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‘Sissy’ Babb
WELFORD, S.C. — Miss Rhonda Ann “Sissy” Babb, 35, died Saturday, May 11, 2002, at the Augusta Burn Center in Augusta, Ga. The funeral will be Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Harrelson Funeral Home in Caroleen, with the Rev. George Whitmire officiating. Burial will be in Harris Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends today at the home of her mother, Kathleen Ruff Fuller of Harris, and Tuesday at the funeral home one hour before the service.
Bunnie Tate
SHELBY — Ms. Bunnie Peeler Tate, 48, of 412 Dover St., died Thursday, May 9, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 23, 1953. She was a member of Voice of Hope Seventh-day Adventist Church, where she served as Sabbath school superintendent for many years. She also served as children and youth Sabbath school teacher, was a former youth director, a faithful member of the usher board, a devoted choir member and member of the hospitality committee. She was a former devoted member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, James Peeler. She leaves to cherish fond memories her loving mother, Rosa Lee Jones Peeler of Shelby; her husband, Jackie Tate of Shelby; one daughter, Connie Peeler Lott, and her husband Johnny, of Shelby; one son, Christopher “Christian” Tate of the home; two brothers, Robert Jackson Jones, and his wife Marie, of Forest City, and Riley “Ray Peeler, and his wife Pam, of Salisbury; five grandchildren, Jasmine Lott, Johnny Lott Jr., Shaquan Ussery, Shania Webber and Cam’ron Tate; a sister-like cousin, Cassandra Jones; and many other relatives and friends. The funeral will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Marcellous Mack officiating. Burial will be in Webb Memorial Lawns. The family will receive friends at the church one hour before the service. Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Annie Mae Gantt
CHERRYVILLE — Mrs. Annie Mae Hastings Gantt, 86, of 1206 Tot Dellinger Road, died Sunday, May 12, 2002, at home. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Cone Memorial Chapel of Carpenters Funeral Home, with the Revs. Jack Cooke and Jerry Lail officiating. Burial will be in Hebron United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8:30 at the funeral home and at other times at the home.
Betty Gibson
SHELBY — Mrs. Betty Queen Gibson of 2210 Joe’s Lake Road, died Saturday, May 11, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Born in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late W.R. and Viola Queen. She worked as a production operator at PPG Industries and belonged to Faith Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Queen. She is survived by her husband, Dewey E. Gibson of the home; a daughter, Teresa Gail Gibson, and son, Todd Crandale Gibson, both of the home; a brother, Billy Queen, and a sister, Jo Anne Warlick, both of Shelby. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church, with the Rev. Barry Goodman officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be in Cook Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6:30 to 8 at Cleveland Funeral Services.
Eddie Rogers
FOREST CITY — Mr. Eddie Barney Rogers, 73, of Butler Road, died Saturday, May 11, 2002, at the home of his daughter in Kernersville. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Florence Baptist Church with Dr. Bobby Gantt officiating. Burial will be in the Cool Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church. Memorials may be made to the Florence Baptist Church Building Fund, 201 S. Broadway St., Forest City, NC 28043. Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
‘Bea’ Elliott
CHERRYVILLE — Mrs. Berneice “Bea” Eaker Elliott, 84, of 3964 Baxter Implement Road, died Friday, May 10, 2002, at her home. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Bethlehem United Methodist Church with the Revs. Ivan Peden and John Stein officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. The family will receive friends today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 501 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202; or to Bethlehem United Methodist Church in care of Doris Wilson, 147 Latham Wilson Road, Lawndale, NC 28090.
Betty Gibson
SHELBY — Ms. Betty Queen Gibson, 2210 Joes Lake Road, died Saturday, May 11, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church with the Rev. Barry Goodman officiating. Burial will be in Cook Memorial Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Visitation will be Monday night from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Cleveland Funeral Service.
Bunnie Tate
SHELBY — Ms. Bunnie Peeler Tate, 48, of 412 Dover St., died Thursday, May 9, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Marcellous Mack officiating. Burial will be in Webb Memorial Lawns. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church on Tuesday. Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Benny Lovelace
RUTHERFORDTON — Mr. Jack Benny Lovelace, 55, of 4221 Maple Creek Road, died Friday, May 10, 2002, at McDowell Hospital in Marion. Services will be Monday night at 7 at Mount Hebron United Methodist Church with the Rev. Stephan Blair officiating. The family will receive friends following the memorial service. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 517, Forest City, NC 28043. Crowe’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lois Hamrick
SHELBY — Mrs. Lois Allen Hamrick, 79, of 1438 Mount Sinai Church Road, died Saturday, May 11, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Clay-Barnette Funeral Home.
Bennett Bost Sr.
SHELBY — Mr. Bennett Wesley Bost Sr., 86, of 100 Hillside Drive, died Thursday, May 9, 2002, at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. Born in Cleveland County, he was a son of the late “L.C.” and Eula Bennett Bost. He was vice president of Bost Bakeries and was a member of First Baptist Church in Shelby. He served in the Army during World War II in the European Theater. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Bennett Bost Jr.; a brother, Lloyd C. Bost; and two sisters, Margaret Johnson and Ruth Poston. He is survived by his wife, Velma Webb Bost of the home; two sons, James Webb Romer of Shelby and John A. Romer of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; two daughters, Jean Bost-Moore and her husband, Bruce, of Kingsport, Tenn., and Brenda Bost Heaney and her husband, Jim, of Pelion, S.C.; two brothers, Ned W. Bost and Floyd P. Bost and his wife, Jeanette, all of Shelby; a sister-in-law, Virginia Bost of Shelby; and six grandchildren, Emily Jean, Krystal Lynn, Allison Rene Romer, James Lon White, Russell Andre Haygood and Andrea Tenaha Haygood. The funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church sanctuary with Dr. Gene Watterson and the Rev. 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 Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 120 N. Lafayette St., Shelby, NC 28150.
Cora Harris
FOREST CITY — Mrs. Cora T. Harris, 94, of C.H. Hamrick Road, died Friday, May 10, 2002, at Fair Haven Home in Bostic. The funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Harrelson Funeral Home, Caroleen, with the Revs. Frank Lewis and Willard Lambreth officiating. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home and at other times at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Genell Adair, 336 C.H. Hamrick Road, Forest City.
Alice Haney
CHARLOTTE — Mrs. Alice Maness Haney, 86, widow of the late Charlotte police captain Ellis Thomas “E.T.” Haney, died Thursday, May 9, 2002, at Carolinas Medical Center. A native of the Weddington community, Mrs. Haney was an avid gardener and outdoors person and the devoted mother of two daughters. The family received friends from 6:30 until 8:30 Friday at Hankins & Whittington Dilworth Chapel. Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. today in Charlotte’s Evergreen Cemetery. The Reverend Dr. John Boggs, pastor of Central United Methodist Church in Shelby, will officiate. A eulogy will be delivered by her daughter, Mrs. Sandra H. Allen. Special music will be presented by Mrs. Gina Reeves of Shelby. Mrs. Haney is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Allen and her husband, Jim, of Charlotte and Shelby and Mrs. Judith Carol Beachley of Matthews; and a grandson, Timothy Cameron Beachley of Nashville, Tenn. She was the daughter of the late William Lester and Blanche Godfrey Maness of Weddington. Mrs. Haney was preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Anne Maness Therrell of Charlotte and Mrs. Hazel Pressley of Waxhaw; and three brothers, Earl and James Maness of Indian Trail and Paul Maness of Waxhaw. The daughters and her beloved cat, Yellow Bell, extend their thanks to the nurses at Carolinas Medical Center and Carolinas Home Care for their loving and compassionate care during their mother’s illness.
Eunice Suttle
FOREST CITY — Mrs. Eunice Price Suttle, 75, of 114 Jerico Way, died Thursday, May 9, 2002, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, S.C. The funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Harmon Street Baptist Church with the Rev. Eddie Rape officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Harrelson Funeral Home, Caroleen.
Geraldine Hayes
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Mrs. Geraldine Sumner Hayes, 65, of 132 Yarbro Road, lot 22, died Thursday, May 9, 2002, at her home. The funeral will be today at 11 a.m. at Christian Freedom Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike Chambers officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family received friends Friday at Harris Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Christian Freedom Baptist Church, Building Fund, 246 Range Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086; or to Hospice of Cleveland County, 952 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.
Annie Borders
SHELBY — Mrs. Annie Ruth Borders, 73, of 140 Thamon Road died Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at Kings Mountain Hospital. A native of Cleveland County, she was born Dec. 29, 1928, the daughter of the late Ada Young Miller. She was raised in the Washington Community by foster parents, William and Janie Matthews. She attended Washington High School and was a member of Washington Missionary Baptist Church and the Willing Workers Missionary Circle. She was a member of the Saint Mearon Court No. 6, Herione and Jericho. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Jilandra M. Reaves. She is survived by a husband, Thamon Caleb Borders; a brother and sister-in-law, Kevin and Julie Davis of Norcross, Ga.; 11 children and their spouses, Anna T. Hogue of Wheaton, Md., Blondeen and Lacy Reaves of Chapel Hill, Thamon V. and Betty Borders of Durham, Katrinka L. Borders of Chapel Hill, Larry C. and Virginia Borders of Durham, Cheryel Borders of Greenbelt, Md., Constance and Benny Shell of Shelby, Mitzi and George Glenn of Chapel Hill, Michael and Susan Borders of Shelby, Bryant L. Kimberly Borders of Gastonia and Scottie T. Borders of Durham; eight grandchildren, LaTrece and Delton Graham of Laurel, Md., Sharon McDaniel of Cherryville, LaQuetti and Rodney Barnett of Durham, Melanie Borders of Shelby, Tamara Glenn of Chapel Hill, Miranda and Allison Borders of Shelby and Kylia Borders of Gastonia; a grandson, Lyndon Borders of Gastonia; three great-grandchildren, LaVell Williams Jr. of Laurel and Chasity and Chase Mack of Cherryville and a host of relatives and friends. The funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at Washington Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Zeno Borders officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 30 minutes before the service at the church. Genesis Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Bunnie Tate
SHELBY — Ms. Bunnie Peeler Tate, 48, of 412 Dover St., died Thursday, May 9, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Enloe Mortuary.
Lovie Feaster
GAFFNEY, S.C. — Mrs. Lovie Turner Feaster, 93, of Colonial Heights, Apt. 52, died Monday, May 6, 2002, at White Oak Manor Nursing Home in Spartanburg, S.C. A native of Gainesville, Ga., she was a daughter of the late Fate and Cammie Edwards Livsey. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church and Herons of Jericho of Shelby. She was a retired employee of Burton Dixie of Blacksburg, S.C. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Bernice West of the home; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan of Shelby; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Saturday at 4 p.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church with Dr. Eula Miller Jr. and the Revs. Roger Mason and Freddie Davidson officiating. The body will be placed in the church one hour before the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Honorary flower bearers are members of Herons of Jericho of Shelby and active flower bearers are Mrs. Georgia Dukes, Mrs. Virginia Good, Ms. Carrie Jefferies and Deaconess of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Honorary pallbearers are members of Masonic Lodge No. 8 and active pallbearers are Mr. Robert Dukes and Deacons of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Foster Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Alice Haney
CHARLOTTE — Mrs. Alice Maness Haney, 86, widow of the late Charlotte police captain Ellis Thomas “E.T.” Haney, died Thursday, May 9, 2002, at Carolinas Medical Center. A native of the Weddington community, Mrs. Haney was an avid gardener, outdoors person and devoted mother of two daughters. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:30 tonight at Hankins & Whittington Dilworth Chapel, 1111 East Blvd., Charlotte. Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday in Charlotte’s Evergreen Cemetery. The Reverend Dr. John Boggs, pastor of Central United Methodist Church in Shelby, will officiate. A eulogy will be delivered by her daughter, Mrs. Sandra H. Allen. Special music will be presented by Mrs. Gina Reeves of Shelby. Mrs. Haney is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Allen and her husband, Jim, of Charlotte and Shelby and Mrs. Judith Carol Beachley of Matthews; and a grandson, Timothy Cameron Beachley of Nashville, Tenn. She was the daughter of the late William Lester and Blanche Godfrey Maness of Weddington. Mrs. Haney was preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Anne Maness Therrell of Charlotte and Mrs. Hazel Pressley of Waxhaw; and three brothers, Earl and James Maness of Indian Trail and Paul Maness of Waxhaw. The daughters and her beloved cat, Yellow Bell, extend their thanks to the nurses at Carolinas Medical Center and Carolinas Home Care for their loving and compassionate care during their mother’s illness.
Ervan Macopson
FOREST CITY — Mr. Ervan Andrew Macopson, 81, of 257 Marshall St., died Monday, May 6, 2002, at his home. The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Wells Spring United Methodist Church with the Rev. Alvin Brown officiating. The body will be placed in the church Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County.
Norman McGinnis
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Mr. Norman Curtis McGinnis, 45, of 103 Fairdale St., died Thursday, May 9, 2002, at Hospice of Wendover at Shelby. The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home with the Revs. Roy Clark and Billy Bowen officiating. Burial will be in Mountain Rest Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
