The Kings Mountain Herald
June 12, 2008
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2 OBITUARIES
JESSIE HORD PENNINGTON
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Jessie
Hord Pennington, 94, died June
2, 2008 at White Oak Manor
where she was a resident.
Owner of Pennington Studio,
she was a member of South
Fork Baptist Church in
Winston-Salem.
Native of Cleveland County,
she was the daughter of the late
Lester Clarence and Minnie
Baldwin Hord and was widow
of William Lee Pennington. She
was also preceded in death by
brothers, Odell Hord, Paul
Hord, Tim Hord and Jake Hord;
and sisters, Mary Treadway,
Lela Huffstetler and Elizabeth
Carter.
Surviving are her daughter,
Patricia Ann Tap of Murrells
Inlet, SC and her brother, L. C.
Hord Jr. of Charlotte.
The memorial service was
held Thursday. June 5, 2008 at
11 a.m. at Temple Baptist
Church in Kings Mountain.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
ALFRED W. (FRED) BIMROSE
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Alfred
William “Fred” Bimrose, III, 74,
of 611
Crescent
Circle, died
June 3, 2008
at home.
Born in
Chicago,
Illinois, he
was the son
of the late
Alfred
William
Bimrose Jr. and Eileen Joan
Donahue Bimrose. He was also
preceded in death by brothers,
Jack Bimrose, Jimmy Bimrose
and Tim Bimrose.
An art dealer, he owned
Alfred’s Art in Kings Mountain
and was a writer of short stories
that have been published. He
was an alumni of the University
of Notre Dame and a member of
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
where he served on the church
Council for three years and was
President of the Council for two
years.
Surviving are his wife, Shirley
Houser Bimrose of Kings
Mountain; - two daughters,
Theresa Marie Amberger and
husband Dennis of
Indianapolis, Indiana and
Susan Eileen McClain and hus-
band Scott of Columbus, Ohio;
sons, Alfred William “Bill”
Bimrose IV and wife Irene of
Morton, Ill, Kevin Thomas
Bimrose and wife, Meranda of
Indianapolis, Michael Noble
Bimrose and wife Jodi of
Appleton, WI and Dan Patrick
Masonic
Bimrose and wife Lindsay of
Aurora, Indiana; stepdaughter
Laura Ann Johnson and hus-
band, Sam, of Jamestown, NC;
sisters, Anne Muraski and hus-
band Richard of St Louis, Mo.
Jane Buchner and husband,
Loren of Overland Park, KS,
brother, Tom Bimrose of
Eminence, MO; 15 grandchil-
dren and two great-grandchil-
dren.
The memorial service was
held Saturday, June 7, 2008 at St.
Matthew’s Lutheran Church,
Rev. William Jeffcoat and Rev.
Marty Ramsey officiated and
interment was in Mountain Rest
Cemetery. The family received
friends following the service in
the church fellowship hall.
Memorials may be made to
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church,
Music and Youth fund, 201
Piedmont Ave., Kings
Mountain, NC 28086 or Hospice
of Cleveland County, 951
Wendover Heights Drive,
Shelby, NC 28150.
A guest register is available at
wwwHarrisFunerals.com
Harris Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
TODD G. MELTON
GASTONIA - Todd G.
Melton, 44, of 2929 Colony
Woods Dr., died June 1, 2008 at
Gaston Memorial Hospital in
Gastonia.
A native of Gaston County, he
was the son of Harry Melton of
Belmont and the late Priscilla
“Prissy” Guyton Melton. He
was a member of First United
Methodist Church of Belmont
and a Past Master Mason of
Lodge 369 of
Gastonia and
a member of
the Moose
Lodge. He
was Vice-
President of
Am i ty
Finance Inc.
in Gastonia.
He loved and
lived life to the fullest and he
was loved by everyone.
Surviving, in addition to his
father, are his brother, Chip
Melton and wife Debbie and
their family of Roswell, Ga;. his
maternal grandmother, Norma
Guyton of South Port and his
fiancee, Tammy Ramsey and
her sons, Justin and Clay
Ramsey of Gastonia.
The graveside service with
rites was held
Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 11 a.m.
with Rev. Mark Andrews offici-
ating, interment following in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
The family received friends
Friday night, June 6, from 7-9
p-m. at Harris Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to
the American Red Cross,
Gaston Chapter, 190 S. Oakland
St., Gastonia, NC 28052.
A guest register is available at
www.HarrisFunerals.com
Harris Funeral Home of
Kings Mountain was in charge
of arrangements.
JERRY VERDIS WRIGHT
CONCORD - Jerry Verdis
Wright, 67, of 348 Aycock Street,
died Sunday, June 8, 2008 at
Carolinas Medical Center
Northeast following a brief ill-
ness.
Born in Kings Mountain, he
was son of the late Clem Wright
and and the late Wilma Sellers
Wright. He was a self-employed
real-estate broker. Jerry gradu-
ated from Bethware School in
Kings Mountain. He moved to
Charlotte to work in construc-
tion, then to Concord to work in
real estate. Jerry met may new
friends while employed at
Danny’s Convenience Store. He
was an avid hunter and fisher-
man. He also enjoyed camping
and spending time at the lake.
Jerry was also a big NASCAR
fan.
He is survived by his son,
Jerry Shane Wright and fiance
Shelby of Mint Hill; his daugh-
ter, Ashlie Wright Kostelnik-
Hancock and husband Jeff of
Concord; his brother Johnny
Wright of Kings Mountain; and
grandchildren, Stephan Wright,
Michala Wright, Lauren and
Lainie.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
can be made to Hospice and
Palliative Care of Cabarrus
County, 5003 Hospice Lane,
Kannapolis, NC 28081, or to the
American Lung Association of
NC, 3801 Lake Boone Trail,
Suite 190, Raleigh, NC 27607.
Services will be held at a later
date.
Hartsell Funeral Home, in
Concord, was in charge of
arrangements.
NELLINE PARRISH CABLE
BURLINGTON - Nelline
Parrish Cable, 81, of 1011 Ava
Street, Burlington, passed away
Saturday, June 7, 2008 at
Alamance Regional Medical
Center.
A native of Cleveland County,
she was the wife of Frank
Preston Cable, who survives,
and the daughter of the late
Robert N. Parrish and the late
Etta Harmon Parrish. She
retired from Dan River Mills
and was currently the “soda
jerk” at Asher-McAdams Drug
Company. She was also a mem-
ber of First United Methodist
Church of Elon.
Other than her husband, of
the home, she is survived by
one daughter, Nancy Cable
Sartin of Elon; two sons, Ronnie
P. Cable and Donnie F. Cable
and his wife Stephanie, all of
Burlington; one sister, Orangel
McDaniel of Kings Mountain;
six grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by a
daughter, Linda Faye Cable.
The funeral was conducted by
Rev. Terry Huffines at 1 p.m. on
Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at First
United Methodist Church of
Elon. Interment was in
Alamance Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to
the First United Methodist
Church of Elon, 1630 Westbrook
Avenue, Elon, NC 27244.
Condolences may be sent to
info@richandthompson.com
Rich & Thompson Funeral
Service was in charge of
arrangements.
DONNIE CARPENTER
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Donnie Carpenter, 46, of 407
Wilson Street, died Saturday,
June 7, 2008.
A graveside service will be
conducted by the Rev. Randy
Cummings at 11 a.m. on
Saturday, June 14, 2008 at
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Interment will be in Mountain
Rest Cemetery.
A guest register is available at
wwwHarrisFunerals.com
Harris Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
FLOYD E. SMITH
SHALLOTTE - Floyd E.
Smith, 84, died at his home
in Shallotte on June 3, 2008.
He was preceded in death
by his wife, Kathryn; his
mother and father, Harvey
and Ella Smith; his brothers,
Ralph, Elmer and Euela
Smith; and his sister, Estelle
Smith.
He is survived by his
daughter, Sandy Blanton and
husband Buddy; grand-
daughter, Tammy Randle
and husband George; grand-
son, Jeff Blanton; two great
grandchildren, all from
Cherryville; sister, Ruby Dye
of Gastonia; and several
neices and nephews.
He was a retired brick
mason and served in World
War II from 1941 until 1945.
A memorial service will be
held at a later date.
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Gaston Police
seek those
un
responsible for
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taking candy
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from Optimists
On Monday, May 26,
2008, the Bessemer City
Optimist Club reported a
breaking and entering of
its concession stand at
Millwood Park on E.
Washington Avenue in
Bessemer City.
The offense occurred
sometime between 3:00
p-m., Saturday, May 24,
2008: and 11:30 a.m.
Monday, May 26, 2008.
Over $400 worth of candy,
soft drinks and chips were
taken as well as a Gold
Metal Products nacho
cheese dispenser valued at
$595.
Anyone with information
about the incident is asked
to contact the Gaston
County Police Department
at 704-866-3320 or call
Crime Stoppers at 704-861-
8000.
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