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It’s a boy for Panthers
Wayne and Sonya Panther
of Kings Mountain announce
the birth of a son, Chasen Ed-
mond Cree Panther,
February 19 at Cleveland
Memorial Hospital.
Chase has an older brother,
Brandon, age three.
Grandparents are Mr. and
It’s a boy for Soots
David and Tammy Soots of
Hudson announce the birth of
a son, Tyler David Soots,
February 12 at Valdese
General Hospital in Valdese.
Obituaries
RUTH HAMBRIGHT
GROVER - Ruth Crisp
Hambright, 78, of 304
Cleveland Avenue, died Fri-
day at Shelby Convalescent
Center.
A native of Cleveland Coun-
ty, she was the daughter of
Lucy Fellows Crisp of Grover
and the late Sidney Crisp.
Her husband was the late
Jakie Deal Hambright.
She was a member of
Shiloh Presbyterian Church.
Surviving, in addition to
her mother, are two brothers,
S.A. Crisp Jr. of Grover and
Albert Crisp of Charlotte;
and four sisters, Mary
Rollins and Marjorie Crisp of
Grover, Lucy Batts of
Charlotte and Julia Crawley
of Winston-Salem.
Graveside services were
held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at
Grover Cemetery. A
memorial service was con-
ducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at
Shiloh Presbyterian Church
by the Rev. Harold Hut-
chison.
Memorials may be made to
Shiloh Presbyterian Church
or the Grover Rescue Squad.
GLADYS BLALOCK
Gladys Owens Black, 75, of
209 North City Street, Kings
Mountain, died Saturday at
Kings Mountain Hospital.
A Rutherfordton native,
she was the daughter of the
late Caleb and Nancy
Philbeck Smart, and was a
retired textile employee.
Her first husband was the
late Buren Owens and her se-
cond husband was the late
Bill Blalock.
She is survived by three
sons, William C. Owens of
Huntsville, Ala., Morris
Blalock of Kings Mountain
and Royce Blalock of Shelby;
two daughters, Shirley
Hamrick and Inez Yates of
Kings Mountain; a brother,
Odell Smart of Kings Moun-
tain; a sister, Vertie Bowen
of Kings Mountain; 13 grand-
children; and 10 great-
grandchildren.
Services were conducted
Monday at 2 p.m. at Chestnut
Ridge Baptist Church by the
Rev. Mitchell Pruitt. Burial
was in Walls Baptist Church
Cemetery in Rutherford
County.
INEZ BLANTON
SHELBY - Inez Stin-
chcomb Blanton, 55, of 1200
Meadowood Lane, died Mon-
day at Cleveland Memorial
Hospital.
A Cleveland County native,
she was the wife of the late
Ed Doonie Blanton Jr. and
the daughter of the late
William Calvin and Alice
Pirkle Stinchcomb.
She is survived by three
sons, Donald Blanton of
PRECINCT MEETINGS
Democratic precinct an-
nual meetings will be held
Thursday at 8 p.m. at all
precinct polling places in
Cleveland County.
SIGNING LANGUAGE
Debbie Davis will begin a
class in signing on Tuesday at
7 p.m. at Second Baptist
Church. Persons interested
should call the church office
at 739-4216.
a a Can A A rte ates
Mrs. Clarence Edmond
“Buddy’’ Smith Jr. of Kings
Mountain, and Mr..and Mrs.
Bobby Franklin Cree Pan-
ther of Grover. Great-
grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence E. Smith Sr. of
Kings Mountain, Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Pleasant of
Grandparents are Claudine
and Chubb Cobb, and Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry White of Kings
Mountain, and Mr. and Mrs.
Hickory Grove, S.C., Mr. and
Mrs. J.K. Kirby of Gaffney,
S.C., Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence §
Panther of Grover, and Mrs. §
Elizabeth Perkins of
Gastonia and the late Luther BRADLEY BELL
Bradley Scott Bell
notes first birthday
Bradley Scott Bell
celebrated his first birthday
with a party at home with his
family and friends.
He is the son of Brian and
Martha Bell, and the grand-
son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby
Bell and Mr. and Mrs. Dwight
Alexander of Kings Moun-
tain.
He is the great-grandson of
Katherine Moore of Kings
Moutnain and Lennie Barnes
of Connecticut.
Perkins. Great-great-
grandmother is Annie Pan-
ther of Grover.
Harold Soots of Lenoir.
The baby’s mother is the
former Tammy White of
Kings Mountain.
Polkville and Thomas Blan-
ton and Allen Blanton of
Shelby; a daughter, Sheila
Guin of Belmont; four
brothers, Freddie Stin-
chcomb of Fallston, Clarence
Stinchcomb of Shelby, Curtis
Stinchcomb of Tifton, Ga.,
and Jimmy Stinchcomb of
Charlotte; four sisters, Willie
Mae Hicks of Mooresboro,
Evelyn Hannon of Kings
Mountain, Naomi Wright of
Lawndale and Shirley Ann
Boggus of Denver; and 10
grandchildren.
Services were to be con-
ducted at 2 p.m. today at
Eastside Baptist Church in
Shelby by the Rev. Jack Cook
and Dr. Harold Fite. Burial
was in Cleveland Memorial
Park. ; nl
LORETTA QUEEN
Loretta Smith Queen, 54, of
301 Fulton Drive, Kings
Mountain, died Monday at
Gaston Memorial Hospital.
A Belmont native, she was
the daughter of the late John
and Grace Hoyle Smith. She
was employed with Easco
Hand Tools and was a
member of Temple Baptist
Church.
Survivors include her hus-
band, Herman Queen; two
sons, Darrell Queen and Her-
man Queen Jr. of Kings
Mountain; two daughters,
Phyllis Darby of Bessemer
City and Teresa Whetstine of
Kings Mountain; a brother,
Myril Smith of Belmont;
three sisters, Jeanette
Frazier of Belmont, Sherrill
Martin of Macon, Ga., and
Frances Sewell of Chester,
Va.; and nine grandchildren.
Services were to be con-
ducted at 2 p.m. today at Har-
ris Funeral Home by the Rev.
Wray Barrett. Burial was in
day 739-4683
Rabbit
March 3, 4, 5 at .7:00 P.M.
March 6 at 3:00 P.M.
Adults $4.00
Students and Senior Citizens $2.00
Groups of ten or more $1.00 each
For reservations or information
nights and weekends 739-2647
Kings Mountain Little Theater Presents
A MUSICAL PLAY
The Velveteen
Central School Auditorium
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
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