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IRENE COLLINS
Irene Wilson Collins, 84, a
resident of Belaire Health Care
Center, Gastonia, died
December 16, 1996.
A native of Forsyth County,
she was the daughter of the late
George Washington and Pearl
Powers Wilson, and wife of the
late Fred Collins. She was also
preceded in death by her son-
in-law, Larry Deaton, and three
brothers,” Woodrow Wilson,
Carl Wilson and George Wilson
Jr. She was a homemaker and a
member of Liberty Baptist
Church, Gastonia.
She is survived by her daugh-
ters, Linda Deaton of Gastonia,
and Judy Bridges and son-in-
law Ned Bridges of Gastonia;
son, Jim Wilson and daughter-
in-law Elizabeth Wilson of
Bessemer City; sister, Edith
Lovell of Kings Mountain; four
grandchildren and seven great-
grandchildren.
A graveside service was con-
ducted by the Revs. Robert
Ammons, David Green and
John Moretz Wednesday at 2
p-m. at Westview Gardens,
Bessemer City.
Pallbearers were Chris
Wilson, Michael Wilson, Brett
Kiser, Jack Hutchins, Harold
Stewart, and Ronnie Stewart.
CHARLES H. MOSS JR.
BRADENTON, FL. - Charles
Hunter Moss Jr.,. 71, Third
Avenue N.W., formerly of Kings
Mountain, died December 11,
1996 at Shores Nursing Home.
A native of Cleveland
‘County, he was the son of the
late Charles Hunter Moss Sr.
and Mary Ledford Moss. He
‘was the widow of Frances
Lindsay Moss, was a member of
First Presbyterian Church,
Kings Mountain, served in the
Army Air Corp, was a graduate
of N.C. State University, and
was a retired textile executive
for J.P. Stevens Co.
He is survived by his sons,
John Lindsay Moss of
Bradenton and Charles Hunter
Moss III of Jacksonville, FL; and
two grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
Richard Newsome
Sunday at 4 p.m. at First
Presbyterian Church, Kings
Mountain. Burial was in
- Mountain:Rest:Gemeterys + ~~
Memorials may be made to
First Presbyterian Church, P.O.
Box 1188, Kings Mountain, NC
28086.
MARY WRIGHT
Mary Kathleen Wright, 74,
'612 Gastonia Highway,
: Bessemer City, died December
14, 1996 at Kings Mountain
Hospital.
A native of Gaston County,
she was the daughter of the late
Florence Black Smith and the
late Robert Worth Smith. She
was retired from Burlington
Industries, was a Professional
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“grandchildren
Seamstress and was a member
of Unity Baptist Church.
She is survived by her son,
Clyde Richard Wright of
Bessemer City; daughters,
Amanda K. Black of Dallas and
Jenny Wright Black of Wateree,
SC; brother, Charles Smith of
West Worthington, Ohio; sisters,
Louise Burleson of Spruce Pine, °
Frances Henry of Henry, Va;
Naomi Froneberger of Gastonia,
and Becky Gragg of Charlotte;
and grandchildren, Sherry
Diane Black of Hickory, Charles
Jeffery Black of Kings
Mountain, Lisa Lynn Almond
of Bessemer City, and Jessie
Gene Conner of Sharon, SC;
great-grandchildren, Ashley
Almond of Bessemer City,
Shane Thomas of Black
Mountain, Mark Storm Conner
of Kings Mountain, and Lisa
Michelle Conner of York, SC;
and eight step-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
her grandchildren, Jody Lamar
Conner and Lisa Michelle
Wright.
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. Scott Wilson
Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Greene
Funeral Service Westside
Chapel. Burial was at Westview
Garden.
MRS. WILLARD LEIGH
Mrs. Willard Bridges Leigh,
82, 2014 Poplar Street, Gastonia,
died December 12, 1996 at her
residence.
A retired employee of the
Myers Plant in Gastonia, she
was a member of Myrtle United
Methodist Church where she
was a member of The Women's
Bible Class and United
Methodist Women. She was
dedicated to keep the nursery
during regular church services.
Mrs. Leigh was preceded in
death by her daughter, Rachel
Leigh; son, Wilber Leigh; and
husband, Theodore J. Leigh.
She is survived by her sons,
Glenn Leigh of Gastonia, Jerry
Leigh of McAdenville and Bob
Leigh of New Bern; daughters,
Shirley Parker and Betty Cable
of Gastonia; brothers, Floyd
Bridges of Carolina Beach, Paul
Bridges of Clinton, SC, and Ray
Bridges of Gastonia; sister, Faye
Anderson of Gastonia; 17
grandchildren and 15 great-
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. Richard Johnson
Sunday at 2 p.m. at Myrtle
United Methodist Church.
Burial was in Hollywood
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Myrtle United Methodist
Church Good Samaritan Fund,
1135 Bessemer City Road,
Gastonia, NC 28052; or to
Hospice of Gaston County, P.O.
Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28053;
or to Crisis Assistance Ministry,
P.O. Box 31636, Charlotte, NC
28231.
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~~ December 19th
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JEAN COLE
Jean Smith Cole, 80, of 911
Eastview Street, Shelby, died
Monday, December 16, 1997 at
Cleveland regional Medical
Center.
A native of Cleveland County,
she was the daughter of the late
Houston and Mary Huffstetler
Smith. She was a homemaker
and an .active member of
Westview Baptist Church.
Shevis survived by her hus-
band Paul B. Cole of the home;
one son and daughter-in-law,
Scott and Jan Davis Cole of
Shelby; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Paula and Captain
Art Knudsen of Hampton, Va.
and Cathy and Keith Kiser of
Winston-Salem; two sisters,
Jeannette Clark and Faye
Jackson, both of Shelby; two
granddaughters, Scotti Cole
and Amber Smith; three grand-
sons, Kevin Kiser, Nick Cole,
and Kyle Kiser; and one great
granddaughter, Samantha
Nicole Smith.
Funeral will be conducted at 3
.m. Thursday, December 19,
1966 at Westview Baptist
Church with the Rev. Jim
Brackett officiating. The body
will lie in state from 2:30 to 3:00
p-m. Burial will be in Mountain
Rest Cemetery, Kings
Mountain.
Memorials may be made to
Christopher Road Baptist
Church Building Fund, 420
Christopher Road, Shelby, NC
28152.
One man charged
in alleged rape
A Gastonia man was arrested
this week as police seek three
other suspects in the alleged
rape of a 13-year-old Kings
Mountain girl July 19.
Cleveland County deputies
arrested William Joseph
Sprouse, 19, of 5309 Sparrow
Dairy Rd., Gastonia, Tuesday
afternoon and charged him
with statutory rape, according
to Sgt. Bobby Steen of the
Cleveland County Sheriff's
Department.
Steen said the victim said she
was offered and swallowed two
white. pills and after taking
them she became lifeless and
although unconscious, was
aware that she was being/raped:
NCDOT opens lanes!
for holiday season
A trip along North Carolina's
highways this holiday season
will remind motorists more of
the film ‘classic, "It's "A
Wonderful Life" than of "The
Grinch That Stole Christmas."
The NCDOT will open lanes
in most work zones along
Interstates, U. S. and N. C.
routes on heavily traveled holi-
days.
Lanes will be open from the
evening of December 20 to
Thursday, January 2.
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Help Fill Our Truck
for the Less Fortunate
We are loading a 1997 Ford
Ranger with Non-Perishable
Food Items. Cherryville
Christian Ministries will
distribute to the less
fortunate on Christmas
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UNTAIN HERALD
CHARLOTTE LUCY BAKER
GARTH BAKER
Bakers return home
after holiday visit
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ray
Baker and their children,
Charlotte Lucy and Garth, have
returned to Portland, Oregon
after a visit with relatives.
Mrs. Baker is the former
Virginia Herndon, daughter of
William Herndon and the late
Jean Herndon. Mr Baker is the
son of Betty Mercier and the
late Jack Mercier.
They stayed in Kings
Mountain at the home of
Virginia's grandmother, Mrs.
Haywood E. Lynch, and also
visited Dr. and Mrs. Will
Herndon Jr., Andrew and
Alexander, in Charlotte and Mr.
and Mrs. William Herndon Sr.
and Mrs. Betty Mercier in Kings
Mountain. The childrentook
tractor rides on Herndon Farm
Road.
Charlotte Baker, 2 1/2, en-
joyed playing in a doll house at
the home of her greatgrand-
mother "Meme" Lynch.
Baker is an executive with
Niki Company in Portland.
BOB HAYES
From 1-A
the man with the gun was sit-
ting on a car in the backyard,
drinking a can of beer, waving
the pistol and cursing.
Thinking the man would not
fire at him and hoping to snatch
the pistol, Hayes, six foot six,
dashed 20 yards through the
darkness, lunged at the suspect
and slipped on the wet grass.
"And bam, bam, bam he started
shooting," recalled Hayes. The
officer was shot three times-be-
low the neck and once in‘the
right shoulder.
Being a police officer is a job
if you plan to be good one,
Hayes tells his staff on a regular
basis.
But the Chief is the first to ad-
mit that the gun and the badge
don't mean the same to every-
one.
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Max. one day .78 (12th) 98 (12th)
Year to date 48.88 68.38
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