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Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Margaret Summerlin
Dixon
Loving mother,
grandmother, friend
KINGS MOUNTAIN-
Margaret Summerlin Dixon,
mr =1 94, Kings
Mountain,
ipassed
| |away Sun-
| day, Oc-
9 tober 26,
2014 at her
residence.
A native
of Chat-
tanooga, TN, she was born
January 12, 1920, daughter
of Forest and Margaret Wil-
kes Summerlin. Her fam-
ily moved to Buenos Aires,
Argentina when she was
five years old, where they
remained for 12 years. She
attended and graduated from
Escuela No. 1, Bertolome
Mitre a Lomes de Zamu
in the Provence of Buenos
Aires, Argentina. She gradu-
ated from Pittman Academy
of Business in 1935. She as-
pired to be a circus trapeze
artist, however the circus
never came to town.
Margaret returned to the
United States in 1937 and
worked at Robbins Knit-
ting Company in Spruce
Pine, NC, where she met her
husband, Raymond Daniel
Dixon. They were married
September 26, 1941. She
lived in Asheville, NC and
worked at Autrey Smathers
Insurance Agency for 20
years until retiring in 1985.
Margaret was an active
church member throughout
her life and loved the Lord
and served him by praying,
setting an example to ev-
eryone she met, faithfully
attending church and teach-
ing Sunday School. For the
past seven years she has
been an active member of
Dixon Presbyterian Church
in Kings Mountain.
Margaret was a well
known local artist, enjoying
pencil drawing, oil and water
color painting and some pas-
tel work. She was a member
of the Southern Arts Society
and contributed to the calen-
dar pages regularly.
In addition to her par-
ents she is preceded in death
by her husband, Raymond
Dixon, and her sister, Marie
Swatzburg her brother, For-
est Summerlin and sister,
Francis Viglione.
She is survived by two
daughters, Jennifer Clapp
and Pat Blanton and husband
Richard, all of Kings Moun-
tain; one sister Peggy Fielden
of Silver Spring, MD; two
grandchildren, Jennifer Blan-
ton Hale and husband Shane
of Lincolnton and Wesley
Blanton and fiance’ Beth
Graham of Clover, SC; and
one great grandchild, Beth-
any Blanton of Clover, SC.
There will be a memorial
service at Dixon Presbyte-
rian Church at a later date
and will be announced by
the family. In lieu of flowers
memorials may be made to
Dixon Presbyterian Church,
602 Dixon School Road,
Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
On-line condolences:
www.claybarnette.com
Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
of Kings Mountain is serving
the family.
Clay-Barnette
Funeral Home
Shelby Jean Smith
McDonald
Active volunteer
KINGS MOUNTAIN
- Shelby Jean Smith Mc-
Donald, age 54, a resident
of Kings Mountain, went to
be with the
Oc-
22,
2014 at
her home.
#1 She was a
native of
Cleveland Co., daughter of
the late Charles G. Smith.
She was a former volun-
teer of 12 years for Hospice
of Cleveland County and en-
joyed making crafts. Shelby
was of the Pentecostal Faith,
a Proverbs 31 lady who had
a great faith in the Lord. She
was a friend to many and a
loving wife, mother, daugh-
ter, sister and “MEME”. A
special lady that will be
greatly missed.
Survivors include her
husband of 37 years, Rick
McDonald, Kings Moun-
tain; sons, Ricky McDonald,
Jr. and wife Amanda, Kings
Mountain; Brock McDonald
and wife Jeannine, Shelby;
mother Hazel Camp Smith,
Kings Mountain; brothers,
Boyd Smith, Kings Moun-
tain; Rocky Smith, Grover;
sisters, Sandy Smith Long,
Kings Mountain; Carol Smith
Buchanan, Kings Mountain;
grandchildren Rocklyn, Oak-
ley and Lake McDonald.
A funeral service was held
at Living Waters Church—
Jesus Christ, Kings Moun-
tain, on Friday, October 24,
at 11 a.m., with Revs. Harold
and Barbara Camp officiat-
ing. Visitation is from 6 to
8 p.m. Thursday evening,
October 23, at Harris Funeral
Home, Kings Mountain.
Interment is at New Camp
Creek Baptist Church, Kings
Mountain. A guest registry
is available at www.harrisfu-
nerals.com. Arrangements by
Harris Funeral Home, Kings
Mountain, N.C.
Parris
funeral Home
Toy Hutto Smith
Ai Symi rd
Prayer Warrior ©"
N
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Toy. Hutto Smith, age 79,
resident of 702 Rhodes Ave,
Kings Mountain, NC died
October 26,
12014, at her
‘| home. She
'| was born in
Cleveland
i ]Co. NC
bo ~~ |to the late
§ © lLec Hutto
1 and Naomi
“© P e g 2»
Litton Hutto. She was
also preceded in death by
her husband, Vernon E.
Smith; daughter, Deborah
S. Bumgardner; sisters, Nell
Dotson and Joy Holcomb;
, Grandchildren;
and brothers, Carroll Hutto,
Junior Hutto, and Harold
Hutto. ©
She was retired from The-
macote-Welco, Kings Mtn.
NC and a longtime member
of the Family Worship Cen-
ter, Church of God. She
was a Godly woman, loving
mother, and prayer warrior.
People would always call her
when they needed prayers.
Survivors include her
daughters Robin Smith Low-
ery, Kings Mtn. NC, Karen
Smith Badger and husband
Michael, Kings Mtn. NC;
sister: Billie Sellers, Kings
Mtn. NC; three grandchil-
dren Joshua Lowery, Brian L.
Smith, and Cassie M. Whited
and husband Apollo; 4 Great
Isabella
Smith, Gracie Smith, Hudson
Whited, and Liam Whited.
A graveside service was
held at Mountain Rest Cem-
etery, Tuesday, October 28,
at 4 p.m., with pastor Zach
Smith and Michael Smith of-
ficiating.
Interment is at Mountain
Rest Cemetery, Kings Moun-
tain, North Carolina.
Memorials may be sent
to Hospice of Cleveland
County, Kings Mountain
Hospice House, 951 Wendo-
ver Heights Drive, Shelby,
NC 28150.
A guest registry is avail-
able at www.harrisfunerals.
com. Arrangements by Harris
Funeral Home, Kings Moun-
tain, N.C.
PHarris
Funeral Home
Carl Adams
SHELBY - Carl Ray
Adams, 65, N. Post Rd., died
Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at
his brother’s home. Fu-
neral services were held 3
p.m. Tuesday at Clay-Bar-
nette Funeral Home Chapel.
The family received friends
Monday, 6-7:30pm. Burial is
at Cleveland Memorial Park.
Waylan Washburn, Jr.
SHELBY - Waylan
Tyree Washburn Jr., 75, of
Ladell Lane, died Friday,
October 24, 2014. Funeral
services were held Tues-
day, 11 am., at Clay-Bar-
nette Funeral Home Chapel.
The family received friends
Monday from 6-7:30 p.m.
Burial at Sunset Cemetery.
Sisk-Butler
Funeral Home
& Cremation Service
We offer funeral
packages and we
honor existing
pre-need funerals.
704-629-2255
www.siskbutier.com
Paul C. Glenn
KINGS MOUNTAIN-
Paul C. Glenn, 63, a res-
ident of 115 Bain Road,
Kings Mountain, NC, died
October 24, 2014 at Novant
Medical Center, Gaffney,
SC. )
The funeral service was
conducted Monday, Oct.
27, 2014 at 4 p.m. at Ollie
Harris Memorial Chapel in
- Kings Mountain. Rev. Ken-
neth Cash and Rev. Mitchell
Edge officiated at the ser-
vice. Burial, with full mil-
itary honors, was provided
by the Foothills Marine
Corp. Detachment.
The family received
friends Sunday, Oct. 26,
2014 from 6-8 p.m. at Harris
Funeral Home.
Louise Wheelus
SHELBY - Louise
Wheelus, 88, of Shelby,
died Tuesday, October 28,
2014 at White Oak Manor
of Shelby.
A funeral service will be
held at 1 pm Thursday, Oct.
30, 2014 at Clay-Barnette
Funeral Home of Shelby.
The family will receive
friends one hour prior to the
service at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Cleve-
land Memorial Park.
Talmage Leon Ross
GASTONIA - Talmage
Leon Ross, 65, of Gasto-
nia, Peak Resources, died
October 27, 2014 at Kings
Mountain Hospital.
Funeral services, which
are incomplete, will be an-
nounced by Genesis Funeral
& Chapel.
VFW Trunk
Or Treat
Trunk or Treat at VEW
A community-wide Trunk
or Treat will be held on
Halloween, Oct. 31, be-
ginning at 7 p.m. at VFW
Post 9811 on 3800 Mar-
grace Road. Children of
the community are invited
to participate in the event.
Halloween Bash Nov. 1.
Veterans of
Foreign War
Halloween bash
Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 9811, 3800 Mar-
grace Road, will sponsor a
Halloween Bash Saturday,
Nov. 1, with a costume
contest, food and DJ. Par-
ticipants must be 21 and
older. The public is invited.
Sandra Adams Testa
Devoted wife, grandmother
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Sandra Adams Testa, age
68, resident of Kings Moun-
tain, NC passed away peace-
fully at Kings Mountain
Hospice House on Sunday,
Mountain,
North Car-
olina.
Sandra
was born
December 9, 1945 in Kings
Mountain, NC. She was
preceded in death by her
mother, Mary Lee Bridge-
man and her daughter, Paula
Nance. She graduated from
Kings Mountain High
School in 1963. She was
a generous individual who
loved traveling with her
husband, Jim, and enjoyed
time at the beach. She
had a passion for beautiful
flowers and cooking for her
family. She was her grand-
daughter Brooke’s biggest
fan and cherished time
with her family. She was a
member of Myers Memorial
United Methodist Church,
Gastonia, NC. The family
would like to thank Helping
Hands of Cleveland County
and Kings Mountain Hos-
pice House for their dedi-
cated compassionate care.
Survivors include her
\ husband of 24 years James
P. Testa, Kings Mtn. NC;
Daughte Debbie Nance Cox
and husband Tom, Belmont,
NC; beloved granddaughter
Brooke; son Trent Testa,
Gastonia, NC; step-daugh-
ter Kim Braunns, Kings
Mtn. NC; granddaugthers:
Tori and Caitlyn; brothers
Larry Adams, Charlotte,
NC and Michael Adams,
Gastonia, NC; Aunt Fran
Louise Bachman, Kings
Mtn. NC.
All are welcome to at-
tend and celebrate Sandra’s
life at a memorial service
at Myers Memorial United
Methodist Church, 301 S.
New Hope Road, Gastonia,
NC, on Wednesday, Oc-
tober 29, at 11 a.m., with
Reverend Sydnor Thomp-
son officiating.
Visitation was from 6:30
— 8:30 p.m. Tuesday eve-
ning, October 28, at Har-
ris Funeral Home, Kings
Mountain, North Carolina.
Memorials may be
made to Hospice of Cleve-
land County, Kings Moun-
tain Hospice House, 951
Wendover Heights Drive
Shelby, NC 28150 or Myers
Memorial United Methodist
Church, Youth or Hand Bell
Choir 301 S. New Hope
Road, Gastonia, NC 28054.
A guest registry is avail-
able at www.harrisfunerals.
com. Arrangements by Har-
ris Funeral Home, Kings
Mountain, N.C.
Parris
Ffuneral Home
Christy Kay King
Cared for animals
KINGS MOUNTAIN
— Christy Kay King, 49, a
resident of Bill King Road,
passed away unexpectedly
at her home on Tuesday,
TT EE October
21, 2014.
§Funeral
services
at Chest-
nut Ridge Baptist Church in
Kings Mountain. Rev. Greg
Neely officiated. She was pre-
ceded in death by her brother,
Tommy King, and her father,
Bill King. Christy is survived
by her mother, Shirley King;
sisters, Debra King Shaw and
husband, Robert, Sherry King
Camp and husband, Tony,
nephew and nieces. Christy
was a Business Office Co-
ordinator at Sterling House
in Shelby, NC and was also
a North Carolina Wildlife
Rehabilitator. Christy dearly
loved animals and spent her
life caring for and rehabilitat-
ing wildlife so they could be
returned to their natural habi-
tat. She will be missed for her
kind spirit and compassionate
nature.
Memorials may be made
to any animal rescue group in
Christy’s name.
Christy’s family would
like to thank the various ani-
mal rescue groups that helped
relocate numerous animals,
Harris Funeral Home for
their service and compassion,
and to Chestnut Ridge Baptist
Church for assistance, prayers
and after service meal.
Parris
Jfuneral Home
James “Jim’’ Arthur Bolt
US Army veteran
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
James “Jim” Arthur Bolt, age
79, resident of 405 Maner
Road, Kings Mountain, NC,
died October 26, 2014 at Car-
omont Health, Gastonia, NC.
He was born in Ware Shoals,
Greenwood Co,, S.C. to the
late’ Arthur Bolt ‘and Ann
. Mitchell Bolt.
He was a member of First
Baptist Church where he
was a member of the Sidney
Dixon Sunday School Class.
When he was a member of
Woodhaven Baptist Church,
Rock Hill, SC, he was an or-
dained ‘deacon, former RA
leader and Sunday School
teacher. He served in the
United States Army, serving
in Turkey with the National
Security Agency.
He was a graduate of
Clemson University with a
Degree in Industrial Engi-
neering. He was formerly
employed with J.P. Stevens,
Rock Hill, SC and retired from
Parkdale Mills, Kings Moun-
tain. Survivors include his
wife of 52 years Rachael Cox
Bolt, Kings Mountain; son
Jonathan Bolt and wife Katie,
Kings Mountain; daughter
Becky B. Woodard and hus-
band Danny, Lexington, SC;
brother, Robert “Bob” Bolt,
Macon, GA; sisters Judy Bolt
Howell, Aiken, SC; Shirley
Bolt Warren, Kingsport, TN;
four grandchildren Aubrey
Woodard, Cassidy Woodard,
Railey Bolt, and Elizabeth
Bolt.
A funeral service will be at
First Baptist Church, Wednes-
day, October 29, at 11 a.m,
with Dr. John Sloan officiat-
ing.
Visitation was from 6 to
8 p.m. Tuesday evening, Oc-
tober 28, at Harris Funeral
Home, Kings Mountain. In-
terment is at Mountain Rest
Cemetery, Kings Mountain,
North Carolina. A guest regis-
try is available at www.harris-
funerals.com. Arrangements
by Harris Funeral Home,
Kings Mountain, N.C.
Parris
Jfuneral Home
ARRESTS
OCT. 11: Dakota Ray
Black, 21, DWI, tires un-
safe, $5,000 bond, secured.
OCT. 18: Lawson Baker
Durham, 18, Kannapolis,
possession marijuana and
drug paraphernalia, $2500
bond, secured.
OCT. 18: Alon Eig, 22,
Asheville, possession mari-
juana and drug parapherna-
lia, $2500 bond, secured.
OCT. 22: Richard Cal-
vin Flowers, 56, Morris St..
larceny/construction, a fel-
ony, $5000 bond, secured.
OCT. 23: Tygee Donta
Gill; 22, 200 Spruce St.,
Apt. 5C, assault on child,
$1000 bond, secured.
OCT. 23: Kiera Sophia
Winston, 21, 200 Spruce
“St., Apt. 5C, assault on
‘child, $1000 bond, secured.
OCT. 23: Lisa Morrow
Cody, 46, 104-C East King
St.. driving while license
revoked, possession/dis-
play fictitious license plate,
$500 bond, secured. OCT.
23: Travis Lee Cogdell,
26, 1910 Shelby Road, two
counts larceny, two counts
possession stolen goods,
property, all felonies, and
one count injury to personal
property, $25,000 bond, se-
cured.
OCT. 24: Brandon Wade
Dixon, 27, 1714 McDan-
iel Road, possession stolen
goods, written promise.
OCT. 25: Stephanie
Walker Ingram, 39, 300 %
S. Oriental Ave., injury to
personal property. Trial date
Oct. 31 in Cleveland County
District Court.
OCT. 25: Daniel James
Soulia, 42, Spartanburg, SC,
DWI, secured bond. Trial
date Dec. 19 in Cleveland
County District Court.
OCT. 26: Ebony Shantel
Hillman, 26, 124 Wells St.,
assault on child under 12,
$5,000 bond, secured.
OCT. 26: William Cut-
shaw, 48, Gastonia, driving
while license revoked, $500
bond.
OCT. 26: Pearly W. Cut-
shaw, 49, Gastonia, posses-
sion drug paraphernalia and
marijuana, $500 bond, se-
cured. INCIDENTS OCT.
19: A resident of Linwood
Road reported damage to
windows at her home.
OCT. 20: A resident of
Landing Street reported
theft of a terra cotta pump-
kin valued at $45.
OCT. 21: A resident of
Gastonia reported theft of
an automobile tag on Red-
wood Circle.
OCT. 22: Cash Pro
Pawn, 101 S. Battleground
Ave., reported that a cus-
tomer pawned stolen items
valued at $65.
OCT.23: A resident of
Sherwood Lane reported
theft of over $2,000 in golf
equipment, including a golf
bag, clubs and balls.
OCT. 24: A resident of
York Road reported that her
rear automobile tire was cut
while parked at a restaurant.
OCT. 25: Verizon Wire-
less, 110 W. King Street, re-
ported a break-in and theft
of merchandise.
WRECKS
JUNE 3: Officer H.W.
Carpenter said that Juanita
Peters, 711 Erskine Drive,
Apt. 5, was backing from
a parking space on Erskine
Court and struck a parked
1996 Toyota owned by
Mary Lou Barnette, 702
Erskine Court, Apt. 3. Prop-
erty damage was estimated
at $2,000.
AUG. 3: Officer Kyle
Bell said that Edward Scott
Ford, 1730 Kings Row Dr.,
Apt. 202, reported that his
vehicle had been damaged
by a hit and run driver. Prop-
erty damage was minor.
SEPT. 13: Officer Chris
McKnight said that a deer
ran into the path of a 2000
Ford operated by Ben Lock-
hart. The accident happened
on Canterbury Road doing
$1000 damage.
SEPT. 17: Derek Jordan,
1515 Phifer Road, told Offi-
cer Chris McKnight that the
2002 Chevy he was driving
hydroplaned on the US 74
bypass and hit a tree. Prop-
erty damage was minor.
SEPT. 17: Officer M.J.
Howard said that a hit and
run driver in a 2007 Chevy
struck a 2000 Cadillac oper-
ated by Christy Rollinson,
318 Somerset Dr., doing
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