He was the son of the late Simri Moses and Mary Rayfield Costner.
He is survived by his wife Mrs. Lela Detter Costner; six daughters, Mrs. Eva Detter, Mrs. Nellie Neal, and Mrs. Beatrice Callahan, all of Bessemer City; Mrs. Rozella Ford, Kings Mountain; Mrs. Peggy Ray, Gastonia; and Mrs. Doris Jenkins, Clover, SC; four sons, the Rev. Oscar Costner, Gastonia, and Russell, Earl and Jerry Costner, all of Bessemer City; three sisters, Mrs. Ed Fraley, Gastonia; Mrs. Bertha Jones, High Shoals; and Mrs. Dovie Walker, Clover, SC; three brothers, Cleveland Costner, Valdese; Christie Costner, Gastonia; Roy Costner, Mt. Holly; 23 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held Monday at 3 pm at the Holland Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Bobby Bobenhamer and the Rev. Fred Crisp officiating. Burial will be in Long Creek Cemetery in Dallas. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 until 9 pm at Sisk Funeral Home. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to services. Gastonia Gazette Sun Dec 5, 1971
He was the son of the late Simri Moses and Mary Rayfield Costner.
He is survived by his wife Mrs. Lela Detter Costner; six daughters, Mrs. Eva Detter, Mrs. Nellie Neal, and Mrs. Beatrice Callahan, all of Bessemer City; Mrs. Rozella Ford, Kings Mountain; Mrs. Peggy Ray, Gastonia; and Mrs. Doris Jenkins, Clover, SC; four sons, the Rev. Oscar Costner, Gastonia, and Russell, Earl and Jerry Costner, all of Bessemer City; three sisters, Mrs. Ed Fraley, Gastonia; Mrs. Bertha Jones, High Shoals; and Mrs. Dovie Walker, Clover, SC; three brothers, Cleveland Costner, Valdese; Christie Costner, Gastonia; Roy Costner, Mt. Holly; 23 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held Monday at 3 pm at the Holland Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Bobby Bobenhamer and the Rev. Fred Crisp officiating. Burial will be in Long Creek Cemetery in Dallas. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 until 9 pm at Sisk Funeral Home. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to services. Gastonia Gazette Sun Dec 5, 1971
Family Members
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Rev Oscar Richard Costner
1907–1993
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Eva Mae Costner Detter
1909–1991
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Russell Voyd Costner
1911–1989
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Earl Judson Costner
1914–2007
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Nellie Juanita Costner Neal
1916–2011
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Ossie Beatrice "Bea" Costner Callahan
1918–2004
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Samuel Wilkins Costner
1924–1925
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Otis Levern Costner
1935–1969
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Pearl Jean "Peggy" Costner Ray
1937–2007
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Jerry Roger Costner
1943–2019
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