Obituaries

May 1, 2025

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Ronald Edward Falls

Ronald Edward Falls, 78, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on May 01, 2025 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC. He was born April 30, 1947 in Gaston County, NC, son of the late Horace Edward Falls and Betty Fowler. Ron was member of the first graduating class...

Apr 29, 2025

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Mark Dwayne Putnam

Mark Dwayne Putnam, 58, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on April 29, 2025 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain. Born July 30, 1966 in Mecklenburg County, NC, he was the son of Billy Dean Putnam and Marcia Moore, both of whom preceded him in death. Mark was...

Apr 26, 2025

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Reginald Wilson "Butch" Cooke

Reginald Wilson "Butch" Cooke, 80, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on April 26, 2025 at Robin Johnson House in Dallas, NC. He was born July 3, 1944 in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late Espy Bingham and Lois Wilson Cooke and was preceded in death by...

Apr 26, 2025

DATELINE:  CLOVER, SOUTH CAROLINA Jean King Dellinger

Jean King Dellinger, 86, of Clover, SC, passed away on April 26, 2025 at her residence in Clover, SC.   She was born October 11, 1938 in Cherokee Co, NC to the late Albert Prince King and Icie Mae Harris King.  She was also preceded in death by her husband the...

Apr 25, 2025

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Steve Harmon

Steve Harmon, 81, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on April 25, 2025 at Testa Family Hospice House. Born May 24, 1943 in Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Robert Earl Harmon and Emelyn Davis Harmon Gaines. He graduated frolm Central High School in Kings Mountain, where...

Apr 22, 2025

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Lynda Cheryl Mattox

Lynda Cheryl Mattox, 67, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away at her home on April 22, 2025 in Kings Mountain, NC. She was born October 30, 1957 in Mecklenburg County, NC, daughter of the late George Kenneth Grassmyer. Lynda graduated from South Mecklenburg High School in 1976 and attended...

Apr 19, 2025

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Betty Delores Moss Hughes July 15, 1935 – April 19, 2025

Betty Delores Moss Hughes, age 89, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at home on April 19, 2025.

A native of Kings Mountain, Betty was born on July 15, 1935, to the late Laura Jolly Moss and...

Apr 16, 2025

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Kathy Self Crego

Kathy Self Crego, 67, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on April 16, 2025 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC. She was born November 20, 1957 in Cherokee County, NC, daughter of the late Wayne Self and Sallie Jean West Mayes and was preceded in death by a...

Apr 15, 2025

DATELINE:  GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA Beryl Ross Hambright

Beryl Ross Hambright, 90, of Grover, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 15, 2025. Born December 10, 1934 in Cleveland County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Yates Ross and Jennie Payne Ross. She was also preceded in death by...

Apr 11, 2025

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Rebecca Michelle Heath

Rebecca Michelle Heath, 35, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on April 11, 2025 at her home. She was born July 12, 1989 in Cleveland County, NC, and was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Michael Heath Jr. Known affectionately by her friends as "Becca" was saved at...

Apr 10, 2025

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Marguerite Rose Turner

Marguerite Rose Turner, 83, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2025 at her home. She was born June 21, 1941 in Plaquemines Parrish, LA, daughter of the late John Clinton and Marguerite Eileen Slaybaugh Cowles and was preceded in death by her only sister, Ruth...

Apr 8, 2025

DATELINE:  ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA Dorothy "Dot Dot"  Saunders Southwell

Dorothy Saunders Southwell, 93, of Rock Hill, SC, passed away on April 8, 2025 at Westminster Presbyterian Center in Rock Hill. Born November 22, 1931 in Moore County, NC, she was the daughter of the late William P. and Elizabeth Plonk Saunders and was also preceded in...

Apr 8, 2025

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Bob Jones

Bob Jones went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 8th, 2025. He was 86 years old. He is preceded in death by his father and mother, Clifford and Mary Jones, sister, Elsie Weathers, and brother, Max Jones. Bob is survived by his loving wife of 60 years,...

Apr 7, 2025

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Becca Henderson

Becca Henderson, 33, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on April 7, 2025 while working, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born September 17, 1991 in Cleveland County, NC. Becca loved music and was a very talented songwriter and artist. She worked in management with US Storage. Becca's children were...

Apr 7, 2025

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Charlene Lewis Ellis

Charlene Lewis Ellis, 91, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on April 7, 2025 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain, NC. Born April 15, 1933 in Avery County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Talmage Lewis and Ruby Cornett Lewis and was also preceded in death...

Apr 7, 2025

DATELINE: GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA Thelma Hurst Whitehouse

Thelma Hurst Whitehouse, 81, of Grover, NC, passed away on April 07, 2025 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC. She was born September 15, 1943 in Sevier County, TN, daughter of the late Connie Mack and Velva Glecern Hurst and was preceded in death by her brothers, Kenneth, Clabey,...

Apr 7, 2025

DATELINE:  GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA Anderson "Andy" Bailey Haskins, Jr.

Anderson "Andy" Bailey Haskins Jr., 41, of Grover, NC, passed away on April 7, 2025 at home in Grover, NC. Born May 21, 1983 in Mecklenburg County, NC, he was the son of Ruth Wilson Haskins and was preceded in death by his father, the late Anderson Bailey...

Apr 6, 2025

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Reverend Robert "Bob" Houston Hope

Reverend Bob Hope, 90, of Kings Mountain, NC, entered into the Gates of Heaven on April 6, 2025, departing from White Oak Manor of Kings Mountain. He was born September 4, 1934 in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late George Junior and Maggie Humphries Hope and...

Apr 3, 2025

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Shirley Ann Bimrose

Shirley Ann Houser Bimrose was born in Shelby, NC on November 20, 1934 to George Henry Houser and Laura Juletta Mauney Houser.  Shirley, was also known as “Mimi” to her granddaughters and “ShaSha” to her sister’s family.  She peacefully passed away at the Hospice of the Piedmont Home in...

Apr 2, 2025

DATELINE:  DALLAS, NORTH CAROLINA Kathy Louise Oliver Frye

Kathy Louise Oliver Frye, 73, of Dallas, NC, passed away on April 2, 2025 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC. Born March 29, 1952 in Cleveland County, NC, she was the daughter of Louise Blackwell Oliver and the late Charles Junior Oliver and was preceded in death...