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C. Ray Morrison
SPINDALE — Mr. C. Ray Morrison, 96, of 501 Oakland Road, died Monday, Aug. 5, 2002, at Rutherford Hospital. Born Oct. 4, 1905, a native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Ed Morrison and Annie Williams Morrison. He was the oldest member of Adaville Baptist Church in Spindale. He retired as supervisor from Stonecutter Mills after 47 years of service. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, James Morrison; a son-in-law, Reid Jones Jr.; two brothers, Lex and Russell Morrison; and a sister, Lela Hutchins. He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Elizabeth Wall Morrison of Spindale; two daughters, Betty Ray Jones of Forest City and Martha Yarborough of Gastonia; a son, Charles Morrison of Shelby; a brother, Grady Morrison of Union Mills; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Adaville Baptist Church with the Rev. James Daves and Dr. Charles Cobb officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Adaville Baptist Church Building Fund, 805 Oakland Road, Spindale, NC 28160. Crowe’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
C. Ray Morrison
SPINDALE — Mr. C. Ray Morrison, 96, of 501 Oakland Road, died Monday, Aug. 5, 2002, at Rutherford Hospital. Born Oct. 4, 1905 and native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Ed Morrison and Annie Williams Morrison. He was the oldest member of Adaville Baptist Church in Spindale. He retired as supervisor from Stonecutter Mills after 47 years of service. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Reid Jones Jr.; two brothers, Lex and Russell Morrison; and a sister, Lela Hutchins. He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Elizabeth Wall Morrison of the home; two daughters, Betty Ray Jones of Forest City and Martha Yarborough of Gastonia; a son, Charles Morrison of Shelby; a brother, Grady Morrison of Union Mills; nine grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Adaville Baptist Church with the Rev. James Daves and Dr. Charles Cobb officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 at Crowe’s Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Adaville Baptist Church Building Fund, 805 Oakland Road, Spindale, NC 28160.
Pauline Byrd
UNION MILLS — Mrs. Pauline Barnes Byrd, 89, died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2002, at White Oak Manor. The funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Crowe’s Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Nanney officiating. Burial will be in Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home 30 minutes before the service. Memorials may be made to Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 142 Ferguson Ridge Road, Union Mills, NC 28167.
Mildred Goode
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Mrs. Mildred Plemmons Goode, 91, formerly of Avondale, died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2002, at NHC in Greenville. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Haynes Memorial Baptist Church in Henrietta with the Revs. Travis Smith and William Stroud officiating. Burial will follow in Cliffside Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church. Memorials may be made to Arthritis Foundation, 5019 Nations Crossing, Suite 217, Charlotte, NC 28217. McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A guest book is available at www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com.
Addie Whisnant
FOREST CITY — Mrs. Addie Summey Whisnant, 97, died Monday, Aug. 5, 2002, at Willow Ridge Nursing Center. A graveside memorial service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Cool Springs Cemetery with the Revs. Ned Owens and Tonya Hill officiating. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Betty Surratt
FOREST CITY — Mrs. Betty Jane Surratt, 55, of 157 McDaniel St., died Friday, Aug. 2, 2002, at Carolinas Medical Center. The funeral will be Wednesday at 4 p.m. at New Bethel Independent Church in Forest City with the Revs. Wallace Gregory and Darwin Tate officiating. The body will be placed in the church two hours before the service. Burial will be in New Zion Baptist Church in Henrietta.
Mary Stroud
SHELBY — Mrs. Mary Virginia Stroud, of 1804 Weaver Road, was born on Sept. 9, 1913, to the late John Wesley Briscoe and Mattie Camp Briscoe in Rutherford County. She departed this life Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002, at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center in Shelby. She was a member of Brooks Chapel United Methodist Church in Polkville and the church choir. Mary Virginia Stroud was preceded in death by her parents, John Wesley Briscoe and Mattie Camp Briscoe; two sons, John S. Gidney and Charles Stroud Jr.; two brothers, Joseph Briscoe and Charles Briscoe; one sister, Odessa B. Hunt; two grandsons, Larry Hoey and Charles Hoey; and three great-grandsons. She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Charles Stroud Sr.; four daughters, Carolyn Josey and Shirley Humphries and husband, Raleigh, of Shelby, Patricia Schenck and husband, Frank, of Lawndale and Nelline Hoey of Forest Ville, Md.; four sons, Edgar Stroud of Philadelphia, Willie Stroud and wife, Brenda, Calvin Stroud, and Avery Stroud and wife, Pattie, of Shelby; two sisters, Gladys Briscoe of Shelby and Lillian Flack of Hickory; three brothers, Paul Briscoe of Norfolk, Va., Marion Briscoe and wife, Bessie, and Milton Briscoe, all of Shelby; eight brothers and sisters-in-law and their spouses, Herbert and Chinetta Stroud, Thomas Stroud, Ada and Joey Bell, Alberta and George Roberson, Lena and William Pounds, Hazel and June Thomas, Ruby Stroud, and Perry Lee Stroud; 43 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Brooks Chapel United Methodist Church in Polkville. The family will receive friends at the church 30 minutes before the service. Dockery’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Everette Foster
CHERRYVILLE — Mr. Everette M. Foster, 86, of Fair Play, S.C., formerly of Cherryville, died Monday, Aug. 5, 2002, at his home. The funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Cherryville with Dr. Vince Hefner officiating. Burial will follow in City Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8:30 at Carpenters Funeral Home and at other times at the home of Barbara and Randy Moss, 1130 Jennifer Lane. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621.
Sara Davis
GAFFNEY, S.C. — Mrs. Sara Louise Putnam Davis, 81, of 1205 E. Frederick St., died Monday, Aug. 5, 2002, at Peachtree Centre. The funeral will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Kirby Memorial Baptist Church with the Revs. Rick Lancaster and Broadus Heatherly officiating. Burial will follow in Frederick Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the cemetery following the service and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Kirby Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund, 512 Chandler Drive, Gaffney, SC 29340. White Columns-Gaffney is in charge of arrangements.
Hattie Johnson
SHELBY — Ms. Hattie J. Boykins Toms Johnson, 70, formerly of 513 Suttle St., died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a resident of Century Care Nursing Home in Shelby. She was the daughter of the late Waymon and Mary D. Shade Boykins and was born Sept. 9, 1931, in Rutherford County. She was a faithful member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church until her health failed, where she was a member of of the Usher Board, Senior Choir, Senior Missionary Department, and the Sunday School Department. She was retired from Fasco Controls, Inc. after 15 years and was previously employed by the Samuel B. Strain Family. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ulysses S. Toms; a son, Ulysses Toms Jr.; a sister, Lizzie Boykins Thoms and two brothers, J.W. Boykins and James Boykins. She leaves to cherish fond memories two sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby G. and Aileen Toms and Dwight and Linda Toms, both of Shelby; two daughters and a son-in-law, Helen Toms and James Flack of Kingstown and Barbara Toms Banks of Shelby; four brothers, L.C. Boykins of Forest City, Donald Boykins, Charles Boykins and Paul Boykins, all of Spindale; four sisters, Bernice Toms and Georgia Finney, both of Kingstown, Dorothy Boykins of Forest City and Mary Beam of Spindale; a daughter-in-law, Wylee Sellers Toms of Phenix City, Ala.; three stepsons and their spouses Johnny and Sally Johnson of Cherryville, Dennis Johnson of Shelby and Willie Mintz of Charlotte; four stepdaughters and their spouses, Shirley Johnson Cherry of Charlotte, Sarah Johnson and Diane and Bernard Weaver, all of Kingstown and Patricia and Ivan Surratt of Shelby; 41 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. The funeral will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church in Kingstown with the Rev. Willie Whitworth officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 30 minutes before the service at the church and other times at the home of the daughter, Helen Flack at 1804 Quail Run Drive in Shelby. Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Turandus Shade
KINGSTOWN — Mr. Harrison Turandus “Scoop” Shade, 29, of 1818 Macedonia Church Road, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, in Lawndale. The funeral will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at White Oak Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Gene Pryor officiating. Burial will follow in Webb Memorial Lawns. The family will receive friends 30 minutes before the service at the church. Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Leila Gilbert
CHERRYVILLE — Mrs. Leila Propst Gilbert, 91, of 401 Hampton Drive, died Monday, Aug. 5, 2002, at her home. A graveside service will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Hollywood Cemetery in Gastonia with Dr. Vince Hefner officiating. The family will receive friends today at any time at the home. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Family Life Center, 301 E. First St., Cherryville, NC 28021. A guest register is available at www.stameyfuneralhome.com.
Emma Fuller
HICKORY — Mrs. Emma Lou Fuller, 59, of 241 8th Ave., S.E., died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002, at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born April 27, 1943, in Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Lucendia Nivens Fuller. She was a former employee of Carolina Tables and member of Deliverance Hall Church of Jesus Christ, Missionary, and choir member. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Elie Fuller, Robert Fuller and Willie Albert Fuller; and a sister, Bertha Lou Fuller. She is survived by two daughters, Donna Marie Fuller and Lynnette Marie Fuller, both of the home; a granddaughter, Crystal Fuller of the home; a grandson, Christopher Fuller of the home; two brothers, Lloyd Fuller of Hickory and Sammie Fuller of Lenoir; two sisters-in-law, Tressie Fuller and Ola B. Fuller, both of Hickory; an uncle, J.C. Fuller of Hickory; and many other relatives and friends. The funeral will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Morning Star First Baptist Church with Bishop Wade Danner and Rev. Webster Lytle officiating. Burial will be in Southside Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church. Allen Mitchell Funeral Home of Hickory is in charge of arrangements.
Ashley Cole
ELLENBORO — Ashley Marie Cole, 11, died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002, at her home. The funeral will be Friday at 4 p.m. at Harrelson Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Chrisawn officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, 2527 US Hwy. 221-A, Mooresboro, NC 28114.
Billy Allen
SHELBY — Mr. Billy Gene Allen, 69, of 1135 Long Branch Road, Grover, died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002, at Hospice at Wendover. Born in Cleveland County, he was a son of the late C.E. and Blanche Moss Allen. A self-employed truck driver, he had served in the Army in the Korean conflict. He belonged to Allen Memorial Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Betty Hardin Allen of the home; two sons and their wives, Ricky Gene Allen and Joyce of Fountain Inn, S.C., and Timmy Mark Allen and Dena of Kings Mountain; a brother and his wife, James F. and Shirley Allen of Grover; a sister and her husband, Carlene Allen Enfinger and Phil of Augusta, Ga.; three grandchildren, Shane Allen and his wife, Leanne, of Lakenheath Air Base, Cambridgeshire, England, Jenna Allen Ross and her husband, Garvis, of Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, and Tyler Mark Allen of Kings Mountain; six great-grandchildren, Judah, Allahia and Isabella Allen and Keegan, Anthony and Athena Ross. The funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Allen Memorial Baptist Church, with the Rev. Marion Adams officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 7:30 at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.
John N. Davis Sr.
ELLENBORO — Mr. John Norman Davis Sr., 76, of Emma Drive, died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Robert Lee and Gertrude Whitaker Davis. He retired from Kemet Corp, was a World War II Navy veteran and belonged to Race Path Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Freida Lavonne Davis; a sister, Marjorie Smith; and two brothers, Garland F. “Tommy” Davis and Leslie Leburn Davis. He is survived by two sons, John N. “Johnny” Davis Jr. of Shelby and James Lee “Jimmy” Davis and his wife, Suzi Cook Davis of Ellenboro; one granddaughter, Sierra Elizabeth Davis of Ellenboro’ his former wife, Betty McAlister Davis of Shelby; two brothers, Robert E. “Buck” Davis of Rutherfordton and Ernest Davis of Griffin, Ga.; four sisters, Merle Bagwell of Spartanburg, S.C., Mildred Shearrin of Newport News, Va., Mary Morgan of Fayetteville and Karen Staten of Naples, Fla. The funeral will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Race Path Baptist Church, with the Revs. John Godfrey, Barry Goodman and Bo Wagner officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church two hours before the service. McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home of Cliffside is in charge of arrangements. A guest register is available at www. mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com.
Mary Stroud
SHELBY — Mrs. Mary Virginia Briscoe Stroud, 88, of 1804 Weaver Road, died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002, at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center in Shelby. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Dockery’s Funeral Home.
Geraldine Hollifield
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Mrs. Geraldine Rathbone Hollifield, 61, of 1102 W. Gold St. Ext., died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Dewey Vinson and Carol Dona Dorsey Rathbone. She retired from Kemet and was a former employee of Fiber Industries. She attended Family Worship Center Church of God in Kings Mountain and Central Church of God in Charlotte. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Pamela Denise Lambert and a sister, Virginia Sims. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Hollifield; a son, Blaine Hollifield; four brothers, Steve Rathbone, Doug Rathbone, Bobby Rathbone and Paul Rathbone; and a sister, Belinda Adams, all of Kings Mountain. The funeral will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Family Worship Center Church of God. Burial will be in Mountain Rest Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8:30 at Harris Funeral Home and at other times at the Sims home, 409 Somerset Drive, Kings Mountain.
Dever Watkins
SHELBY — Mr. Dever Donald Watkins, 75, of 204 Victory Lane, died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was born in Spindale, the son of the late Edward and Pansy Morris Watkins. He retired from the textile industry and served in the Army. He is survived by three sons and two daughters-in-law, Dean Watkins of Shelby, Jerry and Kelley Watkins of Kannapolis and Mark and Bonnie Watkins of Charleston; a daughter, Rhonda Watkins of Shelby; a special friend and companion, Carolyn Bolin of Shelby; three sisters, Rachael Haynes and Fern McIntyre of Rutherfordton and Lavelle McDaniel of Charlotte; and 10 grandchildren. The funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Ollis Harris Memorial Chapel at Harris Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ervin Price officiating. A graveside service will be held at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at Spindale City Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mildred Goode
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Mrs. Mildred Plemmons Goode, formerly of Rutherford County, died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2002. Funeral arrangements will be announced by McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home of Cliffside.
Turandus Shade
KINGSTOWN — Mr. Harrison Turandus Shade, 29, of 1818 Macedonia Church Road, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, in Lawndale. Born in Cleveland County, he was the son of Martha Byrd Shade of Kingstown and the late Harry David Shade. In addition to his mother, he leaves to cherish fond memories two sons, Orlandus Gamble of Kings Mountain and Turandus Shade Jr. of Forest City; two daughters, Lashanda Jones of Forest City and Talea Shade of Lattimore; one brother, Brian Shade of Kingstown; two sisters, Amanda Shade of Shelby and Cynthia Eskridge and her husband, Warren, of Kingstown; and many other relatives and friends. The funeral will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at White Oak Springs Baptist Church, with the Rev. Gene Pryor officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church 30 minutes before the service. Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
