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Grand opening set
at Ground Keepers
Ground Keepers
Landscape and Nursery, 205
East King Street, will hold
grand opening Saturday
from 9 am.-6 p.m.
Ground Keepers started
two years ago as a lawn
service for Jason Butler, but
grew into a lawn and gar-
den center. It is co-owned by
Jason and Annie Butler and
Mike and Kathy Butler.
It recently moved into the
location previously occu-
pied by Butler's Auto
Service.
The firm offers over 200
shrubs and trees, fertilizer,
soil, and numerous other
types of lawn and garden
selections as well as rock
waterfalls, wind chimes,
birth bats, wrought iron
ornamentation, etc.
Delivery is offered and
installation is available.
Flower arranging is avail-
able .
The business plans to
operate year-round.
- the late Dr.
WATER
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Another $5.5 million is
needed for Battleground II,
[IT and IV water line, east-
side flow transfer and phase
III of the 36 inch waterline.
Ponder recommended
quickly moving existing
homes onto the sewer sys-
tem and requiring new
homes to hook on for envi-
ronmental reasons.
VIOLENCE
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times realize that the abuser
may eventually kill her or
her children.
When a woman is ready
to leave, there is help. The
Abuse Prevention Council
"IN MEMORY OF MY DAD”
HUBERT A. HUMPHRIES
01/24/36 - 09/27/02
WELL, HERE IT IS A YEAR GONE BY
SINCE YOU WENT TO HEAVEN. IT’S
BEEN HARD BUT I KNOW YOU'RE
THERE WITH GRANDPAW AND YOUR
TWO BROTHERS WITHOUT ANY PAIN;
HAVING THE TIME OF YOUR LIVES. 1
KNOW YOU AND ME HAD OUR UPS
AND DOWNS OVER THE YEARS BUT
THAT'S JUST THE WAY WE WERE.
WE’D TALK AND LAUGH A LOT AT
THINGS THAT YOU DID AND A LOT OF
DUMB THINGS I DID. WE FUSSED AT
EACH OTHER, BUT SOONER OR
LATER WE’D BE BACK TALKING AND
LAUGHING AND GOING OUT TO EAT
OR WORKING IN YOUR SHOP. A LOT
OF PEOPLE SAY THAT YOU'RE NOT
MY “REAL DAD”. I GUESS THAT'S
TRUE BUT I NEVER HEARD YOU SAY
THAT YOU WEREN'T; YOU’D JUST
SAY”I’'M YOUR OLD MAN AND THAT
YOU WERE MY DAD.”
I’LL GO NOW. I JUST WANTED TO SAY
HELLQ AND TELL YOU THAT I LOVE
YOU AND MISS You A LOT.
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operates a shelter in Shelby.
The location is kept a secret.
Women are helped to find a
new residence and a job.
“They get them back on
their feet,” Proctor said.
The council also offers
counseling and a crisis hot-
line. That number is 704-
481-0043.
704-739-2150
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The Kings Mountain Herald
SERRE
OBITUARIES
MARGARET PLONK
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Margaret Cooper Plonk, 83,
902 Crescent Circle, died
September 19, 2003 at White
Oak Manor.
A native of Philadelphia,
PA, she was the daughter of
Edgar
Claudius
and Vera
Mauney
Cooper. She
was also
preceded in
death by a
brother, i
Jacob M. Cooper.
She was a homemaker and
member of Resurrection
Lutheran Church and Home
Arts Book Club. She attend-
ed Lenoir-Rhyne College for
two years where she sang in
the Acappela Choir. She
graduated from Duke
University in 1940 with a
degree in Sociology.
She is survived by her
husband of 62 years, Dr.
George W. Plonk Sr. of Kings
Mountain; son Dr. George
‘W. Plonk Jr. and wife Judy
of Winston-Salem; daughters
Barbara Bridges and hus-
band Bill of Kings
Mountain, Becky Loftin and
husband Bill of Snellville,
Ga, Carole Gravagno and
husband Emilio of Ambler,
PA, and Peggy Pollack and
husband Ken of Midlothian,
VA; brother Rev. Edgar M.
Cooper and wife Jackie of
Kings Mountain; sister-in-
law Eleanor Scharf of Kings
Mountain; grandchildren
Palmar Ortman and hus-
band Fred of Columbia, SC,
Erin Plonk of Winston-
Salem, Sarah Cannon and
husband Drew of Winston-
Salem, Drew Plonk of
Winston-Salem, Ann Plonk
of Winston-Salem, Mitchell
Fenimore and wife Pia of
Stasburg, PA, Scott Fenimore
and wife Lindsey of
- Washington, DC, Matt
Pollack of Richmond, Va,
Adam Pollack of
Midlothian, VA, Doug
Bridges and wife Allison of
Charlotte, Sid Bridges and
wife Jessica of Mt. Holly,
Wesley Bridges of Chapel
Hill, Brad Bridges of Kings
Mountain, Greta Loftin,
Laura Loftin and Julie
Loftin, all of Snellville, Ga;
and great-grandchildren,
Erica Gloria Bridges and
William Otto Fenimore.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Rev. Ken Gillikin
at 11 a.m. Monday at
Resurrection Lutheran
Church. Interment was in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Resurrection Lutheran
Church, 600 Crescent Circle,
Kings Mountain, NC 28086;
Hospice of Cleveland
County, 951 Wendover
Heights, Shelby, NC 28150;
and PDF Foundation,
William Black Medical
Building, Columbia
Presbyterian Medical Center,
710 West 168th Street, New
York, NY 10032-9982.
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
ROBERT CHAMPION JR.
MONROE - J. Robert
Champion Jr., 67, died
September 16, 2003 at Union
Regional Medical Center.
A native of Holly Springs,
NC, he was the son of the
late James Robert, Champion
Sr. and the late Lindsey
Carroll Champion. He was
also preceded in death by
his daughter, Debra Lynn
Champion.
He was retired after 44
years with Martin Marietta
Aggregates.
He is survived by his wife,
Judy Medlin Champion of
the home; daughter Lori C.
Manos and husband Frank
of Columbia, SC; sons Craig
Champion of Charlotte and
Wes Champion and wife
Judy of Charlotte; grandchil-
dren Robert, James, Anna
and Elizabeth Champion
and Lindsey and Hank
Manos; sisters Edna
Harrison and Betty Greene
of Kings Mountain; and
brother Don Champion of
Kings Mountain.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by his pastor, the Rev.
D.E. Hillyer, at 11 a.m.
Friday at Mt. Carmel United
‘Methodist Church. A grave-
side service and interment
was held at 2 p.m. at
Mountain Rest Cemetery in
Kings Mountain.
Memorials may be made
to Mt. Carmel United
Methodist Church Building
Fund, 1714 Plyler Mill Road,
Monroe, NC 28112 or to St.
Jude Research Hospital, 501
St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN
38105-1942.
McEwen Funeral Home of
Monroe was in charge of
arrangements.
KATHERINE WILLIS
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Katherine Willis, 59, 539
Stoney Point Road, died
September 18, 2003 at Kings
Mountain Hospital.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daugh-
ter of the late David Guy
Gibbons. She was a member
of Oak Grove Baptist
Church and was a cafeteria
. employee with Kings
~ Mountain District Schools‘at ©
Bethware Elementary
School.
She is survived by her
sons, Tim Willis of Shelby
and Harold Willis and wife
Laura of Lincolnton; daugh-
ter Renee Knox and hus-
band James of Warren, MI;
mother Mary Ware Gibbons
of Kings Mountain; brothers
Roland Gibbons of Shelby,
Bruce Gibbons and Randy
Gibbons of Kings Mountain,
and Tony Gibbons of Paomi,
IN; sister Elaine Hall of
Paomi, IN; and grandchil-
dren Cody Smart, Amber
Willis, Lacy Willis, Tia Willis
and Harold Willis II.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Rev. Jim Brackett
at 4 p.m. Monday at Oak
Grove Baptist Church. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Kings Mountain Weather Report
(Compiled by Kenneth Kitzmiller)
Sept. 17-23. Year Ago
Total precipitation 2.61 .84
Maximum one day 2.61 (22nd) .34 (22nd)
Month to date 2.77. 3.47
Year to date 7628" 7. 27.69
Low temperature
High temperature
Average temperature 71.3
58 (19th, 23rd) 64 (21st)
84 (19th, 22nd) 82 (19th)
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SUSAN WALLACE
FRANKLIN - Susan
Amanda McClure Wallace,
92, died September 17, 2003
in a local hospital.
A native and lifelong resi-
dent of Macon County, she
was the daughter of the late
Charles B. and Julia Ethel
Gray McClure. She was also
preceded in death by her
husband Edwin Wallace,
who died in 1992; brothers
Bryant McClure and Bob
McClure; and sisters Grace
Holden and Myrtle Nichols.
She was a homemaker and
member of Morrison
Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by daugh-
ters Susan Wallace Clark
and husband Conrad of
Gauiter, MS, and Mary Ann
Hendricks and husband
Paul of Kings Mountain;
sons Charles Richard
Wallace and wife Gloria of
Franklin, George Edwin
Wallace and wife Jo of
Charlotte, Bryant McClure
Wallace and wife Deborah of
Columbus, and William
Michael Wallace and wife
Barbara of Greenville, SC;
brother George McClure and
wife Martha of Franklin; 11
grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Rev. Wendell
Ligon at 2 p.m. Friday in the
Chapel of Macon Funeral
Home. Burial was in Rush
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Cortland
Mealins, Matthew Wallace,
Paul Hendricks III, Will
Hendricks, Chad Wallace
and Adam Wallace.
Memorials may be made
to Morrison Presbyterian
Church, c/o Martha
McClure, 51 Rush Farm
Road, Otto, NC 28763.
Macon Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
DORIS HAMRICK
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Doris “Dot” Rhea Hamrick,
78, Battleforest Apartments
7B, died September 17, 2003
at Kings Mountain Hospital.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daugh-
ter of the late Grady A.and |
>Ray-Philbeck and wife
Dota Rachel
She'was a
death by brothers J.D. “Joe”
Rhea, Bobbie W. Rhea and
James E. “Zip” Rhea.
She was a member of First
Presbyterian Church and
was retired from Hamrick
Industries, Kings Mountain.
She is survived by her
husband, Fred G. Hamrick
of Kings Mountain; son
Edwin “Eddie” Hamrick
and wife Donna W. of Kings
Mountain; daughter Joni L.
Hamrick of Kings Mountain;
brothers Jack Rhea of Kings
Mountain, Bill Rhea of
Cedar Bluff, AL and Clyde
Rhea of Grover; sisters
Wilma Hinson and Hazel
Folding of Douglas, GA and
Linda Sanders of Chester,
SC; grandchildren Jennifer
H. Stacey and husband
Dallas, and Jon-Michael G.
Hamrick, all of Kings
Mountain; and great-grand-
child Amanda Stacey.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Rev. Lee Thomas
at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ollie
Harris Memorial Chapel.
Burial was in Mountain Rest
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Kings Mountain Crisis
Ministry, c/o First
Presbyterian Church, P.O.
Box 1188, Kings Mountain,
NC 28086.
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
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LILLIAN SUMMERS
GROVER - Lillian
Philbeck Summers, 74, 111
Ben Davis Road, died
September 20, 2003 at her
home.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daugh-
ter of the late Forest and
Gracie Philbeck. She was
also preceded in death by
her first husband, Andrew
L. Allen; second husband,
Dewey R. Summers; daugh- ;
ter, Peggy Allen Alexander;
brother, Junior Philbeck; and
granddaughter, Kelly
Alexander.
She was a member of Love
Balley Baptist Church, Kings |
Mountain, and was a home-
maker.
She is survived by her
sons, Don Allen and wife
Linda of Kings Mountain
and Larry Summers and
friend Frankie Robinson of
Laurens, SC; daughters
Carolyn Sheehan and hus-
band Jim and Diane
Alexander and husband
Jerry, all of Shelby; grand-
children, Chris Alexander
and wife Angela, Toby
Alexander and wife Canille, -
and Chad Alexander and
wife Tera, all of Shelby,
Andrew Allen and wife
Melissa and Richard
Alexander and wife Dawn,
all of Boiling Springs, Chuck
Alexander and wife Johnnie
of Huntersville, Jason
Alexander and wife Mary of
Raleigh, Warren Sheehan
and Paula Ledford of Bostic,
Phillip Allen and wife Kelly
of Earl, Toni Allen, Gerry
Andre’ and wife Melissa,
Michelle Tolbert and hus-
band, Kevin, all of Kings
Mountain, Danny Summers
and wife Lou Anne and
Brian Summers, all of
Clinton, SC; great grand
children Jessica, Amber,
Sydney, Camden, Clayton,
Aaron, Hayden, Blake,
Garrett, Elizabeth, David,
Macie and Derric Alexander,
Dustin and Taylor Sheehan,
Westley and Naomi Ledford,
Ashley, Noah, MaKayla and
Hannah Allen, Laura and
Thomas Tolbert and
Brandon Summers; brothers
Carolyn of Earl, and Ed
Philbeck and wife Colleen of
Kings Mountain; sisters
Betty Estes of Blacksburg,
SC and Faye Newton of
Shelby; and good friend and
caregiver Sarah Elizabeth
“Lib” Moore of Earl.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Rev. Barry
Philbeck at 2 p.m. Tuesday
at Clay Barnette Chapel.
Burial was in Clingman
Memorial Gardens,
Blacksburg, SC.
Memorials may be made
to Love Valley Baptist
Church, 2032 Bethlehem
Road, Kings Mountain, NC
28086 or Hospice of
Cleveland County, 951
Wendover Heights Drive,
Shelby, NC 28150.
Clay-Barnette Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
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hosted a cookout Friday
afternoon for the two men.
“I really appreciate it. It
shows their support,”
Bumgardner said.
David McDonald, a
teacher at Kings Mountain
Middle School, was also
honored at the cookout. He
is a member of the same
Lincolnton guard unit.
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