Obituaries

Sep 17, 2013

Rev. Tony Cabaniss, 54, a native of Cleveland County, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, at Hospice House, Kings Mountain. He was a Baptist Minister, and a graduate of Crest High School, Liberty University, Southeastern Theological Seminary, and attended Gardner-Webb University. Rev. Cabaniss was a member of Dover Baptist Church.

He is preceded in death by his...

Sep 12, 2013

Benjamin F. Clary, 89, of Shelby, died Sept. 12, 2013, at the VA Medical Community Living Center in Asheville, NC. He was the son of Blando and Myrtle Anthony Clary. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Julia Clary, his son Ronnie Clary, grandson John Clary, and brothers Alvin, Bill, and...

Sep 3, 2013

Mr. Bobby Gene Ledford, age 78, of Shelby, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Hospice of Cleveland County at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, he is the son of the late Thurman B. Ledford and Bertha Waters Ledford. Mr. Ledford loved to fly and work with his hands. He was a great taxidermist and was an avid...

Sep 3, 2013

Steve "Bud" Moore Simpson, 64, of 3804 Towery Road, died Sept. 3, 2013, at Hospice at Wendover.

Mr. Simpson, a native of Cleveland County, was the son of the late Carl Henderson Simpson and Ruth Moore Simpson. He was a member of Pine Grove United Methodist Church, and retired from P.P.G. as an instrument technician. Mr. Simpson...

Aug 29, 2013

Glenn A. "G.A." Poston, 72, passed away Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, at Crawley Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was a member of Elizabeth Baptist Church, an active member of the Board of Directors of Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department, the Cleveland County Firefighters Assoc., the N.C. Law Enforcement Officers Assoc., and the Cleveland County Law Enforcement Officers Assoc....

Aug 25, 2013

Mr. George Palmer Short, age 88, of Shelby, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2013 at his residence. A native of Cleveland County, he is the son of the late Elbert Houser Short and Daisy Matheny Short. Mr. Short had worked for Shelby Fish Camp for 50 years. He was also an accountant for several businesses, served as a Notary...

Aug 23, 2013

Mr. Carl Thomas Dover Sr., age 96, of Shelby, passed away Friday, August 23, 2013 at his residence. A native of Cleveland County, he is the son of the late Robert M. Dover and Rebeca J. Lowery Dover. Mr. Dover had worked as a supervisor at Dover Mill for more than 40 years. He loved cutting grass and scrapping....

Aug 17, 2013

Mrs. Jeanette Hanna Radford, age 88, of Marion, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2013 at her residence. A native of McDowell County, she is the daughter of the late William B. Seaman and Hettie Bell Arrowood Seaman. Mrs. Radford was a home maker and enjoyed cooking for her family. She loved reading, coloring, and listening to gospel music. She...

Aug 16, 2013

Mrs. Amanda Dale Deaton Ledbetter, age 65, of Shelby, passed away Friday, August 16, 2013 at McLeod Seacoast Medical Center in Little River, SC. A native of Cleveland County, she is the daughter of the late Glenn Reed Deaton and Foy Bland Deaton. Mrs. Ledbetter had worked as a X-Ray Technician and later retired from Garner-Webb University food service...

Aug 15, 2013

Mrs. Letha Ray Beaver, age 86, of Shelby, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Cleveland County, she is the daughter of the late William Humphries and Brunia Davis Humphries. Mrs. Beaver loved her family and spending time with her grandchildren. She enjoyed going to auctions, line dancing, collecting frogs, and eating...

Aug 12, 2013

Mary Martha Bingham Hunt, 86, of 3838 Artee Rd., Lattimore, NC, passed on to a better place on August 12th at the Wendover Hospice House. She was born in Watauga County, NC on April 24th, 1927 to Charles McKinley Bingham and Ruth Rhodes Bingham. After graduating from Cove Creek High School in 1944 as Salutatorian, she attended Salem College,...

Aug 4, 2013

Mrs. Jackie Bridges Sisk of 1108 Old Charles Road, Shelby went home to be with the Lord on August 4, 2013. A native of Cleveland County, she is the daughter of the late Colon Fred Bridges and Elizabeth Morris Bridges. She loved her family with a love like no other. She was a faithful charter member of Morris Memorial...

Aug 3, 2013

Henry Edward Nichols Sr., known by friends and family as "Pa Paw" or "Nick", left this world on Aug. 3, 2013, to be in the presence of his Savior Jesus Christ and to be eternally joined with his oldest daughter "Patricia Senters" and his grandson "Charles Edward Boone."

Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Maxine; two...

Jul 31, 2013

Virginia "Ginny" K. McCurry, age 69, of Shelby passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at Hospice of Cleveland County, Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, she is the daughter of the late Joe Philbeck and Margaret Hovis Philbeck. Mrs. McCurry "Ginny", was a faithful member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church, an avid golfer, with the record of 15 hole-in-ones,...

Jul 26, 2013

Rena McSwain McGinnis, 94, of White Oak Manor of Shelby, joined her husband of 61 years, Ernest Edwin McGinnis, in heaven on Friday, July 26, 2013.

Mrs. McGinnis was born on October 4, 1918, to the late Drury Reuben and Vera Putnam McSwain, and was the sister of the late Clifton McSwain, and D. Reuben McSwain, Jr....

Jul 17, 2013

William Zeno White, 88, a native of Cleveland County, went to meet his Lord and Savior Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at Hospice at Wendover.

Mr. White was always looking forward to the reunion with his deceased wife Florence whom he cherished very much. He was born Nov. 12, 1924, son of the late John amd Sarah Sigmon...

Jul 8, 2013

Bobby Gerald Black, 65, of Shelby, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Cleveland County, he is the son of the late Paul Black and Lucille Lemmons Black.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandmother, May Lemmons and a niece, Linda Morehead....

Jul 7, 2013

SHELBY - Marjorie H. Ashley, 86, passed away July 7, 2013, at White Oak Manor of Shelby.

She was born Sept. 1, 1926, in Cleveland County, was a homemaker and member of Rehobeth United Methodist Church, she also attended Lattimore High School. She was preceded in death by parents, Luther G. Haynes and Beulah Crowder Haynes; husband,...

Jul 1, 2013

Mr. Matthew Daniel "Danny" Henson, 63, of Shelby passed away Monday, July 1, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County he is the son of the late Everette Henson and Janie Spurling Henson Duncan.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Mary Alice Henson.

Danny...

Jun 28, 2013

Rev. Mel Campos, 64, went to be with the Lord, Friday, June 28, 2013, at Hospice at Wendover after a courageous battle with cancer for the past year. Mel was born in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii and was a member of Crestview Baptist Church of Shelby, where he was the Associate Pastor for the past 7 years. He was employed...