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Page 30 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 YouYo Ath Did Another Famous North Carolinian... Did Realize...ealize... N th C li i www.rutherfordweekly.com PROFESSIONAL HOLLYWOOD STUNTWOMAN F ANNA MERCEDES MORRIS PROFESSIONAL HOLLYWOOD STUNTWOMAN ANNA MERCEDES MORRIS She’s only fi ve foot three inches tall and weighs just one hundred ten pounds. She was born November 6, 1977 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Sometimes she goes by the alias Michelle Diamond. She has performed stunts on various shows and fi lms including “The Shield, Cemetery Gates, and 2 Fast 2 Furious”. She also acts as a stunt double for various actors including “The Riches, Ugly Betty, and Without A Trace” as well as fi lms such as “Black Christmas, Dead & Deader and The Thirst”. She has also completed stunt work for the upcoming fi lms,”Lonely Street and Bratz: The Movie, and Last Resort”. On-screen though, she is probably better known for competing, with the nickname of “Roadrunner” on a 1993 episode of the popular Nickelodeon sports show, “Nickelodeon GUTS”, where she battled through a bad knee suffered in the Basic Training event to win the gold medal in the entire competition. This Raleigh born native is quite the “can do” girl! She is now 33 years old. RUTHERFORD COUNTY SENIOR GAMES RUTHERFORD COUNTY SENIOR GAMES Senior Games Registration will be held February 21-March 4 •Registration Cost is $ 10 •SilverArts will be held March 14-18 •Performing Arts will be held April 1 Register before the March 4th deadline. •Senior Games Sports Events will be held April 8-21 For more information call Barbara @ 828-287-6413 Rutherford County Senior Center 193 Callahan-Koon Road • Spindale FOR SALE FOR SALE LARGE SELECTION OF FOR- MAL GOWNS. Great for Proms or Weddings, all $75 or less. New & gently used. Various wedding package deals: flowers, decorat- ing & photography. Also sewing & alterations available. Call Marie 828-245-1092. FOR SALE INSIDE YARD SALE. Antique hutch, antique dining table with chairs, coffee tables, large mir- ror, misc. items. 828-245-9755 or 828-305-0947. FOR SALE 2010 SPRING CUT Fescue Hay, $3.00 per bale. Call 704-538- 4110. Rutherford County Senior Center 193 Callahan-Koon Road • Spindale FOR SALE FOR SALE KENMORE REFRIGERATOR excellent condition, top freezer w/ice maker, 23 cu. ft., almond color, all manuals. $300 OBO. 828-287-4166. NOAH’S ARK now located at 195 Main St., Spindale. Nice used fur- niture, appliances, clothes, toys, movies, video games, etc. Must see! 828-289-1306. GE WASHER & DRYER, $175 each/$325 both. Hotpoint refrig, $250. Frigidaire dishwasher, $325. Call for details. Darrell; 704-349-1556. TWO AMMCO BRAKE LATHES. One set up for Rotors, one set up for drums. Comes with adapters/ Hubless adapters, $3700. 828- 245-4297. NEW COMFORT GLOW GAS LOGS. 24” vent free dual burn- ers, 20,000-39,000 BTU, heats up to 1300 sqft., $300. 828-657- 9070. 11 SETS OF WINDOWS, storms & screens included, from a DWMH. Fit rough opening: 30.5” x 53.5”, $25 each or $220 for the lot. 828-248-6227. Thursday, February 24-March 2, 2011 SETH MOORE Mr. Seth Stephen Moore, 23, of Cornelius, NC, formerly of Union Mills, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2011. Services were held at Crowe’s Funeral Home. Mr. Moore is survived by his mother, Debra Lusk; one brother, Zach Moore and step- father, David Lusk. Memorials may be made to Autumn Care Nursing Home Garden Fund, 830 Bethany Church Rd., Forest City, NC 28043. Crowe’s Mortuary of Rutherfordton, NC is serving the family. WILSON WOODROW MORRIS Mr. Wilson Woodrow, 92 of Rutherfordton, NC passed away on Monday, February 14, 2011. Memorial services were held at Brittain Presbyterian Church. Mr. Morris served our country in the US Army during World War II. He was preceded in death by his wives, Vivian Gardo Morris, Lucille Owens Morris and Alma Graham Morris; his parents, Joseph and Mattie Lou Geer. He is survived by his daughter, Carol Morris Harris; one son, Billy Morris both of Rutherfordton; a step-son, Jimmy Watson and five grand- children. Professional Health Screenings •Cholesterol (fasting required) •Blood Sugar •Body Fat Analysis •Bone Density Affordable, convenient and available every day during normal business hours. February Special February Special Cholesterol Screening Every Thursday in February $18 (Regular $ 25.) Fasting required for 12 hours prior to the screening. 828-245-4591 139 East Main St. Forest City Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherfordton County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or Brittain Presbyterian Church. Crowe’s Mortuary of Rutherfordton, NC is serving the family. SUSAN GRACE HALL HILL Mrs. Susan Grace Hill, 51, of Rutherfordton, NC passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Services were held at Crowe’s Mortuary. Internment was held in the Plain View Baptist Church cemetery. Mrs. Hill is survived by her parents, Palmer Charles Hall of Rutherfordton and Eunice Styles Murray of Ellenboro; two daughters, Jamie Hill of Union, SC and Rebecca Hill of Forest City; one sister, Donna Hill of Shelby and her step-father Steve Murray of Ellenboro. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherfordton, NC, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Crowe’s Mortuary of Rutherfordton, NC is serving the family. L.B. WATERS Mr. L. B. Waters, 78, of Ellenboro, NC, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. The family gathered for a time of remem- brance at 438 Pioneer Rd., Ellenboro, NC. Internment was held in the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. Mr. Waters served our country in the U.S. Army dur- ing the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his parents, Loyd Waters and Leo Henson Waters and one son, Clale Waters. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Elizabeth Beheler Waters; two sons, Romeo Waters and James Waters, both of Ellenboro; one daugh- ter, Penny Mathis and husband, Jerry of Ellenboro; one brother, Glen Waters of Golden Valley and three grandchildren. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com JAMES CRAWFORD LAMB, JR. Mr. James Crawford Lamb, Jr., 75 of Rutherfordton, NC passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2011. A celebra- tion of life service was held at White Oak Manor. Mr. Lamb was preceded in death by his parents, James Crawford Lamb, Sr. and Etta Mae Holcombe Lamb. He is survived by his care- giver Crystal Bright of Forest City, NC; three brothers, Gerald Lamb of California; John Lamb of Oregon and Michael Lamb of Marion, NC. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Crowe’s Mortuary of Rutherfordton, NC is serving the family. WANDA ANN LOVELACE Wanda Ann Lovelace, age 49, of Henrietta, NC, passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2011. A memorial service was held at Harrelson Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Lovelace was preced- ed in death by her parents, Lemuel C. Hamrick and Annie Lee Skipper Hamrick. She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Ronnie H. Lovelace; one son Dylan Dakota Euten of the home; one step-daughter, Crystal Lovelace of Forest City; two brothers, Roger Hamrick of Henrietta and Chuckie Hamrick of Green Hill; one sister, Deborah Euten of Henrietta and a granddaughter, Jayden Lovelace. Harrelson Funeral Home, Caroleen, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com ELAINE LAUGHTER Elaine Laughter, age 61, of Mooresboro, NC, died Friday, February 18, 2011. No formal services were planned. Mrs. Laughter was preced- ed in death by her parents, Raymond Nick Mobley and Doris Mobley and eight broth- ers and sisters. She is survived by two daughters, Karen Walls of Ellenboro, Crystal Langley and husband, Gene Brittain of Mooresboro; two sons, Randy Scott Alley of South Carolina and Kevin Ben Helms of Mooresboro; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Harrelson Funeral Home, Caroleen, NC is serving the family. Please sign the guest book at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com FREEDA SMITH Freeda Juanita Stringer Smith, 86 of Spindale, NC passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2011. Services were held at Crowe’s Funeral Chapel. Burial followed in Lebanon Baptist Church cem- etery. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her husband, Houston Smith and her parents, Tom and Vertie Willis Stringer. She is survived by sons Ronnie and Larry Smith of Spindale; one sister, Vera Toney of Bostic; two grand- children and one great-grand- child. Crowe’s Mortuary of Rutherfordton, NC is serving the family. THELMA BLAND Thelma Lorine Freeman Bland, 98 went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Saturday, February 19, 2011. Services were held at Spencer Baptist Church. Internment was held at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Bland is survived by five grandchildren, Ruby Melton; Ray Bland; Earleen Douglas; Nancy Fox and her husband George; Kenneth Bland and wife Kathy; eight grandchildren; sixteen great- grandchildren; four step-grand- children and one great-great granddaughter. Memorials may be made to Spencer Baptist Church, 207 Oak St., Spindale, NC 28160. Crowe’s Mortuary of Rutherfordton, NC is serving the family. FREDERICK MOORE Frederick (Fritz) Moore, 73, of Forest City, NC passed away Sunday, February 20, 2011. A celebration of life ser- vice will be held at a later date at Lower Brandwine Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware. Mr. Moore is survived by his wife of 50 years, Eleanor; two sons, Tim and Benjamin and one grandson; two sis- ters, Lois and Kay; and nieces, nephews. Crowe’s Mortuary of Rutherfordton, NC is serving the family. Know your numbers, know your risk. Know your numbers, know your risk. ©Community First Media Community First Media AGES 55 AND UP

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