Cleveland County NcArchives Obituaries.....Mauney, Jr., William Kemp June 28, 2008
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The Watauga Democrat, Boone, North Carolina
William Kemp Mauney, Jr.

  Kings Mountain, N.C. - Former State Sen. William Kemp Mauney Jr., 90, of 200 
E. Gold St., Kings Mountain, died Saturday, June 28, 2008, at Hospice and 
Palliative Care of Cleveland County in Shelby. 
  Born Aug. 15, 1917, he was the son of the late William Kemp and Sarah 
Hoffman Mauney. 
  Father: William Kemp Mauney, Sr.
  Mother: Sarah Hoffman Mauney
  In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by three brothers, Ernest 
Mauney, David Mauney and George Mauney; and two daughters, Mary Leigh 
Broadwell and Martha Jane Mauney. 
  Brother: Captain George Hoffman Mauney
  He graduated from Kings Mountain City School and attended Lenoir-Rhyne 
College in Hickory. He later served on the Board of Trustees for Lenoir-Rhyne 
College. Upon graduation from Lenoir-Rhyne, he was a pioneer in the N.C. 
Hosiery business. Mr. Mauney started Mauney Hoisery Mills in the basement of 
his father's Cotton Mill. Through the years, the company grew to employ more 
than 300 people and was a major supplier of socks to the U.S. government. Many 
servicemen shared with him the joy of seeing socks arrive stamped Mauney 
Hosiery, Kings Mountain, N.C., USA. 
  He was the 1991 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the 
Catawba Valley Hosiery Association. He was instrumental in starting many other 
businesses, Carolina Throwing Inc., Lyntex Hosiery, Can-do Hosiery, Gaye 
Hosiery, Cleveland Hosiery, L & L Hosiery, RDS Hosiery, B and B Dairy Farm and 
Kings Mountain Motor Inn. 
  He was a longtime board member of the Cleveland County Fair. 
  In the 1960s, Mr. Mauney entered politics and served until the 1970s in the 
North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina Senate. He 
served on many committees under Govs. Robert W. Scott and James B. Hunt Jr. 
and introduced numerous bills into legislation. 
  In 1974, he was recognized for unselfish support to Law Enforcement Officers 
and Fire Fighters of Cleveland County. For 66 years, Mr. Mauney has been part 
of a group of several businessmen who provide a Christmas meal for any civil 
servant in the Kings Mountain area. 
  He was a lifelong member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, serving in many 
church capacities. He also served on the Board of Blowing Rock Methodist 
Church, during his 30 years of summer residence in Blowing Rock. 
  He was a charter member of the Kings Mountain Lions Club, serving 70 
continuous years, and a former Jaycee. He founded the William Kemp and Mary S. 
Mauney Foundation to provide many students scholarships and financial 
assistance and funding for local food banks and crisis ministries. 
  Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Mary Elizabeth Simpson Mauney of 
Kings Mountain; a son, William Kemp Mauney III and wife, Debbie, of Kings 
Mountain; a grandson, William Kemp Mauney IV of Banner Elk; a granddaughter, 
Mary Amelia Mauney of Charlotte; a daughter, Sarah Mauney Faunce and husband, 
David, of Kings Mountain; their sons, David Britton Faunce III and wife, 
Bridgett, and great-grandson, Blake Faunce, of Alpharetta, Ga., and Justin 
Howard Faunce and wife, Rachel, and great-granddaughter, Savannah, and great-
grandson, Byers, of Cornelius; granddaughter, Natalie Turner Manning and 
husband, Michael, and great-granddaughters, Mary Leigh Elizabeth Manning and 
Charlotte Avery Manning of St. Louis, Mo.; grandson, Rowland Goodrich Turner 
III and wife, Nikki, and great-grandson, Zachary Alexander Turner, of 
Ellabell, Ga.; grandson, Ryan Broadwell and wife, Elaina, and great-
granddaughter, Ainsleigh, of Austin, Texas; granddaughter, Jennifer Jo 
Broadwell of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a son-in-law, Jerry Broadwell and wife, 
Harriett, of Kings Mountain; a sister-in-law, Mrs. James B. (Sara) Simpson of 
New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; a brother, Miles Mauney and wife, Dorothy, of Hilton 
Head Island, S.C.; and numerous nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-
nephews. 
  The funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 1, 2008, St. Matthew's 
Lutheran Church, Kings Mountain, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. William Jeffcoat, 
pastor of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, and the Rev. Paul Huddle, college 
roommate and former missionary to Japan. 
  Interment will be in William Kemp Mauney Family Mausoleum at Mountain Rest 
Cemetery in Kings Mountain. 
  The visitation will be held from 6 to 8 tonight, Monday evening, June 30, 
2008, at Harris Funeral Home in Kings Mountain. 
  Memorials may be made to Kings Mountain Lions Club; St. Matthew's Lutheran 
Church, 201 N. Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain, N.C. 28086; or Hospice of 
Cleveland Co., 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, N.C. 28150

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