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Dr. Blake M. McWhirter
retired optometrist
MOORESBORO - Dr.
Blake Mills McWhirter, 90,
passed away Sunday, April
19, 2015
at his
home sur-
rounded
by his
loving
family.
He
was born
in Cleve-
land County on January
12, 1925 to the late Wil-
liam Lafayette and Mattie
Helen DeVine McWhirter.
He retired from the Naval
Reserves and served during
WWII and the Korean War.
Dr. McWhirter was a
retired Optometrist who
served Shelby for over 50
years. He was a life-long
member of First Baptist
Church-Shelby where he
served as a deacon, a Sun-
day school teacher, a choir
member, and played the
hand bells. He also served
on a committee that orga-
nized the first Choral Soci-
ety in Shelby.
He enjoyed working
in his yard and watching
the Atlanta Braves and
his favorite musical was
“Les Miserables”. Dr.
McWhirter was a loving
husband, father, grandfa-
ther, and friend. In addi-
tion to his parents, he is
preceded in death by two
brothers, Joe and Walden
McWhirter.
He is survived by his
wife of 58 years, Melba
Tindall McWhirter; son,
Mark McWhirter and
wife Lisa; daughters Tina
McWhirter Cansler, and
Gina Lynn McWhirter;
grandchildren Adam J.
Wilkinson and Ashton Julie
Cansler; nieces, Rita and
Marie Ann; and nephew
Eddie Joe.
Blake was also survived
by his “canine compan-
ions” Gracie and Camo;
and Tex “the goat”.
A celebration of life
service was held Saturday,
April 25, 2015 at 2 p.m.
at First Baptist Church of
Shelby with full military
honors with Rev.Tony
Tench officiating the ser-
vice. The family received
friends from 1-2 p.m. in the
church sanctuary.
In lieu of flowers, me-
morials may be made to
First Baptist Church c/o
Music Department, 120 N.
Lafayette St., Shelby, NC
28150 or Hospice of Cleve-
land County, 951 Wendo-
ver Heights Dr., Shelby,
NC 28150.
Cecil M. Burton Fu-
neral Home and Crematory
is serving the family of Dr.
McWhirter.
Guest registry is avail-
able at www.cecilburton-
funeralhome.com
Harold “Flip”
Douglas Ramsey
USAF veteran
KINGS MOUNTAIN
- Harold “Flip” Douglas
Ramsey, age 77, resident of
Kings Mountain, NC died
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born in
Cleveland
Co. NC to
the late Harvey and Carrie
Pruett Ramsey. He was
also preceded in death by
his wife Susan Marable
Ramsey; sisters, Betty Jo
Ramsey, Aileen Ramsey
Metcalf, brothers; Robert
Ramsey, Melvin Ramsey
and Fred Ramsey.
Mr. Ramsey was retired
from maintenance for heat-
ing and air. He served in
the United States Air Force
during the Korean War
and was a member of the
American Legion Post 155,
Kings Mtn. NC.
He is survived by his
sons Mark D. Ramsey,
Nashville, TN Michael D.
Ramsey, Gastonia, NC;
special nieces and care-
givers: Anne Fortenberry,
Bessemer City, NC; Sa-
mantha Lane, Kings Mtn.
NC; Cayla Lane, Kings
Mtn. NC; special friend
Jackie Russ
Numerous Nieces and
Nephews.
A funeral service was
held Friday, April 24, at
Ollie Harris Memorial
Chapel, with officiating by
Rev. Kevin Whittington.
Visitation was from
2:30 — 3:30 p.m. Friday,
April 24, prior to the ser-
vice at Harris Funeral
Home, Kings Mountain,
North Carolina. Interment
is at Mountain Rest Cem-
etery, Kings Mountain,
North Carolina. Guest
register available at www.
harrisfunerals.com. Ar-
rangements: Harris Fu-
neral Home and Cremation
Services, Kings Mountain,
N.C.
Ralph E. Bradshaw
loving husband and father
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Ralph Edward Bradshaw,
73, of Kings Mountain,
passed away Friday April
24, 2015, at Kings Moun-
tain Hospice House. He
was born January 11,
1942, in Gaston County,
NC, to the late Edward
and Daisy Woody Brad-
shaw.
In addition to his par-
ents, he was preceded in
death by his brother Jo-
seph Bradshaw and sister
Beatrice Falls.
Ralph is survived by
his loving wife of 19
years, Donna Bradshaw;
sons Ingo Bradshaw (Mel-
anie) of Germany, Tony
Bradshaw of Shelby;
daughter Karen Wells
(Scott) of Cherryville;
step-daughters Chasity
Parker of Huntersville,
Ashley Smith (Gerald),
Lisa Parker and Miranda
Parker all of Kings Moun-
tain; seven grandchildren.
To offer condolences,
please visit www.siskbut-
ler.com. Arrangements
by Sisk-Butler Funeral &
Cremation Services, Bes-
semer City.
Louise Harrison Dover
lifelong KM resident
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Louise Harrison Dover, age
88, resident of 620 E. King
Street, Kings Mountain, NC
died April 25, 2015 at Kings
Mountain Hospice House.
She was born in Lincoln Co.
NC and a lifelong resident
of Kings Mountain. She
was preceded in death by
her parents, the late Dewy
“DC” Columbus Harrison
and Mary Sigmon Harrison;
and her husband, Paul Dover.
Mrs. Dover was retired from
BellSouth after over 30 years
of service. She was an ac-
tive member of First Baptist
Church, Kings Mountain
where she was a member
of the Ruth Sunday School
Class. She was a loving
and devoted mother, grand-
mother, sister and friend
who enjoyed gardening and
spending time with her dear
friends.
She is survived by her
sons Allen Dover and wife
Laurie, Charlotte, NC; Tim
Dover and wife Beth, Spar-
tanburg, SC; Brother: Joe Lee
Harrison, Myrtle Beach, SC;
sister Bernice Cloninger, Mt.
Pleasant, NC; 4 Grandchil-
dren: Ashley Dover Sorrow
and husband John; Timmy
Anne Dover Ferguson and
husband Grant; Caroline
Harrison Dover; and Johna-
than Paul Dover; two great
grandchildren, Iris Ferguson
and Lela Kate Sorrow.
A graveside service was
held at Mountain Rest Cem-
etery, Tuesday, April 28, at
3 p.m., with Dr. John Sloan.
Family to speak to friends
immediately following the
service in the cemetery and
other times at the home, 620
E. King Street, Kings Moun-
tain, NC 28086
Interment is at Mountain
Rest Cemetery, Kings Moun-
tain, North Carolina. Memo-
rials may be made to Hospice
of Cleveland County, Kings
Mountain Hospice House,
951 Wendover Heights
Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.
Guest register available at
www.harrisfunerals.com. Ar-
rangements: Harris Funeral
Home and Cremation Ser-
vices, Kings Mountain, N.C.
Virginia Jennie Scism
Hargraves
BLACKSBURG - Virginia
“Jennie” Scism Hargraves,
age 74, resident of Blacks-
burg, SC died April 21,
2015 at Carolina Health-
care, Cleveland, Shelby,
NC. She was born in
Cleveland Co. NC to the
late Zeb Grigg and Vir-
ginia Green Grigg. She
was also preceded in death
by her first husband, James
Edward Scism; sisters, Kay
Guin and Joyce DeLillo;
and granddaughter, Angela
Graham. Mrs. Hargraves
was formerly employed in
food service at White Oak
Manor, Kings Mtn. NC.
A funeral service will be
held at Ollie Harris Memo-
rial Chapel, Friday, April
24, at 11 a.m., with Rev.
Herman Green and Steve
Grigg officiating.
Visitation is from 6 to 8
p.m. Thursday evening,
April 23, 2015 and 10 to
11 a.m. prior to the service
on Friday, April 24, 2015
at Harris Funeral Home,
Kings Mountain, North
Carolina. Interment is at
Mountain Rest Cemetery,
Kings Mountain, North
Carolina.
Bobby Poston
SHELBY - Bobby Poston,
82, died Sunday, April 26,
2015, at his home. A na-
tive of Cleveland County,
he was the son of the late
Summie and Minnie Con-
nor Poston. Bobby served
in the Air Force, and was
a member of First Baptist
Church. He taught Ele-
mentary and baseball at
Patterson Springs for three
years. He started teaching
at Cleveland Tech from the
start of its establishment,
later retiring after more
than 20 years of service.
He was a proud Eagle Scout
recipient. Funeral services
will be held Wednesday 2
p.m. at Clay-Barnette Fu-
neral Home Chapel. The
family will receive friends
Wednesday 12:30 to 2 p.m.
at the funeral home. Burial
will follow at Cleveland
Memorial Park Mausoleum
with military honors.
Walter Poole
SHELBY - Walter
Poole, 70, died Tuesday,
April 21, 2015, at his
home. A native of Cleve-
land County, he was the
son of the late Howard and
Aileen Willis Poole. Walter
served in the Army during
the Vietnam War, and was
a member of New Bethel
Church of Shelby. Funeral
services were held Thurs-
day at 3 p.m. at New Bethel
Church of Shelby. The
family will receive friends
one hour prior to the ser-
vice, at the church. Burial
is at Sunset Cemetery with
military honors.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
APRIL 20: A 17-year-old
student was charged with dis-
orderly conduct at the high
school and resisting, delaying
and obstructing a police offi-
cer, $7500 bond, secured.
APRIL 21: Randy Ray
Page, 50, 222 Morris St., sim-
ple assault, resisting police
officer and disorderly con-
duct, $10,000 bond, secured.
APRIL 21: Stephen Rus-
sell Jamerson, 70, 123 Galilee
Church Rd., driving while li-
cense revoked, fictitious reg-
istration, failure to register
vehicle, $2000 bond, secured.
APRIL 21: Zachary
Thomas Grissom, 24, Gasto-
nia, expired tag, no vehicle
inspection.
APRIL 21: Tammy Gene
Carson, 45, 612 Charles St.,
Apt. 37, 45, simple assault,
criminal summons.
APRIL 21: Shamon La
Trey Reid, 32, 2023 Red-
wood Circle, expired tag, no
current inspection.
APRIL 23: A 17-year-old
female was charged with sim-
ple affray and disorderly con-
duct at Kings Mountain High
School and given a $2000 se-
cured bond.
APRIL 23: A 17-year-
old female was charged with
simple affray, disorderly con-
duct and damage to property
at Kings Mountain High
School. She was given a $
2500 secured bond.
APRIL 24: Hubert Larry
Nations Jr., 36, 105 Beech
Lane, driving while license
revoked, $3000 bond, se-
cured.
April 24: Melony Sa-
chene Ware, 37, Gastonia,
simple assault, $1000 bond,
secured.
APRIL 24: James Austin
Spurling, 26, 1817 Alpine
Dr., assault on female, $1000
bond, unsecured.
APRIL 25: A 17-year-old
male was charged with DWI,
simple possession marijuana
and possession drug para-
phernalia, $5000 bond, se-
cured. He was also charged
with open container, under-
age drinking, possession of
fortified wine and spirituous
liquor, possession of malt
beverage by minor.
APRIL 25: Justin Wayne
Brown, 28, 260 Black Stal-
lion Rd., larceny of motor
vehicle, felony, larceny,
misdemeanor, $5000 bond,
secured. :
CITATIONS
APRIL 20: Dayana Kim-
berly Chavez, 19, 133 Mc-
Ginnis St., possession drug
paraphernalia, possession
marijuana.
APRIL 20: James Clifton
Hayes, 31, Gastonia, revoked
license. :
APRIL 20: Shelton An-
toine Price, 21, 312 Compact
School Rd., no operator's li-
cense.
APRIL 22: Brittany Gail
Smart, 25, 114 Barley Dr.,
littering,
APRIL 22: Kristopher
Loy Mauney, 36, 1033 Mar-
grace Road, failure to stop for
stopped school bus.
APRIL 23: Christopher
Anthony Carter, 57, York,
SC, revoked license.
APRIL 23: Jonathan
Wesley Lovelace, 23, 407
Belvedere Circle, failure to
decrease speed to avoid col-
lision. :
APRIL 23: Tasha Nicole
Moss, 30, 306 Quincy Street,
shoplifting.
APRIL 24: Rodney Doug-
las Deese, 39, Bessemer City,
expired tag, no electronic in-
spection.
APRIL 25: Richard
Dwayne Littlejolin, 32, 606
W. Gold St., revoked license,
open container in passenger
area of car. :
APRIL 25: Jasmine Lasha
Surratt, 22, Shelby, revoked
license, giving false name to
officer.
APRIL 25: Regina Kay
Lavin, 37, 513 Bell Road, ex-
pired tag, no vehicle inspec-
tion.
APRIL 25: Anthony Keith
Singleton Jr., 31, 203 Parrish
Drive, revoked license, pos-
session of marijuana, posses-
sion drug paraphernalia.
APRIL 25: Ann Latrice
Edgerton, 28, Shelby, posses-
sion of marijuana and posses-
sion of drug paraphernalia
APRIL 26: Velma Ga-
brielle Manning, 23, Shelby,
speeding.
APRIL 26: Keri Roycette
Jewell, 20, Shelby, speeding.
APRIL 26: Jannice A.
Herrin, 53, Johnson City, TN,
speeding.
~ APRIL 26: Gladys Albar-
ras Perez, 39, Weddington,
NC, no operator's license.
APRIL 26: Davita Clinstel
Roland, 32, Cherokee, NC,
revoked license.
APRIL 27: Maurice An-
tonio Wilson, 19, 120 Galilee
Road, no operator's license.
APRIL 27: Cheronda Mo-
nique Hemphill, 34, 1504
Northwoods, revoked license.
APRIL 27: Terrence
Dominique Jones, 22, 612
Charles St., Apt. 38, no oper-
ator's license.
APRIL 27: Cheronda Mo-
nique Hemphill, 34, 1504
Northwoods Dr., two counts
larceny, two counts simple
worthless checks, $1500
bond, secured.
APRIL 29: Cody Lynn
Stevens, 22, 546 Patterson
Road, Trailer 4, expired tag.
APRIL 29: Emily Grace
Kearns, 18, Monroe, speed-
ing
INCIDENTS %
APRIL 20: A resident of = :
Fairview Street reported theft
of a push mower. :
APRIL 21: A resident o
Edgemont Drive reported that
someone used his personal in-
formation to obtain currency.
APRIL 24: A resident of
Parker Street reported a first
degree burglary at his resi-
dence where he said he was
hit over the head and robbed
of currency, a AT&T slide
See POLICE, Page 4A
John H. Bumgardner
retired KMHS coach
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
John H. Bumgardner, 61, of
906 Crescent
H| Circle, died
Saturday,
April 26, 2015
at Carolinas
Medical Cen-
ter in Char-
lotte.
A Kings Mountain native,
he was born Aug. 31, 1953
to Berdina (Bertie) Wells
Bumgardner and the late John
Henderson Bumgardner. He
was married for 30 years to
Deborah Smith Bumgardner,
who died May 3, 2014.
A retired Kings Moun-
tain High School teacher and
coach of football and track
for 30 years he had worked
after retirement on Aug. 31,
1977 at Coldwell Bankers in
Gastonia.
Surviving, in addition to
his mother, are his son, Brian
L. Smith of Lake Wylie, SC;
his sister, Susan Bumgard-
ner Hart of Kings Mountain;
two granddaughters, Isabella
Smith and Anna Grace Smith;
and his nephew, Matt Hart.
The funeral service will
be conducted Thursday,
April 30, 2015 at 4 p.m. at
First Baptist Church in Kings
Mountain. His pastor, Rev.
Chip Sloan, will officiate the
service.
The family will hold a
private entombment. Memo-
rials may be made to Cleve-
land County Humane Society,
1609 E. Marion St., Shelby,
NC 28150.
M. Sgt. William S. Nolen
SHELBY - M Sgt. Wil-
liam S. Nolen, Jr., 77, passed
away on Sunday April 19,
2015 at Kings Mountain
Hospice. He is preceded in
death by his parents, Wil-
liam and Vernie Cloninger
Nolen. Services were pri-
vate. Burial is at Hillcrest
Gardens in Mt. Holly
James R. “Jim”
McKinney
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
James R. “Jim” McKinney,
Jr., age 67, a resident of
Kings Mountain, NC, died
Sunday, April 19, 2015 at
Kings Mountain Hospital.
Born in Philadelphia, PA,
son of the late James Robert
McKinney, Sr. and Pearla
Smith McKinney Capper
of Havertown, PA. He was
a retired automotive techni-
cian, assistant manager of
Firestone Tire Service Cen-
ter, he loved music, working
on cars, football and animals
and working on his home.
A loving husband, father,
grandfather, great grand-fa-
ther and a friend who will
be greatly missed. Served in
the US Navy in 66-67 and
was a member of a Masonic
Lodge in Upper Darby, PA.
A memorial service was
held at Ollie Harris Memo-
rial Chapel, Kings Moun-
tain, NC, Monday, April 27,
at 7 p.m., with Rev. Greg
Martin officiating. Family
members spoke with friends
immediately following the
service.
Janice Bronson
Mill, and was a member
¢ of New Bethel Church of
SHELBY - Janice Pat-
terson Bronson, 74, died
Wednesday, April 22,
2015, at Hospice at Wen-
dover. A native of Cleve-
land County, she was
the daughter of the late
Howard and Epsie Greene
Patterson. Janice retired
after 42 years at Dicey
Shelby. Her family meant
the world to her. Funeral
services were held Friday
at 2 p.m. at Clay-Barnette
Funeral Home Chapel. The
family received friends Fri-
day from 12:30 — 2 p.m. at
the funeral home, and other
times at the home. Burial is
at Sunset Cemetery.
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