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Apr 22, 2016

Palm Beachers remember 'special man' Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps

Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Mass., and Yale University. Between 1976 and 1994, Mr. Phipps served as chairman of the board of Bessemer Trust, the private bank and investment advisor established by the Phipps family in 1907. He also was chairman of Bessemer Securities Corp. from 1982 until 1994. He continued to serve on the two Bessemer boards until he retired in 2015. Palm Beacher Earle Mack, former U.S. ambassador to Finland, met Mr. Phipps when Phipps was a senior at Yale and he was a second lieutenant at Fort Dix. Mack said they remained friends for 52 years. As young adults, Mack said they were both civic-minded, loved horses and were bachelors in New York. “Dinny and I went out on many double dates together,” said Mack, a member of The Jockey Club and the New York Racing Association board of directors and former chairman of the New York State Racing Commission. “We had lots of fun, and some mischievous fun. He and I went through life as good friends. When I think of Dinny, I think of unrelenting friendship, through every period of our lives.” Mack described Mr. Phipps as a passionate person who fought for what he believed in. “He walked softly but he had a very big presence,” Mack said. “He was a person of the highest integrity, and that’s why he was my hero. In this crazy world, it’s so easy to get sidetracked. Dinny never strayed. His humility never wavered. He had such admirable strength of character, and everyone respected him for that.” Mack also described Mr. Phipps as a generous family man who would do anything for the ones he loved. “I think he’ll be remembered as a great role mode as a parent, and in thoroughbred racing industry,” Mack said. “He was a special man.” Mr. Phipps is survived by his wife of 46 years, Andrea; children Kayce, Kelley, Lilly, Daisy, Samantha, and Ogden; and 24 grandchildren. He was predeceased in 2007 by his sister, Cynthia Phipps. Funeral arrangements are pending. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation or a href="http://www.tjcfound... (Palm Beach Daily News)

Feb 2, 2016

Gaston County property sales Dec. 28-31

Dobson, property at 5112 Sawbill Lane, Gastonia, $128,000 Kenneth and Dana Flowers to Robert and Elizabeth Barrett, propety at 103 E. Lee Ave., Bessemer City, NC 28016, $60,000 Michael Casey and Kimberly Godwin to Malia Swift, property at 5314 Park Place Drive, Dallas, $99,000 AVH Carolinas to Jeffrey and Cheryl Tremaine, property at 705 Ardent Trail, Belmont, $335,500 Weekley Homes to Anna Reid, property at 2216 Lexington St., Belmont, $377,500 Thomas and Shirley Causby to Kimberly Padgett, property at 1064 Belmont Village Drive, Belmont, $290,000 Homestead Construction to Douglas Whitfield, property at 401 King John Circle, Gastonia, $125,000 Mountain Island Village to Diane Allen, property at 105 S. Island Village Drive, Mount Holly, $95,000 LGI Homes to Andrei Heyde, property at 1133 Aprilia Lane, Dallas, $184,000 James and Anna Summerlin to Stephen Wright, property at 124 Daniel Efird Drive, Mount Holly, $370,000 NVR Inc. to Richard and Linda Topf, property at 832 Westerland Court, Gastonia, $262,000 True Homes LLC to Michelle Graham, property at 4038 Rocky Vista Court, Gastonia, $142,000 PNC Bank to GoodLife Real Estate, property at 578 Tryon Place, Gastonia, $80,000 Russell and Judie Pinkelton to Deantoine and Katherine Beasley, property at 6033 Bountiful St., Belmont, $210,000 Live Well Homes to Christopher and Crystal Davis, property at 121 Bay Shore Drive, Belmont, $289,000 Donnie and Mary Riddle to Michael and Nancy Burelle, property at 9116 Shorewood Place, Belmont, $225,000 NW Lake Wylie to Mary and Christopher Vasiliou, property at 309 Cape August Place, Belmont, $375,000 Page 2 of 2 - NW Lake Wylie to Fairwood Construction, property at 233 Cape August Place, Belmont, $325,000 NW Lake Wylie to ARH Models, property at 225 Cape August Place, Belmont, $325,000 William and Alice Johnson to James and Wendy McGinnis, property at 5038 Cramer Woods Drive, Gastonia, $295,000 Jacob and Brooke Riske to William and Madison Coble, property at 110 Cedar St., Belmont, $148,500 Wanda Pleasant to Kathleen Kaiser, property at 2509 Cove Creek Road, Gastonia, $90,000 Luther and Peggy Robertson to Providence Management, property at 520 Treasure Lane, Gastonia, $115,000 Blake and Jaclyn Bost to Andrew Elliott, property at 1501 Perfection Ave., Belmont, $118,000 Hilary and Andrew Robertson to Blake and Jaclyn Bost, property at 1045 Willow Wind Drive, Gastonia, $128,000 Charles and Kathryn Gray to Gregory Scott and Andrea Sellers, property at 3108 Glacier Court, Gastonia, $309,000 A&A to Ann Turner, property at 1225 Union Road, Gastonia, $490,000 Live Well Homes to Kristofer and Melissa Smith, property at 2612 Lakefront Drive, Belmont, $401,500 Patricia Bracken to Ronald and Renee Korbas, property at... (Gaston Gazette)

Jan 8, 2016

Frances Iossi-Hill

Memorial Gardens, Trussville, Ala., Military Field of Honor. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Taylor Memorial UMC. Bessemer Brown Service Funeral Home, 1300 4th Avenue North, Bessemer, AL 35020 is in charge of arrangements. If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to Heaven to see you once again. (Muscatine Journal)

Jan 8, 2016

Funeral arrangements set for Judy Allison, wife of NASCAR legend Bobby Allison

Visitation for Judy Allison, matriarch of NASCAR's Allison racing family, will he held on Monday, Dec. 28 in Bessemer with burial to follow at Highland Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Allison, 74, died unexpectedly on Friday after complications from surgery in North Carolina. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m.-noon at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Bessemer, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at the church beginning at noon. Burial will follow at Highland Memorial Gardens in Bessemer – the same cemetery where her sons, Davey and Clifford, are interred. There will also be a separate service on Jan. 9 in Mooresville, N.C. where she lived. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Robert Arthur "Bobby" Allison; daughters, Carrie Hewitt and husband, Scott, of Davidson, N.C., and Bonnie Farr, of Hueytown; sisters, Carolyn Woodward, of Dunnellon, Fla., and Connie Carroll and husband, Rufus, of Grand Island, Fla.; brother-in-law, Hank Halsey, of Blairsville, Ga.; 11 grandchildren, six great grandchildren, numerous brothers and sisters-in-law and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to Davey and Clif... (AL.com)

Jan 8, 2016

In Loving Memory of Walter Massey, 77

Walter Massey passed away Monday, January 4, 2016. He graduated from Bessemer High School in Bessemer, AL. He was a scholarship pitcher for the University of Alabama’s baseball team. He served in the U.S. Army Aviation before becoming a pilot for Delta Airlines. There he managed the MD-88 and MD-11 programs. In 1996 he flew the Olympic flame from Athens, Greece to Los Angeles, CA. He retired from Delta in 1997 after 32 years of service. Walt served on the Cobb County Parks and Recreation Board. He was ranked in both national and state tennis. He played Delta tournaments with the late Bill Hay and he played Father and Daughter tennis at the U.S. Open with daughter Tara. He also coached boy’s baseball with his son-in-law Steele McCown, his best friend. He was a great scratch golfer. Walt served on the Connection Team with his wife Betty at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church. He was always a winner in everything except cancer. He is survived by his beloved wife Betty, daughter Tara McCown and her husband Steele; son Walter Massey III; grandchildren Ashley and Hu... (Patch.com)

Jan 8, 2016

Police locate suspect vehicle in Lake Cyrus homicide

Bessemer police located a pickup truck believed to be connected with Tuesday’s homicide in the Lake Cyrus neighborhood in Hoover.  A resident provided investigators with surveillance video that was used to determine a suspect vehicle description. Police report an older Ford F-250 pickup was seen leaving the area close to the time of the shooting death of 33-year-old Mike Gilotti. Yesterday around 11 a.m., Bessemer police were notified of and recovered an abandoned 2000 Ford F-250 near the intersection of Roland Avenue and Elmore Street, which is near the Jonesboro and Burstall communities. Items that were reported stolen during the 10 car burglaries on Park Side Circle in Lake Cyrus were recovered from the truck. The truck was towed to Hoover for evidence processing. Police report four black males were seen walking away from the truck. The men got into a dark-colored Jeep Cherokee, and detectives believe they have ties to the Bessemer area. The truck was stolen on Monday night from a r... (Hoover Sun)