James Barry Ware

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA James Barry Ware James Barry Ware, 71, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 06, 2022 at his home after a brief battle with CNS Lymphoma. Jim was born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late James Woodrow and Gertrude Allen Ware. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BSBA and worked in the banking and savings and loan industry before being self-employed in real estate. SURVIVORS: Wife: Mary Lou Harper Ware Children: Allen Ware and wife Amanda, and Meredith Earls and husband Trent Grandchildren: Harper, Holden, Hudson, and Hunter Ware and Sawyer Earls CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE: Friday, December 9, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Central United Methodist Church at 113 South Piedmont Avenure, where Jim was a member, with Pastor Bruce Gwyn officiating VISITATION: The family will receive friends following the service at the Church INTERMENT: Private family Interment at Mountain Rest Cemetery MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central United Methodist Church or Hospice of Cleveland County GUEST REGISTER AVAILABLE AT WWW.HARRISFUNERALS.COM ARRANGEMENTS:  HARRIS FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA