Veteran given proper burial for long service after family estrangement
Sven Erickson a Navy veteran who died alone in a house fire was honored by more than 100 mourners at Salisbury National Cemetery. Sgt. Steven Dover of Gaston County Police arranged the service after Erikson’s body remained unclaimed at the medical examiner’s office. Erin Amelung, head of the Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program, called the sendoff impressive for a recluse with over 30 years of service.
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Steve” Erickson
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Missing mother found dead in car crash south of Marion
McDowell County troopers say a Chevrolet Lumina linked to 27-year-old Liz Stonger from Gaston County was found down an embankment four miles south of Marion. Autopsy pending but identification believed. Stonger disappeared Oct 14 after leaving Walmart in Belmont.
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