Obituaries

Dec 8, 2011

Mrs. Wright, 90, of 3802 Barrier Drive, Shelby, NC, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011, at White Oak Manor of Shelby. A native of Cleveland County, Mrs. Wright retired from the Dover Textile Group, was a member of Eastside Baptist Church and a volunteer at the Senior Center. Mrs. Wright was preceeded in death by her parents Charles D....

Nov 24, 2011

Mr. Marler, better known to everyone as "Jamie", 18, of Boiling Springs, NC, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2011 at his home. Born in Fall River, Mass., Jamie was a student at North Shelby School, and a member of Ascension Lutheran Church of Shelby, and a associate member of Resurrection Lutheran Church of Kings Mountain, NC. Jamie is preceeded...

Nov 13, 2011

Mr. Brown, 65, of Dravo Road, Shelby, NC, passed away Friday, November 11, 2011. A native of York County, SC, Mr. Brown was a retired auto body technician. Mr. Brown was a member of Lafayette Street United Methodist Church and served in the National Guard. Mr. Brown is preceded in death by his parents Robert Jackson Brown and Lynn...

Nov 13, 2011

Betty Banning Jones, 74, of Shelby met her Lord and Savior face to face on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Hospice of Cleveland County at Wendover. Betty, the daughter of Rev. Ralph and Estelle Moffitt Banning was born in Henderson County on January 28, 1937. She lived the past fifty four years in Shelby, NC and was preceded in...

Nov 10, 2011

Mr. Crosby, better know as "Geke", passed away at his home, Thursday, November 10, 2011. A native of Cleveland County, he was a former brick mason and retired from Fiber Industries. He was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church and served in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean War. Mr. Crosby was preceded in death by...

Nov 10, 2011

Mrs. Richard, 71, of Shelby, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2011 at her home. She was a native of Lancaster, SC, and was a retired textile worker where she worked in the finishing department. Mrs. Richard was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Mrs. Richard was preceded in death by her parents Havana Davis & Ola Dellman Davis,...

Nov 9, 2011

United States Staff Sergeant Christopher Newman, 26, died on October 29, 2011 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Born in Myrtle Beach, SC he served as a mental health specialist in the United States Army for seven years. He was a member of Patterson Springs Baptist Church and a graduate of Crest High School. He is survived by his wife, Amanda Jo...

Nov 5, 2011

Mr. Wall, l83, of Elmwood Drive, Shelby, NC, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Hospice House in Kings Mountain. A native of Cleveland County, Mr. Wall had previously worked at Shelby Mill, Ora Mill, was circulation manager for the Shelby Star, at W.A.D.A. radio where he was sports director and in advertising sales and at Petroleuml World in...

Oct 30, 2011

Mrs. Padgett, 51, of Shelby, NC, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2011 at her home. A long time resident of Cleveland County, NC, she was self employed stained glass artist and was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church & the Shelby Arts Council. Mrs. Padgett was preceded in death by her father Jerry Douglas Annas. Mrs. Padgett is...

Oct 27, 2011

Mrs. Wiley, 94, of Shelby, NC, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, NC, she had worked at W. H. Hudson and the Green Stamp Store. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Mrs. Wiley was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, friend and special...

Oct 18, 2011

A native of Cleveland County, Mr. Bridges was born on 8-5-1941 and passed away on October 18, 2011 at Hospice of Cleveland County. He had been employed by Fredrickson, C.S.e. and Universal Mfg. Co. as a truck driver. he was a member of Sandy Plains Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by J. T. Bridges & Gladys Cogdell...

Oct 17, 2011

Mr. Frank Young Putnam, 80, of Shelby, NC passed away on October 17, 2011 at his home. A native of Cleveland County, Mr. Putnam retired from P.P.G. where he worked in the accounting department. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Shelby and served in the U. S. Navy during the Korean war. He was the son...

Oct 15, 2011

Mr. Floyd Lemons, loving husband and father went to be with Lord on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Carolinas Medical Center. He was a native of Cleveland County. Mr. Lemons was employed by the Dover Textile Group for 50 years. He was a long time member of Dover Baptist church, former Sunday School teacher and maintenance worker at Dover...

Oct 15, 2011

A native of Cleveland County, Mrs. Blanton retired from Fasco in 1996. She was a member of Flint Hill Baptist Church, former choir member and the W.M.U. of Flint Hill.

She was preceded in death by her parents, June F. Pearson & Eunice z. Weaver Pearson deceased son, Robert Mitchell Blanton and one brother and...

Oct 7, 2011

Mr. Tilley, 73, of 219 Wall Avenue, Boiling Springs, NC, passed away Friday, October 7, 2011 at Hospice at Wendover. Mr. Tilley, passed away Friday after fighting a lengthy hospital stay to survive cancer. Gerald was born in Chapel Hill, NC, and raised in Durham, NC. Gerald was a veteran of the U. S. Navy for four years. He...

Sep 28, 2011

Mrs. Mellon, 76, of South Oak Drive, Shelby, NC, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at her home. A native of Cleveland County, NC, Mrs. Mellon retired from P.P.G. where she was a production operator in the roving department over 30 years. She was a member of Mulls Memorial Baptist Church. The family would like to express their appreciation...

Sep 7, 2011

Mrs. Pearson, 74, of 121 Horton Street, Casar, NC, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at he home.

Mrs. Pearson, a Godley wife and Mother, died at her home on September 7, 2011. A 1956 graduate of Bethware High School, she was a registered nurse and a homemaker. She was a member of Morris Memorial...

Sep 1, 2011

Mrs. Gantt, 90, of 522 Gantt's Grove Church Road, Mooresboro, NC, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Gantt retired from L & K Knits as a cloth inspector and also was a homemaker. She was a member of Sandy Run Baptist Church, the Sandy Run Church W. M. U. & the Mooresboro Book Club. Mrs....

Aug 23, 2011

Mrs. Self, 85, of Mooresboro, NC, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Self, a native of Cleveland County, retired from Dover Mill Company. She was a homemaker and a faithful member of Gantts Grove Baptist Church in Mooresboro. Mrs. Self was preceded in death by her parents J. C. & Alice Allen, and...

Aug 22, 2011

Mr. Owens, 68, of Shelby, NC, passed away Monday, August 22, 2011 at Crawley Memorial Hospital. A native of Cleveland County, he had been employed at Drexel Furniture Company, and the Town of Boiling Springs for 6 years. Mr. Owens was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Mr. Owens is preceded in death by his parents Joe Owens &...