Obituaries

Jul 6, 2013

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: FAYE CALDWELL PAYSEUR

- Faye Caldwell Payseur, age 82, a resident of Kings Mountain, died Saturday, July 6, 2013 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain. She was born in Cleveland Co., NC, daughter of the late Dewey Theodore and Leona Jenkins Caldwell. In addition to her parents, she was...

Jul 5, 2013

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: ROGER BARNEY SMITH

- Roger Barney Smith, age 60, a resident of 113 Holly Tree Dr. Grover, NC. died Friday, July 5, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Born in Cleveland County, son of the late Garnet Earl Smith and Vassie Mae Lewallen Smith. He was a member of...

Jul 3, 2013

JERRY MELVIN BOONE - Jerry Melvin Boone, age 70, resident of 114 Waco Rd. Kings Mountain, NC died July 3, 2013 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Melvin Boone and Martha Murphy Boone. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Michael Boone. He was retired from Polygram, Kings...

Jul 2, 2013

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: EDWARD JAMES GOFORTH, JR.

- Edward "Eddie" James Goforth, Jr., age 59, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died July 2, 2013 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Edward James Goforth, Sr. and Ivey Martin Smith. He was also preceded in...

Jun 30, 2013

ESTELLE LOVE BEAM - Estelle Love Beam, age 93, resident of Summit Place, Kings Mountain, NC went to her heavenly home on June 30, 2013 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. She was born in Kings Creek, SC to the late Robert Jackson Love and Sally Pearl Harmon Love. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 62...

Jun 26, 2013

LINDA SMITH HOLLAND - Linda Smith Holland, age 67, resident of 115 Belmar Rd., died June 26, 2013 at her home. She was born in Bearden, Arkansas, daughter of the late James M. Smith and Florence Word Smith and was also preceded in death by her sister Janet Kay Smith. She was a homemaker and a member of the...

Jun 23, 2013

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: JUDY DOWELL GRIMES

- Judy Dowell Grimes, age 66, resident of 917 Stoneymead Drive, Kings Mountain, NC died June 23, 2013 at McDowell Hospital, Marion, NC. She was born in Mecklenburg Co, NC to the late James William Dowell and Minnie Lou Early Dowell. She was also preceded in...

Jun 19, 2013

FLOYD WILLIAM DECKER - Floyd William Decker, age 83, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died June 19, 2013 at his home. He was born in Catawba Co, NC to the late Claude and Mamie Minton Decker. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Hillard Decker and sisters, Lou Savage, Deanie Davis, and Irene Chester. Mr. Decker was...

Jun 17, 2013

ROBERT "Ro Ro" GADDIS OWENS - Robert "Ro Ro" Gaddis Owens, age 66, resident of Gastonia, NC died June 17, 2013 at Caromont Medical Center, Gastonia, NC He was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Gaddis Henry Owens and Selma Huffstetler Owens. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Dorothy Howell. Mr. Owens was retired...

Jun 12, 2013

EVELYN JOLLY SUTHERLAND - Evelyn Jolly Sutherland, age 75, resident of Kings Mountain, died June 12, 2013 at Robin Johnson Hospice House in Dallas, NC.

She was born in Gaston Co., NC, daughter of the late Marvin Jolly, Sr. and Ruth Mauney Jolly. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband,...

Jun 9, 2013

DORIS CAMP SHORT - Doris Camp Short, age 79, resident of Dillon Road, Kings Mountain, NC died June 9, 2013 at Peak Resources, Shelby, NC. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Raymond Oscar Camp and Ella Clark Camp. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, JD Short; sisters, Geraldine Stewart,...

Jun 7, 2013

DARYL EDWARD PUTNAM - Daryl Edward Putnam, age 63, a resident of Kings Mountain, NC, died Friday, June 7, 2013 at his home. Born in Gaston County , NC, son of the late Lawrence Edward and Connie Goins Putnam. He was a member of Eastside Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, a member of the National Rifle Association, American Legion Otis...

Jun 6, 2013

: ELIZABETH " LIBBY" DETTMAR POSEY - Elizabeth "Libby" Dettmar Posey, age 74, resident of 702 Erskine Dr., died June 6, 2013 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, NC.

She was a native of Cleveland Co., NC, daughter of the late Bertha Dettmar Moore. In addition to her mother, she was also preceded in death by her husband,...

Jun 3, 2013

MYRA GREEN - Myra Green, age 70, resident of Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on June 3, 2013 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. She was born in Gaston Co. NC to the late Hal Scoggins and Willard Farrington Scoggins. She was a member of Patterson Grove Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, NC. She retired from Gaston...

Jun 3, 2013

SUE B. DAVIS - Sue B. Davis, age 89, resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away June 3, 2013 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mtn. NC. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Ben Bennett and Mary Davis Bennett. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl F. Davis; step-father, Ed. Phipps; brother, Joe...

May 26, 2013

JULIA YARBRO HUFFSTETLER - Julia Yarbro Huffstetler, age 85, a resident of Kings Mountain., passed away May 26, 2013 at her home. She was a native of Cleveland Co., daughter of the late John Edgar and Sarah Vela Herndon Yarbro. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by 2 sisters, Carrie Yarbro Patterson and Helen...

May 25, 2013

HELEN WELLS - Helen Wells, age 85, resident of 1632 York Road, Kings Mountain, NC died May 25, 2013 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Cherokee Co, SC to the late Andrew and Mamie Anthony Wilson. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Wayne Wilson, Wid Wilson, and Charles Wilson; and sisters,...

May 24, 2013

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: DANNY JOE TAYLOR

- Danny Joe Taylor, age 66, passed away, May 24, 2013 at his home in Kansas, formerly of Kings Mountain, NC, he was the son of the late Melvin A. and Johnnie L. Fields Taylor and was also preceded in death by a brother Gary Taylor...

May 21, 2013

DATELINE: CHERRYVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: MILDRED DOVER GIBSON

- Mildred Dover Gibson, age 83, former resident of Cherryville, died May 21, 2013 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain. She was born in Cherokee Co., SC, daughter of the late Alberta and Pearl Lee Dover Dover. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded...

May 17, 2013

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: MILDRED IRENE GRIFFIN YOUMANS

- Mildred Irene Griffin Youmans, age 86, resident of Kings Mountain, NC, died May 17, 2013 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain. Born in Elmira, Michigan, she was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Jack Youmans and one brother Forrest Griffin, Jr....