OBITUARIES
Nellie Jean Tallent
Nov 11, 2017
MOORESBORO- Nellie Tallent, 71, died Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center-Charlotte. A native of Cleveland Co., she was born to the late Willard and Merle Hutchins Tallent. She was a lifelong member of Goodes Grove Baptist Church. SURVIVED: She is survived by her sister, Elizabeth tallent of Mooresboro and numerous aunts and uncles and several special children she...
Wilma Rippy
Nov 11, 2017
SHELBY: Wilma Webber Rippy, 105, died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at Peak Resources of Shelby. A native of Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Barbara Moss Webber. She worked at the Cleveland Cloth Mill, and was a member of Zoar Baptist Church and the Dorcas Sunday school class. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents,...
Jonathan Ledbetter
Nov 10, 2017
SHELBY: Jonathan William Ledbetter, 19, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at Carolinas Medical Center in Concord. A native of Cleveland Co., NC, he is the son of Joel Ledbetter and Jane Marsh Ledbetter, both of Shelby. Jonathan graduated from Crest High School in 2016, was a member of Flint Hill Baptist Church, and a former member of the Shanghai V.F.D....
Angelica Florentine Whitaker
Nov 9, 2017
SHELBY-Angelica Florentine Whitaker, 37, died Thursday, November 9, 2017. The family held a private viewing Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby.
Hk Panther
Nov 7, 2017
SHELBY: HK Panther, 90, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, at his home. A native of Cherokee Co., SC, he was the son of the late A.C. and Annie Hudson Panther. He was a member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, and retired as a supervisor with the Lily Mill. PRECEDED: In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Ted Westmoreland
Nov 5, 2017
Dr. Theodore (Ted) G. Westmoreland Theodore Garmon Westmoreland, 83, of Shelby, NC, went home to be with the Lord on November 5, 2017. Born in Clover, SC, Ted was the youngest of the late Douglas Alvastroth and Edna Eaker Westmoreland’s eight children and was a beloved family man, veterinarian and philanthropist who cared for his community. His courage, compassion, and...
Glenda Ogle
Oct 29, 2017
BOILING SPRINGS: Glenda Lail Ogle, 67, died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, at her home. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late John Hawkins and Eloise Sparks Lail. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Beauford Lee Ogle; and brothers, J.W. and John Lail. SURVIVED: She is survived by...
Selma H. Bridges
Oct 25, 2017
SHELBY-Selma H. Bridges, 90, died Wednesday evening at Carolinas Healthcare System-Cleveland. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby.
Harriet Ray
Oct 20, 2017
SHELBY: Harriet Morgan Ray, 68, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, at her home. A native of Rowan Co., NC, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Velna Swicegood Morgan. She was a member of Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church, worked many years as a license examiner with the Highway Patrol, and retired as an owner in Ally Property...
Alan Truszkowski
Oct 14, 2017
SHELBY-Alan Truszkowski, 50, died Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Carolinas Healthcare System-Cleveland. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby.
Robert Dean Parker
Oct 8, 2017
KINGS MOUNTAIN: Robert Parker, 70, died Sunday, October 8, 2017 at Testa Family Hospice. A native of Cleveland Co., he was born to the late Joseph and Eunice Morrison Parker. He was a member of VFW Post 9811 Cherryville/Kings Mountain. He loved to hunt, fish, bowl, play golf, softball and 8-Ball. But most of all he loved his grandchildren. PRECEDED:...
Dan Ramsey
Oct 6, 2017
KINGS MOUNTAIN-W.D. “Dan” Ramsey, 81, died Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, at his home. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Porter and Jeanette Stone Ramsey. He served in the Army and was a supervisor for Ruppe Hosiery for many years. PRECEDED: In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Bill,...
Chance Pruett
Sep 27, 2017
Baby Chance Pruett died Wednesday September 27, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.
Harold Gene Spake
Sep 26, 2017
Harold Gene Spake, 80 went to be with his heavenly father on September 26, 2017. He was born July 6, 1937 in Shelby, NC the son of the late Charles and Ruth Hamilton Spake. He is also pre-deceased by his loving wife of 56 years, Margaret Lemons Spake, siblings Charles (Sonny) Spake Jr., Jimmie Spake, Thomas Spake, Helen Harvey and...
Mary Louise Goodman Holt
Sep 21, 2017
SHELBY: Louise Goodman Holt, 83, went to be with her Lord, Thursday, September 21, 2017, at Testa Family Hospice of Kings Mountain. A native of Wake Co., she was born to the late Wilfred and Bessie Jones. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church, and had a love of gardening, working in her flowers, and fishing. She loved eating...
Ruth Duff Layng
Sep 16, 2017
SHELBY: Ruth Duff Layng, 92, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Testa Family Hospice. She was born November 3, 1924 in Linden, NJ to the late Alexander and Julia Jorgenson MacIntosh. She was born, raised, and lived in New Jersey until her retirement, splitting time between St. Cloud, Fl. And Vilas, NC as “Snowbirds”. She spent her final...
Karen Milobar-Richey Gray
Sep 12, 2017
KINGS MOUNTAIN: Karen Elizabeth Milobar-Richey-Gray, 77, died Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at Carolinas Healthcare System-Shelby. She was born in Gary, Indiana to the late Daniel and Elma Erickson Milobar. Her father was a devoted Mason and her mother worked as a Librarian for many years. She had a younger brother named Daniel Milobar. She graduated from Merriville High School in...
Sybil Davis Roseboro
Sep 8, 2017
SYBIL ROSEBORO SHELBY-Sybil Roseboro, 78, died Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at her residence. A native of Lincoln County, she was born to the late Raymond Earl and Mozelle Farmer Davis. She was a homemaker and sometimes a circular knitter. She loved the outdoors and all of her family very much. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Tom Wright
Sep 5, 2017
SHELBY: Thomas “Tom” Everette Wright, 93, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Born in Rutherfordton, he was the youngest of ten children born to the late Jesse Burton Wright and Alice Philbeck Wright. Tom was a military veteran serving in the U.S. Air Force during WWII, where he spent two years in the Philippine Islands....
Helen Bowen Maloney
Sep 4, 2017
HELEN MALONEY KINGS MOUNTAIN-Helen Bowen Maloney, 79, passed away Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, at White Oak Manor Kings Mountain. A native of Cleveland County, she was born to the late Broadus and Annie McSwain Bowen. She loved dancing, fishing, camping, hiking or just anything outdoors. She was adventurous, a true warrior and fighter, and was always on the go. In...
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