OBITUARIES
The Kings Mountain Herald
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
OPINION
Charles L. Alexander
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Charles Leonard Alexander,
88, a resident of Kings Moun-
tain, went to be with the Lord
on Wednesday, August 25,
2010 at Kings Mountain Hos-
pice House.
He was bom in Cleveland
County to the late Leonard
i der and
was hus-
band for 55 years to the late
Ruby Moss Alexander.
A World War II Navy vet-
eran, he was former Postmas-
ter of Kings Mountain for 25
~ years, President of the NC
Chapter of the National Asso-
ciation of Retired Federal Em-
ployees and was a recipient of
the prestigious award, Order of
the Vest, one of four recipients
by the National League of
Postmasters.
A member of First Baptist
Church for 48 years, he served
as chairman of the board of
deacons, chairman of the
building committee for the
new sanctuary and on various
other committees. He helped
organize and served as Scout-
leader of the first Boy Scout
Troop for First Baptist Church
Troop 92. He was a member of
the Kings Mountain Rotary
Club, Kings Mountain Kiwa-
nis Club, Kings Mountain
Jaycees and Kings Mountain
Lions Club.
An architect and local de-
veloper, he designed many
homes in Kings Mountain and
was in charge of architectural
design for Macedonia Baptist
Church.
He was a loving husband,
father, grandfather and great-
grandfather.
Surviving are his son, Reg
Alexander and wife, Dianne
“Deco” Alexander, and daugh-
ter, Cindy Alexander Wood
and husband, Larry W. Wood;
"brothers, James “Jim” Alexan-
der and wife Margie and
Dwight Alexander and wife
Betty all of Kings Mountain;
three grandchildren, Brandon
Wood and wife Bonnie
Haynes Wood of Nashville,
TN, "Lane Wood and wife
Meghan Potter Wood of
Raleigh, and Kyra Elizabeth
Alexander and fiance Andrew
Turner of Kings Mountain.
The: family received
friends Thursday, August 26,
at Harris Funeral Home.
The memorial service was
conducted Friday, August 27,
at 11 am. at First Baptist
Church. Interment, with mili-
tary honors provided by the
Marine Corps League, was
held in Mountain Rest Ceme-
tery.
A guest register is available
at www.HarrisFunerals.com.
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Parris
Funeral Home
Edith Morgan
GROVER - Edith Neal
Morgan, 91, of 211 Cleveland
Avenue, went home to be
with the Lord on Thursday,
August 26, 2010 at her resi-
dence. 3
Born in Cherokee County,
SC, on January 15, 1919; she
was the widow of Louis Thur-
mond Morgan and daughter
of the late Theodore Liv-
ingston and Edna Bolin Neal.
Surviving are her children,
Vernon E. Morgan and fiance
Charlotte Adams of Gaffney,
SC, Larry N. “Buzz” Morgan
of North Myrtle Beach, SC,
Janis M. Byars of Blacksburg,
SC, and Phyllis M. Coyle and
husband David of Gaffney,
SC; her grandchildren, Bran-
don Morgan and wife Jill of
Spartanburg, SC, Melissa D.
“Sissy” Morgan of Gastonia,
Neal Morgan and wife Sylvia
of Webster, NC, Carmen B.
Myrick and husband Richard
of Clover, SC; and great
grandchildren, Kathleen Mor-
gan and Peyton Myrick.
She was preceded in death
by her brothers, Vardell L.
Neal and Robert E. Neal; her
sisters, Lucille N. Shuster, Ola
N. Carleton, Frances N. Bor-
ders and Mary Catherine
Neal.
Edith was a lifelong mem-
ber of Shiloh Presbyterian
Church where she served as a
deacon, taught Sunday school
for 30 years, sang in the choir
50 years and provided flower
arrangements from her garden
for many years. She truly
loved her Lord and showed it
in many ways through her
giving to her church.
She retired from the Kings
Mountain School System
after many years where she
became an instant friend to
children. She was a charter
member of the Grover
Woman's Club and was active
in the Grover community.
Edith was an avid gardener,
wonderful cook, collector of
“old” things and a wine
maker. Her children were the
most important part of her
life.
The family would like to
express a special thank you to
Kim Haney, Linda McClain,
Christina ~~ Hardin, Rose
Schmidt, Sandy Shuster
(Edith’s niece) and Cleveland
County Hospice, for all the
caring and love they have
shown Edith.
The family received
friends on Sunday, August 29,
at the residence in Grover.
Services were held at 11 am.
on Monday, August 30, at
Shiloh Presbyterian Church in
Grover with Rev. Harold
Hutchinson and Dr. Nancy
Mugford officiating.
Memorials may be made
to Cleveland County Hospice,
951 Wendover Heights Drive,
Shelby, NC 28150 or Shiloh
Presbyterian Church, P.O.
Box 76, Grover, NC 28073.
An online guest register is
available at www.blakelyfu-
neralhome.com
Blakely Funeral Home &
Crematory, Gaffney, SC, was
in charge of the arrangements.
Blakely
Funeral Home
Broadus Pinkney
Herndon
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Broadus Pinkney Herndon,
age 90, formerly of Kings
Mountain, died August 30,
1020 at Hospice of High
Point. He was born in Cleve-
land County, son of the late
William Pinkney and Alice
McDaniel Herndon.
+ He was the service man-
ager at the former Lewis Mo-
tors in Gastonia, NC, that later
became Earl Tindol Ford
where he retired. He was a
lifelong member. of Bethle-
hem Baptist Church in Kings
Mountain where he served as
a former deacon. He loved his
church and was loyal to it.
Mr. Herndon was a WWII
Navy veteran serving in the
Pacific Theatre and Guada-
canal.
He was a wonderful man
and was willing to help any-
one who needed it.
He is survived by his wife
of 68 years, Emily Ashe
Herndon of High Point, NC;
a daughter, Beverly Herndon
Wyatt and her husband James
Allen of Jamestown, NC;
grandchildren, Kim Sepich
and husband Bryan of Win-
ston-Salem, NC, Allen
William Wyatt and wife Lori
of Greenville, NC, and James
Broadus Wyatt of Jamestown,
NC; and a great-grandson An-
drew James Wyatt. He was
preceded in death by his par-
ents, a sister Nina Jane Hern-
don, and a brother William A.
Herndon. :
Visitation will be held
Wednesday, September 1,
from 7-9 pm at Harris Fu-
neral Home in Kings Moun-
tain. A funeral service will be
held Thursday, September 2,
at 11 am at Bethlehem Baptist
Church in Kings Mountain
with Rev. Steve Taylor pre-
siding. Interment will take
place at Bethlehem Baptist
Church Cemetery.
A guest register is avail-
able at
www: harrisfunerals.com.
Harris Funeral Home of
Kings Mountain assisted the
family.
Parris
Ffuneral Home
Kathleen Sloan
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Kathleen Hayes Sloan, 88, a
resident of Summit Place,
Kings
Moun-
tain, for-
merly of
Char-
£8 the Lord
Saturday, August 28, 2010 at
Kings Mountain Hospice
House, Kings Mountain, NC.
Born in Mecklenburg
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County, daughter of the late
Ernest and Lee Williams
Hayes, she was also preceded
in death by her husband of 52
years, John W. Sloan, St.
* After moving from Char-
lotte to Kings Mountain, she
became a member of First
Baptist Church, Kings Moun-
tain. She was a former mem-
ber of Calvary Baptist Church
in Charlotte where she taught
the adult ladies Sunday school
class for 35 years. The class
was recently named after her -
The Kathleen Sloan Sunday
School Class. She graduated
from Berryhill School in
Charlotte and was a home-
maker.
The family would like to
extend a special thanks to
Mrs. Ruth Yarbro who was a
‘great friend to their mother:
and a great help to them.
She is survived by her son,
Dr. John W. “Chip” Sloan, Jr.
and wife Martha of Kings
Mountain; daughters, Kathy
Sloan Mcllroy of
Mooresville;
Cox of Anderson, SC; grand-
children, Paige Meadows and
husband Johnny of
Mooresville, Stewart McIlroy
and wife Amber of Charlotte,
Jamey Cox’'and wife Kim of
Anderson, SC, Kristen Lep-
per and husband Jason of
Piedmont, SC, Erin Richard-
son and husband Jason, of
Clemson, SC, Jennifer
Wampler and husband Mark
of Kings Mountain, John W.
Sloan III of Charleston, SC,
Joy Laney and husband Jason .
of Kings Mountain; great
grandchildren, Kennedsi,
Kepli, Jentri, and Bentli
Meadows of Mooresville,
Alexis and Zachary Mcllroy
of Charlotte; Bryce and Ash-
leigh Cox of Anderson, SC,
Katy and Arden Lepper of
Piedmont, SC, Kenlee
Richardson of Clemson, SC,
Markie Wampler of Kings
Mountain, and Hayes Eliza-
beth Laney soon to arrive.
The funeral service will be
conducted by her son, Dr.
John W. “Chip” Sloan at 11
a.m. Wednesday, September
1, at First Baptist Church,
Kings Mountain.
Visitation will be held im-
mediately following the serv-
ice in the Stained Glass Room
of First Baptist Church and at
other times at the home of the
son, Dr. John W. “Chip”
Sloan, 309 Country ‘Club
Acres, Kings Mountain, NC.
Interment and graveside
services will be held at Steele
Creek Presbyterian Church,
7407 Steele Creek Road,
Charlotte, at 4 p.m. with the
Revs. Brian Taule and Tony
Harper officiating.
Memorials may be made
to First Baptist. Church,
Building Fund or Mission
Readiness Fund, 605 W. King
Street, Kings Mountain, NC
28086 or to Kings Mountain
Hospice House, 321 Kings
Mountain ~~ Blvd.,
Mountain, NC 28086.
A guest register is avail-
able at www.HarrisFuner-
als.com
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Barris
Funeral Home
Donna Sloan
Kings
Alexander - - ‘a
special friend
we will miss’
Charles Alexander, as architect
and developer, and his wife, Ruby,
Kings Mountain's first female gen-
-eral contractor, made their mark for
many years on the business, religious
and residential community of Kings
Mountain.
The late husband and wife team
developed and built many properties,
including the residential area Gold
Run, and Alexander was the archi-
tectural designer for Macedonia
. Baptist Church plus many homes
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and office buildings in town. Theirs was a close-knit family.
At his death August 25, 2010 at age 88, Charles and his
beloved wife of 55 years are together again.
Alexander had been in declining health but his love was
returning to Regal Ventures Creative Ministries downtown
where he at one time operated a real estate office and spend-
ing time with his son, Reg and family and daughter, Cindi
Wood and family. The Alexander building is across the street
from the Kings Mountain Post Office and Charles liked to
comment about the spacious building not far from the old
post office, reminiscing about serving as Kings Mountain
Postmaster for 25 years before he began in earnest his ex-
pertise in design. Long active in First Baptist Church, he
chaired the building committee for the new sanctuary, or-
ganized the church's first Boy Scout troop and was active in
numerous civic clubs. He doted on his three grandchildren
and great-grandchild and the family news of another great-
grandchild in the near future and also a soon-to-be grandson-
in-law.
"My Dad had been winding up things of this world for the
last four to six weeks. His body was collapsing speedier each
day. Sunday, we were able to transfer him to the Kings
Mountain Hospice," said Reg.
"Pop" was how granddaughter Kyra Alexander, who
worked with us at The Herald last summer, affectionately
See ALEXANDER, 7A
We lost three,
Heaven gained
a whole
Our loss is great, but
Heaven’s gain has been
greater this menth as we, a
community, have said good-
bye to those who have influ-
enced our lives, made us
smile and warmed our
hearts.
We lost a great teacher.
We lost a beloved post mas-
ter and real estate entrepre-
neur. We lost a friend.
Edith Morgan passed
away on Thursday at her
home in Grover. She was a
friend and a great lady. The
last time I saw her was a
couple of years ago. She was
getting ready to celebrate her
90th birthday and was still
doing her own housework
and cooking, still mowing
_her own lawn and occasion-
ally riding that lawnmower
of hers to the post office to
pick up her mail. She was
still making quilts out of old
scraps and aprons out of old
feed sacks, still tending her
flowers and her bottle tree.
She was still hosting par-
ties and get-togethers. The
doctors, who marveled at her
rambunctiousness and had
previously told her that they
hoped to be as active as she
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She may have been short
in stature (about four feet) in
her golden years, but stood
tall, in my eyes, as a great
lady. She had a pretty great
life and I’m sure I’m not the
only one who loved to hear
her stories.
Growing up the fifth of
seven children on her fam-
ily’s 100-acre farm in
Grover’s countryside, Edith
not only finished high
school, but earned two years
of university studies at Berry
College in Rome, Ga., where
she worked off her tuition
doing chores around the
campus.
She worked as a dental
assistant at Camp Croft in
Spartanburg, where she met
her husband, who was a
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