Obituaries
JAMES O. MERRITT SR.
James Oliver Merritt Sr., 60, of
134 East End Ave., died March 11,
1995 at Cleveland Memorial
Hospital. i
He was a native of Catawba
County, son of the late Lawrence
A. and Alma Mae Woody Merritt.
He was employed by Texlon
Plastics Inc. in Gastonia. He was a
Navy veteran of the Korean
Conflict.
Surviving are one son, James
Oliver Merritt Jr. of Kings
Mountain; two daughters, Vickie
M. Austin and Teresa M. Deaton of
Kings Mountain; and four grand-
children.
CONNIE FARRIS
Connie Jean Farris, 48, of 806
Unity Church Rd., died March 16,
1995 at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
A native of Ironton, Ohio, she
was the wife of Hershell Farris of
Kings Mountain and daughter of
the late Raymond and Jean Dillow
Blagg. She was Baptist.
She was retired from Danaher
Tool Group.
Also surviving are two sons,
Michael and Mark Farris of Kings
Mountain; one daughter, Angela
Farris of Kings Mountain; one
brother, Raymond Blagg of
Columbus, OH; and two grand-
children.
The funeral was conducted
Sunday at 2 p.m at Harris Chapel
by Rev. W. H. Calvert. Burial was
in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice of Gaston County, Box
3984, Gastonia, 28053 or
Danagher Tool Employee Welfare
Fund, Box 1698, Gastonia, 28053.
DENNIS G. BEATTY
LAWNDALE - Dennis Gold
Beatty, 50, 131 Latham Wilson
Road, died March 18, 1995 at
Cleveland Memorial Hospital.
A native of Cleveland County,
he was the son of Oree Terry
Beatty of Kings Mountain and the
late Therman Gold Beatty. He was
owner and operator of Medi-Fare
Drug, Grover, and was a graduate
of the North Carolina School of
Pharmacy at Chapel Hill. He was a
member of Fallston Baptist Church
where he was a deacon and Sunday
School teacher for Youth grades 9-
12.
In addition to his mother, he is
survived by. his wife, Janice
Bridges Beatty of Lawndale; a son,
Brian Beatty of the home; daughter
and son-in-law, Sherri and Paul
Weeks of Lawndale; two brothers,
Norris Beatty and Larry Beatty of
Shelby; three sisters, Deloris Curry,
Anita Beatty and Rita Stafford of
Kings Mountain; and a grand-
daughter, Morgan Elizabeth
- Weeks.
The funeral was conducted by
Dr. Bill Jordan Monday at 2 p.m. at
Fallston Baptist Church. Burial
was in El Bethel United Methodist
Church Cemetery, Kings
Mountain.
. Memorials may be made to
‘Fallston Baptist Church, P.O. Box
116, Fallston, NC 28042.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of Lula Logan
Hardin acknowledges with grateful
“appreciation all the kind expres-
sions of sympathy shown to our
family during the loss of our
beloved mother. A special thank
you is extended to all Grover
Rescue Squad members and the
emergency room staff at Cleveland
{Memorial Hospital for their quick
response and very professional
care given to our mother last
Wednesday. It means so much to us
to know we have so many wonder-
ful friends. May God bless you.
Lula Logan Hardin Family
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WILLIAM HUNTSINGER
William Collet Huntsinger, 76,
2454 Countyline Road, Kings
Mountain, died March 19, 1995 at
his home after an extended illness.
He was a native of Cleveland
County and son of the late Collet
and Dora Arrowood Huntsinger.
He was a member of East Gold
Street Wesleyan Church and a U.S.
Army veteran serving in the
Phillipine Islands during World
War II. He was a renowned brick-
mason and owner-operator of sev-
eral service garages in Kings
Mountain until he retired. He was
preceded in death by a son, Gene
Huntsinger.
Survivors include his wife,
Helen Gregory Huntsinger of the
home; two sons, Arnold
Huntsinger of Wilmington and
Rick Huntsinger of Gastonia; a
daughter, Geraldine Beam of Kings
Mountain; a daughter-in-law, Jan
Huntsinger of Kings Mountain;
three brothers, Garland Huntsinger
and Arnold Huntsinger of
Bessemer City and Elmer
Huntsinger of Kings Mountain; a
sister, Faye Fraley of Hickory;
seven grandchildren, Mark, David,
Chad, Todd and Emily Huntsinger,
and Rodney and Rhonda Beam;
and three great-grandchildren,
Allen-Michael, Alexander and
Harrison Beam.
The funeral was conducted by
‘the Rev. Harold Bumby Tuesday at
2 p.m. at East Gold Street
Wesleyan Church. Interment was
in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
WILLIAM W. COBB
SHELBY - William W. "Bill"
Cobb, 62, 5103 Canterbury Road,
died March 20, 1995 at Cleveland
Memorial Hospital.
A native of Cleveland County,
he was the son of Mrs. Floy Jolly
Cobb of Cherryville and the late
Roddy Lee Cobb. He was em-
ployed by Hoechst Celanese Corp.
and was a member of Pleasant Hill
Baptist Church. He attended Faith
Baptist Church.
In addition to his mother, he is
survived by his wife, Edith Gordon
Cobb; three sons, Scott Cobb, Gary
B. Cobb and Gordon Derek Cobb,
all of Shelby; two daughters-in-
law, Katherine Cobb and Shelia
Cobb, both of Shelby; three broth-
ers, Roddy Lee Cobb Jr. of Shelby,
jessie Belton Cobb of Chesnee, SC,
and Z.0. "Toad" Cobb" of
Mooresboro; three sisters; Corine
White:of Crouse, Tessie Eunice
McHaffey of Chesnee, SC, and
Belvie McCraw of Shelby; and five
grandchildren, Austin Cobb, Erika
Cobb, Holly Cobb, Lindsey
Hamrick and Robbie Hamrick.
The funeral will be conducted by
the Rev. Barry Goodman Thursday
at 2 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church.
Burial will be in Mountain Rest
Cemetery, Kings Mountain.
LULA L. HARDIN
Lula Logan Hardin, 76, 1932
Bethlehem Road, Kings Mountain,
died March 15, 1995 at Cleveland
Memorial Hospital.
A native of Cleveland County,
she was the daughter of the late
John Jackson and Susie Sellers
Logan. She was a homemaker and
a member of First Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband,
Elmer Hardin of Kings Mountain;
three sons, David Hardin and John
Hardin of Kings Mountain and
Robert Hardin of Grover; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lynda Hardin Stewart of
Kings Mountain; a brother, Albert
Logan of Blacksburg, SC; seven
grandchildren and one great-grand-
child.
The funeral was conducted by
Dr. John Sloan and Rev. Morris
Jordan Saturday at 11 a.m. at
Harris Chapel. Burial was in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
MARY H. HESTER
SHELBY - Mary Hancock
Hester, 81, of 820 Earl Rd., Apt. 8-
D, died March 16, 1995 at home.
A native of Kings Mountain, she
was the daughter of A. C. and
Barbara Ann Van Dyke Hancock.’
She was a member of Second
Baptist Church of Cherryville and
a retired employee of Shoney's
Restaurant.
She was also preceded in death
by her son, James D. Carroll of
Cherryville and her daughter,
Brenda C. Marcos of California..
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Gladys Page and Mrs. Glena
Beal, both of Shelby; seven grand-
children; nine great-grandchildren;
and two great-great grandchildren.
The graveside service was con-
ducted March 18 at 2 p.m. at City
Cemetery in Chérryville by Rev.
Dale Angel.
Memorials may be made to
Shelby Rescue Squad, 827 W.
Marion St., Shelby, 28150 or
Nursery, Second Baptist Church,
201 Houser St., Cherryville,
28021.
CHUCK BOLTON
Robert Charles "Chuck" Bolton,
35, of 3008 E. Ocean View,
Norfolk, Va., died March 17, 1995.
He was a native of Kings
Mountain, son of Robert "Pete"
Bolton of Kings Mountain and
Clara Shirley Bolton of Virginia
Beach, Va. He was the grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. Buren Bolton of
Kings Mountain and Mrs. Farah
Yeargin of Anderson, SC.
An employee of Norfolk Motors
in Norfolk, Va., he was a member
of Taylor Baptist Church in
Gastonia. He served in the United
States Army.
Surviving, in addition to his par-
ents and grandparents, are one
daughter, Keshi - Bolton of
Lincolnton; and one sister, Linda
Carpenter of Virginia Beach.
The funeral will be conducted
Thursday at 2 p.m. at Harris
Chapel by Rev. Edward Bolton.
Burial will be in Freedom Baptist
Church Cemetery.
JOE T. COSTNER
Joe Tillman Costner, 63, of 5501
Peeler St., Shelby, died March 21,
1995 at home.
A native of Kings Mountain, he
was the husband of Donna Nixon
Costner and the son of the late Paul
W. and Daisy Weaver Costner. He
was employed by Cleveland
Memorial Hospital in Shelby.
He served in the Korean and
Vietnam Wars with 24 years ser-
vice in the United States Air Force.
Surviving, in addition to his
wife, ate two sons, Patrick Brian
Costner of Pueblo, CO and
Christopher Matthew Costner of
Shelby; and one brother, Paul
Costner of Florida.
The graveside service will be
conducted Friday at 3 p.m. in
Veterans Gardens of Mountain
Rest Cemetery. Rev. Glenn Ward
will officiate.
The family will receive friends
Thursday night from 7-8:30 p.m. at
Harris Funeral Home.
Sign ordinance
on P&Z agenda
A long-awaited sign ordinance is
expected to be finalized by the
Planning and Zoning Board
Thursday night before presentation
to the city board of commissioners.
The sign ordinance has been in
the works for months.
In other business of Thursday's 7
p.m. meeting at City Hall, the.
board will consider a rezoning re-
quest from Alltel Communications
of the Carolinas Inc.
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WILLIAM G. CLARK
GROVER - William G. "Pete"
Clark, 62, 607 Cleveland Avenue,
died March 20, 1995 at Carolinas
Medical Center in Charlotte.
A native of Cleveland County,
he was the son of the late Gus and
Cola Mae Pruitt Clark. He was re-
tired from Anvil Knitwear and was
a member of Bethany Baptist
Church.
He is survived by his wife,
Dorcas Head Clark; two sons, Gary
Dean Clark of Kings Mountain and
Danny Steve Clark of Grover; one
stepson, Vance Dale Head of
Shelby; two daughters, Cynthia
Anderson of Kings Mountain and
Pat Wright of Grover; two sisters,
nancy Codgill of Shelby and
Louise Shehan of Polkville; 12
grandchildren, and one great-
grandchild.
The funeral was conducted by
the Revs. Tim Lowery, Leroy
Melton Jr. and james Sanders
Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Bethany
Baptist Church. Burial was in
Grover Cemetery.
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