Obituaries

Eloise Armstrong Buthe

Eloise Armstrong Buthe

Dec 23, 2020

Eloise Armstrong Buthe1932 – 2020Gastonia - Eloise Armstrong Buthe, 88, passed away on December 23, 2020. Eloise was born in Gaston County on July 2, 1932. She was the daughter of Ralph M. Armstrong (Buck) and Louise Gaston Armstrong. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by husbands, Hugh Allen Mullis and Egon Buthe and siblings, Ralph M. Armstrong,...

Doris "Dot" Ervin

Doris "Dot" Ervin

Dec 22, 2020

Doris "Dot" Ervin1936 - 2020Gastonia - Doris "Dot" Dickerson Ervin, 84, passed away peacefully on December 22nd at Courtland Terrace.She was born in Gaston County, NC on November 15, 1936 to the late Charlie H. and Margaret Lowe Dickerson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Nancy Massey and Margaret Rose Irvin.Dot was a...

Bob Hue Teague

Bob Hue Teague

Dec 20, 2020

Bob H. Teague1934 - 2020Gastonia – Bobby Hue "Bob" Teague, 86 passed away on December 20th at CaroMont Regional Medical Center.He was born in Clover, South Carolina on July 22, 1934 to the late Ermon and Pearl McCurry Teague. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Amy Teague and a brother, Roger Teague.Bob...

Betty Anthony Mincey

Betty Anthony Mincey

Dec 18, 2020

Betty Mincey1930 - 2020Smyrna, GA – Betty Anthony Mincey, 90, formerly of Gastonia, NC passed away on December 18, 2020 at Delmar Gardens of Smyrna, Georgia.She was born in Gaston County, NC on August 14, 1930 to the late Irene Martin Anthony and Edgar Anthony. She was preceded in death by her husband Hugh Mincey and brother John Anthony.Betty was...

Shelby Sparrow Ferguson

Shelby Sparrow Ferguson

Dec 18, 2020

Shelby Ferguson1937- 2020Gastonia – Shelby Sparrow Ferguson, 83, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2020 at Brookdale – Robinwood.She was born in Gaston County on October 11, 1937 to the late Frank and Lois Hallman Sparrow. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Louise Keener.Shelby was a faithful member of West Avenue Presbyterian for...

Lamar "Yock" Wesley Stroupe

Lamar "Yock" Wesley Stroupe

Dec 18, 2020

Lamar W "Yock" Stroupe1929-2020Dallas - Lamar Wesley (Yock) Stroupe, 91, passed away December 18, 2020, at Morningside of Gastonia after a battle with pneumonia. He was born January 22, 1929, to the late Henry and Wilma Arthurs Stroupe. A native and lifelong resident of Dallas, most people simply knew him as Yock, a nickname he acquired as a young boy...

Calvin Caldwell Hart

Calvin Caldwell Hart

Dec 17, 2020

Calvin C. Hart1925 - 2020Mt. Holly – Calvin Caldwell Hart, 95, passed away peacefully on December 17th at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Hart was born in Gaston County on February 21, 1925 to the late Marion and Cora Keller Hart. Mr. Calvin Hart was a very active member of New Covenant United Methodist Church. He was...

Ted William Kennedy

Ted William Kennedy

Dec 16, 2020

Ted William Kennedy, 72, beloved son, husband, father, brother and grandfather passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center. He was born in Stanley on October 21, 1948 and is the son of the late Willis T. Kennedy and Alma Small Kennedy Homesley.Ted was a graduate of Stanley High School and attended Gaston College. He...

Mark Alan Harris

Mark Alan Harris

Dec 14, 2020

Mark Alan Harris II, 26, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 14, 2020 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia. Mark was born in Gastonia on November 22, 1994 and is the son of Mark Alan Harris of Gastonia and Sheila Harris Davidson of Clover, South Carolina. Mark was an Automotive Technician. He loved to play video games, play with his...

Stanton Austin Davis

Stanton Austin Davis

Dec 13, 2020

Stanton Davis1935 - 2020Stanton Austin Davis, 85, died in Birmingham, Alabama, on Sunday, December 13th at Mount Royal Towers. He was born in Banks County, Georgia on April 3, 1935 to the late Rufus Clinton and Effie Westbrook Davis. Stanton grew up in Gastonia, NC, before joining the United States Army.For more than 30 years, he worked for Wix Filters...

Roger Dale Pope

Roger Dale Pope

Dec 13, 2020

Gastonia – Roger Dale Pope, 67, passed away on December 13, 2020 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center Gastonia.He was born in Catawba County on December 30, 1952 to the late Earl Lee and Anna Bolick Pope. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Mike Pope and brother, Bobby Lee Pope.He was a Service Tech...

Marion Elizabeth Rose

Marion Elizabeth Rose

Dec 12, 2020

Marion Rose1947- 2020Dallas – Marion Elizabeth Rose, 90, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2020 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia. She was born in Rehoboth Massachusetts on September 9, 1930 to the late John and Louise Dias. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her beloved husband Joseph Rose.Marion is survived by her son...

Anson Williams

Anson Williams

Dec 11, 2020

David Anson WilliamsNovember 10, 2020 – December 11, 2020Gastonia - Anson was born during a pandemic, and in a time of darkness and loneliness, he brought to the world the brightest eyes and the biggest smile. His parents were so proud of him and called him their hero because he brought them to Christ and to be better people. He...

Shirley Anne Leonard Childers

Shirley Anne Leonard Childers

Dec 9, 2020

Shirley Leonard Childers1936- 2020Gastonia – Shirley Anne Leonard Childers, 84 passed away on December 9, 2020 at Alexandria Place, Gastonia.She was born in Vance County, NC to the late George and Vangilee Poole Leonard; she was also preceded in death by her loving husband of over 50 years, Charles Vance Childers, Sr.Shirley was a charter member of Maranatha Temple Church...

William "Billy Ray" Rhyne

William "Billy Ray" Rhyne

Dec 8, 2020

Billy Ray Rhyne, Jr.1942-2020 Gastonia - William "Billy Ray" Rhyne, Jr., 78, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center. Billy Ray was born in Gastonia on June 28, 1942 and is the son of the late William "Bill" Rhyne, Sr. and Gladys Viola Powell Rhyne. Billy Ray was a graduate of Dallas High School...

Stefanie Rubenstein Ross

Stefanie Rubenstein Ross

Dec 8, 2020

Dallas – Stefanie Rubenstein Ross, 46, went home to be with her Lord on December 8, 2020 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia.She was born in Miami, Fla., on March 19, 1974.Stefanie married the love of her life and high school sweetheart, David Ross, in 1992. She spent a life in service along side of her husband, David, at Bessemer...

Ronald "Ron" Corbet Bingnear

Ronald "Ron" Corbet Bingnear

Dec 3, 2020

Ron Bingnear1935 - 2020Gastonia – Ronald "Ron" Corbet Bingnear, 85, passed away on December 3, 2020 at Peak Resources - Gastonia. He was born in Chester, PA on August 9, 1935 to the late Daniel Corbet and Helen Armstrong Bingnear. Ron was a veteran of the US Air Force. After serving his country, he worked many years in sales and...

Frankie Melissa Sarvis

Frankie Melissa Sarvis

Dec 2, 2020

Frankie Melissa Sarvis, 67, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center. She was born in Gaston County on July 3, 1953 and is the daughter of the late Frank "Cotton" Sarvis and Hazel Johnson Sarvis.Frankie was a graduate of Livingstone College, Salisbury, NC and was employed by the Gaston County Department of Social Services...

Philip Thornburg

Philip Thornburg

Dec 1, 2020

Philip Thornburg1939 - 2020Dallas – Philip Gaston Thornburg, 81, passed away on December 1, 2020 at the Robin Johnson House surrounded by his loving family.He was born in Gaston County, NC on October 12, 1939 to the late Will and Edna Leagon Thornburg. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Janell Lay Thornburg...

Michael George Stergos

Michael George Stergos

Nov 28, 2020

Michael George Stergos, 82, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 28, 2020 at the Robin Johnson House, Dallas, North Carolina. He was born on July 15, 1938 in Tarpon Springs, Florida and is the son of the late George M. and Erine Milissi Stergos. Michael is a member of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Tarpon Springs, Florida. He is a member...