Obituaries Page 2A-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, May 26, 1994 HUBERT SPENCER FLEMING Hubert Spencer Fleming died May 20, 1994. Born September 30, 1921 in Salisbury, he was the son of the late Augusta and Della Taylor Fleming, the youngest of 11 chil- dren. He moved to Philadelphia, Pa. in 1942 and married Allie Luean Aldrick of Salisbury in December 1944 and they joined Mount Zion Baptist Church. In Philadelphia he was em- ployed by E. G. Budd Company as a crane operator for 36 years and retired in 1979 when he moved to Shelby. He was an Elk club mem- ber of Reciprosity Lodge 693 and attended services at Bynum's Chapel AME Zion Church in Kings Mountain. He was Support Group member of the American Cancer Society. In addition to his wife, he is sur- vived by two daughters, Brenda Fleming Hughes of Philadelphia and Gwendelyn Miller of Richmond, Va; one brother, Jim Fleming of Brielle, NJ; one sister, Mae Frances DeSilva of Philadelphia; three grandchildren, Tony and Trudy Miller and Jamarr Hughes; and one great-grandchild, Travella Miller. The funeral will be conducted Thursday at 4 p.m. at Bynum's Chapel AME Zion Church. Rev. Stellie Jackson will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain Rest Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the building fund of Bynum's, Chapel AME Zion Church. H. SMYER WILLIAMS JR. WINSTON-SALEM - Funeral services for H. Smyer Williams Jr. of Winston-Salem were conducted May 6 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church by the Rev. Thomas L. Ehrich and the Rev. Jeffery Murph. Entombment was at St. Paul's at Forsyth Memorial Park. Mr. Williams died-on May 3. He was a native of Gastonia and the son of the late H. Smyer Williams and Mary Norman Williams. He was preceded in death by a son, Dick Williams, in 1984. He was a graduate of Kings Mountain High School and a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a Pharmacist Mate First Class and served in Okinawa with Fleet Hospital 117. Following his discharge from the Navy, he graduated from Wake Forest University, where he was a member of the Lamba Chi Alpha Fraternity. Mr. Williams was a chemist and an employee of American Telephone and Telegraph from 1960 until his retirement in 1991. He was a member of the American Chemical Association. He was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church where he served as an usher, Circuit Ride Captain and on the Substance Abuse Committee. He was a member of the Forsyth-Stokes Mental Health Board and was a former member of the Winston-Salem Jaycees. He is survived by his wife, Mary Cralidis Williams; three daughters, Elaine Williams and Melissa Williams of Winston-Salem, and Mrs. Laura Shinn and son-in-law Lowell Shinn, M.D., of Wilmington; a sister, Mrs. Frances Chapman and brother-in-law, Bobby Chapman of Peak, SC; a brother-in-law, Peter Cralidis and Diabetes? Did you know that MEDICARE and Most PRIVATE INSURANCES will pay for Glucose Monitoring Machines, Blood Glucose Strips and Lancets! We Do The Billing For You! Stop Wasting Your Money! Call (803) 839-6384 or 1-800-527-9217 We Deliver 300 W. Pine St., Blacksburg, SC » Mon-Sat 9-6 sister-in-law, Mrs. Virginia Cralidis of Winston-Salem; two nieces and three nephews. Memorials may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 520 Summit Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, or to Hospice of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, Inc., 1100-C South Stratford Road, Suite 201, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. HELEN B. MOSS Annie Helen Boheler Moss, 62, of 106 Fairdel Street, Kings Mountain, died May 23, 1994 at Kings Mountain Hospital. A native of York, SC, she was the daughter of the late Johnson Herbert and Annie Louise Martin Boheler. She was a retired knitter with Mauney Hosiery Mill, and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Palmer Glenn Moss of Kings Mountain; a son, Palmer Glenn Moss Jr. of Kings Mountain; three daughters, June Coleman, Ann Moss and Becky Moss of Kings Mountain; a brother, John Robert Boheler of Blacksburg, SC; a sis- ter, Janice Harding of Kings Mountain; and six grandchildren. The funeral was conducted by the Revs. Robert Pulkkinen and Bob Hope Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Harris Chapel. Burial was in Mountain Rest Cemetery. JOSEPHINE RAGSTOLE Josephine Caroline Ragstole, 56, of 110 Lady Lane, Kings Mountain, died May 23, 1994 at her home. A native of Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Garvin and Mary Elizabeth Blackwell Ragstole. She was employed by Patrick Yarn Mills in Kings Mountain. She is survived by a daughter, Betty Jo "Jody" Nolen of Kings Mountain; a brother, Leon Ragstole of Cowpens, SC; three sisters, Louise Beam of Grover, Elizabeth Wessinger of Prosperity, SC, and Vera Taylor of Cleveland, Tn; and two grandchildren. Graveside services were con- ducted by the Rev. Mitchell Pruitt Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Mountain Rest Cemetery. bi Foi re HAROLD W. EARP FT. MYERS, FL. - Harold W. Earp, 70, 3951 Arlington Street, died Sunday, May 22, 1994. A native of Kings Mountain, he was the son of Essie B. Earp and the late W.A. Earp, and was hus- band of Martha Huffstickler. He was a retired architect. He is survived by two sons, Mark and Rusty Earp of Ft. Myers; a daughter, Lynn of Tampa, FL.; four grandchildren; two sisters, Helen E. Alexander of Kings Mountain and Ada Wiley of Lake Wylie, SC; and two brothers, Charles "Esker" Earp and Sid Earp of Charlotte. A graveside service was held in Ft. Myers on Tuesday, May 24. BLANNIE D. HART LANSING - Blannie Darnell Hart, 84, of Windfall Road, died Thursday, May 19, 1994 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. A native of Ashe County, she was the daughter of the late Wade Hampton and Malissia Caudill Darnell, and was also preceded in death by her sister, Lillian Darnell, who died in 1982. She was a mem- ber of Tuckerdale Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Lester Hart; two daughters, Nancy Hart Clay of Lenoir and Betsy Wells of Kings Mountain; a son, David Hart of Kings Mountain; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The funeral was conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Day, Dr. M.D. Hart, Minister Danny Miller, and Rev. Ora Sullivan Saturday at 2 p.m. at Tuckerdale Baptist Church. Burial was in the Hart-Ham Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Tuckerdale Baptist Church, c/o Ronda Powers, Big Horse Creek Road, Lansing, NC 28643. GRACE M. SAWYER CHARLOTTE - Grace Lucille McGinnis Sawyer, 79, of Charlotte, died May 21, 1994 at her home. A native of Kings Mountain, she was educated in Kings Mountain City Schools. She had lived in Charlotte since 1951. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, She is survived by her husband, Karl S. Sawyer of Charlotte; two sons, Karl S. Sawyer Jr. and G. Pierce Sawyer of Charlotte; two daughters, Mrs. Kay Cowan of Mint Hill and Mrs. Jeanne Matlock of Weddington; three brothers, Hubert McGinnis, Donald McGinnis and Bill McGinnis of Kings Mountain; three sisters, Mrs. Virginia Sabettie of Kings Mountain, Mrs. Dorothy Whetstine of North Myrtle Beach, SC, and Mrs. Janet Eagle of Landis; and 11 grandchildren. The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Burial was in Sharon Memorial Park. : Memorials may be made to Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 E. 7th St., Charlotte, NC 28204; or to St. - Mark's Lutheran Church, 1001 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC 28207. MAMIE B. SHORT Mamie Barnes Short, 75, of 1370 Deal Rd., Blacksburg, SC, CRAMCO FREE DELIVERY! 5-PIECE DINETTE SET MI at on : a VRE AR DE ea LI 25% OFF ALL LAMPS IN STOCK WITH THIS COUPON Set Includes: J Table & 4 Chairs oo a Sale Starts May 30 , Ends June 4 ON ALL PICTURES IN STOCK WITH THIS COUPON % Instant CREDIT For Qualified Buyers died May 18, 1994 at Upstate Carolina Medical Center in Gaffney, SC. A native of Ducktown, Tn., she was the wife of J. B. Short and a homemaker. She was the daughter of the late William and Nancy Bolin Barnes. She was a mem- ber of Mountain View Baptist Church and a former Sunday School teacher. 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