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=° LAWRENCE STEWART
== “BLACKSBURG, SC -
“Lawrence “Red” Stewart, 63,
455 Huffman Road, died July
~ 27,2000 at Cleveland Regional
¢ -Medical Center, Shelby.
A native of Cherokee County,
= ~5€; he was the son of the late
~ Robert Alfred and Rachel
Wilson Stewart. He was also
preceded in death by his broth-
er, Harvey Stewart.
He was a former member of
Kings Mountain Rescue Squad
and a former employee of
“= Spectrum Dyed Yarns, Kings
Mountain.
He is survived by his wife,
Judy Cronan Stewart of
Blacksburg, SC; daughter,
Elizabeth “Tookie” Ellis and
“husband, Jeff, of Grover; sisters,
Pat Helms of Cherryville and
Joanne Mace of Morganton; and
one grandchild, Sara Elizabeth
Ellis.
A graveside service was con-
ducted by the Rev. Bob Hope at
2 p.m. Sunday at Antioch
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Harris Funeral Home, Kings
Mountain, was in charge of ar-
rangements.
PAUL LAIL
SHELBY - Paul Leroy Lail, 81,
314 Royster Avenue, died July
28, 2000 at Cleveland Regional
Medical Center.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of the
late Peter and Nancy Jane
Camp Lail Jr. He was retired
from Mohican Mill, Lincolnton,
and was a member of New
Bethel Church of the Nazarene.
He is survived by his wife,
Mary Elizabeth Green Lail of
the home; sons and daughters-
in-law, Ken and Libby Lail of
Shelby, Jimmy and Faye Lail of
Ellenboro, and Jerry Lail of
Lincolnton; sisters and broth-
ers-in-law, Betty Lail and
Charles Lemons of Grover, and
Joyce Lail and Ben Lail of
Shelby; and numerous grand-
children and great-grandchil-
dren.
He was preceded in death by
his son, Gene Lail, and his sis-
ter, Dovie Mode.
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. Reed Jones at 2 p.m.
* Sunday at New Bethel Church
of the Nazarene. Burial was in
Sunset Cemetery.
SANDRA INGLE
SHELBY- Sandra Martin
Ingle, 57, 920 Whit Mar Lake
Road, died July 27, 2000 at
"Hospice of Wendover.
* A native of Cleveland
County, she was a homemaker
and a member of Zion Baptist
Church.
* She is survived by her mother
Mildred Martin of Shelby; hus-
band Bob Ingle of the home;
daughter and her husband Julie
"Pearson and Terry of Shelby;
son Brian Walker and Tammy of
-“Ellenboro; grandchildren Seth
Pearson and Michele Walker of
Shelby; also a number of
stepchildren, step grandchil-
_ dren, and step great grandchil-
> “dren; she was also a loving
nanny to many children.
~The funeral was conducted
‘Saturday at 11 a.m. at Zion
“Baptist Church by the Revs.
Randy Bridges, Allen Davis and
“Tim Metcalf. Burial was in Zion
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice at Wendover, 951
“Wendover Heights Drive,
Shelby 28150, or Zion Baptist
Church Building Fund, 525 W.
Zion Church Road, Shelby.
CHRISTINE EARNEY
GASTONIA - Christine Howe
McGinnis Earney, 78, 131 Fraley
Road, died Monday, July 31,
2000 at Gaston Memorial
Hospital.
A native of Newton County,
GA, she was the daughter of the
late John Thomas and Lilla
Chatham Howe. She was also
predeceased by her daughter,
Janice M. Stewart; son-in-law,
Dexter G. Lovelace; and step-
son, Andy Earney.
She was a retired textile
worker at Ticaro Victory Plant.
She was a member of Fairview
Baptist Church, Lucille Tatum
Home Extension, V.V.’s Blind
Club, and Linwood Club.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Laban E. Earney of the
home; daughters and sons-in-
law, Pat M. and Allen Mantooth
of Gastonia, and Kathy M.
. Lovelace of Grover; stepson,
Kevin Earney of Gastonia; son-
in-law, Mike Stewart of Kings
~ Mountain; brother, Ed Howe of
Gastonia; sisters, Marie Biddix
of Kings Mountain, Juanita
Rector of Shelby, and Catherine
Jackson of Gastonia; grandchil-
dren and spouses, Scott and
Melissa Mantooth, Susan
Mantooth, Cindy Ferguson,
Tina and Eric Hoyle, Corky
Scalingi, Crystal and Chad
England, Rhonda Fender, S Sgt.
Eric and Sandy Willis; step-
grandchildren, Michale, Joseph
and Katrina Earney, and
Christine and Douglas Bruce;
great-grandchildren, Harrison,
Logan and Brandon Mantooth,
Heather and Jeremy Ferguson,
Katie Taylor, Tyler Wood,
Promise Conner, Austin Hoyle,
Tiffany and Derek England,
Brittany Willis, Heidi Fender,
Hannah and Jonathan Willis;
step grandchild, Annie
Elizabeth Earney; and 22 nieces
and nephews.
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. Andy Broughton at
3 p.m. Wednesday at Fairview
Baptist Church. Burial was in
Gaston Memorial Park.
Pallbearers were Chad
England, Robert Hance, Eric
Hoyle, Jerry Mantooth, Dale
McKenzie, and Mike Stewart.
‘Memorials may be made to
Funeral Fund, ¢/o Laban’ *'
Earney, 131 Fraley Road,
Gastonia, NC 28052.
SUSAN COOK
SHELBY - Mrs. Susan Walker
Cook, 45, 735 W. Sumter St.,
died July 29, 2000 at Carolinas
Medical Center, Charlotte.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daughter
of the late Martha McLain
Walker. She was a bookkeeper
for Dyemasters and was a
member of John Knox
Presbyterian Church, where she
was a former Deacon.
She is survived by her father,
Richard H.. Walker of Shelby;
husband, Steven Paul Cook of
the home; sons and daughter-
in-law, Andy and Kelly Cook
and Michael Cook, all of
Shelby; sister and brother-in-
law, Patricia and Kevin
Schronce of Lincolnton.
A memorial service was con-
ducted by the Rev. Bill
Troutman at 7 p.m. Monday at
John Knox Presbyterian
Church.
Memorials may be made to
John Knox Presbyterian
Church, 610 Charles Road,
Shelby, NC 28152.
Cleveland Funeral Services
was in charge of arrangements.
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LORAN WEAVER
SHELBY - Loran Newton
Weaver, 70, 1867 Clary Road,
died July 30, 2000 at his home.
. A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of the
late Reggie and Margarine
Webb Weaver. He was retired
from Artee Industries. He was
also predeceased by his sister,
Marie Weaver; and son, Johnny .
Ray Weaver.
He is survived by his wife,
Jeanette Weaver Weaver of the
home; sons and daughters-in-
law, David and Janice Weaver
of Blacksburg, SC, and Gary
and Pauline Weaver and Dennis
and Susan Weaver, all of
Shelby; daughters and sons-in-
law, Patsy and Pete Spake of
Blacksburg, SC, Judy and
William Peace of Cherryville,
Susan and James Thrift of
Shelby, and Doris and Butch
Cook of Kings Mountain; broth-
ers and sisters-in-law, Willie
and Mary Grace Weaver of
Shelby, J.E. and Charlene
Weaver of Fallston, Pete and
Nellie Sue Weaver of Shelby;
sisters and brothers-in-law,
Mildred and J.C. Wilson of
Shelby, Ruby and Jack Hamrick’
of Ellenboro, Mary and Gene
Parker of Casar, Bernice Navey
of Stanley, Ruth and Dick Theis
of Shelby, and Carolyn and Rev.
Mike Sepaugh of
Rutherfordton; 11 grandchil-
dren and five great-grandchil-
dren.
The funeral was conducted
by the Revs. Tim Trexlor and -
Mike Sepaugh at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at Mt. Sinai Baptist:
Church. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to =
the Life Enrichment Center,
1270 Fallston Road, Shelby, NC
28150.
Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
JAMES PHILBECK
GASTONIA - James Franklin
Philbeck, 79, 600 Efird Street,
died July 27, 2000 at his resi-
dence. :
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of the
late Eff and Lonnie Humphries
Philbeck. He was a retired City
of Gastonia employee and a
member of the Pillar of Truth
Ministries.
He was also predeceased by
his brothers, William, Arnold,
Claude and Boyce Philbeck.
He is survived by his wife, of
60 years, Doris Lowrance
Philbeck; daughters, Barbara
Kelly of Gastonia, Judy Hiland
and husband, Rick, of York, SC,
and Clara Bynum and husband, =
Carl, of Gastonia; sons, Howard
Philbeck, Ellis Philbeck,
Leonard Philbeck and wife,
Alice, Rev. Wayne Philbeck and _ |
wife, Frankie, and Rick
Philbeck, all of Gastonia; 22
grandchildren, 39 gientgrand:
children; brothers, Tom
Philbeck of Patterson Springs
and Paul Philbeck of Grover;
and sisters, Hattie Mae Turner
and Ruby Judd, both of Grover,
and Oveda Green of Patterson
Springs. :
The funeral was conducted
Sunday at The Pillar of Truth
Ministries by the Revs. Jimmy
Painter, Jimmy Barnette, Kevin
Kellough and Johnny Williams.
Burial was in Gaston Memorial
Park.
Pallbearers were Tracy
Philbeck, Michael Philbeck,
Deno Philbeck, Larry Hiland,
Danny Philbeck, Scotty
Philbeck, and Carl Bynum.
Memorials may be made to
The Pillar of Truth Ministries,
c/o Rev. Wayne Philbeck, 620
N. Modena St., Gastonia, NC
28052.
Carothers Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
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RICHARD WILLIAMS
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Richard Jay Williams, infant,
1531 Lewis Farm Road, died
July 28, 2000 at Carolinas
Medical Center, Charlotte.
He was the son of William Jay
Williams and Melissa
Montgomery Williams of the
home.
He is also survived by his
brothers, William Williams of
Kings Mountain and William
Hammell of Ohio; and sisters,
Ashley Morris and Amber
Williams, both of Kings
Mountain.
A graveside service was con-
ducted by the Rev. Paul
Hutchinson at 4 p.m. Monday
at Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
ARSHEL SANDERS
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Arshel
“Bill” Houser Sanders, 66, died
July 31, 200 at
Rehabilitation/Health Center of
Gastonia, N.C.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of the
+ laté Rufus James Sanders, Sr.
_.. and Flossie Ledford Sanders.
" He was the husband of the late
‘ Lotena Jenkins Sanders. He was
also preceded in death by
. brothers Rev. James Sanders,
Fred Sanders, and sister Cloe
Bowen. He was a member of
.+ David Baptist Church, Kings
Mountain, and was retired from
‘ the city of Kings Mountain.
“ "He is survived by step-sons
: Ken Wilson, George “Scoot”
Pittman, and Frankie Barber;
step-daughters Dianne Shytle,
Becky Hudson, and Donna
- Hamrick; brothers Boyd
~* Sanders and wife Agnes, Datha
Sanders and wife Sybil both of
Kings Mountain; sister Ruby S.
Conner of Kings Mountain;
grandchildren Steve and Aaron
Shytle, Tiffany Thompson, Lynn
Stacey, Kane and Casey Barber
and Amy Wilson; also four
great grandchildren.
The graveside service was
conducted Wednesday at 4 p.m.
at Mountain Rest Cemetery by
the Rev. Richard Pruitt. Burial
was in Mountain Rest
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice of Gaston County, 717
New Hope Road, Gastonia,
28054.
Harris Funeral Home served
the family.
ROBERT IRVIN
SHELBY- Robert Samuel
© Irvin, 72, 715 Mayo Street, died
July 30, 2000 at his home.
A native of Rutherford
County, he was the son of the
"late Christie James Irvin and
. Mildred Lou Campbell Irvin.
He grew up and spent most of
his life in Rutherford Country.
He was a farmer, in business
with his father, and later be-
came employed by the U.S.
_ Department of Agriculture, a
. position he held for many
years. He left this position to
become Rutherford County
. Personnel Manager, and later to
be the first Rutherford County
Manager, a position he held
from 1981-1986 when he retired
- for health reasons. He was a
member of Big Springs Baptist
Church where he served as dea-
con, Church treasurer, and
Sunday School teacher.
He is survived by his wife
Kathleen Carpenter Norris Irvin
of the home; daughter Barbara
Lahrmer of Rutherfordton; son
and his wife David Norris and
Sandra of Forest City; son Steve
Norris of Winston-Salem;
granddaughter Elizabeth
Lahrmer of Mooresboro; grand-
daughter and her husband Gina
Powell and Greg of
Rutherfordton; grandson and
his wife Michael Lahrmer and. -
Bobbie of Mooresboro; grand- -
son Robert Lahrmer of Shelby;
grandson and his wife John
Lahrmer and Tracy of
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- wife David Norris, Jr. Jessica of
Rutherfordton; brother and his
wife Frank Irvin and Irma of
Greensboro; sister Lillian
Bridges of Shelby; sister and her
husband Betty Parker and Paul
of Ellenboro; sister Brenda
Morehead of Ellenboro; sister
and her husband Jane Harwell
and Neal of Lawndale; sister
and her husband Pat Hardin
and Tommy of Spindale; also 10
great grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Big
Springs Baptist Church by the
Revs. Phil Bailey, Edwin
McGinnis, Worth Grant. Burial
was in Big Springs Baptist
Church Cemetery.
BECKIE STEWART
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Beckie
Stewart, 72, 227 Farris Road,
died Wednesday, August 2,
2000 at Cleveland Regional
Medical Center.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daughter
of the late Joseph Grason and
Minnie Besless Ware Hicks, and
wife of the late Lawrence “Bud”
Stewart. :
She was a member of Dixon
Presbyterian Church, a retired
textile worker and a homemak-
er.
She is survived by her sons,
Tony Stewart and wife, Renee,
and Mike Stewart, all of Kings
Mountain; daughter, Debbie
Stewart and fiance Maynard
Bradley of Shelby; brothers, Bob
Hicks of Des Moines, Iowa, and
Jack Hicks of Wisconsin; sisters,
Nina Parks of Nebo, NC, Verna
Pressley of Blacksburg, SC, |
Shirley Adams of Spartanburg;
SC, Lillian Dwyer of Virginia,
Melba Hammings of Winston-
Salem, and Ruth Allison of Old
Fort; grandchildren, Kelly and
Angie Stewart, Russ and Cassie
Turner, Jodie Harris, Cindy
Ferguson, Eric and Tina Hoyle,
Corky Scalingi, and Seth
Bradley.
The funeral will be conducted
© by the Revs. Allan Sinclair and
Bill Adams at 2 p.m. Friday at
“Dixon Presbyterian Church.
Burial will be in Antioch Baptist
Church Cemetery, Blacksburg,
iSC,
The family will receive
friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday
at Harris Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to
Dixon Presbyterian Church
Recreation Building Fund, 602
Dixon School Road, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086.
Harris Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
VIOLET YATES
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Violet
Irene Morris Yates, 91, 419
Stroup Street, died July 31, 2000
at her daughter’s residence.
A native of Gaston County,
she was the daughter of the late
Jessie Barrett and Mattie
Johnson Barrett Vines. She was
the wife of the late John
Marshall Yates. She was a mem-
ber of Saint Matthew's
Lutheran Church, and was a
homemaker.
She is survived by her sons
and daughters-in-law, Rondall
and Linda Brooks Yates of
Gastonia, Gene and Betty
Flowers Yates of Dublin, GA,
and Edward Yates of Kings
Mountain; daughters, Willie
Morris Byers of Gastonia and
Linda Yates Martin of Kings
Mountain; 10 grandchildren, 12
great-grandchildren, and seven
great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted
by the Rev. J.R. Robbins at 3
p.m. Thursday at Faith Baptist
Church. Burial will be in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Harris Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Black family sets
reunion August 13
The family of Samuel
Simpson and Anne Carpenter
Black will hold their annual re-
union Sunday, August 13 at the
Black Family Cemetery, located
three miles southeast of
Cherryville on Foster Road.
A picnic lunch will be served
at12:30 pm.
August 3, 2000
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The school in question is cur-
rently in the design develop-
ment stage, according to archi-
tect Roger Holland. Projected
enrollment for the planned
school would be 800 students
initially, with another 100 likely
later. If construction begins in
January 2001, the school could
open in August 2002.
Projected total cost for the job
is $11.7 million. Kings
Mountain has $8 million avail-
able for the job through capital
reserves, land, and a state bond.
They project another $1 million
coming in from the state sales
tax redistribution for the years
2000-2002. This leaves a short-
fall of around $2.7 million. The
112,495 square foot structure is
currently being estimated at $92
per square foot building cost.
In his request for a loan for
the difference, McRae expressed
a desire to “work with the com-
missioners in any way” in
procuring the money or paying
it back.
“We're not here asking for a
gift,” he reiterated.
* Reasons given by the com-
missioners for their unanimous
vote to delay approval of the
loan centered around what they
felt were more pressing needs
and previous commitments for
the county. Reminding every-
one present of his law enforce-
ment background, Willie
-. McIntosh said his biggest prior-
ity was establishing a county-
wide 911 emergency phone
trunk system to be used in case
of natural disaster.
, “I'm not opposed to your
school,” McIntosh said. “But
. it’s more important to save
lives.”
Commission chairman Jim
Crawley said that much of the
county’s $3 million cash reserve
was tied up.
“We are facing large expenses
as well,” Crawley said.
One example he cited was
$1.1 million for a new senior
center.
In a unanimous vote, the
commissioners decided to put
the issue aside until a mid year
review could be conducted of
the capital reserve situation.
Lor We need amore detailed as-
sessment,” * said Crawley.
That decision did not sit well
with the contingent from Kings
Mountain who attended the
meeting, though some tried to
be philosophical about the de-
lay.
“At least they were nice
about it this time,” said parent
Holly Robinson.
In other business, the com-
missioners got a detailed per-
formance review of the
Cleveland County Health
Department. The review had
been conducted by Dianne
Speake, Ph.D., R.N. Senior
Consultant with Tallahassee,
- Florida-based MGT of America,
Inc.
The review compared
~ Cleveland to six other peer
‘counties in terms of overall
health department services,
_ costs, funding, and efficiency.
The peer counties included
Catawba, Rowan, Iredell,
Union, Nash, and Rockingham.
The review revealed that
Cleveland had the widest array
~ of health services and greatest
* per capita funding of any of the
other six counties. ;
“Something good is going on
in the Cleveland County Health
Department,” Speake said.
‘The review was conducted by
surveying employees, clients
and others who had dealings
with the department. Speake
~ said that 90 percent of the
clients she interviewed were
. pleased with the service they re-
ceived at the Health
Department.
Summing up her presenta-
tion, Speake listed 21 areas
where the Health Department
could be improved. These sug-
gestions focused on the fact that
the county building which
houses the department needed
extensive renovation or replace-
ment. The parking lot was also
deemed inadequate.
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