of GASTON OBSERVER Wednesday, July 13, 1994 7 Emma Ballard Sales clerk CHERRYVILLE Mrs. Emma Clawson Ballard, 93, of Carolina Care Center died July 12, 1994, at home. Funeral is 11 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, where she was a member. The Rev.
Jack Cooke will officiate. Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Carpenter's Funeral Home. Mrs.
Ballard, a retired sales clerk for Ballard Grocery and a homemaker, was born in Watauga County, daughter of the late Robert Sr. and Flora Bledsoe Clawson. She was the widow of David Ballard, and was preceded in death by sons, Jack Ballard, Joe Ballard; daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Hedspeth. She attended the Episcopal School for Girls in Valle Crucis.
Survivors are her son, Ben Ballard; daughter, Mrs. Bobbie Sorenson of Asheville; brother, R.H. Clawson sister, Mrs. Mary Armstrong; eight grandchildren; 16 grandchildren. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 601 N.
Pink Cherryville, NC 28021. The family will be at the home of the son, 505 S. Elm Cherryville. Lottie Clark Homemaker CHERRYVILLE Mrs. Lottie Valentine Stubblefield Clark, 96, of 401 N.
Mulberry St. died July 12, 1994, at Lincoln County Hospital NORTH CAROLINA DEATHS DEATHS CHINA GROVE Mrs. Elizabeth Draper Dagenhart, 67, textile retiree, died July 12, 1994, at Brian Center nursing home in Salisbury. Funeral is 11 a.m. Thursday at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Salisbury.
Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home. Survivors are her sons, Keith Dagenhart of Salisbury, Danny Dagenhart; daughter, Miss Paula Dagenhart; sister, Mrs. Alpha Johnson of Mooresville; grandchildren. CLAREMONT Mr. Roy Herman "Chuck" Carpenter, 76, Perfection Furniture Co.
co-owner, died July 11, 1994, at Abernethy Center in Newton. Funeral is 4 p.m. Thursday at St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Drum Funeral Home, Conover.
Survivors are his sons, Charles Carpenter, Gary Carpenter, Fredrick Carpenter; daughters, Ms. Patricia Miller, Ms. Sandra Tallent; brothers, Hoke Carpenter, Henry Carpenter, Herman Carpenter; sisters, Ms. Mary Carpenter of Newton, Ms. Ernestine Morrow of Conover, Ms.
Fannie Keisler. Memorials may be made to St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 3216 W. Main Claremont, NC 28610. CONCORD Mrs.
Elma Miller Blackwelder, 82, homemaker, died July 12, 1994, at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital. Funeral is 2 p.m. Thursday at Hartsell Funeral Home. Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight. Survivors are her sons, Billy Blackwelder of Mount Pleasant, N.C., L.J.
Blackwelder of Harrisburg, Edward Blackwelder, Eugene Blackwelder, Carl Blackwelder; daughters, Mrs. Martha Bolick of Mount Ulla, Mrs. Mae Pope, Mrs. Elaine Miller. Memorials may be made to Pitts Baptist Church building fund, 2897 Pitts School Harrisburg, NC 28075.
The family will be at L.J. Blackwelder's home, 119 Parallel Harrisburg. CONCORD Mr. James John "Red" Blackwelder, 79, textile retiree, died July 11, 1994, at Autumn Care nursing home in Salisbury. Funeral is 3:30 p.m.
Thursday at Wilkinson Funeral Home. Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight. Survivors are his daughters, Mrs. Lois Burns of Salisbury, Mrs. Carolyn Morrow; brother, Gundy Blackwelder; sisters, Jean Sossoman of Midland, Mrs.
Nell Herrin, Mrs. Gladys Blackwelder, both of Mount Pleasant, N.C., Miss Pauline Blackwelder; stepson, James Mastepdaughter, Mrs. Agnes Overcash of Columbus, Ohio. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 928, Concord, NC 28026-0928.
CONOVER Dr. Raeford Carpenter Deal, 85, retired veterinarian, died July 11, 1994, at Catawba Memorial Hospital in Hickory. Funeral is 2 p.m. Thursday at Drum Funeral Home. Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight.
Survivors are his wife, Helen; brothers, Davis Deal of Claremont, Thomas Deal of Burgaw, Glenn Deal of Taylorsville; nephews and nieces. Memorials may be made to Concordia Lutheran Church building fund, 216 5th Ave. N.E., Conover, NC 28613. HAMLET Mr. John Brantley Muse 78, retired CSX Transportation engineer, died July 12, 1994, at Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham.
Funeral is 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, with burial in Hillside Cemetery, Laurinburg. Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at Wilson-Harrington in Lincolnton. Funeral is 3 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, where she was a member.
The Rev. Perry Holleman and Dr. Daniel Featherstone will officiate. Burial will be in Hollybrook Cemetery in Lincolnton. Visitation is 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Thursday at Carpenter's Funeral Home. Mrs. Clark, a homemaker, was born in Georgia, daughter of the late William and Dorothy Addeline Singleton Stubblefield. She was the widow of John Clark. Survivors are her step-son, J.E.
Clark, Mrs. of Willie McAdenville; Honeycutt of step-daugh- Gastonia; brother, Copeland Stubblefield; sisters, Miss Elizabeth Stubblefield, Mrs. Mae Kester; a number of nephews and nieces. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 301 E. First Cherryville, NC 28021.
Sallie Mincey Homemaker GASTONIA Mrs. Sallie Susan Digh Mincey of 1012 Bessemer City Rd. died July 11, 1994, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Funeral is 2 p.m. Thursday at Myrtle United Methodist Church, where she was a mem- Mrs.
Mincey Mrs. Mincey ber. The Revs. Richard Johnson, John Jennings and Dwight Whitlock will officiate. Burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery.
Visitation is 6 to 8 tonight at Carothers Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be: Brice Maney, Larry Maney, David Maney, Bobby Grigg, Ricky Mincey, Barry Funeral Home. Survivors are his wife, Hannah; sons, John Muse III of Black Mountain, Charles Muse of Florence, S.C., David Muse; sister, Mrs. Laura Blair of Pittsboro. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 300 Charlotte Hamlet, NC 28345.
HICKORY Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Smith Brady, 76, textile retiree, died July 11, 1994, at home. Funeral is 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, Rhodhiss. Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Mackie-High Funeral Home, Granite Falls.
Survivors are her husband, Jessie; sons, Ray Brady of Statesville, Paul Brady; sisters, Mrs. Mat Cody of Statesville, Mrs. Cat Jenkins of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Memorials may be made to Burke County Hospice, P.O. Box 1579, Morganton, NC 28680; or to First Baptist Church, P.O.
Box 29, Rhodhiss, NC 28667. HICKORY Mr. Ted Junior Lail, 55, died July 10, 1994, at Frye Regional Medical Center. Funeral is 3 p.m. today at South Fork Baptist Church.
Survivors are his wife, Bonnie; sons, Dennis Lail of Carthage, S.D., Virgil Lail of Connelly Springs; brothers, Clyde Lail, Luther Lail, Arthur Lail, Hubert Lail, all of Connelly Springs; sisters, Mrs. Francis Hildebran, Mrs. Susie Smart, both of Connelly Springs, Mrs. Ethel Wellman of Polkville, Mrs. Dorothy Wellman, Mrs.
Nancy Carswell, both of Morganton. Hickory Funeral Home is in charge. LAWNDALE Mrs. Kay Laughter Pendleton, 56, homemaker and Pendleton's Orchard co-owner, died July 12, 1994, at home. Funeral is 2 p.m.
Thursday at Polkville United Methodist Church. Visitation 1 is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston. Survivors are her husband, Joe; daughters, Mrs. Sandy Duckworth of Marion, N.C., Miss Cindy Pendleton; brothers, Billy Laughter, John Laughter, both of Edneyville; sister, Mrs. Marie Pryor of Edneyville.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 201 W. Marion Shelby, N.C. 28150. LENOIR Ms. Gladys Edith Pritchard Collins, 90, homemaker, died July 12, 1994, at Caldwell County Hospice.
Funeral is 2 p.m. today at Mount View Baptist Church cemetery. Visitation is 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today at the home of Ms.
Lorraine Collins, 1102 Hibriten Dr. Survivors are her brothers, Paul Pritchard, Horace Pritchard; sisters, Ms. Mabel Setzer, Ms. Dorothy Byrd; grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and great-greatgrandchildren. Pendry's is in charge.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Caldwell County Hospice, 902 Kirkwood Lenoir, NC 28645. LENOIR Ms. Pauline Goforth Beane Mullis, 83, retired nurse, died July 11, 1994, at Lenoir Living Center. Funeral is 10 a.m. Thursday at Glenwood Baptist Church, Marion, N.C.
Visitation is 6 to 8 tonight at Mc. Barbara Rinker's home, 216 Rectory Hill. Survivors are her brother, William Goforth of Spruce Pine; sister, Ms. Margaret McMahan of Glenwood. Pendry's is in charge.
Memorials may be made to Caldwell County Hospice, 902 Kirkwood Lenoir, NC 28645; or to First Baptist Church, Main Street, Lenoir, NC 28645. LOCUST The Rev. Clyde Wayne Whitecotton of Indian Trail, formerly of Locust, died July 12, 1994, at Stanly Memorial Hospital in Albemarle. Funeral plans Mincey and John Mincey. Mrs.
Mincey, a homemaker, was born in Catawba County, daughter of the late John and Alice Carter Digh. She was the widow of Floyd Mincey Sr. She was preceded in death by seven brothers and two sisters. Survivors are her sons, Charles "Bob" Mincey Sr. of Dallas, Floyd "Bill" Mincey daughters, Mrs.
Loretta Grigg of Belmont, Mrs. Dorothy Maney; sister, Mrs. Laura Burch of Bristol, Tenn; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorials may be made to Myrtle United Methodist Church Building and Improvement Fund, 1135 Bessemer City Rd. Gastonia, NC 28052.
James Todd Fireman GASTONIA Mr. James Anderson Todd, 71, of 512 E. Third Ave. died July 11, 1994, at home. Funeral is 2 p.m.
Thursday at Ward Funeral Home, with the Rev. Earl Burr officiating. Burial will be in Hollywood tion is 7 to 9 Funeral Home. Mr. Todd Cemetery.
Visitatonight at Ward Mr. Todd, a retired city fireman after 32 years, was born in Gaston County, son of the late James and Alice Hambright Todd. He was a World War II Army veteran. He was vice president of the Third Avenue Community Watch. Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
are incomplete. Hartsell is in charge. 1 MOORESVILLE Mrs. Agnes Preston Neel, 69, retired music teacher, died July 12, 1994, at home. Memorial service is 7:30 p.m.
Thursday at First Presbyterian Church. Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Cavin Funeral Home. Survivors are her husband, William; daughter, Mrs. Frances Cline of Charlotte; grandson, John Cline of Charlotte. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 249 W.
McLelland Mooresville, NC 28115. MORVEN Mrs. Odessa Lindsey, 69, homemaker, died July 10, 1994, at Vencor Hospital in Greensboro. Funeral is 4 p.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Home, Wadesboro.
Survivors are her son, John Lindsey Jr. of Greeneville, daughters, Mrs. Willie Gainey, Mrs. Linda Bertha Phillips, both of Wadesboro, Mrs. Kirkley; brothers, Vernell Peguese, Robert Peguese, Bennie Peguese, all of Thomasville; sisters, Miss Irene Peguese of Wadesboro, Mrs.
Henrietta Caraway, Mrs. Lula Spencer, Mrs. Josephine Watts, all of Lilesville. NEWTON Mr. Harold Glenn Lail, 58, Leathercraft employee, died July 12, 1994, at Catawba Memorial Hospital in Hickory.
Funeral is 11 a.m. Thursday at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home. Survivors are his sons, Tim Lail of Granite Falls, Wayne Lail; daughter, Ms. Sherry Shook; mother, Ms.
Carrie Lail; brothers, Donald Lail of Conover, Jerry Lail of Charlotte, Tom Lail, Robert Lail; companion, Ms. Wilma Beatty of Maiden. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Catawba Valley, 263 3rd Ave. N.W., Hickory, NC 28601. NEWTON Mr.
Albert Frederick McRee, 58, General Electric employee, died July 11, 1994, at Catawba Memorial Hospital in Hickory. Funeral is 8 tonight at Catawba Funeral Home, Hickory. Visitation is 7 to 8 tonight. Survivors are his wife, Sue; brothers, John McRee of Minnesota, Robert McRee. Memorials may be made to Mount Olive Lutheran Church building fund, 7 Mount Olive Church Newton, NC 28658.
NEWTON Mrs. Rebecca Green Newman, 83, homemaker, died July 11, 1994, at Catawba Memorial Hospital in Hickory. Funeral is private. Survivors are her son, Robert Newman of Hatboro, daughter, Ms. Patricia Gray; brother, Phillip Green of Feasterville, Pa.
Catawba Funeral Home of Hickory is in charge. Memorials may be made to American Heart Fund, 300 Silver Cedar Chapel Hill, NC 27514. OAKBORO Mr. Calvin Leroy Madara 71, retired Yellow Freight Lines driver, died July 11, 1994, at Stanly Memorial Hospital in Albemarle. Memorial service will be at a later date in Columbia, Pa.
Hartsell of Albemarle is in charge. Survivors are his wife, Darlene; son, Randall Madara of Reading, stepson, Corey White of Manheim, stepdaughter, Mrs. Jody Young of Bainbridge, Pa. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Stanly County, 620 N. First Albemarle, NC 28001.
SALISBURY Mrs. Joy Gheen Cauble, 66, Celanese Fiber Plant analyst, died July 11, 1994, at N.C. Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. Funeral is 2 p.m. today at Lyerly Funeral Home.
Survivors are her daughter, Mrs. Linda Cross; parents, Carl and More obituaries Deaths from Mecklenburg County. Nancy Tolbert Todd; sons, Loyd Todd Michael Todd; daughters, Mrs. Kay Walker, Mrs. Cathy Thomas; brother, C.B.
Todd; sisters, Miss Myrtle Todd, Mrs. Violet Lackey, Mrs. Eunice Paysour; seven grandchildren; one greatgrandchild. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28053.
Edna Dameron Textile worker OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. Mrs. Edna Marie Perkins Dameron, 87, formerly of 9009 Burch St. in Lowell, died July 2, 1994. Funeral is 2 p.m.
Thursday at McLean Son Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jack Fleming officiating. Burial will be in Edgewood Cemetery in Lowell. Mrs. Dameron, a retired textile worker, was born in Gaston County, daughter of the late Sief and Laura Teague Perkins.
She was the widow of Robert Dameron. Survivors are her daughter-inlaw, Mrs. Marion Dameron of Columbus, Ohio; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Retha Lee Wix employee STANLEY Miss Retha Eliza- beth Lee, 77, of 405 First St. died July 12, 1994, at home.
Funeral is 2 p.m. Thursday at Catawba Heights Baptist Church in Belmont, where she was a member. The Rev. Max Pendleton will officiate. Burial will Emma Gheen; sister, Mrs.
Mary Smith. Memorials may be made to Trinity Wesleyan Church van fund, 220 Mooresville Salisbury, NC 28147. SHELBY Mr. James Leroy Belcher, 70, textile retiree, died July 12, 1994, at home. Funeral is 4 p.m.
today at Sunset Cemetery. Lutz-Austell is in charge. Surviving is his brother, R.T. Belcher of Charlotte. ton, 73, homemaker, died July 11, 1994, at Cleveland Memorial Hospital.
Funeral is 11 a.m. Thursday at Zoar Baptist Church. Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home. Survivors are her husband, Clyde Poston son, Richard Poston; daughter, Ms. Anita Kiser; brother, J.B.
Warren; grandson, Christopher Kiser; granddaughters, Ms. Lara Kiser, Mrs. Leanne Hartman. Memorials may be made to Zoar Baptist Church building fund, 1740 E. Lafayette Shelby, NC 28153.
SHELBY Mr. Carl Evans "Buddy" Roberts 64, Superior Plumbing Co. employee, died July 12, 1994, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Funeral is 11 a.m. Thursday at Cleveland Memorial Park.
Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Lutz-Austell Funeral Home. Survivors are his wife, Louise; sons, Richard Roberts of Mooresville, Phillip Roberts, Don Roberts; sister, Ms. Rachel RObinson of Jamestown. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 201 W. Marion Shelby, NC 28150; Poplar Springs Baptist Church, 1106 Poplar Springs Church Shelby, NC 28150.
SHELBY Mrs. Ruby Lee Pos- STATESVILLE Mr. Robert "Bob" Thurston Corbell 79, retired air-conditioning and refrig-. eration service repairman, died July 10, 1994, at home. Memorial service is 11 a.m.
Friday at Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Temple Terrace, with burial in the church memorial garden. Survivors are his sons, Norris Corbell of Stephens City, Thomas Corbell; daughter, Ms. Evelyn Rinehart of Lake Worth, sister, Mrs. Helen McCarthy of Richmond; stepsons, James Geers of Los Altos, John Geers of Webster Groves, stepdaughters, Ms. Karen Dowling of Miami, Ms.
Nancy Salamon of Bloomington, Ind. Nicholson is in charge of local arrangements. Memorials may be made to St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 943, Statesville, NC 28677.
STATESVILLE Mr. James Benjamin Hamby, 76, retired building contractor, died July 12, 1994, at Vencor Hospital in Greensboro. Funeral is 2 p.m. Thursday at Bristol Drive Baptist Church. Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at the church.
Survivors are his wife, Ann; daughter, Ms. Elizabeth Taylor; stepdaughter, Ms. Geraldine Moore. Chapman of Stony Point is in charge. STATESVILLE Mrs.
Maria Rinehart Kay, 27, died July 11, 1994, at Funeral is 4 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Episcopal Church. Visitation is 7 to 8:30 tonight at Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home. Survivors are her husband, Russell; son, Philip Kay; parents, Vaughn and Eleanor Rinehart; brothers, Church Rinehart of Glen Burnie, Mike Rinehart of Greensboro, Steve Rinehart; sisters, Ms. Shelia Rinehart of Charlotte, Ms.
Diana Rinehart of Libby, Ms. Julie Johnson. be in Goshen Cemetery. Visitation is 7 to. 9 tonight at Carothers Funeral Home in Belmont.
Miss Lee, a retired employee of the Wix Corp. in Gastonia, was born in Gaston County, daughter of the late Arthur and Mary Ola Hicks Lee. Survivors are her brother, Graham Lee of Gastonia; sisters, Mrs. Lula Mae Ballard of Belmont, Ms. Pearl Lee, Mrs.
Ruby Birmingham. Memorials may be made to Catawba Heights Baptist Church, 311 Belmont Belmont, NC 28012. Compiled by Craig Distl Friends elsewhere Ethel Hardin FOREST CITY Ms. Ethel Geneva Goforth Hardin, 94, homemaker, died July 12, 1994. Funeral is 3 p.m.
today at First Baptist Church. Visitation is 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. today at Crowe's Funeral Home, Rutherfordton. Survivors are her daughters, Ms. Clara Blackwell of Lincolnton, Ms.
Ruby Lovelace; brother, C.J. Goforth; grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Clara Hatfield HARRISBURG Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Hill Hatfield, former Belk Stores Services accountant, died July 7, 1994, at Wellington Nursing Home in Raleigh. Memorial service is 2 p.m.
Saturday at Rocky Mount Baptist Church in Oakboro. Visitation is following the service. Mitchell of Raleigh is in charge. Survivors are her daughters, Ms. Mary McMeekin of Denver, Ms.
Nancy Prather of Raleigh, Ms. Laura Prather of Seattle; brothers, SOUTH CAROLINA DEATHS BLACKSBURG Mr. Fred Underwood, 79, textile retiree, died July 12, 1994, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Funeral is 1 p.m. Friday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
Visitation is 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Gordon Mortuary. Survivors are his wife, Colleen; three nephews. Memorials may be made to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church building fund, 511 Cherokee Falls Blacksburg, SC 29702. BLACKSTOCK Mrs.
Martha Wright Bentley, 67, textile retiree, died July 11, 1994, at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. Funeral is 3 p.m. Thursday at Wright's Funeral Home, Chester. Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight. Survivors are her husband, Robert; sons, Robert Bentley of San Antonio, Scotty Bentley of Great Falls, Kevin Bentley of Chester; daughters, Mrs.
Linda McCorkle of Lando, Mrs. Becky Revis of Chester; sisters, Mrs. Barbara Leonard, Mrs. Joyce Autry, Mrs. Betty Reynolds, Mrs.
Dorothy Estes, all of Chester. CHESTER Mr. John Robert Sentelle, 73, of York, formerly of Chester, died July 11, 1994, at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. Funeral is 5 p.m. today at Evergreen Cemetery.
Wright's is in charge. Survivors are his son, Gerald Sentelle of Crestwood, sister, Mrs. Frances McCameron; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. CHESTERFIELD Mr. Levoid "Lee" Lindsey, 45, died July 12, 1994, at Marlboro Park Hospital in Bennettsville.
Funeral plans are incomplete. Flemming's is in charge. MOUNT CROGHAN Mr. J.C. Lear, 77, textile died July 11, 1994, at home.
Funeral is 3 p.m. today at Fairview Baptist Church. Miller-Rivers-Caulder of Chesterfield is in charge. Survivors are his sons, Perry Lear of McBee, Harold Lear of Con- Clifford Hill of Marshville, Marshall sisters, Ms. Ruth Preslar of Polkton, Ms.
Blanche Taylor of Charlotte. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Harrisburg United Methodist Church, N.C. 49, Harrisburg, NC 28075. Glennie Long ROCKINGHAM Mrs. Glen- nie Thomas Long, 92, textile retiree, died July 11, 1994, at Meadowbrook Manor.
Funeral is 3 p.m. today at Beverly Hills Baptist Church. Survivors are her husband, Bishop; brother, Garrett Thomas of Shelby; sisters, Ms. Lee Ella Elters, Ms. Betty Lou Leonhardt, both of Bessemer City; nephews and nieces.
Marks is in charge. Josephine Fortenberry SHELBY Mrs. Josephine Beam Fortenberry, 83, homemaker, died July 11, 1994, at Cleveland Memorial Hospital. Funeral is 11 a.m. today at New Prospect Baptist Church.
Survivors are her brothers, William Beam of Cherryville, Marcus Beam of Waco, Columbus Beam; sisters, Mrs. Frances Wolfe of Kings Mountain, Mrs. Mary Mode of N.C., Mrs. Jean Earley of Concord, Mrs. Ann Greene; stepsons, M.A.
Fortenberry Jr. Fallston, Wallace Fortenberry of Columbus, Bill Fortenberry; stepdaughters, Mrs. Frances Lindsay of Morganton, Mrs. Carolyn Hagler of Jacksonville, Mrs. Dorothy Robertson, Mrs.
Mildred Beam, Mrs. Jo Humphries. Clay-Barnette is in charge. Memorials may be made to New Prospect Baptist Church building fund, 1960 New Prospect Church Shelby, NC 28150. daughters, Mrs.
Edna Louise Spence of Pageland, Mrs. Linda Rollings; brothers, Lewis Lear of cord, N.C., Larry Lear of Lancaster; McBee, Thomas Lear of Lancaster; sisters, Mrs. Marie Campbell, Mrs. Elsie Hayes, both of Jefferson, Mrs. Mary Lee Mackey of Waxhaw, N.C.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Chesterfield County, P.O. Box 293, Chesterfield, SC 29709. ROCK HILL Mr. William Lester "Shorty" Martin, 77, York Technical College retiree, died July 12, 1994, at home. Funeral is 4 p.m.
Thursday at West End Baptist Church. Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at Greene Funeral Home. Survivors are his wife, Rosie; sons, William Martin Richard Martin, both of Hickory Grove, Donald Martin, Kenneth Martin, Bruce Martin, Norris Martin, all of Rock Hill; daughters, Ms. Linda Owens of Fort Mill, Ms. Hazel Adams, Ms.
Helen Helms; brother, Neal Martin of Gaffney. Memorials may be made to York County Hospice, P.O. Box 2742, Rock Hill SC 29731. ROCK HILL Mr. Octavious Antwain "Twain" Patterson, 21, of Charlotte, formerly of Rock Hill, died July 9, 1994, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.
Funeral is 4 p.m. Thursday at Robinson Funeral Home. Visitation is 6 to 7 tonight. Survivors are his sons, Octavious Mackey of Fort Mill, Octavious Patterson Jr. of Charlotte; father, Malcolm McDuffie; mother, Ms.
Vivian Patterson; sisters, Ms. Corteshia Bailey of Charlotte, Ms. Shameka Patterson, Ms. Taryn McDuffie; grandmothers, Mrs. Daisy McDuffie, Mrs.
Cora Patterson; companion, Ms. Felicia Leung of Charlotte. The family will be at the home of an aunt, Ms. Barbara Miller, 821 Rockdale and at his father's home, 1055 Ogden Rd. Other S.C.
deaths CHARLESTON Mrs. Marva Lee Hughes, 85; Mr. Albert Foch Westerlund, 75. CONWAY Mrs. Blanche Boyd Chestnut, 93.
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