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Obituaries
JOHN M. CHAPMAN
John Michael Chapman, 14,
406 Alan Drive, Kings
Mountain, died July 26, 1996 at
Kings Mountain Hospital.
+ A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of
David Lee and Elayne Sluder
Chapman. He was preceded in
death by his grandfather, John
FE. Chapman.
In addition to his parents, he
is survived by his brother,
David Bruce Chapman of the
home; sister, Holly Chapman of
the home; paternal grandmoth-
er, Gladys Chapman of
Cherryville; maternal grand-
mother, Brenda Sluder of
Cherryville; maternal grandfa-
ther, Russell Sluder of
Alexander; and maternal great-
grandparents, Carl and Lou
Bailey Sluder of Alexander.
The funeral was conducted
by the Revs. Jimmy Painter,
Johnny Peacock, Mike Camp
and Harold Camp Monday at 3
p.m. at Carpenter's Funeral
Home. Burial was in City
Memorial Cemetery,
Cherryville.
Memorials may be made to
Cherryville Shrine Club, P.O.
Box 451, Cherryville, NC 28021.
DOROTHY PAYNE
Dorothy Goins Payne, 70, 111
Beech Lane, Kings Mountain,
died July 30, 1996 at Kings
Mountain Hospital.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daughter
of the late Clyde E. and Pearl
Short Goins, and wife of the late
Roy Lee ‘Payne. She ‘was a re-
tired textile worker and a mem-
ber of Missionary Methodist
Church, Kings Mountain.
She is survived by a compan-
ion, James Fletcher; brother,
Roy Goins of Patterson Springs;
and sisters, Pernell Patterson,
Thelma Bridges and Inez
Bradford of Kings Mountain,
Ruth Putnam, Sadie Mae Taylor
and Bertha Goins of Shelby, and
Vera Davis of Shenandoah, VA.
The funeral will be conducted
by the Rev. Howard Hardin
Thursday at 4 p.m. at
Missionary Methodist Church.
Burial will be in Mountain Rest
Cemetery.
Harris Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
LLOYD GILLESPIE
Lloyd V. Gillespie Sr., 61, 204
Benfield Road, Kings Mountain,
died July 21, 1996 at Cleveland
Regional Medical Center,
Shelby.
A native of Gaston County,
he was the son of the late Vester
Gillespie and Georgia Johnson
Gillespie. He was a textile
worker and attended Faith
Baptist Church, Kings
Mountain.
He is survived by his wife,
Shirley Barnett Gillespie of
Kings Mountain; sons and
daughters-in-law, Vernon and
Peggy Gillespie of Kings
Mountain and Kenneth and
Kim Gillespie of Alberdine,
South Dakota; daughters and
sons-in-law, Freida and Ricky
Ramsey and Tammy and Scott
Scruggs of Kings Mountain;
brother, Bailey Gillespie of
Spindale; sisters, Peggy Jackson
and Lana Hoppis of Forest City;
10 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
by the Revs. Sam Snyder and
J.R. Robbins Wednesday, July
24,1996 at Faith Baptist Church.
Burial was in Mountain Rest
Cemetery.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
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WRAY A. PLONK SR.
Wray A. Plonk Sr., 80, 1956
County Line Road, Kings
Mountain, died July 25, 1995 at
Gaston Memorial Hospital in
Gastonia.
A native of Kings Mountain,
he was the fourth son of
Clarence S. and Ellen Patterson
Plonk. He was a member of
Resurrection Lutheran Church.
He received his early educa-
tion in Cleveland County
Schools and graduated from
Kings Mountain High School.
He attended N.C. State
University.
He was a charter member of
Kings Mountain Lions Club. He
served as an ASC Community
Committeeman. He was named
a Merit Award Winner in the
Conservation Awards Program
in 1993 and served on the North
Carolina Farm Bureau Field
Corps Advisory Committee.
He worked in the Sales
Department of Foust Textiles
for a number of years. :
He is survived by his wife,
Alma Putnam Plonk of Kings
Mountain; son, Wray A. Plonk
Jr. of Kings Mountain; daugh-
ters, Sandra Plonk Bumgardner
and Linda Plonk Jester of Kings
Mountain and Jeanne Plonk
Beam of Cherryville; brothers,
Zeb Plonk, Hal S. Plonk, Dr.
George Plonk and John B. Plonk
of Kings Mountain; sisters,
Margaret Plonk Isley of
Burlington and Clara Plonk
Politis of Ann Arbor, MI; six
grandchildren and five, great-
grandchildren.’ Fh
‘The funéral was cohdiicted
by the Rev. Paul Abbe Sunday
at 4 p.m. at Resurrection
Lutheran Church. Burial was in
St. Luke Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Resurrection Lutheran Church,
600 Crescent Circle, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086; or to the
charity of the donor's choice.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
DEAN HOPE SR.
GROVER - Dean Hope Sr., 80,
2037 South Post Road, died July
25, 1996 at his home.
A native of Gaffney, SC, he
was the son of the late Thomas
Lee and Alice Wise Hope. His
wife was the late Helen Spake
Hope.
He was retired from Celanese
Corporation in Earl and was a
member of Shiloh Presbyterian
Church. He was a U.S. Army
veteran of World War II.
He is survived by his son and
daughter-in-law, Thomas D and
Linda Hope of Huntersville;
daughters, Jackie Bennett of
Grover and Vickie Hope of
Shelby; daughter and son-in-
law, Judy and Jerry Blalock of
Kings Mountain; sister, Estelle
Tessener of Charlotte; grand-
children, Amy Hope, Meralie
Hope, Trip Hope, Reggie
Blalock, Mike Blalock, Lori
Blalock, Jonathan Blalock,
Martha Allen, Tee Bennett,
Lynn Falls, Dude Bennett and
Mona Bennett; and seven great-
grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. Nancy Mugford
Saturday at 11 a.m. at Shiloh
Presbyterian Church. Burial
was in Grover Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Shiloh Presbyterian Church,
Cleveland Avenue, Grover, NC
28073.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
BETTY OWENS
Betty Lunsford Owens, 80,
107 Quality Lane, Kings
Mountain, died July 24; 1996 at
Gaston Memorial Hospital,
Gastonia.
She was the daughter of the
late Rastus and Melinda Massey
Lunsford, and sister of the late
Loyd and Dollman Lunsford.
She was a retired homemaker.
She was born on July 5, 1916, in
Maryville, LA.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Richard Owens, Gastonia
Village Assisted Living Center;
son, Jack Owens, Mexico;
daughters, Billie Farris, Kings
Mountain, Jean Moss,
Matthews; grandchildren, Keia
Owens, Kings Mountain, Luke
Owens, Gastonia, Karla
Burnett, Spartanburg, Michael
Smith, Pilot Mountain, Mark
Smith, Kings Mountain, Lee
Farris, Kings Mountain, Richard
Moss, Beverly Rowell and
Linda Cates, Charlotte; great-
grandchildren, Michael and
Marcus Owens, Gastonia, Jay
Myers, Spartanburg, Paul Erech
Farris, Kings Mountain, Laurin,
Kelly and Justin Moss, Candace,
Sarah, and Laura Rowell, and
Megan and Abbey Cates of
Charlotte.
A private memorial service
was held on July 26 at Greene
Funeral Service Westside
Chapel. Rev. Eugene Land offi-
ciated.
Memorials may be made to
the charity of the donor's
choice, or to Kings Mountain
Second Baptist Church Building
Fund.
MARY TEAT
Mary Lee Smith Teat, 70, 921
Linwood Road, Kings
Mountain, died July 24, 1996 at
her home.
A native of Cherokee Falls,
SC, she was the daughter of the
late John Henry and Hettie
Black Smith, and wife of the late
Vernon R. Teat. She was a re-
tired textile worker and a mem-
ber of South Gastonia Church of
God.
She was preceded in death by
her son, John Roscoe "Rocky"
Teat.
She is survived by three
daughters, Sue Laughridge of
Troutman and: Pam Lewis and
Julie Ann Teat of Kings
Mountain; a grandson, Timothy
Neill of Troutman; and 21
nieces and nephews.
The funeral was conducted
by the Revs. Ray Loftis and
Bobby Gilley Saturday at 11
a.m. at South Gaston Church of
God. Burial was in Bethlehem
Baptist Church Cemetery, Kings
Mountain.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice of Cleveland County,
951 Wendover Heights Drive,
Shelby, NC 28150.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
MABLE McDONALD
Mable Ann Whitaker
McDonald, 76, 1500 North Post
Road, Apt. 9, Shelby, died July
29, 1996 at Cleveland Pines
Nursing Center.
A native of Mecklenburg
County and former resident of
Bessemer City, she was the
daughter of the late Alonzo
Whitaker and Fannie Mae
Parker Whitaker. She was a
homemaker and a member of
First Wesleyan Church,
Bessemer City.
She was the wife of the late
Joseph T. McDonald.
She is survived by her son
and daughter-in-law, Gregory
and Pat McDonald of Shelby;
grandchildren, Bucky
McDonald, Stephanie and Rick
Wirth, and Kimberly and Tim
Griffin; great-grandchildren,
Richard Griffin, Josh Griffin and
Elizabeth Griffin; sister,
Katherine and Wilber Lynch,
Grier, SC; nieces and nephews,
Marlene Abernathy, Kathy
Lynch, Johnny Lynch, Larry
Lynch and Ricky Lynch.
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. Carroll Henderson
Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Sisk-Butler
Funeral Home.
Sisk-Butler Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
THE KINGS MOUNTAINHERALD
Kings Mountain Weather Report
(Compiled by Kenneth Kitzmiller)
July 24-30 Year Ago
Total precipitation 1.10 1.25
Maximum one day .90 (25th) 1.25 (28th)
Year to date 30.05 35.20
Minimum temperature 61 (25th) 67 (28th)
Maximum temperature 89 (24th) 96 (25th)
Average temperature 76.5 80.6
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PATRICIA SENTERS
GROVER - Mrs. Patricia Ann
Senters, 45, 114 Penance Lane,
died July 29, 1996 at Duke
University Medical Center.
A native of Heywood County,
she was the daughter of Henry
E. and Maxine Rogers Nichols
of Grover. She was retired from
Newport News, VA Schools
where she worked for 21 years,
and was a member of Victory
Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents,
she is survived by her husband,
Scotty Senters of the home; son,
Scotty Dean Senters of the
home; brother, Rev. Henry E.
Nichols Jr. of Grover; and sister,
Donna Kay Nichols Boone of
Grover.
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. G. Thornton Hall of
Hampton, VA Wednesday at 11
a.m. at Victory Baptist Church.
Burial was in Sunset Cemetery.
Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
JEFFERY TROXEL
BLACKSBURG, SC - Jeffery
"Jess" S. Troxel, 33, died July 27,
1996 at Carolinas Medical
Center in Charlotte.
A native of Charlotte, he was
employed as a cosmetologist.
Survivors are parents,
Charles Edward Troxel of
Wisconsin and Hazel Thrift
Head of Maryland; stepmother,
Shasta Troxel of Wisconsin; spe-
cial friend, Brian; brothers,
Timothy E. Troxel of Ft. Mill,
SC, Trent Troxel of Rock Hill,
Michael David Troxel of
Maryland and Neil Troxel of
Wisconsin; sisters, Cindy T.
Brown of Kings Mountain,
Dana Troxel of Georgia and
Suzette Troxel of Wisconsin;
grandmothers, Pauline Kimbrell
of Kings Mountain and Flossie
Troxel of Wisconsin; stepgrand-
mother, Helen Beck of Rock
Hill, SC; and a number of nieces
and nephews.
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. Bob Hope
Wednesday, July 31 at 2 p.m. at
Harris Memorial Chapel. Burial
was in Mountain Rest
Cemetery.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
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CARRIE GREENE
BOILING SPRINGS - Mrs.
Carrie Evelyn Greene, 73,
Greene Avenue, died July 26,
1996 at Anderson Area Medical
Center.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daughter
of the late Lawrence and Patia
Greene. She was retired from
Mauney Hosiery Mill, Kings
Mountain, and was a member
of Boiling Springs Baptist
Church.
She is survived by her daugh-
ters, Miss Johnnie Greene of
Anderson, SC, and Tina Murray
and husband Robert of
Lattimore; sisters, Ann Bridges
of Boiling Springs and Bonnie
Bowman of Mooresboro; grand-
children, Jeff Murray and Kim
August 1, 1996
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Tyler Smith, feyeasmin and
Lucas Murray. She Was preced-
ed in death by her sister,
Winburn Cash, and brother, J.E.
Greene.
The funeral was conducted
by Dr. Carroll Page Monday at
11 a.m. at Boiling Springs
Baptist Church. Burial was in
Cleveland Memorial Park.
Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
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