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Ruth Wright
HICKORY GROVE - Mrs. Ruth Bell Wright, 73, of 1826 Legion Road, died Friday, March 15, 2002, at Magnolia Manor in Inman, S.C. Services will be 3 p.m. Monday at Hickory Grove Church of God with the Rev. Roger Nix officiating. Burial will be in Unity Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends today from 3 to 5 p.m. at White Columns Funeral Service in Blacksburg, S.C., and at other times at the home of her sister at 5126 Hickory Grove Road, Hickory Grove. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 130 Forest Glen Drive, Columbus, NC 28722.
Melvin Roberts
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mr. Melvin J. Roberts, 64, of 102 Ebenezer Road, died Saturday, March 16, 2002, at Kings Mountain Hospital. Arrangements will be announced by J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral Home.
Harol Wright
ELLENBORO - Mr. Arthur Harol Wright, 72, of Webb Church Road, died Friday, March 15, 2002, at his residence. He was a native of Cleveland County and a son of the late Cletus and Florence Hayes Wright. He retired as a cost accountant for Dover & Doran Textiles and served in the Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the Gideons, Forest City Camp, and Bethel Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, a Sunday school teacher and a choir member. He is survived by his wife, Betty Whisnant Wright of the home; two sons, and daughters-in-law, Phil and Pam Wright of Norfolk, Va., and Neil and Crystal Wright of Shelby; a daughter and son-in-law, Renee and Allen Gillikin of Ellenboro; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Colon Wright of Marion and Carol and Billie Sue Wright of Shelby; eight grandchildren, Nicholas Wright, Adam Wright, Katie Wright, Michael Wright, Hannah Wright, Alex Gillikin, Bethany Gillikin and Catherine Gillikin. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church with Drs. Jim Whitlow and Wayne Blackwood and the Rev. Phil Bailey officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends today from 6 to 8 p.m. at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home, Cliffside. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, Box 338, Forest City, NC 28043; or to Bethel Baptist Church, Family Life Center Fund, Box 633, Ellenboro, NC 28040.
'Jim' Carter Sr.
SHELBY - Mr. James "Jim" Lee Carter Sr., 62, of 3733 Robert Ridings Road, died Friday, March 15, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was born in Cleveland County and was a retired master sergeant in the Army. He served in the Vietname War with the 101st Airborne and the 82nd Airborne. He worked at PPG Industries for 23 years as a utility technician and he attended Love Valley Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a sister, Frances White; a brother, Bud Carter, and his parents, Charles Lee and Della Ramsey Carter. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy "Dot" Martin Carter; two sons and daughters-in-law, James L. Jr. and Tonya Carter of Shelby and Michael S. and Loretta Carter of Kings Mountain; three brothers, John Carter of Sharon, S.C., Tom Carter of Shelby and David Carter of Polkville; five sisters, Martha Bridges of Lawndale, Betty Champion of Cherryville, Joyce Huber of Shelby, Eloise Dysart of Mooresboro and Virginia Foster of Swainsville, and nine grandchildren, Brittney, Jamie, Tabitha, Carmeron, Dillon, Brandon, Shawn Paul, Tyler and Christian Carter. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday at Love Valley Baptist Church with the Revs. Barry Philbeck and Fred Helms officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park with full military honors. The body will be taken to the church 30 minutes before the service. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and other times at the home of Dorothy Carter, 1048 Yancey St., Shelby. Memorials may be made to Love Valley Baptist Church, 2032 Bethlehem Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
Betty Dalton
CHERRYVILLE - Mrs. Betty Rudisill Dalton, 69, of 302 N. Houser St., died Saturday, March 16, 2002, at Lincoln Nursing Center in Lincolnton. The funeral will be 3 p.m. today in the chapel of Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home with the Rev. Joel Jenkins officiating. Burial will be in City Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 301 E. First St., Cherryville, NC 28021.
Earnest Baynard
ELLENBORO - Mr. Earnest V. Baynard, 57, died Friday, March 15, 2002, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be 3:30 p.m. Monday at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home, Bostic.
Julia Stephens
MOORESBORO - Mrs. Julia Davis Stephens, 80, of Old US 221-A, died Saturday, March 16, 2002, at her residence. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at State Line Baptist Church with the Revs. Chris Bryan and John Godfrey officiating. Burial be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home, Cliffside. A guestbook can be signed online at www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com
Abbie Propst
MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Mrs. Abbie R. Propst, formerly of Shelby, died Thursday, March 14, 2002, at Cranbury Center-Genesis Elder Care in Monroe Township. Born in Marion, she resided in Monroe Township for the past five years and in Shelby for 50 years. She was a member of the Ascension Lutheran Church in Shelby. Her first husband, Fritz E. Dale, was killed during World War II. Wife of the late J. Flay Propst, she is survived by two daughters, Judy Dale Vandenbergh of Plainsboro, N.J., and Mary Dale Poteat of Lenoir; a sister, Elsie Clarke of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; four grandchildren and their spouses, Courtney and Glen Scherholz, Patrick Satkowski, Julie and Tim Novak, Jennifer and Ray Franklin; and two great-grandchildren, Abbie and Mary Novak. A memorial service will be Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. at Ascension Lutheran Church. A.S. Cole Funeral Home of Cranbury, N.J. is in charge of arrangements.
Charlie Bolin
GROVER - Mr. Charlie Ervin Bolin, 38, a resident of the Whitten Center in Clinton, S.C., formerly of Grover, died Thursday, March 14, 2002, at the Laurens County Hospital in Clinton. A graveside service will be today at 2 p.m. at Grover Cemetery with the Rev. Nancy Mugford officiating. The family received friends Friday at Harris Funeral Home in Kings Mountain. Memorials may be made to Whitten Center Parents Club, in care of Hazel Young, 2207 Rush St., Anderson, SC 29621.
Frank Jackson
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mr. Frank Jackson, 75, of Kingswood Apartments, Apartment 4A, died Thursday, March 14, 2002, at his home. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Marion and Anna Childers Jackson. He was a former employee of Weisner Security in Gastonia and a veteran of the Army serving during World War II. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Peterson Jackson; a son, Johnny Michael Jackson; two brothers, Tommy Jackson and Floyd Jackson; and a sister, Jeanette Jackson Frisbee. He is survived by a daughter, Rhonda Jackson Hall of Kings Mountain; two brothers, George Jackson and Stoney Jackson, both of Kings Mountain; two sisters, Carrie J. Allmond and Vangie J. Ramsey, both of Kings Mountain; three grandchildren, Jonathan Jackson and his wife, Pam, of Bessemer City, Tonya H. Crawford and her husband, Mike, of Kings Mountain and Tommy Eugene Hall Jr.; and four great-grandchildren, Taylor Jackson, Landry Crawford, Zachary Crawford and Katylin Haskins. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. in Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel of Harris Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mountain Rest Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
'Jim' Carter Sr.
SHELBY - James "Jim" Lee Carter Sr., 62, of 3733 Robert Ridings Road, died Friday, March 15, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Love Valley Baptist Church. The family will receive friends Monday night from 7 to 9 at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and other times at the home of Dorothy "Dot" Carter, 1048 Yancey St., Shelby.
Thelma Dillingham
SHELBY - Mrs. Thelma Poston Dillingham, of Somerset Court, died Thursday, March 14, 2002, at Century Care of Shelby. Born in Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Isaac Daniel and Grace Paxton Poston. She retired from Shelby Mill Co. after 36 years, where she was supervisor of the supply room, also worked at Betty Jo's Florist for 17 years, served as a Girl Scout leader and a member of Boiling Springs United Methodist Church. She is survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Dan and Eunice Poston of Shelby; two nieces, Beth Cameron and her husband, Bill, and Julie Smith and her husband, John; a nephew, Phil Poston and his wife, Donna; two great-nieces, Jenny Cameron and Katie Poston; three great-grandnephews, Chris Cameron, Alex Smith and Samuel Smith. The funeral will be today at 11 a.m. at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home with the Rev. Terry Jordan officiating. Burial will be in Cleveland Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Sherri Harding
GREER, S.C. - Sherri Rene' Rudisill Harding, 38, of 811 Fairview Road, wife of Steve Harding, died March 14, 2002. A native of Kings Mountain, she was a daughter of Tony and Linda Harrison West, a homemaker and a member of Taylors First Baptist Church. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Jacob Harding of the home; a brother, James T. West III of Shelby; and two sisters, Myra Bradley of Lawndale and Amy Rudisill of Bostic. The funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at The Wood Mortuary with Dr. Ernest Carswell officiating. Burial will be in Taylors First Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at The Wood Mortuary and at other times at the home.
Ruby Brown
SHELBY - Mrs. Ruby Lee Petty Brown, 66, formerly of 805 Buffalo St., died Friday, March 15, 2002, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Enloe Mortuary. The family will receive friends at 1007 Scenic Circle, Shelby.
Earnest Baynard
ELLENBORO - Mr. Earnest Baynard, 57, of 1623 U.S. 74 Business, died Friday, March 15, 2002, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, S.C. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home, Bostic.
Grace Harmon
BOILING SPRINGS - Mrs. Grace C. Harmon, 72, of 213 W. College Ave., died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at Crawley Memorial Hospital. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Rev. John Roland and Lettie Henderson Cantrell. She was a homemaker and a member of Boiling Springs Baptist Church. She worked at Cleveland Memorial Library and Gardner-Webb College, where she was a librarian. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Cletus H. Cantrell; and a sister, Letha Cantrell Cole. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, "Bud" Harmon Sr. of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Wade and Sue Harmon of Boiling Springs and Ansel Jr. and Pam Harmon of Mooresboro; a daughter and son-in-law, Letha Grace Harmon and Jerry Bradley of Boiling Springs; six grandsons, Jerry Harmon of Mooresboro, John and Christa Harmon, Chris Morrison, Brian Morrison, Brad Harmon and Shane Bradley, all of Boiling Springs; a great-granddaughter, Lauren; and a brother and sister-in-law, Dr. John W. and Evelyn Cantrell of Linville. A graveside service will be Friday at 2 p.m. in Trinity Baptist Church Cemetery with Drs. Carroll Page and David Irish and the Rev. Elwood Orr officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. The family will receive friends at the church fellowship hall following the service and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Drive, Shelby, NC 28150; or to Boiling Springs Baptist Church, P.O. Box 917, Boiling Springs, NC 28017. Cleveland Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.
J.H. Mayse
FOREST CITY - Mr. J.H. Mayse, 89, died Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at Henderson Care Center. A graveside service will be Friday at 11 a.m. in Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. David Hughes Hobson officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the cemetery and at other times at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Jimmy Reepe, 561 McCall Drive, Forest City. Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
