OBITUARIES

Jul 27, 2013

Frances Eileen Davis Homesley, age 90, of Cherryville, passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2013, at Caromont Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Homesley was born on June 14, 1923, in Cherokee, SC, a daughter of the late Arthur and Eva Mae Tate Davis. Frances was a long-time member of First Baptist Church in Cherryville where she enjoyed her...

Jul 25, 2013

Ronnie Dale Wylie, age 61, died on Thursday, July 25, 2013, at his residence in Lincolnton.

Ronnie was born on March 19, 1952 in Cleveland a son of Loyd Junior Wiley and Doris Bright McSwain. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was formerly employed at Ethica in Dallas.

Ronnie was preceded...

Jul 24, 2013

Bonnie Rachel Lansing Quinn, age 90, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at Carolina Care Center in Cherryville. Mrs. Quinn was born on April 5, 1923 in Gaston a daughter of the late Albert L. and Ocie Goodman Lansing. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Rachel had retired from Dora Industries as an Inspector. In addition...

Jul 21, 2013

Shirley Elizabeth Beam Hartman, age 78, of 405 S. Gaston St., went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 21, 2013, at her residence in Dallas.

Mrs. Hartman was born on April 30, 1935 in Gaston a daughter of the late Percy and Grace Carpenter Beam. Shirley was a loving wife and devoted...

Jul 17, 2013

Faye Elizabeth Smith Huss, age 82 of 7646 Dallas-Cherryville Highway, died Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at Carolina's Medical Center in Charlotte from injuries sustained in an automobile accident while driving home from volunteering at the food pantry.

Mrs. Huss was born on April 15, 1931 in Cherokee County, SC, a daughter of the late William Bert and...

Jul 15, 2013

Edna Nathlee Galloway Hamm, 89 of 604 St. Mark's Church Rd., died July 15, 2013 at her residence in Bessemer City. Mrs. Hamm was born on May 12, 1924 in Transylvania County a daughter of the late Joseph Berry and Laura Landreth Galloway. She was a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church. Edna enjoyed baking cakes and embroidering pillowcases....

Jul 13, 2013

Dateline: Lincolnton

Margaret Sue Cash Whitaker Land, 80 of 1195 Pete's Rd., died July, 13, 2013 at her residence in Lincolnton, NC.

Mrs. Land was born on July 26, 1932, in Gaston County a daughter of the late Romey Cash and Lily Cash London. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Lincolnton, and...

Jul 8, 2013

Thelma Lanier Payne, 90, of Terrell, formerly of Cherryville and Belmont, died July 8, 2013 at her residence. Thelma was born July 1, 1923 in Gaston County a daughter of the late Lee and Blanche Hutchins Lanier. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Cherryville and the North Carolina Education Association, a Masters graduate of Winthrop University,...

Jul 6, 2013

James Daniel Taylor, 59, of 825 Helton Rd., died Saturday July 6, 2013 at Caromont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia. He was born on April 11, 1954 in Peachtree, Cherokee Co. NC, a son of the late James Drew Taylor and Maida Ruth Stiles Taylor of Peachtree, NC. He was a veteran of the US Marines and employed at Freightliner...

Jul 2, 2013

Lorene Vada Heavner Pruett, age 95 of 403 Delview Road, went with her Lord and loving husband on July 2, 2013 at Somerset Court Cherryville. She was born February 25, 1918 a daughter of the late Acie Lee and Ellen Clara Hallman Heavner. Lorene was a member of First Baptist Church in Cherryville, active in Sunday School, and served...

Jul 2, 2013

Dr. Ray Hoyle Smith, age 83 of 702 Spring Street, died peacefully July 2, 2013 at Hospice at Wendover. He was born April 10, 1930, in Cleveland County, a son of the late Raymond Forest and Annie Heavner Hoyle Smith. Dr. Smith was a 1951 graduate from The Citadel and joined the United States Army serving in Korea. He...

Jun 30, 2013

Reca Lynn Gales, age 47 of Hill Haven Dr., died June 30, 2013 at Frye Regional Medical Center from an automobile accident. Reca was born February 7, 1966 in Lincoln County, a daughter of Lester Gales of Lincolnton, GA, and Jeanie Smith of Lincolnton. She was a homemaker.

She was preceded in death by a son Jodie...

Jun 29, 2013

Reba Arnea Denton Bates, age 88 of 111 Harrilson Road, formerly of Gastonia and North Brook, died June 29, 2013 at her residence. She was born May 18, 1925 a daughter of the late Vella Denton. Reba was a graduate of Ashley High School, a member of Sandy Plains Baptist Church in Gastonia and retired from Wix Corporation. She...

Jun 19, 2013

Iris Delores Bivens Osment, 55, of 300 "C" Street, died Wednesday June 19, 2013 at the Robin Johnson House. She was born in Lawndale on December 14, 1957. Mrs. Osment was a homemaker, owner of a house cleaning service and a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband of 36 years Ricky...

Jun 14, 2013

Catherine Claire Donahue Vickers, 86 formerly of Belmont and Oceanport, NJ, died June 14, 2013. She was born on March 1, 1927 in New Bedford, Mass. , daughter of the late Aaron Edward and Margaret Mary Higgins Donahue. She was a retired administrative assistant for the military at Ft. Monmouth, NJ and a member of St. Dorothy's Catholic Church,...

Jun 9, 2013

Andrea McKee Ray, 48, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2013, at her residence. She was born in Gaston County on July 21, 1964, a daughter of the late Dr. Raymond Andrew McKee and Glenda Thomas McKee.

She graduated from Cherryville High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Journalism. While...

Jun 6, 2013

Charles Billy Burleson, Sr., 58 of 109 East Ballard St., died June 6, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was born on October 28, 1954 in Mitchell Co. a son of Pauline Buchanan Burleson of Cherryville and the late Jack Burleson. Billy attended the First Baptist Church, Cherryville, was formerly employed by PYA Monarch as a driver and...

Jun 6, 2013

Fred Owen Dellinger, Sr., 88, of 1110 Sunset Rd. died June 6, 2013 at his residence. He was born on Nov. 29, 1924 in Morganton, NC a son of the late Nathaniel Marcus and Callie Dellinger Dellinger.

Mr. Dellinger faithfully served his country in the US Army Air Corp, 3rd Emergency Rescue Squad during WW II and...

May 29, 2013

Lorene Russ Dellinger Harbinson, 85, of Houser Farm Rd., died Wednesday May 29, 2013 at Hospice of Catawba Valley. She was born on July 15, 1927 in Cleveland Co. the daughter of the late Arthur and Nettie Owens Russ. Mrs. Harbinson was a devoted Mother, Grandmother and sister, a member of North Brook Baptist Church, member of Order of...

May 19, 2013

Eleanor Ledford Kiser, 88 went home to be with the Lord on May 19, 2013 at her home in Bessemer City. She was born in Cleveland County to the late Cleophas and Essie Ledford.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Henry L. Kiser in 1999, four brothers Billy, Everett, Floyd and Clarence...