Obituaries

Jan 13, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Charlene Yates Sellers

Charlene Sellers, 78, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 13, 2022 at Testa Hospice House in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Hugh W. and Helen Parrish Yates and was preceded in death by her brother, Eric Yates. Charlene...

Jan 12, 2022

DATELINE: GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA Corinne Elizabeth "Beth" Tittle Corinne Elizabeth "Beth" Tittle, 71, of Gastonia, NC, passed away on January 12, 2022 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC. She was born in Mecklenburg County, NC, daughter of the late Harold and Doris Joyner O'Shields and was preceded in death by her brother, Kenneth O'Shields. Beth was a...

Jan 6, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Dora Lee Bridges Dora Lee Bridges, 89, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 06, 2022 at Lincolnton Rehabilitation Center LLC in Lincolnton, NC. She was born in Gaston County, NC, daughter of the late George Washington and Ada Fields Ross and was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Vernon Bridges. She...

Jan 5, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Marcus Daniel Wray

Marcus Daniel Wray, 47, of Grover, NC, passed away on January 05, 2022 at his home. He was born in Cleveland County, NC. Marc was preceded in death by his mother, Sheila Hullender Ledford. He worked in the security business for many years but his passion was spreading the...

Jan 3, 2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Mildred Louise Gregory

Mildred Louise Gregory, 81, of Shelby, NC, passed away on January 03, 2022 at Cleveland House in Shelby, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Ernest and Beatrice Jackson Dixon and was preceded in death by her husband Morris Gregory. She was also preceded...

2022

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA John David Mitchell

John David Mitchell, 77, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on May 16, 2022. The family will hold a Celebration of Life Service on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 1:00 PM at First Wesleyan Church (505 North Piedmont Avenue, Kings Mountain, NC) with Reverend Don Williams officiating. The family...

Dec 31, 2021

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Toy Max Davis

Toy Max Davis, 75, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 31, 2021 at his home. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late Franklin and Mandy Pryor Davis and was preceded in death by two brothers, Edward and Roy Davis. Toy was a member...

Dec 29, 2021

DATELINE: GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA Buford Plato Summitt Buford Plato Summitt, 78, of Grover, NC, passed away on December 29, 2021 at the Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation in Gastonia, NC. He was born in Baltimore, MD, son of the late Thomas Everett Summitt. His aunt and uncle, Mary and Clem Summitt, who were instrumental in raising Buford also preceded...

Dec 28, 2021

DATELINE: SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA Betty Champion Greene Betty Champion Greene, 82, formerly of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2021 at her home. She was born in Wake County, NC, daughter of the late James Robert Champion Sr and Lindsey Carroll Champion and was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years, Emmett Odell...

Dec 17, 2021

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Barbara Haynes Ross Barbara Haynes Ross, 86, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 17, 2021 at Carolina Care Center in Cherryville, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Mark Franklin and Lottie Chaney Haynes and was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Paul "Ray"...

Dec 10, 2021

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Jimmy Ray McGinnis

Jimmy Ray McGinnis, 78, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 10, 2021 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC. He was born in Calhoun County, AL, son of the late Drennan Gavin and Marguerite Willamon McGinnis and was preceded in death by his loving wife, Joy...

Dec 9, 2021

DATELINE:  GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA Myra Kay Howell Myra Kay Howell, 79, of Grover, NC, passed away surrounded by her loving daughters on December 09, 2021 at Testa Hospice in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Cherokee County, SC, daughter of the late David Durbro and Myra Louise Phillips McCarter and was preceded in death by her husband of...

Dec 5, 2021

DATELINE:  GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA Pamela Berryhill

Pamela Berryhill, 67, of Gastonia, NC, passed away on December 05, 2021 at her home in Gastonia, NC. She was born in Gaston County, NC, daughter of the late Ulysses Grant and Thelma Carroll Williams and was preceded in death by a son, David. She was also preceded in death by...

Dec 4, 2021

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Lori Ann Enus

Lori Ann Enus, 48, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 04, 2021 at her  residence.  She was born in Essex, MA.  She was preceded in death by her father, Michael Mehlman.   Lori was an independent contractor with Little Debbie Snack Co.

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Dec 1, 2021

William Ashmore Tinsley (96) of Leeś Summit, MO passed away Wednesday, December 1 at Ignite Hospice Center in Blue Springs, MO. Bill lived his adult life in Kings Mountain, NC until 2017 when he moved to Missouri to live with his son Kevin. Bill met and married Peggy Dixon, daughter of Kelly and Blanche Patterson Dixon of Kings Mountain,...

Dec 1, 2021

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

John O. Van Dyke

John O. Van Dyke, 86, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 01, 2021 at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain, NC.   He was born in Cleveland Co,  NC, to the late Robert R. Van Dyke and Ollie Padgett Van Dyke.  He was also...

Nov 30, 2021

DATELINE: STANLEY, NORTH CAROLINA Mary Ruth Goforth

Mary Ruth Goforth, 81, formerly of Charlotte, NC, passed away on November 30, 2021 at Stanley Total Living in Stanley, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, and was preceded in death by her father, Claude Edwards and her mother, Evelyn Allen Hill. Mary was also preceded in death...

Nov 24, 2021

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Bobby F. Maner Bobby F. Maner, 94, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 24, 2021 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC. He was born in Wilmington, NC, son of the late Frank Garrett and Lois Norris Maner and was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Jeanne Sommers Maner....

Nov 22, 2021

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Glenda Davis Dyke Glenda Davis Dyke, 65, of Cramerton, NC, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2021 at her home. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Glenn and Ginger Camp Davis and was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Davis. Glenda was a faithful Christian woman. She was...

Nov 21, 2021

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Joseph Eugene Lovelace Joseph Eugene Lovelace, 75, of Kings Mountain, NC, went to be with the Lord on November 21, 2021 at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late Glenn Barnett and Janie Eva Mae McNeely Lovelace and was preceded in death...