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OBITUARIES
The Kings Mountain Herald
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October 30, 2603
LILLIE EVANS
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Lillie Ruth Kilgore Evans,
80, 516 Kilgore Road, died
October 25, 2003 at Kings
Mountain Hospital.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daugh-
ter of the late Rev. Robert F.
and Venia Mae Horton
Kilgore. She was also pre-
ceded in death by her hus-
band, Rev. Pledger Evans;
son Eddie Evans; and broth-
er Thomas Kilgore.
She was a member of First
Baptist Church, Earl, where
she was a member of the
Usher Board for over 40
years, the Missionary
Department and the Kilgore
Choir.
She is survived by her
daughter, Vanessa E. Dabbs
and husband Dean of the
home; brothers John R.
Kilgore of Lowell and James
A. Kilgore of Shelby; sisters
Effie Mae Kilgore of the
home, Emma K. Gillespie of
Lowell, and Rebecca Curry
. and husband Lewis and
Mary Curry and husband
Gene, all of Kings Mountain;
grandson Robert Dean
Dabbs; and special friends
Linda Mintz and Emma
Odoms.
The funeral will be con-
ducted by the Rev. Simon
McClain at 2 p.m. Thursday
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Earl. Burial will be in the:
church cemetery.
The family will receive
friends from 1-2 p.m. at the
church.
Enloe Mortuary is in
charge of arrangements.
ALMA HAMBRIGHT
SHELBY - Mrs. Alma Jean
Thomas Hambright, 66, H-1
Embert Lane, died October
23,2003 at Hospice at
Wendover.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daugh-
ter of the late Herman Lee
and Willie Irvin Thomas.
She was also preceded in
death by brothers Herman
Thomas Jr. and Frankie
Thomas, sisters Louise
Hunsinger and Doris
McSwan, and sister-in-law
Billie Thomas.
She was a retired textile
worker and member of Zoar
Baptist Church.
She is survived by her
husband, Tom Hambright of
Shelby; daughter Debbie
Hambright Keever and hus-
band Jamie of Kings
Mountain; son Doug
Hambright of Mt. Holly,
granddaughter Dana Britt
Gordon and husband Tim of
Shelby, grandson Levi
Keever of Kings Mountain,
brother Jimmy Thomas and
wife Pat of Shelby, sister
Cheryl Gallman and hus-
band Steven of Shelby, and
brother-in-law Cleatus
Hunsinger of Shelby.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by Dr. Marvin Gobble
and the Rev. Barry Philbeck
at 3 p.m. Sunday at
Cleveland Funeral Services.
Burial was in Sunset
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Hospice of Cleveland
County, 951 Wendover
Heights Drive, Shelby, NC
28150.
Cleveland Funeral
Services was in charge of
arrangements.
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MAGGIE FORD
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Maggie Wood Ford, 83, 301
Fairview Street, died
October 22,
2003 at
White Oak
Manor.
A native
of
Cleveland
County, she
was the
wife of the
late Wade cad
Ford and daughter of the
late Hilliard and Susan
Garver Wood. She was also
preceded in death by her
daughter, Susie Ford, grand-
son Marty Ivester, sister
Emma Greason and brothers
Charles, Leroy and Rufus
Wood.
She was a member of
Christian Freedom Baptist
Church, and had previously
been a member of Second
Baptist Church for over 40
years.
She is survived by her
sons, Ted Ford and wife
Linda of Kings Mountain,
and Charles Ford of Kings
Mountain; daughters
Barbara Bumgardner and
husband Ken, Kay Moss and
husband Reggie, Wanda
Laughter and husband
Keith, and Brenda Ivester, all
of Kings Mountain; 19
grandchildren and 27 great-
grandchildren.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Rev. Mike
Chambers at 2 p.m.
Saturday at Christian
Freedom Baptist Church.
Burial was in Mountain Rest
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Christian Freedom Baptist
Church Building Fund, 246
Range Road, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086.
PERRY VESS
‘GROVER - Perry “Bill”
Vess, 78, 2462 Brookfield
Road, died October 22, 2003
at his home.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of
the late Roy G. and Ella
Elizabeth Swink Vess. He |
was alsa preceded in death
by his brothers, Bobby and
Worth Vess, and sister
Margaret Vess
He was retired from Ora
Mill and served in the U.S.
Army during World War IL
He is survived by his
daughter and son-in-law,
Annette and Michael
Johnson of Shelby; brothers
and sisters-in-law, Walter
and Peggy Vess of Grover,
Alton and Judy Vess of
Grover, Charles and Betty
Vess of Grover and Jack and
Diane Vess of Grover; sisters
and brothers-in-law, Ethel
Patterson of Shelby, Ruth
Hamrick of Shelby, Sue and
Charles Washburn of
Greenville, SC, Betty and
Bob Warren of Grover, and
Jeanette and Max Bridges of
Mooresboro; grandsons
Wesley Johnson and girl
friend Julie Vaughan, and
Brandon Johnson an fiancee
Jolee Lewis; and special
friend Barbara Cash.
A graveside service was
conducted by the Rev. Tim
Trexler at 11 a.m. Saturday at
Mt. Sinai Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Mt. Sinai Baptist Church
Building Fund, 1227 Mt.
Sinai Church Road, Shelby,
NC 28152.
Clay-Barnette Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
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DICK HUNNICUTT
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Harold Richard “Dick”
Hunnicutt Jr., died October
23, 2003 in Hatteras, NC:
Dick Hunnicutt was born
in Charlotte, NC on
September 1, 1938. He was
the son of H.R. Hunnicutt Sr.
and Margaret Neisler
Hunnicutt. He grew up in
Kings Mountain, NC where
he was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church, an:
Eagle Scout, and a graduate
of Kings Mountain High
School.
He attended Davidson
College and was a member
of Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
He graduated from Belmont
Abbey College in 1961 with
a B.A. in Business :
Administration. He also
attended N.C. State
University where he was a
member of Sigma Tau Sigma
Honorary Fraternity and
graduated Magna Cum
Laude with a B.S. in Textile
Technology in 1963.
After graduation, he
worked at Parkdale Mills,
Inc. in Gastonia for five
years. In 1967, he co-found-
ed Kings Mill, Inc. in Kings
Mountain, NC where he
served as Vice-President. In
1973, Kings Mill was merged
into Tultex Corporation. He
became President of the
Tultex Yarn Group in 1976
and was elected Senior Vice-
President of Tultex
Corporation in 1976.
He was named President
and Chief Operating Officer
of Tultex in 1984 and was
elected Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer in
December, 1988. He retired
from Tultex on January 1,
1991 in order to pursue pri-
vate interests but remained a
member of the Board of
Directors.
He was a Past President of
the American Yarn Spinners
Association, a Past
Chairman of the National
Knitwear Manufacturers
Association, a Past President
of the North Cafolina Textile
Foundation, and
Commodore of the Hatteras
Marlin Club. i
He served as a member of
the Board of Directors of the
American Textile
Manufacturers Institute, the
American Yarn Spinners
Association, the N.C. Textile
Foundation, the N.C. Textile
Manufacturers Association,
the National Knitwear
Manufacturers Association,
the National Cotton Council,
the Board of Visitors of N.C.
State University, the
Hatteras Marlin Club, the
Gaston Country Club, the
Community Foundation of
Gaston County and the
Gastonia Board of BB&T.
He was a member and
Deacon of the First
Presbyterian Church of
Gastonia and the Hatteras
Marlin Club. He was a
member of the Gaston
Country Club for 30 years.
His hobbies included big-
game fishing, hunting, and
golf, He resided in Hatteras,
NC. i
He is survived by three
sons; Harold (Hal) Richard
Hunnicutt III and wife,
Melanie, of Burlington, NC;
Minor (Chip) Adams
Hunnicutt of Sunset Beach,
NC; Reid Neisler Hunnicutt
of Panama City Beach,
Florida; and three grandchil-
dren, Harold Richard
(Ricky) Hunnicutt IV,
Rebecca Blair Hunnicutt,
and Andrea Reid Hunnicutt;
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~ A memorial service was
conducted at First
Presbyterian Church,
Gastonia, NC Sunday,
October 26; 2003 with Dr.
David Stoker officiating.
Interment was in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made:
to Dare Home Health and
Hospice, P.O. Box 1000,
Manteo, NC 27954.
Harris Funeral Home, Inc.
Kings Mountain, NC was in
charge of arrangements.
VICKIE CARTER
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Vickie Scruggs Carter, 50,
806 Cleveland Avenue, died
October 26, 2003 at Rural
Hall, NC." i
A native of Cherokee
County, SC, she was the =
daughter of the late Bobby
Dean Scruggs and Virginia
“Jenny” Poole Scruggs of
Kings Mountain. She was a
member of Christian
Freedom Baptist Church.
She is survived by her
husband, Rodney Dean
Carter Sr. of Morehead City;
sons Bruce Scruggs of
Gastonia, Rodney Carter Jr.
of Dallas, Jeff Carter of
Morehead City, and Dennis
Carter of Kings Mountain;
brothers Ronnie Scruggs and
wife Robin of Gastonia and
Scott Scruggs and wife
Tammy of Kings Mountain;
sisters Shelia Wylie and hus-
band James of Bessemer
City, Myra Safrit and hus-
band Johnny of Cramerton,
and Lori Oliver and hus-
band Ricky of Walnut Cove;
maternal grandmother
Mildred Poole of Gaffney,
SC; 11 grandchildren and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
The funeral will be con-
ducted by the Rev. Lewis
Owens at 4 p.m. Thursday at
Sisk-Butler Funeral Home
Chapel in Bessemer City.
Interment will be in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Sisk-Butler Funeral Home,
Bessemer City, is in charge
of arrangements, ,
RALPH EAKER
HICKORY - Ralph Hugh
Eaker, 83, died October 28,
2003 at Brian Center in
Viewmont.
A native of Lincoln
County, he was the son of
the late L.I. Eaker and
Myrtle Costner Eaker. He
was also preceded in death
by brothers Gerald Eakers
and Wilbur Eaker, and sister
Helen Warren.
He was a member of St.
John's Methodist Church.
He was retired from General
Electric and was a crafts-
man.
He is survived by his wife,
Ruby Plumley Eaker of
Hickory; daughter and son-
in-law Penney Diane and
Wilbur J. Taylor Jr. of
Wilmington; gtanddaughter
and husband, Brandy
Dianna Gussin and :
Alexander Anderson Gussin
of Charlotte; step grand-
daughters Dr. Dawn Taylor
Hunt of Newport News, VA
and Mary Ellen Taylor
Compton of Newport News,
VA; step grandsons William
Stuart Hunt of Newport
News, VA, and Wilbur J.
Taylor III of Wilmington, sis-
ters Averice Bridges of Kings
Mountain and Ruth ~*~
Mayhew of Shelby; brothers
Boyce Eaker and Jack Eaker
"of Kings Mountain; great
step grandson Braden
Compton of Newport News,
VA; and nieces and
nephews. :
A graveside service will be
conducted by the Rev. Bruce
Hobson at 11:30 a.m.
Thursday at El Bethel
United Methodist Church
cemetery in Kings
Mountain.
Memorials may be made
to Hospice of Catawba
Valley, 3975 Robinson Road,
Newton, NC 28658.
Fall backpacking
at KM State Park
A fall backpacking event is
set for November 8-9 at
Kings Mountain State Park.
Participants will enjoy a
"moderately strenuous hike
~ on the trails of Kings
Mountain State and National
parks. The hike will include
16 miles with inclines and
fall scenery.
Take water for the first
day and food for four meals
and camping gear. The hike
is designed for ages 10
through adult. An adult
must accompany ages 10-17.
The fee is $15 per partici-
pant. Register by November
3. Meet at the campground
parking lot by 10 a.m. on
Saturday. The event ends at
3 p.m. Sunday.
For more information call
(803) 222-3209.
Trees of Crowders
program Nov. 16
Trees of Crowders
Mountain will be presented
Sunday, Nov. 16 from 1-2:30
p.m. at Crowders Mountain
State Park, Kings Mountain.
Participants will be able to
identify and learn about a
variety of trees in a ques-
tion/answer session with a
ranger.
Meet at the visitor center
auditorium.
For more information call
853-5375.
Christmas on Farm
at KM State Park
Christmas on the Farm
will be held Saturday, Dec.
13 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the
Living History Farm at
Kings Mountain State Park.
The program is free with
park admission. No registra-
tion is required.
The even twill include an
afternoon of music, story
telling, blacksmithing and
customs of the rural upcoun-
try farmers. Their Christmas
costumes were very different
from today. They were very
simple and sometimes they
didn’t even celebrate the
holiday.
Refreshments will be
served.
Child care
workshop set
Child Care Connections
will hold a seminar on
“Quality Child Care - What
Parents Should Know”
Thursday, Oct. 30 from 12-1
p.m. and repeated from 6:30-
7:30 p.m
Call 487-7778 to pre-regis-
ter. Attendees can take a
sandwich, if desired.
The seminar will be held
in the conference room at
Child Care Connection’s
office at 5 East Marion St.,
Shelby.
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