Obituaries

Jan 28, 2019

DATELINE:  MAIDEN, NORTH CAROLINA Opal Laverne Hilton Beal Opal Laverne Hilton Beal, 88, of Maiden, NC, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2019 at Carolina Caring Hospice,  Newton, NC.  Born in Catawba County NC, she was the daughter of the late Amos W. Hilton and Lillie Rudisill Hilton. She was also  preceded in death by her husband Raymond James...

Jan 20, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Marlyn Dean Wilder Sr Marlyn Dean Wilder Sr, 62, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 20, 2019 at Testa Hospice House in Kings Mountain, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, to the late Charles Wilder and Rosa Lee Bell Wilder. Dean could best be described as having a heart of...

Jan 17, 2019

DATELINE:  SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA Ray Sidney Arrowood Ray Sidney Arrowood, 84, of Shelby, NC, entered his heavenly home on January 17, 2019 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center in Shelby, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, to  the late William Erskine Arrowood and Leona Edna Earwood Arrowood and was preceded in death by three brothers, Preston, Fred and...

Jan 17, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Corrine Reynolds Swofford Corrine Reynolds Swofford, 86, went home to be with Christ on January 17th, 2019. At the center of her life were her husband of 68 years, her family, and her church, El Bethel United Methodist Church. She was well loved for her feisty spirit and fierce independence. She was information central...

Jan 16, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Glinda Elaine Franklin Glinda Elaine Franklin, 68, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 16, 2019 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Rutherford County, NC, to the late George Washington Smith and Linda Jane Cochran Smith and was preceded in death by her husband of 18 years,...

Jan 14, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Heather Lenore Grimes

Heather Lenore Grimes, 43, passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 14, 2019. She was born in Gaston County, NC to the late Judy Carolyn Dowell Grimes.

She is survived by her son Noah Crocker; daughter Alexis Grimes Graham and her husband Isaiah Graham; 2 grandsons,...

Jan 14, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Edna Elaine Bowen Edna Elaine Bowen, 75, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 14, 2019 at her home in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Gaston County, NC, to the late Marshall Brown and Elsie Bailey Brown and was preceded in death by her husband of 26 years, Winford Bowen. She...

Jan 13, 2019

DATELINE: SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA Camden Owen McWhirter Camden Owen McWhirter, 33, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on January 13, 2019.  He was born in Cleveland County, NC. Camden was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, George Lee Amerson Sr. and Mildred Inez Goss Amerson, and an uncle, Gregory Alan Amerson. He was of the Methodist faith. Camden served...

Jan 9, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Ilene Gantt Sanders Ilene Gantt Sanders, 71, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 09, 2019 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, to the late Robert Gantt and Thelma Cornwell Gantt and was preceded in death by a sister, Susan Gantt. Ilene was a...

Jan 6, 2019

Maude Lee Owens McCarter at 104 years, went home to be with her Lord and Savior January 6, 2019.  Born to John Crayton and Rettie Owens, in Cleveland County, on January 2, 1915.  Maude grew up on a farm on York Rd. in Kings Mountain.  She was preceded in death by four brothers and 2 sisters.  Married to Kelly...

Jan 4, 2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Robert Larry "Butch" Yarbrough: Robert Larry "Butch" Yarbrough, 73, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 04, 2019 at his home in Kings Mountain, NC. He was born in Mecklenburg County, NC, to the late Tommie Bob Yarbrough and Julia Elizabeth Forbis Yarbrough and was preceded in death by his wife of 48...

Jan 4, 2019

DATELINE: SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA Betty Elizabeth Ross Betty Elizabeth Ross, 68, of Shelby, NC, passed away on January 04, 2019 at Testa Family Hospice in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Spartanburg County, SC, to the late Ben Gold Foster and Eva Hattie Tucker Foster and was preceded in death by sisters, Minnie Foster and Janet Gibson. Betty...

2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA George Walter Yarbro George Walter Yarbro, 84, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on October 24, 2019 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, to the late John E. Yarbro and Vela Herndon Yarbro and was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years Darlene B....

2019

DATELINE:  BLACKSBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA Jasper Tony Black Jasper Tony Black,75 , of Blacksburg, SC, left this world on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 surrounded by his loved ones.. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, to the late Major John Black and Edna Dickson Black. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Johnny Black. Tony served his country...

2019

Sandra Lynn Messenger

Sandra Lynn Messenger, 76, of Blacksburg, SC, passed away on May 24, 2019, at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Warren, PA, to the late Robert Emett Lynn & Mildred Lucille Kifer Lynn. Sandy was a faithful Christian of the Baptist Faith. She retired from Kings Mountain High...

2019

DATELINE:  SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA Samuel Warren G. Pruitt Jr. Samuel Warren G. Pruitt Jr., 52, of Shelby, NC, passed away on May 06, 2019 at his home. He was born in Jacksonville, FL, to the late Carolyn Faye Clary. Sam was an accomplished automotive mechanic and worked for Brian Gamble Auto and Diesel Inc., and J&B Automotive. He was...

2019

DATELINE:　 KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

Bessie Lawson Martin

Bessie Lawson Martin, 78, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 26, 2019 at Testa Family Hospice House. Born in Gaston County, she was the daughter of the late Dillard D. Lawson and Ada Phillips Lawson. She was also preceded in death by her husband of...

2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Roy Lee Johnson Roy Lee Johnson, 71, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 20, 2019 at his home in Kings Mountain, NC. He was born in Washington County, TN, to the late Albert Lee Johnson and Dorothy Mae Pearson Johnson. Roy served his country honorably as a member of the US Army....

2019

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Stonewall "Stoney" Jackson Stonewall "Stoney" Jackson, 78, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on January 19, 2019 at Atrium Health in Kings Mountain, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC, to the late Johnny Marion Jackson and Anna Elizabeth Childers Jackson and was preceded in death by his brothers, Frank, Floyd, George and...

Dec 27, 2018

Louise J. ‘Lou’ Ballew (aka Loulou) passed away peacefully on  December 27, 2018 from lung cancer, under the loving care of the Testa Family Hospice House staff.

Born in Mauldin, SC in 1926, after graduating high school Lou went on to enjoy a long career in accounting and the nursery and landscaping business.  At the end of...