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Christine Martin
Chapman
Loving mother
and grandmother
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Christine Martin Chapman,
age 76,
resident of 535
Stoney
Point
Ri=d.,
Kings
Moun-
tain, NC
died
March
2-50
2014 at Rigs Mountain
Hospice House.
She was born in Cleve-
land Co. NC, the only
daughter of the late James R.
Martin and Maggie Phillips
Martin Cabe. She was also
preceded in death by
brother, Maynard Camp.
She was retired from
Mauney Hosiery, Kings
Mtn. NC. She was a loving
mother and grandmother.
Survivors include her son
Bobby R. Moore, Kings
Mtn. NC: Daughters:
OBITUARIES
Pamela C. Hubbard and hus-
band Dale, Kings Mtn. NC;
Delores A. Chapman, Kings
Mtn. NC; Grandchildren:
Pastor Michael Rote and
wife Isela, Kings Mtn. NC;
Jonathan Rote and wife
Brandy, Kings Mtn. NC;
Karen M. Acuff and hus-
band Shane, 29 Palms, CA;
3 great-grandchildren:
Stephanie Acuff , 29 Palms,
CA; Isaiah Rote and Jayden
Rote, both of Kings Mtn.
NC; Sisters: Hazel Smith,
Kings Mtn. NC and Juanita
Stacey, Kings Mtn. NC;
Other family members and
special friends
A graveside service is set
for Zion Baptist Church
Cemetery, Shelby, NC
Thursday, March 27, 2014,
at 2 p.m., with Pastor
Michael Rote officiating.
Visitation is from 6 to 8
p-m. Wednesday evening, at
Harris Funeral Home, Kings
Mtn. NC. Interment is at
Zion Baptist Church Ceme-
tery, Shelby, North Carolina.
Parris
FfFuneral Home
Teresa Atkins
GROVER - Teresa Ann
Atkins, 50, of Runyan Rd.,
died Sat., March 22, 2014, at
her home.
A memorial service will
be Wednesday, 3 p.m., at
Clay-Barnette Funeral
Home Chapel, with Rev.
Mickey Pruitt officiating.
The family will receive
friends following the serv-
ice, at the fyneral home.
Elizabeth Camp
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Elizabeth Ovella Moore
Camp, 77, of Bridges Dr.,
died Wednesddy, March 19,
2014, at her home. A native
of Cherokee 'Co., SC, she
was the daughter of the late
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BURTON - OPINION
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behalf of the Catawba Indians.
A representative of the Kings Mountain
Awareness Group has addressed both the City
Council and the County Commissioners plead-
ing for an opportunity to present evidence in a
public forum to them that is contrary to what
the governing bodies heard from the Catawba’s.
The Awareness group also wanted to have ex-
pert speakers that have knowledge of how casi-
nos have adversely affected other areas where
they have been allowed to exist.
I was personally present at the Cleveland
County Commissioners meeting and | can say
for certain that Adam Forcade spoke directly to
the issue and was very clear in his request for a
public forum with the Commissioners in order
to bring forth facts that could prove the Com-
missioners got limited and biased information
concerning a casino. | also witnessed a quiet,
non-responsive group of Commissioners. Al-
Earnest and Lillie Moore.
Graveside services were
Friday, March 21 at 11 a.m.
‘at Mountain Rest Cemetery,
with Rev. James Lochridge
officiating. The family re-
ceived friends Friday from
10-10:45 a.m., at Clay-Bar-
nette Funeral Home of
Kings Mountain.
David A. Dingus
GROVER - David A.
Dingus, age 47, resident of
Gainesville, Fla., formerly
of Grover, N.C., died March
17, 2014, at his home.
A funeral service was
held at New Buffalo Baptist
Church, Grover, on Friday,
March 21, at 4 p.m., with
Rev. Adam Green and Rev.
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Charles E. Wilson
U.S. Marine veteran
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Charles Edward Wilson, age
87, aresident of 1506 Wash-
ington Street, Kings Moun-
tain, died Saturday, March
22,2014 at Kings Mountain
Hospice House.
Born in Cleveland
: RG County,
NC, son
of the
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Luther
Wilson,
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= Essie
Pearl Allman Wilson he was
also preceded in death by his
brother Martin Luther Wil-
son, Jr.
He was a former member
of the Kings Mountain Ro-
tary Club, Citizens Who
Care, Kings Mountain and
the NC Army National
Guard Association, and
member of First Baptist
Church of Kings Mountain
where he sang in the choir.
Charles also donated the
sound system for the hearing
impaired at First Baptist
Church and East Gold Street
Wesleyan Church.
He served in the US
Marines during WWII and
the Korean War. He retired
from the NC National Guard
after 35 years serving as a
Master Sergeant with the
105th Engineer Battalion.
He is survived by his
wife of 59 years Coleen
Brooks Wilson; sons, Fleete
L. Wilson and wife Lesia,
Kings Mountain, and Baron
L. Wilson and wife Sharon,
Roxboro, NC; brother
Robert Lee “Bob” Wilson
and wife Julia C. “Judy”
Kings Mountain; sister-in-
law Sandra B. Wilson,
Kings Mountain. Grand-
children, Brooks Wilson and
wife Megan, Gatlinburg,
TN, Fleete L. “Chip” Wilson
II, Kings Mountain, Casey
Wilson and wife Kaitlyn,
Roxboro; great grandchild
Claire Wilson, Gatlinburg,
TN.
A funeral service is
scheduled for Wednesday,
March 26, at Ollie Harris
Memorial Chapel, at 11
a.m., with Rev. Harold E.
Fite officiating.
Visitation is 9:30 to
10:30 a.m. prior to the serv-
ice at Harris Funeral Home.
Interment is at Mountain
Rest Cemetery with full mil-
itary honors provided by the
NC National Guard.
Memorials may be sent
to Kings Mountain Hospice
House, 961 Wendover
Heights Dr. Shelby, NC
28150. A guest registry is
available at www.harrisfu-
nerals.com. Arrangements
by Harris Funeral Home,
Kings Mountain.
Harris
Afuneral Home
Dale Angel officiating.
Visitation was from 2 to
3:30 p.m. Friday, prior to the
service in the Sanctuary of
New Buffalo Baptist Church
and other times at the home
of his parents, 109 N. Main
Street, Grover.
Interment is at Grover
Cemetery, Grover.
though they gave him his required 3 minutes
they did not reply in any manner. As a matter of
fact, as quickly as they could run through their
public agenda they called for a closed door
session to discuss a personnel matter. As of this
writing on March 21st none of the Commis-
sioners have contacted Mr. Forcade, even
though the meeting took place on the 18th and
Adam Forcade left his contact information with
the Clerk at the meeting and advised the Com-
missioners he was doing so.
Also speaking at the meeting against the
Casino was Alton Beal, Mayor of Lattimore. The
Mayor was speaking because he had personal
experience seeing the downside of casinos in
several areas where he worked in other parts of
the country. Mayor Beal is also a Christian Pas-
tor. By the way, there were fourteen of us sup-
porting the Kings Mountain Awareness Group
at the Commissioners meeting.
Although | was not able to attend the short
meeting earlier with the City Council and
Mayor I understand that pretty much the same
thing occurred. And, | know from my own re-
Ellen Johnson
SHELBY - Mrs. Ellen G.
Johnson, 58, of Lakeview
St., died Saturday, March
22, 2014, at Cleveland Re-
gional Medical Center.
A private family service
will be held. Clay-Barnette
Funeral Home of Shelby.
ignored.
behavior.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Anna Eskridge
LAWNDALE - Mrs.
Anna Eskridge, 100, resi-
dent of Willow Ridge Nurs-
ing Home in Rutherfordton,
formerly of Lawndale,
passed away Wednesday
March 19, 2014.
A funeral service was
held Saturday 3 p.m. at
Clay-Barnette Funeral
Home Chapel of Shelby,
with Rev. Keith Howell of-
ficiating. Burial followed in
Rose Hill Memorial Park in
Fallston.
Rev. William Haynes
LINCOLNTON - Rev.
William Wayne Haynes, age
85, died March 20, 2014 at
the River Oaks Senior Care,
Beaufort, SC.
A funeral service was
held Monday, March 24, at
3 p.m., at Ollie Harris Me-
morial Chapel. Visitation
was from 1 to 3 p.m. prior
to the service.
Interment is at Mountain
Rest Cemetery, Kings
Mountain.
Seth Johnson
SHELBY - Mr Seth
Johnson, 97, 1635 S. Dekalb
St., passed away Monday,
March 17, 2014, at Wen-
dover Hospice. A native of
Charleston, SC, he was born
August 19, 1916, son of the
late Rebecca Johnson. He
was a WWII veteran.
A memorial service was
held at 10:30 a.m. Monday,
March 24 at First Wesleyan
of Shelby. The family re-
ceived friends after the serv-
ice at the church. Burial will
be private for the family ata
later date.
Randolph Lowery
SHELBY - John Ran-
dolph Lowery, 89, of Pleas-
ant Hill Church Rd., passed
away Monday, Mar. 24,
2014, at White Oak Manor
sults with my Council representative that the
issue of a public hearing has been pretty much
We, the citizens of Kings Mountain, Cleve-
land County, NC, USA have become so quiet
and withdrawn that we automatically accept
what happens when elected officials make de-
cisions that affect us. It's time to change that
I can understand why the Mayor, Council
members and Commissioners would not want
to admit they made a mistake by not research-
ing the effects a casino might have on the com-
munities surrounding it. After all, they were
promised the sparkles of success. And, | can
forgive their human instinct for self preserva-
tion; but I can’t let their personal views speak
for all of us without our backing. They have
made a grievous mistake and need to own up
to it by at least hearing the
facts presented by the opposite view.
BEAUFORD BURTON
Kings Mountain, NC
Thursday
March 27
Saturday
March 29
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of Kings Mountain.
Funeral services are
Thursday, March 27, at 2
p.m., at Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church, with Rev. Gregg
Martin and Dr. Buddy Free-
man officiating.
The family will receive
friends one hour prior to the
service, at the church, and
other times at the home of
Dr. Richard and Meda
Dixon, 2260 Pleasant Hill
Church Rd., Shelby. Burial
is at Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church Cemetery :
James S. Thompson
SHELBY - Mr. James
Stanley Thompson, 81, 116
Lindsey Lee Lane, passed
away Saturday, March 22,
2014, at Cleveland Region]
Medical Center.
Funeral services will be
held Wednesday, 2 p.m., at
Shelby First Church of oe
Nazarene.
The family will receive
friends Tuesday, 6 p.m. to 8
p.m., at Clay-Barnette Fu-
neral Home of Shelby, and
other times at his home.
Burial will immediately
follow at Cleveland Memo-
rial Park with military hon-
ors.
Robert L. White
KINGS MOUNTAIN —
Robert L. White, Sr., 87,414
Wilson St., passed away Fri-
day, March 21, 2014, at Be-
laire Care Center in
Gastonia.
A funeral service will be
held Saturday, March 29,
2014, at 2 p.m. at Bynum
Chapel AME Zion Church
in Kings Mountain. !
The family will receive
friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Bur-
ial will follow at Mountain
Rest Cemetery.
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Hospice
in need
of supplies
March and April immedi-
ate needs for the Hospice
Houses, Shelby and Kings
Mountain, and In-Home
Care: i
Bottled water, canned
drinks, instant coffee, artifi-
cial sweetener, snacks for
family kitchen, variety pack
of cereal, fruit cups, pudding
pops/popsicles/ices for chil-
dren; trash bags 13 gallon
size and larger, toilet tissue,
paper towels, cups- 12-16
oz., Styrofoam plates, clean-
ing supplies: disinfectants,
room deodorizer spray, dish
detergent, laundry detergent,
small pull ups for men and
women, antibacterial hand
sanitizer - 10-12 oz, lunch dr
dinner for patient families
and/or 12 hour shift nurses:
Also - friendly visits, pa-
tients love to see youth
groups.
For additional informa-
tion, call Sharon Martin,
704-751-3591.
L to R, Dwight Tessneer, Kayce Bester,
Marty Lockridge & Eric Bester
303 Phifer Rd., Kings Mountain ® 704-739-CLAY(2529)
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