Obituaries

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...

KINGS MOUNTAIN-Robert Earl "Bob" Falls Jr., 72, of 513 Landing St. died Oct. 18, 2010, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was born in Cleveland County to the late Robert Earl Falls Sr. He was a member of Patterson Grove Baptist Church and he was retired from Ratchford Realty in Gastonia after 30 years of service. He was an avid...

KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mr. Herbert Anthony Jr., 56, of 1060 Barnett Lane, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. Born in Independence, La., he was a son of the late Herbert Anthony Sr. and Bertie Ollier Anthony. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Jeanette, Geraldine and recently Inez. He...

KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mr. Donald Reese Barrett, 66, of 119 Dunes Drive, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, at his home. He was born in Cleveland County to the late Charles Van Buren and Biddie Elizabeth Gladden Barrett. He retired from the Federal Reserve Bank in Charlotte. He served in the United States Navy and was in the movie, PT...

SHELBY - Jimmy Wayne "Fuzzy" Tesseneer, 50, of 613 Plato Lee Road, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, at his home. He was born in Cleveland County to the late Millard and Doris Buff Tesseneer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Billy Bryant and Miles Tesseneer; and a sister, Barbara Johnson. He was retired...

KINGS MOUNTAIN - Nancy "Nell" Laughridge, 78, former resident of Georgetown Apartments, died Friday, March 19, 2010 at Wendover Hospice in Shelby. She was born in Cleveland County and was the daughter of the late Phillip Calvin Howell and Mary Dixon Howell. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a son; Victor Laughridge; brother,...

KINGS MOUNTAIN-James Austin "Jim" Lybrand, Jr., 83, a resident of 203 N. Roxford Road, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, at Kings Mountain Hospital. Born in Cleveland County, he was a son of the late James and Ferrie Jane Ross Lybrand Sr., member of Saint. Mattthew's Lutheran Church, Kings Mountain, a mason and member of Fairview Masonic Lodge, Kings Mountain...

DATELINE: GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: JAMES ABERNATHY - Norman James Abernathy, Sr., age 74, a resident 103 Meadowlark Lane, Grover, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby, NC. Born in Kings Mountain, NC, son of the late Wilburn Norman and Vada Pruitt Abernathy and was also preceded in death by a son Norman James...

KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mr. Jonas R. Bridges, 80, of 112 N. Oakwood Drive, died Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, at his home. He was born in Boiling Springs to the late Robert B. and Laladge Greene Bridges. He was the retired owner of WKMT Radio of Kings Mountain; signing on March 12, 1953, he became the voice of Kings Mountain...

KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mr. William Boyd Howell, 91, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain. Born in Gaston County, he was the son of the late William Thomas Howell and Sarah Jane Dixon Howell. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by brothers; James Howell, Roy Howell, Robert Howell; sisters,...