From obituary in unknown newspaper.
"STANLEY - Jacob W. Rhyne, father of Stanley Mayor Robert Glenn Rhyne, died Friday at 11:05 p.m. in a Gastonia hospital. He was 85. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Daisy H. Rhyne; four sons, James Daniel Rhyne of Draper, Robert Glenn, John A. and David M. Rhyne of Stanley; three daughters, Mrs. Royce Hawley, Mrs. Johnny O. Sherrill and Mrs. M B. McAbee of Stanley; three brothers, Labon Rhyne of Stanley R-1, George Rhyne of Lincolnton and E.P. Rhyne of Hickory; one half-sister, Mrs. Mary Munday of Lincolnton; two half-brothers, J.D. Rhyne of Concord and Eugene Rhyne of Hickory. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church with the pastor, the Rev. K.Y. Huddle, officting. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The body will remain at Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley, until one hour prior to the services when it will be placed in the church to lie in state. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Christ Lutheran Church building fund."
From The Saints book of Christ's Lutheran Church, Stanley, NC.
"Jacob W. Rhyne 1877-1963 Christians come in all sizes, shapes, colors, temperaments and so on and so on. Some become well known county wide, state wide, nation wide and even worldwide. "Jake" Rhyne was short in stature, narrow on girth and was well known only here in Stanley. However, the Rhyne family into which he was born had a long history in the Lutheran Church. In 1793, Jake's great-great grandfather, Jacob Rhyne I, willed the sum of five pounds to the Old Dutch Lutheran Church. The Old Dutch Church and Philadelphia are generally credited with providing the nucleus for beginning Christ's Church. Also, Lenoir Rhyne College (University) bears Jake's uncle's name. Several members of the Miles Rhyne family, including Jake, had a speech impediment which caused the letters "L" and "R" to be pronounced with a "W" sound. The family name was pronounced "Wine" and Lutherans became "Wooferns". Jake Rhyne was quick to describe members of Christ's church as being "good Wooferns." Church records indicate Jake Rhyne was baptized in Christ's Church in May of 1878. His confirmation is also a matter of church records. He married Daisy Abernethy, a young lady of the congregation on January 5, 1904. Jake Rhyne was a church regular throughout his lifetime. When the doors opened, he was there, most of the time having walked from his home on North Main Street. His faith did not waiver over the years even though his youngest son was lost during World War II on the island of Iwo Jima. Jake Rhyne's funeral was held in Christ's church on Easter Sunday of 1963 end an eighty-six year span as a "good Woofern".
From obituary in unknown newspaper.
"STANLEY - Jacob W. Rhyne, father of Stanley Mayor Robert Glenn Rhyne, died Friday at 11:05 p.m. in a Gastonia hospital. He was 85. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Daisy H. Rhyne; four sons, James Daniel Rhyne of Draper, Robert Glenn, John A. and David M. Rhyne of Stanley; three daughters, Mrs. Royce Hawley, Mrs. Johnny O. Sherrill and Mrs. M B. McAbee of Stanley; three brothers, Labon Rhyne of Stanley R-1, George Rhyne of Lincolnton and E.P. Rhyne of Hickory; one half-sister, Mrs. Mary Munday of Lincolnton; two half-brothers, J.D. Rhyne of Concord and Eugene Rhyne of Hickory. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church with the pastor, the Rev. K.Y. Huddle, officting. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The body will remain at Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley, until one hour prior to the services when it will be placed in the church to lie in state. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Christ Lutheran Church building fund."
From The Saints book of Christ's Lutheran Church, Stanley, NC.
"Jacob W. Rhyne 1877-1963 Christians come in all sizes, shapes, colors, temperaments and so on and so on. Some become well known county wide, state wide, nation wide and even worldwide. "Jake" Rhyne was short in stature, narrow on girth and was well known only here in Stanley. However, the Rhyne family into which he was born had a long history in the Lutheran Church. In 1793, Jake's great-great grandfather, Jacob Rhyne I, willed the sum of five pounds to the Old Dutch Lutheran Church. The Old Dutch Church and Philadelphia are generally credited with providing the nucleus for beginning Christ's Church. Also, Lenoir Rhyne College (University) bears Jake's uncle's name. Several members of the Miles Rhyne family, including Jake, had a speech impediment which caused the letters "L" and "R" to be pronounced with a "W" sound. The family name was pronounced "Wine" and Lutherans became "Wooferns". Jake Rhyne was quick to describe members of Christ's church as being "good Wooferns." Church records indicate Jake Rhyne was baptized in Christ's Church in May of 1878. His confirmation is also a matter of church records. He married Daisy Abernethy, a young lady of the congregation on January 5, 1904. Jake Rhyne was a church regular throughout his lifetime. When the doors opened, he was there, most of the time having walked from his home on North Main Street. His faith did not waiver over the years even though his youngest son was lost during World War II on the island of Iwo Jima. Jake Rhyne's funeral was held in Christ's church on Easter Sunday of 1963 end an eighty-six year span as a "good Woofern".
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