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The Kings Mountain Herald
April 3, 2003
CHURCH BRIEFS
WAYNE H. ANDERSON
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
- Wayne H. Anderson, 79, 203
Catherine Street, died March
28, 2003 at his home.
A native of Madisonville,
TN, he was the son of the
late John Brown and
Missouri Phillips Anderson.
He was a member of First
Wesleyan Church and was
retired from Riddle Fabrics.
He served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II.
He is survived by his wife,
Oleene Lockridge Anderson
of Kings Mountain; sons,
Pressley Anderson and
Sammie Wayne Anderson of
Kings Mountain; brother,
J.B. Anderson of Kings
Mountain; nieces and
nephews.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Rev. Don Williams
at 3 p.m. Sunday at Ollie
Harris Memorial Chapel.
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.
PETE SMITH
BLACKSBURG, SC -
Thurman D. “Pete” Smith,
76, 502 Holly Ridge Road,
Mt. Paran Community, died
Friday at the home of his
daughter.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of
the late Roy Lee and Julia
Elizabeth Sellars Smith and
husband of the late Doris
Jean Moss Smith.
He was a veteran of World
War II, serving in the U.S.
Army. He was a carpenter
and a member of Mt. Paran
Baptist Church, where he
served as a Deacon and
Chairman of the Deacons.
He is survived by his
daughter, Susan S. Elliott of
Blacksburg, SC; sons, Mike
Smith of Kings Mountain
and David Smith of
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Mountain; and four grand-
children.
The funeral was conducted
by the Revs. Chris Ozment
and Darrell Revels at 2:30
p-m. Sunday at Mt. Paran
Baptist Church. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Mt. Paran Baptist Church,
105 Mt. Paran Road,
Blacksburg, SC 29702.
White Columns -
Blacksburg was in charge of
arrangements.
EARL CLONINGER
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Earl
Cloninger, 79, 105 S. Juniper
Street, died March 30, 2003
at White Oak Manor.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of
the late Labon June and
Flossie Simmons Cloninger
and husband of the late
Mary Etters “Sis” Cloninger.
He was also preceded in
death by his brother, Jim
Cloninger, and sisters Hazel
Cloninger, Joyce Haynes and
Dorothy Goforth.
He was a member of
Boyce Memorial ARP
Church where he was a for-
mer Deacon. He served in
the United States Air Force
during World War II. He
was retired from the textile
industry.
He is survived by his sons,
E. Scott Cloninger and wife
Kay of Kings Mountain,
Alan Cloninger and wife
Susan of Kings Mountain,
and Rusty Cloninger and
wife Rhonda of Belton, SC;
brothers, Bob Cloninger of
Mt. Pleasant and Reece
Cloninger of Atlanta, GA;
sisters, Dutch Cloninger of
Kings Mountain, Betty
Smith of Kings Mountain,
Annie Ruth Frederick of
Kings Mountain, and Peggy
Harmon of Newton; and
grandchildren, Jason Tignor
of Cary, Sarah Edmonson
and husband Brian of Kings
Mountain, Joel Cloninger II,
Kristen Cloninger and
Scottlyn Cloninger of Belton,
SC, and Laura Cloninger
and Mitchell Cloninger of
Kings Mountain.
A memorial service was
conducted by the Rev. Doug
Petersen at 11 a.m. Tuesday
at Boyce Memorial ARP
Church. Interment was in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials‘mdy be made
to Boye Memorial ARP
Church, Edgemont Drive,
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
or to the charity of the
donor’s choice.
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
BEAULENIA ADAMS
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Beaulenia Burris Adams, 86,
108 Goodall Drive, died
March 26, 2003 at Hospice of
Cleveland County.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daugh-
ter of the late Rev. Lymon
and Bessie Perkins Burris
and wife of the late Jerther
Thomas Adams. She was
also preceded in death by
two sons, Jerther Thomas
Adams Jr. and Hugh Jeffrey
Adams Sr.; grandson, Hugh
Jeffrey Adams Jr; great-
grandson, Antawan Jeffrey
McCluney; and four broth-
ers, Lester, J.V., David and
James Burris.
She was a member of
Mount Olive Baptist Church,
Queen Mary Court No. 5
Heroines of Jericho, and the
Order of the Eastern Star
Adah Chapter No. 7. She
was retired from Kings
Mountain Hospital Dietary
Department after 30 years of
service.
She is survived by her
daughter, Daphne L. Adams
of the home; great-grandson,
Donta B. Adams of the
home; sons, Roscoe L. and
Queenie Adams of Owings
Mill, MD, Eddie F. and Mary
Adams of Homestead, PA;
daughter-in-law, Hazeline
Adams of Kings Mountain;
sisters, Aileane Lewis of
Kings Mountain, Annie and
Melvin Vass of Bronx, NY
and Odessa Merriweather of
New York, NY; granddaugh-
ters, Bridgett Adams, Donna
Adams and Heather Adams
of Kings Mountain, Tammy
and Michael Lockard of
Grover, Parris Adams of
Winston Salem, Karla and
Sean Pelzer of Suitland, MD
and Nichole Adams of
Homestead, PA; grandsons,
Glen and Tracy Adams, and
Michel Adams of Owings
Mills, MD, Keith Adams,
Joshua Adams, and Jerry
Prince of Homestead, PA;
seven great-granddaughters,
six great-grandsons and a
host of nieces, nephews,
family and friends.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Rev. Wilch H.
Cardwell Sr. at 3 p.m.
Sunday at Mount Olive
Baptist Church. Also taking
part in the service were
Parris Adams, Roscoe
Adams, Carolyn Robbins,
Rev. Willie Maddox, and
John R. Jackson. Interment
was in Mount Olive
Memorial Park.
J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangement.
HOWARD BROADWATER
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Howard M. Broadwater, 82,
500 Hawthorne Road, died
April 1, 2003 at his home.
A native of Scott County,
VA, he was the son of the
late John David and Ethel
Minnich Broadwater and
husband of the late
Elizabeth “Libby”
Broadwater. He was also
preceded in death by broth-
ers Clinton Broadwater and
James Broadwater, and sister
Sarah Broadwater.
He was a member of First
Presbyterian Church. He
was a 1942 graduate of-
Virginia Tech. He was a
longtime employee of Foote
Mineral. He served in the
United States Army during
World War Il in the
European Theatre as 1st
Lieutenant, serving with the
357th AAA Search Light
Battalion.
He is survived by his
daughters, Ann Broadwater
Jones and husband Billie W.
of South Windsor, CT, and
Katherine Broadwater
Lynskey and husband
Donald of Gastonia; sisters,
Nannie Bellamy of Big Stone
Gap, VA and Dorothy ~~ °
Painter and husband Bill of
Fort Defiance, Va; grandchil-
dren, Geoffrey Howard
Jones and wife Erika of
Tolland, CT, Brian Hamrick
Jones and wife Amanda
Burnette of Chesterfield, VA,
Elizabeth Ann “Libby”
Lynskey of Gastonia,
Michael Howard Lynskey of
St. Paul, MN, and Gregory
Paul Lynskey of Alexandria,
VA; and great-grandchil-
dren, Sarah Jones and
Benjamin Jones.
The funeral will be con-
ducted by the Rev. Lee
Thomas at 11 a.m. Friday at
First Presbyterian Church.
Visitation is from 7-9 p.m.
Thursday at Harris Funeral
‘Home. Burial willbe in"
Mountain Rest' Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to First Presbyterian Church
Senior Fund, 111 E. King
Street, Kings Mountain, NC
28086 or Hospice of
Cleveland County, 951
Wendover Heights Road,
Shelby, NC 28150.
Democratic convention Saturday
The annual Democratic
County Convention will be
held Saturday at 10 a.m. at
the County Office Building
on South Post Road.
The meeting is open to all
Democrats. Those who did
not register through their
local precinct meetings need
to arrive early to register.
A highlight of the conven-
tion will be the Presidential
campaign of Senator John
Edwards. A representative
from his office will be the
keynote speaker.
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Sa & Bake Sale :
El Bethel United Methodist Church ;
El Bethe! Rd., Kings Mountain :
Saturday, April 4th
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‘Rah! Rah! Rah!
I’m the Big 40!
We love you anyway!
Ernie, Ashton, Kaitlin
“Having a local candidate
for the US Presidency is
very exciting for Cleveland
County Democrats, and
Senator Edwards remembers
our hard work in his elec-
tion in 1998,” said
Chairwoman Betsy Wells.
Items to be discussed
include election of party
officers and the NC
Democratic Executive
Committee. Resolutions will
be adopted, and a cake auc-
tion to raise money for the
local party will be held.
The Democratic Women
worked last summer to com-
pile a cookbook, and they
solicited recipes from
Democrats throughout the
nation. The cookbook will be
on sale.
Local elected officials will
speak. NC Representative
Robert England and NC
Senator Walter Dalton will
address the group about
issues facing the General
Assembly. county
Commissioner Willie
McIntosh will speak con-
cerning the state of the
county. Linda Thrift, clerk of
court; Bonnie Reece, register
of deeds; Raymond
Hamrick, sheriff; and Bill
Young, district attorney, will
also speak.
For more information call
Betsy Wells at 739-1585.
Abbey Kates KM
Student of Month
Abbey Kates has been
named Career & Technical
Education Student of the
Month at Kings Mountain
High School.
Kates is a senior in Craig
Mayes’ Animal Science II
class.
AMVETS POST 995
612 Slater Street, Kings Mountain, NC
(Directly Behind Harris Teeter)
704-739-0799
Sunday, April 6th
from 1:00 pm - Until
We will be having a benefit for: Randy &
Erica Vore who lost their home to a fire.
Live Bands & Events!!!
Lyon Heart * Concrete Yoda * Harvest
*Micnight Special * Peace Pipe
@ 7:30pm we will have our
1st Mrs. Misfits Beauty Contest!
All proceeds will go to Randy and Erica
$5.00 Cover Charge at Door
Champion of Love at Bethel Baptist
The combined choirs of Bethel, Flint Hill and Westwood
Heights Baptist will present Champion of Love, an Easter
celebration, April 11-12 at 7 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church,
606 DeKalb Street, Shelby.
Patterson to speak at Dixon Presbyterian
Randy Patterson will fill the pulpit at the 11 a.m. worship
hour Sunday at Dixon Presbyterian Church, 602 Dixon
School Road, Kings Mountain.
The public is invited.
Converted Muslim to speak at Macedonia
Mohammed Asgari, a native of Iran who was raised in a
devout Muslim home, will give his conversion testimony of
becoming a Christian during the Sunday morning, April 6
worship service at Macedonia Baptist Church, 1101 S.
Battleground Avenue, Kings Mountain.
If time permits, there will be a question and answer time.
The public is invited.
Macedonia sets attendance Sunday
High attendance Sunday is scheduled for Sunday School,
April 6 at Macedonia Baptist Church, Kings Mountain.
The goal is 140.
Sunday School begins at 10 a.m.
The public is invited.
Easter bake sale set at Bethlehem :
Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1017 Bethlehem Road, Kings
Mountain, will host an Easter bake sale Saturday, April 19
from 9-11:30 a.m.
For more information, call 739-7487.
Yard sale, bake sale set at First Baptist
The Wanna Bees Sunday School Class of First Baptist
Church, Kings Mountain, will sponsor a multi-family yard
sale/bake sale Saturday, April 5 at 7 a.m. in the church
parking lot, 605 W. King Street.
All proceeds will go to the Relay for Life.
Easter program set at East Gold Wesleyan
The children of East Gold Street Wesleyan Church, 701
East Gold Street, Kings Mountain, will present the Easter
program “Good News From The Grave” Sunday, April 6 at
11 a.m.
At 3 p.m., the church will dedicate its new Family Life
Center. A reception will follow.
For more information call Pastor Eddie Gray at 739-3215.
Lenten service set at St. Matthew's
The play, “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands,” will
be presented by the youth as St. Matthew's Lutheran
Church, Kings Mountain, continues:its special Lenten series
Ui April' 6 at 5 p.m.
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The service will be followed by a supper of soup and
sandwiches in the fellowship hall.
The public is invited.
Church news deadline
Deadline for church news is 12 noon Monday. Items
received late may not appear in the paper.
Henderson heads medical board
Charles L. Garrett, Jr, MD,
president of the North
Carolina Medical Board,
announced today that R.
David Henderson, JD, has
been named the new execu-
tive director of the Board. A
member of the Board's legal
staff since 1996, Henderson
has served as interim execu-
tive director of the Board
since November 2002.
The North Carolina
Medical Board is the agency
that licenses and regulates
physicians, physician assis-
tants, and nurse practition-
ers in the state of North
Carolina. It is made up of
12 members appointed by
the governor for three-year
terms. Henderson joined
the Board's legal staff in
September 1996, becoming
one of the Board's leading
prosecuting attorneys.
From 1991 until joining the
Board, he was deputy coun-
sel at the North Carolina
State Bar. In that post, he
investigated grievances filed
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with the Bar alleging mis-
conduct by North Carolina
attorneys, represented the
Bar in disciplinary and rein-
statement hearings before
the Disciplinary Hearing
Commission, argued cases
before the North Carolina
Court of Appeals, and
served as administrator of
the Client Security Fund
(created by the Supreme
Court in 1985 to reimburse
those who suffer loss due to
the dishonest conduct of a
North Carolina attorney).
Before joining the State Bar,
Henderson was a senior
associate with Silverstein &
Hodgdon, of Raleigh. He is
a cum laude graduate of the
University of North
Carolina at Charlotte and
took his JD degree at the
Wake Forest University
School of Law.
Henderson is the grand-
son of Mrs Lillian
Henderson of Kings
Mountain.
R. Scott Mayse, M.D.
Internal Medicine -
Outpatient Clinic
Accepting patients
510 West King Street
(704) 730-8118
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