Obituaries 3/31/2004

Frankie Turner
HUDSON — Frankie Mosteller Turner, 51, of Carriage Lane, died March 28, 2004. A celebration of life service will be held at 3 p.m. today in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Born in Cleveland County, she was a member of Walker Road Baptist Church, and employed by Sagebrush Steak House.
Survivors include two sons, Robbie Mosteller of Ft. Bragg and Mark Mosteller of Morganton; two granddaughters, Kaitlyn Mosteller and Mikayla Mosteller; one brother, Tommy Mullinax of Lincolnton; three sisters, Joyce Williams of Hudson, Linda Smith of Granite Falls and Kathy Webb of Lincolnton and her step-father, Robert Ross of Lincolnton.
Memorials may be made to the Frankie Turner Trust Fund, c/o Bank of America, 141 Wilkesboro Blvd., Lenoir, NC 28645 or 100 N. Green St., Morganton, NC 28655.

Catherine Estes
GASTONIA — Catherine Brittain Estes, 66, formerly of 3527 Driftwood Drive, died March 28, 2004. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Howell Funeral Home Chapel in Gastonia. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Charlotte.
Survivors include a son, David Estes of Gastonia; two daughters, Vickie Mosteller of Casar and Betty Hollingsworth of Charlotte; four grandchildren, Stephanie Estes, Seth Estes, Adam Mosteller and Brian Mosteller; one great-grandchild and a sister, Ellen Dienhart of Florida.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 6000 Fairview Road, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28210.

Barbara Johnson
Barbara Ann Ray Johnson, 65, of 1557 Leonard’s Fork Church Road, died March 29, 2004. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel.
Born in Lincoln County, she worked for Delta Mills.
Survivors include a daughter, Jackie Haynes of Lincolnton; a brother, Mars Ray of Lincolnton; a sister, Mae Ray of Lincolnton and a granddaughter, Tasha Haynes.
Memorials may be made to Warlick Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses.

Frances Holley
SAVANNAH — Frances Holley, 74, died March 28, 2004. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at Gravel Hill Cemetery.
Born in Greenwood, SC, she was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, Robert Holley of Savannah and John Holley of Augusta and three grandchildren, Ashley Holley, Matthew Holley and Michael Holley.
Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home West Chatham Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Jane Lilieholm
DENVER — Jane Kossatz Lilieholm, 78, of 183 Valley Brook Road, died March 29, 2004. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel.
She was born in Morristown, NJ.
Survivors include three sons, Bill Lilieholm of Denver, David Lilieholm of Idyllwild, Calif. and Robert Lilieholm of Providence, Utah; two sisters, Kay Peterson of Galenda, Ill. and Margaret Lutz of Madison, NJ and five grandchildren, Lucas Lilieholm, Jacob Lilieholm, Annie Lilieholm, Jennifer Lilieholm and Thomas Lilieholm.
Memorials may be made to the New Hope Baptist Church, 577 Hwy. 16 N., Denver, NC 28037.

Robert Hoyle
VALE — Robert M. Hoyle, 73, of 127 R.L. Hoyle Lane, died March 30, 2004. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with full Masonic rites. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 tonight at Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home.
Born in Lincoln County, he was retired from Carolina Freight Carriers and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department.
Survivors include two daughters, Sherry Abernethy of Gastonia and Robin Goodson of Lincolnton and four grandchildren, Rich Abernethy, Laura Abernethy, Brad Goodson and Clint Goodson.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Wendover, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 or Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Building Fund, 8046 North Hebron Church Road, Vale, NC 28168.

Earl Lovelace
CHERRYVILLE — Earl Thomas Lovelace, 74, of 1200 Mary’s Grove Church Road, died March 29, 2004. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Cherryville City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Born in Cleveland County, he was retired from Carolina Freight and served in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Gragg Lovelace of the home; two sons, Jimmy Lovelace and Tommy Lovelace of Cherryville; one daughter, Betty Eaker of Cherryville; three sisters, Evelyn Willis of Cherryville, Louise Costner of Fallston and Ella Henderson of Vale; five grandchildren, Sandy Heavner, Jennifer Eaker, Sarah Lovelace, Alex Lovelace and Lynn Lovelace and one great-granddaughter.
Memorials may be made to the American Hearth Association, 1229 Greenwood Cliff, Suite 109, Charlotte, NC 28204 or Cleveland County Asthma Coalition, 315 E. Grover St., Shelby, NC 28150.

George Slayton
George Benjamin Slayton, 39, of 1590 Crossover Drive, died March 30, 2004. The family will receive friends from 6 until 9 p.m. Friday at his home.
Born in Norfolk, Va., he was employed by Keycon Builders.
Survivors include his mother, Kimmie Sneed Slayton of Lincolnton; one brother, Ronnie Zelrick of Lincolnton; two sisters, Debra Sain of Vale and Katrina Hester of Lincolnton and his grandmother, Edith Sneed of Lincolnton.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, NC 28092.
Warlick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Hazel Hendricks
Hazel Johnson Hendricks, 82, of 1772 River Road, died March 30, 2004. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in High Shoals Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
She was born in Wilkes County.
Survivors include six sons, William Hendricks, Bobby Hendricks and Fred Hendricks all of Lincolnton; Edgar Hendricks of Vale, Billy Joe Hendricks of Florida and Cecil Hendricks of Crouse; four daughters, Betty Wooten and Ella Sigmon both of Lincolnton, Nancy Hester of Maiden and Patricia Long of Dallas; 26 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.