Page 2A-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, June 20, 1991
[Obituaries |
PETE RAPE
BLACKSBURG, S.C. -
Theodore Blease "Pete" Rape, 71,
)f 137 Owensby Drive, died June
16, 1991 at the home of his mother
in Blacksburg.
A native of Chester County,
S.C., he was the son of Annie Mae _
Benson Rape and the late Thurlow
Bogan Rape. He was a retired dof-
fer at Hamrick Mills, a U.S. Navy
veteran of World War II and a
member of Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Pauline Harvey Rape.
In addition to his mother, he is
survived by two daughters, Shirley
Rape Wessinger of Chester and
Trudy Rape Scruggs of Kings
Mountain; one son, James Walter
Rape of Shelby; two brothers,
Robert W. Rape of Blacksburg and
James M. Rape of Chester; nine
grandchildren; and 11 great-grand-
children.
The funeral was conducted
Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Pleasant Hill
Baptist Church. Dr. Billy Boone
officiated, assisted by the Revs.
Richard Brown of Belmont and
Allister McKinney of Gaffney.
Burial was in Clingman Memorial
Gardens.
Memorials may be made to the
General Fund, Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church.
INEZ R. GOLD
EARL - Mrs. Inez Roberts Gold,
87, of 3030 Bettis Road, died June
15, 1991 at Cleveland Memorial
Hospital in Shelby.
. A native of Patterson Springs,
she was the daughter of the late
Samiel and Emma Dellinger
Roberts and wife of the late Robert
Lee Gold. She was a homemaker
and member of New Hope Baptist
Church,
She is survived by two sons,
William D. Gold of Rutherfordton
and Sam H. Gold of Earl; four
daughters, Mrs. Sarah Robinson,
Mrs. Norris Lee and Mrs. Ruth
Blanton, all of Earl, and Mrs.
Mildred Phillips of Star; one broth-
er, Lloyd Roberts of Shelby; nine
grandchildren; and three great-
grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
Monday at 11 a.m. at New Hope
Baptist Church by the Rev. David.
Gordon. Burial was at Sulphur
United Methodist Church ceme-
tery.
Memorials may be made to New
Hope Baptist Church, P.O. Box
116, Earl, N.C. 28038.
ALMA B. GOLD
SHELBY - Alma Branton Gold,
88, of Carolina Care Center,
Cherryville, and formerly of
Chatfield Road, Shelby, died June
14, 1991 at Carolina Care Center.
A native of Shelby, she was the
daughter of the late Julius W. and
Claudia White Branton and wife of
the late Ralph R. Gold. She was a
homemaker and member of Zion
Baptist Church.
She is survived by two sons, R.
Donald Gold and Hugh Gold of
Shelby; one daughter, Evelyn
Hamrick of Lattimore; a sister,
Wilda Hamrick of Shelby; 11
grandchildren; and 14 great-grand-
children.
The funeral was conducted by
the Rev. Russell Fitts Saturday at 3
p.m. at Zion Baptist Church. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Zion
Baptist Church, Zion Church Road,
Shelby, 28150; Hospice of
Cleveland County, 201 W. Marion
St., Shelby, 28150; or Life
Enrichment Center, 610 Charles
Road, Shelby, 28152.
LUCRETIA ALEXANDER
Lucretia Eldee Lovelace
Alexander, 88, of 623 Mary's
Grove Church Road, Kings
Mountain, died June 14, 1991 at
Cleveland Memorial Hospital.
A native of Cleveland County,
she was the daughter of the late
William Perry and Melissa Jolly
Lovelace and wife of the late
- Luther Benjamin Alexander. She
was a housewife and member of
Oak Grove Baptist Church in
Kings Mountain.
She is survived by two sons,
David Smith and Harold
Alexander, both of Kings
Mountain; three daughters, Joan
Story and Dicie Lue Ressler of
Kings Mountain and Addie Bell
White of Forest City; 26 grandchil-
dren; and 31 great-grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted by
the Rev. Ron Caulder Sunday at 3
p.m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
TILLMAN PEARSON
Fredrick Tillman Pearson, 78, of
402 E. Parker Street, Kings
Mountain, died June 16, 1991 at
Kings Mountain Hospital.
A native of Cleveland County,
he was the son of the late Robert
and Emma Jane Hawkins Pearson.
He was retired as custodian for the
City of Kings Mountain.
He is survived by his wife,
Gertrude White Pearson of the
home; a daughter, Gail Phillips of
Kings Mountain; a stepson, Reggie
White of Kings Mountain; a step-
daughter, Cathy Day of Mount
Holly; six brothers, Olland
Pearson, Flay Pearson, Everett
Pearson, Arthur Pearson and Roy
Pearson, all of Kings Mountain,
and S.R. Pearson of Bessemer
City; a sister, Roberta Cobb of
Detroit, Mich.; two grandchildren;
and five step grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
Tuesday at 2 p.m.at Harris Chapel
by the Rev. Larry Burns. Burial
was in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
LARRY SMITH SR.
Larry Bernard Smith Sr., 33, of
151 Ebenezer Road, died June 12,
1991 at Carolinas Medical Center
in Charlotte.
Surviving are his wife, Shelia
Harry Smith; one son, Larry Smith
Jr. of the home; one daughter,
Angela Harry of the home; five sis-
ters, Betty Ross of Bridgeport,
Conn., Annie Love of Gastonia and
Joann Holland, Iris Smith and
‘Mary Smith,” all of Kings
Mountain.
‘The funeral was conducted June
18, 1991 at 4 p.m. at Mount Zion
Baptist Church. Burial was in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
LINCEY M. HALL
SHELBY - Mrs. Lincey Mae
Morgan Hall, 94, of Shelby
Convalescent Center, died June
18, 1991 at Cleveland Memorial
Hospital.
A native of Shelby, she was a
homemaker and widow of James
M. Hall. She was daughter of the
late Green P. and Laura
Yarborough Morgan, She was a
charter member of First Baptist
Church and a member of the T.E.L.
Sunday School Class.
Surviving are two sons, James
Morgan Hall of Shelby and Everett
Benjamin Hall of Spencer; one
daughter, Mary H. Rowe of
Prosperity, S. C.; four grandchil-
dren, Larry Hall of Hickory, Kathy
Brooks of Shelby, Beth Rowe and
Donna Rowe of Prosperity, S.C.;
one stepgrandchild and three great-
grandchildren,
The funeral will be conducted
June 20, 1991 at 2 p.m, at Webb
Chapel of First Baptist Church.
Dr. Gene Washburn will officiate.
Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to First
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Total precipitation 112 01
Maximum one day 1.05 (18th) 01 (15th)
Year to date 31.23 21.80
Minimum temperature 63 (12th) 54 (12th)
Maximum temperature 93 (17th) 92 (18th)
Average temperature 71.7 75.0
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CHUCK WEBER
CHERRYVILLE - Charles
Eugene "Chuck" Weber, 62, died .
June 17, 1991.
A native of LaSalle, Colorado,
"he was a former deputy sheriff in
Weld County. He served with the
USAF in World War II, the Korean
Conflict and three tours of duty in
Vietnam and retired in June 1969
with the rank of Staff Sergeant.
Surviving are his wife, Beverly
Ann Weber; two sons, Gary Weber
of Denver, N.C. and Bryan Weber
of Fort Walton Bach, Fla.; one
stepson, Danny Crews of
Cherryville; one brother, Norman
Weber of Fort Morgan, Colorado;
one sister, Janet Packer of Denver,
Colorado; and two grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted
June 20, 1991 at 11 a.m. at
Carpenter's Funeral Home Chapel
with graveside services and full
military honors at City Memorial
Cemetery. Rev. Ken Gibson will
officiate. A memorial service will
be held at 2 p.m. June 20, 1991 at
Carolina Care Center.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice of Gaston County, 990
Robinwood Road, Gastonia,
28054.
M.G. CARPENTER
Marcus Gary Carpenter, 86, of
638 Bell Road, Kings Mountain,
died June 18, 1991 at Woodlands
Nursing Home in Rutherfordton.
A retired textile employee, he
was the son of the Charles Plato
and Mattie Bright McClure
Carpenter and was married to the
late Mary Leona Welch Carpenter.
He was a member of Oak Grove
Baptist Church.
He is survived by a daughter,
Gloria Curry of Kings Mountain;
three sisters, Bertie Stewart and
Reba Sims of Kings Mountain and
Etta Bennett of Great Falls, S.C.;
two grandchildren; and one great-
grandchild.
The funeral will be conducted
Thursday at 2 p.m. at Oak Grove
Baptist Church. Rev. Ron Caulder
will officiate. Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
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Vestibule plans
special service
There will be appreciation ser-
vices honoring the Rev. Cornelius
Bell on his second anniversary as
the church's pastor this weekend at
Vestibule A.M.E. Zion Church.
Saturday at 6 p.m., there will be
a family night banquet.
Sunday at 7 p.m., there will be a
special anniversary program led by
the Rev. William Thompson and
members of his congregation from
St. Peter Baptist Church of Grover.
The public is invited.
Singing at Wallace Grove
Chapelettes" of Gaffney, S.C.,
"The Beacon Light Singers" of
Cowpens, 'S.C., and. "The
Homeland Trio" of Shelby.
There will be a benefit gospel
singing to help pay the hospital bill
of Rev. Dewey Sparks Saturday at
7 p.m. at Wallace Grove Baptist
Church, located on Highway 18
north of Shelby. Rev. Lero Hudson, pastor, in-
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Services at Royal Holiness
Speaker will be Rev. K. Elliott
of Divine True Holiness Church in
Blacksburg, S.C.
The public is invited.
Special services will be held
tonight and Friday at 7:30 p.m. at
Royal True Holiness Church, locat-
ed on By the Way Church Road in
Kings Mountain.
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