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KM Hospital
reviews year
at meeting
BY ANDIE L. BRYMER
Staff Writer
Cleveland HealthCare
Systems board of directors
met Friday for a year end
review.
Reginna Gregg updated
board members on Kings
Mountain Hospital. She told
them the hospital had main-
tained its own identity in
the midst of partnering with
Cleveland Regional Medical
Center.
CCHS is using KMH’s
paid time off program and
computer system as a model
The radiology department
has grown since it began
offering MRI screens one
day a week on Sundays.
“That has been tremen-
dous,” Gregg said.
The hospital experienced
a nursing shortage at the
beginning of the year but is
now down to one vacancy,
Gregg said.
The pain clinic and physi-
cal therapy department
have experienced high
growth, according to Gregg.
KMH employees are “on
fire” with the United Way
campaign, she said. The
hospital has also hired its
first full time educator.
“It’s been a good year. We
have waited a long time to
go and grow.” Gregg said.
On the down side,
Piedmont Urology moved
its practice, however, a
group from CRMC is now
serving Kings Mountain.
“They are delightful to
work with,” Gregg said.
Alex Bell updated the
board on construction. KMH
expects the state
Department of Facility
Services to approve its $3
million expansion by mid to
late January. According to
Bell, the 33,000 square foot
expansion will make a
“huge statement and impact
in Kings Mountain.”
The hospital expects to
hear by mid-February if it is
awarded a certificate of
need by the state to install a
permanent MRI machine.
Bell called the hospital's
application “strong.” The
project would cost between
$3 and $3.5 million.
The next building project
will be an expanded physi-
cal therapy and rehabilita-
tion program. That project
will not exceed $450,000,
according to Bell.
The hospital also hopes to
replace its current genera-
tors, one is 45 years old and
the other dates back to the
1980s.
Hospital Auxiliary
taking applications
for scholarships
The Kings Mountain
Hospital Auxiliary scholar-
ship committee is now tak-
ing applications for. the
organization's health care
scholarship.
Applicants must be plan-
ning a career in health care,
be accepted at a college or
hospital study program and
either live in Kings
Mountain or be a student at
Kings Mountain High
School.
The application deadline
is Feb. 1.
The scholarship is worth
$2,000 over a four year peri- °
od. It is awarded based on
financial need and academic
Applications forms are
available at Kings Mountain
Hospital. The contact person
there is Betty Batchler. The
Kings Mountain High
School guidance office sen-
ior scholarship coordinator
also has applications.
Applications may be
returned to either location.
For more information, call
Wanda Jones in the evening
at 704-739-9964.
School board to meet
Kings Mountain District
Schools Board of Education
has changed its scheduled
January 12 meeting to
January 5 at 7 p.m. at the
Central office, 105 East
Ridge Street.
The meeting is open to the
public.
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GRRE I SR
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5 OBITUARIES
ETHEL CHILDERS
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Ethel Farris Childers, 96, 303
El Bethel Road, died
December 20, 2003 at Kings
Mountain Hospital.
A native of Cherokee
County, SC, she was the
daughter of the late John
and Mary Patterson Farris
and wife of the late John
Emett Childers. She was also
preceded in death by her
daughter, Betty Ruth
Childers Hughes, and broth-
ers and sisters.
She was a member of
Dixon Presbyterian Church
and a member of the Young
at Heart at Oak View Baptist
Church. She was a home-
maker.
She is survived by her
daughters, Mildred Caldwell
and husband John of Kings
Mountain, Faye Lovelace
and husband George of
Pineville, Doris Spearman
and husband Glenn of Kings
Mountain, and Joyce Roark
and husband Don of Kings
Mountain; 10 grandchildren,
19 great-grandchildren, 11
great-great grandchildren,
and one great-great-great
grandchild.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Revs. Randy
Patterson and James Billings
and Carey Caldwell at 11
a.m. Tuesday at Oak View
Baptist Church. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Dixon Presbyterian
Church, c/o Jackie Hughes,
115 Hughes Drive, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086; or Oak
View Baptist Church, 1517
York Road, Kings Mountain,
NC 28086.
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
EMMETT ROWLAND
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
William Emmett Rowland,
87, 991 Mary Grove Church
Road, died December 21,
2003 at his daughter’s resi-
, dence.
capability. : f
A native of Macon County,
he was the son of the late
William Judd and Florence
Mack Rowland. He was
owner of Rowland Machine
and attended Westview
Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife,
Ferrie Thompson Rowland;
sons Benny Rowland of
Kings Mountain, Marvin
Rowland of Seattle, WA and
Curtis Rowland of Bessemer
City; daughters Genell
Hawkins of Clover, SC, and
Nancy Hampton of Kings
Mountain; sister Mae Tallent
of Gretna, VA; 19 grandchil-
dren and 26 great-grandchil-
dren.
He was preceded in death
by his first wife, Verana Mae
Bryant Rowland; son Jerrell
Rowland; two brothers and
one sister.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Rev. Jerry
Millwood at 8 p.m. Tuesday
at Sisk-Butler Funeral Home
Chapel, Bessemer City.
Interment will be in Tippett
Cemetery, Franklin, NC at 1
p.m. Wednesday.
Memorials may be made
to Hospice of Cleveland
County, 951 Wendover
Heights Drive, Shelby, NC
28150.
Sisk-Butler Funeral Home,
Bessemer City, was in charge
of arrangements.
THELMA EARNEY
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Thelma Woods Earney, 72,
611 McDaniel Road, died .
December 20, 2003 at her
home.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daugh-
ter of the late Child Chester
and Myrtle Buckner Woods. |
She was a homemaker and a,
member of Christian
Freedom Baptist Church.
She is survived by her
sons, Jimmy Earney of the
home and Johnny Earney
and wife Denise of
Rutherfordton; daughter
Barbara E. Scott of Kings
Mountain; and seven grand-
children, Ray Brackett Jr.,
Troy Scott, Lisa Canipe,
Jamie Earney, Nicole Scott,
Matt Limehouse, and Ben
Limehouse.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Rev. Mike
Chambers at 2 p.m. Tuesday
at Christian Freedom Baptist
Church. Interment was in
the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Christian Freedom Baptist
Church building fund, 246
Range Road, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086.
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
BETTY CRAWFORD
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
A native
of Cleveland County, she
was the daughter of the late
Preston Audie and Nettie
Pearson Hawkins and wife
of the late Robert Louis
Crawford.
She was a homemaker and
retired secretary for the late
Warren Reynolds. She was a
member of Grace United
Methodist Church.
She is survived by her
daughters, Catherine
Crawford of Kings
Mountain and Pam
Crawford and husband
Wynn of Kings Mountain;
granddaughter, Carmen
Anne “Annie” Crawford of
Kings Mountain; brother
Tommy Hawkins and wife
Kay of Kings Mountain; sis-
ters Peggy Davis of Kings
Mountain, Myra Hagans
and husband Tom of Kings
Mountain, Lois Ellis and
husband Don of Grover, and
Linda Tignor of Shelby;
brothers-in-law, Don
Crawford of Kings
Mountain, Jim Crawford of
Shreveport, LA, and Don
Bumgardner of Kings
Mountain; 11 nephews, eight
nieces, 12 great nephews,
and six great nieces.
A memorial service was
conducted by the Revs. Dale
Swofford and John Heath at
3 p.m. Sunday at Grace
United Methodist Church. A
graveside service was held
at 8 a.m. Sunday at
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Grace United Methodist
Church, 830 Church Street,
Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
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RONALD WRIGHT
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Ronald Steven Wright, 59,
204 Blanton Street, died
December 18, 2003 at Kings
Mountain Hospital.
A native of Kings
Mountain, he was the son of
the late Geneva Ledford
Wright.
He is survived by his
father, Jeffrey Erastus
Wright; son Ronnie Wright
and wife Teresa; and brother,
Roger Wright and wife Pam
of Grover.
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
CHANH PHOMSON
SHELBY - Chanh
Phomson, 74, a resident of
Century Care of Shelby, died
December 19, 2003 at
Cleveland Regional Medical
Center.
She was a native of Laos.
She is survived by her son,
Thip Thong Phomson and
wife Sandy; and six grand-
children.
A memorial service was
held December 20 at the
home of her son.
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
REV. GENE WARE SR.
NORTH WILKESBORO -
Rev. Samuel Eugene “Gene”
Ware Sr., 73, of Mertie Road,
Millers Creek, died Friday at
his home.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of
the late William L. and Lulu
Bryte Ross Ware. He served
in the U.S. Army during the
Korean Conflict, and was a
police officer in Kings
Mountain for 4 1/2 years.
He worked for the NC
Wildlife Resources
Commission for 27 1/2
years. He won several
awards for expert marks-
manship and was a member
of the Junior Oder of United
American Mechanics. He
later worked for Blue Ridge
Security and at North
Wilkes High School. He was
a member of Chestnut
Grove Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death
by his brother Jimmy G.
Ware.
He is survived by his wife,
Margie Lee Allen Ware of
the home; daughters Barbara
Faye Brooks of the home
and Nancy Elizabeth
Osborne of Millers Creek;
sons Samuel Ware Jr. of
Moravian Falls, and Joseph
L. Ware of Millers Creek;
brother William P. Ware of
Charlotte; and seven grand-
children.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Revs. Burl Faw
and Gary Benesh at 3 p.m.
Monday at Reins-Sturdivant
Chapel. Burial with military
rites by Post #1142 of
Veterans of Foreign Wars
was in Mountlawn
Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made
to Hospice of Wilkes, 1908
West Park Drive, North
Wilkesboro, NC 28659.
RUSH MULL SR.
SHELBY - Rush Issac Mull
Sr., 76, 725 W. Marion St.,
died December 16, 2003 at
his home.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of
December 25, 2003
the late J. Van Mull and
Jessie Whisnant Mull. He
was also preceded in death
by seven brothers and sis-
ters.
He was'retired from the
textile industry, and was a
Baptist. He served in the
U.S. Air Force in Korea.
He is survived by his wife,
Revonda Brookshire Webb
Mull of the home; son and
daughter-in-law Rush and
Sherry Mull of Kings
Mountain; daughters and
sons-in-law, Peggy and
Richard Blackburn of
Gastonia, Grace and Curt
Bridges of Shelby, and
Vanessa Mull of Shelby;
step-sons Jerry John Webb of
Shelby and Randy Webb and
wife Sharon of Boiling
Springs; step-daughters,
Janet Webb of Boiling
Springs and Melissa Bennett
and husband Tom of Tampa,
FL; sister Bryte Lemberger
of Shelby; 10 grandchildren
and 10 great-grandchildren.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Rev. Andy Oliver
at 11 a.m. Friday at Clay-
Barnette Funeral Home
Chapel. Interment was in
Western Carolina State
Veterans Cemetery in Black
Mountain.
Memorials may be made
to American Diabetes
Association, 434 Fayetteville
St. Mall, Suite 1600, Raleigh,
NC 27601.
Clay-Barnette Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
ODELL SMART
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Odell Smart, 86, 131
Kristie Lane, died
December
Rutherford
County, he
: was the
son of the late Caleb and
Nancy Philbeck Smart
and husband of the late
Ruth McCurry Smart. He
was also preceded in
death by his granddaugh-
ter Dawn Bell, and
daughter-in-law Diane
Smart.
He was the retired
owner of S&S Painting in
Kings Mountain. He was
a member of Otis D.
Green American Legion
Post and the Am-Vets. He
served in five major bat-
tles in the U.S. Army in
World War IIL.
He is survived by his
sons, Ronnie Smart and
wife Susan of Belmont
and Gary Smart and wife
Linda of Kings Mountain;
daughter Vickie S.
Williams and husband
Bob of Kings Mountain;
nine grandchildren; 20
great-grandchildren; and
sister Berda Bowen of
Kings Mountain.
The funeral was con-
ducted by the Rev. Mike
Chambers at 2 p.m.
Friday, December 12, 2003
at Christian Freedom
Baptist Church. Interment
was in Grover Cemetery.
Harris Funeral Home
was in charge of arrange-
ments.
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