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RECORDS
The Kings Mountain Herald
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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Obituaries
Carolyn Barrett
GASTONIA - Carolyn
Barrett, 66, of 1919 Mod-
ena Street Ext., died August
14, 2009 at Gaston Memo-
rial Hospital.
The funeral service was
conducted Monday, August
17, 2009 at 2 p.m. Ollie
Harris Memorial Chapel in
Kings Mountain, interment
following in Mountain Rest
Cemetery. Rev. Odell Cook
officiated.
Violet Dixon
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Violet Laughter Dixon, 86,
formerly of Kings Moun-
tain, died Aug. 12: 2009.
Born in = Cleveland
County, she was the daugh-
ter of the late Christopher
Columbus Laughter and
Cora Hull Laughter. She
was wife of the late Marion
Dixon
and was
also pre-
ceded in
death by
several
brothers
. and sis-
ters.
She
was a
member of First Baptist
Church where she enjoyed
singing in the choir and was
formerly employed by the
Employment Security Com-
mission in Shelby and
Kings Mountain.
Surviving are her daugh-
ters, Sheila Dixon Oliver
and husband, Jimmy, of
Charlotte, and Elaine Dixon
Powell and husband, Jay of
Helendale, CA; her brother,
Clyde Laughter of Florida;
four grandchildren:
Stephanie Pilgrim and hus-
band Owen and Shannon
Eagle and husband, Shawn,
of San Diego, CA, Jessica
Oliver of Charlotte and
Stacy Oliver Craig ad hus-
band, Patrick, of Charlotte;
and three great-grandchil-
dren, Savannah and Sadie
Eagle and Sydney Pilgrim.
The memorial service
was conducted Tuesday,
Aug. 18, 2009 at First Bap-
. tist Church of Kings Moun-
tain at 3 p.m. Her pastor,
Dr. John Sloan officiated.
Rev. Jerry Laughter offi-
ciated the graveside service
at Mountain Rest Cemetery.
The family received
friends at First Baptist
Church from 1-:2:30 p.m.
August 18, 2009 prior to the
service.
Memorials may be made
to Hospice of Cleveland
County, 951 Wendover
Heights Drive, Shelby, NC -
28150 or Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation, 9140
ArrowPoint Blvd, No. 380,
Charlotte, NC 28273.
A guest register is avail-
able at www.HarrisFuner-
als.com.
Harris Funeral Home
was in charge of arrange-
ments. .
Barris
Afuneral Home
- Dr. Sam Robinson
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Dr. Sam Leslie Robinson,
79, of 141 Lakewood Dr.,
former Kings Mountain sur-
geon, died August 13, 2009
at his home.
Born in Dayton, Tn. to
the late Sam Elmore and
Leslie McGill Robinson, he
was the husband of the late
Annelle Smith Robinson.
He was-a member of First
Presbyterian Church and a
veteran of the United States
Air Force.
Surviving are his Witt,
Opal Morgan Robinson;
three sons Dr. Sam L.
Robinson Jr. and wife, Lori, *
of Trenton, SC, Jeffrey Lee
Robinson and wife, Debbie,
of Kings Mountain and Jer-
ald B. Robinson and wife,
Marsha of Belmont; daugh-
ter, Dr. Cyndy K. Robinson
of Oxford; and five grand-
children.
A private funeral service
was held.
Memorials may be made
to the National Parkinson
Foundation Inc., Office of
Development, 1501 NC 9th
Ave., Bob Hope Rod,
Miami, FL 33136 or Amer-
ican Cancer Society, 500 E.
Morehead St., Charlotte,
NC 28202.
A guest register is avail-
able at www.harrisfuner-
als.com.
Harris Funeral Home
was in charge of arrange-
ments.
Barris
Funeral Home
Annie Lee Gordon
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Annie Lee Gordon, 90, res-
ident of White Oak Manor,
died August 15, 2009 at
White Oak Manor.
Born in York County,
SC. she was the daughter of
the late John and Bertie
Dover Ivey and widow of
the late Yates Gordon. She
was a member of Central
United Methodist Church
and retired from the textile
industry.
Surviving are her sisters
Margaret McDaniel,
Frances “Joanne” Linger-
feldt and Luella Sanders, all
of ' York, ' SC;
nephew, Robert Ivey of
Kings Mountain.
The graveside service
was conducted Tuesday,
August 18, 2009 at 11 a.m.
at Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Rev. Tony Dowdy offici-
ated.
Visitation was at Harris _
Funeral Home from 10 am.-
11 a.m. August 18, 2009.
Memorials may be made
to Central United Methodist
Church, 113 S. Piedmont
Ave., Kings Mountain, NC
28086.
A guest register is avail-
able at www.HarrisFuner-
als.com.
Harris Funeral Home
was in charge of arrange-
ments.
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Col. Charles Painter
(Ret.), of Goodyear, AZ
passed away on Aug. 14,
2009.
Born in Kings Mvntatly y
_ gene Blanton, 22, 811 No.
NC, to Lumas and Louise
, Painter. He joined the Air
Force and was commis-
sioned a Second Lieutenant
4 April 5, 1956. Col. Painter
had a BS in Aerospace En-
ginering degree and and MS
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ing.
He graduated with top
honors as a Distinguished
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neering honor society.
He flew in the B-47, B-
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Nam in the AC119. After 12
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He served in the USAF
for 26 years and continued
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He is survived by his
loving wife Teddi and sons
Robert and Charles II.
Auditions for
‘Charlotte’s Web’
begin Aug. 29 at Joy
“Charlotte’s Web”, the de-
lightful children’s story about
a pig named Wilbur who is
saved from slaughter by an
intelligent spider named
Charlotte, will be brought to
life on the stage of the Joy
Theatre this fall.
This Kings Mountain LLit-
tle Theatre production will be
directed by Susan Champion.
Auditions for actors and ac-
tresses ages 7-17 will be held
Saturday, Aug. 29 at 9 am;
Sunday, Aug. 30 at 2 p.m;
and Monday, Aug. 31 at 6
p.m., at the Joy Theatre.
Rehearsals will begin
Sept. 7.
Performance dates are set
for Nov. 6-8 and Nov. 13-15.
. School productions will also
be held on Nov. 6, 12, and 13.
For more information, call
Kings Mountain Little The-
atre at 704-730-9408.
ARRESTS
AUG.10: Vecie Dianne
"Chapman, 33, 706 Bridges
Dr., communicating threats,
criminal summons.
AUG. 12: Donald Eu-
20 West Gold St,, driving
while license revoked,
$1,000 bond, secured.
AUG. 13: Jogy Lee Det-
ter, 28, 117 Fulton St., driv-
ing while license revoked,
order for arrest, $331.
AUG. 13: Jodie An-
janete Lee Hagan, 44, 508
Oak Run Court, two
felonies obtaining con-
trolled substance, forgery,
and trafficking in opium.
Also misdemeanor simple
possession Schedule IV,
$200,000 bond, secured.
AUG. 13: Tammy Red-
ding, 37, 508 Oak Court,
‘two felonies, obtaining con-
trolled substance, forgery,
and trafficking in opium.
Also misdemeanor simple
possession Schedule IV,
$200,000 bond, secured.
~ Her 2005 Chevy Avdo was
secured at the scene.
AUG. 14:James Thomas
Moss, 26, 202 Fairdale St.,
assault with a deadly
weapon, criminal sum-
mons.
AUG. 16: Edward Ruff,
44, 626 E. Gold St., failure
to appear, child support,
$750 bond, secured.
AUG. 16: Darold Dou-
glas Simmons, 22, Grover,
larceny, open container,
$1000 bond,secured.
CITATIONS
AUG. 11: Tina Arndt,
44, 1139 Oak Grove Rd.
No. 1, expired tag.
AUG. 12: Iesha Kam
Watson Ross, 31, 1713
Kings Row Apt. 104, re-
voked license.
AUG. 13: Samuel Louie
Ramsaur, 37, Grover, ficti-
tious tag.
AUG. 13: Darwin Leon
Kee, 27, 104 Falls St. Apt.
B, no insurance and no reg-
istration.
AUG. 13: Amit Paul
Shergill, 25, Shelby, speed-
ing.
AUG. 15: Cathi Bales,
27,Shelby, speeding.
+ AUG. '15; Richard A.
Smart, 19, 106 Foster
Court, fictitious tag.
AUG. 15: Lucille Mc-
Clain, 57, Grover, revoked
license.
AUG. 16: Andrea Hall,
19, Shelby, expired tag.
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Police Report
Northwoods Dr. reported
that her flower beds were
damaged.
AUG. 10: A resident of
Castlerock Rd. reported
theft of automobile tag.
AUG. 10: A resident of
Baker Street reported theft
of eight prescription medi-
cines.
AUG. 10: A resident of
E Gold Street reported theft
of a Pace American en-
closed cargo trailer valued
at $3500 and a red Snapper
Zero turn mower valued at
$3000.
AUG. 10: A resident of
Blacksburg, SC told police
that he was robbed on E.
King Street at gunpoint of
his wallet, currency and a
cell phone.
AUG. 10: A resident of
MountainCrest Drive te-
ported theft of assorted fur-
niture from a storage unit.
AUG. 11: A resident of
North Piedmont Avenue
told police that a person in a
car grabbed him and took
money from his pocket.
AUG. 11: One Stop
125, 2120 Shelby Rd., re-
ported a customer pumped
$60 worth of gasoline and
didn’t pay for it.
AUG. 11: A resident of
Jackson Street reported
theft of tools valued at
$2200.
AUG. 12: C&C Preci-
sion, 418 Canterbury Rd.,
reported theft of a 1995
white Ford automobile.
AUG. 12 Brown Con-
struction, 402 E. King St.,
reported theft of copper
wire from a rental property
on Waco Road.
AUG. 13: Three Point
Market & Grill, 102 Go-
forth St., reported a suspect
hid in a storage room until |
the business closed, pried
open the cash register and
took cash and damaged the
door of the business. Police
investigation is continuing.
AUG. 13: CVS Phar-
macy 6407, Shelby Rd., re-
ported a customer passed a
forged prescription to try to
obtain a controlled sub-
stance
AUG. 13: A resident of
Rhodes Ave. reported dam= =
age to the front bumper and
hood of his parked 1998
Buick.
AUG. 13: A resident of
First Street reported theft of i.
currency.
AUG. 14: A resident of!
Maner Dr. reported theft of
a GPS system, digital cam- ©
era and pulse oximetry
from her vehicle.
AUG. 14: A resident of
Phifer Road reported a lost
or stolen wallet.
AUG. 15: Kings Moun- |
tain Country Club, 702
Marion St., reported that
someone threw lawn furni-
ture and potted plants into
the club swimming pool.
AUG. 16: Petroleum Ex--
press 3970, 225 Cleveland
Ave., reported shoplifting.
AUG. 16: A resident of
Long Branch Road reported
theft of collectibles and
other items valued at over
$2,000 from a storage unit.
AUG. 16: A resident of
W. Mountain Street re-
ported theft of patio table
umbrellas, lounge chairs
and patio table from his
yard.
WRECKS
AUG. 3: Police said that
Terrence D. Rainey, 108
Curry Rd., was backing his
1995 Nissan from the gas
pumps at Silver Express
and struck a 2007 Pontiac
owned by Sharon Kester,
811 W. Gold St., Lot 13
doing $500 damage to her
vehicle.
AUG. 12: Cpl. D. K.
Davis said that vehicles op-
erated by Teresa Owenby of
York, SC and Irwin Arthur
Storch of 613 Oak Grove
Road hit on the 74 Bypass’
at NC 216 doing $950 dam-
age.
AUG. 12: Officer R. S.
Davis said that Devin Wes-
ley Wright of Bessemer
City was driving East on
the 74 Bypass and went to
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