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Page 2A - THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD - Thursday, May 2, 1996
Obituaries
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THOMAS E. McDEVITT
CASHIERS - Former Kings
Mountain..Police Chief Thomas
Edward McDevitt, 64, of Route 63,
died April 25, 1996 at McDowell
Hospital in Marion.
He served at KMPD from 1968-
74 and retired in 1994 from the
Forest City Police Department
where he was Chief for 20 years,
ending a 36-year career in law en-
forcement.
A native of Madison County, he
was the son of the late Thomas FE.
McDevitt and Effie McDevitt
Hopper. He was preceded in death
by his first wife, Jean Barnard
McDevitt, who died in 1989.
McDevitt began his extensive
law enforcement career as an M. P.
in the U. S. Air Force, having
served in Tokyo, Japan, Great
Falls, Mont., Texas and California.
In 1958, he joined the Asheville
Police Department as a traffic offi-
cer and served there until 1966. In
1968, he came to Kings Mountain
as Chief of Police and served until
February 1974 when he became
Chief of Police for the Town of
Forest City until his retirement
May 1, 1994.
He instructed law enforcement
classes for several community col-
leges and served as chairman of the
Smoky Mountain Police Executive
Association; the Region C
Criminal Justice Advisory
Committee;. chairman. of CAPPS
and PATH; member of the Forest
City Police Club and the Fraternal
Order of Police. He was instrumen-
tal in the formation of 911 for
Rutherford County, where he
served as chairman of that organi-
zation also.
Two of his sons followed in his
footsteps in police work: Sgt. John
T. McDevitt, Field Supervisor of
the Burke County Narcotics Task
Force, and Trooper Don McDevitt
of the Alexander County Highway
Patrol.
Surviving are his wife, Thora
Dell McDevitt of the home; three
sons, John Thomas McDevitt of
Morganton, Donald Dallas
McDevitt of Taylorsville and
Robert Carl McDevitt of Hillsville,
Va.; one daughter, Mrs. Loujeana
M. Parker of Rutherfordton; one
stepson, Todd Wise of Asheville;
one stepdaughter, Mrs. Elizabeth
Robinson of Asheville; one sister,
Mrs. ‘Betty “Lou Long
Jacksonville, Fla.; his stepfather,
John*Henry ‘Hopper of ‘Cashiers;
and 11 grandchildren,
The funeral was Saturday at 2
p.m. at Forest City First Baptist
Church. Burial was in Rutherford
County Memorial Cemetery.
Members of the Forest City Police
Department served as honor guard.
THOMAS LEE HORNE
RICHBURG, SC - Thomas Lee
Horne, 82, Mountain Gap Road,
died Saturday, April 27, 1996 at
Piedmont Medical Center, Rock
Hill.
A native of Kings Mountain, he
was-the son of the late Thomas
Clayton Horne and Leola Ware
. Horne Loven and husband of the
late Mary Carpenter Horne.
He was educated in the Kings
Mountain schools and was a mem-
ber of Mt. Prospect United
Methodist Church. He was a self-
employed contractor.
He is survived by five sons,
Robert Horne Sr. of Macon, Ga.,
Robert Horne Jr. of Manning, SC,
and Ted Horne, Blaine Horne and
Wayne Horne, all of Richburg; four
daughters, Dayla Gregory,
Roxanne Furr and Virginia Hunter,
all of Richburg, and Nell Walker of
Lancaster, SC; a brother, Olin A.
Horne of Kings Mountain; 21
grandchildren, 28 great-grandchil-
dren and one great-great-grand-
child.
The funeral was conducted by
the Rev. Fant Steele April 29 at 3
p.m. at Mt. Prospect United
Methodist Church. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Mt.
Prospect United Methodist Church,
c/o Terry Horne, 2296 Mtn. Gap
Road, Richburg, SC 29729.
REBA SIMS
Reba Sims, 83, 114 Lackey
Street, Kings Mountain, died April
27, 1996 at Gaston Memorial
Hospital.
She was a retired textile worker
and a member of Second Baptist
Church.
She is survived by her husband,
Charlie Sims of Cherryville; a son,
Jack Sims of Kings Mountain; a
sister, Etta Bennett of Columbia,
SC; seven grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted by
the Rev. Eugene Land Monday at 2
p.m. at Second Baptist Church.
Burial was in Bethlehem Baptist
Church Cemetery.
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HUGH A. LANCASTER
Hugh A. Lancaster, 60, 311
Maner Road, Kings Mountain, died
April 28, 1996 at Presbyterian
Hospital in Charlotte.
A native of Union, SC, he was
the son of Paul A. Lancaster of
Kings Mountain and the late
Louise Jones Lancaster. He was
Vice-President of KMG Minerals,
Inc., Kings Mountain, and was a
member of First Baptist Church.
He attended Clemson College
and was a former Lieutenant in the
N.C. National Guard. He was an
Advisory Member of the NC. State
Minerals Research Lab, Past
President of the N.C. Mining
Association, was on the Advisory
Board of Carolina State Bank, was
a 30-year member of the American
Institute of Mining Engineers, was
Past President of the Kings
Mountain Jaycees, a member of the
Kings Mountain Kiwanis Club, and
former President of Babe Ruth
Baseball.
In addition to his father, he is
survived by his wife, Helen West
Lancaster of Kings Mountain; two
sons, David Lancaster and wife
Debbie of York, SC, and Steven
Lancaster and wife Joy of Kings
Mountain; a sister, Bette Passamani
of Iron River, Michigan; and five
grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted by
the Revs. John Sloan and Russell
Fitts Tuesday at 2 p.m. at First
' Baptist Church. Burial was in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to First
Baptist Church, 605 West King
Street, Kings Mountain; or to the
American Cancer Society, 201
West Marion Street, Shelby, NC
28150.
GENE RAYMOND WELCH
CHARLOTTE - Gene Raymond
Welch, 62, died April 29, 1996 in
Charlotte.
A native of Gastonia, he was the
. son of Willie M. Frady Welch and
the late Claude Raymond Welch.
He was a 1952 graduate of Kings
Mountain High School and a 1956
graduate of Western Carolina
University, and attended the
University of Georgia.
Mr. Welch retired in 1991 after
37 years of service as a computer
systems analyst with USDA
Forestry Service in Washington,
DC and Manassas, VA. Since his
retired he has worked part-time at
Food Lion in Charlotte. He was a
member of Emanuel Baptist
Church in Manassas, VA.
He is survived by his wife,
Bernice G. Welch of Charlotte;
children, Jewell Moore of
Woodbridge, VA; Romona Kate
Martin of Norman, OK; Dean E.
Welch of Charlotte, and Tamara
Lynn Severe of Mannassas, VA;
five grandsons and two grand-
daughters; sister, Billie Gail Klatt
of Tampa, FL; and mother, Mrs.
Willie Welch: of Charlotte, former-
ly of Kings Mountain.
The funeral was conducted by
the Rev. Olin Byrum III, pastor of
Kings Mountain Baptist Church,
Wednesday at 11 a.m. at McEwen
Funeral Service, Pineville Chapel.
Committal followed in Oak Grove
Baptist Church cemetery in
Marshall, NC at 4 p.m.
Memorials may be made to Oak
Grove Baptist Church, Route 2,
Marshall, NC 28173.
JENNIFER TAULE
BELMONT - Miss Jennifer
Allison Bryanna Taule, 22, 102
Treeline Drive, died April 25, 1996
at Gaston Memorial Hospital in
Gastonia.
The funeral was conducted by
the Revs. Tony Harper, Phil Hayes
and Richard Hardee Saturday at 11
a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church.
Interment was at 5 p.m. Saturday at
East Fork Cemetery in Sylva, with
* the Rev. L.F. "Bill" Sutton officiat-
‘ing.
Miss Taule was born May 19,
1973 in Washington County,
Arkansas. She was a member of
Calvary Baptist Church and the
College and Career Sunday School
class.
Surviving are her parents, Rev.
- Brian and Gale Taule; brothers,
Nathan Taule and Aaron Taule of
the home; sister, Corrie Taule of
the home; and grandparents,
Robert and Hazel Buchanan of
Sylva and Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler of
Huntsville, Ark.
Memorials may be made to
Calvary Baptist Church, 2200
Ashley Road, Charlotte, NC
28208; or to Crisis Pregnancy
Center, 1311 E. Morehead St.,
Charlotte, NC 28204.
Grover Town Board
meets Monday night
Grover Town Board will hold
the May meeting Monday at 7
p-m.at Grover Town Hall.
A report on paving progress will
be given by Mayor Ronald Queen.
ESSIE MCABEE
Essie Mae McDaniel McAbee,
78, 1411 N. Post Road, Shelby,
died April 30, 1996 at her home.
A native of Cleveland county,
she was the daughter of the late
William A. and Josie Conner
McDaniel. She was a retired textile
worker.
She is survived by her son, Don
Whitting of Kings Mountain; eight
daughters, Jane Robbins of Shelby,
Barbara Crosby and Paula Crosby
of Walterboro, SC, Linda Hamrick
and Darlene Bradford of Shelby,
Betty Bradford of Jonesville, SC,
and Nancy Farmer and Rita White
of Blacksburg, SC; 24 grandchil-
dren and 27 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted by
the Rev. Claude White Thursday at
2 p.m. at Harris Memorial Chapel.
Burial will be in Bethlehem Baptist
Church cemetery.
FLORENCE ALLEN
CHERRYVILLE - Florence
Ledford Allen, 87, 1604 Requa
Road, Cherryville, formerly of
Kings Mountain, died April 30,
1996 at her home.
A native of Gaston County, she
was the daughter of the late
Cleophus Ledford and Essie
Padgett and wife of the late Riley
Allen. She was a homemaker and
member of Bethlehem Baptist
Church, Kings Mountain.
She is survived by two sons,
D.C. Allen of North Wilkesboro
and Burnie Allen of Charlotte; four
daughters, Phyllis McSwain of
Cherryville, Elaine Davis of Kings
Mountain, Margie Ware of Welbar
and Emogene Allen of Grover; a
brother, Clarence Ledford of
Bessemer City; three sisters,
Eleaner Kiser of Bessemer City,
Dollie Carpenter of Lincolnton and
Gertrude Champion of Kings
Mountain; 19 grandchildren, 21
great-grandchildren and one great-
great-grandchild.
The funeral will be conducted by
the Revs. Bob Baynard, Ronnie
Allen and Wayne Kee Thursday at
4 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist
Church, Kings Mountain. Burial
will be in the church cemetery.
ANNEXATION
From Page 1-A
South textile plans on Canterbury
Road.
‘A total of 17 businesses, includ: /B
ing nine on the Canterbury Road
area and eight on Second Street
and Kings Mountain Industrial
Park, are included.
The annexation would take in
more than $29 million in property
worth more than $100,000 per year
in property taxes to the city.
"We have always felt that these
areas were a part of Kings
Mountain," said Mayor Scott
Neisler.
The city is moving to overcome
money shortfalls, the recent loss of
revenue by the closing of
Clevemont Mills and the forthcom-
ing loss of revenue by new water
recycling procedures underway at
the Spectrum Industries, the city's
largest user of water and natural
gas.
The city will probably vote to
annex the two areas as soon as 10
days after the public hearing.
The annexation study prepared
by Benchmark Inc. had indicated
earlier that the annexation would
be a good move for the city.
The Second Street area and KM
Industrial Park, Area 97-A, has a
real property value of $10 million
and is comprised of 212 acres with
49 homes and eight businesses.
The Canterbury Road and I-85
area 97-B has 11 homes and nine
businesses with real property valu-
ation of $19.3 million covering 546
acres. \
INGLE'S
$240,000 cost of the extension but
asked the city to file an Economic
Development Grant application for
a possible funding of part of the
project. The agreement also stipu-
lated that Ingles would pay for on-
ly the cost to run the line to Ingles
and not for additional lines the city
might need for development.
Walt. OHis, the city's
Water/Wastewater superintendent,
said the eight inch line would
serve the area adequately.
Councilman Rick Murphrey
asked Ingles realtor Charles
Murdock to research the need for a
driveway directly in front of the
Gold Run development since sev-
eral other driveways and buffers
are projected, pointing out traffic
and safety concerns of residents
who had petitioned the board not to
permit the annexation.
Planning Director Steve Killian
estimated that revenues to the city
from the new construction would
approximate $25,000 a year initial-
ly.
DR. BOB PATTERSON
Patterson honored
for achievements
Dr. Bob Patterson, Kings
Mountain native, has been named
"Distinguished Professor” at
Baylor University in Waco, Texas
where ‘he teaches in the
Department of Religion.
This award is "in recognition of
his sustained superior scholarly
performance, the respect of his col-
leagues and his recognition beyond
Baylor for his achievements."
Patterson has also published two
new books in April: one is a book
he has edited entitled "Theology,
Philosophy and Science in the
Contemporary World (Mercer
Press) and the other is a work on
Christology entitled "Who Is Jesus
Christ?"(Smyth and Helwys
Publishers). This is the 36th book
on which Patterson has collaborat-
ed either as author, editor or writer
of a chapter.
The Christology volume is one
in a series of eight theology books
and Patterson is presently writing
another work in the series on the
doctrine of Revelation. He is also
editor of the eight volumes, a pro-
ject that will take four years to
complete.
Road may be named for Harris
The late Senator Ollie Harris
may soon be honored with a
memorial road, Ollie Harris
Boulevard.
"Ollie Harris was a champion of
North Carolina for decades, a
proud citizen of Kings Mountain,"
said Mayor Scott Neisler who rec-
ommended Tuesday nightto City
Council that it honor its distin-
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guished citizen.
Neisler said the renaming of
York Road from East King Street u
to the city limits is an appropriate
tribute to a man who left a legacy
of caring for the community. :
The Council set public hearing
for May 28 at 7:30 p.m. at City
Hall during the regular board of
commissioners meeting.
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