Obituaries

Feb 15, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Bobby Dean Bridges Bobby Dean Bridges, 66, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on February 15, 2020 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, to the late Charles Bridges Jr. and Betty Goforth Bridges and was preceded in death by his brother, Pete Bridges. Bobby was...

Feb 10, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Dr. Scott Mayse

Ray Scott Mayse 69, passed away peacefully at his home on February 10th, 2020.

Born November 11, 1950 in Rutherford County, he was the oldest child of Peggy Taylor Mayse and H. Ray Mayse.

He graduated from East Rutherford High School and Lenoir-Rhyne...

Feb 9, 2020

Dr. Mary Louise (Gehring) Baker passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020.  She was born in Oakdale, LA on March 21, 1922 to the Rev. Francis and Voss Gehring.

Mary Louise graduated  Baylor University in 1943, received her Master of Arts from Louisiana State University in 1949, and then her Ph.D  also from Louisiana State University in 1952. ...

Feb 8, 2020

DATELINE:  BESSEMER CITY, NORTH CAROLINA Bryan Chambers Bryan Chambers, 60, of Bessemer City, NC, passed away on Saturday February 8, 2020 at Wendover Hospice in Shelby, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, the late Brodus Chambers and was preceded in death by his stepfather, Ray Bridges. Bryan attended Branch Street Chapel. He was an accomplished mechanic and...

Feb 7, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Mary Helen Melton McAbee Mary Helen Melton McAbee, 85, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully on February 07, 2020. She was born in Rutherford County, NC, to the late Baxter C. and Hanna M. Dixon Melton and was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Brooks "Mac" McAbee. She was also...

Feb 4, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Martha Ernst Scism Martha Ernst Scism, 74, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on February 04, 2020 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Spartanburg County, SC,  the late Odrey Hanson "Duke" and Pauline Dotson Ernst and was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Bruce Tony...

Jan 31, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Nancy H Proctor Nancy H. Proctor, 81, of Blacksburg, SC, passed away on January 31, 2020 at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain, NC.  Born in Cherokee Co, SC, She was daughter of the late Theodore Huffman and Maggie Wilson Huffman  She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Leroy Hoyt...

Jan 29, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Tony Ray Davidson

After a long journey of sickness, Tony Ray Davidson, 71, of Kings Mountain, NC, went to be home with the Lord on January 29, 2020 at Peak Resources in Gastonia, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, to the late Ralph "Pop" and Pearl Reynolds Davidson....

Jan 29, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Marie Bolin Page Marie Bolin Page, 82, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2020 at her home. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, to the late Walter Jackson and Velma Caveny Bolin and was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Bobby Page. She was also preceded...

Jan 27, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Craig Lee Stuckey Craig Lee Stuckey, 60, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 27, 2020 at his home. He was born in Cabarrus County, NC, to the late Alvis Lee Stuckey and Violet Ammons Latham and was preceded in death by his step father, Roy Latham. Craig served in the calvary in...

Jan 25, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Elsie Earle Livingston Elsie H. Livingston, 87, resident of White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain, N.C. died January 25, 2020. Born in St. Pauls, N.C. on August 12, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Bessie Pearl Allen and William Henry Howard, Sr.. She graduated from East Carolina University. During her life she...

Jan 24, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA John William Decker

John William Decker, 55, of Shelby, NC, passed away on January 24, 2020 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC.  Born in Catawba County, NC, he was the son of the late Floyd Decker.  John was employed with C & C Scrap Metals.  John was an avid sportsman and...

Jan 18, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Amos Duncan Greene Amos Duncan Greene, 96, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 18, 2020 at Atrium Health in Shelby, NC. He was born in Rutherford County, NC, to the late Byrd and Lucy E. Greene and was preceded in death by his wife of 72 years, Lillian Hoyle Greene. He was...

Jan 17, 2020

DATELINE:  SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA Dennis H. Sessom Dennis H. Sessom, 70, of Shelby, NC, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2020 at Wendover Hospice in Shelby, NC. He was born in Wake County, NC, to the late Reverend Edward H. and Mafrey Richardson Sessom and was preceded in death by his brother, Michael Sessom. Dennis loved the Lord and...

Jan 13, 2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Eddie Eugene Hutto

Eddie Eugene Hutto, 60, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 13, 2020 at his home. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, to the late Harold Dean Hutto Sr and Inez McDaniel Hutto and was preceded in death by a brother, Harold Dean Hutto Jr. Eddie was...

2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Michael Mims Farish Michael Mims Farish, 68, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 03, 2020 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC. Born in Gaston County, he was the son of the of the late Larry Farish and Evelyn Painter Farish. Michael spent most of his life employed as...

2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Lloyd "Peachey" Clark Sr.

Lloyd "Peachey" Clark Sr., 86, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on October 01, 2020 at CaroMont Health in Gastonia, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late John Wesley and Dorothy Blanton Clark and was preceded in death by his brothers, Hoyle and...

2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Norma "Nanny" Bridges

Norma "Nanny" Bridges, 88, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2020 at her home. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Marion Chalmers and Ruth Long Falls and was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 58 years,...

2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Katie Lou Jones Pruitt Katie Lou Jones Pruitt, 97, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on September 12, 2020 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Polk County, NC, daughter of the late Thomas Clyde and Carrie Pannell Jones and was preceded in death by her devoted husband of...

2020

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Steven Scott Blackburn Steven Scott Blackburn, 59, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on February 08, 2020 at his home. He was born in Dallas, TX, to the late Donald Odell  and Peggy Yates Blackburn and was preceded in death by his brother, Jeffrey Blackburn. Steve worked  as a Lead Man at Parker Hannifin...