Obituaries

Nov 13, 2024

DATELINE: SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA Harold Henry Jackson

Harold Henry Jackson, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on November 13, 2024 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC. He was born January 31, 1938 in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Harold graduated Kings Mountain High School in 1956 and from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...

Nov 13, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Shirley "Midge" Fern Rhoades

Shirley "Midge" Fern Rhoades, 90, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 13, 2024 at her home. She was born December 25, 1933 in Butler County, MO, daughter of the late Sherdian and Maud Kinsey Hines and was preceded in death by her beloved husband of many...

Nov 12, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA William Lawrence "Billy" Roark, Jr.

William Lawrence "Billy" Roark, Jr., 73, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away on November 12, 2024 in Cherryville, North Carolina. Born May 15, 1951 in Cleveland County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Vinnie Pheagin and William Lawrence Roark, Sr. and was also...

Nov 8, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Hazel Jill Smith

Hazel Jill Smith, 77, a lifetime resident of Kings Mountain, passed away quietly on November 8, 2024. She was the daughter of Thomas W. and Ruby Caldwell Smith. She graduated from Kings Mountain High School and was a member of the school’s glee club. She also served for some...

Nov 8, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Craig Ford Hawkins

Craig Ford Hawkins, 65, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away on November 8, 2024 at White Oak Manor of Kings Mountain. Born March 2, 1959 in Cleveland County, North Carolina, he was the son of Shirley Ford and Billy Horace Hawkins. Craig enjoyed participating in old car shows...

Nov 5, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Bobby Rae Moore

Bobby Rae Moore, 65, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, entered his eternal rest on November 05, 2024 at his home. He was born February 25, 1959 in Cleveland County, son of the late Christine Martin and Dwight Chapman and was also preceded in death by his wife Linda Bumgardner...

Nov 3, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Max Gene Bolin

Max Gene Bolin, 91, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 03, 2024 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC. He was born November 16, 1932 in York County, SC, son of the late Madison Monroe and Hester Hudson Bolin and was preceded in death by a brother,...

Nov 2, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA William "Bill" Harry Childers

William "Bill" Harry Childers, 88, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 2, 2024 at Summit Place Kings Mountain.   He was born April 5, 1936 in Cherokee County, SC, son of the late W. A. Childers and Helen Skinner Childers and was preceded in death by a...

Oct 31, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Jeffrey "Jeff" Eugene Walker

Jeffrey "Jeff" Eugene Walker, 67, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on October 31, 2024 at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. He was born October 28, 1957 in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late Frances Hullender Walker and was preceded in death by a...

Oct 29, 2024

DATELINE:  GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA Brenda Lee Duncan

Brenda Lee Duncan, 55, of Grover, North Carolina, passed away on October 29, 2024 at home. Born May 6, 1969 in Harrison County, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Janice Bowen and the late Dixie Carter.

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Oct 28, 2024

DATELINE:  GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA Marcia Olevia Cash

Marcia O. Cash, beloved wife, mother, mawmaw, and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and friends on October 28, 2024 at the age of 70. Born on January 28, 1954 to the late J.D. and Etta Mae Dixon, Marcia lived a life filled with love, adventure, and service...

Oct 24, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Janice Wilson Gann

Janice Wilson Gann, 77, of Kings Mountain, NC, entered eternal life on October 24, 2024, surrounded by her family at her home. She was born December 23, 1946 in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Harry and Reba King Wilson and was preceded in death by her only...

Oct 19, 2024

DATELINE:  GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA Sheila Gregory Wilson

Sheila Gregory Wilson, 51, of Gastonia, NC, passed away peacefully at home on October 19, 2024. She was a devoted wife to Stephen Wilson, with whom she shared a joyful 11 years of marriage (13 years together) and a vision of building a legacy for their daughters, Ashley Coates (Travis)...

Oct 17, 2024

DATELINE: SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA Daniel Joseph Furr

Daniel Joseph Furr, 42, of Shelby, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on October 17, 2024 at Spartanburg Medical Center in South Carolina. Born November 24, 1981, he was the son of Sharon Bryson Jamison and the late Steven James Furr. After graduating high school, Daniel served his country honorably as...

Oct 17, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA / PASADENA, TEXAS Jean Arthur Harris

Jean Downs Arthur Harris, 86, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, entered eternal rest, surrounded by her loving family on October 17, 2024 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby. Jean was born on April 8, 1938, daughter of the late James Henri and Elizabeth Groome Arthur and...

Oct 15, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Gloria Gail Byrd

Gloria Gail Byrd, 63, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on October 15, 2024 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC. She was born September 2, 1961 in Dougherty County, Georgia. Gloria was the daughter of the late Walter Lee Byrd and Lee Ester Caddell Byrd. Gloria possessed a...

Oct 13, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Christine "Chrissy" Domenick Wright

Christine "Chrissy" Domenick Wright, 61, of Grover, North Carolina, passed away on October 13, 2024 at home. Born September 10, 1963 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Domenick and Mary Wozniak Zack and was also preceded in death by her sister Carolynn Domenick....

Oct 12, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Betty Lou Wells Johnson

Betty Lou Wells Johnson, 95, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away on October 12, 2024 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain. Born September 12, 1929 in Cleveland County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late William Michael Wells and Sue Ellen Toney Wells and...

Oct 11, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Cathy "Sissy" Coplen

Cathy "Sissy" Coplen, 57, of Dallas, North Carolina, passed away on October 11, 2024 at her home. Born April 19, 1967 in Gaston County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Harry Leroy Estes, Sr. and Maggie Helen Sexton and was preceded in death by her sister,...

Oct 11, 2024

DATELINE:  BESSEMER CITY, NORTH CAROLINA Deborah G. Ledford (Our Debby)

Deborah Gail Lightsey Ledford, 70, of Bessemer City, North Carolina, passed away on October 11, 2024 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia. Born in Jackson County, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Noel and Glenda Knight Lightsey. Debby was a believer: a believer in...