OBITUARIES

B.B. Lewis

B.B. Lewis

Jan 14, 2012

SHELBY- Mr. B.B. Lewis, 80, of 908 E. Main St., died Sat. Jan. 14th, 2012 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland Co. he was the son of the late Andrew and Janie Posey Lewis. He served in the Navy during the Korean War Conflict, where he served on the USS Union. He later attended Howard Business College, and...

William H. Costner

William H. Costner

Jan 14, 2012

SHELBY- Mr. William H. Costner, 87, of 517 Leander St., died Sat. Jan. 14th, 2012, at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland Co., he was the son of the late Clem and Ada Devine Costner. He was a proud veteran who served in the Navy during WWII. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother, and uncle. PRECEDED: In addition...

Clyde Farris Hamrick

Clyde Farris Hamrick

Jan 13, 2012

GRANBURY, TEXAS – Clyde Farris Hamrick, 64, passed away at his home Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, in Granbury, Texas. Clyde was born in Shelby on April 10, 1947 to William Thomas and Mary Alice Bryant Hamrick. He attended Cleveland County Schools and enjoyed playing baseball in his teens. He married Vicki Carol Thrailkill from Meridian, Mississippi in March of 1978...

Chuck Whitmore

Chuck Whitmore

Jan 12, 2012

EARL- Charles “Chuch” Barclay Whitmore, 56, of 3018 Blacksburg Road, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Tampa, Florida he was the son of Charles “Whit” Whitmore and Rose-Marie Lynch Holland. He was a veteran of the United States Army. SURVIVED: In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife...

Mattie Sue Lowery

Mattie Sue Lowery

Jan 9, 2012

SHELBY- Mrs. Mattie Sue Beam Lowery, 86, of Pleasant Hill Church Rd., died Mon. Jan. 9, 2012 at Willow Ridge Nursing Center in Rutherfordton. A native of Cleveland Co., she was the daughter of the late Joe and Addie Barnett Beam. She was a retired school teacher and member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where she served as a deacon...

Ann Williams

Ann Williams

Jan 8, 2012

KINGS MOUNTAIN-Ms. Ann Mae Williams, 84, died Sunday morning at Peak Resources Nursing Center. A private family service will be held. Clay-Barnette Funeral HOme of Kings Mountain is handling arrangements.

Lisa Greene

Lisa Greene

Jan 7, 2012

SHELBY- Ms. Lisa Joely Greene, 44, of 1306 Greer St,, died Sat., Jan. 7, 2012 at her home. A native of St.Lucie Co., Fl., she was the daughter of Mike Greene of Rutherfordton and Diana Bolton Walker and husband Art of Charlotte. PRECEDED: She was preceded in death by her sister, Heather Deshay Greene. SURVIVED: In addition to her parents,...

Edmund "Ed" Morton

Edmund "Ed" Morton

Jan 2, 2012

SHELBY- Mr. Edmund Ben Morton, 86, of 1204 Charles Rd., passed away Monday, January 2, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County he was the son of the late James William and Lillie Mae Gaffney Morton. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served in World War II. PRECEDED: In addition to his...

Pauline Greene Lee

Pauline Greene Lee

Jan 1, 2012

SHELBY- Pauline Greene Lee, 89, of 107 Ashley Street, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Carillion Assisted Living in Shelby. A native of Gaston County, she was the daughter of the late O.W. and Annie Carswell Greene. She was the last charter member of Bethel Baptist Church in Shelby, she loved her family and was a devoted mother, grandmother,...

Jean Reynolds

Jean Reynolds

Dec 22, 2011

SHELBY- Mrs. Jean Kendrick Reynolds, 86, died, leaving her family and friends to be with Jesus on Thurs., Dec. 22, 2011, at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland Co., she was the daughter of the late Thomas Grady and Pearl Moore Kendrick. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Lawrence Reynolds....

Faye Dixon

Faye Dixon

Dec 19, 2011

SHELBY- Mrs. Faye McDaniel Dixon, 80, of 1606 N. Oak Dr., died Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 at Hospice House of Rutherford Co. A native of Cleveland Co., she was the daughter of the late Phifer “P.C” and Mary Edwards McDaniel. She attended and was baptized at Eastside Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir and taught Sunday School for...

Esther Jean Helton

Esther Jean Helton

Dec 14, 2011

SHELBY- Esther Jean Helton, 80, of 304 College Avenue, lost a courageous 35 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center, receiving her new body from Christ her Lord on Wednesday, December 14, 2011. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Lee and Corene Champion Lewis. She was a member of Calvary...

Furman Webber

Furman Webber

Dec 3, 2011

SHELBY — Furman Lee Webber of the Carillon Assisted Living Facility of Shelby, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, at Kings Mountain Hospice House. Furman was born on November 9, 1929, the son of Ralph Furman and Willie Bell Jones Webber. He was preceded in death by his parents, his granddaughter, Shelley Webber, and his sister, Elsie Glenn.He was a general...

Cookie Atkins

Cookie Atkins

Dec 3, 2011

LATTIMORE- Mrs. Cookie Atkins, 63, of 202 Peachtree Road, died Sat., Dec. 3rd, 2011 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland Co., she was the daughter of the late Don and Annie Doster Ledford. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Scott Edmondson; father in law, Charlie Atkins; and nephew, Derrick...

Bruce Gauger

Bruce Gauger

Dec 1, 2011

SHELBY- Dr. Bruce Dickey Gauger, 73, of 112 Whitetail Dr., died Thurs., Dec. 1, 2011 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. A native of Xenia., Ill, he was the son of the late Harry Edmund and Dortha Fatheree Gauger. Bruce and his wife Sandra, were married a year after high school at the Christian Church of Xenia, Ill., on Oct. 5,...

Virginia Hamrick

Virginia Hamrick

Nov 30, 2011

SHELBY- Mrs. Virginia Dover “Ginny” Hamrick, 84, of 2034 Riverhill Drive, passed away Wednesday November 30, 2011 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late George Douglas and Cordelia Medley Dover. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church where she was involved in the Senior Saint Ministry, the Nursing...

Kenneth Hoppes

Kenneth Hoppes

Nov 28, 2011

LATTIMORE-Mr. Kenneth Hoppes, 63, of Cherry St., died Monday evening at his home. He was a native of Cleveland County and a Vietnam Veteran. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 10am in the Chapel of Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, shelby.

Oscar Trammell

Oscar Trammell

Nov 27, 2011

PATTERSON SPRINGS- Mr. Oscar “Pop” Oved Trammell, 82, of 112 Jaguar Lane, died Sun., Nov. 27th, 2011 at Crawley Memorial Hospital. A native of S. Carolina, he was the son of the late Charles and Lily Moree Trammell. He served in the Army during the Korean War, retired from Dorsey’s Furniture of Charlotte and was a member of Patterson Springs...

Cindy Bridges

Cindy Bridges

Nov 24, 2011

SHELBY- Ms. Cynthia “Cindy” Faye Bridges, 51, died Thurs., Nov. 24, 2011, at Kings Mountain Hospice House. A native of Mecklenburg Co. she was the daughter of the late Denny Moore and Kathryn Blanton Bridges. She was a graduate of Gardner-Webb and taught school at First Assembly and Piedmont Charter Schools in Gastonia. SURVIVED: She is survived by her sister,...

Hazel Edwin Mcswain

Hazel Edwin Mcswain

Nov 24, 2011

SHELBY- Mr. Hazel Edwin McSwain, 85, of 3523 Artee Rd., went to bed on Nov. 23rd and woke up on Thanksgiving in Heaven. A native of Cleveland Co., he was the son of the late Scheiman and Docia Brooks McSwain. He served in the Army during WWII, retired from the Ora Mill, and was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist...