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Obituaries
LEE YARBRO, SR.
Funeral services for Lee
Yarbro, Sr., 89, retired
farmer of the Bethlehem
community, were conducted
Monday at 3 p.m. from
Bethlehem Baptist Church of
which he was a member.
Rev. Randy Gardner of-
ficiated at the rites and inter-
ment was in Bethlehem
Cemetery.
Mr. Yarbro was a native of
Cleveland County, son of the
late Albert and Ida Hord Yar-
bro and husband of Mary
Ethel Blalock Yarbro.
Surviving, in addition to his
wife, are two sons, Jim Yar-
bro, Jr. and Ned Yarbro, both
of Kings Mountain; four
brothers, John Yarbro, Ran-
dolph Yarbro, and Jesse Yar-
bro, all of Kings Mountain,
and Darvin Yarbro of
Shelby; two sisters, Mrs.
Elva Webster and Miss Sallie
Yarbro, both of Shelby and
nine grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Organ Fund, Route 2, Kings
Mountain 28086.
EDWARD KURTZ, SR.
Graveside services for Ed-
ward John Kurtz, Sr., 59, of
3919 Walnut Hill Court,
Gastonia, Assistant Plant
Manager of Buckeye Fire
Systems Co. in Kings Moun-
tain, were conducted Monday
morning at 11:30 from
Milisige Cemetery in Roslyn,
a.
He died Dec. 29 in Charlotte
Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of
Philadelphia, son of the late
William and Mary Bailey
Kurtz and husband of Betty
Bowers Kurtz.
WILLARD PATTERSON
Funeral services for Mrs.
Willard B. Patterson, 94, of
Wednesday, January 6, 1988-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 3A
407 W. Gold St., widow of Ira
Grady Patterson who found-
ed Patterson Qil Company,
were conducted Saturday at
2:30 p.m. from Boyce
Memorial ARP Church of
which she was a member.
Dr. William Tyson of-
ficiated and interment was in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Mrs. Patterson died Thurs-
day in the Kings Mountain
Hospital.
She was a native of
Cleveland County, daughter
of the late Thomas and Carrie
Whiteside Black and a
member of Boyce Memorial
ARP Church.
Surviving are three
daughters, Mrs. Phyllis
Cheshire of Kings Mountain,
Mrs. Martha Byrd of
Charlotte and Mrs. Iris
Thompson of Clemson, S.C.,
six grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.
BESSIE PARKER
Funeral services for Bessie
Lee Sturdivant Parker, 61, of
Route 4, were conducted Sun-
day at St. Paul United
Methodist Church.
Rev. Dewey Smith, Rev.
D.C. Wilson, Rev. T.A.
Powell and Rev. R.H.
McDowell officiated and in-
terment was in Mountain
Rest Cemetery.
Mrs. Parker died at home
last Wednesday.
A native of Anson County,
she was the daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stur-
divant and a member of St.
Paul’s United Methodist
Church, where she served as
a communion steward and
was a member of the usher
board.
Surviving are her husbad,
Leander Parker; a son,
Leaeric Craig Parker of
Atlanta, Ga., a daughter
Jackie Andrea Morgan of
Harris Seeks Re-Election
From Page 1-A
Senator Marvin, 70, is a
native of Gastonia and
former Chairman of the
Eleventh-term Senator Mar-
shall Rauch who is also
definitely running but like
Mrs. Marvin had not filed this
week, serves as Chairman of
the Finance Committee, Vice
Chairman of the Ways and
Means commitee and Chair-
man of the Tax Fairness
Study committee. If re-
elected, Rauch would be the
senior member of the N.C.
Senate. Rauch, 64, is presi-
dent of Rauch Industries in
Gastonia, a Christmas orna-
ment manufacturing com-
pany. Rauch sees the debate
on hazardous waste as one of
the key issues facing the
‘General Assembly next year.
School Board
From Page 1-A
Mrs. Mauney was
nominated by Billy King,
newcomer to the board last
month when he was sworn in-
to office, but board members
said they were not ready to
make a decision and opted for
the application process,
Mauney had been endorsed
by other unsuccessful can-
didates for the two seats open
on the board and filled by
King and vice chairman
Doyle Campbell.
Primaries are May 3 and
the deadline for candidate fil-
ing is Feb. 1. Voter registra-
tion deadline is April 4.
Cleveland county residents
register to vote with the
Cleveland County Board of
Elections or with local elec-
tion officials. Gaston county
residents register to vote
with the Gaston Board of
Elections or with local elec-
tion officials.
two years ago was the first
time Republicans in the coun-
ty fielded sufficient can-
didates for a Republican
primary for county commis-
sioner. County GOP Chair-
man Pat Hamner the party
hopes to have at least three
candidates to challenge the
Democrats. Charles F.
Harry, III, who was the fron-
trunning GOP candidate two
years ago, said he is con-
sidering offering again for
the post.
Republican Cass
Ballenger, who defeated
Shelby’s Les Roark two years
ago to become 10th District
congressman, has indicated
he will seek re-election.
In other state politics this
week, Governor Jim Martin
announced he is a candidate
for re-election to a second
four year-term and Lt.
Governor Bob Jordan an-
nounced he will oppose Mar-
tin for the governorship.
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Charlotte; three brothers,
George and James F. Sturdi-
vant of Lilesville and Bun
Sturdivant of Woodbury,
N.J., three sisters, Effie
Pratt of Lilesville, Anna Stur-
divant of New London and
Zenetta Hamilton of
Washington, D.C. and two
grandchildren.
BILLIE HUMPHRIES
Funeral services for Billie
Kenneth Humphries, 59, of
941 Grace St., who died Tues-
day in Cleveland Memorial
Hospital, were conducted
Thursday at 3 p.m. from Sisk
Funeral Home in Bessemer
City by the Rev. George
Leigh, interment following in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Humphries was a native of
Cleveland County, son of the
late William and Eva Joy
Humphries. He was a textile
employee.
Surviving are his wife,
Ophelia Phillips Humphries;
a daughter, Shelia Hale of
Kings Mountain; four
brothers, Jerry Humphries of
Gastonia and Walt, Bobby
and Richard Humphries, all
of Gaffney, S.C. and six
grandchildren.
BARBARA KEENER
Funeral services for Bar-
bara Blackwell Keener, 44, of
Maiden, sister of Mrs.
Frances Homesley of Kings
Mountain, were conducted
Saturday at 2 p.m. from E.F.
Drum Funeral Home, inter-
ment following in Forest
Lawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Keener died last
Wednesday in Catawba
Memorial Hospital.
Also surviving are her hus-
band, Guy R. Keener; four
sons, Danny L. Aderholdt of
Lawndale, Randy Aderholdt
of Boger City, Richard
Aderholdt of Lincolnton and
Jeffrey Aderholdt of Maiden;
two daughters, Rhonda
Aderholdt of Cherryville and
Deanna Martin of Lin-
colnton; two sisters, Jean
Pressley of Denver and Gail
Staples of Bessemer City;
brother, Lester Lingerfelt of
Lincolnton; and six grand-
children.
IVA KISER
Funeral services for Iva
Marie Farris Kiser, 77, of
Kiser Road, Bessemer City,
who died Thursday in the
Kings Mountain Hospital,
were conducted Saturday at 2
p.m. from Sisk-Butler
Funeral Home in Bessemer
City by Rev. Mitchell Pruitt
and Rev. Leonard Huff-
stetler, interment following
in El Bethel Church
Cemetery.
A native of Cherokee Coun-
ty, S.C., she was a retired tex-
tile employee and daughter of
the late Hamp and Mary
Foster Farris. She was the
widow of Clay Kiser.
Surviving are two sons,
Jim Kiser of Kings Mountain
and Ralph Kiser of Cher-
ryville; two daughters,
Shirley Pearson of Garden
City, S.C. and Essie Wood of
Bessemer City; two brothers,
Floyd Farris of Shelby and
Bob Farris of El Cajon,
Calif., eight grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
GARLAND ATKINS
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