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Eloise Dysart

Eloise Dysart

Sep 10, 2010

Mrs. Dysart, 87, of Mooresboro, NC, passed away Friday, September 10, 2010 at her home. A native of Cleveland County, she worked in textiles at Doran Mill & Sackville Mill. She also farmed all of her life raising cotton and was a avid gardner for many years and also enjoyed quilting. She was a member of Sandy Run Baptist...

Millie Clayton

Millie Clayton

Sep 4, 2010

Mrs. Clayton, 91, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, teacher, mentor, and friend, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at her home in Boiling Springs. She was born on September 26, 1918 in Lattimore, NC, the daughter of the late Carl Jackson Magness and Dorcas Salome Greene Magness. She attended Lattimore High School and later, Asheville...

Shirley Fulbright

Shirley Fulbright

Aug 25, 2010

Ms. Fulbright, 60, of 113-C Stroupe Road, Gastonia, NC passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at Carolina Specialty Hospital in Charlotte, NC. A native of Gaston County, NC, she was employed by Bell South for 25 years and also worked at BiLo Supermarket in Shelby. She attended Lee College in Cleveland, Tenn, and was a member of The First...

Ruby Walker

Ruby Walker

Aug 16, 2010

Mrs. Walker, 83, of Shelby, NC passed away Monday, August 16, 2010 at her home. A native of Rutherford County, NC, she was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist Faith. Mrs. Walker was preceeded in death by her parents Ivey Bright & Lishey Byars Bright, her husband Charles William "Bill" Walker and brothers James, Wilbert, Dean, Glenn...

Susan Self

Susan Self

Aug 11, 2010

Susan Elliot Self died on August 11, 2010 in Shelby. She was a native of Cleveland County and had worked at Copeland and Kemet. She was a member of Rehobeth United Methodist Church. She is survived by her parents, John Paxton & Margaret Grayson Elliott; daughters, Amanda Self, Jessica Self & friend Donovan Travioli; sister, Karen Elliott and friend,...

Roy Mcmurry

Roy Mcmurry

Aug 9, 2010

Mr. Roy H. McMurry, 88, of Orlando, FL died there on August 8, 2010. He served in the U. S. Army for 20 years and was a former member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Yancy McMurry &Frances Elizabeth Suzanna McSwain McMurry; infant daughter & son, Annie & Dewey McMurry deceased...

Henry Karell

Henry Karell

Jul 24, 2010

Mr. Karell, 82, of Shelby, NC passed away Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Robin Johnson Hospice House in Dallas, NC. A native of Helsinke, Finland, he was retired from Citibank and a member of Estonian Lutheran Church of New York. Mr. Karell was preceded in death by his parents; Josep Karell & Marie Tari Karell, his wife Aino Niilus...

Mildred Dover

Mildred Dover

Jul 16, 2010

Mrs. Dover, 97, of Shelby, NC passed away Friday, July 16, 2010 at Peak Resources of Shelby. A native of Greer, SC, she retired from Esther Mill after 35 years as a cloth inspector. She was the oldest member of Sharon United Methodist Church where she was very active for many years. Mrs. Dover was preceded in death by...

Philip Cash

Philip Cash

Jul 12, 2010

Mr. Cash, 61, of Shelby, NC, passed away Monday, July 12, 2010 at his home. A native of Cleveland County, he retired as Postmaster at Lattimore Post Office and served over 30 years with the U. S. Postal Service and was past president of the N. C. League of Postmasters. He was a member of New Bethel Church of...

Virginia Bylund

Virginia Bylund

Jul 11, 2010

Mrs. Bylund, 94, of Shelby, NC, passed away Sunday, July 11, 2010 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Willimantic, Conn., she was a homemaker and a member of Ascension Lutheran Church. Mrs. Bylund was preceded in death by her parents George Henry Eaton & Ruth Mae Brickenridge, and her husband John Bylund. Mrs. Bylaud is survived...

Betty Queen

Betty Queen

Jul 9, 2010

Mrs. Queen, 76, of Shelby, North Carolina, passed away Friday, July 9, 2010 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of McDowell County, NC, she retired from Celanese where she was a spinner. She was a member of Davidson Memorial Baptist Church and attended Faith Baptist Church. Mrs. Queen was preceded in death by her parents James Noles & Nita...

Jack Covington

Jack Covington

Jul 9, 2010

Mr. Covington, 76, of Shelby, passed away Friday, July 9, 2010 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, he retired from Carolina Freight where he was a truck driver. He was also the owner and manager of Covington Landscaping & Grading and an employee of Cleveland Funeral Services. He was a member of Lafayette Street United Methodist...

Ora Hawkins

Ora Hawkins

Jul 8, 2010

Mrs. Hawkins, 88, of Shelby, passed away Thursday, July 8, 2010 at Peak Resources of Shelby. A native of Robbinsville, NC, she was born on January 30, 1922 to the late Robert Hardy George and Audrey Sherill George. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Hawkins, a brother Lloyd George and sisters Mae Francis and Macie...

Wanda Hamrick

Wanda Hamrick

Jul 5, 2010

Ms. Hamrick, 64, of Shelby, NC, passed away Monday, July 5, 2010, at Carolinas Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, NC, she was the former owner & operator of the Honey Bear Cafe. She was a member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church and a graduate of Number Three High School & Gardner-Webb College. Wanda was preceeded in death...

Brandon Messick

Brandon Messick

Jul 4, 2010

Mr. Messick, 26, of Shelby passed away Sunday, July 4, 2010 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Cleveland County, NC, he was a member of Dover Baptist Church. Mr. Messick was preceeded in death by grandparents; Bud & Sue Yates, Frank Allen, Kaye Davis, Norman Messick and Shirley Messick Hamrick. Mr. Messick is survived by his...

Earl Wease

Earl Wease

Jul 4, 2010

Mr. Wease, 89, of Shelby, NC, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2010. A native of Cleveland County, he was a retired Convenience Store Clerk, and was in the North Carolina National Guard and was of the Baptist Faith. Mr. Wease was preceeded in death by his parents; Don M. Wease & Essie Green Wease, his step-mother Carrie Mayhue Wease...

Charlene Putnam

Charlene Putnam

Jul 3, 2010

A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late William Richards & Mazelle Martin Richards. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Turner Putnam and sister, Jody Willis. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her daughters, Debbie Bruce & husband, Malcolm of Simpsonville, SC;...

Olivia Greene

Olivia Greene

Jul 2, 2010

Mrs. Greene, 86, of Ellenboro, NC, passed away Friday, July 2, 2010 at Hospice of Kings Mountain. A native of Cleveland County, NC, she served as a Lab Technician for 20 years at Fiber Industries. She was a member of Sandy Plains Baptist Church and enjoyed oil painting and was an avid gardener. Mrs. Greene was preceeded in death...

Jean Ayers

Jean Ayers

Jun 30, 2010

Mrs. Ayers, 89 of Shelby, North Carolina, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at her home. A native of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, she retired from St. Frances Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina, where she was a medical secretary. She was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church of Shelby, and a former member of Lee Road Baptist Church...

Hubert Triplett

Hubert Triplett

Jun 17, 2010

Mr. Triplett, 68, of Shelby, NC, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby. A native of Caldwell County, NC, he retired from the Cleveland County School System. He was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church where he had served as a Sunday School teacher, the Deacon Board and was a past Scout...

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