Dec 25, 2013

Howard Junior Black, age 67 of Lee Black Road, died December 25, 2013 at his residence. He was born July 21, 1946 the son of the late Alfred Lee and Marie Black. Junior was a livestock farmer and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Jean Avery Black.

Graveside...

Dec 24, 2013

Jimmy Lee Bridges, 61, of Elm Street died December 24, 2013 at his residence. Jimmy was born July 11, 1952, in Cleveland County a son of the late Joe and Murl Bridges. He was retired from ABF in Kernersville, formerly Carolina Freight Carriers. Jimmy was an umpire for Legion Baseball, High School, Middle School, former Little League Baseball coach....

Dec 15, 2013

Iris Janet Beam Mogus age, 76, of Baxter Road died December 15, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was born on February 25, 1937 in Gaston County a daughter of the late Thomas Pinkney and Elise Margaret Bennett Beam. Mrs. Mogus retired from Broward County Florida, where she was an administrative assistant in Zoning and was a member...

Dec 13, 2013

Mary Mullen Black, 92, of Cherryville died Friday Dec. 13, 2013 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. She was born on March 19, 1921 in Cherryville, a daughter of the late Claude and Belle Mullen. Mrs. Black was a longtime member of the First Presbyterian Church where she belonged to the Sallie Quinn Sunday School Class. She was a long...

Dec 7, 2013

Lester Lee Heavner, age 79 of Lander's Chapel Rd, died Saturday, December 07, 2013, at Carolina's Medical Center in Charlotte. He was born in Gaston County on February 10, 1934, a son of the late Vonnie "Von" Lee and Nancy Moore Heavner. He was a member of Webb's Chapel Baptist Church. Mr. Heavner was a veteran of the United...

Dec 5, 2013

James Ronald Wray, age 60 of Oliver Street died December 5, 2013 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. He was born in York County, S.C. on June 1, 1953 a son of the late James and Frances Dover Wray. James was employed with Mintz Tree Service and was retired from the Doran Dye House and was a U.S. Army veteran....

Dec 4, 2013

Walter Charles Mulll, 52 of Cherryville died December 4, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was born in Cleveland Co. on May 8, 1961 a son of Walter and Katherine Mull of Waco. Charles was employed at Riddley Cabinet Co. as a custom cabinet maker and was an avid outdoors and truly enjoyed trout fishing.

He...

Nov 29, 2013

Kathy Houser Hargrove, age 58, of Clineland Rd, died on November 29, 2013 at Hospice of Wendover. She was born on April 9, 1955 in Gaston County, a daughter of Benjamin M. Houser of Cherryville and the late Madge Haynes Houser. Kathy graduated with a Bachelors in Computer Science from Gardner Webb University and was employed as a Senior...

Nov 26, 2013

Ray D. Mauney, Sr. passed away on November 26, 2013 at the age of 78 after battling cancer of the esophagus and liver for the past two years.

Born on October 3, 1935 in Cherryville, N.C., he was the youngest of five children born to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd L. Mauney. He graduated from Cherryville High School...

Nov 23, 2013

Johnnie Ballard Crocker Leonard, 88, of Covenant Village, formerly of Cherryville, died November 23, 2013, at her residence. She was born on October 30, 1925 in Gaston County, a daughter of the late William and Madge Putnam Ballard. Johnnie was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church in Cherryville and a member of the State Employees Association...