Obituaries

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,...

Jan 26, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Doris Nell Spearman Doris Nell Spearman, 92, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 26, 2022 at Wendover Hospice in Shelby, NC. She was born in Cherokee County, SC, daughter of the late Emmett and Ethel Farris Childers and was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, William Glenn Spearman. Doris...

Jan 25, 2022

DATELINE: YORK, SOUTH CAROLINA Daniel Eugene Glass

Daniel Eugene Glass, 72, of York, SC, passed away on January 25, 2022 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, SC. He was born in Mecklenburg County, NC, son of the late Bruce Uriah and Martha Elizabeth Howard Glass and was preceded in death by a sister, Donna Soulen and...

Jan 23, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Michael Scott "Mickey" Powers Sr. Michael Scott Powers Sr., 79, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 23, 2022 at Wendover Hospice in Shelby, NC. He was born in Mecklenburg County, NC, son of the late Fred Ertle and Norma Crook Powers. Mickey loved the Lord and was a long time member of...

Jan 20, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Mary “Sis” Elizabeth (Cook) Heath

Mary “Sis” Elizabeth (Cook) Heath, born November 1st, 1942 in Easley, SC, passed away January 20th, 2022 at 5:27 AM at Testa Hospice House in Kings Mountain. She is preceded in death by her parents, John Cook and Mary Ella Kate Cook Reynolds, her siblings Earl Cook...

Jan 18, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Samuel "Sam" Haston Scott Samuel "Sam" Haston Scott, 73, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 18, 2022 at Atrium Cleveland in Shelby, NC. He was born in Scotland County, NC, son of the late Haston and Janie Hamilton Scott and was preceded in death by his son, Samuel Jason Scott. Sam was...

Jan 16, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Priscilla Ann Holman Priscilla Ann Holman, 79, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 16, 2022 at Atrium Cleveland in Shelby, NC.  Born in Cleveland, NC, She was daughter of the late Everette P. Williams and Bertha Mahaffe Williams.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dana Holman and brother, Gerald...

Jan 15, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA James "Jimmy" A. Littlejohn James "Jimmy" A. Littlejohn, 80, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away suddenly on January 15, 2022 at his home. He was born in Gaston County, NC, to the late James E. Littlejohn and Sarah Beth Coon Littlejohn Pendleton and was preceded in death by his step father, Cecil A. Pendleton....

Jan 13, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Keiko Nishiyama Keiko Nishiyama, 69, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2022. Born in Japan, she came to the United States in 1977, and settled in Kings Mountain. She was preceded in death by her husband, Masahiro Lee Nishiyama, her parents, and a sister. After raising her three sons, she opened Keiko’s Massage Therapy...