Obituaries

Mar 16, 2012

PATTY ROLLINS VARNADORE - Patty Rollins Varnadore, age 56, resident of 811 Third Street, Kings Mountain, NC died March 16, 2012 at Hospice at Wendover, Shelby, NC. She was born in Gaffney, SC to the late Lewis Rollins. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Kim Hamrick. An employee of Tahoe, Inc. Grover, NC, she was a...

Mar 12, 2012

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: GERTRUDE STEPHENS BAILEY - Gertrude Stephens Bailey, age 89, a resident of 415 Phifer Rd., passed away March 12 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospital. She was born in Cherokee Co., SC, daughter of the late James and Ina Stephens , wife of the late Miles Edward Bailey. She was retired from...

Mar 8, 2012

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: DICK McCLAIN - Dick McClain, "N2KP" age 72, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died Thursday, March 8, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice. He was born in Greenville, SC to the late Pink Reese McClain and Beulah Alexander McClain Moore. He was also preceded in death by his son, Ricky McClain. Mr....

Feb 29, 2012

MARY McCASLIN BLACK - Mary Black, 95, of Kings Mountain, NC passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at Kings Mountain Hospital after a brief illness. Mary was born August 15, 1916, in Albemarle, NC, to the late Charles Terril and Edith Hoover McCaslin. Her father died when she was eighteen months old, and her mother married her stepfather...

Feb 27, 2012

SAMMY N. STEVENSON - Sammy N. Stevenson, age 65, resident of 103 Springdale Drive, Grover, NC died February 27, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby, NC. He was born in Allendale, SC to the late Walter Boyd Stevenson, Sr. and Hazel Harter Stevenson. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Dennis Stevenson and Walter Boyd Stevenson, Jr....

Feb 25, 2012

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: DENNIS J. FALLS - Dennis J. Falls, age 55 , a resident of Bessemer City, NC, died Saturday, February 25, 2012. Born in Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Lorena Roper Falls. A member of Bright Light Baptist Church, he loved the freedom of riding his bike and...

Feb 25, 2012

LOIS MARIE CARPENTER - Lois Marie Carpenter, age 70, resident of 207 S. Gaston Street, Kings Mountain, NC died February 25, 2012 at her home. She was born in Des Moines, IA to the late Eugene Allan Nelson and Gladys Welke Nelson. She was a former employee with Hayward Pool Products.

SURVIVORS: Son: Daniel Carpenter...

Feb 24, 2012

MICHAEL SMITH - Michael Smith, age 69, resident of 218 Press Sweezy Road, Kings Mountain, NC died February 24, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospital. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Troy Franklin Smith, Sr. and Beulah Wellmon Smith. He was retired and an active member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. He enjoyed traveling and eating...

Feb 20, 2012

MARY LOUISE JOHNSON - Mary Louise Johnson, age 89, resident of Battleforest Apts, Kings Mountain, NC died February 20, 2012 at Abernathy Laurels Retirement Community, Newton, NC. She was born in Cleveland Co, NC to the late William Grayson and Georgia Ross Early. She was also preceded in death by her husband, the late Rev. Harold "Johnny" Johnson. Mrs....

Feb 17, 2012

GERTIE ANDERSON OWENS - Gertie Anderson Owens, age 99, a resident of 900 West Gold Street, Kings Mountain, NC, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 17, 2012 at her home. Born in Pickens County, South Carolina, daughter of the late William Richard and Julia Medlin Anderson, married to the late Cecil S. Owens for 63 years....

Feb 16, 2012

ALBERTA "BERT" SMITH MOORE - Alberta "Bert" Smith Moore, age 77, a resident of 313 Pinehurst Dr. Kings Mountain, NC, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. Born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Pressley Richard and Hazel Wright Smith, widow of the late Robert C. "Bob"...

Feb 14, 2012

JOHN WALTMAN, JR. - John Waltman, Jr., age 69, resident of Gaffney, SC died February 14, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. He was born in Lee Co, FL to the late John Waltman, Sr. and Doris Henderson Waltman. He was a self-employed computer programmer and member of First Baptist Church, Gaffney, SC. Mr. Waltman served in the United...

Feb 11, 2012

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: WILLIAM "BILL" O. ROSS - William "Bill" O. Ross, age 73, resident of 327 Stony Point Road, Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Wendover Hospice, Shelby, NC. Born in Clover, SC to the late John Landrum and Lonnie Lovelace Ross. He was...

Feb 9, 2012

DAVID E. BURNETTE - David E. Burnette, age 55, resident of 113 Butternut Dr., died February 9, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospital. He was born in Granville Co., NC, son of the late Robert E. Burnette. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by his daughter, Casey L. Burnette. He was formerly employed by Lowe's...

Feb 8, 2012

MICHAEL LEE "MIKE" BRIDGES, SR. -Michael Lee "Mike" Bridges, Sr., age 56, resident of 106 Anderson Acres, Kings Mountain, NC went home to be with the Lord on February 8, 2012 at Spalding Regional Medical Center, Griffin, GA. He was born in Gaston Co, NC to the late Paul Bridges and Mary Helen Matheson Bridges. He was also preceded...

Feb 4, 2012

JOYCE HAMBRIGHT SETZER - Joyce Hambright Setzer, age 82, formerly of Kings Mountain, NC died February 4, 2012. She was born in Rutherford Co, NC to the late Jessie Hardin and Dovie Poston Hardin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Floyd "Sam" Setzer and sister, Rachel Cline, and niece Linda Cline. Mrs. Setzer was retired from...

Feb 3, 2012

BERNICE FRALEY BUNCH - Bernice Fraley Bunch, age 85, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died February 3, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby. She was born in Wise Co, VA to the late Luther Hopkins and Naomi Giles Fraley. She was also preceded in death by grandson, Andrew David Bunch; sisters, Agnes Harlan and Nadine Wheatley; brothers, Maurice...

Feb 2, 2012

LINDA PUTNAM RAMSEY - Linda Putnam Ramsey, age 68, resident of 1415 Shelby Road, Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on February 2, 2012 at Frye Medical Center, Hickory, NC. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Clifford Putnam and Lillian Lankford Putnam. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Joey...

Jan 30, 2012

RICK WITHERSPOON - Patrick Alan "Rick" Witherspoon, age 51, resident of 216 Patterson Road, Kings Mountain, NC died January 30, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC. Mr. Witherspoon was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene, former employee of Kings Mountain Fire Department for 17 years and Baldor for 28...

Jan 28, 2012

NAME: RUTH U. PLONK

- Ruth Umberger Plonk, age 98, of Kings Mountain, NC, died Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Hospice at Wendover. Born in Cabarrus County, NC., she was the daughter of the late Bascom Leonard and Jennie Ludwig Umberger, the widow of the late Hal Sloan Plonk and was also preceded in death by 10...