OBITUARIES

Gladys Summers

Gladys Summers

Jan 24, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Gladys Frances Stiles Summers, 99, of 934 West Warren Street, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 24, 2008, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was born in Teegarden, Indiana, to Delbert and Grace Barber Stiles, married Charles Oland Edward Summers, and bore one son, Charles Oland, Jr., who gave them three grandchildren: Elizabeth Ann,...

Mildred Cabaniss

Mildred Cabaniss

Jan 23, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Mildred C. Cabaniss, 85, of 1205 Hardin Drive, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Alvin and Batie Turner Cook. She retired after 38 years from J.P. Stevens Co. and was a member of First Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to...

Margaret Jackson Camp

Margaret Jackson Camp

Jan 20, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Jackson Camp, 90, of Shelby, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, January 20, 2008 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Concord, she was the daughter of the late William Lorance Jackson and Ina Elizabeth Hunsucker Jackson. She was a member of Family Praise & Worship Center of Shelby, and was retired...

Barbara Ann Hamrick Camp

Barbara Ann Hamrick Camp

Jan 19, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Barbara Ann Hamrick Camp, 71, of 917 Borders Rd., died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008 at her home. She was the daughter to the late Elbert and Martha Paris Hamrick. Barbara was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Daryl...

Sam Causby

Sam Causby

Jan 10, 2008

SHELBY- Mr. Sam Shank Causby, 71, of 917 Logan St., died Thursday, January 10, 2008 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Cleveland County, son to the late Ed Ellis and Sally Porter Causby. Mr. Causby was of the Baptist faith and was retired from Esther Mill. He was a NASCAR fan and loved being outdoors. PRECEDED...

Gertrude Green

Gertrude Green

Jan 6, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Gertrude Clark Green, 91, of Somerset Court, Cherryville, died Sunday, January 6, 2008 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Burke County, she was a daughter of the late Joe and Minnie Hildebran Clark. She was retired from the Lily Mill and was a member of Eastside Baptist Church, where she was also a member of the...

Janette Queen

Janette Queen

Jan 5, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Janette Bowman Queen, 100, of 1431 S. Post Rd., died Saturday, January 5, 2008 at Hospice at Wendover. She was a native of Catawba County, daughter to the late O.P. and Bessie Bowman Bowman. Mrs. Queen was the eldest member of Landmark Baptist Church. She worked in retail sales for many years buying and selling ladies’ hats. Her...

Doris Hovis

Doris Hovis

Jan 4, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Doris I. Hovis, 86, formerly of Parkwood Road and Lattimore St., died Friday, January 4, 2008 at Pardee Care Center in Flat Rock. She was a native of New York City, daughter to the late Deltry Craig and Minnie Dicker Ingledew. Mrs. Hovis worked in finance for the Federal Government in Washington, DC, and was a member of...

Carolyn Laverne Nishimura

Carolyn Laverne Nishimura

Jan 2, 2008

SHELBY- Mrs. Carolyn Laverne Nishimura, 64, of 3822-9 Towery Rd., died Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, daughter to the late Vernon Dwight and Clara Nix Hanson. A member of Zion Baptist Church, she was in The Golden Years Club. PRECEDED IN DEATH: In addition to her parents, she was...

Ellie Wilson Lee

Ellie Wilson Lee

Dec 31, 2007

SHELBY- Mrs. Ellie Wilson Lee, 93, of 619 Tina Drive, died Monday, December 31, 2007 at home. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late John Wesley and Linnie Jones Wilson. She was retired from J.P. Stevens and was an active member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church. Mrs. Lee enjoyed traveling extensively throughout the U.S. and...

Farris "Butch" Jackson

Farris "Butch" Jackson

Dec 29, 2007

SHELBY- Mr. Farris Lee “Butch Jackson, 64, of 607 N. Post Rd., died Saturday, December 29, 2007 at Hospice at Wendover. He was a native of Cleveland County, son to the late Pete and Catherine Hollifield Jackson. Mr. Jackson was a loving father and grandfather. He was member of Lily Memorial Baptist Church, and had retired from Bosch Industries of...

Heather Elizabeth Lane

Heather Elizabeth Lane

Dec 28, 2007

SHELBY- Miss Heather Elizabeth Heffner, 31, of 1205 S. Dekalb Street, died Friday, December 28, 2007 at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter to Horace and Charlotte Poole Heffner of the home. Miss Heffner was a member of Lily Memorial Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: In addition to her parents, she is survived by...

Aletha Fisher

Aletha Fisher

Dec 26, 2007

SHELBY- Ms. Aletha Sansing Fisher, 87, died Wednesday December 26, 2007 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter to the late Samuel and Mary Blanton Sansing. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and assisted in the nursery for many years. She retired from Lilly Mill. Aletha’s family...

Everett Pennington

Everett Pennington

Dec 26, 2007

SHELBY- Mr. Everett Earl Pennington, 71, of 129 Ridgefield Road, died Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, SC. He was a native of Gaston County, son to the late Everett Woodrow and Zula Mae Turner Pennington. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, was of the Baptist faith, and was a retired meat cutter. Earl was...

Pete Webb

Pete Webb

Dec 21, 2007

BOILING SPRINGS- Mr. Edwin Curtis “Pete” Webb, 75, of 531 Clyde Wallace Rd., died Friday, December 21, 2007 at Brian Center in Gastonia. A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Debro and Alma Pearson Webb. He served in the U.S. Army with service in Korea and was retired from Mauney Hosiery in Kings Mountain. Mr....

Pat Westbrook

Pat Westbrook

Dec 21, 2007

BOILING SPRINGS, NC- Mrs. Patricia K. Westbrook, 81, died on December 21, 2007 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center from complications of Parkinsonism from which she had been suffering for over a decade. She was born May 26, 1926, to Alfred and Evadna Kinney, of Cleveland, Ohio. Pat earned a nursing degree through the Cadet Nursing Program and graduated from the...

Chris Daniels

Chris Daniels

Dec 16, 2007

SHELBY- Mr. Christopher “Chris” Samuel Daniels, 26, of 1203 Pamela Drive, died Sunday, December 16, 2007. He was a native of Mercer County, WV, son to Larry C. Daniels of Cherryville and Linda Cannoy of the home. He was of the Baptist faith and was employed by All Seasons Parts and Service. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing, and loved...

Joseph P. Kennedy

Joseph P. Kennedy

Dec 10, 2007

Funeral services for Mr. Kennedy will be held in New Jersey.

Martha Hendrick Champion

Martha Hendrick Champion

Dec 9, 2007

SHELBY- Mrs. Martha Hendrick Champion, 80, of 1430 Earl Rd., went to be with the lord Sunday, Dec. 9th, 2007, at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late George “G.P.” Pinkney and Birtie Hamrick Hendrick. Mrs. Champion was a faithful member of Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church where she was a member...

Ella Mcneill Burrus

Ella Mcneill Burrus

Dec 5, 2007

Ella McNeill Jenkins Burrus, 83, of 507 Woodside Dr. passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2007, at Carolinas Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Rev. James L. Jenkins and Kate Watson Jenkins. In addition to her parents, her husband of 56 years, Dr. Roy G. Burrus, Jr. and her brother Jay Jenkins of Raleigh preceded her in death....