Obituaries - May 2003

Obituaries - May 14, 2003

Published May 14, 2003

James Smith

TERRELL — James Junior Smith, 75, of 4143 Cascade Street, died May 13, 2003. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Olivet Baptist Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in City Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7-8:30 at Carpenter’s Funeral Home.

Born in Gaston County, he was a Burlington Mill retiree and a member of the Senior Adult Men’s Sunday School Class at his church.

Survivors include his wife Marjorie Jane Beam Smith; one son, David Smith of Newton; three daughters, Regina Copeland of Newton, Rebecca Little of Denver and Tressa Martin of Conover; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one brother, Clyde Smith of Cherryville; two sisters, Mandy Mauney of Cherryville and Joyce Leatherman of Florence, SC.

Memorials may be made to Olivet Baptist Church Building Fund, 7925 Mondo Rd., Long Island, NC 28609.

Abner Barker

IRON STATION — Abner Newell Barker, 82, of 961 Mt. Zion Church Road, died May 13, 2003. Funeral services will 2 p.m. Thursday at Faith Baptist Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Woodlawn Funeral Home tonight from 7-9.

He was a WWII Army veteran and a retired textile supervisor.

Survivors include one daughter, Brenda Baker of Warne; one son, Reggie Barker of Iron Station; seven sisters; four grandchildren, Chris Barker, Darren Smith, Cindy Smith and Ricky Smith; and four great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Lincoln Senior Center, 511 S. Aspen St., Lincolnton, NC 28092.

Perry Weaver

Perry Ray Weaver, 46, of 306 Delphi Drive, died May 12, 2003. Funeral services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Rhyne Heights United Methodist Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Warlick Funeral Home.

He was employed by Duke Power Company.

Survivors include his wife Tina Griffin Weaver; two daughters, Jessica Rae Weaver and Kiley Elizabeth Weaver; and two sisters, Candace E. Weaver of Terrell and Wanda L. Siler of Myrtle Beach.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Foothills, 390 Keowee School Rd., Seneca, SC 29672, or to the Building Fund of Seneca Baptist Church, 201 Fairplay St., Seneca, SC 29678.

Seneca Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Martha Bandy

NEWTON — Martha Jean Bandy, 59, of 4019 Little Mountain Road, died May 12, 2003. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Ruhama Baptist Church, where she was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6-8 at Burke Mortuary.

Born in Catawba County was retired from General Electric and presently working in the bakery at Winn Dixie.

Survivors include her mother Anna Crouse Bandy of Newton; and one sister, Rebecca “Becky” McCray of Newton.

Memorials may be made to Gideons International, Catawba East Camp, PO Box 807, Newton, NC 28687.

Troy Carpenter

CHERRYVILLE — Troy Elbert Carpenter, 85, of 617 Dixie Street, died May 12, 2003. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in City Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30-2:45 p.m. Friday at the church.

Born in Gaston County he was a Sunday School teacher, a U.S. Army WWII veteran  and a U.S. Postal Service retiree.

Survivors include a daughter Anna Ruth Burgess, of Cherryville; two brothers, Fred R. Carpenter and Harold K. Carpenter both of Cherryville; and one sister, Ruby Shoemake of Cherryville.

Memorials may be made to the Troy Carpenter Fund c/o Mrs. Beverly S. Bridges, 409 Spring Street, Cherryville, NC 28021.

Vernon Martin

SHELBY — Vernon Clayton Martin, 63, of 1410 Lackey Street, died May 10, 2003. Funeral services will be today at 4 p.m. at Putnam Memorial Baptist Church, where he was a member.

Born in Cleveland County, he was employed by the U.S. Postal Service and worked for H&R Block Tax Service.

Survivors include his wife Velvia Rippy Martin of the home; his parents, John V. and Eunice Queen Martin of Shelby; two daughters, Regina Ensley of Australia and Selina Barr of Shelby; two brothers, Bobby L. Martin and Billy K. Martin both of Lincolnton; one sister, Judy Wray of Shelby; and three granddaughters, Jessica Ensley, Samantha Ensley and Catherine Ensley of Australia.

Memorials may be made to Vernon Martin Family Fund, c/o Putnam Memorial Baptist Church, 1146 County Home Road, Shelby, NC 28152.

Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

C. Lightfoot

Charles Edward Lightfoot, 75, of Lake Sylvia Road, died May 11, 2003. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel.

Born in Mulberry, Fla., he was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served during WWII and the Korean and Vietnam wars, a retired teacher with the Lincoln County Schools and taught the GED course at Lincolnton High School and Lincoln Co. Prison Unit. He was also a District Executive for the Boy Scouts of America.

Survivors include his wife Jane Lightfoot of Lincolnton; four sons, Charles E. Lightfoot, Jr. of Marble Falls, Texas, James F. Lightfoot III of Charlotte, James L. Lightfoot of Jacksonville, Fla. and Roy C. Lightfoot of Ocala, Fla.; one daughter, Deborah J. Lightfoot of Kingston, Ga.; one brother, James F. Lightfoot, Jr. of Tampa Fla.; one sister, Dorothy Raulerson of Auburbdale, Fla.; four grandchildren, Stacy M. Law, Robert F. Lightfoot, Scott Lightfoot and Justin Lightfoot; and two great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to The American Lung Association, 3305-5 16th Ave. SE, Suite 115, Conover, NC, American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte NC 28202 or First United Methodist Church, 201 E. Main St., Lincolnton, NC 28092.

Ruby Tarlton

Ruby Vasteen Tarlton, 73, of 411 E. Dixon St., died May 12, 2003. Funeral services will be today to 3 p.m. in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Survivors include one daughter, Dedean Gillespie of Lincolnton; one brother, Leonard Phillips of Shelby; two sisters, Aileen Beam of Shelby and Maxine Ross of Kings Mountain; and one granddaughter, Danielle Senters of Lincolnton.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Catawba Valley, 975 Robinson Road, Newton, NC 28658.

Friel Quinn

CHERRYVILLE — Friel Quinn, 86, of 404 Brookwood Ave., died May 12, 2003. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, where he was a member. Burial will follow in City Memorial Cemetery with full military rites.

Born in Cherryville, he was a retired U.S. Postal Service postman, a member of the Cherryville Rotary Club, American Legion Post 100, Cherryville VFW, Past Master of Cherryville Lodge 505 AF&AM, and a member of Scottish Rite Masons Charlotte. He was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army who served during WWII.

Survivors include his wife Rachel Lansing Quinn of the home; two daughters, Friela L. Quinn of Cherryville and Robin Buschemeyer of Louisville Ky.; and a grandson, Jay Buschemeyer of Louisville, Ky.

Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 107 West Academy Street, Cherryville, NC 28021.

Carpenters Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

R. Jordan Sr.

Robert Clyde Jordan Sr., 69, of 1728 Whispering Pine Drive, died May 13, 2003. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Dorothy’s Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. at St. Dorothy’s Catholic Church.

Born in Bristol, RI, he was a Latin teacher in Milford Conn.

Survivors include his wife Joyce M. Jordan of Lincolnton; one son, Robert C. Jordan Jr. of Lincolnton; one daughter, Andrea M. Jordan of Hickory; two brothers, John Jordan and Arthur Jordan both of Bristol, RI and one grandchild, Taylor Elizabeth Jordan.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar Street, Lincolnton, NC 28092.

Warlick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Agnes Neill

DENVER — Agnes Anderson Neill, 86, of 4115 Lakeshore Road South, died May 13, 2003. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Warlick Funeral Home.

Born in Kearny, NJ, she was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband Constant “Connie” Neill of the home; one son, Harold C. Neill of Jacksonville, Fla.; one daughter, Karen Neill Spivey of Mooresville; one brother, James Anderson of Roanoke, Va.; three grandsons, Michael Spivey, Stephan Spivey and Brian Neill; and one great-granddaughter.

Luther Stroupe

Luther Steven Stroupe “Steve”, 43, of 306 Bynum Road, died May 13, 2003. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at E.F. Drum Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Pisgah United Methodist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at E.F. Drum Funeral Home.

Born in Gaston County, he was a retired carpenter.

Survivors include his wife Patricia W. Stroupe of the home; three sons, Steven Stroupe and Dustin Stroupe both of Lincolnton and Brandon Stroupe of Gastonia; his father, Larry Stroupe of Dallas; two brothers, Jeffery Stroupe of Gastonia and Mike Williams of Kings Mountain; one sister, Mille Williams of Gastonia; and two grandchildren.

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