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Page 2A 255 MARY MYERS BROWN KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mary Myers Brown, 67, 685 Briarridge Road, Southlake, TX, formerly of Kings Mountain, died September 23, 2001 at Harris Methodist Hospital, Bedford, TX. A native of Robbinsville,. . NC she was the daughter of the late Robert and Wilma Ramsey Colvard. She was preceded in death by her son, Garry Myers. She was a former nurse at * Gaston Memorial Hospital, for- mer director of nursing at Gaston Village Home Health Care of Gastonia, and former manager of Casa Rio Apartments in San Angelo, TX. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Tony and Susan Myers of San Antonio, TX; daughter and son-in-law, ~Donna Myers Williams and Joe P. Williams of Southlake TX; daughter-in-law, Patricia Myers of Dallas; grandchildren, Chris Myers, David Myers, Dustin Myers, Chase Myers, Crystal Myers, Charles Myers, Elizabeth Myers, Colt Myers, Heather Williams and Brad Williams; and great-grandchil- dren, Adrian Myers and Justin Myers. The funeral was held at 2 p-m. Friday at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel. Burial was in Mountain Rest Cemetery. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, NC 28202. : Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. BROWN NED W. TARLTON MONROE - Ned W. Tarlton, 73, died September 29, 2001 at Union Regional Medical Center. A native of Union County, he was the son of the late Baxter C. and Nannie Kiker Tarlton. He was a retired supervisor for Johnson Mills. He was preceded in death by his brother, Hoyle Tarlton. i He is survived by his wife, Irene Polk Tarlton of Monroe; daughters, Neddie Ann Driggers and Katherine Tucker of Monroe, and Louise Turnage of Sharon, SC; sons, Baxter Franklin Tarlton of Kings Mountain and Billy Ray Tarlton of Wilmington; sister, Mildred BR SEH TE ® ° ® axnae ® TrEsesTvAnT ®e oe eo ‘o “the late Elbert QUALIHCATIONS ¢ XPERIENCE Paid for by the Candidate Rushing of Monroe; brothers, John Junior Tarlton of Monroe, Boyd Tarlton of Landis, and Fred Tarlton of Concord; 20 + grandchildren and 32 great- grandchildren. The funeral was conducted by the Rev. Duell Hinson at 11 a.m. Monday at Davis Funeral Home Chapel. Interment was in Lakeland Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 125, Monroe, NC 28111. Davis Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. CURLY HOWARD SISK SHERRILLS FORD - Howard Clifton “Curly Howard” Sisk, 71, 7023 Tallent Court, died October 1, 2001 at his home. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of and Nettie Sisk Sisk. He was also pre- | ceded in death | by six broth- | ers, Lee, Paul, Earl, Ireland, Ostelle and Guynell Sisk. He was employed as an an- nouncer and accounts executive for KTC Broadcasting, consist- ing of radio stations WCSL, WGNC, WLON and WOHS. He was a former announcer at WKMT Radio in Kings Mountain, where he manned the popular show “Curly’s Swap Shop” for a number of years. He was a member of Salem Baptist Church, Winston-Salem. He was an honorary member of New Bethel Church of the Nazarene. He is survived by his wife, Gerri Butler Sisk of the home; sons, Gregory Bryan Sisk of Greenville, NC and Gary Sisk, Ricky Sisk and Butch Sisk of Danville, VA; daughter, Vickie Sisk Rudder of Danville, VA; sisters, Syble Sisk Patterson and Shirley Sisk Stinchcomb of Shelby; nieces and nephews. The funeral was conducted by the Rev. Jeff Beckett, Dr. Don McSwain and Calvin Hastings at 2 p.m. Wednesday at New Bethel Church of the Nazarene: Burial was in Sunset Cemetery. Memorials may be made to CURLY - New Bethel Church of the Nazarene, 706 Hamrick Street, Shelby, NC 28150. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Education Positions Held ie Ward 4 Council Member ie Council Member At Large (Present) ‘e Executive Director, Kings Mountain Re-Development Commission Communify Development Coordinator Planning Director (Retired) re Secretary to Moss Lake Planning and Board of Adjustment : Chairman - Cleveland County Planning Board pe Member - Utilities Committee (Present Year) Personal Married ¢ 2 Children » 6 Grandchildren Church - Central United Methodist Church Military - U.S. Navy: Korea and Vietnam Note * | Support The Council - Professional Manager Form of Govt. * | Have No Special Interest Agenda Except That of The Taxpayer. e | will Continue to Ask Questions On Your Behalf. and former PERFORMANCE B.S. Degree (Business Administration) University of South Carolina Municipal Administration, (I0G) UNC Chapel Hill Subdivision and Zoning Administration (I0G) UNC Chapel Hill :» Industrial Development Certification (I0G) UNC Chapel Hill te Community Development Administration, University of Georgia :* SRA 101 Appraisal, Appalachian State The Kings Mountain Herald LENA ALLISON KINGS MOUNTAIN - Lena Perryman Allison, 84, 1109 Colony Court, Gastonia, died October 1, 2001 at White Oak Manor, where she was a resi- dent. She was a native of Chilton County, AL - resident of Bartow, FL. She was the daughter of the late John Harmon and Martha Elizabeth Jacks Perryman and wife of the. ALLISON late McClure Raburn Allison. She was also preceded in death by her son, John Guthrie ; Allison; and brothers, Wade Perryman, Bill Perryman, Johnny Perryman and Donald Perryman. She was a homemaker and a member of Boyce Memorial ARP Church. She is survived by her son, Tom Allison and wife Faye of Gastonia; sisters, Nell Sides of Bartow, FL and Dovie Perryman of Prattville, AL; granddaughter, Dee Greene and husband Tony of Gastonia; and great-grandchildren, Austin Greene and Allison Greene. The funeral will be conducted by Ted Mathis and the Rev. Jim Mawhinney at 11 a.m. October 6 at McLeod Memorial Presbyterian Church in Bartow, EL. Interment will be in Wildwood Cemetery in Bartow, FL. Memorials may be finde to Boyce Memorial ARP Church, P.O. Box 1145, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Harris Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. WALTER A. SCHENK SHELBY - Walter Anthony Schenk, 80, 1602 South Post Road, died Monday, October 1, 2001 at 113 Grover Street, Shelby. A native of Cresson, PA, he was retired from Toledo Scale where he was a scale service man for 30 years.‘ i He was a member of Hoyle Memorial United Methodist 3 Church and a member of the U.S. Army. : He served in World War II in European and Pacific Theater. He was preceded in death by father, Vinson A. Schenk; moth- er, Pearl Wills Schenk; and wife, Dorothy Virginia Little Schenk. He is survived by daughter, Linda Schenk of Shelby; sons and their wives, Dale T. and Denise Schenk of Shelby, Michael V. and Kaye Schenk of Shelby, Ron and Melinda Schenk of Fort Mill, SC; brother, Elmer Schenk of Cresson, PA; sisters; Mary Louise Stout of Malbank, TX, Vera Koch; grand- _son and wife; Jason and jamie Rippy of Charlotte; grandson, Ryan Schenk, Fort Mill, SC; granddaughters, Ashley Schenk of Shelby, and Valerie Schenk of Shelby: Funeral services were held at Cleveland Memorial Park Wednesday with the Rev. Mike Shuford officiating. NELLIE GODFREY CHARLOTTE - Nellie Wells Godfrey, 76, died September 30, 2001 at University Hospital. She was a native of Cleveland County. She was a member of Glenwood Baptist Church. She is survived by her daugh- ters, Donna Smith and Phyllis Stotman and husband Jim; son, Michael Godfrey; grandchil- dren, Carl Smith, Doug Smith, Stacy Gaddy and Eddie Smith, Jane Smith, Teresa Smith, Lynn Gaddy and Paige Smith; great- grandchildren, Stephanie Smith, Courtney Gaddy, Payton Smith, Haylee Gaddy and Bailey Smith; sisters, Betty Johnson, Mary Wood and Shirley Holshouser; and broth- ers, Bill Wells, Bethel Wells, Boyce Wells, Bobby Wells and Toney Wells. The funeral was conducted by her nephew, Carson Gore, at 11 a.m. Tuesday at McEwen Funeral Service. A graveside service was held at 2 p.m. at Bethany ARP Church Cemetery in Clover, SC. Memorials may be made to the Crippled Children’s Hospital, c/o Oasis Temple, PO Box 560666, Charlotte, NC "1.28256. McEwen Funeral and Cremation Services, Charlotte Chapel, was in charge of ar- rangements. GRACEH: ESKRIDGE i PO 20 OF 4 VOI 0 SHELBY - Grace Homie, Eskridge, 79, 330 West College Avenug, died Thursday, September 27, 2001 at Crawley Meniorial Hospital. A native of Cleveland County, she was retired from Cleveland Mills Company where she worked in the pack- ing department. She was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church where she was a member, of the Agape DONVOI GE ~ Bible Study and the Triple L Senior Group. She was preceded in death by father, Zeb N. Hamrick, mother, Eva Webb Hamrick, and hus- band, James M. “Dutch” Eskridge. She is survived by son and his wife, Steve and Elmora _ Eskridge of Shelby; grandson and his wife, Sgt. Jeffrey and Marie Eskridge of Ridgecrest, CA; granddaughters and their husbands, Kim and Pat Litton of Shelby, Penny and Robert Melton of Shelby; great grand- daughter Kasey Eskridge of Ridgecrest, CA; great grand- .sons, Tanner Bskridge of Ridgecrest, CA, Jake Litton of Shelby, Zach Melton of Shelby, Nick Melton of Shelby; sisters, Kathleen Southard of Shelby, Mabel Hunt of Shelby. A funeral service will be held ~ Friday at 7 p.m. at Cleveland . Funeral Services Chapel with the Rev. Jim Richardson officiat- ing. Memorials may be made to the “Together We Build Fund” at Poplar Springs Baptist Church, 1106 Poplar Springs Church Road, Shelby, NC 28152. RONALD DRUMM KINGS MOUNTAIN - Ronald Scott Drumm, 45, 832 Oak Grove Road, died October 1, 2001 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was a native of Cleveland County. He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and was employed with Doerre Construction Co., Charlotte. He is survived by his parents, Marvin Dempsey and Nina Opal Ware Drumm of Kings Mountain; brother, Brad Drumm of Kings Mountain; and sisters, Lynn Sheppard of Boiling Springs and Glynis Huntsinger of Shelby. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Jim Brackett at 2 p-m. Thursday at Oak Grove Baptist Church. Burial will be in . the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Oak Grove Baptist Church, 1022 Oak Grove Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Harris Funeral Home is in Shazge of apes rok ATR BN wo i BWR WE October 4, 2001 FRANK WARLICK KINGS MOUNTAIN - Frank Warlick, 67, 537 St. Luke's Church Rd., died Sunday, September 30, 2001 at Kings Mountain Hospital. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Dorus and Eunice Randall Warlick. He was also pre- ceded in death by ‘brothers Lewis Warlick and John Eural Warlick. He was a retired carpenter, a member of mary’s Grove United methodist Church, and served in the United States Army. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice Bridges Warlick, Kings Mountain; son and wife, Charles “Chuck” and Faye Warlick of Lincolnton; daugh- FRANK WARLICK _ ter, Linda Warlick of Kings Mountain; daughters and hus- band, Brenda and Tom Ferreira, and Debbie and‘Charlie Berry all of Kings Mountain; sisters, Dorothy Harbour of Cameron, Melba Hendrick of Kings Mountain, Joyce Spinks of Chapel Hill, Faye Bridges of Bessemer City, Rachel Todd of New Bern; grandchildren, Amanda Befry, Suzanne Berry, Joshua Ferreira, and Jennifer Ferreira. The funeral was held Wednesday at Mary's Grove United Methodist Church with Revs. Ron Lytle and Keith Love officiating. - Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 1229 Greenwood Cliff, Suite 109, Charlotte, NC 28204. Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. NEWS DEADLINES Deadlines for A section news, which includes regular news, community news, etc. is 5 p.m. Tuesday. In cases of Tuesday night meetings, etc., in- formation will be received up to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. , WYET WOR Ey tay his Kings Mountain Weather Report By Kenneth Kitzmiller Total precipitation Maximum 1 day - Month of September Year to date Low temperature High temperature Average temperature Sept. 26-Oct. 2 Year Ago 0 0 0: 0 5.55 10.06 33.71 48.55 43 (30th) 44 (26th) 74 (1st; 2nd) ~~ 76 (2nd) 60.6 © 596 Ig RE-ELECT Through Busines onagement on inci Homing: » Cities financial condition is excellent. After providing all city services and major upgrades in all utilities, recreation, police department, “additional fire substation and new senior center, the city has a historical general fund balance. ° Received a perfect audit from Dixon Odom PLLC, Certified Public sAccounts. *;Reduced city taxes 4 cents - $.40 to $.36 ° .Froze wholesale gas prices during coldest month last winter. City did not pass the price increase to the citizens. 2 * Peak Shaving Plant. City owns the plant, debt-free and saves over $500,000 per year on wholesale electric rates. Le Lowest hry rates in the surrounding area. No utility increases in the 2 city dren i Tam proud of the accomplishments our city has made, which would not have been possible without the support of the people of Kings Mountain. on November 6th. Paid for by the Candidate Thank you and | would appreciate your vote and Suppor
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