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| Obituaries
SHERRILL DOVER
BLACKSBURG. SC - Sherrill
David Dover, 48. 738 Dravo Road.
died Sunday. April 23. 1995 at his
residence.
A native of Cleveland County,
he was the son of Ella Mae
Hamrick Peterson of Blacksburg
and the late James Emmett Dover.
He was employed as sales manager
tor Peeler Jersey Farm in Gaffney
and was a member of Faith Baptist
Church.
In addition to his mother. he is
survived by his wife. Patricia
Curtis Dover of the home; a son,
David Scott Dover of Kings
Mountain; a daughter, Cherie D.
Sperling of Shelby; two brothers,
Eddie Dover of Blacksburg and
Gary Dover of Clover, SC: a sister,
Ann Spake of Blacksburg; a step-
brother, Walter Peterson of
Gaftney; and three grandchildren,
Nicole Bayne of Blacksburg, Erika
Dover of Kings Mountain and
Lucas Sperling of Shelby.
The funeral was conducted by
the Revs. Barry Goodman and
Billy Boone Tuesday at 4 p.m. at
Faith Baptist Church. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
URIAS BIXBY PIERCE
BREVARD - Urias Bixby
Pierce, 87, died April 23, 1995.
A native of Lincoln County, he
was the son of the late Childs E.
and Christine T. Pierce. He was a
member of First Baptist Church of
Brevard.
‘{e was educated at N.C. State
University in Raleigh in Chemical
Engineering. He was superinten-
dent of the Water Department in
Weldon for 40 years before his re-
tirement. He was a Scoutmaster for
25 years and a recipient of the
Silver Beaver Award. He was a life
member of the Masonic Lodge
(Roanoke #203 AF& AM, Weldon),
and was a Shriner.
He is survived by his wife,
Marjorie D. Pierce of Brevard; a
son, John W. Pierce of Brevard; a
brother. C. Edward Pierce of San
Antonio, Texas; and two grandchil-
dren, Johnathan W. Pierce and
Patricia G. Wilson of Brevard. He
was the brother-in-law of Pearl
Hammett and Fred A. Dixon of
Kings Mountain.
The funeral was conducted by
Dr. Joe Leonard WEdnesday at 3
p.m. at First Baptist Church of
Brevard: A Masonic graveside ser-
vice was held at Pisgah Memorial
Gardens.
Memorials may be made to First
Baptist Church of Brevard, 122
Gaston Street, Brevard, NC 28712.
BERTHA PATTERSON
ROCK HILL, SC - Mrs. Bertha
Dover Ashe Patterson, 83, 1250
Honeywood Lane, died Monday,
April 24, 1995 at her home.
A native of Cherokee County,
NC, she was the daughter of the
late James Emmett and Jessie
Horne Dover. She was the widow
of Paul Patterson.
She was a retired Licensed
Practical Nurse and was formerly
employed at N.C. Orthopedic
Hospital. She was a member of
Patterson Grove Baptist Church,
Kings Mountain.
She is survived by her daughter,
Mrs. Betty A. Johnson of Rock
Hill; a brother, James Dover of
Gastonia; three grandchildren and
six great-grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted by
the Rev.! Kenneth. Spain
Wednesday at 11 a.m. at York
Funeral Home. Burial was in
Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings
Mountain.
DORIS C. GAMBLE
Doris Culley Gamble, 89, died
April 18, 1995 in Fort Lauderdale,
Fla.
The funeral was conducted April
20 at 7 p.m. at Fred Hunter's
Hollywood Memorial Gardens
Home. Rev. George Lease, pastor
of Hollywood Hills Untied
Methodist Church, officiated.
A native of Miami, she was the
widow of John Herbert Gamble, a
Cleveland County native. She was
also preceded in death by her son,
John Herbert Gamble Jr., former
Kings Mountain High School foot-
ball coach.
Surviving are her son and
daughter-in-law, Howard C. and
Beatrice V. Gamble of Fort
Lauderdale; her grandchildren,
Kevin and Mindy Gamble of Ft.
l.auderdale, Laura and Glenn
Rousseau, of Rockledge, Fla. Terry
and Tommy Thornton, Tracy and
Mark Gibbons, all of Ft.
lauderdale and John and Annc
Gamble of Kings Mountain; her
daughter-in-law, Betty Roberts
Gamble of Kings Mountain; six
great-grandchildren; and a number
of nieces and nephews. Her niece,
Louise Fisher of Kings Mountain,
attended the services.
Memorials may be made to El
Bethel United Methodist Church
cemetery fund, Kings Mountain,
250806.
ROSA ANDERSON
Rosa Short Anderson, 77, 1007
Sccond Street, Kings Mountain,
died April 22. 19935 at. Kings
Mountain Hospital.
A native of Gaston County, she
was the daughter of the late Joe
Baxter and Mary Hulda Morrison
Short and was the wife of the late
John Ervin Anderson. She was a
retired textile worker.
She is survived by four sons,
Albert Anderson and Claude
Anderson of Grover, and Ronnie
Anderson and Kenneth Anderson
of Kings Mountain; a daughter,
Judy Morrison of Kings Mountain;
two brothers, J.B. Short of Kings
Creek, SC and Paul Short of Kings
Mountain; two sisters, Novella
Foster and Vertie Bridges of Kings
Mountain; 15 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted by
the Revs. Elbert Mills and Larry
Collins Monday at 2 p.m. at Harris
Chapel. Burial was in Mountain
Rest Cemetery.
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KENNETH E. SUMMITT
Kenneth Earl Summitt, 58, 1013
A Linwood Road, Kings Mountain,
died April 22.1995 at UINC
Hospital in Chapel Hill.
A native of Cleveland County,
he was the son of the late Lester
and Thelma Childers Summitt. He
was employed by S.T.l. Kings
Plush of Kings Mountain for over
27 years.
He is survived by his wife,
Emma White Summitt; a daughter,
Mrs. Cindy Denton; a brother,
Eugene Summitt of Kings
Mountain; four sisters, Mrs.
Mereldean Lowery of Bessemer
City, Mrs. Brenda Dover of
Portage, Ind., and Mrs. Carolyn
Ledford and Mrs. Joann Bridges of
Kings Mountain; and two grand-
children.
The funeral was conducted by
the Revs. Gene Leigh and Allen
Davis Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Sisk-
Butler Funeral Home Chapel in
Bessemer City. Burial was in
Patterson Springs Cemetery.
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