Obituaries

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,...

Jun 4, 2012

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: CURTIS BELL - William Curtis Bell, age 84, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died June 4, 2012 at Trinity Hospital of Augusta, Augusta, Ga. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late William A. and Marie Harmon Bell. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in...

May 29, 2012

DOVIE ALBERTA STRICKLAND - Dovie Alberta Strickland, age 84, resident of Kings Mountain, died May 29, 2012 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Wade and Bessie Jackson Putnam. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband Burley Edward Strickland, brother, Wade Putnam, Jr., sisters,...

May 29, 2012

PHILIP A. LAWSON, SR. - Philip A. Lawson, Sr., age 87, resident of 1240 Second Street Kings Mountain, NC died May 29, 2012 at Carolina's Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. He was born in Jonesville, VA to the late Dillard B. Lawson and Ada Phillips Lawson. He was also preceded in death by 3 brothers and 1 sister. Mr. Lawson...

May 27, 2012

BILL LOVELACE - James William "Bill" Lovelace, age 89, resident of Grover, NC and recently of Summit Place, Kings Mountain peacefully passed away May 27 at Hospice House of Kings Mountain. NC. He was born in Cleveland Co, NC to the late William Greenberry and Lula Allen Lovelace. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Sylvester, Chivous, Roscoe,...

May 25, 2012

HILDA I. LEFEVERS - Hilda I. Lefevers, age 83, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died May 25, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospital, Kings Mtn. NC. She was born in Dillon Co, SC. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend.

SURVIVORS: Husband of 24 years: J. D. Lefevers, Kings Mtn. NC Son: Larry Williams,...

May 23, 2012

CAROLYN HILPERT - Carolyn Hilpert, age 68, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died May 23, 2012 at her home. She was born in Aubrey, AR to the late Grover Si Holland and Ernestine Holland. Mrs. Hilpert was a member of Christian Freedom Baptist Church, Kings Mtn. NC and retired from First National Bank as a loan processor.

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May 18, 2012

STANLEY EUGENE " STAN" MORROW - Stanley Eugene "Stan" Morrow", age 51, resident of 313 Somerset Dr., passed away May 18, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Dock and Myrtle Lee Bell Morrow. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death...

May 16, 2012

STEPHEN WALLACE FREEMAN - Stephen Wallace Freeman, age 70, resident of Grover, NC died May 16, 2012 at his home. He was born in Bronx, NY on August 8, 1941. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Rosylind Schwal Freeman. He was of the Jewish faith, an active member of the Kings Mountain YMCA, and avid...

May 16, 2012

IVA MAE HENSON - Iva Mae Henson, age 81, resident of Kings Mountain, NC was born on December 7, 1930 in Kings Mountain, NC. She died May 16, 2012 at Wendover Hospice, Shelby, NC. She was the daughter of the late Forrest and Aquilla Ham Huffstetler. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 27 years, Max...