Obituaries
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Passed 6/8/2026
Auston Griggs was born in Cleveland County, NC and transitioned on Monday; June 8, 2026 in Shelby, NC. There will be no viewing at the funeral home. Funeral on Saturday; June 20, 2026 at Friendship Christian Church,…
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Passed 6/6/2026
Josephine Carey Hewitt was born in Charlotte County, Virginia on October 11, 1942 to the late Nelson and Floreene Evans Carey. She transitioned from her earthly home on Saturday; June 6, 2026 at her home surrounded by…
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Passed 5/31/2026
Ralph Wilson, Jr. was born in Gaston County on June 29, 1972 to the late Ralph and Betty Forney Wilson. He transitioned on Sunday May 31, 2026 at Atrium Health CMC, Charlotte, NC. Viewing at the funeral on Saturday;…
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Passed 5/22/2026
Joseph Bowers was born in Baltimore, MD to Robert Bowers and Louise Bopp. He transitioned on Friday; May 22, 2026 at Meadowbrook Health and Rehab in Salisbury, NC. No services have been planned.
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Passed 5/21/2026
Rev. Frank Louis Milton, Jr. was born in Salisbury, North Carolina on August 30, 1949 to the late Frank Milton, Sr. and Marilee Katherine Brotherton. He entered his heavenly home on Thursday; MAy 21, 2026 at Caromont…
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Passed 5/18/2026
Lee Anton McGruder was born in Richmond County, NY on September 30, 1973 to Lee Anton McGruder, Sr. and Barbara Butta-Smalls. He transitioned on Monday; May 18, 2026 at his home. No services have been planned at this…
Passed 5/14/2026
Delores Harley was born in Philadelphia, PA on April 1, 1952 to Walter Byrd and Elestine Wigfall. She transitioned on Thursday; May 14, 2026 at Arium Health Pineville, NC. No services have been planned at this time.
Passed 5/12/2026
Mary Edith Fleming Graham was born in Gaston County on November 27, 1967 to Elmer Graham and Shirley Huffman. She transitioned on Tuesday; May 12, 2026 at Atrium Health Main, Charlotte, NC. No services have been…
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Passed 5/10/2026
John Walter Barrett was born in Boston, MA on May 24, 1960. He transitioned from his earthly home on Sunday; May 10, 2026 in Dallas, NC. Funeral service will be Sunday, June 14, 2026 at Tabernacle Baptist Church,…
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Passed 5/8/2026
Bruns Cooper was born in Williamsburg County, South Carolina on November 19, 1968 to Norman and Vivian Gaskins Cooper. He transitioned from his earthly home on Friday; May 8, 2026 in Burlington, NC. Family visitation…
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Passed 5/8/2026
Ronnie Lee Sanders, Jr. was born in Catawba County, NC on November 15, 1966 to Ronnie and Linda Woods Sanders. He transitioned from his earthly home at Atrium Health Cabarrus Hospital, Concord, NC. Funeral service on…
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Passed 5/8/2026
Henry F. Diggs, born December 2, 1950, in Enterprise, Alabama, peacefully passed away surrounded by the love of his family. He was the beloved son of the late Henry Ben Diggs and Bertha Diggs. Henry was a devoted…
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Passed 5/7/2026
Lisa Elaine McCoy Littlejohn was born in Gaston County on June 17, 1964 to Edward and Sara Alexander McCoy. She transitioned on Thursday; May 7, 2026 at Robin Johnson Hospice House, Dallas, NC. Memorial service on…
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Passed 5/6/2026
Mr. Larry Wayne Byers was born in Gaston County, North Carolina on October 30, 1939 to the late Robert and May Lee Stevens Byers. He transitioned from his earthly home on Wednesday; May 6, 2026 at Caromont Regional…
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Passed 5/2/2026
Thomas Glenn Gardin, age 71, passed away peacefully on May 2, 2026 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, North Carolina. He was born on September 12, 1954 in Gaston County to the late Thomas and Peggy…
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Passed 4/30/2026
Maggie Bell Smith Williams was born in Mecklenburg County, NC on June 21, 1930 to the late Odell and Cora Morrow Smith. She transitioned from her earthly home on Thursday; April 30, 2026 at her home surrounded by her…
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Passed 4/29/2026
Dorothy McKinney Morrison was born in Gaston County on March 7, 1939 to the late Cico McKinney and Viola McKee Jones. She transitioned on Wednesday; April 29, 2026 at the Robin Johnson Hospice House, Dallas, NC.…
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Passed 4/27/2026
Newton Love, Jr. was born in Gaston County on September 6, 1943 to the late Newton and Aze Lee Love. He transitioned from his earthly home Monday; April 27, 2026 at Hospice of Chesapeake in Maryland. Memorial service…
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Passed 4/26/2026
Randy Eugene Stanford was born in Gaston County on October 31, 1952 to Floyd Stanford and Gladis Valetine. He transitioned on Sunday; April 26, 2026 at Caromont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia. Viewing at the…
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Passed 4/20/2026
Allen Heath Alexander was born in Gaston County, NC on August 19, 1972 to the late John Heath Alexander and the late Gwendolyn Knox Smith. He transitioned at his home on Monday; April 20, 2026. Viewing at the funeral…
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Passed 4/18/2026
Melba Jean Parker Anderson, a devoted woman of faith and family, transitioned from this life on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 2:15 p. m. at Courtland Terrace, Gastonia NC. Born on June 7, 1948, in Cleveland County, NC,…
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Passed 4/17/2026
Jerry Lamar Woods, Sr. was born in Mecklenburg, NC on December 12, 1972 to the late Willie Lee and Betty Ann Jackson Woods. He transitioned at Caromont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia on Friday; April 17, 2026.…
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Passed 4/16/2026
Mae Frank Carter Farmer was born in York, SC on September 10, 1943 to the late Isaac and Alma Crosby Carter. She transitioned on Thursday; April 16, 2026 at Caromont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia, Viewing at…
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Passed 4/12/2026
CARL CURTIS NANCE was born November 10, 1948 son to the late Benjamin Roscoe Nance, Sr. and Annie Lee Graham-Nance. Carl departed this life to his eternal home on April 12, 2026. CARL is preceded in death by his…
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Passed 4/6/2026
Lucy Tucker Rendleman was born in Gaston County, NC on September 15, 1934 to the late Boise Tucker and Lottie Belton. She entered eternal rest on Monday; April 6, 2026 at her home surrounded by family. Viewing at the…
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Passed 4/6/2026
Christine Jackson Jefferson was born in Lincoln County, NC on October 10, 1948 to Lonnie Louise Jackson. She transitioned from her earthly home on Monday; April 6, 2026 at Caromont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia,…