ANDIE BRYMER / HERALD
Kings Mountain Fire Fighter Bobby Cash installs at
smoke detector at Olie White’s home. The installation is
part of the Get Alarmed North Carolina campaign.
Local firemen
The Kings Mountain Herald
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# OBITUARIES
August 7, 2003
RICHARD PROCTOR
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Richard Price Proctor, 63,
304 Fairdel Street, died
August 3, 2003 at his home.
A native
of
ELIZABETH W. AYSCUE
HENDERSON - Elizabeth
Wheeler Ayscue, 89, 2084
Epsom-Rocky Ford Road,
died Sunday at the home of
her daughter.
A native of Vance County,
Davis at Oakland Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Dewey
Mayfield, Jerry Scalf, John
Mullinax, Chris Cody, Craig
Brown and Michael Keating.
White Columns,
Blacksburg, Sc, was in
was in charge of arrange-
ments.
ARLIE LEE DUNN
LINCOLNTON - Arlie
Lee Dunn, 60, 119 Starlight
Dr., died July 21, 2003 at
Cleveland she was the daughter of the charge of arrangements. home.
County, he late George Wheeler and He was a native of
was the son Nancy Collins Wheeler BETTY ALLEN Cleveland County, born :
of the late Gordon, and stepfather, the KINGS MOUNTAIN - November 24, 1942, the son |
Burgin late John Ernest Gordon, Betty Allen, 64, 408 Brice of the late Laddie and Nellie
William and was the widow of Street, died August 1, 2003 Mills Dunn. He was
and Marvin Allen Ayscue. She at Kings Mountain Hospital. employed for 30 years in the
Florence was also preceded in death She was a native of maintenance department of :
Grady by two sisters, Bessie G. Cherokee County, SC. She Blackwelder Textiles of
Proctor. He was also preced-
ed in death by two brothers,
Steve and Jack Proctor.
He was retired from FMC
Lithium Corporation in
Bessemer City after 32 years
of service. He was a member
of Christian Freedom Baptist
Church where he served as a
Deacon and was a member
of the Seniors Sunday
School class.
He is survived by his wife,
Janice Green Proctor of
Kings Mountain; son Ricky
Proctor and wife Kim of
Kings Mountain; daughter
Jo Ann Proctor Green and
husband Dale of Kings
Mountain; sisters Pauline
Ruppe, Helen Welch, Annie
Hamm and Annie Gray
Ayscue, and two brothers,
Harvey L. Wheeler and G.
Walter Wheeler.
She was retired from
Vance County School
System where she worked in
the cafeteria at Henderson
“Junior High School. She was
an active member of Liberty
Christian Church, where she
was a former Sunday School
teacher and member of the
Bertha Mitchell Sunday
School Class. She was also a
member of the Young at
Heart Club at Henderson
Baptist Church.
She is survived by her
daughter, Linda A. Cordell
of Henderson; son, Bobby A.
was preceded in death by
her sister, Julie Pasour;
brother, Walter Dover; and
daughter-in-law, Sharon
James Allen.
She is survived by her
father, Let Dover of Shelby;
mother, Mattie Louise
Martin Allen of Kings
Mountain; husband of 50
years, Don Allen of the
home; sons and daughters-
in-law, Donnie and Pat Allen
Jimmie and Karla Allen, and
Kenny Allen, all of Kings
Mountain; daughters and
sons-in-law, Rachel and
Matthew Morris of Gastonia,
Christina and Jeff Watkins of
Kings Mountain, Teresa
Allen of Kings Mountain
Cherryville. He was a mem-
ber of Cornerstone
Independent Baptist Church
in Kings Mountain.
Surviving are his wife,
Nancy Green Dunn of the
home; sons, Scott Dunn of
Gastonia and Jeff Dunn of
Cherryville; step-son, Billy
Grigg of Charlotte; daugh-
ters, Vickie D. Brown and
Nannette Cash, both of
Cherryville, and Donna
Bruns, Decatur, Ala., step-
daughter, Doris West of
Clover, S. C.; one sister,
Myrtle Christenson of Kings
Mountain; two brothers,
Andrew Dunn and wife
Joyce, of Gaffney, SC and
Amos Dunn and wife, Mary,
: talli f Ruth Connor, Pat Smith, Ayscue and wife Helen of and Kathy Allen of of Gastonia; 21 grandchil-
111S 11 re Cc Jody Hope, Carol Wells and Kings Mountain; sister, Gastonia; brothers, James dren and five great-grand-
Connie Wilson, all of Kings =~ Margaret G. Woodlief of Dover of Shelby, Thomas children.
Mountain, and Gail Henderson; sister-in-law, Dover of Kings Mountain, The funeral was conduct-
S111 oke de te cto TS Bollinger of Lincolnton; Edna A. Newman of and Pete Dover of Gastonia; ed July 23, 2003 at
step-mother Lurene Elmore Henderson; grandchildren, sister, Annette Cavender of Cornerstone Independent
Proctor of Kings Mountain; ~~ Tammy C. Williams, Lisa C. = Bessemer City; nine grand- Baptist Church with Rev.
BY ANDIE L. BRYMER
Staff Writer
These detectors should last
approximately 10 years but
still require monthly testing.
If area fire departments Burns advises homes with
grandchildren, Misty Smith
Broome and husband Chris
of Antioch, SC, and Tasha
Hambright, Joey Proctor,
Baker, Steve F. Cordell, Dan
C. Ayscue, David A. Ayscue,
James A. Belcher and Scott
D. Belcher; great-grandchil-
children and four great-
grandchildren.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Rev. Kenneth Cash
Kevin Mathis officiating.
Burial was in Oak Grove
Baptist Church Cemetery in
Kings Mountain.
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have it their way, no one conventional smoke detec- Isaac Proctor, Luke Proctor dren; dear friends, Jimmy at 3 p.m. Monday at Greene Carpenter's Funeral Home {
will be without a smoke tors to change batteries and Brianna Green, all of Cordell and Kaye Odom; Funeral Service West of Cherryville was in charge Y
detector. Through the Get twice yearly. Many people Kings Mountain; and great- and her faithful caregiver, Chapel. Burial was in of arrangements.
Alarmed North Carolina change the batteries at the grandchildren, Cody Eugene Lillie Kearney. Mountain Rest Cemetery. ALFORD MILLER
program, the Kings same time that clocks are set ~~ Black and Christopher Blake The funeral was conduct- Greene Funeral Service MOORESBORO - Alford :
Mountain, Grover, Oak either ahead or back in the Broome. ed by Ralph Mayes, West Chapel, Gastonia, was Donald Miller, 74, 234 |
Grove and Bethlehem fire spring and fall. The funeral was conduct- ~~ Chaplain Ann Ritter and in charge of arrangements. Devon Drive, died August 4,
departments are able to The fire chief stresses the ed by the Rev. Mike Rev. John Yevak at 11 a.m. 2003 in Shelby. 5
install free smoke detectors ~~ importance of keeping bat- Chambers at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Liberty Christian ALVIN COOK A native of Shamokin, PA, i
in private homes. teries working. He remem- Wednesday at Christian Church. Burial was in the VALE - Alvin Jessie Cook, he was the son of the late 5
Kings Mountain Fire bers one fire that lives were Freedom Baptist Church. church cemetery. 81, 4267 Wise Road, died Alfred and Edna Arbogast y
Chief Frank Burns called the lost. The homeowners had Interment was in the church Pallbearers were Dan July 31, 2003 a Lutheran Miller and brother of the late 4
project “a community wide taken the batteries from the cemetery. Ayscue, David Ayscue, Scott Home - Em Joyce Larue Miller. He was XN
effort.” smoke detector for use in a Memorials may be made Belcher, Jamie Belcher, Hickory fire chief for the City of &!
There are 300 detectors, television remote control. to Christian Freedom Baptist Jimmy Cordell, Alton Foster, West. Shelby from 1969-1977. A
available on a first come, > This was determined Church, 246 Range Road, Bobby Newton and J.W. A native He was a veteran of the 2
first serve basis. The fire because the batteries were — “Kings Mountain, NC 28086. ~~ Woodlief. Honorary pall- of Catawba Us. Air Force and a member @
departments are targeting marked for use in a smoke Harris Funeral Home was bearers were Trent Ayscue, County, he of Pleasant Ridge Baptist {
the elderly and homes with detector. in charge of arrangements. Jason Edwards, Freddie was the son Church, where he was a for- 2
children. Smoke detectors should McGhee, Wayne Renn, of the late mer deacon. Bi
Burns credits the devices ~~ be dusted regularly. MIKE TIGNOR Kermit Hoyle, Calvin Odes He served on numerous i
for saving lives. Families should have fire KINGS MOUNTAIN - Ayscue, David Hughes, Harrison committees and helped i
“Nobody has lost a life in escape plans, including two ~~ Michael Reid “Mike” Tignor, Mike Wheeler, and all mem- Cooke and organize and build the Pilot 3
a house with a working
smoke detector,” he said.
The detectors catch fires
while they are still small
and smoldering. They
should be installed in hall-
ways near sleeping areas
ways out of every room.
Children should be taught
to wave or hang a cloth
from a room or turn the
light on if they are trapped.
Fire fighters will upon
request visit homes and
but away from the bath- advise if the smoke detector ~~ Tignor and husband of the 27537 or to Friends of Cook. Association, was named /
room or kitchen. Due to is installed properly. late Beverly Hughes Tignor. ~~ Hospice, P.O. Box 2596, He was retired from North Fireman of the Year by the |
temperature fluctuations, For more information, call He was a member of Henderson, NC 27536. Hickory Furniture Company NC Jaycees in 1960, was |
placement in attics is not
advised.
All smoke detectors
should be tested monthly.
The smoke detectors that are
part of the Get Alarmed
project are tamper proof
meaning batteries cannot be
Kings Mountain Fire
Department at 704-734-0555;
Bethlehem, 704-739-6206;
Oak Grove, 704-739-5734; or
Grover, 704-937-7321.
Funding for smoke detec-
tors is provided by the
Centers for Disease Control
56, 2137 Brookforest Drive,
died August 1, 2003 at
Carolinas Medical Center,
Charlotte.
A native of Kings
Mountain, he was the son of
the late Dorothy “Dot” Cobb
Resurrection Lutheran
Church and was retired
from Reliance Electric. He
was a veteran of the U.S
Army.
He is survived by his son,
Jason Tignor of Cary; daugh-
ter, Sarah Elizabeth
bers of the Henderson-Vance
Fire Department.
Memorials may be made
to Liberty Christian Church
Cemetery Fund, c/o Joyce
Ayscue, 199 Epsom-Rocky
Ford Road, Henderson, NC
J.M. White Funeral Home
was in charge of arrange-
ments.
PAUL WALTERS
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Paul David Walters, 27, 129
Rollingbrook Road, died
Vina Leila Wise Cook, and
husband of the late Georgia
Modell Bradshaw Cook, to
whom he was married 58
years.
He was also predeceased by
his brothers, Grady and Roy
with 31 years service. He
was a member of Zion Hill
Baptist Church, where he
was a former deacon and
trustee and member of the
brotherhood.
He is survived by his sons
and daughters-in-law, Cecil
Volunteer Fire Department
in Thomasville, where he
served as their first fire
chief. He was past vice pres-
ident of NC Firemen'’s
Association, lifetime mem-
ber of NC Fire Chiefs
president of the Pilot Lions
Club in 1957, director of the
March of Dimes for
Edgecombe County in 1965,
and past member of the
American Society of Safety
Engineers.
He is survived by his
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taken out without destroy- and is administered through ~~ Edmondson and husband August 3, 2003 at Gaston and Linda Cook and Ralph wife, Dee Miller of the !
ing the entire detector. the state. Brian of Kings Mountain; Memorial Hospital, and Debbie Cook, all of home; daughters and sons- ¢
father, Gene Tignor of Kings ~~ Gastonia. Vale; daughter and son-in- in-law, Nancy Miller Teague y
u rd] TIP RY 7 TET Mountain; and brother, He was a native of law, Linda and Phil Bryson and Bill of Matthews and i
Ronnie Tignor and wife Hanover, PA. of Kings Mountain; sisters Karen Miller Sabet and Dan
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Shirley of Kings Mountain.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Revs. Ken Gilligan
and Doug Ramsey at 2 p.m.
Monday at Resurrection
Lutheran Church. Burial
was in Mountain Rest
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Hospice of Cleveland
County “Building Program,”
951 Wendover Heights
Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
He is survived by his wife,
Crystal Stepp Walters of the
home; parents, David
Walters of Gaffney and
Linda Warner Williams of
Kings Mountain; son,
Brandon Walters of the
home; and brother, Ronald
Berkhiser of Lawrenceville,
GA.
The funeral was held at 11
a.m. Wednesday at White
Columns, Blacksburg, SC. A
graveside service was con-
ducted by Chaplain Shelton
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Greg Cook, Scottie Cook,
Paula Moss, Wesley Cook,
Lee Dixon and Whitney
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dren Kaitlyn Moss, Georgia
Moss and Olivia Moss.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Rev. Darrin
Hughes at 4:30 p.m.
Saturday at Zion Hill Baptist
Church. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Memorials may be made
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Lamar Miller and Lillian of
Thomasville.
The funeral will be con-
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Oliver and Terry Cagle at 11
a.m. Thursday at Pleasant
Ridge Baptist Church. Burial
will be in the church ceme-
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