Obituaries

Elizabeth Charline Pate Burgess Flack

Elizabeth Charline Pate Burgess Flack

Mar 14, 2019

Elizabeth Flack1935- 2019Gastonia-Elizabeth Charline Pate Burgess Flack, 83, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2019 at the Robin Johnson House.She was born in Cocke County, Tennessee on May 28, 1935 to the late Charles Garfield Pate and Elizabeth Fowler Pate. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her 1st husband Lawrence Burgess and 2nd husband Harrill...

William Price

William Price

Mar 12, 2019

William Price1929 - 2019Gastonia - William Norman Price, 89, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center with his loving family by his side. He was born in Gaston County and was the son of the late Spurgeon and Effie Baker Price.Mr. Price was a retired machinist with Huffman Machine Shop. He was a member of...

Gerald Dean "Jerry" Ford Lutz

Gerald Dean "Jerry" Ford Lutz

Mar 11, 2019

Jerry Lutz1937-2019Dallas – Gerald "Jerry" Dean Ford Lutz, 81, joined her heavenly Father on March 11, 2019 surrounded by her loving family at Brian Center-Gastonia.She was born in Lowell on September 29, 1937 to the late Abel and Ruth Nesbitt Ford.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, James "Jim" Lutz; sister,...

Greg "Tater" Aldridge

Greg "Tater" Aldridge

Mar 10, 2019

Greg Aldridge1968 - 2019Bessemer City – Gregory Ted "Tater" Aldridge, 50, passed away on March 10, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.He was born March 29, 1968 in Gaston County to Melva Fulbright Aldridge and the late Robert Aldridge. Greg was a graduate of Ashbrook High School. He was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church, Blacksburg,...

Louise Franks

Louise Franks

Mar 10, 2019

Louise Mashburn Franks1938 - 2019Gastonia – Louise Mashburn Franks, 80, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2019 at her residence with her loving family by her side.She was born in Swain County, NC on September 16, 1938 to the late Eckel Mashburn and Nora Lackey Mashburn.In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of over...

Olivia Dixon

Olivia Dixon

Mar 8, 2019

Olivia Dixon1936-2019Gastonia - Olivia Tichenor Morgan Dixon, 82, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center with her loving family by her side. Olivia was born in Salisbury and was the daughter of the late Charles and Virginia Hawkins Tichenor. Mrs. Dixon was a graduate of Boyden High School, Salisbury and attended Catawba College and Parson's...

A. Gordon Lewis

A. Gordon Lewis

Mar 6, 2019

Gordon Lewis, Sr.1928 - 2019Gastonia – Alfred Gordon Lewis, Sr. – died on March 6, 2019 at the age of 91, at the Robin Johnson House with his much loved wife Bett at his side. He was born in 1928 in Homer, Georgia, the son of Andrew Walton and Frances Bennett Lewis. He joined the Army at age 18 and...

Robert Pitts

Robert Pitts

Feb 28, 2019

Robert Pitts1942 - 2019Gastonia – Robert Marion "Joseph" Pitts, 76, passed away peacefully on February 28th at his residence surrounded by his family.He was born May 20, 1942 in Franklin, NC to the late Lawson and Ruth Donaldson PittsMr. Pitts was a veteran of the US Navy serving in the Vietnam Era. He was a loving father, brother and husband...

Jack Michael Jenkins

Jack Michael Jenkins

Feb 28, 2019

Jack Michael Jenkins1951 - 2019Kings Mt., Jack Michael Jenkins, 67, passed away on February 28, 2019 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center.He was born April 7, 1951 to the late Jack T. Jenkins and Opal Cato Pendleton.In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his stepmother, Alene Jenkins.Jack was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He worked...

Leroy Brooks

Leroy Brooks

Feb 28, 2019

Leroy Brooks1937 - 2019Dallas – Leroy Brooks, 81, passed away on February 28, 2019 at Peak Resources-Gastonia.He was born in Gaston County on March 7, 1937 to the late James and Louise Grant Brooks.Leroy enjoyed watching television and especially "old action movies". He loved his granddaughter and spending time with his great grandbabies.Mr. Brooks is survived by his son, William...

Madolyn Henry

Madolyn Henry

Feb 28, 2019

Madolyn Henry1920 - 2019Maiden – Madolyn Curlee Henry, 98, passed away February 28, 2019 at Carolina Caring in Newton.She was born July 19, 1920 to the late Claude Curlee and Maude Blankenship Curlee. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Thomas Woodrow Henry and brother, Claude Curlee, Jr. Madolyn was a...

Rachel Blanton Spain

Rachel Blanton Spain

Feb 25, 2019

Rachel Blanton Spain1938 - 2019Belmont – Rachel Blanton Spain, 80, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2019 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center.She was born on September 16, 1938 to the late Harland Blanton and Ruby Pearson Blanton and grew up in Boiling Springs, NC. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a brother, Howard Blanton. Rachel...

Ruby Bell Eller Smith

Ruby Bell Eller Smith

Feb 24, 2019

Ruby Bell Eller Smith1931 - 2019 Crouse – Ruby Bell Eller Smith, 87, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 24, 2019 at the Robin Johnson House with her loving daughter by her side. She was born in Cherokee County, NC on June 20, 1931 to the late John William and Lucy Hullett Bell. In...

Steve Eugene Thompson

Steve Eugene Thompson

Feb 21, 2019

Steve ThompsonGastonia, NC - Steve Eugene Thompson, 65, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at CaroMont Regional Hospital with his loving family by his side. Steve was born in Gaston County and was the son of the late Charlie Clarence and Willie Mae Palmer Thompson. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a brother, Ezra.Steve...

Dianne Roland Cygan

Dianne Roland Cygan

Feb 21, 2019

Dianne Cygan1942 - 2019Dallas – Dianne Roland Cygan, 76 passed away peacefully on February 21, 2019.She was born in Gaston County, born December 14, 1942 to the late Clyde Woodrow and Martha Ivalee Messer Roland.In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by a granddaughter, Kristen Smith.Survivors include her loving husband, Stan Cygan; her children, Sue Cygan, Robert...

Johnny Meadows

Johnny Meadows

Feb 13, 2019

Johnny Meadows1959 – 2019Kings Mountain - Johnny Herbert Meadows, 59, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center. He was born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana and was the son of the late James and Delema Meadows.A Celebration of Life Service will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 23, 2019 at his Church, Soul's Harbor Tabernacle, 603 South Lorraine...

Bob Mauney

Bob Mauney

Feb 12, 2019

Bob Mauney, Sr.1948 - 2019Gastonia – Robert Lee "Bob" Mauney, Sr., 70 passed away February 12, 2019 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center.He was born October 10, 1948 in Clover, SC to the late Marion Wesley Mauney, Jr. and Agnes Juanita King Mauney. He was a loving husband, father, Paw Paw, amazing uncle, friend and one of the best story tellers...

Aretha Payne

Aretha Payne

Feb 10, 2019

Aretha Payne1952- 2019Gastonia – Aretha Marr Payne, 66, passed away peacefully on February 10th at her residence with her family by her side.She was born in Gaston County, on October 30, 1952 to the late Hoyt and Sarah Marie Stewart Marr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 44 years, Ronnie Lee...

Evelyn Gibson

Evelyn Gibson

Feb 9, 2019

Evelyn L Gibson 1926-2019Gastonia – Evelyn Lee Gibson, 92 passed away peacefully on February 9, 2019 at Peak Resources.She was born in Swain County, NC on May 22, 1926 to the late Roy and Cora Ellen Frye Gibson.In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her brothers, Henry Clay Gibson and Douglas Ray Gibson, sister, Lucy Ann...

Judith Koehler

Judith Koehler

Feb 7, 2019

Judith Koehler1959-2019Lowell - Judith Parrish Koehler, 59, entered into Heaven on Thursday, February 07, 2019 at Robin Johnson House, Dallas with her loving family by her side. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 28, 1959 and is the daughter of Ruth Ann Damas and the late Robert Parrish.Judith was a veteran of the United States Army and a...