The Kings Mountain Herald November 27, 2003 OBITUARIES MARINE STROUPE GAFFNEY, SC - Marine Lynn Stroupe, 78, 1511 Concord Road, formerly of Kings Mountain, died Sunday, November 23, 2003 at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daugh- ter of the late Charles C. “Pete” and Florence Ada Conner Lynn and wife of the late George Melvin Stroupe. ‘She was also preceded in death by her brother, Felmur Lynn, and sister Lillian Mitchem. She was a home- maker and member of East Gaffney Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughters, Diane Horton and husband Jack of Gaffney, and Gina Sain and husband Arlin “Butch” of Catawba, NC; brother Bill Lynn of Kings Mountain; sister Eva Barrett of Kings Mountain; and granddaugh- ter Adrienene Elyse Sain. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, with the Rev. Ron Jackson officiating. The family has requested friends to come by at their convenience at the home of Jack and Diane Horton, 1511 Concord Road, Gaffney, SC. Harris Funeral Home is in - charge of arrangements. TOM KENDRICK SHELBY - Thomas Grady “Tom” Kendrick, 101, 113 Duffy Dr., died November 19, 2003 at his home. Born May 20, 1902, he was the ninth child of the late Lawson and Ponola Camp Kendrick and was the last survivor of the family. He was a retired farmer and member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. In addition to his parents and siblings, he was preced- ed in death by his wife, Pearl Moore Kendrick; and a five-year-old son, Thomas Lawson Kendrick. He is survived by his son, Roger Kendrick and wife Nell; daughters Jean Reynolds and husband John, Donnis Holmes, Marilyn Ferree, Norman Poston and husband Don, all of Shelby, and Nancy Clary of Cary; grandchildren Karen Bringle and husband Ronald of Gastonia, Susan Lowry and husband Steven of ; Hillsborough, Molly Faulkner an d husband William of Marshville, Craig Ferree and wife Karen of Shelby, Duane Ferree and wife Tagnmy of Vale, Bryan Ferree and wife Catherine of Houston, Tx, Mark Poston and wife Carolyn, and Dana Poston of Shelby, Lisa Holshouser and husband Mike of Salisbury, Amy Bytnar and husband Kevan of Cary, Kim Hartsock and husband Jeff of Concord, Darren Kendrick and wife Helen of Shelby, and 19 great grandchildren. The funeral was conduct- ed by Drs. Doug Dickens and Dale Steel at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 2338 Pleasant Hill Church Road, Route 1, Grover, NC 28073. Happy Sweet « 16! Jessica Nicole J eMyranée 1 0) & Grandma Office Closed Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the Kings Mountain Herald office will be closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28. We will re-open on a regular schedule on Monday, December 1 at 8:00 am. Sorry for any inconvenience and have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. Letters to Santa Our annual Letters to Santa will be published in our papers December 17 & 18. In order to get them typed we will need to have the letters by Wednesday, December 3. Thank you and please send your letters! Kings Mountain Herald Bessemer City Record PO Box 769, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 Cherryville Eagle PO Box 699 Cherryville, NC 28021 Belmont Banner Mount Holly News PO Box 589 “Belmont, NC 2801.2 If you would like to advertise your business in this Clay-Barnette Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. BETTY HOUSER KINGS MOUNTAIN - Betty Biddix Houser, 70, 217 Parkdale Circle, died November 22, 2003 at Kings Mountain Hospital. A native of Laurens, SC, she was the daughter of the late Charles Mack Biddix and Jena Gilliland Biddix. She was also preceded in death by her daughter Eva Bridges. She was a Pentecostal, and was retired from the textile industry. She is survived by her ~ husband, David Houser of Kings Mountain; sons Joe David Houser Jr. of Kings Mountain and Phillip Eugene Houser of Forest City; daughter Wanda Sue Hawkins and husband Ronald Henry of Kings Mountain; sisters Sandra Lipscomb of Tampa, FL and Jo Ann Cody of Kings Mountain; nine grandchil- dren, nine great-grandchil- dren and four great-great grandchildren. The funeral was conduct- ed by the Rev. Ron Hawkins at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel. Burial was in Mountain Rest Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Carolina Praise and Worship Center, P.O. Box 75, Grover, NC 28073. Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. LARRY HUFFSTICKLER KINGS MOUNTAIN - Larry Lee Huffstickler, 49, 807 Monroe Avenue, died November 22, 2003 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Gaston County, he was the son of the late Walter Woodrow Huffstickler and Iwilla Queen Huffstickler. He was an employee of . Firestone Industries, Kings Mountain. He is survived by his brother, Michael Huffstickler, of Grover, and sister Rita Ann Bonnifil of Bedford, TX. The funeral was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel. Burial was in Mountain Rest Cemetery. Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. PHENG HIMPAPHANH KINGS MOUNTAIN - Pheng Himpaphanh, 85, 110 Tera Terrace, died November 20, 2003 at Kings Mountain Hospital. He was a native of Luangprabang, Laos. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nang Himpaphanh. He was a member of the Laos American Association, Kings Mountain, and a for- mer member of the Laos military and a governmental official working for the King of Laos. He is survived by his sons, Bay Himpaphanh and Tim Himpaphanh, both of Kings Mountain; daughters Bouavanh “Bo” “Juanita” Sinnorai, Bonaphanh SomQulay, and Somchanh Sonvichit, all of Kings Mountain; and nine grand- children. The funeral will be con- ducted at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 at Lao Culture Center of North Carolina in _ Wilmington. ‘03 PIGSKIN PICKERS FOOTBALL CONTEST FINAL WINNER!!! from Shelby. Congratulations! He only missed 4 games. Charlotte. Visitation is from 6-7:30 p.m. Friday at Harris Funeral Home. Harris Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. DON GIBSON NASHVILLE, TN. - Don Gibson, 75, died November 17,2003 at Baptist Hospital. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Solon and Mary Magdalene Gamble Gibson. He wa a singer, composer, and musician and a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. He was a Mason and attended the Baptist church in Shelby. He began his career with Mid-Day Merry Go-round at Tennessee Barn Dance shows in 1951. He was a recording artist for RCA Records from 1958- 1970 and appeared with Station WSM Grand Ole Opry from 1958-2003. He was recipient of numerous citations and achievement awards includ- ing Best Country Record awards, Automatic Music Industry Ambassador, and Cash Box award. He wrote numerous coun- try hits, including “Oh Lonesome Me,” “Sweet Dreams,” I” Can't Stop Loving You,” “Blue, Blue, Day,” “I'd Be a Legend in My Time,” “Just One Time,” and “Woman, Sensuous Woman.” He was elected to the Country Music Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1973, the Ireland Hall of Fame in 1984, and the CMA Hall of Fame in 2001. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Barbara “Bobbie” Patterson Gibson of Nashville; mother-in-law Sybil Sisk Patterson of Shelby; sister-in-law Tamela P. Dodson of Wilmington; brothers-in-law, Ronald Patterson of Shelby and Lynn Dodson of Wilmington; nieces Diane Gibson Patterson and Dana Patterson of Lexington, KY; and nephews Ryan Dodson and Wesley Dodson of A memorial service was conducted by the Revs. Reed Jones and Don McSwain at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Bethel Church of the Nazarene. Burial was in Sunset Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers included many of the leg- ends of country music, including Dolly Parton, Brenda Lee, Eddie Arnold, Jimmy Dickens, Porter Wagoner, Don and Phil Everly, Loretta Lynn, Skeeter Davis, Connie Smith and Charlie Louvin. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Happy Trails Humane Association, or to the charity of the donor’s choice. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. DORIS LEODIS SHELBY - Doris Dorothy Hayes Leodis, 70, died Wednesday at Century Care of Shelby. A memorial service was held Sunday at 2 p.m .at New Life Worship Center, Kings Mountain, with Dr. Robert Eng officiating. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Last Week's Winner is KMIS students make honor roll Kings Mountain Intermediate School has released its honor roll for the first grading period. Fifth grade, A honor roll: Spencer Bagwell, Andrew Barrett, Kasey Batchler, Lacrecia Bennett, Tyler Bess, Austin Black, Connor Blalock, Ciera Boheler, Casey Bolin, McKenzie Bolin, Brandon Boyce, Jacob Boyd, Jared Boyd, Evan Bragg, Tori Braunns, Austin Broadway, Brian Brown, Ashley Bullard, Morgan Burns, Jessica Burton, Valerie Case, Caroline Chambers, Catherine “Chambers, Daniel Christenbury, Wesley Cloninger, Anne Crawford, Jesse Davis, Casey DeVane, Lynnette Dixon, Will Dixon, Johnna Etters, Jennifer Falls, Taylor Farris, Sarah Fedyschyn, Candi Forbes, Trey Funderburke, Brandon Gantt, Victoria Glass, Miranda Goode, Sarah Gray, Cameron Harris, Morgan Harrison, Erica Hicks, Damian Hill, Timothy Hines, Michael Homesley, Cailyn Hughes, Haley Injejkian, Nick Jackson, Xavier Jarrett, Clint Johnson, Chelsea Kidwell, Daniel Latta, Kimberly Luangrath, Abigail Lynch, Autumn Malpass, Sarah Mauney, Jackie Mercer, Tyler Mezey, Olivia Oliver, Rachel Page, Haley Parker, Brandie Penner, Hallie Price, Savannah Rice, Claire Richards, Cory Ross, Scott Sanders, Davey Scism, Brittany Shelton, Kandis Shumaker, Stuart Smith, Amanda Stacey, Pagiah Stevenson, Dustin Stone, Jessica Tate, Savanna Kristin Thomas, Brandon Weigel, Allison Wellmon, Elizabeth Wells, Derrick Willhaus, Emily Wyatt, Emily Yarbro and Lea Zwick. Fifth grade, A-B honor roll: Jimmy Allen, Chris Allen, Jodie Allison, Lizzie Anderson, Katie Anthony, Zachary Bartlett, Sarah Blackburn, Matthew Braswell, Seth Brewer, Katie Bridges, Courtney Bridges, Kelvie ‘Brooks, Jonathan Brucker, “Cassie Buonaiuto, Brenna Burgess, Taylor Burris, Nick Byers, Charles Camp, Bree Campfield, Kevan Capotosta, Courtney Carrigan, Josh Chapple, Daniel Cobb, Tabitha Cochran, Anna Cole, Joseph Cook, Victoria Coplen, Cariea Crumpton, Chad Davis, Kalie Deaton, Trey Edgerton, Samantha Endicott, James Thomas Fitch, Laura Flemming, Sloane Fortner, Ashely Frazier, Cory Fredell, Stephanie Fuller, Colby Gardner, Emily Gates, Kirstin Gilbert, Ashley Gilmore, Josh Gomez, Stetson Griggs, Buddy Harrelson, Reuben Hart, Jesse Harvey, Brittany Hayes, Sabrina Herring, Olivia Hopper, Justin Howard, Casey Hutchins, Lamont Jefferies, Brian Johnson, Yvonne Jones, Maddison Keeter, Vissana Khounvichith, Holly Leach, Angelica Lubas, Kevin Lynn, Joey Lytle, Stephanie Maples, Jovonte Marcellino, Tara Martin, Brooklynn Mauney, Lauren Miller, Erin Moore, Thomas Morgan, Whitney Moss, Josh Negus, Cierra Patterson, Savanah Pervine, Jeremy Putnam, Chris Reynolds, Aryka Roberts, Bionca Roberts, Tanner Ross, Devan Ruff, Michelle Scruggs, Michael Sipe, Brandy Sisk, Sterling Smarr, Zachary Smith, Emily Sourisoud, Chris Speicher, Brienna Stephens, Joshua Stroupe, Angellica Sweat, Brandon Teague, Derrick Thammavongsa, Chris Tillman, Erica Vause, Michael Wagenknecht, Tony Walker, Joshua Wall, Angela Walters, Shelton Watson, Tia Watkins, Ryan Webster, Matthew Weiser, Tyler Willhaus, Cory Wright and Jessica Yon. * Sixth grade, A honor roll: Chad Whetstine, Evan Anthony, Brittany Beam, Tyler Black, SYilliam Blackburn, Dylan’ Blanton, Austin Bridges, Clint Brown, Courtneigh Bumgardner, Tony Chanthaphaeng, Kasey Chapman, Austin Clemmer, Tyler Colvard, Lakia Cooper, Derek Craycroft, Teal Curry, Katelynn Daniel, LaBrook Davis, Casey Deal, Ryan Doty, Jason Dover, Daniel Dyer, Sebastian Farmer, Ashton Fields, Lauren Forbes, Nathan Fore, Taylor Gettys, Kaitlin Goodson, Victoria Greene, Jessica Grigg, Josh Guffey, Ellen Hall, Tara Harbison, Samantha Haskett, Billy Joe Heath, Alex Howell, Hayley Hoyle, Megan Hoyle, Clay Kerns, Ramey Kerns, Brittany King, Chasity Llewellyn, Brooke Lockhart, James, Locust, Megan Loftin, Bradley Lovelace, Cierra Lucas, Mallory Mansfield, Hannah McDougal, Dee McKnight, Bryan Moffitt, Taylor Neisler, Ashton Orders, Patrick Ortega, Sachin Patel, Caitlin Patrick, Diana Phantalack, Ansley Putnam, Ashley Ray, Rebecca Reid, Megan Reynolds, Josh Roberts, Ethan Roper, Kayla Sadler, Vina Sananikone, Whitney Scruggs, Brittany Sellers, Matthew Sepaugh, _ Stephen Sharp, Elizabeth * Sheffield, Alyssa Simmons, Sarah Smith, Casey Stafford, Brent Stevens, Magan Surber, Cline Tate, Jade Truett, Kala Vestal, Krystal Weaver, Dylan White, Ben Wilson and Talon Young. Sixth grade, A-B honor roll: Colt Allman, Ana Alpeter, Krystal Ashe, Cody Austin, Destiny Barrett, Zachery Belk, Lamar Belton, Brandi Black, Katie Black, Heather Black, Akosua Boakye, Celisa Bolch, Haley Britton, Chase Burton, Bryan Camp, Ryan Champion, Chelsea - Champion, Melyin Clark, 1; Ashley Cogdell, Cshelle Coleman, Kurstin Cordle, Tish Coveyou, Kelly Crawford, Megan Davis, Deshun Dawson, Tanner Deaton, Rashaida Dimetros, Amanda Dotson, Rebecca Duncan, Dominquie Elliott, Tripp Ellis, Ed Flores, Matthew Ford, Josh Foster, John Gamble, Tamisha Garner, Austin Gilbert, Kevin Green, Scotty Griffin, Ryan Hale, Justin Hamrick, Josh Haraszkiewicz, Greg Hartgrove, Zack Hayes, Blair Haynes, Alexander Hensley, Sarah Hovis, Taylor Hullender, Lance Hush, Elizabeth Irvin, Raven Jones, Bryan Jones, Jerrin Jordan, Kris Kolar, Catherine LaPointe, Paige Laugisch, Robert Locke, Tiara McClain, Brooks McGinnis, Clay Mitchell, Erica Moore, Everette Morrison, Christian Mullis, Logan Nanke, Amy Navy, Maria Obando, Helen Pajevski, Amy Poeng, Latifah Poole, Lauren Rent, Quintarro Roberts, Kelly Ross, Quantria Ross, Brett Rotenberry, Coty Scruggs, Karen Self, Maci Shepard, Mitchell Sheppard, Chasity Shipp, Alyssa Shumaker, Dylan Smith, Shonicka Smith, Krystle Sourisoud, Tyler Spain, Nandi Staton, Heather Stevens, Taylor Stewart, Nicholas Sumlar, Lindsey Swafford, Haley Teague, Serena Thamlansy, Raven Thomas, Michael Thompson, Meredith VanDyke, Chelsea Vestal, Amanda Wall, Tierra Watkins, Jessica White, Tyler Williams, Patrick Willock, Lacie Wood ‘and Lindsey Wright. section as a Seasons Greeting ad, please call 704-739-7496. 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