Found this obit and thought I would pass it along in case someone connects to this family. Gaston Gazette Gastonia, NC June 8, 1998 Emma Hamrick SHELBY - Emma Ledbetter Hamrick, 101, formerly of Old Boiling Springs Road, died June 6, 1998, at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Columbus and Priscilla Smith Ledbetter, wife of the late Gillette V. Hamrick, sister of the late Robert, Carl and Jap Ledbetter, Evie L. Holland and Leona L. White, mother of the late Jonathan A. Kaigler, Grady "Pete" and Pearl Glascoe Hamrick, charter member and oldest member of Sharon United Methodist Church, lifelong member of the Home Demostration Club and the Ladies Adult Sunday School Class, known for her tatting SURVIVORS: Daughters and son-in-law, Mary Charlotte and Howard Hardin, Kathleen H. Kaigler; grandchildren, Jon Kaigler III, Kathleen K. and William Vinson, Rachel H. and Ray Francis, Linda H. and Tom Putnam, great-grandchildren, Kelli, Trip and Holli Wilson, Melanie, Joel, Josh and Allison Francis, David and Mark Putnam, W. Timothy and Jennifer Leigh Vinson, Erik and Wesley Kaigler; great-great-grandchildren, Emma, Grace, Simon, Chelsea and Casey Wilson, devoted cousin and friend, Norman P. Hawkins FUNERAL: Noon, Monday, Sharon United Methodist Church, Rev. Gary Ferrell BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park VISITATION: One hour before service, church MEMORIALS: Sharon United Methodist Church, 871 College Ave., Shelby 28150 ARRANGEMENTS: Lutz-Austell Funeral Home