Obituaries - January 2004

Obituaries - January 16, 2004

Published January 16, 2004

Annie McSwain

CHERRYVILLE — Annie Bess McSwain, 91, of Lincoln Nursing Center, formerly of Leonhardt Road., died Jan. 13, 2004. Funeral services were at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Bess Chapel United Methodist Church, where she was a member. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Born in Lincoln County, she was a homemaker.

Survivors include five grandchildren, Gale Milburn, Richard McSwain, Teresa Ikard, Vickie Hovis and Robin Heafner; one great-granddaughter and three sisters, Nell Wright of Lincolnton, Connie Gantt and Bertie Wright both of Cherryville.

Memorials may be made to Bess Chapel United Methodist Church Building Fund, 2741 NC Hwy. 274, Cherryville, NC 28021.

Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Albert Droege

GREENSBORO — Albert Dwayne “Al” Droege, 54, of 5605 Wildrose Drive, died Jan. 14, 2004. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. today at Christ Community Church.

Born in Seymour, Ind., he was a sales representative for La-Z-Boy and a  member of Christ Community Church.

Survivors include his wife, Candy Crane Droege of the home; two sons, Drew Droege of Los Angeles, Calif. and Garrett Droege of Wilmington and one brother, Don Droege of Charlotte.

Memorials may be made to Christ Community Church Building Fund, 369 Air Harbor Road, Greensboro, NC 27455.

Mary McCoy

Mary Grigg McCoy, 62, of Gastonia Hwy., died Jan. 13, 2004. A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. today at South River Baptist Church Cemetery.

Born in Lincoln County, she was a sewer.

Survivors include her husband, Bill McCoy of Lincolnton; one son, Terry McCoy of Lincolnton; one daughter, Elizabeth McCoy of Lincolnton; four brothers, David Grigg, Jim Grigg, Johnny Grigg all of Lincolnton and Ervin Grigg of Vale; one sister, Kay Cook of Lincolnton and four grandchildren.

EF Drum Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

CR Harrison

Columbus Ray “CR” Harrison, 84, of S. Grove St., died Jan. 13, 2004. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. today at Redemption Outreach Center. Burial followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Born in Mt. Holly, he was an electrician.

Survivors include one sister, Zelma Terry of Trenton, Ohio; two brothers, Zimmie Harrison of Ranlow and Glen Harrison of Charlotte.

EF Drum Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

W. Bumgarner

NEWTON — William Yates Bumgarner, 61, of 1833 Bowman Avenue, died Jan. 14, 2004. A memorial service will be at 7:30 tonight at Burke Mortuary Chapel in Newton. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 7:30 tonight prior to the service at the funeral home.

Born in Buncombe County, he was a U.S. Marine Corp. veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Beverly Underwood Bumgarner of the home; two daughters, Brielle Bumgarner of the home and Terri Roughton of NY; two sons, William Bumgarner and Gregory Bumgarner both of Morganton; his mother, Lintie Campbell of Asheville; one sister, Margaret Wheeler of Asheville; two brothers, Phillip Campbell and Danny Campbell both of Asheville and nine grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 434 Fayetteville St. Mall, 2 Hanover Square, Suite 1600, Raleigh, NC 27601.

Eula Bumgardner

CHERRYVILLE — Eula Tew Bumgardner, 76, of 415 N. Mountain St., died Jan. 13, 2004. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Waco Baptist Church, where she was a member. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Park.

Born in Sampson County, she was retired from Cleveland Regional Medical Center.

Survivors include four sons, Billy Bumgardner of Friendswood, Mitchell Bumgardner of Cherryville, Johnny Bumgardner and Tommy Bumgardner both Shelby; four daughters, Louise Porter of Shelby, Susie Watts of Polkville, Anita Adair of Taylorsville and Reneé Beam of Cherryville; 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Tommy Tew of Raleigh and Lemon Tew of Stedmar; four sisters, Ernestine Westbrook and Annie Faircloth both of Wade, Josephine Barefoot of El Paso, Texas and Brenda Tew of Georgia.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 500 E. Moorehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, NC 28202.

Carpenters Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

Robert Preslar

ALEXIS — Robert “Bobby” Allen Preslar, 15, of 2237 Little Mountain Road, died Jan. 13, 2004. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Carothers Funeral Home in Stanley. Entombment will follow in Hillcrest Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 tonight at the funeral home.

Born in Gaston County, he was a student at East Lincoln High School and a member of New Testament Church of the First Born.

Survivors include his mother and step-father, Brenda and Aaron Presley of Alexis; father and step-mother, Larry and Pattie Preslar of Denver and three siblings, Casey Preslar, Dalton Preslar and AJ Presley.

Memorials may be made to the family c/o Brenda Presley, 2237 Little Mountain Road, Alexis, NC 28006.

Fred Abernethy

NEWTON — Fred Eugene Abernethy, 80, of the Lutheran Home West, died Jan. 13, 2004. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Corinth Baptist 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 the church.

Born in Catawba County, he was retired from Hickory Manufacturing Company, worked at Blackburn Solid Waste Site and was a WWII U.S. Army veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Frances Anderson Abernethy of the home; two sons, Kenneth Abernethy of Hampton, Va. and Allen Abernethy of Newton; one sister, Clara Harris of Hickory; one brother, Everette Abernethy of Hudson; four grandsons, Eric Abernethy, Brian Abernethy, Shea Abernethy and Aaron Abernethy and three great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Corinth Baptist Church, Building Fund, 7929 West NC 10, Vale, NC.

Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton is in charge of arrangements.

Carroll Wylie

CHERRYVILLE — Carroll Osborne Wylie, 71, of 1019 St. Mark’s Church Road, died Jan. 15, 2004. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Anthony Grove Baptist Church, where he was a member. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 tonight at Carpenters Funeral Home.

He was born in Cherryville.

Survivors include two sons, Vick Wylie and Darvin Wylie both of Cherryville; three daughters, Katherine Helms of Lincolnton, Nita Williams of Waco and Macie Davis of Shelby; five brothers, Forest Wylie of Cherryville, Junior Wylie of High Shoals, Grady Wylie of Bessemer City, Hunter Wylie of Gastonia and Charles Wylie of Waco; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Dale Johnson

CHERRYVILLE — Dale Huffstetler Johnson, of 251 Karen Court, died Jan. 14, 2004. A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Cherryville City Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. today at the church.

Born in Lincoln County, she was a senior vice president with Wachovia Bank, a member of Webbs Chapel Baptist Church, and a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, Relay for Life and United Way.

Survivors include her mother, Sue Chapman Huffstetler; two brothers, Gary Huffstetler and Keith Huffstetler both of Cherryville and two sisters, Nancy Allen of Cherryville and Janet Goins of Dalton, Ga.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 301 E. First St., Cherryville, NC 28021 or Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton, NC 28092.

Walter Bingham

POLKVILLE — Walter Jackson Bingham, 69, of 4603 Polkville Road, died Jan. 14, 2004. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Plains View Baptist Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:30 until 8 tonight at Stamey Funeral Home.

Born in Cleveland County, he was the retired owner and operator of Bingham’s Plumbing and Hardware.

Survivors include his wife, Alice Josephine Neal Bingham of the home; one son, Dr. Dennis Bingham of Fallston; two daughters, Ritta Greene of Polkville and Darlene King of Fallston; three brothers, Joe Bingham and Rev. Henry Bingham Jr. both of Fallston and Harvey Bingham of Cherryville; four sisters, Addie Wright, Ann Ramsaur, Shirlene Lewis and Ellene Lineberger all of Fallston; four grandsons, Shannon Bingham, Michael Terry, Delvin King and Doyle King; three granddaughters, Dina Carson, April Greene and Miranda Bingham and eight great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the charity of donor’s choice.

Gladys Murphy

CROUSE — Gladys Dellinger Murphy, 83, of 3601 Gaston Webbs Chapel Road, died Jan. 14, 2004. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Webbs Chapel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 tonight at Warlick Funeral Home.

She was born in Gaston County.

Survivors include one son, Kenneth Murphy of Crouse; one sister, Frances Sain of Crouse; one brother, Forest Dellinger of Cherryville; four grandchildren, Michael Murphy, Jeff Murphy, Sissy Haynes and Gladys Setzer and five great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 2431 Park Road, Suite 301, Charlotte, NC 28210.

Clarence Bradford

SOUTH CAROLINA — Clarence Edwin “CE” Bradford Sr., 83, of Florence, SC, died Jan. 14, 2004. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today at Southside Baptist Church in Florence, where he was a member. Interment followed in the Florence National Cemetery with Military Honors.

He was retired from La-Z-Boy, and was employed by Piggly Wiggly. He was a member of the VFW Effingham Post and was a WWII U.S. Army Air Corps veteran and served with the SC National Guard.

Survivors include his wife, Sarah Clarissa Bell Bradford of the home; one son, C. Edwin Bradford Jr. of Hilton Head, SC; two daughters, Becky Miller and Pam Gaines both of Florence, SC; one brother, GT Bradford of Lincolnton; five sisters, Rosa Blanton of Spartanburg, SC, Elsie Politano of Augusta, Ga., Mafelda Arnett, Bettie Luking and Bobbie Wilkinson all of Lincolnton; five grandchildren, Greg Miller, Beth Robinson, Thomas Maricano, Sarah Marciano and John Bradford and one great-grandson.

Memorials may be made to Southside Baptist Church Building Fund, 307 W. Richbourg Lane, Florence, SC 29501.

Leonard Thomas

GEORGIA — Leonard Thomas, 74, of 2801 Felton Drive, formerly of Rutherford County, died Jan. 13, 2004. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at ST Enloe Memorial Chapel at Enloe Mortuary in Shelby.

Ruby Stinchcomb

FALLSTON — Ruby Elaine Houser Stinchcomb, 72, of 349 Wilson Drive, died Jan. 15, 2004. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:30 tonight at the funeral home.

Born in Lincoln County, she was a homemaker and formerly employed by Hudson Hosiery and Shelby Knitting.

Survivors include her husband, Fred Stinchcomb of he home; two sons, Richard Stinchcomb of Casar and Gene Stinchcomb of Fallston; two daughters, Patricia Hamrick of Cliffside and Jane Carpenter of Shelby; one brother, Paul Houser of Casar; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Fallston Baptist Church, PO Box 116, Fallston, NC 28042.

Susan Lankford

CHERRYVILLE — Susan Patricia Thrift Lankford, 55, of 223 Oliver St., died Jan. 15, 2004. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Born in Cleveland County, she was a private duty C.N.A.

Survivors include her mother, Annie Eberhardt Thrift of Cherryville; one daughter, Shannon Aguilar of Cherryville; one son, Bryant Lankford of Cherryville; two grandsons, Gariel Lankford and Jared Lankford and two brothers, Richard Thrift of Cherryville and Roger Thrift of Crouse.

Memorials may be made to Tuberous Sclorous Alliance Research Fund, 801 Roeder Road, Suite 750, Silver Springs, Md. 20910.

Carpenters Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mandie Payseur

Amanda “Mandie” Viola Carpenter Payseur, 85, of 1437 Long Shoals Road, died Jan. 16, 2004. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Landers Chapel United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Warlick Funeral Home.

Born in Lincoln County, she was retired from the furniture industry.

Survivors include three daughters, Ida Robinson, Kathleen Carpenter both of Lincolnton and Ellen Smith of New Braunfels, Texas; a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

M. Christopher

Mozelle Lila Devine Christopher, 92, of Lincoln Nursing Center, died Jan. 16, 2004.

Arrangements are incomplete at Warlick Funeral Home.

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