Obituaries

Sep 10, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Moffett Albert Scism

Moffett Albert Scism, 83, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on September 10, 2023 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late Raymond and Mary Hovis Scism and was preceded in death by 3 brothers, Nolan, Bruce,...

Sep 8, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Myrtle Mae Bowlin

Myrtle Mae Bowlin, 85 , of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2023  at her home. She was born in Gaston County, NC, daughter of the late John A. and Macie Bowlin and was preceded in death by 14 brothers and sisters and a...

Sep 3, 2023

DATELINE: BLACKSBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA

Harry Lawrence Webb

Harry "Bird" Lawrence Webb, 75, of Blacksburg, SC, passed away on September 03, 2023 at Cherokee Medical Center in Gaffney, SC. He was born in Haywood County, NC, son of the late Ernest A. and Molly Virginia Mills Webb and was preceded in death by his siblings, Shirley,...

Sep 3, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Shirley Ann Valentine

Shirley Ann Valentine, 87, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on September 03, 2023 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC. Shirley was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Joseph Edward Bumgardner and Evelyn Hines Bumgardner and was preceded in death by her...

Sep 3, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Leona Ann McColm

Leona Ann McColm, 80, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully on September 03, 2023 at her home. She was born in Houghton County, MI, daughter of the late Henry and Milga Byykkonen Kuopus and was preceded in death by 12 brothers and sisters. Leona was a...

Sep 2, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Donna Elizabeth McDonald

Donna Elizabeth Boheler McDonald, 62, of Grover, NC, passed away on September 02, 2023 at Atrium Health Cleveland, Shelby, NC.  Born in Cleveland Co, NC, She was Daughter of the late Dan Hamrick Boheler and Sharon Thompson Boheler. Donna was a kind and loving mother and grandmother. ...

Sep 1, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Virginia Sue Tumbleson

Virginia Sue Tumbleson, 83, of Greensboro, NC, formerly of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on September 01, 2023 at Authoracare Collective in Greensboro, NC.  Born in Cleveland County, NC, she was daughter of the late Fred F. Wray and Molly Marie Goforth Carico and was preceded in death by...

Sep 1, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

William Keith Patterson

William Keith "Bill" Patterson, 66, of Cherryville, NC, passed away on September 01, 2023 at Atrium Health in Lincolnton, NC.  Born in Cleveland, NC, He was son of the late Dorothy Cook and was preceded in death by his wife of 24 years, Phyllis Gossett Patterson. Bill...

Aug 31, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Kenneth Wayne Warlick

Kenneth Wayne Warlick, 78, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 31, 2023 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.  Born in Cleveland County, NC, he was son of the late James Lewis Warlick and Ruby Burton Warlick. Wayne was a graduate of Fallston High School, after which...

Aug 31, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Diane Lynn Champion

Diane Lynn Champion, 62, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 31, 2023 at her home. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Leonard Champion and Bertha Wilkins. Diane was a longtime member of David Baptist Church. She worked in the manufacturing...

Aug 30, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Roy Lee Huffstetler Jr.

Roy Lee Huffstetler Jr., 71, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 30, 2023 at Atrium Health Mercy in Charlotte, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late Roy Lee Huffstetler Sr. and Doris Barrett Huffstetler and was preceded in death...

Aug 29, 2023

DATELINE: SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA

Doris Burdett Davis

Doris Burdett Davis, 84, of Shelby, NC, passed away on August 29, 2023 at her home.  She was born in Greenville County, SC, daughter of the late Paul and Emily Jane Willis Burdett and was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Harvey Davis, 2 sons, Mike and...

Aug 27, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Evelyn Talbert Eagle

Evelyn Talbert Eagle, 86, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 27, 2023 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain, NC  She was born in Stanly County, NC to the late Charlie Jasper Talbert and Vernie Drye Talbert and was preceded in death by her son, Glenn...

Aug 27, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Charles Frank Rhodes Jr

Charles Frank Rhodes Jr, 73, of Kings Mountain, NC, entered his eternal rest on August 27, 2023 at his home. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late Charles Frank Rhodes Sr. and Marie Boyce Rhodes and was preceded in death by his brothers, Jerry...

Aug 24, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Brenda Irene Cooke

Brenda Irene Cooke, 82, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 24, 2023 at her home. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Paul Webb and Lessie Marie Stone Ledford and was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Ray Cooke. Brenda...

Aug 19, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

JoAnn Baity

JoAnn Baity, 87, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 19, 2023 at home.  Born in Cleveland, NC, She was Daughter of the late Lawrence Crawford and Mary Costner Bumgardner and was also preceded in death by her husband of 44 years Arthur Pinkney Baity Jr., son...

Aug 18, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Mabel Irene Davis

Mabel Irene Davis, 82, of Kings Mountain, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 18, 2023 at Atrium Cleveland in Shelby, NC.  Born in York, SC, She was Daughter of the late Jess Hannon and Thelma Mason and was preceded in death by her husband...

Aug 16, 2023

DATELINE:  GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA Fred David Self, Sr.

Fred David Self, Sr., 81, of Grover, NC, and a proud Charlotte native, passed away on August 16, 2023 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.  Born in Rock Hill, SC, he was preceded in death by his beloved mother, Ruby S. Wade, along with his siblings, Charles "Pete"...

Aug 13, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Stacey Grant Wortman Shaver

Stacey Grant Wortman Shaver, 43, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 13, 2023 at her home. She was born in Mecklenburg County, NC, and was preceded in death by her father Gary Wray Wortman and her brother Travis Wortman. Stacey was a former member...

Aug 12, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Robert Steven Ruff

Robert Steven Ruff, 67, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 12, 2023 at the Veteran's Hospital in Salisbury, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late Herman and Grace Page Ruff and was preceded in death by a brother, Roy Ruff...