OBITUARIES

Mary Pearson

Mary Pearson

Sep 10, 2009

CHARLOTTE- Mrs. Mary Pearson, died Thursday, September 10, 2009 at home. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Larry Norman Davidson

Larry Norman Davidson

Sep 5, 2009

STOCKBRIDGE- Mr. Larry Norman Davidson, 61, of Stockbridge, GA., formerly of Shelby, NC, died Sat., Sept. 5th at Henry Medical Center of Stockbridge, GA. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Willard Woodrow and Mary Melton Davidson. He served in the United States Army. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to his parents, he is preceded...

Zenobia Mallin

Zenobia Mallin

Sep 1, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Zenobia “ZZ” Felicia Ellis Mallin, 86, of 1176 Wyke Road, died Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Mack Raleigh and Ethel Loyd Hambrick Ellis. She retired from Liberty Life Insurance Company as an insurance agent and was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church....

Cathy Champion

Cathy Champion

Aug 30, 2009

MOORESBORO - Mrs. Cathy Champion, 59, of 127 Lucas Lane, died Sunday, August 30, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Herchel Harrill and Joyce Rippy Philbeck. She was a member of Christopher Road Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her...

Robert Philbeck

Robert Philbeck

Aug 27, 2009

KINGS MOUNTAIN- Mr. Robert Woodrow Philbeck, 79, of 227 Jim Patterson Rd., died Thursday, August 27, 2009 at Kings Mountain Hospital. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Millard Philbeck and Mamie Ola Pruett Philbeck. He retired from F.M.C. in Bessemer City and was a member of First Church of the Nazarene and attended Clearview...

Sandy Thompson

Sandy Thompson

Aug 24, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Sandy Rudisill Thompson, 62, of 1577 Timberlake Drive, died Monday, August 24, 2009 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late William Rudisill and Mary McKinley Rudisill. She attended Northside Baptist Church, was a homemaker, and served in the Army. PRECEDED IN DEATH: She was preceded in death by her...

Alice Collins

Alice Collins

Aug 21, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Alice Marie “Babe” Collins, 74, of 1442 Briar Creek Drive, died Friday, August 21, 2009 at home. A native of Rutherford county, she was a daughter of the late Ed and Irene Jackson McFarland. She was a backup foreman at Fiber and retired from PPG. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by two...

Lela G. Dedmon

Lela G. Dedmon

Aug 21, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Lela Goins Dedmon, 98, formerly of Westview Street,died Friday, Aug. 21, 2009 at Willow Ridge Nursing Home in Rutherfordton,N.C. She was born in Cleveland County to the late James Monroe Goins and Inor Lankford Goins. She was a member of Zoar Baptist Church and was a talented homemaker and flower gardener. Known for her excellent cooking skills, she...

Cora Champion Marsh

Cora Champion Marsh

Aug 19, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Cora Ann Champion Marsh, 71, of 218 T.R. Harris Drive, died Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A native of Cherokee County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Jim Reubin and Sissie Blanton Champion. She retired from Kemet and was a member of Landmark Baptist Church. Mrs. Champion worked...

Hazel Clark

Hazel Clark

Aug 19, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Hazel Humphries Clark, 83, of 208 Joseph Court, died Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland county, she was the daughter of the late Noah Newton and Annie Mae Ivester Greene. She retired from Costner Furniture and was a member of Zoar Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she is...

Ruth Willis Wesson

Ruth Willis Wesson

Aug 9, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Ruth Willis Wesson, 80, of 623 Leander Street, died Sunday, August 9, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late John and Lilly McSwain Hamrick. She retired after 30 years from Cleveland Regional Medical Center as a supervisor in the environmental department and was a member of Crestview...

Myrtle Mccoy

Myrtle Mccoy

Aug 7, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Myrtle Lou McCoy, 89, 0f 1176 Wyke Road, died Thursday, August 7, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Isaac Newton and Lula Dean Miller McCoy. Mrs. McCoy retried from Dover Mill and attended Dover Baptist Church. She was also a former member of Dover Women’s Club....

James "Jimmy" Blanton

James "Jimmy" Blanton

Aug 6, 2009

GASTONIA- Mr. James “Jimmy” Fletcher Blanton, 87, of 1410 East Gaston Street, died Wednesday, August 6, 2009 at Lincoln Nursing Center. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late George Clifton and Mary Elliot Blanton. Mr. Blanton was a member of Hills Chapel Methodist in Stanley and was a former member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church....

Bobby Blanton

Bobby Blanton

Aug 6, 2009

SHELBY- Mr. Bobby Gene Blanton, 74, of 1547 Hilltop Drive, died Thursday, August 6, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Ed and Paola Rippey Blanton. Mr. Blanton worked for the Shelby City Police Department for four years, and at Duke Power as a security officer for twelve years....

Devair G. Pruitt

Devair G. Pruitt

Aug 5, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Devair Pruitt, 47, of 1417 South Morgan Street, died Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she is the daughter of James Boyd Gilliam of Blacksburg and the late Ruth Connor Gilliam. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: In addition to her father, she is survived by her...

Mary Kirkendall

Mary Kirkendall

Aug 5, 2009

OCALA, FL- Mrs. Mary Jane Kirkendall, 98, formerly of 2900 Edwards Street, died Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at her home in Ocala, Florida. A native of York County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Iola Queen White. Mrs. Kirkendall was a member of Zoar Baptist Church. PRECEDED: In addition to his parents, she is preceded in death...

Bruce Dale Bennett Sr.

Bruce Dale Bennett Sr.

Aug 4, 2009

SHELBY- Mr. Bruce Dale Bennett Sr., 49, of 2311 Honey Haven Farm Road, died Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at home. A native of Raleigh County, he is the son the late Alvin Paul Sr. and Myrtle Russell Bennett. Mr. Bennett served his country in the US Army. SURVIVORS: He is survived by his son Bruce Dale Bennett Jr. of Shelby,...

Vernie Bolton

Vernie Bolton

Aug 3, 2009

SHELBY- Mrs. Vernie Hamrick Bolton, 97, of 125 Davis Rd., died Monday, August 3, 2009 at Century Care of Shelby. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Hamrick and Ida Humphries Hamrick. She was a retired caregiver and was the oldest member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her...

Frances Wilson

Frances Wilson

Aug 1, 2009

BOONE- Mrs. Frances Bolton Wilson, 75, of 287 Bamboo Rd., formerly of Shelby, died Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Deerfield Ridge Assisted Living Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Henry J. Bolton and Vernie Hamrick Bolton. She was a nurse for more than 20 years at Kings Mountain Hospital and then worked for...

Leslie Anne Gardner

Leslie Anne Gardner

Aug 1, 2009

SHELBY-Mrs. Leslie Gardner, 40, of 604 Blanton Street, died Saturday afternoon at home. Funeral arrangements are pending at this time.