Jan 28, 2015

George William Hancock, Jr., 74, of Craig St., died January 28, 2015 at Carolina Healthcare Systems Cleveland. He was born on July 15, 1940 in Cleveland Co. a son of, the late George William and Audrey Carroll Hancock, Sr.

Junior was a retired long line driver for Carolina Freight Carriers, member of the First Wesleyan Church, of...

Jan 27, 2015

Bonnie Mae Wilkinson, 91, of N. Cherry St., died Jan. 27, 2015 at Hospice at Wendover. She was born on June 9, 1923 in Cleveland Co., a daughter of the late Curtis Randus and Callie Mae London Walker. Bonnie was a member of Second Baptist Church and retired from Sweetree and Doran Mills.

In addition to her...

Jan 25, 2015

Karen Renae Rudisill Craft, 49, of Pine Ave., died Jan. 25, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Lincoln Co. a daughter of Truman Rudisill of Lincolnton and late Sandra Kiser Bridges. Karen was employed by UCS in Lincolnton and thoroughly enjoyed the beach.

In addition to her mother she is preceded in death by a...

Jan 23, 2015

LonDeana Morehead was born on June 15, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois to loving adoptive parents Helen Louis Davis and Will Morehead. She married Robert H. Beckley in 1950 and was overjoyed to become a mother to her beloved only child, Sheryl Lynne Beckley, born on November 6, 1951. "Deana" received her formal education at Ninth Street School in Milwaukee,...

Jan 22, 2015

Timothy S. Biggerstaff, age 54, of Flay Road, Lawndale died January 22, 2015 at Carolina Medical Center, Charlotte. Tim was born on Dec. 26, 1960 in Gaston Co., a son of Howard Biggerstaff, of Lawndale and the late Kathryn Nadine Powell Biggerstaff. He was a member of Cedar Grove Lutheran Church where he was a member of Lutheran Men...

Jan 21, 2015

George Alvin Carpenter, 89, of Parker Farm Rd., died Jan. 21, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Gaston co. on March 9, 1925 a son of the late Mason and Carrie Mauney Carpenter. Alvin was member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church and a self-employed farmer. He enjoyed being outdoors especially deer hunting.

In addition to...

Jan 18, 2015

John Burke Carpenter, age 81, of Dallas Cherryville Hwy. died January 18, 2015 at his residence. He was born April 8, 1933 in Lincoln County a son of the late John Edward Carpenter, Jr. and Lockie Lynch Carpenter.

John was a lifetime member of Bethel Lutheran Church where he was a Sunday School teacher. Mr. Carpenter proudly...

Jan 17, 2015

Nell Shytle Scism, 88, of Moss St., died January 17, 2015 at her residence. She was born on Aug. 17, 1926 in Rutherford Co., a daughter of the late Jerry Edgar and Madge Blanton Shytle.

Nell was a longtime member of Waco Baptist Church and a nursing cadet in her younger years. Mrs. Scism was a retired...

Jan 17, 2015

Betty Carolyn Daggerhart Brown, of East Main St., died Jan. 17, 2015 at Caromont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia. She was born on Nov. 1, 1932 in Cleveland Co, a daughter of the late Robert Paul and Pearl Lorrene Blanton Daggerhart. Betty was a member of Anthony Grove Baptist Church, a homemaker, formerly employed at McDaniel Handimart, Gaston Schools as...

Jan 16, 2015

James Rodney Bowyer, age 76, of Mark Street, died January 16, 2015 Cleveland Region Hospital. He was born September 29, 1938 Oak Hill, West VA, a son the late Roderick Washington and Glenna Miller Bowyer. Rodney was retired after thirty-two years as Assistant Manager over Composing with the Charlotte Observer and formerly a typesetter for the Cherryville Eagle. He...