OBITUARIES
Minnie Rabb Hopper
Jun 13, 2012
SHELBY- Mrs. Minnie Rabb Hopper, 95, died Wed., June 13, 2012 at the Lutheran Home of Hickory. A native of Rutherford Co., she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Florence Hayes Rabb. She retired from textiles and was a member of the Missionary Methodist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Iva Jean Beason
Jun 12, 2012
BOILING SPRINGS- Mrs. Iva Jean Kincaid Beason, 84, of 215 Wall Avenue, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Bessemer City, NC, she was born September 28, 1927, daughter of the late Arnold and Janie Sue Dodd Kincaid. A graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill in the late 1940’s, she was a proud Tar Heel...
Sherry Bridges
May 31, 2012
SHELBY- Sherry Lee Burch Bridges, 51, of 1811 Ridings Road, passed away Thursday, may 31, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Burke County, she was born July 9, 1960, daughter of the late Larry and Hazel McKinney Burch. She had an everlasting love for her pets; she leaves behind her dog Nemo, and her two cats, Dory...
Gail Adams
May 27, 2012
SHELBY- Mrs. Gail Holland Adams, 67, of 211 Christopher Rd., died Sunday, May 27th, 2012 at Carolina’s Specialty Hospital in Charlotte. A native of Cleveland Co. she was the daughter of the late Charles Max and Wona Daves Holland. She was employed with A.V. Wray and Son for 36 years and later retired as Administrative Coordinator at First Baptist Church...
Geneva Guthrie
May 24, 2012
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Mrs. Geneva Gregory Guthrie, 100, of 148 Putnam Lake Road, died Thurs., May 24, 2012 at home. A native of Gordon Co. Ga., she was the daughter of the late John Harvey and Ollie Green Foster. PRECEDED: She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Garnet T. Gregory and Willard Guthrie; two sisters; and three brothers. SURVIVED:...
John Edward Evans
May 24, 2012
SHELBY- John Edward Evans, 74, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Princeton, West Virginia, he was born December 23, 1937, son of the late Richard Warren and Mary Jarrell Evans. John was a 1955 graduate of Princeton High School and graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute with a Chemical Engineering degree in 1962....
Matt Hutchinson
May 23, 2012
SHELBY-Matthew Leonard Hutchinson, 41, owner of The Weld Shop Inc., passed away at Cleveland Regional Medical Center on Wed., May 23, 2012. He was born January 20, 1971, in Buffalo, NY, to Leonard and Kathleen Shelly Hutchinson of Shelby. As a child, he attended James Love Elementary School and later graduated from Shelby High School. On March 3, 2001 he...
Ruby Francis Bruce
May 21, 2012
SHELBY- Ruby Francis Bruce, 96, of 912 Blanton Street, passed away Monday, May 21, 2012 at her residence. A native of Cleveland County, she was born May 18, 1916, daughter of the late John and Ida McSwain Francis. She was a member of the Love’s Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church of Shelby. She loved to play Bridge and...
Laura Allen
May 19, 2012
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Mrs. Laura Patrick Allen, 80, went to be with the Lord, Sat., May 19, 2012 at Peak Resources of Cherryville. A native of Cleveland Co. she was the daughter of the late Walter and Marie Oliver Patrick. She loved to travel and sing in “The Allen Family Gospel Group”. She had a love for butterflies. PRECEDED: In addition...
Randolph Alexander
May 19, 2012
.KINGS MOUNTAIN- Rev. Randolph “Randy” Alexander, 86, went to be with the Lord in his heavenly home on May 19th, 2012 at Hospice at Wendover. Randolph was born Nov. 20th, 1925 to the late William and Beatrice Alexander in Mooresboro. He was a Navy veteran of WWII where he served on the USS Bellowood during seven major battles and received...
Lucille "Kitty" Weathers
May 17, 2012
SHELBY- Lucille “Kitty” Allen Weathers, 90, of 703 McSwain Road, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Barrow County, GA she was born February 14, 1922, daughter of the late Robert and Johnnie Mae Stanley Allen. She retired from textiles and also worked at Shelby Police Department for nine years. She was a...
Lt. Col. Charles "Mac" Simmons, I
May 17, 2012
SHELBY- Charles “Mac” Simmons, 69, of 3006 Charles Road, passed away Thursday May 17, 2012 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A native of Wilson County, NC, he was born December 24, 1942, son of the late Frank Leslie and Margaret Craft Simmons. He was a pastor for the Salvation Army, an Elder at Shelby First Church...
Wanda Watson
May 16, 2012
SHELBY- Mrs. Wanda Jean Watson, 68, of 222 College Ave., died Wed., May 16, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. A native of Mitchell Co. she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Lennis Stafford Ledford. She retired from Hoechst Celanese. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Robert Pittman. SURVIVED: She...
Baby Aliyah Munoz
May 13, 2012
SHELBY- Baby Aliyah Elaina Munoz, born Mar. 1, 2012, received her angel wings on Sun., May 13, 2012 at the Levine Children’s Hospital of Carolina’s Medical Center. She is the daughter of proud parents, Carlos Munoz and Kierra Emo of Shelby, who affectionately knew her as “Pumpkin Face.” SURVIVED: In addition to her parents, she is survived by her two...
Baby Solomon Northrop
May 10, 2012
SHELBY- Baby Solomon Andrew Northrop, went peacefully to be with Jesus, Thurs., May 10, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was the son of Danny and Tiffney Nichole Johnson Northrop of Shelby. PRECEDED: He was preceded in death by his brother, Sebastian Ray Northrop; and great grandfathers, Harold Johnson and Richard Jarvis. SURVIVED: In addition to his parents, he...
Anita Cantrell
May 10, 2012
SHELBY- Anita Pearlette Cantrell, 62, of 5004 Westgate Drive, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Cleveland county, she was born July 3, 1949, daughter of the late Ralph and Pearl Greene Dotson. SURVIVED: She is survived by her husband of thirty-two years, Harry Cantrell of the home; two brothers, Harvey Dotson...
Leola Dyer Hoyle
May 5, 2012
SHELBY- Leola Dyer Hoyle, 92, formerly of South Post Road, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Holly Springs Senior Home in Rutherfordton, NC. A native of Cleveland County, she was born June 26, 1919, daughter of the late John and Ella Griffin Dyer. She was a member of Clearview Baptist Church in Grover. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents...
Gussie S. Morrison
May 4, 2012
SHELBY- Mrs. Gussie Wright Morrison, 90, of 610 Blythe Road, passed away Friday, May 4, 2012 at White Oak Manor of Shelby. A native of Rutherford County, she was born June 20, 1921, daughter of the late Jessie Burton and Alice Philbeck Wright. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and she was a wonderful caregiver for her...
Helen G. Suttle
Apr 26, 2012
SHELBY- Mrs. Helen G. Suttle, 86, a resident of White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012 at White Oak Manor. FUNERAL – Funeral arrangements will be announced by Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Shelby.
Ozell Williams
Apr 25, 2012
SHELBY- Mrs. Linnie Ozell Holland Williams, 76, formerly of W. Elm St., died Wed., April 25, 2012 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland Co. she was the daughter of the late Bundy and Alta Bridges Holland. She worked at Fasco, and was a member of Westwood Heights Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
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