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KENNETH R. TERRY SR.
BOILING SPRINGS — Mr. Kenneth Roy Terry Sr., 60, of 104 S. Glenn Drive, died Saturday, April 20, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was employed at Cone Mills, Cliffside Plant, and was a member of Boiling Springs Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy C. and Lucille Alexandria Terry. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Lee Beason Terry of the home; two sons, Kenneth Chad Terry of Boiling Springs, Kenneth Roy Terry Jr. of Rutherfordton; a stepson and his wife, Jonathan and Heather Greene of Boiling Springs; two daughters and a son-in-law, Angie C. Terry and Nolan Lee of Rutherfordton, Carlos C. Terry Blackburn and friend, Mike, of Forest City; a stepdaughter, Angie Greene and Billy Guffey of Polkville; three brothers, Billy and Pat Terry of Roebuck, S.C., Joyce Arthur Terry of Ellenboro and Charles Thomas Terry of Mooresboro; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Dot Terry Cox of Ellenboro; Jo Ann Davis of Rutherfordton and Peggy and Bill Blanton of Ellenboro; 11 grandchildren, James Whiteside, Bodie and Hunter Lee, Dylan and Manley Blackburn, Timothy Hollers, Thomas G. and Taylor L. Guffey, Meagan A. and Macie E. Greene and Kenyun Terry. The funeral will today at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home with Dr. Carroll Page officiating. Burial will be in Cleveland Memorial Park. The body will be placed in the chapel 30 minutes before the service. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150, to Boiling Springs Baptist Church, P.O. Box 917, Boiling Springs, NC 28017.
SHEOW SEEN
SHELBY — Mr. Sheow Fu Seen, 72, of 804 Phillips St., died Saturday, April 20, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home with Father Eric Housnecht officiating. Burial will be in Cleveland Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Thursday night from 6 to 7:30 at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home with a prayer Mass concluding the visitation. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
JAMES MOORE SR.
LINCOLNTON — Mr. James Gray Moore, Sr., 72, of 716 Hatchett Road, died Thursday, April 18, 2002, at his residence. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Ebony & White’s Funeral Service with Bishop Wade Danner officiating. Burial will be in Deliverance Hall Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends 30 minutes before the service at the chapel.
GEORGE WHITMIRE
FOREST CITY — The Rev. George Washington Whitmire, 69, of U.S. 221-A, Forest City, died Friday, April 19, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Transylvania County, he was the son of the late Thomas Davis and Alice McKinney Whitmire. He was a self-employed roofer and pastor of Village Chapel Church. He is survived by his wife, Martha Jane Dyer Whitmire of the home; five sons, the Rev. George M. Whitmire of Bostic, Jabo Whitmire of Dobbinsville, Freddie Whitmire and Thomas Whitmire, both of Forest City, and Bobby Whitmire of Ellenboro; five daughters, Nancy Dyer and Carrie Melton, both of Bostic, Alice Gaulin of Hampton, N.H., Karen Bennett of Forest City and Febie Keever of Rutherfordton; two brothers, J.B. Whitmire of Rosman and Vernon Whitmire of Fountain, Colo.; three sisters, Louise Alley of Mooresboro, Hazel McCall of Mauldin, S.C., and Ruby Brewer of Rosman; 19 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Monday at 3 p.m. at Village Chapel Church with the Revs. Wade Huntley and Fred Baynard officiating. Burial will be in Floyd’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 to 9 at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home, Cliffside.
NORA CONNER
UNION MILLS — Mrs. Nora Jane McKinney Conner, 59, of 201 Bobby McKinney Road, died Friday, April 19, 2002, at her home. The funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Crowe’s Funeral Home in Rutherfordton with the Revs. Linda Perrigan and Roger Gallion officiating. The family will receive friends tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery.
EVELYN HOYLE
FOREST CITY — Mrs. Evelyn Bailey Hoyle, 65, of 273 Forest Lake Road, died Saturday, April 20, 2002, at Rutherford Hospital. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Concord Baptist Church with the Rev. Frank Hoyle officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday from 6:30 to 8: 30 p.m. at Padgett and King Mortuary.
BILLIE SMALL
LANCASTER, S.C. — Mrs. Billie Adams Small, 75, of White Oak Manor, formerly of 3846 Eureka St., Columbia, S.C., died Friday, April 19, 2002, at her residence. She was retired from Gibbs Mazda and Volkswagon where she was a secretary and receptionist. She was a member of Putnam Memorial Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dewey F. and Susie Robertson Adams, and a granddaughter, Kimberly Small. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Kathy Small of Shelby; a daughter and son-in-law. Tina and Jimmy Hadden of Charleston, S.C.; a sister, Doris Stine of Waynesboro, Pa.; an aunt who reared her, Eva Reamy of Columbia; five grandchildren and their spouses, Jonathan and Tabatha Quiensberry, Tonja and Steve Homa, Stanley Wayne Small Jr., Kenneth Small and Michael Small; and three great-grandchildren, Seth Quiensberry, Hunter Homa and Hannah Homa. A graveside service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Cleveland Memorial Park with the Rev. Bryan Glisson officiating. The family’s headquarters will be at the home of Wayne and Kathy Small, 3053 River Road in Shelby. Memorials may be made to Putnam Memorial Baptist Church, 1146 Country Home Road, Shelby, NC 28152. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
DOREATHER GINGLES
SHELBY — Ms. Doreather Gingles, 76, of 414 E. Warren St., Apartment No. 5, died Friday, April 19, 2002, at Hospice at Wendover. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Enloe Mortuary.
RALPH WISE
LINCOLNTON — Mr. Ralph Hoyt Wise, 78, of 3890 West N.C. 27, died Thursday, April 18, 2002, at Cardinal Health Care. Born April 3, 1924, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late George and Minnie Wise. He was a charter member and former fire chief of the Howards Creek Volunteer Fire Department and was also a farmer. He served in the Army during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Nellie Seagle Wise of the home; a son, Tom Wise of Shelby; a daughter, Rita W. Sharpe of Ellenboro; four grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Daniels Lutheran Church with Pastor William J. McCabe officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8:30 at Warlick Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Daniels Lutheran Church, 3290 Reepsville Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
JOHNNIE WILLIS
HICKORY — Mr. Johnnie Ray Willis, 59, died Thursday, April 18, 2002, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born Sept. 12, 1942, in Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Carmie Marshall and Lillie Mae Newton Willis. He retired from the furniture industry and was a member of Norman’s Grove Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepmother, Moma Myra Blanton Willis. He is survived by a son, Ricky Ray Willis of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; a daughter, Kimberly Hope Willis of Hickory; a brother, Clyde Willis and his wife, Mary, of Shelby; four sisters, Christine McMurry and her husband, James, of Polkville, Sue Pittman and her husband, Russell, of Hickory, Mary Hollis of Raleigh and Mildred McMurry and her husband, Dale, of Polkville; three grandchildren, Cherokee Tanner Girty, Ashlee R. Willis and Danielle Willis; and special friends, Jay and Toni Gortney of Hickory. The funeral will be Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at Norman’s Grove Baptist Church in Lawndale with the Rev. Cecil Buff officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Catawba Funerals & Cremations in Hickory. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 500 East Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, NC 28202; or to Catawba Medical Foundation, care of Catawba Valley Medical Center, 810 Fairgrove Church Road S.E., Hickory, NC 28602.
‘BEN’ APPLING
FOREST CITY — Benjamin Carlton “Ben” Appling, 14, of 618 Rollins Road, died Friday, April 19, 2002, at Mission-St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville. The funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Bostic Baptist Church with the Revs. Ray Hopper, Frank Hoyle and Wayne Toney officiating. Burial will be in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 at Harrelson Funeral Home, Caroleen.
JAN BAKKER
SHELBY — Mr. Jan Bakker, 81, of 329 Lamar Ave., No. 5, died Friday, April 19, 2002, at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. The family will receive friends at the home of a son and daughter-in-law, Joop and Mary Ann Bakker, 313 Poston St., Shelby. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home.
‘TURKEY’ WEBB
EVENSVILLE, Tenn. — Mr. James Griffin “Turkey” Webb, 58, of 135 Fonda Drive, died Thursday, April 18, 2002, at his home. Born in Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Debro and Alma Pearson Webb. He was employed in textiles as a machinist. He was a member of Flint Hill Baptist Church and served in the Army in the European Theater. He is survived by his wife, Sina Gunter Webb of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Randy and Maria Webb of Shelby and Dwayne and Marie Webb of Ellenboro; a stepdaughter, Becky Blanton of Shelby; two stepsons and their spouses, Max and Lynn Shadden of Dayton, Tenn., and Charlie and Tammy Shadden of Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Pete and Sue Webb and Jerry and Judy Webb, all of Shelby; two sisters, Katherine Wood and her husband, Carl, and Jeanette Francis, all of Shelby; two grandchildren, Levi and Dillon Webb; and five stepgrandchildren, Kyle, Jesse, Hunter Shadden, Chad and Trevor Blanton. The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Keith Dixon and Ed Sessom officiating. Interment will be in Cleveland Memorial Park. The family received friends Friday at the funeral home and at other times at the home of his sister, Katherine and Carl Wood, 2222 O.G. Lail Road, Shelby. Memorials may be made to Flint Hill Baptist Church, 2207 Flint Hill Church Road, Shelby, NC 28152.
MADGE HULLENDER
JULIAN — Mrs. Madge Louise Pruitt Hullender, 87, of 6039 Smithwood Road, formerly of 2007 Taylor Road in Shelby, died Friday, April 19, 2002, at Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Clay-Barnette Funeral Home.
BILLIE SMALL
SHELBY — Mrs. Billie Adams Small, formerly of 3053 River Road, died Friday, April 19, 2002, at her residence at White Oak Manor. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Clay-Barnette Funeral Home.
JAMES MOORE
LINCOLNTON — Mr. James Gray Moore, 72, of 716 Hatchett Road, died Thursday, April 18, 2002, at his home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Ebony & White’s Funeral Service.
