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The Kings Mountain Herald
OBITUARIES
Marjorie Beamon
RICHMOND, VA. -
Marjorie Rhea Beamon, 87,
died Feb. 11, 2010 at St.
Francis Hospital.
Formerly of Kings
Mountain, NC, she was the
daughter of the late Monroe
and Elizabeth Rhea and has
. surviving cousins in Kings
Mountain in addition to
_ three children and a sister,
Beulah (Butch) Spivey of
Charlotte.
‘Samuel Dudley
KINGS MOUNTAIN-
Samuel G. Dudley, 88, of
148 Range Rd., died Febru-
ary -13, 2010 at Cleveland
Regional Medical Center.
The funeral service was
held Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
at 12 noon at Christian
Freedom Baptist Church,
interment following in the
church cemetery.
Jimmy Francis
ROCK HILL, SC-
Jimmy Miller Francis, 67,
of 366 E. Main St., died un-
expectedly February 13,
2010 at-home.
A native of Cherokee
County, he was the son of
the late Basil and Brite
Wells Francis. He was em-
ployed in automobile sales
for many years.
A member of the ARP
Church of Blacksburg, SC
where he was a former
treasurer, he was a member
of the Elks Cub and was
past president of the former
Blacksburg Jaycees.
He is survived by his
daughter, Lori F. Barrett and
husband, Joey, of Shelby;
two grandchildren, Cody
and Haley Bennett and a
close friend, Mitch Laney.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by
one brother, Dr. William W.
Francis.
The family will receive
friends Wednesday, Feb. 17,
from 2-4 p.m. at White
Columns Funeral Service in
Blacksburg. At other times
they will be at their respec-
tive homes. Private services
will be held.
You: may remember
Jimmy with memorials to:
Meals on Wheels,'PO Box
1886, Gaffney, SC 29342.
E-condolences may be :
sent at www.whitecolumns-
funeralservice.com.
White = Columns = of
Blacksburg is serving the
Francis family.
White Columns
Funeral Service
Joseph A. Neisler, Jr.
KINGS MOUNTAIN-
Joseph Andrew Neisler Jr.,
79, passed away at his home
in Lake Waccamaw on Feb-
ruary 10, 2010 with his wife
Marlene by his side.
He was born in Kings
Moun-
tain on
Dee. 13;
11930
the son
0 f
Joseph
Andrew
Neisler,
Sr. dnd
Annjie™ : :
Miller Neisler Caveny. He
grew up in Kings Mountain.
He attended Woodberry
Forest School in Virginia
and in 1954 graduated from
Davidson College in David-
son where he was a member
of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fra-
ternity. He married Marlene
Hedrick of Lenoir on June
19, 1954.
Mr. Neisler was a faith-
ful member of the Presbyjfe-
rian Church serving fs
Deacon and Elder. He vias
an important part of the t#x-
tile industry in North and
South Carolina serving as
secretary-treasurer of
Chesterfield Yarn Mills and
founder of Oakland Planta-
tion Turf Farm in Council.
Mr. Neisler became Hunt-
master of ‘Oakland Planta-
tion when his father retired.
He was an avid wildlife
conservationist serving on
Governor Jim Martin’s Blue
Ribbon Committee and
later on the North Carolina
Wildlife Commission. He
was a lifetime sponsor of
Ducks Unlimited and was a
founder of the Kings Moun-
tain Chapter. Mr. Neisler
served as president of the
Kiwanis Club in Kings
Mountain where he was a
longstanding member.
Mr. Neisler had a great
love for his wife and family
and by example taught them
to love what he enjoyed the
most: fishing, hunting and
cooking. He cherished op-
portunities to share the
blessings in his life with
others, especially entertain-
ing at Oakland or watching
another generation of chil-
dren cruise Lake Wacca-
maw in the “Little Boat”
which he built in 1960. He
‘was considered a local ex-
JERE
pertt for his knowledge of
white perch fishing, purple
martins and preparation of
grilled venison. His venison
recipe was, featured in
“Southern Living Maga-
zine.”
He is survived by his
loving and devoted wife of
56 years, Marlene Hedrick
Neisler, of Lake Wacca-
maw. In addition, he is sur-
vived by his children, Stella
Neisler Putnam and hus-
band, Gerald, of Kings
Mountain; Joseph Andrew
Neisler ITI (Rick) and wife,
Kim, of Whiteville; Melissa
Neisler Lawrence and hus-
band, Bill, of Charlotte; and
Theresa Neisler McKeithan
and husband, Garry, of
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Lake Waccamaw. He was
adored by his nine grand-
children: Virginia Lee Put-
nam Howell and husband,
Drew, Joseph Russell Put-
nam, Janna Lathan Neisler,
William Andrew Neisler,
William Darwin Lawrence
III, Marlin Melissa
Lawrence, Joseph, Neisler
Lawrence, Lauren Marlene
McKeithan and Andrew
Odell McKeithan; and his
great-grandson, Luke
Alexander Howell. He is
also survived by his sister,
Betty Neisler Timberlake of
Waccamaw and
brother, Hugh Miller
Neisler Sr. and wife, Jane,
of Pageland, SC. He was
preceded in death by his
parents, sister Joanne
Neisler and brother, Robert
Preston Neisler, Sr.
Memorial services were
conducted Friday, Feb.12,
at 2 p.m. at Lake Wacca-
maw Presbyterian Church
and Sunday, Feb. 14, at 3
p.m. at First Presbyterian
Church in Kings Mountain.
Memorials may be made
to ~~ First Presbyterian
Church, 111 E. King St.,
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
or to Lake Waccamaw Pres-
byterian Church, 301
Church St., Lake Wacca-
maw, NC 28450.
Parris
Funeral Home
Bobby Page
KINGS MOUNTAIN—
Bobby Page, 72, of 1844
Bethlehem Rd., died Febru-
ary 14,
2010, at
Kings
Moun-
toa iin
Hospi-
tal.
Hie
Wi hans
born in
Cleve-
land County to the late Ben
Palmgr Page and Alice
Gantt’ Page and was also
Sisk-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
CORRECTION:
The address shown
for Chloe's Boutique in
the Valentine's section
of the 2-10-10 Herald
was incorrect.
The correct address is:
CHLOE’S BOUTIQUE
309 S. Battleground Ave.
“grandchildren,
Kings Mountain
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
preceded in death by his
brother, Vester Page, and
sisters, Myrtle Roberts and
Irene Perry.
Page retired from Park
Yarn Mill after 37 years of
service. He was a wonder-
ful man, husband, father
and grandfather. He loved
his family and told them so
every day.
Surviving are his wife of
55 years, Marie Bolin Page
of the home; sons, Jeffrey
Lane Page and Jonathan
Todd Page, both of Kings
Mountain; brother, Ben
“Pete” Page of Grover; sis-
ters, Grace Ruff of Kings
Mountain and Helen Cash
of Blacksburg, SC; two
Jennifer
Lane Page and Emily Chris-
tine Page; and great-grand-
child Taylor Grace Page.
The funeral service will
be conducted Wednesday,
Feb. 17, 2010 at 2 p.m. at
Ollie Harris Memorial
Chapel. The family will re-
ceive friends from 12:30 to
1:30 prior to the service. In-
terment will be in Mountain
Rest Cemetery.
A guest register is avail-
able at www.HarrisFuner-
~als.com.
Harris Funeral Home is
in charge of arrangements.
Parris
Funeral Home
Betty Curvin Quick
KINGS MOUNTAIN-—
Betty Curvin Quick, 68, of
704 Sandalwood Dr., went
tobe
with the |
Lordgs
Febru-
ary 9,
2010, at
Hospice
Wen -
dover.
She
Wlnis iL
born in Calhoun County,
Ala., daughter of the late
‘Albert and Evelyn Clark
Curvin. In addition to her
parents, she was preceded
in death by her husband,
Arthur Quick; a brother,
Jimmy Curvin; nephews,
Roger Curvin and Charles
Chapman, Jr. She was a
nurse for over 40 years
working in the ICU unit at
Kings Mountain Hospital
and Cleveland Regional
Hospice events
Hospice of Cleveland
County has planned ‘the fol-
lowing events during the
month of March. Unless oth-
erwise noted all events will be
held at Hospice Cleveland
County, 951 Wendover
Heights Dr., Shelby.
+ Tuesdays, March 2, 9, 16,
23, 30 and April 6 - 5:30-7
p.m. - Reflections: grief sup-
port group meets for six weeks
in the evenings and is most
beneficial if all sessions are at-
tended. Free and open to any-
one that has lost a-loved one.
RSVP by calling 704-487-
46717, ext. 166
OPEN HOUSE -1- 4pm
Medical Center in Shelby.
She was a member of Beth-
lehem Baptist Church in
Kings Mountain where she
served in the WMU, choir,
Operation Christmas Child,
Flower Committee and
Food Ministries.
She is survived by her
sons, Ray Graham and wife
Jennifer of Kings Mountain,
and Jim Quick and wife
Betty of Gastonia; daugh-
ters, Stephanie Weaver and
husband Scott of Kings
Mountain, and Scotti
Quick Graham and husband
Randy of Gastonia; sisters,
Peggy Chapman and hus-
band Charles of Arnold,
Mo., and Patsy Hanvey and
husband Joe of Weaver,
Ala.; grandchildren, Holly
Yasaki and husband Dan,
Rusty, LeighAnne, Bran-
don, Jordan, Baylee, Dylan
and Emily; and great-grand-
children, Weston and Eric.
The funeral was con-
ducted by the Revs. Steve
Taylor and David Blanton
at 3 p.m. Friday, February
12, at Bethlehem Baptist °
Church, Kings Mountain.
The family received visitors
Thursday night, prior to the
service, at Harris Funeral
Home and at other times at
the home, 704 Sandalwood
Dr., Kings Mountain.
Interment was at Gaston
Memorial Park, Gastonia.
Memorials may be made
to Hospice of Cleveland
County, 951 Wendover
Heights Dr., Shelby, NC
28150 or to Bethlehem
Baptist Church CAC Fund,
1017 Bethlehem Rd., Kings
Mountain, NC 28086. :
A guest register is avail-
able at www.HarrisFuner-
als.com :
Harris Funeral Home
was in charge of arrange-
ments.
Parris
Ethel Hammett .
PACOLET, S.C. - Ethel
Carroll Hammett, 72, died
Feb. 15, 2010 at home.
A former resident of
Kings Mountain, NC, she
was the daughter of the late
Jeff and Carrie Hammett.
The graveside service
will be conducted Thursday,
Feb. 18, 2010 at 3 p.m. at
Woodlawn, Cemetery in
Union, SC. Na
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Ruel SN
Thursday, March 18 - 9
am.-12 pm. and 4-7 p.m. -
Memory Bear Workshop: par-
ticipants will have the oppor-
tunity to make a teddy bear out
of a loved one’s shirt or other
article of clothing. Children
are welcome if accompanied
by an adult. RSVP by calling
704-487-4677, ext. 166 !
Wednesday, March 24° ~
1:30-4 p.m. - Hospice Founda
tion of America’s 17th Annual
Living with Grief Teleconfer--
ence: “Cancer and End-of-Life
Care” RSVP by calling Kim
Strange, director of grief serv-:
ices, 704-487-0800, ext. 166:
Saturday - Feb. 20 & Sunday - Feb 21
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2 Car Garage
Completely Remodeled
New Heating & Air Conditioning :
2 Outside Buildings (wired w/Blectric)
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119 Amelia Rd, Kings Mountain
(just off Oak Grove Rd., Patterson Grove Baptist Church area)
704.739.7017