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Lillie Mae Robinson Rhyne
Mar 21, 2019
Lillie Rhyne1917-2019Dallas - Lillie Mae Robinson Rhyne,101, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Covenant Village, Gastonia. Mrs. Rhyne was born in Iron Station on September 6, 1917 to the late George and Ida Wallace Robinson. She lived the majority of her life on her farm on Philadelphia Church Road, Dallas. Mrs. Rhyne was the former owner and...
Jessica Jolly
Mar 20, 2019
Gastonia - Jessica Nicole Jolly, 29, passed away unexpectedly on March 20, 2019 of a brain aneurysm. She was born July 29, 1989. She is preceded in death by her biological parents Kathy Jean Jolly, Robert Matthew Stephens and Grandmother, Katherine Flantos Jolly. She is survived by her two sons, Braylon Jay Brewer (5) and Jaden Wayne Brewer (4) and...
Betzaida "Betsy" Gonzalez
Mar 19, 2019
Betsy Gonzalez1968 - 2019Belmont – Betzaida "Betsy" Gonzalez, 50, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2019 at her residence with her loving family by her side.She was born April 17, 1968 in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico to Raul Gonzalez and Efigenia Ortiz.She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and daughter who will be greatly missed!Left to cherish her memories include...
Jonathan Blair Dalton
Mar 18, 2019
Jonathan Dalton1969 - 2019Gastonia - Jonathan Blair Dalton, 49, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 18, 2019 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia with his loving family by his side. Jonathan was born in Mt. Airy, North Carolina. Jonathan graduated from East Surry High School, Pilot Mountain and graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration and a...
Michelle Pino Wray
Mar 15, 2019
Michelle Wray1966 - 2019Gastonia – Michelle Pino Wray, 52, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2019 at her residence with her loving family by her side.She was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 9, 1966 to Digna Diaz and the late Wilfredo Pino.Michelle attended the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, NC. She loved to draw, especially nature scenes and...
Elizabeth Charline Pate Burgess Flack
Mar 14, 2019
Elizabeth Flack1935- 2019Gastonia-Elizabeth Charline Pate Burgess Flack, 83, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2019 at the Robin Johnson House.She was born in Cocke County, Tennessee on May 28, 1935 to the late Charles Garfield Pate and Elizabeth Fowler Pate. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her 1st husband Lawrence Burgess and 2nd husband Harrill...
William Price
Mar 12, 2019
William Price1929 - 2019Gastonia - William Norman Price, 89, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center with his loving family by his side. He was born in Gaston County and was the son of the late Spurgeon and Effie Baker Price.Mr. Price was a retired machinist with Huffman Machine Shop. He was a member of...
Gerald Dean "Jerry" Ford Lutz
Mar 11, 2019
Jerry Lutz1937-2019Dallas – Gerald "Jerry" Dean Ford Lutz, 81, joined her heavenly Father on March 11, 2019 surrounded by her loving family at Brian Center-Gastonia.She was born in Lowell on September 29, 1937 to the late Abel and Ruth Nesbitt Ford.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, James "Jim" Lutz; sister,...
Greg "Tater" Aldridge
Mar 10, 2019
Greg Aldridge1968 - 2019Bessemer City – Gregory Ted "Tater" Aldridge, 50, passed away on March 10, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.He was born March 29, 1968 in Gaston County to Melva Fulbright Aldridge and the late Robert Aldridge. Greg was a graduate of Ashbrook High School. He was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church, Blacksburg,...
Louise Franks
Mar 10, 2019
Louise Mashburn Franks1938 - 2019Gastonia – Louise Mashburn Franks, 80, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2019 at her residence with her loving family by her side.She was born in Swain County, NC on September 16, 1938 to the late Eckel Mashburn and Nora Lackey Mashburn.In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of over...
Olivia Dixon
Mar 8, 2019
Olivia Dixon1936-2019Gastonia - Olivia Tichenor Morgan Dixon, 82, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center with her loving family by her side. Olivia was born in Salisbury and was the daughter of the late Charles and Virginia Hawkins Tichenor. Mrs. Dixon was a graduate of Boyden High School, Salisbury and attended Catawba College and Parson's...
A. Gordon Lewis
Mar 6, 2019
Gordon Lewis, Sr.1928 - 2019Gastonia – Alfred Gordon Lewis, Sr. – died on March 6, 2019 at the age of 91, at the Robin Johnson House with his much loved wife Bett at his side. He was born in 1928 in Homer, Georgia, the son of Andrew Walton and Frances Bennett Lewis. He joined the Army at age 18 and...
Madolyn Henry
Feb 28, 2019
Madolyn Henry1920 - 2019Maiden – Madolyn Curlee Henry, 98, passed away February 28, 2019 at Carolina Caring in Newton.She was born July 19, 1920 to the late Claude Curlee and Maude Blankenship Curlee. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Thomas Woodrow Henry and brother, Claude Curlee, Jr. Madolyn was a...
Robert Pitts
Feb 28, 2019
Robert Pitts1942 - 2019Gastonia – Robert Marion "Joseph" Pitts, 76, passed away peacefully on February 28th at his residence surrounded by his family.He was born May 20, 1942 in Franklin, NC to the late Lawson and Ruth Donaldson PittsMr. Pitts was a veteran of the US Navy serving in the Vietnam Era. He was a loving father, brother and husband...
Jack Michael Jenkins
Feb 28, 2019
Jack Michael Jenkins1951 - 2019Kings Mt., Jack Michael Jenkins, 67, passed away on February 28, 2019 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center.He was born April 7, 1951 to the late Jack T. Jenkins and Opal Cato Pendleton.In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his stepmother, Alene Jenkins.Jack was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He worked...
Leroy Brooks
Feb 28, 2019
Leroy Brooks1937 - 2019Dallas – Leroy Brooks, 81, passed away on February 28, 2019 at Peak Resources-Gastonia.He was born in Gaston County on March 7, 1937 to the late James and Louise Grant Brooks.Leroy enjoyed watching television and especially "old action movies". He loved his granddaughter and spending time with his great grandbabies.Mr. Brooks is survived by his son, William...
Rachel Blanton Spain
Feb 25, 2019
Rachel Blanton Spain1938 - 2019Belmont – Rachel Blanton Spain, 80, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2019 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center.She was born on September 16, 1938 to the late Harland Blanton and Ruby Pearson Blanton and grew up in Boiling Springs, NC. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a brother, Howard Blanton. Rachel...
Ruby Bell Eller Smith
Feb 24, 2019
Ruby Bell Eller Smith1931 - 2019 Crouse – Ruby Bell Eller Smith, 87, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 24, 2019 at the Robin Johnson House with her loving daughter by her side. She was born in Cherokee County, NC on June 20, 1931 to the late John William and Lucy Hullett Bell. In...
Steve Eugene Thompson
Feb 21, 2019
Steve ThompsonGastonia, NC - Steve Eugene Thompson, 65, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at CaroMont Regional Hospital with his loving family by his side. Steve was born in Gaston County and was the son of the late Charlie Clarence and Willie Mae Palmer Thompson. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a brother, Ezra.Steve...
Dianne Roland Cygan
Feb 21, 2019
Dianne Cygan1942 - 2019Dallas – Dianne Roland Cygan, 76 passed away peacefully on February 21, 2019.She was born in Gaston County, born December 14, 1942 to the late Clyde Woodrow and Martha Ivalee Messer Roland.In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by a granddaughter, Kristen Smith.Survivors include her loving husband, Stan Cygan; her children, Sue Cygan, Robert...
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