OBITUARIES

Ellen Mann

Ellen Mann

Apr 3, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Laura Ellen Mann, 76, of 211 N. Morgan St., went to be with Jesus Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was native of Polk County, NC daughter to the late John Coleman and Mattie Lee Davis Jolley. She was a homemaker and a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a member of New...

Frank Dixon

Frank Dixon

Apr 1, 2008

GROVER- Mr. Thomas Frank Dixon, 83, of 108 Carolina Ave., died Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at home. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Ira Dixon and Mattie Blackburn Dixon. He was a member of Allen Memorial Baptist Church and served in the Navy during WWII. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to his parents, he...

David Howell

David Howell

Mar 27, 2008

CHERRYVILLE- Mr. David Hillard Howell, 67, of 3138 N. Clear Fork Rd., died Thursday, March 27, 2008 at Ft. Sanders Sevierville Medical Center in Sevierville, Tenn. A native of Lincoln County, he was a son of the late David Hillard Howell and Hazel Leatherman Howell of Cherryville. He was a building contractor and was a member of St. John’s Lutheran...

C.W. Harris

C.W. Harris

Mar 24, 2008

MOORESBORO- Mr. Charles Wellington “C.W.” Harris, Jr., 79, of 110 Academy Street, died Monday, March 24, 2008 in Hendersonville. He was a native of Mooresboro, son to the late Charles Wellington “Wag” Harris Sr. and Brent Elliott Harris. A veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Harris served both his country and his community. C.W. spent 51 years at his family’s...

Anne Chambers

Anne Chambers

Mar 17, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Anne Chambers, 85, of 1526 Sulphur Springs Rd., died Monday, March 17, 2008 at home. FUNERAL: The funeral will be Friday, March 21, 2008 at 2 p.m. at Zion Baptist Church in Covington, Georgia BURIAL: Burial will follow in Zion Baptist Church Cemetery

Pam Smith

Pam Smith

Mar 17, 2008

GROVER- Mrs. Pamela Suzzette Smith, 43, of 2630 Cleveland Ave., died Monday, March 17, 2008 at home. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Charles Wesley Jones and Gloria Williams Jones of Shelby. She was a lab technician at Doran Textiles and was a member of Patterson Springs Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: She is survived by...

Edna Carter Falls

Edna Carter Falls

Mar 16, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Edna Carter Falls, 68, of 120 Garrett Drive, died Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Virginia, she was a daughter to the late Buck Carter and Annie Belle Allgood Carter. She was retired from Kemet and worked for Helping Hands for many years. She was also a member of Landmark Baptist Church....

Danny Wray Cadenhead

Danny Wray Cadenhead

Mar 11, 2008

EARL- Mr. Danny Wray Cadenhead, 65, of 103 Fritz Dr., died Thursday, March 13, 2008 at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Luther Warren and Zera Newman Cadenhead. Mr. Cadenhead served in the U.S. Air Force, was an electrical engineer and a Master Mason. He was...

Doris Ruth Williams

Doris Ruth Williams

Mar 11, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Doris Ruth Clary Williams, 69, of 721 Ed Hamrick Rd., died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Park Ridge Hospital in Fletcher. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Cleatus and Macie Blanton Clary. She was retired from Shadowline of Fallston, after 27 years of employment and was a member of Mulls Memorial Baptist...

Janie Morrison

Janie Morrison

Mar 6, 2008

Shelby- Mrs. Janie Turner Morrison, 92, of Somerset Court of Shelby died Thursday, March 6, 2008. Mrs. Morrison was born in Cleveland County to the late Edward Albert Turner and Bertha Pruett Turner Blanton. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother, who enjoyed sewing, cooking, and gardening. She was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather, Charles P....

Beatrice G. Butler

Beatrice G. Butler

Feb 29, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Beatrice G. Butler, 87, of 702 Live Oak Street a native of Rutherford County died, Friday, February 29, 2008 at Hospice at Wendover. She was a daughter of the late Claude and Becky West Hardin. She was retired from Dover Mill, and was a member of Way of the Cross Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to...

Leona Hoppes Sansing

Leona Hoppes Sansing

Feb 28, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Leona Sansing, 88, of 628 Annieline Drive, died Thursday, February 28, 2008 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Carrie Russ Hoppes. She was retired from Bost Bakery and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents, She was...

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...