OBITUARIES

Edna Carter Falls

Edna Carter Falls

Mar 16, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Edna Carter Falls, 68, of 120 Garrett Drive, died Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Virginia, she was a daughter to the late Buck Carter and Annie Belle Allgood Carter. She was retired from Kemet and worked for Helping Hands for many years. She was also a member of Landmark Baptist Church....

Danny Wray Cadenhead

Danny Wray Cadenhead

Mar 11, 2008

EARL- Mr. Danny Wray Cadenhead, 65, of 103 Fritz Dr., died Thursday, March 13, 2008 at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Luther Warren and Zera Newman Cadenhead. Mr. Cadenhead served in the U.S. Air Force, was an electrical engineer and a Master Mason. He was...

Doris Ruth Williams

Doris Ruth Williams

Mar 11, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Doris Ruth Clary Williams, 69, of 721 Ed Hamrick Rd., died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Park Ridge Hospital in Fletcher. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Cleatus and Macie Blanton Clary. She was retired from Shadowline of Fallston, after 27 years of employment and was a member of Mulls Memorial Baptist...

Janie Morrison

Janie Morrison

Mar 6, 2008

Shelby- Mrs. Janie Turner Morrison, 92, of Somerset Court of Shelby died Thursday, March 6, 2008. Mrs. Morrison was born in Cleveland County to the late Edward Albert Turner and Bertha Pruett Turner Blanton. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother, who enjoyed sewing, cooking, and gardening. She was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather, Charles P....

Beatrice G. Butler

Beatrice G. Butler

Feb 29, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Beatrice G. Butler, 87, of 702 Live Oak Street a native of Rutherford County died, Friday, February 29, 2008 at Hospice at Wendover. She was a daughter of the late Claude and Becky West Hardin. She was retired from Dover Mill, and was a member of Way of the Cross Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to...

Leona Hoppes Sansing

Leona Hoppes Sansing

Feb 28, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Leona Sansing, 88, of 628 Annieline Drive, died Thursday, February 28, 2008 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Carrie Russ Hoppes. She was retired from Bost Bakery and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents, She was...

Robert Joel Franklin

Robert Joel Franklin

Feb 27, 2008

SHELBY- Mr. Robert Joel Franklin, 40, of 311 Chesterfield Dr., died Wednesday, February 27, 2008. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Irvin and Ruth Gettys Franklin. He owned Advanced Roofing. SURVIVORS: He is survived by three sisters, Sissy Blanton and husband, Jimmie of Fallston, Alorie Hunt and husband, Scott, and Kay Bowen and husband,...

Mary "Sue" Benton

Mary "Sue" Benton

Feb 26, 2008

GROVER- Mrs. Mary “Sue” Benton,79, of 1041 Bethlehem Church Rd., died Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Clyde and Katie Owens Putnam. She was a homemaker and was a member of Wallace Grove Baptist Church. She was a faithful Christian lady who lived for her children,...

Clyde Odell Stroup

Clyde Odell Stroup

Feb 23, 2008

CHERRYVILLE- Mr. Clyde Odell Stroup, 85, of 112 Sula Drive, died Saturday, February 23, 2008 at home. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Charlie and Pearl Green Stroup. He was retired from Fiber Industries and later worked at Security Forces as a Security Guard. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. PRECEDED IN...

Gladys Bridges

Gladys Bridges

Feb 23, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Gladys H. Bridges of Shelby passed away Saturday, February 23, 2008. She had been living in Candler, NC for the past four and one-half years and was in Aston Park Health Care Center in Asheville, NC for two years. She would have been 102 on March 4. Mrs. Bridges was a faithful member of Dover Baptist Church since...

Jason Shawn Conrad

Jason Shawn Conrad

Feb 23, 2008

SHELBY- Mr. Jason Shawn Conrad, 36, of 107 Kilby Lane, died Saturday, February 23, 2008 at home. A native of Gaston County, he was a son of the late Roger Steven Conrad, Sr. and Teresa Dale Greene Conrad. He was an avid fisherman, loved the outdoors, and was a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. SURVIVORS: He is survived by his wife, Charlotte...

Marie P. Bell

Marie P. Bell

Feb 19, 2008

Mrs. Marie Bell, 94, died early Tuesday morning at Century Care of Shelby. Funeral Services and burial will be held in Greensboro.

L. B. Allen

L. B. Allen

Feb 18, 2008

SHELBY- Mr. L.B. Allen III, 63, of 802 Waters St., died Monday, February 18, 2008 in Charlotte. A native of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, he was a son of the late Larcus Bell Allen II and Katie Kirby Allen. He previously owned Carolina Veterinary Supply and was employed as a delivery driver with Service Express in Charlotte. Mr. Allen served in...

Wanda Gettys

Wanda Gettys

Feb 4, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Wanda Faye Gettys, 79, of 13C Crescent Village, died Monday, February 4, 2008 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Cleveland County, a daughter to the late Dwella and Jessie Grant. Mrs. Gettys was retired form Fasco Controls and was also a homemaker. She was a member of Eastside Baptist Church and enjoyed reading, her...

Jean Hudson

Jean Hudson

Feb 3, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Lou Jean Camp Hudson, 77, of 2622 Taylor Rd., died Sunday, February 3, 2008 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Joe and Mary Hoyle. She was Retired from Red Bridges BBQ and was of the Baptist faith. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents, she was...

Trudy Allen

Trudy Allen

Feb 2, 2008

SHELBY- Janie Gertrude “Trudy” Roberts Allen, 92, of Charles Rd., Shelby died on February 2, 2008 at the Brian Center in Lincolnton. A native of Lancaster, SC, she was the daughter of the late Nancy Elizabeth Wilson Roberts and Thomas Wheeler Roberts. Trudy loved music and books and played the piano frequently for the youth groups at her church, Second...

Doris Fraser Putnam

Doris Fraser Putnam

Jan 31, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Doris Angeline Fraser Putnam, 89, of 1210 Ellis Ferry Rd., died Thursday, January 31, 2008 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Gainesville, Georgia, she was a daughter to the late Mell Charles and Woodie Pearl Waters Fraser. She worked for many years as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a member...

Janie Irette Hamrick

Janie Irette Hamrick

Jan 30, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Janie Irette Hamrick, 71, of 1402 Troutman Lane, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter to the late Russell and Annie Bell Foster Childers. She was a homemaker and a member of Martin Street United Methodist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents, she...

Everett Lemuel Waters

Everett Lemuel Waters

Jan 30, 2008

BOILING SPRINGS- Mr. Everett Lemuel Waters, 94, of 315 W. College Ave, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at Crawley Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Phate L. and Lillian Sneed Waters. He was a long time employee of Shelby Mill and retired from J.P. Stevens. He was a faithful member of Second Baptist...

Geneva Langley

Geneva Langley

Jan 28, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Lucy Geneva Langley, 90, of Kings Road, died Monday, January 28, 2008 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter to the late Porter Heron and Lucy Jane Freeman Crotts. Mrs. Langley was a long time member of Bethel Baptist Church, and was retired from J.P. Stevens. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to...