OBITUARIES
Lawrence Pinkey Mcswain
Mar 12, 2010
SHELBY- Mr. Lawrence Pinkney McSwain, 94, of 444 Community Road, died Friday, March 12, 2010 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late George G. and Tillie Webb McSwain. Mr. McSwain was a member of Davidson Memorial Baptist Church. He served in the US Army and enjoyed Fishing, Singing, and Woodworking. PRECEDED:...
Mary Belle Humphries Cornwell
Mar 12, 2010
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Mrs. Mary Belle Humphries Cornwell, 92, of 116 Longbranch Rd., died Friday, Mar. 12th, 2010 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Catherine Peters Humphries. She was a faithful member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded by...
Beulah Brackett
Mar 11, 2010
SHELBY- Mrs. Beulah Annie Whisnant Brackett, 97, of 401 North Morgan Street, died Thursday, March 11, 2010 at White Oak Manor, Shelby. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Lester Lee and Alice Harmon Whisnant. She formerly attended Allen Memorial Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...
Lorie Greene
Mar 9, 2010
BOILING SPRINGS- Mrs. Lorie Penson Greene, 89, of 1404 North Lafayette Street, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Aves Roy Sr. and Hattie Elizabeth Davidson Penson. She worked for Cleveland Sandwich Company and the Snack Shop. Mrs. Greene was a member of Boiling Springs...
Donald Ray Philbeck
Mar 8, 2010
SHELBY- Mr. Donald Ray Philbeck, 52, of 211 Young Street, died March 8, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, he was employed with Shelby Day Hab. Mr. Philbeck enjoyed life very much. He loved racing, motorcycles, and swimming. SURVIVED: He is survived by his family and friends at Young Street. SERVICES: A memorial Service will...
Boyd Edward Malony Sr.
Mar 6, 2010
GROVER- Mr. Boyd “Toogie” Edward Maloney Sr., 75, of 2127 Cleveland Avenue, died Saturday, March 6, 2010 at home. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Rev. John and Doney Scism Maloney. Mr. Maloney served in the U.S. Army for 14 years and was a member of Shelby Missionary Methodist Church. He retired from Ford...
Elma Harris
Mar 3, 2010
MOORESBORO- Mrs. Elma Castle Humphries Harris, 82, of 2155 McCraw Road, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at home. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Glenn and Beulah Juanita Humphries Humphries. She was a nurse at Cleveland Memorial Hospital and later worked in physical therapyat Crawley Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Camps...
Debra Emery
Feb 25, 2010
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Ms. Debra Metcalf Emery, 54, of 422 Belvedere Circle, died Thursday, February 25, 2010 at home. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Johnny William and Bessie Sprouse Metcalf. SURVIVED: She is survived by her son, Frankie James Dobbins; daughter Penny Ware and husband Larry all of Kings Mountain; a brother Bobby Gene...
Mary Frances Cothran
Feb 23, 2010
Mary Frances Cothran, 97, of Charlotte, N.C., formerly of Shelby, N.C., passed away peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. She was born and raised in Kings Mountain, N.C. The daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Hord, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, the late Thomas White Cothran, Jr. A 1934 graduate of Erskine College, she majored in...
Gertrude Petty
Feb 22, 2010
SHELBY- Mrs. Gertrude Causby Petty, 90, died Monday, February 22, 2010 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Ed Ellis and Sally Leila Porter Causby. Mrs. Petty was a member of Trinity Church of the Living God. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by...
Travis Kidd
Feb 22, 2010
MOORESBORO- Mr. Travis “Waldo” Bryan Kidd, 24, of 3417 Katies Lane, died Monday, February 22, 2010 at Carolinas Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son Sheila Lail Kidd Gregory of the Home and the late Bryan Kidd. Travis worked for the Cleveland County Landfill. PRECEDED: In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by...
Baby Boy Sabastian Ray Northrop
Feb 20, 2010
SHELBY- Baby boy Sebastian Ray Northrop, died Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was the son of Danny Ray and Tiffney Nichole Johnson Northrop of Shelby. PRECEDED: He is preceded in death by his great grandfather Harold Johnson. SURVIVED: In addition to his parents, he is survived by four brothers, Johnny Northrop of Michigan, Danny Northrop...
Lucille Crotts
Feb 18, 2010
SHELBY- Mrs. Lucille Gaskey Crotts, 93, of 5118 Circle Drive, died Thursday, February 18, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was born in Cherokee County, SC, daughter of the late George Adam and Mary Etta Gaskey. She retired from J. P. Stevens and was a long-standing member of Bethel Baptist Church in Shelby. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to...
Rufus "R.N." Ivie Jr.
Feb 14, 2010
SHELBY- Mr. Rufus “R.N.” Ivie Jr., 85, of 1753 S. Lafayette St., died Sunday, Feb. 14th, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Greenville County., SC, he was the son of the late Rufus Sr. “ and Annie Strange Ivie. Mr. Ivie served in the US Army during WWII. He retired from Macomson and Goforth Machine Shops. Mr....
William Scott Dixon
Feb 11, 2010
GROVER- Mr. Scott Dixon, 51, of 110 Carolina Avenue, died Thursday, February 11, 2010 at home. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Thomas Frank and Emogene Allen Dixon. He was a former truck driver with Kings Mountain Mining and he was also a member of Allen Memorial Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to his...
Lillian W. Corbett
Feb 10, 2010
SHELBY- Lillian Whitehurst Corbett, 94, of Cleveland Pines Nursing Center, died February 10, 2010. She was born August 8, 1915 in Stackhouse, NC, to the late Arthur Wellington and Elizabeth Davis Whitehurst. She lived most of her life in Marshall, NC and surrounding areas before moving to Cleveland County in 2006. A graduate of Mars Hill Jr. College and Agnes...
Joe Bowling
Feb 2, 2010
SHELBY- Mr. Joe Ben Bowling, 81, formerly of 703 Blanton St., died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Rutherford Hospital. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Marvin and Georgia Young Bowling. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was the owner and operator of Ligon Street Grocery. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to...
Beatrice Sims
Jan 30, 2010
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Mrs. Beatrice M. Sims, 90, of 128 Farris Rd., went to be with the Lord, Saturday, January 30, 2010 at home. A native of Gaston County, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Mae Davis Medley. She retired from the textile industry and attended Midview Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was...
Gene Brown
Jan 19, 2010
BLACKSBURG- Gene Brown, 65, of Ellis Road, died Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late John Henry and Elna Brazell Brown. He was a member of Patterson Springs Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife...
Charles Cartee
Jan 18, 2010
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Mr. Charles Howard Cartee, 83, formerly of 330 West College Ave., died Monday, January 18, 2010 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Earl and Lillie Chapman Cartee. Mr. Cartee Served in the Army for two years and was a member of Zoar Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In...
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