Obituaries

May 6, 2006

A native of Cleveland County, he was a loving Husband, Father, and Grandfather. His parents were the late Malcom & Laura McSwain Putnam. Mr, Putnam was retired in 1996 from Overnite Transportation after 33 years of service. He had also worked part-time at Ingles Supermarket and was of the Baptist Faith. In addition to his parents he...

May 5, 2006

Son of the late Joe Tommy VanDyke Sr. & Calvie Anna Powell VanDyke. He was retired from Atlas Marketing in the purchasing department. He was a member of Sandy Run Baptist Church, Friendship Masonic Lodge #388 & Scottish Rite Shrine. He served in the U.S.Navy. In addition to his parents he was preceeded in death by a...

May 3, 2006

Born in Havana, Cuba, Mrs. pardinas was of the Catholic faith. She worked in her earlier years at Singer Sewing Machine Company in Elizabeth, N. J. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Manuel Pardinas; son, Felix Arritola and a grandson, Jason Robert Arritola, all of Shelby.

Apr 30, 2006

A native of Cherokee Co., she was the daughter of the late Jim Turner & Ardela Eunice Bell Turner. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Perry Bolin.<br>She was employed at Sacksville Mills for 30 years. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church & the Adult Women's Sunday School Class.<br>She is survived by...

Apr 28, 2006

Mr. Beam 65 was the son of the late Joseph Luther & Addie Mae Barnett Beam. His wife is Madge Pack Beam and has a son & wife Philip & Bonnie Beam, two daughters and their husbands, Sandra & Craig Lewis and Barbara & Lloyd Terry. Grandchildren, Jackson Beam, Jordan Beam, Lauren Lewis & Samuel Lewis. Two...

Apr 19, 2006

A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of Martha Hoyle Jones and the late Carl Franklin Jones. He is also survived by his wife, Denise Crotts Jones & his son, Christopher Michael Jones.

He was employed as a parts manager at Southco Industries and was formerly employed by Parker Farm Service. He was...

Apr 17, 2006

She preceded in death by her parents, William A. & Dorcus Payne and sisters, Hazel P.Troutman & Elsie V. Payne. She was also survived by numerous nieces and nephews and many friends in Shelby and Knoxville.

Apr 16, 2006

A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Rufus Lee & Susan Elliott Weathers. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Rufus Weathers. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, George B. Wood of Greensboro, daughter & her husband, Patricia Wood Graf & Edward of Pfafftown, NC; stepson &...

Apr 10, 2006

Mr. Gold was the son of the late Ralph Royster Gold and Alma Branton Gold and a graduate of Lattimore High School. Mr. Gold is survived by his wife of thirteen years Beth Davis Tallent Gold, two daughters;Lynn Ledford and husband Frank, and Ann Harrill; two step-sons Christopher Tallent and Timothy Tallent and wife Teresa, five grandchildren,...

Apr 10, 2006

Born to the late Twitty Raymond Hamrick and Minnie Alda Brooks Hamrick she was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church and had been a beautician for 52 years.

Apr 9, 2006

Born in Cleveland Co, NC Mrs Howard was a daughter of the late William M. and Ada M.Cogdell. She was a member of Allen Memorial Baptist Church. She is survived by a Son Jack and his Wife Willie of Rock Hill, SC. Daughter Carolyn Clemmer and Husband Fred of Gastonia, NC.

Apr 5, 2006

A native of Gaston County, she was employed as a weaver at Osage Mill in Bessemer City for 12 years. She was a member of Christopher Road Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Aaron Andrew Brooks & Marjorie Gertrude Nichols Brooks, deceased brother, Billy Brooks, and deceased sister, Joann Myers.

Apr 5, 2006

A native of Cleveland County, he retired from the U. S. Navy where he served in the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his parents, Guy McKinley Walker & Edna Viola Peters Walker, brother, Hugh Logan Walker, Guy "Bud" McKinley Walker, Carl Richard Walker, John William Walker and a sister, Shirley Jean...

Apr 2, 2006

A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Willis Henry & Omie Wilder Brown. She retired from Fiber Industries after 20 years of service. She was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband, Ben McWhirter, daughters & their husbands, Sandra M. Hamrick & Steven, Randi...

Mrs. Newton, of Shelby, NC, passed away Monday, July 12, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Catawba County, she retired from Kemet where she worked in Quality Contral. She was a member of Elizabeth Baptist Church. Mrs. Newton was preceded in death by her parents Marley McCoy Lail & Hazel Elmore Lail, her husband Ben Griffin...

Mrs. Ledford was the daughter of the late Lemuel and Docia Smith Patterson. Her husband was the late John B. Ledford and was preceeded in death by a son Ben T. Ledford and son-in-law William Lutz. She is survived by a daughter Sue Ledford Lutz, a son and wife Jerry & Carolyn Ledford, daughter-in-law Sheena Ledford, brother...

Mrs. Wilkie's parents were the late Rodney Justice Hamrick & Cora Alice McKee Hamrick. She was also preceeded in death by her husband for nearly 70 years Manie Marvin Wilkie, a sister Mildred Hamrick and a brother Howard Hamrick. Shelis survived by one son Ludy Marvin Wilkie, a nephew Mike Lattimore, several nieces, good neighbors Willie &...