The Kings Mountain Herald
January 4, 2012
Elizabeth Wilson Blanton
LAKELAND, FLORIDA
- Elizabeth “Libby” Wilson
Blanton
died on
Monday,
Decem-
ber 26,
2:0: 11.
She was
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Gastonia
N.C. in 1933.
Libby graduated from
Agnes Scott College in
1955. She was married to
Charles D. Blanton Jr. and
had three children. She
briefly taught high school
English, and after her chil-
dren were older, she was a
Field Executive for Pioneer ,
Girl Scout Council (Gasto-
nia, N.C.). She lived in
Kings Mountain, NC until
1971 when she moved to Or-
mond Beach, Fla. to work
for Citrus Council of Girl
Scouts.
A promotion at Citrus
Council caused her to move
the family to Winter Park,
Fla. in 1974.
She became the Execu-
tive Director of Northeast
Georgia Girl Scout Council,
Athens, GA in 1977.
In 1980, she was ap-
pointed Executive Director
of Gulfcoast Girl Scout
Council, Sarasota, Fla.,
where she lived and worked
until her retirement in 1997.
In 1998, she moved to Lake-
land, Fla.
Over the years, Libby
was an active voluntéer in
her- church and served as
president of the Women's
Presbytery of North Carolina
for two years in the 1960s.
She also was active with the
Girl Scouts as a volunteer
before her employment with
the organization and with
various causes in the com-
munities where she lived.
She was a devoted supporter
of Agnes Scott College and
kept in touch with many of
her friends from her college
days and from the communi-
ties where she lived.
Libby was predeceased
by her parents, Vera S. Wil-
son and James C. Wilson,
and her sister-in-law, Sibyl
Wilson. She is survived by
her brothers James C. Wil-
son Jr. (Marty) and William
F. W ilson (Shirley): daugh-
ters Donna E. Blanton (John
Van Gieson) and Becky Abel
(Tom), and by her son, Whit
Blanton (Cathy); grandchil-
dren Lee Ziffer (Thalia),
Johnny Van Gieson, Kather-
ine Abel, Meredith Abel
(Barry Engh), Colleen Abel,
Melanie Blanton, and
Amelia Blanton; great-
granddaughter Zora Whitney
Engh; nieces and nephews
and Fergie the Yorkie.
A memorial service will be
* held Sunday, January 22,
2012 at The Bluffs of
Christina Community
Room, 380 Sweetbriar Lane,
Lakeland, Fla., 33813.
Condolences may be sent
to the family via Heath Fu-
neral Chapel at www.heath-
funeralchapel.com
In lieu of flowers, contribu-
tions may be made to Agnes
Scott College, Class of
1955,(www.agnesscott.edu)
or the charity of your choice.
Heath
Ffuneral Chapel
Kenneth Pennington
‘KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Kenneth D. Pennington, 62,
of 106 Timms Street, died
Dec. 28, 2011. ;
The funeral service was
conducted Monday, Jan. 2,
2012 a 2 p.m. at Ollie Harris
Memorial Chapel at Harris
Funeral home. Dr. Dennis
Bingham officiated and in-
terment was in Mountain
Rest Cemetery.
Peggy Chaney
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Peggy Chaney, 78, of 702
Erskine Drive, died Friday,
Dec. 30, 2011 at Carolinas
Medical Center in Charlotte.
She owned Peggy's
Restaurant in Kings Moun-
tain for 22 years.
The funeral service was
conducted Tuesday, Jan. 3,
2012 at 3 p.m. at Eastside
Baptist Church of which she
was a member. Interment
was in Mountain Rest Ceme-
tery.
Myra Faith Clark
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Myra Faith Clark, 35, of
Kings Mountain, died Dec.
27, 2011 at Kings Mountain
Hospital.
She was the daughter of
Mary ‘S. Clark and Billy
Clark Sr.
The celebration of life
service was held Friday,
Dec. 30, 2011 at 3 p.m. at
Christian Fellowship Assem-
bly, 2352 Dallas/Cherryville
Highway. Bishop Paul Brint-
ley Sr. officiated and inter-
ment was in Mountain Rest
Cemetery.
Edmund Ben Morton
SHELBY - Edmund Ben
Morton, 86, of 1204 Charles
Road, died Monday, Jan. 2,
2012 at Cleveland Regional
Medical Center.
The funeral service will
be held Friday, Jan.6, 2012 at
2 p .m. at Clay-Barnette Fu-
neral Home in Shelby, inter-
ARRESTS
DEC. 28: James Ledwell,
40, 929 Church'St., driving
while license revoked,
$500 bond, secured.
DEC. 28: Timothy Lamar
Davis, 18, 1900 Alpine Dr.,
felony breaking and enter-
ing, felony larceny, $5000
bond, secured.
DEC. 28: Kneeli Gardner
Smith, 29, 205 Pinehurst
Dr., assault with deadly
weapon, $500 bond, se-
cured.
DEC. 28: Derrick Jamal
Dunlap, 31, 612 Charles
St. Apt. 73, driving while
license revoked and speed-
ing, $1,000 bond,secured.
He was also cited for seat
belt violation.
DEC. 28: John Nathan
Wallace, 26, 103 Falls St., -
simple assault and commu-
nicating threats, $1500
bond, secured.
DEC. 28: Justin Ray Gantt,
26, 103 Falls St., resist,
delay, obstruct, $500 bond,
‘unsecured.
DEC. 29: Casey Dean
Jones, 37, 107 Pilgrim
Lane, possession con-
trolled’ substance, (Clon-
azepam) $1000 bond,
secured.
DEC. 29: Jordan Jay
Stamp, 37, 808-A 4th St.,
sell/deliver controlled sub-
stance, felony, (Clon-
azepam, Oxycodone)
$1,000 bond, secured
DEC. 30: Richardo
Antwaine Bush, Kings
Mountain, driving while
license revoked, $1,000
bond, secured.
DEC. 31: Danny Eugene
Smith, Kings Mountain,
child support, $850 bond.
CITATIONS
DEC. 16: A 16-year-old
male was cited for taking a
60 cent bag of Doritos be-
longing to Kings Mountain
High School.
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Memorial Park. The family
will receive. friends Thurs-
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p.m. at Clay-Barnette Fu-
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Pauline G. Lee
SHELBY - Pauline
Greene Lee, 89, of 107 Ash-
DEC. 20: A 17-year-old fe-
male was cited for posses-
sion of marijuana and drug
paraphernalia.
DEC. 23: Toby Lee
Colvard, 40, Vale, dis-
charging firearm and
shooting a bird in city lim-
its, a violation of city or-
dinance.
DEC. 24: A 16-year-old
male was cited for under
age drinking.
DEC. 24: A 17-year-old
male was cited for failure
to stop at the scene of an
accident.
DEC. 25: Michael Eric
Costner Jr., 18, Grover,
speeding.
DEC. 27: Daniel Scott
Owens, 47, Lincolnton,
speeding.
DEC. 27: Srimana
Rithiphong, 38, 103 Will-
cort Dr., no inspection, ex-
pired tag.
DEC, 28: Heather Phillips,
21, 712 W.Gold St., ex-
pired tag, no inspection.
DEC. 28: Crystal Laws
Brown, 38, Waco, speed-
ing.
DEC. 28: Kirby Jefferies
Jr., 19, York, SC, seat belt
violation.
DEC. 29: Josve Pantoja
Jimenez, 19, Gastonia, no
operator's license.
DEC. 29: Patrick Hinson,
23, Belmont, revoked li-
cense.
DEC. 30: Resa Paige May-
hue; 21, Shelby, speeding,
revoked license. |
DEC. 30: Kimberly Piercy,
42, 534 Crocker Rd,
speeding.
DEC. 30: Montrise Wil-
son, 24, Gastonia, no in-
surance.
DEC. 30: Sheritta Collins,
43, Gastonia, speeding.
DEC. 31: Glenda Leiton,
18, Dallas, speeding.
DEC: 31: Dymon Adams,
22, 800 Sterling Dr., no
child seat belt.
DEC. 31: Keyoko Arm-
strong, 27, Mount Holly,
speeding.
DEC. 31:
Haney, 21,
speeding.
DEC. 31: Robert Sam
Omer Church, 19, Gasto-
nia, speeding. :
DEC. 31; Garey, lee
Howard Sr., 55, Charlotte,
no operator's license.
DEC. 31: Alice Boyce, 49,
213 Morris St., possession
of drug paraphernalia, pos-
session of marijuana and
open container.
DEC. 31: Danny Smith,
47, 2004 Redwood Circle,
no seat belt.
DEC. 31: Thomas Regi-
nald Bell, 48, 961 Sparrow
Springs Rd., open con-
tainer and possession -of
Chasity Lynn
Gastonia,
ley St., died Sunday, Jan. 1,.
2012 at Carillon Assisted
Living in Shelby.
The funeral service was
conducted Tuesday, Jan. 3,
2012 a 2:30 p.m. at Bethel
Baptist Church in Shelby, in-
terment following in Cleve-
land Memorial Park.
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marijuana.
JAN. 1: Marlesia Jordan,
23, High Shoals, no in-
spection, expired tag.
JAN. 2: Jamie Nicole War-
ren, 25, 102 E. King St.
Apt. B, permitting unli-
censed driver to drive a car.
JAN. 2 Johnathan Scott
McDaniel, 23, 1010 Cleve-.
land Ave., evoked license.
JAN.2: Michael Scott
Stevenson, 38, Grover, ex-
pired tag.
JAN. 2: Jean Franklin Ha-
glen, 23, Clover, SC, seat
belt violation.
JAN. 2: Thomas Arthur
Anthony Jr., 60, 514 Deer-
field Dr., seat belt violation
and no operator's license.
JAN. 2: Robert Carlson
Harley, 49, Kernersville,
expired tag.
JAN. 2: Maria Renfro, 33,
811 Second St., no seat
belt, revoked license.
INCIDENTS
DEC . 22: City of Kings
Mountain, 101 E. Gold St.,
reported damage to a metal
gate door.
DEC.. 24: New Life
Church, Parker St., re-
ported theft of tools from a
residence on N. Deal
Street.
DEC . 26: A 20-year-old
male reported that he was
bit by a dog on Charles
Street where he was mak-
ing a pizza delivery.
DEC.26: A resident of Har-
mon Court reported theft
of a 37-inch TV, Xbox 360,
and Play Station 3 valued
at nearly $1,000.
DEC. 30: A resident of
Bessemer City reported
theft of a TV and damage
to a glass door panel from
a residence on Deal Street.
DEC. 30: A resident of Orr
Terrace reported damage to
a wire security screen.
JAN. 2: Ptl. Donald Martin
said that a Koft Dolittle
white enclosed trailer was
stolen from a parking lot at
a local motel by someone
who cut the lock on the ve-
hicle and drove it away.
The trailer was valued at
$4500 and contained
$5,000 worth of kids
clothes and assorted toys, a
Kenmore washer and dryer
valued at $700, a couch
and recliner valued at
$350, two Queen beds val-
ued at $250 and two full
beds valued at $250.
WRECKS
DEC. 21: Officer Bryan
McGinnis said that Mar-
qika McSwain, 411 N.
Cansler St., Apt. B, operat-
ing a 2009 Honda, lost
control of her vehicle on
US 74 and struck a state
Donald O. Martin
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Donald Olan Martn, 80, of
Kings Mountain, died Tues-
day, Jan. 3, 2012 at Kings
Mountain Hospital.
Funeral arrangements,
which are incomplete, will
be announced by Sisk-Butler
Funeral Home.
sign. Estimated damage to
her vehicle was $1200.
DEC. 21: Officer Bryan
McGinnis said that Justin
Kyle = Dickson, 5557
Greenway Ct., was at-
tempting a U-turn in his
2000 Pontiac and hit a
2002 Ford operated by
Christal Williams, 206 Put-
nam Place doing slight
damage. The accident hap-
pened on NC 216.
DEC.; 23: Officer’ K. L.
Putnam said a three-car
crash occurred on Shelby
Road at the cross over into
Food Lion parking lot. Ve-
hicles operated by Felicia
Holland, 298 Crocker
Road, and Michael Eric
Costner Jr. of Grover were
both turning from US 74
into the parking lot. A
truck blocked Holland's
view; according to the re-
port, and her 2012 Nissan
pulled into the path of the
Costner 1994 Mazda and
spun: around into the front
of a stationary 1999 Honda
operated by William David
Green, 141 Jim Patterson
Road at the cross over
waiting on traffic. Property
damages were estimated at
$8500.
DEC. 24: Sgt. Mark Butler
charged a 17-year-old man
with hit and run after the
1998 Jeep he was driving
rear-ended a 2007 Jeep op-
erated by Joseph Ephriam
of Frenchtown, NJ. on I-
85 South. Sgt. Butler said
Manuel Avedano of Gasto-
nia fled the scene after the
collision and followed
Ephriam to exit 5 where
Ephriam's jeep overturned
on the ramp to I-85 North.
Avedano was arrested by
the North Carolina High-
way Patrol for DWI and no
operator's license. Cleve-
land County EMS re-
sponded to the wreck
scene. Property damage to
the Ephriam Jeep was esti-
mated at $1500. There was
unknown damage esti-
mated to the Jeep, owned
by Manuel Perez.
DEC. 27. Officer 'M. I.
Howard said that Eddie
Lockhart, of Grover, oper-
ating a 2002 Chevrolet
struck tree limbs in the
roadway near Quarry Road |
and damaged his vehicle
approximately $500 to .a
right side mirror and win-
dow glass.
DEC. 28: Ptl. Whittington
said that a hit and run
driver struck a parked car
owned by John Timothy
Heflin, + 2021 Redwood
Circle, doing - approxi-
mately $900 damage.
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