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OBITUARIES
MURRAY KING, JR.
KINGS MOUNTAIN-
Murray A. “Ray” King, Jr., 65,
1514 N. Piedmont Avenue, died
June 18, 2000 at Carolinas
Medical Center.
A native of Dover-Foxcroft,
Maine, he was the son of the
late Murray Alton and Levina
O’Brien King, Sr. He was an em-
ployee of Bridges Hardware,
Kings Mountain and a member
of Putnam Memorial Baptist
Church, Shelby. He served in
the U.S. Navy during the
Korean War. :
He is survived by his wife
Evelyn Hulffstetler King of
Kings Mountain; sons Kenneth
E. Moss and wife Tammy of
Charlotte; Keith D. Moss and
wife Tammy of Kings
Mountain; Scott Moss and wife
Sharon of Bessemer City;
daughters Elaine Rath and hus-
band Joseph of New Jersey,
Barbara Harris of Bayonne,
New Jersey, Dorothy
Terrcianuterrciano and husband
Gregory of Bayonne, Carol Bell
and husband David of Virginia,
Sheila Kearny and husband
Thomas of Freehold, New
Jersey; brother Bernard King of
Northwood, New Hampshire;
sister Charlotte Donnavan of
Massachusetts; also 17 grand-
children and two great grand-
children. {teed
The funeral was conducted
Wednesday at Putnam
Memorial Baptist Church at 11
a.m. by the Rev. Mark Canipe.
Burial was in Mountain Rest
Cemetery. i ;
Memorials may be made to
Putnam Memorial Baptist
Church Timothy Project, 1146
County Home Road, Shelby
28152. :
Harris Funeral Home served
the family.
JAMES SUTTLES
SHELBY- James Abraham
Suttles, 72, 816 Grace Street,
Kings Mountain, died June 15,
2000 at Cleveland Regional
Medical Center.
A native of Waynesville,
N.C., he was the son of the late
Frank Suttles and Faye Ruff
Suttles. He was the husband of
the late Edna Mandy Medford
Suttles. He was a supervisor for
Rauch Industries and a member
of the Seventh Day Adventists.
He is survived by his daugh-
ters Sheila Suttlesof =
McAdenville, N.C., and Janice
Martin of Kings Mountain; son
James Suttles of Kings
Mountain; brother Joe Ray :
Suttles of Waynesville; sister
Frances Mills Greene of Kings
Mountain ; grandson William E.
Martin, Jr. and James David
Suttles both of Kings Mountain;
granddaughter April Dawn
Martin of Kings Mountain;
great granddaughter Hidi Edna
Greene of Kings Mountain.
The funeral was conducted
Monday at 11 a.m. at Cleveland
Funeral Services Chapel by the
Rev. David Chapman. Burial
was in Maple Grove Cemetery,
Waynesville on Monday.
Cleveland Funeral Services
handled the arrangements.
EDITH WALKER
BLACKSBURG, S.C.- Edith
Elva Walker, 73, 306 Gross Gin
Drive, Forest City, N.C., former-
ly of East Cherokee Street,
Blacksburg, died June 18, 2000
at Spartanburg Regional
Medical Center.
A native of Cherokee County,
she was the wife of the late Jack
Walker and the daughter of
Maude Poteat McDaniel,
Blacksburg, and the late
Clarence McDaniel. She was a
member of Hopewell Baptist
Church, Blacksburg. ;
In addition to her mother, she
is survived by daughters
Barbara W. Smith of Forest City,
and Rhonda W. Mack of Mount
Pleasant, S.C.; brother Jessie
McDaniel of Blacksburg; sisters
Mary Lee Tessneer of
Blacksburg and Thelma M.
Lanier of Smyrna, S.C.; also
~ four grandchildren and two
great grandchildren.
A celebration of life service
was held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at
Hopewell Baptist Church by Dr.
Charlie Barnard and Chaplain
Pat Gosnell. Burial was in
Hopewell Baptist Church
Cemetery.
White Columns Blacksburg
served the family.
LOIS ETTERS
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Lois A.
Etters, 87, 501 S. Battleground
Avenue, died June 20, 2000 at
White Oak Manor, Kings
Mountain.
A native of Gaston County,
she was the daughter of the late
William Max and Zora
Elizabeth McGee Abernathy
and wife of the late Lester Lee
Etters. She was a member of
Kings Mountain Baptist Church
and was retired from the textile
industry.
She is survived by her broth-
er Leonard Abernathy and wife
Naomi of Gastonia; sister Hazel
Pitman of Edgemoor, S.C.
The graveside service will be
conducted at Mountain Rest
Cemetery at 11 a.m. Thursday
by the Rev. Olin Byrum.
Harris Funeral Home served
the family.
NOAH LONG si
SHELBY- Noah H. “Jack
Lovelace” Long, 72, 7128
Fairfax Avenue Spartanburg,
S.C., died June 15, 2000 at his
home.
A native of Rutherford
County, he was the son of the
late Zeb and Essie Lovelace
Long. He was reared by the late
John and Addie Lovelace. He
was a construction company
heavy equipment operator. He
was of the Baptist faith and was
a former deacon. He served in
the U.S. Army in WWIL
He is survived by his wife
Patricia Davis Long of the
home; daughters Myra Hines of
Chesnee, S.C. and Gay Greer of
Boiling Springs; sisters Mary
Baugham of Newton, N.C., Mae
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Rudisill of Morganton, N.C,
Ethel Gillespie of Boiling
Springs, Dot Condrey of
Ellenboro, N.C., and Mary
Hawks of Springfield, Illinois;
grandchildren Curtis Clavenna
of Boiling Springs, Patrick Evatt
of Spartanburg, and Johnathan
Evatt of Baltimore, Maryland;
also four great grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
Saturday at 2 p.m. at Trinity
Baptist Church by the Revs.
Stan Parris and Rodney
Howard. Burial was in Trinity
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Regional Hospice Service, 120
Heyward Avenue, Spartanburg,
S.C. 29302, and Mobile Meals,
PO Box 461, Spartanburg, S.C.
29302.
RUTH BROOKS
SHELBY- Ruth Mode Brooks,
803 Cherryville Road, died June
14, 200 at Gaston Memorial
Hospital.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. HM.
Spake. She was a homemaker
and a member of Aldersgate
United Methodist Church
where she was also a registered
Brownie Scout leader.
She is survived by her hus-
band Dan E. Brooks of the
home; daughter and son in law’
Nell Brooks Shrum and Rick of
Shelby; daughter Gail Brooks
Davis of Monroe, Georgia; also
four grandchildren and six
great grandchildren. |
The service was conducted at
11 a.m. Saturday at Sunset
Cemetery by Dr. Joseph Reeves.
Burial was in Sunset Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
the donor's choice.
JAMES LANNING
SHELBY- James Edward
Lanning, 3461 Gin Road, died
June 19, 2000 at Cleveland
Memorial Hospital.
A native of Cherokee County,
5.C., he was the son of the late
‘Clyde and Ruth Moore
Lanning. He was a self em-
ployed painter and a member of
Sandy Plains Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife
Betty Deaton Lanning of the
home; sons Calvin Lanning of
Louisiana, and Mark Lanning
of California; daughters Joy
"Daniel, Debra Conner and’ +
Denise Dickerson allof | =
California; brothers Grady
Lanning of Pittsboro, N.C.,
Harry Lanning, Doyle Lanning,
Earl Dean Lanning all of
Blacksburg, S.C.; sisters Bertie
Dover, Sondra Anderson, and
Betty Floyd all of Blacksburg;
special nephew Chad Deaton of
Mooresboro, N.C.; also six
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren. ;
The funeral will be conducted
. Thursday at Sandy Plains
Baptist Church at 11 a.m. by the
Rev. Don McSwain. Burial will
be in Sandy Plains Baptist :
Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice of Cleveland County,
951 Wendover Heights Dr.,
Shelby 28150.
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June 22, 2000
By GARY STEWART
Editor of The Herald
The 1950 graduating class of Bethware High School recently held its 50th year reunion. There
were 28 graduates and six are deceased. Sixteen of the 22 living graduates attending the re-
union. After a lunch they enjoyed fellowship and a tour of the school. Attending were, front
. row, left to right, Betty Stone DeBruler, Geraldine Moore Carpenter, Corrine Reynolds
Swofford, Martha Jo Randall Nance, Lillian Lovelace Harmon, and Dean Spearman. Back row,
.Johnny McKinney, Alton Dover, J.B. Lang, Harold Hord, Charles Herndon, Carol Ledford, Marshall
Jones, John Phifer, Carol Dean Costner, Joe Vernon Ware. In the lower photo are the class
members in 1950. Front row, Lillian Lovelace, Martha Jo Randall, Betty Stone, Wilhelmina
Sprouse, Florine Chapman, Betty Lou Philbeck, Coleen Brooks, Corrine Reynolds, Peggy Dixon,
Barbara Allen. Second row, Mary Kidd, teacher; Charles Herndon, Joe Vernon Ware, Joan
McSwain, Rose Nell Moore, Margaret Pridmore, Ruth Babb, Geraldine Moore, Carol Ledford,
John Phifer, John Rudisill Jr., principal. Back row, Alton Dover, Johnny McKinney, J.B. Long,
Burnie Allen, Dean Spearman, Harold Hord, Marshall Jones, Carol Dean Costner, Eugene Ware.
City Council approves plan
In a special meeting Monday,
at City Hall, Kings Mountain
City Council approved a self-in-
suring plan for worker's com-
pensation and property liability
which Ray Wilson, Risk
Manager, predicted would save
the city money over its current
plan with the NC League of
Municipalities.
Over the past five years, he
pointed out, the city has spent
$522,669.08 for worker's comp
coverage. The new self-insured
policy, which goes into effect
July 1, allows the city to put
funds into a risk management
pool. $107,000 will go into the
pool during the 2000-01 fiscal
year, and $150,000 each in the"
next four years. Over, the five-
year period, Wilson projected a
savings of $92,317.42 over the
NCLM plan.
Wilson and City Manager
Jimmy Maney noted that work-
er’s comp and health insurance
continues to go up and many
cities are going to self-insuring
plans.
Councilman Bob Hayes sug-
gested, and Council agreed, that
the policy must provide “full
pay” for employees who are out
of work for extended periods of
time. Hayes, who once lost
more than six months of work
when he was on the Police
Force, said he received only 60
percent of his regular pay and it
also lost some of his retirement
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to self-insure worker’s comp
bénefits. et
.... Councilman Gene White,
who cast the lone vote against
the plan, said Council should
have had longer to consider
such an important matter.
“This is something the staff
has spent hundreds of hours on,
and they're asking us to do
something we don’t understand
in 15 minutes,” he said. “I sug-
gest in the future that we not be
subjected with an extreme pre-
sentation and be expected to
vote on it at that moment.”
In another matter, Council
approved Maney’s recommen-
dation to change its employee
health insurance plan to a new
company effective July 1.
Maney pointed out that the
current plan would have gone
up 26 percent and some of the
current coverage would have
been discontinued.
The cost of the new plan
would be $58,000 more than the
current insurance premium of
$555,000 a year, but Maney said
‘the old plan would have in-
creased slightly more.
The $58,000 is not budgeted,
but Maney said he is confident
it can be made up through attri-
tion.
The city may consider a med-
ical self-insurance plan in the
future after seeing how the
worker’s comp plan goes.
In another mater Monday,
Council approved the purchase
of a new bucket truck for the
electrical department at a cost
of $66,900.
CORRECTION
‘The names of Randy and
Cheryl Butler were inadvertent-
ly listed as Barrett in last week's
Herald story about the birthday
party of their nephew three-
year-old Morgan Barrett.
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