The Kings Mountain Herald
RUEY THRONEBURG
CHARLOTTE - Ruey
Murray Throneburg, 100,
formerly of Kings Mountain,
died September 7, 2003 at
Asbury Care Center,
Aldersgate, Charlotte, after a
lengthy illness.
A native of Catawba
County, she was the daugh-
ter of the late Walter and
Sudie Lineberger Murray.
She was the wife of the late
Yates F. Throneburg, whom
she married in 1922.
She was also preceded in
death by her son, James C.
Throneburg.
She was a member of
Central United Methodist
Church, Kings Mountain, for
many years and was a resi-
dent of the Methodist Home
(Aldersgate) of Charlotte for
18 years. She was retired
sales clerk for Belks. At age
81, she wrote and had pub-
lished a book of pound cake
recipes whith has been used
by cake lovers around the
United States.
She is survived by her son,
Billy FE. Throneburg and wife
Beverly of Salt Lake City,
UT; granddaughter Patricia
Trathen and husband
Woodrow of Boone; grand-
son William Throneburg and
wife Margaret of Salt Lake
City, UT; great-granddaugh-
ters’Katie Throneburg of Salt
Lake City, UT and Keeli
Trathen of Boone; and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
A memorial service will be
conducted by the Rev. Janice
Combs at 2 p.m. Thursday at -
Central United Methodist
Church, Kings Mountain.
Family and friends will
gather in the Christian
Activities Center of Central
United Methodist Church
from 1-1:45 p.m. prior to the
service.
A graveside service will be
conducted by the Rev. David
Talbert at 4 p.m. at May's
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cemetery in Maiden.
Memorials may be made
to Alzheimer’s Association,
Western Carolina Chapter,
3800 Shamrock Drive,
Charlotte, NC.
Harris Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
BOYD ORMAND
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Lewis Boyd Ormand, 72, 866
Lewis Farm Road, died
September 8, 2003 at Gaston
Memorial Hospital,
Gastonia.
A native of Gaston
County, he was the son of
the late J. Abel Ormand Sr.
and Sadie Boyd Ormand.
He was a graduate of
Bessemer City High School
and East Carolina University
and was a Boy Scout leader
for many years. He was
retired from North Carolina
Department of Social
Services and was recognized -
several times for his work
with Job Corps, in the area
of youth. He was a member
of Long Creek Presbyterian
Church and served in Korea
as a Staff Sergeant with the
United States Air Force.
He is survived by his son,
Alex Boyd Ormand and wife
Dawn of Kings Mountain;
granddaughter Amber
Ormand of Kings Mountain;
brother John Abel Ormand
Jr. and wife Jennie Dale of
Bessemer City; sister Lida
Ormand Whitehurst of
Kings Mountain; nieces and
nephews
The funeral will be con-
ducted by the Rev. James
Drennan at 4 p.m. Thursday
at Long Creek Presbyterian
Church. Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Long Creek Presbyterian
Church Scholarship Fund,
701 Long Creek Road, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086.
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LARRY CARPENTER
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Larry Dean Carpenter, 55,
113 Bain
Road, died
September
8, 2003 at
his home.
He was a
native of
Cleveland §
County. He |
was preced-
ed in death by his brother,
Paul Carpenter.
He was a member of
Harvest Baptist Church and
was an employee with PPG,
Shelby. He served in the
United States Army in
Korea.
He is survived by his wife,
Louise Belk Carpenter of
Kings Mountain; parents
Rommie R. and Edith Jane
Bridges Carpenter of Kings
Mountain; sons Randy
Carpenter and wife Amber
of Alexis, and Kenneth Belk
of Kings Mountain; daugh-
ters Regina Campbell and
husband Buford of Granite
Falls, Denise Serzan and
husband Michael of Kings
Mountain, and Wendy
Havro and husband Jerry of
Forest City; brothers Ronald
S. Carpenter and wife
Barbara of Kings Mountain,
David W. Carpenter and
wife Sandra P. of Kings
Mountain, and George Sid
Carpenter of Kings
Mountain; sisters Frances
Davis and husband Richard
of Gastonia and Cindy Davis
and husband George of
Gastonia; sister-in-law Jane
Carpenter of Kings
Mountain; and 13 grandchil-
dren.
The funeral will be con-
ducted by the Revs. Buddy
Williams and Wayne Fredel
at 4 p.m. Thursday at
Harvest Baptist Church.
Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Hospice of Cleveland -
County, 951 Wendover
Heights Road, Shelby, NC
28150 or Harvest Baptist
Church, 144 Ware Road,
Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
Harris Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
DUTCH CLONINGER
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Flossie “Dutch” Cloninger,
88, of White Oak Manor,
died September 7, 2003 at
Kings Mountain Hospital.
A native of Gaston
County, she was the daugh-
ter of the late Laban June
and Flossie Simmons
Cloninger. She was also pre-
ceded in death by brothers
Earl Cloninger and Jim
Cloninger and sisters Hazel -
Cloninger, Joyce Haynes and
Dorothy Goforth.
She was a member of
Macedonia Baptist Church
and was retired from
Margrace Mills, Kings
Mountain.
She is survived by her
brothers, Jerry R. €loninger
of Atlanta, GA and Bob “BJ”
Cloninger and wife Bernice
of Mt. Pleasant; sisters Betty
Smith and husband Howard
of Kings Mountain, Annie
Ruth Frederick of Kings
Mountain, and Peggy C.
Harmon of Conover.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Revs. David
Philbeck and Wayne Haynes
at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ollie
Harris Memorial Chapel.
Burial was in Mountain Rest
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to the charity. of the donor’s
choice.
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
HAZEL LEE GILL
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Hazel Lee Gill, 81, 102
Cameron Drive, died
September 4, 2003 at his
home.
A native of York County,
SC, he was the son of the
late Joshua
and
Theodosia
Banks Gill.
He was also
preceded in
death by his
wife,
Gladys
Turner Gill;
brothers i
Marcellus Gill, Wilson Gill
and Bennie Gill; and sisters
Johnnie Mae Gill and Alice
Caldwell.
He started Hazel Lee Gill
Trucking in 1948. In 1954 he
and his brother-in-law,
Raleigh Brown, started Gill
and Brown Funeral Home,
and in 1969 he founded J.W.
Gill & Sons Funeral Home,
naming the business in
honor of his father.
He was an avid gardener
and community leader, and
was the first African
American in Cleveland
County to broadcast his own
radio show over Kings
Mountain Station WKMT.
He was a member of Moses
Masonic Lodge #4.
He is survived by his sons,
Donnell Gill and wife
Nevessa of Kings Mountain,
and Ronnell Gill of Laurel,
MD; brother Richard Gill
and wife Betty of Gastonia;
sisters Bobby Hemphill and
Ruby Mungo of Charlotte,
Viola Scott and husband
Tillman, Juanita Smith,
LaEunice Gill and Naomi
Parker of Great Neck, NY;
brother-in-law Victor
Caldwell of Charlotte;
grandchildren Danielle and
Daniel Gill; and a host of
nieces, nephews, cousins
and friends.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Revs. William
Thompson and Margaret
Powell at 2:30 p.m. Sunday
at St. Peter Missionary
Baptist Church in Grover.
Interment was in Adams
Chapel AM.E. Zion Church
cemetery. Pall bearers were
members of Moses Masonic
Lodge #4 and flower bearers
were members of Ada
Chapter #7 and Heroines of
Jerico.
J.W. Gill & Sons Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
HUGHLEN M. MILLER
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Hughlen M. “Bear” Miller,
80, 204 Walker Street, died
September 3, 2003 at his
home.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of
the late Sidney and Susan
Gunn Miller. He was also
preceded in death by several
brothers and sisters.
He was a member of First
Wesleyan Church. He was
retired from Lithium FMC
Corp. and served in the U.S
Navy during World War II
and Naval Reserves.
He is survived by several
nieces and nephews.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Rev. Don Williams
at 2 p.m. Saturday at First
Wesleyan Church. Interment
was in Mountain Rest
Cemetery.
Harris Funeral Home was
~ in charge of arrangements.
FRANK MOREHEAD SR.
SHELBY - Frank G. “Pete”
Morehead Sr., 72, 5400
Canterbury Road, died
September 2, 2003 at
Carolinas Medical Center.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of
the late Fritz F. Morehead
Sr.and Maggie Gold
Morehead. He was also pre-
ceded in death by his broth-
er, Bill Morehead.
He was retired from Duke
Power. He was a member of
Lily Memorial Baptist
Church where he was a
Deacon and Sunday School
teacher. He sang with the
Southern Gospel Quartet for
40 years.
He is survived by his wife,
Frances T. Morehead of the
home; daughter and son-in-
law, Ellen and Ronnie
Ruppe of Shelby; sons and
daughters-in-law, Butch and
Jill Morehead of Shelby, Rev.
Buddy and Meredith
Morehead of Mooresboro,
and Mickey and Betty
Morehead of Shelby; sisters,
Mae Kelly and Lena Josey of
Maiden; sisters and broth-
ers-in-law, Brenda and
Roger Josey of Maiden and
Phyllis and Gene Carroll of
Bessemer City; brothers and
sisters-in-law, Rev. R.B. and
Frances Morehead of
Neeses, SC, Fritz and
Barbara Morehead of
Swainesville, Phil and
Martie Morehead of Kings
Mountain, and Tom and
Deane Morehead of
Charlotte; 10 grandchildren
and three great-grandchil-
dren.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Rev. Bobby Elmore
Jr. at 10 a.m. Friday at Lily
Memorial Baptist Church.
Interment was in Cleveland
Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made
to Lily Memorial Baptist
Church Organ Fund, 406
Whitener Street, Shelby, NC
28152.
Clay-Barnette Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
STEVEN R. BELL
GASTONIA - Steven
Rhyne Bell, 25, 4711 Union
Road, died September 6,
2003 at his home.
He was a native of Gaston
County. He was preceded in
death by his maternal great-
grandparents, David and
Isabel Saunders and Marvin
and Edna Houser; and his
paternal great-grandparents,
John and Esther Bell and
Louis and Ida Bain.
He was employed with
the Mooresville Rescue
Squad in Mooresville, and
was a member of Christ
Methodist Church, Gastonia.
He had also attended the
Riverside Military Academy
in Gainsville, GA.
He is survived by Ashley
and their son, Parker Bell of
Gastonia; parents, Steve R.
and Deana S. Bell of Lake
Wylie, SC; maternal grand-
parents, David and Edna
Ruth Saunders of Kings
Mountain; paternal grand-
parents, James and Melba
Bell of Kings Mountain;
aunts Robin Gryder and
husband Steve of Columbia,
SC, Shannon Saunders and
Pat Morgan of Charlotte,
and Vicky Szucs and hus-
band Chris of Gastonia; and
several cousins.
A memorial service was
conducted by the Revs. Bob
Little, Janice Combs and
Patricia Humphries-Bivens
at 11 a.m. Wednesday at
Central United Methodist
September 11, 2003
Church, Kings Mountain.
Interment was in Mountain
Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to the charity of the donor's
choice.
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
THOMAS LIMBAUGH
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Thomas William Limbaugh,
55, 410 Waco Road, died
September 5, 2003 at his resi-
dence.
A native of Cherokee
County, NC, he was the son
of the late James Arthur and
Margaret Nix Limbaugh. He
was an Electronics
Technician, employed by
Dallas Electric. He was a
veteran of the U.S. Air Force
and attended Calvary Way
Holiness Church. He was
also an avid Ham Radio
Operator.
He is survived by his wife,
Susan Long Limbaugh; son,
Will Limbaugh and wife
Laurie of Gastonia; daugh-
ters, Wendy Marie
Limbaugh of San Diego, CA,
Ashley Lauren Limbaugh of
Kings Mountain, and Valerie
L. Dulin; and five grandchil-
dren.
A graveside service was
held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at
Hollywood Cemetery.
McLean Funeral Directors
of Gastonia was in charge of
arrangements.
PAUL LANNING JR.
CROUESE - Paul James
Lanning Jr., 48, 1914
Cullendale Court, died
September 4, 2003 at
Carolinas Medical Center,
Charlotte.
A native of Gaston
County, he was the son of
the late Paul James Lanning
and Evelyn Crisp Lanning.
He was also preceded in
death by daughter Heather
Deal. He served in the
United States Navy.
He is survived by his wife,
Pamela Courtney Lanning of
Crouse; son Paul Lanning III
of Taylor County, GA;
daughter Tori Bowen of
Eatanollee, GA; sisters Ann
--Johnson-of Lula, GA, Evelyn
Paulette Gregory of Stanley,
and Sara Burnette of
Cherryville; and 10 grand-
children.
A memorial service will be
held at a later date.
Memorials may be made
to Carolinas Medical Center
10th Floor Intensive Care
Unit, 1000 Blythe Blvd.,
Charlotte, NC 28203.
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
CAROLYN WILLIS
SHELBY - Carolyn Carrick
Willis, 80, 1312 Crestview
Dr., died September 4.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daugh-
ter of the late Helen Gardner
and Thomas Bright Carrick
and wife of the late William
Clem “Bill” Willis. She was
also preceded in death by
her sister Helen McSwain.
She is survived by her
daughter, Julia Willis of
Quincy, MA; her “other
daughter,” Laurel Blanchard
of Quincy; nephew, Tom
McSwain of Shelby; and
caregiver Josephine Massey.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by Dr. Jeff Patterson and
Rev. Jenny Justice at 3 p..
Sunday at Aldersgate United
Methodist Church.
Interment was in the
Mausoleum at Cleveland
Memorial Park.
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