Obituaries

Jan 19, 2023

MARJORIE EVELYN BESS

Marjorie Evelyn Sellers Bess, 100, passed away on January 19, 2023 in Gastonia, NC.  She was born in Gaston County, NC, daughter of the late Charlie Clayton and Mary Ella Sellers.

She was also preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Wayne Bess; son, Robert Wayne Bess; daughter, Patricia Church; sisters, Ruth...

Jan 14, 2023

DATELINE: SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA Jonas William Hayes Jonas William Hayes, 92, of Salisbury, NC, passed away on January 14, 2023 at the NC Veterans Men's Home in Salisbury, NC. He was born in Spartanburg County, SC, son of the late Hollis and Eula Thomas Hayes and was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Geraldine Summer Hayes....

Jan 10, 2023

DATELINE: LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

Gail Allen Humphries

Gail Allen Humphries passed away on January 10, 2023.  Gail was born in Kings Mountain, North Carolina on December 20, 1934.  She was the daughter of David Hunter Allen and Inez Bennett Allen.  Gail is pre-deceased by her brother William Allen and sister Ramona Allen Richardson.

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Jan 3, 2023

DATELINE: PORT ORANGE, FLORIDA Carrie Ann Walker-Hollman

Carrie Ann Walker-Hollman, 44, of Port Orange, went to be with the Lord surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday January 3, 2023 at Halifax Health Hospice Care Center in Port Orange. She was born on August 13, 1978 in Daytona Beach, Florida to Dan and Vernice Walker. Carrie graduated...

Jan 1, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Gary Curtis Bolin Gary Curtis Bolin, 76, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 01, 2023 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, the only son of the late Walter Jackson and Velma Oveda Caveny Bolin and was preceded in death by 2 sisters, Ethel...

Jan 1, 2023

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Kenneth Robert Childers Sr. Kenneth Robert Childers Sr., 94, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully with his loved ones by his side on January 01, 2023 at his home. He was born in Cherokee County, SC, son of the late Samuel Teal and Myrtle Mauney Childers and was preceded in death by his...

Dec 26, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Judith "Judy" Ann Lovelace Judith Ann Lovelace, 79, of Kings Mountain, NC, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 26, 2022 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC.  She was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Martin Van Buren and Gussie Ada Whitaker Bolton and was...

Dec 26, 2022

DATELINE: GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA Robert Ray Alexander Robert Ray Alexander, 80, of Gastonia, NC, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2022 at his home. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late Ray Gordan and Martha Ganell Hensley Alexander and was preceded in death by his brother, Mike Alexander and two sisters, Patricia Hyder and Cindy...

Dec 25, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Vonda Foster Carpenter

Vonda Foster Carpenter, 58, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 25, 2022 at Atrium Health Pineville in Pineville, NC. She was born in Kings Mountain, NC, daughter Bill Foster and the late Brenda McAbee Foster and was preceded in death her husband, George Carpenter and a daughter,...

Dec 21, 2022

DATELINE: WATERLOO, SOUTH CAROLINA Dorothy Louise McKinney

The family of Mrs. Dorothy Louise McKinney, in a grief paralleled by our love for her and hers for others, announces her new life with our Lord. She came to rest peacefully on December 21st of 2022 at 7:57 PM, surrounded by her children and family filled with love and...

Dec 19, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Vera Mae Moss Vera Mae Moss, 90, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 19, 2022 at Amorem Hospice in Hudson, NC. She was born in Cherokee County, SC, daughter of the late Andrew and Ethel Bailey Allison and was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Forrest Earl Moss Jr....

Dec 17, 2022

DATELINE: GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA Johnny Eugene Fortenberry Jr.

Johnny Eugene Fortenberry Jr.,51 , of Grover, NC, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC. He was born in Gaston County, NC, son of the late Johnny Eugene Fortenberry Sr. and Eunivie Mathis Fortenberry and was preceded in death by his sister,...

Dec 15, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Connie Bennett Ledford Connie Bennett Ledford, 87, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 15, 2022 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, SC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Grady Otto and Evelyn Martin Bennett and was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years,...

Dec 12, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Linda M. Duvall

Linda M. Duvall, 76, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 12, 2022 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC. She was born in Cherokee County, SC, daughter of the late David Arthur and Marie Blackwell Sutherland. A Celebration of Life Service will be announced later by the...

Dec 8, 2022

Judy Mayes Philbeck Judy Mayes Philbeck, 72, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 08, 2022 at Wendover Hospice, Shelby, NC.  Born in Cleveland Co, NC, She was Daughter of the late William Frealo Mayes and Laura Jane Ellis Mayes .  She was also preceded in death by her husband Roger Eugene Philbeck; brothers, Roy Mayes, William "Bill"...

Dec 7, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Dean Spearman Luther Dean Spearman, 90, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 07, 2022 at Peak Resources in Cherryville, NC.  Born in Cleveland Co, NC, He was Son of the late Charles Abram Spearman and Willie Norman Spearman  He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Hamrick Spearman and...

Dec 6, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA James Barry Ware James Barry Ware, 71, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 06, 2022 at his home after a brief battle with CNS Lymphoma. Jim was born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late James Woodrow and Gertrude Allen Ware. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel...

Dec 1, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Lillian Gail Hooks

Lillian Gail Hooks, 68, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 01, 2022 at Hospice of Cleveland County in Shelby, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late William C. Thrift and was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Hooks, brother, Harold Thrift...

Nov 30, 2022

DATELINE: GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA Melia Destin Terry Melia Destin Terry, 22, of Gaffney, SC, passed away on November 30, 2022 in Gaffney, SC. She was born in Gaston County, NC, daughter of the late Lemuel Monroe Terry. Melia enjoyed spending time working on arts and craft projects and hanging out with friends. She was a kindhearted and compassionate person...

Nov 30, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA John Floyd Yarbro

John Floyd Yarbro, Sr was born on May 29, 1933 and went to be with his Lord on November 30, 2022. John was a lifelong resident of Cleveland County and was preceded in death by an infant son, his parents John E. and Sarah Vela Herndon Yarbro, and his...