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B OBITUARIES
Jencie “Jenny” B. Wells
loved cooking and sewing
KINGS MOUNTAIN —
Jencie B. “Jenny” Burleson
Wells, 81, resident of Kings
Mountain,
NC, went
to be with
the Lord
on No-
vember
24, 2014
at White
Oak
Manor
in Kings Mountain. She
was born in McDowell
County to the late Herbert
W. Burleson and Viola
Thomas Burleson. She was
also preceded in death by
her husband, James Wood-
row Wells.
A member of Second
Baptist Church, Kings
Mountain, she retired from
Clevemont Mills. She was
a wonderful, loving wife,
mother and grandmother
who enjoyed sewing and
cooking. She dearly loved
all of her family and
friends. Surviving are her
son, Paul Dean Etters and
wife, Linda, Science Hills,
KY; daughters, Rebecca
“Becky” Patterson and hus-
band, Hal, Chris Mosteller,
Gloria Pauley and husband,
Harlen, all of Earl, NC, and
Mary Coning and husband,
Jeff, Cherryville; brothers,
Hubert Burleson and Don-
ald Burleson, both of Mar-
ion; 12 grandchildren and
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12 great-grandchildren.
The graveside service will
be held Friday, November
28, at 2 p.m. at Mountain
Rest Cemetery. Rev. James
Lochridge will officiate the
service. The family will
speak to friends immedi-
ately following the service
in the cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Second Baptist Church,
120 Linwood Road, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086.
A guest register is avail-
able at www.HarrisFu-
nerals.com Harris Funeral
Home and Cremation Ser-
vices, Kings Mountain, is
in charge of arrangements.
Parris
FFuneral Home
Douglas Lee “Doug” Ellis
GROVER - Douglas Lee
“Doug” Ellis, 72, died No-
vember 22, 2014, at Cleve-
land Regional Medical
Center. A funeral service
will be held at Ollie Harris
Memorial Chapel, Kings
Mountain, on Wednesday,
November 26, at 4 p.m. Vis-
itation is from 2:30 to 3:30
p.m. prior to the service at
Harris Funeral Home.
April Allison
Terry
GROVER- April Alli-
son Terry, 35, died Tues-
day, November 18, 2014.
A memorial service was
held 3 p.m. Saturday in the
Chapel of Clay-Barnette
Funeral Home of Kings
Mountain.
ARRESTS
NOV. 14: Tommie
Tombs, 514 N. Sims St.,
possession with intent to
manufacture, sell, deliver
Schedule III controlled
substance, felony; posses-
sion with intent to sell and
deliver counterfeit con-
trolled substance, felony;
possession with intent to
sell, deliver marijuana, fel-
ony; possession with intent
to sell, deliver cocaine,
felony; and maintaining a
dwelling place and posses-
sion of drug paraphernalia,
$5,000 bond, secured.
NOV. 20: Heather
Marie Douglas, 26, 309
Somerset Dr., simple as-
sault, $1000 bond, se-
cured.
NOV. 21: Cody Austin
Ryan, 24, Shelby. Order
for arrest. $5000 bond, se-
cured.
NOV. 21: Tabatha Car-
men Whitaker, 35, 603
N. Cansler St., simple
assault, driving while li-
cense revoked, $500 bond,
secured, $340 cash bond.
NOV. 22: Danny
Wayne Helms Jr., 37,
Shelby, DWI, $7500 bond,
unsecured.
NOV. 22: Lynn Tex-
anna Little, 37, Shelby,
aiding and abetting DWI,
$7500 unsecured.
NOV. 22: Joey Eu-
gene Conner, 28, 1018 N.
Piedmont Ave.,assault on
female,, communicating
threats, no bond.
NOV. 23: Joshua
Thomas Humphries, 32,
Blacksburg, SC, order for
arrest, possession stolen
goods, fictitious registra-
tion plate, $5.365.00 bond,
secured. He was also cited
for possession altered tag,
failure to carry registration
card, failure to carry valid
driver’s license, driving
while license revoked.
CITATIONS
NOV. 19: Mary
Wright Clark, 54, 2332
David Baptist Church
Jennifer Rose Ford
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Jennifer Rose Ford, age 55,
died November 21, 2014
at Hospice at Wendover,
Shelby. A funeral service
was held at Ollie Harris
Memorial Chapel on Mon-
day at 10 a.m. Interment is
at Mountain Rest Cemetery,
Kings Mountain.
Vernie Morehead
SHELBY - Vernie Mor-
rison Morehead, age 100,
died Friday, November 21,
2014, at the Rainey Hos-
pice House in Anderson,
SC. Funeral services were
held Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
at Clay-Barnette Funeral
Home Chapel. Burial is at
Cleveland Memorial Park
Mausoleum.
Rd., speeding. NOV. 19:
Richard Alan Wells, 50,
Unity Church Rd., speed-
ing. NOV. 19: Timothy
Charles Hicks, 22, Clover,
SC, speeding.
NOV. 19: Shanty Shar-
maine Durham, 20, Gasto-
nia, speeding, revoked tag.
INCIDENTS
NOV. 18: A resident of
Woodbluff Drive reported
theft of an iPhone, AP
school flash cards, a red
swim bag, Nike Air bag
with KMG in big letters,
and English school books.
NOV. 18: A resident of
Charlotte reported an at-
tempted break-in of a Frito
Lay delivery truck.
NOV. 19: Elliott-Dixon
Auction, Shelby, reported
the theft of $700 worth of
shoes, shirts and Christ-
mas lights.
NOV. 19: Roses 465,
Shelby Rd., reported shop-
lifting.
NOV. 20: A resident of
Clover, SC reported theft
of a table saw, 10 boxes
of nails and one Fiberglass
ladder valued at $1,000
from a construction site.
NOV. 20: Bic Tow-
ers, Canton, GA, reported
$36,000 worth of items
stolen from a 2015 Lark
Cargo at 100 Woodlake
Parkway including a Sun
Sight Alignment tool val-
ued at $7,000, a Gear val-
ued at $20,000, a Sweep
Gear in a- black box,
$17,000, a tool bag with
various tools, $1500, and
clothes and shoes.
WRECKS
OCT. 27: Officer Chris
McKnight cited Ronata
Hunter of Gastonia with
driving with expired tag
and no insurance after a
wreck on US 74 Business.
Hunter, operating a 2002
Honda,was attempting
to change lanes and hit
a 1992 Chevy operated
by Laura Lawson, 305
Somerset Drive. Property
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Betty Hewitt
SHELBY - Betty Ply-
ler Hewitt, 96, died Sat-
urday, Nov. 22, 2014, at
Kings Mountain Hospice
House. Funeral services
were held Tuesday at 2 p.m.
at Clay-Barnette Funeral
Home Chapel. Burial is at
Cleveland Memorial Park.
In Country Vietnam
Veterans breakfast
group
IN COUNTRY VIET-
NAM VETERANS break-
fast group meets the 2nd
Monday of every month,
9 a.m., at Mountain View
Restaurant in Kings Moun-
tain. Contact Carl Morrow
at 704-734-0142 for more
information.
damage was estimated at
$3,000.
NOV. 14: Officer F.L.
Wittington said that Mary
Louise Timms, 943 York
Rd., was pulling out of
the parking lot at Dollar
General on York Road
and struck Johnny Eugene
Cato, 41, of 1114 W. 5th
St., Gastonia, who was rid-
ing a bicycle. EMS trans-
ported Cato to the hospital
for treatment. Timms was
cited for failure to yield
right of way.
NOV. 14: Officer F.L.
Wittington said that Scott
Russell Neel, Blacksburg,
SC, lost control of his
1990 Yamaha as he pulled
out of the parking lot at
Wendy’s on York Road
and was taken by EMS to
the hospital for treatment.
Property damage was esti-
mated at $2500.
NOV. 15: Officer J.
L. Dee said that Amber
Carroll, 920 Long Creek
Road, was backing from
a parking space on Holi-
day Inn Drive and struck a
1999 Ford operated by Re-
becca Johnson, Gaffney,
SC. Property damage was
estimated at $1750.
NOV. 15: Officer F.L.
Wittington said that Bran-
don Blue, Carthage, NC,
operating a 2000 Ford,
backed into a parked 2011
Ford owned by Joshua
Alan Shuler, Maggie
Valley. The accident hap-
pened in the parking lot
of Holiday Inn. Property
damages were estimated
at $1400.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
KM area citizens are preparing
for Thanksgiving Thursday
Downtown businesses
will close for the day, how-
ever Black Friday shoppers
are expected to be busy as
early as Thanksgiving eve-
ning.
As local people travel
to see loved ones this hol-
iday they will find that gas
prices are considerably less
than last year at this time.
Weather forecasters predict
that travelers by plane may
run into snow in northern
states.
In spite of a rain storm
the Kings Mountain Min-
isterial Association held
pre-Thanksgiving worship
service Sunday night at
East Gold Street Wesleyan
Church.
Dixon Presbyterian and
Victory Baptist Churches
plan a joint service on
Wednesday night. at 7 p.m.
at Victory Church. Dixon
Pastor Randy Patterson will
deliver the sermon.
Some churches tradi-
tionally plan early morning
breakfasts.
Christmas lights will of-
ficially be turned on Thurs-
day night in the city as well
at the Grady Costner home
in the Midpines Community
and will burn nightly until
Christmas.
The Kings Mountain Her-
ald will be closed Thursday
and Friday for the holidays.
Familiar faces at Macy’s parade
You may see some fa-
miliar faces when you
watch Macy's Thanksgiv-
ing Day parade on televi-
sion Thursday.
Former band students
of Gil Doggett at Kings
Mountain High School are
among the 505 members of
Western Carolina Universi-
ty's Pride of the Mountain
Marching Band. They are
the lead band for the parade
in the Big Apple, broadcast
live by NBC at 9 a.m.
Brandi Penner, Emily
Whitaker, Jessica Gregory,
Joe Chapman, Gordon
Long, all of Kings Moun-
tain, Alex Nanney, Nicho-
las Spangler and William
Hord, all of Shelby, and
Jordan Smith of Lawndale
are excited to be a part of
the holiday tradition as
well as 18 students from
Gaston County, including
NOV. 17: Officer M.D.
Butler said that Diane
Elder, Lancaster, SC, op-
erating a 2015 truck, was
attempting to turn left into
the parking lot of Walmart
Neighborhood Market,
hit two signs which rup-
tured the fuel tank on the
refrigerated trailer parked
at the loading dock behind
Walmart. Property damage
was estimated at $750.
NOV.17: Officer G.L.
McKinney said that Rich-
ard Bridges Jr., 269 Sel-
lars Road, was driving a
Mack truck for KM Min-
ing with the dump bed
in the upright position.
The dump bed caught the
phone lines, power lines,
and cable lines on Cansler
Street pulling them down.
There were no injuries.
Property damage was esti-
mated at $16,000.
NOV. 17: Officer H.W.
Carpenter said that Lynn
Brown, Shelby, operating
a 2000 Toyota rear-ended
a 2006 Honda operated by
Laureen Helton, 612 Hill-
side Drive. The accident
happened on East Gold
Street at a traffic light.
Property damage was esti-
mated at $10,000.
NOV. 18: Officer
H.W. Carpenter said that
Duncan James West, 140
Mountain Side Dr., oper-
ating a 2003 Acura, failed
to yield right of way, and
the car struck a 2003 Ford
operated by Melvin Clark,
114 Range Road. The ac-
cident happened on Waco
Road. Property damage
was estimated at $25,000.
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Courtney Stiwalt and Anna
Colvin of Bessemer City,
Tim Justiss of Cherryville,
and Michael Youmans of
Belmont. Several parents
from Kings Mountain are
going to New York City for
the event.
The band members wear
half white, half purple jack-
ets with black back tail and
purple front tail, black
pants, white gauntlets with
black trim on one arm and
purple trim on the other
arm.
The Pride of the Moun-
tain Band performs pre-
game, half-time and post
game shows at all Cata-
mount games and present
exhibition performances
throughout the Carolinas.
They performed at the Rose
Bowl parade in 2011 and in
both regional and national
championships. They also
host the Tournament of
Champions in which 25
high schools are invited to
Cullowhee, NC in the fall.
The Pride of the Mountains
was recipient of the 2009
Sudler Trophy awarded
by the John Philip Sousa
Foundation and considered
the nation's most coveted |
award for college and uni-
versity marching bands.
Founded in 1924, the
world famous Macy's pa-
rade attracts more than 3.5
million spectators lining
the streets of New York
City and 50 million at
home viewers.
B CHURCH BRIEFS
Lochridge to deliver
Sermon in Chalk
Sermon in Chalk? If
you’ve never seen one you'll
be surprised and uplifted. If
you’ve seen one, you'll want
to see more.
Pastor James T. Lochridge
Jr. of Second Baptist Church
will be doing one on Sunday
evening beginning at 6 p.m. at
Second Baptist Church, 120
Linwood Road. Everyone is
invited. There is no charge
for admission.
Pastor Lochridge com-
bines chalk art, music and the
Bible to deliver the message
God has put on his heart.
The sermon, although Pastor
Lochridge doesn’t care for
the word “entertaining,” does
pique interest in the particu-
lar subject through the use of
surprises in art and is cleverly
tied together with scripture
and musical blessings.
Emmanuel Baptist
Christmas musical
Emmanuel Baptist
Church will present the
Christmas musical/drama
“Ten Thousand Hallelu-
jahs” by Ron and Shelly
Hamilton on Saturday and
Sunday evenings Dec. 6
and 7, at 6 p.m.
Children of Emmanuel
Church will present the
Christmas musical “Jesus
is the Light” on Dec.7 at
10 a.m.
Everyone is welcome.
The church is located at
602 Canterbury Road,
across from the Patrick Se-
nior Center at the east end
of Business 74. For more
information call 704-730-
7855 or visit the website:
www.ebckingsmountain.
com
Jonathan Calvert in concert
at Holland Memorial Baptist
Holland Memorial Bap-
tist Church presents Jon-
athan Calvert in concert,
Sunday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m.
The church is located at
123 Holland Memorial
Church Road in Bessemer
City. Call 704-689-8381
for information.
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