Obituaries

Sep 14, 2011

JIMMY HAYWOOD CARPENTER - Jimmy Haywood Carpenter, age 80, resident of Kings Mountain, died September 14, 2011 at Kings Mountain Hospital. He was a native of Cleveland Co., son of the late Charlie F. and Vinnie Cash Carpenter. He was retired from Mauney Hoisery after 30 years of service and was a member of Second Baptist Church in Kings...

Sep 11, 2011

PEARL HULLENDER - Pearl Hullender, age 74, resident of Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on September 11, 2011 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. She was born in South Carolina to the late Roland Waters and Mary Liddie Wright Waters. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ken Hullender and brother, Stanley Waters....

Sep 4, 2011

PAULINE WATTERSON - Pauline Watterson, age 92, resident of Blacksburg, SC, died Sunday, September 4, 2011 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain. She was born in York Co., SC, daughter of the late Jimmy Robert and Julia Morris Norman. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband Hood Watterson, her daughter Kay...

Sep 2, 2011

DONALD "DON" WHITTINGTON - Donald "Don" Whittington, age 64, a resident of 124 Kim Dr. Grover, NC, went to spend eternity with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Saturday, September 2, 2011 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. Born in Cleveland county, NC, son of the late William and Essie McAbee Whittington and was also preceded in death...

Sep 2, 2011

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: CLARENCE ARTHUR HENSLEY - Clarence Arthur Hensley, age 82, a resident of 109 Autumn Woods Dr. Kings Mountain, NC, died Saturday, September 2, 2011 at Crawley Memorial Hospital. Born in Chucky, TN, son of the late Charles H. Hensley and Flora Mae Riddle Hensley, a member of the Baptist Faith and...

Sep 1, 2011

KENNETH WAYNE SPRIGGS - Kenneth Wayne Spriggs, age 72, resident of Grover, NC went to be with the Lord on September 1, 2011 at his home. He was born in Meadowview, VA to the late Marvin Ward Spriggs and Julia Isabelle Widener Spriggs. He was also preceded in death by his wife Lois Marie Spriggs, son Jeffery Spriggs, daughter...

Aug 31, 2011

HUNTER RAMSEUR NEISLER - Hunter Ramseur "Chip" Neisler resident of Gastonia, NC died on August 31, 2011 after a recurrence of Leukemia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hunter R. and Annie L. Neisler. He graduated from the University of Georgia and was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He was retired from Foust Textiles. Chip was...

Aug 29, 2011

JAMES H. "CURLY" DAVIS - James H. "Curly" Davis, age 63, resident of 805 W. Gold Street, Kings Mountain, NC died August 29, 2011 at Kings Mountain Hospital. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Ray Davis and Katherine Reynolds Davis. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Albert Lee Davis, Jimmy Davis, and...

Aug 24, 2011

ROSANELL MILLEN MOSS MAYHUE - Rosanell Millen Moss Mayhue, age 91, of Lawrenceville, GA formerly of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2011. Rosanell was born in Bessemer City, NC to William Robert and Zettie Abby Rosa Lee Deal Millen and was the second of twelve children. She was a 1938 graduate of Kings Mountain High...

Aug 24, 2011

ELSIE McNEELY BRIDGES - Elsie McNeely Bridges, age 70, resident of 714-2 Erskine Court, Kings Mountain, NC died August 24, 2011 at Kings Mountain Hospital. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Roy McNeely and Floice Jolly McNeely. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Kenneth Bridges and brothers, Oscar McNeely and Buren...

Aug 23, 2011

JERRY D. RUPPE - Jerry D. Ruppe, age 53, resident of 106 Gene Court, Kings Mountain, NC died August 23, 2011 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby, NC. He was born in Cherokee Co, SC to the late George Thomas Ruppe. He was a textile executive for Ruppe Hosiery for 38 years. A loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and...

Aug 16, 2011

EARLINE DONALDSON BARNETTE - Earline Donaldson Barnette, age, 68, resident of 175 Old Depot Road, Gastonia, NC died August 16, 2011 at home. She was born in Cherokee Co. SC to the late John Haskel Donaldson and Annie Blackwell Donaldson Mayberry. She was also preceded in death by daughter, Sylvia Barnette, grandson, Charles Dean Haney, and brother, Norman Donaldson....

Aug 16, 2011

LARRY HAYDEN CROCKER - Larry Hayden Crocker, age 58, resident of 209 Cleveland Ave, Grover, NC died August 16, 2011 at Oconee Medical Center, Seneca, SC. He was born in Gaffney, SC to the late Noah Crocker and Nannie Pinson Crocker. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Jessie Crocker, Noah Crocker, Jr., Ray Crocker and sister, Sarah...

Aug 16, 2011

FLOYD JOE MORGAN - Floyd Joe Morgan,age 83, a resident of 529 Baker Street, King Mountain, NC, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at his home. Born in Brevard, NC, son of the late Ernest Morgan and Elsie Johnson Rice and was also preceded in death by a sister Loray Scruggs and a brother Junior Morgan. He retired from Ithica...

Aug 10, 2011

SHIRLEY BROOME McFALLS - Shirley Broome McFalls, age 73, resident of Charlotte, NC went to be with the Lord and Savior on August 10, 2011 at Charlotte Health Care Center while surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 16, 1937 in Mecklenburg Co. NC to the late Earl and Cora Keesler Broome. She was also preceded...

Aug 5, 2011

FAYE HUFFSTETLER LAWSON - Faye Huffstetler Lawson, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died August 5, 2011 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late L.W. Barrett and Jennie Bridges Barrett. She was also preceded in death by her late husband C. A. "Gus" Huffstetler, her son, Glenn E. Harrelson and brother, Max...

Aug 3, 2011

BOBBY NORRIS SCOGGINS - Bobby Norris Scoggins, age 74, of 134 Phifer Circle, Kings Mountain, NC died August 3, 2011. He was born in Rutherford Co. NC to the late Samuel Jefferson and Ruby Walker Scoggins. He was a retired teacher having taught at Shelby High School as well as Gaston College and Belmont Abbey College. He owned Scoggins...

Jul 31, 2011

IRA EUGENE "GENE" PATTERSON -Ira Eugene "Gene" Patterson, age 93, a resident of Kings Mountain, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2011 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain. He was a native of Cleveland County, NC, son of the late Bun and Annie Carroll Patterson. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by brothers, Paul...

Jul 24, 2011

JOAN L. "JOANIE" FREDERICK - Joan L. "Joanie" Frederick, age 60, passed away at her home in Kings Mountain, NC on July 24, 2011 after a long hard battle with carcinoid cancer. She was born in Akron, OH on May 23, 1951 and graduated from St. Sebastian grade school and Buchtel High School in 1969. She was preceded in...

Jul 24, 2011

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: MARTHA BLANTON JONAS - Martha Blanton Jonas, age 73, resident of Colony Drive, Kings Mountain, NC died July 24, 2011 at Hospice at Wendover, Shelby, NC. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Homer Irvin and Willie Horn Irvin. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...