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Peggy Grindle Lovelace
Feb 20, 2020
Peggy Lovelace1937-2020Gastonia - Peggy Jo Grindle Lovelace, 82, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center. Peggy was born in Gastonia and is the daughter of the late Arnold and Lona Mae Welch Grindle.Peggy was a graduate of Ashley High School and Gaston Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. Peggy was a Nurse for Firestone Textiles for...
Mary Holloway Sanford
Feb 15, 2020
Mary Sanford1943 - 2020Lowell – Mary Joyce Holloway Sanford – 76, passed away at Caldwell UNC Health Care on February 15, 2020.She was born in Cherokee County, NC on December 8, 1943 to the late Fred Herbert and Hazel Groves Holloway. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, Charlie "Bud" Holloway and Randy Holloway; special...
Lawrence Swint Smith
Feb 12, 2020
Lawrence Smith1956-2020Kings Mountain, NC - Lawrence Swint Smith, 63, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center. He was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia and is the son of the late Stewart and Margaret Swint Smith.Mr. Smith was a graduate of Culpeper County High School, Culpeper, Virginia and attended Germanna Community College, Fredericksburg, Virginia. He was...
Mike Beard
Feb 6, 2020
Mike Beard1951-2020Newton – Billy Michael "Mike" Beard – 68, passed away at his residence on February 6, 2020.He was born in Catawba County on July 17, 1951 to the late Billy Eugene and Joyce Katherine Beard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Brian Wilson and grandson, Hunter Wilson.Survivors include his loving wife of...
Tracy Alan Hoyle
Feb 6, 2020
Gastonia – Tracy Alan Hoyle, 56, formerly of Dallas passed away on February 6, 2020. He was born in Gaston County on May 18, 1963 to Don Hoyle and the late Jane Withers Hoyle. In addition to his mother he was preceded in death by his wife, Misty Garrett Hoyle, his sister Kim Hoyle Hooper, uncles, Earl, Sam and Bill...
Christine Ledford Slagle
Feb 4, 2020
Christine Ledford Slagle, 71, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at her home with her loving family by her side. Christine was born in Murphy, North Carolina and is the daughter of Lorene Payne Ledford and the late Willard Ledford.Christine graduated from Hunter Huss High School and is a member of Grace Baptist Church. She was a former...
Richard Larry Hamorsky
Jan 31, 2020
Richard Larry Hamorsky1949-2020Gastonia – Richard Larry Hamorsky – 70, passed away on January 31st at his residence.He was born in Mecklenburg County on April 16, 1949 to the late Joseph and Ruth Rivers Hamorsky. Left to cherish his memories includes his loving wife of 33 years, Donna Nicholson Hamorsky; sons, Harrison Hamorsky and Richard W. Hamorsky (Kathryn); daughters, Gail Hamorsky...
Bettie Cashion Hicks
Jan 30, 2020
Bettie Hicks1932 - 2020Gastonia - Bettie Sue Cashion Hicks, 87 passed away at CaroMont Regional Medical Center on January 30, 2020.She was born in Gaston County on June 26, 1932 to the late Clarence "CW" and Julia Wilson Cashion. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Blair "Shorty" Hicks.Left to cherish her memories...
Barbara Jean Freeman Harkins
Jan 29, 2020
Barbara Jean Harkins1941 - 2020Gastonia – Barbara Jean Freeman Harkins, 78, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2020 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center with her family by her side.She was born in White County, Georgia on April 7, 1941 to the late Millard Floyd and Annie Mae Allison Freeman.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Annie Frances Furr
Jan 27, 2020
Frances Furr1936 - 2020Gastonia – Annie Frances Furr – 83, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2020 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain with her family by her side.She was born in Gaston County on January 28, 1936 to the late Mary and Henry Dunn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard...
Sandra Helms Leaphart
Jan 27, 2020
Sandra Leaphart1944 - 2020Gastonia - Sandra Helms Leaphart, 75, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 27, 2020 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born in Gastonia on October 26, 1944 and is the daughter of the late Forest "Bud" Helms, Sr. and Dorothy Fish Helms Toney.Sandra is a member of West Franklin Avenue Baptist...
Roseata Burgess Crisp
Jan 23, 2020
Gastonia Roseata Burgess Crisp, 75, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Stanley Total Living Center, Stanley with her loving family by her side. Roseata was born in Cocke County, Tennessee and is the daughter of the late Dewey and Nannie Fowler Burgess.Roseata attended and was very active in Lowell Church of God. She retired from Pharr Yarns,...
Betty Beaver Ratchford
Jan 22, 2020
Betty Ratchford1932 - 2020Dallas – Betty Beaver Ratchford, 87, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2020.She was born in Rowan County on October 25, 1932 to the late Lewis Alexander Beaver and Mary Kathleen Dabbs Beaver. Betty was a compassionate Mom, Maw-Maw, Gammy, Sister, Aunt, and Friend, and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. Betty...
Sharon Kay Hammonds
Jan 20, 2020
Sharon Hammonds1958 - 2020Gastonia – Sharon Kay Hammonds, 62 passed away peacefully on January 20, 2020 at her residence with her family by her side.She was born in Gaston County on January 16, 1958 to the late Odell and Bonnie Mae Wilson Hammonds. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by grandmother, Emma Worley, brothers, Odell, Jr.,...
Sibyl Yelton Williamson
Jan 20, 2020
Sibyl Yelton Williamson1937 – 2020Alexis – Sibyl Yelton Williamson - 82, formerly of Alexis passed away peacefully on January 20, 2020 at her residence in Belmont surrounded by her loving family.She was born in Lincolnton on February 3, 1937 to the late Alvin Beavers and Bessie Hartman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband...
Walter Theodore Savage
Jan 19, 2020
Walter Savage, Jr.1927 - 2020Lowell - Walter Theodore Savage, Jr., 92, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 19, 2020. He was born in McAdenville and was the son of the late Walter Theodore Savage, Sr. and Lula Harris Savage.Walter was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during World War II and participated in the Normandy Invasion. He was...
Teresa Haney Hardin
Jan 17, 2020
Teresa Haney Hardin1961-2020Dallas - Teresa Haney Hardin, 58, passed away peacefully on January 17, at the Robin Johnson House.She was born July 17, 1961 to the late David L. Haney and Shirley Elizabeth Frisby Haney.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Ron Hardin, her brother, Tony Haney, her sisters, Carolyn Gail Haney and Tammy...
Ellen Rae Trowbridge Dale
Jan 17, 2020
Ellen Dale1928 - 2020Gastonia – Ellen Rae Trowbridge Dale - 91, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2020 at Robin Johnson House with her family by her side.She was born in Concordia, Kansas on September 28, 1928 to the late Ray and Lottie Wait Trowbridge. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 69...
John Thomas Kendrick
Jan 15, 2020
John Kendrick1966-2020Gastonia – John Thomas Kendrick, 54 passed away January 15, 2020 at his residence.He was a native of Gaston County, born January 8, 1966 to W.G. Robbins and the late Hazel Kendrick GwinnHe worked in Auto Parts manufacturing. Left to cherish his memories includes his son, Jonathan Thomas (Cherish) Kendrick of Georgia; sisters Karen Mason, Angela Newsome and Chiquita...
Larry Fowler
Jan 15, 2020
Gastonia – Larry William Dean Fowler, 70 passed away following a long battle with a lung disease on January 15, 2020 at Accordius Health Care.He was born in Athens, Georgia on February 20, 1949 to the late William Curtis Fowler and Mary Loudell Sorrow Fowler.Left to cherish his memory includes his daughters, Kimberly Fowler Thomas and children, Victoria Thomas and...
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