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LEE THOMAS ETTERS
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Lee Thomas Etters, 75, 804 Henry
Street, died March 7, 2006 at Kings Mountain Hospital.
A native of Moore County, she was the daughter of the late
William Vernon Thomas and Effie Pearl Garris Thomas. She
was also preceded in death by half-brothers James F. Thomas
and W. Gaylord Thomas, and half-sisters Rennie T. McLean,
Glennie T. Long, Pearl T. Blue and Eunice
T. Reynolds. -
She was retired from Lithium
Corporation after 35 years of service as
bookkeeper. She was an active member of
El Bethel United Methodist Church, Kings
Mountain. She was a devoted wife, mother
and grandmother.
years, ‘Zeb Harold Etters of Kings
Mountain (Mr. Etters is retired from
Carolina Freight after 25 years); sons Harold Dean Etters and
wife Sandy of Kings Mountain and John Richard Etters and
wife Lesia of Kings Mountain; half-brother Bernie Garret
Thomas of Kings Mountain; sister Betty Thomas Leonhardt
of Gastonia; and five grandchildren, Justin Etters and wife
Beth, Josh Etters, Meghan Etters, Johnna Etters and Caleb
Etters.
The funeral was conducted by the Revs. Bobby Petree and
Bruce Hobson at 11 a.m. Friday, March 10, 2006 at El Bethel
United Methodist Church. Interment was in the church ceme-
tery.
Semrials may be made to El Bethel United Methodist
Church, Building Fund, 122 El Bethel Road, Kings Mountain,
NC 28086 or American Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box
999, Charlotte, NC 28215-3220.
Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
BEATRICE RIPPY WOOD
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Beatrice “Josie” Rippy Wood, 94, 308
Fairview Street, died March 11, 2006 at Kings Mountain
Hospital.
A native of York, SC, she was the daughter of the late
Gilbert and Lousie McDaniel Rippy and wife of the late
Rufus Marcus Wood. She was also preceded in death by sons
James Wood, Eugene Wood, Richard Wood, and Billy Joe
Wood; daughters Martha Sue Rippy, Joyce Hollifield and
Nelline Peterson; brothers W.G. Rippy, Oalee Rippy and J.K.
Rippy; and sisters Alma Snider and Irene Spurling.
She was retired from the textile industry.
She is survived by her sons, Clinton Wood and wife Ann,
Don Wood and wife Earsie, and Jack Wood, all of Kings
Mountain; daughters Irene Bernstein and husband Jim of
Kings Mountain, and Darlene Bridges of Kings Mountain; 22
grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great
grandchild.
The funeral was conducted by the Rev. Eugene Land at 2
p.m. Monday, March 13, 2006 at Ollie Harris Memorial
Chapel. Interment was in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
NELLIE TAYLOR TURNER
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Nell Turner, 88, 100 Coleman
Goforth Farm Road, died March 14, 2006 at White Oak
Manor.
A native of Cleveland county, she was the daughter of the
late Clarence and Aquilla McSwain Taylor and wife of the late
James C. Taylor.
A graveside service was conducted by the Rev. James
Brackett at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oak Grove Baptist Church
cemetery.
Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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CATHERINE WALLACE EAKER
GROVER - Catherine Wallace Eaker, 81, passed away on
March 10, 2006 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center in
Shelby.
She was born in Kings Mountain. She
was the daughter of the late Daniel Banks
Wallace and Elizabeth Hord Wallace. She
was also preceded in death by her hus-
band, Wilbur Marshall “Dick Eaker,
daughter Linda Randolph, grandson
Wallace.
She was a homemaker and a member of
El Bethel United Methodist Church, Kings
Mountain. She was active at the Kings
She is survived by her husband of 49 Mountain Senior Center where she enjoyed working with
ceramics. She was also a lover of animals, including her dog
Heidi. Catherine's great will to love deeply, laugh often, and
Tive on her own terms will be deeply missed.
She is survived by her sons, Richard “Dick” Eaker and wife
Katherine “Kat” of Charlotte, and Ronnie Eaker and wife
Brenda of Grover; sisters Mary Roberts of Lillington, Martha
Ward of Greenville, NC and Banks Hart of Mt. Olive; grand-
children Susan Randolph, Michael Eaker and Katherine
Eaker; great-grandchildren Brandon Eaker and Jeremy Eaves;
and other relatives and friends.
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Bobby Petree at
2 p.m. Friday at El Bethel United Methodist Church. Burial
will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation is from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday at Harris Funeral
Home, Kings Mountain.
Memorials may be made to Cleveland County Humane
Society, 1609 E. Marion Street, Shelby, NC 28150 or to El
Bethel United Methodist Church, 122 El Bethel Road, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086.
Harris Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
JAMES BAXTER HOBBS
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mr. Hobbs 100, of Kings Mountain
died in Kings Mountain Hospital on Wednesday, March 8,
2006. He was born in Knoxville, TN, November 22, 1905.
James was a true outdoorsman and equestrian, enjoying
skeet shooting and quail hunting. He was the state champion
skeet shooter in the fifties and in his later years he also
enjoyed gardening. He was a member of Immanuel
Reformed Fellowship Church. Mr. Hobbs received the
National Ten Commandments Award from the National
Clergy Council and the Outstanding Man of Liberty Award,
Washington, DC.
Mr. Hobbs was preceded in death by his wife, Edith and
sons, James and John Hobbs.
Survivors include his daughter-in-law, Etta Hobbs of
Cornelius; grandsons, Joe Kruger and his wife, Joanne of
Little River, SC and Rick Kruger and his wife, Beverly of
Mooresville, NC; granddaughter Kris Huffstetler and her
husband, Bobby of Kings Mountain, NC. Also surviving are
"his great grandchildren, Hannah Kruger and Davis
Huffstetler.-
Funeral service for Mr. Hobbs were held in the Dilworth
Chapel of Hankins & Whittington on Saturday, March 11, at
2:00 PM with the Reverend Dr. William Allen Church offici-
ating. Interment was in Forest Lawn West Cemetery on
Freedom Drive.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Immanuel
Reformed Fellowship Church, 506 E. Ridge Street, Kings
Mountain, North Carolina 28086
Arrangements were in the care of Hankins & Whittington
Dilworth Chapel, 1111 East Boulevard, Charlotte, North
Carolina. online www.hankinsandwhittington.com
PETITION
From 1A
Moore said that soon after
the first meeting with prop-
erty owners March 2 the
developers started making
changes driven by concerns
of residents of the area.
All the houses will be sin-
gle-family units, some of
them in excess of 3,000
square feet with 19 acres of
the 119 acres owned by
Randy Bates set aide for
open space /recreational use.
In the statement support-
ing the Bates rezoning
request, the planning board
noted that the better fit for
the property is residential
use. The statement said the
property should be rezoned
to encourage owner-occu-
pied housing units as
opposed to renter-occupied
and that as a new residential
development it would be
vital to the livability of the
community and broaden the
range of housing options in
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Steve Killian, planning
administrator, said strong
factual evidence was given to
support compliance with the
PUD requirements of the
zoning ordinance, the city’s
plan for development and
the economic impact of the
roject which could result in
5 million in land improve-
ments.
He said there is no morato-
rium on development on
any road in the city. “There
is no relationship with
Housing and Urban Renewal
on this project,” he said, not-
ing R-20 classification.
Fields said that the mini-
mum house size would be
1500 square feet exclusive of
a two car garage and base-
ment in a price range of
$150,000. “We found that
some of the neighbors had a
fear of small houses being
constructed here and that is
not the case,” he said. Board
member Steve Marlowe said
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Responding to question of
boar chairman Jim
Childers, Tim Stephens of
Indianapolis said the first
stage of construction would
be 72 to 100 lots. “We'll
probably start on the north-
ern end and work our way
southward,” he said.
Johnny Rankin, who heads
the Charlotte office of Mann
Properties, displayed archi-
tect’s drawing of S priost
“I've had lots of calls about
this project and I have
prayed about our decision
tonight,” said board member
Tommy Hawkins. “I have
lived in your area for 18
years and I know where
you're coming from.”
Board member Philip
Hager, responding to.a ques-
tion about conditional use,
said there is no deviation
from conditional use condi-
tions once it is approved.
Thirty-five residents of the
Countryside area attended
the meeting.
In other business, the
board denied the application
for a text amendment by
Mike Brown for automotive
uses in the Neighborhood
Business zone. Brown wants
to sell used cars on his lot on
East King Street which is
zoned GB and which the
zoning board had denied
rezoning to NB. The board's
ruling says the change would
affect every neighborhood
business in the future. Brown
contends that some business-
es are already “illegal” on
East King as far as zoning.
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