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Obituaries
: PEARL A. HEAFNER
= =GROVER-Funeral services for
«+ Pearl Whitaker Heafner, 72, of
= 1048 Cleveland Ave., who died
: Oct. 17, 1990 at home, were con-
: ducted Friday at 2 p.m. at New
= Buffalo Baptist Church, of which
: she was a member.
. Rev. Dale Angel and Rev. Caris
* Owens officiated, and interment
= was in Grover Cemetery.
= A native of Cleveland County,
=she was the daughter of the late
=Zellie Floyd Whitaker and
«Margaret Queen Whitaker Hord.
=She was a retired seamstress at
= Minette Mills.
Surviving are her husband, Lee
Q. Heafner; a son, Steve Heafner
of Belmont; a daughter, Dianne
~Horne of Raleigh; five grandchil-
dren; and a great grand-child.
© Memorials may be made to
=Hospice of Cleveland County, 201
= West Marion St., Shelby 28150.
JULIA B. SANDERS
GROVER-Memorial services
for Julia Beam Sanders, 64, of Fort
‘Myers, Fla., who died Oct. 21,
:1990, will be held Friday at 2 p.m.
at First Baptist Church. Rev. John
Bridges and Rev. Fred Crisp will
officiate.
A native of Grover, she was
daughter of the late William Ira
and Pearl Bookout Beam and was a
: retired saleslady for Sears. She was
a member of First Baptist Church
of Fort Myers, Fla.
Surviving are her brother, John
Beam of Kings Mountain and six
sisters, Essie Flowers of Kings
Mountain, Gertrude Shaw of
Greensboro, Sue Love of
Blacksburg, S.C., Sara Smith of
‘Decatur, Ga., Ethel Spangler of
Grover and Doris Blanton of Fort
Myers, Fla.
JESTON D. GREENE
JOHNSON CITY, TN. - Jeston
David "J.D." Greene, 67, of Route
8, 110 Woodland Road, died Mon.,
Oct. 15, 1990 at Johnson City
Medical Center Hospital following
a lengthy illness.
A native of Bakersville, N.C., he
was the son of the late Benjamin
H. and Rebecca Yelton Greene. He
had lived in Johnson City for the
past 42 years,
He was employed for 32 years
as a photographer and a reporter
with the Johnson City Press, serv-
ing as the newspaper's bureau chief
in Jonesborough and Elizabethton.
After retirement, he worked with
his sons in the motion picture in-
dustry.
He was a founding member of
Shenandoah Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Margaret Arrowood Greene; three
sons, David Greene and Darryl Lee
Greene, both of Nashville, Tn.; and
Gary M. Greene, former owner of
the Kings Mountain Herald and
now living in Charlottesville, Va.;
one sister, Emily Pritty Greene of
San Diego; one stepbrother, Roy
Robertson of Jonesboro; one step-
sister, Bernice Lewis of Michigan;
seven grandchildren; two nephews;
and one niece.
ESTELLE S. ROSS
Estelle Street Ross, 67, of 409
Scotland Drive, Kings Mountain,
died October 22, 1990 at Kings
Mountain Convalescent Center.
A native of Rutherford County,
she was the daughter of the late
Fred and Eva Hardin Street and
wife of the late Thomas Eugene
Ross.
She was a retired textile worker
and a member of Piedmont Baptist
Church.
She is survived by two sons,
Pete Ross and Terry Ross of Kings
Mountain; two daughters, Wilma
Timms and Jean Connor of Kings
Mountain; one brother, Clarence
Street of Ranlo; two sisters, Wilma
Guffey of Mooresville and Etrulia
Sisk of Forest City; 11 grandchil-
dren; and five great-grandchildren,
The funeral will be conducted
Thursday at 3 p.m. at Piedmont
Baptist Church. Rev. Donald
Denton will officiate. Burial will
be in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
The family received friends
from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Harris
Funeral Home.
LUCY SUTTLES
Lucy Frizzell Suttles, 50, of 119
Center Street, Kings Mountain,
died October 22, 1990 at Kings
Mountain Hospital.
A native of Waynesville, she
was the daughter of Carrie Mills
Frizzell of Waynesville and the late
Jack Frizzell. She was married to
the late Daniel Stewart Suttles.
She was a housewife and a
member of Eastside Baptist Church
in Dade City, Fla.
In addition to her mother, she is
survived by one son, Roger Suttles
of Kings Mountain; three brothers,
Silas Frizzell of Waynesville, Paul
Frizzell of Kings Mountain and
Edgar Frizzell of Gastonia; and
four sisters, Betty Conard, Bobbie
Lee Arrowood and Margaret
Hagan, all of Weaverville, and
Nellie Conard of Gastonia.
The funeral was conducted
Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Harris
Chapel by Rev. Billy Barron and
Rev. Wayne Carson. Burial was at
Maple Grove Methodist Church
cemetery in Waynesville.
MAY DIGMA
May Agness Ingram Digma, 88.
of 400 East Ridge Street, Kings
Mountain, died October 16, 1990
at Kings Mountain Hospital.
A native of Pitcairn, Pa., she was
the daughter of the late William W.
and Anna Potter Ingram. She was
married to the late Frederick C.
Ruffner and the late Pete Digma.
She was a retired farm hand and
nursery worker and was a member
of the. Methodist Church in
Sumner, Wash.
She is survived by one son,
Cornealous C. Ruffner of
Huntingdon, Pa.; one daughter,
Mrs. Violet Black of Kings
Mountain; eight grandchildren; and
one great-great-grandchild.
The funeral and burial were in
Sumner, Washington.
T.A. CHAMPION JR.
ORLANDO, Fla. -. T.A.
Champion Jr., 66, of 3789 Laguna
Drive, died October 17, 1990 at his
home.
A native of Cleveland County,
he was the son of the late T.A. and
Bessie Reynolds Champion Sr.
He was employed by
Construction Supplies and
Specialties Co. of Orlando, was a
member of Delaney Street Baptist
Church in Orlando, and was a
Mason.
He is survived by his wife,
Lillian Falls Champion; one son,
Michael Champion of Orlando,
Fla.; one daughter, Gwendolyn
Davis of Sanford, Fla.; four broth-
ers, Howard Champion and Floyd
Champion of Kings Mountain, Carl
E. Champion of Shelby and J.D.
Champion of Wilmington; two sis-
ters, Gertrude Porter of Shelby and
Sarah Lovelace of Kings
Mountain; and six grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted by
Dr. Robert Mounts Saturday at 2
p.m. at Delaney Street Baptist
Church in Orlando. Burial was in
Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in
Orlando.
ESTELLE R. MADDOX
Estelle Ramsey Maddox, 78, of
947 York Road, Kings Mountain,
died October 23, 1990 at Kings
Mountain Hospital.
A native of Cherokee County,
S.C., she was the daughter of the
late Joe and Emma Short Ramsey
and was married to the late John
Albert Maddox. She was a retired
textile worker and member of East
Gold Street Wesleyan Church.
She is survived by one son, Earl
Maddox of Kings Mountain; three
daughters, Gail Brown and Diddy
Yarboro of Kings Mountain and
Joann Conard of Crammerton; nine
grandchildren; and six great-grand-
children.
The funeral will be conducted by
Rev. George Simmons Friday at 2
p.m. at East Gold Street Wesleyan
Church. Burial will be in Mountain
Rest Cemetery.
The family will receive friends
from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Harris
Funeral Home.
ISAAC R. CRANK
Isaac Rufus Crank, 68, of Route
1, Kings Mountain, died October
20, 1990 at Gaston Memorial
Hospital.
A native of Chester County,
S.C., he was the son of Willie May
Dawkins Crank of Kings Mountain
and the late Rufus Crank. He was a
member of Gethsemane Baptist
Church, where he was a trustee,
and was a retired construction
worker.
In addition to his mother, he is
survived by five sisters, Mary Byrd
of Long Island, N.Y., Ada Gregory
and Sadie Logan of Knoxville, Tn.,
Katie Sanders of Washington,
D.C., and Elma Mae Curetton of
Kings Mountain.
The funeral will be conducted by
the Rev. Brevon Antrum Thursday
at 2 p.m. at Gethsemane Baptist
Church. Burial will be in the
church cemetery. :
The family received friends
from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday at J.W.
Gill and Sons Funeral Home.
ESTELLE BURTON
Estelle Burton, 81, of 12 Bennett |
Drive, Kings Mountain, died |
October 23, 1990 at Carolina |
Medical Center in Charlotte.
A retired textile worker, she was
the daughter of the late George W. |
and Lula Collins Kimbrell and wife |
* of the late David Burton. i
She is survived by five foster
sons, Lawrence Hullender of
Cancon Beach, Oregon, and Bobby
Gene Hullender, Jerry Huffstickler,
Jeffrey Huffstickler and James
Huffstickler, all of Kings
Mountain; one foster daughter,
Louise Tucker of Kings Mountain;
one brother, Ray Kimbrell of Kings
Mountain; one sister, Ella Rippy of
Kings Mountain; and one foster
grandchild.
The funeral will be conducted by
the Rev. Larry Burns Friday at 11
a.m. at Faith Baptist Church.
Burial will be in Mountain Rest
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends
from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Harris
Funeral Home.
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805 Cleveland Ave.
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