Obituary

James Mason Cloninger, 78, died Saturday, June 9, 2018. 

He was a longtime employee of Armstrong Ford and a columnist for local newspapers. 

The only son of the late Eloise Cloninger of Gastonia, he is survived by a daughter and two grandchildren. 

The family plans a private memorial. 

Bass-Smith Funeral Home is serving the family of James Mason Cloninger.