Frankie Hamrick Webster

Frankie Hamrick Webster, 80, of Kings Mountain, NC, went to be with the Lord on February 25, 2026 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia after a short battle with cancer. Born September 12, 1945 in Cleveland County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Frank Lamar Hamrick and Helen Patterson Hamrick and was also preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Norman Webster. Frankie spent years working as a substitute for Kings Mountain Schools, then went full-time in 1985 and began a rich career as bookkeeper at Kings Mountain High School in 1990. She was an exemplary employee of Kings Mountain Schools and Cleveland County Schools for decades and was a dedicated supporter of KMHS Mountaineers athletics. Frankie was given numerous awards for her devotion to Kings Mountain High School and was honored with a Lifetime Distinguished Service Award by the Kings Mountain Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. After retiring from the school system, she worked from 2019 until the week before her death at Harris Funeral Home, where she continued to serve community families in their times of need.

Frankie was a lifelong member of Patterson Grove Baptist Church, where she served faithfully in the nursery department and nurtured generations of community children. She was everyone's mom, for better and worse, and was known to love on and discipline any young people who came into her charge. Frankie was a Kings Mountain institution, plugged in to the community and always involved in something. She was a terrific, good-old Southern cook with too many specialties to list them all, but she always came equipped with a pitcher of sweet tea and any number of her delicious pies and cakes.

Frankie was the glue that held her family together. She hosted holidays at her house, cooked nearly everything, and always had the answer or the name or the phone number you might need. She and Norman took their family on annual summer beach trips and established and upheld numerous family traditions that carry through to this day. Of all her various titles and roles, Frankie's most cherished were these: faithful wife, loving Mama, doting Nana, and beloved friend. She was one of a kind, a force of nature, irreplaceable. Warm, fond memories of Frankie's life and love will comfort those she leaves behind for the rest of their days.

SURVIVORS: Children: Beth Wease and husband, Billy, and Brian Webster and wife, Jennifer, all of Kings Mountain

Sister: Ann Hall of Kings Mountain

Grandchildren: Garrett Wease (Baylee) of Kings Mountain, Emily Heffron (Troy) of Kings Mountain, Olivia Basile (Griffin) of Cumming, GA, Johnathon Webster (Erin) of Kings Mountain, Ethan Wease (Mackenzie) of Kings Mountain, and Abby Webster of Kings Mountain

Great-grandchildren: Carter Heffron, Avery Heffron, Poppy Wease, and Jesse Wease, with another great-granddaughter on the way

Frankie is also survived by nieces Kelly Bullock and Kim Goodson, who were like daughters to her, along with numerous other nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews, a host of siblings-in-law, and a number of beloved cousins and other relatives. She also leaves behind lifetime friends Johnny and Sandy Jones and Sadie Patterson and her late husband, Gilbert.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE: Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 3:00 P.M. at Patterson Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Brad Bridges officiating

VISITATION: Saturday, February 28, 2026, prior to the service from 1:00 to 2:50 P.M. in the sanctuary at Patterson Grove Baptist Church.

INTERMENT: Patterson Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina

MEMORIALS: Donations in Frankie's memory may be made to Patterson Grove Baptist Church at 301 Oak Grove Rd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or online at www.pgbckm.org or to Kings Mountain Touchdown Club at P.O. Box 2017, Kings Mountain, NC 28086, designated: "In Memory of Frankie Webster." Funds donated in Frankie's memory will be split between softball and volleyball, two sports she was very passionate about.

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