Feb 1, 2022

Anna Lee Fox Pruitt, 95, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2022, at Alexandria Place, Gastonia. She was born on September 26, 1926, in Gaston County, to the late Mae and Foy Fox.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Arnold Pruitt; daughter, Lynn Baker; son, Randall Pruitt; grandson, Curtis Pruitt; sisters, Grace, and Wilma; brother,...

Feb 1, 2022

Junior Ples Hedrick, 92 of Bessemer City, passed away peacefully at home on February 1, 2022. He was born August 9, 1929, in Graham County, to the late Robert and Mildred Lequire Hedrick.

He is preceded in death by his son, Charles Hedrick.

Junior was a 33rd Degree Mason and Shriner. He was also the...

Jan 30, 2022

Buddy Eugene Branch, 79, a loving and compassionate soul, passed away at his home in Myrtle Beach, SC, on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. The son of the late Dewitt and Christine Cole Branch, he was born Sept. 26, 1942.

A proud veteran of the US Army, Buddy loved the beach life, retirement and his family.

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Jan 29, 2022

Richard “Ricky” Andrew Helms, Sr., 69, of Bessemer City, passed away at CaroMont Regional Medical Center on January 29, 2022. He was born March 14, 1952, in Gaston County, to the late Winfred Andrew and Ruby Mae Isenhour Helms.

He is preceded in death by 2 sisters and 2 brothers.

Ricky enjoyed watching wrestling, going...

Jan 29, 2022

Karen Goforth Wray, 57, of Gastonia, passed away at CaroMont Regional Medical Center on January 29, 2022. She was born June 6, 1964, in Cleveland County, to Edith Ellison Goforth and the late Rev. Richard Wayne Goforth.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Donald Gene Wray.

Karen loved her...

Jan 28, 2022

Dorothy Jeanette Oliver, 75, of Gastonia, passed away at home on January 28, 2022. She was born April 24, 1946, in Georgetown, SC, to the late Herman and Rosa Curleen Rowe Bolynn.

Jeanette was a devoted mother who loved spending time with family, especially her grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Donald...

Jan 27, 2022

Kenneth James Maney, Jr., 60, of Bessemer City passed away at Wendover Hospice on January 27, 2022. He was born January 11, 1962, in Gaston County, to Sandra Walker Coleman and the late Kenneth James Maney, Sr.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Susan Maney; son, Kenny Maney (Crystal); daughter, Shawna Gray; grandchildren, Caiden Gray,...

Jan 19, 2022

Mandy Suzette Childers Simpson, 46, of Maiden, passed away at Atrium Health Lincolnton on January 19, 2022. She was born July 7, 1975, in Gaston County, to Patricia Hall Earls and the late Paul Nixion Childers, II.

She is preceded in death by a sister, Angela Nicole Childers Walker; brother Timothy Bryan Childers.

Mandy was...

Jan 15, 2022

James Michael Maxwell, 63, of Gastonia, passed away at home on Saturday, January 15, 2022. He was born August 8, 1958, in Gaston County, to the late James Maxwell and Lorene Sipes.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Gina Maxwell; daughter, Samantha Maxwell; stepfather, David Sipes; siblings, Leanne Cooper, Julie Thompson, Lyne Martin...

Jan 15, 2022

Linda Green Ware, 72, of Bessemer City, NC passed away peacefully at Wendover Hospice on Saturday, January 15, 2022. She was born November 22, 1949, in York County, South Carolina, to the late Clayton Green and Jeanette Nichols Green.

Linda was a retired phlebotomist from CaroMont Regional Medical Center.

Left to cherish her memory is...