Obituaries

Gene Gladden

Feb 13, 2011

GENE GLADDEN - Furman Eugene "Gene" Gladden, Sr., age 83, resident of 800 Hillside Drive, Kings Mountain, NC died February 13, 2011 at Kings Mountain Hospital. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Furman Gladden and Edna Paysour Gladden. He was also preceded in death by brother, Don Gladden. He was an active member of Resurrection...

Gerald D. Hipp

Feb 9, 2011

KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA GERALD D. HIPP - Gerald D. Hipp, age 77, a resident of 623 East Gold Street, Kings Mountain, NC, died, February 9, 2011 at his home. Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, son of the late Rufus Edward and Annie Cox Hipp, and was also preceded in death by a sister Doris Johnson. He retired from...

Virginia Wells Owens

Feb 7, 2011

VIRGINIA WELLS GORE OWENS - Virginia Wells Gore Owens, age 82, resident of 402 Fulton Road, Kings Mountain, NC died February 7, 2011 at Kings Mountain Hospice House, Kings Mtn. NC. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Vane Wells and Mamie Compton Wells. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, the late Charles...

William Haven Thompson, Iii

Feb 5, 2011

KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA MR. WILLIAM HAVEN THOMPSON, III - Mr. William Haven Thompson, III, age 82, died February 5, 2011 at Wendover Hospice, Shelby, NC. He was born July 15, 1928 in Springfield, MA to the late William Haven Thompson, Jr. and Hazel Allen Thompson. He was also preceded in death by brother, Robert Dakin Thompson and son,...

Bobbie Bennett Welch

Feb 5, 2011

KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: BOBBIE BENNETT WELCH - Bobbie Bennett Welch, age 75, a resident of 412 Bennett Street, Kings Mountain, North Carolina, went home to be with Jesus, Friday, February 4, 2011 at Kings Mountain Hospital. Born in Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Theodore H. Bennett and the late Essie Sellers Bennett, widow...

Gladys Mcbee Bridges

Feb 4, 2011

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DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: GLADYS MCBEE BRIDGES - Gladys McBee Bridges, age 94, a resident of White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain, NC, died Friday, February 4, 2011 at White Oak Manor. Born in Gaffney,...

Judy B. Putnam

Feb 4, 2011

KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA JUDY B. PUTNAM - Judy B. Putnam, age 68, resident of 148 Persimmon Creek Road, Kings Mountain, NC passed away February 4, 2011 at her home. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Mildred Mullinax Bridges. She was also preceded in death by her brother, William Terry Bridges. A member of Westover...

Patricia Sullens Brown

Feb 2, 2011

SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA PATRICIA SULLENS KELLER BROWN - Patricia Sullens Keller Brown, age 65, resident of 2526 Taylor Road, Shelby, NC passed away February 2, 2011 at her home after a two year battle with cancer. She was born in Gaston Co. NC to the late Talmadge Gonzolee Sullens and Ora Lee Parham Sullens. She was also preceded in...

Lisa Marie Droz

Jan 31, 2011

LISA MARIE DROZ - Lisa Marie Droz, age 37, resident of Spring Circle, Asheville, NC formerly of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on January 31, 2011 at Missions Hospital, Asheville, NC. She was born in Litchfield, MN She was an RN in the OR at Missions Hospital, Asheville, NC. She was preceded in death by her father, John Edward...

Charles Richard Welch, Sr

Jan 30, 2011

: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: CHARLES RICHARD WELCH, SR. - Charles Richard Welch, Sr., age 68, a resident of 133-1 Tiara Dr. Kings Mountain, NC, died Sunday, January 30, 2011 at his home. Born in Chester County, South Carolina, son of the late Charles Welch and Edna Eveline Ashley Lang and was preceded in death by four brothers...

Essie Trotter Parrott

Jan 26, 2011

DATELINE: GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA ESSIE TROTTER PARROTT - Essie Trotter Parrott, age 86, resident of 1130 Essex Street, Gastonia, NC went to be with her Lord and Savior, January 26, 2011 at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, NC. Born in White County, Georgia, she was preceded in death by her parents, the late Willie Samuel Trotter and Mollie Mae Edwards...

Evelyn Caveny Graham

Jan 22, 2011

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DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: EVELYN CAVENY GRAHAM - Evelyn Caveny Graham, age 84, a resident of 533 Dixon School Road, Kings Mountain, NC, died Saturday, January 22, 2011 at the Lincoln Nursing Center. Born...

Jay Biddix

Jan 19, 2011

NAME: JAY BIDDIX - Jay Biddix, age 71, resident of 241 Putnam Lake Road, Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on January 19, 2011 at Kings Mountain Hospital, Kings Mtn. NC. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Ross C. and Frances Hullender Biddix. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Seimore...

Teresa Biddix Dendy

Jan 15, 2011

DATELINE: GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: TERESA BIDDIX DENDY - Teresa Biddix Dendy, age 45, resident of 1122-1 Lanvender Road, Grover NC died January 15, 2011 at her home. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Lee T. "Red Baron" Biddix and Inez Belk Biddix. She was also preceded in death by her husband the late Michael...

Jean Seitz Fitch

Jan 11, 2011

NAME: JEAN SEITZ FITCH - Jean Seitz Fitch, age 83, resident of 341 Range Road, Kings Mountain, NC died January 11, 2011 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby, NC. She was born in Dade Co, FL to the late Clay Seitz and Ethel Ruston Seitz. She was also preceded in death by daughter, Barbara Jean Bolton. She was a...

Martha Sue Hamrick

Jan 11, 2011

NAME: MARTHA SUE HAMRICK - Martha Sue Hamrick, age 53, resident of 608 Gantt Street, Kings Mountain, NC died January 11, 2011 at her home. She was born in Cherokee Co, SC to the late Opal Harris. She was also preceded in death by one brother and one sister. She was a landscaper for the State of North Carolina....

Bethie Mayes Hardin Kitzmiller

Jan 10, 2011

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: BETHIE MAYES HARDIN KITZMILLER -Bethie Mayes Hardin Kitzmiller, age 93, resident of 302 Waco Road, Kings Mountain, NC left this life to enter her eternal life on January 10, 2011 at Summit Place, Kings Mtn. NC. She was born in Caldwell Co, NC to the late Alfred and Lucy Mayes. She was preceded...

Norman Webster

Dec 8, 2010

KINGS MOUNTAIN-Norman Webster, age 67, a resident of 109 Putnam Lake Road, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 8, 2010, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby, after a short battle with cancer. Born in Cleveland County, to the late James F. Webster and Annie Mae Putnam Webster, he was retired from Winn-Dixie as market manager after 45...

Michael Anthony Howell

Dec 8, 1962

DATELINE: GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA Michael Anthony Howell

Michael Anthony Howell, 60, of Gastonia, NC, passed away on December 08, 2022 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC. No services are planned at this time.

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Clara (Plonk) Ploitis

Dec 28, 1924

Clara Plonk Politis passed peacefully on December 28, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at almost 101 years of age. She was born at home in Kings Mountain, a small town in North Carolina, and was the ninth of ten children of Ellen Patterson Plonk and Clarence Sloan Plonk.

Clara never sang professionally, but she was the lead...