OBITUARIES
Claude Gray Cole
Feb 4, 2015
SHELBY- Claude Gray Cole, 90, passed away Wednesday February 4, 2015 at Peak Resources of Shelby. A native of Lee County, NC, he was the son of the late Charlie and Martha Lee Southern Cole. He was a World War II veteran serving in the South Pacific Theater in the United States Marine Corp, 4th Marine Division from 1943 to...
Boyd Grigg
Feb 1, 2015
SHELBY-Boyd P. Grigg, 79, of 3248 Polkville Rd., died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, at Caromont Health in Gastonia. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Burgin and Elizabeth Wood Grigg. He retired after 38 years of service with Fiber, and was a member of New Bethel Church of Shelby. He loved spending time with friends...
Bill Church
Jan 30, 2015
SHELBY-Fredrick “Bill” Church, 90, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, at White Oak Manor of Shelby. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Beulah Evans. Bill was a member of Union Baptist Church, and after a long career in textiles, he owned and operated the Lake Lure Exxon Station for 12 years. The family would like...
Lorene Vess Roberts
Jan 30, 2015
SHELBY-Lorene Vess Roberts, 82, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of late Van Buren and Sarah Dodson Lee. She was a member of First Baptist Church and retired from customer service at First National Bank. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Sandy W. Faulkner
Jan 26, 2015
SHELBY- Lt. Col. Sanford “Sandy” Wesley Faulkner, 68, passed away Monday, Jan., 26, 2015, at Carolinas Healthcare Systems-Kings Mountain. A native of Mecklenburg County, he was the son of the late William and Evelyn Speas Faulkner. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He taught ESL (English as a Second Language) at Cleveland Community College for 8 years. He...
Buck Lemons
Jan 26, 2015
ELLENBORO- Buck Lemons, 68, passed away at his residence, Monday January 26, 2015 under the care of Hospice of Rutherford County. A native of Cleveland county, he was the son of the late William Martin and Alice Virginia Boone Lemons. SURVIVED: He is survived by one daughter, Samantha Lemons of Taylorsville, NC; two sisters, Pat Willis and husband John and...
Fred Lynch
Jan 24, 2015
SHELBY- Arthur Fred Lynch, 88, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at Carolinas Heathcare-Cleveland. A native of Mecklenburg Co., he was the son of the late Charles Bryan and Carrie Lee Lynch. He served in the Army during WWII. Fred retired as a supervisor with PPG, after 30 years of service. PRECEDED: In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Rommie Carpenter
Jan 22, 2015
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Rommie R. Carpenter, 91, passed away Thursday January 22, 2015 at Carolinas Healthcare System-Cleveland. A native of Union County, NC, he was the son of the late George Washington and Winnie Ann Burgess Carpenter. He was a veteran of the United States military serving our country in the Army. He was a member of Westover Baptist Church in...
David M. Hobart
Jan 21, 2015
KINGS MOUNTAIN- David M. Hobart, 86, of 1001 Phifer Road, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at Wendover Hospice. A native of Medina County, Ohio, he was the son of the late William Bryson and Mildred Schlaubach Hobart. First and foremost he was a gentleman, he was a family man who loved and adored his wife and children and by...
Elizabeth Blanton
Jan 20, 2015
GROVER- Elizabeth Rippy Blanton, 79, of 1011 Cleveland Ave., died Tues., Jan. 20, 2015, at Kings Mountain Hospice House. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Talmadge and Iva Mae Head Rippy. She was a member of New Buffalo Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving...
Ruth Owens
Jan 18, 2015
SHELBY-Ruth Towery Owens, 88, went to be with her Lord, Sun., Jan. 18, 2015, at Kings Mountain Hospice House. A native of Gaston County, she was the daughter of the late Climmie and Lottie Turner Towery. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church, and was a lady who would put others before herself. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents,...
Robert Horton
Jan 15, 2015
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Robert Richard Horton, 78, 712 Meadowbrook Road, passed away Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, at Carolinas Healthcare System-Cleveland. A native of Gaston county, he was the son of the late David and Edna Greene Horton. He retired from the United States Military serving 20 years in the United States Air Force. He enjoyed North Carolina Tarheels Basketball and Jeff...
Ted Grayson
Jan 14, 2015
SHELBY- Ted Ervin Grayson, 80, died Wed., Jan. 14, 2015, at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late John Avery and Janet Oveda Price Grayson. He served in the Army and was a member of the Shelby Exchange Club, Westwood Heights Baptist Church, where he was in the Men’s Sunday school class,...
Annette Hawkins Cabaniss
Jan 14, 2015
GROVER- Annette Hawkins Cabaniss, 75, of 921 Longbranch Road, passed away Wednesday January 14, 2015 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late William Boyce and Ocie Baker Gantt. She was a member of Zion Baptist and retired from the Cleveland County School System where she worked in the cafeteria and...
Summie Leeolman Brackett
Jan 13, 2015
GROVER- Summie Leeolman Brackett, 95, passed away Tuesday January 13, 2015 at Wendover Hospice. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Jim and Essie Towery Grigg Brackett. He was a member of Patterson Springs Baptist Church and a member of the Grover Masonic Lodge for 60 years. PRECEDED: In addition to his parents, he is...
Edna Louise Searles
Jan 11, 2015
SHELBY- Edna Painter Searles, 93, died peacefully, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at Peak Resources of Shelby. A native of Roanoke County, VA., she was the daughter of the late Ernest L and Mary Hamilton Painter. Her family moved to Kingsport, TN when Edna was 3 and always loved that city and considered it home. After graduating from Dobyns-Bennett High School...
Becky Murray
Jan 6, 2015
MOORESBORO- Rebecca “Becky” Greene Murray, 66, of W. Main St., died Tues. Jan. 6, 2015, at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late George “Bill” and Virginia Cohoon Greene. She worked as a nurse for many years, and was a member of Sandy Run Baptist Church. SURVIVED: She is survived by her...
David Lockridge
Jan 3, 2015
KINGS MOUNTAIN-David “Dave” Stephens Lockridge Sr., 84, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at Kings Mountain Hospice House. A native of York County, SC, he was the son of the late Sam and Bertie Lee McMurry Lockridge Sr. David retired from Minnette Mills. A very humble and sweet man, he was a special son, husband, daddy, and pawpaw to all. PRECEDED:...
Nancy Hammitt
Jan 3, 2015
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Mrs. Nancy Hammitt, died Saturday morning at Peak Resources of Cherryville.
Bobby Causby
Jan 2, 2015
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Bobby William Causby, 72, of 105 McGinnis Street, left this world to go to his eternal home Friday, January 2, 2015 at his residence. A native of Cleveland County, he was born January 1, 1943, son of the late William “Jake” Harrison and Maggie Lee Carroll Causby. He was a good hearted man who loved his family. He...
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