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POLICE
ARRESTS
JAN. 30: Albert Smarr, 53,
123 N. City St.. improper stor-
age, criminal summons:
JAN. 30: Ronnie Scott
Parker, 29, Gastonia, harass-
ing phone call, $278 cash
bond. :
JAN. 31: Brian Dwain No-
blett, 28, 813 Third St., felony
breaking and entering into
motor vehicle, $5000 bond,
unsecured.
FEB. 1: David Ray Deal,
46, 405 Baker St., domestic
violence, assault, no bond.
FEB . 2: Ray Edwin
Bryson, 53, 343 Industrial Dr.,
domestic violence, assault, no
bond.
FEB. 2: Stephanie Joy
Pruitt, 25, 1713 Apt. 102
Kings Row Dr, larceny,
$5,000 bond, secured.
FEB. 2: Joshua Andrew
Stewart, 27, 504 Gantt St., lar-
ceny, $5,000 bond, secured.
FEB. 4: Steve Bernard
Hamrick, 21, 143 Yarboro
Rd., resist, delay, obstruct,
three counts; possession with
intent to sell, deliver 62 rocks
and powder cocaine and dam-
age evidence, both felonies,
assault on government offi-
cial, $150,000 bond, secured.
FEB 4: Sarah Diane Dees,
34, 116 Oveda Dr., order for
arrest, fishing without license,
$200 bond, secured.
FEB. 4: Jeffery Brian Nee-
ley, 41, 101 Dutchess Dr.,
DWI and driving while li-
cense revoked, $7500 bond,
unsecured.
FEB. 4: David Ray Martin
11, 21, Gastonia, failure to ap-
pear, possession drug para-
phernalia, $500 bond, secured.
FEB, 4: Charles Thomas
RE,
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Phillips, 27, 7 Bennett Dr.,
probation violation, two
counts resisting public officer,
$27,000 bond, secured.
FEB. 5: Edward Eugene
Ruff Jr., 19, Kings Mountain,
assault with deadly weapon
with intent to kill inflicting se-
rious injury, a felony, con-
spiracy to commit assault with
a deadly weapon with intent to
kill, assault with deadly
weapon, and injury to per-
sonal property, $500,000
bond, secured. A 15-year-old
female was charged with
felony assault with a deadly
weapon with intent to kill in-
flicting serious injury, con-
spiracy to commit assault with
a-deadly weapon with intent to
kill inflicting serious injury,
assault with a deadly weapon
and injury to personal prop-
erty, secure custody Depart-
Deborah Jones
SHELBY - Deborah
Browne Jones, 59, 2041
Clay Rd., died Feb. 1, 2012
at Kings Mountain Hospital.
The funeral was con-
ducted Saturday, Feb. 4,
2012 at Clay-Barnette Fu-
neral Home Chapel, inter-
ment following in Cleveland
Memorial Park.
Kenneth Ware Black
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Kenneth Ware Black, 71, of
306 Katlyn Lane, died Sun-
day, Feb. 5, 2012 at home.
A native of Mecklenburg
County, he was the son of
the late Sam and Helen Ware
Black and was also preceded
in death by his wife, Frances
Gailey Black and son, Ricky
Black.
He owned and operated
Carolina Medical Supply
and was a member of Vic-
tory Assembly of God in
Cherryville.
Surviving are his son,
Kenneth Black Jr. and wife,
Shandra of Hickory; four
grandchildren; Cody Black
* of Denver, Dakota Black of
Kings Mountain and Taylor
and Jordan Black of Hick-
ory; his sister, Dianne
Broome of Denver; nieces,
Sondi Broome and Rex
McKinney and Edie Carroll
and Wayne, all of Denver.
The funeral service will
be conducted Thursday, Feb.
9, 2012 at 3 p.m. at Victory
Life Assembly of God in
Cherryville, interment fol-
lowing in Cherryville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive
friends Wednesday, Feb. 8,
2012 from 6:30-8 p. .m. at
Clay-Barnette Funeral Home -
in Kings Mountain.
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Bernice F. Bunch
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Bernice Fraley Bunch, 85, of
Kings Mountain, died Feb.
3, 2012 at Cleveland Re-
gional Medical Center in
Shelby.
She
Ww a's
born in
Wise
County,
Virginia
to the
Joaiite
: Luther
Hopkins and Naomi Giles
Fraley and was also pre-
ceded in death by grandson,
Andrew David Bunch; sis-
ters, Agnes Harlan and Na-
dine Wheatley and brothers,
Maurice Fraley and Arnold
Fraley.
Secretary-Treasurer for
Bunch, Inc. for 43 years, she
was an active member of
Boyce © Memorial ARP
Church, former member of
the Flora Halliday Circle and
Kings Mountain Garden
Club,
She was a loving wife,
mother and grandmother.
Surviving are her hus-
band of 66 years, Kelly A.
Bunch, of the home; daugh-
ter, Elizabeth "Libby"
Hunter and husband, Mike,
of Charlotte; and sons, Philip
S. Bunch and wife, Dianne,
Wendell Holmes Bunch and
wife, Karen, and Johnny H.
Bunch and wife, Terri, all of
Kings Mountain; 10 grand-
children; and 9 great-grand-
children.
The funeral service was
conducted Tuesday, Feb. 7,
2012 at 3 p.m. at Boyce Me-
morial ARP Church. Rev.
Doug Petersen officiated and
interment was in Mountain
Rest Cemetery.
The family received
friends Monday, Feb.6, 2012
from 6-8 p.m. at Harris Fu-
heral Home in Kings Moun-
tain and other times at the
home of the son, Wendell
‘Bunch, 702 Crescent Circle,
Kings Mountain, NC.
Memorials may be made
to Boyce Memorial ARP
Church, 111 Edgemont Dr.,
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
or charity of donor's choice.
A guest register is avail-
able at www.HarrisFuner-
als.com.
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
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Linda Ramsey
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Linda Putnam Ramsey, 68,
of 1415 Shelby Rd., died
Feb. 2, 2012 at Frye Medical
Center in Hickory.
She was the widow of
Joey Ramsey.
The graveside service
was a private family service.
Interment was in Sunset
Cemetery.
Joyce H. Setzer
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Joyce Hambright Setzer, 82,
formerly of Kings Mountain,
died Feb. 4, 2012.
She was born in Ruther-
ford County to the late Jessie
Hardin and Dovie Poston
Hardin and was preceded in
death by her husband, Floyd
“Sam” Setzer and sister,
Rachel Cline, and niece,
Linda Cline.
Retired from the furniture
industry, she loved animals
and was an avid bird feeder
and watcher.
To all my children, I love
you all. MOM.
Surviving are her daugh-
ters, Alyce Badshaw and
husband, Greg, i “of
Mocksville and Bunny
Rakes and husband, Marion,
of Rural Hall, NC; sons,
Kenny Hambright and wife,
Pat, of Winston-Salem,
Roger Hambright and wife,
Rhonda, of Bethania, NC
and Cubby Hambright and
wife, Sherry of Pfafftown,
NC; nephew Jimmy Cline of
Gastonia; 11 grandchildren
and three great-grandchil-
dren.
The graveside service
will be conducted Thursday,
Feb. 9, 2012 at 1 p.m. at
Mountain Rest Cemetery,
Kings Mountain. Rev. James
Lockridge will officiate and
interment will be in Moun-
* tain Rest Cemetery.
The family will speak to
friends immediately follow-
ing the service in the ceme-*
tery. :
Memorials may be made
to the Cleveland County Hu-
mane Society, 1609 E. Mar-
ion St., Shelby, NC 28150.
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able at www.HarrisFuner-
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ment of Juvenile Justice.
CITATIONS
JAN. 30: Carmen Anne
Crawford, 19, 607 Groves St.,
speeding.
JAN. 30: Hgtthachne
VongPhakely, 27, 104 White"
Plains Dr., speeding. ’
JAN. 30: Marty Bridges,
45, 204 Fulton Dr., speeding.
JAN. 30: Jamekig Latonya
Bell, 35, Gastonia, speeding.
JAN. 30: Dawn C. Painter,
40, 18 Chesterfield Court,
speeding.
JAN. 30: Kristy L. Lucas,
24, 921 Margrace Rd., seat
belt violation. :
JAN. 30: Brittany Danielle
Sisk, 24, 311 N. Tracy St.,'fic-
titious tag, failure to notify
DMV of address change, no
insurance, expired tag.
JAN. 30: Karen Eugene
Evans, 39, 310 Silver St., seat
belt violation, failure to notify
DMV of address change on
‘title and registration card and
no insurance.
JAN. 30: Matthew Tyler
McClean, 21, Gastonia, seat
belt violation.
JAN. 30: Jennifer Marie
Cummings, 32, 401 Walnut
St., stop sign violation.
JAN. 31: Steven Ray Priv-
ett, 55, 913 Second St., no in-
spection, expired tag.
“JAN. 31: Regina Gail*
Campbell, 59, Lake Wylie,
SC, speeding:
JAN. 31: Timothy A.
Goode, 42, 109 Pennant St.,
no inspection, no insurance,
expired tag, revoked license.
JAN. 31: Reginal Maurice
Jeter, 38,1031 Margrace Rd.,
speeding, no. operator’s li-
cense. BL A
JAN. 31: Carolyn Sue
Boggs, 49, 1852 County Line
Rd., no current inspection, ex-
pired tag.
“JAN. 31: Patrick Vaughn’
Reid, 42, 737 Canterbury
Road, no insurance, fictitious
tag, no inspection, expired tag.
JAN. 31: Michael Scott
Odum, 36, 510 Margrace Rd.,
no seat belt.
JAN. 31: Anthony Eugene
Green, 33, Matthews, no seat
belt, no inspection. expired
tag.
JAN. 31: Gary Steven
Smith Jr., 30, 540 Baker St.,
no inspection, expired tag.
JAN. 31: Karen Evette
February 8, 2012
Kings Mountain Po-
lice have identified and
secured warrants on a
suspect from the Jan.
30th armed robbery of
the One Stop store, 2120
Shelby Road. Officers
believe the suspect, 21-
Poston of 4216 Home-
“armed and dangerous”.
Poston, an African
American male, is sus-
pected to be between 6’
UPDATE: Police seek
Poston as suspect in
armed robbery
year-old Nicklous Lance
place Dr., Shelby, to be §
to 6°3” tall and to weigh about 200 pounds. At this time,
Poston’s whereabouts are unknown. If anyone has in-
formation on his location, or on the second suspect
sought in the robbery, please contact the Kings Moun-
tain Police Department at 704-734-0444,
Nicklous Poston
seat belt violation.
FEB. 3: Ginger. Lacky
Hammett, 35, 1728 Kings
Row Dr., speeding, no opera-
tor’s license.
FEB. 3: Benny. .lece
Buchanan, 37, Cherryville,
speeding.
FEB, 3: Jessica L. Higgins,
31, Gastonia, no inspection,
no insurance.
FEB, 5: Ola Angelique
Leatherman, 41, Cherryville,
allowing unlicensed driver to
operate vehicle, failure to stop
at scene of a crash involving
property damage.
FEB. 5: Jonathan Lamar
Wray, 34, Cherryville, re-
~ voked license, failure to stop
Burris, 45, 125 Dixon School
Rd., no inspection, expired
tag.
JAN. 31: Robert Joseph
Day, 36, 107 Gene Court, ex-
pired tag.
JAN. 31: Willie Darryl
Harris, 36, 1227 S. Battle-
ground, no registration with
DMV, no inspection.
JAN. 31: Melody Butler,
39, Gastonia, expired tag, no
inspection.
FEB. 1: Katelin Ward, 22,
Cummings, Ga., speeding.
FEB. 2: Joseph George
Culver, 19, 120 Wiggins Lane,
© speeding, careless driving.
FEB. 2: David Christo-
pher Adams, 21, Bessemer
City, no seat belt.
FEB. 2: Marsha Marr. 32,
Gastonia, speeding.
FEB. 3: Chroshone Foster
Black, 46, Cherryville, no in-
spection, expired tag.
FEB, 3: Daniel Alfred Bo-
ryta, 75, Mooresboro, speed-
ing. 2
FEB. 3: Kimberly C. Her-
nandez, 42, 412 St. Luke
Church Rd., speeding.
FEB. 3: Amber Poole, 25,
Fort Mill, SC, speeding.
FEB. 3: Amber Byrd, 19,
115 Goodall Dr., speeding.
FEB. 3: Christopher Scott
Pervine, 38, 109 Keith Ave.,
speeding.
FEB, 3: Justin Ward, 25,
43 Chesterfield Court, speed-
ing.
FEB. 3: Rebecca Martinez,
- 26, 1 Chesterfield Court, seat
belt violation.
FEB, 3: James Alvin
‘Richards, 34, Clover, SC, seat
belt violation.
FEB, 3: Antonio Jerrel
Wilson, 24, Gastonia, seat belt
. violation, failure to carry li-
cense. ol
FEB. 3: John David
VanDyke Jr., 64, 511 W. Gold
St., seat belt violation. ;
FEB. 3: John Paul Moore,
~ 40, Shelby, seat belt violation.
, Dr, reported theft of two large ;
FEB. 3: Jesse Eugene:
Heath, 44, 908 Sherwood
Lane, seat belt violation.
FEB. 3: Casey Lynn Rev-
els. 31. Gastonia, revoked tag.
FEB. 3: Rurl Lewis Ellis
III, 43, 652 Bell Rd., speed-
ing. .
FEB. 3: Lewis Fannin III,
32, 813 Hillside Dr., no in-
spection, expired tag.
FEB. 3: Chastity McMa-.
han, 34, 153 Crown Court,
speeding.
FEB. 3: Teresa Murrow,
41, Danville, Tn.,red light vio--
lation.
. FEB. 3: Keisha Puckett,"
38, 413 Scotland Dr., speed-
_ ing.
FEB. 3: Myron Van Cheek,
44, 2236 County Line Rd.
the vehicle at scene of a crash
that his car, operated by an un-
licensed driver, was operating.
INCIDENTS
JAN. 30: An armed rob-
bery at the home of Albert
Smarr, 125 N. Railroad Av-
enue, remains under investi-
gation by pelice. Anyone with
information is asked to call
police at 704-734-0444.
JAN. 30: A resident of
Waco Road reported a break-
in and theft of over $400 in
currency.
JAN. 30: One Stop, 2120
Shelby Rd., réported an armed
robbery in which currency
was taken. Police have war-
rants on one of two suspects in
the robbery.
JAN. 30: True View Com-
mercial Real, 315 Garrison
4x4 posts valued at $1,000.
FEB. 2: Moss Lake officer
Sgt. Bob Myers reported that
the exterior of four boats were
sprayed with fire extinguisher
powder and a cabin door on a
white sailboat was demolished
by unknown vandals at Moss
Lake.
FEB. 3: A resident of Mar-
grace Road reported theft of a
personal check for $500.
FEB, 4: A resident of Pen-
nington Place reported a.
break-in of a vehicle and theft
of pocketbook and wallet con-
taining personal items. The
wallet has a frog design.
WRECKS
JAN. 30: Officer G. L.
McKinney said that a parked
2004 Saab was struck by a hit
and run driver in the parking
lot of Food Lion on Shelby
Road. The vehicle is owned
by Daryl Keith Warren, 710
Bethlehem Road. 7
FEB . 1: Office Bryan
McGinnis said that a 1996
Ford operated by Michael
Curtis Gaffney, 704 Sand-
hurst, was merging into a left
lane onto Gold Street on NC
161 and struck a 1996 Mazda
operated by Lisa Patrick, 210
N. Sims Street doing approxi-
mately $1600 damage. Both
vehicles were traveling south
on NC 161.
FEB. 2: Officer J. L. Dee
said that a 1997 Chevrolet op-
erated by Norma Hamrick
Drewery, 112 Ironwood Place,
rear-ended a 1991 Mazda op-
erated by Barbara Dianne
Ledford Hensley, 805 W. Gold
St. The accident happened on
Gold Street as Hensley slowed
to turn on Sims Street. Minor
property damages were re-
ported.
FEB . 2: Officer S. M.
Skinner said that Durell
Shavar Ramseur of Shelby,
operating a 2006 Dodge, was
attempting to pass and struck
a 2011 Jinlun operated by
David Roberts of Gastonia as
Roberts attempted turn left
onto ‘Groves Street on NC
161. Property damages were
minor.
FEB. 4: Cpl. D. K. Davis
charged Jeffery Brian Neeley.
101 Dutchess Dr., with DWI *
and driving while license re-
voked after the 1991 Chevro-
let he was driving struck a
power pole on 74 Business at
Sims Street. Property damages
were estimated at $20,000 to
the vehicle and ‘$700 to the
utility pole owned by the City
of Kings Mountain. ?
FEB. 4: Police reported
that a 1993 Ford operated by
Matthew Todd Watson of
Shelby rear-ended a 2003
Chevrolet operated by Gary
Lee Smith, 109 Robinson Dr.,
on the US 74 Bypass at El
Bethel Road. Property dam-
ages were minor.
FEB. 5: Officer G: L.
McKinney said that a parked
2005 Saturn owned by Juliana
Morrison Smith, 212 Orr Ter-
race, was bumped on N.
Cansler Street by a driver who
left the scene.
Investigation continues
in beating, assault case
Kings Mountain Police are continuing their investiga-
‘tion into the beating of a man and assaulting of a woman at
‘a Second Street residence early Sunday.
KMPD Det. Cpl. K. L. Hamrick said a 15-year-old girl
and her 19-year-old boyfriend were arrested for allegedly
“assaulting with intent to kill” the girl’s mother and her
“ boyfriend.
KMPD officers responded to 915 Second Street at 5:10
‘a.m. Sunday to find that two people, a male and female, both
white, had been assaulted with a metal object, the male al-
legedly receiving blows to the head considered life-threaten-
ing. Both injured people were transported by emergency
medical personnel to Kings Mountain Hospital where the
woman was treated for minor injuries and released and the
man was airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte
where his condition is stable.
According to an incident report filed by KMPD Ptl. K. A.
- Wajda the teen’s boyfriend was spotted at 7:40 a.m. Sunday
morning walking across King Street to a parking lot and was
arrested by police without incident.
Edward Eugene Ruff Jr., 19, white male, who had listed
an address in the 1700 block of Shelby Road, was jailed
under $500,000 secured bond on felony charges of assault
with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious in-
_ jury, conspiracy to commit assault with a deadly weapon with
intent to kill, assault with a deadly weapon and injury to per-
sonal property. His first court appearance was Monday in
Cleveland County District Court at Shelby.
Juvenile charges against the minor female include felo-
.nious assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill in-
flicting serious injury, conspiracy to commit assault with a
deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, as-
sault with a deadly weapon and injury to personal property.
Police took the teenager to Gaston Regional Juvenile Deten-
tion Center in Dallas.
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