Obituaries 5/7/2004

F.R. Lineberger
Freddie Ray Lineberger, 63, of 617 Cline St., died May 4, 2004. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today at Maiden Chapel Baptist Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3 until 4 p.m. today at the church.
Born in Lincoln County, he was employed by Null Manufacturing.
Survivors include two sons, Mark Lineberger of Newton and Michael Lineberger of Hickory; two daughters, Sharon Lineberger of Hickory and Betty Robinson of N. Wilkesboro; two brothers, Gaither Lineberger of Lincolnton and Leon Lineberger of Philadelphia, Pa.; seven sisters, Betty Coulter of Newton, Judy Moxley and Mildred Mathis both of Maiden; Annie Shuford, Cora Hudson and Brenda Poole all of Charlotte and Sarah Reinhardt of Lincolnton and 10 grandchildren.
Goodin-Drum Funeral Home in Maiden is in charge of arrangements.

Vivian Wedlund
Vivian Schilling Wedlund, 80, of 310 N. Aspen St., died May 5, 2004. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:30 tonight at the funeral home.
Born in Wisconsin, she worked for the State of Wisconsin.
Survivors include four sons, Richard Cleveland of Iron Station, Jerry Cleveland of Winter Haven, Fla., Raymond Cleveland of Bessemer City and Randy Cleveland of Eau Claire, Wis.; eight daughters, Cindy Peterson, Tammy Young, Chris Hotchkiss all of Lincolnton, Colleen Heath of Iron Station, Bernadine Hartman of Fallston, Connie Myers of Greenfield, Ind., Susan Cheney of Thaxton, Miss. and Diana Mooneyham of Oxford, Miss.; three brothers, Roger Schilling of Eua Claire, Wis., Herbert Schilling and Bill Shilling both of Chippewa Falls, Wis.; two sisters, Carol Harris of American Canyon, Calif., Judy Hanson of Eau Claire, Wis.; 39 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to American Diabetes, 434 Fayetteville St. Mall, Two Hanover Square, Suite 1600, Raleigh, NC or American Heart Association, PO Box 5216 Glenn Allen, Va. 23058-5267.

Alvin Clark
MAIDEN — Alvin Davis Clark, 97, of North Main Avenue, died May 5, 2004. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Burke Mortuary Chapel in Maiden. Burial will follow at Maiden City Cemetery with Masonic graveside rites. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Born in Catawba County, he was a member of First Baptist Church, a U.S. Navy veteran and a member of the Maiden Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie Gill Clark of the home; a granddaughter, Teresa Hammer of Greenville, Tenn. and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund, PO Box 338, Maiden, NC 28650 or Maiden Masonic Lodge, c/o Bob Sherrill, 1906 Water Plant Road, Maiden, NC 28650.

Sandra Bridges
Sandra Kiser Bridges, 55, of 2174 Salem Church Road, died May 5, 2004. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 4 until 4:45 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Born in Gaston County, she was a nurse.
Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Bridges of the home; two sons, Jimmy Rudisill of Lincolnton and Marty Rudisill of Cherryville; a daughter, Karen Craft of Lincolnton; three brothers, Lee Kiser of Morganton, Butch Kiser of Alexis and Tom Kiser of Lincolnton; two sisters, Judy Kiser and Sue Bowen both of Lincolnton; nine grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Memorials may be made to the American Liver Foundation, 1425 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009-9930.

Jerald Martin
GASTONIA — Jerald Leon Martin, 67, of 1416 Rosewood Lane, died May 5, 2004. A graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. today at High Shoals Cemetery. The family will receive friends from noon until 1 p.m. today at EF Drum Funeral Home.
He was born in Lincoln County.
Survivors include four sons, David Martin, Kenneth Martin, Jeffrey Martin all of Gastonia and Jerald Martin, II of Morganton; a daughter, Pamela Barrett of Cherryville; four brothers, Buddy Martin of Chattanooga, Tenn., Larry Martin of Gaffney, SC, Tommy Martin of New Hampshire and David Martin of Dallas, NC; two sisters, Loretta Martin of Gastonia and Lois Little of Lincolnton; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Billie Boulerice
Sarah K. “Billie” Boulerice, 59, of 1821 Southside Road, died May 6, 2004. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Southside Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 tonight at Warlick Funeral Home.
Born in Lincoln County, she was a sales clerk at Rolane Clothing.
Survivors include a sister, Barbara Whitesides of Lincolnton and nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Southside Baptist Church, 1725 Southside Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092.

Paul Jones
IRON STATION — Paul F. Jones, 38, of 4087 E. Hwy. 27, died May 4, 2004. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the services at the church.
Born in Lincoln County, he worked on the assembly line at General Marble.
Survivors include a daughter, Dynasty Clark of Iron Station; his parents, Paul and Edith Jones of Iron Station and four sisters, Carolyn Jones of Iron Station, Missy Jones of Lincolnton, Crystal Jones of Dallas and Teyon Knox of Charlotte.
Ebony & White’s Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

Bill Waters
CASAR — Billy Calvin Waters, 56, of 651 Moriah School Road, died May 6, 2004. A graveside service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Moriah United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:30 tonight at Stamey Funeral Home.
Born in Cleveland County, he was a self-employed carpenter and was a member of Mt. Moriah United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Jan Sloan Waters of Casar; a son, Nathan Waters of Casar; a daughter, Lisa Hudson of Casar; two brothers, Sam Waters and Chet Waters both of Casar; a sister, Peggy King of Lawndale; his mother, Vinnie Mae Brackett Waters and four grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Cleveland County Humane Society Shelter, PO Box 2432, Shelby, NC 28151 or to the charity of the donor’s choice.