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Wesley Blanton
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Wesley Blanton, 88, resident
of 205 Margaret Street,
Kings Mountain, died
Wednsesday April 4, 2012,
at Gaston Memorial Hospital
in Gas-
tonia.
H:e
was pre-
ceded in
death by
his par-
ents;
Robert
Lee and
Lizzie
Lovelace Blanton; his wife
of 44 years, Annie Lou
Bridges Blanton; brothers,
Sidney Blanton, L.D. Blan-
ton, Raymond Blanton,
Buron Robert Blanton,
Frank Blanton, Clyde Blan-
ton, and James Blanton; sis-
ter, Vernie Mae Blanton.
He was a loving husband,
father, and grandfather who
loved fishing, gardening, and
canning. He was a member
of Oak Grove Baptist
Church, Kings - Mountain,
and served in the United
States Army Air Corps dur-
ing World War II, stationed +
in Hiroshima, Japan. Mr.
Blanton was a carpenter for
45 years.
He is survived by his son,
Richard Wesley Blanton and
wife
Mountain; daughter, Debbie
Rice and husband Buddie of
Gastonia; brother, Thomas
Blanton of Kings Mountain;
three grandchildren, Lisa
Kistler, Jennifer Hale, and
Raymond Wesley Blanton;
and four great grandchildren,
Preston Lee, Lee Kistler,
Mason Kistler, and Bethany
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KINGS MOUNTAIN POLICE LOG
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ARRESTS
APRIL 3: Jermaine Ross,
34, 904 Grace St., two counts
assault on female, criminal
summons
APRIL 7: Dana Lynn Wal-
lace, 36, Bessemer City, driv-
ing while license revoked,
$500 bond, secured.
APRIL 7: Terrence Benard
Jarrett, 38, 527 Belvedere Cir-
cle, DWI, driving while li-
cense revoked, $1000 bond,
unsecured.
APRIL 8: Lerey Janyne
Dortch, 43, Lawndale, DWI,
driving while license revoked,
$1500 bond, secured.
APRIL 8: Micah Jeremiah
Godwin, 20, 6 Chesterfield
Apartments, simple posses-
sion, possession drug para-
phernalia, $10,000 bond,
unsecured.
APRIL 9: Milton Fitzger-
ald Huskey,44, 310 Waco Rd.,
worthless check, criminal
summons.
CITATIONS .
,~ APRIL 4: Tonya Renee
Varnadore, 32, 803 Fourth St.,
Patricia of Kings '
OBITUARIES
Blanton. i
A graveside service was
conducted by the Rev. Travis
Northcutt at 2 p.m. Saturday,
April 7, at Oak Grove Bap-
tist Church Cemetery, where
interment followed.
The family received
friends prior to the service at
Harris Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made
to Gaston Hospice, P.O. Box
3984 Gastonia, NC 28054.
A guest register is avail-
able at www.HarrisFuner-
als.com
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Parris
Funeral Home
Rev. Robert Hicklin
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Rev. Robert L. “Bob” Hick-
lin, 81, resident of 527
Katherine Ave. Kings
Mountain, died Saturday,
April 7, 2012, at Kings
Mountain Hospital.
He was born in Burling-
ton, NC, to the late Robert E.
Hicklin and Alice Lisk Hick-
lin. He:
was also
pre-
ceded in
death by
fioru'r
broth-
ers. Mr.
Hicklin
was a
retired
minister.
He has been a minister since
May 2, 1965, pastoring sev-
eral churches in the area, in-
cluding Faith Baptist Church
in Kings Mountain. He was
a member of Gaston Chris-
revoked license.
APRIL 4: Gary Lewis
Hopper Jr., 35, 114 Pearce
Court, revoked license.
APRIL 4: Benjamin
Austin, 18, 530 Waco Rd., no
operator's license. :
APRIL 4: Arron M.
Brooks, 29, 101 Myers St., re-
voked license.
APRIL 5: Mitesh B. Mis-
try, 41, Gastonia, unsafe
movement.
APRIL 6: Harvey Brent
Lawson, 24, 111 Beta Rd., ex-
pired tag.
APRIL 7: Melvin Lee
Calbwell, 21, Bessemer City,
careless driving,
APRIL 7: Crystal Maddox,
34, Lawndale, failure to carry
driver's license. :
APRIL 7: Harvey Donald
Hoyle, 65, Shelby, faulty
equipment, head lamps.
APRIL 7: Adolfo Bertolini
Dolores, 50, 420 Bridges Dr.,
no operator's license.
APRIL 7: Jared William
Frady, 33, Bessemer City, no
seat belt.
APRIL 9: Kenneth Ander-
* Ward (Gary,
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tian Church in Belmont
where he served as Elder and
Sunday School teacher.
He was a wonderful hus-
band, father, grandfather,
and great grandfather who
served in the United States
Navy for three years, Air
Force for four years, and the
N.C. National Guard for
eight years.
Mr. Hicklin was a truck
driver and pilot and served -
as chaplain for the Civil Air
Patrol. :
He is survived by his wife
of 59 years, Billie Kinlaw
Hicklin of Kings Mountain;
son, Cliff L. Hicklin and
wife Barbara of Delmar, DE;
daughter, Karen Hicklin
dec.) of
Valdese, NC; six grandchil-
dren, Dwayne Ward and
wife Tanya, Daryl Ward and
wife Heather, Chris Hicklin
and wife Kelly, Andy Hick-
lin, Jeff Hicklin and wife
Ginger, and Scott Hicklin;
and six great grandchildren,
DJ Ward, Wesley Ward,
Nikalus Ward, Shea Ward,
Ivey Ward, and Tristin Hick-
lin.
The funeral service will
be conducted by the Revs.
Scott Patterson, Clifton Kin-
law and James Hamrick at 2
p.m. Wednesday, April 11, at
Ollie Harris - Memorial
Chapel. Interment with mili-
tary honors, provided by the
Marine Corps League,
Foothills Detachment, will
follow the service at Moun-
tain Rest Cemetery.
The family reeeived visi-
tors Tuesday evening.
Memorials may be made
to the Cleveland Healthcare
Foundation, Long Term
Acute Care, "LTAC" Kings
Mountain Hospital, 201 E.
. Grover Street, Shelby, NC
od
son, 30, 224 Walker St., no in-
surance.
APRIL 9: Kelly Thompson
Fincher, 46, Dallas, speeding.
APRIL 9: Katherine
Thomas, 31, Shelby, speed-
ing.
APRIL 9: Alejandro Al-
varez, 33, Shelby, speeding.
APRIL 9: Norman Stone,
54, Huntersville, speeding.
APRIL 9: Vance Potts Jr.,
48, Lincolnton, speeding.
APRIL 9: Darlene Stowe,
28, Gastonia, speeding.
APRIL 9: Barbara Carpen-
ter, 18, Bessemer City, speed-
ing.
APRIL 9: Christopher Far-
rell, 38, Chattanooga, TN.,
speeding.
APRIL 9: Pamela Little-
john, 61; Shelby, speeding.
APRIL 9: Rachel Foster,
58, Rock Hill, SC, speeding.
INCIDENTS
. MARCH 31: A resident of
Brice St. reported identity
theft.
APRIL 2: A resident of
Benfield Rd. reported theft of
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Willard Millen
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Willard W. Millen, 86, of
Kings .Mountain, died
Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at
Brian Center in Gastonia,
NC.
He was born in Gaston
County
to the
Jia tie
William
Millen
and
Zettie
Deal
Millen
and was
also pre-
ceded in death by his wife,
Lucy Millen, daughter,
Shirley Erwin and grandson,
Mike Erwin. He served in
the United States Army dur-
ing World War II, was a
member of First Baptist
Church of Kings Mountain
and a retired truck driver.
Surviving are his son,
Tommy Erwin, Sr. and wife
Paula, Columbus, OH;
brother-in-law, Clyde Hardin
of Kings Mountain; first
cousin, Mary (Grady) Wells
of Kings Mountain; five
grandchildren, Frankie
Greever, John Greever,
Diane Erwin, Tommy Erwin,
Jr, and Terry Erwin; 15
great-grandchildren and nu-
two TV sets, one K-Box 360
and one Dell lap top valued at .
over $3400.
APRIL 3: A 17-year-old
girl trying to save her pet in a
fight with a larger dog was bit,
according to Officer B. L.
Wilkinson. The incident hap-
pened on Floyd Street.
APRIL 3: Over $600 in
hardwood flooring and a chain
saw were taken from a resi-
dence on Lee Street.
APRIL 3: Time Warner
Cable reported theft of a metal
lock from a cable box on Pen-
nington Place.
APRIL 3: Bridges Hard-
ware, 301 W. King St., re-
ported theft of 400 bales of
pine needles valued at $1650
and a $20 master lock from a
trailer.
| APRIL 3: A resident of
Mountain Crest Drive re-
ported theft of a cell phone.
APRIL 4: Three vehicles
parked at East School were
broken into and a computer
and Ipod were taken from one
of the cars, police said.
APRIL 4: A resident of
Princeton Drive reported theft
of a radio-CD player valued
at $250.
APRIL 4: A resident of
* Princeton Drive reported that
the side mirror of her 2008
Honda was struck by another
vehicle while parked at Kings
Mountain High School.
APRIL 4: A resident of
Walnut St. reported a break-in.
APRIL 4: A resident of W.
Mountain St. reported an inci-
dent of trespassing.
APRIL 4: A resident of
Mountain Crest Dr. reported
theft of currency from her ve-
hicle.
APRIL 5: A resident of
Morris Street reported theft of
a $3,000 Yamaha Moped.
APRIL 5: A resident of S.
Cansler Street reported theft
of clothing and make-up.
APRIL 6: A resident of
Groves Street reported a
break-in and theft of a TV.
APRIL 9: A resident of
merous nieces and nephews.
The graveside service
was conducted Friday, April
13, at 2 p.m. at Cheltenham
Veterans Cemetery in Chel-
tenham, MD.
Memorials may be made
to First Baptist Church, 605
W. King St., Kings Moun-
tain, NC 28086.
A guest register is avail-
able at www.HarrisFuner-
als.com.
Harris Funeral Home of
Kings Mountain was in
charge of arrangements.
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Mary B. Neal
BESSEMER CITY -
Mary. Barrett Neal, 94, died
April 9, 2012 at Gaston Me-
morial Hospital in Gastonia.
The funeral service will
be conducted at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
at First Wesleyan Church in
Bessemer City. The family
will receive friends one hour
before the service at the
church. Interment will be in
Westview Gardens in Besse-
mer City.
Joyce Black Styers
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Joyce Black Styers, 71, of
114 Prim Lane, Kings
Moun-
tain,
died
Thurs-
day,
April 5,
2012, at
Caroli-
Center, Charlotte. She was
born in Cherokee County,
SC, to the late Coy Eugene
Black, Sr. and Sally Louise
Moore Black.
She was also preceded in
death by her brother, Calvin
Black, and sisters, Shirley
Owens and Jean Detter. She
was a member of Love Val-
ley Baptist Church, Kings
Mountain, and retired from
Kinmont in Kings Motn-
tain. She was a loving
mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her
son, Michael Styers of
Kings Mountain; daughters,
Linda S. Green and husband
Billy Ray of Shelby, Dar-
lene S. Kluttz and husband
Richard Steven of Concord;
brothers, Darrell Black,
Elmer Black, Dwight Black
and Coy Black, all of Kings
Mountain; sisters, Goldie
Owens, Alma Heffner, and
Marie Mabry, all of Kings
Mountain, and Jane Owens
of York, SC; six grandchil-
dren and 11 great grandchil-
dren.
The funeral service was
conducted by the Revs.
Ronnie Detter and Terry
Huffman at 4 p.m. Tuesday,
April 10, at Ollie Harris Fu-
neral Chapel. Interment fol-
lowed at Mountain Rest
Cemetery. The family re-
ceived visitors on Monday
evening, prior to the service,
at Harris Funeral Home.
A guest register is avail-
able at www.HarrisFuner-
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Bell Road reported lost or
stolen currency.
WRECKS
MARCH 20:
Bryan McGinnis said that a
1998 Volvo operated by An-
drew Jackson Inman, 820 First
Street, struck a 2002 Honda
operated by Erin Johnson, 312
Scotland Drive. Property dam-
ages were estimated at $900.
MARCH 29: Officer M. J.
Howard cited
Nicole Bickham, 27; of
Grover, with expired tag and
expired inspection after a
wreck involving her 1998
Honda and a 2007 Interna-
tional
operated by Linda Sanchez
of Moultrie, GA. Bickham
said she was driving in the
right hand lane of I-85 South
and passing the truck when
her vehicle was hit in the left
side door area. Sanchez said
she was traveling South in the
left hand lane when a small
vehicle passed on the right
side. The truck hit the right
front corner of the bumper,
then crossed in front of the ve-
hicle hitting the left front cor-
ner of the bumper, leaving the
roadway and hitting a guard
rail. Estimated damage was
$5,000 to the car and $400
damage to the truck. A small
child was riding in the Bick-
ham car. No one was injured.
~ MARCH 30: Officer K. L
Putnam said that a, parked
2006 Chevrolet owned by
Martin Burton, 176 Reep Rd., *
was damaged $1,000 by a hit
and run driver. x
APRIL 2: Officer Bryan
McGinnis said Mark Hastings,
Cherryville, was turning his
2002 Dodge into the parking
lot of 509 King Street and
struck a 2012 Chevrolet oper-
ated by David Michael Jobes,
107 Jeremy Dr. Property dam-
ages were estimated at $7,000.
APRIL 3 : Officer Bryan
McGinnis said that Aloyse
Walker Jones, 156 Wells Rd.,
was backing her 2003 Lincoln
Officer
from a parking space on Phifer
Road and hit a parked 2009
Dodge owned by US Govern-
ment, 300 Phifer Road. Prop-
erty damages were estimated
at $1500.
APRIL 3: Officer Bryan
McGinnis said that Dewey
Truman Matherly, 151 Kings
Crest Drive, was driving his
motorcycle on I-85 and a
driver in a gray mini van
merged into his lane of travel
causing him to wreck. Prop-
erty damages were estimated
at $2,000.
APRIL 3: Officer Bryan
McGinnis cited Lillian
Lovenir Guyton, 73, of Gasto-
nia, with stop sign violation
after the 2009 Toyota she was
driving struck a 2003 Jeep op-
erated by Shawn Lockridge,
726 McDaniel Road. The ac-
cident happened at the inter-
section of Sims and Mountain
Streets. Property damages
were estimated at $6500.
APRIL 5: Officer K. A.
Wajda said that Benjamin
Moore, Warner Robins, GA,
lost control of his 2010 Chevy
on rair-slick I-85 South at the
Dixon School Road exit .
Wajda said the driver was not
injured and there was no visi-
ble damage to the vehicle.
APRIL 5: Officer G. L.
McKinney said that a 2000
Dodge owned by Mitesh Mis-
try of Gastonia was facing the
wrong direction on S. Battle-
ground Avenue and was struck
by a 2000 Ford operated by
Angela Odom, 20 Chesterfield
Court, doing a total of $800
damage. Mistry was cited for
driving left of center.
APRIL 6: Officer B. M.
Black said that a 1993 Peter-
bilt operated by Carl Goins of
Ellerbe did not make a wide
enough turn into the parking
lot at Roses Store and hit a
parked 2004 Chevrolet owned
- by Lionell Franklin of Sharon,
SC. Property damages were
estimated at $1200. ;
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