Dennis Beaver
Jun 28, 2012
DENNIS BEAVER Dennis Claude Beaver, 55, of Gastonia, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was born December 16, 1956 in Gaston County. He was preceded in death by his mother, Geraldine Goins Beaver. Dennis is survived by his father, Walter Beaver of Gastonia; brothers and sisters-in-law, Larry and Betty Beaver, Steven and Ruth Beaver all of...
Henry Ragland
Jun 25, 2012
HENRY RAGLAND, JR. Henry Hoyt Ragland, Jr., 54, of Bessemer City, passed away June 25, 2012, at home. He was born February 27, 1958 in Gaston County to the late Henry Hoyt Ragland, Sr. and Betty L. Smith Ragland. Henry was the owner/operator of A-1 Appliance and Repair Service in Bessemer City for the past eight years. He served in the...
Ronald Holcombe
Jun 25, 2012
REV. RONALD HOLCOMBE Rev. Ronald Dale "Ronnie" Holcombe, 69, of Kings Mountain, passed away June 25, 2012, at Kings Mountain Hospital. He was born January 12, 1943 in Gaston County to the late Rev. Odell Holcombe and Mae Abernathy Holcombe. Rev. Holcombe was formerly a Deacon and Associate Pastor at King James Baptist Church in Bessemer City. He was presently a member and...
Ruby Bess
Jun 24, 2012
RUBY BESS Ruby Lee Keller Bess, 95, died peacefully Sunday, June 24, 2012, at The Robin Johnson Hospice House. She was born December 12, 1916 in Gaston County and was the daughter of the late Robert Leroy and Mary Lydia Sharp Keller. Ruby was formerly of Bessemer City and resided in Gastonia. She dedicated her entire life to caring for and...
Lawrence Holland
Jun 23, 2012
Lawrence Frederick Holland, 87, passed away June 23, 2012, at the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Salisbury. He was born May 7, 1925 in Gaston County to the late Henry Lawrence and Edna Best Holland. Lawrence was a World War II veteran who served with the Army Air Corps from 1943-1946. He was a member of Bradley United Methodist...
Enid Kiefer
Jun 19, 2012
ENID MILLER KIEFER
Enid Miller Kiefer, 95, passed away June 19, 2012, in Spokane, WA. She was born March 18, 1917 in Meadville, PA, to the late Dale O and Enid Findlay Miller.
Enid graduated from Wilkinsburg High School, Wilkinsburg, PA in 1934. In 1938, she married Dean Burtt Kiefer in Pittsburgh, PA and he...
Buford Martin
Jun 17, 2012
DATELINE: LINCOLNTON Buford Webster Martin, Jr., 80, of Lincolnton, passed away June 17, 2012, at Carolina Medical Center, Lincolnton. He was born June 14, 1932 in Georgia, to the late Buford Webster Martin, Sr. and Lucille Hardy Martin. Buford was a member of Independent Baptist Tabernacle Church in Dallas. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 2:00...
Bessie Armstrong
Jun 6, 2012
BESSIE ANNE ARMSTRONG Bessie Anne Laughlin Armstrong, 88, of Bessemer City, passed away June 6, 2012, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was born November 28, 1923 in Hennepin County, Minnesota to the late John Quincy and Marion Banker Laughlin. Bessie was a radio operator in the United States Navy and formerly worked with Social Services. She retired as a clerk from...
Wallace Berry
Jun 5, 2012
DATELINE: DALLAS WALLACE BERRY Wallace Denver Berry, 76, of Dallas, passed away June 5, 2012, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was born August 24, 1935 in Gaston County to the late Tom and Flora Fox Berry. Wallace was retired owner and operator of Berry Appliance and formerly worked with Western Electric Company. His memorial service will be held on Friday, June 8,...
Lonnie King
Jun 3, 2012
Lonnie Jack King Jr. Lonnie Jack King Jr., 46, of Kings Mountain, passed away June 3, 2012. He was born in Lincoln County on May 13, 1966, to Lonnie Jack King Sr. and Elsie Delonda Perry. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his son: Lonnie Jack King III of Blacksburg, SC, daughter: Emily Lovelace and Randy...