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OBITU ARIES
SUBRINA JONES
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Subrina Nellie Louise Jones, 16,
304 Fairview Street, died March 16, 2004.
She was born in Cleveland County. She was a junior at
Kings Mountain High School where she
was a member of the FFA and a Honor
Student. She was a member of Second
Baptist Church.
She accepted people for whit they were
and was an independent thinker. She
wanted to study Veterinary Medicine
after graduation.
She was preceded in death by her
paternal grandfather, Harris C. Jones, and
maternal grandmother, Louise Ford
Short.
She is survived by her parents, David H. and Sherry
Short Jones of Kings Mountain; paternal grandmother
Nellie Bridges of Jones of Shelby; maternal grandfather
Arnold Short of Kings Mountain; great-grandmother Inez
Carter Bridges of Shelby; and a number of aunts, uncles
and cousins.
The funeral was conducted by the Rev. Richard Prow at 4
p.m. Friday, March 14, 2004 at Second Baptist Church.
Interment was in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Cleveland County Humane
Society, 1609 E. Marion Street, Shelby, NC 28150 or Second
Baptist Church, Youth Fund, 120 Linwood Road, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086.
Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
SHANNON HAMILTON
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Shannon Larie Hamilton, 18, 939
Grace Street, died March 16, 2004.
She was born in Lubbock, TX. She was a 2003 graduate of
Kings Mountain High School and was to
attend UNC Greensboro in the Fall of
2004.
She was a member of Westover Baptist
Church. She had a love for drama in high
school and wanted to study Veterinary
Medicine. She loved everyone and liked
to help others with their problems.
She is survived by her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Rick Hamilton of Kings Mountain;
paternal grandparents Darrell and Bobbi
Hamilton of Lubbock, TX; sister Wendy Wyatt and husband
Mark of Knoxville, TN; and brothers Jonathan Creagan of
Noble, OK, Dustin Hamilton of Kings Mountain and
Timothy Hamilton of Kings Mountain.
The funeral was conducted by the Rev. Ronnie Detter at 2
p-m. Saturday, March 20, 2004 at Ollie Harris Memorial
Chapel. Burial was in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Cleveland County Humane
Society, 1609 E. Marion Street, Shelby, NC 28150.
Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
MELVIN CARROLL
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Melvin Floyd Carroll, 49, 112
Bessie Drive, died March 16, 2004 at Gaston Memorial
Hospital.
A native of Kings Mountain, he was the son of the late
Charles Lewis and Opal Lingerfelt Carroll. He was also pre-
ceded in death by a brother, Larry Lewis Carroll.
He was a carpenter.
He is survived by his wife, Debra Carroll of Cherryville;
son Christopher Charles Carroll of Kings Mountain; daugh-
ters Jennifer C. Perez and husband Shergio of Gastonia and
Melissa Carroll of Kings Mountain; brother Charles Frank
Carroll of Raleigh; sisters Carolyn Ann Burton of Kings
Mountain, Brenda Sue Hodge of Bessemer City and Shirley
Jean Wells of Smyrna, SC; and three grandchildren, Stefanie
Perez, Gabriel Perez, and Steven Ryan Carroll.
A memorial service was conducted by the Rev. Gene
Grigg at 2 p.m. Friday, March 19, 2004 at Harvest Time
' Assembly.
Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
NORMAN BOLIN
CHARLOTTE - Norman Ezell Bolin, 73, died March 23,
2004 at White Oak Manor.
A native of Kings Mountain, he was the son of the late
Rush and Eva Sellers Bolin and served in the Korean War in
the US Navy. He was retired from Sauer in Charlotte.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Norman
Eric and Brandy Kay Bolin of Charlotte; daughter Brandyce
Bolin of Indian Trail; grandsons Christopher James Fender
and Jeremy Michael Sizemore; and granddaughter Pellyn
Alair Bolin.
His wife, Gail Bolin, preceded him in death in 1982.
A service with military honors will be held at 1 p.m.
Friday, March 26, 2004 at the Salisbury National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at
Hankins & Whittington Dilworth Chapel.
Arrangements are in the care of Hankins & Whittington
Dilworth Chapel, 1111 East Blvd., online at www.hankin-
sandwhittington.com.
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The Kings Mountain Herald
BY ANDIE L. BRYMER
Staff Writer
Kings Mountain High School
it’s not for birthday or other cele-
bration.
locker 347 is decorated with poems
and other messages. Unfortunately,
March 25, 2004
‘Great girls’
Kings Mountain High says goodbye
to young ladies killed in car accident
ken and a great student. In addition
to required courses, she was taking
animal science and agriculture
classes.
Bell said KMHS students were
saddened by the news of the acci-
dent Tuesday. Guidance counselor
Paula Goforth visited Jones’ classes.
The messages are final goodbyes
to Subrina Nellie Louise Jones who
died in a single vehicle car accident
Bell stayed on duty in the guidance
office talking with some of the stu-
dent's closest friends.
ANDIE BRYMER / HERALD
Kings Mountain High School students left
final goodbyes on classmate Subrina
Jones’ locker.
last week on Rollingwood Road.
in the car, was also killed.
Guidance counselor Leigh Bell
knew both Hamilton and Jones.
Thursday.
She described Jones as soft spo-
KMHS graduate Shannon Lorie
Hamilton, 18, who was a passenger
“They were great girls,” Bell said
“A lot comforted each other. They
handled it well,” Bell said.
Bell said her role was to listen
and let the students do the talking.
“I just try to be an ear,” she said.
Neither girl was wearing a seat
belt. Bell hopes students will take |
away from the tragedy the impor- :
tance of buckling up.
Teen dies in Sunday wreck
A third teen has died in an automo-
bile accident in Kings Mountain in the
last week.
Candace Elizabeth Brackett, 18, of
113 Sparrow Lane, Bostic, wrecked
some time between 11 p.m. Saturday
according to the North Carolina
Highway Patrol.
Brackett was traveling northwest on
Oak Grove Road when she lost control
of the 2002 Chevrolet she was driving.
The car crossed the center line, went
off the left side of the road, slid on soft
gravel, overturned twice, hit a dump-
ster and landed on the roof.
The highway patrol does not believe
alcohol was a factor but is attributing
the accident to speed. Brackett was
traveling 75 miles per hour in a 45 mile i
per hour zone. She was wearing a seat
belt. i
night and 7 a.m. Sunday morning,
Tignor to get Scout award
Gene Tignor will be hon-
ored with the Rev. Dr.
old bicycles. Tignor also
helped start little league
Charles Bell Award Tuesday baseball in Kings Mountain.
during the Seventh Annual Tignor was Scout Master
Friends of Scouting dinner of Troop #294 of
at First Baptist Church. Resurrection Lutheran
Church from 1962 to 1974.
As Scout Master he lead
many activities including
taking a group of scouts to
the Philmont Scout Retreat
in New Mexico in the early
1970s.
At Age 81, he still is
active in church activities
and many projects which
benefit children.
Tignor was one of seven
brothers and sisters born in |
Tignor owned his own
garage in Kings Mountain
for 30 years as well as had a
small cattle farm running 30
to 40 head of cattle.
Tignor also served on the
Kings Mountain Fire
Department for 40 years and
was the first paid fire chief
until he retired in 1989.
He started programs with
the Fire Department to help
children, such as restoring
Kings Mountain duckpin
bowlers began their third
quarter Thursday night at
Dilling Heating, and Allen
Myers started off in style.
The veteran bowler rolled
a 164 single game and 400
series to lead his Alley Cats
to a 4-4 split with No
Prisoners. Joey Whitaker
added a 120-313 for the
Cats. Greg Evans rolled a
Dilling’s Demons took the
early lead with a 6-2 win
over the Alley Rats. John
Dilling led his troops with a
123 line and 353 set and Ed
Philbeck added a 123-331.
Tommy Barrett led the Rats
with a 152 line and 397 set
East Tennessee. His father
died when Gene was only
four years old and his moth-
er raised all her children
alone.
He served in the United
States Military in the
European Theater during
World War II. He married
Dorothy Cobb just before
entering the war. He now is
a collector of Code 3 Fire
Engines.
The dinner begins at 7
p.m. at the church’s Family
Life Center.
Contact Ronald Hawkins
at 704-739-2591 .0r.704-739-
7078 for Yeservations:
and Zeke Rybczyk had a
114-315.
BM In Tuesday night action,
Quack Attack maintained its
lead with a 6-2 win over It
Doesn’t Matter.
Greg Evans led the
Quackers (24-8) with a 141
line and 390 set. Mark
Midgette led It Doesn't
Matter (6-26) with a 114 line
sea
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GENE TIGNOR
Myers bowls 400 in n duckpins
135-371 and Pernell Byars
added a 123-338 for the
Prisoners.
and 330 series.
Duck Douters moved into
a tie for second place with a
7-1 win over Jomaz. Both
teams are now 17-15.
Ed Philbeck led the Ducks
with a 136 line and 364 set,
and Russ Armstrong added
a 111-324. Mark Abernathy
led Jomaz with a 136 line
and 330 set.
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TBA - Middle School tennis,
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TBA - Middle School girls
soccer, Kings Mountain at
Burns
4 p.m. - Middle School base-
ball, Lincolnton at Kings
Mountain
Friday, March 26
4:30 p.m. - High school soft-
ball, Hickory at Kings
Mountain
4:30 p.m. - High School JV
baseball, Kings Mountain at
WADE FORD
welcomes
5:30 p.m. - High school soc-
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Weddington (JV/ Varsity DH).
7 p.m. - High school baseball,
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4 p.m. - Middle School base-
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4 p.m. - High school tennis,
Kings Mountain at Foard
5 p.m. - High school soccer,
Hickory at Kings Mountain
Jack Wingo
...as a sales consultant. Jack has lived in the community
for more than 14 years. He is a member of Resurrection
Lutheran Church. Jack brings more than 18 years of
sales experience. Jack looks forward to assisting his
friends and neighbors in their automotive needs.
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TBA - Middle School tennis,
Kings Mountain at Crest
4 p.m. - High school track,
Kings Mountain and A.L.
Brown at Shelby
4:30 p.m. - High school soft-
ball, Burns at Kings Mountain
4:30 p.m. - High School JV
baseball, Kings Mountain at
Burns
7 p.m. --High school baseball,
Burns at Kings Mountain
TBA - Middle school girls
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308 E. King Street
Kings Mountain
704-739-1820
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