Obituaries

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.

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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...

Aug 20, 2012

DONALD ARNDT KNIGHT - Donald Arndt Knight, age 83, resident of 129 Muirfield Drive, died August 20, 2012 at Wendover Hospice, Shelby, NC. He was born in Seattle, WA to the late Donald N. Knight and Jeanette Knight. Mr. Knight was retired from AT&T. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who loved carpentry, Fishing, hiking and attended...

Aug 16, 2012

LISA ELLEN MINER RUE - Lisa Ellen Miner Rue, age 46, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died August 16, 2012 at her home. She was born in Watertown, NY to the late Charles and Audrey Gardner Miner. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Donna Miner and Aunt, Barbara LaVancha. She was employed in the Food Service...

Aug 16, 2012

HELEN HOLLOWAY - Helen Holloway, age 84, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died August 16, 2012 at her home. She was born born in Jefferson Co, Alabama to the late John and Bertha Waldrup Bell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, the late Charlie Holloway. She was a homemaker.

SURVIVORS: Daughter: Shirley...

Aug 16, 2012

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: SPC. JAMES JUSTICE - Spc. James Justice, age 21, formerly of Kings Mountain NC, stationed in Vicenza, Italy died August 16, 2012 during active duty at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany. He was born in Goose Creek, SC. He was a member of New Beginnings Church of Jesus Christ, Kings Mtn. NC...

Aug 15, 2012

HOWARD O. SMITH - Howard O. Smith age 89, a resident of Lake Wylie, SC, formerly of Kings Mountain, died August 15, 2012 at his home. He was born in Cleveland Co., NC, son of the late Walter and Nettie Hord Smith. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife Betty Cloninger Smith,...

Aug 10, 2012

MARGARET BREWER GOODWIN - Margaret Brewer Goodwin, age 84, resident of Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on August 10, 2012 at Wendover Hospice, Shelby, NC She was born in Mecklenburg Co, NC to the late Clarence Brewer and Artis Little Brewer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, David Goodwin. Mrs. Goodwin was...

Aug 8, 2012

LINDA KAY LAFERNEY - Linda Kay Laferney, age 67, resident of 222 Harbor Springs Lane, Kings Mtn. NC died August 8, 2012 at her home. She was born in Brownwood, TX to the late Robert Walker.

SURVIVORS: Sons: Robbie Davis and wife Lesley, Mooresville, NC Jack Davis, Grover, NC Daughter: Linda Darlene Davis, Ft. Mill, NC Sister:...

Aug 7, 2012

VIRGIE HUFFSTETLER EAKER - Virgie Huffstetler Eaker, age 84, a lifelong resident of Kings Mountain, died August 7, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. She was daughter of the late Thomas Edward and Mary Ross Huffstetler. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, the late Boyce E. Eaker, brothers,...

Aug 6, 2012

JERRY KENNETH GREEN - Jerry Kenneth Green, age 50, resident of 2406 Pleasant Hill Church Road, died August 6, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. He was a native of Cleveland Co., NC, son of the late Leroy Green. He was self-employed and attended Second Baptist Church in Kings Mountain.

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Aug 5, 2012

PAULINE CALDWELL HARBIN - Pauline Caldwell Harbin, age 91, resident of 521 Baker Street, Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on August 5, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. She was born in Gaston Co, NC to the late Hunter Caldwell and Mildred O'Brien Caldwell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wiley W....

Aug 2, 2012

MARGUERITE TINDALL McKEE - Marguerite Tindall McKee, age 89, resident of 803 Oak Grove Road, Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on August 2, 2012 at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehab, Gastonia, NC. She was born in Thickety, SC to the late A. U. Tindall and Ethel Cooper Tindall. She was also preceded in death by...