Obituaries

Aug 31, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Phyllis Irene Shedd Phyllis Irene Shedd, 69, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 31, 2019 at her home. She was born in Nash County, TN, to the late Leonard Earnest Shedd Sr. and Ruby Elizabeth Booher Shedd and was preceded in death by her brothers, Leonard Shedd Jr. and Bobby Richardson. Phyllis...

Aug 29, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Lance Austin Strange Lance Austin Strange, 53, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 29, 2019 at his home. He was born in McDowell County, NC, and was preceded in death by his grandparents, Joe W. Strange Sr. and Ann Strange and Roy Gilreath and Josephine Coight. He was also preceded in death...

Aug 27, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Martha Elizabeth Adams Martha Elizabeth Adams, 93, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 27, 2019 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, to the late John Foster and Stella McEntire Foster and was preceded in death by three husbands, Winiford Hope, Thomas Meachum and...

Aug 26, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Larry Dean Martin Larry Dean Martin, 71, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 26, 2019 at The Brian Center in Gastonia, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, to the late John Ross Martin and Annie Lois Sprouse Martin. Larry worked as a carpenter most of his life and loved woodworking...

Aug 19, 2019

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Brenda Thornburg Thomas Brenda Thornburg Thomas, 78, of Gainesville, FL, passed away on August 19, 2019 in Gainesville. She was born in Cleveland County to the late Fred Love Thornburg and Frances Dover Thornburg. Brenda was a 1959 graduate of Kings Mountain High School and attended Western Carolina University where she studied interior design...

Aug 17, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Howard Gene Blanton Howard Gene Blanton, 84, died on August 17, 2019 at the Testa Family Hospice House. Howard was born July 4, 1935 in Kings Mountain, NC to the late J. Wiley and Aquillia Bell Blanton. Howard was also preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Lois; his son,...

Aug 17, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Helen Robbs Tate, age 91, died August 17, 2019 at Testa Hospice House surrounded by her loving family. A longtime resident of Kings Mountain, Mrs. Tate was born on November 10, 1927 and was the daughter of the late Howard Robbs and Bunah Humphries Robbs. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband...

Aug 17, 2019

DATELINE:  BLACKSBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA Prentiss Durward "P.D." Hambright Prentiss Durward Hambright, 84, of Blacksburg, SC, passed away on August 17, 2019 at his home in Blacksburg, SC. He was born in Cherokee County, SC, to the late Prentiss Quay Hambright and Ethel Mae Howell Hambright and was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Jonell Cunningham Hambright....

Aug 16, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Samuel Scott McLeymore Samuel Scott McLeymore, 47, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 16, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional in Spartanburg, SC. He was born in Gaston County, NC. Scott was a member of Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church where he was a member of the Security Team. He was a former employee of...

Aug 15, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Linda S. Humphries Linda S. Humphries, 72, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 15, 2019 at Carolina Caring Hospice in Newton, NC. She was born in Corry, PA, to the late Robert Akam Smith and Velma Bigelow Smith and was preceded in death by her husband of 26 years, Robert Wendell Humphries....

Aug 15, 2019

DATELINE:  COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA Monticue "Montie" Crisp Montie, age 105, passed away on August 15, 2019 at Lexington Medical Center in Columbia, SC.  Born on May 25, 1914 in Marshville, NC   She was daughter of the late Lottie and Andrew Baumgardner.  A resident of Columbia Presbyterian Communities.  She leaves us to keep her memories of a life filled with...

Aug 14, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Sallie West Mayes Sallie West Mayes, 82, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 14, 2019 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Cherokee Co, NC, to the late Edmund West and Palace Gregory West and was preceded in death by son, Joe Self; brother, Gerald West; sisters,...

Aug 12, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Jerry Ross Jerry Anderson Ross, 82, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 12, 2019 at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain, NC.  Born in Cleveland, NC, He was son of the late Elmer Gary Ross and Mable McMahan Ross.  He was also preceded in death by his wife of 51 years...

Aug 11, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Betty Elizabeth Lawson Betty Elizabeth Lawson, 88, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 11, 2019 at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in York County, SC, to the late Lester Moses and Marcie Fredell Moses and was preceded in death by her husband of 65 and 1/2...

Aug 10, 2019

Kings Mountain – James William “Nub” Biddix, 84, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 10, 2019, at Testa Family Hospice House. He was born in Cleveland County, NC to the late Ross and Frances Hullender Biddix on October 17,1934. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Audrey Lawing Biddix, four brothers: Ernest...

Aug 8, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Mary Elizabeth Wells Mary Elizabeth Wells, 97, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 08, 2019 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, to the late Joe T. Peterson and Effie Millen Peterson and was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Grady...

Aug 7, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Robert Franklin Lovelace Sr Robert Franklin Lovelace Sr, 75, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 07, 2019 at Testa Family Hospice in Kings Mountain, NC. He was born in Lochgelly, Scotland, to the late Elijah Sidney Lovelace and Helen Muir Lovelace and was preceded in death by his step father, John Van...

Aug 6, 2019

DATELINE:　 KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Kevin Christopher Scism

Kevin Christopher Scism, 49, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 06, 2019 at his residence. Born in Cleveland County, NC, he was the son of the late Bruce Tony Scism. Kevin was employed in the construction industry.

SURVIVORS: Mother: Martha Jean Ernst Scism,...

Aug 6, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Brenda Jean Morrison Brenda Jean Morrison, 78, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 06, 2019 at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Gaston County, NC, to the late Stonewall Matthew Scates and Elizabeth Athalee Morton Scates and was preceded in death by one sister and one...

Aug 3, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Bonnie Evelyn Boone Bonnie Evelyn Boone, 79, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 03, 2019 at Peak Resources in Shelby, NC. She was born in Sullivan County, TN, the baby of 13 children, to the late George Robert Little and Eva Martha Jane Bullion Little and was preceded in death by her...