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The Kings Mountain Herald
June 8, 2000
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JAMES CALDWELL
KINGS MOUNTAIN- James
H. Caldwell, 57, 106 Seven
Hawks Tr., Kings Mountain,
died June 4, 2000 at Wendover,
Shelby.
A native of Gaston County,
he was a member of Patterson
Springs Baptist Church. He
served in the U.S. Marine Corps
in Viet Nam. He was employed
as an electrician.
He is survived by his wife
Brenda Camp Caldwell of
Shelby; mother Pauline Harbin
of Kings Mountain; son James
T. Caldwell of Shelby; daugh-
“ ters Penny Caldwell of Shelby,
Margaret C.Lee and husband
Jody of Grover, Kelly C.
McDonald and husband
Matthew of Gastonia, Tonia
Caldwell of Shelby; sister Billie
Ann Pardo of Kings Mountain;
grandchildren Stacy McDonald,
Megan Lee, Kayla Lee,
Elizabeth Lee.
The graveside service was
conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m.
at Patterson Springs Baptist
, Church Cemetery by the Rev.
Steve Waters. Burial was in
Patterson Springs Baptist
Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
“Hospice of Cleveland County,
952 Wendover Heights Road,
Shelby: 28150.
Harris Funeral Home served
the fate Lik
WADE COCHRAN
.. GROVER - William Calloway
“Wade”, Cochran, 73, 220 Beef
Street, died June 6, 2000 at
Hospice of Cleveland County.
.,A native of: Swain County, he
was the son of the late Harrison
Cochran and Nancy Higdan
Cochran. He was a loom opera-
tor.
He was a Baptist and
preached at Pine Street Baptist
Church in Gastonia. He was a
U.S. Army veteran of World
War II, serving in the Pacific
theater as an instructor cook
and baker.
He is survived by his sons,
Johnny and Jimmy Cochran of
Gastonia; daughters, April C.
Wilson of the home and Thelma
Jean Phillips of Gastonia; sister,
Willie Belle Goforth of
.$pastonia; grandchildren, April
© Michele Nanny of Gastonia and
«LR. Gochran ahd Derek Wilson
of Grover; and great-grandchil-
dren, Christina Danielle Nanny
and Stephanie Cheyanne
Nanny of Gastonia.
A private funeral was held. -
Lutz-Austell Funeral Home,
Shelby, was in charge of ar-
rangements.
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SHIRLEY WELLS
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Shirley
Randolph Wells, 41, 305 Silver
Street, died May 24, 2000 at her
‘home after several years illness.
A na-
daughter of
the late Frank
Randolph and
8 Carrie Turner
#1 Randolph. She
was a member
of Family Worship Center
Church of God, and was a for-
mer employee of Kemet
Electronics, Shelby.
She is survived by her hus-
. band of 16 years, Donald G.
“Don” Wells of Kings
Mountain; mother-in-law and
father-in-law, Ethel and
Marshall Wells of Kings
Mountain; stepmother, Shirley
Randolph of Gastonia; step-
daughters, Amy McKinney and
husband, Michael, of Shelby
and Kimberly Wells of Grover;
brothers, James Randolph,
David Randolph and Danny
Randolph, all of Gastonia; sis-
ters, Nancy Clemmer and Linda
Hayes of Gastonia; and four
grandchildren, Katlyn
McKinney, Alexander
McKinney, Cori Thrift, and
Abbie Moss.
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. Roger Woodard at
11 a.m. Saturday, May 27 at
Family Worship Center. Burial
was in Mountain Rest
Cemetery.
. Memorials may be made to
Family Worship Center Church
of God Building Fund, 1818
- Shelby Road, Kings Mountain,
NC 28086.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
BLANCHE EADES
KINGS MOUNTAIN-
Blanche Gantt Eades, 73, 240
Wright Road, died June 1, 2000
at White Oak Manor, Kings
Mountain.
A native of Gaston County,
she was the daughter of the late
Jake Gantt and Lona Wise
Gantt. She attended Kings
Lighthouse Pentecostal Church
and was retired from Colonial
Groceries, Hamp fon Virginia.
“IVS fd edroived byrher'son:
Jerry Peterson and wife Jean of .
Kings Mountain; brothers
Clarence Gantt of Hickory and
Thurman Gantt of Kings
Mountain; sisters Geneva
Freeman of Kings Mountain,
Louise Whitaker of Kings
Mountain, Ruby Tate of Joanna,
S.C., Juanita King of Tampa,
Florida; grandchild Tammy
Chapman; also three great
grandchildren.
The graveside service was
conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. at
Union Baptist Church
Cemetery, Polkville by the Revs.
Timmy Whitaker and Tim
Setzer.
Harris Funeral Home served
the family.
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JASON BROWN
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Jason
McWilliams Brown, 17, 260
Black Stallion Fico
Trail, died
Tuesday, May
30, 2000 at
Carolinas
Medical Center,
- Charlotte.
A native of
Washington
County,
Oregon, he was a member of
Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church.
He was predeceased by his pa-
ternal grandparents, Lonnie
.and Helen Huffman Sneed.
He is survived by his mother
and stepfather, Dwaine and
JoAnne McWilliams King of
Kings Mountain; father, Jimmy
Wayne Brown of Gastonia;
brothers, Joshua Brown, Justin
Brown, Brandon King, Chaz
King and Clayton King, all of
Kings Mountain; maternal
grandparents, Stan and JoAnne
Johnson McWilliams of Mt.
Holly; step paternal grandpar-
ents, Roy and Myrle Moore
King of Kings Mountain; mater-
nal great-grandmother, Lila
Meneuy of Gastonia; and step
paternal great-grandmother,
Austine Moore of Kings
Mountain.
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. Mitchell Pruitt at 3
p-m. Friday at Chestnut Ridge
Baptist Church. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
CLYDE GANTT
SHELBY- Clyde Wesley
Gantt, 84, 522 Gantt’s Grove
Church Road, Mooresboro,
N.C., died June 5, 2000 at his
home.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of the
late John Clarence Gantt and
Ella Jane Walker Gantt. He was
also preceded in death by his
daughter Louise Wesley Gantt.
He was owner and operator of
an excavation business and was
a member of Sandy Run Baptist
Church. He was a U.S. Navy
veteran of World War II in the
Pacific and European Theaters.
He is survived by his wife
Audrey Clarence Gantt of the
‘homie; daughter ‘and son in law
“Norma Jean Gantt Stoerrle and
Ernest of Rhodhiss, N.C;
daughter Mary Ann Shuler of
Salisbury; son and daughter in
law Alan Scott Gantt and JoAnn
of Spindale; brother and sister
in law John P. Gantt and Jean
Newland, N.C; sister Cora Lee
Gantt Tate of Mooresboro; also
eight grandchildren and four
great grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Sandy
Run Baptist Church by the
Revs. Tim Hendrick and Jim
Sparks. Burial was in Sandy
Run Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Sandy Run Baptist Church Club
House Building Fund, PO Box
297, Mooresboro, N.C. 28114.
WILLIAM BALLARD
BESSEMER CITY- William
Glenn “Wimpy” Ballard, 80, 509
Third Street, died June 5, 2000
at Rocky Pass Adult Care
Center, Marion, N.C.
A native of Gaston County,
he was the son of the late
Robert Louie and Lonie Correll
Ballard and brother of the late
Helen Hudspeth, Frances
Abernathy, and Ray Ballard. He
was formerly employed by
Stroupe’s Supermarket in North
Belmont and Robert's
Supermarket in Stanley. He at-
tended First Baptist Church,
Stanley.
He is survived by his sister
Clara Brown of Kings
Mountain; also several nieces
and nephews.
The funeral was conducted at
3 p.m. Wednesday at Carothers
Funeral Home Chapel, Stanley
by the Rev. Joe Small. Burial
was in Pineview Cemetery.
Mount Holly.
Sisk Butler Funeral Home of
Bessemer City was in charge of
the arrangements.
JAMES CARROLL, SR.
SHELBY- James Roy “Jim”
Carroll, Sr., 41, 243 Dekar Dr.,
died May 13, 2000 at Moss
Lake. :
A native of Oakland,
California, he was the son of
Carol Louise Fillipini of
Gainesville, Florida and the late
James Leroy Carroll. He was a
mechanic at Anchor Marine and
formerly worked at the Rental
Center. He was a member of
River of Life Church.
He is survived by his wife
Miriam Gail Blount Carroll of
the home; daughter Jamie
Rebecca Carroll of the home;
brother and sister in law Jeffrey
and Beverly Carroll of
Gainsville, Florida; brother and
sister in law Jerry and Kris
Carroll of Jacksonville, Florida;
sister and brother in law Verna
and Cliff Yarborough of
Jacksonville.
The private family graveside
service was conducted Friday
at 4 p.m. at Sunset Cemetery by
the Rev. Parris McCurry.
Clay Barnette Funeral Home :
served the family.
‘JOANIE APPLEMAN
SHELBY- Joanie Appleman,
13,1208 Ridgemont Avenue,
died May 31, 2000.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daughter
of Frank James and Annette
Smith Appleman. She was a
student at Shelby Middle
School and a member of Blessed
Way Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents of -
the home, she is survived by
sisters Joann Appleman and
Melissa Appleman Wease both
of the home; grandmother
Evelyn Smith of Shelby.
The funeral was conducted
Sunday at 2 p.m. at Clay
Barnette Chapel by the Rev.
Tommy Cook. Burial was in
Sunset Cemetery.
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LAURA JANET FALLS
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Laura
Janet Falls, 96, 160 Patterson
Road, died Monday, June 5,
+2000 at White Oak Manor.
A na-
tive of Kings
Mountain,
she was the
daughter of
the late Alvin
Price and
Sarah
Elizabeth
Patterson
Falls. She was
also preceded
in death by her sisters, Lenora
Falls, who died as a child, and
Eunice Falls Ware; and brothers,
Butler, Wade, Cyrus, Rufus,
Coman and Carl Falls.
She was a member of Central
United Methodist Church and
was a public school teacher for
42 years.
She was President and Best
All Around Debater of the
Aycock Society at Kings
Mountain’s Central High
School.
She pursued her teaching de-
gree at Winthrop College, and
studied during the summers at
UNC-Chapel Hill, the
University of Tennessee,
Asheville Teacher's College,
Appalachian State University
and The Sorbonne in Paris.
She taught French and
History and coached drama,
readings and debate at
Mooresboro High School for 11
years and at Charlotte for 17
years. After teaching the sixth
grade at Gastonia for two years,
she returned to Kings Mountain
to care for her elderly mother
and taught sixth grade at North
School for 12 years before retir-
ing.
She was a member of Alpha
Delta Kappa international hon-
orary teacher’s sorority of
which she was a member of
Shelby’s Sigma Chapter for 12
years and Beta Chi Chapter for
18 years. She was a 25-year
member of the Thursday
Afternoon Book Club, Kings
Mountain's oldest social club.
-.She traveled extensively to
Europe, Asia, Africa, eight of
the ten Canadian provinces,
. and almost all of the states of
| America.
Ab Central United Methodist
Church, she taught the Sally
Fulton Bible Class for 10 years,
was chairperson of the
Commissions on Missions and
chairperson of the Committee
on History and Records. She
served as Secretary and
Treasurer of Circle #1 and as a
Vacation Bible School teacher.
She wrote the history of the
church and of the United
Methodist Women. After visit-
ing the Bible lands in the
Middle East and the mission
fields in West Indies, she at-
tended the mission school at
Pfeiffer College.
In 1995 she wrote and pub-
lished her family’s memoirs en-
titled “The Falls of Oaklawn.”
She is survived by her broth-
er, Alvin Hugh Falls of Kings
Mountain; and 45 nieces and
nephews.
The funeral will be conducted
by the Rev. Harrison Hinson at
‘3 p.m. Thursday at Central.
United Methodist Church.
Burial will be in El Bethel
United Methodist Church ceme-
tery.
Memorials may be made to
Central United Methodist
Church Building Fund, P.O. Box
37, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
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JOE W. PARKER SR.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. - Joe
William Parker Sr., 64, died
May 31, 2000 at The
Connecticut Hospice in
Branford.
A native of Hickory Grove,
SC, he was the son of the late
Robert and Queenie Goode
Parker. He was also prede-
ceased by his daughter, Sylvia
Annette Parker.
He was a resident of
Bridgeport for the past 32 years.
During that time, he was em-
ployed with Raybestos
Company for over 20 years un-
til their relocation, at which
time he became employed with
Barfield Unique Hygienic
Cleaning Service
He was a member of St.
Mark's Episcopal Church.
He is survived by his wife,
Reelna Crockett Parker; two
sons, Kenneth Parker of
Stamford and Joe William
Parker Jr. of Bridgeport; daugh-
ter, Janice Gordon of Winston-
Salem, NC; brother, Hazel
Parker and wife Yvonne of
Kings Mountain, NC; five sis-
ters, Mattie Parker Adams of
Gastonia, NC, Dorothy Parker
McCleod and husband James of
Randallstown, MD, and
Queenie Parker Adams and
husband Rosco of Owings
Mills, MD; two aunts, Jessie
Parker Foster and Ola Parker
Howell, both of Hickory Grove,
SC; five grandchildren, one
great-grandchild, and a host of
nieces, nephews, relatives and
friends.
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. Trevor R. Babb at 11
a.m. Monday at St. Mark's
Episcopal Church. Interment
was in Park Cemetery.
Morton’s Mortuary, Inc. was
in charge of arrangements.
~ NELL RAMSEY
SHELBY- Nell “Susie” Beason
Ramsey, 83, 905 Lake Drive,
died June 1, 2000 at Cleveland
Regional Medical Center.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daughter
of the late Joseph Clinton
Beason and Mary Tate Beason.
She was the wife of the late
R.B.Ramsey. She was also pre-
ceded in death by brothers
Baxter Beason, Roy Beason,
James Beason, Karl Beason, and
sister Mildred B. Phillips. She
was retired first female regional
sales representative for
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company and was also a home-
maker. She was formerly a
member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist
Church and Cliffside Baptist
Church.
She is survived by son and
daughter in law Ron and Merry
Lynn Ramsey of Boiling
Springs; daughter and son in
law Shirley and Gerald:
Luckadoo of Salisbury, N.C.;
grandsons Jonathan and Joseph
Luckadoo of Salisbury, Jeffrey
Luckadoo of Mount Holly,
David Ramsey of Denver, N.C;
granddaughter Alecia Ramsey
of Wrightsville Beach, N.C.;
great grandsons Luke
Luckadoo of Mount Holly,
Garrett Luckadoo of Concord,
N.C.; great granddaughter
Lauren Luckadoo of Mount
Holly; sisters Flora Beason
Winn of Cliffside, N.C. and
Eunice B.Teasley of Shelby.
The service was conducted
Saturday at 3 p.m. at Cleveland
Funeral Services Chapel by the
Rev. Mike Motley. Burial was in
Cleveland Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to
Trading Ford Baptist Church,
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