Obituaries

Julia Mills Buchanan

Julia Mills Buchanan

Apr 27, 2020

Julia Buchanan1925 - 2020Gastonia – Julia Mills Buchanan, 95, a long time resident of Gastonia passed away on April 27, 2020 at Alexandria Place.She was born on April 19, 1925 in Clover, South Carolina.She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband of over 50 years Fred E. Buchanan; son Charles Williams and a brother William Mills.She was a...

Everette "Buck" Cox

Everette "Buck" Cox

Apr 22, 2020

Everett "Buck" Cox1957 - 2020Bessemer City - Everett "Buck" Carlton Cox, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2020 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born in Covington, Virginia on November 7, 1957 and is the son of the late Carlton and Doris Stuple Cox."Buck" was a Truck Driver for Yellow Roadway Trucking Company. He...

Anita Jean Richards Meeks

Anita Jean Richards Meeks

Apr 22, 2020

Anita Meeks1956- 2020Dallas – Anita Jean Richards Meeks, 63, passed away on April 22, 2020 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center.She was born in Mecklenburg County, on December 1, 1956 to the late William and Betty Brock Richards. Survivors include her husband, Charles Meeks; daughters, Stormy Michelle Robbins (Adam) and Jennifer Leigh Martin (JJ);great nephew, Kevin Kimray (Leanne); grandchildren, Caleb and...

Dewey Wayne Frankie McAbee

Dewey Wayne Frankie McAbee

Apr 21, 2020

Dewey Wayne McAbee1964-2020Crouse – Frankie "Dewey" Wayne McAbee, 56 passed away at home unexpectedly on April 21, 2020.He was born in Gaston County, on March 19, 1964 to Hazel Earley McAbee and the late Johnny Wayne Mcabee. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ernest and Florence Earley, Dewey and Elizabeth McAbee.Dewey enjoyed his...

Musie Dora Campo Hance

Musie Dora Campo Hance

Apr 18, 2020

Dallas – Musie Dora Campo Hance, 92 passed away on April 18, 2020. She was born in Gaston County, on April 8, 1928 to the late Helen and Clarence Campo. In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, John Hance, and a brother Bill Campo.Musie was a member of Dallas Baptist...

Lynn Ledford Hamm

Lynn Ledford Hamm

Apr 17, 2020

Lynn Hamm1971- 2020Gastonia – Lynn Ledford Hamm, 49 went home to be with her Heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ on April 17, 2020 with her loving family by her side. She was born in Gaston County on January 27, 1971.Lynn was, to many that knew her, either an angel on earth, or the next closest thing to one. And...

Kristin Amberley Poole Sippo

Kristin Amberley Poole Sippo

Apr 17, 2020

Kristin Poole Sippo1981- 2020Dallas – Kristin Amberley Poole Sippo, 38 passed away on April 17, 2020. She was born in Gaston County, on December 11, 1981 to Brenda Ellis Hoyle and the late Douglas Mark Poole. In addition to her father she is preceded in death by her husband Alan Sippo.Kristin is survived by her mother, Brenda Hoyle, her 2...

Robert Travis Oliver

Robert Travis Oliver

Apr 16, 2020

Gastonia – Robert Travis Oliver, 58 passed away at home surrounded by his loving wife on April 16, 2020.Meredith was a faithful and dedicated care giver for her husband Travis who had being battling cancer since January.He was born in Berrien County, Georgia on October 5th, 1961 to the late William and Alma Adams Oliver. In addition to his parents,...

Jerry Dale McManus

Jerry Dale McManus

Apr 14, 2020

Jerry McManus1943-2020Gastonia – Jerry Dale McManus, 77 passed away on April 14th at his residence with his family by his side. He was born in Gaston County on February 26, 1943 to the late Ruth C. and Thomas Lee McManus, Sr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Kay Hall McManus;...

Billy Phillips

Billy Phillips

Apr 13, 2020

Billy Phillips1951 – 2020 William (Billy) Lee Phillips, 69, walked through the pearly gates of heaven and kneeled at the feet of our Lord and Savior on April 13, 2020. He was surrounded by his loving family who are sad his presence is no longer here but he is rejoicing in the arms of Jesus, who has erased all of...

Frances Hall

Frances Hall

Apr 13, 2020

Frances Hall1938- 2020Gastonia – Frances Kate Freeman Hall, 82, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2020. She was born in Newton, NC on February 7, 1938 to the late Mary Burdell Wilson and Grady Leroy Freeman, Sr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband James "Jim" Thomas Hall, Sr.; and her brother, Grady Leroy...

Dewey Wayne Frankie McAbee

Dewey Wayne Frankie McAbee

Apr 12, 2020

Dewey Wayne McAbee1964-2020Crouse – Frankie "Dewey" Wayne McAbee, 56 passed away at home unexpectedly on April 21, 2020.He was born in Gaston County, on March 19, 1964 to Hazel Earley McAbee and the late Johnny Wayne Mcabee. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ernest and Florence Earley, Dewey and Elizabeth McAbee.Dewey enjoyed his...

Denise Cline Butler

Denise Cline Butler

Apr 6, 2020

Denise Butler1962 - 2020BESSEMER CITY – Charlotte Denise Cline Butler, 57 passed away suddenly on April 6, 2020. Denise was born in Gaston County on December 16, 1962, to Ola Mae Huss Cline and the late Donald Cline. In additional to her father she is preceded in death by her husband of 25 years, Frank Graham Butler, her in laws,...

Ricky Dean Oates

Ricky Dean Oates

Apr 5, 2020

Ricky Oates1959 - 2020Gastonia – Ricky Dean Oates, 61 passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 5th at his residence. He was born in Maine on March 2, 1959 to the late Monroe Boyce Oates and Jean Alice Starr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Gaynell and J.W. Starr; Nell Brown and Annie Mae...

Virgil Timothy Sutton

Virgil Timothy Sutton

Apr 5, 2020

Virgil Timothy Sutton1965-2020Dallas – Virgil Timothy Sutton, 54 entered into the gloriest city of all – Heaven on Palm Sunday, April 5th, 2020.He was born in Gaston County on November 21, 1965 to the late Norman Virgil Sutton and Amy Lounell Elrod Sutton Horne. He was a graduate of North Gaston High School. As a younger man, Virgil was a...

Ambrose Lee Hoffman

Ambrose Lee Hoffman

Mar 30, 2020

Ambrose Lee Hoffman1943 – 2020 Clover, SC - Ambrose Lee Hoffman, 77, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 30, 2020 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born in Dallas, North Carolina on January 11, 1943 and is the son of the late Theodore and Emma Avery Hoffman.Mr. Hoffman is a graduate of Dallas High...

Audrey Gaddy Sappenfield

Audrey Gaddy Sappenfield

Mar 24, 2020

Audrey Gaddy Sappenfield, 88, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Lake Wylie Assisted Living in Lake Wylie, South Carolina. She was born in Jamestown, North Carolina on January 31, 1932 and is the daughter of the late Loy Craig ("L.C.") and Hattie Viola Baldwin Gaddy.Audrey was a graduate of High Point Junior College. She retired as an...

Elizabeth "Lib" Patterson Rhyne

Elizabeth "Lib" Patterson Rhyne

Mar 24, 2020

Dallas – Elizabeth "Lib" Patterson Rhyne – 85, passed away on March 24, 2020. She was born in Anderson County, South Carolina on September 19, 1934 to the late Cecil and Blanche Burroughs Patterson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Ronald Clin "Ronnie" Rhyne; sisters, Patricia Bailey and Lessie Patterson.Lib was a member...

Ray Leonard Clemmer

Ray Leonard Clemmer

Mar 20, 2020

Ray L. Clemmer1931-2020Dallas – Ray Leonard Clemmer, 88 passed away March 20, 2020 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center.He was born in Gaston County on October 9, 1931 to the late Roy Q. and Margaret Clark Clemmer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisterLois Padgett.Ray was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church of Dallas,...

Jeffery Ray Phillips

Jeffery Ray Phillips

Mar 14, 2020

Jeffery Ray Phillips1960-2020 Gastonia - Jeffery Ray Phillips, 59 passed away suddenly on March 14, 2020. He was born in Mecklenburg County on March 27, 1960 to Carol Wofford and the late Jules Phillips. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by the mother of his children, Patricia Goldsmith. Jeff enjoyed his time boating, NASCAR and the...