OBITUARIES

Margaret Glenn

Margaret Glenn

Dec 15, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Margaret Hope Hardin Glenn, 82, of 951 Wendover Heights Drive, died Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Jessie Belton Hardin and Rita Patterson Crowe. She attended Beaver Dam Baptist Church and was a member of Martin Street United Methodist Church. She was also...

Ruth Mcswain Davidson

Ruth Mcswain Davidson

Dec 7, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Ruth McSwain Davidson, formerly of Shelby, died Monday, December 7, 2009, at Unihealth, Columbia, SC. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Burton W. and Ocie Poole McSwain. She was a member of Zoar Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, A.B. Davidson; one...

Reed Jones

Reed Jones

Dec 7, 2009

SHELBY — The Rev. J. Reed Jones, 72, of 702 Hamrick Street, died Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Fentress County, Tenn., he was the son of the late Roy and Stella Terry Jones. Reed was a pastor for 44 years in seven different churches, currently pastor of New Bethel Church of Shelby. He...

Martha H. Cox

Martha H. Cox

Dec 4, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Martha Hood Cox, 59, departed this life Friday, Dec. 4th , 2009, at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Hinds County, Miss, she was the daughter of the late Elton Hood and Audria Easterling Hood of Columbus, Miss. Martha has been a longtime employee of Cleveland Lumber Co. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was...

Joe B. Rose

Joe B. Rose

Dec 1, 2009

BOILING SPRINGS- Mr. Joe Beauchamp Rose, 80, of 208 Wall Avenue, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at home. A native of Gaston County, he was a son of the late Francis Marion and Myrtle Beauchamp Rose. He served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict and was a Deacon and member of Westwood Heights Baptist Church. Joe truly enjoyed...

Dorothy Mae Allen

Dorothy Mae Allen

Dec 1, 2009

WACO- Mrs. Dorothy Mae Allen, 79, died December 1, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late David and Laura Owens Allen. Mrs. Allen Retired as district manager from Jones and Presnell in Charlotte. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother; and one...

Arnold Williams Ii

Arnold Williams Ii

Nov 30, 2009

Belmont- Mr. Arnold Kenneth Williams II, 47, of Belmont, died Monday, November 30, 2009 at home. A native of Mecklenburg County, he was the son of Virginia Sikes of the home and the late Arnold Kenneth Williams Sr. FUNERAL: A private family service will be held at a later date. FUNERAL HOME: Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain

William "Floyd" Robinson

William "Floyd" Robinson

Nov 25, 2009

Lawndale- Mr. William “Floyd” Robinson, 68, of 718 East Double Shoals Road, died Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at home. A native of Cleveland County he was the son of the Late William Franklin Robinson and Irene Allen Robinson of Blacksburg. After 28 years, Mr. Robinson retired from the Celanese Corporation. He was of the Baptist faith and served in the...

Judy Ledford Hanson

Judy Ledford Hanson

Nov 24, 2009

BOILING SPRINGS- Mrs. Judy Ledford Hanson, 48, of 120 Green Ave., died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of Linda Ledford of Boiling Springs and the late Clifford Arthur Ledford. She was a member of Flint Hill Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: She was preceded in death by...

Betty Ann Leonell

Betty Ann Leonell

Nov 22, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Betty Ann Leonell, 72, of 2925 Lake Drive, died Sunday, November 22, 2009 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Hillsborough County, FL, she was a daughter of the late Harry D. and Bernadine Hartley Hobbs. She was a member of Shelby Presbyterian Church and was an international salesperson. PRECEDED IN DEATH: She was preceded in death by...

Christopher Scott Ward

Christopher Scott Ward

Nov 20, 2009

DATE OF BIRTH: August 31, 1977 DATE OF DEATH: November 20, 2009 SHELBY- Mr. Christopher Scott Ward, 32, of 3811 Redman Road, died Friday, November 20, 2009 at home. A native of Cleveland County, he is the son of Scott Ward and his wife Stephanie Lynn of Shelby and Tracy Hester and her husband Tim of Long Shoals. SURVIVORS: In...

Margaret E. Ledford

Margaret E. Ledford

Nov 17, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Margaret Ethel Ledford, 84, of Delta Park Drive, passed away, Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at home. A native of Skelton, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Otey Kelso and Sadie Wheeler Sifers. She retired from The Celanese Corporation and was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking and sewing. A special thanks...

Valda Hord

Valda Hord

Nov 16, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Valda Ree Hord, 89, of 118 Lattimore St., who also resided at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center, died Monday, November 16, 2009 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Arbath and Lonnie Reid Avery. She worked for the Dover Group for more than 20 years, and was a nurse...

Justin Murphy

Justin Murphy

Nov 15, 2009

SHELBY- Mr. Justin Michael Murphy, 14, of 204 Ramblewood Dr., departed this life with his cousin and best friend, Dawayne, on Sunday, November 15, 2009. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of Mari Murphy Conner, of the home. Justin was a member of Patterson Springs Baptist Church, and was also part of the ministry at Ramblewood. He...

Dawayne Allgeyer

Dawayne Allgeyer

Nov 15, 2009

SHELBY- Mr. Dawayne Michael Allgeyer, 16, of 115 Immanuel Church Rd., departed this life with his cousin and best friend, Justin, on Sunday, November 15, 2009. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of Joseph Davis of Gastonia and Catherine Allgeyer of the home. He attended the ninth grade at Crest High School and was a member of...

Helen B. Watts

Helen B. Watts

Nov 14, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Helen B. Watts, 85, of 418 E. Warren Street, died Saturday, November 14, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of York County, SC, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Armstrong Brown. Mrs. Watts retired from J & C Dying and was a member of Second Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her...

Peggy Ann Bowman

Peggy Ann Bowman

Nov 9, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Peggy Ann Mabry Bowman, 77, of 1597 Maysville Road, died Monday, November 09, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Hillsville, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late James Cooley and Lucy V. Wright Mabry. Mrs. Bowman retired from Walmart and was a member of Eastern Star. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bowman...

Morris W. Runyan

Morris W. Runyan

Nov 2, 2009

EARL- Mr. Morris Willie Runyan, 93, of 2822 Bettis Rd., died Monday, November 2, 2009 at home. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Jerry and Phosie Cooper Runyan. He served in the Army during WWII, and retired from the State Highway Department. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, the VFW, and...

Edna Kollmeyer

Edna Kollmeyer

Oct 26, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Edna F. Kollmeyer ,87, of 106 Hawk Ridge Ct., was guided by her angels to go home on Monday, October 26, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Mercer County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Kyle and Pearl Adkinson Ruby. She attended the University of Miami and during WWII, was a clerk at...

Amelia Kiser Poston

Amelia Kiser Poston

Oct 24, 2009

CHERRYVILLE- Mrs. Amelia Kiser Poston, age 69, died on October 24, 2009. Mrs. Poston was a lifelong resident of the Shelby area and was a homemaker for most of her adult life. Mrs. Poston was the daughter of the late Z J and Virginia S. Kiser of Shelby. She attended the UNC Woman’s College in Greensboro, NC for one year...