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Cynthia Bridges
SHELBY - Cynthia (
Cindy) Faye Bridges, 51,
died Thursday, Nov. 24,
2011 at Kings Mountain
Hospice House.
The funeral was con-
ducted Sunday, Nov. 27,
2011 at 2 p.m. at Putnam
Memorial Baptist Church.
~ Interment was in Shelby’s
Sunset Cemetery.
Mildred Ferguson
GASTONIA - Mildred
Layton Ferguson, 88, resi-
dent of Gastonia, died Nov.
26,2011 at her home.
She was born on July 4,
1923 in Cleveland County to
the late
John L.
Layton
a ‘nid
Mary
Eliza-
bie th
Cashion
Layton
Bailey and was also pre-
ceded in death by her hus-
band of 53 years, Roy
Haskell Ferguson Jr.; broth-
ers, John Layton Jr. and
Arthur Bailey; sisters, Mary
Francis Bailey, Sally Whit-
worth, Ellen Denham, Beat-
rice Falls and Aileen
McGinnis.
Mildred was a beloved
sister, wife, mother and
grandmother. She was a vir-
tuous woman full of love,
wisdom and kindness. She
was always generous with
her time to help her family.
Fun-loving, her family has
many treasured memories of
times spent together. She
loved others with all her
heart and was loved in re-
turn. She lived her life well.
She was a member in long
standing at First Baptist
Church in Gastonia. We will
miss her enormously but are
thankful to our. Lord for al-’
lowing us to have this pre-
cious woman for as long as
we did.
Surviving are her daugh-
ters, Carolyn Lovelace and
husband, Steve, of Kings
Mountain and Rosemary
Dingman and husband, Les,
of San Antonio, Texas; son,
Roy H. Ferguson III and
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The Kings Mountain Herald
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
wife, Kelly, of Beaverton,
OR; sister Dorothy McKen-
zie; 10 grandchildren: Jason
Starnes, Eric Starnes, Amy
Rivera, Gary Dingman, Don
Land, Heather Dingman,
Matt Dingman, Todd Ding-
man, Jeanette Ferguson and
Penny Dowda; 17 great-
grandchildren and three
great-great grandchildren:
The funeral service will
be conducted Saturday, Dec.
3,2011 at 2 p.m. at Patterson
Grove Baptist Church in
Kings Mountain. Dr. Tim
Hendrick and Dr. Ray Am-
mons will officiate and inter-
ment will be in Gaston
Memorial Park in Gastonia.
A private family graveside
service will be held Sunday,
Dec. 4, 2011.
The family will receive
friends Saturday, Dec. 3,
2011 from 1-2 p.m. prior to
the service in the Sanctuary
of Patterson Grove Baptist
Church in Kings Mountain.
Memorials may be made
to Gaston Hospice, 258 Gar-
rison Blvd., Gastonia, NC
28054.
A guest register is avail-
able at www.HarrisFuner-
als.com.
Harris Funeral Home of
Kings Mountain, NC is in
charge of arrangements.
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Sarah M. Grayson
GREENSBORO - Sarah
M. Grayson, 94, died
Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011
at Moses Cone Hospital.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011
at 3 p.m. at Hanes Lineberry
Sedgefield Chapel with Pas-
to cr
Charlie
Zimmer-
man of-
ficiating,
Entomb-
was in
Guilford
Memorial Park.
Mrs. Grayson was born
on Oct. 3, 1917 in Cleveland
County, the daughter of C. S.
“ Bud” and Lillie Eaker
Reynolds. She worked as a
_ bookkeeper with Sears until
her retirement. She has been
a member of First Lutheran
Church since she moved to
Greensboro and was a'mem-
ber of the Odd Fellows,
Myrtle Rebekah Lodge 51
Sorority and the Y Matrons.
Over the years she has held
various offices in all the or-
ganizations.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, Harry
ment
B. Grayson in 1989 and her
son, Bobby L. Grayson and
six brothers, Pat, Thomas,
Roy, Floyd, James and Carl
Reynolds. Those left to cher-
ish her memory are her sons,
William “ Bill” Grayson and
wife, Gail, and Tommy
Grayson; daughter-in-law,
Inga Grayson; sister, Colleen
Tate and husband, Fred, of
Kings Mountain; eight
grandchildren and 12 great-
grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers memo-
rials may be made to the
First Lutheran Church
building fund, 3600 W.
Friendly Ave., Greensboro,
NC 27408 or Hospice and
Palliative Care of Greens-
boro, 2500 Summit Ave.,
Greensboro, NC 27405.
The family received
fiends one hour prior to the
service on Saturday, Nov. 26,
2011 at Hanes Lineberry
Sedgefield Chapel.
Online condolences may
be made at www.hanes-
lineberryfuneralhomes.com.
Pauline Lemmons
SHELBY - Pauline
Hutchins Lemmons, 85, of
5003 Spring Lane, died Nov.
23, 2011 at Willow Ridge
Nursing Home in Rutherford
County.
The funeral was con-
ducted Monday, Nov. 28,
2011 at 2 p.m. at Clay-Bar-
nette Funeral Home Chapel
in Shelby. Interment was in
Cleveland Memorial Park.
Betty Jean Ledbetter
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Betty Jean Hicks Ledbetter,
79, of Kings Mountain, died
Nov. 22, 2011 at Kings
Mountain Hospice House.
She was born in Cleve-
land County to the late
James Miles and Viola Mor-
ris Hicks and was also pre-
ceded in death by her
husband, John David Led-
better Sr. She was an active
member of Chestnut Ridge
Baptist Church in Kings
Mountain.
Surviving are her sons,
Dennis Ledbetter and wife,
Lisa, and John David Led-
better Jr. and wife, Linda, all
of Kings Mountain; her
daughter, Sheila Dallas of
Michigan; two brothers; two
sisters; five grandchildren
and numerous great and
great-great grandchildren.
The memorial service
was conducted Sunday, Nov.
27,2011 at 2 p.m. at Chest-
nut Ridge Baptist Church.
Rev. Greg Neely officiated.
Memorials may be made
to Chestnut Ridge Baptist
Church, 618 Chestnut Ridge
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Hazel McSwain
SHELBY - Hazel Edwin
McSwain, 85, of 3523 Artee
Rd., died Noyember 23;
2011.
The funeral was con-
ducted Monday, Nov. 28,
2011 at 11 a.m. at Beaver
Dam Baptist church. Inter-
ment, will full military hon-
ors, was in Cleveland
Memorial Park.
Betty W. Phillips
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Betty W. Phillips, 75, resi-
dent of Kings Mountain, for-
merly of Bennett Drive,
went to be with the Lord on
Nov. 27,
2011 at
Kings
Moun-
tain
Hospice
House.
She
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born in Cleveland County,
NC to the late Cecil and
Queenie Williams and was
also preceded in death by her
husband of 50 years, Frank
Phillips.
A member of Oak View
Baptist Church in Kings
Mountain, she was active in
the “Young at Heart’ group, a
loving mother, grandmother
and sister who will be
greatly missed. She was a
homemaker.
Surviving are her sons,
Bobby Phillips and wife,
Cindy and Scott Phillips and
wife, Kim, and daughter
Jenny Rikard and husband,
Barry,all of Kings Mountain;
sisters, Jo Neesmith and Ce-
cile Reynolds and husband,
Richard, all of Kings Moun-
tain, and Annie Dixon and
husband, Jim, of Shelby; six
grandchildren: Michael, An-
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drew and wife Mollie, Clay
and wife Emma Phillips;
Stephanie Rikard Short and
husband, Shane; Stacy
Phillips and fiance Brandon
Howell and Mickey Ramsey
and wife, April; 12 great-
grandchildren: Kayla
Walker, Sydney, Noah, and
Max Philips, Koby and
* Makalyn Rikard, Shaleigh
Short, Nathan and Landyn
Howell, Alyssa, Gabriel, and-
Daniel Ramsey; and numer-
ous nieces and nephews
whom she loved very much.
The funeral service will
be conducted Thursday, Dec.
,1,2011 at 11 a.m. at -Oak
View Baptist Church. Rev.
Jamie Billings, Rev. Todd
Reynolds, Rev. Billy Cooper
and Rev. Mike Reynolds will
officiate and interment will
be in Mountain Rest Ceme-
tery.
The family will receive
friends Wednesday evening,
Nov. 30, 2011 from 6-8:30
p.m, at Harris Funeral Home
in Kings Mountain and at
other times at the home of
the daughter, Jenny Rikard,
201 Pinehurst Drive, Kings
Mountain.
Memorials may be made
to Oak View Baptist Church
“Young at Heart,” 1517 York
Road, Kings Mountain, NC
28086 or Hospice of Cleve-
land County, 951 Wendover
Heights Dr., Shelby, NC
28150.
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able at www.HarrisFuner-
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Harris Funeral Home of
Kings Mountain is in charge
of arrangements.
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Ruby B. Rhea
GROVER - Ruby B.
Rhea, 87, resident of Kings
Mountain and formerly of
Grover, died Nov. 24, 2011
at Summit Place in Kings
Mountain.
Born in Cherokee
County, SC, she was the
daughter of the late Dewey
and Janie Norman Mont-
gomery and was also pre-
ceded in death by brothers,
Jake Montgomery and Billy
Montgomery.
She retired from Minette
Mills in Grover in 1974. She
was a member of First Bap-
tis
Church
0 f
Grover
and was
a loving
mother,
grand-
mother
and friend to all.
Surviving are her hus-
band, Clyde Rhea of the
home; sons, Jackie Rhea and
wife, Debbie, and Mick
Rhea and wife, Sherry, of
Shelby; sister, Frances Moss
of Blacksburg, SC; three
grandchildren: Trent Rhea,
Tiffany Stinnett and Gregg
Edwards; four great-grand-
children: Kaylin Rhea, Addi-
son Stinnett, Trevor Rhea
and Tommy Edwards; and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
The funeral service was
conducted Saturday, Nov.
26, 2011 at 3 p.m. at First
Baptist Church in Grover.
Rev. David Saldo and Rev.
John Barnhardt officiated
and interment was in Grover
Cemetery.
The family - received
friends Saturday, Nov .26,
2011 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in
the Fellowship Hall of First
Baptist Church prior to the
service. :
Memorials may be made
to First Baptist Church, 403
Cleveland Ave., Grover, NC
28073.
Harris Funeral Home of
Kings Mountain,NC was in
charge of arrangements.
Parris
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Oscar Trammell
SHELBY - Oscar (Pop)
Oved Trammell, 82, of 112
* Jaquar Lane, died Nov. 27,
2011.
The funeral was con-
ducted Tuesday, Nov. 29,
2011 at Patterson Springs
Baptist Church, interment
following in the church
cemetery.
Breakfast at El-Bethel
El Bethel United Methodist Church will
serve breakfast Saturday, Dec.3, from 6:30
a.m. until 10 a.m. at the church on El Bethel
Church Road. Proceeds from donations ben-
efit the church.
Sermon in Chalk
at Bethlehem Baptist
Rev. James Lochridge, pastor of Second
Baptist Church, will present a Sermon in
Chalk at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 at Bethlehem
Baptist Church. The Diet is invited to at-
tend.
Trash, Recycling
Pick-up Schedule
for Holidays
City employees will take holidays Dec.
23 and December 26 and there will be no
trash and recycling pickup on those two
- days. The trash schedule for the week Dec.
19-23: pickup on four days and for the week
of Dec. 26-30 four days Tuesday-Friday.
The recycling schedule for Dec. 19-22: route
1 on Monday, reute 2 on Tuesday, route 3 on
Wednesday and routes 4 and 5 on Thursday,
Dec. 22. The schedule for Dec. 27-30 - route
6 and 7 on Tuesday, route 8 on Wednesday
and route 10 on Dec. 30.
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