Obituaries

Apr 8, 2016

NAME: RUTH COLE PACE - Ruth Cole Pace, age 92, formerly of Boone, NC, died Friday, April 8, 2016 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain. Born in Rutherford County, NC to the late Baxter Cleveland and Elizabeth Cooper Cole and was also preceded in death by her husband James Baxter Pace, Sr. and by two sons, Lynn Henson and...

Apr 1, 2016

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: BO MANER - Frank Garrett "Bo" Maner II of Kings Mountain, NC, died April 1, 2016 at Carolinas Health Care, Shelby, NC. Born in Gaston County, son of the late Jeanne Sommers Maner and was also preceded in death by his sister-in-law, Susan Martin Maner.. He was a graduate of Western...

Mar 26, 2016

FLORENCE "BILL" ISLER PUTNAM - Florence "Bill" Isler Putnam, age 91 resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away March 26, 2016 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mtn. NC. She was born April 27, 1924 in Cherokee Co. SC to the late Joseph and Daisy Alice Pruitt Isler. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 57 years,...

Mar 24, 2016

PHILLIP "JASON" STARNES -Phillip "Jason" Starnes age 49 resident of Kings Mountain, NC unexpectedly left this world and went home to be with his Lord on March 24, 2016. He was born in Gaston Co. NC. He was preceded in death by his brother, Trent Lovelace. Jason was a 1984 graduate of D. H. Conley High School, Greenville, NC...

Mar 20, 2016

PAUL A. ROPER -Paul A. Roper age 79 of Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on March 20, 2016 at Testa Family Hospice House. He was born July 15, 1936 in Cleveland Co. NC. He was son of the late William Ivy and Mamie King Roper. In addition to his parents he was proceeded in death...

Mar 20, 2016

MILTON "JACK" SEABROOK SMITH -Milton"Jack" Seabrook Smith age 85, resident of Grover, NC passed away March 20, 2016 at Novant Hospice, Charlotte, NC. He was born in Hampton Co., SC to the late Manning Seabrook Smith and Lela Redish Smith. He was also preceded in death by 4 sisters. Mr. Smith was retired from the United States Air Force....

Mar 19, 2016

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

NAME: OLAND ASTER HORN - Oland Aster Horn, age 96, a resident of 520 Bell Road, Kings Mountain, went to be with the Lord at the Testa Hospice House, Saturday, March 19, 2016. Born in Cleveland County, NC, son of the late Joseph Lee and Leola Ware Horn and loving stepfather Robert...

Mar 18, 2016

CHRYSTINE MITCHUM CARROLL - Chrystine Mitchum Carroll, age 81 resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away March 18, 2016 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mtn. NC. She was born in Roanoke, AL to the late Loomis Mitchum and Ila Pearl Faulkner Mitchum. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, James E. Carroll; granddaughter, Casey...

Mar 17, 2016

- Tracy Styers Oliver, age 55, resident of Kings Mountain, went home to be with her Lord at her home March 17, 2016. She was born in Cleveland County to the late Richard Thomas Styers, Sr. She was also preceded in death by her sister Deborah Lynn Styers and niece Jesse Swink. She was a homemaker of the Baptist...

Mar 16, 2016

ROBERTA WHITE EAKER - Roberta White Eaker, age 94, a resident of Kings Mountain, NC went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at her home. She was born in York Co, SC, daughter of the late Robert A. White and Mary Ann Blanton White. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Lester C....

Mar 15, 2016

SARA BLANTON WEAVER - Sara Blanton Weaver, age 69 resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on March 15, 2016 at Caromont Health, Gastonia, NC. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Clyde Blanton and Katherine Blanton. She was also preceded in death by her son, Todd Weaver and sisters, Rachel Ledford and Gail Hamrick. Sara...

Mar 9, 2016

NANCY ANN TIFFANY - Nancy Ann Tiffany, age 86 resident of Shelby, NC passed away March 9, 2016 at the home of her daughter. She was born in New York, November 4, 1929 to the late Jessie Munroe and Herbert Price. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Norman Olcott. She was the adopted...

Mar 9, 2016

ROGER GOINS - Roger Goins, age 80 resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on March 9, 2016 at Testa Family Hospice House, Kings Mtn. NC. He was born in Cleveland Co, NC. He was preceded in death by his parents Bill Short and Louise Goins McAlley, and his step-father, Ray Collins. He was also preceded in death by...

Mar 7, 2016

JOAN GREENE CHILDERS - Joan Greene Childers, age 54 resident of Kings Mountain, NC after a courageous battle with cancer entered her heavenly home on March 7, 2016 at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, NC. She was born in Spartanburg Co, SC to the late Richard "Red" Greene. She was a hairdresser for 36 years and worked at Body Junction, Kings...

Mar 5, 2016

PATRICIA "PAT" DAVIS RUSSELL - Patricia "Pat" Davis Russell, age 80 resident of Kings Mountain, NC went to her heavenly home March 5, 2016 at Testa Family Hospice House. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Lloyd Davis and Mary Bennett Davis. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Ken Davis. She was retired...

Mar 5, 2016

VIRGINIA “GIN” BYERS MOORE - Virginia “Gin” Byers Moore, age 93, a resident of Kings Mountain, NC departed on her new journey on Saturday, March 5, 2016 from Carolina Care Center, Cherryville, NC. Born in Mills Spring, NC, daughter of the late John Melvin Byers and the late Sue McGuinn Byers and was also preceded in death by her...

Mar 4, 2016

RUTH WARE KING - Ruth Ware King, age 89 resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on March 4, 2016. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Thomas Franklin Ware and Christeen Lenora Ross Ware. She was also preceded in death by her first husband of 46 years, W. Norman King; and her second husband, Arthur...

Mar 2, 2016

CLOYD "TONY" BUMGARDNER -Cloyd "Tony" Bumgardner, age 82, resident of Kings Mountain, NC went home to be with his Lord on March 2, 2016 at his home. He was born in Huntington, PA to the late Clayton Bumgardner and Sadie Mae Wilson Bumgardner. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Elizabeth Ann Bumgardner. Tony retired as...

Mar 2, 2016

HARVEY J. “J.R.” LOCKHART -Harvey J. “Jr.” Lockhart, Jr. , age 54, resident of Kings Mountain, went to be with the Lord on March 2, 2016. He was born in Lynchburg, Va. to the late Harvie Joseph Lockhart and Virginia Gleason Purdue Lockhart. He was also preceded in death by his sister Katie Lockhart Pauley. He was the owner...

Feb 28, 2016

JOHN FORREST - John Forrest, age 87 resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away peacefully February 28, 2016 at Wendover Hospice, Shelby, NC. He was born in Greenville Co. , SC. He was preceded in death by his daughter Marlene Moore and a sister Dot Wells. He was a truck driver for over 40 years, formerly employed with Quality...