OBITUARIES

Apr 17, 2013

Cleo Ruth McCraw, 89 of 2810 Fallston Waco Rd. died April 17, 2013 at Carolina Medical Center, Charlotte. She was born on August 8, 1923 in Polk Co. a daughter of the late Lindsay Rochelle and Bertha Beatrice Davidson Roach. Mrs. McCraw was a member of Waco Baptist Church and a homemaker, mother, and grandmother.

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Apr 16, 2013

Randy Thomas Reep, age 60, of 435 Baxter Road died April 16, 2013 at his residence. He was born June 1, 1952 in Lincoln County, a son of Betty Jackie Reep of Lincolnton. Randy was employed with Derrick Blanton Construction. In 2006 he went on a missions trip to Louisiana to assist with Hurricane Katrina relief.

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Apr 12, 2013

Patricia Diane Helms Gates Gilbert, 59, of Madison St., died April 12, 2013 at Caromont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia. She was born on July 9, 1953 in Gaston co. a daughter of Kathleen Short Helms Byers of Lincolnton and the late Howard Franklin Helms. Mrs. Gilbert was a graduate of West Lincoln High School, member of Spiritual Guidance Church,...

Apr 11, 2013

Grover Bynum "G.B." Beam, Jr., age 84 of 958 Mary's Grove Road, died April 11, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was born February 27, 1929 in Cherryville, a son of the Late Grover Bynum Beam, Sr. and Gartha Wise Beam. G.B. was retired from Beam's Construction as a brick mason, a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran, a...

Apr 10, 2013

Gregory Neil Cox age 57 of 205 Jacob Street, died April 10, 2013 at Robin Johnson House. He was born October 26, 1955 in Tifton, Ga., a son of the late Charles Cox and Doris L. Hobbs Cox of Tifton, Ga. Greg was owner and CEO of Precise Power Services, a U.S. Air Force veteran and a former County...

Apr 9, 2013

/Mazelle Beam McNeely, age 92, of Cherryville Hwy., died April 9, 2013 at the Robin Johnson House. She was born on May 2, 1920 in Cleveland Co., a daughter of the late Frank Luther and Sally Baxter Beam. Mrs. McNeely was a long time member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and owner of McNeely Oil Co. in Cherryville.

Apr 6, 2013

Frances Irene Campbell Hord, age 85 of Mary's Grove Road, died Saturday, April 6, 2013 in Carolina Care after an extended illness. Frances was born on July 8, 1927 in Lincoln County, the daughter of the late William Scott Campbell, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Fredell Campbell, was retired from the Howell Manufacturing Company, a member of the First Baptist...

Apr 3, 2013

William Hoy Bame, age 83, of 405 Kings Drive, died April 3, 2013 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Bill was born in Rowan County on October 27, 1929 a son of the late Hoy Adam and Flora Brown Bame. He served in the U.S. Navy in Korea, retired electrician from Carolina Freight Carriers with 34 years of service, a member...

Mar 22, 2013

Mary Jane Jones Patterson, age 64 of Cherryville, died March 22, 2013 at her residence. Mary was born in Gaston County September 18, 1948 a daughter of the late Jonas David and Marcellar Walker Jones. She was retired from Patrick Yarn.

Survivors include her husband Larry Floyd Patterson of the home, a son Wendell Poole of Cherryville,...

Mar 21, 2013

Tassie Lenor Terres Beattie, age 90 of 240 Bess Road, Kings Mountain, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 21, 2013 from the White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain. Tassie was born on May 25, 1922 in Lincoln County, N.C. the daughter of the late Clayton and Florence Lenor Hester Terres. She was a loving wife,...

Mar 18, 2013

Patricia Wayburn Darty Hord, 76, of 448 Sunbeam Farm Rd., formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, died March 18, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Gaston Co. on August 24, 1936. Mrs. Hord was devoted wife, mother, grandmother and a homemaker.

She is survived by husband of 63 years Charles Dennis Hord, Sr., a daughter Patsy Witschey(Michael)...

Mar 13, 2013

Miss Paulene "Pene" K. Howell, 91, of Sipe St. Kings Mountain, formerly of Lee Black Rd., Cherryville died March 13, 2013. She was born in Gaston Co. on May 18, 1921 a daughter of the late John Franklin and Bessie Strickland Howell. Pene was a member of Second Baptist church and retired registered nurse at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro....

Mar 3, 2013

Ronald Lynn Treadway, age 64 of 2268 Tailwater Road, Newton, died Sunday, March 3, 2013 at his residence. Ronald was born in Fayette County, West Virginia on November 1, 1948, the son of the late Sylvester Ronald Treadway, and Lora Fay Craft Treadway, of Fayetteville, W. Va. Ronald formerly owned and operated R & S. Angus Farms and Ron's...

Mar 2, 2013

Ruth Simpson Beam, age 76, of Tot Dellinger Road, died March 2, 2013 at Carolina Medical Center, Charlotte. Ruth was born in Gaston County on December 13, 1936 a daughter of the late Webb Simpson, Jr. and Nettie Banner Griffith Simpson. She was retired from White Oak Manor in Shelby and was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church....

Feb 27, 2013

Rebecca Jane McCurry. Age 83 0f 500 Pine Grove Avenue, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at her home. She was born on March 23, 1929, the daughter of the late Lewis Dobbins and Minnie Elizabeth Grigg McCurry.` Rebecca was a member of the First Baptist Church ,and a retired accountant.

Survivors: a sister: Lorraine McCurry Griffin, of...

Feb 27, 2013

Mrs. Stella Mae Dollarhide Whitworth, age 85 of 201 Brown Watterson Road, died Wednesday in Carolina Medical Center, Charlotte. Stella was born in Wise County, Virginia on August 22, 1927, the daughter of the late Ed and Bessie Rose Dollarhide. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother as well as a devoted sister, a homemaker and member of...

Feb 19, 2013

Kara Lee Rakes, 65, of Gaston Webb Chapel Rd., died February 19, 2013 at the Robin Johnson House. She was born on February 13, 1947 in Summers County, W.Va. a daughter of the late Eldridge Giles and Pauline Jefferies Giles Richmond and was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband William Arthur Rakes, daughter Brenda Welch...

Feb 17, 2013

Daniel J. Hall, Sr. 65 of Flat Rock Dr., died Feb. 17, 2013 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was born on Dec. 1, 1947 in Hartsville, SC a son of the late Harmon and Anna McGogan Hall. "Papa Bear" as he was affectionately called by his grandchildren was a member of Mt. Beulah Baptist Church and retired from Gastonia...

Feb 16, 2013

Coneta Beam Dellinger , 93, of Pine Ave., died Saturday Feb. 16, 2013 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. Mrs. Dellinger was born on March 16, 1919 in Gaston Co. a daughter of the late Grover B. and Gartha Wise Beam. She was employed by Fairfield Textiles as an inspector and was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, former...

Feb 12, 2013

Peggy Wren Bumgarner Mitchell, age 81, of Summer's Place, died February 12, 2013 at her residence. Little "G" as she was affectionately called by her grandchildren, was born in Alexander County December 7, 1931, a daughter of the late James Horace and Bertha Lou Orren Bumgarner. She was a homemaker, wife, mother, adored aunt, loving grandmother and a member...