Obituaries

Dec 2, 2020

DATELINE: WACO, NORTH CAROLINA Evelyn Gena Colvin Evelyn Gena Colvin, 75, of Waco, NC, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones on December 02, 2020 at her home. She was born in Cherokee County, NC, daughter of the late Vincent Wayne Truett and Mary Louise Self Truett and was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Walker. She...

Dec 1, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Brian Nelson McWhorter

Brian Nelson McWhorter, 29,of Kings Mountain, formerly of Plainsboro, NJ, passed away on December 01, 2020 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC.  He was born in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Brian graduated from West Windsor - Plainsboro High School in 2009. After his graduation, Brian and his...

Nov 28, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Jesse Roland McAfee

Jesse Roland McAfee, 50, of Shelby, NC, passed away unexpectedly on November 28, 2020 at Atrium Cleveland in Shelby, NC. Born in York County, SC, he was the son of the late Betty Hannon and was also preceded in death by a brother, Timothy Sisk. Jesse worked in the...

Nov 26, 2020

DATELINE: LAWNDALE, NORTH CAROLINA Darrren Lee Mertz

Darrren Lee Mertz, 36, of Lawndale, NC, passed away peacefully on November 26, 2020 at his home. He was born in Cleveland County, NC. Darren was employed by Concrete Core Drilling and Sawing in Charlotte, NC. He loved his job and would often post videos of the work he had...

Nov 23, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Sheila Ann Elkins

Sheila Ann Elkins, 67, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully on November 23, 2020 at her home. She was born in Gaston County, NC, daughter of the late Arvil and Etheleen Ballard Payne and was preceded in death by her husband, George Danny Elkins. Sheila retired from the...

Nov 21, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Linda "Lynn" Beaver Linda "Lynn" Beaver, 79, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 21, 2020 at Atrium Cleveland in Shelby, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Gus Buren and Cora Gladden Hartsoe and was preceded in death by her brother, Gus Hartsoe Jr., and sisters, Bett...

Nov 20, 2020

DATELINE:  GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA Ethel Mauney Ethel Mauney, 94, of Gastonia, NC, passed away on November 20, 2020 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Cherokee County, SC, daughter of the late Finley "Doc" Oates and Essie Mae Wilson Carroll and was preceded in death by her husband of forty-one years, James Irvin Mauney....

Nov 18, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Diana Ruth Ollis Diana Ruth Ollis, 81, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 18, 2020 at Atrium Cleveland in Shelby, NC. She was born in Fayette County, WV, daughter of the late Lloyd and Bernice Sampson Martin and was preceded in death by her husband of forty-four years, Walt Ollis. Diana was...

Nov 18, 2020

DATELINE:  SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA Calvin Monroe Cash

Calvin Monroe Cash, 79 formerly of Forest City, NC, passed away on November 18, 2020 at his home in Shelby, NC. Calvin was born in Rutherford County, NC, son of the late Dugar and Evylan Hollifield Cash and was preceded in death by his wife of over forty-five years, Elizabeth...

Nov 18, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Tricia Enzor Beaver

Tricia Enzor Beaver, 50, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 18, 2020 at Atrium Cleveland in Shelby, NC. Tricia was born in Wichita, Kansas. She and Robert are longtime members of The Church Without Walls in Gastonia, NC. Tricia was very creative and spent many hours creating...

Nov 16, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Betty Hope Betty Hope, 83, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 16, 2020 at her home. Betty was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Fred and Frances Blackwell Alexander and was preceded in death by a son, James P. Hope, and a daughter, Donna F. Short. She was also...

Nov 13, 2020

Harris Funeral Home, Inc 108 South Piedmont Avenue, PO Box 639 Kings Mountain, NC 28086 (704) 739-2591 Fax (704) 739-7601 mthornburg@harrisfunerals.com www.harrisfunerals.com DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Jeffrey Scott Sessoms Jeffrey Scott Sessoms, 63, of Shelby, NC, passed away on November 13, 2020 at his residence. Born in Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin...

Nov 12, 2020

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Patsy Mae Sipes Carpenter Patsy Mae Sipes Carpenter, 68, of Kings Mountain, NC, went to be with the Lord on November 12, 2020 at Atrium Main in Charlotte, NC. She was born June 9, 1952 in Cleveland County, NC. She was daughter of the late Jacob Sylvanis Sipes and Ola Mae Dalton Sipes. She...

Nov 11, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Preston Clark Lieser

Preston Clark Lieser, 15, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 11, 2020 at his home. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Preston was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Rodney Lieser and his paternal step grandfather, Ambrose Dingmann. Preston was an active member of First...

Nov 9, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Jerry Wayne Whetstine

Jerry Wayne Whetstine, 74, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 09, 2020 at Atrium Cleveland in Shelby, NC.  Born in Cleveland County,  he was the son of the late Charlie S. Whetstine and Lucy Axsom Whetstine.    He was also preceded in death by brothers Charles Whetstine and...

Nov 8, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Martha "Mott" E. Morrison Mullinax Martha "Mott" E. Mullinax of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on Sunday, November 08, 2020 at Stanley Total Living Center in Stanley, NC at the age of 90. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late John Robert and Cora Mitchem Morrison and was preceded in...

Nov 5, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Wanda McGinnis Propst

Wanda McGinnis Propst passed away in the early morning hours of November 5, 2020 at her home in Kings Mountain. NC. She was the daughter of Marion McGinnis and Mallie Wilson McGinnis of Newton, NC. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of over 60...

Nov 3, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Terry "Rusty" Human Terry "Rusty" Human, 54, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 03, 2020 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC. He was born in Gaston County, NC and was preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Judie Robbs. Rusty was a member of First Baptist Church and often attended Calvary Free...

Nov 3, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Al Franklin Brackett Sr. Al Franklin Brackett Sr, 84, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on November 03, 2020 at Testa Hospice in Kings Mountain, NC. He was born in Bumcombe County, NC, son of the late Robert Gaston and Estelle Townsend Brackett and was preceded in death by two brothers, Eugene and Gaston...

Nov 3, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Donald Mitchell Paysour

Mitchell Paysour, 69, of Grover, NC, passed away on November 03, 2020 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late George Paysour and was preceded in death by a brother, Junior Paysour. Donald was a member of...