Warren O. Hastings

Warren O. Hastings departed this world on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003. He was a beloved father, husband and friend. He was born in Horn Lake, Miss. on April 25, 1917 to Walter Owen Hastings and Pattie Mae Hastings.

He spent most of his younger years in Bastrop, La. He joined the Air Force in February 1942 and was a member of the 8th Air Corps during WWII in England. He retired from Reese AFB as a Senior Master Sergeant/E8 in 1962. He then went to work for Plains Co-op Oil Mill as a purchasing agent and retired in 1982.

His retired years were spent in Ruidoso, N.M. with his wife, Rusty where they enjoyed life to the fullest. In 1998 they returned to Lubbock. He is survived by his wife, Rusty; a daughter, Owen Artz; a son-in-law, Gary Artz; a brother, Bill Hastings; and four grandchildren, Angela Cardona, Shawn Cardona, Hayley Artz, and Ashley Artz, all of Lubbock.

He was preceded in death by two sisters, Bennie Hildreth and Elizabeth Hastings. The family will hold a celebration of his life at Garrison Care Center, 3710 4th St. on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003 at 2 p.m. The family suggests memorials to Garrison Geriatric Care Center of Lubbock or Hospice of Lubbock.

Published Tuesday, August 12, 2003 in the Lubbock (TX) Avalanche-Journal.

Ruth Ann Hastings Moose

ALBEMARLE - Ruth Ann Hastings Moose, 70, of 333 Anderson Road, Albemarle, died Monday, Oct. 18, 2010 at CMC-NorthEast. Her funeral will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, in the Stanly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mark Weekley officiating.  Burial will be in the Stanly Gardens of Memory.

Mrs. Moose was born May 29, 1940, in Cabarrus County.  She was the daughter of the late Ralph and Lillian Cochran Hastings.  She was educated at Pine Forrest High School and was a certified nursing assistant at Forrest Oaks. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church and a member of the Mother Bivens Circle at Central Methodist.

Mrs. Moose is survived by her husband, Edward M. Moose of the home; son, Edward Moose of Albemarle; daughters, Betty Ann Lowder of Albemarle and Cynthia Ruth Moose of Charlotte; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

The family will receive friends at Stanly Funeral Home on Thursday evening from 5 to 7 p.m.  Memorials may be made to Central United Methodist Church, 172 N. Second St., Albemarle, NC 28001 or to the Stanly County Animal Rescue League, PO Box 1676, Albemarle, NC 28002.

Stanly Funeral Home, Albemarle, is in charge.

Rosetta Poteat Jenkins

KANNAPOLIS -- The funeral will be Friday for Rosetta Poteat Jenkins, 74, 2955 Camp Julia Road, died Tuesday (April 15, 2003) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, after several years of declining health.

Born April 28, 1928, in Cabarrus County, Mrs. Jenkins was a daughter of the late William Ellis and Maude E. Stoker Poteat. She was formerly employed at China Grove Cotton Mills.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Dorothy Hastings, and a great-granddaughter.

Survivors include her husband of 34 years Broadus L. Jenkins; daughters Jo Ann Hastings and Sharon Hastings, both of Kannapolis, and LaDonna Hastings, Iron Station; sons Robert Hastings, Mooresville, and Alan Hastings, Kannapolis; stepdaughter Frances Stevens, Lancaster, S.C.; stepsons Ray Jenkins, Lancaster, S.C., Bruce Jenkins, Kannapolis, and Wayne Jenkins, Huntingburg, Ind.; 26 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Whitley's Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jon Jones. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove.

Visitation: 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home on Camp Julia Road.

Published April 17, 2003 in the Salisbury (NC) Post.

Jessie Hager Hastings

Jessie Hager Hastings, 89, of West Main St., Rock Hill, SC, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2011, at Westminster Health and Rehab Center, Rock Hill.

Born February 3, 1921, in Denver, NC, she was a daughter of the late Charles Alfred and Fannie Sherrill Hager, and the wife of the late Webb Eugene Hastings.  Mrs. Hastings was a homemaker, and a member of Faith Presbyterian Church of Mount Mourne, NC.  After moving to Rock Hill, SC, Mrs. Hastings attended Westminster PCA in Rock Hill. She loved reading, flowers, and enjoyed spending time with her friends at Morningside Assisted Living.

She was preceded in death by brothers, George, Gene and Charlie “Bandy” Hager; and sisters, Vera Hastings and Alice Baker. Mrs. Hastings is survived by her children, Linda H. Lipe and husband, Rev. J. Paul Lipe, of Delhi, LA, and Tony E. Hastings and wife, Diane, of Rock Hill, SC; sister, Ruth Bumgarner, of Hickory, NC; grandchildren, Mary Linda Johnson, Jonathan Lipe, Tawnya Copeland and Mandy Distefano; and great grandchildren, Trey Moss, Mary Hastings Moss, Sarah Lipe, Anna Kathryn Lipe, John Paul Lipe, Lilly Lipe, Tristen Copeland, Hayden Copeland, Teagan Copeland, Peyton Webb Copeland, Atalana Distefano and Anthony Distefano.

Funeral services will be held at 11 AM, Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at Faith Presbyterian Church, Mount Mourne, NC, with Rev. Newton Hoover and Rev. J. Paul Lipe officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Faith Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 249, Mt. Mourne, NC 28123-0249.

Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Mooresville, is serving the family of Mrs. Hastings. Condolences may be made to the Hastings family at www.cavin-cook.com.

http://www.cavin-cook.com/obituary/show/slug/jessie-hager-hastings

Myra Shelia Hastings Thompson

MEBANE, N.C. - Myra Shelia Hastings Thompson died at her residence on April 1, 2012.

Myra was a member of First Baptist Church of Mebane and was a member of the Sharon Knight WMU and Kingdom Seekers Classes. She enjoyed spending her free time gardening and crocheting.

A loving wife and mother, she leaves behind her husband of 39 years, Ron Thompson; daughter, Abby Thompson; and a sister-in-law, Evelyn Thompson.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Ernest William Hastings and Mabel Jackson Hastings.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at McClure Funeral Service in Mebane.

Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday at 10 a.m. in the McClure Chapel with Dr. Terry Farmer officiating.

Burial will follow at 3 p.m. at Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, N.C.

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Velma Hastings Snead

Mrs. Velma Snead, 94, passed away on Sunday, June 2 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, June 5 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Paul Merwin, Bro. Russ Carlock and Bro. Vance Rushing officiating. Interment will follow in the Shiloh Cemetery in Mansfield.

Mrs. Snead was born October 19, 1907 in Carroll County to the late Robert Lee Hastings and Anna Beulah Wilcox. She was a graduate of Henry High School and attended Bethel College in McKenzie. She retired from the Department of Human Services, serving as Carroll County Director in 1972 and was a member of the Long Rock Methodist Church. Her husband, Mace Snead, who died in 1977 and two sisters, Ruth McCadams and Gladys Davis preceded her in death.

Survivors include a niece, Bessie Ruth Ashby of Mansfield, two nephews, Charles Davis of Hollow Rock and Carl Davis of Mansfield; a foster brother, Vernon Walker of Orange Blossom, Florida; and three great-nieces and six great-nephews.

The family will receive friends in the Cherry Wood room of Chase Funeral Home from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday.

Published on 5 Jun 2002 in the McKenzie (TN) Banner.

Sharon Kessinger

Sharon Kessinger, 63, of Owensboro died Friday, April 8, 2011 at Owensboro Medical Health Systems. She was born in Mayfield, Kentucky on December 19, 1947 to the late Earl Winsett and Ruby Kathleen Crider Winsett. She loved playing bingo and fishing and was a member of Nickel Ridge Pentecostal Church. In addition to her parents, Sharon was preceded in death by her brother, Edward Earl Winsett, Jr.

Survivors include her husband of 35 years, Ernest Kessinger; six daughters, Elizabeth Kessinger of Owensboro, Jessica Luck of Owensboro, Lisa Groves of Wilmington, North Carolina, Barbara Kessinger of Owensboro, Sherry Martin of Owensboro, and Jennifer Croom of Wilmington, North Carolina; one son, Kevin Kessinger of Florida; twenty-one grandchildren; and her twin sister, Karon Young of Owensboro.

Services will be at 3:00p.m. on Tuesday April 12, 2011 at the Chapel of James H. Davis Funeral Home and Crematory.  Burial will be in Nickel Ridge Cemetery.  Visitation will be on Tuesday after 11:00a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Sharon Kessinger Memorial Fund, 3009 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301.