September 26, 2008
Catherine Clinton
Cothran, class of '55, died on July 7th.
You may contact her
husband, Bobby Cothran, class of '51 at
4950 Shannon Way
Mableton, GA 30059
770-944-8993
rfcothran@aol.com
September 14, 2008
Calvin Chewning, class of '48, has
died. 988 N. Old Cummings Road, Sugar Hill, GA 30518. The home phone
number is 710-945-6361, and Shirley's cell phone number is 404-317-1459.
Family-Placed Death Notice
CHEWNING, Calvin MR. CALVIN CHEWNING Mr. Calvin Chewning, age
78, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2008.
He was preceded in death by his first wife of 41 years, Laverne
R. Chewning; parents, Ezra and Sallie Chewning; and brother,
Alvin Chewning. He is survived by his: wife of four years:
Shirle y
Thompson Chewning, Sugar Hill, GA; daughters and son-in-law:
Vicky Pruitt, Buford, GA, Beth Chewning, Sugar Hill, GA, Jody
and Scott Patterson, Pendergrass, GA, son and daughter-in-law:
Wayne and Kim Chewning, Gainesville, GA; step children: Rhonda
and Dee Rylee, Maysville, GA, Rodney and Melisa Thompson,
Flowery Branch, GA; twelve grandchildren: Tonya Pruitt, Lee
Chewning, Kyle Chewning, Scott Chewning, Ryan Patterson, Reid
Patterson, Rhett Patterson, Misty Thompson, Brooke Thompson,
Logan Thompson, Leia Rylee, Grant Rylee, two great
grandchildren; Kisaryn McGuire, Logan Pruitt; sister: Virginia
Smith, Murrayville, GA ; brother: Melvin Chewning, Decatur, GA;
several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Chewning was born July
6, 1930 in DeKalb County, GA. He was a 1948 graduate of
Alexander School in Union Mills, NC. He was a veteran of the U.
S. Navy. He was retired from General Motors Lakewood Plant after
30 years of service. He was a former president and coach for
Buford Athletic Baseball Association. He was an avid rabbit
hunter. His favorite pastime was sports. He enjoyed playing,
coaching and later watching his children and grandchildren play
ball. He was a member of Ivy Creek Baptist Church in Buford, GA
where he was also a former Sunday School Teacher. Funeral
services will be held on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 3:00
p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Dr. Jim
Ferguson officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest
Cemetery in Buford, GA. The family will receive friends on
Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Arrangements by: Junior
E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA
770-932-1133 www.flaniganfuneralhome.com
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Published in The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution on 9/16/2008
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September 5, 2008
We just received notice that Mary
Bartles Duckworth, class of '29, died in 2007.
Palmer Olliff, class of '41, has
been diagnosed with prostate cancer. You may send him a card at: 5226
Lancaster St.
N. Charleston, SC 29405-4132
August 30, 2008
Leroy Guffey, class of '43, died on
August 30.
From the September 2, 2008 Daily Courier:
Leroy Guffey, 83, of Camp Creek Road, Union Mills, died Saturday,
Aug. 30, 2008, at Henderson Care Center in Forest City.
He was a son of the late Jim Guffey and the late Dora Lee Owens
Guffey.
A native of Rutherford County, he was a member of Cane Creek
Baptist Church, was a retired truck driver and was a Navy veteran of
World War II.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,
Helen Davis Guffey.
Survivors include two sons, Dennis Guffey of Union Mills
and
Larry Guffey of Forest City; three brothers, Preston Guffey of Union
Mills, Arnold Guffey of Shelby and Ronald Guffey of Forest City; six
grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren.
The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.
2, at Cane Creek Baptist Church on U. S. 64, Union Mills, with the
Rev. Danny Camp officiating. Burial will follow in the church
cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the
service.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box
336, Forest City, NC 28043.
Crowe’s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
August 22, 2008
Calvin Chewning, class of '48, is
back in the hospital with pneumonia. His wife, Shirley, asks that
everyone pray for him. The home phone number is 710-945-6361, and
Shirley's cell phone number is 404-317-1459.
August 13, 2008
Virginia Nordmann Gilreath
(Tillie), class of '48, became ill at the ASI business meeting on Sunday,
August 10 at the Round Hill Baptist Church. She complained of chest
pains. She was rushed to Rutherford Hospital emergency room. She
was then admitted to a room on the second floor.
She has since been released from
the hospital and is on her way home. For more information, you may
contact her daughter, Debra Morgan, at
morgan5812@bellsouth.net or
her home phone at 704531-8650.
Virginia "Tillie" Gilreath's home
phone number is 910-754-5285.
Tillie writes:
Thanks to all of you on behalf of
my entire family for all your love and assistance. I love all of my
brothers and sisters at ASI - especially the class of 1948. God
bless.
Virginia "Tillie" Gilreath.
August 8, 2008
Lorene Thompson Obituary from the Friday, August 8 Courier.
Lorene Ross Thompson, 89, of 3549 US 221 north, Union Mills, died
Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, at Rutherford Hospital.
A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Willie Ross
and Josephine Lewis Ross, and the widow of J.W. Thompson Sr. She was a
member of Round Hill Baptist Church in Union Mills.
Survivors include two sons, Larry Thompson of Rutherfordton, and J.W.
Thompson Jr. of Charleston, S.C.; and two sisters, Alice Fite and Doris
Martin, both of Forest City.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m.
Saturday at Round Hill Baptist Church with the Rev.
Lynn Williamson officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the
service.
Burial in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336,
Forest City, NC 28043.
Crowe’s Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
August 5, 2008
Ray Franklin Conner, (Class of '56)
died on August 3rd. The following is his obituary from the Daily
Courier:
Mr. Ray Franklin Conner, age 71, of
Union Mills, NC, died on Sunday, August 3, 2008 at Hospice House in Forest
City.
A native of Rutherford County, NC, he was the son of Simon J. and Esther
Hodge Conner. He was retired after 31 years of service with Rutherford EMC.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters,
Frances White and Dorothy Young; and two brothers, Hicks Conner and Jay
Conner.
He is survived by his wife, Mirinda 'Tinsey' Conner of Union Mills; two
sons, Ray Conner and wife, Elaine and Gary Conner and wife, Rita, all of
Union Mills;a granddaughter, Megan Conner Phillips and her husband, Fred of
Forest City; one great-grandchild, Hayden Phillips; and two brothers, Jonas
Conner of Union Mills and Don Conner of Moore, SC.
Funeral services will be held at Crowe's Mortuary on Wednesday, August 5,
2008 at 3:00 pm. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the
service at Crowe's. Burial will be in the Round Hill Baptist Church
Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Thermal City Methodist
Church, Union Mills, NC 28167 or to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box
336, Forest City, NC 28043.
Crowe's Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.
July 31, 2008
Levi "Buddy" Thomason
('49) died yesterday, July 30. The following is from the Daily
Courier:
Levi
Caldwell “Buddy” Thomason, 78, of Cliffside, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008,
at Rutherford Hospital.
A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Grady Thomason and
Bessie Edney Thomason. He was a member of Centennial United Methodist Church
and attended Shingle Hollow Congregational Holiness Church. Mr. Thomason was
a veteran of the Air Force, having served in Korea. He retired from Duke
Power and served as a Rutherford County Sheriff’s Deputy from 1958-1962 He
is survived by his wife, Betty Arrowood Thomason; two daughters, Anita T.
Phillips of Cliffside, and Sheila T. Vance of Navarre, Fla.;
four
sisters, Nellie Cato of Spartanburg, S.C., Margaret Sanders of Mooresville,
Dovie Jean Walker of Augusta, Ga., and Becky Lowery of Salisbury; one
brother, George Thomason of Camp Creek; and four grandchildren.
Arrangements are being handled by McMahan’s Funeral Home, where the family
will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be
conducted at 2 p.m.
Saturday at Shingle Hollow Congregational Holiness in Rutherfordton. The
Rev. Jack Crane, Dr. Cecil Lovelace, and the Rev. Ralph Jones will
officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with full military
honors provided by the Rutherford County Honor Guard.
July 15, 2008
Jesse T Nettles (Class of '42) died
March 24, 2008. If you require further information, contact his wife at
navyjjn@aol.com
July 7, 2008
Calvin Chewning (class of '48) has
been in the hospital with congestive heart failure for the past three weeks.
In addition, he has cancer on the leg, lung problems, and diabetes.
His address and phone number are:
988 N. Old Cummings Road
Buford, GA 30518
678-617-8223
July 2, 2008
Name:
bill green
EmailAddress:
sportscenter594_8@hotmail.com
Phone: 706 7339648
Am seeking info on Charlie Jackson he did not graduate but was a JR in 65
played
basketball for Mr Cornett and stayed in Ms. Michaels Dorm I have info on
Wayne Goins Ray
Seward Tommy Poe & Jimmy Hall $ Reese Daley Have info on TC WARR Jr Betty Jo
Rose and
Peggy Rose also info on Charlie Ginn him and his sisters were there at
the last classes
at ASI These were all dormitory children THANKS BILL GREEN
June 10, 2008
Larry Jaynes (Class of '69) died
May 31. He was the owner of LTE Express Trucking company. He is
survived by his wife, Theresa Riggan Jaynes, P.O. Box 309, Townsville, NC
27584.
May 29, 2008
Brooks Piercy Sr., 93, (Class of
'32) died Tuesday May 27 at Crowley Memorial Hospital. The funeral was
Thursday, May 29 at Boiling Springs Baptist Church; and burial was at
Cleveland Memorial Park.
May 22
Ray Everett Goins died Tuesday, May
20th. On Friday, friends will be received at McMahan's Funeral Home in
Rutherfordton between 1 - 2 PM. The funeral will be at 2PM, officiated
by Reverend Donald Hollifield. Following this is the internment at Oak
Springs Baptist Church.
May 9, 2008
I would like for any my former class mates to get in
touch with me I was in the class of
49 and my address is 1003 Elmwood Ave. # 119 Columbia, SC
29201
Billie Lou (Sutton) Vermillion
vermillionb@midlandstech.edu
May 4
Union Mills, N.C . - Nancy Ferguson, 75, (class of '51)
died Sunday, May 4, 2008, at Hospice House in Forest City. The funeral
service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at McMahan's Funeral Home. Visitation
from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
March 7
Albert Boyles Coltrane
Passed away: 28 February 2005
February 13
Harry Edward White (class of '37) died on February
13 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Friends will be received on
Saturday, February 16th at the McEwen Charlotte Chapel. Contact McEwen
Funeral Service at 704-334-6421 for more information.
February 11
Mrs. Eris Allen, who now lives at Oakland Living
Center, would like to get in touch with Mary Esther Wells. She and her
husband used to take her to their house some week-ends and holidays
According to the records Mary Esther Wells was born in '45 and was at
the school from '49 to '51.
She came here from Surry County , Her father's name was Ed Wells and
her mother was Mary York.If you have any information about the
whereabouts of Mary Esther Wells, please leave a message on the ASI
Contact Page.
January 25, 2008
Hugh Simpson (class of '40) died. The following is his Obituary from
the Daily Courier:
William Hugh Simpson, 84, of Hodge Street, Rutherfordton, died Friday,
January 25, 2008, at Hospice House in Forest City.
A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Claude Simpson and
Ima Guffey Simpson. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of
Rutherfordton, a retired Rural Mail Carrier, and owned and operated Simpson
Auction and Real Estate Company for over 50 years.
Mr. Simpson was a World War II veteran and a prisoner of war during the
Battle of the Bulge. He was an avid fisherman who enjoyed spending time with
family and friends. Mr. Simpson was also preceded in death by a son, Michael
M.
Simpson of Asheville, who died in 2002.
He is survived by his wife, Lucille Fincannon Simpson; two sons, Bill
Simpson of Columbia, S.C., and Joe Simpson and wife, Reba, of
Rutherfordton;one brother, Harold Simpson of Union Mills; four
grandchildren, Charlie Simpson, Brooke Simpson, Josh Simpson, and Zach
Simpson, and two great-grandchildren, Andrew and Catie Funeral arrangements
are being handled by McMahan’s Funeral Home Inc., 249 South Main Street,
Rutherfordton, where the family will receive friends Sunday, January 27,
from 5 to 7 p.m.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 28, at the First
Baptist Church of Rutherfordton with the Rev.
Dean Baughn officiating. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to
the service.
Interment will follow in the Round Hill Baptist Church cemetery with
military honors provided by the Rutherford County Honor Guard.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336,
Forest City, NC 28043.
An online guest register is available at
www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com.
January 21, 2008
James McDaniel (class of '40) died. The following is his Obituary from
the Daily Courier:
James Madison McDaniel, age 86, of Rutherfordton, NC, died on Monday,
January 21, 2008, at White Oak Manor Nursing Home in Rutherfordton.
A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Rector McDaniel
and the late Sally ( Lynch) McDaniel, and the widower of the late Joyce
Lillian Pendergrass. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. He
served in the US Army during World War II, and was a Charter Member of the
Gilkey Ruritan Club and a member of Woodmen of the World.
He is survived by his daughter, Peggy M. (McDaniel) Saunders of Morganton,
NC; a sister, Elizabeth M. Hendrix of Rutherfordton; and a grandson, Cecil
James (Jake) Saunders of Morganton.
Arrangements are being handled by McMahan’s Funeral Home Inc., 249 South
Main St., Rutherfordton, NC, where the family will receive friends from 1:00
pm to 2:00 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2008. Funeral service will be at
McMahan’s Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 pm on Wednesday. Interment will be at
Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Union Mills, NC.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336,
Forest City, NC 28043 or to Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, 6611 Hudlow
Rd., Union Mills, NC 28167.
Online condolences may be left at
www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com.
December 28, 2007
Don Palmer (class of '50) died last night. The family will receive
friends on Saturday
from 5:00 - 8:00 at the:
Davidson Funeral Home
301 N. Main Street
Lexington, N.C.
The family’s phone number is (336) 248-2311
The funeral will be on Sunday at 3:00 at:
First Baptist Church
404 Welcome - Arcadia Rd.
Welcome, N. C.
In lieu of flowers - memorials may be made to the Don Palmer
Scholarship fund,
with the check being made to:
Davidson County Education Foundation
P. O. Box 444
Lexington, N. C. 27292
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