Obituaries

CHARLES ALEXANDER DIED AUG. 25, 2010 KINGS MOUNTAIN-- Charles Leonard Alexander, 88, went to be with the Lord on August 25, 2010, at Kings Mountain Hospice House. He was born in Cleveland County, to the late Leonard Lane Alexander and Martha Lula Bridges Alexander. He was husband for 55 years to the late Ruby Moss Alex-ander. He served in...

HILTON HEAD, S.C. - Mr. Miles Hoffman Mauney, 85, died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. Born July 18, 1924, in Kings Mountain, he was the son of Sarah and William Kemp Mauney. He was a graduate of Kings Mountain High School, where he and his twin brother, Ernest Jacob, were active in the band. He attended Oberlin Conservatory of Music...

ODUS SMITH DIED JULY 14, 2010 KINGS MOUNTAIN- Odus D. Smith, Jr, age 86, resident of 316 Maner Rd., went to be with the Lord on July 14, 2010 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. Born in Troy, NC, son of the late Odus D. Smith, Sr. and Emma Elizabeth Smith and was also preceded in death by two brothers,...

DATELINE: FORTSON, GEORGIA NAME: KATHERINE ELAINE MURGITA - Katherine Elaine ?Kathy? Murgita, age 54, resident of 1028 Country Place, Fortson, GA, formerly of Kings Mountain, NC died January 1, 2011 at Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Murgita was born September 9, 1956 in Michigan City, IN to the late George Penfold. SURVIVORS: Husband: Steve Murgita, Fortson, GA Mother: Sally...

KINGS MOUNTAIN - Bobby A. Ayscue, 69, of 300 Somerset Dr., passed away Saturday, May 29, 2010 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was born in Vance County, to the late Marvin and Elizabeth Wheeler Ayscue. He retired from Western Auto in Gastonia, after 29 years of service. A member of First Presbyterian Church in Kings Mountain, he was active...

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: EVANS CARROLL - Evans Carroll, Sr. age 77, resident of 809 Katherine Ave., died January 7, 2011 at his home. He was a native of Cleveland Co., son of the late Finley Oates ?Doc? and Essie Wilson Carroll. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a brother, James...

Gertrude C. Gore, age 99, resident of Rolla, MO. Formerly of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2010. Gertrude was born in Kings Mountain, NC on September 30, 1911 to William Henry and Effie Mullis Caldwell. She was married to William Partee Gore in 1932. She was preceded in death by her husband, a daughter, Janice...

Lucy Loraine Jonas KINGS MOUNTAIN - Lucy Loraine Jonas, 94, resident of Summitt Place, Kings Mountain, former resident of 802 Jackson St., Kings Mountain, died Saturday, June 3, 2006, at Summitt Place. Ms. Jonas was born Oct. 18, 1911, in York, S.C. to the late Daniel Lee and Rosa White Jonas. She was a member of Grace United Methodist...

KINGS MOUNTAIN -Michael Jeffrey Gillespie, infant, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Michael is survived by his parents, Jeffrey and Evgenia Kulikova Gillespie of Kings Mountain; paternal grandmother, Patricia Miner Gillespie Spillers of Sumter, S.C.; maternal grandparents, Oleg Kulikov of Primorko-Ahtarsk, Russia and Tamara Goloskova Kulikova of Tomsk, Russia He was preceded in death by his...

Helen Stiles Allison, age 89, formerly of Shelby, NC, died Monday, December 27, 2010 at White Oak Manor, Shelby, NC. Born in Cherokee Co, NC, daughter of the late Clayton and Bertha Jones Stiles. SURVIVORS: Son: Doyle Self and wife Penny, Lindale, Georgia Daughter: Estelle Huntley, Shallotte, NC Brother: Paris Stiles, Gastonia Brenda Stiles, Cherokee, NC GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Thursday,...

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: STACY PENNINGTON STALLINGS Feb 8, 1972 - July 28, 2010 - Stacy Stallings, age 38, of Kings Mountain, NC joined her grandmothers Margaret and Freda in Heaven, Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. Stacy?s passion and her love for helping others was always evident and continued after death by...

KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mrs. Lillie Gordon, 90, of 1304 W. Gold Street, Ext., died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at her home. She was born in Cleveland County, to the late Drury Wilkin Gantt and Julia Ann Pryor Gantt. She was a member of Westover Baptist Church of Kings Mountain for more than 50 years. She was a homemaker and...

SAMUEL DUDLEY DIED FEB. 13, 2010 KINGS MOUNTAIN - Samuel G. Dudley, 88, of 148 Range Road, passed away Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Born in York County, S.C., he was the son of the late William Henry Dudley and Easter Elizabeth Sheppard Dudley. He was also preceded in death by a son Samuel Aaron...

L. ROY RAMSEY DIED JUNE, 23, 2010 KINGS MOUNTAIN-L. Roy Ramsey, 75, of 908 First St., passed away June 23, 2010 at his home. Born in York County, S.C., he was the son of the late Leslie Everette and Gracie Harlow Ramsey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandson, Michael Tesseneer and a...

KINGS MOUNTAIN-Robert P. "Rob" Ware, age 91, resident of 121 Putnam Lake Road, died Dec. 14, 2010, at Kings Mountain Hospital. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Charles Page and Martha Lucretia Carroll Ware. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brothers, C.D. Ware, Howard Ware, James Ware,...

CASEY DURHAM DIED JULY 7, 2010 KINGS MOUNTAIN - Sarah Casey Durham, 76, of 358 Edgemont Dr., passed away, July 7, 2010, at Kings Mountain Hospital. Born in Easly, S.C., daughter of the late O.B. and Grace Turpin Casey, and wife of 45 years to the late Dr. T.G. "Blue" Durham. An active member of Central United Methodist Church....

Kristopher Michael Kopruch, age 24, resident of 514 W. Mountain Street, Kings Mountain, NC died January 23, 2008 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby, NC. He was born in born in Cleveland Co, NC. Kris was employed with Wal-Mart Distribution Center, Shelby, NC. He was a member of St. Matthew?s Lutheran Church, Kings Mtn. NC He loved working on...

GROVER- Robbie Eugene Adams, 40, of 218 Hardin Circle, went to be with the Lord on Oct. 17, 2010, at Carolinas Medical Center. He was born in Cleveland County, he was a member of First Baptist Church in Grover and was employed by Axle Alliance of Detroit, Mich. He loved life, his family and being outdoors. He is survived...

MARGARET B. RAYFIELD DIED JUNE 23, 2010 KINGS MOUNTAIN - Margaret B. Rayfield, 81, of 104 Dover Ave., went home to be with the Lord on June 23, 2010 at her home. She was a native of Cleveland County, and the daughter of the late Elzie M. Bridges, and Ruth Bobbitt Bridges. She was also preceded in death by...

DATELINE: DALLAS, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: RALPH HOMER DAVENPORT - Ralph Homer Davenport, age 83, resident of Dallas, died December 10, 2010 at the Robin Johnson Hospice House, Dallas, NC after a prolonged illness. He was born on April 24, 1927 in Clay Co. to the late C. B. Davenport and Mattie Maney Davenport. In addition to his parents, he...