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Mrs. Calvin Jean Moore
Mrs. Calvin Jean Moore, age 77 of Hickory died Sunday 01-27-2002. Graveside service Tuesday 01-29-2002 2:00 PM at Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery in Hiddenite. There will be no formal visitation. Arrangements by Chapman Funeral Home.
Lonnie Benjamin Holleman Sr.
Lonnie Benjamin Holleman Sr. died Tuesday 01-22-2002. Funeral Friday 01-25-2002 at Command Baptist Church. Family will receive friends Thursday 01-24-2002 from 7:00-8:30 PM at Chapman Funeral Home.
Annie C. Teague
Annie C. Teague, age 89 of Taylorsville died Tuesday 01-15-02. Funeral Friday 01-18-02,2:00 PM Bethel Advent Christian Church. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service at the church.
Erma Somers Nicholson
Erma Somers Nicholson, age 95 of Lenoir a native of Alexander County died Wednesday 01-16-02. Graveside service Friday 2:00 PM at Stony Point Cemetery. Family will receive friends at Chapman Funeral Home one hour prior to the service.
Robley Stevenson
Robley Stevenson, age 93 of Statesville died Monday 01-14-02. Funeral 2:00 PM Wednesday 01-16-02 at New Sterling ARP Church. Visitation Tuesday 01-15-02 7:00 - 8:30 PM at Chapman Funeral Home.
Knox Mintz
MOORESBORO — Mr. Knox Gettys Mintz, 68, of 371 Beason Road, died Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Race Path Baptist Church in Six Points with the Rev. John Godfrey officiating. The body may be viewed from 7:30 a.m. to noon on Friday at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home, Cliffside. Burial will be in Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends two hours before the service at the church fellowship hall.
‘Bob’ Beason
BOILING SPRINGS — Mr. Robert Hoyle “Bob” Beason, 75, of 215 Wall Ave., died peacefully, Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at his home. Born Oct. 1, 1926, in Boiling Springs, he was preceded in death by his parents, Belton Gibson and Maggie Hamrick Beason, and by three brothers, Carl, Jim and Bill Beason. He was a retired pharmacist who co-owned and operated Boiling Springs Drug Co. for 30 years. He was a 1951 graduate of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s School of Pharmacy. In addition, he was an active lifetime member of Boiling Springs Baptist Church, serving as deacon and as a member of the church choir for more than 50 years. He was a former Boiling Springs Lions Club member and an avid outdoorsman who also enjoyed cooking and swimming. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Iva Jean Kincaid Beason; a daughter and son-in-law, Sherry and David Starnes of Boiling Springs; a son and daughter-in-law, Ted and Cindy Beason of Hickory; one grandson, Paul Baron; three granddaughters, Laura Beason, Amy Beason and Susanna Starnes; and by one sister, Margaret White of Boiling Springs. A musical memorial service will be today at Boiling Springs Baptist Church at 6:45 p.m. with Dr. Carroll Page officiating. The family will receive friends at the church following the service in the fellowship hall. Memorials may be made to the “Bob Beason Sacred Scholarship Fund,” which was set up by the members of Boiling Springs Baptist Church as a tribute to Bob Beason’s lifelong love of music. This scholarship is awarded annually to a student at Gardner-Webb University majoring in sacred music. The church’s address is P.O. Box 917, Boiling Springs, NC 28017. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Margaret Anthony
SHELBY — Mrs. Margaret Murry Anthony, 81, of White Oak Manor, formerly of Charles Place, died Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at White Oak Manor in Shelby. Born April 19, 1921, in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late W.T. and Mary Cochran Murry. She was a homemaker and a member of Davidson Memorial Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Anthony; a son, William Donald Hamrick; two daughters, Judy Smith and Pamela Morrow; two brothers; and two sisters. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, David C. and Linda G. Hamrick of Shelby; two daughters and sons-in-law, Dorothy and Darrel Hollifield and Pat and Barry Linkous, all of Shelby; a sister, Ruby Martin of Shelby; eight grandchildren, Gena Kinsey, Anita Baker, Donna Hollifield and David Sparks, all of Shelby, Kammie Weaver and Brian Hollifield, both of Mooresboro, Scott Hamrick of Kings Mountain and Jo Ann Toney of Columbia, S.C.; and 13 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Clay Barnette Funeral Home with Dr. Bobby Ridge officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8:30 at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Davidson Memorial Baptist Church, 900 Mark Drive, Shelby, NC 28152.
‘Doug’ Anthony
GROVER — Mr. Edward “Doug” Anthony, 85, of 2214 Brookfield Drive, formerly of Anthony Farm Road, Kings Mountain, died Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain. Born in Cleveland County, he retired in 1982 as a machinist/mechanic at United Merchants & Farmer. He was a life member of Hoey Memorial United Methodist, where he served in various capacities. He also attended Pleasant Hill and the T.H. Lowery Sunday School Class. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Augustus and Sallie Mae Hardin Anthony; his first wife, Fairie Elizabeth Neal Anthony; two brothers, Fred and Carl Anthony; and a sister, Pearl Anthony Sparks. He is survived by his wife, Alda Neal Stroupe Anthony of the home; a daughter and her husband, Willie Anthony and Jack Howard, of Rock Hill, S.C.; a grandson and his wife, Jon and Sherrie Howard of Rock Hill; a granddaughter and her husband, Jennifer Howard and Brian Umbarger of Charlotte; two stepsons and their wives, Howard and Penny Stroup and Neal and Doris Stroup, all of Grover; three stepgranddaughters, Julie Trevenio of Conway, S.C., Melissa Tyndall of Grover and Haley Contreres of Germany; a niece, Virginia Sparks Byers of Shelby; and five stepgreat-grandchildren. The funeral will be Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at Hoey Memorial United Methodist Church with the Revs. Billy Towery and Todd Bolin officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be in Cleveland Memorial Park. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at Cleveland Funeral Services and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Hoey Memorial United Methodist Church.
Mozell Burris
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Mrs. Mozell Burris, 91, of 144 Galilee Road, died Sunday, July 7, 2002, at Kings Mountain Hospital. The funeral will be Friday at 3:30 p.m. at Galilee United Methodist Church with the Rev. Clarence Wright officiating. Burial will be in Galilee/Adams Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends 30 minutes before the service at the church. J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Johana Lackey
HIDDENITE — Mrs. Johana Ann Smith Lackey, 47, of 771 Lackey Mountain Road, died Monday, July 8, 2002, at her home following an extended illness. She was born in Cleveland County, Dec. 15, 1954, daughter of the late R.C. and Minnie Chapman Smith. She was employed with ER Carpenter Co. and was a Baptist. In addition to her parents, a daughter, Jamie Leigh Lackey, preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband, Roger Dale “Possum” Lackey of the home; one son, Eric Roger Lackey of the home; two daughters, Kelly Dale Lackey of the home and Kimberly Dawn Lackey Kennedy of Stony Point; four sisters, Guynell Chapman and Janet Wellman, both of Lawndale, Becky Holcombe of Connelly Springs and Shirleen Hoyle of Morganton; a granddaughter, Katlin Ann Kennedy of Stony Point; and her mother and father-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lackey of Hiddenite. The funeral will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Parks 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 7 to 8:30 in the church Life Center and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Family Life Center of Sulphur Springs Baptist Church, 116 Patterson Road, Hiddenite, NC 28636. Chapman Funeral Home of Stony Point is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Fox
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Mrs. Mary Carolyn Elliott Fox, 67, died Sunday, July 7, 2002, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg. Born in Hickory, Mrs. Fox was the daughter of the late Robert William Elliott and Reba Blanton Whistnant Elliott. She received both her undergraduate and master’s degrees from Chapel Hill. She taught junior high school in Burlington, English at Lees McRae College in Banner Elk and English at Central VA Community College in Lynchburg, Va. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Elbert Fox Sr. She is survived by a son, Robert Franklin Keefer of Harrisonburg; a daughter and son-in-law, Alison Elliott and Henry L. Mintz of Polkville; a son an daughter-in-law, Glenn Elbert Fox Jr. and Mechelle J. Fox of Menomonie, Wis. Also she is survived by six grandchildren, Rachel Frances Keefer of Harrisonburg, Karmen Elizabeth Moore, Meganne Sara Abercrombie, Robert Henry Mintz, Mary Rebekah Mintz of Polkville and Bethany Melissa Fox of Menomonie, Wis. In addition, she is survived by an aunt Mary Gordon Elliott of Polkville; a sister, Anne Nixon Elliott of Hickory; and a niece, Katherine Anne Caldwell of Mount Pleasant, S.C. The funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Big Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe Edwards officiating. Burial will be in the Elliott Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Stamey Funeral Home.
Caldonia Camp
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Mrs. Caldonia Hill Camp, 77, of 331 Payne Road, died Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at her home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Withrow’s Funeral Home of Kings Mountain.
Mary Hamrick
FOREST CITY — Mrs. Mary Olga Watson Hamrick, 76, of U.S. 74 Business East, died Monday, July 8, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby. She was a native of the Shiloh community and a lifelong resident of Rutherford County, a daughter of the late Edward Malcom Watson Sr. and Lizzie Mae Abrams Watson, member of Shiloh Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher, and held many leadership positions in the church. She was a beloved mother and grandmother. After teaching for 44 years in the Rutherford County Schools, Mrs. Hamrick retired and spent 10 years as a volunteer with the McNair Foundation, where she continued to dedicate her life to shaping the hearts and minds of young people. She was also a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Arbuth Durward Hamrick; and two brothers, Ed Mack Watson and Wallace Watson. Survivors include three daughters, Amy Hamrick Morton of Macon, Ga., Susie Hamrick Jones of Golden Valley and Ava Hamrick Howe of York S.C.; a brother, Floyd Watson of Gaffney, S.C.; two sisters, Doris H. Hardin of the Shiloh community and Opal Packard of Mooresboro; six grandchildren, Shannon Howe Outlaw, Leah Howe, Matthew Newton, Tyler Newton, Loren Jones and Arden Jones; and one great-grandchild, Jacob Costner. The funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church with the Revs. Michael Sepaugh and Clay Smith officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 at Padgett and King Mortuary. Flowers will be accepted or you may make a memorial contribution in her memory to the charity of your choice.
Betty Godfrey
FOREST CITY — Mrs. Betty McCurry Godfrey, 72, of 210 Reid St., died Sunday, July 7, 2002, at Rutherford Hospital. She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late Clarence H. and Annie Mode McCurry and a retired textile employee. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.B. Godfrey, in June of this year. She is survived by two sons, Charles Ricky Godfrey Jr. of Ellenboro and Mike Godfrey of Clarksville, Ga.; a daughter, Barbara J. Godfrey of Lodi, N.J.; three grandchildren, Stacy Godfrey Kale, Benjamin Godfrey and Brian Godfrey; and eight great-grandchildren. The funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Padgett and King Mortuary with the Rev. Todd Gossett officiating. Interment will follow in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. The family received friends Monday at the funeral home.
Frances Holcombe
DALLAS, N.C. — Mrs. Frances Ann Rohm Holcombe, 54, of 502 Robinson St., died Saturday, July 6, 2002, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at 5 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with the Rev. John Bollinger officiating. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends before the service from 4 to 4:45 p.m. at the church in Bollinger Hall. Sisk-Butler Funeral Home of Bessemer City is in charge of arrangements.
‘Frank’ Hamrick
SHELBY — Mr. Franklin Adair “Frank” Hamrick III, 64, of 511 Franklin Ave., joined the Church Triumphant on July 8, 2002, from his home. Mr. Hamrick was a member of Central United Methodist Church. For the last six years of his life he drove a van for TACC. He loved driving the van for his special group of people. He was preceded in death by his parents, Franklin A. and Sarah Mae “Sadie” Beverly Hamrick. He is survived by his loving wife and companion, Margaret Magness Hamrick; a loving mother-in-law, Ernestine Magness of the home; a brother-in-law and his wife, Charlie and Robin Magness of Boiling Springs; a sister-in-law and her husband, Rachel and Ray Arndt of Shelby; one aunt, Myra Padgett of Clayton, Ga.; and by nephews, nieces and cousins. A graveside service will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Sunset Cemetery with Drs. John Boggs and Joe Reeves officiating. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8:30 at Palmer Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Central United Methodist Church Pastors Discretionary Fund, 200 E. Marion St., Shelby, NC 28150; or to Salem United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 398 Ansonville, NC 28007; or to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.
Carroll Houck
SHELBY — Mr. Carroll Alexander Houck, 84, of 4003 Pleasant Grove Church Road, died Monday, July 8, 2002, at his home. Born Aug. 4, 1917, in Burke County, he was the son of the late Edward and Maudie Houck. He retired as a shipyard welder. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Vernie Mae Watts Houck; and a great-granddaughter, Angela Dawn Closky. He is survived by three sons, James Watts of Shelby, Lonnie Houck of Vale and Bobby Houck of Lincolnton; three daughters, Carolyn Smith of Fallston, Patricia Armstrong of Connelly Springs and Lisa Houck of Shelby; 10 grandchildren, Angela Closky, Jennifer Bennett, Stephanie Purnell, Janice Watts, Shannon Armstrong, Christina Purnell, Alex Houck, Dylan Morrison, Sierra Newton and Travis Watts; a stepgranddaughter, Tammy Dellinger; and eight great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Cook officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8:30 at the funeral home.
Mary Fox
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Mrs. Mary Carolyn Elliott Fox, 67, died Sunday, July 7, 2002, at Harrisonburg. The funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Big Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe Edward officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be in the Elliott Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Stamey Funeral Home.
Peggy Sullens
SHELBY — Mrs. Peggy Sides Sullens, 73, of 822-A E. Zion Church Road, died Sunday, July 7, 2002, at home. Born in Cleveland County, she was a homemaker and lifetime member of First Baptist Church of Shelby. She was preceded in death by her parents, Greenland Ford and Lillie Lee Lindsey Sides; a son, Gary D. Sullens; a brother, Greenland F. Sides Jr.; and four sisters, Nettie L. Hunt, Evelyn S. Cronan, Kathleen S. Sellers and Frances S. Bridges. She is survived by her former husband, Frank M. Sullens of Shelby; two sons, Douglas F. Sullens and wife, Lynn, and Larry G. Sullens and wife, Susan, all of Cherryville; two daughters, Vanessa S. Stockton and Regina S. Thomas and her husband, Brad, all of Shelby; a brother, Harold G. Sides and wife, Linda, of Oklahoma; three sisters, Jackie S. Davis and husband, Hazel, of Cherryville, Pansy S. Sellers and husband, Wayne, of Kings Mountain and Sarah S. Jester of Virginia; four grandchildren, Douglas F. Sullens Jr. of Cullowhee, Gary D. Sullens Jr. and Kelly Jo Stockton, both of Shelby, and Laura J. Sullens of Cherryville; and by several nieces, nephews and cousins and many special friends. The funeral will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Webb Chapel of First Baptist Church of Shelby with the Revs. Glenn Davenport and Tony Tench officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8:30 at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Shelby, 120 N. Lafayette St., Shelby, NC 28150; or to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.
