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1 OBITUARIES
Gene Connor
U.S. Navy veteran
"DANVILLE, VA. -
Charles Eugene “Gene”
Connor, 68, of Danville,
VA; died on Wednesday,
September 17, 2014 at
Danville Regional Medical
Center. -
He was born on March
to
Connor and Alice Pearson
Connor.
Mr. Connor is survived
by his children, Terry Eu-
gene Connor of Kings
Mountain, and Pamela Con-
nor Stacy and her husband,
Bobby of Gastonia, NC.
And his grandchildren, Kyle
Eugene Connor and Rainie
Elise Bowyer and great-
grandchild, Angel Payton
Connor.
He is also survived by
his wife, Marietta of
Danville, VA and stepson,
Wade Walker and wife,
Ginny of Sutherlin, VA and
their son, Seth Walker;
brother, Bud Connor and
wife Joan; sister Grace Con-
nor Weaver and husband,
John of Shelby, NC; and sis-
ter Kym McCormick and
husband, Steve; sister-in-
law, Hallie Connor of Kings
Mountain, wife of Nelson
Connor, who preceded him’
in death.
Mr. Connor was a good
father, husband and grand-
father who loved his chil-
dren and grandchildren. He
was a devoted son and
brother who cherished fam-
ily and their gatherings and
he also enjoyed the friend-
ship of many.
He was a veteran of the
US Navy and served on the
USS Saratoga. He retired
from Kroger Corporation
Deli & Bakery as a Baking
Specialist. He was a mem-
ber at Oak Grove Baptist
Church in Kings Mountain.
Mr. Connor was an avid
golfer and long-time mem-
ber of Tuscarora Country
Club. He is remembered as
a quiet, caring man who
also had a beautiful singing
voice and great sense of
humor.
A memorial service was
conducted on Sunday, Sep-
tember 21, 2014 at 2 p.m. at
Swicegood Funeral Home
in Danville, Va.
In lieu of flowers, the
family request donations are
made to the Danville Life
Saving Crew at 202 Christo-
pher Lane, Danville VA.
Chester Cash
SUPPLY - Thurman
Chester Cash, age 86, a res-
ident of 2580 South Blue-
beard Trail, SW, Supply, NC
formerly a resident of Kings
Mountain, passed away on
Friday, September 19, 2014,
at the Lower Cape Fear Hos-
pice House of Brunswick
Co., NC.
A funeral service was
held at El Bethel United
Methodist Church, Kings
Mountain, on Monday, Sep-
tember 22, at 2 p.m. Visita-
tion was from 6 to 8 p.m.
Sunday night, September
21, Harris Funeral Home,
Kings Mountain.
Interment is at El Bethel
United Methodist Church
Cemetery, Kings Mountain.
Pat Matheson Still
Loving wife, mother,
and grandmother
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Patricia “Pat” Susan Mathe-
son Still, 77, resident of
= Kings
8 Moun-
tain,
died
Septem-
ber 16,
2014 at
Car -
oMont
Health, Gastonia, NC.
She was born in Okla-
homa City, OK, daughter of
the late Maureen Mullican
and Beamon Matheson.
She was Executive Di-
rector of UPARC Founda-
tion (Upper Pinellas
Association of Retarded Cit-
izens), and created liturgical
altar pieces and wall quilts
for numerous churches. She
initiated a prayer shawl min-
istry, community gardens,
and outreach touching thou-
sands of people in need of
physical and emotional care.
She was a loving mother,
wonderful wife, and creative
force in the community.
She is survived by her
husband of 56 years Dr.
John “Jack” Lawrence Still,
Kings Mountain; four chil-
dren, John, Christopher,
Todd, and Susan and six pre-
cious grandchildren, Han-
nah, Esther, Julian, Ryan,
Isabelle, and Sloan; and a
brother Mike Matheson.
A memorial service was
held at All Saints Episcopal
Church, 1201 S. New Hope
Road, Gastonia, Saturday,
September 20, 2014 at 11
a.m., Rev. Dr. Gary Butter-
worth, officiating.
Donations in her name
may be made to All Saints
Outreach Ministries, 1201 S.
New Hope Road, Gastonia,
NC 28054 or Prayer Shawl
Ministries, H. Lawrence
Patrick Senior Center, 909
E. King Street, Kings Moun-
tain, NC 28086.
A guest register is avail-
able at
www.harrisfunerals.com.
Arrangements by Harris
Funeral Home, Kings
Mountain.
Parris
Ffuneral Home
Virginia Pearl Craig
SHELBY - Virginia Pearl
Craig, 93, of 1101 N. Mor-
gan Street, passed away Sat-
urday, September 20, 2014
at Peak Resources. A grave-
side service was held 11
a.m. Tuesday at Rutherford
County Memorial Cemetery.
Lillian Finch
KINGS MOUNTAIN —
Lillian Rogers Finch, 85,
died Sept.15, 2014. A me-
morial service was held Fri-
day, Sept. 19, at Harvest
Baptist Church.
Connie Gilbert
SHELBY- Connie Gale
Nodine Gilbert, 46, 2048
Flint Hill Church Road,
Natural Gas Awareness and Safety
The City of Kings Mountain owns and operates a natural gas system that provides
service to industrial, commercial, and residential customers in and around the City
limits of Kings Mountain for use in manufacturing, space heating, water heating, and
cooking, etc.
Kings Mountain’s Natural gas pipelines quietly, reliably and efficiently deliver natural
gas throughout the country for domestic and industrial use. As part of the greater in-
dustry’s 2.3 million miles of natural gas and liquid pipelines, Kings Mountain operates
a natural gas distribution system that safely delivers large quantities of energy to fuel
the economy and keep us warm every day. Pipelines are the safest and most cost ef-
fective way of delivering energy in existence. The City of Kings Mountain would
like to inform residents about the accident prevention efforts that are undertaken to
maintain the excellent pipeline safety record of the industry. Kings Mountain inspects
mains and services that are excavated as well as monitors above-ground piping for
corrosion. We apply and monitor corrosion prevention measures to prevent steel from
deteriorating below ground and they regularly patrol surface conditions for hazards
to the pipelines. We also use leak detection equipment that can detect the tiniest quan-
tity of gas to determine whether a leak may exist below ground. Equipment is in-
spected and maintained regularly as well, including below-ground emergency valves.
In its ‘natural’ state, natural gas is colorless and odorless. The natural gas received
by the City of Kings Mountain is mixed with an odorant so it is easier to recognize a
natural gas pipeline release. The odorant added to the natural gas gives the gas a dis-
tinctive smell, often described as “rotten egg”. The City monitors the existence of
this odorant to ensure its presence.
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Accidental releases of gas do occasionally occur, and in addition to the distinctive
smell, other indications of a release may be a hissing, roaring sound, or blowing of
dirt or dust. Persistent bubbles in water or pools of liquid with possible bubbling can
also indicate a pipeline leak. If you smell, see, or hear any indications of a possible
natural gas leak, please call the City of Kings Mountain’s Natural Gas Division at
704-734-4516 or emergency officials at 911 immediately.
If there is an unintended release of gas, the main hazard is the chance of fire or explo-
sion. If you have a gas release situation, immediately walk away, warning others to
stay away or leave the area. Extinguish all sources of ignition such as, open flames,
cell phones, pagers, motor vehicles or any other item that may cause a spark or static
discharge. From a safe location contact the City of Kings Mountain at the number
listed above or the emergency officials.
The leading cause of accidental releases of gas is due to damage of a below ground
line by someone performing excavation or earth moving. The “ONE-CALL” system
was setup to help prevent this hazard. Ifyou dig, please contact NC One-Call Center
toll-free 811 or log on to the website http://www.nc811.org to request a location of
underground utilities. The North Carolina STATE LAW requires that excavators give
at least 3 Day Notice prior to excavation.
If you have any other questions or concerns about the City’s natural gas system,
pipeline safety, or how to recognize or report a pipeline leak please give my office a
call at 704-734-4516 between 7:30 am and 4:00 pm.
City of Kings Mountain
Energy Services Director
Nick Hendricks Jr.
passed away Sunday Sep-
tember 21, 2014 at Carolinas
Medical Center in Charlotte.
A funeral service will be
held 3 p.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 24 at Putnam Memo-
rial Baptist Church. The
family will receive friends at
the church from 1:30 — 2:30
p.m. on the day of the serv-
ice. Burial will immediately
follow in Fellowship Baptist
Church Cemetery.
Mildred Hamrick
SHELBY - Mildred
Swafford Hamrick, 87, of
Burke Rd., died Wed., Sept.
17,2014, at Hospice at Wen-
dover. Funeral services
were held Friday,'4 p.m., at
Sharon United Methodist
Church. The family received
friends Thursday evening.
Burial is at Sharon United
Methodist Church Ceme-
tery.
8 POLICE
ARRESTS
SEPT. 17: Aaron Mar-
quis Brooks, 31, 101 Myers
St., possession with intent to
sell, deliver cocaine and
manufacturing cocaine,
felonies, $30,000 bond, se-
cured.
SEPT. 17: Heaven
Coralie Schafhirt, 29, 1100
S. Rollingbrook Court, three
counts larceny, three counts
possession stolen goods,
misdemeanors, fugitive war-
rant, felony, no bond.
SEPT. 18: Gloria Jean
Adcock, 68, 614 Meadow-
brook Rd., 16 counts obtain-
ing property by false
pretense, $50,000 bond, se-
cured.
SEPT. 19: Johnny
Jerome Williams, 26, Gasto-
nia, DWI, $20,000 bond, un-
secured.
SEPT. 20: Carrie Lee
Mabry, 41, 816 Margrace,
possession with intent to
sell, deliver, sell/deliver,
felonies.
SEPT. 20: Jonathon Ray
Allen, 23, 1000-A First St.,
assault on female.
SEPT. 20: Kathy Kazin-
sky Garmon, 50, Bessemer
City, driving while license
revoked, $380 bond.
SEPT. 21: Michael Scott
Hawkins, 37, 106 Brandon-
wood Lane, domestic vio-
lence protective order.
SEPT. 22: Jordan Austin
Crawford, 23, Belmont, two
counts maintain vehicle,
dwelling, possession with
intent to manufacture, sell
heroin, one count, sell
heroin, all felonies; he was
also charged with conspiring
to sell heroin and sell, de-
liver heroin and felony pro-
bation out of county.
Arresting officers said
Crawford had eight out-
standing felony warrants out
of Gaston County.
CITATIONS
SEPT: 19: Kristen Ann
Lunsford, 26, Charlotte, no
insurance.
SEPT. 21: Christopher
Markel Martin, 24, Kristie
Lane, fictitious tag.
INCIDENTS
SEPT. 14: Food Lion,
610 E. King Street, reported
shoplifting and concealment
of goods by a customer.
SEPT. 16: A resident of
Harmon Road reported theft
of a lawnmower and weed
trimmer.
SEPT. 16: WXZ Con-
struction Co., 759 E. King
St., reported theft of three
rolls of rabbit wire and 30
metal T posts from a con-
struction site.
SEPT. 17: A resident of
S. Battleground Avenue re-
ported theft of a string trim-
mer and gas back blower
from a storage building.
SEPT. 17: A resident of
Mountain Springs Court re-
ported theft of a North Car-
olina automobile tag:
ZVX-5271.
SEPT. 17: A resident of
Raven Circle reported dam-
age to a car window.
SEPT. 20: A front door
pane at 415 N. Piedmont
Ave. was damaged by some-
one reportedly throwing an
object into it.
Market Minutes
¥ Don’t
4% miss the
last regu-
lar week
Farmers’
Market-
~ Kings
Mountain!
There
argot Plonk
Foothills
Farmers Market
'g' SERVICE SOON!
Unfortunately you will not get a flashing red light
will be a special Farm to
Table dinner on Saturday,
October 25th, and a special
Holiday Market in Novem-
ber especially geared to-
ward locally produced
gifts. Watch the Kings
Mountain Herald for more
information on these spe-
cial events!
This Saturday, come on
out to downtown Kings
Mountain and see the fall
goodies that are available
for purchase!
There will be lots of dif-
ferent types of squash, most
notably, the FIRST PUMP-
to let you know when your KINS!
Suzie Q’s is back with
fresh sausage, and we will
be raffling off two gift bas-
kets at 11:00 am.
Please drop by and tell
us what you would like to
see at next year’s market.
We will work hard to make
it better every year for
YOU!
It has been a real pleas-
ure serving the Kings
Mountain community and
stones are loose or when
prongs are worn or broken.
Your jewelry requires
maintenance just like
automobiles.
Bring your items by for a free
a it becomes more costly!
cleaning and inspection before
Ss = — we look forward to next
Dellinger™s J ewel Shop eg you on Saturday,
112 W. Mountain St., Kings Mountain Margot
704-739-8031 * Tues-Fri 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. | Sat 9am.-3:00 pm.
King’s Mountain Family Worship Center
1st Annual
JEST “ESTIVAL
October 4 ¢ 7am - 5pm
Yard Sale Car & Bike Show
Flea Market Style ~~ 1%2-2pm
Set up your sp ot! $25 Entry Fee/vehicle - includes lunch ticket
(no tables provided) Au cti 0 nN |
$30 for 2 parking spaces
= includes lunch ticket 2pm until items sold!
Breakfast sandwiches or BBQ sandwiches
served with a drink & chips available for purchase!
All proceeds will go to fund ministries at Family Worship Center
*If you would like to donate items for the auction please call
704-739-7206 for pick-up information. Donations are tax deductible!