OBITUARIES

Dan Wallace

Dan Wallace

Jan 25, 2011

SHELBY-Rev. Dan Wallace, 69, of 1050 Poplar Springs Road, went to be with his Lord, Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at his home. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of Ida “Big Momma” Wallace of Boiling Springs and the late Earl Clifford Wallace. Rev. Wallace was a graduate of Gardner Webb University. He ministered at Pleasant Grove Baptist...

Shirley Davis

Shirley Davis

Jan 24, 2011

SHELBY- Mrs. Shirley Head Davis, 75, of 3031 Blacksburg Rd., died Monday, January 24, 2011 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Bob Young and Mattie Matilda Davis Head. Shirley retired from Belk Stevens and was a member of New Buffalo Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she...

Nancy Moseley Taylor

Nancy Moseley Taylor

Jan 22, 2011

SHELBY- Mrs. Nancy Moseley Taylor, 75, of 1106 Ladell Lane, died Sat., Jan. 22, 2011 at her home. A native of Rutherford County., she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Martha Geraldine Lane Abernathy. She worked as a real estate broker in Cleveland County for many years and retired from PPG. She was a member of Westview Baptist...

Velma Barrett

Velma Barrett

Jan 16, 2011

SHELBY- Mrs. Velma Marlow Barrett, 83, of 1586 Kings Rd., died Sun., Jan. 16th, 2011 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Floyd County, KY, she was the daughter of the late Jonas and Fannie Collins Marlow. She was the owner/operator of Velma’s Hair Styling. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two husbands,...

Willard Eugene Davis

Willard Eugene Davis

Jan 12, 2011

SHELBY- Mr. Willard Eugene Davis,75, died Wed., Jan. 12, 2011, at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Millard and Josephine Kelley Davis. Willard served in the Army, was a truck driver for Bowman Transportation and was a charter member of Shelby Rescue. He was also a member of Landmark Baptist Church....

Leroy Nation Jr.

Leroy Nation Jr.

Jan 6, 2011

SHELBY- Mr. Nevert Leroy Nation, 42, of Ridgefield Rd., died Thurs., Jan. 6th 2011 at his home. A native of Polk County, TN, he was the son of Nevert Leroy Nation Sr., of Shelby and the late Della Lou Higdon Nation. He was the owner of Leroy Nation Floor Sanding. PRECEDED: In addition to his mother, he was preceded in...

Danny Gold

Danny Gold

Jan 3, 2011

SHELBY-Mr. Danny Rush Gold, 57, of Van Aiken Circle, died Monday, January 3, 2011 at his home. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Rush and Patsy Willis Gold. Danny worked for Timken Plant as an electrical supervisor for 30 years in Lincolnton. He was also a member of Zion Baptist Church and served in...

Marcia Chastain

Marcia Chastain

Dec 29, 2010

KINGS MOUNTAIN- Mrs. Marcia Moore Chastain, 67, of 156 Putnam Lake Rd., died Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. A native of Cherokee Co., SC, she is the daughter of the late Cleve and Kathleen Bailey Moore. Marcia worked for Belk in Gastonia and was a member of Patterson Grove Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents,...

Jace Cole

Jace Cole

Dec 26, 2010

GREENVILLE- Jace Christian Cole, 6, of 800 Treybrooke Circle, died Sunday, December 26, 2010. A native of Cleveland County, he is the son of Dennis Cole of Kings Mountain and Jenna Powell Camp and her husband Jamie of Greenville. Jace attended Trinity Christian School in Greenville and was a former member of David Baptist Church in Kings Mountain. PRECEDED: Jace...

Charles "Frank" Styers

Charles "Frank" Styers

Dec 24, 2010

KINGS MOUNTAIN- Mr. Charles “Frank” Styers, 59, of 701 Lee Street, died Friday, December 24, 2010 at Hospice of Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late John Frank and Earlene Dowdle Styers. Frank was a member of Kings Mountain Baptist Church and Elvis Presley’s number one fan. SURVIVED: He is survived by his step...

Margie Archer

Margie Archer

Dec 20, 2010

SHELBY- Mrs. Margie McEntyre Archer, 77, of 832 E. Main St., died December 20, 2010 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Dora Burgess McEntyre. Margie was a member of Yorkwood Church of God in Gastonia and retired from Heochst Celanese. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents...

Della "Ninnie" Rainey

Della "Ninnie" Rainey

Dec 18, 2010

SHELBY-Mrs. Della "Ninnie" M. Rainey, 77, of 621 Leander St., died Sat., Dec. 18, 2010 at Hospice House of Kings Mountain. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Dollie Riley Mellon. She was a charter member of John Knox Presbyterian Church, and she spent many years volunteering at Graham Elementary School. PRECEDED: In...

Bertha Costolo

Bertha Costolo

Dec 15, 2010

SHELBY-Bertha Brown Costolo, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at Levine and Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville. A native of Springboro, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late George and Bertie Brown. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Emory Costolo, and son, Monte Costolo. SURVIVED: She is survived by her daughter,...

Anita E. Childs

Anita E. Childs

Dec 13, 2010

SHELBY-Mrs. Anita Childs, 89, 101 Mario Dr., died Monday, December 13, 2010 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Augusta Trefzger. Anita was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Kings Mountain. She was the author of several books and wrote about 100 lyrics to gospel music. SURVIVED: She...

Carmelina White

Carmelina White

Dec 10, 2010

SHELBY- Mrs. Carmelina Casandra White, 78, of 319 Mt. Sinai Church Road, died Friday, December 10, 2010 at home. A native of Nicaragua, Carmelina was the daughter of the late Teofilo and Casandra Ocampo Waggon. SURVIVED: She is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Hoover White of the home; two sons Orin Aster White of Nicaragua and Elias...

Flay Randall

Flay Randall

Dec 7, 2010

SHELBY-Mr. Donald “Flay” Randall, 83, of 3617 Towery Rd., died Tues., Dec. 7, 2010 at his home. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Samuel Marvin and Alda Sipe Randall. Flay retired as a truck driver from Concrete Supply in Charlotte. He was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to his...

Doris Moore

Doris Moore

Dec 5, 2010

BLACKSBURG- Mrs. Doris Hardin Moore, 88, formerly of Mt. Paran Road, died Sun., Dec. 5, 20th at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late William David and Bessie Griffin Hardin. She retired from Grover School system in the cafeteria and later worked 16 years at the senior center in Gaffney and...

Nadine Owens Carpenter

Nadine Owens Carpenter

Nov 27, 2010

HICKORY-Mrs. Nadine Owner Carpenter, 91, formerly of Shelby, died Saturday Nov. 27th 2010. A memorial service for Mrs. Carpenter will be held 2pm Friday, Dec. 17th in the chapel of Clay-Barnette Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home.

Betty Jean Harris

Betty Jean Harris

Nov 24, 2010

SHELBY- Mrs. Betty Jean Davis Harris, 76, of 207 Textile St., died Wed., Nov. 24, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Worth and Udell Shaw Davis. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Mary "Evelyn" Lail

Mary "Evelyn" Lail

Nov 23, 2010

SHELBY- Mrs. Mary Evelyn Lail, 86, of 107 Forrest Dr., died Tues., Nov.23, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Jackson County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Allie and Mammie Lankford Trammel. Evelyn was a member of Lillie Memorial Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son...