Obituaries

Jul 15, 2012

FLOYD ALLEN BRIDGES - Floyd Allen Bridges, age 72, resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away July 15, 2012 at Carolina's Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. He was born in Big Stone Gap, VA to the late Manuel and Etta Mae Bridges. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Joe Bridges. Mr. Bridges was retired from the textile...

Jul 14, 2012

MARJORIE SCISM NEAL - Marjorie Scism Neal, age 90, resident of Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on July 14, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. She was a native of Cleveland Co., NC, daughter of the late John W. and Lou Greene Scism. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by...

Jul 4, 2012

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: MARY RAMSEY WORTHY - Mary Ramsey Worthy, age 50, 415 N. Cansler Street, Kings Mountain, NC passed away July 4, 2012 at her home. She was born in Mecklenburg Co, NC to the late Robert F. Ramsey and Hazel Hilda Morgan Ramsey. Mrs. Worthy was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, and grandmother and...

Jul 4, 2012

IDA MAE COOK WRIGHT -Ida Mae Cook Wright, age 81, resident of Wright Road, Kings Mountain, NC died July 4, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby, NC. She was born in Cleveland Co, NC to the late Esper Bridges Cook and Lottie Costner Cook. She was also preceded in death by her son, Edwin Gerald Wright, brothers, Harvey...

Jul 2, 2012

RONNIE ELLIS - Ronald "Ronnie" Paul Ellis, age 50, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died July 2, 2012 at his home. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Edwards Ellis; mother, Elizabeth Goins; daughter, Sharon Elizabeth Ellis; sister, Renee Ellis, and brother, Robert Eugene Ellis. Mr. Ellis was a loving...

Jun 28, 2012

ROSELLA CARROLL DOVER - Rosella Carroll Dover, age 89, resident of 107 Parkdale Circle, Kings Mountain, NC died June 28, 2012 at Belaire Nursing Center, Gastonia, NC. She was born in York Co, SC to the late Meek Carroll and Mary Gardner Carroll. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James V. Dover, and brothers, Wallace Carroll...

Jun 24, 2012

JEFFREY DEAN "JEFF" FALLS - Jeffrey Dean "Jeff" Falls, age 51, a resident of 176 Patterson Road, Kings Mountain, NC, died Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. He was an electrian.

SURVIVORS: Parents: Carl Dean Falls and Mildred Boheler "Juanita" Falls Kings Mountain, NC Sister: Sarah Elizabeth "Beth" Falls, Bessemer City, NC

Jun 24, 2012

DANIEL EUGENE CARPENTER - Daniel Eugene Carpenter, age 41, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died June 24, 2012 at his home. He was born in Long Beach, CA to the late Lois Marie Carpenter. He was employed with Scope, Shelby, NC. Daniel was a loving husband and father who was an avid Raiders Football fan and loved to fish....

Jun 22, 2012

DONALD EDWARD "DONNIE" ROPER, Jr. - Donald Edward "Donnie" Roper, Jr., age 48. a resident of Long Branch Rd., Grover, died June 22, 2012 at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Carolyn Whetstine Roper. He was self- employed in the construction industry and of the Baptist faith. He...

Jun 21, 2012

KATHLEEN GOODMAN BURTON - Kathleen Goodman Burton, age 79, resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away June 21, 2012 at Wendover Hospice, Shelby, NC. She was born in Scott Co, VA to the late Walter and Thelma Hudson. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Tonya Curry and brother, Dewey Hudson. Kathleen was of the Baptist Faith...

Jun 18, 2012

DOT ROSS - Dot Ross, age 82, resident of Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on June 18, 2012 at her home. She was born in Gaston Co, NC to the late John Amos Mathis and Nellie Blanton Mathis. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Horace Cleveland Ross, Jr. Mrs....

Jun 17, 2012

RUBY PLUMLEY EAKER - Ruby Plumley Eaker, age 89, resident of Wilmington, NC formerly of Hickory, NC died June 17, 2012 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC. She was born in Greenville County, SC to the late Claude and Jannie Hammett Plumley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Hugh Eaker; sister, Audrey Jackson;...

Jun 12, 2012

ROXIE COLLINS BLEDSOE - Roxie Collins Bledsoe, age 82, resident of 156 Blackburn Drive, Grover, NC Died June 12, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospital. She was born in Jonesville, VA to the late Ollie and Nancy Bell Collins. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Milum Bledsoe; daughter, Ruby Joyce Bledsoe; brother, Robert Collins; sister, Louise Kimble;...

Jun 12, 2012

RICHARD A. "RICK" LAWS - Richard A. "Rick" Laws, age 64, resident of 1145 Old Post Road, Cherryville, NC died June 12, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby, NC. He was born in Gaston Co. NC to the late Jess and Beatrice Laws Barnes. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Gary Barnes and Ronald Barnes, and...

Jun 10, 2012

ED WATERS - Edwin Claude "Ed" Waters, age 74, resident of 711 Sandalwood Lane, Kings Mountain, NC died June 10, 2012 at Crawley Memorial Hospital, Boiling Springs, NC. He was born in Cherokee Co, SC to the late William Claude "WC" Waters and Lela Mae White Waters. Mr. Waters was a faithful member of Christian Freedom Baptist Church, Kings...

Jun 10, 2012

THELMA WRIGHT BLANTON - Thelma Wright Blanton, age 89, formerly of Kings Mountain, NC died June 10, 2012 at Rex Hospital, Raleigh, NC. She was born in York Co, SC, daughter of the late Rev. L.P. Wright and Ila Mae Welchel Wright. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, the late Carl...

Jun 8, 2012

LUCY MAE VANDYKE CRAWFORD - Lucy Mae VanDyke Crawford, age 83, resident of Gastonia, NC went to be with the Lord on June 8, 2012 at her home. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late David Sylvanus VanDyke and Lula Lockridge VanDyke. She was also preceded in death by her former husband, Mack Crawford, and brothers,...

Jun 7, 2012

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: SHIRLEY FIELDS ROWLAND

- Shirley Fields Rowland, age 61, a resident of Kings Mountain, NC, died Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Carolina Care, Cherryville, NC. Born in Helen, Georgia, daughter of the late Roy and Catherine Fields and was preceded in death by a grandson, Dalton Johnson. She was...

Jun 6, 2012

NAME: RUTH LANIER HUGHES

DATELINE : KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

- Ruth Lanier Hughes, age 84, resident of 505 Katherine Ave, Kings Mountain, NC died June 6, 2012 at Wendover Hospice. She was born in Cherokee Falls, SC, daughter of the late Luther and Gallie Ramsey Lanier. In addition to her parents, she was also...

Jun 6, 2012

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: ROBERT ERNEST WARE, JR.

- Robert Ernest Ware, Jr., age 89, a resident of 610 Meadowbrook Road, Kings Mountain, NC, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain, NC. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Robert Ernest and Essie Smith Ware,...