Nell Blakeley

Nell Cantley Blakeley, of Shelby, NC, passed away on Monday,

September 03, 2012 at Hospice surrounded by her loving family.

Nell was born April 20, 1934 in Williamsburg County, South Carolina.

Her passion in life was to be a hard-worker on her job, around her

home, and for her family.  She loved sharing Bible truths with others.

Nell is survived by her husband of 57 years, Bob Blakeley;

their children, Robby Blakeley and wife Beth of Mooresboro,

Marcia Whisnant and husband Dana, and Paula Ramsey and husband

Donnie of Shelby; their grandchildren, Brian Martin and wife Jennifer

of Brooklyn, NY, Nicholas Whisnant and wife Stephanie, and Blake

Whisnant and wife Amanda of Shelby;  her sisters, Lee Farmer of

Orangeburg, SC and Allison Simmons of Kingstree, SC; and a number

of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ravenell Dupree Cantley, Jr.

and Minnie Mae Cantley; her brothers, Richard Williams, R. D. Cantley,

and Lynn Cantley; and her sisters, Dosson Strong and Barbara Ann Byrdic.

A memorial service will be held at:

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses

in Shelby, NC on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 3:30 PM.

The family will r eceive friends at the Blakeley home.

Cleveland Funeral Service is serving the family.

The family will have a private graveside service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to

Life Enrichment Center

110 Life Enrichment Blvd.

Shelby, NC 28150

and Hospice of Cleveland County,

951 Wendover Heights Drive

Shelby, NC 28150.

The family would like to give special thanks to the

Life Enrichment Center, Hospice of Cleveland County and

Sandy Poston for taking such good care of and being so

kind to our “Nanny.”