The Kings Mountain Herald
February 6, 2003
BOB BRADLEY
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Robert L. “Bob” Bradley, 68,
111
Chadwick
Drive, died
January 28,
2003 at
Gaston
Memorial
Hospital.
A native
of Lenoir,
he was the son of the late
Robert L. Bradley Sr. He was
a member of Central United
Methodist Church, where he
served in the choir.
He graduated from Lenoir
High School in 1951, where
he was a member of the
band. He received his BA
Degree in Accounting from
Ohio Wesleyan in 1955, and
he graduated law school in
1961 from UNC Law School.
He was an attorney in
Gaston and Cleveland coun-
ties. He was partner of the
firm Garland-Alala-Bradley-
Gray-Vorhees in Gastonia
from 1961-1972. He had a
private practice in Kings
Mountain from 1972-1985
and following his private
practice he was assistant dis-
trict attorney for Gaston
County.
He was a member of the
Positive Action for Lawyers
Committee of the NC State
Bar.
He served in the U.S. Air
Force from 1956-1959 as a
navigator. He also served in
the U.S. Air Force Reserve,
and he retired from the NC
Air National Guard as Lt.
Col.
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He was a former member
of Kings Mountain Rotary
Club. He was on the Board
of Directors of the Flynn
Fellowship Home, Gastonia.
He was a former board
member of the Cleveland
County Mental Health
Board, and a member of the
Serenity Club.
He is survived by his wife,
Yvonne McDaniel Bradley of
Kings Mountain; mother,
Margaret Loftin Bradley of
Lenoir; sons, Robert A.
Bradley and wife Cindy
Popkin-Bradley of Raleigh,
and David E. Bradley of
Raleigh; daughters,
Elizabeth B. Hodgkins and
husband David of
Cherryville and Jennifer
Bradley of Greensboro; his
children’s mother, Joan
Bradley; grandchildren, -
Andrew Hodgkins and
William Hodgkins of
Cherryville; stepsons, Rocky
Smith and wife Lynn of
Southport, FL and Vic Smith
and wife Nicole of
Ellenboro; stepdaughters,
Lisa Ramsey and husband
Thomas of Blacksburg, SC
and Debra Baird and hus-
band Gary of Dimebox, TX;
eight step grandchildren;
and sisters, Peggy Davidson
of Mooresville and Sara Lu
Bradley of Dillingham, AK.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Rev. Janice Combs
at 11 a.m. Saturday at
Central United Methodist
Church. A graveside service
was conducted at 2 p.m. at
Sunset Memorial Park,
Spindale.
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Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
EVA DAVIS
GROVER - Mrs. Eva Jo
Dockery Davis, 72, 1211
Cleveland Avenue, died
January 27, 2003 at her
home.
A native of Unaka, NC she
was the daughter of the late
Glenn Dockery and the late
Esta Mae Jones Dockery. She
was also predeceased by her
brothers Harold and Robert
Dockery.
She was retired from
Hoesct-Celanese
Corporation with 31 years as
a quality control technician
in production services. She
was a graduate of Murphy
High School and earned a
Business Secretary Degree
from Charlotte Business
College.
She is survived by her
husband, Duel Davis of
Grover; sons and their
wives, Ronald Davis and
Kristy of Grover and Roger
Davis and Donnis of Shelby;
daughter and her husband,
Lisa Bridges and Buster of
Fallston; grandchildren,
Ricky Bridges of Fallston,
Jennifer Davis of
Hendersonville, and Mischia
and Hal Alexander of
Shelby; brothers, Emerson
Dockery of Toccoa, GA and
Ralph Dockery of
Chattanooga, TN; and spe-
cial friend and caregiver,
Mary Jean McCluney.
The private funeral was
conducted by the Rev. David
Fambrough and Dr. Marvin
Gobble. Burial was in
Cleveland Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made
to Hospice of Cleveland
County.
Cleveland Funeral
Services was in charge of
arrangements.
TOMMY HUDSON"
SHELBY- John Thomas
“Tommy” Hudson, 57, of
2329 Blacksburg Road, died
February 3, 2003 at home.
He was a native of
Cleveland County and a
self-employed painter. He
was preceded in death by
his parents, Cohen and
Anner Chapman Hudson;
brothers, Elmer and Kinley
Hudson and sister Ruby
Padgett.
Surviving are two daugh-
ters, Dana and husband
Randy Greene of Fallston
and Crystal and husband,
Neil Wright of Shelby; two
sons, John Hudson Jr. and
his fiancee Susie Goforth of
Earl and Micheal and his
wife, Lynn Hudson of
Shelby; six grandchildren,
Jennifer, Bradley and Eric Gr
eene, Jamie and Drake
Hudson, and Hannah Grace
Wright; five brothers, Jerry,
Kenneth, Gene, Conelly, and
Horace Hudson and seven
sisters, Florence Lail, Bonnie
Martin, Nellie Farris, Dean
Chapman, Shirley Adams,
Marie Addington and Ethel
Ledbetter; and special
friend, Shirley Jetton of
Morganton.
Private funeral service was
conducted February 5, 2003 -
by Rev. Hillary Vestel.
Memorials may be made to
Hudson Memorial Baptist
Church, Walker Road,
Lawndale or to the charity
of the donor's choice.
Cleveland Funeral Service
was in charge of arrange-
ments.
~ CHRISTOPHER COOPER
SHELBY - Christopher
Wayne Cooper, 16, 934
Grover St. died February 2,
2003 at Wake Forest
University Baptist Medical
Center.
He is survived by his par-
ents, Robert and Angela
Hawkins Cooper of the
home; one brother, Randy
Cooper of the home; grand-
parents, Walter and Peggy
Vess of Grover and Jerry
Cooper of Lattimore and
.Linda Rivers of Shelby;
great-grandmother Louise
Brackett of Shelby and aunts
and uncles.
He was a student and a
member of the Salvation
Army.
The funeral was conduct-
ed February 5, 2003 at 11
a.m. at the Salvation Army
by Major Heath. Interment
was in Cleveland Memorial
Park.-
Clay-Barnette Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
RICKY LYNN LEE
SHELBY- Ricky Lynn Lee,
50, 133-2 Tanya Lane, died
February 1, 2003 at home.
A printer at The Shelby
Star, he had served 22 years
in the National Guard. He
was preceded in death by
mother, Rosa Mae Payne Lee
He was a member of St.
James Lutheran Church..
Surviving are his father
and stepmother, Boyd A.
and Dorothy D. Lee of
Shelby; his former wife,
Cheryl Sigmon of Maiden;
his son, Ricky Travis Lee of
Maiden; two daughters,
Kristy Nicole Lee of Maiden
and Rosalene Marie Burnette
of Virginia; ¢ ‘one brother,
Todd C. Tee of Shelby; bine
step-brother, Alan McLain of
Michigan; one siste,r Tammy
Lee of Michigan; two half
sisters, Lisa McLain of
Michigan and Karen
Vaughn; and two grandchil-
dren.
The funeral was conduct-
ed Februry 5, 2003 at 2 p.m.
at Clay-Barnette Funeral
Home Chapel by Rev. Neal
Efird. Burial was in
Cleveland Memorial Park.
Clay-Barnete Funeral
Home was in chrge of
arrangements.
CHRISTOPHER WALKER
GASTONIA - Christopher
Lee Walker, 22, of 2813
Fairview Dr., died Friday,
January 31, 2003.
.He was born June 14, 1980
in Gaston County to Randy
P. and Pamella Williams
Walker. He was preceded in
death by his paternal grand-
mother, Ruby P. Walker and
uncle, Anthony Lee Walker.
In addition to his parents,
he is survived by one broth-
er, Joshua Walker of the
home; paternal grandpar-
ents, Columbus E. and
Lucille Walker of Statesville;
maternal grandparents,
Roger and Dorothy Williams
of Dallas; uncles and aunts,
Matt and Kim Walker of
Gastonia, Mike and Edith
Walker of Kings Mountain,
uncle, Larry Walker of
Gastonia, aunt and uncle,
Angela and Brad
Kennington of Gastonia,
aunts Leigh Ann Williams of
Anderson, SC, Sonja
Williams of Dallas and
cousins, Matthew, Laura,
Michelle and Jeremy Walker.
The funeral was conducted
Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at
11 a.m. at Howell Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev.
Jerry Milwood and Rev.
Robert Norris officating.
Burial was n Gaston
Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made
to the American Cancer
Society, 500 E. Morehead St.,
Suite 211, Charlotte, NC
28202 or the American
Diabetes Association, 222 S.
Church St., Suite 336M,
Charlotte, NC 28202.
Howell Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
NANNIE LOVELACE
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Nannie Ross Lovelace, 96, of
925 Oak Grove Rd., died
Sunday, February 2, 2003 at
Cleveland Regional Medical
Center in Shelby.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daugh-
ter of the late John and
Missouri Green Ross and
widow of Melvin C.
Lovelace. She was also pre-
ceded in death by a son,
W.H. Lovelace and six broth-
ers and three sisters. She
was a member of Oak Grove
Baptist Church and was a
homemaker.
Surviving are one son and
daughter-in-law, Charles
and Mary Lovelace of Kings
Mountain; one daughter and
son-in-law, Novella and
Curtis Ware of Kings
Mountain; 18 grandchildren;
44 great-grandchildren; and
34 great-great grandchildren.
The funeral was conduct-
ed Tuesday, February 4, 2003
“at'3 p.m.'dt Oak Grove ar
Baptist Churchby? Rev: Jims
Brackett. Intement was in
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Harris Funeral Home, Inc.
was in charge of arrange-
ments.
JEFFREY LONG
SALISBURY - Jeffrey
Garfield Long, 39, formerly
of Gastonia, died January 29,
2003 at home.
He was a native of
Gastonia, son of Ronnie
Keith Long Sr. of Kings
Mountain and the late Judith
Dixon Bolin.
Surviving are his father
and stepmother, Ronnie
Keith Long Sr. and Jan
Fisher Long of Kings
Mountain; his paternal
grandmother, Helen Long of
Gastonia; two brothers,
Ronnie Keith Long Jr. of
Marion and Renn Long of
Shelby; one sister and broth-
er-in-law, Kellie Long and
James Adair of Shelby;
nieces and nephews.
The family received
friends Sunday, February 2,
2003 at the home of his
grandmother, Helen Long,
533 Morningside Drive,
Gastonia.
Sisk-Butler Funeral Home,
Bessemer City, was in charge
of arrangements.
CLOATILL TESSENEER
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Cloatill Moss Tesseneer, 87,
of White Oak Manor, died
January 30, 2003 at White
Oak Manor.
She was born in Gwinnett
County, Ga., the daughter of
the late Oscar and Lizzie
Grizzell Boles. She was
widow of George Wesley
Moss Sr. and Joe Tesseneer.
She was a member of the
First Church of the Nazarene
and was retired from
Mauney Hosiery.
Surviving are one son and
daughter-in-law, George and
Belinda Moss of Bessemer
City; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Connie and
John Lockaby of Murrells
Inlet, SC and Beatrice and
Jerry Cleland of Pontiac, MI;
one sister, Rosa Lee Smith of
King Mountain; six grand-
children, Faith Gates and
husband Steve of Mount
Holly; Tammy Robinson and
husband Matt of Kings
Mountain; Shannon Stinnett
and husband Ashton of
Bessemer City; Wayne
Cleland and wife, Chelsea of
Pontiac, MI; Wesley Cleland
of Pontiac, MI and Robert
Lockaby and wife, Unna, of
Greenvlle,SC; and 10 great-
grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
Sunday, February 2, 2003 at
3 p.m. at Ollie Harris
Memorial Chapel by Rev.
Robert Lockaby and Pastor
Troy Burrell. Burial was in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Hospice of Cleveland
County. 951 Wendover
Heights Rd., Shelby, NC
28150 or Maranatha Temple
Church of God, 2435
Redbud Drive, Gastonia, NC
28052.
Harris Funral Home, Inc.
was in charge of arrange-
ments.
CARL E. WEAVER
SHELBY - Carl Evans
Weaver, 72) died February 1,
2003 at €Cleveland Regional’
Medical Center.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was born June
22,1930 to the late Arey and
Gladys Ledbetter Weaver.
He was preceded in death
by two sisters, Frances
Pearson and Dorothy
Holland and one brother,
Kenneth Weaver. He was a
member of Flint Hill Baptist
Church.
Survivng are his wife of 54
years, Lillian Childers
Weaver of the home; one
daughter, Lydia Weaver
Parker of Shelby; two sons
and daughters-in-law,
Samuel E. and Tina Weaver
of Gastonia and Jim and
Doris Weaver of Fallston; six
grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
The funeral was conduct-
ed Tuesday, February 4, 2003
at 3 p.m. at Flint Hill Baptist
Church by Rev. Keith Dixon.
Burial was in Cleveland
Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made
to the Flint Hill Baptist
Church building fund.
Clay-Barnette Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
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