Carol Kay Alberta, age 53, a resident of Kings Mountain, went to be with the Lord on October 8, 2013 at Wendover Hospice in Shelby, NC.  She was born in Arlington, Virginia, daughter of the late Joy Pennington and also preceded in death by a grandson, Timothy Josephe Gunter.  She was a former manager for McDonald’s in Hendersonville, NC.  

SURVIVORS: Husband: George Alberta, Rock Hill, SC 

                          Sons: Gilbert Bowles and wife Donna,  Shelby, NC 

                                    Franklin Gunter and wife Janelle,  Sumter, SC

                                    Sammy Wallace, Kings Mountain

                          Daughters: April Thornton and husband David, Shelby, NC

                                           Amanda Wallace, Shelby

                                           Jessica Gunter and husband Chris,  New York

                                           Michelle Logan, Shelby

                          9 Grandchildren and 1 Great-Grandchild

                          Father: Charles Bowles, Shelby

                          3 brothers and 3 sisters             

FUNERAL SERVICE: Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel

                                 Saturday, October 12, 2013        3:00 P.M.

                                 Rev. Eric Blankenship, officiating. 

VISITATION: 7:00 -  9:00 P.M., Friday evening, October 11, 2013 at 

                                Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, NC

INTERMENT:  Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina

MEMORIALS:  Hospice of Cleveland County, 

                       951 Wendover Heights, Shelby, NC 28150

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ARRANGEMENTS: HARRIS FUNERAL HOME, KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC