All Obituaries

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Ruby Wells Gaultney Ruby Wells Gaultney, 92, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 13, 2019 at her home. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, to the late James Hunter Wells      and Bessie Etta McClure Wells and was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, James Gaultney. Ruby was also preceded in death by her brothers, JE Wells, Reverend Fred Wells and Wilfred Wells. She was a long time member of Oak...

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Wanda Gail Hogsed Wanda Gail Hogsed, 66, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 12, 2019 at Testa Hospice House in Kings Mountain. She was born in Cherokee County, NC, to the late Alvin Queen and Mary Lou Hickey Queen and was preceded in death by her brother, Charles Queen. Wanda was of the Christian faith. She enjoyed going to flea markets and loved shopping. Wanda was an avid bird watcher and especially loved watching her humming...

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Wayne Caskey,   Wayne Caskey passed on to be with his Lord and Savior on Nov. 10, 2019 after a gallant fight with liver cancer. His parents were the late Orall Caskey and the late Doris Baker Caskey. He was born and raised by his grandmother, Leila McAteer and his father Orall Caskey, spending his early years at Shiloh ARP.  Wayne was a graduate of Lancaster Senior High then furthered his education at Cambridge College and...

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Riley Grace Mitchell Riley Grace Mitchell, infant daughter of Clay and Maegan Lee Mitchell and sister of Kayleigh Marie and Mackenzie Faith Mitchell of Kings Mountain was born on October 31, 2019 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. She is preceded in death by great grandparents, Patsy Mitchell and Allen Nivens. Riley entered the arms of Jesus on November 8, 2019. Although Riley was only with us for a short time, she is loved dearly....

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Charles Guy Davis Charles Guy Davis, 61, of Grover, NC, passed away on November 08, 2019 at his home. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, to the late Charles Glen Davis. Charles was an avid fisherman and had a wonderful sense of humor. He was a handyman most of his life and loved tinkering with mopeds. Charles leaves behind his wife of more than 40 years, Beatrice White Davis and his mother, Ginger Camp Davis and a number of other loving...

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Randy Eugene Strickland, 67, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 03, 2019 at his home. Born in Cleveland County NC, he was the son of the late Woodrow Wilson Strickland and Ruby Edwards Strickland. He was also preceded in death by his brothers Woody, Dwight and Phillip Strickland and sister Connie Strickland Reed. He was employed with Martin Marietta for 33 years before retiring. He enjoyed working on cars and was a loving father and paw...

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Ruby Haynes Falls Worthen Ruby Haynes Falls Worthen, 87, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 03, 2019 at Accordius Health at Gastonia. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, to the late Mart Franklin Haynes and Lottie Chaney Haynes and was preceded in death by her first husband of 17 years, Roy Falls and her second husband of 40 years, William Worthen. Ruby was also preceded in death by sisters, Thelma Watts, Polly Norris and Irene...

DATELINE:  DALLAS, NORTH CAROLINA Sarah LaShea "Shea" Bowen Sarah LaShea Bowen, 29, of Dallas, NC, passed away on October 28, 2019 at CaroMont in Gastonia, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC. Shea was a free spirit and enjoyed spending time at the beach. She was a loving daughter and will be missed dearly by her family and friends. SURVIVORS: Children: Damien and Skylar Lingerfelt of Gastonia, NC and Sunny Ray Cline of Dallas, NC Father: Johnny Ray Bowen and wife Becky,...

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Gloria Jean Zelinsky Gloria Jean Zelinsky , 74, of Kings Mountain, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 26, 2019.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Claude and Lillian Irene Edwards, sister Brenda Creedmore, and daughter Claudette Cowden.  Left to cherish her memories are: daughter Felicia Evans and husband David of Arkansas, grandchildren  Joshua (Sarah) Mangan, Jeremy Mangan, Ethan Mangan, and Gareth Evans...

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA George Walter Yarbro George Walter Yarbro, 84, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on October 24, 2019 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, to the late John E. Yarbro and Vela Herndon Yarbro and was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years Darlene B. Yarbro. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Ed Yarbro and sisters, Carrie Patterson, Julia Huffstetler and Ava Sipes. George was a member of...