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OBITUARIES
NELSON DIXON
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Ira
Nelson Dixon, 90, of 1016
Margrace Road, died
September 28, 2008 at Kings
Mountain
Hospital.
He was the
son of the
late Ira and
Mattie
Blackburn
Dixon.
He was
husband of
the late Lela Pryor Dixon. He
was also preceded in death
by daughter, Frances Kay
Pearson and three brothers.
He was a charter member of
Harvest Baptist Church
where he served as a Deacon.
He was a great daddy, loved
gardening, had a green
thumb and could grow pep-
per that would burn the
wings off a grasshopper.
He is survived by daugh-
ters, Arlene Dixon
Underwood of Kings
Mountain, Brenda Blalock
and husband Royce of
Shelby, and Diane Dixon of
Kings Mountain; son, Bobby
Green and wife Judy of
Kings Mountain; brothers,
Harley Dixon of Paducah,
Ken. and Sydney Roy Dixon
of Kings Mountain; sisters,
Frances Dotson of Kings
Mountain, Sarah Ruppe of
Gaffney, SC, and Helen Wells
of Kings Mountain; 12
grandchildren, 19 great
grandchildren and eight
great-great grandchildren.
The funeral will be con-
ducted by the Rev. Jerry
Teague at 2 p.m. Thursday,
October 2, 2008 at Ollie
Harris Memorial Chapel.
The family will receive visi-
tors before the service from
12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday,
October 2, 2008 at Harris
Funeral Home. Interment
will be at Bethlehem Baptist
Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice 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.
Harris
Funeral Home
RHUA “BOBBY” FLOCK
COLUMBIA, Md. - Rhua
Vernice “Bobby” Flock, 86, died
July 19, 2008 at Howard County
Hospital in
Columbia,
Md., follow-
ing a brief ill-
ness. A full
military
service will
be held at 1
pam,
Thursday at
Arlington
National Cemetery.
She was born May 3, 1922 in
Osage, Mo., daughter of the late
Phineus Rhoads and Myrtle
Reed Rhoads and spent her
childhood in Linn, Mo.
Bobby served in the U.S.
Marine Corps during WWII
from 1944-48 and was a lifetime
member of the Women Marines
Association. She was a very
active member of this group
and, over the years, held the
offices of both president and
vice-president of the Atlanta,
Washington, D.C. and
Baltimore chapters. She was
also an active member of the
local Marine Corps League of
Howard County, Md.
She graduated from
Oglethorpe University in
Atlanta, Ga. in 1971 at the age of
49, with a Bachelor of Arts in
Sociology. She worked for the
Atlanta Court System for sever-
al years until the age of 72 as an
accomplished real estate agent.
Bobby was an avid reader, a
lover of history, and always
kept up with current events and
politics. She was a world travel-
er, having traveled to most of
the continents at least once, and
returning to her favorite loca-
tions many times. She contin-
ued to travel around the coun-
try until the time of her death,
her last trip being to Boston to
celebrate her 86th birthday, just
two months before she died.
She was preceded in death by
a daughter, Donna Kathleen;
two husbands, Arthur N.
Wilcox and Arthur E. Flock; two
sisters and two brothers.
Survivors include her children,
daughter-in-law and sons-in-
law, Steve Wilcox and Stephanie
Knopp of Philadelphia, Katie
and Joe Champion of Kings
Mountain, Jim Wilcox of
Boston, Patricia and Stephan
Segedy of Boston, and Maureen
and Michael Lynch of
Columbia, Md.; seven grand-
children, Nathan, Kathryn,
Ahron, Patrick, Emilie, Sam and
Joshua; five step grandchildren,
Tina, Danny, Sean, Jason and
Andy; one great granddaugh-
ter, Mackenzie; two sisters,
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Larraine Maloney of St. Louis,
Mo. and Virginia Seidner of
Jefferson City, Mo.; and numer-
ous nieces and nephews.
Bobby was a loving mother,
grandmother, great grandmoth-
er, wife, sister, and friend and
will be greatly missed by all
who knew her.
ROBERT LEE BLACK
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Robert
Lee “Robbie” Black, 41, of 503
N. City Street, died September
27, 2008 in Kings Mountain. He
was a native of Cleveland
County.
He was employed with
American Dornier, Charlotte.
He was a faithful blood donor.
He is survived by his wife,
Beverly Black of Kings
Mountain; parents, Lawrence
Junior Black and Betty Toney
Black of Kings Mountain; broth-
ers, Lawrence Farrel “Buster”
Black and wife Lisa Hollifield
Black of Kings Mountain and
Michael Calvin Black and wife
Sherri of Kings Mountain; sis-
ters, Marjorie Darlene Bolin and
husband Marty Wayne Bolin of
Grover and Belinda Gail
Powers of Kings Mountain; two
half-sisters, Barbara Ann
Gladden of Earl and Debra
Roxanne Black of Kings
Mountain; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be conducted
at 5 p.m. Friday, October 3, 2008
at Ollie Harris Memorial
Chapel. The family will receive
visitors from 4-5 p.m. Friday,
October 3, 2008 at Harris
Funeral Home.
A guest register is available at
www.HarrisFunerals.com
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Harris
Funeral Home
WALTER MORRISON, JR.
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Walter
“Butch” Morrison, Jr., -56, resi-
dent of the Brian Center in
Gastonia, died September 27,
2008 at Gaston Memorial
Hospital. He was born in
Cleveland
County, son
of the late
Walter
Diairsviin
“Red” and
Christine
Marie
Gallant
Morrison, Sr.
He was
also preceded in death by sister,
Mary Anne Correll. Born with
spina bifida and hydro-
cephalus, Butch was not expect-
ed to survive at birth. He defied
predictions by the medical pro-
fession and his family was
blessed with his presence for 56
years. Even though paralyzed,
Butch never complained of his
disability and lived a life teach-
ing others by his example of
courage, patience, generosity
and love.
He was Cleveland County's
Easter Seal Child of 1967. In the
mid-1970s, Butch served as an
honorary dispatcher for the
Kings Mountain Police
Department. He enjoyed many
years operating a citizens-band
radio and was a communica-
tions officer with REACT of
Cleveland County. As an active
resident of the Brian Center for
the past three years, Butch
served as past president of the
residents’ council and volunteer
mail carrier. He was a member
of Christ the King Catholic
Church and enjoyed dinner out-
ings with the men’s group. An
avid sports fan, the Redskins
and Atlanta Braves now have
their most devoted and loyal
fan watching from above.
He is survived by his brother,
John Morrison of Shelby; and
sister, Cecelia Morrison Meade
and husband Scott of Gastonia.
The funeral was conducted
by Deacon Jack Weisenhorn at
11 a.m. Wednesday, October 1,
2008 at Christ the King Catholic
Church. Interment will be at
Mountain Rest Cemetery. The
family received visitors
Tuesday evening, September 30,
2008 at Harris Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to
Last Man’s Club, c/o Gordon
Lewis, 4115 Greenhaven Lane,
Gastonia, NC 28056.
A guest register is available at
www.HarrisFunerals.com
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
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Funeral Home
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New territorial agreements
“The co-ops outside of town
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and co-ops. We've had a great
relationship with our electric co-
op (Rutherford Electric)”
Murphrey said. “An agreement
has been signed with them to
position ourself for many, many
years of growth.”
In the agreement he said cer-
tain areas have been established
for RE’s growth and for KM'’s
expansion.
Gas Department
The Gas Department, under
the direction of Mike Nicholson,
serves 3,836 customers. “We
service over 123 miles of gas
manes and some 22 miles (have
been added) since 1972 and I
think Mike's had the same eight
people helping him forever.
They just do a wonderful job,”
Murphrey said.
Library, special events and
other notes
He said that renovations to the
library should be complete by
the end of this month.
The City of Kings Mountain
hosts over 30 events a year,
according to Murphrey.
Upcoming events include the
Gateway Festival (Oct. 11th), the
228th anniversary of the Battle of
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