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James "PawPaw" W. Tate
Sep 21, 2017
James “PawPaw” Tate, 77, of Gastonia passed away September 21, 2017 at Caromont Regional Medical Center. Mr. Tate was born in High Point, NC on September 6, 1940 to the late George and Virginia Pruett Tate. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Rene Tate Bock; Son, Marvin Tate; Brothers, Virgil “Buck” Tate and Billy Ray Tate. James...
Aline Clemmer
Sep 18, 2017
Aline Landers Clemmer, 84, of Stanley passed away September 18, 2017. Ms. Clemmer was born in Madison County, NC on May 6, 1933. She is preceded by her parents George Andrew Hensley and Minta Landers Hensley and also her husband of 59 years, Harland L. Clemmer; Sisters, Mary and Martha Hensley, Dorothy “Dot” Henderson; Brothers, Raymond Milton Landers and Lawrence...
Thelma Black
Sep 17, 2017
Thelma Heavner Black passed peacefully in her home at 3105 Fraley Ch. Rd. on September 17, 2017. She was born in and lived in Gaston County since October 1, 1946. She was a loving soul sent down for all of us, especially those she considered family. Thelma was preceded in death by her siblings Dorothy, Jonny, Paul, Billy and Bobby,...
Karen S. Sexton
Sep 7, 2017
Karen S. Sexton, 67, of Gastonia passed away Sept. 7, 2017 at Peak Resources in Gastonia. Ms. Sexton was born in Guilford County, NC on August 6, 1950 to the late Thomas and Ruth Kennedy Grace. Karen loved the beach, bowled in bowling leagues in her younger days and really enjoyed her grandchildren. Survivors include her husband Marvin Sexton of...
Harry L. Burgess
Sep 1, 2017
Harry L. Burgess, Jr., 80, of Monroe, N.C. formerly of Barboursville, W.V. passed away Friday, September 1, 2017 at the McWhorter Hospice House in Monroe. Harry was born on September 15, 1936 to the late Harry and Maude Brumfield Burgess. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Judith Black.
Harry played high school football for Barboursville High School...
Darrell "Nick" D. Nichols
Aug 27, 2017
Darrell “Nick” D. Nichols, 83, of Lowell passed away August 27, 2017 at his residence. Nick was born December 12, 1933 in Dewey County, South Dakota to the late Williams and Sylvia Nichols. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Sylvia “Tonee” Norris and brother, Cecil Nichols. Nick was a member of Independent Baptist Tabernacle Church in Dallas and...
Karen M. Rhoden
Aug 24, 2017
Karen M. Rhoden, 76, of Gastonia passed away August 24, 2017 at her residence. Karen was born in Cleveland, OH on May 22, 1941 to the late George and Francis Mitchell. She is also preceded in death her husband Charles N. Rhoden Sr., daughter; Janette Lynn Harvey and sister; Janette Kenny. She loved her children, grandchildren and all her pet...
Dianne Cook
Aug 20, 2017
Dianne Bradshaw Cook, age 68, of Belmont passed away on August 20, 2017 at her residence. Mrs. Cook was born in Lincoln County on August 11, 1949 to the late Fred Winston Bradshaw and Martha Louise Mauney Bradshaw. Dianne was a homemaker and longtime member of South Point Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Stanley High School and loved...
Charles "Chuck" K. Benson
Aug 19, 2017
Charles K. "Chuck" Benson Jr., 59, of Conway, SC, formerly of Salem, Va. passed away suddenly Saturday, August 19, 2017 at his residence. Chuck was born in Roanoke on December 7, 1957 to Charles K. Benson Sr. and the late Marie Hinchee Benson. Chuck loved anything and everything Chevrolet and was an avid fan of both Dale Sr. and Dale...
Bobby Edwin McClure
Aug 17, 2017
Bobby McClure, 82, of Davis Park Road in Gastonia, died August 17, 2017 at the Robin Johnson House in Dallas. He was the husband of the late Nancy Johnson McClure and the son of the late Thomas and Stella Dills McClure. He was born on July 25, 1935 in Gaston County. Bobby was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Bob proudly...
Kumiko M. Sexton
Jul 26, 2017
Kumiko M. Sexton, 83, of Gastonia passed away July 26 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia. Mrs. Sexton was born in Japan on March 15, 1934 to the late Kyoshi and Yasu Maeda. She is also preceded in death by her son Jack C. Sexton, Jr. and a brother Mitsugo Maeda. Kumiko loved to travel and enjoyed watching the...
Robert "Bob" M. Burnett
Jul 23, 2017
Robert M. “Bob” Burnett, age 88, of Gastonia, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center. Bob was born in Mecklenburg County on February 7, 1929 to the late Robert M. Burnett Sr. and Edie Bumgarner Burnett. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 65 years Sara Burnett and his two sons Robert...
Betty Francis Garrett
Jul 20, 2017
Betty Miller Garrett, Age 88, of Mt. Holly passed away Thursday July 20, 2017 at the Robin Johnson House in Dallas. Ms. Garrett was born in Gaston County on July 5, 1929 to the late Edgar and Bernice Brown Miller. Betty was also preceded in death by her husband, James Lee Garrett, a brother Bob R. Miller and step-daughter Connie G....
Norma M. Flynn
Jul 17, 2017
Norma M. Flynn, age 80, of Belmont passed away Monday July 17, 2017 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia. Ms. Flynn was born in Philadelphia, PA on August 29, 1936 to the late Paul and Kathy Stanton Flemming. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1999, Clifford "Cliff" Flynn II. Also her sister, Patricia Strickland and a brother...
Altha "Al" Louise Harris
Jul 8, 2017
Altha “Al” Louise Belk Harris, 94, of Gastonia passed away July 8, 2017 at Alexandria Place. She was born in Union County on July 27, 1922 to the late Charles and Margareta Belk. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Harris; 2 brothers; and 3 sisters.
Al was an avid sports fan of all kinds. In her early...
Richard Anderson Likins Sr.
Jun 24, 2017
Richard A. Likins Sr. of Lake City, Florida formerly of Maysville, KY and Taylorsville, NC passed away Saturday June 24, 2017 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC. Richard was born in Maysville on Aug. 19, 1934 to the late James Likins and Eunice Knox Likins. He was preceded in death by a sister and a brother. He...
Linda Jane Jones
Jun 18, 2017
Linda Jane Helms Jones, 80, of Monroe passed away at her home, Sunday, June 18, 2017. She was born in Union County, NC on September 13, 1936 to the late Wriston and Autie Helms. She is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Harold Jones; daughters, Janice Jones and Debbie Williams; brothers, Jimmy and Billy Helms, and Deuel Greene.
Linda...
Cecil Harold Duckworth
Jun 10, 2017
Cecil Harold Duckworth Sr., 86, of Belmont passed away Saturday June 10, 2017 at the Robin Johnson House in Dallas. Mr. Duckworth was born February 12, 1931 in Swain County to the late Ran and Thelma Watkins Duckworth. He was a US Army Veteran serving during the Korean Conflict and was a member of American Legion Post 144 in Belmont....
Jonathan "Hoop" Hooper
Jun 9, 2017
Jonathan “Hoop” Hooper, 30, of Gastonia passed away Friday June 9, 2017 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center from injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident. Hoop was born on February 5, 1987 in Gaston County to mother Tracy Robbins Hooper and father David “Pete” Hooper. He loved music, drawing and enjoyed doing mechanics on both motorcycles and cars. He was a...
Mary "Frankie" King
Jun 7, 2017
Mary “Frankie” King, 88, of Mt. Holly passed away on June 7, 2017 at her residence. Frankie was born on June 30, 1928 in Gaston County to the late Paul Absolam Stone and Mary Ingram Stone. She is also preceded in death by her husbands, Frank Lineberger and Clinton King, son, Mike Lineberger and grandson Gary Lineberger. Two stepsons, Arlan...
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