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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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Rose Mary Batchler
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Rose Mary Batchler, 58, of
1009-1 Mary’s Grove
Church Road, died Nov. 17,
2009 at home.
A memorial service was
held Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009
at Emmanuel = Baptist
Church.
Mary Frances Farris
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Mrs. Mary Frances Carroll
Farris, 73, of 526 Ross Rd.,
wife of Wray Douglas Far-
ris, died Nov. 18, 2009 at
Gaston Memorial Hospital.
The funeral was con-
ducted Friday, Nov. 20,
2009 at True Vine Church
of God in Gastonia, inter-
ment followed in Canaan
Methodist Church Ceme-
tery in Blacksburg, SC.
Doyce Martin
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Doyce Martin, 80, 128 Cén-
ter St., died Nov. 21, 2009
at Hospice . Wendover in
Shelby.
A native of Cleveland
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Loreda
Mae Ramsey Stewart Wells.
. In addition to her parents,
she was also preceded in
death by her husband, Jack
“Jay” Vee Martin; grand-
children, Jeffrey Lane
Sheppard and Joey Lane Jr.;
brothers, John and Bud
Stewart; and sister, Kather-
ine Stewart.
Retired from Parkdale
Mills in Kings Mountain,
she was of the Baptist faith
and was a loving mother
and grandmother. She will
be greatly missed.
Surviving are her sons,
Jack Dennis Martin and
Dennis Ray Martin, both of
Kings Mountain; daughters,
Joy Burns and husband
James of Hickory; Kay
Lazano and husband Jose of
Lincolnton; and Linda
Moses and husband Jr.
Moses of Kings Mountain;
six grandchildren; and 12
great-grandchildren.
The graveside service
was conducted Tuesday,
Sish-Butler
Funeral Home
704-629-2255
We offer a complete funeral
service package which
includes: Full Traditional
Service (including family
car), 20 Gauge Steel
Casket, Protective Vault.
$3295.00
www.siskbutler.com
Nov. 24, 2009 at 2 p.m. at
Chestnut = Ridge Baptist
Church. Rev. Larry Laws
officiated and burial was in
‘the church cemetery. The
family received friends Nov
24, 2009 from 1-2 p.m.
- ‘prior to the church service.
A guest register is avail-
able at Harris Funeral
Home.
Harris Funeral Home
was in charge of arrange-
ments.
Parris
Jfuneral Home
Margaret McCarter
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Margaret Goforth = Mc-
Carter, 88, of 2755 Union
Rd., Gastonia, formerly of
Kings Mountain, died Nov.
24, 2009 at White - ak
Manor ig
in Kings
Moun-
tain.
She
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born in
Ruther-
fio rd
County
where ;
she grew up in the Logan
Community, daughter of the
late John W. Goforth and
Estelle Logan Goforth.
Wife of the late William
Eugene McCarter, Sr., she
attended Mt. Vernon Ele-
mentary School and gradu-
ated from Mt. Vernon High
School. ' She attended
Asheville Normal and
Teacher’s College for two
years and graduated from
Appalachian State
Teacher’s College at Boone.
She was a teacher at Latti-
more for two years, Rock-
ingham for one year and
retired from Kings Moun-
tain District Schools after
35 years, teaching the ma-
jority of that time at Beth-
ware Elementary School.
A member of Boyce Me-
morial ARP Church of
Kings Mountain, she was a
member of = Cleveland
County Retired School Per-
sonnel, NC Association of
Educators, National Educa-
tion Association, NC Re-
tired Governmental
Employees = Association,
Open Gate Garden Club,
Study Club and Friends of
Mauney Memorial Library.
Surviving are her son,
Bill McCarter and wife, An-
nette, of Shelby; sisters,
Carolyn Erwin of Anderson,
SC and Ellen Montero of
Griffin, GA; and two grand-
children: Matthew Hinson
McCarter and Mason Lane
McCarter.
The funeral service will
be Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 at
2 p.m. at Boyce Memorial
ARP Church. Rev. Guy
Smith will officiate and in-
terment will be in Mountain
Rest Cemetery. The family
will receive friends from
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12:30-1:30 p.m. prior to the
service at Boyce Memorial
ARP Church Fellowship
Hall.
* Memorials may be made
to the Boyce Memorial
ARP Church “Kitchen
Fund,” PO Box 1145, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086.
A guest register is avail-
able at www.HarrisFuner-
als.com.
Harris Funeral Home is
in charge of arrangements.
Barris
Jfuneral Home
Jay Dee Moss, Jr.
MYRTLE BEACH, SC -
Jay Dee Moss, Jr, 64, died
Monday November 23,
2009 at Conway Medical
Center.
Born in Kings Mountain,
NC, he was the son of the
late Jay D. Sr. and Eva
Moss.
Mr. Moss lived his life
for the Lord, his wonderful
wife of 46 years, his chil-
dren, and his grandchil-
dren. He loved helping and
being part of the lives of
anyone he came in contact
with. He loved and enjoyed
being with people and he
could talk and have fun
with anyone.
Mr. Moss spent 39 1/2
years in the lawn equipment
business when he retired in
August 1 2001 as General
Manager of Stovall Turf in
Atlanta, GA. He was Na-
tional Salesman of the Year
with the Toro Co. in 1984.
Mr. Moss loved his com-
munity and his church. He
was a charter member of the
Pawtucket Lions Club in
Charlotte, NC and the Con-
way Sertoma Club. He also
served on the Board of Di-
rectors «for = Waccamaw
Academy. (He was a Royal
Ambassador leader at First
Baptist Church of Myrtle
Beach. He served First
Baptist Church of Conway
in many capacities over the
years as deacon for two
terms, committee. member
‘of Together We Build and
Building Bridges, and fi-
nance committee. Mr.
Moss had a heart for the
youth of the church and
community.
Mr. Moss is survived by
his loving wife Gail H
Moss; a son, Alan Moss and
wife Cyndi of Suwanee,
GA.; a daughter, Autumn
Ward and husband Travis of
Mayodan, NC; four grand-
children, Riha and Leila
Moss and Emma and Levi
Ward; a sister, Shirley
Melton and husband David
of Kings Mountain, NC;
three brothers, Karl Moss
and wife Martha of Kings
Mountain, NC, Reggie
Moss and wife Kay of
Kings Mountain, NC, and
Ed Moss and wife Peggy of
Lake Ashton, FL.
A celebration of life
service will be held on
Wednesday November 25 at
4:00 p.m. at First Baptist
Church of Conway with Dr.
Bob Guffey and Dr. Wayne
Brown officiating. Family
will receive friends imme-
diately following the serv-
ice at the front of the
church.
In lieu of flowers, me-
morial donations may be
made to the Gail H. Moss .
Endowment at the Conway
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Medical Center Foundation
that was started in 2005 by
“Mr. Moss to honor the ca-
reer in nursing and teaching
of his wife. The endow-
ment was created for Con-
way Medical Center
employees who wish to fur-
ther their education in nurs-
ing. Please make donations
payable to:
«+ CMC Foundation for
Gail H. Moss Endowment ,
PO Box 829 Conway, SC
29528 or online at
http://conwaymedicalcen-
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A guestbook is available
at www.goldfinchfuneral-
home.com
Goldfinch Funeral
Home, Conway Chapel is in
charge of arrangements.
Goldfinch
Funeral Home
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Cleveland County Schools’
students were among the hun-
dreds selected to participate in
NC Honors Chorus perform-
ances recently during the NC
Music Educators’ Conference
in Winston-Salem. The 15
local students were selected by
audition and performed Nov. 8
in the Stevens Center of Per-
forming Arts.
Local students participating
in the Elementary Honors Cho-
rus were Cassi Melton of East
Elementary (Jami Bumgarner,
teacher); Kaitlyn Bolin, Madi-
son Green, Wesley Henson,
Hannah McComas and Car-
men Owens. of Kings Moun-
tain = Intermediate. (Lynn
Echols, teacher); Reni Marcel-
leno, Kaitlin Venevongsoth and
Casey Thompson of North El-
ementary (Susan Gray,
teacher); Rachel Jannello of
Boiling Springs Elmentary
(Barbara McNeilly, teagher);
! Jordan Rogers of Elizabeth El-
ementary ' (RoseAnn Evans,
teacher); and Carter Smith of
Springmore Elementary (Ed
Miller, teacher).
Participating in the Middle
School Honors Chorus were
Lyndsay Henderson and
Taquisha Smith of Kings
Mountain Middle School, stu-:
dents of Sherry Young.
Brandon Greene of Crest
High, student of Cynthia
Braswell, sang in the High
School Honors Chorus.
December blood drives
The following American Red
Cross blood drives have been
scheduled to be held in Kings
Mountain through the month of
December.
Dec. 1, Tuesday - Christian
Freedom Baptist Church, 246
Range Rd. 2-6 p.m. - free Cleve-
land Mall Chick-fil-A coupons
offered to donors, 704-739-4152
Dec. 5, Saturday - David
Baptist Church, 2300 David
Baptist Church Rd. 9:30 a.m.-2
p.m. - in memory of Zoe Bach-
man, free Cleveland Mall Chick-
fil-A coupons offered to donors
Dec. 7, Monday - Wood-
bridge HOA, 1013 N. Camp
Creek Church Rd. 2:30-6:30
p.m. - in honor of WWII veter-
ans; free giveaways, food and
door prizes, 704-480-1608
Dec. 8, Tuesday - First Bap-
tist Church, 403 Cleveland Ave.,
Grover 3-7:30 p.m. - free Cleéve-
land Mall Chick-fil-A coupons
offered to donors, 704-937-9508
Dec. 16, Wednesday - Mt.
Zion Missionary Baptist Church,
220 N. Watterson St. 2-6:30 p.m.
- free Cleveland Mall Chick-fil-A
coupons offered to donors, 704-
739-8354 :
forward to serving
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WRECKS
OCT. 27: Ptl. G. L. McKin-
ney said that a 2000 Ford op-
erated by Samuel Thompson,
1025 Unity Church Rd, struck
a 1990 Dodge operated by
James Brian Belk, 909 Ram-
seur St, doing $2200 damage.
The accident happened on
Sims Street.
OCT. 27: Cpl. Mark Butler
said that a 2006 Ford operated
by John Anthony, 713 Erskine
Dr. Apt. 7, struck a 2004
Honda operated by Frank West
of Clover, SC at Oriental
Drive and US 74 Business.
Damages totaled $2200.
OCT. 27: Cpl. Mark Butler
said that a 12-year-old boy was
riding his bicycle East on US
74 Business and as he crossed
the road was struck by an SUV
traveling east. The driver
stopped the car and found the
boy was not hurt, according to
police, and left the scene. The
boy walked home and his
mother took him to Kings
Mountain Hospital, according
to the police report.
OCT: 28: ‘Officer S.: M.
Skinner said - that Donna
Melton Millwood, 707 Har-
mon Rd., pulled her vehicle up
to the window at Hardees, 509
E. King St., dropped her
money as she attempted to pay
for food and got out of her car
to pick up the money. The car
rolled backwards and hit Mill-
wood’s leg. No injury was re-
ported.
OCT. 31: Cpl. K. L. Put-
nam charged Angel Norman
Hembree, 28, of Gastonia,
with DWI after she drove her
car off the roadway on N.
Piedmont Avenue and it be-
came stuck on the railroad
tracks. Damages totaled
$3500.
OCT. 31 Cpl. Mark Butler
cited Frederick Jackson, 810
Church St, with unsafe tires
after he drove his vehicle off
the road and it struck a utility
pole on Cansler Street doing
$2,000 damage.
OCT. 31: A2007 KIA op-
erated by Pamela McSwain,
103 Isley St, struck a parked
car owned by Roger Jimson,
131 Ebenezer Rd, at the Dialy-
sis Clinic parking lot on 74
Business. Damages totaled
$900, according to investigat-
ing officer Whittington.
NOV. 1: Ptl. G. L. McKin-
ney said that a 1995 Ford op-
erated by Shane Jackson, 500
Hawthorne Rd, struck a 1992
Chrysler operated by Rex
Davey, 702 Dixon Sdhool Rd,
on NC 216 South. Damages
totaled $1200.
ARRESTS
NOV 13: A 16-year-old fe-
male student was arrested for
disorderly conduct at Kings
Mountain High School. Her
bond was $500, secured.
NOV. 19: Jerry Southard
Jr., 38, Gastonia, DWI, $1,000
bond, unsecured. His 2008
Moped was impounded by po-
lice.
NOV. 19: Beverly Snider,
45, 117 McGinnis St., assault
with a deadly weapon, $1,000
bond, secured.
NOV. 19: Tracy Marie
Manley, 43, Gastonia, second
degree trespass, $1,000 bond,
secured.
NOV. 19: Amanda Mill-
wood, 28, 707 Harmon Rd.,
driving while license revoked,
breaking or entering, $722
cash bond.
NOV. 19 Christopher D.
Hall, 19, 700 Marion St., com-
municating threats, $1000
bond, unsecured.
NOV. 20: Mark Alan Col-
morgen, 46, Blacksburg, SC,
DWI. His 1989 Yamaha was
impounded by police.
NOV. 22: Johnny Mote Jr.,
25, 513 Bunker Hill Rd., fail-
ure to appear, worthless check
$800 bond, secured
NOV. 22: Gerald Anthony
Smith, 22, 833 Cleveland
Ave., disorderly conduct and
possession drug paraphernalia,
$669 bond, secured.
CITATIONS
NOV. 17: Michael Anthony
Roberts Jr., 19, 102 Ebenezer
Rd., stop sign violation.
NOV. 17: Wesley Trues-
dale, 22, Charlotte, speeding.
NOV. 17: Karen Peterson,
54, Shelby, speeding.
NOV. 18: Keith Hunter, 44,
Gastonia, revoked license, no
inspection sticker, expired tag.
NOV. 18: Amy Russell,
30, 1433 Bethlehem Rd.
speeding.
* NOV. 18: Tuscharora Kale,
22, 1328 Phifer Rd., speeding.
NOV. 18: Julie Stroupe, 49,
Shelby, speeding.
NOV. 18: Laneisha
Huskey, 26, Shelby, speeding!
NOV. 19: Cynthia Heath-
cock, 42, Shelby, speeding,
NOV. 19: Leslie Smith, 23,
Williamston, SC, speeding.
NOV. 19: Thomas J. Moss,
27, 109 Edel St., concealment
of merchandise.
NOV. 20: Matthew Stacey, =
20, 626 Bell Rd., failure to
turn on headlamps on car.
NOV. 22: Dustin Shipp, 25,
707 W. Mountain St., no in-
spection sticker, expired tag,
revoked license.
INCIDENTS
NOV. 13: A resident of N,
Piedmont Ave. reported theft
of a passport.
NOV. 17: Linwood Food
Mart, 511 Linwood Road, re-
ported a break-in and theft of
cigarettes and cigars and dam-
age to two doors totaling over
$1,000.
NOV 18: City of Kings
Mountain, 1013 N. Piedmont
Ave., reported damage of
$1300 to a fire hydrant. ;
NOV. 19: The Pendergraph
Companies, Raleigh, reported
damage to a door of an office
building at 6001 Mahogany
Lane, Kings Mountain.
NOV. 20: Hardees, 509 E.
King St., reported that a cus-
tomer passed a $100 counter-
feit bill.
NOV. 21: A resident of
Redwood Circle reported a
break-in and theft of nearly
$900 in various games and
children’s clothes and shoes. '
WRECKS
NOV. 6: Officer J. D. Buff
charged John Lawrence
Brown, 949 York Road, with
DWI and driving while li-
cense revoked after he lost
control of his 1984 Ford on
Lake Montonia Road and
struck a 1982 Mazda operated
by Hasker Parker Jr., Grover,
doing $2,000 damage. Kings
Mountain Rescue Squad trans-
ported three people to hospi:
tals for treatment.
NOV. 16: Officer S. M:
Skinner said that Al F. Brack-
ett, 1012 N. Piedmont Ave.,
crossed the center line on N.
C. 216 in his 2002 Ford and
struck a street sign doing $500
damage.
NOV. 17: Officer KiiLd
Hamrick said that a 1999;
Buick operated by Ellen!
Alexander, 510 Ellenwood!
Dr., struck a 2001 Toyota op-
erated by Katherine Cooke,
Rock Hill, SC,. doing $3, 000;
damage.
NOV. 18: Justin Carpenter;
107 Barley Dr., told Officer B:
L. Wilkinson that a deer ram
out in front of the 1986 Honda,
he was operating on US 74;
Bypass. Damages were esti
mated at $2200, :
NOV. 18: Ptl Tim Adams:
said that Lauren Rent, 1713
Kings Row Apt. 104, was
driving a 2007 Ford on the US]
74 Bypass and a deer ran out
in front of her vehicle. The:
deer was killed and the front
end of her car was damaged.
$3,000.
NOV. 19: Officer B. L.
Wilkinson said that Kenneth
Kitzmiller, 302 Waco Road;
was pulling out of his drive
way in his 1993 Ford and
struck a 2005 Suzuki operated
by Jonica Jefferson, 712 Lin-
wood Road. Damages were es-
timated at $4,000.
NOV. 19: Deann Burton,
102 Roxford Rd., told Officer
B. L. Wilkinson that she was’
exiting NC 161 onto US 74
Business when the front axle:
became defective and the ves =
hicle struck a city utility pole, +
Damages totaled $2500.
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