December 5, 1996
Obituaries
THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD
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WILLIAM EARLY
William Hoyle "Bill" Early, 73,
322 Oak Grove Road, Kings
Mountain, died November 28,
1996 at Kings Mountain
Hospital.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of the
late Ralph and Sally Neal Early.
He was also preceded in death
by his first wife, Martha Bennett
Early, and a brother,’ Hugh
Early.
, He was a member of First
Wesleyan Church, Kings
Mountain, and attended
Patterson Grove Baptist
Church, Kings Mountain. He
was retired from Foote Mineral
Corporation as a heavy equip-
ment operator. He was a U.S.
Navy veteran serving in World
War II and the Korean Conflict,
and earning several Service
Awards. He was a member of
V.EW. Post 9811 and AMerican
Legion Post 155 in Kings
Mountain.
He is survived by his wife,
Ruth P. Early of Kings
Mountain; daughter, Nancy
Hoyle of Kings Mountain; step-
sons, Dale Putnam of Clover,
SC and Phillip Putnam, Gene
Putnam, Terry Putnam, Roy
Putnam and Dennis Putnam, all
of Kings Mountain; two grand-
children and a number of step-
grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
by the Revs. Terry Bird and
Richard Plyler Sunday at 2 p.m.
at Patterson Grove Baptist
Church. Burial was in Mountain
Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
the Patterson Grove Baptist
Church Building Fund, 301 Oak
Grove Road, Kings Mountain,
NC 28086.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
REV. BOBBY WELLS
Rev. Bobby Lee Wells, 64, 203
East Washington Avenue,
Bessemer City, died November
29, 1996 at Gaston Memorial
Hospital in Gastonia.
A native of Gaston County,
he was the son of the late Eva
Mae Crook Wells and the late
William A. Wells Sr. He attend-
ed Cornerstone Baptist Church
and was former pastor of King
James Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife,
Betty Smith Wells of the home;
sons and daughters-in-law,
Kenneth and Wanda Wells of
Bessemer City and Rev. Dennis
and Carol Wells of Kings
Mountain; sons, Bobby Wells
and Brian Wells of Bessemer
City; daughters and sons-in-
law, Rena and Tony Robinson
and Cindi and Tony Glenn of
Kings Mountain; brothers,
William A. Wells Jr. of Bessemer
City, Jimmy P. Wells Sr. of Kings
Mountain and Joe L. Wells of
Cherryville; sisters, Margie
Harmon and Maude Colvin of
Bessemer City and Kathline
Stewart and Tressie Bridges of
Cherryville; 13 grandchildren,
Nikki Jones, Mike Jones, Jason
Wells, J.J. Wells, Keisha Turner,
Brent Turner, Kim Wells, K.J.
Wells, Kasie Ray, Kayla Lanier
Wells, Christy Brooks, Bryan
Brooks, and Anthony Glenn II;
and three grandchildren, Dylan -
Jones, Matthew Wells Turner
and Ryan Turner. He was pre-
ceded in death by one grand-
child, Bobby Jean Wells.
The funeral was conducted
by the Revs. Kevin Mathis and
Jerry Millwood Sunday at 2
p-m. at Westview Baptist
Church. Burial was in Bessemer
City Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Kenneth
Wells, K.J. Wells, Brent Turner,
Mike Jones, J.D. Bridges and
Paul Lanier. Honorary pall
bearers were Chris Harmon and
Devin Black.
Memorials may be made to
St. Jude Hospital, Memphis,
TN
Greene Funeral Service
Westside Chapel was iff charge
of arrangements.
J.B. BURNS
J.B. Burns, 87, of Kings
Mountain, died December 3,
1996 at Kings Mountain
Hospital.
He was the son of the late
William Asbury and Lucy Anna
Burns of Ft. Payne, Alabama,
and husband of the late Ethel
Mae Burns. He was also preced-
ed in death by his brother,
Hulon Burns of Chattanooga,
TN.
He is survived by six sons
and their wives: Thurman and
Jewel Burns of Cleveland,
Kenneth and Mavis Burns,
James and Joy Burns, Charles
and Linda Burns, and Frank
and Kathy Burns, all of Kings
Mountain, and Tommy and
Robin Burns of Shelby; five
daughters and their husbands,
Barbara Burns, Nancy and
Charles Wright, Kathy and
Ronnie James, all of Gastonia,
Judy and Terry Bowen of Kings
Mountain, and Glenda and
Johnnie Terry of Blacksburg, SC;
a brother, M.D. Burns of
Chickamauga, GA; two sisters,
Vera Westbrook of Marietta,
GA. and Dean ‘Oates of
Crossville, TN; 31 grandchil-
dren, 29 great-grandchildren,
and two great-great-grandchil-
dren.
The family will receive
friends Thursday from 7-9 p.m.
at Harris Funeral Home.
The funeral will be conducted
at 2 p.m. at Friday at Harris
Funeral Home Chapel. The
body will be placed in the
Chapel 30 minutes prior to the
service. Burial will be in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
EVELYN DAVIS
Evelyn Hull Davis, 74, #9
Battle Forest Apartment, Kings
Mountain, died Saturday,
November 30, 1996 at Grand
Strand Hospital, Myrtle Beach,
SC.
A native of Ranlo, she was
the daughter of the late John S.
and Grace Davis Hull and wife
of the late George Lucius Davis.
She was' a retired bookkeeper
for Lyon Electric Company in
Miami, FL, and former dietician
for Dade County School
System, Miami, FL. She was a
member of Wayside Baptist
Church, Miami, and served on
the board of directors of the
Miami Branch of the Florida
Baptist Childrens Home. She
was a member of Oak View
Baptist = Church, Kings
Mountain.
She is survived by her son
and daughter-in-law, Dr. W.
Shuford and Faye B. Davis of
Tallahassee, FL; brother, J.W.
Hull of Kings Mountain; and
sister, Mrs. Margaret Taylor of
Kings Mountain.
The funeral will be conducted
by the Revs. Ralph Sparrow and
Robbie Moore Friday at 11 a.m.
at Oak View Baptist Church,
Kings Mountain. Burial will be
in Gaston Memorial Park in
Gastonia.
Visitation will be from 7-9
p.m. Thursday at Carothers
Funeral Home, Gastonia.
Memorials may be made to
Oak View Baptist Church
Renovation Fund, 1517 York
Road, Kings Mountain, NC
28086.
THOMAS TAYLOR
Thomas Stephen "Tuck"
Taylor, 42, Route 3, Box 83A,
Bessemer City, died December
2, 1996 at his residence.
A native of Gaston County,
he was employed in mainte-
nance at FMC Lithium Plant in
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was also a drag racer and built
his own cars.
He is survived by his parents,
Harry Lee and Carolyn Cudd
Taylor of Bessemer City; broth-
er, Larry Taylor of Bessemer
City; sisters, Debbie Ruff of
Kings Mountain and Linda Day
of Bessemer City; niece, Tessie
Ruff of Kings Mountain; and
nephews, Robbie Ruff of Kings
Mountain and Josh Day of
Bessemer City.
The funeral will be conducted
by the Rev. Jerry Millwood
Thursday at 2 p.m. at Sisk-
Butler Funeral Home Chapel in
Bessemer City. Burial will be in
Westview Gardens, Bessemer
City.
Visitation will be at Sisk-
Butler Funeral Home Thursday
from 1-2 p.m. before the service,
and other times at the home of
Linda Day, 1013 Ramseur Road,
Bessemer City.
Memorials may be made to
the Heart Association of Gaston
County, 220 East Franklin Blvd.,
Gastonia, NC 28054.
Sisk-Butler Funeral Home of
Bessemer City was in charge of
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