OBITUARIES
Elma Harris
Mar 3, 2010
MOORESBORO- Mrs. Elma Castle Humphries Harris, 82, of 2155 McCraw Road, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at home. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Glenn and Beulah Juanita Humphries Humphries. She was a nurse at Cleveland Memorial Hospital and later worked in physical therapyat Crawley Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Camps...
Debra Emery
Feb 25, 2010
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Ms. Debra Metcalf Emery, 54, of 422 Belvedere Circle, died Thursday, February 25, 2010 at home. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Johnny William and Bessie Sprouse Metcalf. SURVIVED: She is survived by her son, Frankie James Dobbins; daughter Penny Ware and husband Larry all of Kings Mountain; a brother Bobby Gene...
Mary Frances Cothran
Feb 23, 2010
Mary Frances Cothran, 97, of Charlotte, N.C., formerly of Shelby, N.C., passed away peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. She was born and raised in Kings Mountain, N.C. The daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Hord, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, the late Thomas White Cothran, Jr. A 1934 graduate of Erskine College, she majored in...
Gertrude Petty
Feb 22, 2010
SHELBY- Mrs. Gertrude Causby Petty, 90, died Monday, February 22, 2010 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Ed Ellis and Sally Leila Porter Causby. Mrs. Petty was a member of Trinity Church of the Living God. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by...
Travis Kidd
Feb 22, 2010
MOORESBORO- Mr. Travis “Waldo” Bryan Kidd, 24, of 3417 Katies Lane, died Monday, February 22, 2010 at Carolinas Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son Sheila Lail Kidd Gregory of the Home and the late Bryan Kidd. Travis worked for the Cleveland County Landfill. PRECEDED: In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by...
Baby Boy Sabastian Ray Northrop
Feb 20, 2010
SHELBY- Baby boy Sebastian Ray Northrop, died Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was the son of Danny Ray and Tiffney Nichole Johnson Northrop of Shelby. PRECEDED: He is preceded in death by his great grandfather Harold Johnson. SURVIVED: In addition to his parents, he is survived by four brothers, Johnny Northrop of Michigan, Danny Northrop...
Lucille Crotts
Feb 18, 2010
SHELBY- Mrs. Lucille Gaskey Crotts, 93, of 5118 Circle Drive, died Thursday, February 18, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was born in Cherokee County, SC, daughter of the late George Adam and Mary Etta Gaskey. She retired from J. P. Stevens and was a long-standing member of Bethel Baptist Church in Shelby. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to...
Rufus "R.N." Ivie Jr.
Feb 14, 2010
SHELBY- Mr. Rufus “R.N.” Ivie Jr., 85, of 1753 S. Lafayette St., died Sunday, Feb. 14th, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Greenville County., SC, he was the son of the late Rufus Sr. “ and Annie Strange Ivie. Mr. Ivie served in the US Army during WWII. He retired from Macomson and Goforth Machine Shops. Mr....
William Scott Dixon
Feb 11, 2010
GROVER- Mr. Scott Dixon, 51, of 110 Carolina Avenue, died Thursday, February 11, 2010 at home. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Thomas Frank and Emogene Allen Dixon. He was a former truck driver with Kings Mountain Mining and he was also a member of Allen Memorial Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to his...
Lillian W. Corbett
Feb 10, 2010
SHELBY- Lillian Whitehurst Corbett, 94, of Cleveland Pines Nursing Center, died February 10, 2010. She was born August 8, 1915 in Stackhouse, NC, to the late Arthur Wellington and Elizabeth Davis Whitehurst. She lived most of her life in Marshall, NC and surrounding areas before moving to Cleveland County in 2006. A graduate of Mars Hill Jr. College and Agnes...
Joe Bowling
Feb 2, 2010
SHELBY- Mr. Joe Ben Bowling, 81, formerly of 703 Blanton St., died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Rutherford Hospital. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Marvin and Georgia Young Bowling. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was the owner and operator of Ligon Street Grocery. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to...
Beatrice Sims
Jan 30, 2010
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Mrs. Beatrice M. Sims, 90, of 128 Farris Rd., went to be with the Lord, Saturday, January 30, 2010 at home. A native of Gaston County, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Mae Davis Medley. She retired from the textile industry and attended Midview Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she was...
Gene Brown
Jan 19, 2010
BLACKSBURG- Gene Brown, 65, of Ellis Road, died Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late John Henry and Elna Brazell Brown. He was a member of Patterson Springs Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife...
Charles Cartee
Jan 18, 2010
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Mr. Charles Howard Cartee, 83, formerly of 330 West College Ave., died Monday, January 18, 2010 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Earl and Lillie Chapman Cartee. Mr. Cartee Served in the Army for two years and was a member of Zoar Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In...
Lucille Wiggins
Jan 13, 2010
SHELBY- Mrs. Lucille Wiggins, 92, of 708 Walker Drive, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at White Oak Manor of Shelby. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Clyde and Lula Drewery Allen, She was a longtime member of Highland Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Enos Dixon
Jan 11, 2010
SHELBY- Mr. Enos Larry Dixon, 78, of Shelby, died Monday, January 11, 2010 at Hospice House of Rutherford County. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Enos Laben and Mary Ross Dixon. He retired from Kelsan, and was a member of Elizabeth Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge No. 744. Mr. Dixon was a supporter of...
Ruby Biddix
Jan 11, 2010
SHELBY- Mrs. Ruby Whitaker Biddix, 90, of Blackhawk Dr., died Monday, January 11, 2010 at Summit Place, Kings Mountain. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late George Stowe and Lee Ola Grigg Whitaker. Mrs. Biddix retired from Belk in 1985 after 33 years where she started out as a sales clerk and worked her way...
Ira Gibson
Jan 7, 2010
SHELBY- Mr. Ira Eugene Gibson, 70, of Patterson St., died Thursday, Jan. 7th, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Union County, GA., he was the son of the late Robert and Frankie Mae Summerour Gibson. He retired from Shelby Dye and Finishing. PRECEDED: In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his former wife,...
Margaret Cooke
Jan 6, 2010
SHELBY- Mrs. Margaret Hazel Cooke, 82, of Gantt Street, died Wednesday, January 6, 2009 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Richard Calvin and Stella Spencer Shytle. She retired from Universal Manufacturing Company as an inspector. She was attended Putnam Baptist Church where she was a member of the WMU. She...
Margaret Deaton
Jan 3, 2010
SHELBY- Mrs. Margaret H. Kennedy Deaton, 89, of Shelby, died Sunday, January 3, 2010 at Valley View Health and Rehabilitation Care Center in Andrews. A native of York County, she was the daughter of the late Avery Cornelius and Emma Dominey Hudson. She retired from the textile industry after about 50 years with the Ella, Shelby, and Dover Mills. She...
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