Obituaries

Jan 8, 2016

RUFUS GRIER PLONK, JR. -Rufus Grier Plonk, Jr., age 91, resident of Kings Mountain, passed away at Summit Place on January 8, 2016. He was born in Gaston Co. NC to the late Rufus Grier Plonk, Sr. and Grace Berry Plonk. He was also preceded in death by his wife Frances "Fran" Franklin Plonk, brother Hank Plonk and sisters...

Jan 8, 2016

MARTHA HORD GOFORTH -Martha Hord Goforth, age 102, resident of 1110 Shelby Road, Kings Mountain went to be with the Lord January 8, 2016 at Testa Family Hospice House. She was born in Cleveland Co, NC, to the late William M. and Charity Kellar Hord. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Bun E....

Jan 6, 2016

CHARLES "VIRGIL" FITE -Charles "Virgil" Fite, age 86, resident of 311 Fulton Street, Kings Mountain, NC went to be with his Lord on January 6, 2016 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Arthur and Galiy Fite. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Donna Rena Fite and...

Dec 31, 2015

DWIGHT LANE ALEXANDER -Dwight Lane Alexander, age 83, resident of Kings Mountain, NC entered his heavenly home on December 31, 2015. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Leonard Alexander and Lula Bridges Alexander. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Charles Alexander. Mr. Alexander was an active member of First Baptist Church, Kings...

Dec 29, 2015

FANNIE B. COBB - Fannie B. Cobb, age 83, resident of Kings Mountain, NC went to be with her Lord on December 29, 2015. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earnest and Junie Wright, husband Floyd Cobb and son, Coleman Anderson. Fannie was raised in the Bethlehem Community of Kings...

Dec 29, 2015

JIMMY FOX -James "Jimmy" Patrick Fox, age 60, a resident of Kings Mountain, NC, died on December 29, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. Born in Brownsville, Texas, he was the son of the late James Albert Fox. An avid reader and loving family man, a veteran of the US Army and a finish carpenter.

SURVIVORS:...

Dec 24, 2015

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: JOHN B. WILLETT - John B. Willett, age 74, a resident of Kings Mountain, NC, entered into eternal peace in the early morning of December 24, 2015. He was born in Madison County, NC, son of the late Troy and Maggie Mae Moore Willett and was also preceded in death by a sisters...

Dec 21, 2015

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME:PANSY “PAM” BROWN DRUM -Pansy “Pam” Brown Drum, age 73, resident of Kings Mountain passed away at the Testa Family Hospice House on December 21, 2015. She was born in Travelers Rest, South Carolina. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister. She was a member of Second Baptist Church and...

Dec 20, 2015

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME:SYBIL KISER HAMRICK - Sybil Kiser Hamrick, age 83, went to be with the Lord on December 20, 2015. She was born in Cleveland Co. to the late Charles Edward Sr. and Dorothy Miller Blalock. She was also preceded in death by her sisters Freida B. Grayson and Jo Ann Crawford and brother Charles...

Dec 19, 2015

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: LOUISE WOLFE WRIGHT - Louise Wolfe Wright, age 92, resident of Kings Mountain, died on Saturday, December 19, 2015. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC, daughter of the late William Lee and Laura McGill Wolfe, and was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Stokes Wright, daughter Marty Blanton, son...

Dec 18, 2015

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: BURDINA WELLS BUMGARDNER - Burdina Wells Bumgardner, age 95, a resident of 402 Maner Road, Kings Mountain, NC, died Friday, December 18, 2015 at the Brian Center, Gastonia, NC. She was born in Cleveland Co. to the late Francis Vane and Mamie Compton Wells and was preceded in death by her husband, John...

Dec 18, 2015

DATELINE: GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA NAME: VERNON EDWARD “ EDDIE” RICE - Vernon Edward “ Eddie” Rice, age 62, a resident of 127 Watterson Road, Grover, NC, entered the gates of heaven Friday, December 18, 2015 at his home. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late Frank and Sue Hope Rice. He was also preceded in death...

Dec 18, 2015

KWAME BOAKYE - Kwame Boakye, age 65, resident of 404 N. Tracy St. Kings Mountain, NC passed away December 18, 2015 at Testa Family Hospice House, Kings Mtn. NC. He was born in Kumasi-Ghana. He was a member of the Church of the Pentecost, Charlotte, NC

SURVIVORS: Daughters: Akosua Boakye and Amma Boakye Brothers: John...

Dec 17, 2015

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME:COLEMAN ANDERSON - Coleman Anderson, age 63, resident of Kings Mountain, passed away December 17, 2015. He was born in Cleveland Co. He was preceded in death by his Daddy Floyd Cobb and son Kevin Eugene Anderson. He was a former employee of Parkdale Mills and was an auto mechanic for 15 years at...

Dec 15, 2015

DATELINE: CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA NAME:WILLEEN KINNEY FLERSHEIM - Willeen Kinney Flersheim, age 92, former resident of Charlotte, NC passed away at Peak Resources in Gastonia on December 15, 2015. She was born in Mecklenberg Co to the late William Mullis and Mickey Hunicutt Morris. She was also preceded in death by her late husband’s Devon Kinney and Dolph Flersheim...

Dec 12, 2015

JERRY L. ADAMS

- Jerry Lawrence Adams, age 73, a resident of Kings Mountain, NC, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at CaroMont Health Care. He was born in Washington, DC, son of the late Lawrence M. and Peggy Stone Adams and was also preceded by Sister Wanda Adams Raby, Brother-in Laws...

Dec 8, 2015

DATELINE: KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NAME:DE LORIS “DEE” HEPPEARD - De Loris “Dee” Heppeard, age 91, resident of Kings Mountain, passed away on December 8, 2015 at her home. She was born in Penn, Michigan to the late Wyman Hull and Iona Hoover Hull. She was also preceded in death by her husband Richard Heppeard, son Charles R. Heppeard...

Dec 8, 2015

- Mary Louise Long Maples, age 92, resident of Kings Mountain, was called home to be with the Lord on December 8, 2015. She was born in Cleveland Co, North Carolina to the late Thurman Dewitt Long and Etta Grigg Long. She was also preceded in death by her stepmother Onnie McClain Long, her husband of 64 years Earnest...

Dec 6, 2015

ED YARBRO

- Ed Yarbro, age 84 resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on December 6, 2015 at his home. He was born in Cleveland Co. NC on September 17, 1931 to the late John Edgar Yarbro and Sarah Vela Herndon Yarbro. He was also preceded in death by his wife,...

Dec 5, 2015

- Kendyl Jane Waters, infant daughter of Brandon and Tara Stowe Waters, was born on December 3, 2015. On December 4, 2015, at Carolinas Medical Center, she was received into the arms of Jesus after leaving an everlasting imprint on the lives of all who loved her.

SURVIVORS: Maternal Grandparents: Allen and Kimberly Stowe, Kings...