Obituaries

May 21, 2017

DATELINE: KINGS MONTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: VICTOR "VIC" LEE FLAKE, JR.

Victor "Vic" Lee Flake, Jr. passed away the evening of May 21, 2017, after an extended battle with diabetes (nearly 60 years) and dementia (more than 14 years), at Courtland Terrace in Gastonia, NC. He was 84 years old.

Vic was born February 11,...

May 21, 2017

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: JOY WELLS HOLLIFIELD

Joy Wells Hollifield, 60, resident of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, entered the Gates of Heaven on May 21, 2017 at her home. Born in Cleveland County, she was the daughter of Boyce and Helen Dixon Wells. She was employed as office manager of First...

May 20, 2017

DATELINE: GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: SCOTTY LEE RICHARDS, Sr.

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Scotty Lee Richards Sr., 37, of Grover, North Carolina, passed away peacefully, May 20, 2017 at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, NC. He was born July 26th, 1979 in Spartanburg SC. Scotty served in the fire service for 24 years. He is a...

May 13, 2017

DATELINE: GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: FRANKLIN D. ‘BILL’ KIRBY

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Franklin “Bill” Kirby, 83, formerly of Grover, NC, passed away on May 13, 2017 at Brian Center, Brevard, NC. Born in Spartanburg County, SC he was the son of the late Rufus Guy Kirby and Lillie Murray Kirby. He was preceded...

May 11, 2017

DATELINE: CHERRYVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: RODNEY MARTIN DYKE

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Rodney Martin Dyke, 67, resident of Cherryville, NC passed away at his residence at on May 11, 2017. Born in Cleveland County, he was the son of the late William “Will: Martin Dyke and Elizabeth Clack Dyke. Rodney was a very loving...

May 11, 2017

Former KM resident HURST, TX – Virginia Helen Holt passed away May 11, 2017 at the Community Hospice of Texas, Fort Worth, Texas. She was born on March 18, 1936 in Habersham County, GA, to Mr. and Mrs. Emory Nicholson and married Ray Holt on March 27, 1954. She is survived by her husband, Ray Holt; son and daughter-in-law,...

May 8, 2017

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: CLARENCE EDMOND SMITH, JR.

Reverend Clarence E. Smith, Jr. "Buddy", age 72, of Kings Mountain, passed away at CaroMont Health in Gastonia, NC on May 8, 2017. Born in Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Clarence E. Smith, Sr. "Grassy" and Ionia Byers Smith. He was also preceded...

May 6, 2017

DATELINE: Bellevue, WA, LOUIS (JOHN) KISER,Jr.

– Louis (John) Kiser, Jr., 82, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017, at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue, WA.

A native of Kings Mountain, NC, he was the son of the late Louis Arnold and Julia Kiser. He was a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church where...

May 2, 2017

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: BEVERLY JEAN BELK FAUCETTE

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Beverly Jean Belk Faucette , age 61, resident of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away at her residence May 2, 2017. Born in Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Young Belk. Before retirement, Beverly worked in the...

May 2, 2017

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: GAY FRANCES BELL MILLER

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Gay Frances Bell Miller, 69, resident of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away at Carolinas HealthCare System – Cleveland on May 2, 2017. Born in Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. Bell and Minnie Louise...

Apr 30, 2017

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: ELOISE STARK GALLAGHER

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Eloise Stark Gallagher, 92, resident of Shelby, formerly of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on April 30, 2017 at Brookdale Assisted Living, Shelby. Born in Pitt County, she was the daughter of the late James Hobgood Stark and Lora Doster Stark....

Apr 29, 2017

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: BOBBY DRUM

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Bobby Drum,76, resident of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away at his home on April 29, 2017. Born in Catawba County, he was the son of the late Gaither and Dora Drum. He was also preceded in death by his wife Pansy “Pam”...

Apr 27, 2017

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: LYDIA EMMA HICKS PUTNAM

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Lydia Emma Hicks Putnam, 89, passed away peacefully April 27, 2017 at White Oak Manor, Shelby, NC. She was born March 20, 1928 in Kings Mountain, NC to the late James Miles Hicks, Sr and Mattie Viola Morris Hicks. She...

Apr 22, 2017

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DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: LOIS GAMBLE BLANTON

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Lois Gamble Blanton, 80, died April 22, 2017...

Apr 17, 2017

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: BOBBY DEAN TATE

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Bobby ”Bubba” Dean Tate, age 79, resident of Kings Mountain, passed away on April 17, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Rutherford County to the late Enoch A. Tate and Mattie Elizabeth Wilson. Bobby was also preceded in death...

Apr 15, 2017

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: HENRY LLOYD "PETE" WELLS ________________________________________________________________________ Pete Wells, age 89, resident of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away at Carolina HealthCare - Kings Mountain, on April 15, 2017. Born in Cleveland County on July 22, 1927, he was the son of the late Francis Vane Wells and Mamie Caroline Compton Wells. Being the last...

Apr 14, 2017

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: JERRY M. MULLINAX

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Jerry M. Mullinax, age 76, resident of Kings Mountain, passed away on April 14, 2017 at Testa Family Hospice House. Born in Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Carl Thomas Mullinax and Jeanette McFalls Mullinax. He was also...

Apr 12, 2017

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: THOMAS FLOYD KING

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Thomas Floyd King Sr., age 73, of Kings Mountain, passed away at his home on April 12, 2017. Born in Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Ellis King and Maude Jolly King. He was also preceded in death...

Apr 12, 2017

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: KRISTIE HOSEY TOWN

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Kristie Aleen Town Hosey, age 41, resident of Kings Mountain, NC, died April 12, 2017 at the Robin Johnson House , Dallas , NC. Born in Bay County Michigan, she was the daughter of Robert and Marsha Hegerhauer of Saginaw, Michigan....

Apr 11, 2017

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: SUSAN BUMGARDNER HART

Susan Wells Bumgardner Hart, age 61, resident of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away at Cleveland HeathCare System - Cleveland, April 11, 2017. Susan was born in Cleveland County to the late John and Berdina Wells Bumgardner. She was preceded in death by her brother Johnny Bumgardner and former...