Obituaries

Oct 11, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Laura Frances Clemmer

Laura Frances Clemmer, 66, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away on October 11, 2024 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby. Born July 1, 1958 in Harrison County, Mississippi, she was the daughter of Betty Beatty Clemmer and the late Henry Ray Clemmer. Laura had many hobbies, including an...

Oct 9, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Mark Steven Yates

Mark Steven Yates, 63, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on October 09, 2024 at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. He was born in Camden County, NJ, son of the late James A. Yates and Dorothy Barber Yates. Mark worked many years managing restaurants and was...

Oct 9, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Danny Joe Hawkins

Danny Joe Hawkins, 76, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on October 09, 2024 at his home.  He was born in Gaston County, NC, son of the late Warren Hawkins and Pauline Burgan Hawkins and was preceded in death by his son, Phillip Lowery and a sister, Nancy Thomas....

Oct 8, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Gloria Jean Slycord "Butch"

Gloria Jean Slycord, 75, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on October 08, 2024, at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC. She was born in Gaston County, NC, daughter of the late Joseph and Ollie Smith Wheeler and was preceded in death by 2 sons, Larry...

Oct 8, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Millard Edwin "Ed" Clemmer, Jr.

Millard "Ed" Clemmer, Jr., 87, of Grover, North Carolina, passed away on October 8, 2024 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby. Born August 6, 1937 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Millard Edwin Clemmer, Sr. and Marjorie Hampton Clemmer. Ed was...

Oct 6, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Susan Rebecca (Becky) Wilson Dixon

Susan Rebecca (Becky) Wilson Dixon age 86, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on October 06, 2024 at her home with her family by her side. She was born July 12, 1938 in Cleveland County, NC, to the late Thomas Evans and Tula Belle Harmon...

Oct 5, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Barbara Putnam Holcomb

Barbara Putnam Holcomb, 73, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Heaven on October 5, 2024 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby. She was born June 22, 1951 in Cleveland County, daughter of the late David Paul Putnam and Betty...

Oct 4, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

George Richard Parsley

George Richard Parsley, 77, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on October 04, 2024 at Carolina Care Health and Rehab in Cherryville, NC.  He was born in Buncombe County, NC, son of the late Alex and Thelma Anglin Parsley and was preceded in death by his sister,...

Sep 30, 2024

DATELINE: GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA Ruby Lewis Voigt

Ruby Lewis Voigt, 96, of Gastonia, NC, passed away on September 30, 2024 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC. She was born in Rutherford County, NC, daughter of the late James Henry and Jessie Wood Lewis and was preceded in death by her husbands, Tommy Alexander and Louis A....

Sep 30, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA May Sue Drye

May Sue Hambright Drye of Kings Mountain, NC, formerly of Blacksburg, SC and Charlotte, NC, went to meet her Lord on September 30, 2024. A native of Cherokee County, SC. She was born November 30, 1930, to the Late Thomas Alfred Hambright, Sr. and Mable Weir Hambright. Sue graduated...

Sep 29, 2024

DATELINE: CASTLE HAYNE, NORTH CAROLINA

Robert Preston Neisler, Jr.

September 20, 1960- September 29, 2024

Preston Neisler (64 ) died peacefully at home on Sunday, September 29, 2024. He was the eldest son of Robert Preston Neisler, Sr. and Nora Jane Deese Neisler. He was preceded in death by his parents. Preston spent...

Sep 29, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Treva Ponder Mullinax

Treva Ponder Mullinax (Mimi), 89, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away on September 29, 2024, at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby. Born in Cleveland County, North Carolina, she was daughter of the late Robert Hoyle and Mattie Shuford Ponder, and was also preceded in death by the love...

Sep 27, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Melissa Marlene Neisler Lawrence

Melissa Neisler Lawrence, 63, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, September 27th while selflessly assisting her neighbors during Hurricane Helene. Born on March 8, 1961, in Gaston County, she was the third child of Joe and Marlene Neisler.  Melissa graduated from Gaston Day...

Sep 19, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Dorothy "Dot" Brooks

Dorothy "Dot" Brooks, 91, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away on September 19, 2024 at Peak Resources in Gastonia, North Carolina. Born September 14, 1933 in Cleveland County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Winfred Alexander and Sarah Ann Craig Bradley and was also preceded...

Sep 14, 2024

Our beloved mother, Margaret Lang, moved to Heaven on September 14, 2024, carried on the arms of Jesus, the One who promises to be with us always, even to the end of time.

She is deeply missed by her daughter, Karin Liljestrand, her son, Norman Liljestrand, her daughter-in-law Anna, her grandchildren Aurora, Elizabeth, Rachel, Victoria, and Jeremiah,...

Sep 14, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Cecil R. Keeter

Cecil R Keeter, 63 of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on September 14, 2024 at his home. He was born in Cleveland County, NC. Cecil was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Keeter, Mother, Callie Louise Postell Ewart, and his stepfather, Bob Ewart. Cecil served his country in...

Sep 14, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Christopher Roy Helms

Christopher Roy Helms, 46, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away on September 14, 2024 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby. Born January 23, 1978 in Cleveland County, North Carolina, he was son of the late Melvin Gary and Judy Bryson Helms and was also preceded in death by...

Sep 14, 2024

DATELINE:  GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA Virgia Collins Belt

Virgia Collins Belt, 90, of Grover, North Carolina, passed away on September 14, 2024 at Carolina Care Health & Rehabilitation in Cherryville. Born March 4, 1934 in Lee County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Ollie Bud and Nancy Bell Collins and was also preceded in death by...

Sep 13, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Brenda Kay Williams

Brenda Kay Williams, 77, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on September 13, 2024 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.  She was born in Cleveland Co., NC to the late Albert Thomas Owens and Onas Claire Short Owens.   She was also preceded in death by her son, Donnie...

Sep 11, 2024

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Edmund Joseph Bukoski

Edmund Joseph Bukoski, 73, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on September 11, 2024 at Atrium Health Kings Mountain. He was born in Huron County, MI, son of the late Clarence Andy and Monica Wrubel Bukoski and was preceded in death by a sister, Shirley Pfiel. Ed served in...