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met Page 2A The Kings Mountain Herald October 10, 2002 NO TAX ; development to upgrade all 'F our infrastructure, working OBITU ARIES rom 1A our services." Maney said the city has paid for major projects "as we go" and the city is finan- cially in sound shape. "The city of Kings Mountain continues to work in a position for economic with city staff and employ- ees, to bring jobs to the Kings Mountain area," said the mayor. Maney said the Gaston Street peak shaving facility is already saving the city about $500,000 a year, and the one generator at York Road is saving $200,000. Kings Mountain Weather Report (Compiled by Kenneth Kitzmiller) Oct. 2-8 Year Ago Total precipitation 02 20 Maximum 1 day .02 (8th) 11 (6th) Month to date .02 205 1 Year to date : 29.33 33.91 Low temp. 54 8th) 41 (6th) High temp: 85 (5th) 80 (4th) Avg. temp. 712 60.0 PIGSKIN PICKERS 2002 FOOTBALL CONTEST See Page 4B renin ir Post 155' Play Each Henk & Win $50! 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She will answer your mortgage questions anytime, day or night. 2 PEAT eves seetausatenenaneeanneannrenboedanen doen anne nnesnnesae neta neste aee nanan ee nee e Neen eee N ene ea TE Esa a eee eee eee e eee eae ee hea sae Aaa ees aaa aaa easels E ahaa tease tras asetnate ISRAEL HUSKINS KINGS MOUNTAIN - Israel Ames Huskins, 2078 Bethlehem Road, died October 1, 2002 at North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. - A native of Shelby, he was the son of Jimmy Wray Huskins Jr. and Nona Marie Woodward Huskins. ; He was a member of Kings Tabernacle in. Stanley. He was employed as a saw mill lumber cutter and car- ' - penter. ° In addition to his parents, he is survived by his son, Zackery Dylan Hayes of Kings Mountain; daughter, Isabella Victoria Huskins of Gastonia; sisters, Marie Huskins and Sara Mae Huskins of Kings Mountain; | © and brothers, Jimmy Huskins III of Kings Mountain and Josh Huskins ‘of the home. The funeral was conduct- : ed by the Revs. Gene Ware and Richard Boatwright at 4 p.m. Thursday at Gordon Mortuary, Blacksburg, SC. Burial was in Clingman . Memorial Gardens, Blacksburg, SC. Pallbearers were Adam Huskins, Jordan Huskins, David Woodward III, Jason Woodward, Jimmy Huskins ' Jr, Joshua Huskins, Zackery Hayes-Huskins, Eddie Huskins, Kevin Webb, and Terry Callicut. Memorials may be made * for Zackery and Isabell Huskins, in care of Nona Marie Huskins, 2078 Bethlehem Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Gordon Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. DORCAS PHILBECK KINGS MOUNTAIN - Dorcas Lawrence Philbeck, 81, formerly of Gastonia, died October 8, 2002 at Kings Mountain Hospital. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daugh- .ter.of the late Frank W.. Lawrence and Francis Short} Lawrence. She was also pre- ceded in death by her hus- band, James Franklin Philbeck. She was a member of Pillar of Truth Ministries. She is survived by three daughters, Barbara Kelly of Gastonia, Judy Hiland and husband Rick of York, SC, and Clara Bynum and hus- band Carl of Gastonia; five sons, Howard Philbeck, Ellis Philbeck, Leonard Philbeck * and wife Annie, Rev. Wayne Philbeck and wife Frankie, and Rick Philbeck, all of Gastonia; 22 grandchildren - and 39 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be con- ducted by Pastors Jimmy “Painter and Kevin Kellough, and Evangelist Jimmy Burnette at 2 p.m. Thursday’ at Pillar of Truth Ministries. © Burial will be in Gaston Memorial Park. Memorials may be made . to Pillar of Truth Ministries, | c/o Rev. Wayne Philbeck, . 620 N. Modena Street, Gastonia, NC 28052. Carothers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, Child Development Center 1508 North Piedmont Avenue (Highway 216 near. Rick’s Country Store) . Offering you and your-family ..... *Age-appropriate Christian learning materials in our beautiful’new facility! “+ Full day child care for ages 6 weeks through 5 years old * Half day preschool for ages 24 months through 5 years old. * After school pick-up and child care until 6PM. * The most qualified and experienced teaching staff. in the area!, LES KNIGHT MOUNT HOLLY - Leslie Dwaine “Les” Knight, 46, died October 1, 2002 at home. A native of Charlotte, he was the son of Gertha Little Knight and the late William “Bill” Knight of Charlotte. He was an avid auto rac- ing fan and golfer, and restored antique cars. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he was a com- munication specialist He began his career in the machine tool industry by working in machine shops! In 1985 he joined J&H Machine Tools as Product Specialist and was later Product Manager. In 1999 he joined Mitutoyo American Corp as Metrology Engineer and later was employed by Dominion Air and Machinery Co. as Machine Tool Sales Engineer. In addition to his mother, he'is survived by his wife, Bonita Lowe of the home; brother and sister-in-law, Dana and Terri Knight of Matthews; sisters, Roberta Tomlin of Linwood and Veda Harlow of Charlotte; nephews and nieces, Bryan Knight of Wallace, SC, Alana Denton of Linwood, and Shelby Wilder of Salisbury. "A'memorial service was held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia. Burial was private. Memorials may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 1311 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, NY 10605. Include name of address or person for whom the donation is made. * Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, was in charge of arrangements. IDA MAE TIGNOR KINGS MOUNTAIN - Ida Mae Tignor, 89, 106 East King Street, died October 3, 2002 at at Kings Mountain Hospital. 2 native Chait County, 5¢, 4 she was the daugh- ter of the late Robert and Wonie Wood McBee and wife of the late John Patton “Pat” Tignor. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church, Circle #3 of Central United Methodist Church, Lake Montonia Club, and taught beginning and advanced sewing and tailor- ing classes at Cleveland Community College for many years. She is survived by her fos- ter daughter, Doris Gorman of Atlanta, GA; sister, Gladys Bridges of Kings Mountain; niece, Anne Sanders of Gaffney, SC; brother-in-law, Gene Tignor of Kings Mountain; and dear friends Charles and Betty Fite of Kings Mountain, ‘LeCompte “Tootie” Hill of ‘Raleigh, Karl Hill of New +Mexico, and Lee Bryan of ‘Sasser, GA. The funeral was conduct- ‘ed by the Rev. Janice Combs :at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ollie * Harris Memorial Chapel. 5 CELEBRATING 5 YEARS AS KINGS MOUNTAIN'S ONLY 3 CHRISTIAN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER! 704-730- hay Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. 1 JOSEPH FLYNN HICKORY - Joseph William Flynn, 80, 2427 23rd Street Dr., N.E., died October 4, 2002 at Hickory Manor. A native of Pittsfield, Mass., he was the son of the late William and Anna O'Connor Flynn. He was also preceded in death by his brother, William Flynn. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Pittsfield, Mass., and was retired from General Electric Co. after 43 years as an engi- . neer. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany during World War II. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Christina Grace Longstreeth Flynn of the “home; sons and daughters- in-law, William and Colleen Flynn of Kings Mountain and Kevin and Tina Flynn of Hickory; grandson, Joshua Flynn of Hickory; and granddaughters, Haley Flynn, Erin Flynn and Kelley Flynn of Kings Mountain. A private memorial serv- ice will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Catawba County, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, NC 28658. Bass-Smit Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. AGNES BAKER GASTONIA - Agnes Barnes Baker, 79, 1542 Crowders Woods Dr., for- merly of N. 12th St., Bessemer City, died October 6, 2002 at her residence. A native of York County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel H. and Mary Brandon Barnes. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Neil Baker; granddaughter, Kristen Camp; sister, Christine Nivens; and brother-in-law, Ray Nivens. She was a homemaker and a member of Sunset Lane Baptist Church, and “was ‘active in the Senior AT Citizéns ceramics class: if ] SKE'is survived by het daughters, Debra McMillan and husband Bayne of Gastonia, Patricia Camp of Iron Station, and Evelyn Huffman and husband Hugh of Earl; son, Neil Baker Jr. and wife Nancy of Columbus, NC; brother, Ray Barnes and wife Petty of Flat Rock; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and her caregiver, Edna Ward. The funeral was conduct- ed by the Revs. Bob Grigg and Tom Hogan at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sunset Lane + Baptist Church. Interment was in Westview Gardens. Pallbearers were her grandsons. Memorials may be made to Sunset Lane Baptist Church, 1001 N. 12th St., Bessemer City, 28016. Sisk-Butler Funeral Home ‘was in charge of arrange- ments. ROBERT P. ETTERS KINGS MOUNTAIN ~- Robert Paul Etters, 62, 30 Walker Street, died October 5, 2002 at his home. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Robert Etters. He ’ Sy UNE 400 North Lafayette St., Shelby, NC 28150 Wn) 484-3204 “Shelby's Only Furniture Warehouse” was retired from the Wix Corporation and served in the United States Marines. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice Soleck Etters of Kings Mountain; son, Joseph Etters and wife Jennifer of ‘Kings Mountain; mother, Estelle Carroll Williams and husband Max of Hollywood, FL; brother, Randall Etters and wife Linda of Seymour, CT; step-brother, Roger - Williams; sisters, Barbara Postell and husband Boyd of Baytown, TX and Louise Grindell and husband Royd of Kings Mountain; three step-sisters, numerous nieces, nephews, uncles and aunts; and one grandchild, Halie Etters of Kings Mountain. A graveside service was conducted by the Rev. Clifton Morgan and Gladys Cruz at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Rest Cemetery. Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. PEGGY DIXON KINGS MOUNTAIN - Peggy E. Hartman Dixon, 66, 149 Countryside Road, died October 7, 2002 at her home. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Margaret Latham Hartman. She was also preceded in death by her grandparents, Will and Sallie Dellinger Latham. She was a member of First Wesleyan Church, where she was a Sunday School teacher, Sunday School sec- retary, and taught Bible School for a number of years. She graduated Valedictorian from Bethware High School in 1954. She was the secretary for Clyde E. Dixon Construction Co., Inc., Kings Mountain. ~Sfie- is survived by her spe Clytig" Dixo $.Su% sons, Wayne v Dixon and wife Regina, Darryl Dixon and wife Carol, and W. Eric Dixon and wife Betsy G., all of Kings Mountain; parents, James Loyd and Mary Ocie Newton Hartman of Cherryville; brothers, Bob Hartman of Shelby, Bill Hartman of Fallston, Steve Hartman of Cherryville, and Glenn Hartman of Shelby; sisters, Jean Whitesides and Mary Hartman of Cherryville and Juanita Lemberger of Grover; and five grandchildren, Joy Dixon, Derek Dixon, Jonathan Dixon, Wesley Dixon and Adam Dixon, all of Kings Mountain. The funeral will be con- ducted by the Revs. Don Williams and J.W. Phillips at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Wesleyan Church. Interment will be in Mountain Rest Cemetery. Memorials:may be made to First Wesleyan Church, 505 North Piedmont Avenue, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or The American Cancer Society, 500 East Morehead Street, Suite 211, Charlotte, NC 28202. Harris Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Visa, fry Ld VEE LE Ry BUH dub] Pastas ve ls hing
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