Obituaries - January 2004

Obituaries - January 19, 2004

Published January 19, 2004

M. Christopher

IRON STATION — Mozelle L. Devine Christopher, 92, of Lincoln Nursing Center, formerly of Christopher Road, died Jan. 16, 2004. A graveside service was held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Amity Baptist Church.

Born in Gaston County, she was a homemaker.

Survivors include one son, Roy Christopher of Lincolnton; one daughter, Louise Houser of Lincolnton; one brother, Lewis Devine of Iron Station; seven grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Kidney Foundation of NC, 5950 Fairview Road, Suite 550, Charlotte, NC 28210.

Warlick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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, 10724 Park Road, Suite 301, Charlotte, NC 28210.

Sonny Crocker

CROUSE — John Harold “Sonny” Crocker, 71, of 1313 St. Mark’s Church Road, died Jan. 16, 2004. Funeral services were at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, where he was a member. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Born in Gaston County, he was retired from BellSouth and was a U.S. Army veteran.

Survivors include one son, John Crocker of Crouse; two daughters, Cindy Jenkins and Mary Crocker all of Crouse; one sister, Margie Linberger of Crouse and four grandsons, Justin Jenkins, Ethan Crocker, Landon Culp and Dakota Culp.

Memorials may be made to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1203 St. Mark’s Church Road, Cherryville, NC 28021.

Carpenters Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 Agnes Poteat

HIGH SHOALS — Agnes “Boots” Hord Poteat, 77, of 224 N. Lincoln St., died Jan. 18, 2004. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at David Memorial Baptist Church. Burial will follow in High Shoals Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Warlick Funeral Home.

Born in Gastonia, she was retired from JP Stevens.

Survivors include three sons, David Poteat of High Shoals, Donald Poteat of Vale and Bobby Poteat of Lincolnton; two daughters, Kathy Messick of Kings Mountain and Cindy Hendricks of Lincolnton; one brother, Clarence Hord Jr. of Lincolnton; one sister, Sharon Isaacks of Lincolnton; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and one great great-grandchild.

Memorials may be made to David Memorial Baptist Church, 2533 Country Club Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092.

Iva Minton

Iva Caudill Minton, 93, of the Brian Center, formerly of Country Club Road, died Jan. 17, 2004. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McKendree United Methodist Church, where she was a member.

Born in Wilkes County, she was formerly employed by Lincoln Drugs.

Survivors include one son, Phillip Minton of Burlington; one daughter, Lydia Minton of Lincolnton and two grandchildren, Mansfield Minton and Tyra Minton.

Memorials may be made to McKendree United Methodist Church Building Fund, PO Box 426, Lincolnton, NC 28093.

Warlick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Phyllis Mace

Phyllis Mincey Mace, 64, of 201 Redwood Lane, died Jan. 16, 2004. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. today at Webbs Chapel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

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

Survivors include three sons, Johnny Mace Jr. and Tim Mace both of Lincolnton and Mike Mace of Vale; three daughters, Rhonda Brown, Barbara Heldton and Leslie Patterson all of Lincolnton; her mother, Mary Lee Kiser Williams of Lincolnton; three brothers, Larry Mincey and Eddie Mincey both of Lincolnton and Junior Mincey of Greenville, SC; four sisters, Pat Carpenter, Joy Smith and Libby Ellis all of Lincolnton and Lois Hamilton of Greenville, SC; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Warlick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Ned Cody

CHERRYVILLE — Dennis Ned Cody, 64, of 702 Watts St., died Jan. 16, 2004. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Cone Memorial Chapel of Carpenters Funeral Home. Burial will follow in City Memorial Cemetery.

Born in Cherryville, he was a retired dock worker with Carolina Freight Carriers and a member of First Baptist Church.

Survivors include his mother, Annette Cody of Cherryville and special cousins, Debbie Peeler, Shelby Fisher and Terry Fisher.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Christian Outreach Center, 301 E. First St., Cherryville, NC 28021.

Margaret Willis

CHERRYVILLE — Margaret Eloise Thornburg Willis, 89, of Someret Court, formerly of Ballard St., died Jan. 17, 2004. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cherryville Missionary Methodist Church, where she was a member. Burial will follow in Antioch Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church.

She was born in Gaston County.

Survivors include a number of nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to Cherryville Missionary Methodist Church, Styers St., Cherryville, NC 28021.

Carpenters Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Kathy Grant

CLAREMONT — Kathy Ramsey Grant, 50, of 4172 Love Road, died Jan. 17, 2004. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Burke Mortuary Chapel in Newton. Burial will follow in Providence Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 until 3 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

She was born in York County, SC.

Survivors include her husband, Clyde Grant of the home; one daughter, Stacey Mullins of Catawba; her mother, Hattie D. Ramsey of Newton; two granddaughters, Melissa Mauney and Amber Mauney and four brothers, Richard Ramsey and Carl Ramsey both of Maiden, Kenneth Ramsey of Claremont and John Ramsey of Burke County.

Emmett Houser

CHERRYVILLE — Emmett Holt Houser, Sr., 90, of 111 Harrilson Road, died Jan. 18, 2004. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John’s Lutheran Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from Wednesday following the service at the church.

Born in Gaston County, he was a retired bank teller from Cherryville National Bank, and a member of the American Legion Post 100.

Survivors include his wife, Marian Wilson Houser of Cherryville; one son, Emmett Houser Jr. of Apache Junction, Ariz.; one sister, Becky Doggett of Cherryville and one grandson, Rev. Timothy Martin of Hickory.

Memorials may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church, PO Box 100, Cherryville, NC 28021.

Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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