OBITUARIES
Gene Bridges Jr.
Jan 1, 2021
SHELBY: Gene “Static” Bridges Jr., 62, died Friday, January 1, 2021, at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Clarence Gene Bridges Sr. and Margaret Patterson Bridges. Gene worked in the tree industry for more than 40 years, where he served on numerous committees within the industry....
Willie Mae Camp
Dec 31, 2020
KINGS MOUNTAIN: Willie Mae Camp, 87, died Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Testa Family Hospice House. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late William Richard and Nettie Dixon Mellon. She was a beloved wife and mother who loved red birds, Christmas and flowers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Randy Derrick
Dec 30, 2020
SHELBY: Michael “Randy” Derrick, 76, died Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Atrium Health Cleveland. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Lawrence Derrick and Annabelle Wood Martin. Randy retired from Beam Construction in 2006, with 39 years of service. He was skilled at almost anything pertaining to building. He was a faithful member of Lily...
Jeannie Dysart
Dec 29, 2020
SHELBY: Jeannie Shalp Dysart, 49, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at her home. A native of Cleveland County, she is the daughter of Thomas Shalp and wife Irene of Shelby, and the late Alice Tate Shalp. She loved to go to Pigeon Forge and spending time with her grandchildren. She was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Forest...
Evelyn "Tennie" Davidson
Dec 28, 2020
SHELBY: Evelyn “Tennie” Harris Davidson, 83, entered into her eternal home Monday, December 28, 2020 at her residence in Gastonia, after a battle with Waldenstrom Cancer. She was born November 12, 1937 in Clifton, Jew Jersey, to the late Oscar Burnett and Lillian Collins Mullinax. She was a former resident of Shelby for 30 years, until moving to Gastonia, and...
David Capps
Dec 25, 2020
KINGS MOUNTAIN-David “Lil Man” Capps, 55, died Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Caromont Health in Gastonia. Born in Florida, he was the son of the late Larry and Marjorie Leslie Capps. He is survived by his loving wife of 14 years, Judy Capps of the home; sons, Race Kale of Arkansas and Tusk Kale of Kings Mountain; daughter, Amanda Frazier...
Barbara Sanders
Dec 25, 2020
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Barbara Moss Sanders, 77, died Friday, December 25, 2020 at her home. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Grier and Annie Pruitt Moss. Barbara was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, and was a member of Pathway Baptist Church. She enjoyed making crafts and working puzzles. She is survived by...
Lillian Howell
Dec 22, 2020
SHELBY: Lillian Collins Howell, 57, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Atrium Health Cleveland. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Forrest and Margaret Sisk Collins. Lillian loved to crotchet, was a lady of God, and a member of Sunrise Baptist Church. She enjoyed sending out daily bible verses, and babysitting her new grandson “affectionately...
Jim Neal
Dec 21, 2020
SHELBY: James “Jim” I. Neal, 89, died Monday, December 21, 2020 at White Oak Manor in Shelby. A native of Cleveland County, Jim was the son of the late Jess and Ida Kendrick Neal. He was a faithful member of First Baptist Church, and retired, after many years of service, as a dedicated funeral director with Clay-Barnette Funeral Home. He...
Ruth Blanton
Dec 16, 2020
SHELBY: Ruth Dorothy Davenport Blanton, 85, loving wife and mother passed away at home, Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Born in Pottsville, PA, she was the daughter of late William Walter Davenport and Sarah Jane Ball Davenport. She was preceded in death by husband, Bobby Lee Blanton Sr.; brother, Billy Davenport; sisters, Peggy Jones and Dot Kinmon; son, Charlie Blanton; grandson,...
Glenda Martin
Dec 15, 2020
SHELBY: Glenda Camp Martin, 75, died Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Atium Health Cleveland. A native of Gaston County, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Sadie Butler Camp. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, and had a love for her fur babies, Chloe and Camilla. Glenda enjoyed reading, making bows, crafting and spending time with...
Clarence Barnett Sr.
Dec 15, 2020
MYRTLE BEACH, SC- Clarence Lewis Barnett Sr., 82, formerly of Shelby, died Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at his home. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Bon and Leitha Barnett. Clarence retired from Doran Textiles. He loved to spend time with his family. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
Maurice Eskridge
Dec 13, 2020
Shelby-Maurice Eugene (Gene) Eskridge passed away on December 13, 2020 at Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, N.C. He was 88. He was born in Shelby on April 5, 1932 to Maurice Falsom Eskridge and Mary Eula Wesson Eskridge. He graduated from Shelby High School in 1951, and served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955. Thereafter he attended Appalachian State University earning...
Marshall Bradley
Dec 10, 2020
SHELBY: Johnny Marshall Bradley, 87, was called by his God to his eternal home in heaven joining the love of his life, Frankie Bradley on Thursday, December 10, 2020. He was born in Barker’s Creek, Jackson County, North Carolina to the late Ernest Theodore Bradley and wife Nellie Olivia Parris Bradley. He was preceded in death by his parents, step...
Haskell Bell
Dec 9, 2020
SHELBY: Haskell Bell, 93, died Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, Haskell was the son of the late Acie Claude and Edna Waterson Bell. He served in the US Navy and was a member of Eastside Baptist Church and the Cleveland Masonic Lodge #202. He was also a member of the Shriners and...
Joan Peeler
Dec 9, 2020
SHELBY: Joan Propst Peeler, 87, went home to be with our Lord on December 9, 2020 at her home in Greensboro. Born in Cleveland County on October 21, 1933 in a house on Belvedere Avenue, Shelby, she was the daughter and only child of the late J. Alvin Propst and Pauline Dixon Propst. She was a substitute teacher with the...
Marjorie Beaubien
Dec 8, 2020
SHELBY: Marjorie Beaubien, 81, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Atrium Health Lincolnton. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late James and Tula Bell Beason Bridges. She is survived by her son, Toy Robbins of Mooresboro; daughters, Sherry Sampson of Myrtle Beach SC and Leanna Beaubien Blackburn of Conover; sons- in- law, Keith Sampson and...
Remine Moss
Dec 7, 2020
SHELBY: Remine Moss, 80, died Monday, December 7, 2020 at Atrium Health Cleveland. A native of Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Ruth Barr Swinehart. First and Foremost Remine was a loving wife and mother. She valued the time she spent w/her co-workers at Porter Brothers, Cable Link then CA Short which totaled 44 years in...
Reta "Jenell" Blanton
Dec 6, 2020
SHELBY- Reta "Jenell" England Blanton, 85, died Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Testa Family Hospice of Kings Mountain. Born in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late William and Birdie Dalton England. Reta was a long time member of Pleasant City Church. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them, including her beloved dog princess. Reta...
Abbie Anthony
Dec 3, 2020
SHELBY-Abbie Lovelace Anthony, 78, died Thursday, December 3, 2020. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late John Jr. and Eunice Wiggins Lovelace. Abbie was a loving mother and grandmother, she enjoyed working in her flower beds and her yard. She loved art and teaching sewing at Cleveland Community College. In addition to her parents she...
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