Treva Gray (Ponder) Mullinax

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Treva Ponder Mullinax

Treva Ponder Mullinax (Mimi), 89, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away on September 29, 2024, at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby. Born in Cleveland County, North Carolina, she was daughter of the late Robert Hoyle and Mattie Shuford Ponder, and was also preceded in death by the love of her life, Charles Mullinax, and sisters Joyce Mauney, Bleeka Goforth, and Patsy Reynolds. Treva graduated Grover High School class of 1953 and was inducted into the Kings Mountain Sports Hall of Fame as part of the county champion 1953 Grover High Women's Basketball Team. She maintained her passion for basketball and also loved Dale Earnhardt and Donald Trump. She was a charter member of Bethany Baptist Church, where she was the pianist from the age of 12 and also taught herself to play the organ. Treva enjoyed gardening, including hand-trimming her Japanese maples, and maintaining a beautiful lawn; she was a proud winner of Kings Mountain Yard of the Month. She was known fondly as the "Pecan Lady" by those who saw her tending to her pecan tree and cracking the nuts that it produced. Treva was an outstanding cook, and no visit to her house was complete without sipping on a glass of her sweet iced tea. She was a beloved Mimi to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, but she had a heart for all children. Treva was a dedicated mother and grandmother who loved her family more than anything else. Her warmth and kindness will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

SURVIVORS: Daughters: Teresa Mullinax Lomas and husband Todd, of Huntersville, North Carolina, and Tara Mullinax Absher and husband Shane, of Kings Mountain. Sister: Linda Appling and husband Wayne Grandchildren: Tiffany Smith and husband Craig, Trent Earls and wife Meredith, Ashley Deaton and husband Brad, Blake Hewitt, Kayla Absher, and Matthew Absher and girlfriend Charissa Great-grandchildren: Riley Brock, McKinley Smith, Charley Smith, Sawyer Earls, Brayden Deaton, Brantley Deaton, Kennedy Hewitt, and Aiden Castellano Her beloved canine companion, Bella

GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. at Grover Cemetery in Grover, North Carolina, with Reverend David Turner officiating.

INTERMENT: Grover Cemetery, Grover, North Carolina

MEMORIALS: Donations in Treva's memory may be made to Breakthrough T1D (formerly Junior Diabetes Research Foundation) at Breakthrough T1D, PO Box 5021, Hagerstown, MD 21741 or at www.breakthrought1d.org/ways-to-give/

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ARRANGEMENTS:  HARRIS FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA