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Page 2A-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, January 20, 1994
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Traffic on I-85 returned to normal Tuesday morning, but the shoulders and median still showed a trace
of Monday's ice storm. I-85 travelers on Monday afternoon were moving at tortoise speed, if at all.
Obituaries
JAMES 8S. LEIGH
James S. Leigh, 70, of 1516 N.
Cansler St., died January 14, 1994
at Carolinas Medical Center in
Charlotte.
A native of Cleveland County,
he was owner of Leigh Auto
Service.
He was married to Jewel Baker
Leigh and was the son of the late
Martin and Canses Harmon Leigh.
He was a member of
Resurrection Lutheran Church.
Surviving, in addition to his
wife, are one son, James B. Leigh
of Blacksburg, SC; one brother,
William Leigh of Shelby; five
sisters, Eva Moss, Irene Barnette,
Elizabeth McDaniel, Lucy
Lockridge and Betty Jo Carroll, all
of Klings Mountain; and two grand-
children, Baker and Paige Leigh of
Blacksburg, SC.
The funeral was conducted
Sunday at 3 p.m. at Resurrection
Lutheran Church. Rev. John
Futterer officiated. Burial was in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Resurrection Lutheran Church, 600
Crescent Circle, Kings Mountain,
28086.
WYLIE E. CARVER
Wylie Eddleman Carver, 75, of
B: Route 1, Costner School Road,
Bessemer City, died January 13,
1994 at Kings Mountain Hospital.
A native of Gaston County, he
was married to Mary Kate
Matthews Carver and was the son
of the late Baxter Jerome and Nina
Warren Carver. He had retired from
Threads, Inc. after 21 years of ser-
vice.
He was a member, deacon and
= Men's Bible Class teacher in Long
Creek Presbyterian Church.
Surviving, in addition to his
wife, are one one son, Matthew
Jerome Carver of the home; two
daughters, Cheryl Berry of Kings
Mountain and Nina Cleveland of
Bessemer City; one brother, Walter
Carver of York, SC; one sister,
Mildred Owens of Clover, SC; and
five grandchildren, Christina and
Rebecca Berry and Christopher
and Darrell Edward Carver.
The funeral was conducted
Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Chapel of
Carothers Funeral Home in
Gastonia. Rey. James Welch offi-
ciated. Burial was in Bessemer
City's City Cemetery. :
MARY ROBERTS
Mary Rebecca McClain Roberts,
47, of 118 N. City St., died January
12,1994, at her home.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, John
Roberts of Kings Mountain and
Michael Roberts of Shelby; two
daughters, Linda McClain of Kings
Mountain and Nadine Roberts of
Gastonia; six brothers, J. Edward
McClain of Charlotte, Clarence
Ashe and Alfred Ashe, both of
Gastonia, and Douglas McClain,
Joe McClain and Rev. James
McClain, all of Kings Mountain;
three sisters, Nancy Freeman and
Mattie Wade, both of Charlotte,
and Betty Strickland of Kings
Mountain; and eight grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
Saturday at 3 p.m. at Ebenezer
Baptist Church. Rev. D. C. Wilson
officiated. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
RONALD EUGENE SHORT
Ronald Eugene Short, 45, of
Chestnut Ridge Rd., died January
12, 1994 at Carolinas Medical
Center.
A native of Cleveland County,
he was married to Judy Berry Short
and was the son of the late Mills
and Carrie Fredell Short. He was
employed by Diversified Machine
in Dallas. He was a member of
Tabernacle Baptist Church in
Cherryville.
Surviving, in addition to his
wife, are three sons, Ronnie E.
Short IIT of Kings Mountain and
Jerry E. Berry II and Rodney Brell
Berry of Blacksburg, SC; one
daughter, Patricia Darlene Short of
Bessemer City; five brothers,
Bobby Short, Harold Short, Jackie
Short, Vernon Short and Ricky
Short, all of Kings Mountain; three
sisters, Mary Mull, Geraldine Mull
and Gail Short, all of Kings °
Mountain; and two grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
Saturday at 2 p.m. at Tabernacle
Baptist Church. Dr. D.B. Davis and
Rev. Mitchell Pruitt officiated.
Burial was in Chestnut Ridge
Baptist Church Cemetery.
PEARL F. SCISM
Pearl Foster Scism, 88, died
January 16, 1994 at White Oak
Manor.
A native of Cleveland County,
she was a homemaker and widow
of Gettys B. Scism. She was the
daughter of the late John L. and Ida
Jane Sanders Foster.
She was a member of Patterson
Grove Baptist Church.
Surviving are two sons, Miles
Scism and Gene Scism of Kings
Mountain; one daughter, Sue
Hughes of Greenville, SC; one sis-
ter, Clara Ruth Edwards of Kings
Mountain; four grandchildren; and
one great-grandchild.
The funeral was conducted
Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Patterson
Grove Baptist Church. Rev.
Richard Plyler and Rev. Russell
Fitts officiated. Burial was in
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Cemetery.
NELLIE B. MOORE
Nellie Barnett Moore, 73, of 139
Ark St., died January 14, 1994 at
Kings Mountain Hospital.
A native of Kings Mountain, she
was married to Howard Moore.
She was the daughter of the late
Neal and Jossie Bobbitt Barnett
and was a retired textile winder.
She was a member of Second
Baptist Church.
Surviving, in addition to ther
husband, are two sons, Steve
Moore and Ronnie Moore of Kings
Mountain; two daughters, Kathy
Davis and Beverly Inman of Kings
Mountain; one brother, Carl
Barnett of Kings Mountain; two
sisters, Barbara Barnett and Mary
Lou Barnett of Kings Mountain;10
grandchildren and 15 great-grand-
children.
The funeral was conducted
Sunday at 2 p.m. at East Gold
Street Wesleyan Church. Rev.
Harold Bumby and Rev. Eugene
Land officiated. Burial was in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
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Spectrum
Spectrum Textured Fibers Inc.
has promoted a veteran employee
to Maintenance Superintendent.
Doyle Black, who joined
Spectrum on October 30, 1974 as a
crew leader, heads a staff of 17
people who are responsible for the
upkeep of the building and all the
machinery in the big Kings
Mountain plant.
Black, a Kings Mountain native,
says his work is a real challenge
but that he has a good employer
and good people working with
him.
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Black of Kings Mountain, he
graduated from Kings Mountain
High School in 1962 after attend-
ing Dixon Elementary and Grover
School. A Vietnam veteran, he
served in the U.S. Army three
years and came to Spectrum from
Monsanto in Blacksburg,SC, where
he was a yarn coordinator for over
five years. :
Black cut his teeth on industry
as a young man working after
Kings Mountain Weather Report
(Compiled by Kenneth Kitzmiller)
3 Jan. 12-18 Year Ago
Total precipitation 1.55 52
Maximum one day 1.5517) 32 (14)
Year to date 3.91 5.70
Minimum temperature 6 (18) 31 (13,16)
Maximum temperature 56 (12) 64 (13)
Average temperature ~~ 32.1 43.8
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