+. Page 2A The Kings Mountain Herald August 24, 2000
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KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Noblitt Peterson, 86, 810
Rhodes Avenue, died August
19, 2000 at Kings Mountain
Hospital.
A native of Gaston County,
she was the daughter of the late
Ethel
i Charles and Maggie Kiser
Noblitt and wife of the late R.A.
“Pete” Peterson. She was also
preceded in death by her
daughter, Mary Helen Peterson,
and brothers, Russ Noblitt and
Floyd Noblitt.
She was a member of Grace
United Methodist Church, and
was a homemaker.
She is survived by her daugh-
ter, Beth Smith and husband
Bert of Spring, TX; brother,
Gene Noblitt of Newton; loved
like a son, Charlie Noblitt and
wife Catherine of Asheville;
nieces, Mildred Russell of Kings
Mountain Margaret Sigmon of
Stanley, and Geneva Hunter
and Joann Barringer of
Bessemer City; nephew, Bob
Noblitt of Bessemer City; five
grandchildren, Brenda Koinis
and husband Steve of Spring,
TX, Brad Smith and wife Cara
of Louisville, KY, Rebekah
Nanfria and husband Michael
of Chicago, IL, Caroline
Ackinson and husband Colin of
Efland, and Suzanne Buesing
and husband Leslie of
‘Hillsborough; and five great-
grandchildren, Elizabeth, Tony,
Taylor, Madeline and Katie.
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. Dale Swofford at 11
a.m. Wednesday at Grace
United Methodist Church. A
graveside service was held at 2
p.m. at Sunset Cemetery,
Shelby.
Memorials may be made to
Grace United Methodist Church
Children’s Ministry, 830 Church
, Street, Kings Mountain, NC
28086.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
BOBBY KEZIAH
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Bobby
Keziah, 58, 812 West Mountain
Street, died August 19, 2000 in
Charlotte.
A native of Union County, he
was the son of the late John
Howard Keziah. He was also
preceded in death by his broth-
er, Thomas Keziah. He was re-
tired from Southern Flooring
and Acousticals in Charlotte.
‘He is survived by his wife,
Melynda Deanna Askew
Keziah of Kings Mountain;
sons, Jeff Keziah and wife
Janice of Charlotte; mother,
_ Cimilee Deese Keziah of
' Monroe; brother, Eddie Keziah
: “sof Monroe; sister, Loretta Brown
=. of Mt. Holly; grandchildren,
Joshua and James Keziah; god-
daughter, Tammy Robinson of
Gastonia; and numerous nieces
and nephews.
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. Robert Peurifoy at 3
p.m. Wednesday at Ollie Harris
Memorial Chapel. Burial was in
Forest Lawn Cemetery,
Charlotte.
charge of arrangements.
J. WILEY BLANTON
KINGS MOUNTAIN - James
Wiley Blanton, 91, lifelong resi-
dent of Kings Mountain, died
Monday, August 21, 2000 at
Hospice at
Wendover,
Shelby.
A na-
tive of
| Cleveland
County, he was
the son of the
late Clarence
and Ellen
Lovelace
Blanton. He was the husband of
the late Aquilla Bell Blanton,
Jay Thornburg Steele Blanton,
and Lizzie Lovelace Watterson
Blanton.
He was also preceded in
death by a son, Harold Blanton;
grandson, Tim Blanton; broth-
ers, Colin Blanton, Edmund
Blanton, and Johnny Patterson;
and sister, Veola White.
He was a member of First
Baptist Church and was retired
from the U.S. Postal Service.
He is survived by his sons,
Rev. Demauth Blanton and wife,
Beatrice of Union, SC and
BLANTON
Howard Blanton and wife Lois
of Kings Mountain; stepson, Bill
Watterson and wife Hazel of
Kings Mountain; daughter-in-
law, Dixie Blanton of Kings
Mountain; stepdaughters,
Melba Boyles of Kings :
Mountain, Eloise Spiegelmeyer
of Connecticut, and Judy
Woody and husband John of
Durham; sister, Dot Weaver and
husband Fred of Kings
Mountain; 17 grandchildren
and numerous great-grandchil-
dren.
The funeral will be conducted
by Dr. John Sloan and the Rev.
Ron Caulder at 2 p.m. Thursday
at First Baptist Church.
Interment will be in Mounizin
Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
First Baptist Church, P.O. Box
786, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
Harris-Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
JUNE HOULDITCH
KINGS MOUNTAIN - June
Houlditch, 80, of Woodbridge,
died Monday, August 21, 2000
at Cleveland Regional Medical
Center.
A native of Washington, DC,
she was the daughter of the late
J. Rowe Mehlfelt and Irma
Thomas Mehlfelt. She was also
predeceased by her husband,
Sam Houlditch.
She worked at the Pentagon
during World War II, serving as
secretary to the newly formed
Joint Chiefs of Staff Intelligence
Committee.
She moved to Shelby in 1971.
She was instrumental in form-
ing the Reach to Recovery pro-
gram of the American Cancer
Society. She was honored with
the Terese Lasser and Sword of
Hope Awards for her extensive
volunteer work for breast can-
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She was an active member of
Aldersgate United Methodist
Church, where she served as a
lay speaker, Sunday School
teacher, Stephen minister and
Board member.
She is survived by her son,
George Sam Houlditch IIT and
wife Gina of Gainesville, GA;
son, Jim Houlditch and wife
Deborah and daughter Dorothy
Houlditch, all of Cleveland
County; six grandchildren,
Emily, Perry, Chris and
Jonathan Houlditch, and Sarah
and Kaitlin Houlditch-Fair.
The funeral was conducted
by Dr. Delores Queen at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Aldersgate
United Methodist Church.
Entombment was at Cleveland
Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to
Aldersgate United Methodist
Church, 1207 W. Dixon Dr.,
Shelby, NC or to the American ‘
Cancer Society, Reach to
Recovery Program, 500 E.
Morehead St. Suite 211,
Charlotte, NC 28202.
THOMAS KEETER
GROVER- Thomas Leard
“Tommy” Keeter, 64, 101 Ellis
Dr., died August 16, 2000 at
Cleveland Regional Medical
Center.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was
the son of the
late Marie
Roberts Keeter.
He was a mem-
ber of First
Baptist Church,
Grover, where
A he served as
the Sunday
KEETER
School superin-
tendent, Sunday School teacher,
Deacon, Usher, and on various
committees. He was a graduate
of Appalachian State
University. He was a former
Grover city councilman and a
member of the Grover Library
Committee. He taught school in
the Charlotte Mecklenburg
school system. He later re-
turned to Grover and joined his
father T.T. Keeter in managing
Keeter Furniture Store.
~ He is survived by his wife
Suzanne Logan Keeter of
Grover; sons Chris Keeter and
wife Donna of Kings Mountain,
Leard Keeter and wife Wendy
of Kings Mountain, and Steve
Keeter and wife Kim of Grover;
daughter Angela Keeter Killian
of Grover; father T.T. Keeter of
Grover; grandchildren Logan
Keeter, Kala Buchanan,
Maddison Keeter, Landon
Keeter, Graham Keeter, Kelsey
Keeter, Garrett Keeter, Gabby
Keeter, and Michael Thomas
Killian.
The funeral was conducted .
Saturday at First Baptist
Church, Grover, at 11 am. by
Dr. Tony Fulbright, Dr. Paul
Sorrells, and Rev. John Bridges.
Burial was in Grover Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
- First Baptist Church, 403
Cleveland Avenue, Grover, N.C.
or Hospice of Cleveland
County, 951 Wendover Heights
' Road, Shelby, 28150.
Harris Funeral Home served
the family.
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CLOVER, S.C.- Randall Elgin,
59, 911 N. Highway 161, died
August 16, 2000 at Kings
Mountain Hospital.
A native of Kings Mountain,
he was the son of the late
Clarence Lee and Louise
Bennett Elgin. He was a mem-
ber of Grace United Methodist
Church, Kings Mountain, and a
member of American Legion
Otis Green Post #155. He was
inducted into the Kings
Mountain Football Hall of Fame
and was a textile employee. He
served in the U.S. Army.
He is survived by sisters Jean
Robinson of Clover, Janice
Patterson of Clover; also nu-
* merous nieces and nephews
and a number of great nieces
and nephews.
The funeral was conducted
Friday at Ollie Harris Memorial
Chapel at 2 p.m. by the Rev.
Wayne Worchester. Burial was
in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Kings Mountain Hall of Fame
Banquet, 316 Country Club
Circle, Kings Mountain 28086.
Harris Funeral Home served
the family,
4 ISAAC A. McGILL
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Isaac
A. McGill, 91, 310 St. Luke's
Church Road, died Friday,
August 18, 2000 at his home.
A native of Kings Mountain,
he was the son of the late Isaac
'A. and Mary Fulton McGill. He
was also preceded in death by
his wife, Edna Grant McGill;
three brothers, Jim, George and
Will McGill; and six sisters,
- Kathleen Plonk, Pratt Spake,
Mildred Rumple, Laura Wolfe,
Gussie McGill, and Edna
McGill.
He was a farmer and a mem-
ber of First Baptist Church.
He is survived by his broth-
ers, Raymond McGill of
Jacksonville, FL, and Leland
McGill of Raleigh.
The funeral was conducted
by Dr. John Sloan at 11 a.m.
Monday at First Baptist Church.
Burial was in Bethel Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice of Cleveland County,
951 Wendover Heights Drive,
Shelby, NC 28150 or First
Baptist Church; P.O: Box 786,
Kings Mountain, NC'28086.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
LORENE HOPPER
SHELBY- Lorene Dyer
Hopper, 73, 2348 S. Post Road,
died August 18, 2000 at
Cleveland Regional Medical
Center.
A native of Habersham
County, Georgia, she was the
daughter of the late Lawrence
Dyer, Sr. and Leo Wade Dyer.
* She was also preceded in death
by son Gary Roland Hopper
and brother Lawrence Dyer Jr.
She was a retired assembly
worker at FASCO Ind. and was
‘a charter member of Morning
Star. Baptist Church. She and
her husband celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary on
March 11.
She is survived by her hus-
band William Connie Hopper;
sons Randy Scott Hopper and
wife Freida of Grover, and Dale
Eugene Hopper and wife Julie
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Nations Lemmons and husband
Richard of Shelby, and Judy
Arlane H. Gantt and husband
Roger of Jacksonville, North
Carolina; brothers Leroy Dyer
and wife Mary, Lester Dyer and
wife Jo, Arthur Dyer and wife
Beatrice all of Shelby, Fred Dyer
and wife Jo of Kings Mountain,
Richard Dyer and wife
Katherine, Dean and wife
Linda, Frank and wife Nancy,
Johnny dyer all of Forest City,
Jim Dyer and wife Carrie of
Gastonia; sister Ruth D. Beatty
and husband Hugh of Forest
City; stepmother Annie Mae
Roberson of Forest City; also 11
grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
Sunday at 3 p.m. at Morning
Star Baptist Church by the Rev.
Ron Leslie. Burial was in New
Hope Baptist Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice of Cleveland County,
951 Wendover Heights Rd.
Shelby, 28150.
Cecil M. Burton Funeral
Home served the family.
JAMES PETERSON
SHELBY- James P. Peterson,
81, 2004 Pleasant Hill Church
Road, died August 22, 2000 at
Hospice of Cleveland County.
A native of Cherokee County,
S.C., he was the son of the late
James Robert Peterson and
Susan Matilda Wilson Peterson.
He was also preceded in death
by his brothers Jesse Peterson,
David Peterson, Olin Peterson,
Coleman Peterson, Rochelle
Peterson, and Rev. Clyde
Peterson, and sister Pearl
Bolton. He was retired from
Minette Mills, Kings Mountain
Police Department and City
Hall. He was a member of the
Baptist Faith and a WWII U.S.
Army veteran.
He is survived by his wife
Pearline White Peterson of the
home; son and his wife Jimmy
Peterson and Jenny of Shelby;
grandson Tyler James Peterson
of Shelby; brother Theo
Peterson of San Diego,
California; Sister Ruth Owens
of Gaffney, S.C.
The graveside funeral will be
“conducted Thursday at 11 a.m.
“atRose HillMemorial Park by :
the Rev. Allen Davis. Burial will
be in Rose Hill Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice of Wendover, 951
Wendover Heights Drive,
Shelby 28150 or donor’s choice.
Cleveland Funeral Service
handled the arrangements.
VIRGIE HUTCHINS
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Virgie
Dyke Hutchins, 86, 512 N.
Daytona Avenue, died August
18, 2000.
A native of Gaston County,
she was the daughter of the late
Elbert Joseph and Mattie Dunn
Dyke. She was a member of St. -
Matthew’s Lutheran Church,
Kings Mountain. She was re-
tired from the textile industry.
She is survived by her hus-
band Fred Hutchins of Flagler
Beach, Florida; brother Will
Dyke and wife Elizabeth of
Kings Mountain, sister Bertha .. .
Dyke Sotelo of Flagler Beach; al-
so anumber of niecesand
nephews.
A graveside service will be
conducted Friday at 1 p.m. at
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Harris Funeral Home served
the family.
TIJUANA, MEXICO - Sabina
O. Wurmbrand, co-founder of
The Voice Of The Martyrs, a
Christian Mission with offices
in over 30 countries, went home
to be with the Lord Friday,
August 11, 2000, at 10:15 p.1a.
She had been seriously ill for
the past several months and
was hospitalized in Tijuana,
Mexico.
She was born Sabina Oster on
July 10, 1913 in Czernowitz, a
city in the Bucovine region of
-the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
This area was an important ed-
ucational and cultural hub for
the Jewish Faith
Sabina graduated from high
school in Czernowitz, and then
attended classes for two years
at the Sorbonne in Parish,
France, where she studied lan-
guages, and became fluent in
many. After her studies there,
she was employed in Bucharest,
Rumania.
While in Bucharest, she mar-
ried Richard Wurmbrand. Both
"were later converted and bap-
tized in the Christian faith.
' During the WWII occupation
of Rumania, Sabina’s parents,
"two sisters, and one brother
were killed in Nazi concentra-
tion camps. Sabina was active
in the Rumanian underground
from 1940-45. She smuggled nu-
merous Jewish children out of
ghettos, preached daily in bomb
‘shelters, and was arrested sev-
eral times for underground
Christian activities during a
state of war.
At the end of World War II,
Sabina traveled regularly to
. Budapest, smuggling in goods
and food. She would speak to
the Russian occupation forces
about the Christian faith. In
1946, she organized a soup
kitchen which served 1,000 peo-
ple a day during a severe
drought.
During the summers of 1946
and 1947, she organized
Christian camps for Rumania's
religious leaders, and held daily
devotions. She also conducted
street meetings. After her hus-
band’s arrest in 1948 she en-
couraged many young minis-
ters to continue underground |
Christian activity.
She was arrested in 1951 and
taken to a prisoners’ labor camp
‘to build a river canal. The
Communist government
promised to free her if she
would divorce her husband and
renounce her faith. She refused.
* She and her family escaped in
1966 and traveled throughout
Europe and America, speaking
for the newly founded organi-
zation, Christian Mission to the
Communist World, which be-
came The Voice of the Martyrs
in 1992.
Sabina actively spoke to
church groups and conferences
for 32 years and accompanied
her husband to testify at
Congressional hearings on reli-
gious persecution. She wrote
and published a book, The
Pastor’s Wife, detailing her
Christian testimony and life,
which continues to be pub-
lished in six languages.
Sabina’s life was character-
ized by an understanding of
‘Christian love and forgiveness.
She is survived by her husband,
Richard; son, Michael; and two
grandchildren.
The funeral was held
Wednesday, at the Sky Rose
Chapel of the Rose Hill
Cemetery in Whittier, CA
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