Benjamin Homesley
Dec 23, 2017
Benjamin Stephen Homesley, 96, of 966 Mary's Grove Rd., died Dec. 23, 2017 at Carolina Health Care-Cleveland. He was born November 25, 1921 in Cleveland County to the late John and Betty Mullen Homesley. Ben was a retired long line truck driver for L.J. Kennedy of Jacksonville, FL and formerly employed at Carolina Freight, and Mercury Motor Express. He...
Hubert Mitchem
Dec 20, 2017
Hubert Clinton Mitchem, age 93 of West Hwy 27 passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Brian Center of Lincolnton. He was born July 3, 1924 in Lincoln County to the late Kirby Sherman and Hattie Davis Mitchem. He was a member of Hebron United Methodist Church and retired from Impact Furniture. Hubert enjoyed farming and going to tractor...
Carolyn Huffstetler
Dec 6, 2017
Carolyn Sue Self Huffstetler, age 78 of Mary's Grove Church Rd. passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Carolinas Healthcare System Shelby. She was born August 24, 1939 in Cleveland County to the late Pauline Self. Carolyn was a member of Mary's Grove United Methodist Church and a 1957 graduate of Cherryville High School. She enjoyed babysitting, loved dogs,...
John Black
Dec 6, 2017
John Lee Black, age 96 of Tot Dellinger Rd. passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Carolina Care Health & Rehabilitation. He was born February 24, 1921 in Gaston County to the late Alfred Melton "Bud" and Annie Craft Black. John Lee was an active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church where he formerly served as a deacon and...
Barbara Simpson
Dec 5, 2017
Barbara Ann Hampton Simpson, age 65 of Charleston Trail, passed away Tuesday. December 5, 2017 at her residence. She was born February 21, 1952 in Gaston County to the late Calvin Marshall and Vivian Lee Sutton Hampton. Barbara was formerly employed with Mohican Mills and was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses of Lincolnton. Barbara was a talented seamstress and...
Kate Smith
Nov 24, 2017
Kate Lee Eaker Smith, age 99, formerly of Baxter Road, passed away Friday, November 24, 2017 at Carolina Care Health & Rehabilitation. She was born September 19, 1918 in Gaston County to the late Clarence Slyvanus and Dovie Elizabeth Craft Eaker. Kate graduated from Cherryville High School in 1938 and then attended East Carolina where she played basketball. She...
Mary Bingham
Nov 22, 2017
Mary Frances Bingham, 84, of North Morgan St., died November 22, 2017 at White Oak Manor, Shelby, NC. Mary was born on Feb. 18, 1933 in Gaston Co. a daughter of the late Everette A. and Lula Eaker Bingham. She was a lifetime member of Mary's Grove United Methodist Church. She loved her jewelry, flowers and her What not's....
Teresa Willis
Nov 21, 2017
Teresa "Tina" Willis, age 61, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Levine Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville. She was born February 27, 1956 in Lincoln County to Prue Neal Willis Thornburg of Lincolnton and the late Klutz Willis. She was a retired NCDOT supervisor and her hobbies included playing bingo, cooking and spending time with her grandchildren. Tina...
Joann Williams
Nov 12, 2017
Jo Ann "Joann" Williams, age 56, of Belmar Road passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Testa Family Hospice House. She was born June 20, 1961 in Lincoln County to the late Joe Pinkney and Margaret Cornelius Wilson Williams.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a sister, Betty Jean Williams.
...
Frankie Hayes
Nov 9, 2017
Frankie "Doodle" Lamar Hayes, age 72, of Dallas-Cherryville Highway passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017 at CMC-Main. He was born July 29, 1945 in Gaston County to the late Ralph Malcolm and Lois Janette Huss Hayes. He retired from Carolina Freight after 30 years of service as a yard man. Doodle enjoyed deer hunting, NASCAR, cheering for the Duke...