Obituaries

Feb 26, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Wilma Ruth Dotson

Wilma Ruth Lawter Dotson, 83, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 26, 2022.  Wilma was born on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1939 to the late Ida Ruth Edwards Lawter and Farris Lawter in Polk County, North Carolina.  She was the fifth of nine children.  In 1955, she was introduced...

Feb 26, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Sharon Greason Huss Sharon Greason Huss, 59, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on February 26, 2022 at Testa Hospice House in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, and was preceded in death by her father, Roger Lee Greason Sr. Sharon worked in the textile industry for most of her...

Feb 22, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA David Bullock David Bullock, 72, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away suddenly on February 22, 2022 in Clover, South Carolina. He was born in Kings Mountain, NC, son of the late Lester Hayward and Victoria Carroll Bullock and was preceded in death by a sister, Thelma Burton. David attended Christ Worship Center in Gastonia,...

Feb 20, 2022

DATELINE:  INDIAN TRAIL, NORTH CAROLINA Margaret Cole Dover

Mrs. Margaret Cole Dover, 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Indian Trail, NC, on the afternoon of February 20, 2022, in the company of her granddaughter. She did, however, make a point to stay with us long enough to enjoy one more First Baptist...

Feb 20, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Cella Marie Button Simons Cella Marie Button Simons, 93 of Dryden, passed on to be with her Lord and Savior, Sunday, February 20, 2022, after a brief battle with cancer. Cella Marie was born in Ithaca, NY, and graduated from Ithaca High School. She was the daughter of the late William and Florence (Lamb)...

Feb 19, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Agnes Jeanette Robinson Mrs. Agnes J. Robinson, age 76, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on February 19, 2022, at her home. Born March 2, 1945, in Tarboro, NC, Agnes was the daughter of the late Richard E. and Mary Modline Staton. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years David...

Feb 17, 2022

DATELINE: CHERRYVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA Timothy Walter Hale Sr.

Timothy Walter Hale Sr., 61, of Cherryville, NC, passed away on February 17, 2022 at Robin Johnson Hospice House in Dallas, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late Richard Blaire and Virginia Gordon Hale. No services are planned at this time.

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Feb 16, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Tina Howell Clayton

Tina Howell Clayton, 53, of Gastonia, NC, passed away on February 16, 2022 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Fred Odell and Betty Lou Howell. Tina worked in the cosmetology industry for more than 20 years...

Feb 16, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Rebecca Louise Edsall

Rebecca (Becky) Oesch Edsall went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, February 15th, surrounded by her family at her home in Kings Mountain, NC. The daughter of Olive Marie Krisher Oesch and the late Billie Eugene Oesch, Becky was born on November 22, 1954,...

Feb 13, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA James Robert Ledford

James Robert Ledford, 77, of Kings Mountain, NC, died at home on February 12, 2022. Robert was born on May 24, 1944 in Kings Mountain, NC, son of the late Plato and Louise (Goforth) Ledford. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Joyce Ann Sutton...

Feb 11, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Kristy Ann Huffman

Kristy Ann Huffman, 52, of Kings Mountain, NC, was suddenly taken from us on Friday, February 11, 2022. She was born in Los Angeles, CA, daughter of the late Daniel and Kathleen Poggen Huffman. She worked as a waitress for most of her life.  Kristy was a loving mother,...

Feb 9, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Sandra Bumgardner Wilson 10/31/44 - 02/09/2022 Sandra Bumgardner Wilson peacefully flew into the arms of her Lord and Savior at 4:22 am on February 9, 2022.  She was born October 31, 1944 in Gaston County, NC.  Family, friends, and everyone she ever came in contact with was always greeted with She Is “Blessed and...

Feb 5, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA William Donald "Don" Crawford William Donald Crawford, 92, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on February 05, 2022 at his home in Matthews, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late Thomas Harmon and Ethel Lee Reynolds Crawford and was preceded in death by his wife of more than 50...

Feb 4, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Evelyn Faye Wright

Evelyn Faye Wright, 87, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on February 04, 2022 at her residence in Kings Mountain, NC.  Born in Cleveland, NC, She was Daughter of the late Sidney Short and Doris Oliver Short and was also preceded in death by her husband James...

Feb 3, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Charles Keith Ruppe Charles Keith Ruppe, 66, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on February 03, 2022 at his home. He was born in Cleveland County, NC , son of the late Harvey Lee Ruppe and Mary Ruby Carroll  Howard and was preceded in death by his wife, Lisa Hayes Ruppe. He was also...

Feb 2, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Jonas Edmond "Eddie" Leftwich

Jonas Edmond Leftwich, 74, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on February 02, 2022 at Wendover Hospice in Shelby, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late Fred Drews and Evelyn Hullender Drews and was preceded in death by a brother, David Leftwich. Eddie...

Feb 1, 2022

DATELINE: PALMETTO, FLORIDA John Clarence DeVeney

John C. DeVeney, 96, resident of Palmetto, Fl, died February 01, 2022 at Heritage Park Center, Bradenton, Fl. He was born in Casar, NC to the late Adam Lee Deveney and Ocie W. Deveney and widower of Betty Allan DeVeney. In addition to his  parents and wife, he was also proceeded...

Jan 30, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Ryan Scott Hale

Ryan Scott Hale, 29, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 30, 2022 at his home. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, and was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Gene Hale and his maternal grandfather, Buddy Bell.

SURVIVORS: Parents: James Ted Hale and...

Jan 29, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Wilda Christine Trout Wilda Christine Trout, 93, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 29, 2022 of natural causes at The Phoenix of Dunwoody assisted living facility in Dunwoody GA. She was born in Woodruff, SC, daughter of the late Thomas Ferd Lanford (Woodruff’s first Fire Chief) and Susan Cannon Lanford. She was...

Jan 27, 2022

DATELINE: SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA Charles Ray Bridges

Charles Ray Bridges, 84, of Shelby, NC, passed away on January 27, 2022 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC. He was born in Spartanburg County, SC, son of the late Everette Jack and Florence Faircloth Bridges and was preceded in death by his brother, Buck Bridges, and a sister,...