JOHN GOFORTH
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
John Wright Goforth, 39, 306
Wright Road, died
September 29, 2003 at
Hospice at Wendover.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of
the late Coleman Wright
Goforth. He was also pre-
ceded in death by his mater-
nal grandparents, Elzie L.
and Della Borders Beam;
paternal grandparents,
George E. and Lizzie Pannell
Goforth; and aunt Caroline
Beam Martin.
He was a graduate of
Burns High School and
Carolina Truck Driving
School at Concord. He was
owner and long distance
truck driver, driving for
Land Star Trucking Co.,
Jacksonville, FL. He was
known by the C.B. handle
“T-bone John.”
He was a member of
Beulah United Methodist
Church, Kings Mountain.
He is survived by his
mother and stepfather,
Vernell Beam Jones and
Marshall Jones of the home;
sisters, “Bess” Hambridge
and husband Matt of Shelby
and Ruby McKinney and
husband Mitchell of Kings
Mountain; uncles Joe
Goforth and wife Sophia,
Charles Beam and wife
Frances, Carlton Beam,
David Beam and wife
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Joyce, all of Shelby; sisters
Katherine Goforth of Shelby,
Aunt Doll Goforth of
Polkville, Louise McKee of
Durham, and Cora Shinn
and husband Ed of China
Grove; nieces and nephews,
Kosta and Liliana
Hambridge, Dale and Windy
McKinney, Mark and Kathy
Smith, Dana McKinney, and
Michael and Christie Jones;
great nieces and nephews
Kaitlin and Jacob McKinney,
Maverick Smith, and
McKenzie Jones; and special
friends Frank and Brenda
Jones.
A memorial service was
conducted by the Revs. Tim
Hendricks and Bryan
Glisson at 4 p.m. Tuesday at
Beulah United Methodist
church.
Memorials may be made
to Make-A-Wish
Foundation, 128 South Tryon
St., Suite 600, Charlotte, NC
28202; Children’s Home
Society of NC, P.O. Box
14608, Greensboro, NC
27415; Hospice of Cleveland
County, 951 Wendover
Heights Drive, Shelby, NC
28150; and Beulah UM.C.,
c/o Joe Goforth, 216
Country Club Road, Shelby,
NC 28150.
Cecil M. Burton Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
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LEONARD ANDERSON
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Leonard Howard “Andy”
Anderson, 67, 1709 Martin
Road, formerly of Stanley,
died September 25, 2003 at
Gaston
Memorial
Hospital.
A
native of
Vigo Co.,
Terre
Haute,
IN., he
te was the
ES son of the
late Ira and Mary Rogers
Anderson.
He retired from IBM as a
service tech. He served in
the U.S. Army in the Korean
War. He was a member of
Otis D. Green Post 155,
American Legion Post,
Kings Mountain, and was
formerly a member of
Stanley American Legion.
He is survived by his
companion, Annie Morgan
Hester; daughters Pamela
Herman and husband Jack
of Greenville, SC, Lynn
Nichols and husband Mike
of Iron Station, Beth McKay
of Gastonia; brother Paul
Anderson of Terre Haute,
IN; sisters Frances
McQuilken and Leona
Phillips, both of Terre Haute,
IN; best friend Curtis House
of Gastonia; and six grand-
children.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Rev. Darrelle
Harrison at 2 p.m. Sunday at
Sisk-Butler Funeral Home
Chapel, Bessemer City.
Burial was in Bessemer City
Memorial Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to American Lung
Association, 3305 S.E. 16th
Avenue, Hickory, NC 28601.
Sisk-Butler Funeral Home
was in charge of arrange-
ments.
CAROLYN BUMGARDNER
SHELBY - Marjorie
Carolyn Jones Bumgardner,
69, died September 26, 2003.
A native of Cleveland
County; she was the daugh-
ter of the late William “Vess”
Jones and Oma Holland
Jones and wife of the late
James Reginald Bumgardner.
She was also preceded in
death by brothers Paul,
Edward and Vance Jones
and sisters Oris Lipscomb,
Hazel Rudisill and Corene
Gold.
She was a graduate of
Shelby Hospital School of
nursing and worked at vari-
ous facilities in Shelby and
the surrounding area. She
retired from Eaton Corp. as
the company nurse.
She taught CNA classes at
Cleveland Community
College for several years.
She was active in her
Sunday School Class and in
the Ladies Circle Bible study
group.
She is survived by her
daughter, Libby
Bumgardner Shook and hus-
band Terry of Claremont;
sisters Doris Byers of Grover
and Eunice Randall and
Selma Melton, both of Forest
City; step granddaughter
and her husband Leanne
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The funeral was conduct-
ed at graveside by Dr. Gene
Watterson at 2 p.m. Tuesday
at Cleveland Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made
to Hospice of Cleveland
County.
Cleveland Funeral
Services was in charge of
arrangements.
CHARLES JOHNSON
SHELBY - Charles Wayne
Johnson, 63, 520 South
Washington Street, died
Sept. 23, 2003 at his home.
A native of Pineville,
Kentucky, he retired from
Doran Mill after 33 years of
service. He was preceded in
death by his parents Charles
E. Johnson and Nannie
Dickinson Johnson. :
Survivors include his wife
~ Janelle Howard Johnson of
the home; one daughter,
Rhonda Watkins of Shelby;
two sons and daughters in
law, Jake and Kelley Watkins
of Kannapolis and Mark and
Bonnie Watkins of
Charleston; eight grandchil-
dren and one great-grand-
children.
Funeral services were
Friday, Sept. 26 at Clay-
Barnette Funeral Home
Chapel with Dr. Jerry Lail
officiating. Burial followed
in Sunset Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Hospice of Cleveland
County, 951 Wendover
Heights Drive, Shelby, N.C.
28150.
DAVID HARRISON
DALLAS - David Michael
“Chester” Harrison, 41,
1608 Old Spencer Road, died
Sunday, September 21, 2003.
A native of Polk County,
Tennessee, he was the son of
the late Norman Ray and
Margaret H. Sinnamon. He
was a carpenter. He enjoyed
working with his hands and
was an avid fisherman.
Survivors include a sister
Mary Ruth Riddley of
Dalton, Ga., two brothers,
Freddie Sinnamon of
«Calhoun, Georgia and
Danny Sinnamon of Dalton,
Georgia; a brother-in-law,
William L. Stroupe; two
aunts, Mary Ann Hall and
Bunzie Harrison Benge of
Gastonia; and four uncles,
Gene Robinson of Lowell,
Ervin Leroy Hawkins of
Gastonia, Billy Ray Harrison
of Bessemer City and David
R. Harrison of Big Sandy,
Texas.
In addition to his parents,
he was preceded in death by
a sister, Ruby Lee Stroupe.
Funeral services were
Friday at Howell Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev.
James Drennan officiating.
Burial was at Armstrong
Memorial Cemetery in
Gastonia.
Condolences may be
shared with the family be
emailing
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PETE PETRANCK
DAWSONVILLE, GA -
Lake McAlister “Pete”
Petranck, 76, of 42 Black's
Mill Trace West, died Sept.
23, 2003 at Northside
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A Greenville, S.C., native,
he was the son of the late
John Joseph “Pat” and Lake
McAlister Petranck.
He retired from Super
Transport, Ocala, Florida
and was a member of the
First United Methodist
Church of Ocala. He was a
member of the Ocala
Municipal Gold Course
where he was a multiple
winner of the Henry N.
Camp Golf Tournament. He
was also a winner of the
Men's City Golf
Championship. He served in
the Coast Guard during
World War II.
Survivors include two
daughters, Robin D.
Petranck of Dawsonville,
Georgia and Deborah
Petranck of Ocala; one
brother, Lt. Col. John J.
Petranck (ret.); and one
grandchild, Daniel Petranck.
Funeral services were
Saturday at Central United
Methodist Church. Rev.
Janice Combs officiated.
Burial followed in Mountain
Rest Cemetery
Memorials may be made
to Relay for Life, c/o Joyce
Roark, P.O. Box 856, Kings
Mountain, N.C. 28086.
Harris Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
ARTHUR KING
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Arthur Eugene King, 81, 620
Meadowbrook Road, died
September 24, 2003 at his
home.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of
the late Burlin and Eliza
Oates King. He was also pre-
ceded in death by his first
wife Florence Medlin King,
second wife Evelyn Barnes
King, sister Anita Laney, an
grandchild Travis Leon
Jordan.
He was retired from
Ralston Purina of Charlotte.
He was a member of First
Baptist Church and was a
veteran of the U.S. Army
during World War 11.
i. He is'survived by-his
wife, Ruth Ware King, of the
home; stepsons Jack D.King
and wife Hope of Orlando,
FL and Bruce W. King of
Kings Mountain; daughters
Leah Jordan and husband
Don of Mint Hill and
Florence Bonita King; step-
daughters Joyce King Allen
and husband Rick of
Fountain Inn, and Norma
King Pettus and husband
John of Kings Mountain;
brother Bill King and wife
Shirley of Kings Mountain;
grandchild Donald Ray
Jordan Jr.; and five step-
grandchildren.
The funeral was conduced
by the Revs. John Sloan and
Mike Campbell at 2 p.m.
Saturday at First Baptist
Church. Burial was in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Hospice of Cleveland
County, 951 Wendover
Heights Road, Shelby, NC
28150 or to the church or
charity of the donor's
choice.
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
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JULIA M. BARNES
LUMBERTON - Mrs. Julia
Mauney Barnes, 98, 1170
Linkhaw Road and formerly
of W. 17th St., died
September 22, 2003 in the
LH.S. of Lumberton.
A native of Kings
Mountain, she was the
daughter of the late Samuel
Augustus and Anna
Isenhower Mauney and wife
of the late Bahnson Neil
Barnes. She was also preced-
ed in death by her siblings,
Aubrey Mauney, Dr. Jacob
Mauney and Juanita
Mauney Wolfe; and grand-
son Alan Newman Barnes.
She was a graduate of
Newberry College,
Newberry, SC After graduat-
ing she taught as a primary
teacher for a few years.
She was a member of First
Baptist Church, where she
was active in the Sunday
School class and Ladies
Circle. For many years she
was a member of the
Reviewers Book Club, the
Challengers Club and the
Garden Club. She was also a
member of the Order of the
Eastern Star.
She is survived by two
sons and daughters-in-law,
Luther Bahnson and Sara
McCurry Barnes of Asheville
and Kenneth Mauney and
Ann Church Barnes of
Winston-Salem; three grand-
sons and their wives, Luther
Neil Barnes and Tina of
Candler, Andrew Kenneth
Barnes and Cindy of
Concord, and Gregory
Bahnson Barnes and Christi
of Harrisburg; four great-
grandsons, Taylor Alan
Barnes and Spencer Neil
Barnes, both of Candler, and
Alec Mitchell Barnes and
Ethan Patrick Barnes, both
of Concord; sisters, Frances
Mauney Lohr of Ann Arbor,
MI and Martha Lou Mauney
Fisher of Rockwell.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by Dr. Russell T. Cherry
Jr. and Dr. Kevin R. Head at
2 p.m. September 24 at First
Baptist Church. Burial was
in Meadowbrook Cemetery.
‘Memorials may be made
to First Baptist Church, P.O.
Box 938, Lumberton, NC
28359 or to the charity of the
donor's choice.
Biggs Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
CHARLES MCSWAIN
SHELBY - Charles
Spurgeon McSwain, 3641
Towery Rd., died September
29 at Cleveland Regional.
A native of Cleveland
county, he was the son of the
late Elijah and Ella McSwain
and husband of the late
Ruth Cline McSwain. He
was also preceded in death
by his sisters Bertha Benson
and Margaret Black.
He was retired from
Container Corporation and
was a farmer. He was a
member of Beaver Dam
Baptist Church and the Bill
Jones Sunday School Class.
He is survived by his sons,
‘Charles David McSwain and
Robert perry McSwain of
Shelby; and sister and broth-
er-in-law Jane and Jack
Wilson of Mt.Holly.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by Rev. Kenneth Pruett at
11 a.m. Wednesday at
Beaver Dam Baptist Church.
Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Beaver Dam Baptist
Church, 123 Beaver Dam
Church Rd., Shelby, NC
28152.
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