OBITUARIES
Thurman Williams
May 12, 2009
SHELBY- Mr. Thurman Joe Williams, 73, of 721 Ed Hamrick Rd., died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. A native of Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Coleman and Ola Davis Williams. He retired from PPG Industries after 36 years as a forklift operator and was a member of Landmark Baptist Church. He...
Janelle Johnson
May 11, 2009
SHELBY- Mrs. Janelle Margaret Johnson, 78, of 312 North Morgan Street, died Monday, May 11, 2009 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Archie and Mattie Caroline Howard. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Charles Johnson. SURVIVORS: She is survived by her three...
Ruth Hamrick
May 3, 2009
SHELBY — Mrs. Ruth Yarborough Hamrick, 80, of 2113 Randolph Road, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at home. She was born on May 23, 1928, to the late Hoyle and Melissa Brooks Yarborough. She graduated from Lattimore High School in Lattimore. She was a faithful member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church since her marriage to Hoyt in 1948. Ruth worked...
Mozelle Brendle
May 2, 2009
GASTONIA-Mrs. Mozelle Eaker Brendle, formerly of Abington Place, died Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at Robin Johnson Hospice House of Gaston County. A native of Burke County, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Dutch Petty Eaker. She was the wife of a Western NC Methodist Minister and was a member of Myers Memorial United Methodist Church. PRECEDED IN...
Donna Mckee
Apr 29, 2009
SHELBY- Mrs. Donna Mae Rose Kleveno McKee, 79, of 800 Dixon St., died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Palliative Care Center and Hospice of Catawba Valley. A native of Winnebago County, WI, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Rose Kleveno. She served in the U.S. Army and retired from Fiber Industries. She was a member of Calvary...
Darkes "Dot" Guffey
Apr 28, 2009
SHELBY- Mrs. Darkes “Dot” Guffey, 73, of 306-1 Chesterfield Drive, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cherokee County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Carrie Benton Wisher. Mrs. Guffey was of the Baptist faith. PRECEDED: In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Harold Guffey;...
Ray Elizabeth Mcswain Ware
Apr 28, 2009
ORLANDO- Mrs. Ray McSwain Ware, 89, of Orlando, Florida, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009. A former native of Shelby, she was the daughter of the late OL and Cora Jane Blanton McSwain. She was a member of Rosemont Baptist Church. She taught Children’s Sunday school Class for years and worked in Bible School. She was also an active member of...
Nancy Rizzo
Apr 27, 2009
SHELBY- Mrs. Nancy Ann Piskura Rizzo, 53, of 244 Laren Drive, died Monday, April 27, 2009 at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital. A native of Danbury, Connecticut, she was a daughter of the late Martin and Jacqueline Butcher Piskura. She was of the Catholic faith and loved taking care of her grandchildren. SURVIVORS: She is survived by her loving husband of...
Earl Kilpatrick
Apr 23, 2009
SHELBY- Mr. Earl V. Kilpatrick,86, of 2914 Poplar Circle, died Thursday, April 23, 2009 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Maural County, Tenn., he was a son of the late William Joseph Kilpatrick and Leona Runyan Kilpatrick. He was employed in the ceramic tile industry and attended Faith Baptist Church. He served in the Army Air Corps. PRECEDED IN...
Albert Bowen
Apr 21, 2009
SHELBY- Mr. Albert E. Bowen, 81, of 1944 Burke Rd., died Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at Crawley Memorial Hospital. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Hoyle and Dehlia Blanton Bowen. He worked at Carnation for 20 years and retired from Universal. He was a member of Flint Hill Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: He...
Alonzo Pruitt
Apr 21, 2009
SHELBY- Mr. Alonzo Harrison Pruitt, Jr., 82, died Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at home. Al was a native of Hendersonville, NC and moved to Shelby in 1985 after retiring from the Kimberly Clark Corporation. He proudly served his country during WWII. Upon returning home from service, he married Myrtle Greer and they have been married for 60 years. His commitment...
Russell David Westbrook
Apr 11, 2009
SHELBY- Mr. Russell David Westbrook, 88, of 1550 Charles Road, died Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Carillon Assisted Living. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Leon Russell and Bertha Mann Westbrook. A collegiate swimmer, Mr. Westbrook was a pilot during WWII and graduated from Ohio State University with a Masters degree in Physics. He...
Marian Davis Packard
Apr 10, 2009
NEW HOUSE- Mrs. Marian Davis Packard, 91, formerly of New House, passed away on April 10, 2009 at Summit Place of Mooresville assisted living center. She was born in Cherokee County, SC, April 16, 1917, the daughter of the late Fred X. and Mary Sparks Davis. Mrs. Packard graduated from Mooresboro High School in Mooresboro in 1933. She received an...
Faye Tessiner
Apr 8, 2009
SHELBY- Mrs. Faye C. Tessiner, 59, of 2419 Windy Lane, died Wednesday, April 8., 2009 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Dublin, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Crabb and Nolia Birch Atkins. She retired from the textile industry and was of the Baptist faith. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Luna Mode Powell
Apr 7, 2009
MOORESBORO- Mrs. Luna Mode Powell, 96, of 2305 Camp Creek Church Road, died Tuesday, April 07, 2009 at home. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late J. Tom and Mollie Ledford Mode. Mrs. Powell was a member of Camp Creek Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for 60 years. PRECEDED IN DEATH:. In addition...
Judy Morris
Apr 5, 2009
SHELBY- Mrs. Judy L. Morris, 67, of 1003 Hardin Dr., died Sunday, April 5, 2009 at her daughter’s home. A native of Fentress County, TN, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Bill and Dora Maxwell Gooding. She retired from Grover Industries and was of the Pentecostal faith. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents,...
Wanda K. Cleary
Apr 1, 2009
SHELBY- Mrs. Wanda Kay Cleary, 53, of 223 Broad St., died Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of Elizabeth Turner Warren of Shelby and the late Dock Emory. She was retired from FASCO and was of the Baptist Faith. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her father, she...
Elizabeth Blanton
Mar 30, 2009
SHELBY- Mrs. Elizabeth Blanton, 85, of 401 N. Morgan St., died Monday, March 30, 2009 at White Oak Manor- Shelby. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Kate Brooks Holland. She was retired from Cleveland Regional Medical Center as a Food Nutritionist and was a member of Double Springs Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN...
Annie Ray Dodd
Mar 29, 2009
SHELBY- Mrs. Annie Ray Jones Dodd, 92, of 827 College Avenue, died Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, She was the daughter of the late Julius Troy and Buenah Holland Jones. Mrs. Dodd was a member of Sharon United Methodist Church where she sang in the Choir for fifty years. Mrs. Dodd...
Bette Cantrell
Mar 25, 2009
GROVER- Mrs. Bette Leona Barnhart Cantrell, 89, died March 25, 2009 at Hospice of Wendover. A native of Cook County, Illinois she was the daughter of the late Harry and Helen Dyer Barnhart. Mrs. Cantrell retired as a LPN and was a member of Zoar Baptist Church PRECEDED IN DEATH:. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death...
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