a WWII Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Colleen Friday of the home; one son, Jim Friday of Dallas; one sister, Peggy Medlin of Charlotte; four grandchildren, Cheryl Ballard, Angie Cox, Bryan Cox and Crystal Ward and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Gaston County, PO Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28054.
Patsy Kirkland
CHERRYVILLE — Patsy Gibson Kirkland, 34, of 1011 Dovetail Trail, died Sept. 24, 2003. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cone Memorial Chapel of Carpenters Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Gaston Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 tonight at the funeral home.
Born in Gaston County, she was formerly employed by Food Lion and attended First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her mother, Janell Thorn of Gastonia; her husband, Randall Kirkland of the home; two sons, Eddi Garrett and Josh Kirkland both of the home; one daughter, Toni Garrett of the home; one brother, Hoyt Thorn of Gastonia; two sisters, Nicie Whitley of Gastonia and Shelby Thorn of Lattimore; mother-in-law, Brenda Scism of Dallas and sister-in-law, Pam Kirkland of Cherryville.
Memorials may be made to Patsy G. Kirkland Burial Fund, c/o Randall Kirkland, 1011 Dovetail Trial, Cherryville, NC 28021.
Thelma Hoover
CROUSE — Thelma Sellers Hoover, 94, of 4711 Crouse Road, died Sept. 24, 2003. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in Gaston Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 tonight at Carpenter Funeral Home.
She was born in Lincoln County.
Survivors include one son, Jeff Hoover of Greenville; one daughter, Cecelia Cress of Charlotte; one brother, J.W. Houser Jr. of Belmont; one sister, Ruby Clamp of W. Columbia, SC and four grandchildren, Mary Arnold, Wallace Hoover, David Travis Jr. and Susan Litaker.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 301 E. Main St., Cherryville, NC 28021.
Lillie Dammones
NEWTON — Lillie Mae Wilson Dammones, 79, of 1863 Zack Lane, died Sept. 24, 2003. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel at Ebony & White’s Funeral Service. Burial will follow in Washington Missionary Baptist Church. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the service in the chapel.
Born in Burke County, she was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church and a retired nurse’s assistant.
Survivors include one daughter, Mary Forney of the home; one son, James Hunt of Washington, DC; seven grandchildren, William Foster, Eddie Williams, Terry Hunt, Faith Forney, Edith Williams, Debbie Williams and Hope Williams; 13 great-grandchildren and nine great great-grandchildren.
Mamie Caldwell
Mamie Elizabeth Caldwell, 51, of 313 Newcastle Avenue, died Sept. 23, 2003. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at E.F. Drum Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Pine Street Presbyterian Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 until 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Born in Lincoln County, she was a retried secretary from the Lincolnton Police Department.
Survivors include her mother, Mary M. Caldwell of the home; one uncle, Leroy Magness of Lincolnton; one aunt, Dilcey M. Pyant of Lincolnton and a number of cousins.
J. Blackwell
Jeremiah Lee Blackwell, 25, of 1409 Laboratory Road, died Sept. 25, 2003. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Monday in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 Sunday at the funeral home.
Born in Cleveland County, he was a member of the National Guard.
Survivors include one daughter, Brooke Blackwell of Lincolnton; one son, Brandon Blackwell of Lincolnton; twin brother, Joshua Blackwell of Lincolnton; three sisters, Isabelle Chacon, Ruth Blackwell and Ruby Blackwell all of Lincolnton; grandmother, Louise Blackwell of Vale and grandfather, Clarence Vanzile of Paterson, NJ.
Bessie Goins
CHERRYVILLE — Bessie Hamrick Beam Goins, 63, of 109 Pine Avenue, died Sept. 24, 2003. Funeral services were at 3 p.m. Sunday at Gospel Way Baptist Church, where she was a member. Burial followed in City Memorial Cemetery.
Born in Cleveland County, she was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Goins of the home; one son, Randy Beam of Cherryville; two step-sons, Randy Goins of Lincolnton and Jerrod Goins of High Shoals; three daughters, Kim Sain, Karen Morrison and Sandra Tate all of Cherryville; three step-daughters, Pam Goins of High Shoals, Tracy Crawley of Maiden and Cheryl Underdown of Lincolnton; one brother, Arthur Hamrick of Shelby; six sisters, Faye Millinax of Gaffney, SC, Louise Wray of Earl, Ellen Quinn and Margaret Martin both of Rock Hill, SC, Mildred Williams of Charlotte and Hilda Elliott of Polkville; nine grandchildren, Ronnie Sain, Crystal Shull, Sonia Sain, Felicia Shull, Shellie Price, Haley Morrison, Casey Beam, Tyler Sellers and Brittany Beam; 10 step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and 10 step-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Gospel Way Baptist Church, PO Box 591, Cherryville, NC 28021 or American Heart Association, 1229 Greenwood Cliff, Suite 109, Charlotte, NC 28204.
Stamey-Cherryvill Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
J. Blackwell
Jeremiah Lee Blackwell, 25, of 1409 Laboratory Road, died Sept. 25, 2003. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Born in Cleveland County, he was a member of the National Guard.
Survivors include one daughter, Brooke Blackwell of Lincolnton, one son, Brandon Blackwell; parents, Ralph Blackwell and June Blackwell both of Lincolnton; two brother, Joshua Blackwell of Lincolnton; three sisters, Isabelle Chacon, Ruth Blackwell and Ruby Blackwell all of Lincolnton; grandmother, Louise Blackwell of Vale and grandfather, Clarence Vanzile of Paterson, NJ.
Dennis Eakins
Dennis Wayne Eakins, 56, of 966 Royal Court, died Sept. 26, 2003. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Hollybrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 tonight at the funeral home.
Born in Maryville, Tenn., he was a retired Major in the USAF and was Corporate Human Resources Manager for Employment Control, Inc.
Survivors include his wife, Karen Mobley Eakins; one son, Thomas Eakins of Chattanooga, Tenn.; one daughter, Gwendolyn Eakins of Gainsville, Fla.; one brother, Phillip Eakins and one sister, Anita Hendrick both of Maryville, Tenn.
