Obituaries

Feb 12, 2014

James "Gilbert" Crow, age 88, of Boiling Springs, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at his residence. A native of Cleveland County, he is the son of the late Fay Crow and Vetra Greene Crow. He is a US Army veteran having served in WWII. He was wounded while fighting in the Battle of the Bulge. Mr. Crow worked...

Feb 5, 2014

Mrs. Ollie Ruth Ingle Patterson, 95, of Litchfield, Ohio, formally of Shelby, NC, passed away on Feb. 5, 2014 at her daughter's home in Litchfield. Mrs. Patterson, born in Cleveland County on Jan. 31, 1919 and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church of Shelby. She had retired from Jefferson Elementary School in the cafeteria. She was preceded in...

Feb 4, 2014

Mary "Beth" Ledford, age 44, of Grover, died on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Cleveland County, she is the daughter of John Warren Kennedy and Mary Biggerstaff Kennedy. Beth's quick wit and wonderful personality gave her the ability to bring a smile to anyone's face. She was an avid reader and...

Feb 2, 2014

Marjorie Blanton White, age 74, of Shelby, died on Sunday, February 2, 2014, at Carolina Care in Cherryville. A native of Cleveland County, she is the daughter of the late Sherman Blanton and Arvie Blanton Blanton. Ms. White previously worked at PPG Industries for many years. She was a member of Caroleen Congregational Holiness Church.

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Jan 28, 2014

Lois Rea Allen Holland, age 93, of Mooresboro, died on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at her residence. A native of Cleveland County, she is the daughter of the late Will F. Allen and Margaret Parker Allen. Mrs. Holland had worked for 16 years in the cafeteria at Mooresboro School and West Cleveland School before her retirement. She loved sewing,...

Jan 14, 2014

Julius Porter Hoyle, age 78, of Shelby, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County he is the son of the late Miles Fred Hoyle Sr. and Edith Inez Murry Hoyle. He was Captain of Boiling Springs Rescue Squad for more than 30 years. He was also a previous member of...

Jan 14, 2014

Charles Macon Michael, age 79, of Shelby, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Robin Johnson House in Dallas, NC. A native of Lincoln County he is the son of the late Jacob Michael and Lucille Ewing Michael. He worked as a truck driver for over 40 years before his retirement. He was a veteran having served in the...

Jan 7, 2014

Mrs. Jean McSwain Teague Cabaniss of Shelby passed on January 7 at Hospice House of Rutherford County after a long battle with Alzheimers. Mrs. Cabaniss is preceded in death by her first husband, Rev. G. Forrest Teague; daughter Cecelia Vianne; father, Palmer McSwain; mother, Cecelia Padgett Eades; step-father, John Eades; sister Jo Wentzel and Ellen Griffin; brothers, Hilton and...

Jan 7, 2014

Vail Olin Doty, age 83, of Shelby, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at Wendover Hospice House. A native of Cleveland County he is the son of the late Garland Echo Doty and Vassie Walker Doty. He loved Atlanta Braves baseball and watching football. He enjoyed hunting when he was younger. He worked for J.P. Stevens Company for 30...

Jan 4, 2014

Gary Lee Patterson, age 56, of Shelby, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014, at his residence. A native of Cleveland County he is the son of Roscoe Charles Patterson and Jermine Melton Patterson. He was an avid bicyclist and also enjoyed fishing. He had worked at Patterson Surplus for many years, PPG, and Timken of Lincolnton. He was a...

Jan 2, 2014

Caroline Harrelson, 74, died Jan. 2, 2014, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was born May 11, 1939, in Cleveland County, was a member of Zion Baptist Church, and was co-owner of Classy - Curl Beauty Salon and also a beautician.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Leburn Wright and Vernie Sue Hendrick Wright.

Jan 1, 2014

Forrest Martin Hite, age 101, of Shelby, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at Wendover Hospice House. A native of Huntington, WV, he is the youngest of eight children born to the late Henry Hite and Ona Morris Hite. He was a wonderful provider, husband, father, and family man. His father was the purchaser of the first car sold...

Jan 1, 2014

Mrs. Hilda Ivester Poole passed away on January 1, 2014 at Elizabeth House in Hendersonville, NC. She was a resident of Shelby, North Carolina and most recently a resident at The Bridge at Lake Pointe Landing in Hendersonville, NC. She was preceded in death by parents Overman and Ethel Ivester and by Forrest Poole, her husband of 61 years....

Jan 1, 2014

Patsy Piercey Lane, 78, of Mooresboro, died Jan. 1, 2014. She was a native of Cleveland County, a member of Springmore Baptist Church, and was retired from P.P.G. Industries.

She was preceded in death by her parents, C. O. Piercey & Gertrude Dixon Piercy; brothers, James Piercey and Herman Piercey; and sisters, Jessie Vandyke and Martha Simmons....

Dec 22, 2013

Judy Ann Bridges McKinnon, age 63, of Shelby, died on Sunday, December 22, 2013, at Wendover Hospice House. A native of Cleveland County, she is the daughter of the late Gordon Bridges and Emma Lee Clary Bridges. Ms. McKinnon loved spending time with her grandchildren and telling stories with her sisters. She also loved to read. She had worked...

Dec 20, 2013

Royce Thomas Hayes Sr., 92, a native of Barrow County, Ga., passed away Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, at the home of his grandson, Bhrett and wife Rachell, in Taylors, who were the caregivers for Mr. and Mrs. Hayes for the past year and a half.

Mr. Hayes lived in the Beaver Dam Community near Shelby all of...

Dec 20, 2013

Clara Mae Bostic Beason, age 93, of Shelby, died on Friday, December 20, 2013, at Wendover Hospice House. A native of Cleveland County, she is the daughter of the late Claude Irvin Bostic and Effie Lowery Bostic. Mrs. Beason loved to get out and garden with her hoe and shovel. She had worked for many years in the food...

Dec 19, 2013

Mr. Marion Douglas "Doug" Chapman, age 72, of Shelby, died Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Wendover Hospice House. A native of Dillon County, SC he is the son of the late Hubert Chapman and Nellie Hayes Chapman. Mr. Chapman loved watching the Atlanta Braves and the Carolina Panthers. He also enjoyed cooking and restoring old cars. He served for...

Dec 18, 2013

Tanner Logan "Tanner Bug" Denton, age 10, of Shelby, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, he is the son of Travis Edward Denton and Melanie Ann Brewer Denton. Tanner was an honor student at Jefferson Elementary School. He loved playing with Legos, the Boy Scouts, Minecraft, singing, and soccer. Tanner...

Dec 15, 2013

Roe "Red" Davis, 77, of 928 College Avenue, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.

Mr. Davis was born in Cherokee County, S.C., and served in the U.S. Army in the motor pool. He was owner and operator of Davis Racing, a self-employed mechanic setting up race cars, and was involved in racing as a crew-chief, mechanic and car...