Recent Obituaries - May 2002

May 29, 2002

Dessie Adams

CHERRYVILLE — Dessie Lackey Thornburg Adams, 87, of 405 West Carroll Street, died May 28, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Cherryville Church of God where she was a member. Burial will follow in City Memorial Cemetery.

May 27, 2002

Donald Hoyle

CHERRYVILLE — Donald Eugene Hoyle, 71, of 115 West Main Street, died May 23, 2002. A graveside service was held at 3 p.m. Sunday in Cedar Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery. 

May 24, 2002

Richard Pope Jr.

BELMONT — Richard Lee Pope Jr., 33, of 8644 Catawba Cove Drive, died May 20, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m. today in the chapel at Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends today at the funeral home from 1 until 2 p.m.

May 22, 2002

Vance Stamey

Vance Samuel “Wink” Stamey, 85, of 1531 North Aspen Street, died May 19, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. today in the chapel at Warlick Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Hollybrook Cemetery.

May 20, 2002

Audrey Harris

CHARLOTTE — Audrey Lockamy Horton Harris, 79, of Country Club Drive, died May 16, 2002. A memorial service was held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Midwood Baptist Church where she was a charter member.

May 17, 2002

Bess Lane

CHARLOTTE — Bess Loggins Lane, 73, died May 14, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul United Methodist Church where she attended. Burial will follow in Sharon Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 9 at the church.

May 15, 2002

Charlcie Gantt

RUTHERFORD COLLEGE — Charlcie Miller Gantt, 92, of College Pine Nursing Center, died May 14, 2002.

Survivors include three daughters, Ruby G. Powell, of Vale, Clara G. Rhoney of Valdese and Kathryn G. Yarbro of Lincolnton.

May 13, 2002

Rosa Rhyne

Rosa Lee Scronce Rhyne, 80, of the Heath House, died May 10, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. today at Crowell Memorial United Methodist Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

May 10, 2002

Joan Cash

Joan Catherine Thornburg Cash, 61, of 138 Old Tram St., died May 8, 2002. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. today at Laboratory United Methodist Church. Burial followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

May 8, 2002

Amber Millsaps

Amber Brooke Millsaps, 10, of 3157 East Hwy. 150, died May 3, 2002. A  funeral service was held Sunday at 4 p.m. at Mountain View Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

May 6, 2002

Annie Brewington

Annie Mae Ivey Brewington, 86, of 804 Government St., died May 5, 2002. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel at E.F. Drum Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Hollybrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

May 3, 2002

Clayton McClain

SHELBY — Clayton “J.R.” McClain, 77, of Cleveland Pines Nursing Center, died May 1, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Kings Mountain. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church 30 minutes prior to the service.

May 1, 2002

Bonnie Crouse

RIDGELAND, S.C. — Bonnie Mae Poovey Crouse, 76, formerly of Lincolnton, died April 28 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Ridgeland Church of God of Prophecy where she attended. Burial will follow in Ridgeland Cemetery.