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Recent Obituaries
Gastonia, North Carolina and surrounding areas
Peggy Brooks Deaton
Sep 23, 2013
York, SC Peggy Brooks Deaton, 75, passed away September 23, 2013, at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House, Rock Hill, SC. She was born March 28, 1938 in Jackson County, NC, daughter of the late Adam Sylvester Brooks and Effie Estes Brooks. A funeral service will be held 2pm on Thursday at Greene Funeral Service, South Chapel, 1503 S. York...
Rev. O. Lee Gregory
Sep 22, 2013
BESSEMER CITY -- Rev. O. Lee Gregory, 89, passed away September 22, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center, Lincolnton. He was born Nov. 6, 1923 in Wilkes County, N.C., son of the late Rufus Gaston and Pearl Messick Gregory. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Kings Mountain officiated by Dr. Chip Sloan and...
Lester Ray Peedin
Sep 22, 2013
Gastonia, NC Lester Ray Peedin, 74, passed away September 22, 2013 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia. He was born September 5, 1939 in Vance County, NC, son of the late Laura Helen. A memorial service will be held 11:00 am Saturday at South Gastonia Church of God, Gastonia officiated by the Revs. Bobby Gilley and Sam Barnette. The family...
Isaac Randall Russell
Sep 21, 2013
Mt. Holly, NC Isaac Randall Russell, age 57, passed away September 21, 2013 at Caromont Regional Medical Ctr., Gastonia. He was born December 12, 1955 in Gaston County, son of the late Buddy Isaac Russell and Joyce Puckett Lucas. Services are private. Arrangements are with the South Chapel of Greene Funeral Service and Crematorium, Gastonia. A guest registry is available...
Robert "Bobby" Smith
Sep 21, 2013
Gastonia, NC Robert "Bobby" Smith, age 42, passed away September 21, 2013. He was born September 26, 1970 in Prince Georges County Maryland son of Sue Ann Shutts Lockhart and the late Robert Smith. The family will receive friends 6:00 - 7:30 pm on Thursday at Greene Funeral Service, South Chapel, 1503 S. York Rd., Gastonia. Interment is private. He...
Ruth Hoffman Kitchen
Sep 21, 2013
Ruth Hoffman Kitchen, 86, of Gastonia passed away September 21, 2013 at the Levine Dickson Hospice House, Huntersville. She was born on March 15, 1927. A funeral service will be held 3:00 pm Tuesday at Greene Funeral Service, South Chapel, 1503 S. York Rd. Gastonia, NC. The family will receive friends from 6:00 -8:00 pm Monday at the funeral home....
Shirley P. Summitt
Sep 20, 2013
Clover, SC Shirley P. Summitt, 67, passed away September 20, 2013 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia. She was born July 12, 1946 in Waynesville, NC, daughter of the late Anderson and Bonnie Louise Lanning Parker. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Wednesday at Greene Funeral Service, South Chapel, 1503 S. York Rd. Gastonia officiated by Rev. Marvin...
Marie Elaine Matheny
Sep 20, 2013
Marie Elaine Matheny, age 64, passed away September 20, 2013 at her home. She was born July 6, 1949 in Gaston County, daughter of the late William and Betty Earney Jenkins. A graveside and interment service will be held 3:00 pm on Sunday at Westview Gardens, Bessemer City, officiated by Rev. Davey Goble. The family will receive friends 1:00 -...
Mary Lee Ervin
Sep 19, 2013
Gastonia, NC Mary Lee Ervin, 84, passed away September 19, 2013 at her home. She was born November 2, 1928 in Gastonia, daughter of the late Emory Roosevelt Hardin Sr. and Elsie Landis Hardin. Mrs. Ervin was a life long member of Sandy Plains Baptist Church, Gastonia. She worked as a par-legal and volunteered for the Literacy Council. A funeral...
Henry Helms
Sep 18, 2013
Gastonia, NC Henry Helms, age 70, passed away September 18, 2013, at Caromont Regional Med. Ctr., Gastonia. He was born November 9, 1942 in Gaston County, son of the late Haywood Henry Helms and Elizabeth Helms. Mr. Helms was a member of Catawba Free Will Baptist Church, Mt. Holly. Services will be private at a later date. He is survived...
Carol June Metcalf Caldwell
Sep 18, 2013
Carol Metcalf Caldwell, 88, of Gastonia, passed away on September 18, 2013 at The Robin Johnson Hospice House, Dallas. She was born June 7, 1925 in Gaston County daughter of the late Vernard Metcalf and Maybelle Grooms Metcalf. Mrs. Caldwell was a loving mother, grandmother and a friend to many. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church Gastonia. A...
Vivian Robinson
Sep 18, 2013
Lincolnton, NC Vivian Robinson, 87, passed away September 18, 2013, at Lincoln Nursing Center. Born June 11, 1926 in Catawba County, Vivian was the daughter of Russell William Robinson and Maude Estelle Moody. Vivian married Johnny Lail on June 28, 1941 and had five children. She worked most of her life building furniture at Hutton Bourbonnais Company. Vivian will be...
Cheryl Ann Kincaid
Sep 17, 2013
Cheryl Ann Kincaid, 48, of Kings Mountain, passed away September 17, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. She was born May 14, 1965 in Mecklenburg County, daughter of the late Ross Kelso and Betty Moon Kelso. Cheryl was a loving wife mother and proud grandmother. You flew away to be with Jesus , but you will always be in our...
Werner W. Reichert
Sep 17, 2013
Mount Holly, NC Werner W. Reichert, 64, passed away September 17, 2013, at his home. He was born April 7, 1949 in Frankfurt, Germany, son of the late Emile and Anna Muller Reichert. A graveside and interment service will be held 11:30 am on Friday at Crestwood Memorial Gardens, State Road, NC. The family will receive friends 6-7:30 pm on...
James J.W. Gilliland
Sep 16, 2013
Dallas, NC J.W. Gilliland, 46, passed away September 16, 2013, at Caromont Regional Med. Ctr., Gastonia. He was born September 16, 1967 in Gastonia, son of the late Edgar Eugene Gilliland Sr. and Nancy Rose Gilliland. Mr. Gilliland was a retired Shop Teacher at Warlick School, Ranlo, NC. A memorial service will be held 2:30 pm on Saturday at Philadelphia...
Donald Buddy Picklesimer
Sep 14, 2013
Dallas, NC Donald "Buddy" Picklesimer, 66, passed away September 14, 2013 at his home. He was born January 31, 1947 in Gaston County, son of the late Verlon Leon Picklesimer and Marie Black Love. Buddy also known as "Droopy" on the CB radio, loved his family. He was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church, Dallas. A funeral service will be...
Carl William Hudson
Sep 12, 2013
Carl William Hudson, 61, of Gastonia, went home to be with the Lord on September 12, 2013 at Caromont Regional Medical Center. He was born May 22, 1952 in Lancaster County, SC son of Wilsie Mae Eason Ernandez and the late John William Hudson. Mr. Hudson was a member of Westview Baptist Church, Gastonia. He loved his family, church family,...
Harold C. Brown
Sep 10, 2013
Gastonia, NC Harold C. Brown, 76, passed away September 10, 2013, at The Robin Johnson House, Dallas. He was born April 28, 1937 in Fayetteville, NC, son of the late Harold C. Brown Sr. and Clara S. Brown. He retired from Wachovia Bank. Harold loved to fish at the beach and enjoyed shagging at Ocean Drive. The family sends a...
William Ronald "Bill" Crawley
Sep 10, 2013
William Ronald "Bill" Crawley, 69, of Gastonia passed away September 10, 2013 at his home. He was born March 9, 1944 in Gaston County son of the late James William Crawley and Zennia Louise Jimison Crawley. Mr. Crawley was a veteran of the US Air Force. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at Greene Funeral Service,...
James W. Burke
Sep 9, 2013
Ranlo, NC James W. Burke, 79, passed away September 9, 2013, at his home. He was born September 6, 1934 in Gaston County, son of the late Clyde W. Burke and Annie Brown Burke. A service of remembrance will be held 11 am on Wednesday at Greene Funeral Service, South Chapel, 1503 S. York Rd., Gastonia. The family will receive...
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