OBITUARIES
Anna Laura Eskridge
Mar 19, 2014
LAWNDALE- Mrs., Anna Eskridge, 100, resident of Willow Ridge Nursing Home in Rutherfordton, formerly of Lawndale, passed away Wednesday March 19, 2014. A native of Iredell County, she was born July 2, 1913, daughter of the late Archibald and Lily Weisner Sloan. She was a member of Lawndale Baptist Church and retired from Cleveland Mills. PRECEDED: In addition to her...
Seth Johnson
Mar 17, 2014
SHELBY- Mr. Seth Johnson, 97, of 1635 S. Dekalb St., passed away with his loving daughter, Yvette, by his side, Tuesday morning March 17, 2014 at Wendover Hospice. A native of Charleston, SC, he was born August 19, 1916, son of the late Rebecca Johnson. He was a WWII Veteran with the US Army. He was a loving father and...
Hazel Webber Peace
Mar 15, 2014
SHELBY-Hazel Webber Peace, 84, died Saturday, Mar. 15, 2014, at her home. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Vernon Sulvanus and Barbara Allen Moss Webber. She was a member of Eastside Baptist Church, where she worked in the newborn nursery for more than 60 years. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Norma Bowser
Mar 7, 2014
NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA-Norma Bowser, 83, died Friday, Mar. 7, 2014, at Peak Resources, while visiting her daughter for the winter. SURVIVED: Norma is survived by her loving daughter, Elizabeth “Libby” Morris and husband Steve of Boiling Springs; three grandchildren, Matt Morris and wife Carrie Brutko Morris of Franklin, Hannah Morris Brouzakis and husband Ryan, and Ian Morris, all of Pittsburgh,...
Maudie Allison
Mar 6, 2014
SHELBY-Maude “Maudie” Tesseneer Allison, 81, died Thursday, Mar. 6, 2014, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Faye and Addie Horn Tesseneer. She was a member of Zoar Baptist Church. SURVIVED: She is survived by her loving husband of 46 ½ years, Paul Allison; son, James Crossley, both of Shelby;...
Evelina Porter Panther
Mar 5, 2014
SHELBY- Mrs. Evelina Porter Panther, 83, of 411 Stice Shoal Road, passed away Wednesday March 5, 2014 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. A native of Cleveland County, she was born December 23, 1930, daughter of the late C. Neil and Gertrude Champion Porter. She was a member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great...
Anna Mauney
Mar 1, 2014
Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Mauney of Rock Hill, SC died at UniHealth PAC of Rock Hill on March 1st, 2014 @12:50AM. Anna was born February 24, 1918 in Princeton, Ky. to Hugh Daily Skees and Ora Lee Stephens Skees, along with five brothers, Hugh Shelby, Wesley, Charles Lee, Raymond, and Earl. She was the last surviving family member. She married, Fred...
William "Bill" Price Leigh
Feb 28, 2014
SHELBY- Mr. William “Bill” Leigh, 87, of Shelby, passed away Friday, February 28, 2014 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, he was born February 23, 1927, son of the late Martin Whitimore and Canses Lee Harmon Leigh. He was a WWII Veteran. PRECEDED: In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one son,...
Les Roark
Feb 25, 2014
SHELBY-Lester D. “Les” Roark, 89, former Shelby Mayor and City Council member, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Born October 31, 1924, youngest son of the late J. Alex and Margaret Earle Roark, he grew up on the family farm near Grover. Following his father’s death in 1933 and farm foreclosure in 1936, he and his mother and two brothers...
Debbie Anthony
Feb 23, 2014
SHELBY-Deborah “Debbie” Vinesett Anthony, 59, of Maple Springs Church Rd., went to be with her Lord, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Colman and Euzelia Simmons Vinesett. She was a member of Flint Hill Baptist Church where she has been the church secretary for the past...
Jacqueline Hanners
Feb 20, 2014
SHELBY- Ms. Jacqueline T. Hanners, 60, of 1418 S. Post Road, passed away Thursday morning at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Los Angleles County, California, she was born October 8, 1953, daughter of the late Jake and Mattie Armstrong Terrell. Services will be at a later date and announced by the family. FUNERAL – Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of...
Sarah Davis
Feb 19, 2014
SHELBY- Sarah Davis, 82, died Wed., Feb. 19, 2014 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Lillie Greenway Abrams. She enjoyed oil painting and quilting, and was a member of Northside Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Davis;...
Jacqueline Hughes
Feb 19, 2014
SHELBY-Jackie, as she was known to her many friends, went to Heaven to be with her Lord Jesus Christ, February 19, 2014 at Carrington Place in Matthews, where she had been a resident for 11 months. A native of Cleveland County, Mrs. Hughes graduated from Shelby High School and Gardner-Webb College. She was a very active participant in numerous school...
Loretta Allen
Feb 17, 2014
SHELBY- Mrs. Loretta Hamrick Allen, 75 of 500 Stroud Road, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014 at Carolinas Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was born November 25, 1938, daughter of the late James Paul and Doris Jones Hamrick. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Shelby where she served as Mission Friends and Bible School...
Sandra Morgan
Feb 14, 2014
KINGS MOUNTAIN-Mrs. Sandra Morgan, 71, of Kings Falls Court, died Friday, February 14th, at her home. A graveside service was held at Mountain Rest Cemetery in Kings Mountain.
James Campbell
Feb 14, 2014
UTAH- James Russell Campbell, 47, died February 14, 2014 in Brigham City, UT. Born May 29, 1966, in Fayette, AL, son of the late Willard “Frankie” Campbell and Diane Campbell Garrett and husband Cecil of Gastonia. He grew up in Shelby and married his high school sweetheart, Tannaca Camp on November 19, 2011 in Shelby. Russell loved the Beatles and...
Linda English
Feb 8, 2014
SHELBY-Linda Goins Lowery English, 65, of Pleasant Hill Church Rd., died Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late James and Hazel Hayes Blanton. She retired after many years of service at Baxter Corp. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Laverne Crosby
Feb 6, 2014
SHELBY- LaVerne Blanton Crosby, 92, passed away Thursday February 6, 2014 at Shelby Manor. A native of Cleveland county, she was born September 5, 1921, daughter of the late William Buren and Bertha Padgett Blanton. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Shelby where she was a member and past Treasurer of Faith Sunday School Class. She worked...
Joe Minus
Feb 4, 2014
ASHEVILLE-Dr. Joseph "Joe" Sheppard Minus, 75, formerly of Charleston, SC and Shelby, passed away on February 4, 2014 in Asheville. Born in Columbia, SC, he was the son of Paul Murray Minus and Mildred Sheppard Minus. He is a graduate of Yale University and Duke Medical School, and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1968-70. He joined the Shelby...
Corene Greene
Feb 2, 2014
SHELBY - Corene Grigg Greene, 104, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Feb. 2, 2014. Our beloved Mother and Mamaw passed away at her home on Greene Farm Road, surrounded by generations of family and friends. Corene, born Aug. 24, 1909, in Cleveland County, was the daughter of the late George Hillard and Bessie Mae Philbeck...
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