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Gastonia, North Carolina and surrounding areas

Carolyn Cudd Taylor

Carolyn Cudd Taylor

Oct 13, 2013

Carolyn Cudd Taylor, 87, of Brian Center , Gastonia, formerly of Bessemer City, went to be with the Lord on October 13, 2013. She was born September 10, 1926 in Polk County, NC daughter of the late Albert Rice Cudd and Tessie Barnette Cudd. She was a member of Taylor Baptist Church, Gastonia. Mrs. Taylor was formerly employed by Homelite...

Gaile Blanton Cannon

Gaile Blanton Cannon

Oct 10, 2013

Gastonia, NC Gaile Blanton Cannon, 75, passed away October 10, 2013, at Caromont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia. She was born August 26, 1938 in Blacksburg, SC, daughter of the late Broadus and Norma Elliot Blanton. A funeral service will be held 2 pm on Monday at West Cramerton Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Jon Hall and Rev. Mike Ivey. The...

Sarah "Jean" Turner Brown

Sarah "Jean" Turner Brown

Oct 7, 2013

Gastonia, NC Sarah "Jean" Turner Brown, 73, passed away October 7, 2013, at her home. She was born December 9, 1939 in Greenville County, SC, daughter of the late Claude Wesley Turner and Daisy Jeanette Wix Turner. Jean was a very loving mother and grandmother, who was known as "Maw Maw" to all the children in the neighborhood. She enjoyed...

Clyde Henry Buchanan Jr.

Clyde Henry Buchanan Jr.

Oct 7, 2013

Clyde Henry Buchanan, Jr., 56, Pembroke, NC, died Monday, October 7, 2013 at Southeast Medical Center, Lumberton, NC. He was predeceased by his wife, Darlene Dial Buchanan, and is survived by his father, Clyde H. Buchanan, Sr. (Pearl), Lake Wylie, SC, and mother, Martha Mitchem, Cherryville, NC; brother, Michael Duane Buchanan (Linda), High Shoals, NC; maternal half-brother, Kevin Shane Baker...

Brandon Keith Huffman

Brandon Keith Huffman

Oct 7, 2013

Brandon Keith Huffman, 27, of Shelby, passed away October 7, 2013 at his home. He was born January 21, 1986 in Cleveland County, son of Joel Ted Huffman and Janis Lahrmer Martin. A graveside service will be held 2:30 p.m. on Friday at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain officiated by Pastor Don Williams. The family will receive friends 6:00- 8:00...

Curtis Henderson Reid

Curtis Henderson Reid

Oct 6, 2013

Dallas, NC Curtis Henderson Reid, 87, passed away October 6, 2013, at The Robin Johnson House, Dallas, NC. He was born March 27, 1926 in Transylvania County, NC, son of the late John Avery Reid and Mamie Reese Reid. Mr. Reid was a member of Gaston Masonic Lodge, 0263 in Dallas, NC and Scottish Rites. He was a US Army...

Daniel Blair Rice

Daniel Blair Rice

Oct 5, 2013

Daniel Blair Rice, 72, of Grover, NC passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013, at his home. He was born July 29, 1941 in Gaston County son of the late Luther Rice and Arnie Watts Rice. Services are private. Mr. Rice is survived by : his loving wife of 22 years, Patricia Rice; six sons; three daughters; one brother; three sisters;...

Barbara Bryant

Barbara Bryant

Oct 5, 2013

Gastonia, NC Barbara Bryant, 65, passed away October 5, 2013, at Caromont Regional Medical Ctr., Gastonia. She was born February 7, 1948 in Gaston County, son of the late Arthur H. and Kate Shires Gibson. Barbara was a devoted member of Calvary Baptist Church, Gastonia. She was the church librarian and conducted a reading program every year for the children...

Claude G. Sharpe Jr.

Claude G. Sharpe Jr.

Oct 3, 2013

Claude G. Sharpe Jr., 65, of Gastonia passed away October 3, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. He was born September 23, 1948 in Lincoln County son of the late Claude Golden Sr. and Maggie Hill Sharpe. The family will receive friends from 6:00 -8:00 pm Tuesday at Greene Funeral Service, South Chapel, 1503 S. York Rd. Gastonia, NC 28052....

Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Oct 2, 2013

Gastonia, NC Jim Brown, 73, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at The Robin Johnson House, Dallas. He was born November 14, 1939 in Gaston County, son of the late Samuel James Brown Sr. and Virginia Smith Brown. A graveside and interment service will be held 11 am on Friday at Hollywood Cemetery, Gastonia. Arrangements are with the South Chapel...

Diana Costner Black

Diana Costner Black

Oct 2, 2013

Gastonia, NC Diana Costner Black, 66, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at Caromont Regional Med. Ctr., Gastonia. She was born February 6, 1947 in Gaston County, daughter of the late Ralph William and Tress Brymer Costner. Diana was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Friends may visit with the family at the home, 201 Lou Drive, Gastonia. No other...

Carol Lynn Bridges

Carol Lynn Bridges

Oct 2, 2013

Bessemer City, NC Carol Lynn Bridges, passed away October 2, 2013 at her home. She was born August 18, 1966 in Gaston County. A service of remembrance will be held, 5 pm on Saturday at Greene Funeral Service, South Chapel, 1503 S. York Rd., Gastonia, officiated by Brother Ronnie Pressley. Arrangements are with the South Chapel of Greene Funeral Service...

Betty Cook Duffie

Betty Cook Duffie

Oct 1, 2013

Gastonia, NC Betty Cook Duffie, 77, passed away October 1, 2013, surrounded by her family, at Caromont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia. She was born April 7, 1936 in Cowpens, SC, daughter of the late Joe Cook Jr. and Laura Elizabeth Phillips Cook. Betty was a loving mother and grandmother, who will be missed by many. A funeral service will be...

Jennifer Lynn Wallace Finley

Jennifer Lynn Wallace Finley

Sep 30, 2013

Belmont, NC Jennifer Lynn Wallace Finley, age 60, passed away September 30, 2013 at her home. She was born December 21, 1952 in McDowell County, WV, daughter of the late Charles Wilson Wallace and Mabel Mae Johnson Wallace. The family will receive friends at a later date in West Virginia. She is survived by: her sons, Clayton Chase Finley, Matthew...

Pearl Betty Ivey

Pearl Betty Ivey

Sep 30, 2013

Gastonia, NC Pearl Betty Ivey, 83, passed away September 30, 2013, at Country Time Inn Assisted Living, Kings Mountain, NC. She was born June 14, 1930 in Madison County, NC, daughter of the late Robert and Reda Grooms Ballow. A funeral service will be held 2 pm on Thursday at Greene Funeral Service, South Chapel, 1503 S. York Rd., Gastonia....

Alvin Charles "A.C." Garrett

Alvin Charles "A.C." Garrett

Sep 29, 2013

Lowell, NC Alvin Charles "A.C." Garrett went to be with the Lord on September 29, 2013. A lifelong resident of Gaston County, he was preceded in death by his parents, Fred J. and Lorena Ashe Garrett, and also his wife, Zena Wilson Garrett. Mr. Garrett worked in the Gastonia textile industry and for many years he was a route salesman...

Roberta D. Duncan

Roberta D. Duncan

Sep 28, 2013

Gastonia, NC Roberta D. Duncan, 77, passed away September 28, 2013 at The Robin Johnson House, Dallas. She was born December 22, 1935 in Gastonia, daughter of the late James Earl Dodgen and Maggie Lilma Ransom Dodgen. A graveside and interment service will be held 2:30 pm on Saturday, at Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, officiated by Rev. Leon Humphrey. The...

Olive Johnson Korzuck

Olive Johnson Korzuck

Sep 28, 2013

Olive Johnson Korzuck Gastonia, NC Olive Sophia Hannah Johnson Korzuck, 96, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013 at Morningside Assisted Living in Gastonia. She was born in Escanaba, Mich. in 1917 to John and Mamie Johnson, later moving to Ann Arbor, Mich. In 1936 she married Neil Korzuck. After raising three daughters, the couple moved to Sarasota, FL. In...

Francis Franklin Roosevelt Wesley Sr.

Francis Franklin Roosevelt Wesley Sr.

Sep 27, 2013

Belmont, NC Francis Franklin Roosevelt Wesley Sr., 72, passed away September 27, 2013, at his home. He was born July 14, 1941 in Orangeburg, SC, son of the late Frank and Lela Cartrette Wesley. Services are private. He is survived by: daughters, Carmen Cole, Teresa Bradford and Sandy Wesley; sons, Francis Franklin Roosevelt Wesley Jr. and Franklin Odell Wesley; sister,...

Janice Dickerson Bayless

Janice Dickerson Bayless

Sep 26, 2013

Janice Dickerson Bayless, 64, of Kings Mountain, passed away September 26, 2013, at her home. . She was born February 5, 1949 in Gaston County daughter of the late James R. Dickerson and Mildred Pressley Dickerson. Mrs. Bayless was a member of Edgewood Free Will Baptist Church, Bessemer City. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed going...

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