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■ OBITUARIES Luther R. McSwain, Jr. loving husband, father, grandfather KINGS MOUNTAIN - Luther R. McSwain, Jr., age 80, resident of 318 Wright R o a d , K i n g s Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord August 2, 2015 at Carolina’s Healthcare System, Kings Mountain, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC to the late Luther R. McSwain, Sr. and Terria McSwain. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Libby Lovelace; brother, William Andrew McSwain; sisters, Theresa Holt, Juanita Fitch; and sonJoan Carroll multi-talented lady KINGS MOUNTAIN - Joan Carroll, age 84, a resident of Kings Mountain, went to be with the Lord on August 1, 2015, at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain. She was born in Slater, SC, daughter of the late Haorace and Edna Long Barrett. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, William Kenneth Carroll, a daughter, Cindy Carroll and by two brothers, Bobby Barrett and Don Barrett. Madge Wright Early homemaker KINGS MOUNTAIN Madge Wright Early, age 80, resident of Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord peacefully on July 30, 2015 at her home. She was born in Cleveland County, NC to the late DeKossie Moore Wright and Lilly Jane Hoyle Wright. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Steven T. Early; brothers, Curtis Wright, Ray Wright and Calvin Wright; sisters, Dorothy Wright Gann, Hazel Wright Smith, and Bonnie Wright Ford. Mrs. Early was a faithful and active member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Kings Mtn. NC and a homemaker. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who Thelma Truelove McMurry SHELBY- Thelma Truelove McMurry, 78, of 119 Webb Road, passed away Sunday August, 2, 2015 at Peak Resources of Martha Julia Devenny CHERRYVILLE – Martha Julia Walker Devenny, 90, of 501 N. Elm St., died July 27, 2014 at Carolina Care Center.
in-law, Mike Patrick. Luther was a member of David Baptist Church, Kings Mtn. NC and owner/operator of McSwain Nursery, Kings Mtn. NC. He served in the United States Army. He enjoyed his family especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren. His survivors include his wife of 61 years Louise W. McSwain, Kings Mtn. NC; son Mark O. McSwain and wife Tina, Lewisville, NC; daughter Carolyn R. Patrick, Kings Mtn, NC; sister Euzela Vollbracht, Kings Mtn. NC; four grandchildren: Missy Wiggins, Dwayne Wiggins, Christopher Patrick, and Ryan McSwain; three great grandchildren: Lacy Wiggins, Emily Wiggins, and Lydia Patrick; numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be
held at 11 a.m. Wednesday (today) at David Baptist Church, with Rev. Brian Taule and Rev. Paul Sorrells officiating. Visitation was from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, August 4, 2015 at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, North Carolina other times at the home, 318 Wright Road, Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Interment is at David Baptist Church Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Memorials may be sent to Life Enrichment Center, 222 Kings Mountain Blvd, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Guest register available at www.harrisfunerals.com. Arrangements: Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, N.C.
She was of the Wesleyan faith, a caregiver to many and taught swimming to many people in the community. Joan was a multi-talented lady. She is survived by her son Keith Carroll and wife Roxanne, Kildeer, Ill; daughter Diane Randall and husband David, Kings Mountain; son-in-law; Gary Tiddy, Newbern, NC; sister Fern Windsor, Rock Hill, SC; grandchildren Shelley Rohm, Courtney Carroll, Wade Randall, Pam Bivins; six great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel, Kings Moun-
tain, NC, on Tuesday, August 4, at 2 p.m. Visitation was from 12:30-1:30 p.m. prior to the service in the sanctuary of First Wesleyan Church, Kings Mountain, NC. Interment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, NC. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, 950 West Faris Rd., Greenville, SC 29605 Guest register available at www.harrisfunerals.com. Arrangements: Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, N.C.
was affectionately known as “GG” to her great grandchildren. She is survived by her daughters Cathy Montgomery, Kings Mtn. NC; Cindy Calhoun and Keith, Kings Mtn. NC; Brothers: Clayton Wright and wife Jackie, Gaffney, SC; Jack Wright and wife Jackie, Seneca, SC; Sister: Annette Wright Cooper and husband Newell, Kings Mtn. NC; 4 Grandchildren: Chenoa Montgomery Helms and Chris; Amy Montgomery Day and husband Anthony; Steven Montgomery; and Tasha Calhoun; four great grandchildren: Aleena Brooke Hines, Adelyn Savannah Day, Aubree Macey Day, and Autumn Taylor Day; brother-in-law: Charles Pinkney “Pete” Early, Kings Mtn. NC; sister-in-law; Faye Early, Kings Mtn. NC; Sister-
in-law: Shirley Wright, Gainesville, FL; numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral service was held at Macedonia Baptist Church, Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 3 p.m, with Rev. Michael Horne and Rev. David Turner officiating. Visitation was from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday prior to the service in the Fellowship Hall of Macedonia Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Interment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Macedonia Baptist Church, 1101 S. Battleground Ave, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Guest register available at www.harrisfunerals.com. Arrangements: Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, N.C.
Shelby. A native of Cleveland county, she was the daughter of the late George and Ledna Greene Truelove. A funeral service will be held 3:00 pm Thursday, Aug.6. 2015 at Ledford
Grove Baptist. The family will receive friends 6 to 7:30 Wednesday (tonight) at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
The funeral service was held Thursday, July 30, 2015 at First United Methodist Church. Rev. Joe Collins officiated, and interment was in Cherryville’s City Memorial Cemetery.
The family received friends Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Carpenter’s Funeral Home. Carpenter’s Funeral & Cremation Service was in charge of arrangements.
Bynum Chapel fundraiser Friday Bynum Chapel AME Zion Church will hold a food sale fundraiser Friday from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. to help KMHS
band members Cameron and Bakari to go with the marching band to Orlando, Florida in April. Chicken, chicken
wings, fish and hot dogs with choice of two sides will be available. Carry-out or dine-in.
Lyons sentenced to life in 2012 murder of Manufie
Devonne Shawmar Lyons, 22, was found guilty in Cleveland County Superior Court Thursday of murdering Frances Kwasi Munufie, 38, a Ghana native of Charlotte, in the Ebenezer community of Kings Mountain in a robbery attempt. Before the trial, Lyons had been out on bond and four other young people had already been convicted in the
2012 murder case and were serving their sentences. Lyons will be serving a life sentence in prison without parole. The two people originally charged by Cleveland County deputies were Lyons, 19 at the time, and Jessica Nicole Edwards, 18 at the time. Three more people were arrested at the end of March 2012: Aryka Montelle
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Roberts, 18; Rashad Markee Schenck, 21; and Sheldon Gerard Thompson, 25. Edwards, Schenck, and Roberts pled guilty to second degree murder. Edwards received 7 ½ to 10 ½ years and Schenck received 10 ½ to 12 ¼ years. Roberts received 10 ½ to 13 years; Thompson pled guilty to accessory after the fact first degree murder and will serve 7 to 10 ½ years.
ARRESTS JULY 27: Mark Wayne Russell, 52, 210 Cleveland Ave., fugitive warrant, no bond. JULY 30: Joshua Boyd Shere, 18, 110 Keith Ave., possession of drug paraphernalia, simple possession of marijuana, $500 secured bond. JULY 30: Jesse Lee Bowen, 26, 307 ½ E. Parker St., assault on female. JULY 31: Jason Denton Hughes, 40, Mount Holly, possession synthetic marijuana, possession marijuana paraphernalia, $500 secured bond. JULY 31: Zeno Lee Jr., 53, Dallas, DWI, driving while license revoked, possession drug paraphernalia, $2500 bond, unsecured. JULY 31: Daniel Joseph Whitmire, 40, 601 Mica St., communicating threats, written promise. AUG. 1: Brandy Jean Hayes, 40, Mount Holly, larceny, possession stolen goods, second degree trespassing, $20,000 secured bond. AUG. 1: Kelly Brian Stewart, 48, Shelby, intoxicated and disruptive, $500 secured bond. AUG. 1: A 17-year-old male was charged with resist, delay, obstruct, carry concealed weapon, under age drinking, $2500 bond secured. AUG. 1: Ernest Lee Spence, 45, 311 Tracy St., DWI, reckless driving to endanger, serious injury by motor vehicle, felony, $150,000 bond, secured. CITATIONS JULY 15: Tina Sansaray Carpenter, 31, 512 Landing St., expired tag, no vehicle inspection. JULY 17: Beverly Bridges Small, 57, 524 Baker St., no operator's license, expired tag. JULY 25: Jerrie Patterson, 77, 107 Lakeshore Dr., expired tag. JULY 28: Franklin Eric Rutherford, 21, 513 Rhodes Ave., seat belt violation. JULY 29: Robin Kimberly Ballard, 49, 120 Red Oak Drive, revoked license, revoked tag. JULY 30: A 17-year-old male was cited for damage to property. JULY 31: Patrick McKayMullen Jr., 19, Cornelius, expired tag. JULY 31: James Daniel Woodard IV, 27, Gastonia, revoked license. JULY 31: James William Friday, Jr., 209 Parrish Drive, stop sign violation. AUG. 1: Tania Lorena Miguel Palacios, 19, Winston-Sakem, speeding. AUG. 1: Hunter Douglas Toney, 18, Clover, SC, speeding, expired tag. AUG. 2: Joey Jay Bridges II, 26, Shelby, possession marijuana. AUG. 2: Rhonda Howard Hopkins, 45, Gastonia, expired tag. INCIDENTS JULY 27: A resident of Linwood Road reported that someone vandalized (
Dive In Movies Mauney Memorial Library is sponsoring family dive-in movies at the Kings Mountain Family YMCA Pool on Friday, Aug. 7 and Friday, Aug. 21. Swimming is at 6 p.m. and the movie begins at dusk. “This is a perfect event for families,'' said Librarian Sharon Stack.
painted) a leased building. JULY 28: Kings Mountain Auto Supply, 904 W. Gold St., reported a break-in by someone forcing the back door open and damaging it. Nothing was reported taken. JULY 28: A resident of Mauney Avenue reported theft of a dark blue Chrysler Sebring LXI from the yard of the residence. JULY 28: A resident of Wells Street reported theft of a $200 check. JULY 28: Bynum's Chapel AME Zion Church, 213 N. Cansler St., reported that someone attempted to pry open the front door of the church. JULY 28: Bridges Hardware, 301 West King St., reported a break-in, damage to a metal door and theft of $200 in currency. JULY 29: Gloryland Missionary Baptist Church, 101 Benfield Road, reported a break-in, damage to a door window pane and theft of unknown amount of currency. JULY 30: Jackson Hewitt, 308 King St., reported a break-in and damage to a window pane. Nothing was reported taken. JULY 30: A resident of Morris Street reported damage to his 1994 Dodge by a juvenile who was cited for damaging a transmission pan, oil pan, cross member, gas tank, back axle and front license plate mount. JULY 30: A resident of Conyers, Ga. reported that he was d riving on Highway 161 near Slater Street and ran over rocks in the road that damaged his right front tire and the front spoiler on the 2011 Cadillac. AUG. 1: Walmart Neighborhood Market, 1011 Shelby Rd., reported shoplifting of $24 in merchandise. AUG. 1: Dollar General, 1103 Shelby Road, reported shoplifting of $9 worth of merchandise. AUG. 1: Dollar General, 709 York Road, reported that a customer passed six $50 counterfeit bills for merchandise he purchased. AUG. 1: A resident of Katherine Avenue reported over $2300 in damages to property during an incident on S. Railroad Avenue. AUG. 2: Ingles Market, 2111 Shelby Rd., reported shoplifting of $49 in merchandise. AUG. 3: Walmart Neighborhood Market, 1011 Shelby Rd., reported shoplifting of laundry detergent and various health and beauty items. WRECKS JULY 24: Officer J. L. Dee said that Brandon Lee Jones, 106 Majesty Place, operating a 1998 Ford struck a 2015 Ford operated by Robert Qury, Simpsonsville, SC. The accident happened on US Business 74 at the intersection of Phifer Road. Property damage was estimated at $2,000. JULY 24: Officer F. L. Wittington said that Kristina Griffin, Greenville, SC,
went to sleep at the wheel of her 2005 Toyota and it ran off the right side of the roadway of I-85 South and rolled over several times. She was transported by ambulance to the hospital. JULY 25: Officer J. L. Dee said that Lesley Barlow, 34 Chesterfield Court, operating a 2003 Kia, struck a 2004 Mitsubishi owned by Panyathip Rithiphong, 103 Willcort Drive. The accident happened in the parking lot of Chesterfield Court. Property damage was estimated at $3500. JULY 26: Officer J. L. Dee said that Otis Cole, 1704 Northwoods Drive, was backing his 2007 Dodge from the parking lot of 1794 Northwoods and hit a 2015 Kia parked on the wrong side of the roadway on Northwoods Drive and owned by Tawanna Jones of Gastonia. Property damage was estimated at $2,000. JULY 28: Officer Bryan McGinnis said that Amy Eudy of Greer, SC, operating a 2008 Kia on I-85 South in the rain and hit a slick spot on the roadway, lost control of the vehicle and hit a guardrail. Property damage was estimated at $2500 JULY 29: Officer Marquis Shon Macopson said that Christopher Medlin, Shelby operating a 2014 commercial vehicle owned by the City of Kings Mountain, backed into the front left corner of the cab of the t ruck operated by BWE Transport, Lenoir. The accident happened in the parking lot of Public Works on N. Piedmont Ave. Property damage was estimated at $5,000 to the 2005 Volv. JULY 29: Marquis Shon Macopson said that Robbin Diane Edison, Cape Canaveral, Fla., operating a 2001 Ford, lost a tire, ran off the road and hit a guard rail doing $2000 damage. The accident happened on US 74 Business. JULY 29: Officer Marquis Shon Macopson said that Delores Turner, 132 Huntseat Lane, operating a 2012 Hyundai, and Gregory Grabert Jr., 106 Cameron Drive, operating a 1995 Toyota, entered NC 161 in opposite directions and made contact in the roadway. Property damages were slight. JULY 29: Officer J. L. Dee charged Michael David Cotton, 29, Shelby with hit and run, unsafe tires, revoked tag, and cited by the NC Highway Patrol in reference to DUI after a wreck on Goforth Road. A 2002 Jeep operated by Cotton struck a parked 2011 Honda at 102 Goforth Road and left the scene, according to the officer. JULY 30: Officer Marquis Shon Macopson said that Daniel Boryta, Shelby, operating a 2004 Mercury rear-ended a 2001 Honda operated by Harold Gosch III of Shelby at the stoplight on NC 161. Property damages were slight.
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