Obituaries 9/17/2004

William Bowen
William Glenn Bowen, 82, of 2823 River Road, died Sept. 15, 2004. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Way of the Cross Baptist. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Cleveland Funeral Services. Burial will be at Faith Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mariea Bowlin
HIGH SHOALS — Mariea Sue Bowlin, 58, of 200 Lincoln Street, died Sept. 15, 2004. Funeral services are 2 p.m. today at High Shoals Church of God. Burial will follow in High Shoals Memorial Gardens.
A native of Lincoln County, she worked in the textile industry.
Survivors include four sons, Crawford A. Bowlin Jr., John William Bowlin of Denver, Michael Orin Bowlin of Gastonia and Jason Carl Bowlin of Maiden; one brother, Michael Stamey of High Shoals; one sister, Nona Lingerfelt of High Shoals and seven grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, PO Box 5216, Glenn Allen, VA 23058-5267.

William Dysart
William J. “Dunk” Dysart, 88, of 2870 Gastonia Highway, died Sept. 15, 2004. Funeral services are 3 p.m. today at Pisgah United Methodist Church where he was a member.
A native of Gaston County, he was retired from Sherman Textiles in Dallas as a supervisor and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include wife Josie Green Dysart; one daughter, Vickie King of Lincolnton; five sisters, Martha Perdue of Conway, S.C., Billie Martin of Huntersville, Betty Sue Lynn of Lincolnton and Mary Wixon of Savannah, Tenn.; three brothers, D. M. Dysart, Lee Dysart, both of Lincolnton and Jack Dysart of Virginia Beach, Va.; two grandchildren, Patrick King and Emily Clark and two great-grandchildren.

Dorothy Finger
MAIDEN — Dorothy Sipe Finger, 79, of Summerow Road, died Sept. 15, 2004. Funeral services are 4 p.m. Thursday at St. Martins Lutheran Church where she was a member. Burial will follow at St. Matthew United Church of Christ.
She was a native of Catawba County.
Survivors include husband Millard E. Finger; two sons, Bradley Finger of Maiden and Gary Finger of Crouse; two daughters, Cheryl Owens of Maiden and Jill McCann of Lincolnton; two brothers, Glenn W. Sipe of Conover and John Sipe of Charlotte; four sisters, Sue Kirkley of Charlotte, Hazel Huffman of Newton, Millie Sipe of Conover and Jennie Campbell of Maiden; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to great-grandson Justin Owens at First Citizens Bank, 35 East Main St., Maiden, NC 28650 or Hospice of Lincoln County, PO Box 1526, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
Burke Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Paul McConnell
CHARLOTTE — Paul Adler McConnell, 80, died Sept. 14, 2004. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Carothers Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service.
He was a native of Gaston County.

Lewis Mosteller
Lewis Mosteller, 84, of 1517 Red Bud Road, died Sept. 16, 2004. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Southside Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Riverview Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight at Warlick Funeral Home.
A native of Lincoln County, he worked as a maintenance machinist with Cronland and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include wife Anna C. Mosteller; one son, Hal Mosteller of Lincolnton; one daughter, Linda Parker of Lincolnton; two brothers, Wade Mosteller and Craig Mosteller, both of Lincolnton; four grandchildren and four great-grandchilden.
Memorials may be made to Southside Baptist Church, 1725 Southside Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092.

Shirley Storie
BELMONT — Shirley Jean Mull Storie, 62, of 100 Deaton Drive, died Sept. 15, 2004. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Saturday in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Burke County. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
A native of Cleveland County, she was retired from Merita Bakery in the donut and sanitation departments.
Survivors include three daughters, Crystal Storie, Belinda Steelman of Denver and Cindy Marzean of Morganton; one son, Dean Alex Mull of Lawndale; one brother, Steve Valentine of Lincolnton; one sister, Sandy Howard and four grandchildren, Michelle Steelman, Jordan Storie, Reggie Gilmore Jr. and Dean Hall.

Jane Osler
Jane Nagy Osler, 64, of 2769 Union Ridge Drive, died Sept. 16, 2004. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Antioch Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. prior to the service at the church.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, she was a homemaker.
Survivors include husband Fred Osler; one son, Jeremy Osler; four daughters, Meghan Osler, Holly Osler, Melanie Laforce of Cleveland, Ohio and Heather Osler of Romney, W.Va.; one sister, Lois Romney and five grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, NC 28092.

Aline Lyda
GASTONIA — Aline Braswell Lyda, 84, of 308 Hillcrest Ave., died Sept. 15, 2004. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Woodlawn Baptist Church in Lowell where she was a member. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 tonight at Greene Funeral Service.
A native of Caldwell County, she was a Sunday school teacher and choir member of several churches.
Survivors include husband, Oscar James Lyda Jr.; two sons, Oscar James Lyda III and William Lee, both of Lincolnton; one daughter, Nancy Best of High Point; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Donald Mauney
Donald Ray Mauney, 82, of 108 E. Main St. in Maiden died Sept. 16, 2004. Funeral services are 3:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church in Newton. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the church.
A native of Catawba County, he was a social worker employed by Irdell County Social Services.
Survivors include one sister, Martha Mauney Teeter of Lincolnton.
Goodin-Drum Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Kevin J. Mosteller
IRON STATION — Kevin J. Mosteller, 40, of 1944 Brevard Place Road died September 13, 2004.
A memorial service was Thursday from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.
A native of Lincoln County he was employed by Norfolk Southern Railroad in Charlotte.
Survivors include: wife Angelica P. Mosteller; three sons, Jacob, Aaron, and Eli Mosteller; one daughter Shaena Mosteller; mother Shirley L. Mosteller of Iron Station; father Harry L. Mosteller of Perryville, Md.; grandmother Jessie “Babe” Mosteller from Lincolnton; one brother, Robert L. Mosteller of Lincolnton; one sister, Melessa Denney of Zephyrhills, FL.; five nephews and seven nieces all of Lincolnton.
National Cremation Service is handling the arrangements.