OBITUARIES

Margaret Spencer

Margaret Spencer

Jul 20, 2012

SHELBY- Mrs. Margaret Morrison Spencer, 84, of Walker Dr., died Fri., July 20, 2012 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Cleveland Co. she was the daughter of the late William “Ed” Morrison and Daisy Mae Lowe Morrison Lail. She was a member of Shelby Missionary Methodist Church. She enjoyed working in her flowers, had a love for dogs,...

Steve Fortenberry

Steve Fortenberry

Jul 17, 2012

SHELBY- Mr. Steve Ray Fortenberry, 67, of 216 College Ave., died Tues., July 17, 2012. A native of Cleveland Co. he was the son of the late Clevie and Ruby Roberts Fortenberry. Steve was an avid gardener, loved to hunt and fish, and had a passion for singing karaoke. He served in the Air Force. PRECEDED: In addition to his...

Javier Martinez

Javier Martinez

Jul 14, 2012

SHELBY-Mr. Javier S. Martinez, 25, died Friday evening at Hospice at Wendover. Funeral arrangements are pending at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby.

Elizabeth Falls

Elizabeth Falls

Jul 13, 2012

KINGS MOUNTAIN- Ms. Lillie Elizabeth Falls, 69, died Fri., July 13, 2012 at White Oak Manor of Kings Mountain. A native of Gaston Co. she was the daughter of the late George and Helen Spurrier Falls. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church of Kings Mountain, daughters of the American Revolution, Children of the Confederacy, and numerous other...

Marie Ann Riley

Marie Ann Riley

Jul 7, 2012

PROSPERITY, SC- Mrs. Marie Ann Riley, 73, formerly of Shelby, NC, died Sat., July 7, 2012 at her daughter’s home in Boiling Springs, NC. A native of Chester Co. SC, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Verna Oswald Railey. She was a graduate of Chester High School in 1956, and attended Winthrop University. She was a former...

Sadie Wraye Ewery O'Shields

Sadie Wraye Ewery O'Shields

Jul 1, 2012

LINCOLNTON- Mrs. Sadie Wraye Drewery O’Shields, 87, of 2359 West Highway 27, passed away at her residence Sunday, July 1, 2012. A native of Cleveland County, she was born June 25, 1925, daughter of the late Doc Champion and Georgetta Tesner Bridges. She was a member of Sandy Run Baptist Church. She retired from Fiber Industries. PRECEDED: In addition to...

Henry F. Crawford

Henry F. Crawford

Jun 19, 2012

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. —Henry F. Crawford, 95, formerly of Shelby and Titusville, Fla. died Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Mr. Crawford was born in Morgan County, Georgia on April 14, 1917. Mr. Crawford began working at an early age on the family farm in Georgia. From there he moved to North Carolina where he spent 15 years working in the textile...

Minnie Rabb Hopper

Minnie Rabb Hopper

Jun 13, 2012

SHELBY- Mrs. Minnie Rabb Hopper, 95, died Wed., June 13, 2012 at the Lutheran Home of Hickory. A native of Rutherford Co., she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Florence Hayes Rabb. She retired from textiles and was a member of the Missionary Methodist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Iva Jean Beason

Iva Jean Beason

Jun 12, 2012

BOILING SPRINGS- Mrs. Iva Jean Kincaid Beason, 84, of 215 Wall Avenue, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Bessemer City, NC, she was born September 28, 1927, daughter of the late Arnold and Janie Sue Dodd Kincaid. A graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill in the late 1940’s, she was a proud Tar Heel...

Sherry Bridges

Sherry Bridges

May 31, 2012

SHELBY- Sherry Lee Burch Bridges, 51, of 1811 Ridings Road, passed away Thursday, may 31, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Burke County, she was born July 9, 1960, daughter of the late Larry and Hazel McKinney Burch. She had an everlasting love for her pets; she leaves behind her dog Nemo, and her two cats, Dory...

Gail Adams

Gail Adams

May 27, 2012

SHELBY- Mrs. Gail Holland Adams, 67, of 211 Christopher Rd., died Sunday, May 27th, 2012 at Carolina’s Specialty Hospital in Charlotte. A native of Cleveland Co. she was the daughter of the late Charles Max and Wona Daves Holland. She was employed with A.V. Wray and Son for 36 years and later retired as Administrative Coordinator at First Baptist Church...

Geneva Guthrie

Geneva Guthrie

May 24, 2012

KINGS MOUNTAIN- Mrs. Geneva Gregory Guthrie, 100, of 148 Putnam Lake Road, died Thurs., May 24, 2012 at home. A native of Gordon Co. Ga., she was the daughter of the late John Harvey and Ollie Green Foster. PRECEDED: She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Garnet T. Gregory and Willard Guthrie; two sisters; and three brothers. SURVIVED:...

John Edward Evans

John Edward Evans

May 24, 2012

SHELBY- John Edward Evans, 74, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Princeton, West Virginia, he was born December 23, 1937, son of the late Richard Warren and Mary Jarrell Evans. John was a 1955 graduate of Princeton High School and graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute with a Chemical Engineering degree in 1962....

Matt Hutchinson

Matt Hutchinson

May 23, 2012

SHELBY-Matthew Leonard Hutchinson, 41, owner of The Weld Shop Inc., passed away at Cleveland Regional Medical Center on Wed., May 23, 2012. He was born January 20, 1971, in Buffalo, NY, to Leonard and Kathleen Shelly Hutchinson of Shelby. As a child, he attended James Love Elementary School and later graduated from Shelby High School. On March 3, 2001 he...

Ruby Francis Bruce

Ruby Francis Bruce

May 21, 2012

SHELBY- Ruby Francis Bruce, 96, of 912 Blanton Street, passed away Monday, May 21, 2012 at her residence. A native of Cleveland County, she was born May 18, 1916, daughter of the late John and Ida McSwain Francis. She was a member of the Love’s Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church of Shelby. She loved to play Bridge and...

Laura Allen

Laura Allen

May 19, 2012

KINGS MOUNTAIN- Mrs. Laura Patrick Allen, 80, went to be with the Lord, Sat., May 19, 2012 at Peak Resources of Cherryville. A native of Cleveland Co. she was the daughter of the late Walter and Marie Oliver Patrick. She loved to travel and sing in “The Allen Family Gospel Group”. She had a love for butterflies. PRECEDED: In addition...

Randolph Alexander

Randolph Alexander

May 19, 2012

.KINGS MOUNTAIN- Rev. Randolph “Randy” Alexander, 86, went to be with the Lord in his heavenly home on May 19th, 2012 at Hospice at Wendover. Randolph was born Nov. 20th, 1925 to the late William and Beatrice Alexander in Mooresboro. He was a Navy veteran of WWII where he served on the USS Bellowood during seven major battles and received...

Lucille "Kitty" Weathers

Lucille "Kitty" Weathers

May 17, 2012

SHELBY- Lucille “Kitty” Allen Weathers, 90, of 703 McSwain Road, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Barrow County, GA she was born February 14, 1922, daughter of the late Robert and Johnnie Mae Stanley Allen. She retired from textiles and also worked at Shelby Police Department for nine years. She was a...

Lt. Col. Charles "Mac" Simmons, I

Lt. Col. Charles "Mac" Simmons, I

May 17, 2012

SHELBY- Charles “Mac” Simmons, 69, of 3006 Charles Road, passed away Thursday May 17, 2012 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A native of Wilson County, NC, he was born December 24, 1942, son of the late Frank Leslie and Margaret Craft Simmons. He was a pastor for the Salvation Army, an Elder at Shelby First Church...

Wanda Watson

Wanda Watson

May 16, 2012

SHELBY- Mrs. Wanda Jean Watson, 68, of 222 College Ave., died Wed., May 16, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. A native of Mitchell Co. she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Lennis Stafford Ledford. She retired from Hoechst Celanese. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Robert Pittman. SURVIVED: She...