OBITUARIES

Robert Joel Franklin

Robert Joel Franklin

Feb 27, 2008

SHELBY- Mr. Robert Joel Franklin, 40, of 311 Chesterfield Dr., died Wednesday, February 27, 2008. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Irvin and Ruth Gettys Franklin. He owned Advanced Roofing. SURVIVORS: He is survived by three sisters, Sissy Blanton and husband, Jimmie of Fallston, Alorie Hunt and husband, Scott, and Kay Bowen and husband,...

Mary "Sue" Benton

Mary "Sue" Benton

Feb 26, 2008

GROVER- Mrs. Mary “Sue” Benton,79, of 1041 Bethlehem Church Rd., died Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Clyde and Katie Owens Putnam. She was a homemaker and was a member of Wallace Grove Baptist Church. She was a faithful Christian lady who lived for her children,...

Clyde Odell Stroup

Clyde Odell Stroup

Feb 23, 2008

CHERRYVILLE- Mr. Clyde Odell Stroup, 85, of 112 Sula Drive, died Saturday, February 23, 2008 at home. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Charlie and Pearl Green Stroup. He was retired from Fiber Industries and later worked at Security Forces as a Security Guard. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. PRECEDED IN...

Gladys Bridges

Gladys Bridges

Feb 23, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Gladys H. Bridges of Shelby passed away Saturday, February 23, 2008. She had been living in Candler, NC for the past four and one-half years and was in Aston Park Health Care Center in Asheville, NC for two years. She would have been 102 on March 4. Mrs. Bridges was a faithful member of Dover Baptist Church since...

Jason Shawn Conrad

Jason Shawn Conrad

Feb 23, 2008

SHELBY- Mr. Jason Shawn Conrad, 36, of 107 Kilby Lane, died Saturday, February 23, 2008 at home. A native of Gaston County, he was a son of the late Roger Steven Conrad, Sr. and Teresa Dale Greene Conrad. He was an avid fisherman, loved the outdoors, and was a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. SURVIVORS: He is survived by his wife, Charlotte...

Marie P. Bell

Marie P. Bell

Feb 19, 2008

Mrs. Marie Bell, 94, died early Tuesday morning at Century Care of Shelby. Funeral Services and burial will be held in Greensboro.

L. B. Allen

L. B. Allen

Feb 18, 2008

SHELBY- Mr. L.B. Allen III, 63, of 802 Waters St., died Monday, February 18, 2008 in Charlotte. A native of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, he was a son of the late Larcus Bell Allen II and Katie Kirby Allen. He previously owned Carolina Veterinary Supply and was employed as a delivery driver with Service Express in Charlotte. Mr. Allen served in...

Wanda Gettys

Wanda Gettys

Feb 4, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Wanda Faye Gettys, 79, of 13C Crescent Village, died Monday, February 4, 2008 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Cleveland County, a daughter to the late Dwella and Jessie Grant. Mrs. Gettys was retired form Fasco Controls and was also a homemaker. She was a member of Eastside Baptist Church and enjoyed reading, her...

Jean Hudson

Jean Hudson

Feb 3, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Lou Jean Camp Hudson, 77, of 2622 Taylor Rd., died Sunday, February 3, 2008 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Joe and Mary Hoyle. She was Retired from Red Bridges BBQ and was of the Baptist faith. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents, she was...

Trudy Allen

Trudy Allen

Feb 2, 2008

SHELBY- Janie Gertrude “Trudy” Roberts Allen, 92, of Charles Rd., Shelby died on February 2, 2008 at the Brian Center in Lincolnton. A native of Lancaster, SC, she was the daughter of the late Nancy Elizabeth Wilson Roberts and Thomas Wheeler Roberts. Trudy loved music and books and played the piano frequently for the youth groups at her church, Second...

Doris Fraser Putnam

Doris Fraser Putnam

Jan 31, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Doris Angeline Fraser Putnam, 89, of 1210 Ellis Ferry Rd., died Thursday, January 31, 2008 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Gainesville, Georgia, she was a daughter to the late Mell Charles and Woodie Pearl Waters Fraser. She worked for many years as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a member...

Janie Irette Hamrick

Janie Irette Hamrick

Jan 30, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Janie Irette Hamrick, 71, of 1402 Troutman Lane, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter to the late Russell and Annie Bell Foster Childers. She was a homemaker and a member of Martin Street United Methodist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents, she...

Everett Lemuel Waters

Everett Lemuel Waters

Jan 30, 2008

BOILING SPRINGS- Mr. Everett Lemuel Waters, 94, of 315 W. College Ave, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at Crawley Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Phate L. and Lillian Sneed Waters. He was a long time employee of Shelby Mill and retired from J.P. Stevens. He was a faithful member of Second Baptist...

Geneva Langley

Geneva Langley

Jan 28, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Lucy Geneva Langley, 90, of Kings Road, died Monday, January 28, 2008 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter to the late Porter Heron and Lucy Jane Freeman Crotts. Mrs. Langley was a long time member of Bethel Baptist Church, and was retired from J.P. Stevens. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to...

Gladys Summers

Gladys Summers

Jan 24, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Gladys Frances Stiles Summers, 99, of 934 West Warren Street, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 24, 2008, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was born in Teegarden, Indiana, to Delbert and Grace Barber Stiles, married Charles Oland Edward Summers, and bore one son, Charles Oland, Jr., who gave them three grandchildren: Elizabeth Ann,...

Mildred Cabaniss

Mildred Cabaniss

Jan 23, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Mildred C. Cabaniss, 85, of 1205 Hardin Drive, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Alvin and Batie Turner Cook. She retired after 38 years from J.P. Stevens Co. and was a member of First Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to...

Margaret Jackson Camp

Margaret Jackson Camp

Jan 20, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Jackson Camp, 90, of Shelby, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, January 20, 2008 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Concord, she was the daughter of the late William Lorance Jackson and Ina Elizabeth Hunsucker Jackson. She was a member of Family Praise & Worship Center of Shelby, and was retired...

Barbara Ann Hamrick Camp

Barbara Ann Hamrick Camp

Jan 19, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Barbara Ann Hamrick Camp, 71, of 917 Borders Rd., died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008 at her home. She was the daughter to the late Elbert and Martha Paris Hamrick. Barbara was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Daryl...

Sam Causby

Sam Causby

Jan 10, 2008

SHELBY- Mr. Sam Shank Causby, 71, of 917 Logan St., died Thursday, January 10, 2008 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Cleveland County, son to the late Ed Ellis and Sally Porter Causby. Mr. Causby was of the Baptist faith and was retired from Esther Mill. He was a NASCAR fan and loved being outdoors. PRECEDED...

Gertrude Green

Gertrude Green

Jan 6, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Gertrude Clark Green, 91, of Somerset Court, Cherryville, died Sunday, January 6, 2008 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Burke County, she was a daughter of the late Joe and Minnie Hildebran Clark. She was retired from the Lily Mill and was a member of Eastside Baptist Church, where she was also a member of the...