Obituaries 7/26/2004

Jerry Elmore
ASHEVILLE — Jerry Max Elmore, 63, of 41C Pisgah View Apartments, formerly of Lincolnton, died July 21, 2004. A memorial graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hollybrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside.
Born in Lincoln County, he worked in maintenance at Charleston Naval Hospital.
Survivors include two aunts and two uncles.
Memorials may be made to Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 216 S. Aspen St., Lincolnton, NC 28092.

Edna Self
Edna Poovey Self, 87, of Lincoln Nursing Center, formerly of Laboratory Road, died July 23, 2004. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at River View Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Born in Lincoln County, she was retired from Rhyne Mills.
Survivors include a brother, Kermit Poovery of Lincolnton and two sisters, Myrtle Reep of Iron Station and Mayzelle Cook of Lincolnton.
Memorials may be made to River View Baptist Church, 2230 Riverview Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092.

Warren Lester
CONOVER — Warren Alvin Lester Jr., 88, of Prestige Drive, died July 24, 2004. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 tonight at the church.
He was born in Coweta County, Ga.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Travis Lester of the home; two sons, Warren Lester of Newton and Ronald Lester of Maiden; two daughters, Lynda Amsbaugh of Newton and Yvonne Wilbanks of Roswell, Ga.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and a great-great grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 2103 Mt. Olive Church Road, Newton, NC 28658; Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, NC 28658 or Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 465 Hartness Road, Statesville, NC 28677.
Burke Mortuary in Newton is in charge of arrangements.

Rondale Hartman
VALE — Rondale Evan Hartman, 65, of 2370 Overland Lane, died July 25, 2005. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. tonight at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 6 until 7 tonight at the funeral home.
Born in Cleveland County, he was retired from Geymont Construction Company and was a member of Knob Creek United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Edith Grunzke Hartman; a son, Chris Hartman of Vale; two daughters, Ronette Starnes of Hickory and Jane Greene of Casar; two step-daughters, Christine Ferry of Greensboro and Tabetha Procopis of London, England; a brother, J.S. Hartman Jr. of Vale; three grandchildren; a step-granddaughter and a step-great grandson.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, NC 28658.

John Seagle
LAWNDALE — John Carpenter Seagle, 61, of 1927 Carpenter-Hoyle Road, died July 25, 2004. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Carpenters Grove Baptist Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8 tonight at Stamey Funeral Home.
Born in Cleveland County, he was employed by Cleveland Community College.
Survivors include two sons, Joel Seagle and Sammy Seagle of Lawndale; a sister, Mary Jane Seagle of Lawndale and three grandchildren, Sara Seagle, Jay Seagle and Austin Seagle.
Memorials may be made to Carpenters Grove Baptist Church, PO Box 347, Lawndale, NC 28090.

Jesse Holbrooks
DENVER — Jesse Junior Holbrooks, 78, of 3026 N. Hwy. 16, died July 24, 2004. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today at Webbs Chapel United Methodist Church, where he was a member. Burial followed in the church cemetery with DAV Graveside Rites.
Born in Lincoln County, he served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.
Survivors include wife, Jo Audrey Sherrill Holbrooks of the home; two sons, Gary Holbrooks of Denver and Mark Holbrooks of Lincolnton; a daughter, Cindy Arundel of Mooresville; a brother, Harold Holbrooks of Lincolnton; a sister, Inez Wilson of Newton; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, NC 28092 or Webbs Chapel United Methodist Church Building Fund, PO Box 116, Denver, NC 28037.
Warlick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

T.L. Beam
VALE — Theodore Lewis “T.L.” Beam, 83, of Cardinal Care of Lincolnton, formerly of Howards Creek Mill Road, died July 24, 2004. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Cedar Grove Lutheran Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:30 tonight at EF Drum Funeral Home.
Born in Lincoln County, he was retired from Sherman Textiles and a WWII U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include two daughters, Aleta Watts and Zelda Lovelace both of Vale; two sisters, Shirley Hamrick of Cherryville and Jane Cloninger of Asheville; a brother, Doyle Beam of Asheville; two grandchildren, Eric Brittain and Dakota Watts and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Cedar Grove Lutheran Church, 261 Cedar Grove Church Road, Vale, NC 28168.

Hugh Tinsley
SOUTH CAROLINA — Hugh Wallace Tinsley Sr., 93, of 1399 Filbert Hwy., died July 23, 2004. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Filbert Presbyterian Church in America, where he was a member. A graveside service will be held at 4 p.m. today at Evergreen Cemetery.
Born in Chester, SC, he was retired from the U.S. Postal Service.
Survivors include three sons, Wallace Tinsley Jr. of York, SC, John Tinsley Sr. of Oostburg, Wis. and Andrew Tinsley of Stanley and nine grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Filbert Presbyterian Church in America Building Fund, 2066 Filbert Hwy., York, SC 29745, Bethel Orthodox Presbyterian Church, 609 Center Avenue, Oostburg, Wis. or Stanley First Presbyterian Church Faith Promise, 512 Old Mt. Holly Road, Stanley, NC 28164.
Bratton Funeral Home in York, SC is in charge of arrangements.

John Oates
KINGS MOUNTAIN — John William Oates Jr., 51, of 342 Ebenezer Road, died July 21, 2004. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today at West Creek Cemetery in Mt. Holly. The family will receive friends from 2:45 until 3:15 today at Costner Funeral Home in Gastonia.

Audrey Crump
VALE — Audrey Jean Chapman Crump, 44, of 605 Duffy Powell Lane, died July 25, 2004. Arrangements are incomplete at Warlick Funeral Home.
Survivors include her mother, Betty Jane Tadlock Chapman; a daughter, Crystal Dean; a son, Paul Martin; two grandsons, Logan Dean and Jamison Martin and two sisters, Jane Withers and Marcia Jones and her fiance, Tim Robinson.

Paul Eugene Peeler
Mr. Paul Eugene Peeler, age 75 of 123 E. Dixon St. in Lincolnton, NC died Thursday, July 22, 2004.
A full NC Air National Guard Military graveside service was held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Hollybrook Cemetery. The family received friends Saturday, July 24, 2004 from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at Warlick Funeral Home.
Mr. Peeler was born on Aug. 3, 1928 in Lincoln County. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother. Mr. Peeler was preceded in death by his parents, R.V. and Gladys Hoover Peeler and two sons, Paul Eugene Peeler, Jr. and Monty Dale Peeler. He was Senior Master Sergeant upon retirement after 37 years as a supply technician for the NC Air National Guard and the reserve of the US Air Force with the 145th Supply Squadron. Sergeant Peeler had been honored to receive numerous ribbons and meritorious awards during his military service. He served his country loyally.
Survivors include: Shirley Peeler, his high-school sweetheart and loving wife of 56 years; his beloved children, one son, Gary Eugene Peeler and wife, Lynda of Charlotte, NC; one daughter, Kippen Southerland and husband, Bill of Waxhaw, NC; three grandsons, Jeremy Peeler and wife, Sherry of Rock Hill, SC, William Southerland and Paul Southerland of Waxhaw, NC; three granddaughters, Elizabeth Peeler of Charlotte, NC, Jillian Myers and husband, Jason of Raleigh, NC, Katherine Southerland of Waxhaw, NC; four great-grandchildren, Justin Peeler of Mt. Pleasant, NC, Christopher Archie of Rock Hill, SC, Andrew Myers of Raleigh, NC, Meredith Peeler of Rock Hill, SC; one brother, Donald Peeler of Charlotte, NC; one sister, Janice Bentley and husband, John of Lincolnton, NC.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 500 E. Moorehead St. Suite 211, Charlotte, NC 28202, Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, NC, Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, The Because We Believe Building Fund, 13110 Moss Dr., Charlotte, NC 28273, New Life Church, 13501 Dorman Road, Pineville, NC 28134 or First Baptist Church, 201 Robin Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092.