Obituaries
Page 2A-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, September 30, 1993
RUTH H. LYNN
Ruth Hawkins Lynn, 77, of 22B
Battleforest Apts., died September
23, 1993 at home.
A native of Gaston County, she
was the widow of Felmer "Pete"
Lynn and was the daughter of the
late William Avery and Flossie
Ann Jones Hawkins. She was a rc-
tired Food Service cmployce at
Kings Mountain High School and a
member of Macedonia Baptist
Church.
Surviving arc two daughters,
Bobbic Blake of Lake Wylie, SC
and Petic Bass of Burgaw; two
grandchildren; and four sisters,
Betty Hoyle and Mae Smith, both
of Kings Mountain, Donna Dotson
of Huntersville and Hazel
Frederick of Salisbury.
The graveside service was con-
ducted Saturday at 11 a.m. at
Mountain Rest Cemetery. by Rev.
David Philbeck.
Memorials may be made to
Macedonia Baptist Church
Building = Fund;
Battleground Ave.,
Mountain, 28086.
Kings
MAJOR JOHN BLACK
Major John Black, 86, of
Caveny Road, died September 27,
1993 in Gaston Memorial Hospital. ,
A native of Cherokee County,
SC, he was widower of Edna
Dickson Black and son of the late
Jasper N. and Willie McSwain
Black. He was a retired textile
worker.
Surviving are four sons, Tony
and Johnny Black of Blacksburg,
SC and Gary T. Black of Gastonia
and Dennis Black of Grover; one
daughter, Betty Black Gilbert of
Charlotte; one brother, Oliver
Black of Blacksburg; one sister,
Jasperie Wright of Grover; nine
grandchildren and five great-grand-
children.
The graveside service was con-
ducted Wednesday at 3 p.m. at
Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.
Rev. Vernon Craig officiated.
CHARLES A. PORTER JR.
Charles Alvin "Chuck" Porter
Jr., 39, 118 Prim Lane, died
September 26, 1993.
A native of Lincoln County, he
was a maintenance supervisor for
the: ‘N.C. ' Department of
Transportation for 20 years.
He was a 1972 graduate of
Cherryville High School and a
graduate of ‘Northwestern
Taxidermy College, Omaha, Neb.
He was a member of Mount Zion
Baptist Church in Cherryville and
an Eagle Scout.
Survivors include his wife,
Kathy Ann Brandon Porter; one
stepson, Steven Brandon of York,
SC; one daughter, Shannon Barber
of Waco; his parents, Charles A.
Porter Sr. and Juanita Marcella
Eaker Porter of Cherryville; one
sister, = Crystal Porter of
Cherryville; his maternal grand-
mother, Mrs. Earl Eaker of
Cherryville; and one grandson,
Cody Barber of Waco.
The funeral was conducted
Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Mount
Zion Baptist Church in Cherryville.
Rev, Kenneth Gibson, Rev. Bill
Ewing and Rev. Max Turner offici-
ated. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Mount Zion Baptist Church,
Family Life Center Fund, Route 1,
Cherryville, 28021.
THOMAS ROBERTS
FOREST CITY - Thomas Albert
Roberts, 74, of 606 Caroleen Rd.,
died September 23, 1993 at home.
A native of Kings Mountain, he
was the son of the late Georgia
Summitt and Frank Cox Roberts.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Mary Hart Mooneyham
Roberts.
He was a graduate of Davidson
College and received a master's de-
gree from Vanderbilt University.
From 1948 to 1967, he was vice-
president and sales manager of
Ellenboro Mills. He was vice-pres-
ident and sales manager of Neisco
Mills from 1967-1972. Before his
retirement, he was president of
TAR Associates Inc., a consulting
firm and sales agency for textile
fabrics.
During WWII, Roberts served
with the 85th Infantry of the U.S.
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Army he attained the rank of Major
and was awarded three battle stars,
the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf
Cluster and the Purple Heart.
He scrved as director of First
Union Corporation of North
Carolina, director of First Union
National Bank of N. C., director
and chairman of the board of First
Union National Bank of Forest
City, dircctor of Enwright
Associates and dircctor of
Enwright Associates, and dircctor
of Waste Handling Systems. He
was a lifetime member of the
Board of Visitors of Davidson
College, member of the Old
Hickory Rifle and Pistol Club, the
old Hickory Hunt Club and the
Newcomen Society of North
America. At the time of his death,
Roberts was a member of the board
of trustees of Isothermal
Community College, member of
the Rutherford County Economics
Development Commission, the
Rutherford County Tourist
Development Authority, the execu--
tive board of the Piedmont Council
of the Boy Scouts of America and
the board of trustees of Warren
Wilson College. He formerly
served as chairman of the board of
trustees of Isothermal Community
College, president of the Kiwanis
club, president of the Rutherford
Country Club, director of the
Forest City © Chamber © of
Commerce, was one of the organiz-
ers and first president of the Forest
City Recreation Commission and
member of the Rutherford County
Library Board. He received the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Distinguished Service Award, the
Kiwanis Club Citizenship Cup and
the Silver Beaver Award presented
by the Piedmont Council of the
Boy Scouts of America.
Roberts was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church, where
he served as president of the Men
of the Church and as chairman of
the Board of Deacons. He was an
elder for 31 years and had been
named elder emeritus.
Survivors include two daughters
and sons-in-law, Carole Ann and
Hill Hudson III of Shelby and
Mary Lou and Nick Harris of
Brentwood, Tn.; one sister, Louise
Jenkins of Spartanburg, SC; one
brother,. Gene Roberts of
Kennesaw, GA; five grandchildren,
Leah Hudson of Winston-Salem,
Anne Hudson and Hill Hudson. v
of ‘Shelby; Lauren McDhald of
Asheville and Brooke McArthur of
Brentwood, Tn; and two great-
grandchildren, Matthew McDonald
and Katie McDonald of Asheville.
The funeral was conducted
September 26 at 2 p.m. at First
Presbyterian Church in Forest City
with Rev. Greg Darden officiating.
Burial was in Cool Springs
Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to First Presbyterian
Church Building Fund, 500 West
Main St., Forest City, 28043, to
Isothermal Community College
Foundation, Box 804, Spindale,
28160 or to Hospice of Rutherford -
County, Box 336, Forest City,
28043.
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Methodist Church
122 El-Bethel Rd.
FRANK L. SPROUSE
Frank L. Sprousc, 71, of 507
Landing St., dicd Scptcmber 23,
1993 at Gaston Memorial Hospital
in Gastonia.
A native of Gaffney, SC; hc was
husband of the late Rosa Pearl
Loftin Sprousc and the son of the
latc Horace and Dora Mac Wyatt
Sprouse. He was a retired doffer in
the textile mills and a member of
Picdmont Baptist Church.
Surviving arc ‘three sons,
William Franklin Sprouse of
Marlton, NJ, Harold Arthur
Sprouse of Gastonia and Danny
Lee Sprouse of Bessemer City; two
~ daughters, Andra Dora Randle of
Macon, GA and Martha Dale
Shipman of Kings Mountain; one
brother, Furman Sprouse of
Gastonia; two sisters, Ruth Keener
and Juanita Craig of Kings
Mountain; 13 grandchildren; and
eight great-grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
Saturday at 3 p.m. at Harris
~ Chapel. Rev. James Mooney; Rev. —
Ansel Center and Rev. James
Williams officiated. Burial was in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
GLADYS THORNBURG
Gladys McSwain Thornburg, 86,
of 918 Oak Grove Rd., died
September 25, 1993 in Kings
Mountain Hospital.
A native of Cleveland County,
she was a homemaker and widow
of Wray Thornburg. She was
daughter of the late Elam and
Annie Blanch Bell McSwain. She
was a member of Patterson Grove
Baptist Church.
Surviving are three sons,
Modean Thornburg of Lake
Panasofkee, FL, and Newell
Thornburg and Dwan Thornburg,
both of Kings Mountain; one
daughter, Helen Patterson of Kings
Mountain; one sister, Adele
Lovelace of Tampa, FL; 14 grand-
children; and 17 great-grandchil-
dren.
The funeral was conducted
Monday at 3 p.m. at Oak Grove
Baptist Church. Rev. Ron Caulder
officiated. Burial was in Oak
Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
NENA MITCHEM
Nena Eskew Mitchem, 86, of
201 Phifer Circle, died September
22,1993 ‘in Kings Mountain |
Hospital.
A native of Pickens, SC, he was
widow of James Earl Mitchem and
daughter of the late A. J. and Susie
Mahaffee Eskew. She was a mem-
ber of Macedonia Baptist Church.
Surviving are one son, James
Houston Mitchem of Kings
Mountain; one daughter, Minnie
Hartsoe of Kings Mountain; one
brother, Eugene Eskew of Walhala,
SC; two sisters, Bertha Williams of
Kings Mountain and Lillian
Yarbrough of Whitmire, SC; eight
grandchildren and seven great-
grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
Friday at 3 p.m. at Macedonia
Baptist Church. Rev.
Philbeck officiated. Burial was in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
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W.D. MILLER
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D. Miller, 80, died September 27,
1993 in Veterans Hospital in
Salem. He was a Army veteran of
World War II and a member of
Calvary Baptist Church, VFW Post
776 and New River Valley React
Club.
Surviving arc his wile, Alma
Incz Miller; one daughter and son-
in-law, Bobbic and Kenny Weeks
of Radford; one grandson, Trey
Weeks; three sisters, Peggy Pruitt
of Atlanta, GA, Frances Dixon of
Kings Mountain and Ruth Clark
and husband Clem; special fricnd
John Slate and special VFW mem-
ber Oather Duncan.
The funeral will be conducted
Thursday at 11 a.m. at Seaver-
Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home
with Rev. O.D. Morgan and Rey.
Stanley Harvey officiating. Burial
will be in Highland Memory
Gardens in Dublin.
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CARD OF THANKS
The family of Michael "Mike"
Ellis would like to express their
heartfelt thanks to the many friends
and relatives for their kind cxpres-
sions of love at the death of our
loved once. We appreciate very
much the gifts of food, cards, flow-
crs, memorials and gifts to the
Scholarship Fund. We cspecially
thank the Seniors and staff of
Bessemer City High School for
their thoughtfulness and the staff of
Gaston Memorial Hospital who did
cverything possible to save our
son. God bless you all.
Steve and Cindy Ellis
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VOTERS IN
As a candidate for Ward 4 Commissioner, please
allow me to present to you, the voter, some of the
reasons I am seeking the office of Ward 4 Commis-
sioner.
I, like you’ take for granted that when I turn the
water faucet I expect water to be there in order to get
a drink, take a bath or shower, wash dishes, wash
clothes, wash my vehicles, water the lawn or garden,
etc. We do not stop to think how the water gets to our
house or business, other than we expect it to be there.
As a former 8 year city commissioner, [ know how
that water gets to where we need it. There is a
transmission line from the lake into the city, and
therein my concern. Notice I said (1) transmission line
into the city. If that line breaks between the lake and
the city, we are without water other than the storage
tanks. What happens if you have a second break in that
line before the storage water has been replaced?
I feel there needs to be an additional transmission
line brought into the city. I realize this will cost
money, butIdon't see how we can afford not to do this.
Another reason is apparent lack of concern for
existing business and industrial customers. I compare
this to when a new store, supermarket, or new mall
opens we all beat a path to that location and forget the
business that has supplied our needs over the years. I
feel we should work to supply the needs of existing
business in order for them to grow and expand, after
all they have furnished payroll, taxes, and bought
utilities over the years. I feel we can do this, while at
the same time meet the needs of any new business or
industrial customers.
To my knowledge it has been over 15 years since
the zoning ordinances and zoning maps have been
updated. I feel this needs to be done in order to bring
the zoning up to what the present conditions are.
It has been several years since any substantial new
business or industrial growth. I feel the city council
should appoint a business and industrial committee
for the recruitment of business and industry. This
committee could work with whoever it would take to
bring business and industrial growth.
I will work toward cutting thru the bureaucracy to
speed up the time for obtaining building permits. Also
take a look at the permits, you the average citizen,
must purchase to improve the use and appearance of
your property.
I, as well as every other citizen will admit our
streets are in terrible condition. I will work toward
trying to improve the condition of our streets. I know
this will cost money and there are funds available thru
the Powell Aid Fund to be used for the maintenance
and resurfacing of the streets, and it may be possible
that resurfacing could become a budget item.
Please allow me to tell you one of my pet peeves,
and that is the appearance of our city. I for one am
getting sick and tired of having out of town guests
arriving and being forced to pick and choose the
entrance we enter the city thru. If there is not a
beautification committee in place I feel one should be
appointed, one that will stand hard and fast for beau-
tification, and along with the codes department begin
work on the cleaning up of our city, not only with
flowers, shrubs, but with the enforcement of the codes
"on cutting of grass, removal of trash, junked cars etc.
I would like to see the appearance of our city one we
could be proud of.
Space and the fact I am paying for this ad limits me
to what I can express in this ad, my reasons for being
a candidate for Ward 4 Commissioner.
I will dig a little deeper in my pocket and express
one more concern and solution. That is to make City
Hall more "user friendly". By that I mean City Hall
employees should realize the citizen is the customer,
and as such should be treated as one, after all the
customer pays their salary. It doesn't cost anything to
say good morning, good afternoon, how are you, or
thank you, rather than giving the impression they are
doing you a favor just to speak. A simple hour long
long public relations class would hopefully cure this
problem. If not there is another way.
If elected by you the voter in Ward 4, I will work
toward things have outlined, along with other projects
in order to benefit the citizens of this Ward and the
City.
There is no magic wand to wave. 1 realize to
accomplish what you set out to do requires work and
time. I am willing to give whatever time it takes, and
to work with the Mayor and other Council members
for the betterment of the citizens of this city.
On October 5th for
JAMES A (Jim) CHILDERS
Ward 4 Commissioner
Your vote and support will be appreciated
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