[Hope this one doesn't freeze up on me like the last one, before I get to check my spelling and type errors and end it properly...sorry about that.] AREA OBITUARIES Dec.4, Bessemer City- Funeral services for WILLIAM VERNON THOMAS, 76, who died at his home here Sunday after a long illness will be conducted at the New Home Bapt. church. MR. THOMAS was a native of Anderson Co. S.C., the s/o the late JACOB and LOUVINIA GRIFFIN THOMAS. His first marriage was to the former, MISS CORRENA DEESE, who died in 1920. From this marriage survive 3 sons; W.G. THOMAS , Bessemer City, J.E. THOMAS , Cramerton and B.C. THOMAS of Kings Mountain; four daughters MRS. J.L. MARTIN ,Bessemer City, MRS. C.P. McLAIN, MRS. B.C. LONG and MRS. D.C. BLUE of Rockingham. Later MR. THOMAS was married to the former MISS EFFIE GARRISS. From this marriage survive two daughters, MISSES BETTY LOU and LEE ELLEN THOMAS of Charlotte. Also survive are 3 brothers, LONNIE, WILBUR, and CLEVELAND THOMAS all of Anderson Co.; two sisters, MRS. D.C. COLEY of Albemarle and MRS. G.W. NANCE of Ridgefield. Sisk Funeral Home in charge. --- Dec.4.,Mill Springs, N.C.-MRS.ARNETTIA CORN, 73, w/o the late J.G. CORN of Route 2, died at Rutherfordton Hospital. MRS. CORN was born in Polk Co., the d/o of the late COLUMBUS and EIZACLIA ERWIN JACKSON. She was a member of Mountain View Bapt. church. Pallbearers; FRED and HARVEY CORN, GLENN JACKSON, WILL CORN, GEORGE WILLIAMS and LIPHUS JACKSON. Surviving are ; daughter, MRS. IDA HUNTSINGER of Sptbg., 3 sons, ANDY, BERT, and RALPH CORN of Mill Spring, route 2; 4 half-sisters and a half-brother. McFarland Funeral Home in charge. --- Nov.28. Caroleen, N.C.- Funeral services for MRS. A. CALVIN BURGESS, 67, will be held at Caroleen Methodist Church. She died Sunday at her home near Caroleen. Surviving are; her husband, 2 sons, 3 daughters, 3 step- daughters, a step-son, 3 brothers, and 3 sisters. [does not mention names ] --- Nov.27, Caroleen, N.C.- MRS.CARRIE ELIZABETH LEDBETTER, 62 ,died after a long illness. Funeral services at the Henrietta Bapt. church. She was a member of High Shoals Bapt. church where she will be buried in ch.cemetery. She was the wife of the late WILLIAM HENRY LEDBETTER. Surviving are 3 sons, one daughter, 3 sisters, one brother, 13 grandchildren and 6 g-grandchildren. [ does not mention names] --- Nov. 27, Bessemer City- WILLIAM SYLVANUS DECK, 73, a farmer died unexpectedly Sunday morning at his route 1 home. He was the s/o the late PETER and SARAH CLARKE DECK. Surviving are; his wife, MRS. STELLA RHYNE DECK; 2 daughters, MRS. W.C. KISER of Shelby,and MRS. D.H. DAMERON of Bessemer City; a son, GEORGE C. DECK also of Bessemer City. --- Free Post- nancie