OBITUARIES

Jurell Bryant Blanton

Jurell Bryant Blanton

Jan 9, 2007

SHELBY- Mrs. Jurell Bryant Blanton, 80, of 125 Canipe Rd., Cherryville, formerly of 5032 Pecan Dr., Shelby, died Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Ellis Ernest and Virginia Sailors Bryant. Mrs. Blanton was retired from the Ora Mill. She was a member of Charity Baptist...

Doris Crowder Patrick

Doris Crowder Patrick

Jan 8, 2007

SHELBY- Mrs. Doris Crowder Patrick, 80, of 705 Charles Rd., died Monday, January 8, 2007 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Lee and Myrtle Hardin Crowder. She retired after 30 years from the Dover Mill. Mrs. Patrick was a member of Dover Baptist Church, was a Sunday School teacher at...

Margaret Austin Dingler

Margaret Austin Dingler

Jan 6, 2007

FALLSTON- Mrs. Margaret Austin Dingler, 75, of 212 Jim Cline Rd., Fallston, formerly of Hazel Drive in Shelby, died Saturday, January 6, 2007 at home. A native of Iredell County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas “Sam” Batson Austin and Maude Thomas Austin. She was a homemaker and was a retired daycare worker at Westview Baptist Church, where...

Doris Jean Lail Holland

Doris Jean Lail Holland

Jan 5, 2007

SHELBY- Mrs. Doris Jean Lail Holland, 65, of 909 Mark Drive, Shelby, died Friday, January 5, 2007 at Hospice and Palliative Care Cleveland County. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Alvin and Ava Pearl Bridges Lail. She was a homemaker and was retired from the Lily Mill. Mrs. Holland was a member of Westwood...

Eldora H. Whitesides

Eldora H. Whitesides

Jan 5, 2007

SHELBY- Mrs. Eldora H. Whitesides, 57, of 1108 New Prospect Church Rd., Shelby, died Friday, January 5, 2007 at home. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Garland and Pauline Pearson Hamrick. She was a Client Service Manager at One on One Care and was a member of Northside Baptist Church. FUNERAL: The funeral will...

Willie Mae "Violet" Hopper

Willie Mae "Violet" Hopper

Jan 4, 2007

SHELBY- Mrs. Willie Mae “Violet” Hopper, 81, formerly of Shelby Manor, died Thursday, January 4, 2007 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late William Walker and Sarah Ann Margaret Padgett Millwood. She was a homemaker and a member of Sharon United Methodist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: In addition to...

Helen Hull Martin

Helen Hull Martin

Jan 2, 2007

SHELBY- Mrs. Helen Hull Martin, 71, died Tuesday, Jan, 2, 2007 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. PERSONAL HISTORY: Mrs. Martin was born in Cleveland Co., daughter to the late John W. and Mary Morrison Hull. She retired after 26 years of service at the Shelby Café. She was a member of Shelby Free Will Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY:...

Glavis Melvin Wacaster

Glavis Melvin Wacaster

Dec 30, 2006

SHELBY- Mr. Glavis Melvin "Shake" Wacaster, 90, formerly of 108 Flint Hill Church Rd., died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006 at Crawley Memorial Hospital in Boiling Springs. PERSONAL HISTORY: He was a native of Gaston County, NC, son to the late Lee Melvin and Mary Dellinger Wacaster, and was retired with over 30 years service from the Maintenance Dept. of the...

Claude Thomas Ledbetter

Claude Thomas Ledbetter

Dec 29, 2006

SHELBY- Mr. Claude Thomas Ledbetter, 86, of 2903 Dravo Road, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2006 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain. PERSONAL HISTORY: He was a native of Rutherford County, NC, son to the late Barzillie and Willie Mae Shytle Ledbetter, and was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He was a retired supervisor from T.C. Strickland Construction Co....

Bobby Dean Howell

Bobby Dean Howell

Dec 25, 2006

Services are Private to the Family.

Freda Cooke

Freda Cooke

Dec 24, 2006

SHELBY- Mrs. Freda Katherine Katz Cooke, 85, of 1109 Mark Drive, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006 at home. PERSONAL HISTORY: She was a native of Royersford, Penn., daughter to the late Harry P. and Mary Ann Merkel Katz. She was a graduate of State Teachers College in Westchester, PA, and taught elementary school in Pennsylvania before moving to Shelby. She...

Ed Sessom

Ed Sessom

Dec 22, 2006

SHELBY- Rev. Edward Hugh Sessom, 81, of 1918 Flint Hill Church Rd., went to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, Dec. 22, 2006 at the home of his son, Dennis. PERSONAL HISTORY: He was a native of Scotland County, NC and son to the late Dewey and Eva Newcome Sessom. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and...

Paul Hornsby

Paul Hornsby

Dec 21, 2006

Arrangements will be held in Camden, SC.

Graham Champion

Graham Champion

Dec 17, 2006

SHELBY- Mr. Graham G. Champion, 72, of Shelby, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2006 at his home. PERSONAL HISTORY: Born, October 13, 1934 in Cleveland County, Graham graduated from Fallston School and attended NC State University. After serving 9 years as a pilot and Captain in the United States Air Force, Graham was employed by Fiber Industries (Ticona) retiring after...

Coell "Junior" Foster

Coell "Junior" Foster

Dec 16, 2006

SHELBY- Mr. Coell Foster, Jr., 66, of 112 Ken Daves Rd., died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006 at home. PERSONAL HISTORY: He was a native of Cleveland County and son to the late Coell and Leslie Biggerstaff Foster. He was retired from Doran Textile Mill and was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: In addition to...

Harlan Edwards, Sr.

Harlan Edwards, Sr.

Dec 11, 2006

SHELBY- Mr. Harlan Nelson Edwards, 80, of 1624 Riverhill Drive, Died Monday, Dec. 11, 2006 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. PERSONAL HISTORY: He was a native of Cleveland County and son to the late Colin N. and Artie Lemons Edwards. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Navy. He was a farmer, but retired from Fiber Industries....

Willard Panther

Willard Panther

Dec 9, 2006

SHELBY- Mr. James Willard Panther, 77 of 2503 Shoal Creek Road, died Saturday, December 9, 2006 at Hospice at Wendover. PERSONAL HISTORY: He was a native of Cleveland County and son to the late Archie and Annie Hudson Panther. He was retired from Grover Industries, was of the Baptist faith, and loved horses and the outdoors. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY:...

Thomas R. Strickland

Thomas R. Strickland

Dec 4, 2006

SHELBY- Mr. Thomas R. Strickland, 69, of 410 Dellinger Road, died Monday, Dec. 4, 2006 at Rutherford Hospital in Rutherfordton. PERSONAL HISTORY: He was born in Gainesville, Georgia, son to the late Leonard Lyles and Margaret Elizabeth Champion Strickland. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was retired from Doran Textiles. He was a member of Bethel Baptist...

Roger Dale Elmore

Roger Dale Elmore

Dec 4, 2006

SHELBY- Mr. Roger Dale Elmore, 54, of 3127 Charlie Elliott Road, died Monday, Dec. 4, 2006 at home. He was a son to the late A.F. Elmore Sr. and Cluster Head Elmore. He was a member of Community Baptist Church and was employed at Ellis Lumber for the past 35 years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

Tracy Dixon Rippy

Tracy Dixon Rippy

Nov 26, 2006

GROVER- Ms. Tracy Rippy, 46, of 108 Carolina Ave., died Sunday, November 26, 2006 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of Thomas Frank Dixon of Grover and the late Emogene Allen Dixon. She was employed in the textile industry and was a member of Allen Memorial Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: She is survived...