Gerald Glenn Valentine

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
Gerald Glenn Valentine
Gerald Glenn Valentine, 83, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on July 27, 2018 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC.  Born in Cleveland County, NC, he was the son of the late O. M. "Shorty" Valentine and Gertrude Bratton Valentine and was preceded in death by one son, Lyn Valentine and his brothers, Mearl and Ernest Valentine. Gerald served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years and the U.S. Navy Reserves for 20 years, retiring as a Chief Petty Officer. He is a member and past Master of Masonic Lodge 339 in Kings Mountain and retired from Jenkins Metal where he worked for 40 years. Gerald was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather and will be missed greatly by all who knew and loved him. 
SURVIVORS: Wife of 64 years, Shirley Bumgardner Valentine
Sons: Jerry Valentine and wife Phoebe, Stuart, FL and Bruce Valentine and wife Beth, Gastonia, NC
Daughter-in-law: Terri Valentine, Cherryville, NC
Grandchildren: Casey Burgess and husband Chase, Kelly Maxwell and husband Wes, and Chad Jordan
Great Grandchildren: Landon Burgess, Piper Burgess, Addison Maxwell and Kennedy Maxwell
Numerous nieces and nephews
FUNERAL SERVICE: Monday, July 30, 2018 at 3:00 PM at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel
VISITATION: Monday July 30, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM prior to the service at Harris Funeral Home
INTERMENT: Oak View Baptist Church Cemetery  
MEMORIALS: The Masonic Home for Children at Oxford, 600 College St. Oxford NC 27565 or Levine Cancer Institute c/o Carolinas Healthcare Foundation, PO Box 32861, Charlotte, NC 28232
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ARRANGEMENTS:  HARRIS FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
 

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