OBITUARIES
Cecelia Padgett Eades
Mar 9, 2009
SHELBY- Mrs. Cecelia Padgett Eades, 97, of Century Care of Shelby, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was born in the Beaver Dam Community of Cleveland County and was a daughter of the late Abi Padgett and Florence Ellis Padgett. She was a member of First Baptist Church and was known as a...
Edna Ellis
Mar 9, 2009
SHELBY- Mrs. Edna Ellis, 93, of 2146 Ellis Road, died Tuesday, March 9, 2009 at Century Care of Shelby. A Native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Joe and Dora Allen Ellis. She was a former Sunday School Teacher for Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, where she was a member. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, cutting grass, and...
Jim Wheelus
Mar 8, 2009
SHELBY- Mr. James “Jim” Calvin Wheelus, 84, of 131 College Manor Dr, died Sunday, March 8, 2009 at Crawley Memorial Hospital. A native of Cabarrus County, he was a son of the late Ed Lawson and Geneva Whittle Wheelus. He served in the U.S. Army. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two...
Billy Gene Thomas
Mar 7, 2009
SHELBY- Mr. Billy Gene Thomas, 59, of 202 Victory Lane, died Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Charlie David Thomas and Ollie Mae Thomas of Shelby. He was employed with Ellis Lumber. SURVIVORS: In addition to his mother, he is survived by his step-son, Sam...
Jim Williams
Mar 6, 2009
SHELBY- Mr. James “Jim” Williams, 54, of 809 E. Main St.., went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 6, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, he was the son of Mary Anne White Williams of the home and the late Rev. Clarence R. Williams. He loved to attend church and was a...
Phyllis Willis Cook
Mar 5, 2009
SHELBY- Mrs. Phyllis Willis Cook, 70, of 810 Hampton Street, died Thursday, March 05, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she is the daughter of Bonnie Dayberry Willis of Shelby and the late D.D. Willis. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: In addition to her mother, she is survived by her son...
Aileen Crowe
Mar 4, 2009
BOILING SPRINGS- Mrs. Aileen Bridges Crowe, 82, of 522 Clyde Wallace Rd., died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at home. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Maurice ”Morris” and Laladge Brooks Bridges. She was a homemaker who enjoyed sewing and crocheting. She was a member of Boiling Springs Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition...
T. F. Bridges
Mar 4, 2009
Mr. Torrence Festus “T.F.” Bridges, 96, of 427 Poplar Springs Church Road, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at Crawley Memorial Hospital. Mr. Bridges was a lifelong resident of Shelby, born June 8, 1912, son of the late Torrence Festus Bridges, Sr. and Effie Jones Bridges. He was a local home building contractor for 25 years. Mr. Bridges loved his hometown...
Floyd A. Green
Mar 4, 2009
Mr. Floyd A. Green, 77, of 1829 Ridings Rd., died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at home. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Willie Lee and Etta Elizabeth Church Green. He was retired from Dover Mill and served in Korea with the U.S. Army. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
A.L. Hardin Jr.
Feb 26, 2009
GROVER- Mr. A.L. Hardin Jr., 84, of 112 A.L. Hardin Rd., died Thursday, February 26, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Rutherford County, he is the son of the late Alonzo and Maymie Abernathy Hardin. He was a member of Patterson Springs Baptist Church where he served as former Chairman of the Deacons, led the Good News...
James Gene Owens
Feb 25, 2009
CLIFFSIDE- Mr. James “Gene” Owens, Jr., 49, of 193 Academy Street, died Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at Rutherford Hospital. A native of Cleveland County, he is the son of Frances Luco of Shelby and the late James Gene Owens Sr. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother Scott Owens. SURVIVORS: In...
Cora Lee Utley
Feb 24, 2009
Shelby-Mrs. Cora Lee Hoppes Utley, 85, formerly of Shelby, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Medical Center of Plano in Texas. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Carrie Russ Hoppes. Preceded in death by: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,and her siblings. Survived by: She...
Nellie Bumgardner
Feb 22, 2009
SHELBY- Mrs. Nellie Pearson Bumgardner, 85, formerly of Hamrick Road, died Sunday, February 22, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of that late Dock and Mary Scruggs Pearson. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Ruby Vancheskia Queen
Feb 20, 2009
BOILING SPRINGS- Mrs. Ruby Vancheskia Queen, 34, of Honey Haven Farm Rd., died Friday, February 20, 2009 at home. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of Gary Lee Queen Sr. and Judy Hoyle Duncan. She was a homemaker and was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: She is survived by her father, Gary Lee Queen Sr.,...
Peggy Greene
Feb 20, 2009
GROVER- Mrs. Peggy Greene, 95, of 2630-2 Cleveland Ave., died Friday, February 20, 2009 at home. A native of Mitchell County, she was a daughter of the late Dom D. and Mary Elizabeth Hoyle Cox. She was a member of Grassy Creek Baptist Church and attended Patterson Springs Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents, she was...
Irene Horton Queen
Feb 17, 2009
SHELBY- Mrs. Irene Horton Queen, 88, of 422 Bear Creek Road, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late C.B. and Ethel Martin Horton. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church where she and her husband were active in the nursing home ministries. PRECEDED IN DEATH:...
Julia P. Pruett
Feb 14, 2009
SHELBY- Mrs. Julia Evelyn Pruett, 83, of 1543 Spangler Dr., died Saturday, February 14, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cherokee County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Cleveland and Amy Margaret Blanton Sentell. She retired from Hoechst Celanese and was a member of Elizabeth Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents,...
Eva Clary
Feb 8, 2009
MOORESBORO- Mrs. Eva Weaver Clary, 75, of 3843 Cliffside Rd., died Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Phillip Paul and Carrie McGinnis Weaver. She was employed with Dover Textiles and was a member of Buffalo Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents,...
Hathleen Frye
Feb 8, 2009
SHELBY- Mrs. Hathleen Harrill Frye,87, of 1555 Hilltop Drive, died Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Ahigoh Oliver and Etta Beatrice Smart Harrill. She was also a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents, she is preceded in...
Mettie Irene Page
Feb 7, 2009
SHELBY- Mrs. Mettie Irene Cooper Page, 86, of 118 Broad Street, died Saturday, February 07, 2009 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Starling and Hattie Branch Cooper. She retired from the textile industry and was a member of Shelby New Bethel Church. She was affectionately know as “Granny”...
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