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Malinda Howell Whitesides

04 April 2014, 2014, Obituaries

9p1Malinda Howell Whitesides, 94, of Greensboro, N.C., formerly of Blacksburg, entered eternal rest on Monday, March 31, 2014, in Heartland Living Center, Greensboro.

Widow of Roscoe Whitesides, she was born in Waco, N.C., and was a daughter of the late Herbert and Gertrude Corry Howell Smith. She was a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church, where she served as a Girl Scout leader.

On June 1, 1962, she graduated in the first nursing class from Granard High School of Practical Nursing and began a career as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Cherokee County Memorial Hospital. After retiring, she served as a Homemaker Health Aide under the auspices of Cherokee County Services to the Aging.

She was preceded in death by her “second father,” Amzi A Smith; brothers, Fleetwood Howell, Willard Howell, Alva Howell and Cooper Smith; and sisters, Cyphese H. Sims, Rosalyn H. Miller and Chineta S. Gamble.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her daughter, Clarissa W. Epps of Gastonia; granddaughter, Alexis Harris of Gastonia; a brother, Gilbert (Rose) Howell of Greensboro; sisters, Valentine (Harold) Allen of Greensboro, Evangeline Goodwin of Westbury, N.Y., Gretna Ashe of Baltimore, Md., Doris (Irvin) Holt of Salisbury, N.C., and Ruby (Charles) Hargrove of Deland, Fla.; sister-in-law, Doris Smith of Gaffney; a host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Monday, April 7, at 11 a.m. at Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Blacksburg with the pastor, Rev. Anitonette Gardner, officiating and Rev. Chineta Smith Goodjoin delivering the eulogy. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Arrangements by The Gilmore Mortuary.

James “Heavy” Lipscomb

03 March 2014, 2014, Obituaries

James LipscombJames “Heavy” Lipscomb, 79, of 220 Vernie Road, entered eternal rest on Sunday, March 9, 2014, at Brookview HealthCare Center.

Husband of Annie Love Dillard Lipscomb, he was born in Cherokee County and was the son of the late Jimmie D. and Pernilla Wilson Lipscomb. He was a member of Island Creek Baptist Church and retired from Brown Packing Co.

He was preceded in death by his siblings, Verna Mae Arrowood, Hubert Lipscomb, Corine Bunkley and John Lipscomb.

Surviving are his wife, Annie Lipscomb of the home; four sons, James Edward Lipscomb, Roger Byers, Craig Littlejohn and Telly Littlejohn, all of Gaffney; a daughter, Angela Wright (Owen) of Bowie, Md.; nine grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends Friday, March 14, from 7-8 p.m. at The Gilmore Mortuary.

Funeral services will be Saturday, March 15, at 1 p.m. in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Timothy L. Hunter officiating. Interment will be in Dillard Memorial Gardens.

Charlie Brown

02 February 2014, 2014, Obituaries

Brown009ObitCharlie Brown, 95, of 113 Ridgewood Street, Shelby, N.C., entered eternal rest on Sunday, Feb. 16, in Shelby.

Widower of Minnie Bonner Brown, he was born in Cherokee County and was a son of the late James and Ada Brown.

He was a member of Mikes Creek Baptist Church and a retired employee of Cleveland County School District.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Frances Allen, three siblings, Solomon Brown, Bessie Sarratt, and Elizabeth Norris.

Surviving is a son, Charles Brown of Charlotte, N.C.; five daughters, Alice Samuel, Ada Cosgrove, and Jimmie Brown, all of Long Island, N.Y.; Gayla Brown and Patricia Brown, both of Shelby; two sisters, Minnie Horton of Shelby and Ora Lee Hill of Charlotte; 11 grandchildren, including Atlas Brown, raised in the home; 26 great-grandchildren; and a great-great grandchild.

Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Mikes Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Courtney Mills officiating.

Interment will follow in Webb Memorial Cemetery, Shelby.

Brown’s body will lie in state in the church Friday from 1-2 p.m.