Obituaries

Aug 29, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Deborah Kay Cato

Deborah Kay Cato, 69, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 29, 2022 at her home. She was born in Gaston County, NC, daughter of the late George Hamilton and Martha Alice Baucom Bailes. No services are planned at this time.

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Aug 23, 2022

DATELINE: BLACKSBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA Shelby Jean Smith Shelby Jean Smith, 85, of Blacksburg, SC, went to be with the Lord on August 23, 2022 at her home. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Gus Hartsoe and Cora Gladden and was preceded in death by her husband of more than 40 years, Junior Hartsoe and...

Aug 22, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Heather Michelle Roper

Heather Michelle Roper, 43, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2022 at her home. She was born in Cleveland County, NC and worked in  healthcare most of her life. Heather enjoyed traveling and spending time in Key West and Folly Beach. She was a wonderful...

Aug 18, 2022

Samuel Arthur Smith

Samuel Arthur Smith, 70, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 18, 2022 at his residence in Kings Mountain, NC.  Born in Greenwood County, SC.  He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Smith. Sam loved to play the guitar. He enjoyed fast cars and Hot rods. He logged over 5 million...

Aug 14, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Linda "Lynn" Dianna Brown Linda Dianna Brown, 74, of Charlotte, NC, passed away on August 14, 2022 at her home. She was born in Mecklenburg County, NC, daughter of the late Clarence Ford and Betty Rook Ford. Lynn was preceded in death by a son, Jamie Harrison and a sister, Janie Ford Norwood. She...

Aug 12, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Donald Lindsay Ware

Donald Lindsay Ware, 76, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 12, 2022. He was born in Mecklenburg County, NC, son of the late William Brown and Eleanor Lindsay Ware and was preceded in death by his sister-in-law, Joann Ware. Don served his country honorably in the United...

Aug 11, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Brenda Carrigan Brenda Carrigan, 71, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 11, 2022 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Gastonia, NC, daughter of the late Ed Dalton and Bernice Hewitt Dalton. Brenda was also preceded in death by her sister, Diane Dalton Dye. Brenda was a...

Aug 8, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Patricia Ledford Whetstine Patricia Ledford Whetstine, 84, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully, on August 08, 2022 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 brother, Ronnie Ledford, 2 sisters, Nancy Walker and...

Aug 1, 2022

DATELINE: GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA James Franklin Goad Sr. James Franklin Goad Sr., 69, of Grover, NC, passed away on August 01, 2022 at Testa Hospice house in Kings Mountain, NC. He was born in Sullivan County, TN, son of the late Joseph RB Goad. James was preceded in death by his mother, Ruth Hammonds Boatright, a son, James Franklin...

Aug 1, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Michael Eugene Camp Sr. Michael Eugene Camp Sr., 69, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 01, 2022 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late Mack and Millie Phillips Camp and was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Megan Heavener, a...

Jul 29, 2022

DATELINE:  GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA Jacqueline Deane Bennett

Jacqueline “Jackie” Hope Bennett (83) of Grover, NC, passed away at her home on July 29, 2022. Jackie was born on June 25, 1939, on the anniversary of her late parents, Thomas Dean Hope and Mary Helen Spake Hope, in Cleveland County. Jackie lived all over the United States but...

Jul 29, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Samuel "Sammy" Michael McDaniel Samuel Michael McDaniel, 72, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on July 29, 2022 at Woodlawn Haven in Mount Holly, NC. He was born in Rutherford County, NC, son of the late Adam and Ollie Roberts McDaniel and was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Franklin and Roger McDaniel and...

Jul 29, 2022

DATELINE:  GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA Jacqueline Hope Bennett

Jacqueline Hope Bennett, 83, of Grover, NC, passed away on July 29, 2022 at her home. Jackie was the daughter of the late Dean Hope Sr. and Helen Spake Hope. The family will be at Jackie's home (323 Briarcliff Road in Grover) on Saturday July 30, 2022 and on Sunday...

Jul 26, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Karen Marie Adkins Karen Marie Adkins, 62, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on July 26, 2022 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC. She was born in Alamance County, NC, daughter of the late Warner Scott Vernon and was preceded in death by a brother, Michael Vernon. Karen enjoyed creating beautiful crafts...

Jul 25, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Otis Cleo Falls, Jr. Otis Cleo Falls Jr, 95, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on July 25, 2022 at Peak Resources Cherryville. He was born in Cleveland County, NC to the late Otis Cleo Falls Sr. and Lona Sipe Falls. Otis was also preceded in death by his first wife, Delores  Bridges Falls...

Jul 24, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Teddy Levi Bishop Teddy Levi Bishop, infant son of Kevin Dale Bishop II and Sabrina Diane Reynolds of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on July 24, 2022 at his home. Teddy Levi was preceded in death by his great grandparents, Connie Bell, Carolyn and Frank Hoppes, Raymond Adair Reynolds Jr., and Steve Emory. Teddy...

Jul 23, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Mary Jane Owens Mary Jane Owens, 76, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on July 23, 2022 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Broadus Hugh and Bonnie McGinnis Matthews and was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Micah Jane Owens, and...

Jul 21, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Laura Sue Belk Laura Sue Belk, 91, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on July 21, 2022 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Ben and Sallie Carroll Ware and was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Henry Young "H.Y."...

Jul 20, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA James Earl Bumgardner

James Earl Bumgardner, 58, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on July 20, 2022 at his home in Kings Mountain, NC. He was born in Stuttgart, Germany, son of the late Cloyd Ralph and Elizabeth Ann Smith Bumgardner. The family will hold a celebration of Life Service at a...

Jul 18, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Pamela Jean Chapman

Pamela Jean Chapman, 57, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on July 18, 2022 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC. She was born in St. Lucie County, FL, daughter of the late Larry Gene and Claudette Hoyle Goins. Pamela was always outgoing, never met a stranger and...