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Paul Ridings

Paul Ridings

Dec 21, 2012

Mr. Paul Thomas Ridings, 74, of Shelby, NC, passed away at his home on December 21, 2012.  A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Garland Roosevelt Ridings & Lily Camp Ridings.  He was also preceded in death by his wife, LaFern Elizabeth Carpenter Ridings; one brother and one sister.  He had worked as a set up technician...

Thomas Kerr

Thomas Kerr

Dec 21, 2012

Mr. Thomas Clifton Kerr, Jr., 80, of Charlotte, NC, passed away on December 21, 2012 at Gaston Memorial Hospital.  He had worked as a transportation manager and retired from West Marine where he was director of transportation. He attended Thrift United Methodist Church and was a member of West Gate Masonic Lodge.  He served in the U. S. Air Force where...

Bertha Hardin

Bertha Hardin

Dec 13, 2012

Mrs. Bertha Jo Hardin, 80, of Shelby, NC, passed away at Hospice of Cleveland County on Thursday, December 13th.  Ms. Hardin was a native of Cleveland County and the daughter of the late Walter Raleigh Hardin & Dona Beatrice Bivins Hardin. She was a member of Lily Memorial Baptist Church and had worked as an assembly operator at Rutherford County...

Mable Fox

Mable Fox

Dec 13, 2012

Mable Morrow Fox, resident of White Oak Manor, Shelby, died on December 13, 2012. She was born in Yancey County on April 22, 1921. She was a member of Sandy Plains Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her parents, Tom Morrow and Dolly Silvers Morrow. She was also predeceased by her husband, Ira Fox; son, Kim Fox; eight brothers;...

Beatrice Cockrell

Beatrice Cockrell

Dec 10, 2012

Mrs. Beatrice Jones Cockrell, 100, of Shelby, NC, passed away at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center on December 10, 2012.  A native of Harnett County, she was the daughter of the late Elijah Walton Jones & Maude Stevens Jones.  Mrs. Cockrell was a member of Shiloh Presbyterian Church in Grover.  She loved sewing, was an avid reader,  sports fan, and a very good homemaker....

Christina Appleman

Christina Appleman

Dec 6, 2012

Christina "Strawberry" Appleman, 49, of Shelby, passed away at Carolinas Medical Center on Thursday, December 6, 2012. A native of Cleveland County, she worked at P.P.G. for 20 years and was a C.N.A. at White Oak Manor of Kings Mountain. She was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her mother, Brenda Patterson...

Peggy Borders

Peggy Borders

Dec 5, 2012

Peggy Cleaver Borders age 87, went home for Christmas to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Hospice of Cleveland county after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease.  Peggy was also a survivor of breast cancer.  She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she served as the nursery coordinator for over 50 years.  She...

John Kee

John Kee

Dec 3, 2012

Mr. John "Dereck" Kee, 54, of Shelby, NC, passed away at Cleveland Regional Medical Center on December 3, 2012.  A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of Nellie Robinson Kee and the late James David "Pee Wee" Kee.  He was also preceded in death by his sister, Libby Kee Eaker. He worked for Modified Dynasty, Triple D Publishing and...

Kenneth Patterson

Kenneth Patterson

Dec 2, 2012

Mr. Kenneth Billy Patterson, 77, of Shelby, NC passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 2, 2012.  He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and proudly fought in the Korean War.  He also retired from Hoechst Celanese. He was preceded in death by his mother, Francis Lail and his sister, Trina Callahan.  He is survived by a son, Wade...

Louise Brackett

Louise Brackett

Nov 29, 2012

Mrs. Louise "Sis" Brackett, 83, of Shelby, passed away on November 29, 2012 at White Oak Manor of Shelby.  A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Alexander Newton & Mary Willie Sanders Newton. Mrs. Brackett previously worked at Belmont Mill & Ora Mill and was a member of the Baptist faith. In addition to...

Evelyn Davis

Evelyn Davis

Nov 27, 2012

Mrs. Evelyn Greene Davis, 92, of Shelby, NC, passed away at Hospice of Cleveland County on November 27, 2012.  A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Cletus Burgin Greene and Lillian Powell Greene.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Simon (W. S.) Davis, Jr. Mrs. Davis retired from Dover Mill Company. She...

Richard Warlick

Richard Warlick

Nov 24, 2012

Mr. Richard "Dick" Warlick, 80, of Shelby, NC, passed away at Cleveland Regional Medical Center on November 24, 2012.  A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Grady Green and Mary Warlick Patterson.  He was also preceded in death by his brother, Gene Patterson. Mr. Warlick retired from textiles where he was a supply clerk.  He was a...

Benjamin Lemons

Benjamin Lemons

Nov 20, 2012

Mr. Benjamin Larry Lemons, 75, of Shelby, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Peak Resources of Shelby.  A native of Cleveland County, Mr. Lemons was the son of the late Benjamin Elzie Lemons and Sudie Bailey Lemons. He worked at Ora Mill for 15 years and later retired from Container Corporation. He liked motorcycles and auto racing. He was...

Wanda Haynes

Wanda Haynes

Nov 17, 2012

Mrs. Wanda Bolin Haynes, 62, of Shelby, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.  She was a former worker at Minette Mills and retired from the Medicine Shoppe where she was a Pharmacy tech.  She was a member of Allen Memorial Baptist Church where she was a former choir member and Sunday school teacher. She was daughter...

Stanley Bonin

Stanley Bonin

Nov 13, 2012

Stanley Thomas Bonin, 54, of Shelby, passed away at his home, Tuesday, November 13, 2012. A native of Mathuen, Mass, he was preceded in death his wife, Martha Gates Bonin; deceased parents who raised him, Romey & Betty Smith; and a brother, Charles Smith. Stanley was a retired used car salesman and a member of Crestview Baptist Church. He...

Jeffrey Page

Jeffrey Page

Nov 13, 2012

Mr. Scott Page, 53, of Shelby, NC, passed away at Carolinas Medical Center, Tuesday, November 13, 2012.  A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Wilburn Lee Page and Grace Newton Adams.  Scott retired from the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department where he was a detention officer.  Scott was a very outgoing person and a good friend not only...

Lyda Hamrick

Lyda Hamrick

Nov 7, 2012

Mrs. Lyda Hamrick, 90, of Shelby, NC, passed away at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center on Wednesday, November 7, 2012.  A native of Burke County,  she was the daughter of the late John Moses & Mary Chapman Moses Gibson.   She retired from Lily Mill Company where she was a thread doffer.  She was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church where she was...

Rozell Allison

Rozell Allison

Nov 1, 2012

Mrs. Rozell "Rose" Allison, 81, of Shelby, passed away at her home on Thursday, November 1, 2012.  A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Ottis O.L. Ivie & Maude Grier Ivie. Mrs. Allison was a self-employed beautician and a member of Zoar Baptist Church.  She was noted being the "historian" of the family, knowing birth dates,...

Janet Adams

Janet Adams

Oct 30, 2012

Mrs. Janet Blanton Adams, 63, of Shelby, passed away on October 30, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice House.  She was a member of Flint Hill Baptist Church.  She enjoyed camping in Maggie Valley, knitting, collecting baby dolls and cooking. She was the daughter of the late Grady C. Blanton & and Annie Pearson Blanton. She was also preceded in death by...

Charles Jones

Charles Jones

Oct 28, 2012

Mr. Charles W. Jones, 81, of Shelby, passed away at Kings Mountain Hospice House on Sunday, October 28, 2012.  A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Paris and Lillie Carroll Jones. A native of Cleveland County, he had retired from  P.P.G. where he was a supervisor.  He was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church where he...

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