Obituaries
Martha Jeanette James
Dec 2, 2024
Martha Jeanette James, 76, of Bessemer City, passed away at home on December 2, 2024. She was born February 10, 1948, in Cleveland County, to the late Charles Jack Whetstine and Lucy Axsom Whetstine.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband of 45 years, William Henry James; several brothers and sisters; grandson, Wesley White.
Martha loved butterflies and watching movies...
John William Jones
Dec 1, 2024
John William Jones, 65, of Gastonia, passed away at home on December 1, 2024. He was born May 8, 1959, in Mecklenburg County, to the late Ernest Henry Jones and Nola Kyles Jones Sarvis.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
John was a member at Clover Liberty Pentecostal Church. He was a caring and kindhearted man not only to his...
Margie Lee Richardson
Nov 17, 2024
Margie Lee Richardson, 94, of Mt Holly, passed away at home on November 17, 2024. She was born on October 13, 1930, in Macon County, to the late Denver Eugene Justus and Mary Wilsie Frazier Justus.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Carl Bobby Richardson; son, Steve Richardson; grandson, Terry Jarrell; brother, Jimmy Justus; and sister, Lillian James.
Margie...
Donna Schroeder
Nov 13, 2024
Donna G. Schroeder died Wednesday, November 13, 2024, very unexpectedly. She was born to J. C. “Ches” and Leona Hudson Mitchell on March 15, 1942, in Gastonia, North Carolina. By the time she was two, she and Leona lived in four states, following Ches as he trained for WWII. When he was deployed, Leona and Donna moved to Hickory Grove,...
Doricia Ann Holland
Nov 8, 2024
Doricia Ann Hopper Holland, 96, of Gastonia, went to be with her Lord and Savior, late Friday, November 8, 2024. A native of Cherokee County, SC, she was born November 19, 1927, daughter of the late R. Curtis and Mamie Rhyne Hopper. Doricia was of the Wesleyan faith and served faithfully at many churches with her talent of playing the...
Vista Mae & Eli James Chandler
Oct 29, 2024
Vista Mae Chandler, age 4, and Eli James Chandler, 1 year old, of Johnson City, TN passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at their residence. Vista was born on December 7, 2019, and Eli recently celebrated his first birthday on October 21. Their parents were James Neal and Jessica Marie Chandler. Both children were perfect in every way....
Chadwick Dale Moore
Oct 28, 2024
Chadwick “Chad” Dale Moore, 42, of Bessemer City, passed away at home surrounded by family on October 28, 2024. He was born on October 15, 1982, in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, to Patricia Opal McVay Moore and the late Johnny Dale Moore.
He is preceded in death by his father, Johnny Dale Moore; nephew, Christopher McVay.
Chad enjoyed trips to the mountains...
Steve "Jerry" Earle
Oct 25, 2024
Steve Jerry Earle, 88, of Kings Mountain, passed away at Atrium Health on October 25, 2024. He was born on August 28, 1936, in Gaston County, to the late Steve Anderson Earle and Rossie Linda Crook Earle.
He is preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Angie Earle; sister, Brenda Earle Gregory.
Jerry served in the US Military from June 7, 1955,...
John Roberts
Oct 24, 2024
John Roberts, 77, of Bessemer City, passed away at Wendover Hospice House on October 24, 2024. He was born on January 5, 1947, in Newport Pagnell, England to the late Cyril Roberts and Doreen O’Grady.
John loved to sing in the choir as a young boy with his parents. As a young man, he would be singing in pubs as an...
Sarah Virginia Straughn
Oct 11, 2024
Sarah (Goodie) Virginia Straughn, age 85, passed away on October 11, 2024, after months of declining health. She was born February 2, 1939, in Jones County to the late Jesse James Taylor and Beatrice Virginia Griffin. Sarah worked for various jobs and companies over her lifetime including ITT, Alacatel and eventually a security/receptionist with Glaxo-Smith Kline before retiring to care...
Hazel Loyd
Oct 7, 2024
Hazel McGee Loyd, age 86, of Charlotte passed away on Monday, October 7, 2024, at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born on March 10, 1938, the daughter of the late John and Curline Jacobs McGee. Hazel loved going to her church, Lighthouse Pentecostal Holiness in Fort Mill, SC, and talking with her preacher, Pastor Carl, when she...
Gary Richard Reynolds
Oct 6, 2024
Gary Richard Reynolds, age 78, of Bessemer City, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on May 19, 1946, in Gaston County, to the late Johnny Richard and Ruth Elizabeth Flowers Reynolds. Gary was a member of First Baptist Church where he served as deacon and a Sunday School teacher....
Samuel Kendrick Hovis
Oct 4, 2024
Samuel Kendrick Hovis, 59, of Bessemer City, passed away on October 4, 2024. He was born October 9, 1964, in Gaston County, to Martha Willodean Richardson Hovis and the late Coye Warlick Hovis.
He is preceded in death by his dad, and his life companion, Tennie Groves.
Samuel served in the Air Force. He was an assembly worker at Freightliner, and he...
Annie Lee Clayton
Sep 30, 2024
Annie Lee Styers Clayton, 79, of Bessemer City, passed away at Sherrills Ford Hospice House on September 30, 2024. She was born August 31, 1945, in Cleveland County, North Carolina to the late William “Ows” Styers and Georgie Oatsie McGinnis Styers.
She is preceded in death by her parents, and her husband, Jack Charles Clayton.
Ann loved the beach, especially Emerald Isle...
Kathy June Lancaster
Sep 22, 2024
Kathy June Phillips Lancaster, age 74, of Bessemer City, originally from Kannapolis passed away after a courageous fight on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at her residence. She was born in Cabarrus County, NC on October 7, 1949, to the late Julian Fred and Katherine Christine Dixon Phillips. Kathy married the love of her life, Alan Wayne Lancaster, in 1971. They...
Rev. Samuel R. Vickers
Sep 21, 2024
Rev. Samuel R. Vickers, age 84, of Gastonia took his final journey to his heavenly home on Saturday, September 21, 2024. He was born on May 15, 1940, in Cherokee County, SC to the late Etta Blackwell Vickers and William P. Vickers. During his career, Samuel worked as an industrial engineer but most of all served the Lord as an...
Renee Correll
Sep 11, 2024
Renee Calhoun Correll, 69, of Gastonia, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family at her daughter’s home, on September 11, 2024, after being diagnosed with ALS in February, 2023. She was born July 21, 1955, in Gaston County, to Katherine Lee Calhoun and the late Claude Lovelace Calhoun.
She is preceded in death by her father; brother, Rodney Calhoun.
Renee was a...
Leonard McMillan
Sep 1, 2024
Leonard McMillan, Sr., 84, of Lawndale, passed away at Atrium Health Charlotte on September 1, 2024. He was born February 19, 1940, in Gaston County, to the late John Arthur McMillan and Lassie Leigh Buchanan McMillan.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Hayden McMillan (Avis), Earl W. McMillan, Richard McMillan.
He was born in Bessemer City and at the...
Rita Lynn Benoy
Aug 25, 2024
Rita Lynn Berryhill Benoy, 48, of Spindale, passed away at Hospice of Carolina Foothills on August 25, 2024. She was born April 11, 1976, in Charleston County, South Carolina to Margie Greene Berryhill and the late John Marvin Berryhill.
She is preceded in death by her father; grandparents, Howard Greene and Martha, Johnnie & Jesse Faye Berryhill.
Rita was a hard worker...
John Phillip Walker, Jr.
Aug 23, 2024
John Phillip Walker, Jr., age 75, of Bessemer City passed away on Friday, August 23, 2024, at home surrounded by his family. He was born on October 10, 1948, to the late John Phillip Walker, Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth Houser Walker Carver. John dedicated several years of his life to West End Hardware, where he refined his skills as a...
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