Eighth Generation

6122. Ruby Louise FRANKLIN (private).

William Edward "Bill" CLINE, son of Joseph Eli CLINE and Blanche Lelia WALKER, was born on 6 March 1922 in Burke County, North Carolina. He died on 14 August 2012 at the age of 90 in Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Burke County, NC. He was buried in Drexel First Church of God cemetery, Drexel, NC. His obituary appeared as follows: DREXEL William Edward "Bill" Cline, 90, of Drexel, died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care Center. Born March 6, 1922, in Burke County, he was a son of the late Joseph Eli Cline and Blanche Ida Walker Cline. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Bill was an active member of Drexel First Church of God, where he served on the Board of Trustees, managed the church building fund and was the head usher. Bill was a former Fire Chief of the Drexel Fire Department, served on the Drexel City Council and was a past president of the Drexel Lions Club. He also designed argyle socks for the Ralph Lauren clothing line, while working at Drexel Knitting Mills. He is survived by a daughter, Haven Renee Cline Perrou, of Raleigh; grandchildren, Newana Shuffler, of Drexel, Ben and Molly Perrou, and Candace and Scott McCandless, all of Raleigh and Natalie Brooke Perrou, of Cary; five great-grandsons and one great-grand-daughter; brothers, Glenn Cline and wife, Betty, of Drexel, Ned Cline and wife, Juanita, and Joe Ben Cline and wife, Faye, all of Morganton; and sisters-in-law, Dorothy Cline, of Drexel and Ruth Cline, of Morganton. In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Louise Franklin Cline; a daughter, Billie Kay Cline Witkus; brothers, Vernon, Max, and Fred Ray Cline; and sisters, Barbara Watts and Frances Cline. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 16, at Drexel First Church of God, with the Revs. Steve Greer and Don Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery, with military rites conducted by the NC National Guard and the Caldwell County Veterans Honor Guard. The family will receive friends one hour before the service in the Lower Narthex of the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1721 Enon Rd., Valdese, NC 28690. Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting the family with the arrangements. Condolences may be made online at sossomanfuneralservice. com. [Published in Hickory Daily Record on August 15, 2012]

Ruby Louise FRANKLIN and William Edward "Bill" CLINE had the following children: