OBITUARIES
Matril Wilson
Jul 30, 2012
SHELBY- Mrs. Matril C. Wilson, 70, of Maple Springs Church Rd., died Mon., July 30th, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Catawba Co., she was the daughter of the late Roy and Minnie Rabb Hopper. She retired from the Esther Mill after 40 years. SURVIVED: She is survived by her two sons, Richard “Keith” Wilson and wife...
Madge Turner
Jul 22, 2012
SHELBY- Mrs. Madge McIntyre Turner, 99, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012 at Willow Ridge Nursing Home in Rutherfordton. A native of Cleveland County she was born September 14, 1912, daughter of the late Broadie V. and Mary Hardin McIntyre. She was retired for the Dover Mill. She was a long time member of Second Baptist Church of Shelby where...
Alex Murray
Jul 22, 2012
SHELBY-Mr. Alex Murray, 50, died Sunday evening at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby.
Lora Ann Crawford
Jul 21, 2012
SHELBY- Ms. Lora Ann Crawford, 33, of 1815 Melrose Drive, passed away Friday, July 20, 2012. a native of Spartanburg County, SC. She was born November 22, 1978, daughter of Rob and Sandra Philbeck Crawford. PRECEDED: She is preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, JB and Delores Philbeck; her paternal grandparents, Claude Crawford and Barbara Ann Thornburg; two sister-in-laws,...
Jeanne Crane
Jul 21, 2012
SHELBY- Ms. Jeanne Crane, 58, of S. Lafayette St., died Sat., July 21, 2012 at home. A native of Cleveland Co., she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Kate Shaw Crane. She was a member of Zoar Baptist Church, and a graduate of Shelby High School and Cleveland Tech. She was employed with Lowes Hardware, and was a...
Margaret Spencer
Jul 20, 2012
SHELBY- Mrs. Margaret Morrison Spencer, 84, of Walker Dr., died Fri., July 20, 2012 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Cleveland Co. she was the daughter of the late William “Ed” Morrison and Daisy Mae Lowe Morrison Lail. She was a member of Shelby Missionary Methodist Church. She enjoyed working in her flowers, had a love for dogs,...
Steve Fortenberry
Jul 17, 2012
SHELBY- Mr. Steve Ray Fortenberry, 67, of 216 College Ave., died Tues., July 17, 2012. A native of Cleveland Co. he was the son of the late Clevie and Ruby Roberts Fortenberry. Steve was an avid gardener, loved to hunt and fish, and had a passion for singing karaoke. He served in the Air Force. PRECEDED: In addition to his...
Javier Martinez
Jul 14, 2012
SHELBY-Mr. Javier S. Martinez, 25, died Friday evening at Hospice at Wendover. Funeral arrangements are pending at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby.
Elizabeth Falls
Jul 13, 2012
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Ms. Lillie Elizabeth Falls, 69, died Fri., July 13, 2012 at White Oak Manor of Kings Mountain. A native of Gaston Co. she was the daughter of the late George and Helen Spurrier Falls. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church of Kings Mountain, daughters of the American Revolution, Children of the Confederacy, and numerous other...
Marie Ann Riley
Jul 7, 2012
PROSPERITY, SC- Mrs. Marie Ann Riley, 73, formerly of Shelby, NC, died Sat., July 7, 2012 at her daughter’s home in Boiling Springs, NC. A native of Chester Co. SC, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Verna Oswald Railey. She was a graduate of Chester High School in 1956, and attended Winthrop University. She was a former...
Sadie Wraye Ewery O'Shields
Jul 1, 2012
LINCOLNTON- Mrs. Sadie Wraye Drewery O’Shields, 87, of 2359 West Highway 27, passed away at her residence Sunday, July 1, 2012. A native of Cleveland County, she was born June 25, 1925, daughter of the late Doc Champion and Georgetta Tesner Bridges. She was a member of Sandy Run Baptist Church. She retired from Fiber Industries. PRECEDED: In addition to...
Henry F. Crawford
Jun 19, 2012
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. —Henry F. Crawford, 95, formerly of Shelby and Titusville, Fla. died Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Mr. Crawford was born in Morgan County, Georgia on April 14, 1917. Mr. Crawford began working at an early age on the family farm in Georgia. From there he moved to North Carolina where he spent 15 years working in the textile...
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...
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