Bradley Byers
Navy man was buried at
sea in Virginia
LYONS, NJ- Bradley
Byers, 58, died Sunday,
Sept. 23, 2012 at the Veter-
ans Hospital in Lyons, New
Jersey.
Born Dec. 24, 1953, he
was the son of the late
Catherine Cleo Hicks Byers
of Oxford, NC and Theodore
Byers of Kings Mountain.
Bradley was a US Navy
veteran who completed the
Cleveland Community Col-
lege welding course, held
many
jobs as a
handy
person
and was
also em-
ployed
by the
4 Newark,
NJ Fire Department as a fire-
fighter. Due to his illness, he
had been disabled for many
years.
He was preceded in death
by his grandparents, Robert
and Ola Byers of Kings
Mountain, and his parents,
Catherine and Theodore
Byers of Newark, NJ.
He is survived by his son,
Christopher Mercer of Kings
Mountain; one daughter, La-
toya Dickey of Newark, NJ;
seven grandchildren,
Christopher Jr, Christian,
Diamond, Tanae, Aniha,
twin boys Zakee and Zayear;
one sister, Beverly Byers of
Kings Mountain; one
brother, Michael Byers of
Gastonia; seven nieces and
seven nephews and a very
special friend Rose Floyd of
Newark, NJ, and many,
many other friends.
At his children’s request,
Bradley was honored by the
military and given a Naval
burial at sea in Virginia on
Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012.
No more pain, no more
problems, you are in God’s
hands now. Rest in Peace,
Brad.
Willodean Timms
Sang in choir for 59 years
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Willodean “Deanie”
Gilliland Timms, 78, resi-
dent of 943 York Road,
Kings Mountain, died Sun-
day, November 25, 2012 at
Kings Mountain Hospice
House.
She was born in Coopers,
Ala., to the late Clyde and
Mary Jane Driver Gilliland.
She was also preceded in
death by her husband of 53
years, David “Shorty”
Timms, three brothers, and
one sister.
She was an active mem-
ber of Oak View Baptist
Church where she has been a
member of the cheir for 59
years, and retired from K
Mills after 20 years of serv-
ice. She was a loving wife,
mother, and grandmother.
Surviving are her daugh-
ters, Sharon T. Bridges and
Mary Timms, both of Kings
Mountain; sister, Carol Dut-
ton of Montgomery, Ala;
grandchild, Crystal Hyslop
and husband Mike of
Grover; and great-grandchild
Michaela Hyslop.
The funeral service will
be conducted Wednesday,
Nov. 28, at 2 p.m. at Oak
View Baptist Church. Rev.
Billy Cooper and Rev. Jamie
Billings will officiate, with
interment in Oak View Bap-
tist Church Cemetery.
The family received
friends Tuesday, Nov. 27,
from 7-9 p.m. at Harris Fu-
neral Home in Kings Moun-
tain.
Memorials may be made
to Hospice of Cleveland
County, 951 Wendover
Heights Drive, Shelby, NC
28150, or Oak View Baptist
Church, 1517 York Road,
Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
A guest register is avail-
able at www.HarrisFuner-
als.com
Harris Funeral Home,
Kings Mountain, is in charge
of arrangements.
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Larry Green, Sr.
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
James Larry Green, Sr., 72,
209 Jim Patterson Rd., died
Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at
Cleveland Regional Medical
Center in Shelby.
The funeral service was
held Friday, Nov. 23, at 2
p.m. at Ollie Harris Memo-
rial Chapel at Harris Funeral
Home. Interment was at
Rock Springs Baptist
Church in Rutherfordton.
James F. Holland
GASTONIA - James Fur-
man Holland, age 87, 114
Brentwood Circle, Gastonia
died Thursday, November
22,2012 at his home.
Private family services
will be held at a later date.
Mae D. Kendrick
CHARLOTTE- Mrs.
Mae D. Kendrick, 94, a na-
tive of Cleveland County,
died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012,
at The Brian Center in Char-
lotte.
The funeral service will
be conducted Wednesday,
Nov. 28, at 3 p.m. at Clay-
Barnette Funeral Home
Chapel in Shelby. Private
burial will be at Shelby’s
Sunset Cemetery
Horace Murray
SHELBY- Horace “Pine-
knot” Murray, 81, died Sun-
day, Nov. 18, 2012.
A memorial service was
held Wednesday, Nov. 21, at
2 p.m. at Crestview Baptist
Church. Private graveside
service will be held later at
Fellowship Baptist Church.
Charles W. Raines
Sr.
SHELBY - Charles
William Raines Sr., 84, 1413
Lackey St., died Friday.,
Nov. 23, 2012 at Carolinas
Medical Center in Charlotte.
The funeral service was
conducted Tuesday, Dec. 27,
at 2 p.m. at Westview Baptist
Church. Interment was in
Cleveland Memorial Park.
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Cyrus Falls
Served FBI for 36 years
TAMPA, FL — Cyrus
Thomson Falls of Tampa,
Florida died Tuesday, No-
vember 20, 2012. He was 79.
Cyrus was born January
1933 in Dunedin, Fl, to
Cyrus T.
| Falls Sr.
ta n d
Bonnie
Ware,
iw h o
were
origi-
nally
from Kings Mountain N.C.
Cyrus’ early life was
spent traveling between
Dunedin and Kings Moun-
tain working the growing
seasons. He would pick cit-
rus in the winter on the local
orange groves, while spend-
ing the summers on the fam-
ily property North Carolina.
In June of 1957 he mar-
ried Cynthia Washburn and
they have two children, Rus-
sell and Wesley. Cyrus
Joined the F.B.I. and worked
from the Washington DC,
Little Rock, Miami, Newark
and Tampa offices as a spe-
cial agent for the bureau. In
1990 after an impressive ca-
reer with the bureau, Cyrus
retired from the F.B.I. after
thirty-six years to Tampa.
Cyrus was a member of
Van Dyke Methodist Church
in Tampa.
Cyrus is survived by his
wife Cynthia and their chil-
dren, and their grand chil-
dren. Son, Russell Falls and
wife Kathy and their three
children, son, Clinton and
wife Kim, and daughters, Al-
lison and Brooke, all of
Kings Mountain, NC. Son,
Wesley Falls and his son
Kaleb Falls of Dunedin, FI.
And his sister, Sara Mc-
Craney and her family of
Dunedin, FL.
A memorial service was
held on Friday, November
23, at 2 p.m. at the Blount
and Curry Funeral Home of
Tampa. In’ lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made to
LifePath Hospice of Hills-
borough County (11150 N.
53rd Street, Temple Terrace,
FL 33617), Metropolitan
Ministries of Tampa (2002
North Florida Avenue
Tampa, FL 33602) or the
American Heart Association
(P.O. Box 5216 Glen Allen,
VA 23058-5216).
Freida Ann Ramsey
KINGS MOUNTAIN
- Freida Ann Gillespie Ram-
sey, 52,2315 David Baptist
Church Rd., died Friday,
November 23, 2012 at Kings
Mountain Hospital.
The memorial service
will be conducted Wednes-
day, Nov. 28, at 2 p.m. at
Eastside Baptist Church. The
family will receive friends
from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday in
the sanctuary of Eastside
Baptist Church on York
Road in Kings Mountain.
Charles Smith
GROVER- Charles
Smith, 79, 134 Mallard
Drive, passed away Wednes-
day, November 21, 2012 at
his residence.
The graveside service
was held Friday, Nov. 23, at
12 noon at Grover Cemetery.
Kay Taylor
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Kay Taylor, 62, of 803
Williamsburg Court, wife of
Mark Taylor, died Thursday,
Nov. 22, 2012, at Gaston
Memorial Hospital.
The funeral service was
conducted Monday, Nov. 26,
at 11 a.m. at Ollie Harris Me-
morial Chapel at Harris Fu-
neral Home. Interment was
in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Wayne Jones
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Wayne Jones, 64, of 522 Bell
Rd., died Tuesday, Nov. 27,
2012 at KM Hospice House.
Funeral arrangements,
‘which are incomplete, will
be announced by Harris Fu-
neral Home.
Inspections
Facilities’ inspections by the Cleveland County Health
Department Nov. 19-23 including the following:
Mountain View Restaurant, W. King St., 95.0; My
Grandpa’s Country Store, Bethlehem Church Rd., 95; Yam-
ato Express, Shelby Rd., 97.5; East Elementary School Cafe-
teria 99; Washington Elementary School Cafeteria 99; West
Elementary School Cafeteria 99; and Kings Mountain Care
Center, 98.5.
Bell ringers needed
Holiday bell-ringing for
benefit of the Kings Mountain
Crisis Ministry began Nov. 23
and continues through Dec.15
on each Thursday-Saturday.
Volunteers will be sta-
tioned at Ingles, Love’s Fish
Box, Swoogers and Roses
from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at Love’s
Fish Box from 11 a.m.- 6 p.m.
and at Food Lion only on Dec.
8 from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Bell ringers will include
Second Baptist, Carolina
Praise and Worship Center,
Peoples Baptist church, Chest-
nut Ridge Baptist Church,
New Life Family Worship
303 Phifer Rd. | Kings Mountain
(704) 739-CLAY (2529)
We believe that you shouldn't
have to spend a lot to get the
very best in funeral service. At
Clay-Barnette Funeral Home,
you will see a savings of
hundreds, even thousands of
dollars compared to the others.
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Center, Bethlehem Baptist,
First Baptist of Grover, First
Baptist of Kings Mountain,
Rotary Club, El Bethel United
Methodist Church, Grace
United Methodist, Advent
Lutheran, Christian Freedom,
Resurrection Lutheran. St. Pe-
ters Baptist, Good Hope Pres-
byterian, Bynum Chapel AME
Zion, Boyce Memorial ARP,
Galilee United Methodist,
Kings Mountain Baptist, East
Gold Street Wesleyan, Kiwa-
nis Club, Kings Mountain
High, Kings Mountain Middle
School, Eastside Baptist, St.
Paul United Methodist, Mt.
Olive Baptist Church,
Ebenezer Baptist, Allen Me-
morial Church, First Wes-
leyan, Central United
Methodist and First Presbyte-
rian Church.
If your church group or or-
ganization would like to help
ring the bell, sponsor a
fundraiser, or collect food for
the food pantry, call the Kings
Mountain Crisis Ministry,
704-739-7256.
The Kings Mountain Crisis
Ministry serves the Kings
Mountain and Grover area.
Sisk-Butler
Funeral Home
We offer
complete economy
funeral packages
and we honor
existing pre-need
funeral plans.
704-629-2255
www.siskbutier.com
November 28, 2012
2 POLICE REPORT
ARRESTS
NOV. 20: Darrell Loyd
Austin, 51, 914 Sherwood
Lane, violation of 50B, no
bond.
NOV. 20: Gary Lee
Owen, 49, 404 N. Tracy St.,
DWI, driving while license
revoked, $1,000 bond, se-
cured.
NOV. 22: Larry Dean
Slycord III, 40, 512 Monroe
Ave., communicating
threats, written promise
bond.
CITATIONS
NOV. 17: Martinez
Sanchez, 34, Charlotte, no
operator’s license.
NOV.19: Shellee D.
Laws, 38, 404 Belvedere
Circle, shoplifting.
NOV. 19: Javier Maldon-
ado, 55, 1325 W. Gold St.,
Ext., running red light.
NOV. 20: Guy Bickley,
47, 403 Hillside Dr., failure
to stop at the scene of a crash
with a City of KM fire hy-
drant.
NOV. 20: Charles Edwin
Moss Jr., 40, Grover, aid and
abetting driver under the in-
fluence of impairing sub-
stance and permitting
unlicensed driver to operate
a vehicle. He was also cited
with no vehicle registration
and fictitious tag.
NOV. 21: Kimberly Ruff
Sheppard, 40, 310 Range
Rd., stop sign violation,
reckless driving.
NOV. 24: Lakesha
Stephens, 34, 1127 Phifer
Rd., shoplifting.
NOV. 25: Edly Burgin
Proctor, 32, 169 Ezra Rd.,
red light violation, fictitious
tag, no insurance, borrowed
license plate.
INCIDENTS
NOV. 14: Cash Pro Pawn,
101 S. Battleground Ave., re-
ported a customer pawned
stolen property.
NOV. 19: A resident of
East End Dr., reported theft
of an automobile tag.
NOV. 19: A resident of
Northwoods Dr. reported a
break-in and theft of a pis-
tol, Dell XP, gold watch,
checks and damage to doors.
NOV. 19: Wells Fargo,
125 S. Battleground Ave., re-
ported check forgery.
NOV. 20: Bridges Hard-
ware, 301 W. King St., re-
ported theft of a 1995
Chevrolet van.
NOV. 21: Police are con-
tinuing investigation of a re-
port of a Gastonia woman of
suspected arson at a home on
Parker Street in Kings
Mountain.
NOV. 23: A resident of
Belvedere Circle reported
larceny of a cell phone.
NOV. 23: A resident of
Fulton Dr. reported a break-
in and theft of an I-Pad, TV,
laptop computer, shotgun,
rifle, estimated at nearly
$2500.
NOV. 24: A resident of
W. Mountain St. reported a
break-in and theft of a 46-
inch TV set estimated at
$400.
WRECK
NOV. 16: A parked 2008
Suzuki on York Road was
damaged $1500 by a hit and
run driver. The car is prop-
erty of Gastonia resident
Pankaj Pankaj, police said.
No charges filed
against driver in
fatal accident
The driver of a car that hit
and killed a pedestrian Nov.
9 on Goforth Road in Kings
Mountain will not be
charged.
Trooper J. Prescott of the
N.C. Highway Patrol said
that Donald Eugene Blanton,
25, 1300 W. Gold St. Ext.,
was walking east in the west
bound lane on SR 2014 and
was struck in the roadway by
a 2007 Chrysler operated by
Charles Thomas Deaton, 24,
138 Green Meadows Drive.
Prescott said that Deaton
was traveling west on SR
2014. He said the “pedes-
trian came to rest facing east
off the right side of the road-
way down in a ditch.” Esti-
mated speed on impact was
35 m.p.h. in a 55 m.p.h.
zone, according to the report.
Prescott said Deaton said
he did not see Blanton who
was walking after dark to
his mother’s home a few
houses down from where he
was killed on Goforth Road.
The Trooper said Deaton
said he thought he had hit a
deer in the road. The driver
turned around and returned
to the scene.
Blanton’s wife, Jyara,
said that night her husband
was upset and walking to
cool off. She said his mother
was with him and was trying
to get him to get in her car.
Both women said Blanton
usually had headphones on
when he walked and talked
on his cell phone.
Lower gas prices allowed
for more travel over
Thanksgiving holidays
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AAA estimated that more
than 1 million people in NC
traveled more than 50 miles
from their homes over the
Thanksgiving holidays. The
average trip length for North
Carolinians was around 600
miles round trip. The day be-
fore Thanksgiving is re-
ported to be one of the
busiest days of the year to
travel. One way the NC De-
partment of Transportation
tried to decrease traffic prob-
lems was by stopping all
construction on interstates as
well as most state and US
routes on Tuesday, Nov. 20.
According to AAA,
statewide gas prices were an
average of six cents lower
than this time last year.
“Prices on Wednesday, Nov.
21 were an average of $3.31,
compared to $3.85 in Sep-
tember. Kings Mountain was
a little higher, with the aver-
age gas cost being $3.39,
while Grover’s gas averaged
$3.07 throughout the holiday
weekend.
Upcoming Hospice events
TUESDAY, Dec. 4 - 10 a.m.-noon or 5-7 p.m. KM Hos-
pice House Memory Making with Ornaments. Participants
will have the opportunity to make holiday ornaments in
memory of their loved one. Children are welcome if accom-
tend.
* panied by an adult. Please RSVP to ext. 166 if you plan to at-
"Coping with the Holidays," a grief sharing group, will
meet on Tuesdays Dec. 4,11,18 from, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at
Hospice Cleveland County Administration Building.
Hospice will order holiday dinners for Hospice patients
and families. Cost of a complete dinner of turkey/ham, three
sides, homestyle rolls, dessert to serve 6-8 people for $50.
Any contribution to help sponsor a holiday dinner is wel-
comed. Contact Hospice, c/o Holiday Dinner, 951 Wendover
Heights, Shelby, NC 28150.