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Tammy Lovelace
May 30, 2015
Tammy Lovelace1978-2015Gastonia- Tammy Lovelace, 37, passed away peacefully at home May 30, 2015 surrounded by her loving family and friends.She was born in Gaston Co., NC on May 14, 1978 to the late Vestlle Bruce and Carolyn Denise Whisnant Conner.She was a member of Ranlo Baptist ChurchIn addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her daughter, Taylor...
James "Buzz" Benston Boggs
May 30, 2015
James "Buzz" Boggs1961-2015Gastonia, NC- James Benston "Buzz" Boggs, 53 passed away at the Robin Johnson House, Dallas, NC on May 30, 2015.He was born in York County, SC on August 24, 1961 to Jack A Boggs and the late Cynthia D Parker.Buzz attended First Baptist Church, York, SC and had worked as Supervisor of Books A Million for many years....
James "Streamer" Purser
May 28, 2015
James Purser, Sr.1936-2015Dallas- James Malcome "Jim" Purser, Sr., 78, passed away at his residence on May 28, 2015 surrounded by his loving family.He was born in Gaston County on August 29, 1936 to the late Wayne and Nell Henson Purser.Streamer, as most people called him, was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of Community Baptist...
Betty Kirkland McDonald
May 28, 2015
Betty Kirkland McDonald1936-2015Dallas- Betty Kirkland McDonald, 78, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2015.She was born in Swain County, NC on September 17, 1936 to the late Thomas Lee and Amanda Cloer Kirkland.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank McDonald; daughter, Cathy McDonald Frady; brothers, Walter Kirkland, Orville Kirkland and Willard Kirkland; sisters,...
Gayle Smith Karagias
May 27, 2015
Gayle Smith Karagias1963-2015KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Gayle Smith Karagias, 51, passed away unexpectedly on May 27, 2015. She was born in Mecklenburg County on June 24, 1963. She was preceded in death by her mother, Brenda Kay Bumgardner Smith Gayle was a wonderful woman! A devoted wife and loving mother and grandmother that will be missed by many! She had a...
Winona I. Vallance
May 23, 2015
Winona I. Vallance1934-2015Gastonia – Winona I. Vallance, 80, formerly of Bellevue, Ohio, passed away May 23, 2015.She was born August 30, 1934 in Muskegon, MI to the late Christian C. and Donna Renkes Steinhauer.She is preceded in death by her parents, and husband David A. VallanceSurvived by sons Richard Hamer, Greg Hamer and Kirk Samuel Hamer; a daughter Meg Koontz...
Tim Huffstetler
May 17, 2015
Tim Huffstetler1946-2015Gastonia- Timothy Wayne Huffstetler, 68 of Gastonia went to be with the Lord on May 17, 2015. He was born May 30, 1946 in Gaston County. Tim was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and attended Olney Presbyterian Church. Tim was an avid outdoorsman who loved gardening, trips to the beach and mountains. He loved his dogs and...
Troy Frank Chaffin
May 10, 2015
Troy Frank Chaffin1941-2015Gastonia- Troy Frank Chaffin, Jr., 73, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2015 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center.Troy was born August 20, 1941, in Rogers, AK. to the late Troy Frank Chaffin, Sr., and Drucilla Lester Chaffin. He had retired as a Math Instructor at Gaston College after 30 years in different positions.He enjoyed camping, hiking, gardening and...
Cleo Screws
May 9, 2015
CLEO SCREWS1927-2015Cleo Screws, 87, of Belmont went to be with the Lord on May 9, 2015. Born August 18, 1927 in Wrightsville, Georgia. Son of the late Gaynor Lee & Sally Myrtle Cochrane Screws. He was a member of Grace Wesleyan Church and former member of Southside Baptist Church. He is a U.S. Navy veteran and served on the USS...
Wanda Shore Craine
May 7, 2015
Gastonia- Wanda Lee Shore Craine, 71, passed away peacefully at Peak Resources on May 7, 2015.She was born in Watauga County, NC on July 23, 1943 to the late Ernest Edward and Doyce Hayes Shore.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband's Henry Craine for over 34 years and Bob Huff; step daughter Virginia Nile...
Justin Colt Spurling
May 7, 2015
Justin Colt Spurling1985-2015Gastonia – Justin Colt Spurling, 29 passed away on May 7, 2015 at his residence.He was born on May 27, 1985 in Mecklenburg County. Justin had worked at Firestone Survivors include his mother, Sheila Wright Groves, father Lonnie Herron, stepfather William Spurling; his daughters Kendall Hope Spurling and Cherish Faith Spurling; his girlfriend Rochell Haney; sisters, Sherry Spurling...
Roberta Auten Simpson
May 7, 2015
Roberta Simpson1927-2015Gastonia- Roberta Auten Simpson, 87, passed away peacefully on May 7, 2015 surrounded by her loving family.She was born in Gaston County, NC on December 22, 1927 to the late Martin Thomas and Sara Emma Henderson Auten. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Ray Auten and sisters, Rosie Milliken, Ruby Hannah and...
Brantlee Eli Burch
May 6, 2015
Clover, SC- Brantlee Eli Burch, was born sleeping on May 6, 2015 to Elizabeth Whisnant and James Lee Burch. He was preceded in death by his great grandmother Nancy Walters. In additions to his parent's other survivors include his grandparents, Paul and Angel Walters, III, Gene and Sherry Burch; great grandparents, Paul and Linda Walters, Jr., Kenneth and Janice Whisnant;...
Sara Turner Price
May 3, 2015
Gastonia-Sara Isabell Turner Price, 73 passed away peacefully May 3, 2015 at CMC-Main, Charlotte.She was born in York County, SC on November 10, 1941 to the late Lewis Mason and Nellie Pearson Turner.She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother Billy Turner.She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and was a good homemaker. She was a...
Margaret Sisk Gunter
May 3, 2015
Gastonia- Margaret Elizabeth Sisk Gunter, 88, passed away peacefully at home May 3, 2015 surrounded by her loving family and friends.She was born in Lincoln County, NC on September 7, 1926 to the late Billy and Lula Bryte SiskIn addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandson, Jason Todd Brown and brothers, Louie R. Sisk and...
Sherron Elizabeth Costner Franklin
May 2, 2015
Sherron Costner Franklin1958-2015Lowell-Sherron Elizabeth Costner Franklin, 56, passed away peacefully on May 2, 2015 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center.She was born on May 7, 1958 in Lincoln County to the late Jay and Betty Moxley Costner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Jay Wilton Costner, Jr. Sherron was a loving wife, mother, grandmother...
Stephen Kaylor
May 2, 2015
Gastonia – Robert Stephen Kaylor, 62 passed away on May 2, 2015 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center.He was born on January 14, 1953 in Gaston County to Sara Jones Kaylor and the late John Richard Kaylor, Jr. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brother John Richard Kaylor, IIIStephen was a nine year survivor of...
Emma Hyde Powers
Apr 18, 2015
Belmont- Mrs. Emma Hyde Powers, 84 passed away peacefully April 18, 2015 at Meadowood Nursing Care Center, Gastonia.She was born in Swain County, NC on November 3, 1930 to the late Ned D. and Margie Hyatt Hyde.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, James E. Powers, her sisters, Eliza Hyde Woods, Lexie Hyde Lee and Ida Hyde...
Stella Putnam
Apr 14, 2015
Gastonia – Stella Putnam, 62, passed away suddenly on April 14, 2015.She was born on December 26, 1953 in Gaston County to the late Ruth Barrett Clary and Luther James Lingerfelt, Jr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Debbie Gosnell, Donna Lynn Lingerfelt; step father, Bud Clary, father-in-law, Sam Putnam and grandson, Logan...
Alphonsene H. Brown
Apr 8, 2015
Gastonia- Alphonsene H. Brown, 93, went to be with Christ on April 8, 2015.She was born in Jamaica on August 17, 1921 to the late John and Imogene Newland Holm. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband Aston Brown, and a brother George HolmSurvivors include her loving and devoted daughters Colleen Samuels and...
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