Obituaries
Dr. Ross Rhoads
May 24, 2017
Dr. Ross Rhoads, 84, entered the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Wednesday morning, May 24, 2017. Ross S. Rhoads, BA, MA, MS, DD, was the chaplain for the Billy Graham Association and the Franklin Graham ministries. He served as vice chairman on the Board of Directors of Samaritan's Purse and World Medical Mission. Dr. Rhoads and his...
Laila Short
May 21, 2017
Let her sleep. For when she wakes, she will move mountains." And move them she did. In the same way the ocean has no choice in whether or not it crashes back to the sandy banks, Laila Short had no choice but to change the world. Her own small mountains were moved every time she took a breath of God's...
Dorishane "Dee Dee" Atkins
May 17, 2017
Dorishane Danielle (Dee Dee) Atkins, 45, passed from this life to be with the Lord May 17, 2017. Dee Dee was born January 8, 1972, in New Orleans, Louisiana and is the daughter of Maxie Ronald Washington and Sandra Watson Washington. In addition to her parents, her immediate family includes her two sons, Armani and Julian Atkins, and her sister,...
Jean Hazel Wright
May 6, 2017
Jean Hazel Wright was born on August 14, 1931 in Waverly, Virginia and departed this life on May 6, 2017. Jean was the eldest daughter of Gale and Elizabeth Parham. Her early education was in the Sussex County School System, and she attended Sussex County Training School. After relocating to the Philadelphia area, she attended Pioneer Business School. She also...
Phyllis J. Baughman
May 5, 2017
Phyllis Josephine Baughman, of Waxhaw, North Carolina, went to be with her Lord early Saturday morning, May 6, 2017. Phyllis was born in Rockford, IL, January 17, 1924, the daughter of the late John T. Nelson and Lillian Borden. Her immediate family includes her children, Regina Kenzin and her husband, Roger, Alan Baughman and his wife, Kathy, Loren Baughman and...
Carole Kearney Lane
May 3, 2017
Carol Kearney Lane, 68, surrounded by her family, went home to be with the Lord May 3, 2017. She was born November 24, 1948, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC. Carole was the daughter of the late Edward Crawford Kearney and Mary Bowers Kearney. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John White, and a sister, Daphne Kearney....
Kenneth George Limmer
May 1, 2017
Kenneth George Limmer, 93, of Charlotte, passed away Monday, May 1, 2017. Mr. Limmer was born July 22, 1923, in Newark, New Jersey, the son of the late Frank Xavier Limmer and LaRetta Jenny Miller Limmer. He was preceded in death by both parents; wife of 47 years, Verna Ruth Apgar Limmer; brother, Richard Limmer (last resided in Vero Beach,...
Ashley Nicole "Niki" Hinson
Apr 28, 2017
Ashley Nicole "Niki" Hinson, 31, passed away April 28th, 2017, in Cullman, Alabama. To sum Niki's personality into one word, that word would be inspiring. There always seemed to be a new experience opportunity for her, which she was eager to accept and perfect. With Niki's unparalleled positivity towards these experiences, a lot of wonderful moments were shared. Niki loved...
John Myers Dwelle
Apr 22, 2017
John Myers Dwelle, 102, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2017. Born on June 5, 1914 in Lexington, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Harold Cothran Dwelle and Mary Myers Dwelle and the grandson of John Springs Myers. At age 13, he and his family relocated from Kings Mountain to the Myers homestead on E. Trade Street...
Lauraine Clara Shaffer
Apr 21, 2017
Lauraine Clara Shaffer, 70, of Mint Hill, NC, went to be with the Lord early Friday morning, April 21, 2017. Mrs. Shaffer was born April 5, 1947, in Mecklenburg County, NC, and was the daughter of the late Chester Arthur Sharpe and Minnie Mullis Sharpe. Her immediate family includes her husband, Bill Shaffer; two children,Lori Shaffer and Norma Jean Portas...
Patricia Crosswell Haire
Apr 20, 2017
Patricia Crosswell Haire, 82, went to be with the Lord Thursday evening, April 20, 2017. Pat was born November 30, 1934, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and was the daughter of the late Joe Lee Crosswell and Carrie Jeanette Benefield Crosswell. She was a proud member of Faith Baptist Church in Mint Hill and it was always important to her...
Margaret "Bobbie" Knight
Apr 19, 2017
Margaret Rebecca Hollifield Knight, matriarch of the Knight family, passed away Wednesday the 19th of April, 2017, at Novant Matthews Medical Center. All that knew her called her Bobbie. Bobbie was born in 1945 in the mountains of North Carolina. She made her life's work caring for others. A long-time childcare provider and mother to six, Bobbie loved the joy...
Yvonne Gail Cooley
Apr 19, 2017
Yvonne Gail Cooley, 75, of Charlotte, passed away Thursday afternoon, April 19, 2017. Mrs. Cooley was born in West Virginia and had been a homemaker most of her life. She is preceded in death by her husband, Donald E. Cooley. Her immediate family includes her children, Mike Cooley and his wife, Cindy, Dawanna Austin and her husband, Roger, and Danielle...
Blanche Roberta Withers
Apr 4, 2017
On April 4, 2017, Blanche Roberta Jones Withers went to be with the Lord Jesus. She was the daughter of the late Susie Gentry Jones and Robert Jones. After growing up outside of Danville, Virginia, she moved to Charlotte where she met her husband for 57 years, the late William Troy Withers. Blanche worked as a nurse at Mercy Hospital,...
Barbara Ann Miller
Mar 28, 2017
"To Die is not to leave behind those who you Love, but to live in their hearts forever" On the night of March 28th, 2017. Three days after her 80th birthday our Precious Mother, went to be with her Lord. For we know she is rejoicing in Heaven and that is what gives us peace and comfort. Preceded in death;...
Thomas Edward Christensen
Mar 27, 2017
Thomas Edward Christensen, 82, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017. He was born April 20, 1934 in Des Moines, Iowa, and was the son of the late Axsel Nels and Florence Christensen. His immediate family includes three children, William (Billy) Edward Christensen, Steven Christensen, and Paula Christensen; four grandchildren. - Service InformationSaturday, April 1st, 2017 11:00am, Gaskin Funeral Services
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Audrey Redwine Edmondson
Mar 20, 2017
Audrey Verline Redwine Flowe Edmondson, 88, of Matthews, NC, passed away March 20, 2017. She was born in Albemarle, NC, on July 18, 1928. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alton Edmondson. Immediate family members include her children, Sheila F. Chenoweth (Robert), Debra F. Joines, and Kenneth M. Flowe, Jr; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She will...
Frances Dippel Perry
Mar 14, 2017
Frances Dippel Perry, 95, of Wingate, NC, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2017, surrounded by family, close friends, PruittHealth Union Pointe staff and PruittHealth Hospice staff. Frances is remembered for her quick-wry humor and her love for her family. She was a caring, loving mother, and great cook. She loved to paint, play the piano, sew and in her...
Lynn Wingate
Mar 13, 2017
Diana Lynn Wingate, 54, of Charlotte, went to be with the Lord early Monday morning, March 13, 2017. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Katie Nicole Wingate and her father, Hank Roos. Her immediate family includes her mother, Nancy Roos; her daughters, Heather Mathews and her husband, Tom, and Megan Wingate; her brothers, Jeff and David Roos; and...
Hazel Moree Abernathy West
Mar 12, 2017
Mrs. Hazel Abernathy West, 91, of Split Oak Drive, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday March 12, 2017, at the home of her daughter and son-in law, Johnette and Dean Maxwell. Born October 11, 1925, in Rowan County, she was the daughter of the late David Fulton and Elma Patterson Abernathy. Mrs. West, known as Maw Maw to...
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