OBITUARIES
Edna Tindall
Dec 13, 2021
MOORESBORO-Edna Tindall, 96, died Monday, December 13, 2021 at Atrium Health Cleveland.
Bill Beattie
Dec 10, 2021
SHELBY: William L. “Bill” Beattie, 91, went to be with his Lord on December 10, 2021 at Atrium Health Cleveland. Bill was born on February 15, 1930 in Crouse, NC, to the late Lee and Mazel Beattie. He attended high school in Lincolnton, where he was active in football and intramural sports. Bill served two years in the US Army...
Helen Lood
Dec 9, 2021
ASHEVILLE-Helen Lood, 72, died Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Helen Lood (1949-2021) On December 9th, 2021, Helen Lood passed away at the age of 72 after complications arising from a brief illness. She was born in Germany, in the beautiful town of Landshut, situated on the banks of the River Isar in Lower Bavaria. Helen, her...
Jeff Oaks
Dec 8, 2021
SHELBY: Jeffrey Wayne Oaks Sr., 58, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain. A native of Cleveland County, he is the son of Virgil Oaks and wife Dianna of Shelby, and the late Patricia Porter. Jeff was a truck driver for many years, and a loving father. In addition to his mother, he was...
Laurette Hawkins
Dec 5, 2021
Shelby- Laurette Joy Hawkins, 65, died Sunday, December 5, 2021, at her home. Years ago, her sisters nicknamed her "Peace". Laurette was always the gentle one among us, seeking to understand and to reconcile. She loved nature and she loved making people happy.... putting favorite cookies on guest's pillows, sneaking in a bag of their favorite snacks, dashing around on...
Ed Mcswain
Dec 5, 2021
LATTIMORE: James “Ed” McSwain, 80, died Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late JC and Gena McKinney McSwain. Ed retied from textiles and was a faithful member of Lattimore Baptist Church, where he served as deacon and on the cemetery committee. He was...
William Bowen
Dec 4, 2021
SHELBY-William “Tom” Thomas Bowen, 87, died Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Atrium Health Charlotte. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Overstreet Bowen. Tom was a loving father and grandfather who was a member of Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church. He retired from PPG after 35 years and was an avid outdoorsman...
Homer Tesseneer
Dec 2, 2021
MOORESBORO-Homer G. Tesseneer, 66, died Thursday, December 2, 2021 at his home. Born in Deerfield, FL, he was the son of Dorothy Williams Tesseneer of Shelby and the late Max Tesseneer. Homer served in the Army, worked as a plumber for many years and was a loving family man. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by...
Thelma Owens
Dec 2, 2021
KINGS MOUNTAIN-Thelma Eubanks Owens, 91, died Wednesday, December 2, 2021 at Alexandria Place of Gastonia. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Hullender Eubanks. Thelma was a loving mother and grandmother who was a member of Pathway Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands,...
Janice Tanguay
Nov 30, 2021
MOORESBORO-Kindness comes in many forms. For Jan Tanguay that came in the form of chocolate chip cookies……pecan sandies, snickerdoodles, zucchini bread. You get the idea. Whether you were the UPS driver or a high school wrestler cutting weight, she had you covered. These students recall decades later gorging on those cookies post-match ; other drivers would be envious of who...
Joan Putnam
Nov 30, 2021
LAKE LURE-Joan Biggers Putnam, 78, died Tuesday, November 30,2021 at her home. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late J.L. Biggers Sr. and Margaret Elliott. Joan was a florist and owner of Joan’s florist that later became Sunshine flowers and gifts in Patterson Springs. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Elizabeth Rybicki
Nov 29, 2021
Elizabeth Rybicki,56, died Monday, November 29, 2021 at Atrium Health Cleveland.
Walt Hartman
Nov 25, 2021
**FUNERAL SERVICES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO BE PRIVATE ONLY TO THE FAMILY** POLKVILLE: Walter “Walt” Edward Hartman, 71, died Thursday, November 25, 2021 at Atrium Health Cleveland. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Bynum and Lela Costner Hartman. Walt served in the US Army, was a member of Polkville Baptist Church and loved collecting...
Bobby Reid Jolly Sr.
Nov 24, 2021
SHELBY: Bobby Reid Jolly, 89, loving father and grandfather, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. He was born in Lowell on March 9, 1932, to the late Horace and Irene Martin Jolly. Bobby served in the US Air Force during the Korean War, and retired from Petroleum World after more than 30 years of...
Freida Guffey
Nov 22, 2021
SHELBY: Freida Hamrick Guffey, 85, died Monday, November 22, 2021 at her home. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Gordon and Edna Cornwell Hamrick. Freida loved taking care of young children, and later worked at UPS and Plastic Oddities. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Preston Hamrick....
David Gordon
Nov 22, 2021
GROVER: David Wayne Gordon, 49, died Monday, November 22, 2021 at his home. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Dewie and Jeannette Ridings Gordon. David was a Sr. Chemical Operator at Milliken for almost 25 years. Despite his difficulties with Huntington’s disease, he was a wonderful husband, father, proud grandfather and good friend to...
David Corn
Nov 18, 2021
KINGS MOUNTAIN-David Ralph Corn, 81, died Thursday, November 18, 2021, at Testa Family Hospice of Kings Mountain. Born in Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Ralph and Icey Nichols Corn. David was the best husband, father, grandfather and brother. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Claudette Corn of the home; son, Kenny Corn...
Ellen Foster
Nov 17, 2021
BOILING SPRINGS: Ellen “Reanza” Foster, 72, died Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at her home. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Julius Bynum Mode and Lillian Frances Newton Mode. Reanza was a faithful and dedicated employee of the Bulldog Quik-Snak for 22 years, and was a caregiver to her family and an avid animal lover....
Suzanne Bolton
Nov 14, 2021
SHELBY: Suzanne Williamson Bolton, 70, died Sunday, November 14, 2021 at Atrium Health Cleveland. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Elizabeth Green Williamson. She loved gardening in her flowers and was a selfless lady who loved her family. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Randy Bolton of the home;...
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