OBITUARIES
Elizabeth M. Debrew
Nov 22, 2006
SHELBY: Mrs. Elizabeth M. DeBrew, 84, of 1771 Melrose Dr., died Wednesday, November 22, 2006, at her son’s home in Williamston, SC. GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 P.M. Saturday, Nov. 25th at Sunset Cemetery OFFICIATING: Rev. Perry Holleman VISITATION: Saturday, Nov. 25th 1-2:30 P.M. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home and other times at the home. PERSONAL HISTORY: Born in Cleveland County, he was...
Homer Roberts
Nov 12, 2006
SHELBY- Mr. Homer Roberts, 88, of 111 Bronco Drive, Grover died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006 at Century Care of Shelby. PERSONAL HISTORY: He was a native of Cleveland County and son to the late Edley and Molly Leigh Roberts. He was a farmer. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Two brothers, Clayton and Frank Roberts; and two sisters, Elizabeth Blanton and Mildred...
Helen Clary Bailes
Nov 6, 2006
SHELBY- Mrs. Helen Clary Bailes, 77, of 1305 Hammock Ave., Shelby, died Monday, November 6, 2006 at White Oak Manor of Shelby. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Cleatus and Macie Blanton Clary. She was retired from Dover Mill and was a member of First Wesleyan Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: In addition to...
James Arthur "Art" Grigg
Nov 5, 2006
SHELBY- Mr. James Arthur “Art” Grigg, 84, of 1739 S. Dekalb St., Shelby, died Sunday, November 5, 2006 at home. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Thompson Oscar Grigg and Margaret Ann Wilhelm Grigg. He served in the Navy during WWII as a crewmember on the U.S.S. Duncan. He was retired as Postmaster in...
J. Warren Gamble, Sr.
Nov 5, 2006
SHELBY- Mr. J. Warren “Bill” Gamble, Sr., 92, of 105 Springdale St., Shelby, died Sunday, November 5, 2006 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Henry Wilson Gamble and Cynthia Ware Gamble. He owned and operated Gamble’s Amoco and Gamble’s Esso for over 50 years. He was a member of...
Helen Prince
Nov 1, 2006
SHELBY- Mrs. Mary Helen Morrison Prince, 83, of Century Care and formerly of Davidson, NC, died Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. PERSONAL HISTORY: Mrs. Prince was a native of York County, SC and a daughter to the late William Edgar and Daisy Mae Lowe Morrison. She was a former employee of Cannon Mills and formerly a...
William "Bill" Crowe
Oct 27, 2006
SHELBY- Mr. William “Bill” Crowe, 76, of 1404 Beverly Ave, Shelby, died Friday, October 27, 2006 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Lawson C. and Bertha Swofford Crowe. He was retired as a truck driver and served in the Army. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: In addition to his parents, he...
Harold E. "Hal" Headley
Oct 20, 2006
SHELBY- Mr. Harold Edward “Hal” Headley, 79, of 521 Davis Rd, Shelby, died Friday, October 20, 2006 at home. Born on February 7, 1927 in Faribault County, MN, he was a son to the late Harold Charles and Vergia Fox Headley. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and proudly served...
Larry Els
Oct 19, 2006
Shelby- Mr. Larry Revels, 71, of 712 Maynard Street died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006 at home. He retired from the United States Air Force and served in TX, N.C., GA, Panama Canal Zone, Iceland, Turkey, OK, with his last assignment being at the Air National Guard in Jackson, MS. He also retired from Cleveland County where he served the citizens...
John Tidwell
Oct 16, 2006
SHELBY- Mr. John T. Tidwell, 74, of 1554 Spangler Dr., Shelby, died Monday, October 16, 2006 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Born on March 18, 1932, in Greenville County, SC, he was a son of the late Emmett Elliott Tidwell and Jewell Hanvey Tidwell of Greenville, SC. He retired from Sunbeam in 2000 and worked part time at the Dental...
Hazel Blanton
Oct 16, 2006
SHELBY- Mrs. Hazel Elizabeth Blanton, 88, of 1410 E. Gaston St., Lincolnton, formerly of Shelby, died Monday, October 16, 2006 at Lincoln Nursing Center in Lincolnton. Born on June 25, 1918 in Catawba County, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Rosa Johnson. She attended Lenoir-Rhyne College and was retired from Cleveland Lumber as a bookkeeper/office manager. She...
Thurman M. Davis
Oct 15, 2006
SHELBY- Mr. Thurman M. “Ball” Davis, 86, of Shelby, died Sunday, October 15, 2006 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Born on March 19, 1920, in Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Willie Baxter Davis and Lillian Bowen Davis. He was retired from the Lily Mill and was a member of Zoar Baptist Church. He coached church softball...
Elnora Shields
Oct 13, 2006
SHELBY- Mrs. Elnora Adeline Reinhardt Shields, 83, of 416 S. Washington Street, died Friday, October 13, 2006 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. PERSONAL HISTORY: Mrs. Shields was a native of Cleveland County and a daughter to the late Charles Henry and Orrie Smith Reinhardt. She was an office manager and secretary for Electric Motor Service and was a member of...
Ruth A. Howe
Oct 11, 2006
SHELBY- Mrs. Ruth A. Howe, 100, formerly of 1605 Mountain Drive, died Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at Summit Place of Kings Mountain. PERSONAL HISTORY: A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late John Landrum and Everlena Allen Allen. She retired as a filing clerk from the Internal Revenue Service and was a member of Elizabeth Baptist...
Jimmy Douglas Thomas
Oct 9, 2006
SHELBY- Mr. Jimmy Douglas Thomas, 64, of 616 Hillcrest Drive, died Monday, October 9, 2006 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Herman Lee and Willie Mae Irvin Thomas. He was employed in the construction industry. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Nettie Tessneer
Oct 8, 2006
Mrs. Nettie Kelly Tessneer, 75, of 207 E. Stagecoach Trail, Lawndale, died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, Mrs. Tessneer was a daughter of the late John and Beatrice Rabb Kelly. She was a member of Shelby Free Will Baptist Church. She loved sewing and puzzle books. In addition to her parents,...
Hazel Diane Barnett
Sep 23, 2006
LAWNDALE- Ms. Hazel Diane Barnett, 53, of Lawndale, died Saturday, September 23, 2006 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. PERSONAL HISTORY: A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Cecil and Ruth Hamrick Barnett. She was employed at Walmart. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Dennis...
Polly Wylie
Sep 22, 2006
Mrs. Mary Helen (Polly) Rollins Wylie, died Friday, September 22nd at Tryon Estates in Columbus, NC, following a stroke at the age of 76. A native of Rutherford County and a member of Chimney Rock Baptist Church, she was an executive secretary at Gardner-Webb University for 17 years. A 30-year resident of Shelby, Polly was an active member of Churchill...
Bryte Mull Lemberger
Sep 21, 2006
SHELBY- Mrs. Bryte Mull Lemberger, 84, of 934 W. Warren Manor #5-H, died Thursday, September 21, 2006 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. PERSONAL HISTORY: A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Julius Van and Josephine Whisnant Mull. She worked for more than 20 years at Kmart, was a member of Lily Memorial Baptist Church...
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