; Page 2A - THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD - Thursday, February 29, 1996
| Obituaries
PAULINE ERNST
Pauline Dotson Ernst, 70, 803
Third Street, Kings Mountain, died
February 25, 1996 at her home.
A native of Rutherford County,
she was the daughter. of the late
Frank Leslie and Maggie Etta
Rogers Dotson. She was a retired
textile worker and a member of
SEcond Baptist Church.
She is survived by a son, Robert
Franklin Ernst of Kings Mountain;
four daughters, Martha Scism,
Roxanne McDonald and Toni
Lawson of Kings Mountain and
Sue Pence of Cincinnati, Ohio; two
brothers, Willard "Red" Dotson of
Kings Mountain and Tom Dotson
of Cliffside; two sisters, Agnes
Loizakes of Spartanburg, SC and
Marilyn "Wencie" Dotson of Kings
Mountain; 17 grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was con-
ducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
BEULAH PETTIT
COWPENS, SC - Beulah Mae
Brown Pettit, 75, 186 Washington
Road, died February 21, 1996 at
Spartanburg Regional Medical
Center.
A native of Spartanburg County,
she was the wife of the late
William P. Pettit, and daughter of
the late James Walter and Lillie
Fowler Brown. She was a member
of North Spartanburg Church of
God and had been employed with
Dan River Mills.
Survivors include a son, David
O. Pettit of Moore; three daughters,
Connie Wyatt of Spartanburg,
Joyce P. Lingerfelt of Gastonia,
NC, and Diane Howard of
Cowpens; one brother, Charles W.
Brown of Spartanburg; eight
grandchildren and four great-
grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted by
the Revs. Boyd King and Richard
Porterfield Friday at 2 p.m. at
North Spartanburg Church of God.
Burial was in Greenlawn Memorial
Gardens.
BETTY MADDOX
CHARLOTTE - Betty Elizabeth
"Jo" Maddox, 64, 8824 Hunter
Ridge Drive, died February 20,
1996 at Presbyterian Hospital.
A native of Kings Mountain, she
was the daughter of the late Robert
S. and Sallie Gantt Lynn, and wife
of the late Benson Keith Maddox.
She retired in 1985 from
Southern Bell. She began her ca-
reer with Southern Bell in 1949 as
an operator. After retiring she re-
mained active preparing taxes at
H&R Block, volunteering and
working as a board member of
Lexington Commons Home
Owners Association.
She was a member of the
Telephone Pioneers of America.
She is survived by her son,
William Scott Kelly of Fort Mill,
SC; her daughter, Dale Maddox
Geddis of Huntersville; two broth-
ers, Robert J. Lynn of Greenville,
SC, and Richard A. Lynn of
Lewiston, California; a sister,
Chloe Lynn Sparks of Kings
Mountain; and a grandson, William
Paul Kelly of Fort Mill, SC.
The funeral was conducted by
the Revs. Patricia Stone and Steve
Plonk Friday at 11 a.m. at Grace
United Methodist Church in Kings
Mountain. Burial was in Mountain
Rest Cemetery.
BERTHA CUNNINGHAM
GASTONIA - Mrs. Bertha
Gunter Cunningham, 75, 129
Berwyn Don Road, died February
26, 1996 at her home.
A native of Shelby County,
Alabama, she was the daughter of
the late James R. and Rebecca
Burgess Gunter. She was also pre-
ceded in death by her first husband,
Homer Greene, her second hus-
band, Hugh Cunningham, and her
son, Ray Greene.
She was retired from Wix-Dana,
and attended the House of Worship
Church.
She is survived by her son and
daughter-in-law, James H. and
Peggy Greene of Lithonia, Ga.; son
and daughter-in-law Don L. and
Georgia Greene of Kings
Mountain; daughter and son-in-law
Gail G. and Joe Gunter of Kings
Mountain; two brothers, James W.
Gunter of Lake Junaluska and
Jesse Ray Gunter of Waynesville;
three sisters, Lena R. Greene of
Waynesville, Mary R. Wyatt of
Waynesville, and Sallie B.
Esslinger of Gastonia; 17 grand-
children and 21 great-grandchil-
dren.
The funeral was conducted by
the Rev. Clint Day Wednesday at 2
p.m. at Carothers Funeral Home.
Burial was in Gaston Memorial
Park.
Memorials may be made to
Emerald Care, Inc., 2923 Rousseau
Ct., Gastonia, NC 28054.
ETHEL CROOK
Ethel McGill Crook, 97, a resi-
dent of White Oak Manor, Kings
Mountain, died February 26, 1996
at White Oak Manor.
A native of Cleveland County,
she was the daughter of the late
Andrew J. and Addie Long McGill,
and wife of the late William
Kenneth Crook. She was a retired
public school teacher, serving for
over 40 years as a teacher and prin-
cipal of Patterson Grove School.
She was a member of Boyce
Memorial A.R.P. Church.
She is survived by her son,
Robert Cecil Crook -of Atlanta,
Ga.; six grandchildren, nine great-
grandchildren and one great-great-
grandchild.
A graveside service will be con-
ducted by the Rev. Doug Petersen
Thursday at 2 p.m. at Mountain
Rest Cemetery. The family will re-
ceive friends from 1-1:30 p.m.
Thursday at Harris Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to
Boyce Memorial A.R.P. Church,
Edgemont Drive, Kings Mountain,
NC 28086.
APRIL SAIN
LINCOLNTON - Mrs. April
Lorraine Parker Sain, 25, 46
Railroad Street, died February 27,
1996 at Lincoln Medical Center.
A native of Cleveland County,
she was a member of Lincoln
Avenue Baptist Church and was a
nurse's aide at the Boger City Rest
Home.
She is survived by her husband,
Jody Sain of Lincolnton; her son,
Justin Sain of the home; her daugh-
ter, Ashley Sain of the home; her
mother, Carol Brashear of the
home; her father, Charles E. Parker
of Kings Mountain; a brother,
David Parker of Kings Mountain; a
sister, Sherry Parker of Lincolnton;
and her grandmothers, Mrs. Ruby
Cole of Lincolnton and Mrs.
Mildred Parker of Kings Mountain.
The funeral will be conducted by
the Rev. Bob Wise Thursday at 3
p.m. at Lincoln Avenue Baptist
Church. Burial will be in
Hollybrook Cemetery.
GASTON GRIGG
Gaston Theodore Grigg, 77, 119
Marys Grove Church Road, Kings
Mountain, died February 26, 1996
at Cleveland Memorial Hospital.
A native of Cleveland County,
he was the son of the late C. Frank
and: Emma Jane:Hinson Grigg: He:
was a member of Oak Grove
Baptist Church where he served as
head usher and two terms as a
Deacon, and was a member of the
Senior Adult Class. He was a U.S.
Army veteran of World War II.
He was retired from Lineberger's
Warehouse, Cherryville.
He is survived by his wife,
Sylvia Davis Grigg of Kings
Mountain; three sons, Eddie
Garman Grigg and wife Susan of
Charlotte, Billy Clifford Grigg and
wife Anne of Kings Mountain, and
Kenneth Gaston Grigg and wife
Teddy of Cherryville; a daughter,
-Martha Jane Brackett and husband
Everette of Grover; two brothers,
Lawrence Grigg of Cherryville and
Toye Grigg of Kings Mountain;
two sisters, Daisy Cabiness and
Bertha Lackey of Shelby; 10
grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted by
the Rev. Ron Caulder Wednesday
at 3 p.m. at Oak Grove Baptist
Church. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Annie Armstrong Home Mission,
Oak Grove Baptist Church, 1022
Oak Grove Road, Kings Mountain,
NC 28086.
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GIRTIE MAYHEW
SHELBY - Girtie Woods
Mayhew, 78, 1013 Crowder Road,
died February 26, 1996 at
Spartanburg Regional Medical
Center.
A native of Gaston County, she
was the daughter of the late Wylie
and Anna Huffman Woods and
wife of the late Benjamin I.
Mayhew. Her step-mother was the
late Ella Cook Woods.
She was retired from Patterson
Florist in Shelby and was a mem-
ber of Buffalo Baptist Church,
Shelby.
She is survived by three sons,
James Mayhew and wife Mary of
Shelby, Donald Mayhew and wife
Linda of Cherryville, and Jack B.
Mayhew of Shelby; three daugh-
ters, Carolyn and husband Toy
McSwain of Orlando, Fla., Linda
and husband Tom Erby of
Bessemer City, and Cathy and hus-
band David Vanburen of Shelby;
two sisters, Essie Proctor of
Cherryville and Eula Towery of
Newton-Conover; 17 grandchil-
dren and 19 great-grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted by
the Revs. Jerry Grigg and Herman
Simpson Wednesday at 3 p.m. at
Carpenter's Funeral Home Chapel,
Cherryville. Burial was in City
Memorial Park, Cherryville.
Pallbearers were her grandsons,
Tim Mayhew, Donnie Mayhew,
Randy McSwain, Brian McSwain,
Steve McSwain and Toby
Philbeck.
Memorials may be made to the
Cleveland-Rutherford Kidney
Foundation.
TIFFNEY JOHNSON
Crest student
reported missing
A Shelby mother is pleading for
the return of her 15-year-old
daughter who was reported missing
last Friday.
Rita Smith said her daughter,
Tiffney Johnson, a ninth grader at
Crest High School, did not return
from school on Friday. Smith said
her daughter has left home before,
but never for more than one day,
Smith said one of Johnson's
teachers sent her to the office
Friday morning because Johnson
said she was sick and wanted to
call a family member to pick her
up.
Johnson's father lives in
Gastonia, but according to Ms.
Smith he has not seen their daugh-
ter either.
Anyone with information about
Tiffney's whereabouts is urged to
call the Cleveland County Sheriff's
Department at 484-4888 or
Crimestoppers at 481-TIPS.
BUSINESS
From Page 1-A
group contact the City of Kings
Mountain about putting up a bill-
board on I-85 welcoming travelers
and directing them to the historical
city
Neely suggested that the group
send out a monthly newsletter to
keep each other and customers in-
formed and Allen suggested that
the group promote the services
their businesses offer that large
competitors do not.
"It's tough to draw customers in-
to our new stores," acknowledged
chants may want to stay open one
“hight a’mionthiin the evening hours,
"But there are times when I have
worked after dark and Kings
Mountain looks like a ghost town,"
she said.
Allen suggested that local busi-
nesses and professional people
who will be asked to join the group
sponsor a tour of businesses to let
the public know just what is avail-
able in Kings Mountain.
Joe Smith said that previous at-
tempts at organizing a merchants
or business organization had fiz-
zled since the merchants associa-
tion was previously active as a
credit bureau.
"Computers really put the credit
bureau out of business," said
Putnam.
But Smith said the group would
need to be consistent in their un-
dertaking and communicate.
Smith took the occasion to pub-
licly thank the City of Kings
Mountain and the inmates who
have been helping in the program
of beautification of streets.
"Kings Mountain is really look-
ing good and I for one appreciate
the work the prison inmates have
done to help us spruce up Kings
Mountain," he said.
Moore said the efforts of the
group are applauded by the
+ Cleveland Chamber. *
"Your work will only enhance
the! Chaniber's ‘program in’ Kings#'
Mountain’ she said, encouraging
members to visit her office fre-
quently on the second floor of City
Hall.
Smith encouraged the new busi-
ness owners of specialty shops in
the audience not to give up.
"Staying power is essential for
any business to succeed and if you
can hang on for a year you'll make
it and things are moving in Kings
Mountain," he said, reiterating the
importance of communication and
advertising.
"They told us if you can make it
here you can make it anywhere,"
said Linda Allen.
POST OFFICE
From Page 1-A
old post office building to the
Historical Association,” said
Grindstaff.
Hicks said the city's priorities
are "out of line to spend $14,000
for a roof at this time."
But Councilman Dean Spears,
who made the original motion in
November, to allocate $14,000 for
roof repairs, said if the city doesn't
repair the roof now the cost will be
more later. "It could fall in," he
said.
Mayor pro tem Phil Hager of-
fered a substitute motion that the
staff meet with Historical
Association members first to pur-
sue a grant to help pay the costs of
the repairs estimated at $22,000
plus. Voting with him were
Councilmen Jerry Mullinax, Jerry
White, and Ralph Grindstaff and
voting against were Council mem-
bers Norma Bridges, Spears and
Rick Murphrey. Spears had made
the’ motion to give the $14,000 to
the Historical Association up front
and let the group use it to make the
repairs.
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Interim City Manager Gary Hicks
said Powell Bill monies will be
used to pay salaries of some street
workers.
Approved a resolution to receive
possible FEMA reimbursement of
$10,556.01 for cleanup during the
blizzard of '96. ~
Approved, on recommendation
of the utilities committee, an engi-
neering proposal for a Grace
Street water line extension by de-
veloper Hubert Toney. The $2,000
low bid for engineering work was
awarded to Moretz Engineering.
The board stipulated a written con-
tract by the developer. The line
would extend from Linwood Road
to May Street for 1600 feet.
Announced that the city will re-
ceive bids for the lining of the No.
3 basin at the Pilot Creek
Water/Wastewater Plant March 14
in Council Chambers.
Named the private street that
runs in front of Neisler Natatorium
at King Mountain High School and
by the high school athletic field
Mountaineer Drive. Principal Phil
Weathers said the new name would
be another way to generate school
pride.
Set the sale date of May 29 at 11
a.m. in Raleigh for the city's Series
1989 and 1991 bond issues since
low interest rates make this propos-
al favorable, said Finance Director
Maxine Parsons. Richard L.
Maryin of Wachovia Bank was au-
thorized as the city's agent. Marvin
said the city could realize a sav-
ings of $33,000 annually. He called
the decision by the city "the perfect
time for the city go out to market
on bonds." The refunding of public
utility general obligation bonds
was approved by the Local
Government Commission after city
officials met with them in Raleigh
recently.
Adopted a resolution establish-
ing a formal policy on the reduc-
tion of operating transfers from the
electric fund to the general fund af-
ter a presentation by Parsons.
Transfers would be reduced by 10
percent, a recommendation of the
Local Government Commission,
from $1 million to $500,000, up-
ping the amount of reserves to the
electric fund reserve fund from
$70,000 to $350,000 by fiscal year
2001-2002.
Utilities Director Jimmy Maney
said additional reserves would
mean the city could move more
quickly to a peak generation pro-
ject in the utility system.
Mayor Scott Neisler said he felt
better after he read the last para-
graph of the resolution which stip-
ulated that in the event of an emer-
gency the amount to be paid from
the electric fund may be increased
or reduced upon approval by a sim-
ple majority of the City Council.
To all who were part of
Harold Alexander’s life
Love can be fragile, fleeting.
Such hard work, sometimes to
keep passion beating and lifes
stresses from breaching the walls of
intimacy and trust.
Ugly memories from the past must
be brought up and banished.
Have hope, laughter and faith,
Don't let forgiveness vanish.
Laugh together, cry together, hold
on loosely, but well.
Make the first move to heal,
because false pride is the true hell.
God will hear us and heal any
earthly pain.
He will make the sun shine after a
cleansing spring rain.
Do not over mourn untimely
death, but celebrate life.
Speak kind loving words, smile
and pray each day to do better.
Right a wrong, sing a song of love,
joy and caring.
Share your heart with others,
touching all with love and hope.
God speed my dearest love,
Nancy
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