Obituaries

Sep 29, 2012

Van Insixiengmay - Van Insixiengmay, age 58, resident of 132 Lake Montonia Road, died September 29, 2012 at his home. Born in Laos, he was the son of Ngone Insixiengmay and Lith Insixiengmay. He was a machine operator in the steel industry, a member of the Loas American Association of Kings Mountain and the Laos Airborne Army Special Forces,...

Sep 27, 2012

GEORGE THOMAS CARPENTER - George Thomas Carpenter, age 47, resident of 510 Bridges Drive, Kings Mountain NC died September 27, 2012 at his home. He was born in Cleveland Co, NC to the late Jimmy Haywood Carpenter. He was a former employee of Entertainment Distribution for 22 years. Mr. Carpenter was a member of Oak View Baptist Church where...

Sep 27, 2012

LARRY WELLS - Larry Wells, age 67, resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on September 27, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospital. He was born in Norfolk, VA to the late Harold and Lucy Wells.

SURVIVORS: Wife of 50 years: Nancy Watterson Wells, Kings Mtn. NC Daughters: Deborah Wells Cooke and husband Timothy, Casar, NC...

Sep 26, 2012

DANNY MICHAEL "MIKE" PAINTER, SR. - Danny Michael "Mike" Painter, Sr., age 57, resident of 931 Church Street, Kings Mountain, NC passed away September 26, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospital. He was born in Gaston Co, NC to the late Roland Anderson Painter and Martha Bell Painter. Mr. Painter was an artist, loving Dad and Paw Paw.

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Sep 24, 2012

AUSTIN H. ENGLAND - Austin H. England, age 67, resident of 1012 Cherry Street, Kings Mountain, NC died September 24, 2012 at his home. He was born in Gaston Co, NC to the late James Harrison England and Maude Maney England. He was also preceded in death by his brother, James Albert England. He was formerly self-employed.

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Sep 22, 2012

PEGGY ROSS FLOWERS - Peggy Ross Flowers, age 78, a resident of 100 Abbey Way, Kings Mountain went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Cleveland Co, NC to the late Elmer and Mable McMahan Ross and she was a devoted wife of the Late...

Sep 20, 2012

DATELINE: GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: WILLIAM "TOMMY" HUDSON - William "Tommy" Hudson, age 67, resident of Grover, passed away September 20, 2012 at his home. He was a native of Cleveland Co., son of the late William Andrew and Georgia Ellen Manis Hudson. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his daughter, Tammy Jean...

Sep 20, 2012

KYLEIGH ELIZABETH HAMRICK -Kyleigh Elizabeth Hamrick, infant daughter of Jonathan "Jon" Warren Hamrick and Jerrie Leigh Martin, of 120 Kim Road, died Thursday, September 20, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by one grandfather; Jerry Martin, one great grandfather; J.Y. Hamrick and one great grandmother; Virginia Ramey

SURVIVORS: Parents: Jonathan...

Sep 16, 2012

HELEN ROBERTS - Helen Roberts, age 86, resident of 307 Beattie Rd., died September 16, 2012 at Carolina Care in Cherryville, NC. She was born in Cleveland Co., NC, daughter of the late John Dixon "Dixie" and Annie Lee Dixon McDaniel. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, William Howard Roberts, her...

Sep 16, 2012

CLYDE L. RHEA - Clyde Lamont Rhea, age 91, resident of Grover, NC died September 16, 2012 at Wendover Hospice, Shelby, NC. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Grady Rhea and Dora Dixon Rhea. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Ruby Montgomery Rhea. He was retired from Minnette Mills,...

Sep 9, 2012

MARCUS BYRD ROBERTS - Marcus Byrd Roberts, age 67, resident of 109 Raintree Dr., died September 9, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. He was born in Cherokee Co., SC, son of the late Robert Jasper Roberts, Sr. and Esther Green Roberts. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Debra June...

Sep 7, 2012

RON ISBELL Ronald J. Isbell, 63, of Kings Mountain died Friday, September 7, 2012 at home. He was born May 31, 1949 in Terre Haute, IN to Charles and Fern Isbell and was raised on farms in Eastern Illinois. A 1967 graduate of Hutsonville, IL High School, he began his journalism career as a correspondent for The Robinson Daily...

Sep 6, 2012

BOB HERNDON - Bob Herndon, age 79, resident of 605 Crescent Circle passed away September 6, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice House after a lengthy illness. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Ernest Herndon and Rena Bookout Herndon. Mr. Herndon was a member of Kings Mountain Baptist Church, retired from FMC after 40 years of...

Sep 6, 2012

ERNEST THOMPSON - Ernest Thompson, age 89, resident of Des Moines, IA died September 6, 2012 at his daughter's home in Grover. Mr. Thompson was born in Des Moines, IA to the late Charles and Icel Phillips Thompson. He served in the United States Army during World War II.

Services will be held...

Sep 4, 2012

ALLEN D. GRAHAM - Allen D. Graham, age 88, resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away September 4, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. He was born in Cherryville, NC to the late R. C. Graham, Sr. and Laney Jane Smith Graham. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn C. Graham; son, Cpl. Michael Alan Graham;...

Sep 2, 2012

BETTY JO "JOBIE" WEST HIPP - Betty Jo "Jobie" West Hipp, age 73, resident of 307 Somerset Dr., died September 2, 2012 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Anderson, SC, daughter of the late Jessie Andrew West and Grace Wright West. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by brother, Carl West and...

Aug 31, 2012

TERRY LEE SMITH - Terry Lee Smith, age 47, a resident of 1300 Northwoods Dr. Kings Mountain, NC, died Friday, August 31, 2012 at his home. He was born in Cleveland County, son of the late Everette Harvey Smith and was also preceded in death by a sister Kathy Renay Smith. He served in the US Army and the...

Aug 30, 2012

ERNEST DANIEL VALENTINE -Ernest Daniel Valentine, age 73, resident of 803 Princeton Drive, Kings Mountain, NC died August 30, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late O.M. "Shorty" Valentine and Gertrude Bratton Valentine. Mr. Valentine attended Boyce Memorial ARP Church and retired from Fiber Industries, Earl, NC. He served in...

Aug 27, 2012

ADAM GSELLMANN - Adam Gsellmann, age 78, resident of Kings Mountain NC passed away on August 27, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. He was born in Hungary on August 30, 1933. He and his family moved to Germany at the beginning of World War II. He, his mother and brother came to the United States after World War...

Aug 26, 2012

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: FRED B. DIXON - Fred B. Dixon, age 90, resident of 1826 Shelby Rd., died August 26, 2012 at his home. He was born in Gaston Co., NC, son of the late Bunn and Lena Randall Dixon. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife...