All Obituaries

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA RUTH IRENE TALBERT TAYLOR   Ruth Irene Talbert Taylor, 97 of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on October 17, 2017 at her home in  Kings Mountain, NC.  Born in Cleveland, NC, She was Daughter of the late Floyd and Elizabeth (Rohm) Talbert and was the widow of the late Bill Taylor.  She  was preceded in death by her son Tommy Taylor .  Ruth and Bill were the owner/operators of...

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA SAM JOSEPH SCHIAVO Sam Joseph Schiavo, 93 of Brevard, NC, formally of Kings Mountain, passed away on October 16, 2017 at Charles George VA Hospital, Asheville, NC. Born in Wayne County, MI, he was the Son of the late Frank Schiavo and Angelina Favalori. Sam was retired owner/operator of the Paint Pot, a paint store for over 40 years in Sunnyvale, California. He served as a corporal in the US Army and was a Prisoner of War during WWII. He was a...

www.harrisfunerals.com DATELINE:  GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA THURMAN PETERSON Thurman Peterson, 77 of Grover, NC, passed away on October 11, 2017 at Testa Hopsice House in Kings Mountain, NC. Born in Cleveland County, NC was the son of the late Jesse Peterson and Mammie Wright Peterson. He was preceded in death by siblings Annie Mae Adams, Thelma Kimble, Pauline Turner, and JW Peterson. Thurman was retired from the State of North Carolina. He enjoyed playing pool and cutting grass....

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA JUANITA DIANNE MALCOLM   Juanita Dianne Malcolm, 59 of Grover, NC, passed away on October 09, 2017 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby, NC.  Born in Cleveland Co, She was Daughter of the late Charles and Doris (Philbeck) Sanders.  She was preceded in death by her son Jimmy Dale Rogers II .    SURVIVORS:  Husband, Edwin Malcolm, Grover, North...

Harris Funeral Home, Inc 108 South Piedmont Avenue, PO Box 639 Kings Mountain, NC 28086 (704) 739-2591 Fax (704) 739-7601 mthornburg@harrisfunerals.com www.harrisfunerals.com DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA JAMES LEE PHILBECK James Lee Philbeck, 72 of Grover, NC, passed away on October 09, 2017 at his residence. Born in Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Arnold Buford Philbeck and Madge Melton Philbeck. He...

Harris Funeral Home, Inc108 South Piedmont Avenue, PO Box 639Kings Mountain, NC 28086(704) 739-2591 Fax (704) 739-7601mthornburg@harrisfunerals.comwww.harrisfunerals.comDATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINAFRANK EDWARD HEATH, JrFrank Edward "Junior" Heath, Jr 89, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on October 06, 2017 at his home. Born in Gaffney, SC he was son of the late Frank Heath, Sr and Nellie Upchurch Heath. He was preceded in death by...

DATELINE:  GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA LELA MAE COOK ALLEN Lela Mae Cook Allen, 79 of Grover, NC, passed away on October 04, 2017 at Carolina's Healthcare System - Cleveland at Shelby, NC. Born in York County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Marion Alden Cook and Herma Marie Randell. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Richard Vance Allen and brothers Alfred Cook, Ivan Cook, Jimmy Cook and Max Cook. She was an Administrative Assistant for the Town of Grover...

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA DOROTHY CAROLYN EARLE BOLIN   Dorothy Carolyn Earle Bolin, 76, of Shelby, NC, passed away on October 3, 2017  at Carolina's Healthcare System Lincoln in Lincolnton, NC  .  Born in Cleveland, NC, She was Daughter of the late Darvin and Violet (Blackburn) Earle and was preceded in death by her brother Clarence Earle .  Dorothy was of the Presbyterian...

Harris Funeral Home, Inc108 South Piedmont Avenue, PO Box 639Kings Mountain, NC 28086(704) 739-2591 Fax (704) 739-7601mthornburg@harrisfunerals.comwww.harrisfunerals.comDATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINAPHILIP EDWARD BRAFFORD Philip Edward Brafford, 86 of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on October 02, 2017 at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain, NC. Born in Gaston County to the late Marion Butler Brafford and Lillian Sloop Brafford, ...

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA SARAH GENELL HAWKINS EARLY   Sarah Genell Hawkins Early, 87 of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on September 25, 2017 at Whiteoak Manor Shelby, NC.  Born in  Cleveland County NC, She was the  Daughter of the late A.R. Hawkins and Sarah Chelsie Ledford Hawkins.  In addition to her parents,   she was preceded in death by  her brothers Travis Hawkins and A. R. Hawkins. She was...