Obituaries

January 21, 2002

Vane Mahala

Vane Odell Mahala, 72, of 818 S. Government Street, died Jan. 19, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Reepsville Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 at Warlick Funeral Home.

Born in Ashe County, he was a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean Conflict, and worked in the furniture industry until retirement.

Survivors include his wife, Nannie Belle Scronce Mahala; two brothers, Lawrence Mahala of Maiden and Dean Mahala of Maryland; and one grandchild, Ryan Propst of Lincolnton.

Memorials may be made to Reepsville Baptist Church Van Fund, 1513 Alf Hoover Rd., Vale, N.C. 28168.

Blanche Lay

CHERRYVILLE — Blanche Cooper Lay, 72, of 121 Milo Neal Road, died Jan. 18, 2002. A funeral service was held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Cone Memorial Chapel of Carpenter’s Funeral Home. Burial followed in City Memorial Cemetery.

Born in Lincoln County, she was a homemaker, and attended Love Valley Baptist Church.

Survivors include two sons, Dennis Eugene Lay and Wayne Allen Lay, both of Cherryville; one brother, J.D. Cooper of Vale; and three grandchildren, Stephanie Lay, William Lay, and Amy Lay.

Memorials may be made to Love Valley Baptist Church, 2032 Bethlehem Rd., Kings Mountain, N.C. 28086.

Julia Renfro

CHERRYVILLE — Julia Scruggs Renfro, 84, of 705 East Academy Street, died Jan. 17, 2002. A funeral service was held Sunday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church where she was a member. Burial followed in Sandy Run Baptist Church Cemetery in Mooresboro.

Born in Mitchell County, she taught Sunday School at her church and was a retired Gaston County Schools teacher.

Survivors include three brothers, John Renfro of Parkersburg, W. Va., Robert Renfro of Johnson City, Tenn., and Charles Renfro of Melborne, Fla.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Family Life Center, 301 E. First St., Cherryville, N.C. 28021.

Carpenter’s Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Bonnie Mae Shook

HICKORY — Bonnie Mae Engle Poteat Shook, 87, died Jan. 17, 2002. A funeral service was held Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in the chapel of Bass-Smith Funeral Home. Burial followed in Catawba Memorial Park.

Born in Lincoln County, she was retired from Shuford Mills and was a member of Light House Ministries.

Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Brown of Hickory; two sons, Gerald Poteat and Dean Poteat, both of Hickory; four sisters, Meriene Shull of Cherryville, Onie Gant, and Prue Gant, both of Vale, and Agnes Pruett of Lincolnton; two brothers, Ralph Engle of Maiden, and Esper Engle of Lincolnton; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Sweetwater Baptist Church, 609 21st St., S.E. Hickory, N.C. 28602.

Mary Morris

BESSEMER CITY — Mary Alice Morris, 46, of 114 Tommies Trail, died Jan. 17, 2002. A funeral service was held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Hephzibah Presbyterian Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

She was born in Union County.

Survivors include her mother, Eleanor “Tommie” Mauney Morris of the home; her father, Robert T. Morris of Decatur, Ga.; and three sisters, Bobbie Jean Wylie and Eleanor Ann Morris Putnam, both of Cherryville, and Donna Suttles Broome of Lincolnton.

Memorials may be made to UNC Chapel Hill Burn Center, N.C. Jaycee Burn Center, 101 Manning Dr., Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514.

Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Edna Sue George

CROUSE — Edna Sue Dellinger George, 64, of 3663 Old Crouse School Road, died Jan. 18, 2002. A funeral service was held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Leonards Fork Baptist Church. Burial followed in Antioch United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Born in Lincoln County, she was a custodian for Lincoln County Schools until retirement.

Survivors include two sons, Jeffrey D. George of Crouse, and Wayne M. George of Lincolnton; one daughter, Tammy Sue Johnson of Crouse; three brothers, Boyd Dellinger, Ted Dellinger, and Jerry Pope, all of Crouse; two sisters, Margaret Dellinger, and Jane Bost, both of Crouse; and six grandchildren, Michael George, Dennis George, Lacey George, Mack George, Ivey Bridges, and Canon Bridges.

Warlick Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.   

Paul Shuford

BELMONT — Paul Franklin Shuford, 80, of 2511 Acme Road, died Jan. 19, 2002. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. today in the Woodlawn Chapel of Woodlawn Funeral Home. Internment followed in Greenwood Cemetery.

Born in Gaston County, he was a U. S. Army WWII veteran, a charter member of East Lincoln Missionary Baptist Church, and worked as a machinist for Bendix Inc. until retirement.

Survivors include his wife, Rosetta Davis Shuford; a daughter, Martha S. McHargue of Stanley; three sons, John L. Tinker of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Ernie D. Tinker of Belmont, and Calvin N. Tinker of Stanley; four brothers, Ralph Shuford of Clover, S.C., Lee Shuford of Dennison, Texas, Howard “Tom” Shuford of Charlotte, and Carl “Bud” Shuford of Iron Station; three sisters, Elsie S. Green of Norway, S.C., Betty S. Heafner of Iron Station, and Colene S. Lanier of Lincolnton;  eight grandchildren, Tamara Shumaker, Stephanie Tinker, Jodie Tinker, Corey Tinker, Kevin Tinker, Trent Tinker, Lane Tinker, and Christy Creekmur; and three great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Harris Hospice Unit, c/o Presbyterian Hospital, 200 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, N.C. 28211.

Howard Reynolds

KINGS MOUNTAIN — Howard Edward Reynolds, 69, of 527 St. Lukes Church Road, died Jan. 19, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. today at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel.

Born in Lincoln County, he worked in the hosiery industry until retirement.

Survivors include his wife, Hazel Ware Reynolds; a daughter, Sherry Reynolds of Kings Mountain; two sons, Steve Edward Reynolds of Kings Mountain, and Don Henson of Gaffney, S.C.; two brothers, Lawson Reynolds of Cherryville, and Bishop Reynolds of High Shoals; one sister, Edna Ruth Randolph of Lincolnton; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Dr., Shelby, N.C. 28015.

Harris Funeral Home, Inc., is in charge of arrangements.

James Brown

DENVER — James Thomas Brown, 75, of 7981 Optimist Road, died Jan. 18, 2002. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. today in Gaston Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 until 2:40 p.m. at Carothers Funeral Home prior to the service.

Born in Gaston County, he was a U.S. Naval Reserve WWII veteran who served in Guam, and worked in the textile industry until retirement.

Survivors include two sons, Steve Brown of Ranlo, and James Marshall Brown of Dallas; one brother, Colel Brown; one sister, Marcia Brown Chapman of Belmont; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

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