Obituaries

Apr 10, 2013

REV. JOHNNY WAYNE MOTE, SR. - Rev. Johnny Wayne Mote, Sr. age 57, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died April 10, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center, Lincolnton, NC. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late E. B. Mote and Virginia Chambers Mote. He was also preceded in death by brother, Kenneth Mote. Rev. Mote was former...

Apr 6, 2013

J. D. 'TINY' LEFEVERS - J. D. "Tiny" Lefevers, age 82, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died April 6, 2013 at his home. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Perry Lefevers and Maude Bell Lefevers. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 24 years, Hilda Ivy Lefevers, 5 brothers, and 1 sister....

Apr 3, 2013

ANN PATTERSON GOFORTH - Ann Patterson Goforth, age 64, resident of 2438 Cobb Dr., died April 3, 2013 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. She was a native of Cleveland Co., daughter of the late Samuel Kelly and Carrie Yarbro Patterson. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Western Carolina University in 1970 and was a former chemistry teacher at Shelby...

Apr 1, 2013

LOUIS ROSS MANLEY - Louis Ross Manley, age 60, resident of 4812 Barrett Road, Kings Mountain, NC died April 1, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby, NC. He was born in Albemarle, NC to the late Walter Harris Manley, Jr. and Betty Joyce Pope Manley. He was also preceded in death by two sons. Mr. Manley was a...

Mar 31, 2013

PERCY STOKES LYNN - Percy Stokes Lynn, age 89, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died March 31, 2013 at Belaire Healthcare Center, Gastonia, NC. He was born in Gaston Co. NC to the late Newman Thomas Lynn and Tressie Flum Lynn. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Betty Herndon Lynn, brothers; John Lynn...

Mar 30, 2013

HELEN GREEN PETERSON - Helen Green Peterson, age 82, a resident of 125 Ark Street, Kings Mountain, died Saturday, March 30, 2013 at her home. Born in Cleveland County, daughter of the late Robert Green and Pearl Peterson Green, and was also preceded in death by husband, Jack E. Peterson, a son, Ricky Dale Peterson and daughters Lois Ann...

Mar 25, 2013

MABEL HOWELL TEAGUE - Mabel Howell Teague, age 90, resident of White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain, NC passed away March 25, 2013 at White Oak Manor. She was born in Gaston Co, NC to the late William Thomas Howell and Sarah Jane Dixon Howell. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Catherine Barrett and Grace Ledford; brothers,...

Mar 23, 2013

JACOB COXEN - Jacob Eugene "Gene" Coxen, age 85, a resident of 911 Wildwood Dr. Kings Mountain, NC died Saturday, March 23, 2013 at his home. He was born in York, PA, son of the late Jacob Coxen and Bertha Malehorn Coxen Stough and was also preceded in death by his first wife, Anna Mae Smith Coxen. A member...

Mar 23, 2013

MARGARET SADIE MATHIS WYATT - Margaret Sadie Mathis Wyatt, age 68, of Kings Mountain, NC passed away March 23, 2013 at Wendover Hospice, Shelby, NC. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Oscar Mathis and Violet Morie Hamrick Mathis. She was also preceded in death by brothers, Royce Claude Mathis, Nelson Eddie Mathis, and Horace Mathis;...

Mar 21, 2013

DONALD GRADY ARNOLD, SR. - Donald Grady Arnold, Sr., age 81, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died March 21, 2013 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. He was born in Morgan Co. AL to the late Grady Arnold and Lessie Lansdell Arnold. He was also preceded in death by his son, Donald Grady Arnold, Jr. and sister, Nancy Arnold. Mr....

Mar 21, 2013

LESTER C. HORD, JR. -Lester C. "L.C." Hord, Jr., age 95, resident of Charlotte, NC formerly of Kings Mountain and Gastonia, NC. passed away March 21, 2013 at NC Veterans Home of Salisbury. He was born in Cleveland Co, NC to the late Lester Clarence Hord, Sr. and Minnie Baldin Hord. He was also preceded in death by his...

Mar 18, 2013

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: DEBRA ROSCOE ARWOOD - Debra Roscoe Arwood, age 52, a resident of 1123 Rollingbrook Ct. Kings Mountain, NC, died Monday, March 18, 2013 at Kings Mountain Hospital. Born in York, South Carolina, daughter of the late James and Doris Norman Roscoe and was preceded in death by her sisters, Mary Elizabeth...

Mar 16, 2013

JIMMIE LEE HOWELL - Jimmie Lee Howell, age 73, resident of 1249 Lavender Road, Grover, NC passed away March 16, 2013 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late James "Jim" Howell and Mamie Correll Howell. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Dana Howell, brothers, Billy T. Howell and...

Mar 10, 2013

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: HICEL "FRED" McKINNEY - Hicel "Fred" McKinney, age 85, a resident of White Oak Manor, Shelby, NC, died Sunday, March 10, 2013 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. He was born in Mercer County near High Bridge, Kentucky on June 2, 1927, son of the late Ira and Allie Harris McKinney....

Mar 8, 2013

MAGGIE MAYBELLE CLARK GARLAND DiBRUNO - Maggie Maybelle Clark Garland DiBruno, age 85, formerly of Gastonia, NC met her Savior and was reunited with her heavenly family on March 8, 2013 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mtn. NC. She was born in Clover, SC to the late Isaac "Ike" Clark and Carinne Wilson Clark. In addition to her parents,...

Mar 7, 2013

DATELINE: HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: GLENN ROBERTS

- Norman Glenn Roberts, age 55, a resident of 20th Ave, NW, Hickory, NC, formerly of Kings Mountain, died Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Frye Regional Hospital, Hickory, NC. Born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late Eugene Ross Roberts and a member of Kings Mountain Baptist...

Mar 5, 2013

RALPH E. STEWART - Ralph E. Stewart, age 76, resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away March 5, 2013 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late George Taft Stewart and Letha Bell Stewart. He was also preceded in death by daughter, Kathy Stewart Brown and brother, Herman "Buck" Stewart. Mr. Stewart...

Mar 5, 2013

DOLORES BEAL BRADLEY - Dolores Beal Bradley, age 79, resident of 419 Goforth Road, Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on March 5, 2013 at Wendover Hospice, Shelby, NC. She was born in Gaston Co. NC to the late Jake Beal and Edna Crisp Beal. Mrs. Bradley was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church where...

Mar 3, 2013

BOYD EUGENE "GENE" EDMONSON - Boyd Eugene "Gene" Edmonson, age 69, resident of Grover, NC died March 3, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. He was born on January 2, 1944 in Cleveland Co. NC. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie Henry Edmonson and Carrie Pheagins Edmonson; sister, Janet Edmonson Stanley; and brother, Jerry Henry...

Mar 2, 2013

CATHY NICHOLS - Cathy Nichols, age 60, resident of Blacksburg, SC died March 2, 2013 at Upstate Carolina Medical Center, Gaffney, SC. She was born in Darke Co, OH. She was preceded in death by her husband Dr. Glenn O. Nichols. She was a former elementary school teacher at Grover Elementary School, Grover NC. A loving wife, mother, and...