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Ronald Prince
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Mr. Ronald Wade Prince, 54, died Monday, April 16, 2001, at Seacoast Medical Center.
A native of Charlotte, he was born April 12, 1947, a son of Margaret Long Prince of Charlotte and the late Coran Ellis Prince. He was an Army veteran. He owned Ron's Maintenance Service.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by three sons and two daughters - in - law, Ron and Deborah Prince and Rodney and Candy Prince, all of Charlotte, and Andy Locklear and his fiancée, Sue Garrett, of North Myrtle Beach; three brothers, Bobby Prince and Gene Prince of Charlotte and Ray Prince of Mount Holly; and a sister, Sissy Clark of Conway, S.C.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at McMillan - Small Funeral Home. Private burial will be in the National Cemetery in Salisbury at a later date.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 - 1905, or to Shriner's Children's Hospital, 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605 - 4277.
Muriel Patterson
CHERRYVILLE - Ms. Muriel Lee Patterson, 66, of 709 Maple St., died Monday, April 16, 2001, at her home.
The funeral will be Thursday at 4 p.m. at Missionary Methodist Church, with the Revs. Bob Holtsclaw and Jerry Lail officiating. Burial will be in City Memorial Cemetery.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at Carpenter's Funeral Home.
Charles Prather
CHERRYVILLE - Mr. Charles William Prather, 64, of 807 Self St., died Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at Hospice of Wendover in Shelby.
The funeral will be Friday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Stamey - Cherryville Funeral Home, with the Revs. David Chapman and Jerry Owens officiating. Burial will be in City Memorial Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Stamey - Cherryville Funeral Home.
'Dot' Bridges
BISCOE - Ms. Mary Dorothy "Dot" Bridges, 84, of 401 Lambert St., died Monday, April 16, 2001, at Autumn Care of Biscoe.
The family will hold private services later.
Phillips Funeral Home in Star is in charge of arrangements.
Victoria Thombs
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Ms. Victoria "Vicky" LaVerne Annette Thombs, 40, of 210 Orr Terrace, died Saturday, April 14, 2001, at Beverly Healthcare in Asheville.
The funeral will be Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at The People Baptist Church, with the Rev. John Houze officiating. Burial will be in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the church 30 minutes before the service.
J.W. Gill and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Charles Parton
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mr. Charles Estes Parton, 87, died Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at Hospice at Wendover in Shelby.
A graveside service will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Mountain Rest Cemetery, with the Revs. Robert Haynes and Wray Barrett officiating.
The family will receive friends after the graveside service and at other times at the home.
Harris Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Theodore Hartman
BELWOOD - Mr. Theodore Columbus Hartman, 94, of 1039 Belwood - Lawndale Road, died Friday, May 4, 2001, at Hospice at Wendover in Shelby.
Born in Cleveland County on Oct. 12, 1906, he was a son of the late Quincy and Elizabeth Hartman. He was a former farmer and retired in 1968 from Cleveland County Schools after 17 years in maintenance at Belwood School. He was a member of Normans Grove Baptist Church, where he was a former deacon and a choir member.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister - in - law, Durham Hartman, Swain Hartman and Irod and Hazel Hartman; four sisters and three brothers - in - law, Getty and Grady Davis, Myrtle and Raymond Warlick, L.O.E. and Howard Dayberry and Velma H. Sisson; and two sisters - in - law, Janois (Mrs. Byron) Hartman and Grace (Mrs. Jareen) Hartman.
He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Ruby Dayberry Hartman of Belwood; three daughters and two sons - in - law, Jewell "Judy" and Horace Panther of Belwood, Arline and J.B. Hicks Sr. of Easley, S.C., and Joyce Lutz of Belwood; two brothers, Jareen Hartman of Gastonia and Byron Hartman of Toluca; two sisters and brothers - in - law, Vera H. and Alvin Glenn of Belwood and Ruth H. and Hillard Anthony of Vale; a sister - in - law, Willie Mae (Mrs. Swain) Hartman of Vale; three grandsons, J.B. "Buddy" Hicks Jr. and his wife, Susan, and Brent Hartman Hicks, all of Easley, and Scott Panther of Hattiesburg, Miss.; four granddaughters, Sarah Panther Bush and her husband, Danny, of Tomball, Texas, and Lori Lutz, Lindy Lutz and Elizabeth Lutz McIntyre, all of Belwood; and eight great grandchildren, Adam Bush, Amanda Bush, Ashley Bush, Andrew Bush, Caroline Hicks, Grace Hicks, Sarah McIntyre and Rebecca McIntyre.
The funeral was held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Normans Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Cecil Buff officiating. The body was placed in the church 30 minutes before the funeral. Burial was in the church cemetery.
The family received friends Saturday at Stamey Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Normans Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 576, Lawndale, NC 28090 or to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.
Nellie McDaniel
SHELBY - Mrs. Nellie Amanda McDaniel, 92, of Century Care, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
A native of Hall County, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Milton and Sally Truelove Pitchford. She was a homemaker.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lawson W. McDaniel; five brothers, Robert Pitchford, Claude Pitchford, Homer Pitchford, Ed Pitchford and Oscar Pitchford; an infant sister; six half - brothers, Everette Pitchford, Ferd Pitchford, Marion Pitchford, Louis Pitchford, Dean Pitchford and Howard Pitchford; and three half - sisters, Viola Davis, Lucille Melton and Frances Glaze.
She is survived by a son, Joe William McDaniel of Ellenboro; three daughters, Sarah Simmons of Gastonia, Edna McDaniel Brackett of Ellenboro and Raye McDaniel Hiney of Charlotte; two brothers, Guy Pitchford of Ellenboro and Ray Pitchford of Georgia; two sisters, Lola Mae Hawkins and Lorene Coffey, both of Forest City; a half - brother, Dwight Pitchford; eight grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and one great - great grandchild.
The funeral is today at 11 a.m. at Drury Dobbins Baptist Church, with the Revs. Steve Barham and Bobby Deviney officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family received friends Sunday.
Lutz-Austell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Charles Hamrick
FOREST CITY - Mr. Charles Kenneth Hamrick, 69, of 140 Green Road, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at Rutherford Hospital.
A graveside service will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Park, with the Rev. Neil Murray officiating.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8 at Crowe's Funeral Home in Rutherfordton.
Paul Ledford
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mr. Paul W. Ledford, 90, of 607 Mica St., died Sunday, May 6, 2001, at Rutherford Hospital in Rutherfordton.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Temple Baptist Church, with the Revs. Robert Haynes and Wray Barrett officiating. Burial will be in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Harris Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home of a daughter, Patty Whetstine, 712 W. Gold St., Kings Mountain.
"Rab" Huffstickler
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mr. Ed "Rab" Huffstickler, 75, of 2650 Nopeming Road, Duluth, Minn., formerly of Kings Mountain, died Thursday, May 3, 2001, at the Nopeming Care Center in Duluth.
A graveside funeral will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Mountain Rest Cemetery.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Harris Funeral Home.
Bunyan Jones
FOREST CITY - Mr. Doyle Bunyan Jones, 87, of 161 Franklin Drive, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at Rutherford Hospital.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. David Hobson, OSL, and the Rev. Wendy Therrell officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 at The Padgett and King Mortuary.
Miriam Allen
BOILING SPRINGS - Mrs. Miriam Allen, 90, died Sunday, May 6, 2001, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Lutz-Austell Funeral Home.
Joseph Kistler
SHELBY - Mr. Joseph A. "Joe" Kistler, 58, of 5207 Canterbury Road, died Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at the home.
A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of Mary Ledford Kistler of Shelby and the late Joseph Brady Kistler. He retired from Sears - Roebuck & Co. as a receiving manager. He was in the National Guard for 33 years and was a platoon sergeant. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Sherry Fountain Kistler of the home; two sons, Michael Scott Kistler and Steven Phillip Kistler, both of Shelby; one brother and sister - in - law, Charles Dean and Sandy Kistler of Shelby; one niece, Karla Kistler of Shelby; and one nephew, Chuck Kistler of Shelby.
The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service.
The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Central United Methodist Church with Dr. Joseph Reeves officiating. Burial will follow in Kistler's UMC Cemetery.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8:30 at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.
Edith Turtle
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mrs. Edith Alfreda Turtle, 87, formerly of Bunker Hill Road, Ashtabula, Ohio, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at Carolinas Medical Center.
The funeral will be Saturday at 12 p.m. at the First Covenant Church, 3300 Carpenter Road in Ashtabula with the Rev. Robin Cumberland officiating. Burial will follow in the Edgewood Cemetery.
The family will receive friends an hour before the service at the church..
Ducro Funeral Services and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Sara McGinnis
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mrs. Sara Cooksey McGinnis, 76, of 907 Sherwood Lane, died Thursday, May 3, 2001, at the Harris Hospice Unit at Presbyterian Hospital.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Resurrection Lutheran Church with the Rev. Ken Gillikin officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain Rest Cemetery.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Harris Funeral Home.
Scharlene Reynolds
CHERRYVILLE - Ms. Scharlene Boyd Reynolds, 56, of 247 St. Mark's Church Road, died Thursday, May 3, 2001, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
The funeral will be today at 11 a.m. at Stamey - Cherryville Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Marty Cunningham officiating. Burial will follow in the Shady Grove Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Ruby Ramsey
TAMPA, Fla. - Mrs. Ruby Godsey Ramsey, 81, of Tampa, Fla., formerly of Forest City, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at Brandon Regional Hospital in Brandon, Fla.
A graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Floyd's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Diehl officiating.
Family will receive friends following the service at the cemetery.
Harrelson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lillian Thorne
SPINDALE - Mrs. Lillian Culbreth Thorne, 79, of 308 Power St., died Thursday, May 3, 2001, at White Oak Manor in Rutherfordton.
A memorial service will be tonight at 7 at Spencer Baptist Church with the Revs. Billy Vaughn and John Perry officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park in Forest City.
The family will receive friends following the service in the Family Life Center of Spencer Baptist Church.
Anthony Armstrong
SHELBY - Mr. Anthony Arnold "Ankie" Armstrong, 45, of 1805 Riveria Drive, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
A native of Gaston County, he was the son of Henry Lee and Edith Armstrong of Cramerton. He was employed at S and B Concrete and worked at PPG Industries for 12 years.
He was preceded in death by a son, Eric Watson; a sister, Jacquelyn Armstrong; a brother, Henry Lee Armstrong; and a sister - in - law, Gwendolyn Morgan.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Sherise Armstrong; one son, Sterling McDaniel of the home; one daughter, Takeisha McDaniel of Shelby; four brothers and two sisters - in - law, William Henry and Carlene Armstrong of Charlotte, John Earl Armstrong, Arthur Allen Armstrong and Tony C. and Stephanie Armstrong, all of Lowell; two sisters, Marceline Armstrong of Lowell and Iva Elaine Armstrong of Cramerton; one brother - in - law, Andy McDaniel of Norfolk, Va.; three grandchildren, Jaquaila Shade, Victoria Watson and Malik McDaniel; and nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Saturday, May 5, 2001, at 3 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church with the Rev. R.E. Devoe officiating. Burial will be in Webb Memorial Lawns.
The family will receive friends 30 minutes before the service at the church.
Enloe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
