OBITUARIES

Mar 10, 2015

Charles Ellis Hatcher, 60, of Paul H. Beam Rd, formerly of New Palestine, Indiana, died on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at his residence. He was born on December 18, 1954 in Sullivan County, Tennessee to Betty Joeann Qualls Redman of Cherryville and the late Kenneth Nathan Hatcher. Charles was a proud Vietnam Veteran of the United States Marine Corps....

Mar 6, 2015

Hilma Janette Kale Pruett, age 73, of Kent Street went home to be with the Lord March 6, 2015 at Robin Johnson Hospice House. She was born September 25, 1941, in Davidson County, a daughter of the late Rev. Edgar Franklin and Bessie Dickey Kale. Hilma was formerly employed as the custodian of Cherryville High School and was a...

Mar 5, 2015

Bobby Ray Bumgarner, 80, of Lincolnton Hwy., died March 5, 2015 at the Robin Johnson House, Dallas, NC. He was born on Dec. 26, 1934 in Caldwell Co., a son of the late George and Ola Seate Bumgarner.

Bobby was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Dallas, and a retired longhaul driver for Carolina Freight Carriers...

Feb 28, 2015

Laura Lee Willis Avery, 87 of Dallas Cherryville Hwy, died Saturday, February 28, 2015 at her residence. She was born on August 21, 1927 in Cleveland County to the late Andrew Lee and Mattie Ola Boyles Willis. She was a member of Puett United Methodist Church. Mrs. Avery enjoyed gardening and loved her cats. She also had a passion...

Feb 28, 2015

Margaret Ellen Beattie McGinnis, 91 of Olde Coach Lane died Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Peak Resources in Shelby. She was born on June 17, 1923 in Cleveland County to the late Peter Cleveland and Mary Barrett Beattie. She graduated from Waco High School in 1941. She was a former member of Cherryville Missionary Methodist Church. Margaret was employed...

Feb 25, 2015

Cynthia Gay Hyatt Fender, 54, of Easton Dr., died February 25, 2015 at her residence. She was born on Jan. 8, 1961 in Ft. Thomas, Ky, a daughter of the late Donald Rogers and Marie Gannell Thompson Hyatt.

Cindy was a member of the Lincolnton Church of God where she was active, along with her husband, in...

Feb 22, 2015

Jacqueline "Jackie" Osborne, age 86, of New Bern, died February 22, 2015 at CareBridge Assisted Living. She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church and was active with the Joy Choir.

She is survived by her brother George Osborne of Pollocksville, NC and her sister Lucy Whitely of Riverside, CA.

Funeral Services will be Saturday,...

Feb 21, 2015

Jake Q. Ledwell, age 86 of Diamond Bar, California died on February 21, 2015 in Covina, CA due to complications from pancreatic cancer. He was born on October 18, 1928 in Gaston County to the late Robert and Ina Head Ledwell. He attended Cherryville High School and then made his way to California to attend L.I.F.E. Bible College in...

Feb 17, 2015

Peggy Jean Carpenter Beam, age 79, of Weaver Street, died February 17, 2015 at her residence. Peggy was born in Gaston County on November 28, 1935 a daughter of the late Fred and Edna Huss Carpenter. She was retired from Beam's Rest Home, former owner of Go In Style Beauty Salon and a member of First Baptist Church.

Feb 14, 2015

Dora Ellen Eaker, 90, of Bess Chapel Rd., died Saturday Feb. 14, 2015 at Carolina Health Care-Lincoln. She was born in Gaston Co. on Feb. 25, 1924 a daughter of the late Blair and Essie Hoyle Dellinger.

Dora Ellen was a longtime member of Bethlehem United Methodist where she was in charge of the bereavement meals, and...

Feb 13, 2015

Josephine Costner Carpenter, 77, of Baxter Rd., died Feb. 13, 2015 at Carolina Health Care Kings Mountain. She was born on March 31, 1937 in Cleveland County, a daughter of the late Lester and Sally Costner Costner. Mrs. Carpenter was a homemaker, a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, and frequently visited Catawba Valley Hospice in Newton.

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Feb 10, 2015

Diana Kurtz Shaw of Shelby, formerly of Cherryville, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 while surrounded by her loving family. Born on April 28, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Marion Kurtz. Diana grew up in New York, California, Scotland, and France before living in Hawaii where she would meet...

Feb 9, 2015

Jack McKinley Garren, 79, of Mary Lane, died Feb. 9, 2015 at Carolina Health Care Kings Mountain. He was born in Mecklenburg Co. on Sept. 10, 1935 a son of the late Frank and Alice Hyatt Garren. Jack was member of Cherryville Missionary Methodist Church, and retired from Freightliner. Jack was also proudly retired from the Military service with...

Feb 7, 2015

Vickie Dale Carpenter Allison, age 70, of 406 Sir Arthur Court, Guyton, GA, formerly of Summerville, SC died February 7, 2015 at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, GA. Ms. Allison was born on November 12, 1944 a daughter of the late O'Dell and Ilease Canipe Carpenter. She was a retired VT Milcom as an Administrative Assistant and was...

Feb 2, 2015

Brenda "Joy" Sellers Laws, 70, of Lakeview Rd., died Feb. 2, 2015 at Hospice at Wendover.

She was born on Sept. 18, 1944 in Cleveland Co. a daughter of the late Ralph and Lillian Jenkins Sellers.

She was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church and a graduate of Lenoir Rhyne University. Mrs. Laws was...

Feb 2, 2015

Neman T Bates, 38 of Nemans Cove, died February 2, 2015 unexpectedly at Carolina Healthcare Systems Cleveland from an accident.

He was born in Mecklenburg Co. on August 7, 1976 a son of Hilda Rogers Bates, of Cherryville and the late Willard Timothy Bates. Neman was a member of St. Dorothy's Catholic Church, The Knights of Columbus,...

Jan 28, 2015

George William Hancock, Jr., 74, of Craig St., died January 28, 2015 at Carolina Healthcare Systems Cleveland. He was born on July 15, 1940 in Cleveland Co. a son of, the late George William and Audrey Carroll Hancock, Sr.

Junior was a retired long line driver for Carolina Freight Carriers, member of the First Wesleyan Church, of...

Jan 27, 2015

Bonnie Mae Wilkinson, 91, of N. Cherry St., died Jan. 27, 2015 at Hospice at Wendover. She was born on June 9, 1923 in Cleveland Co., a daughter of the late Curtis Randus and Callie Mae London Walker. Bonnie was a member of Second Baptist Church and retired from Sweetree and Doran Mills.

In addition to her...

Jan 25, 2015

Karen Renae Rudisill Craft, 49, of Pine Ave., died Jan. 25, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Lincoln Co. a daughter of Truman Rudisill of Lincolnton and late Sandra Kiser Bridges. Karen was employed by UCS in Lincolnton and thoroughly enjoyed the beach.

In addition to her mother she is preceded in death by a...

Jan 23, 2015

LonDeana Morehead was born on June 15, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois to loving adoptive parents Helen Louis Davis and Will Morehead. She married Robert H. Beckley in 1950 and was overjoyed to become a mother to her beloved only child, Sheryl Lynne Beckley, born on November 6, 1951. "Deana" received her formal education at Ninth Street School in Milwaukee,...