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Page 2A | Sr GERALDINE HAYES KINGS MOUNTAIN -- Geraldine Sumner Hayes, 65, 132 Yarbro Road, died May 9, 2002 at her home. A native of Union, SC, she was the daughter of the late Brooks and Etta Ward Sumner. She was preceded in death by her brother, John - 8. sumner, and sister, Ruby Sumner Huwitt: She was a member of Christian Holiness Mission and was retired from Clevemont Industries, where she was a shipping clerk. She is survived by her _husband of 42 years, Jonas William Hayes of the home; sons and daughters-in-law, Lynn and Melanie Hayes of Kings Mountain and Michael “Puffy” and Lisa Hayes of Gaffney, SC; daughter, Patsy Hayes Walker and husband Jeff of Kings Mountain; brothers, Jim Sumner of Union, SC and Bill Sumner of Lancaster, SC; sisters, Katie Foster and Shirley Burnett of Union, SC; grandchildren, Christy Walker Kinmon, Jeffrey Walker, Chad Hayes, Chasity Hayes, Brittany Hayes and Brooke Hayes; and great-grandchild, Madison Walker Kinmon. The funeral was conduct- ed by the Rev. Mike Chambers at 11 a.m. Saturday at Christian Freedom Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Christian Freedom Baptist Church building fund, 246 Range Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or Hospice of Cleveland County, 952 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. ANDREW SHERGILL KINGS MOUNTAIN - Andrew R. SherGill, 14, 100 Country Creek Drive, died May 14, 2002 at his home. A native of Birmingham, England, he was the son of’ Hardyal “Bob’'ShetGill'dnd Dr. Paramjit “Pam” Kaur SherGill. He is also survived by his brother, Paul SherGill of Kings Mountain. He was a student at Gaston Day School, where he played on the tennis team. He attended David Baptist Church and was a Star Scout with Boy Scout Troop 92 at First Baptist Church, Kings Mountain. The funeral will be con- ducted by the Rev. Jody Griffin at 2 p.m. Sunday at David Baptist Church. Burial will be in Mountain Rest Cemetery. ~ The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Saturday at Harris Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Gaston Day School, 2001 Gaston Day School Road, Gastonia, NC 28056. CORNELIUS H. EDWARDS KINGS MOUNTAIN - . Cornelius Hiawatha Edwards, 67, 415 Crocker Road, died Sunday, May 12, 2002 at University Hospital in Charlotte. A native of Lincoln County, he was the son of Maggie Bess Edwards and the late John Edwards. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. He organized and was a mem- ber of The Maddox Choir, and was a deacon and past chairman of the deacon board. He was past superin- tendent of the Sunday School, and was a member of the Southern Crusaders for 50 years. He served in the U.S. Army and was a self-employed brick contrac- tor. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Mary Adams Edwards of the home; daughter, Denise Walker of Charlotte; five sons, Calvin H. Edwards and Tammy, and Jett Edwards and Roni of Tokyo, Japan, Hiawatha Beam Edwards and Nitural LeAundra Edwards of Charlotte, and Michael Todd Edwards of Kings Mountain; mother, Maggie Bess Edwards of Lincolnton; sister, Mozelle Coulter and Clarence of Lincolnton; 14 grandchildren, one great- grandchild; and two aunts, Lillie Mae Edwards and Caroline Bess, both of Lincolntonz ue bi ‘ The funeral was conduct- ed by Rev. Wilch C. Caldwell at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Burial was in Mountain Rest Cemetery. “Gotcha Happy Birthday! Staff of The Kings Mountain Herald The Kings Mountain Herald ‘Welcome to our porch’ Tourism Day at KM Welcome Center highlights places of interest in area | By BEN LEDBETTER Staff Writer : With a theme centered on rocking chairs, local organiz- ers of the Cleveland County observance of National Tourism Day invited visitors to the North Carolina Welcome Center in Kings Mountain to sit down for a while. The theme for Friday's event was “Welcome To Our Porch - Pull up a Chair and Stay a While.” And that theme was expressed through the presence of sev- eral rocking chairs. Harry and Joan Matthews were heading back to New Jersey from Florida and decided to stop. The couple was checking out brochures on Cleveland County Chamber of Commerce rep- resentative Shirley Brutko’s table. Along with out of town visitors, local people also stopped to look at the dis- plays, Brutko said. The exhibitors can have time to meet other people with dis- plays as well. “It’s a fun time for the exhibitors to get to know each other too,” she said. Organizations represent- ing different county interests were not the only ones pres- ent Friday. Tiffany Mullis, with the Kings Mountain Holiday Inn was there. May 16, 2002 the North Carolina Welcome Center in Kings Mountain. She said her attendance was more in support of the county than it was trying to lure customers. “It will market the Holiday Inn name, not nec- essarily the location,” she said. One difference from this year’s event from last year’s is that organizations in Cleveland County had their own day. Another event was held last Wednesday that had people from Cabbarus County, Charlotte and others from the area. Attending organizations Friday included the city of Kings Mountain, Cleveland County Economic Development Commission, Broad River Greenway, Holiday Inn, Cleveland Community College, the Cleveland County Arts Council, Sam's Club and the BEN LEDBETTER / THE HERALD McKinley Sandifer sings to the crowd Friday at the National Tourism Day observance at Uptown Shelby Association; Another feature of this year’s event was McKinley Sandifer, who provided music during part of the day. Welcome Center manager Janet Fulton said the annual event is helpful “This helps out a lot, espé- cially with the economy as it is today,” she said. “It helps business, it helps every- body.” Greenway plans discussed by Landmarks Commission By BEN LEDBETTER Staff Writer A FH of the recent Kings Mountain | Hints toric Tour of Homes was on the Hd a of the city’$ landmarks commission meeting last Wednesday. Commission Chairman Mary Neisler said about 200 lunches were served, but exact attendance figures were not known since some attendees did not eat. Neisler said this year’s tour was a success and the Barber Cabin may be on the 2004 tour. The cabin is being restored and is scheduled to be rebuilt on property adjacent to the Kings Mountain Historical Museum. In other business, city planner Tripp Hord went over a greenery plan which would connect neighborhoods to | downtown. a draft for signs to go in the Central School Historic District. The seven signs, for each of the dis- trict's entrances, will be green, vertical with yellow letters. A drawing of the “school will be at the bottom of the’ “The goal is to take all the neighbor- hoods in Kings Mountain and have safe travel to downtown,” he said. While it will be a long process, Hord said, one difficulty will be getting across Interstate 85. Recently, city council appointed a technical committee to study the green way plan. “I think this technical group will get the ball rolling,” Hord said. Commission members also looked at signs. Signs will come from Fitch Signs in. Shelby with an estimated cost of $3,815. Proceeds from the year 2000 tour of homes will pay a portion and the city will pay a yet to be determined por- tion. Commission members called a spe- cial meeting for Wednesday, May 22 at 4 p.m. : P&Z board recommends denial of rezoning | for man who has already constructed barn By BEN LEDBETTER Staff Writer The Kings Mountain Planning and Zoning Board recommended not grant- ing a rezoning request for property near Ebenezer Baptist Church. The property has a horse barn on it, and members of Ebenezer Baptist were at the Tuesday meeting to voice their complaints against the barn. “I feel sorry he spent money to erect a barn,” church associate pastor Calvin Miller said. He said has no personal feelings toward Putnam. “What I'd like to see is fairness to all regardless of who it is.” Dennis Putnam, owner of the barn on County Line Road, said a real estate agent told him he could build anything there. He said 15 years of his family’s sav- ings went into the barn. 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Contact 704-739-2348 5/6 - 702 Linwood Drive, Harold Dean Allen, installing a utility building, made after the final inspection by the’ county. The barn was already built, he said. He quit building after the permit was revoked, he said. Answering complaints by the church, Putnam said he wanted to help build up the area. “We've tried to build up the sur- rounding area -not pull it down,” he said. x The matter will go before city cour? cil at its May 28 meeting. In other business, the board recom-_ mended a text amendment for the Kings Mountain Highway Corridor Overlay. i BUILDING PERMITS 5/6 - 822 Second Street, Lewis Dellinger, renova- 5/8 - 533-1 Patterson Rd, David Gentry, erecting a utility-building , $20,000. .; fLBEIEIE 5/10 -'406 Pineview Drive, Peggy Joyce Davis, 3 addition to existing home,g $20,000. Rifgdsiies We're proud “of you! Good Luck at 1 ECU Love, Nana & Papaw EEE
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