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Mrs. Mary An Bridges
Of Lattimore Dies
Mrs. Marv An Phelps Bridges,
a lady long active in the cultural
affairs of Cleveland County, was
buried Tuesday at Cleveland
Memorial Park. She died last
Saturday at Cleveland Memorial
Hospital at the age of 75.
Born in Saint Joseph,
Missouri, to Dr. Shelton and
Stella Higgins Phelps, now
deceased, she came to Cleveland
County in the 1930s to teach at
Lattimore School. “Jobs were
hard to find,” a long-time friend
explained, “You took one where
you find it.”
The young teacher met Dr.
Dwight Thomas Bridges of Lat
timore and they were married.
She began to help in his office
after he returned from World
War II, and became his assistant.
learning by experience. Dr.
Bridges preceded her in death.
A member of the, Cleveland
County Chapter of the
American Association of
University women^ She also
belonged to Lattimore Baptist
Church. The Daughters of the
American Revolution, The
Cleveland County Medical Aux-
illiary, and the Board of Trustees
of the Cleveland County
Memorial Library.
Funeral services were con
ducted Tuesday by Rev. Joe Ed
wards at Lutz-Austell Chapel.
Survivors include a son, Dwight
Thomas Bridges Jr. of Charlotte;
two daughters, Elizabeth
Mushinski of Bethesda, Md.,
and Anne Shelton Bridges of Ft.
Lauderdale, Fla; and four grand
children.
Tax Listings
Office Opens
This Month
Mrs. Williams 'Funeral
January is tax-listing month
in Boiling Springs and
Cleveland County. An office to
receive listings is now operating
in the Fire Department
building, behind the town hall,
through the month, Pat
Hamrick will be there
weekdays from about 8;30 a.m.
to about 4:30 to record
residents’ personal property
and other taxable belongings.
According to tax laws,
everyone who has taxable pro
perty must admit it, though this
is a time when few will brag.
Automobile owners aire urged
to bring their car registrations
so the proper identification
numbers can be recorded.
The tax rate in Boiling Spr
ings is 91 cents per hundred
dollars valuation, and 68 cents
in Cleveland County.
Will Be Sunday
Mrs. Edith Mae Davis
Williams died Tuesday at her
home in Boiling Springs, after a
long illness. She was 56.
A native of Bostic, she was
the daughter of Harrison
Phillips and Eloise Davis. She
was a graduate of Cleveland
Technical Institute, and had
worked at Allied Injection
Molded Products for 13 years
before she became ill.
Mrs. Williams was active in
Green Bethel Baptist Church,
where funeral services will be
held Sunday afternoon at 3
p.m. She was on the missionary
board and had served as a
representative to the Baptist
General Assembly. She was
also a member of the Combined
Chorus of Cleveland County.
Ill for about five years, she
learned two years ago that she
was suffering from cancer.
When she became bedridden
about six months ago, she and
her family chose home care
over hospitalization, and she
finished her life at home, in the
care of relatives and visiting
nurses. “She was dearly loved,”
said her daughter Lillie Boyd.
Survivors include her hus
band, Philip Williams; sons
Philip and John Williams, of
Shelby, and Edward Davis of
Leesville, Fla.; daughters
Josephine Mitchell and Lillie
Boyd, of Shelby, and Fannie
Williams of the home.
Burial will be in the Green
Bethel Cemetery. Enloe Mor
tuary is in charge of ar
rangements.
Youth
Celebration
At G-W
Gardner Webb College at
Boiling Springs is inviting local
church groups to visit the cam
pus during Christian Youth
Celebration.
Registration begins at 2 p.m.
on Jan. 14th with events
scheduled until 9 p.m. Cost is
$4.50 per person. This includes a
variety program, a dinner,
women’s basketball game, and
men’s basketball game.
Registration must be received
no later than Jan. 10th by con
tacting Garland Hendricks at
Gardner Webb College for
registration forms.
]ulie Huggins, Billy Gene Daves
Are Wed At Boiling Springs
THE ARTISTRY OF ICE - Freezing rain transformed the commonplace to beauty last week, as it
trimmed leaves and branches with frigid fringes and lacework. It also made travel even on foot, a
perilous business. Few mourned when the sun brought showers of "Loveliness" raining to the
ground.
Holly, greenery and a 15-foot
Christmas tree set the holiday
scene for the wedding of Julie
Teresa Huggins and Billy Gene
Daves on December 18 at Boil
ing Springs Baptist Church.
Rev. T. Max Linnens officiated
at the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Reid Hug
gins of Boiling Springs. Her
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Maxwell B. Hamrick Sr. and
Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Huggins Sr.,
of Boiling Springs. Her great
grandmother is Mrs. R.C.
Bridges Sr. of Mooresboro.
The bridegroom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray A. Daves of
Boiling Springs, and the grand
son of Mrs. Gladys Daves of
Mooresboro.
The bride wore a white satin
gown trimmed in alencon lace
and seed pearls. She carried a
cascade of white roses, baby’s
breath and greenery. She chose
as her matron of honor
Catherine Huggins, her sister.
Bridesmaids were Betty Daves
and Lisa Daves, sisters of the
groom; Elizabeth Jones and
Celeste White, of Boiling Spr
ings, Sharon Jones, Kim Ken
drick and Sherry Clark of
Shelby and Cindy Witherspoon
of Mooresboro.
Honorary bridesmaids were
Betsy Hawkins and Aleta
Greene of Shelby; Lou Ann
Poston of Boiling Springs;
Becky Hicks of Hamlet and
Jamie McNeely of Greenville,
S.C. The bridesmaids wore red
velveteen dresses.
Melanie Daves of Gaffney,
S.C., a niece of the groom, was
flower girl. Ringbearer was
Jonathan Crowe of Boiling Spr
ings.
Mt. Pleasant
To Celebrate
Anniversary
Mount Pleasant Baptist
Church of Mooresboro, N.C.
will celebrate 135 years of
ministry this Sunday, January
8th.
The Worship Service will
begin at 10:30 a.m., with a
historical look at the church’s
ministry.
Special guests for the service
will include Rev. Charlie
Walker and Rev. Dwight
Watts, former pastors. Rev.
Otis Wheelhouse, Director of
Missions of the Sandy Run
Association and Dr. Craven
Williams, President of Gardner-
Webb College. A special
greeting from the President of
the United States will be read
during the service.
The Adult Choir and
Children’s Choir will present
special music. The pastor. Rev.
Ronald McSwain, will bring a
brief message and conclude
with the congregation
celebrating the Lord’s Supper.
Lunch will be served follow
ing the morning service in the
fellowship hall. There will be a
historical display adjoining the
fellowship hall.
The church family invites
any former members and
friends to join in celebrating the
anniversary.
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MRS. BILLY GENE DAVES
Ray A. Daves was best man
for his son. Groomsmen were
Paul Huggins, of Boiling Spr
ings, brother of the bride; the
groom’s brother, Jim Daves, of
Gaffney; Maxwell B. Hamrick
Jr., Fredrick Hamrick, Denis
Thurman and Donnie
Hastings, all of Boiling Springs;
Bryan Daves of Gaffney and
Dennis Russ of Boone.
Organist Billy Lemons, the
Boiling Springs Baptist Church
Handbell Choir, under the
direction of Ann Lancaster,
and vocalists Mrs. R.E.
Carpenter Jr. and Mrs. Jerry
Bryson provided a program of
wedding music.
Sonja Jones directed a recep
tion given 'oy the bride’s parents
following the ceremony, in the
church fellowship hall.
Both bride and groom are
graduates of Crest High School
and Gardner Webb College.
After a wedding trip to
Charleston, they will live in
Boiling Springs, at the
homeplace of the bride’s great
grandfather, R.C. Bridges Sr.,
which they have remodeled
themselves.
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Sportsman’s Stamp
Prints Available
Prints of North Carolina’s 1983 Sportsman’s Stamp are now
available. The original of the print was painted by well-known wildlife
artist Duane Raver, who served for many years as editor of Wildlife In
North Carolina magazine.
The image-size of the prints is 614 inches by 9 inches, and orders for
this time-limited edition will be accepted through March 31,1984. The
cost of the prints is $90. Also, sportsman’s stamps which are not sold
by June 30, 1984, will be available to collectors for $7,50 each.
This print of North Carolina’s first sportsman’s stamp is expected to
appreciate in value considerably, and a royalty from the sale of each
print will be donated to the Wildlife Commission and used for wildlife
conservation. These prints are not being sold by the Wildlife Commis
sion, but are available from art dealers throughout North Carolina.