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The Gaston Gazette

Location

Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 2007

Page

5

Veteran Hoffman Sr. of Bessemer City Dies at 87

Leslie Ervin Hoffman Sr. 87 of 1042 White Jenkins Road, Bessemer City, died May 31 2007 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday at Lutheran Chapel Church with interment in the church cemetery. Survivors include wife Helen, children Susan and Leslie Jr. and Henry Crown, grandchildren Erin, Crown, Matt, Amy, brother Reid, great grandchildren Evan and Anna. Memorials to Lutheran Chapel Church Organ Fund. Ward Funeral Service in Gastonia handled arrangements. Willard Furman Dover of Dallas, 68, died May 31 2007 at home. Funeral 1 p.m. today at A Simple Service Chapel in Gastonia with interment Armstrong Cemetery. Visitation 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Today. Survivors include fiancée Donna Bell, nephews Jimmy and Kim Hooper, brother Marshall C Dover and Carolyn W Dover, sister Pat Wilson, and many nieces and nephews. Preceded by sisters Brenda Welch and Virgie Dover. Pastor Sammy Beaver officiated. Arrangements by A Simple Service Funeral Home, Gastonia.

Leslie Hoffman Bessemer City Leslie Ervin Hoffman White Jenkins Road Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia L.B Ethel Cox Hoffman Lutheran Chapel Church Family Life Summer Building Systems of Dallas Lutheran Chapel Church Amy Brown Reid Hoffman Evan Anna Escobedo Susan B. Wilson Millard Elliot Hoffman Crown Matt Hoffman Francisco Escobedo Josh Brown Gene Carpenter Steve Clark Fred Ward Bob Brown Alfred Lineberger Miles Carpenter Billy Wilson Ron Behringer Willard Furman Dover Willard Furman Dover Mindy Lane Cleveland County Rochelle Odell Dover Levy C. Dover Hospital Drive Armstrong Cemetery Donna Bell Jimmy Kim Hooper Marshall C Carolyn W. Dover Pat Wilson Brenda Welch Virgie Dover Sammy Beaver Donald H. Carpenter Donald Houser Carpenter Gaston County Lawson Carpenter Bertie Biggerstaff Carpenter Founders Chapel McLean Gaston Memorial Park Mr. Carpenter Wix Corporation Masonic Lodge Tyler Charlotte Oasis Shrine Temple Ken Godwin Justine Mark Scruggs Belmont Harvey Ruby Carpenter Kings Mountain Virginia Alvin Shearlin Shelby Kinsley Godwin Janie Ledford John Stanley Shriners Hospital For Children West Falls Road Greenville Gaston Hospice East Garrison Blvd McLeanFuneral.com McLean Funeral Directors of

Visitation and Funeral Notices From Various Homes

Obituaries and services listed for multiple individuals across North and South Carolina with times and venues including M L Ford and Sons Dallas, A Simple Service Gastonia, Bratton Funeral Home, Woodlawn Chapel Mt Holly, Beersheba Cemetery Association, and others. Names include Zoe Wells, Eleanor Dickson, Margaret Turner, Flay Walker, Pinkey Humphries, Edwin Leonhardt, Gall Branham, Sandra Thompson, Naomi Barron, Mary Phaneuf, Bobby Black Jr, and Willard Dover with service details and locations.

M.L. Ford & Sons Willard Dover Dallas Gastonia Donald Carpenter McLean Funeral Directors Eleanor Dickson York Bratton Funeral Home Ation Edwin Leonhardt Lincolnton Augsburg Lutheran Church Cincinnati Ohio Gall Branham Clover Sandra Thompson Charlotte Carolina Naomi Barron Hillcrest Gardens Mary Phaneuf Warrick Bobby Black Jr Easley West Side

Visitation Schedule Notices From Various Churches

Visitation details listed for Zoe Walls in Clover at Bethany ARP Church Fellowship Hall at 11 30 a m and others including Nice r Young in Gastonia at Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Church 1 30 to 2 p m Flay Walker in Lincolnton 1 to 1 45 p m Rhyne Heights United Methodist Church Hall Branham Clover 14 a m noon M L Ford Sons Funeral Home Sandra Thompson in Charlotte 11 a m to noon Carolina Funeral Service Cremation Center Naomi Barron in Charlotte after 11 a m service Hillcrest Gardens Sue Stewart Clover 6 to 8 p m.

Zoe Suzanne Wells Clover Bethany Arp Nicer Young Gastonia Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Church Margaret Turner Belmont Woodlawn Holly Zoe Suzanne Walls Flay Walker Lincolnton Rhyne Heights United Methodist Church Branham M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Sandra Thompson Charlotte Carolina Funeral Service Carolina Funeral Service & Cremation Center Naomi Barron Hillcrest Gardens Sue Stewart

Gaston Gazette Offers Free Obituary Notices

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Obituary notices for Pryor Johnson Carpenter and Dickson

Obituaries for Everett Pryor Johnson of Mount Holly, Donald Houser Carpenter of Gastonia, and Eleanor Carroll Dickson of York detail their deaths on May 31, June 1, 2007, with service times, interment, and survivors. Johnson was a longtime church member and veteran. Carpenter a retired Wix supervisor and Masonic member. Dickson a York native with a graveside service at Lakeview Memory Gardens.

Veterans Obituaries Feature Service to Country

A brief obituary item honors veterans from U S military branches with a small American flag symbol, noting their years of service and dedication to the nation. The piece highlights individual veterans and the enduring respect for their sacrifices.

U.S

Sue Farris Stewart dies at 96 in Clover

Sue Farris Stewart 96 of 306 Walnut St Clover died June 1 2007 at home Born June 26 1910 in York County daughter of the late Hugh C Farris and Margaret Owensby Farris She was the widow of Lloyd H Stewart Preceded in death by son Hugh Carroll Stewart and two daughters Dorothy S Thomas and Maxine S Dulin Graveside service 3 pm Sunday Lakeview Memory Gardens Visitation 6 8 tonight M L Ford & Sons Funeral Home Clover Hospice Care arranged by Ford & Sons Survivors include daughter Barbara Jackson of Clover brother Hunter Farris of Gastonia sister Alice Lewis of Bessemer City 11 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren Officials clergy Rev Tommy Hope and Rev Bret Boykin Hospice Community Care arrangements MLL Ford & Sons Funeral Home Clover SC

Clover D.C Sue Farris Stewart Walnut St York County 5.C Hugh C Margaret Owensby Farris Lakeview Memory Gardens M.L. Ford & Sons Lloyd H. Stewart Stewart Hugh Carroll Stewart Dorothy Thomas Maxine S. Dulin Christy Martin Tina Johnson Tammy Meek Barbara, Jackson 8.C Hunter Farris Gastonia Alice Lewis Bessemer City Tommy Hope Bret Boykin Rock Hill MLL Ford & Sons Funeral Home

Memorial service for Bobby Gene Black Jr. Easley SC

Bobby Gene Black Jr. of Easley died May 31 2007 at his home. He was born Sept 30 1962. Memorial service 4 p.m. today at Westside Hope Church of God Gastonia officiated by Rev Bobby Haney and Andy Black. Survivors include siblings, nephews and nieces, many relatives. Cremation Society of Greenville SC arranging.

Easley 8.C Bobby Gene Black Jr D.C Bobby Gene Black Jeanette ¥Aye Black Westside Hope Church of God Gastonia Bobby Haney Andy Black Sherree B Gary Lee Turner Sr Easley, SC Andy Devra Black Richard Perry Black Scott DeWayne Black Shannon Lowery Bessemer City Angel Sanders Jason Murray Dallas Joshua Black Scott DeWayne Black II Stacy Lowery Ray Sanders Easley SC Cremation Society of Greenville, SC

In Memoriam Ernest C Green Sr and Kathleen Green

Ernest C. Green Sr 71 and Kathleen Covington Green 77 of 14 Windy Hill Circle Mount Holly died May 31 2007 in Rowan County from injuries in an automobile crash. They attended Ridgeview Baptist Church. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday at Ridgeview Baptist Church with interment Forest Lawn West Cemetery. Funeral home Woodlawn Mount Holly.

Ernest C. Green Kathleen C. Green Mount Holly Ernest Charles Green Sr Kathleen Covington Green Windy Hill Circle Rowan County Mr. Green Forsyth County Robert T Lillian May Falk Green US Marines US Navy Guard One, Inc Green Stokes County Robert D Verta L. Bowen Covington

Parents Denied Spectator Access at KM Field Day Policy

At Kings Mountain KM Intermediate field day some parents were barred from spectating and told only volunteers could attend. Principal Henry Gilmore cited adherence to rules and sign‑in procedures while superintendent Bruce Boyles called it a likely miscommunication aimed at student safety.

Kings Mountain King Mountain Rhonda Jackson Jackson Edna Mode KM Intermediate Henry Gilmore Gilmore Cleveland County Schools Bruce Boyles Boyles

Area farmers eligible for loans in NC disaster designation

The U S Department of Agriculture designated Cleveland County and 46 neighboring counties in North Carolina for disaster aid after Easter weekend freeze damage. Eligible farmers in 93 counties may apply for low interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency amid estimated $105 million in crop losses statewide. Lincoln and Gaston counties also show sizable damage totals, with acres and losses listed.

Shelby U.S. Department of Agriculture Cleveland County North Carolina USDA Farm Service Agency N.C. Agriculture Steve Troxler Congress Troxler Lincoln Gaston

Laurens teacher gets 10 year sentence for sex with student

Wendie Ann Schweikert 37, a former E B Morse Elementary teacher, pleaded guilty to criminal sexual conduct with a minor and lewd act on a minor. Laurens County prosecutor Jerry Peace said she was sentenced to 10 years in prison after apologizing to the victim, his family, the school, and the community.

Laurens 8.C Laurens County Jerry Peace Wendie Ann Schweikert E.B. Morse Greenville Peace

Gastric Bypass Outcomes Highlight Diet and Recovery

After surgery, patients follow a liquid diet, then small portions as the stomach shrinks. Dietitian Cleek notes half the typical serving size and emphasizes nutrition and exercise as key to sustaining weight loss. Hair loss and other risks are discussed as common side effects. Mazzariello, regaining confidence and activity, says she is back to enjoying life and dancing again. Contact Stephanie Toone at 704 869 1902.

Cleek Mazzariello Stephanie Toone

I-73 would ease Myrtle Beach traffic and tourism flow

Transportation Secretary Mary Peters urged moving I-73 forward amid three miles of beach gridlock in Myrtle Beach. The planned 1,100 mile route would connect Michigan to South Carolina, with 90 miles in SC supporting the Grand Strand tourism hub valued at about $16 billion. The SC segment carries an estimated $2 billion price tag.

Myrtle Beach S.C Mary Peters Michigan South Carolina Peters Ohio West Virginia Virginia North Carolina Grand Strand

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