Anita Caldwell
Jul 22, 2022
Anita Marie Caldwell, 82, of Gastonia, passed away Friday, July 22, 2022, at her residence.
A Gaston County native, she was born January 22, 1940, daughter of the late James and Emma Williams.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Sue Clark.
Anita was a member of...
Mark Whitesides
Jul 22, 2022
Mark Wilkins Whitesides, 63, of Gastonia, passed away suddenly on Friday, July 22, 2022, at his home.
A Gaston County native, he was born April 24, 1959, son of the late John and Grace Whitesides.
He was a veteran of the US Army and National Guard.
Mark was a member of Crowders Creek...
Thomas William Moon
Jul 22, 2022
Thomas William Moon was born on March 22, 1948, to Thomas Evans Moon and Alice Margaret Sophie Grefe and passed away on July 22, 2022, in North Carolina. He grew up in a loving home with his parents and his sister -Alma Moon- in New York near an air base that he would speak of often. He later moved...
Infant Justin Keith Payne
Jul 21, 2022
Infant Justin Keith Payne entered eternal rest, Thursday, July 21, 2022.
He is survived by his parents, Justin Tyler Payne and Jeanna Sherrill; sister, Nataleigh Collier; grandparents, Wanda Ledford, Daniel and Shirley Payne, Ginger Johnson, Timmy Sherrill and Sharon Whitson, and Charles and Michele Muller; aunts and uncles, Kenneth Belk and Ashley Payne, Daniel Payne, B.J. and...
William Levi Sutton
Jul 19, 2022
William Levi Sutton, 92, of Gastonia, NC, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Caromont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia.
He was born August 14, 1929, in Gaston Co, NC.
Services are incomplete at this time.
Condolences may be made online at www.greenefuneral.com
Diane Springfield Costner
Jul 19, 2022
Diane Springfield Costner,66, of Bessemer City, NC, went to be eternally with God on July 19, 2022.
She was born on September 17, 1955, daughter of Harold B. Springfield and Peggy J. Springfield. Diane was preceded in homegoing by her beloved husband, Jeffrey Alan Costner; sister, Sandra Lee; and maternal and paternal grandparents.
Diane loved...
William "Bill" Dean Turner
Jul 19, 2022
William "Bill" Dean Turner, 78, of Mt. Holly, NC, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Caromont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia.
He was born February 13, 1944, in Gaston Co, NC, son of the late Joseph Earl and Alva Petty Turner.
After a 3-year battle with ALS; Bill went to be home with the Lord,...
Mollie Louise Carver
Jul 17, 2022
Mollie Louise Carver, 88, of Mt. Holly, passed away July 17, 2022, at Woodlawn Haven.
She was born January 1, 1934, in Transylvania County, NC, to the late Miles Clayton Aiken and Geneve Ramey Aiken.
Mollie was a member of Day Star Baptist Church in Mt. Holly. She was a knitter in the textile industry....
John Eric Simpson
Jul 17, 2022
J ohn Eric Simpson, 47, of Bessemer City, passed away July 17, 2022, at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.
He was born July 17, 1975, in Cleveland County, son of the late John Morgan Simpson and Lola Schied Simpson.
A gathering of family and friends will be held 5-7 pm Saturday, August 6,...
Michael David Anderson
Jul 16, 2022
We are sad to announce the passing of Michael David Anderson, 10-22-1961 of Gastonia N.C. He died at age 60 on 07-16-2022. From a battle of heart conditions.
He leaves behind two children Christopher Anderson and Sunday Miller. Two sisters Judy Morgan and Janet Spivey.
He enjoyed painting and going to the mountains to enjoy...
Leslie Thomasson Edwards
Jul 16, 2022
Leslie Thomasson Edwards, 56, of Charlotte, NC passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Novant Health in Charlotte, NC.
She was born, July 14, 1966, in Cleveland County, NC to Brenda Eng Thomasson and the late Gerald Dean Thomasson.
In addition to her mother, Leslie is survived by her husband Thomas Glenn Edwards; son, Holden...
Thomas D. Smith
Jul 16, 2022
Thomas D. Smith, 36, passed away Saturday July 16, 2022, at Wendover Hospice in Shelby, NC.
He was born February 18, 1986, in Gaston County, to Eric Smith and Cheryl Ann Mason.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Amanda Webb Smith; son, Trey Smith; daughters, Bailey Smith, Caitlyn Smith; and...
Bobby Creighton
Jul 12, 2022
Bobby Creighton, 69, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away July 12, 2022, at Hospice of Wendover in Shelby, NC.
He was born January 24, 1953, in Spartanburg County, SC, to the late Bobby and Etrula Tesseniar Creighton.
Bobby attended All About Jesus Church in Kings Mountain, NC. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandpa, and...
Rev. Raymond Eugene Priest
Jul 12, 2022
Rev. Raymond Eugene Priest Sr., 83, of Gastonia NC, died Tuesday, July 12, 2022
He was born February 5, 1939, in Scotland Co., to the late Duncan Thomas and Corrina (McGee) Priest.
Rev. Priest was pastor at Trinity Holiness Church of God. He was a veteran of the US Navy. He served in law enforcement...
Howard Russ
Jul 11, 2022
Howard Russ, 87, of Gastonia, NC, died July 11, 2022, at Carolinas Regional Medical Center in Gastonia.
Mr. Russ was born on August 4, 1934, in Cleveland Co., NC, to the late Walter and Mildred (Ayers) Russ.
Howard is a veteran of the US Navy. He worked as a technician for Honeywell for 30 years....
Violet Wood
Jul 9, 2022
Violet Messer Wood, 76, of Kings Mountain, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Atrium Health in Kings Mountain.
A Gaston County native, she was born April 17, 1946, daughter of the late Jesse and Ella Messer.
She was a member of Harvest Baptist Church in Kings Mountain.
In addition to her parents,...
Danny Varlin Knight
Jul 9, 2022
Danny Varlin Knight, 74, of Bessemer City, NC, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Caromont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia.
He was born March 28, 1948, in Little Laurel, WV, son of the late George D. Knight and Nellie Hosey Knight.
Danny was a former employee of American Efird, Mt. Holly, NC. He loved to...
Walter Harman Iii
Jul 8, 2022
Walter Cornelius Harman III, 71, of Lincolnton, passed away July 8, 2022, at his home.
He was born March 2, 1951, in Gaston County, NC to the late Walter and Vivian Taffer Harman.
Walter retired from Duke Power.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Foster Harman; stepson, Carl Hudson and wife Kimberly;...
Michael Mccullough
Jul 7, 2022
Michael Ralph McCullough, 70, of Bessemer City, NC, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Atrium Health, Lincolnton, NC.
He was born March 20, 1952, a native of Gaston Co., NC, son of the late Ralph Terrell McCullough and Dorothy Kirkman Fore.
Michael was a welder and metal fabricator. He loved his family. He also...
Ella Mae Anderson Waldt
Jul 6, 2022
Ella Mae Anderson Waldt,77, of Kings Mountain, passed away July 6, 2022, at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia.
She was born October 20, 1944, in Robbinsville, NC, daughter of the late Norman and Birdie Anderson. She grew up in Gastonia and moved to Kings Mountain 35 years ago.
A devout Christian, Ella Mae was...
