OBITUARIES
Ruth Lee
Nov 26, 2013
SHELBY-Mrs. Ruth Grace Lee, 92, died Tues., Nov. 26, 2013 at White Oak Manor of Shelby. A native of Burke County, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Annie Stephens Lowman. She was the last living charter member of Hoyle Memorial United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School for many years. He was also a Brownie Scout...
Rosella Moore
Nov 23, 2013
SHELBY-Mrs. Rosella Fowler Moore, 94, of Poplar Springs Church Rd., went to be with her Lord, Sat., Nov. 23, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Nellie Richardson Fowler. She was a member of Shelby Freewill Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Frank Sherrill
Nov 22, 2013
SHELBY-Mr. Franklin “Frank” Sherrill Jr., 46, died Fri., Nov. 22, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Franklin Thomas Sherrill Sr. and Annie Sue Williamson Sherrill. He was employed by Metals America. SURVIVED: He is survived by his wife, Wanda Weathers Sherrill, of the home; and many other extended...
Norma Mancinelli
Nov 20, 2013
SHELBY- Mrs. Norma Mancinelli, 91, went to be with her Lord, Wed, Nov. 20, 2013 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Mecklenburg County, she was the daughter of the late Reece and Hester Hood Moser. She graduated from Charlotte Tech High School in 1942. She worked for Kings Department Store and Kmart, later retiring. Norma was an auxiliary member...
Frances Brewer
Nov 18, 2013
SHELBY - Mary Frances Brewer, 91, of West Warren Street, died Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at White Oak Manor of Shelby. A native of Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Estelle Hall Abrams. She worked many years in the banking industry and was a member of Shelby Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents, she was...
Robert Ray Francis
Nov 17, 2013
SHELBY-Mr. Robert “Ray” Francis, 84, of Carolyn Dr., died Sun., Nov. 17, 2013 at his home. A native of Mecklenburg County, he was the son of the late Max Clayton Frances Sr. and Minnie Lee Crowder Francis. He was a member of Central U.M.C. and retired from Southern Bell after 33 years of service. PRECEDED: In addition to his parents,...
Freda Mae Thompson
Nov 17, 2013
SHELBY- Mrs. Freda Mae Thompson, 82, of 116 Lindsey Lee Lane, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2013 at Peak Resources in Shelby. A native of Grayson, Kentucky, she was born on March 9, 1931, daughter of the late Ralph and Beulah Agnes McGuire Burton. She was a member of Shelby First Church of the Nazarene and South Flint Church of...
Teresa Round
Nov 17, 2013
SHELBY-Teresa Wright Round, 58, peacefully entered into rest after a lengthy illness on November 17, 2013 with family at her side. She was born to the late William “Bill” Sr. & Parlee Wright in Arlington, VA and graduated from Wakefield High School class of 1973. She relocated to Shelby, NC in 1994 and was a member of Second Baptist Church....
Addie Bennett
Nov 15, 2013
SHELBY-Mrs. Addie Bennett, 79, died Friday at Willow Ridge Nursing Center in Rutherfordton. A family burial will be held in Blue Mountain, Mississippi. Arrangements were handled by Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby.
Jim Gold
Nov 13, 2013
SHELBY-Mr. James “Jim” M. Gold, 68, died Wed., Nov. 13, 2013. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Roy and Mary Mildred Lattimore Gold. Jim graduated from Burns High School and then The Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. After graduation, Jim spent his working career at Palmer Mortuary, where he worked as a funeral director...
Rebecca "Becky" Williams
Nov 11, 2013
SHELBY- Mrs. Rebecca “Becky” Williams, 80, of 1031 Old Boiling Springs Road, passed away Monday, November 11, 2013 at White Oak Manor of Shelby. A native of Cleveland county, she was born October 26, 1933, daughter of the late William “Bill” M. and Martha Hamrick Philbeck. She was a member of Crestview Baptist Church and was a loving mother, grandmother...
Arthur Allen
Nov 10, 2013
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Rev. Arthur H. Allen, 83, went to be with his Lord, Sun., Nov. 10, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Doris and Ethel Starnes Allen. He was a retired minister and a member of Grover Church of God. PRECEDED: In addition to his parents, he was...
Mary D. Ford
Oct 27, 2013
SHELBY- Mary Dorothy McLaughlin Ford, 90, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center in Shelby, NC. She was born April 1, 1923 in Nashville, TN to the late Andrew Erwin McLaughlin and Ruby King McLaughlin. She was a graduate of Middle Tennessee State College in Murfreesboro. Upon graduation she went to work for Remington Rand Business...
Jane A. Blanton
Oct 24, 2013
SAXONBURG, PA – Mrs. Jane Ammerman Blanton, 89, passed away Thursday October 24, 2013 at Saxony Health Center. A native of Orange, New Jersey she was born July 26, 1924, the daughter of the late Harold Elliott Ammerman and Edna Elizabeth Brush Ammerman. She grew up in what was then the very close community of Orange, NJ, where she made...
Maryland Dover
Oct 23, 2013
SHELBY- Mrs. Maryland Dover, 85, joyfully joined her husband, Gene “Buck” Dover in heaven October 23, 2013. Maryland Dover was born December 19, 1927, in Shelby, to the late Joseph Franklin and Minnie Richards Carter. An avid lover of animals, Maryland, was employed by Lilly Mill for many years and served as a tutorial aide at Elizabeth Elementary School and...
James Smith
Oct 21, 2013
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Mr. James Smith, 73, of Phifer Rd., died Monday morning at Five Oaks Manor in Concord. Funeral arrangements were handled by Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain.
Marcilla "Cilla" Ross Falls
Oct 18, 2013
KINGS MOUNTAIN— Mrs. Marcilla “Cilla” Ross Falls, 95, of White Oak Manor, passed away Friday Oct. 18, 2013. A native of Cleveland County, she was born May 13, 1918, daughter of the late Evans and Amanda Conner Ross. Preceded: In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Falls, Sr., sons; James K. Falls,...
Ruth Canipe
Oct 16, 2013
SHELBY-Mrs. Ruth S. Canipe, 97, formerly of Charles Rd., died Wed., Oct. 16, 2013 at White Oak Manor of Shelby. A native of Gaston County, she was the daughter of the late William and Viola Vandyke Sisk. She worked in textiles for many year, later retiring from PPG after 16 ½ years of service. She was a member of Martin...
James Lowell Vannest
Oct 15, 2013
GROVER-Mr. James L. Vannest, 88, of Cleveland Ave., died Tuesday at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain.
Travis Jeffery Davis
Oct 12, 2013
GASTONIA- Travis Jeffery Davis, age 8, of 4408 Stoney Oaks Drive, went to be with the Lord, Saturday October 12, 2013 surrounded by his loving family and friends at Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte. A native of Cleveland County, he was born January 14, 2005, son of Casey and Ashley Melton, Chris Davis and fiancée Jacque Alexander. He was a...
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