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VERNON TARLTON
FOREST CITY — Mr. Vernon Eugene Tarlton, 75, of 203 McCall Drive, died Saturday, April 6, 2002, at his home. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church with Drs. Charles Davenport and Phillip W. Dunford officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8:30 at Padgett and King Mortuary. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 438 W. Main St., Forest City, NC 28043; or to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.
BETTY RUFF
MILL SPRING — Mrs. Betty Ruff died Friday, April 5, 2002, at Rutherford Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Crowe’s Funeral Home.
DELORESE MCDANIEL
CHARLOTTE — Miss Delorese McDaniel, 97, of White Oak Manor, formerly of Kings Mountain, died Friday, April 5, 2002. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel of Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, with Dr. John Sloan officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home.
PAULINE PORTER
BLACKSBURG, S.C. — Mrs. Pauline Graham Porter, 81, of 415 W. Lime St., died Friday, April 5, 2002, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Broad River Baptist Church with the Revs. Ronald Smalley and Jim McClure officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight at White Columns – Blacksburg Funeral Service. Memorials may be made to the Dialysis Clinic Inc., 405 Tiffany Park, Gaffney, SC 29340.
HERBERT HARRIS
GAFFNEY, S.C. — Mr. Herbert Paul Harris, 89, of 3754 Union Highway, died Saturday, April 6, 2002, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. A graveside service will be 3 p.m. today at Frederick Memorial Gardens with the Revs. Clay Earle and Joe Kanipe officiating. The family will receive visitors following the service at the cemetery and at other times at 1587 Overbrook Drive. Arrangements by White Columns Funeral Service.
‘DIZ’ HARRIS
BOONE — Mr. Walter Bruer “Diz” Harris, 71, formerly of Cleveland County, died Saturday, April 6, 2002, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Palmer Mortuary.
RHONDA PORTER
GAFFNEY, S.C. — Mrs. Rhonda E. Porter of 420 Colonial Ave., died Friday, April 5, 2002, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Cherokee Falls Baptist Church with the Revs. Lucky Earls and Tim Knotts officiating. Burial will be in Frederick Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the Cherokee Falls Baptist Church Building Fund, 109 School St., Blacksburg, SC 29702. White Columns Funeral Service in Blacksburg is in charge of arrangements.
LESTINA REINHARDT
LINCOLNTON — Mrs. Lestina Oates Reinhardt, 77, of 224 Newbold St., died Friday, April 5, 2002, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be 3 p.m. Monday at Providence Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Michael Hill officiating. Burial will be in Hollybrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends 30 minutes before the service and at other times at the home of a daughter and her husband, Margaret and Tommy Farley, 324 Newcastle Ave., Lincolnton. Ebony & White’s Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
ALMA WHITESIDE
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Mrs. Alma Haynes Whiteside, 95, of 503 Crescent Hill Road, died Friday, April 5, 2002, at Rehabilitation and Health Care Center of Gastonia. A graveside service will be held at Mountain Rest Cemetery at 4 p.m. Monday with the Rev. Jerry Millwood officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday at Harris Funeral Home in Kings Mountain. Memorials may be made to Life Enrichment Center, Kings Mountain Center, in care of Life Enrichment Center, 1270 Fallston Road, Shelby, NC 28150.
ROY NEWTON
LINCOLNTON — Mr. Roy Everette “Newt” Newton, of Cardinal Health Care, died Thursday, March 28, 2002, at Cardinal Health Care. Born July 28, 1911, in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late John Kelly and Fannie Hunter Newton. He was a retired cotton farmer and a member of Community Baptist Church. He served in the Army Airforce during World War II. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ollie Irene Lawson Newton; a son, John Newton; a grandson, David Newton; a granddaughter, Donna Newton; and one great-granddaughter, Kayla Newton. He is survived by five sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby and Elaine Newton of Charleston, S.C., Chuck and Betty Newton of Mooresboro, Lenoard and Wanda Newton of Crestview, Fla., James and Diane Newton of Warner Robins, Ga., and Roger and Rachel Newton of Prattville, Ala.; a sister-in-law, Faye Newton of Shelby; three daughters and a son-in-law, Annie Blanton and Linda and Billy Wright, all of Shelby, and Carolyn Newton of Polkville; a brother, Charles Newton of Lincolnton; a sister, Etta Smart of Forest City; 18 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Stamey Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron Brodgen officiating. Burial will be in Cleveland Memorial Park. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
ALVA MORGAN
FOREST CITY — Mr. Alva E. Morgan, 70, of 337 Willow Run Drive, died Thursday, March 28, 2002, at his home. The funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home with the Revs. Boyce Gregory and Michael Sepaugh officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
LAWRENCE HAM
BLACKSBURG, S.C. — Mr. Lawrence William Ham, 73, of 809 Old Chester Road, died Thursday, March 28, 2002, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Hopewell Baptist Church with Dr. Charlie Barnard officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church following the services and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Hopewell Baptist Church Building Fund, 511 Old Chester Road, Blacksburg, SC 29702; or to CKC Volunteer Fire Department, 1002 Old Chester Road, Blacksburg, SC 29702. White Columns-Blacksburg Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
ELTON BLISS
RUTHERFORDTON — Mr. Elton Gooding Bliss, 81, of 711 Old Highway 221, died Thursday, March 28, 2002, at his home. The funeral will be Saturday at 4 p.m. at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Bishop Ronald Chapman officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Bristol, N.Y. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Crowe’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Charles Darby
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Mr. Charles Darby, 73, of 36 Adkinson Drive, died Monday, April 1, 2002, at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Fla. The funeral will be Tuesday, April 9, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Shuford-Hatcher Funeral Home in Gaffney, S.C. Burial will be in Frederick Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends following the service and at other times at their homes. Memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society, 154 Milestone Way, Greenville, SC 29615.
Garland Hamilton Sr.
LAKE LURE — Mr. Garland L. Hamilton Sr., 80, died Thursday, March 28, 2002, at The Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mount Nebo Baptist Church with the Revs. Herman Rushing, Wallace L. Hamilton Sr. and Connie G. Robinson officiating. The body will be placed in the church one hour before the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Thompson Brothers Funeral Home of Forest City is in charge of arrangements.
‘Bill’ Bentley
BRADENTON, Fla. — William C. “Bill” Bentley, 82, formerly of Shelby, died Thursday, April 4, 2002, at Brandenton, Fla. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home.
Dorcas Smith
MOORESBORO — Mrs. Dorcas Lee Smith, 75, died Monday, April 1, 2002, at Autumn Care of Forest City. The funeral will be today at 11 a.m. at Harriett Memorial Free Will Baptist Church with the Revs. Robert Harris and Frank Lewis officiating. Burial will be in Casar Baptist Church Cemetery. The family received friends Thursday at Harrelson Funeral Home, Caroleen.
