OBITUARIES
BOBBY WAYNE HUSSEY
DENVER, NC - Bobby Wayne
Hussey, 67, died on Tuesday,
June 26 at Carolinas Medical
Center. He was born on April 2,
1940 in Seagrove, NC to Rosa
and James Bertie Hussey.
A veteran of over 30 years as a
college basketball coach, he
served as a head coach for 20
years at Belmont Abbey,
Davidson and Virginia Tech.
The 1963
graduate of
Appalachian
State began
his head
coaching
career at
Kin g.8
Mountain
High in North
Carolina
where he post-
ed a 67-6
record over four years. From
there he moved on to Belmont
Abbey. as a head coach. He fin-
ished with a 179-111 record at the
school, including 96-31 in his
final four years.
Hussey became a Division I
head coach at Davidson College.
Between 1981-89, he led the
Wildcats to 108 victories, includ-
ing a Southern Conference
Tournament title and NCAA
Tournament appearance in 1985-
86.
He served as an assistant coach
at Clemson for the 1989-90 sea-
son when the Tigers finished 26-
10 and won the ACC regular sea-
son championship. That team
advanced to the Sweet 16 of the
NCAA Tournament.
- Hussey became an assistant
coach at Virginia Tech from 1991-
97. The Hokies won the NIT
Championship in 1995 and
advanced to the second round of
the NCAA Tournament in 1996.
In 1997-98, he became the head
coach at Virginia Tech, a position
he held for two seasons.
He then returned to Clemson
for three seasons and completed
his college coaching career in
2002-03 with the Tigers.
Hussey’s passion for life
showed both on and off the bas-
ketball court.
As a coach and mentor, he
w=touched the livesof~countless
student-athletes and coaches
over the past 30-plus years. As a
husband, father and friend, he
was simply the perfect role
model.
He is survived by his wife of 45
years, Sandra, of Denver, NC;
sons, Bo and wife Christie of
Charlotte, NC, and Greg of
Columbia, SC; brother Jerry of
Asheboro, NC; sister Carolyn
Webb of Greensboro, NC; sister
Betty Dunlap of Robbins, NC;
sister Shirley and husband Coy
Jarrell of Randleman, NC; sister-
in-laws Nancy D. Wilson of
Charlotte, NC, and Ruth Hussey
of Seagrove, NC; granddaughter
Erika; many nieces and nephews;
and his long-time canine com-
panion Holmes.
He is preceded in death by his
parents and brothers Garland,
Archie and Sherman Hussey.
Funeral services were conduct-
ed on Friday, June 29 at 11:00
a.m. at Denver United Methodist
church. A viewing and burial
service followed at Needham’s
Grove Church in Seagrove, NC
at 3:15 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, a donation to
the Denver United Methodist
Church Family Life Center, 3910
Highway 16 North, Denver, NC
28037 or to Needham'’s Grove
Church, 359 Needham Grove
Road, Seagrove, NC 27341 is
appreciated.
Raymer Funeral Home,
Huntersville, NC is serving the
family.’
MARVIN HAMRICK
GROVER - Marvin Hamrick,
83, died June 26, 2007 at Kings
Mountain
Hospital.
He was born
in Cleveland
County. He
was the son of
the late Garlie
and Earlie
Cilzat voy
Hamrick. He
was husband
for 47 years to
; the late
Marjorie Ellis Hamrick. He was
also preceded in death by sisters
Betty Murray, Kathleen
Lancaster and Whittie Jane
Hamrick, and brothers Herman,
Howard, James and Lawrence
Hamrick.
He was a member of Allen
Memorial Baptist Church,
Grover, where he served as
Deacon, choir member and
Sunday School Superintendent
for over 30 years.
He was an officer with the
Cleveland County Sheriff
Reserve. He was retired from
Burlington Industries after 35
years of service. He was
employed with Value Incentives,
Kings Mountain. He considered
the employees of Value
Incentives as his extended fami-
ly. He enjoyed hunting, fishing
and farming.
He is survived by his son,
Ronald Hamrick and wife Nancy
of Grover; daughters Teenia
Henderson and husband Bob of
Grover, Vickie Black and hus-
band Dennis of Grover, and
Beverly Owensby and husband
Butch of Spartanburg, SC; 13
grandchildren, Robbie and
Christopher Henderson, Walter,
Justin, Travis and Shannon
Hamrick, Jennifer Katy, Eric and
Greg Owensby, and Jody,
Rodney and Ginger Black; five
great-grandchildren, Austin
Henderson, Heather Hamrick,
Jeffery Wright, Austin Short and
Kayleigh Hamrick; brother Jessie
Hamrick; and sisters Faye Boney,
Ella Mae Duncan, Winnie
Hudson, Dorothy Murray, and
Mary Etta Short.
The funeral was held at 4 p.m.
Friday, June 29, 2007 at Allen
Memorial Church. Interment
was in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Allen Memorial Baptist Church,
1222 Long Branch Road, Grover,
NC 28073 or Hospice and
Palliative Care of Cleveland
County, 951 Wendover Heights
Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.
A guest register is available at
www.harrisfunerals.com.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
IVEY MARTIN SMITH
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Ivey
Martin Smith, 92, 815-5
Bethlehem Road, died June 27,
2007 at White Oak Manor, Kings
Mountain.
She was born in Cleveland
County, daughter of the late Otis
and Sallie Gantt Martin. She was
also preceded in death by her
husband, Eual Smith Sr., two
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sons, Junior Smith and Dean
Smith, a daughter, Sis Wilson,
and eight brothers, Tots, Ray,
Troy, Elmer, OD, Ebb, Jay and
Willard Martin.
She retired from the textile
industry and was a member of
Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church,
Kings Mountain. She was loved
by her grandchildren and they
remember the fun they had with
her while she was making bis-
cuits.
She is survived by sons, Ed
Goforth and wife Kathy of Kings
Mountain, and Johnny Smith
and wife Shirley of Kings
Mountain; daughters Patricia
Welch and husband Junior of
Kings Mountain, Penny Weaver
of Grover, and Judy Haney and
husband Russell of Kings
Mountain; brother Gene Martin
of Hickory; 28 grandchildren, 54
great-grandchildren and 34
great-great grandchildren.
The funeral was held at 4 p.m.
Saturday, June 30, 2007 at Ollie
Harris Memorial Chapel. Burial
was in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
A guest register is available at
www.harrisfunerals.com.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
DEBORAH GLADDEN
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mrs.
Dé&orah Faye Haskins Gladden,
50, of Williams Road, died June
28, 2007 at Carolina Medical
Center.
A native of
Cleveland
County, she
was a 1974
graduate of
Crest High
School. She
w a s
employed as
an inspector
with STI of
Kings Mountain for 14 years.
She was a member of Christian
Freedom Baptist Church in
Kings Mountain, working with
the Made for Praise Sunday
School Class, and a member of
the church choir.
She enjoyed spending time
with her husband, children and
new grandson Hunter.
She was very active: ims her
church and loved her’ church
family.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, Heaber Augusta
Haskins and Mary Ruby
Neelands Haskins; brother-in-
law Benton Lee Hamrick; and
nephew Todd Haskins.
She is survived by her hus-
band of 28 years, Freddie Eugene
Gladden Sr; sons Freddie
Eugene Gladden Jr. and fiancee
Tamela Wright of Kings
Mountain, and Jason Scott
Gladden and wife Tara of
Grover; brothers Johnny Haskins
of Toluca, Raymond Haskins of
Fallston, Steve Haskins of Kings
Mountain, Emmett Haskins of
Shelby, Bobby Haskins of Grover,
Larry Haskins of Shelby, and
Jerry Haskins of Boiling Springs;
sisters Willie “Billie” Hamrick of
Rock Hill, SC, Linda Ledbetter of
Kings Mountain, and Sheila
Haskins of Gastonia; grandchil-
dren Hunter Scott Gladden;
mother-in-law: Shirley Owens of
Kings Mountain; and father-in-
law. and wife Jim and Jeanette
Lail of Kings Mountain.
The funeral was conducted at
4:30 p.m. Sunday, July 1, 2007 at
Christian Freedom Baptist
Church by the Rev. Mike
Chambers. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Christian ~~ Freedom Baptist
Church, 246 Range Road, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086.
Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
A guest registry is available at
www.cecilmburtonfuneral-
home.com.
MAE SUE GOFORTH MCGILL
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mae
Sue Goforth McGill, 84, resident
of Summit
Place, died
June 30, 2007
at Kings
Mountain
Hospital.
A native of
Cleveland
County, she
was the daughter of the late
William Marvin and Ada Pearl
Sellers Goforth. She was the wife
of the late William Leroy McGill.
She was also preceded in death
by two brothers, William
Garrison Goforth and Robert Lee
Goforth, and one nephew, Larry
Thomas Goforth.
Mrs. McGill was a life time
member of Boyce Memorial
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Church where she was a member
of the Minnie Alexander Circle
and taught a children’s Sunday
School class for many years.
She retired from Margrace
Mill. She served as a Pink Lady
at Kings Mountain Hospital.
During ‘her active life she
unselfishly served by seeing to
the needs of others. This servant-
hood continued during her
seven years residency at Summit
Place.
She is survived by her brother,
Thomas G. Goforth and wife
Patricia of Vassar, MI; sister-in-
law Rachael McClain Goforth of
Kings Mountain; nieces and
nephews Lynn and Bobby
Wooten of Forest City, Robbie
"Goforth of Kings Mountain, Del ,
Fane
VA, Susan Goforth of Kings
“Tiemant of Alexandria,
Mountain, Carol and Googie
Denton of Kings Mountain,
Marvin Goforth of Vassar, MI,
Raye Etta and Brent Hauger of
Vassar, MI, Garrison and Traci
Goforth of Vassar, MI; and
numerous great and great-great
nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held
at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at
Boyce Memorial Associate
Reformed Presbyterian Church,
- conducted by Dr. Bill Tyson, for-
mer minister and friend.
Interment was in Mountain
Rest Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to Boyce Memorial
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Church, Edgemont Drive, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086.
A guest register is available at
www.harrisfunerals.com.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
RUFUS FRANK WEBSTER
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Rufus
Frank Webster, 62, 103 Wells
Street, died June 30, 2007 at
Carolinas
Medical
Center,
Charlotte.
He was born
in Cleveland
County. He
was the son of
the late Victor
Fir a> ni'k
Webster. He
was also pre-
ceded in death by his sister,
Linda Leigh.
He was a member of
Bethlehem Baptist Church,
where he sang in the choir. He
loved hunting and was a former
member of the Indian Trail
Hunting Club. He loved garden-
ing. He was a former employee
of Winn-Dixie, Charlotte. He
served in the United States Air
Force during the Vietnam War.
He is survived by his son,
Rufus Alan Webster of Kings
Mountain; daughter Kathy W.
Harris of Bessemer City; mother
Audrey Bridges Webster of
Kings = Mountain; brothers
Claude Webster and wife Debbie
of Kings Mountain and Larry
Webster and wife Cathy of
Grover; sisters Wanda Beaver
and husband Tom of Locust and
Aileen Horton of Spartanburg,
SC; and two grandchildren,
Michael Webster and Katelyn
Harris.
The funeral was conducted by
July 5, 2007
the Rev. David Blanton at 3 p.m.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 | at
Bethlehem Baptist = Church.
Burial was in the church ceme-
tery.
A guest register is available at
www.harrisfunerals.com.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
ROYCE DEAN MATHIS
GASTONIA - Royce Dean
Mathis, 49, 1321 Warren Road,
Clover, SC, died Tuesday, June
26, 2007 at Gaston Memorial
Hospital.
He was born in Cleveland
County, son of the late Royce
Claude and Donna Roundy
Mathis. He was a machinist and
also worked in construction. He
was a member of Calvary Baptist
Church. He was a very good
hearted person and had a big
heart for everyone.
He is survived by his sons,
Joshua Mathis and Jacob Mathis
of Gastonia; brother Aubrey
Thomas Mathis of Lawndale; sis-
ters Shirley Coker of Clover, SC,
Joyce Darlene Clark of Saw Mill,
NC, Audrey Lee Saine of
Claremont, Lynn Robin Smith of
Gamewell, and Linda Faith
Williams of Wilkesboro.
The funeral was conducted by
the Revs. Rufus Johnson and Bo
Wagner at 4 p.m. Monday, July 2,
2007 at Ollie Harris Memorial
Chapel.
A guest register is available at
www.harrisfunerals.com.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
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