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Bolin Day Care recently held its graduation at First Wesleyan
Church. Front row, left to right, Chelsea George and Kohn
Scott. Second row, Andrew Withers, Taylor Jackson, Steven
Smith, Austin Champion and Sarah Lambert. Third row, Leah
Puckerin, Emily Dover, Octavia Nixon, Haley Camp and
Monique Petty. Back row, Garrett Herndon, Allen Williams,
Matthew Belk, Roneshia Byers, Landon Bolin.
PARK
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companies choose to locate
here.
Ron Humphries, a member of
the committee, said the group
has spent countless hours plan-
ning the playground and said
there were concerns that it was
being built on Jake Early Field,
a facility named in memory of
the former Washington Senators
baseball star.
“Our aim would be for the
entire complex to be named for
Jake Early,” he said.
Maney and Finance Officer
Lori Hall said the funds for the
park, as well as those for a new
fire station on the west side of
town, were allocated in the
2001-02 budget through electri-
cal funds transfers. In order to
build the playground on
September 4, Maney said order-
ing of material, landscaping, ex-
cavating, etc., would have to be-
gin shortly after the new budget
year begins on July 1.
“There are many things that
have to happen at a very rapid
pace,” he said.
White said he is not against
the playground, but that it had
nwAnuctkandina that
ann hin as
funds would be raised by the
committee. He asked Maney,
considering the absence of con-
ceptual drawings, if $250,000
would be the absolute highest
amount the city would end up
spending on the project.
“We allocated $250,000” dur-
ing the budget process, Maney
said. “We did not know what it
would cost. We weren't sure
where we were going to put it,
and weren't sure about parking
and rest room facilities.”
Maney said the property has
been surveyed, and the city’s
architectural consultants have
developed plans that include a
T-Ball field. Final parking and
site preparation plans haven't
been received yet, he said.
Maney said the park could
possibly be built for $125,000 to
$150,000, “but it depends on
how elaborate you want it to
be.” He said the bank between
the ball field and the fire muse-
um could be sloped to make the
park more attractive and en-
hance the east side of town.
Gina Collias, chairman of the
playground committee, said she
envisions and “King’s Crown”
entrance that would be clearly
visible from highways 161 and
74 bypass.
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The Kings Mountain Herald
TOMMY BUMGARDNER
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Thomas Arnold “Tommy”
Bumgardner, 50, 206
Countryside Drive, died Friday,
June 22, 2001 at Carolinas
Medical Center, Charlotte.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of the
late Ralph Arnold Bumgardner.
He was also preceded in death
by a sister, Linda Bumgardner
Moore.
He was employed by Duke
Power Company and was a
member of First Wesleyan
Church where he served on the
Board and sang in the choir. He
was a member of the Bethware
Progressive Club and was a for-
mer member of the Daryl
Waltrip Racing Team.
He is survived by his wife,
Pam Gregory Bumgardner of
the home; sons, Brent Hawkins
and wife Sharon of Kings
Mountain, and Brad Hawkins
of the home; daughters, Melissa
Green and husband James of
Kings Mountain, and Jennifer
Bumgardner of the home;
mother, Virginia Moore
Bumgardner of Kings
Mountain; brother, Jerry Wayne
Bumgardner and wife Sallie of
Surf Side Beach, SC and Ray
Bumgardner and wife Mary
Jane of Monroe, GA; and
grandchildren, Peyton Green
and Greg Hawkins.
The funeral was conducted
by the Revs. Don Williams and
Robbie Moore at 2 p.m. Sunday
at First Wesleyan Church.
Burial was in Mountain Rest
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
First Wesleyan Church, 505
North Piedmont Avenue, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
JESSE SPURLING
SHELBY - Jesse Spurling, 76,
5050 Pecan Drive, died June 23,
2001 at his home.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of the
late Ivey Spurling and Essie
York Spurling, and husband of
the late Mary Helen Deskin
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Spurling.
He was a retired mobile
home repairman, and a member
of Manna Baptist Church.
He is survived by his son,
Danny Spurling of Shelby;
daughter and son-in-law,
Wanda and Gary McSwain of
Shelby; brother, Lloyd Spurling
of Shelby; sisters, Pauline
Walker, Janie Duncan and
Barbara Phillips, all of Shelby;
grandchildren, Chad McSwain
of Toluca, Brian McSwain of
Shelby, and Katie Hastings of
Kings Mountain; and one great-
grandchild, Michael McSwain
of Toluca. ;
The funereal was conducted
by the Rev. Tom Whitlock at 11
a.m. Monday at Manna Baptist
Church. Burial was in
Cleveland Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to
Manna Baptist Church, 1714
Burke Road, Shelby, NC 28152.
Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
HAP MCDANIEL
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Fred
Atwood “Hap” McDaniel Sr.,
93, 607 Crescent'Circle, died
June 23, 2001 at Kings
Mountain Hospital.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of the
late Gaither Hoyle and Ada
Brown McDaniel, and was hus-
band of the late Ruth Houser
McDaniel.
He was retired from Dicey
Fabrics in Shelby, and was a
member of First Presbyterian
Church.
He is survived by his son,
Fred A. McDaniel Jr. of Tega
Cay, SC; daughter, Carolyn
Reed of Kings Mountain; broth-
er, Robert McDaniel and wife
Wilma of Columbia, SC; sisters,
Virginia Arnette of Kings
Mountain and Wilma Hope of
Gastonia; grandchildren, Sherri
Brown and husband Eddie of
Charlotte, Dr. Charles Reed and
wife Jill of Hickory, and Dr.
John Reed and wife Carolyn of
Greenville, NC; and great-
grandchildren, Katherine,
Patrick, Natalie, Elizabeth, and
Alicha.
A graveside service was con-
ducted by Dr. Donald Mitchell
at 11 a‘m.' Wednesday at ‘
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be to
the Arnette-Cranford
Scholarship Fund, c/o First
Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box
1188, Kings Mountain, NC
28086.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
SUZANNE DAVISON
- KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Suzarine Branigan Davison, 73,
a resident of Eden Gardens,
died: Panday, June 24, 2001 at
her home. ' «!
A native of Rock Hill, SC, she
was the daughter of the late
‘Williamy Parnell and Charlotte
Laurey Branigan, and wife of
the late Thomas Harold
Davison St. She was also pre-
ceded in death by three grand-
children; Teresa Davison,
Christopher Brian Davison, and
Scarlette Erin Davison; brothers,
Thomas Branigan and William
Parnell Branigan Jr.; and sisters,
Peggy Gibson and Sarah
Dingeeiric; ioe
She was retried from the cafe-
teria at Kings Mountain High
School. She was a homemaker
and a member of Christ the
King Catholic Church. She was
a former member of Christ the
King Altar Guild.
ry
She is survived by her sons,
Thomas Davison Jr. of Napa,
CA, James Davison of Gastonia,
Richard Davison of Kings
Mountain, and Paul Davison of -
Florence, AL; daughters, Ruth
Ethridge of Greenville, NC,
Charlotte Flynn of Winston-
Salem, and Sarah Parker and
Peggy Wheeler, both of Kings
Mountain; brother, Dan
Branigan of Rock Hill, SC; sis-
ter, Patricia Jonas of York, SC;
and 22 grandchildren.
The funeral Mass of Christian
Burial was conducted by Father
Thomas P. Clements at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Christ the King
Catholic Church. Interment was
in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice of Cleveland County,
951 Wendover Heights Drive,
Shelby, NC 28150.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
AGNES B. ROSS
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mrs.
Agnes B. Ross, 72, 211 North
Carpenter Street, died June 20,
2001.
Funeral arrangements are in-
complete and will be an-
nounced by Carothers Funeral
Home, Gastonia.
JEANETTE HOLLAND
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Jeanette Corriveau Holland, 52,
1500 Northwoods Drive, died
Tuesday, June 26, 2001 at her
residence.
A native of Douglas County,
Nebraska, she was the daughter
of the late Hollis James and
Viola Lieb Corriveau. She was a
native American Indian,
Winnebago Tribe in Omaha,
Nebraska. She was a graduate
of Gaston College.
She is survived by her sons,
- Charles Faile of Kings
Mountain and Hollis Faile of
Huntersville; son and daughter-
in-law, Paul and Jill H. Faile of
Gastonia; daughters, Joyce
Haynes of Gastonia, Lucy Black
of Gastonia, and Jenny Dix of
Mount Holly; and grandchil-
dren, Jeremy Burgess, James
Haynes, Jason Haynes,
Madison Faile and Paul Faile."-
Burial Was private.”
Memorials nay be made to’
Hospice of Gaston County, P.O.
Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28054.
McLean Funeral Directors is
in charge of arrangements.
ALLEN HERNDON SR.
BELLEVIEW, FL - Allen H.
Herndon Sr., died June 18, 2001
at Sylvia's Hospice House.
A native of Kings Mountain,
he moved to Belleview 47 years
ago. He was a retired farmer
and mill supervisor for
Seminole Stores.
He was a member of First
Baptist Church of Belleview,
and was an avid gardener, fish-
erman and reader.
He is survived by his wife,
Lucile Herndon of Belleview;
daughters, Lee Godwin of
Morriston, FL and Lynn Batelli
of Heldon, NJ; son, Allen H.
“Sonny” Herndon Jr. of
Lincolnton; sisters, Sara
Simpson of Kings Mountain,
Luann Holden of W. Palm
Beach, FL, and Cora
Montgomery of Charlotte; sev-
en grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice of Marion County, P.O.
Box 4860, Ocala, FL. 34478.
June 28, 2001
BECKY HAMPTON
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Becky
Roper Hampton, 56, 900 Boyce
Street, died Sunday, June 24,
2001 at Carolinas Medical
Center, Charlotte.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daughter
of the late Jesse Hillard and
Flora Ailene Bookout Yarbro.
She was also preceded in death
by her first husband, Derek
Roper; brother Jimmy Yarbro;
and sisters Judy Marlowe and
Grace DiSabato.
She was a member of Grace
United Methodist Church and
was employed by Eaton
Corporation.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Charles H. Hampton of
the home; daughters and sons-
in-law, Kim Roper Bolin and
Tracy of Kings Mountain, Kim
‘Hampton Brymer and Roger of
Gastonia, Lisa Hampton Austin
and Chuck of Kings Mountain,
and Robin Hampton Bridges
and Jeff of Kings Mountain;
brothers, Doug Yarbro, Mike
Yarbro and Jeff Yarbro, all of
Kings Mountain; sisters, Shirley
Guyton and Kathy Yarbro of
Kings Mountain; and grandchil-
dren, April Roper, Elizabeth
Roper, Laura Howell, Chad
Bridges, C.J. Austin, Cody
Austin, and Jordan Brymer.
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. Dale Swafford and
Dr. Marshall Gupton at 3 p.m.
Wednesday at Grace United
Methodist Church. Burial was
in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Grace United Methodist
Church, PO. Box 1356, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086; American
Cancer Society, 500 E.
Morehead Street, Suite 211,
Charlotte, NC 28202; or Hospice
of Cleveland County, 951
Wendover Heights Drive,
Shelby, NC 28150. :
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Thunderstorms
drench county
Thunderstorms drenched
Cleveland County last weekend
leaving little dai in its
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City of Kin gs Mountain
Electrical 0 te Nick”
Hendricks said a
2,000 people lost power Friday,
with isolated outages on
Sunday.
Some of the damage last
weekend included lightning hit-
ting transformers and tree limbs
on power lines.
Beau Lovelace, Cleveland
County Emergency
Management Director said
Shelby received three to four
inches of rain on Sunday.
KM students serve
as governor's page
Lindsay Jean Varner and
Nicholas Ryan Jones, both of
Kings Mountain, recently par-
ticipated in the Governor's
Page Program in Raleigh. The
program provides students
with an opportunity to gain
knowledge of the roles of func-
tions of state government.
Varner is the daughter of
Randy and Janet Varner and is a
rising sophomore at Kings
Mountain High School.
Jones is the son of Scott Ferrel
and Angelia Jones and is a ris-
ing junior at Kings Mountain
pe School.
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4th will:be Monday, July 2nd. Regular office hours and deadlines will
resume on Thursday, July 5th. Sorry for any incovenience this might
cause and have a wonderful and safe July 4th.
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