Page 8A-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, April 11, 1985
OBITURRIES
CECIL HUMPHRIES
Funeral services for Cecil
Humphries, 77, of Shelby,
who died Friday in Cleveland
Memorial Hospital, were con-
ducted Sunday afternoon
from Zoar Baptist Church by
Rev. Paul Wall and Rev.
Jerry Hicks, interment
following in Cleveland
Memorial Park.
Mr. Humphries was a
native of Cleveland County
and son of the late Robert F.
and Catherine Peters Hum-
phries. He was a retired
farmer and a member of
Zoar Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife,
Margaret Bell Humphries;
two sons, Robert F. Hum-
phries of Harrisburg and
Charles Edward Humphries
of Route 4, Shelby; two
daughters, Evelyn Patrick
and Mary Helen Warren of
Shelby; a brother, Lyman
Humphries of Shelby; four
sisters, Helen McDaniel and
Mary Bell Cornwell, both of
Kings Mountain, and Laura
Lee Kennedy and Sara
McMurry of Shelby; four
grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren.
ESSIE EAKER
Funeral services for Essie
Carpenter Eaker, 92, of
Route 2, Cherryville, who
died Wednesday in Cleveland
Memorial Hospital, were con-
ducted Friday at 2 p.m. from
St. Paul’s United Methodist
Church of which she was a
member, interment following
in Cleveland Memorial Park.
Rev. Bruce Norwood and
Rev. Ralph Lail officiated at
the rites.
A native of Cleveland Coun-
ty, she was the daughter of
the late James Buchanan and
Lou Grigg Carpenter. She
was the widow of Oscar
Robert Eaker.
Surviving are a daughter,
Louise E. Grigg of the home;
a brother, John F. Carpenter
of Kings Mountain; three
grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
ERNEST ROY SMITH
Funeral services for
Ernest Roy Smith, 75, of
Route 2, Bessemer City, who
died Thursday in Cleveland
Memorial Hospital, were con-
ducted Sunday at 3 p.m. from
Shady Grove Baptist Church
by Rev. Dan Silver, inter-
ment following in the church
cemetery.
Mr. Smith was retired from
Dixie Lumber Company of
Cherryville and was a
member of Shady Grove Bap-
tist Church. He was an Army
veteran of World War II. He
was son of the late Marion
and Viola Neal Smith.
Surviving are his wife,
Mable Humphries Smith; two
sons, Douglas Smith of
Bessemer City and David
Smith of Cherryville; a
daughter, Anne Smith of
Bessemer City; two brothers,
Leonard Smith of Bessemer
City and Russell Smith of
Kings Mountain; and two
grandchildren.
WARREN R. SMITH
Funeral services for War-
ren R. Smith, 65, of Route 1,
Cherryville, who died Mon-
day in the VA Hospital at
Salisbury were conducted
last Wednesday afternoon
from Bethlehem United
Methodist Church by Rev.
Leonard Von Cannon, inter-
ment following in the church
cemetery. :
Mr. Smith was a native of
Cleveland County, son of the
late Lemuel G. and Clara
Florence Costner Smith. He
was an Army veteran of
World War II, a retired
bricklayer and member of
Bethlehem United Methodist
Church.
Surviving are his wife,
Kate Eaker Smith; four
brothers, Thurmond Smith of
Lincolnton, D.L. Smith of
Kings Mountain, Hal Smith of
Apopka, Fla., and Taft Smith
of Cherryville; and two
sisters, Ruth Crocker and
Elva McGinnis, both of Cher-
ryville.
Memorials may be made to
Bethlehem United Methodist
Church, Route 1, Cherryville.
ELIZABETH JAMERSON
Funeral services for
Elizabeth McClain Jamer-
son, 43, of Baltimore, Md.,
who died Sunday, were con-
ducted Friday afternoon
from Ebenezer Baptist
Church by Rev. D.C. Wilson,
interment following in the
church cemetery.
Rev. D.C. Wilson officiated
at the rites.
REV. CLYDE JEFFRIES
Funeral services for Rev.
Clyde Gus Jeffries, 65, of
Route 4, who died Wednesday
in Cleveland Memorial
Hospital, were conducted
Monday at 3 p.m. from St.
Peter’s - Baptist Church by
Rev. J.E. Floyd and Rev. Bil-
ly D. Houze, interment
following in the church
cemetery.
Mr. Jeffries was a native of
Cherokee County, S.C., son of
the late Dora Jeffries. His
first wife was the late
Katherine Littlejohn Jeffries.
He was formerly employed
by Kings Mountain National
Military Park.
Surviving are his wife,
Reola McCoy Jeffries; three
sons, Edward Clyde Jeffries
and Joe Dean Jeffries of
Kings Mountain, and Jerry
Jeffries of Lawton, Okla.,
three daughters, Elsie M.
Hopper of Shelby, Evangelish
K. Jeffries and Terry Jeffries
of Kings Mountain; three
stepdaughters, Mary L.
Turner of the home, Shelia L.
Turner of Oakland, Calif. and
Teresa D. Turner of Kings
Mountain; three sisters,
Pearlie M. Lockhart of
Yonkers, N.Y., Alice Mec-
Clure of Durham and Aratha
Whisnant of Shelby, and five
grandchildren.
SAMUEL JONES
Funeral services for
Samuel Jones, 42, of Route 4,
who died Sunday morning,
were conducted Friday after-
‘noon from Shiloh AME Zion
- Church in Grover.
Rev. E.M. Browning, Rev.
Walter Ellis, Rev. Billy
Houze and Rev. Ronnie
Brogden officiated at the ser-
vice with masonic burial rites
following in' the church
cemetery.
CARD OF THANKS
To all of the friends,
neighbors, staff, aides at the
Kings Mountain Convales-
cent Center and especially
Dr. Lee, thank you for all
your many kindnesses during
the illness and death of my
mother-in-law, Mrs. Lula N.
Myers.
BONNIE MYERS
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Bob Rosberg
Dies In Texas
Robert W. (Bob) Rosberg,
52, of Arlington, Texas,
formerly of Kings Mountain,
was shot and killed by a rob-
ber who took coins from
Rosberg’s Coin Shop March
27th.
. Rosberg was working alone
in his shop in Arlington at the
time and died instantly.
Police have no suspects but
the Arlington, Texas Bank, at
which Mrs. Rosberg is
employed, has established a
reward fund for information
leading to identity of his
assailant. Memorials to be
used for that purpose can be
directed to Memorial Fund,
4810 Pamanco Court, Arl-
ington, Texas 76012.
Mr. Rosberg was married
to the former Ellen Medlin of
Kings Mountain, daughter of
Mrs. Rosa Medlin who now
resides in a Texas nursing
home. The Rosbergs and
Mrs. Medlin were active in
St. Matthews Lutheran
Church when they resided in
Kings Mountain.
Mr. Rosberg is survived, in
addition to his wife and his.
mother-in-law, by his son,
Robbie Rosberg, of Arl-
ington, Texas; daughters,
Ramona Chambers, Julie
Rosberg and Sarah Rosberg,
all of Texas; mother, Mrs.
Julia Braaa of Hills, Min-
nesota; sister, Clara Rahm of
Denver, Colorado; and
grandson, Thomas Hunter
Chambers of Texas.
Memorial services were
held at 1 p.m. Saturday,
March 30th, at Saints
Episcopal Church in Arl-
ington, Texas.
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1951 from Union High School
at Vale, received his B.S. in
1958 and his Master of Arts
degree in 1959 from Ap-
palachian State University
and his Hospital Administra-
tion Certificate in 1962 from
Charlotte Memorial Hospital.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army
in 1953 and served two years,
taught in the Gastonia City
Schools from 1958-60, and was
-an Administrative Resident
at Charlotte Memorial
Hospital from 1960-62. He was
Administrator of Pender
Memorial Hospital . in
Burgaw from 1962-66 and at
Lee County Hospital in San-
ford from 1966-80. In
Smithfield he was Ad-
ministrator of Johnston
Memorial Hospital from 1980
until 1984, resigning when
Hospital Corporation of
America brought in its own
management staff. At
Johnston Memorial he
developed and administered
an expansion program, ad-
ministered fiscal operations,
directed hiring and training
of personnel, coordinated ac-
‘ tivities of medical, nursing,
administrative and service
staffs, represented the
hospital at community
meetings and promoted pro-
grams through various news
media.
He is a member of
Smithfield Rotary Club,
Centenary United Methodist
Church, the VFW Post,
American Legion Post 270,
the American College of
Hospital Administrators,
Capital Health Systems
Agency, Inc., Region J
Emergency Medical Services
Council, N.C. Hospital
. Association, is past chairman
' of Group IV, North Carolina
Hospital Association, past
trustee of N.C. Hospital
Association, past chairman
of the American Red Cross
Chapter of Charlotte and past
member of the Lee-Harnett
|. Mental Health Association.
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sons, ages 17 and 20.
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