All Obituaries

Mrs. Edith Lattimore Bowden, 78, of 610 1/2 South Mountain Street Cherryville, NC passed away on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at Atrium Health- Cleveland in Shelby.  Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 11, 2021 from 6 p.m. till 8 p.m. at  John T. Richardson Funeral Home Chapel.  Interment will be private.

Erica Seandell Sheppard, 49, daughter of Robert and Eileen Sheppard was born in Plainfield, New Jersey on April 27, 1971.  She made a peaceful transition on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at her residence. Erica attended Lincolnton High class of 1989.  She later attended Barber Scotia College and UNC-Charlotte.  She was a member of Mt Pisgah Baptist Church, Bessemer City, North Carolina. Those left to cherish wonderful, fond and loving memories are her parents Robert and...

Mr. Forrest Paul aka "Tuck" Watkins was born in Cleveland County North Carolina to Paul Watkins and the late Ella Ree Harris Watkins. Forrest passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 surrounded by his loving family at home.  Forrest received his education from Gaston County Schools. He graduated from Cherryville High School, Class of 1986, in Cherryville, North Carolina. Forrest was employed at Travis Knit until it closed. Most recently, he was employed with...

Mrs. Marilyn Toms was born November 6, 1941 in Lynchburg, Virginia to the late Ms. Willie Amelia Butler.  She departed this life on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Home. Marilyn gave her life to Christ at an early age.  She is a former member of Ellis Chapel Baptist Church.  Marilyn worked faithfully with the usher board and hymn choir.  Marilyn was educated in the public schools of Amherst, Virginia.  She retired from Sweet Briar College in...

Mr Robert O'Neal Staten Sr., 86, of Shelby, passed away on Friday July 26, 2019 at North Carolina State Veterans Home in Black Mountain, North Carolina.  He was born January 12, 1933 in Newton, North Carolina to the late George Staten and Carrie Wingate Staten.   He worked as a truck driver for Broyhill Furniture in Hickory, NC from 1950 – 1952.  He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1953 – 1955 as motor transportation specialist.  He also worked...

Mrs.  Vivian Louise Woods, 62, of 709 Alexander Street, Kings Mountain passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at  CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia.  She was born January 7, 1957 in Cleveland County, North Carolina to the late I.C. and Thelma Roberson. She graduated from Bessemer City High School and  later attended Cleveland Community College.  She worked at Wal-mart for 10 years.  She lived in Statesville, Cherryville, Bessemer City and Kings...

Ms. Temple Evans was born October 18, 1936 in Durham, North Carolina to Mrs. Ozzie Evans McAdoo.  She departed this life on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Quillen Manor, Fountain Inn, South Carolina. Temple was preceded in death by her former husband Willie J Turner Jr. Temple is survived by her loving and devoted daughter Betty Turner Taylor (Tony) of Greenville, SC; three grandchildren Christian, Samarria, and Israel Taylor; mother Ms. Ozzie McAdoo of Wilson, NC; three brothers William...

Shirley Lenox, 72, of 139 Nolan Road, Lawndale, NC went to eternal rest on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at her home.  She was born November 6, 1946 in Shelby, NC to the late Matthew and Laura Dillingham. Shirley worked at Frank Hosiery Mill in Hickory, NC for 30 years and Carillon Assisted Living for 14 plus years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister Zora Powell; four brothers Otis Price, Dan Dillingham, David Dillingham and Josephus Johnson; a...

Robert Luther Crank, 79, of 124 Thompson Drive, Kings Mountain passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019, at Carolina Caring(Hospice) in Newton. He was born on December 23, 1939 in Chester County, South Carolina to the late Dolden Crank and Azzialee Goode Crank. Robert was a faithful member and a honorary deacon at St John Holiness Church of God until his decline in health.  He retired from the Gaston County School system where he was employed at Carr Elementary School in...

Johnnie J Mills, 80 of 620 Queens Road, Gastonia, North Carolina died Saturday November 3, 2018 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Gastionia NC  The family will be meeting at the home of his daughter at 313 Somerset Drive, Kings Mountain NC.