Wednesday, July 22, 2009 The Kings Mountain Herald
LIFESTYLES
Three generations of Early family
Three generations in the
Early family of Kings
Mountain gathered with
Ross relatives for the annual
reunion Saturday at Kings
Mountain Baptist Church.
Louise Early Johnson of
Kings Mountain, who
arranged the get-together,
planned a first anniversary
wedding reception for her
brother, Rev. Tom Early and
his bride, Linda, a former
missionary to Brazil, and the
ouple cut. a three-tiered
wedding which was
served to gue Lg along with
lunch in the church fellow-
ship hall. Rev. Early , of
Holland, Michigan, was also
the keynote speaker for the
event.
Paul Early Jr., son of Paul
(Ed) Early Sr. of Orlando,
Fla.and the late Lyvonne
Lindsay Early, also formerly
of Kings: Mountain, had
fond memories of: growing
McCullough, Schwantes
announce engagement
Anna McCullough and Tim Schwantes
Bill and Nancy McCul-
lough of Casar announce
the engagement of their
daughter, Anna McCul-
lough, to Tim Schwantes,
son of Rey. Harold and Dar-
lene Schwantes of Shelby.
The bride-to-be is the
granddaughter of the late
Allan and Joanna McCul-
lough and the late Sam and
Emeth Thomas. She is a
1999 graduate of Burns
High School and a 2003
graduate of UNC-Chapel :
Hill. She earned her Mas-
ter’s of Social Work degree
at UNC in 2007, a Master’s
of Public Health at UNC in
2008 and is employed by
the UNC Tobacco Preven-
tion and Evaluation Pro-
gram. She resides in:
Carrboro.
The groom-to-be is the
grandson of the late
William and’ Clara
Schwantes and the late Max
and Dorothy Ward. He is a
1998 graduate of Kings
Mountain High School and
a 2002 graduate of UNC-
Chapel Hill. He earned his
Master’s of Social Work de-
gree at UNC in 2007 and a
Master’s of Public Health at
UNC in 2009. He is em-
ployed by Active Living By
Design at the UNC Institute
of Public Health and also
resides in Carrboro.
Both grew up in Cleve-
land County.
A wedding is planned to
be held Sept. 26, 2009 at the
United Church of Chapel
Hill.
Resurfacing to begin Sunday
Road resurfacing will
begin in Kings Mountain on
Highway 74 Business (King
Street) starting at Phifer and
continuing to Battleground
Avenue near the historic
overhead bridge. The
milling will start Sunday
night and , construction
crews will be working for
several days on this project.
Rep. Tim Moore said, “I
am pleased to see highway
funds are being used for
needed road improvements,
and I will work to accrue
additionalsfunding for road
improvements in our
county.”
DESTINATION
From Page 4A
Mancuso and Suzanne
Amos are working with a
committee of dedicated vol-
unteers to bring you things
you said you liked such as
the Mountaineer Christmas
from last holiday season.
MPI just finished pro-
viding the Beer Garden for
the Beach Blast event and
will now set to work creat-
ing the Kings Mountain
Merchants Market.
In addition to these
events, MPI is also respon-
sible for initiating and sup-
porting advertising,
marketing, and sales pro-
motions to encourage shop-
ping at our downtown mer-
chants.
When the NC Main
Street Program awards us
our main street designation
in October (we are being
optimistic as our application
for Main Street Status was
just submitted), the program
will enhance the ability of
MPI and its volunteers to
promote downtown busi-
ness and civic life through
things such as car shows,
open air markets, shopping
campaigns, art fairs, sum-
mer concerts, and outdoor
movies.
The NC Main Street pro-
up in Kings Mountain, along
with other Early kin. The
Earlys took Paul to church at
Kings Mountain Baptist
Church just a few days after
his birth in Kings Mountain.
Mrs Johnson said that
she and her eight siblings
grew up on a farm and dur-
ing the early days fished ina
creek and she recognized
her four living siblings and
their families who partici-
pated on the program. Mike
Early was master of cere-
monies. :
“Kings Mountain is our
Christian heritage,” said
Mrs. Johnson, who said the
large gathering was a time
for the Earlys to return to
their roots.
Above right: Paul Early Jr., Louise Early Johnson and Paul (Ed) Early Sr., left to right, reflect on grow-
ing up years in Kings Mountain at the annual Early-Ross reunion Saturday at:Kings Mountain Baptist
Church.
At left: Rev. Tom Early and his bride, Linda, were surprised with a wedding cake and a ceremony hon-
oring them during the Early Family Reunion Saturday. The Earlys returned to their roots, they said, for
the get-to-gether. Monica Early at right cut and served the cake to guests.
EMILY WEAVER/HERALD
Insurance agent and sharpshooter Suzanne Amos, of Amos Agency LLC, shares a little about herself
and her business at last Wednesday moming' s Women’s Networking Breakfast at J. Oliver’s held by
the Chamber of Lommerge, :
Spicer, Boyst exchange vows at Charleston Harbor
Maegan Nichole Spicer,
of Kings Mountainy: and
Cory Marc Boyst, of Eu-:
gene, Or., exchanged mar-
riage vows May 16, 2009 at
Charleston Harbor Resort
and Marina, Mt. Pleasant,
SC: ;
Mr. Matt Morris and Dr.
David Rister officiated.
Soloist and guitarist Lane
Wood presented: the wed-
ding music.
The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy
Spicer of Kings Mountain.
She is the granddaughter of .
Dean and Betty Spears of
Kings Mountain and the late
Beuford and Gloria Spicer
of Kings Mountain.
She is a graduate of
Kings Mountain High
School and earned her Bach-
elor of Arts degree from
UNC-Chapel Hill. She is
employed as a teacher with
Cleveland County Schools.
The groom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Stovall,
of Springfield, Or., and Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Boyst, of Eu-
gene, Or. He is the grandson
of Lenore Stuyvenberg, of
Kimberly, Wis., the late
Kenneth Stuyvenberg, and
the late Don and Dorothy
Boyst.
He is a graduate of South
Eugene High School in Eu-
gene, Or., and obtained a de-
gree in Aviation from San
Juan College, NM. He
served as a member of the
United States Marine Re-
serves and is currently a cap-
tain with Delta Express.
The bride was given in
marriage by her father Tim
Spicer.
She chose a rich lace-
over-satin princess style
gown. The gown featured a
strapless sweetheart neck-
line, corset back and a deli-
‘Mr. and Mrs.
Senay
cate, sweeping train. Bugle
beads, sequins “and pearls
embellished the entire gown.
The bride wore her pater-
nal grandmother ’s pearls and
her maternal great grand-
mother’s pearl brooch. She
carried a bouquet of roses,
stephanotis and gardenias.
The bride’s sister, Stacey
Leigh Spicer of Raleigh,
served as Maid of Honor.
Bridesmaids. were Carrie
Brinkley of Charlotte,
Wendy Leigh of Kings
Mountain, Tara Fort of
Louisville, = Kent., and
Colleen Witherspoon of
Mooresboro.
The groom’s brother,
Kenneth Boyst of Spring-
field, Or., served as Best
Man. Groomsmen were .
Donald Boyst of Eugene,
Or., Scott Stovall of Spring-
field, Or., Jared Spicer of
Kings Mountain, and
Michael Jones of Boston,
Mass.
Baylor Albritton of
Peachtree City, Ga.; Victoria
Boyst and Harrison Boyst,
niece and nephew of the
groom from Springfield, Or;
and William Spicer, cousin
of the bride, from Kings
Mountain served as child at-
tendants.
A rehearsal dinner was
presented by the groom’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs, Scott
Stovall, at The Mills House
in Charleston.
Following the wedding
ceremony, a reception was
given by the bride’s parents,
Timothy
Spicer at the Charleston
Harbor Resort and Marina.
After a wedding \ trip
cruise to the Turks and
Caicos Islands and the Ba-
hamas, the couple resides in
Mrs. Cory Marc Boyst
(Maegan Nichole Spicer)
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