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Recent Obituaries
Gastonia, North Carolina and surrounding areas
Gary Rhyne Iii
May 31, 2019
Gary Eugene Rhyne III, 25, of Gastonia, passed away Friday, May 31, 2019, in Gastonia. He was born August 16, 1993, in Gaston County, son of Gary Eugene Rhyne II and Tina Marie Costner Rhyne. He was employed at STI Fabrics, Kings Mountain. Left to cherish his memories, along with his mother and father, are his grandfather, Gary Rhyne...
Quenterio (Quan) Marteco Threats
May 31, 2019
Quenterio (Quan) Marteco Threats 1989-2019 Mr. Quenterio (Quan) Threats, was born August 19, 1989 in Gastonia, NC and went home to be with the Lord Friday, May 31, 2019. He was the son of Doressia (Elmore) Byers and Phillip (Lucy) Byers and Godparents Latisha Byers and Danny Holman. In his youth, he was a member of McCaskill Brice Church...
Sarah Joanne Hardee
May 30, 2019
Sarah Joanne Hardee, 82, of Gastonia, passed away, Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Courtland Terrace, Gastonia, NC. She was born December 3, 1936, in Gaston County, NC, daughter of the late Mausby Hyleman and Margaret Stubbs Hyleman. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her son, Billy Hardee; sisters, Lois Price, Nadine Woods, Virginia Lytton...
Joan Lail
May 29, 2019
Joan Lail, 78, of Gastonia, passed away, Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Testa Hospice House, Kings Mountain, NC. She was born May 1, 1941 in Gaston County, NC, daughter of the late Flat Huntsinger and Ruby Mullinax Huntsinger. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Tim Lail; and sons, Troy Lail and Tony...
Irene Garland Haynes
May 29, 2019
Irene Garland Haynes, 97, of Gastonia, passed away May 29, 2019 at Meadowwood Nursing Center. She was born January 15, 1922 in Mitchell County, the daughter of the late Jess Garland and Naomi Masters Garland. Irene was the oldest living member of the Eastern Star. She was a charter member of Long Creek Masonic Lodge of Charlotte. She is...
Harry Boyce Moss
May 28, 2019
Harry Boyce Moss, 85, of Belmont, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Accordius Health Care, Gastonia. He was born October 17, 1933, in Mecklenburg County, son of the late Odell Moss and Eunice Beaty Moss. Harry was a member of New Hope Presbyterian Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Billy...
Sean James Anderson
May 28, 2019
Sean James Anderson, 48, of Bessemer City, NC, died of cancer on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. He was born on March 5, 1971, to James Alfred Anderson and Sally Anderson Sallier (who survive him).
Sean was born in Sewickley, PA, but spent most of his childhood in Orange, TX. He moved to Gastonia, NC in 1989 and...
Annie Pennington Dalrymple
May 28, 2019
Annie Pennington Dalrymple, 77, of Gastonia, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Testa Hospice House, Kings Mountain.
She was born January 25, 1942, in Gaston County, daughter of the late Rev. Lloyd Pennington Sr. and AnnieBell McFadden Pennington.
Annie was a member of the First Assembly of God, Gastonia, since April 1974. She loved...
Cecilia "Lynne" Putnam
May 27, 2019
Cecilia "Lynne" Putnam, 53, of Bessemer City, passed away May 27, 2019 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center.
She was born February 6, 1966 in Gaston County, the daughter of the late Cecil Lewis Cole and Mary Haney Cole.
She is survived by her fiancé, Billy Welch; sons, Brandon and Justin Wilson; brothers, Richard Cole and...
Virginia "Ginny" Ruth Smith
May 26, 2019
Virginia "Ginny" Ruth Smith, 73, of Gastonia, passed away, Sunday, May 26, 2019 at the Robin Johnson House, Dallas.
She was born in Passaic County, NJ, daughter of the late Angelo Fascella and Stella Rzegota Fascella.
Ginny was a member of Bethlehem Church. She loved gardening and to travel.
In addition to her...
Joan Ann Hagen
May 25, 2019
Joan Ann Hagen, 68, of Mt. Holly, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia.
She was born May 23, 1951, in Detroit, Michigan, daughter of the late James H. Watson and Violet Grace Tourangeau Watson.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Jimmy, Ronnie,...
Betty Ferguson
May 23, 2019
Betty Canipe Ferguson, 91, of Gastonia, passed away, Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Laurels of Salisbury, NC. She was born on July 18, 1927 in Gaston County, NC, daughter of the late Edward Guy Canipe and Edna Bumgarner Canipe. Betty attended Maylo United Methodist Church, Ranlo. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband,...
James Thomas Craig
May 22, 2019
James Thomas Craig, 76, of Asheville passed away May 22, 2019 at Memorial Mission Hospital. He was born on October 12, 1942 in Gaston County, the son of the late Schenck Craig and Kate Auten Craig. Mr. Craig formerly attended East Belmont Church of God and was a veteran of the United States Navy. Survivors include sister, Glenda Craig...
Rae Woodard
May 22, 2019
Rae Alise Berry Woodard, 53, of Gastonia, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 22, 2019. She passed away at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia. She was born March 14, 1966 in Gaston County, NC, daughter of the late Charles Eugene Berry and Brenda Isenhour Berry. Rae was a member of First Baptist Church, Kings...
Nathan Dwain Ray
May 21, 2019
Nathan Dwain Ray, 34, of Bessemer City, passed away, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 in Myrtle Beach, SC. He was born February 1, 1985 in Gaston County, NC, son of Tammy Sue Smith Ray and the late Coit Ray III. Nathan loved to fish, he enjoyed surfing, loved to draw and spending time at the beach. He was a sweet...
Grace Spencer
May 21, 2019
Grace Anderson Spencer, 91, of Gastonia, passed away, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Belaire Health Care Center, Gastonia. She was born, January 30, 1928 in Graham County, NC, daughter of the late James Adolphus Anderson and Cora Mahaffey Anderson. All services are private. Arrangements are with the South Chapel of Greene Funeral Service and Crematorium, Gastonia. Condolences may be...
Betty Stines Johnson
May 20, 2019
Betty Stines Johnson, 68, of Gastonia, passed away, Monday, May 20, 2019 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia. She was born April 21, 1951 in Lincoln County, NC, daughter of the late Herman Stines and Vera Poarch Stines. Betty loved her family, loved to travel and to go camping in the mountains. In addition to her parents, she is...
Brenda Jean Eagle Williams
May 20, 2019
Brenda Jean Eagle Williams, 75, of Dallas passed away May 20, 2019 at the CaroMont Regional Medical Center. She was born January 22, 1944 in Spartanburg County, SC, the daughter of the late John Thomas Eagle Sr. and Lillie Mae White Eagle. Brenda was a member of Emmanuel Freewill Baptist Church in Dallas. She loved to bowl in her...
William Douglas Shubert
May 19, 2019
William Douglas Shubert, 87, of Kings Mountain passed away, Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Summit Place, Kings Mountain. He was born July 20, 1931 in Gaston County, son of the late William Robert Shubert and Bertha Bollinger Shubert. William was a member of New Life Baptist Church. He is survived by his son, Rodney and Betty Shubert of Kings...
Irmgard Wiegand Rucker
May 18, 2019
Irmgard Wiegand Rucker, 75, of Gastonia, passed away on May 18, 2019, at Caromont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia. She was born May 2, 1944, in Frankfurt, Germany, daughter of the late Karl and Frieda Wiegand. A funeral service will be held 3:00 pm Thursday, May 23, 2019, at Greene Funeral Service, West Chapel, 216 Archie Whitesides Rd. Gastonia, officiated...
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